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): January 28, 2015
| PROPEL MEDIA, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Delaware | 000-55360 | 47-2133177 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 525 Washington Blvd, Suite 2620, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
| (201) 539-2200 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| Kitara Holdco Corp. |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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| Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Consummation of Merger and Exchange
On January 28, 2015, Propel Media, Inc. (formerly known as Kitara Holdco Corp.) (“Holdco”) consummated the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by (i) the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 10, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp. (“Kitara”), Holdco, which was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kitara, and Kitara Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), which was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, and (ii) the Unit Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), dated as of October 10, 2014 and amended as of December 23, 2014, by and among Kitara, Holdco, Future Ads LLC (“Future Ads”) and the former members of Future Ads (the “Members”). Upon the closing of the Transactions, Holdco became the new public company and Kitara and Future Ads became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdco.
Kitara is a digital media and technology company providing video solutions to advertisers, digital publishers, and video content providers. With nearly 500 million monthly video advertising views, Kitara delivers precise targeting and engagement for advertisers, accretive monetization and engaging video content for publishers, and expanded distribution for video content providers. Kitara’s internally developed proprietary technology platform PROPEL+ enables the automation and optimization of video advertising, video content and digital publishing spaces, while enhancing the video experience for consumers.
Future Ads is a diversified online advertising company. Future Ads generates revenues through the sale of advertising to advertisers who want to reach consumers in the United States and internationally to promote their products and services. Future Ads delivers advertising through its real-time, bid-based, online advertising platform called Trafficvance. This technology platform allows advertisers to target audiences and deliver text, display and video based advertising. The Future Ads business and its Trafficvance platform provide advertisers with an effective way to serve, manage and maximize the performance of their online advertising purchasing. Future Ads offers both a self-serve platform and a managed services option that give advertisers diverse solutions to reach online audiences and acquire customers. Future Ads has over 1,400 advertiser customers and serves millions of ads per day.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Kitara (the “Merger”), with Kitara surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco. In the Merger, each outstanding share of Kitara common stock was converted into one share of Holdco common stock.
In addition, Holdco assumed Kitara’s existing 2012 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “2012 Plan”) and its 2013 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “2013 Plan”), and all outstanding stock options thereunder. However, Holdco will amend the plans so that no further awards may be issued under such plans after the closing. Holdco also assumed the other outstanding options and warrants of Kitara, in each case in accordance with the terms of the respective securities.
Immediately following the Merger and as part of a single integrated transaction, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Members exchanged all of the outstanding Future Ads limited liability company interests for (i) $80,000,000 in cash, (ii) 154,125,921 shares of Holdco common stock, (iii) the right to receive performance-based “earn out” payments that will enable the Members to receive up to an additional $40,000,000 in cash or stock consideration based on Future Ads reaching certain EBITDA levels during the 2015 to 2018 fiscal years, (iv) on or prior to June 30, 2016, $10,000,000 in cash and/or shares of Holdco common stock, and (v) immediately after the payment of certain fees to Highbridge (as defined below) on or about the fourth anniversary of the closing, $6,000,000 in cash (the “Exchange”). The consideration payable to the Members is subject to a post-closing adjustment based on the working capital and indebtedness of Future Ads and the working capital of Kitara.
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Furthermore, Holdco will reimburse the members for all transaction expenses paid by Future Ads, its subsidiaries or the Members on or before the closing, and will assume all of their unpaid transaction expenses as of such date. Holdco estimates that the aggregate transaction expenses reimbursed or assumed by it will be approximately $1.1 million.
As a result of the Transactions, the Members own 154,125,921 shares of Holdco common stock, representing approximately 61.7% of Holdco’s outstanding common stock, and the former stockholders of Kitara own the remaining 95,884,241 shares of Holdco common stock, representing approximately 38.3% of Holdco’s outstanding common stock.
Prior to the Transactions, Holdco was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kitara and Selling Source, LLC owned 33.5% of Kitara’s outstanding common stock.
The Merger Agreement and the Exchange Agreement are described more fully in the sections entitled “The Transactions” and “The Agreements” in the proxy statement/prospectus that forms a part of Holdco’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-199892) (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and such description is incorporated herein by reference.
Financing Agreement and Related Agreements
On January 28, 2015, in connection with the closing of the Transactions, Holdco, certain of its subsidiaries as “Borrowers” and certain other of its subsidiaries as “Guarantors” entered into a financing agreement (“Financing Agreement”) with certain financial institutions as “Lenders,” Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC (“Highbridge”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (“Collateral Agent”), and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as a Lender and administrative agent for the Lenders (“Administrative Agent”).
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this section of Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) have the meanings ascribed to them in the Financing Agreement, a copy of which is annexed to this Report as Exhibit 10.1.
The Financing Agreement provided the Borrowers with (a) a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $81,000,000 (the “Term Loan”) and (b) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding (the “Revolving Loan” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Loans”). The Loans will mature on January 28, 2019.
At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Agreement, the Term Loan was borrowed in full and $7,500,000 was made available to the Borrowers under the Revolving Loan. The proceeds of the Loans were or will be used (a) to pay off and refinance the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2013, by and between Kitara Media Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as amended or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date, and other existing indebtedness of the Borrowers, (b) to pay fees and expenses related to the Financing Agreement, the other loan documents and the transactions contemplated therein, (c) to finance the cash consideration for the Exchange and (d) for general working capital purposes of the Borrowers.
The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall be repayable in consecutive quarterly installments in equal amounts of $1,750,000 on the last day of each March, June, September and December commencing on March 31, 2015, except that the payment due on March 31, 2015 will be $1,219,101.12. The remainder of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loans are due and payable on the maturity date, except in certain limited circumstances.
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The Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans prior to the Final Maturity Date, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth in the Financing Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of advances may not at any time exceed the lesser of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Borrowing Base.
Subject to the terms of the Financing Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, the Term Loan or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each portion of the Term Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus 9.00%, and each portion of the Term Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Term Loan (or such portion thereof) plus 9.00%.
Subject to the terms of the Financing Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, each Revolving Loan shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus 6.00%. Each Revolving Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus 6.00%.
Subject to certain limitations, the Administrative Borrower may convert any loan into a loan of another type (i.e., any portion of the Term Loan or Revolving Loans that is a Reference Rate Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan and vice versa).
The obligations of the Borrowers under the Financing Agreement are secured by first priority security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on all of the Borrowers’ and Guarantors’ tangible and intangible property, including accounts receivable, intellectual property and shares and membership interests of the Borrowers (other than Holdco) and the Guarantors.
The Financing Agreement and other loan documents provide for certain customary fees and other amounts to be paid to the Agents and the Lenders at the closing of the Financing Agreement, during the term of the Financing Agreement and on the fourth anniversary of the closing date of the Financing Agreement, in an estimated aggregate amount of $16.2 million.
The Financing Agreement and other loan documents contain customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the Borrowers’ ability to, among other things, create certain liens, make certain types of borrowings and engage in certain mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, asset sales and affiliate transactions. The Financing Agreement provides for customary events of default, including, among other things, if a Change of Control of Holdco occurs. The Loans may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.
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Registration Rights Agreement
As a condition to the closing of the Transactions, on January 28, 2015, Holdco entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004, of which Jared Pobre, the Executive Chairman of Holdco and Chief Executive Officer of Future Ads, is the sole trustee, and the Neptune Capital Trust, who together constitute all of the Members that received shares of Holdco common stock in the Exchange (the “Exchange Shares”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, subject to compliance with certain lockup agreements between such Members and Holdco, the holders of the Exchange Shares will have the right to demand that Holdco file a registration statement on Form S-1 or any successor form thereto covering 15% or greater of the then-outstanding Exchange Shares. Furthermore, at any time when Holdco is eligible to use Form S-3 or any successor form thereto, the holders of the Exchange Shares will have the right to demand that Holdco file a registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto covering 5% or greater of the then-outstanding Exchange Shares. Holdco will not be obligated to effect more than two such “demand” registrations on Form S-1, but there is no limit to the number of “demand” registrations that may be effected on Form S-3. The holders of the Exchange Shares also will have certain “piggyback” registration rights, in the event Holdco proposes or is required to register any of its equity securities on Form S-1 or Form S-3, whether or not for its own account. The “demand” and “piggyback” registration rights are subject to certain customary conditions and limitations.
Stockholders Agreement
As a condition to the closing of the Transactions, on January 28, 2015, Holdco entered into a Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with the Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004, of which Jared Pobre is the sole trustee, and the Neptune Capital Trust, who together constitute all of the Members that received Exchange Shares. Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, until the first annual meeting of Holdco, the Holdco board of directors shall be comprised of up to nine directors, of whom a majority shall be appointees of such Members. Commencing with the first annual meeting, such Members will have the right to designate for election at each annual or special meeting no fewer than (i) as long as the members and their permitted transferees own at least 50% of Holdco’s outstanding common stock, a number of directors equal to 50% of the number of directors then authorized (rounded down) plus one, and (ii) as long as the members and their permitted transferees own less than 50% but at least 20% of Holdco’s outstanding common stock, a number of directors equal to 40% of the number of directors then authorized (rounded up).
Without the written consent of at least two of the directors appointed or nominated by the Members, Holdco may not take certain actions with respect to, among other things, the composition of the board and its committees; the repurchase of Holdco securities; the payment or declaration of dividends and distributions; the creation or disposition of subsidiaries; related party transactions; the amendment of the Holdco organizational documents; the acquisition of the securities, assets or business of a third party, or the disposition of any assets or business of Holdco; change of control (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) transactions; or plans of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Holdco, or voluntary bankruptcy or similar filings.
At such time as such Members and their affiliates and permitted transferees cease to collectively beneficially own at least 20% of the outstanding Holdco common stock, such Members shall cease to have the any rights under the Stockholders Agreement, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The foregoing summaries of the Merger Agreement, Exchange Agreement, Financing Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, Stockholders Agreement and related agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the agreements, which are attached as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
At the closing of the Transactions, Holdco issued 154,125,921 shares of Holdco common stock to the Members. The shares of Holdco common stock were issued as part of the consideration for all of the outstanding Future Ads limited liability company interests.
In addition, under certain circumstances, Holdco may issue additional shares of Holdco common stock to the Members in payment of all or a portion of the $10,000,000 that is due on or prior to June 30, 2016 and in payment of all or a portion of the up to $40,000,000 in “earn-out” payments that may become due based on Future Ads reaching certain EBITDA levels during the 2015 to 2018 fiscal years. Any such shares will be valued at the last closing price of the Holdco common stock as of the applicable date specified in the Exchange Agreement.
The issuances to the Members are being made in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 thereunder, for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering. In connection with Holdco’s reliance on such exemption, each Member represented that (i) it was acquiring the shares of Holdco common stock for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to any public distribution thereof or with any intention of selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of the shares in a manner that would violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (ii) it was an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it acknowledged that it will not be permitted to transfer the shares of Holdco common stock, except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to a valid exemption from registration, (iv) it was granted the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive satisfactory answers from, representatives of Holdco and/or Kitara concerning the terms and conditions of the shares and had the opportunity to obtain and did obtain any additional information that it deemed necessary regarding its receipt of the shares and investment in Holdco, and (v) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of the investment. In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising used in connection with the offer and sale of the shares.
At the closing of the Transactions, Holdco assumed Kitara’s outstanding options and warrants. Accordingly, Holdco may be deemed to have issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,363,636 shares of Holdco common stock to the investors in Kitara’s private placement consummated on April 29, 2014. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.825 per share and expire on April 30, 2019. Holdco also may be deemed to have issued option to purchase 750,000 shares of Holdco common stock at $0.60 per share held to an affiliate of Mr. Ledecky, which is fully vested and expires on May 7, 2019. The issuances of the warrants and option and the underlying shares are being made in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering.
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| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 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. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 and in the section entitled “Kitara’s Related Party Transactions” in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the 2013 Plan in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Kitara on December 3, 2013 and the description of the 2012 Plan in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Kitara on May 18, 2012 also are incorporated herein by reference. As described above, such plans will be amended so that no further awards may be issued under such plans.
Upon the closing of the Transactions, on January 28, 2015, Sam Humphreys, Jonathan J. Ledecky, Jared Pobre and Marv Tseu were appointed as directors of Holdco. In addition, Mr. Pobre was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of Holdco, Marv Tseu was appointed as President of Holdco, David Shapiro was appointed as Chief Corporate Development Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Holdco and Howard Yeaton was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Holdco. Robert Regular remains a director of Holdco and the Chief Executive Officer of Holdco.
Jared Pobre, 39 years old, founded Future Ads’ predecessor company in 2001 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until Future Ads was formed in 2008. Mr. Pobre has continued to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Future Ads since such time. Prior to founding Future Ads, Mr. Pobre worked at Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ: ABTL), an online leader offering consumer purchase requests and marketing resources to car dealers and manufacturers, where he served as its Senior Media Buyer, and Local Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a local advertising technology company that delivers solutions designed to connect businesses and consumers, where he served as its Director of Business Development. Mr. Pobre is the 2009 recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the technology category. He graduated with a degree in business from the University of Southern California.
David Shapiro, 44 years old, has served as Future Ads’ General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs since January 2012. Mr. Shapiro served as Future Ads’ outside General Counsel from October 2011 to December 2011. From September 2008 to October 2011, Mr. Shapiro served as a consultant to media and internet companies. From May 2006 to September 2008, Mr. Shapiro served as the Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Secretary to DIC Entertainment, a publicly traded, children’s entertainment company. Prior to that, Mr. Shapiro was a member of the Office of the CEO and the Head of Corporate Projects and Initiatives at LRN, a leading provider of technology-enabled ethics and corporate governance solutions, and a corporate attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, where he specialized in venture capital financings and mergers and acquisitions for public and private technology companies. Earlier in his career, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Mr. Shapiro graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and received a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Eagleton Institute of Politics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Brandeis University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
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Marv Tseu, 66 years old, has been Chief Operating Officer of Future Ads since April 2014. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT) since 1999 and serves as Chair of the Board and Presiding Director of executive sessions. Mr. Tseu has served as a managing partner since 2008 of Waypoint Strategies, a firm which advises companies’ boards, CEOs and management on alignment of roles, responsibilities and actions to improve corporate performance. From June 2009 to September 2013, Mr. Tseu served as Chief Operating Officer of Exponential Interactive, a leading global provider of advertising intelligence and digital media solutions to brand advertisers. From May 2006 to November 2007, Mr. Tseu served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Axesstel, Inc., a designer and developer of fixed wireless voice and broadband data products. From October 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Tseu served as the Chief Executive Officer and was a founder of Active Reasoning, Inc., a private company that produced resource management software to help enterprises manage their IT operations, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Tseu served as a consulting venture partner with ComVentures, LLP, a venture capital firm focusing on communications companies. From February 2001 to July 2001, Mr. Tseu was Chief Executive Officer of Method Networks, Inc., an Internet technology company helping enterprises automate the management of their Internet networks. From October 1999 to October 2000, Mr. Tseu served as President and Chief Executive Officer and was a co-founder of SiteSmith, Inc., a provider of outsourced Internet site operations. From August 1998 to July 1999, Mr. Tseu served as President of Structured Internetworks, Inc., a company engaged in the design and marketing of bandwidth allocation products. Mr. Tseu has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University.
Mr. Yeaton, 59 years old, has been the Managing Principal of Financial Consulting Strategies LLC since 2003, a firm serving principally early stage public companies with financial reporting support and other related strategic services. In addition, since July 2014, Mr. Yeaton has served as interim Chief Financial Officer of Energous Corporation, a public company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Prior to founding Financial Consulting Strategies LLC, Mr. Yeaton served in various financial leadership positions for Konica and Teco Energy. Mr. Yeaton began his career with Deloitte, an international accounting and auditing firm. Mr. Yeaton currently serves as a director and chairman of the audit committee for Stewardship Financial Corporation, a community bank. Mr. Yeaton has a BS in accounting from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.
Upon consummation of the Merger, Holdco assumed Kitara’s outstanding stock options. Accordingly, Holdco may deemed to have issued: (i) an option to purchase 2,400,000 shares of Kitara common stock at $0.20 per share to Mr. Regular, which is vested as to 900,000 shares, with the remainder vesting in quarterly installments of 150,000 shares, and which expires on July 1, 2018, and (ii) an option to purchase 750,000 shares of Holdco common stock at $0.60 per share held to an affiliate of Mr. Ledecky, which is fully vested and which expires on May 7, 2019.
Messrs. Pobre, Regular, Tseu and Shapiro and certain other executives of Future Ads will enter into employment agreements with Holdco on terms satisfactory to Holdco and the Members. Holdco expects that each of the employment agreements will have a term of three years and will provide for a mutually agreed upon compensation package and that the agreements for Messrs. Pobre and Regular will contain customary restrictive covenants relating to noncompetition and nonsolicitation.
Holdco further expects that Messrs. Tseu and Shapiro will continue to participate in Future Ads’ current quarterly bonus program. Under the program, at the end of each fiscal quarter, Holdco evaluates the financial performance of Future Ads and the performance of the participating executives and determines the bonuses for the executives for such quarter.
Holdco also expects to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors that will provide customary indemnification rights.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February 3, 2015, Holdco filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company to change its name from “Kitara Holdco Corp.” to “Propel Media, Inc.”
The foregoing summary of the certificate of amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the certificate, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
(a)-(b) Financial Statements.
The financial statements of Kitara and Future Ads are incorporated herein by reference from the financial statements contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page FS-1. The pro forma financial information for Kitara and Future Ads is incorporated herein by reference from the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Kitara Holdco Corp. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” beginning on page 101.
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 2.1† | Unit Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.), Future Ads LLC and the members of Future Ads LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2014). | |
| 2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 10, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and Kitara Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2014). | |
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2.3
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First Amendment to Unit Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.), Future Ads LLC, Lowenstein Enterprises Corporation, Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004, Newport Holding Trust and Neptune Capital Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2014). | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) dated February 3, 2015. | |
| 10.1 | Financing Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and each subsidiary listed as a borrower on the signature pages thereto, as Borrowers, each subsidiary of Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) listed as a guarantor on the signature pages thereto, as Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. | |
| 10.2 | Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by each of the Grantors referred to therein, in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to therein. | |
| 10.3 | Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by each of the Grantors referred to therein, in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to therein. | |
| 10.4 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule A thereto. | |
| 10.5 | Stockholders Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and each of the Persons listed on Schedule I thereto. |
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 3, 2015
| PROPEL MEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 2.1† | Unit Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.), Future Ads LLC and the members of Future Ads LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2014). | |
| 2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 10, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and Kitara Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2014). | |
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2.3
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First Amendment to Unit Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2014, by and among Kitara Media Corp., Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.), Future Ads LLC, Lowenstein Enterprises Corporation, Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004, Newport Holding Trust and Neptune Capital Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Kitara’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2014). | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) dated February 3, 2015. | |
| 10.1 | Financing Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and each subsidiary listed as a borrower on the signature pages thereto, as Borrowers, each subsidiary of Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) listed as a guarantor on the signature pages thereto, as Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. | |
| 10.2 | Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by each of the Grantors referred to therein, in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to therein. | |
| 10.3 | Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by each of the Grantors referred to therein, in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to therein. | |
| 10.4 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule A thereto. | |
| 10.5 | Stockholders Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp. (now known as Propel Media, Inc.) and each of the Persons listed on Schedule I thereto. |
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
KITARA HOLDCO CORP.
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Pursuant to Section 242 of the
General Corporation Law of Delaware
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The undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Kitara Holdco Corp. (the “Corporation”) does hereby certify:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Kitara Holdco Corp.
SECOND: The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting Article I in its entirety and by substituting the following new Article I in lieu thereof:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation is Propel Media, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
THIRD: The foregoing amendment to the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation was duly approved and adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this certificate of amendment on this 3rd day of February, 2015.
| /s/ Robert Regular | |
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Robert Regular Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
FINANCING
AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 28, 2015
by and among
KITARA HOLDCO CORP. AND EACH SUBSIDIARY LISTED AS A BORROWER ON THE
SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
as Borrowers,
EACH SUBSIDIARY OF KITARA HOLDCO CORP.
LISTED AS A GUARANTOR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,
HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC,
as Collateral Agent
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS | 1 |
| Section 1.01 Definitions | 1 |
| Section 1.02 Terms Generally | 46 |
| Section 1.03 Certain Matters of Construction | 46 |
| Section 1.04 Accounting and Other Terms | 47 |
| Section 1.05 Time References | 47 |
| ARTICLE II THE LOANS | 48 |
| Section 2.01 Commitments | 48 |
| Section 2.02 Making the Loans | 51 |
| Section 2.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 51 |
| Section 2.04 Interest | 53 |
| Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans | 54 |
| Section 2.06 Fees | 58 |
| Section 2.07 LIBOR Option | 59 |
| Section 2.08 Funding Losses | 62 |
| Section 2.09 Taxes | 62 |
| Section 2.10 Increased Costs and Reduced Return | 66 |
| Section 2.11 Changes in Law; Impracticability or Illegality | 66 |
| ARTICLE III [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] | 67 |
| ARTICLE IV APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS; JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS | 67 |
| Section 4.01 Payments; Computations and Statements | 67 |
| Section 4.02 Sharing of Payments | 68 |
| Section 4.03 Apportionment of Payments | 68 |
| Section 4.04 Defaulting Lenders | 69 |
| Section 4.05 Administrative Borrower; Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers | 71 |
| ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO LOANS | 72 |
| Section 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness | 72 |
| Section 5.02 Conditions Precedent to All Loans | 77 |
| Section 5.03 Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness | 78 |
| ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 79 |
| Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties | 79 |
| ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES | 87 |
| Section 7.01 Affirmative Covenants | 87 |
| Section 7.02 Negative Covenants | 98 |
| Section 7.03 Total Leverage Ratio | 105 |
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| ARTICLE VIII CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER COLLATERAL MATTERS | 106 |
| Section 8.01 Cash Management Arrangements | 106 |
| ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 107 |
| Section 9.01 Events of Default | 107 |
| ARTICLE X AGENTS | 111 |
| Section 10.01 Appointment | 111 |
| Section 10.02 Nature of Duties; Delegation | 112 |
| Section 10.03 Rights, Exculpation, Etc | 113 |
| Section 10.04 Reliance | 113 |
| Section 10.05 Indemnification | 114 |
| Section 10.06 Agents Individually | 114 |
| Section 10.07 Successor Agent | 114 |
| Section 10.08 Collateral Matters | 115 |
| Section 10.09 Agency for Perfection | 117 |
| Section 10.10 No Reliance on any Agent's Customer Identification Program. | 117 |
| Section 10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries | 117 |
| Section 10.12 No Fiduciary Relationship | 117 |
| Section 10.13 Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers | 118 |
| Section 10.14 Collateral Custodian | 118 |
| Section 10.15 [Intentionally Omitted | 119 |
| Section 10.16 Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 119 |
| ARTICLE XI GUARANTY | 119 |
| Section 11.01 Guaranty | 119 |
| Section 11.02 Guaranty Absolute | 120 |
| Section 11.03 Waiver | 121 |
| Section 11.04 Continuing Guaranty; Assignments | 121 |
| Section 11.05 Subrogation | 121 |
| Section 11.06 Contribution | 122 |
| ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS | 123 |
| Section 12.01 Notices, Etc | 123 |
| Section 12.02 Amendments, Etc | 125 |
| Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies, Etc | 127 |
| Section 12.04 Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys' Fees | 127 |
| Section 12.05 Right of Set-off | 128 |
| Section 12.06 Severability | 129 |
| Section 12.07 Assignments and Participations | 129 |
| Section 12.08 Counterparts | 133 |
| Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW | 133 |
| Section 12.10 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE | 133 |
| Section 12.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC | 134 |
| Section 12.12 Consent by the Agents and Lenders | 134 |
| Section 12.13 No Party Deemed Drafter | 134 |
| Section 12.14 Reinstatement; Certain Payments | 135 |
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| Section 12.15 Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages | 135 |
| Section 12.16 Records | 136 |
| Section 12.17 Binding Effect | 136 |
| Section 12.18 Highest Lawful Rate | 136 |
| Section 12.19 Confidentiality | 137 |
| Section 12.20 Public Disclosure | 138 |
| Section 12.21 Integration | 138 |
| Section 12.22 USA PATRIOT Act | 139 |
| Section 12.23 Fee Letter | 139 |
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SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS
| Schedule 1.01(A) | Lenders and Lenders' Commitments | |
| Schedule 1.01(B) | Facilities | |
| Schedule 1.01(C) | Inactive Subsidiaries | |
| Schedule 6.01(e) | Capitalization; Subsidiaries | |
| Schedule 6.01(f) | Litigation | |
| Schedule 6.01(g) | Certain Liabilities | |
| Schedule 6.01(i) | ERISA | |
| Schedule 6.01(l) | Nature of Business | |
| Schedule 6.01(q) | Environmental Matters | |
| Schedule 6.01(r) | Insurance | |
| Schedule 6.01(u) | Intellectual Property | |
| Schedule 6.01(v) | Material Contracts | |
| Schedule 6.01(y) | Credit Card Agreements | |
| Schedule 7.02(a) | Existing Liens | |
| Schedule 7.02(b) | Existing Indebtedness | |
| Schedule 7.02(e) | Existing Investments | |
| Schedule 7.02(h) | Existing Restricted Payments | |
| Schedule 7.02(k) | Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions | |
| Schedule 8.01 | Cash Management Accounts |
| Exhibit A | Form of Joinder Agreement | |
| Exhibit B | Form of Assignment and Acceptance | |
| Exhibit C | Form of Notice of Borrowing | |
| Exhibit D | Form of LIBOR Notice | |
| Exhibit E | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate | |
| Exhibit F | Form of Solvency Certificate |
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FINANCING AGREEMENT
Financing Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Borrower" on the signature pages hereto (such subsidiaries, together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Borrower" hereunder, each a "Borrower" and, collectively, the "Borrowers"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages hereto (together with each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" hereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), each a "Guarantor" and, collectively, the "Guarantors"), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders"), Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Highbridge"), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), and PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent" and together with the Collateral Agent, each an "Agent" and, collectively, the "Agents").
RECITALS
The Borrowers have asked the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrowers consisting of (a) a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $81,000,000 and (b) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding. The proceeds of the term loan and the loans made under the revolving credit facility shall be used to (i) refinance existing indebtedness of the Borrowers, (ii) for general working capital purposes of the Borrowers, (iii) to pay fees and expenses related to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Future Ads Acquisition (as hereinafter defined) and the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (iv) to finance the cash consideration for the Future Ads Acquisition. The Lenders are severally, and not jointly, willing to extend such credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
In consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS
Section 1.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below:
"Account" means, with respect to any Person, any and all rights of such Person to payment for goods sold or leased and/or services rendered, including accounts, general intangibles and any and all such rights evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or documents, whether due or to become due and whether or not earned by performance, and whether now or hereafter acquired or arising in the future, and any proceeds arising therefrom or relating thereto.
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"Account Debtor" means, with respect to any Person, each debtor, customer or obligor in any way obligated on or in connection with any Account of such Person, including any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor.
"Acquisition" means the acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all of the Equity Interests of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any Person.
"Action" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.12.
"Additional Amount" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).
"Administrative Agent" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
"Administrative Agent's Account" means an account at a bank designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which the Loan Parties shall make all payments to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
"Administrative Borrower" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.05.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Agent or any Lender be considered an "Affiliate" of any Loan Party.
"After Acquired Property" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(n).
"Agent" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
"Agent Advances" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.08(a).
"Agreement" means this Financing Agreement, including all amendments, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to the Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative.
"Anti-Corruption Laws" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(bb).
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"Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws" means any Requirement of Law relating to terrorism, economic sanctions or money laundering, including, without limitation, (a) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (i.e., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (b) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (c) the USA PATRIOT Act and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), (e) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing or support of terrorist activities (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), and (f) any similar laws enacted in the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this Agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws have been, or shall hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
"Applicable Margin" means, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to the Term Loan, 9.00% and (b) with respect to any Revolving Loan, 6.00%.
"Applicable Prepayment Premium" means, as of any date of determination, (i) during the period of time from the Effective Date through (and including) the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date up to (but not including) the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 2.00% times the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan prepaid on such date and (ii) thereafter, zero.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance entered into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Collateral Agent (and the Administrative Agent, if applicable), in accordance with Section 12.07 hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or such other form acceptable to the Agents.
"Authorized Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or other financial officer performing similar functions, president or executive vice president of such Person.
"Availability" means, at any time, the difference between (a) the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans.
"Bank" means PNC, its successors or any other bank designated by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Borrower from time to time.
"Bank Product Agreements" means those certain agreements that may be entered into from time to time between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and a Bank Product Provider, on the other hand, in connection with any of the Bank Products.
"Bank Product Provider" means any Lender or Affiliate thereof that provides Bank Products to the Loan Parties.
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"Bank Product Obligations" means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Loan Parties to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that Loan Parties, as applicable, are obligated to reimburse to Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to the Loan Parties pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements.
"Bank Product Reserve" means as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) $1,000,000 and (b) the amount of reserves that the Administrative Agent has established (based upon the Administrative Agent's reasonable determination of the credit exposure in respect of the then extant Bank Products) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding; provided that, in order to qualify as a Bank Product Reserve, such reserve must be established (i) on or substantially contemporaneous with the date that the applicable Bank Product is provided, or (ii) in response to a change in circumstances, including market-to-market fluctuations, occurring (or becoming known to the Administrative Agent) after the date that the applicable Bank Product is provided.
"Bank Products" means any service or facility extended to the Borrowers by any Bank Product Provider on account of Lender-Provided Hedge Agreements.
"Bankruptcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
"Blocked Person" means any Person:
(a) that (i) is identified on the list of "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons" published by OFAC; (ii) resides, is organized or chartered, or has a place of business in a country or territory that is the subject of an OFAC Sanctions Program; or (iii) a United States Person is prohibited from dealing or engaging in a transaction with under any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws; and
(b) that is owned or controlled by, or that owns or controls, or that is acting for or on behalf of, any Person described in clause (a) above.
"Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
"Board of Directors" means with respect to (a) any corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, (c) a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of directors of such company or the sole member or the managing member thereof, and (d) any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
"Borrower" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
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"Borrowing Base" means, at any time, the difference between (a) 85% of the value of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts at such time minus the Dilution Reserve and (b) such reserves (other than the Dilution Reserve) as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate in the exercise of its business judgment based upon the lending practices of the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, Bank Product Reserves and Cash Management Reserves.
"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower and setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base in compliance with Section 7.01(a)(vi), substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
"Business Day" means (a) for all purposes other than as described in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or East Brunswick, New Jersey are authorized or required to close, and (b) with respect to the borrowing, payment or continuation of, or determination of interest rate on, LIBOR Rate Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) above and on which dealings in Dollars may be carried on in the interbank eurodollar markets in New York City and London.
"Capital Expenditures" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that in accordance with GAAP are or should be included in "property, plant and equipment" or in a similar fixed asset account on its balance sheet, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed, including all Capitalized Lease Obligations, obligations under synthetic leases and capitalized software costs that are paid or due and payable during such period and (b) to the extent not covered by clause (a) above, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period to acquire by purchase or otherwise the business or fixed assets of, or the Equity Interests of, any other Person; provided, that the term "Capital Expenditures" shall not include any such expenditures which constitute (i) expenditures by a Loan Party made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of such Loan Party's assets pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(v) from the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions and Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, (ii) a Permitted Acquisition, (iii) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person and that actually are paid for by a third party (excluding any Loan Party) and for which no Loan Party has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period), and (iv) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time.
"Capitalized Lease" means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property by such Person as lessee that is required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
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"Cash Equivalents" means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P-1 by Moody's or A-1 by Standard & Poor's; (c) certificates of deposit maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; and (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody's or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor's, in each case, maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof.
"Cash Management Accounts" means the bank accounts of each Loan Party maintained at one or more Cash Management Banks listed on Schedule 8.01.
"Cash Management Agreements" means those agreements entered into from time to time by any Loan Party with a Cash Management Services Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Cash Management Services.
"Cash Management Bank" means the banks at which the Loan Parties have established bank accounts, which banks are specified (as of the Effective Date) on Schedule 8.01.
"Cash Management Obligations" means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Loan Parties to any Cash Management Services Provider pursuant to or evidenced by the Cash Management Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that the Loan Parties are obligated to reimburse to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of such Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations from, or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Cash Management Services Provider with respect to the Cash Management Services provided by such Cash Management Services Provider to any Loan Party.
"Cash Management Reserve" means, as of any date of determination, the amount of reserves that the Administrative Agent establishes from time to time (based upon the Administrative Agent's determination in its good faith reasonable business judgment of the credit exposure in respect of the then outstanding Cash Management Obligations) in respect of Cash Management Services then provided; provided that, the aggregate amount of such Cash Management Reserve shall not exceed $250,000 at any time.
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"Cash Management Services" means any cash management services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions, or (f) cash management, including controlled disbursements, accounts or services.
"Cash Management Services Provider" means any Lender or Affiliate thereof that provides Cash Management Services to the Loan Parties.
"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, judicial ruling, judgment 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, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy 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 shall, in each case, be deemed to be a "Change in Law", regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
"Change of Control" means each occurrence of any of the following:
(a) the Permitted Holders cease beneficially and of record to own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of the Parent; provided, that if the Permitted Holders own or control less than such amount solely as a result of the issuance of new Qualified Equity Interests by the Parent, no Change of Control shall result therefrom, so long as the Permitted Holders continue to own and control, beneficially and of record, at least 25% on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of the Parent;
(b) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than a Permitted Holder) of beneficial ownership of more than either (i) 35% of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of the Parent, or (ii) the percentage of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of the Parent held by the Permitted Holders;
(c) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Parent then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period, or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent;
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(d) the Parent shall cease to have beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 100% of the aggregate voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of each other Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (other than in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(c)(i), so long as such transaction does not result in any Loan Party or Subsidiary being less than wholly-owned), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens); or
(e) a "Change of Control" (or any comparable term or provision) under or with respect to any of the Equity Interests or Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Collateral" means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person as security for all or any part of the Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that Excluded Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) shall not constitute Collateral.
"Collateral Agent" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
"Collection Account" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01.
"Collections" means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds).
"Commitments" means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment and Term Loan Commitment.
"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.
"Compliance Certificate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a)(iv).
"Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person for any period:
(a) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period,
plus
(b) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts for such period to the extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) any provision for United States federal income taxes or other taxes paid to any Governmental Authority,
(ii) Consolidated Net Interest Expense,
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(iii) any loss from extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items (including severance and expenses required to be paid in connection with lawsuits) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 during such period,1
(iv) any depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization of capitalized software development costs,
(v) any aggregate net non-cash loss on the Disposition of property (other than accounts and Inventory) and cash losses in respect of rent expenses required to be paid with respect to real property no longer used, in each case, outside the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during such period,
(vi) without duplication of any amount in clause (viii), fees or expenses paid in connection with the Future Ads Acquisition and other Acquisitions made by the Loan Parties that occurred prior to the Effective Date and paid in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, in each case, paid in cash during such period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 during the term of this Agreement,
(vii) any non-cash item reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), including non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, non-cash charges resulting from the grant of stock options or other equity-related compensation, and any write-off of non-cash deferred financing costs incurred during such period in connection with the Future Ads Acquisition and the Loan Documents,
(viii) fees paid in cash to the Agents and the Lenders under the terms of the Loan Documents and to other third party lenders under other credit facilities to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted under the terms of this Agreement,
(ix) fees, expenses or other costs related to any Acquisition, Disposition, or incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement, whether or not consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 during such period,
minus
(c) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts for such period to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income,
(ii) any gain from extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items during such period,
1 Severance covered by clause (v); write-downs covered by clause (vii).
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(iii) any aggregate net gain on the Disposition of property (other than accounts and Inventory) outside the ordinary course of business during such period, and
(iv) any non-cash item increasing Consolidated Net Income, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that to the extent the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA includes fiscal months prior to the Effective Date, the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal months shall include only the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of Future Ads.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, that the following shall be excluded: (a) the net income of any other Person in which such Person or one of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third-party (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated into the net income of such Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid to such Person or Subsidiary, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of such Person that is, on the last day of such period, subject to any restriction or limitation on the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions, to the extent of such restriction or limitation, and (c) the net income of any other Person arising prior to such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or merging or consolidating into such Person or its Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Net Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) gross interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, interest expense paid to Affiliates of such Person), less (b) the sum of (i) interest income for such period and (ii) gains for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in interest income above and to the extent not deducted in the calculation of gross interest expense), plus (c) the sum of (i) losses for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense) and (ii) the upfront costs or fees for such period associated with Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense), in each case, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
"Contingent Indemnity Obligations" means any Obligation constituting a contingent, unliquidated indemnification obligation of any Loan Party, in each case, to the extent (a) such obligation has not accrued and is not yet due and payable and (b) no claim has been made or is reasonably anticipated to be made with respect thereto.
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"Contingent Obligation" means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intending to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement, (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term "Contingent Obligation" shall not include any product warranties extended in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.
"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 Agreement" means, with respect to any deposit account, any securities account, commodity account, securities entitlement or commodity contract, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and the Loan Party maintaining such account, effective to grant "control" (as defined under the applicable UCC) over such account to the Collateral Agent.
"Controlled Investment Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
"Credit Card Acknowledgments" means, with respect to the Loan Parties, individually and collectively, the agreements by Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent acknowledging the Collateral Agent's first priority lien on and security interest in the monies due and to become due to the Loan Parties (including credits and reserves) under the Credit Card Agreements of such Loan Parties, and agreeing to transfer all such amounts to a Cash Management Account subject to a Control Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.
"Credit Card Agreements" means, with respect to the Loan Parties, all agreements (other than Credit Card Acknowledgments) now or hereafter entered into by any Loan Party with any Credit Card Issuer or any Credit Card Processor, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, including, but not limited to, the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.01(y).
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"Credit Card Issuer" means any Person (other than any Loan Party) who issues or whose members issue credit or debit cards, including, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., VISA, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and Novus Services, Inc.
"Credit Card Processor" means, with respect to each Loan Party, any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any of such Loan Party's sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.
"Credit Card Receivables" means, with respect to each Loan Party, collectively, (a) all present and future rights of such Loan Party to payment from any Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor or other third party arising from sales of goods or rendition of services to customers who have purchased such goods or services using a credit or debit card and (b) all present and future rights of such Loan Party to payment from any Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor or other third party in connection with the sale or transfer of Accounts arising pursuant to the sale of goods or rendition of services to customers who have purchased such goods or services using a credit card or a debit card, including, but not limited to, all amounts at any time due or to become due from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor under the Credit Card Agreements or otherwise.
"Current Value" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(m).
"Daily LIBOR Rate" means, for any date, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (i) the Published Rate by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage.
"Debtor Relief Law" means the Bankruptcy Code and any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect.
"Default" means an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
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"Defaulting Lender" means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within 2 Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender's determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within 2 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Administrative Borrower, or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within 3 Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, 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 so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Administrative Borrower and each Lender.
"Dilution" means, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the experience of the immediately prior 90 consecutive days, that is the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) set-off, warranty claims, discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other similar items that are granted in the ordinary course of business with respect to the Loan Parties' accounts during such period, by (b) the Loan Parties' billings with respect to accounts during such period.
"Dilution Reserve" means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by 1 percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of 5.0%.
"Disbursement Letter" means a disbursement letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, by and among the Loan Parties, the Agents, the Lenders and the other Persons party thereto, and the related funds flow memorandum describing the sources and uses of all cash payments in connection with the transactions contemplated to occur on the Effective Date.
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"Disposition" means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns, transfers, leases, licenses (as licensor) or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case, whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash, securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person. For purposes of clarification, "Disposition" shall include (a) the sale or other disposition for value of any contracts, (b) the early termination or modification of any contract resulting in the receipt by any Loan Party of a cash payment or other consideration in exchange for such event (other than payments in the ordinary course for accrued and unpaid amounts due through the date of termination or modification), or (c), any sale of merchant accounts (or any rights thereto (including, without limitation, any rights to any residual payment stream with respect thereto)) by any Loan Party.
"Disqualified Equity Interests" means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends or distributions in cash, or (d) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) Indebtedness or (ii) any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date.
"Dollar," "Dollars" and the symbol "$" each means lawful money of the United States of America.
"Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the District of Columbia.
"Effective Date" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01.
"Effective Date Material Adverse Effect" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01(e).
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"Eligible Accounts" means the Accounts of a Loan Party resulting from the sale of goods and performance of services by such Loan Party which are, and at all times continue to be, acceptable to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment. In general, an Account may, in the reasonable business judgment of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to be eligible if: (a) delivery of the merchandise or the rendition of the services has been completed with respect to such Account; (b) no return, rejection, repossession or dispute has occurred with respect to such Account, the Account Debtor has not asserted any set-off, defense or counterclaim with respect to such Account, and there has not occurred any extension of the time for payment with respect to such Account without the consent of the Administrative Agent, provided that, in the case of any dispute, set-off, defense or counterclaim with respect to an Account, the portion of such Account not subject to such dispute, set-off, defense or counterclaim will not be ineligible solely by reason of this clause (b); (c) such Account is lawfully owned by a Loan Party free and clear of any Lien other than in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all representations and warranties made by a Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders with respect thereto in the Loan Documents; (d) such Loan Party has the right to grant Liens on such Account; (e) such Account is unconditionally payable in Dollars within 120 days from the invoice date and is not evidenced by a promissory note, chattel paper or any other instrument or other document unless the original of such document is in the possession of the Collateral Agent and contains all necessary endorsements in favor of the Collateral Agent; (f) no more than 60 days have elapsed from the invoice due date and no more than 120 days have elapsed from the invoice date with respect to such Account; (g) such Account is not due from an Affiliate of a Loan Party; (h) such Account does not constitute an obligation of the United States or any other Governmental Authority (unless all steps required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, including notice to the United States Government under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any action under any state statute comparable to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act, have been duly taken in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); (i) the Account Debtor (or the applicable office of the Account Debtor) with respect to such Account is located in the continental United States, unless such Account is supported by a letter of credit or guaranty acceptable to the Administrative Agent, is credit insured (with the insurance carrier, amount and terms of such credit insurance to be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which credit insurance shall name the Collateral Agent as beneficiary or lender loss payee, as applicable) or such Account is otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; (j) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account is not also a supplier to or creditor of a Loan Party (but any such Account shall only be ineligible to the extent of any offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim in favor of such Account Debtor), unless such Account Debtor has executed a no-offset letter satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (k) not more than 50% of the aggregate amount of all Accounts of the Account Debtor with respect to such Account are ineligible as a result of the application of sub-clause (f) of this definition; (l) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to the Loan Parties do not exceed 15% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable business judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor not in excess of such percentage; (m) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account (i) has not filed a petition for bankruptcy or any other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) has not failed, suspended business operations, become insolvent or called a meeting of its creditors for the purpose of obtaining any financial concession or accommodation, (iii) has not had or suffered to be appointed a receiver or a trustee for all or a significant portion of its assets or affairs or (iv) in the case of an Account Debtor who is an individual, is not an employee of a Loan Party or any of its Affiliates and has not died or been declared incompetent; (n) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is not a Blocked Person; (o) Accounts which are owed by an Account Debtor located in any jurisdiction which requires filing of a "Notice of Business Activities Report" or other similar report in order to permit any Loan Party to seek judicial enforcement in such jurisdiction of payment of such Accounts, unless such Loan Party has filed such report or qualified to do business in such jurisdiction; and (p) the Administrative Agent is, and continues to be, satisfied with the credit standing of the Account Debtor in relation to the amount of credit extended and the Administrative Agent believes, in its discretion, that the prospect of collection of such Account is not impaired for any reason.
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"Employee Plan" means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA and maintained (or that was maintained at any time during the 6 calendar years preceding the date of any borrowing hereunder) for employees of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.
"Environmental Actions" means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any Person or Governmental Authority involving violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest; (b) from adjoining properties or businesses; or (c) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.
"Environmental Laws" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other Requirement of Law, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other government restrictions relating to the protection of the environment or the Release, deposit or migration of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.
"Environmental Liabilities and Costs" means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any environmental condition or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (a) any property presently or formerly owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Environmental Lien" means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.
"Equity Interests" means (a) all shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common stock or preferred stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, joint venture interests, participations or other ownership or profit interests in or equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person (other than an individual), whether voting or non-voting and (b) all securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
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"Equity Issuance" means either (a) the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its Equity Interests or (b) the receipt by the Parent of any cash capital contributions.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.
"ERISA Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a "controlled group" within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 9.01.
"Excess Availability" means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to the result of (a) Availability minus (b) the aggregate amount, if any, of all trade payables of the Parent and its Subsidiaries that are more than 60 days overdue (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business subject to a good faith dispute, which are contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP).
"Excess Cash Flow" means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) cash gains from extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items during such period (other than to the extent (x) repaid pursuant to Section 2.05(c) (other than as part of Excess Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i)), (y) included as a specified (and enumerated) exception to the mandatory prepayments required by Section 2.05(c) requirements or (z) consisting of proceeds of an Equity Issuance by Parent, less (c) the sum of, without duplication, (i) all cash principal payments (excluding any principal payments made pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or Section 2.05(c)) on the Loans made during such period (but, in the case of the Revolving Loans, only to the extent that the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is permanently reduced by the amount of such payments), and all cash principal payments on Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement) of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries during such period to the extent such other Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, and such payments are permitted to be made, under this Agreement (but, in the case of revolving loans, only to the extent that the revolving credit commitment in respect thereof is permanently reduced by the amount of such payments), (ii) all Consolidated Net Interest Expense to the extent paid or payable in cash during such period, (iii) to the extent added back to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA during such period, all scheduled loan servicing fees, commitment fees and other similar fees in respect of Indebtedness (including the Loans) of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries paid in cash during such period, to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, and such payments are permitted to be made, under this Agreement, (iv) taxes paid or payable in cash by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (including if such taxes are actually paid or payable in a subsequent period, so long as such taxes are not also deducted from the calculation of Excess Cash Flow during such subsequent period as "taxes paid in cash for such period"), (v) the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the end of such period over Working Capital at the beginning of such period (or minus the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the beginning of such period over Working Capital at the end of such period), (vi) cash losses from extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items paid during such period, (vii) the cash portion of Capital Expenditures made by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period to the extent permitted to be made under this Agreement (excluding Capital Expenditures to the extent financed through asset sale proceeds, casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds, or financed through the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans) or through an Equity Issuance), (viii) $1,000,000 (ix) any fees or expenses related to the Future Ads Acquisition and the executed and delivery of the Loan Documents which are paid in cash during the period, (x) fees, expenses or costs paid in cash related to any Equity Issuance, Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Disposition or incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness, whether or not consummated, and (xi) any cash item added back pursuant to item (b)(v) in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Excluded Account" means (a) any deposit account specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Loan Party's employees and (b) any Petty Cash Accounts.
"Excluded Equity Issuance" means (a) in the event that the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries forms any Subsidiary in accordance with this Agreement, the issuance by such Subsidiary of Equity Interests to the Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, (b) the issuance of Equity Interests by the Parent to any Person that is an equity holder of the Parent prior to such issuance (an "Equity Holder") so long as such Equity Holder did not acquire any Equity Interests of the Parent so as to become an Equity Holder concurrently with, or in contemplation of, the issuance of such Equity Interests to such Equity Holder, (c) the issuance of Equity Interests of the Parent to directors, officers and employees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock option plans (or other employee incentive plans or other compensation arrangements) approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent, (d) the issuance of Equity Interests of the Parent in order to finance the purchase consideration (or a portion thereof) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, and (e) the issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of the Parent to its parent or member in connection with the contribution by such parent or member to such Subsidiary of the proceeds of an issuance described in clauses (a) – (e) above.
"Excluded Swap Obligation" means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal 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 not 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 becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
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"Excluded Taxes" means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a 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 applicable 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 2.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.09, 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 2.09(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
"Executive Order No. 13224" means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
"Existing Credit Facility" means the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2013, by and between Kitara and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as amended or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date.
"Existing Lenders" means the lenders party to the Existing Credit Facility.
"Extraordinary Receipts" means any cash received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (and not consisting of proceeds described in Section 2.05(c)(ii) or (iii) hereof), including, without limitation, (a) foreign, United States, state or local tax refunds, (b) pension plan reversions, (c) proceeds of insurance (other than to the extent such insurance proceeds are (i) immediately payable to a Person that is not the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law or with Contractual Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as reimbursement for any out-of-pocket costs incurred or made by such Person prior to the receipt thereof directly related to the event resulting from the payment of such proceeds, or (iii) up to $7,000,000 of proceeds of business interruption insurance during the term of this Agreement, to the extent paid to such Person for purposes other than reimbursing such Person for lost profits, (d) judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, (e) condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), (f) indemnity payments (other than to the extent such indemnity payments are (i) immediately payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as reimbursement for any costs previously incurred or any payment previously made by such Person) and (g) any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement including, without limitation, the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement.
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"Facility" means any New Facility hereafter acquired by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the land on which each such facility is located, all buildings and other improvements thereon, and all fixtures located thereat or used in connection therewith.
"FASB ASC" means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
"FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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 and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"FCPA" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(bb).
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions arranged by Federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the "Federal Funds Effective Rate" as of the date of this Agreement; provided, if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.
"Federal Funds Open Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc. (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption "OPEN" (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by the Bank (an "Alternate Source") (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Bank at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided however, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the "open" rate on the immediately preceding Business Day. If and when the Federal Funds Open Rate changes, the rate of interest hereunder will change automatically without notice to the Borrowers, effective on the date of any such change.
"Fee Letter" means the fee letter, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrowers and the Collateral Agent.
"Final Maturity Date" means January 28, 2019.
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"Financial Statements" means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Kitara and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2011, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Years then ended, (b) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Future Ads and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2011, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Years then ended, (c) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Kitara and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder's equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarters then ended and (d) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Future Ads and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder's equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarters then ended.
"Fiscal Year" means the fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of each year.
"Foreign Official" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(bb).
"Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act" means the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (28 U.S.C. Sections 1602-1611), as amended.
"Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
"Funding Losses" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08.
"Future Ads" means Future Ads LLC, a California limited liability company.
"Future Ads Acquisition" means the acquisition by the Parent of 100% of the Equity Interests of Future Ads, pursuant to the terms of the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement.
"Future Ads Acquisition Agreement" means the Unit Exchange Agreement, dated October 10, 2014 by and between Parent, Kitara and Future Ads, and the members of Future Ads.
"Future Ads Acquisition Assets" means all of the property and assets (tangible and intangible) proposed to be purchased by Parent pursuant to the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement.
"Future Ads Acquisition Collateral Assignment" means the Collateral Assignment of Future Ads Acquisition Documents, dated as of the date hereof, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by Parent in favor of the Collateral Agent.
"Future Ads Acquisition Documents" means the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and other documents related thereto or executed in connection therewith.
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"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, provided that for the purpose of Section 7.03 hereof and the definitions used therein, "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements, provided, further, that if there occurs after the date of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 7.03 hereof, the Agents and the Administrative Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrowers after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 7.03 hereof shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.
"Governing 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 the operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization, governance and capitalization; and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other 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.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any foreign, Federal, state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency 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).
"Guaranteed Obligations" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.01.
"Guarantor" means (a) each Subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages hereto, and (b) each other Person which guarantees, pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or otherwise, all or any part of the Obligations.
"Guaranty" means (a) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto contained in Article XI hereof and (b) each other guaranty, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by any other Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders guaranteeing all or part of the Obligations.
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"Hazardous Material" means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws or that is likely to cause immediately, or at some future time, harm to or have an adverse effect on, the environment or risk to human health or safety, including, without limitation, any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic substance or dangerous good which is defined or identified in any Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law; (b) petroleum and its refined products; (c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including, without limitation, corrosivity, ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (e) any raw materials, building components (including, without limitation, asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or classified as such under Environmental Laws.
"Hedge Liabilities" means the liabilities of the Loan Parties under any Hedging Agreement as calculated on a marked-to-market basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Hedging Agreement" means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.
"Highest Lawful Rate" means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations under laws applicable to such Agent or such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.
"Holdout Lender" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).
"Inactive Subsidiary" means each of the Persons specified on Schedule 1.01(C).
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"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services, including without limitation, all earnout payments, deferred consideration, purchase price adjustments and other payments required to be made in connection with (and following the consummation of) any Acquisition (other than (i) trade payables or other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person's business and not outstanding for more than 120 days after the date such payable was created or 60 days after the date such payable was due, (ii) trade payables and other accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business subject to a good faith dispute, and which are contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP, and (iii) any unsecured earnout, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation that is subordinated to the Obligations, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and in respect of which no cash payments are required to be made until the Obligations are paid in full following the termination of the Commitments); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (d) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder may be limited to repossession or sale of such property; (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities; (g) all obligations and liabilities, calculated on a basis reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and in accordance with accepted practice, of such Person under Hedging Agreements; (h) all monetary obligations under any receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar financing; (i) all Contingent Obligations; (j) all Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership of or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer (except to the extent such Person is not legally responsible for the Indebtedness of such partnership or joint venture).
"Indemnified Matters" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.
"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 clause (a), Other Taxes.
"Indemnitees" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.
"Insolvency Proceeding" means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of any Debtor Relief Law.
"Intellectual Property" has the meaning specified therefor in the Security Agreement.
"Intellectual Property Contracts" means all agreements concerning Intellectual Property, including without limitation license agreements, technology consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, co-existence agreements, consent agreements and non-assertion agreements.
"Intercompany Subordination Agreement" means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement made by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
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"Interest Period" means, with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan, a period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan (or the continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan or the conversion of a Reference Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan) and ending 1, 2 or 3 months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended (subject to clauses (c)-(e) below) to the next succeeding Business Day, (b) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the LIBOR Rate from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (c) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (d) with respect to an Interest Period 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), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 2 or 3 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, and (e) the Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the Final Maturity Date.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder.
"Inventory" means, with respect to any Person, all goods and merchandise of such Person leased or held for sale or lease by such Person, including, without limitation, all raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, and all packaging, supplies and materials of every nature used or usable in connection with the shipping, storing, advertising or sale of such goods and merchandise, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and all such other property the sale or other disposition of which would give rise to an Account or cash.
"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances or other extensions of credit (excluding Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business), capital contributions or acquisitions of Indebtedness (including, any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities), Equity Interests, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), (b) the purchase or ownership of any futures contract or liability for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, or (c) any investment in any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
"Joinder Agreement" means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by a Subsidiary of a Loan Party made a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.01(b).
"Kitara" means Kitara Media Corp., a Delaware corporation.
"Lease" means any lease of real property to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as lessor or lessee.
"Lender" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
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"Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement" means a Hedging Agreement which is provided by any Lender, any Agent or any affiliate thereof. The Hedge Liabilities of the Borrowers to the provider of any Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement shall be "Obligations" hereunder, guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty and secured obligations under any Security Agreement and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of each of the Loan Documents. The Liens securing the Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents, but the Persons to whom such Hedge Liabilities are owed (other than an Agent or Lender in their capacity as such) shall not have any right to vote or take any other actions under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
"LIBOR Alternate Source" shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of LIBOR.
"LIBOR" means for any LIBOR Rate Loan for the then current Interest Period relating thereto, the interest rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (a) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by Administrative Agent as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (a "LIBOR Alternate Source"), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such LIBOR Rate Loan and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any LIBOR Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. Administrative Agent shall give reasonably prompt notice to the Borrowing Agent of the LIBOR Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
"LIBOR Notice" means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
"LIBOR Option" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.07(a).
"LIBOR Rate" means, for each Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards if necessary, to the next 1/100%) by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) 100% minus the Reserve Percentage; provided that in no event shall the LIBOR Rate be less than 1.00% or greater than 3.00%. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage.
"LIBOR Rate Loan" means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
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"Lien" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any nature, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, any Capitalized Lease and any assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or having the effect of, security.
"Loan" means the Term Loan or any Revolving Loan made by an Agent or a Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to Article II hereof.
"Loan Account" means an account maintained hereunder by the Administrative Agent on its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to the Borrowers, in which the Borrowers will be charged with all Loans made to, and all other Obligations incurred by, the Borrowers.
"Loan Document" means this Agreement, any Control Agreement, the Disbursement Letter, the Fee Letter, the Future Ads Acquisition Collateral Assignment, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, any Joinder Agreement, any Mortgage, any Security Agreement, any UCC Filing Authorization Letter, any landlord waiver, any collateral access agreement, any Perfection Certificate and any other agreement, instrument, certificate, report and other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any Loan or any other Obligation.
"Loan Party" means any Borrower and any Guarantor.
"Lockbox" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01.
"Lockbox Bank" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01.
"Make-Whole Amount" means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate amount of interest (including, without limitation, interest payable in cash, in kind or deferred) that would have otherwise been payable on the amount of principal of the Term Loan paid on such date, from the date of such payment until the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date (calculated at a rate equal to the interest rate in effect on the date of such payment), plus (ii) an amount equal to 2.0% of the principal amount of the Term Loan paid on such date.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform any of their payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document, (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (d) the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or (e) the validity, perfection or priority of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $500,000.
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"Material Contract" means, with respect to any Person, (a) the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement, (b) each contract or agreement to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person or such Subsidiary of $1,000,000 or more in any Fiscal Year (other than (i) purchase orders in the ordinary course of the business of such Person or such Subsidiary and (ii) other contracts that by their terms may be terminated by such Person or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business upon less than 60 days' notice without penalty or premium) and (c) all other contracts or agreements as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
"Mortgage" means a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to the Collateral Agent.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed, or has been obligated to contribute, to at any time during the preceding 6 years.
"Net Amount of Eligible Accounts" means the aggregate unpaid invoice amount of Eligible Accounts less, without duplication, sales, excise or similar taxes, returns, discounts, chargebacks, claims, advance payments, credits and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect to such Eligible Accounts.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to, any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, any Equity Issuance, any Disposition or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (a) in the case of any Disposition or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection therewith (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement), (b) reasonable expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (c) transfer taxes paid to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (d) net income taxes to be paid in connection therewith (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), (e) amounts required to be deposited into escrow pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing the transaction giving rise to such Net Cash Proceeds (but only for so long as such amounts remain in escrow (it being understood that any funds released from escrow and payable to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds at the time such funds are so released), and (f) amounts required to be applied to make indemnification payments pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing the transaction giving rise to such Net Cash Proceeds to the extent identified as such in the "sources and uses statement" for such transaction, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (i) actually paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.
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"New Facility" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(m).
"New Lending Office" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d).
"Non-U.S. Lender" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d).
"Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).
"Obligations" means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of each Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 9.01. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation (irrespective of whether a claim therefor is allowed in an Insolvency Proceeding) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, premiums, attorneys' fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Person under the Loan Documents, (b) the obligation of such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Agent or any Lender (in its sole discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person, (c) all Bank Product Obligations, and (d) all Cash Management Obligations. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Obligations shall not include (i) any Excluded Swap Obligations or (ii) the Additional Amount (as defined in the Fee Letter).
"OFAC Sanctions Programs" means (a) the Requirements of Law and Executive Orders administered by OFAC, including, without limitation, Executive Order No. 13224, and (b) the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by OFAC, in each case, as renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.
"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 with respect to, any Loan Document.
"Parent" has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
"Participant Register" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(i).
"Payment Office" means the Administrative Agent's office located at Two Tower Center, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816, or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Borrower.
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"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
"Perfection Certificate" means a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent providing information with respect to the property of each Loan Party.
"Permitted Acquisition" means any Acquisition by a Loan Party to the extent that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition;
(b) the Borrowers shall have furnished to the Agents at least 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agents may otherwise agree) prior to the consummation of such Acquisition (i) a substantially definitive form of the proposed acquisition agreement or an executed term sheet and/or commitment letter (setting forth in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such Acquisition) and, at the request of any Agent, such other information and documents that any Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation, executed counterparts of the respective agreements, instruments or other documents pursuant to which such Acquisition is to be consummated (including, without limitation, any related management, non-compete, employment, option or other material agreements), any schedules to such agreements, instruments or other documents and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments or other documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, (ii) pro forma financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries after the consummation of such Acquisition, (iii) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent, demonstrating on a pro forma basis compliance, as at the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internally prepared financial statements are available, with all covenants set forth in Section 7.03 hereof after the consummation of such Acquisition, and (iv) copies of such other agreements, instruments or other documents as any Agent shall reasonably request;
(c) the agreements, instruments and other documents referred to in paragraph (c) above shall provide that (i) neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, in connection with such Acquisition, assume or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness of the Seller or Sellers, or other obligation of the Seller or Sellers, and (ii) all property to be so acquired in connection with such Acquisition shall be free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens permitted pursuant to clause (o) of the definition of Permitted Liens);
(d) such Acquisition shall be effected in such a manner so that the acquired assets or Equity Interests are owned by a Loan Party and, if effected by merger or consolidation, such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(e) the Borrowers shall have Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash in an amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000 immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the proposed Acquisition;
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(f) the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired did not have negative Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA during the 12 consecutive month period most recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition;
(g) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to the Loan Parties' and their Subsidiaries' total assets), or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired, are useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related thereto;
(h) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to the assets being acquired) are located within the United States or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired is organized in a jurisdiction located within the United States;
(i) such Acquisition shall be consensual and shall have been approved by the board of directors of the Person whose Equity Interests or assets are proposed to be acquired and shall not have been preceded by an unsolicited tender offer for such Equity Interests by, or proxy contest initiated by, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or an Affiliate thereof;
(j) any such Subsidiary (and its equityholders) shall execute and deliver the agreements, instruments and other documents required by Section 7.01(b) on or prior to the date of the consummation of such Acquisition;
(k) the transaction costs in respect of any single Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions shall not exceed $2,000,000;
(l) the consideration for such Acquisition shall be funded solely with Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent, proceeds from the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent or capital contributions to the Parent; and
(m) with respect to any Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions for which the Purchase Price exceeds $25,000,000, the Agents shall have completed their business, legal and collateral due diligence with respect to the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired, and the results thereof shall be acceptable to the Agents, in their reasonable discretion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of the assets acquired directly or indirectly in a Permitted Acquisition shall be included in the Borrowing Base until such time as the Administrative Agent shall have completed a field examination with respect to such assets.
"Permitted Disposition" means:
(a) sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(b) licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business;
(c) leasing or subleasing assets in the ordinary course of business;
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(d) (i) the lapse of Registered Intellectual Property of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct of their business or (ii) the abandonment of Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights, and (B) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties;
(e) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property;
(f) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property;
(g) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, transfers of assets (i) from a Loan Party to a Loan Party (other than the Parent), and (ii) from any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of the Parent;
(h) Disposition of obsolete or worn-out equipment in the ordinary course of business; and
(i) Disposition of property or assets not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (h) above for cash in an aggregate amount not less than the fair market value of such property or assets;
provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of all such Dispositions (including the Disposition in respect of which such calculation is being made) (1) in the case of clauses (h) and (i) above, do not exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year and (2) in all cases, are paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to the terms of Section 2.05(c)(ii) or applied as provided in Section 2.05(c)(v).
"Permitted Holder" means (a) Jared Pobre (either directly, or through the Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/31/2004, so long as the Trust Conditions are satisfied), (b) Neptune Capital Trust, so long as the Trust Conditions are satisfied, (c) Jonathan Ledecky, (d) Robert Regular, (e) Sam Humphreys and/or (f) any Controlled Investment Affiliate of one or more of the foregoing.
"Permitted Indebtedness" means:
(a) any Indebtedness owing to any Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) any other Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02(b), and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness;
(c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness;
(d) Permitted Intercompany Investments;
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(e) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory, and appeal bonds;
(f) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to the Loan Parties, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the period in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such period;
(g) the incurrence by any Loan Party of Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with such Loan Party's operations and not for speculative purposes;
(h) Indebtedness incurred in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, purchase cards (including so-called "procurement cards" or "P-cards") or other similar cash management services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of any Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions;
(j) Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests are acquired by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any one time outstanding; provided, that such Indebtedness (i) is either Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness or a Capitalized Lease with respect to equipment or mortgage financing with respect to a Facility, (ii) was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, and (iii) was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition;
(k) Subordinated Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not exceeding $2,500,000 at any time outstanding; and
(l) other Indebtedness not exceeding $2,500,000 at any time outstanding.
"Permitted Intercompany Investments" means Investments made by (a) a Loan Party to or in another Loan Party (other than the Parent), (b) a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (c) a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in a Loan Party, so long as, in the case of a loan or advance, the parties thereto are party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (d) a Loan Party to or in a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as (i) the aggregate amount of all such Investments made by the Loan Parties to or in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing either before or after giving effect to such Investment, and (iii) the Borrowers have Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash of not less than $2,000,000 after giving effect to such Investment.
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"Permitted Investments" means:
(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;
(c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;
(d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries;
(e) Investments existing on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 7.02(e) hereto, but not any increase in the amount thereof as set forth in such Schedule or any other modification of the terms thereof;
(f) Permitted Intercompany Investments;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions;
(h) loans or advances to officers and employees for the purpose of travel, entertainment, relocation and other reasonable and ordinary out-of-pocket expenses, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided that such loans and advances shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding (calculated without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof); and
(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 at any time outstanding.
"Permitted Liens" means:
(a) Liens securing the Obligations;
(b) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the payment of which is not required under Section 7.01(c)(ii);
(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted, and a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor;
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(d) Liens described on Schedule 7.02(a), provided that any such Lien shall only secure the Indebtedness that it secures on the Effective Date and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(e) purchase money Liens on equipment acquired or held by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business to secure Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness so long as such Lien only (i) attaches to such property and (ii) secures the Indebtedness that was incurred to acquire such property or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(f) deposits and pledges of cash securing (i) obligations incurred in respect of workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, (ii) the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and statutory obligations or (iii) obligations on surety or appeal bonds, but only to the extent such deposits or pledges are made or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure obligations not past due;
(g) with respect to any Facility, easements, zoning restrictions and similar encumbrances on real property and minor irregularities in the title thereto that do not (i) secure obligations for the payment of money or (ii) materially impair the value of such property or its use by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of such Person's business;
(h) Liens of landlords and mortgagees of landlords (i) arising by statute or under any lease or related Contractual Obligation entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) on fixtures and movable tangible property located on the real property leased or subleased from such landlord, (iii) for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (iv) for which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(i) the title and interest of a lessor or sublessor in and to personal property leased or subleased (other than through a Capitalized Lease), in each case extending only to such personal property;
(j) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business;
(k) judgment liens (other than for the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges) securing judgments and other proceedings not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(j);
(l) rights of set-off or bankers' liens upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
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(n) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by any Loan Party in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition; and
(o) other Liens which (i) do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit, or (ii) are assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition that secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (j) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed, for all Liens under this clause (o), $1,500,000.
"Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness" means, as of any date of determination, Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred to finance the acquisition of any fixed assets secured by a Lien permitted under clause (e) of the definition of "Permitted Liens"; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is incurred within 90 days after such acquisition, (b) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset financed and (c) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means the extension of maturity, refinancing or modification of the terms of Indebtedness so long as:
(a) after giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification, the amount of such Indebtedness is not greater than the amount of Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing or modification (other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto);
(b) such extension, refinancing or modification does not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity (measured as of the extension, refinancing or modification) of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced or modified;
(c) such extension, refinancing or modification is pursuant to terms that, taken as a whole, are not less favorable to the Loan Parties and the Lenders than the terms of the Indebtedness (including, without limitation, terms relating to the collateral (if any) and subordination (if any)) being extended, refinanced or modified; and
(d) the Indebtedness that is extended, refinanced or modified is not recourse to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is liable on account of the obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended.
"Permitted Restricted Payments" means any of the following Restricted Payments made by:
(a) any Loan Party to the Parent in amounts necessary to pay taxes and other customary expenses as and when due and owing by the Parent in the ordinary course of its business as a public holding company (including salaries and related reasonable and customary expenses incurred by employees of the Parent), so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of such payment,
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(b) any Subsidiary of any Borrower to such Borrower,
(c) the Parent for the repurchase of Equity Interests from directors, officers and employees upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such Persons, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 during the term of this Agreement; provided that after giving effect to such repurchase, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash exceeds $5,000,000;
(d) the Parent with respect to the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the "cashless exercise" of options, warrants or other similar rights to acquire Equity Interests;
(e) the Parent to pay dividends in the form of common Equity Interests; and
(f) any Loan Party to make the Restricted Payments described on Schedule 7.02(h).
"Permitted Specified Liens" means Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of Permitted Liens, and, solely in the case of Section 7.01(b)(i), including clauses (g), (h) and (i) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or Governmental Authority.
"Petty Cash Accounts" means Cash Management Accounts with deposits at any time in an aggregate amount not in excess of $10,000 for any one account and $50,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts.
"Plan" means any Employee Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
"Post-Default Rate" means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest otherwise in effect from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement plus 3.00%, or, if a rate of interest is not otherwise in effect, interest at the highest rate specified herein for any Loan then outstanding prior to an Event of Default plus 3.00%.
"Pro Forma Balance Sheet" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(g).
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to:
(a) a Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans and the right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment, by (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, provided, that, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender's Revolving Loans and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans,
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(b) a Lender's obligation to make the Term Loan and the right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender's Term Loan Commitment, by (ii) the Total Term Loan Commitment, provided that, if the Total Term Loan Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender's portion of the Term Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan, and
(c) all other matters (including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations arising under Section 10.05), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment and the unpaid principal amount of such Lender's portion of the Term Loan and Agent Advances, by (ii) the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan and Agent Advances, provided that, if such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed to be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender's Revolving Loans and if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed to be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans.
"Projections" means financial projections of the Parent and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(g)(ii), as updated from time to time pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(vii).
"Published Rate" means the rate of interest published each Business Day in the Wall Street Journal "Money Rates" listing under the caption "London Interbank Offered Rates" for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the LIBOR Rate for a one month period as published in another publication reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent).
"Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Acquisition, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including, without limitation, the fair market value of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries issued in connection with such Acquisition), paid or delivered by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration, including, without limitation, in the form of seller financing, royalty payments, payments allocated towards non-compete covenants, payments to principals for consulting services or other similar payments, earnout payments, purchase price adjustments, deferred consideration, and other payments required to be made in connection with any Acquisition) in connection with such Acquisition, plus (b) the aggregate amount of liabilities of the acquired business (net of current assets of the acquired business) that would be reflected on a balance sheet (if such were to be prepared) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to such Acquisition, plus (c) the aggregate amount of all transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition.
"Qualified Cash" means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash on-hand of the Loan Parties maintained in deposit accounts held by the Administrative Agent in the name of a Loan Party in the United States as of such date, which deposit accounts are, following the date set forth in Section 5.03(b), subject to Control Agreements.
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"Qualified Equity Interests" means, with respect to any Person, all Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
"Real Property Deliverables" means each of the following agreements, instruments and other documents in respect of each Facility:
(a) a Mortgage duly executed by the applicable Loan Party,
(b) evidence of the recording of each Mortgage in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Lien purported to be created thereby or to otherwise protect the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders thereunder;
(c) a Title Insurance Policy with respect to each Mortgage;
(d) a current ALTA survey and a surveyor's certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, certified to the Collateral Agent and to the issuer of the Title Insurance Policy with respect thereto by a professional surveyor licensed in the state in which such Facility is located and reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
(e) a copy of each letter issued by the applicable Governmental Authority, evidencing each Facility's compliance with all applicable building codes, fire codes, other health and safety rules and regulations, parking, density and height requirements and other building and zoning laws together with a copy of all certificates of occupancy issued with respect to each Facility;
(f) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in the state where such Facility is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage to be recorded and such other matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;
(g) a reasonably satisfactory ASTM 1527-00 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment ("Phase I ESA") provided by the Borrowers to the Collateral Agent (and, if requested by the Collateral Agent based upon the results of such Phase I ESA an ASTM 1527-00 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment) of each Facility, in form and substance and by an independent firm reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and
(h) such other agreements, instruments and other documents (including guarantees and opinions of counsel) as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.
"Recipient" means any Agent, any Lender, as applicable.
"Reference Bank" means the PNC, its successors or any other commercial bank designated by the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Borrower from time to time.
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"Reference Rate" means, on any date, the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 0.50% per annum, (b) the Daily LIBOR Rate plus 1.00% per annum, (c) 2.0% per annum and (d) the rate of interest publicly announced by the Reference Bank in New York, New York from time to time as its reference rate, base rate or prime rate. The reference rate, base rate or prime rate is determined from time to time by the Reference Bank as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers and neither is tied to any external rate of interest or index nor necessarily reflects the lowest rate of interest actually charged by the Reference Bank to any particular class or category of customers. Each change in the Reference Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
"Reference Rate Loan" means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Reference Rate.
"Register" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).
"Registered Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property that is issued, registered, renewed or the subject of a pending application.
"Registered Loans" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).
"Regulation T", "Regulation U" and "Regulation X" mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board or any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
"Related Fund" means, with respect to any Person, an Affiliate of such Person, or a fund or account managed by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.
"Related Party Assignment" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(c)(ii).
"Related Party Register" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).
"Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.
"Remedial Action" means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (d) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.
"Replacement Lender" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).
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"Reportable Event" means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than an event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such Section).
"Required Lenders" means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares (calculated in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof) aggregate at least 50.1%.
"Requirements of Law" means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, provincial, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
"Reserve Percentage" means as of any day the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities").
"Restricted Payment" means (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) the making of any repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any direct or indirect parent of any Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) the making of any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding, (d) the return of any Equity Interests to any shareholders or other equity holders of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or make any other distribution of property, assets, shares of Equity Interests, warrants, rights, options, obligations or securities thereto as such or (e) the payment of any management, consulting, monitoring or advisory fees or any other fees or expenses (including the reimbursement thereof by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to any management, consulting, monitoring, advisory or other services agreement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, reasonable and customary employment and consulting agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business) to (i) any Affiliate of any Loan Party, (ii) any equityholder of any Loan Party that acquired all or a portion of its Equity Interests in such Loan Party, either from a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party, (iii) any equityholder of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries holding 5% or more of the Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.
"Revolving Credit Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers in the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement, as such amount may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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"Revolving Loan" means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
"Revolving Loan Lender" means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Revolving Loan.
"Revolving Loan Obligations" means any Obligations with respect to the Revolving Loans (including without limitation, the principal thereof, the interest thereon, and the fees and expenses specifically related thereto).
"Sale and Leaseback Transaction" means, with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the Securities Act.
"Secured Party" means any Agent, any Lender, any Bank Product Provider and any Cash Management Services Provider.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
"Securitization" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(l).
"Security Agreement" means a Pledge and Security Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations.
"Seller" means any Person that sells Equity Interests or other property or assets to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party in a Permitted Acquisition.
"Solvent" means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the sum of such Person's (and its Subsidiaries') debt (including contingent liabilities calculated based upon the probability of the contingency materializing and discounted to its net present value), taken as a whole, does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Person's (and its Subsidiaries') present assets, taken as a whole, (ii) such Person's (and its Subsidiaries') capital, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the date hereof and reflected in the projections or with respect to any transaction contemplated or undertaken after the date hereof, and (iii) none of such Person nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred and intends to incur, or believes (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise).
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"Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of any Loan Party the terms of which (including, without limitation, payment terms, interest rates, covenants, remedies, defaults and other material terms) are reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Required Lenders and which has been expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Indebtedness of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents (a) by the execution and delivery of a subordination agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Required Lenders, or (b) otherwise on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Required Lenders.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person's consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding Equity Interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person. References to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent unless the context expressly provides otherwise.
"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.
"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.
"Termination Date" means the first date on which all of the Obligations are paid in full in cash and the Commitments of the Lenders are terminated.
"Termination Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan, (b) any event that causes any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to incur liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan or the treatment of an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate an Employee Plan, or (e) any other event or condition that could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Employee Plan.
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"Term Loan" means, collectively, the loans made by the Term Loan Lenders to the Borrowers on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
"Term Loan Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make the Term Loan to the Borrowers in the amount set forth in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement, as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
"Term Loan Lender" means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or a Term Loan.
"Term Loan Obligations" means any Obligations with respect to the Term Loan (including, without limitation, the principal thereof, the interest thereon, and the fees and expenses specifically related thereto).
"Title Insurance Policy" means a mortgagee's loan policy, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, together with all endorsements made from time to time thereto, issued to the Collateral Agent by or on behalf of a title insurance company selected by or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, insuring the Lien created by a Mortgage in an amount and on terms and with such endorsements reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, delivered to the Collateral Agent.
"Total Commitment" means the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment.
"Total Leverage Ratio" means, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period (other than (i) Indebtedness as to which no cash payments in respect of interest, principal or other amounts are required (or could be required under any circumstance) to be made prior to the date that is six months following the Final Maturity Date; (ii) obligations payable in connection with the Future Ads Acquisition, including but not limited to earnout payments and deferred consideration, whenever payable, so long as no portion of any such obligation is required to be paid in cash (or could be required under any circumstance to be paid in cash) prior to the date that is six months following the Final Maturity Date; (iii) the cash payment required to be made pursuant to clause 2.1(b)(iii) of the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement, so long as such payment is not made prior to the date required by the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, and (iv) amounts required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Fee Letter) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period.
"Total Revolving Credit Commitment" means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders' Revolving Credit Commitments.
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"Total Term Loan Commitment" means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders' Term Loan Commitments.
"Transferee" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).
"Trust Conditions" has the meaning specified therefor in the letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Collateral Agent and the Parent.
"UCC Filing Authorization Letter" means a letter duly executed by each Loan Party authorizing the Collateral Agent to file appropriate financing statements on Form UCC-1 without the signature of such Loan Party in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by each Security Agreement and each Mortgage.
"Uniform Commercial Code" or "UCC" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.04.
"Unused Line Fee" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(b).
"USA PATRIOT Act" means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001)) as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177, March 9, 2006) and as the same may have been or may be further renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.
"U.S. Person" means any Person that is a "United States Person" as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
"VCOC Management Rights Agreement" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01(d)(x).
"WARN" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(p).
"Withholding Agent" means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
"Working Capital" means, at any date of determination thereof, (a) the sum, for any Person and its Subsidiaries, of (i) the unpaid face amount of all Accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and any Indebtedness owing to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries by Affiliates of such Person), minus (b) the sum, for such Person and its Subsidiaries, of (i) the unpaid amount of all accounts payable of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all accrued expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination (other than the current portion of long-term debt and all accrued interest and taxes).
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Section 1.02 Terms Generally. 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, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein 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), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns, (c) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder", and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any right or interest in or to assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
Section 1.03 Certain Matters of Construction. References in this Agreement to "determination" by any Agent include good faith estimates by such Agent (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs by such Agent (in the case of qualitative determinations). A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall "continue" or be "continuing" until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by the Required Lenders. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as having been created in favor of any Agent, any agreement entered into by any Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any payment made by or to or funds received by any Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by any Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of the Agents and the Lenders. Wherever the phrase "to the knowledge of any Loan Party" or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Loan Party are used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the knowledge that a senior officer would have obtained if such officer had engaged in good faith and diligent performance of such officer's duties. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder.
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Section 1.04 Accounting and Other Terms.
(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with any incurrence or expenditure tests set forth in Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 7.03, any amounts so incurred or expended (to the extent incurred or expended in a currency other than Dollars) shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Agents or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Agents) as in effect on the date of such incurrence or expenditure under any provision of any such Section that has an aggregate Dollar limitation provided for therein (and to the extent the respective incurrence or expenditure test regulates the aggregate amount outstanding at any time and it is expressed in terms of Dollars, all outstanding amounts originally incurred or spent in currencies other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Agents or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Agents) as in effect on the date of any new incurrence or expenditures made under any provision of any such Section that regulates the Dollar amount outstanding at any time). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to the accounting for leases as either operating leases or capital leases and the impact of such accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 840 on the definitions and covenants herein, GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date shall be applied and (ii) 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) All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the "Uniform Commercial Code" or the "UCC") and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as any Agent may otherwise determine in good faith.
Section 1.05 Time References. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each means "to but excluding"; provided, however, that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to any Secured Party, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.
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ARTICLE II
THE LOANS
Section 2.01 Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth:
(i) each Revolving Loan Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers at any time and from time to time during the term of this Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment; and
(ii) each Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make the Term Loan to the Borrowers on the Effective Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender's Term Loan Commitment.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) The aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding at any time to the Borrowers shall not exceed the lesser of (A) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and (B) the then current Borrowing Base (as reflected by the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate). The Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero on the Final Maturity Date. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow, the Revolving Loans on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Final Maturity Date, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein.
(ii) The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan made on the Effective Date shall not exceed the Total Term Loan Commitment. Any principal amount of the Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Section 2.02 Making the Loans. (a) The Administrative Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior telephonic notice (immediately confirmed in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (a "Notice of Borrowing")), not later than (i) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date which is 3 Business Days prior to the date of the proposed LIBOR Rate Loan (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent is willing to accommodate from time to time, but in no event later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the borrowing date of the proposed LIBOR Rate Loan) and (ii) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date that is 1 Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Reference Rate Loan; provided, that any Notice of Borrowing with respect to Loans to be made on the Effective Date shall be required to be delivered by 5:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the Effective Date. Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of the proposed Loan, (ii) in the case of Loans requested on the Effective Date, whether such Loan is requested to be a Revolving Loan or the Term Loan, (iii) whether the Loan is requested to be a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the initial Interest Period with respect thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term "Interest Period", and (iv) the proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day, and, with respect to any Term Loan, must be the Effective Date. If no election as to the type of Loan is specified, then the requested Loan shall be a Reference Rate Loan. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Administrative Borrower (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent). Each Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent's record of the terms of any such telephonic Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer's authority to request a Loan on behalf of the Borrowers until the Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Notice of Borrowing.
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(b) Each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and the Borrowers shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith. Each Revolving Loan shall be made in a minimum amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof.
(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.02(c), all Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or the Total Term Loan Commitment, as the case may be, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligations to make a Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans required to be made by it by the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other Lender.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and in order to reduce the number of fund transfers among the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), and the Borrowers and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to, fund, on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01, subject to the procedures for settlement set forth in Section 2.02(d); provided, however, that (a) the Administrative Agent shall in no event fund any such Revolving Loans if the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders on the Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Revolving Loan that one or more of the conditions precedent contained in Section 5.02 will not be satisfied at the time of the proposed Revolving Loan, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall not otherwise be required to determine that, or take notice whether, the conditions precedent in Section 5.02 have been satisfied. If the Administrative Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing requesting a Revolving Loan and the Administrative Agent elects not to fund such Revolving Loan on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, then promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing requesting such Revolving Loan, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Loan Lender of the specifics of the requested Revolving Loan and that it will not fund the requested Revolving Loan on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders. If the Administrative Agent notifies the Revolving Loan Lenders that it will not fund a requested Revolving Loan on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, each Revolving Loan Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, in the Administrative Agent's Account no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) (provided that the Administrative Agent requests payment from such Revolving Loan Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time)) on the date of the proposed Revolving Loan. The Administrative Agent will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the Borrowers on the day of the proposed Revolving Loan by causing an amount, in immediately available funds, equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent's Account or the amount funded by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders to be deposited in an account designated by the Administrative Borrower.
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(iii) If the Administrative Agent has notified the Revolving Loan Lenders that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, will not fund a particular Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(ii), the Administrative Agent may assume that each such Revolving Loan Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such day and the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, cause a corresponding amount to be made available to the Borrowers on such day. If the Administrative Agent makes such corresponding amount available to the Borrowers and such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Revolving Loan Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Revolving Loan Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for 3 Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which such Revolving Loan Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount so advanced by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made by the Administrative Agent for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Revolving Loan Lender to pay the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Borrower of such failure and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent for its own account.
(iv) Nothing in this Section 2.02(c) shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Loan Lender from its obligations to fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may have against any Revolving Loan Lender as a result of any default by such Revolving Loan Lender hereunder.
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(d) (i) With respect to all periods for which the Administrative Agent has funded Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(c), on Friday of each week, or if the applicable Friday is not a Business Day, then on the following Business Day, or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may from time to time select (any such week or shorter period being herein called a "Settlement Period"), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Loan Lender of the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding as of the last day of each such Settlement Period. In the event that such amount is greater than the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on the last day of the Settlement Period immediately preceding such Settlement Period (or, if there has been no preceding Settlement Period, the amount of the Revolving Loans made on the date of such Revolving Loan Lender's initial funding), each Revolving Loan Lender shall promptly (and in any event not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) if the Administrative Agent requests payment from such Lender not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such day) make available to the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of the difference in immediately available funds. In the event that such amount is less than such unpaid principal amount, the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay over to each Revolving Loan Lender its Pro Rata Share of the difference in immediately available funds. In addition, if the Administrative Agent shall so request at any time when a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or any other event shall have occurred as a result of which the Administrative Agent shall determine that it is desirable to present claims against the Borrowers for repayment, each Revolving Loan Lender shall promptly remit to the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to each Revolving Loan Lender, sufficient funds to adjust the interests of the Revolving Loan Lenders in the then outstanding Revolving Loans to such an extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, each such Revolving Loan Lender's interest in the then outstanding Revolving Loans will be equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof. The obligations of the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Loan Lender under this Section 2.02(d) shall be absolute and unconditional. Each Revolving Loan Lender shall only be entitled to receive interest on its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans which have been funded by such Revolving Loan Lender.
(ii) In the event that any Revolving Loan Lender fails to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(i), the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Revolving Loan Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for 3 Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which such Revolving Loan Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount so advanced by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made by the Administrative Agent for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Revolving Loan Lender to pay the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Borrower of such failure and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent for its own account. Nothing in this Section 2.02 shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Loan Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may have against any Revolving Loan Lender as a result of any default by such Revolving Loan Lender hereunder.
Section 2.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The outstanding principal of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall be repayable in consecutive quarterly installments in equal amounts of $1,750,000 on the last day of each March, June, September and December commencing on March 31, 2015; provided, that the payment due on March 31, 2015 shall be in an amount equal to $1,219,101.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, unless, on the date of such termination, the Loan Parties have Qualified Cash of not less than $5,000,000 (as evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower), (ii) the Final Maturity Date and (iii) the date on which the Term Loan is declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender's share thereof.
(e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or Section 2.03(d) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that (i) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) in the event of any conflict between the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(d), the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(d) shall govern and control.
(f) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in a form furnished by the Collateral Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 12.07) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
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Section 2.04 Interest.
(a) Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, each Revolving Loan shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Each Revolving Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Term Loan. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, the Term Loan or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each portion of the Term Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus the Applicable Margin, and each portion of the Term Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Term Loan (or such portion thereof) plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) Default Interest. To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the election of either Agent or the Required Lenders, the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans, fees, indemnities or any other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate.
(d) Interest Payment. Interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) in the case of a Reference Rate Loan, monthly, in arrears, on the last day of each month, commencing on the last day of the month in which such Loan is made, (ii) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and (iii) in the case of each Loan, at maturity (whether upon demand, by acceleration or otherwise. Interest at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account pursuant to Section 4.01 with the amount of any interest payment due hereunder.
(e) General. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day, elapsed.
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Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Reduction of Commitments.
(i) Revolving Credit Commitments. The Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate on the Final Maturity Date. The Borrowers may reduce the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount (which may be zero) not less than the sum of (A) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as to which a Notice of Borrowing has been given by the Administrative Borrower under Section 2.02. Each such reduction that is not a reduction of the full amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be (1) in an amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or by the full amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment in effect immediately prior to such reduction if such amount at that time is less than $1,000,000), (2) made by providing not less than 5 Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and (3) except as provided in clause (b)(iii) below, irrevocable; provided that in no event shall the Borrowers be permitted to reduce the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount less than $10,000,000 (other than a permanent reduction in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to zero). Once reduced, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment may not be increased. Each such reduction of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender proportionately in accordance with its Pro Rata Share thereof.
(ii) Term Loan. The Total Term Loan Commitment shall terminate upon the earlier of (A) the making of the Term Loan on the Effective Date, and (B) 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on January 28, 2015.
(b) Optional Prepayment.
(i) Revolving Loans. The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, prepay the principal of any Revolving Loan, in whole or in part.
(ii) Term Loan. The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, upon at least 5 Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the principal of the Term Loan, in whole or in part; provided, that after giving effect to such payment, the sum of Excess Availability plus all unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties that is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent equals or exceeds $3,500,000. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be accompanied by the payment of (A) accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid and (B) the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Term Loan. Each such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal due on the Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity.
(iii) Termination of Agreement. The Borrowers may, upon at least 15 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate this Agreement by paying to the Administrative Agent, in cash, the Obligations, in full, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement. If the Administrative Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iii), then the Lenders' obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate and the Borrowers shall be obligated to repay the Obligations, in full, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice; provided that if a notice of termination states that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness, such notice of termination may be revoked by the Administrative Borrower (by notice to the Agents on or prior to the specified date) if such condition is not satisfied.
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(c) Mandatory Prepayment.
(i) Contemporaneously with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of audited annual financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii), commencing with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of the financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015 or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents and the Lenders on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii), on the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to the result of (1) 75% of the Excess Cash Flow of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year (or, if Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Year exceeds $50,000,000, 50% of Excess Cash Flow of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year) minus (2) the aggregate principal amount of all payments made by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.05(b) for such Fiscal Year (and, in the case of payments made by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i), only to the extent that the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is permanently reduced by the amount of such payments) for such Fiscal Year. For purposes of this Section 2.05(c)(i), all calculations made with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015, shall take into account the results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2015. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after giving effect to any payment under this Section 2.05(c)(i), the sum of Excess Availability plus all unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties that is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent would be less than $1,500,000, such payment shall not be required to be made until such time as after giving effect to such payment, the sum of Excess Availability plus all unrestricted cash of the Loan Parties that is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent would be equal to or greater than $1,500,000; provided, that if at any time a portion of such payment would be permitted to be made, the Borrowers shall be required to make such payment in the maximum amount permitted to be paid at such time to the extent requested by the Required Lenders.
(ii) Immediately upon any Disposition (excluding Dispositions which qualify as Permitted Dispositions under clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of Permitted Disposition) by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Disposition to the extent that the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by all Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (and not paid to the Administrative Agent as a prepayment of the Loans) shall exceed $3,000,000 for all such Dispositions during the term of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make a Disposition of any property other than in accordance with Section 7.02(c)(ii).
(iii) Upon the issuance or incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith. The provisions of this Section 2.05(c)(iii) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(iv) Upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith to the extent that the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by all Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (and not paid to the Administrative Agent as a prepayment of the Loans shall exceed $250,000 for all such Extraordinary Receipts during the term of this Agreement.
(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition or the receipt of Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards that are required to be used to prepay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii) or Section 2.05(c)(iv), as the case may be, up to $2,000,000 during the term of this Agreement of the Net Cash Proceeds from all such Dispositions and Extraordinary Receipts shall not be required to be so used to prepay the Obligations to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are used to acquire, improve, replace, repair or restore properties or assets (other than current assets) useful in such Person's business, provided that, (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such Person receives such Net Cash Proceeds, (B) the Administrative Borrower delivers a certificate to the Administrative Agent on the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds stating that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used to acquire, improve, replace, repair or restore properties or assets (other than current assets) useful in such Person's business within a period specified in such certificate not to exceed 365 days after the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (which certificate shall set forth estimates of the Net Cash Proceeds to be so expended), (C) such Net Cash Proceeds are deposited in an account subject to a Control Agreement, and (D) upon the earlier of (1) the expiration of the period specified in the relevant certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (B) above or (2) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, such Net Cash Proceeds, if not theretofore so used, shall be used to prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(ii) or Section 2.05(c)(iv) as applicable.
(vi) The Borrowers will immediately prepay the Revolving Loans at any time when the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans exceeds the Borrowing Base (as determined pursuant to the most-recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate), to the full extent of any such excess. On each day that any Revolving Loans are outstanding, the Borrowers shall hereby be deemed to represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders that the Borrowing Base (as determined pursuant to the most-recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate) equals or exceeds the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such day.
(vii) The Administrative Agent shall on each Business Day apply all funds transferred to or deposited in the Administrative Agent's Account, to the payment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans.
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(d) Application of Payments. Each prepayment pursuant to subsections (c)(i), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), and (c)(iv) above shall be applied, first, to the Term Loan, until paid in full, and second, (other than in the case of subsection (c)(i)), to the Revolving Loans (with a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments) until paid in full. Each such prepayment of the Term Loan shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal of the Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Administrative Agent has elected, or has been directed by the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, to apply payments in respect of any Obligations in accordance with Section 4.03(b), prepayments required under Section 2.05(c) shall be applied in the manner set forth in Section 4.03(b).
(e) Interest and Fees. Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05 (other than prepayments made pursuant to subsection (c)(vi) of this Section 2.05) shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment, (ii) any Funding Losses payable pursuant to Section 2.08, (iii) the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Loans to the extent required under Section 2.06(c) and (iv) if such prepayment would reduce the amount of the outstanding Loans to zero at a time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of all fees accrued to such date pursuant to Section 2.06.
(f) Cumulative Prepayments. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.05, payments with respect to any subsection of this Section 2.05 are in addition to payments made or required to be made under any other subsection of this Section 2.05.
(g) Waivable Mandatory Prepayment. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the Borrowers are required to make any mandatory prepayment (a "Waivable Mandatory Prepayment") of the Loans, not less than three Business Days prior to the date (the "Required Prepayment Date") on which Borrowers are required to make such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, the Administrative Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Loan of the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lender's option to refuse such amount (the "Refusal Option"). Each such Lender may exercise the Refusal Option by giving written notice to the Administrative Borrower and each Agent of its election to do so on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify the Administrative Borrower and each Agent of its election to exercise the Refusal Option on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, not to exercise the Refusal Option). On the Required Prepayment Date, the Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, which amount shall be applied (i) in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment payable to those Lenders that have elected not to exercise the Refusal Option, to prepay the Loans of such Lenders, and (ii) to the extent of any excess, to those Lenders that have elected not to exercise the Refusal Option, on a pro rata basis (based upon the amount of Loans held by each such Lender that elected not to exercise the Refusal Option, as compared to the amount of Loans held by all such Lenders that did not elect to exercise the Refusal Option) to prepay the Loans of such Lenders, or, to the extent any such Lender refuses the excess amount specified in this clause (g), to the Borrowers for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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Section 2.06 Fees.
(a) Fee Letter. As and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the Borrowers shall pay the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) Unused Line Fee. From and after the Effective Date and until the Termination Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Loan Lenders, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, quarterly in arrears on the first day of each quarter commencing January 1, 2015, an unused line fee (the "Unused Line Fee"), which shall accrue at the rate per annum of 0.50% on the excess, if any, of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment over the sum of the average principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding from time to time during the preceding quarter.
(c) Applicable Prepayment Premium. In the event of (i) an optional prepayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) and Section 2.05(b)(iii), (ii) a mandatory prepayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii) in an amount of $500,000 or more, or Section 2.05(c)(iii) or (iii) the termination of this Agreement at any time prior to January 28, 2017, for any reason, including (A) termination of this Agreement upon the election of the Required Lenders after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (or, in the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g), automatically upon the occurrence thereof), (B) foreclosure and sale of Collateral, (C) sale of Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (D) restructure, reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to the Agents and the Lenders or profits lost by the Agents and the Lenders as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, the Applicable Prepayment Premium, measured as of the date of such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall not be payable in connection with (x) any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i), Section 2.05(c)(ii) in an amount less than $500,000 or Section 2.05(c)(iv), and (y) any voluntary prepayments of the Term Loan in an amount required for the Loan Parties to remain in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03 using internally-generated funds or proceeds of an Equity Issuance of the Parent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Obligations are accelerated for any reason, including because of default, sale, disposition or encumbrance (including that by operation of law or otherwise), the Applicable Prepayment Premium will also be due and payable as though said indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part of the Obligations. Any Applicable Prepayment Premium payable above shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as the result of the early termination and the Loan Parties agree that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Applicable Prepayment Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING APPLICABLE PREPAYMENT PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ACCELERATION. Each Loan Party expressly agrees that: (1) the Applicable Prepayment Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm's length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel; (2) the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made; (3) there has been a course of conduct between Lenders and the Loan Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium; and (4) the Loan Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this paragraph. Each Loan Party expressly acknowledges that its agreement to pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium to Lenders as herein described is a material inducement to Lenders to provide the Commitments and make the Loans.
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(d) Audit and Collateral Monitoring Fees. The Borrowers acknowledge that pursuant to Section 7.01(f), representatives of the Agents may visit any or all of the Loan Parties and/or conduct inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations of any or all of the Loan Parties at any time and from time to time. The Borrowers agree to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent a collateral monitoring fee of $1,500 per month (the "Collateral Monitoring Fee"), payable in advance on the Effective Date and on the first day of each month thereafter, (ii) $1,500 per day per examiner plus the examiner's reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with all such visits, inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations and (iii) the cost of all visits, inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations conducted by a third party on behalf of the Agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers shall not be required to reimburse the Agents for expenses in respect of visits, inspections, audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, environmental site assessments and/or examinations in excess of an amount equal to $60,000 during any Fiscal Year (which amount shall be in addition to the Collateral Monitoring Fee).
Section 2.07 LIBOR Option.
(a) The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, elect to have interest on all or any portion of the Loans be charged at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate (the "LIBOR Option"). Each Interest Period of a LIBOR Rate Loan shall commence on the date such LIBOR Rate Loan is made and shall end on such date as the Administrative Borrower may elect as set forth in subsection 2.02(a) above; provided that no Interest Period may be selected which shall end after the Final Maturity Date.
(b) The Administrative Borrower shall elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a LIBOR Rate Loan by its Notice of Borrowing given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or by its notice of conversion given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.07(c), as the case may be. The Administrative Borrower shall elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving irrevocable (except as otherwise permitted hereunder) written notice to the Administrative Agent of such duration not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan. If the Administrative Agent does not receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Rate Loan to a Reference Rate Loan, subject to Section 2.07(c) herein below.
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(c) The Administrative Borrower may, on any Business Day, convert any such loan into a loan of another type (i.e., a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan), provided that any conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan that is not made on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan shall be subject to Section 2.08. For the avoidance of doubt, Reference Rate Loans may be converted into LIBOR Rate Loans on any Business Day (subject to the procedure specified in the following sentence), and such conversion shall not be subject to Section 2.08. If a Borrower desires to convert a Loan, the Administrative Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent a LIBOR Notice by no later than 12:00 noon (New York time) (i) on the day which is three (3) Business Days' prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Reference Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or (ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Reference Rate Loan, specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the Loans to be converted and if the conversion is from a Reference Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the duration of the first Interest Period therefor.
(d) Subject to Section 2.05(b), the Borrowers may prepay the LIBOR Rate Loans in whole at any time or in part from time to time with accrued interest on the principal being prepaid to the date of such repayment. The Administrative Borrower shall specify the date of prepayment of Loans which are LIBOR Rate Loans, the Loan to which such prepayment is to be applied and the amount of such prepayment. In the event that any prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Loan is required or permitted on a date other than the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and Lenders therefor in accordance with Section 2.08 hereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Requirement of Law, or any Change in Law, shall make it unlawful for any Lender (for purposes of this subsection (e), the term "Lender" shall include any Lender and the office or branch where any Lender or any corporation or bank controlling such Lender makes or maintains any LIBOR Rate Loans) to make or maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans, the obligation of Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder shall forthwith be cancelled and the Borrowers shall, if any affected LIBOR Rate Loans are then outstanding, promptly upon request from the Administrative Agent, either (i) pay all such affected LIBOR Rate Loans or (ii) convert such affected LIBOR Rate Loans into loans of another type (the date specified in the Administrative Agent's request shall, unless otherwise required by law, be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loan). If any such payment or conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan is made on a day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan, the Borrowers shall pay the Administrative Agent, upon the Administrative Agent's request, such amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Lenders for any Funding Losses sustained or incurred by Lenders in respect of such LIBOR Rate Loan as a result of such payment or conversion, including (but not limited to) any interest or other amounts payable by Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by Lenders in order to make or maintain such LIBOR Rate Loan. A certificate as to any additional amounts that describes in reasonable detail the calculations thereof payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lenders to Administrative Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(f) In the event that:
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate applicable pursuant to Section 2.02(a) hereof for any Interest Period;
(ii) the Required Lenders shall have determined that dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant maturity are not available in the London interbank market, with respect to an outstanding LIBOR Rate Loan, a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan, or a proposed conversion of a Reference Rate Loan into a LIBOR Rate Loan; or
(iii) any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then upon notice of same being given to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall give the Administrative Borrower prompt written, telephonic or facsimile notice of such determination. If such notice is given, (i) any such requested LIBOR Rate Loan shall be made as a Reference Rate Loan, unless the Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such proposed borrowing, that its request for such borrowing shall be cancelled or made as an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan, (ii) any Reference Rate Loan or LIBOR Rate Loan which was to have been converted to an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan shall be continued as or converted into a Reference Rate Loan, or, if the Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed conversion, shall be maintained as an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan, and (iii) any outstanding affected LIBOR Rate Loans shall be converted into a Reference Rate Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Until such notice has been withdrawn, Lenders shall have no obligation to make an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan or maintain outstanding affected LIBOR Rate Loans and the Borrowers shall not have the right to convert a Reference Rate Loan or an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan into an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan.
(g) Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither any Agent nor any Lender, nor any of their participants, is required actually to acquire LIBOR deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate. Except for Section 2.07(f)(ii), the provisions of this Section 2.07 shall apply as if each Lender or its participants had match funded any Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the LIBOR Rate by acquiring LIBOR deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loans.
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(h) If any Lender requests compensation or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional interest or other amount to any Lender hereunder, then such Lender shall 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 reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable hereunder in the future, (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense, and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrowers (i) shall have not more than five (5) LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time, and (ii) only may exercise the LIBOR Option for LIBOR Rate Loans of at least $100,000 and integral multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof.
Section 2.08 Funding Losses. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Agents and the Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense incurred by any Agent or any Lender as a result of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default or any mandatory prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.05(c)), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default), or (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any Notice of Borrowing or LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, and expenses, collectively, "Funding Losses"). Funding Losses shall, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, be deemed to equal the amount reasonably determined by such Agent or such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable thereto, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period therefor), minus (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Agent or such Lender would be offered were it to be offered, at the commencement of such period, Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period in the London interbank market. A certificate of an Agent or a Lender delivered to the Administrative Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that such Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.09 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Secured Party (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity, a "Transferee")), (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (iii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased by the amount (an "Additional Amount") necessary such that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additions sums payable under this Section 2.09) such Secured Party (or such Transferee) receives the amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.
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(b) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any Other Taxes. Each Loan Party shall deliver to each Secured Party official receipts in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
(c) The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally indemnify and agree to hold each Secured Party harmless from and against Indemnified Taxes (including, without limitation, Indemnified Taxes imposed on any amounts payable under this Section 2.09) paid by such Person, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Such indemnification shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which any such Person makes written demand therefore specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Indemnified Taxes.
(d) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a U.S. Person (a "Non-U.S. Lender") agrees that it shall, no later than the Effective Date (or, in the case of a Lender which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof after the Effective Date, promptly after the date upon which such Lender becomes a party hereto) deliver to the Agents one properly completed and duly executed copy of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, in each case claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments of interest hereunder. In addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, such Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents to the Agents and the Borrowers that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the Parent and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code), and such Non-U.S. Lender agrees that it shall promptly notify the Agents in the event any such representation is no longer accurate. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a "New Lending Office"). In addition, such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent shall deliver such forms within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor from any Agent, the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as applicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.09, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.09(d) that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
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(e) Any Secured Party (or Transferee) claiming any indemnity payment or additional payment amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment or additional amount that may thereafter accrue, would not require such Secured Party (or Transferee) to disclose any information such Secured Party (or Transferee) deems confidential and would not, in the sole determination (in good faith) of such Secured Party (or Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Secured Party (or Transferee).
(f) If any Secured Party (or a Transferee) shall become aware that it is entitled to claim a refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Indemnified Taxes with respect to which any Loan Party has made an indemnity payment or paid additional amounts, pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Borrower of the availability of such refund claim and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Administrative Borrower, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such refund at the Loan Parties' expense. If any Secured Party (or a Transferee) receives a refund (including pursuant to a claim for refund made pursuant to the preceding sentence) in respect of any Indemnified Taxes with respect to which any Loan Party has made an indemnity payment or paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the Administrative Borrower, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Secured Party (or Transferee).
(g) If a payment made to a Lender (or Transferee) or any Agent under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Borrower and the Agents at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or the Agents such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or the Agents as may be necessary for the Administrative Borrower and the Agents to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender (or Transferee) or Agent has complied with its obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Any forms, certifications or other documentation under this clause (g) shall be delivered by each Lender (or Transferee) and each Agent.
(h) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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Section 2.10 Increased Costs and Reduced Return. (a) If any Secured Party shall have determined in good faith that any Change in Law shall (i) subject such Secured Party, or any Person controlling such Secured Party to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to this Agreement or any Loan made by such Agent or such Lender, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party of any amounts payable hereunder (except for taxes on the overall net income of such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Loan or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party or (iii) impose on such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Loan, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Secured Party of making any Loan, or agreeing to make any Loan, or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Secured Party hereunder, then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrowers shall pay to such Secured Party such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such increased costs or reductions in amount.
(b) If any Secured Party shall have determined in good faith that any Change in Law either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party, and such Secured Party determines in good faith that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Loans made or maintained hereunder, or such Secured Party's (or such other controlling Person's) other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's capital to a level below that which such Secured Party or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Loans made or maintained, or any agreement to make Loans, or such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking into consideration, such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrowers shall pay to such Secured Party from time to time such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Secured Party's or such other controlling Person's capital.
(c) All amounts payable under this Section 2.10 shall bear interest from the date that is 10 days after the date of demand by any Secured Party until payment in full to such Secured Party at the Reference Rate. A certificate of such Secured Party claiming compensation under this Section 2.10, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by such Secured Party to the Administrative Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof, and such Secured Party's reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 2.10, and shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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Section 2.11 Changes in Law; Impracticability or Illegality.
(a) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including changes in tax laws (except changes of general applicability in corporate income tax laws) and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), excluding the Reserve Percentage, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give the Administrative Borrower and the Administrative Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and the Administrative Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, the Administrative Borrower may, by notice to such affected Lender (i) require such Lender to furnish to the Administrative Borrower a statement setting forth the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (ii) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section 2.09).
(b) In the event that any change in market conditions shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it unlawful or, in such Lender's good faith business judgment, impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to the Administrative Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and (i) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such Lender's notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Reference Rate Loans of the same type hereunder, and (ii) the Borrowers shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option (including in any borrowing, conversion or continuation then being requested) until such Lender determines that it would no longer be unlawful or, in such Lender's good faith business judgment, impractical to do so.
(c) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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ARTICLE III
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ARTICLE IV
APPLICATION
OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS;
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS
Section 4.01 Payments; Computations and Statements. (a) The Borrowers will make each payment under this Agreement not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent's Account. For the purposes of calculating interest and other charges under this Agreement, any payment in respect of such interest or charges shall be deemed applied by the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations 1 Business Day after (i) the Business Day following the Administrative Agent's receipt of such payment made by wire transfer or electronic depository check and (ii) the Business Day following any payment made in any other form that constitutes good funds in the Administrative Agent's Account. For all other purposes, payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day which constitute good funds will be credited to the Loan Account on the next succeeding Business Day. All payments shall be made by the Borrowers without set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, deduction or other defense to the Agents and the Lenders. After receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal ratably to the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent will cause to be distributed all interest and fees received from or for the account of the Borrowers not less than once each month and in any event promptly after the receipt thereof. The Lenders and the Borrowers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account of the Borrowers with any amount due and payable by the Borrowers under any Loan Document. Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether any of the conditions precedent in Section 5.02 have been satisfied. Any amount charged to the Loan Account of the Borrowers shall be deemed a Revolving Loan hereunder made by the Revolving Loan Lenders to the Borrowers, funded by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders and subject to Section 2.02 of this Agreement. The Lenders and the Borrowers confirm that any charges which the Administrative Agent may so make to the Loan Account of the Borrowers as herein provided will be made as an accommodation to the Borrowers and solely at the Administrative Agent's discretion, provided that the Administrative Agent shall from time to time upon the request of the Collateral Agent, charge the Loan Account of the Borrowers with any amount due and payable under any Loan Document. Whenever any payment to be made under any such Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be. All computations of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fees hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall provide the Administrative Borrower, promptly after the end of each calendar month, a summary statement (in the form from time to time used by the Administrative Agent) of the opening and closing daily balances in the Loan Account of the Borrowers during such month, the amounts and dates of all Loans made to the Borrowers during such month, the amounts and dates of all payments on account of the Loans to the Borrowers during such month and the Loans to which such payments were applied, the amount of interest accrued on the Loans to the Borrowers during such month, and the amount and nature of any charges to the Loan Account made during such month on account of fees, commissions, expenses and other Obligations. All entries on any such statement shall be presumed to be correct and, 30 days after the same is sent, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.
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Section 4.02 Sharing of Payments. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that (a) if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and each Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered and (b) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrowers 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), or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply). The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all of its rights (including the Lender's right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.
Section 4.03 Apportionment of Payments. Subject to any written agreement among the Agents and/or the Lenders:
(a) All payments of principal and interest in respect of outstanding Loans, all payments of fees (other than the fees set forth in Section 2.06 hereof to the extent set forth in any written agreement among the Agents and the Lenders) and all other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as provided herein or, in respect of payments not made on account of Loans, as designated by the Person making payment when the payment is made.
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(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the direction of the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders shall, apply all payments in respect of any Obligations, including without limitation, all proceeds of the Collateral, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i) first, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Agents until paid in full; (ii) second, to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Agent Advances until paid in full; (iii) third, to pay principal of the Agent Advances until paid in full; (iv) fourth, ratably to pay the Revolving Loan Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium), expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Revolving Loan Lenders until paid in full; (v) fifth, ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Revolving Loans until paid in full; (vi) sixth, ratably to pay principal of the Revolving Loans until paid in full; (vii) seventh, ratably to pay the Bank Product Obligations in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Bank Product Reserve; (viii) eighth, ratably to pay the Term Loan Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium), expense reimbursements indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Term Loan Lenders until paid in full; (ix) ninth, ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Term Loan until paid in full; (x) tenth, ratably to pay principal of the Term Loan until paid in full; (xi) eleventh, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of the Applicable Prepayment Premium then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full, (xii) twelfth, ratably to pay the Bank Product Obligations to the extent not paid under clause (vii) above until paid in full; (xiii) thirteenth, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable until paid in full; and (xiv) fourteenth, to the Borrowers or whomever shall be entitled thereto to the extent permitted by Requirements of Law.
(c) For purposes of Section 4.03(b) (other than clause (xiii)), "paid in full" means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding, except to the extent that default or overdue interest (but not any other interest) and loan fees, each arising from or related to a default, are disallowed in any Insolvency Proceeding; provided, however, that for the purposes of clause (xiii), "paid in full" means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(d) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 4.03 and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that both such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 4.03 shall control and govern.
Section 4.04 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) 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 Section 12.02.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to such Defaulting Lender any payments made by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent for such Defaulting Lender's benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lender) (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender's Loans were funded by the other Lenders) or, if so directed by the Administrative Borrower and if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender's Loans were not funded by the other Lenders), retain the same to be re-advanced to the Borrowers as if such Defaulting Lender had made such Loans to the Borrowers. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender.
(c) Any such failure to fund by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle the Borrowers to replace the Defaulting Lender with one or more substitute Lenders, and the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Defaulting Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Defaulting Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Defaulting Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Defaulting Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07.
(d) The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitments of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender.
(e) This Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until either (i) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and payable or (ii) the non-Defaulting Lenders, the Agents, and the Borrowers shall have waived such Defaulting Lender's default in writing, and the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the applicable defaulted Loans and pays to the Agents all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; 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 such Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender.
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Section 4.05 Administrative Borrower; Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers.
(a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Parent as the borrowing agent and attorney-in-fact for the Borrowers (the "Administrative Borrower") which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until the Agents shall have received prior written notice signed by all of the Borrowers that such appointment has been revoked and that another Borrower has been appointed Administrative Borrower. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Borrower (i) to provide to the Agents and receive from the Agents all notices with respect to Loans obtained for the benefit of any Borrower and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement and (ii) to take such action as the Administrative Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain Loans and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood that the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of the Borrowers in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to the Borrowers in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of the Borrowers in the most efficient and economical manner and at their request, and that neither the Agents nor the Lenders shall incur liability to the Borrowers as a result hereof. Each Borrower expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group.
(b) Each Borrower hereby accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 4.05), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them. If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Obligations of each of the Borrowers under the provisions of this Section 4.05 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each of the Borrowers, enforceable against each such Person to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other circumstances whatsoever.
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(c) The provisions of this Section 4.05 are made for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders and their successors and assigns, and may be enforced by them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Agents, the Lenders or such successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any of the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any of the other Borrowers or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 4.05 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied.
(d) Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against the other Borrowers with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Agents or the Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any Collateral, until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO LOANS
Section 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Business Day (the "Effective Date") when each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agents:
(a) Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid on or before the Effective Date all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 12.04, which amounts may be paid, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, from the proceeds of the Loans made on the Effective Date.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The following statements shall be true and correct: (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01(a), (b), (c), (d), (h) (with respect to violations of law that would result in a Material Adverse Effect), (j), (k), the first sentence of (o), (s), (t), (w) and (aa) of this Agreement and Section 5(o) of the Security Agreement are true and correct on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on such earlier date, and (ii) the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Future Ads in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement ("Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations") are true and correct on and as of such date, but only to the extent that Parent has the right to terminate its obligations under the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement or to not consummate the Future Ads Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any notice requirements contained therein.
(c) Legality. The making of the initial Loans shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Secured Party.
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(d) Delivery of Documents. The Collateral Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Effective Date and, if applicable, duly executed by the Persons party thereto:
(i) a Security Agreement, together with the original stock certificates representing all of the Equity Interests and all promissory notes required to be pledged thereunder, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer;
(ii) a UCC Filing Authorization Letter, together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent of the filing of appropriate financing statements on Form UCC-1 in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by each Security Agreement;
(iii) the results of searches for any effective UCC financing statements, tax Liens or judgment Liens filed against any Loan Party or its property, which results shall not show any such Liens (other than Permitted Liens acceptable to the Agents);
(iv) a Perfection Certificate;
(v) the Future Ads Acquisition Collateral Assignment;
(vi) the Disbursement Letter;
(vii) the Fee Letter;
(viii) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;
(ix) a Management Rights Agreement between the Loan Parties and each Lender that is intended to qualify as a venture capital operating company under the United States Department of Labor Regulation published at 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101 (each a "VCOC Management Rights Agreement");
(x) the side letter described in the definition of the term "Trust Conditions";
(xi) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying (A) as to copies of the Governing Documents of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto (including, without limitation, a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction), (B) as to a copy of the resolutions or written consents of such Loan Party authorizing (1) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (2) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith, (C) the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document (in the case of a Borrower, including, without limitation, Notices of Borrowing, LIBOR Notices and all other notices under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers and (D) as to the matters set forth in Section 5.01(b);
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(xii) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent attaching a copy of the Financial Statements, Pro Forma Balance Sheet and the Projections described in Section 6.01(g)(ii) hereof;
(xiii) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent, certifying as to the solvency of the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis (after giving effect to the Loans made on the Effective Date) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;
(xiv) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower certifying that the attached copies of (1) the Acquisition Documents and (2) the other Material Contracts as in effect on the Effective Date are true, complete and correct copies thereof;
(xv) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization and, except to the extent such failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each jurisdiction of foreign qualification of each Loan Party certifying as of a recent date as to the subsistence in good standing of, and the payment of taxes by, such Loan Party in such jurisdictions, together with written confirmation (where available) on the Effective Date from such official(s) as to such matters;
(xvi) an opinion of (A) Graubard Miller, counsel to the Loan Parties, and (B) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, California counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case, as to such matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;
(xvii) evidence of the insurance coverage required by Section 7.01 and the terms of each Security Agreement, and, where requested by any Agent, with such endorsements as to the named insureds or loss payees thereunder as such Agent may request and providing that such policy may be terminated or canceled (by the insurer or the insured thereunder) only upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each such named insured or loss payee, together with evidence of the payment of all premiums due in respect thereof for such period as the Collateral Agent may request;
(xviii) evidence of the payment in full of all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facility, together with (A) a termination and release agreement with respect to the Existing Credit Facility and all related documents, duly executed by the Loan Parties and the Existing Lenders, (B) a satisfaction of mortgage for each mortgage filed by the Existing Lender on each Facility, (C) a termination of security interest in Intellectual Property for each assignment for security recorded by the Existing Lenders at the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and covering any intellectual property of the Loan Parties, and (D) UCC-3 termination statements for all UCC-1 financing statements filed by the Existing Lenders and covering any portion of the Collateral; and
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(xix) Control Agreements with respect to each of the Collection Accounts, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.
(e) Material Adverse Effect. There shall have occurred and be continuing (i) no Future Ads Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement) since October 10, 2014, (ii) no Kitara Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement) since October 10, 2014, and (iii) no material adverse change or effect on (A) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents, or (B) the ability of the Agents to enforce their rights and remedies (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents (each, an "Effective Date Material Adverse Effect")
(f) Approvals. All consents, authorizations and approvals of, and filings and registrations with, and all other actions in respect of, any Governmental Authority or other Person required in connection with the making of the Loans or the conduct of the Loan Parties' business shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.
(g) Minimum Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Borrowers on a consolidated basis, giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the Future Ads Acquisition (calculated on a basis satisfactory to the Agents) shall have generated Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of at least $26,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period ending November 30, 2014, with adjustments subject to the Agents' reasonable satisfaction, and (ii) Future Ads shall have generated Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of at least $31,500,000 for the trailing twelve month period ending on November 30, 2014, with adjustments subject to the Agents' reasonable satisfaction.
(h) Revolving Loans. After giving effect to the making of the Loans and the consummation of the Future Ads Acquisition on the Effective Date, and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding shall not exceed $7,500,000, and (ii) the sum of Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash shall exceed $2,500,000.
(i) Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that (i) relates to this Agreement and is reasonably determined by the Agents to be material or (ii) is reasonably expected to result in an Effective Date Material Adverse Effect.
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(j) Receipt of Future Ads Acquisition Agreement / Consummation of Future Ads Acquisition. The Agents shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to them, (i) a copy of the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement and each other Future Ads Acquisition Document, duly executed by the parties thereto; (ii) evidence that the Future Ads Acquisition will be consummated in accordance with the terms of such Future Ads Acquisition Documents concurrently with the effectiveness of this Agreement without any amendments, modifications or waivers to the Future Ads Acquisition Documents following approval thereof by the Agents (including any amendments to the Transferors Disclosure Schedules or Kitara Disclosure Schedules pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement) that are materially adverse to the Lenders (except for those delivered to and approved by the Agents), it being understood that, without limitation to the foregoing, (A) any reduction in the total consideration payable under the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement that is equal to or greater than 10% of the total consideration payable thereunder shall only be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders if there is not a corresponding dollar-for-dollar reduction to the Term Loan, (B) any amendment, modification or supplement to, or waiver of, definition of "Material Adverse Effect" contained in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement shall be deemed materially adverse to the Lenders; and (C) any amendment, modification or supplement to, or waiver of, any of the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be deemed materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders. Concurrently with the making of the initial Loans, (A) Parent shall have purchased pursuant to the Future Ads Acquisition Documents (no provision of which shall have been amended or otherwise modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Agents), and shall have become the owner, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, of all of the Future Ads Acquisition Assets, (B) the proceeds of the initial Loans shall have been applied in full to pay the Purchase Price payable pursuant to the Future Ads Acquisition Documents for the Future Ads Acquisition Assets and the closing and other costs relating thereto and (C) each party to the Future Ads Acquisition Documents shall have fully performed all of the obligations required to be performed under the Future Ads Acquisition Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Agents shall have receive a certificate of the Parent, stating that (1) the Parent has delivered to the Agents complete and correct copies of the Future Ads Acquisition Documents, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, (2) the Future Ads Acquisition Documents set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof, and there are no other agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, relating to the matters covered thereby, (3) the execution, delivery and performance of the Future Ads Acquisition Documents has been duly authorized by all necessary action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of any consent of stockholders or other holders of Equity Interests required by law or by any applicable corporate or other organizational documents) on the part of each such Person, (4) no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to filing with or license from, any Governmental Authority is required for such sale other than such as have been obtained on or prior to the Effective Date, (5) each Future Ads Acquisition Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms, (6) all conditions precedent to the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement have been fulfilled or (with the prior written consent of the Agents) waived, (7) no Future Ads Acquisition Document has been amended or otherwise modified, and (8) there has been no breach of any material term or condition of any Future Ads Acquisition Document.
(k) KYC Requests. The Agents shall have received all documentation and other information reasonably requested at least 5 Business Days prior to the Effective Date that is required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable "know-your-customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and all such documentation and other information shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.
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Section 5.02 Conditions Precedent to All Loans . The obligation of any Agent or any Lender to make any Loan after the Effective Date is subject to the fulfillment, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of each of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 hereof, which amounts may be paid, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, from the proceeds of the Loans made on such date.
(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The following statements shall be true and correct, and the submission by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each such Loan, and the Borrowers' acceptance of the proceeds of such Loan, shall each be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Loan Party on the date of such Loan that: (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Loan are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), (ii) at the time of and after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the Loan to be made, on such date and (iii) the conditions set forth in this Section 5.02 have been satisfied as of the date of such request.
(c) Legality. The making of such Loan shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Secured Party.
(d) Notices. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof.
(e) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents. All proceedings in connection with the making of such Loan and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and their counsel, and the Agents and such counsel shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, as any Agent may reasonably request.
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Section 5.03 Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness. As an accommodation to the Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders have agreed to execute this Agreement and to make the Loans on the Effective Date notwithstanding the non-satisfaction by the Loan Parties of the conditions set forth below on or before the Effective Date. In consideration of such accommodation, the Loan Parties agree that, in addition to all other terms, conditions and provisions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those conditions set forth in Section 5.01, the Loan Parties shall satisfy each of the conditions subsequent set forth below on or before the date applicable thereto (it being understood that (i) the failure by the Loan Parties to perform or cause to be performed any such condition subsequent on or before the date applicable thereto shall constitute an Event of Default and (ii) to the extent that the existence of any such condition subsequent would otherwise cause any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be breached, the Required Lenders hereby waive such breach for the period from the Effective Date until the date on which such condition subsequent is required to be fulfilled pursuant to this Section 5.03:
(a) On or prior to the date that is 60 days following the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver to the Collateral Agent, landlord waivers and collateral access agreements with respect to the chief executive office of each Loan Party (and any other location where any Loan Party maintains any books and records) (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to impose, at its discretion, rent reserves against the Borrowing Base and/or the Revolving Credit Commitments if such landlord waivers and collateral access agreements are not obtained by the date that is 60 days following the Effective Date).
(b) On or prior to the date that is 45 days following the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) Control Agreements for each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodities Account maintained by any Loan Party (in each case, other than Excluded Accounts), each duly executed by, in addition to the applicable Loan Party, the applicable financial institution, and (ii) Credit Card Acknowledgements with respect to each Credit Card Agreement of each Loan Party.
(c) On or prior to the date that is 30 days following the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent evidence that (i) each Subsidiary of the Parent has irrevocably opted into Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and caused the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Parent to be deemed to be securities for purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, caused such securities to be certificated, and delivered such certificated securities (along with appropriate instruments of transfer) to the Collateral Agent, and (ii) the records on file at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reflect that all trademarks specified on Schedule 6.01(u) are held in the name of a Loan Party, free and clear of all Liens.
(d) On or prior to the date that is 10 Business Days following the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent such lenders' loss payable and additional insured endorsements with respect to the insurance policies of the Loan Parties as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties as follows:
(a) Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrowers, to make the borrowings hereunder, and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable material Requirement of Law or (C) any Material Contract binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties, except, in the case of clause (iv), to the extent where such contravention, default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Governmental Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party other than filings and recordings with respect to Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing or recordation, on the Effective Date.
(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents. This Agreement is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
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(e) Capitalization. On the Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Effective Date, the authorized Equity Interests of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries and the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 6.01(e). All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights. All Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries of the Parent are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Parent, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens). Except as described on Schedule 6.01(e), or as issued after the Effective Date in compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and no outstanding obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.01(f), there is no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened action, suit or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its properties before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
(g) Financial Statements.
(i) The Financial Statements, copies of which have been delivered to each Agent and each Lender, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal periods ended on such respective dates, all in accordance with GAAP. The Parent has heretofore delivered to the Lenders the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2014 (the "Pro Forma Balance Sheet") after giving effect to the consummation of the Future Ads Acquisition and the making of the Loans on the Effective Date and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith, as if they had occurred on such date. Such Pro Forma Balance Sheet accurately reflects all adjustments required to be made to give effect to the Future Ads Acquisition and present fairly in all material respects the pro forma consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date, assuming that the Future Ads Acquisition and the making of the Loans on the Effective Date and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith, had occurred at such date. All material indebtedness and other liabilities (including, without limitation, Indebtedness, liabilities for taxes, long-term leases and other unusual forward or long-term commitments), direct or contingent, of the Parent and its Subsidiaries incurred prior to the date of the Financial Statements are set forth therein (or if incurred after the date of the Financial Statements, are set forth on Schedule 6.01(g)). Since December 31, 2013 no event or development has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The Parent has heretofore furnished to each Agent and each Lender (A) projected monthly balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016, and (B) projected annual balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ending in 2017 through 2018, which projected financial statements shall be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(vii).
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(h) Compliance with Law, Etc. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of (i) any of its Governing Documents, (ii) any material Requirement of Law or (iii) any material term of any Material Contract binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing thereunder.
(i) ERISA. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i), (i) each Employee Plan is in substantial compliance with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) no Termination Event has occurred nor is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan, including any required Schedule B (Actuarial Information) thereto, copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and delivered to the Agents, is complete and correct and fairly presents the funding status of such Employee Plan, and since the date of such report there has been no material adverse change in such funding status, (iv) copies of each agreement entered into with the PBGC, the U.S. Department of Labor or the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Employee Plan have been delivered to the Agents, (v) no Employee Plan had an accumulated or waived funding deficiency or permitted decrease which would create a deficiency in its funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code at any time during the previous 60 months, and (vi) no Lien imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA exists or is likely to arise on account of any Employee Plan within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i), no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, or is aware of any facts indicating that it or any of its ERISA Affiliates may in the future incur any such withdrawal liability. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates nor any fiduciary of any Employee Plan has (i) engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) failed to pay any required installment or other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such required installment or payment, (iii) engaged in a transaction within the meaning of Section 4069 of ERISA or (iv) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are unpaid. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, proceedings or lawsuits (other than claims for benefits in the normal course) asserted or instituted against (i) any Employee Plan or its assets, (ii) any fiduciary with respect to any Employee Plan, or (iii) any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee Plan. Except as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code, no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates or coverage after a participant's termination of employment.
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(j) Taxes, Etc. (i) All foreign, Federal and material state and local tax returns and other reports required by applicable Requirements of Law to be filed by any Loan Party have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and (ii) all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount for all such taxes, assessments and other governmental charges exceeding $250,000 and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP.
(k) Regulations T, U and X. No Loan Party is or will be engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X), and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U and X.
(l) Nature of Business. No Loan Party is engaged in any business other than as set forth on Schedule 6.01(l). No Inactive Subsidiary has any liabilities, owns any assets having a value in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate for all such Inactive Subsidiaries, or engages in any operations or business.
(m) Adverse Agreements, Etc. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contractual Obligation or subject to any restriction or limitation in any Governing Document or any judgment, order, regulation, ruling or other requirement of a court or other Governmental Authority, which (either individually or in the aggregate) has, or in the future could reasonably be expected (either individually or in the aggregate) to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Permits, Etc. Each Loan Party has, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business and Facility currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by such Person, except to the extent the failure to have or be in compliance therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect.
(o) Properties. Each Loan Party has good and marketable title to, valid leasehold interests in, or valid licenses to use, all property and assets material to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. All such properties and assets are in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and damage caused by casualty (pending timely repair or replacement) excepted.
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(p) Employee and Labor Matters. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or. to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party or (iii) to the knowledge of each Loan Party, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The hours worked and payments made to employees of any Loan Party have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements. All material payments due from any Loan Party on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party.
(q) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), (i) the operations of each Loan Party are in material compliance with all Environmental Laws; (ii) there has been no Release at any of the properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or a predecessor in interest, or at any disposal or treatment facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no Environmental Action has been asserted against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest nor does any Loan Party have knowledge or notice of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) no Environmental Actions have been asserted against any facilities that may have received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) no property now or formerly owned or operated by a Loan Party has been used as a treatment or disposal site for any Hazardous Material; (vi) no Loan Party has failed to report to the proper Governmental Authority any Release which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) each Loan Party holds all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the business carried on by it, except for such licenses, permits and approvals as to which a Loan Party's failure to maintain or comply with could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) no Loan Party has received any notification pursuant to any Environmental Laws that (A) any work, repairs, construction or Capital Expenditures are required to be made in respect as a condition of continued compliance with any Environmental Laws, or any license, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto or (B) any license, permit or approval referred to above is about to be reviewed, made, subject to limitations or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Insurance. Each Loan Party maintains the insurance and required services and financial assurance as required by law and as required by Section 7.01(h). Schedule 6.01(r) sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party on the Effective Date.
(s) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to (a) refinance the Existing Credit Facility and other existing indebtedness of the Borrowers (b) for general working capital purposes of the Borrowers, (c) to pay fees and expenses related to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (d) to finance the cash consideration for the Future Ads Acquisition.
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(t) Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and before and after giving effect to each Loan, the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis are, Solvent. No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party.
(u) Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(u), each Loan Party owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property rights that are necessary for the operation of its business, without infringement upon or conflict with the rights of any other Person with respect thereto, except for such infringements and conflicts which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth on Schedule 6.01(u) is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of (i) each item of Registered Intellectual Property owned by each Loan Party; (ii) each material work of authorship owned by each Loan party and which is not Registered Intellectual Property, and (iii) each material Intellectual Property Contract to which each Loan Party is bound. No trademark or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other Person, and no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or threatened, except for such infringements and conflicts which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Loan Party, no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code pertaining to Intellectual Property is pending or proposed, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Material Contracts. Set forth on Schedule 6.01(v) is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Material Contracts of each Loan Party, showing the parties and subject matter thereof and amendments and modifications thereto. Each such Material Contract (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto and, to the best knowledge of such Loan Party, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms (except to the extent such Material Contract has been replaced with a new Material Contract containing terms no less favorable to the Loan Parties than the Material Contract so replaced, in which case the representations contained herein shall apply to such replacement Material Contract), (ii) has not been otherwise amended or modified, except for amendments or modifications that could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Loan Parties or the Agents and the Lenders, and (iii) is not in default due to the action of (A) any Loan Party or (B) to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, any other party thereto, except to the extent that any such default could not reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Loan Parties or the Agents and the Lenders.
(w) Investment Company Act. None of the Loan Parties is (i) an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" or "promoter" of, or "principal underwriter" of or for, an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law that limits in any respect its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or a portion of the Obligations unenforceable.
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(x) Customers and Suppliers. There exists no actual or threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or modification to or change in, the business relationship between (i) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any customer or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Loan Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Loan Party, or (ii) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any supplier or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Loan Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Loan Party, in each case to the extent that such termination, cancellation, limitation, modification or change could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and there exists no present state of facts or circumstances that could give rise to or result in any such termination, cancellation, limitation, modification or change.
(y) Credit Card Agreements. Set forth in Schedule 6.01(y) is a correct and complete list of all of the Credit Card Agreements existing as of the Effective Date between and/or among any Loan Party, any of its Affiliates, the Credit Card Issuers, the Credit Card Processors and any of their affiliates. The Credit Card Agreements constitute all of such agreements necessary for each Loan Party to operate its business as presently conducted with respect to credit cards and debit cards and no Account of the Loan Parties arise from purchases by customers of Inventory or services with credit cards or debit cards, other than those which are issued by Credit Card Issuers with whom any Loan Party has entered into one of the Credit Card Agreements set forth on Schedule 6.01(y) hereto or with whom each Loan Party has entered into a Credit Card Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.01(y). Each of the Credit Card Agreements constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights. To the knowledge of each Loan Party, no default or event of default, or act, condition or event which after notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any of the Credit Card Agreements exists or has occurred and is continuing. Each Loan Party and, to each Loan Party's knowledge, the other parties thereto, have complied in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the Credit Card Agreements to the extent necessary for such Loan Party to be entitled to receive all payments thereunder. The Loan Parties have delivered, or caused to be delivered to the Agents, true, correct and complete copies of all of the Credit Card Agreements.
(z) [Intentionally Omitted].
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(aa) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(i) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Affiliate of any Loan Party that is controlled by a Loan Party, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any other Affiliate of any Loan Party, has violated or is in violation of any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or has engaged in or conspired to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(ii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Affiliate of any Loan Party that is controlled by a Loan Party, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any other Affiliate of any Loan Party, nor any officer, director or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties, nor any of the Loan Parties' respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans, or other transactions hereunder, is a Blocked Person.
(iii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, (A) conducts any business with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (B) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to any OFAC Sanctions Programs.
(bb) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.
(i) The Loan Parties are in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the "FCPA"), and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws of those jurisdictions in which they do business (collectively, the "Anti-Corruption Laws").
(ii) None of the Loan Parties has at any time:
(A) offered, promised, paid, given, or authorized the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any employee, official, representative, or other person acting on behalf of any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority thereof, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office (collectively, "Foreign Official"), for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or
(B) acted or attempted to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.
(iii) There are, and have been, no allegations, investigations or inquiries with regard to a potential violation of any Anti-Corruption Law by any of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, or other persons acting or purporting to act on their behalf.
(iv) The Loan Parties have adopted, implemented and maintain anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.
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(cc) Full Disclosure.
(i) Each Loan Party has disclosed to the Agents all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it 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. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrowers' industry) in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading.
(ii) All Projections, have been prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith based on assumptions, estimates, methods and tests that are believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared and information believed by the Loan Parties to have been accurate based upon the information available to the Loan Parties at the time such Projections were furnished to the Lenders, and Parent is not be aware of any facts or information that would lead it to believe that such Projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect; it being understood that (1) Projections are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Loan Parties' control, (2) actual results may differ materially from the Projections and such variations may be material and (3) the Projections are not a guarantee of performance.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES
Section 7.01 Affirmative Covenants. So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party will, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing (it being understood that only the Administrative Borrower shall be required to comply with the requirements set forth in clause (a), other than clauses (a)(viii), (x) through (xv), (xvii) and (xix), which shall be required to be complied with by all Loan Parties that are affected):
(a) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to each Agent and each Lender:
(i) as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries commencing with the first fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, (A) internally prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows as at the end of such fiscal month, and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such fiscal month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in (1) the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, and (2) the Projections, all in reasonable detail and certified by an Authorized Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal month and the results of operations, retained earnings and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal month and for such year-to-date period, in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of the most recent audited financial statements furnished to the Agents and the Lenders, subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments, and (B) a report of price and volume key performance indicators by category during such fiscal month, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and consistent with historical practices;
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(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or such later date as the filing of the financial statements referred to in this Section 7.01(a)(ii) may be extended in accordance with the rules of the SEC (but, in any event, not in excess of 5 days), commencing with the first fiscal quarter of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in (A) the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year and (B) the Projections, all in reasonable detail and certified by an Authorized Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and for such year-to-date period, in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of the most recent audited financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Agents and the Lenders, subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments;
(iii) as soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or such later date as the filing of the financial statements referred to in this Section 7.01(a)(iii) may be extended in accordance with the rules of the SEC (but, in any event, not in excess of 15 days), consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in (A) the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, and (B) the Projections, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by a report and an opinion, prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Parent and reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (it being agreed that Marcum LLP is satisfactory to the Agents as of the Effective Date) (which opinion shall be without (1) a "going concern" or like qualification or exception, (2) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, or (3) any qualification which relates to the treatment or classification of any item and which, as a condition to the removal of such qualification, would require an adjustment to such item, the effect of which would be to cause any noncompliance with the provisions of Section 7.03), together with a written statement of such accountants (x) to the effect that, in making the examination necessary for their certification of such financial statements, they have not obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or a Default under Section 7.03 or (y) if such accountants shall have obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or such Default, describing the nature thereof;
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(iv) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent (a "Compliance Certificate"):
(A) stating that such Authorized Officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and has made or caused to be made under his or her supervision a review of the condition and operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries during the period covered by such financial statements with a view to determining whether the Parent and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and such Loan Documents at the times such compliance is required hereby and thereby, and that such review has not disclosed, and such Authorized Officer has no knowledge of, the occurrence and continuance during such period of an Event of Default or Default or, if an Event of Default or Default had occurred and continued or is continuing, describing the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the Parent and its Subsidiaries propose to take or have taken with respect thereto,
(B) in the case of the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), (1) attaching a schedule showing the calculation of the financial covenants specified in Section 7.03 and (2) including a discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the portion of the Fiscal Year then elapsed and discussing the reasons for any significant variations from the Projections for such period and the figures for the corresponding period in the previous Fiscal Year, and
(C) in the case of the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clause (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), attaching (1) a summary of all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date thereof by any Loan Party and all material insurance coverage planned to be maintained by any Loan Party, together with such other related documents and information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, (2) the calculation of the Excess Cash Flow in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05(c) and (3) confirmation that there have been no changes to the information contained in each of the Perfection Certificates delivered on the Effective Date or the date of the most recently updated Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) and/or attaching an updated Perfection Certificate identifying any such changes to the information contained therein;
(v) as soon as available and in any event within 20 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries commencing with the first fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, reports in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and certified by an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower as being accurate and complete (A) listing all Accounts of the Loan Parties as of such day, which shall include the amount and age of each such Account, showing separately those which are more than 30, 60, 90 and 120 days old and a description of all Liens, set-offs, defenses and counterclaims with respect thereto, together with a reconciliation of such schedule with the schedule delivered to the Agents pursuant to this clause (v)(A) for the immediately preceding fiscal month, and such other information as any Agent may reasonably request, and (B) listing all accounts payable of the Loan Parties as of each such day which shall include the amount and age of each such account payable, and such other information as any Agent may reasonably request, all in detail and in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents;
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(vi) as soon as available and in any event (x) within 20 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries commencing with the first fiscal month of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, a Borrowing Base Certificate, current as of last Business day of such month (the "Reference Month") which, for avoidance of doubt, shall include all Eligible Accounts that have arisen as the result of revenue generated before the end of the Reference Month; provided that, in each case, an invoice has been sent out by the date on which the Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered, supported by schedules showing the derivation thereof and containing such detail and other information as any Agent may request from time to time, and (y) on or before Friday of each week, a sales and collections report (including sales journals, credit listings and cash receipts journals) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, prepared as of Friday of the prior week; provided that any report submitted pursuant to the preceding clause (y) shall not, in and of itself, cause an adjustment to the Borrowing Base except in the manner provided in the following proviso; and provided further that the Borrowing Base set forth in any Borrowing Base Certificate shall not be binding upon Agents or restrictive of any Agent’s rights under this Agreement, and the Administrative Agent may further adjust the Borrowing Base to reflect sales reported by the Borrowers and collections applied by the Administrative Agent;
(vii) as soon as available, and, in any event, not later than 90 days prior to the end of each Fiscal Year, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent (A) attaching Projections for the Parent and its Subsidiaries, supplementing and superseding the Projections previously required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, prepared on a monthly basis and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, for the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year for the Parent and its Subsidiaries and (B) certifying that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(cc)(ii) are true and correct with respect to the Projections;
(viii) promptly after submission to any Governmental Authority, all documents and information furnished to such Governmental Authority in connection with any investigation of any Loan Party other than routine inquiries by such Governmental Authority;
(ix) as soon as possible, and in any event within 3 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default or the occurrence of any event or development that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the written statement of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default or other event or development having a Material Adverse Effect and the action which the affected Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto;
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(x) (A) as soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof knows or has reason to know that (1) any Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, (2) any other Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, or (3) an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an Employee Plan, a statement of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower setting forth the details of such occurrence and the action, if any, which such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of the PBGC's intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan, (C) promptly and in any event within 10 days after the filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service if requested by any Agent, copies of each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan and Multiemployer Plan, (D) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof knows or has reason to know that a required installment within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has not been made when due with respect to an Employee Plan, (E) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from a sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan or from the PBGC, a copy of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability under Section 4202 of ERISA or indicating that such Multiemployer Plan may enter reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA, and (F) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof sends notice of a plant closing or mass layoff (as defined in WARN) to employees, copies of each such notice sent by such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate thereof;
(xi) promptly after the commencement thereof but in any event not later than 5 days after service of process with respect thereto on, or the obtaining of knowledge thereof by, any Loan Party, notice of each action, suit or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority or other regulatory body or any arbitrator which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(xii) as soon as possible and in any event within 5 days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives in connection with any Material Contract or any Acquisition Document;
(xiii) as soon as possible and in any event within 5 days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives in connection with the sale or other Disposition of the Equity Interests of, or all or substantially all of the assets of, any Loan Party;
(xiv) promptly after (A) the sending or filing thereof, copies of all statements, reports and other information any Loan Party sends to any holders of its Indebtedness or its securities or files with the SEC or any national (domestic or foreign) securities exchange and (B) the receipt thereof, a copy of any material notice received from any holder of its Indebtedness;
(xv) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all financial reports (including, without limitation, management letters), if any, submitted to any Loan Party by its auditors in connection with any annual or interim audit of the books thereof;
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(xvi) promptly upon request, any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender in its sole discretion, confirming the Borrowers' compliance with Section 7.02(r);
(xvii) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 5 Business Days after receipt by any Loan Party, the monthly statements received by any Loan Party from any Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors;
(xviii) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), if, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements that is permitted by Section 7.02(q), the consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a) will differ from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents; and
(xix) promptly upon request, such other information concerning the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Loan Party as any Agent may from time to time may reasonably request.
(b) Additional Borrowers, Guarantors and Collateral Security. Cause:
(i) each Subsidiary of any Loan Party not in existence on the Effective Date, to execute and deliver to the Agents promptly and in any event within 3 days after the formation, acquisition or change in status thereof, (A) a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall be made a party to this Agreement as a Borrower or a Guarantor, (B) a supplement to the Security Agreement, together with (1) certificates evidencing all of the Equity Interests of any Person owned by such Subsidiary required to be pledged under the terms of the Security Agreement, (2) undated stock powers for such Equity Interests executed in blank with signature guaranteed, and (3) such opinions of counsel as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (C) to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, one or more Mortgages creating on the real property of such Subsidiary a perfected, first priority Lien (in terms of priority, subject only to Permitted Specified Liens) on such real property and such other Real Property Deliverables as may be required by the Collateral Agent with respect to each such real property, (D) Credit Card Acknowledgements with respect to any Credit Card Agreements of such Subsidiary and (E) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by any Agent in order to create, perfect, establish the first priority of or otherwise protect any Lien purported to be covered by any such Security Agreement or Mortgage or otherwise to effect the intent that such Subsidiary shall become bound by all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents and that all property and assets of such Subsidiary shall become Collateral for the Obligations; and
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(ii) each owner of the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary to execute and deliver promptly and in any event within 3 days after the formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary a Pledge Amendment (as defined in the Security Agreement), together with (A) certificates evidencing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary required to be pledged under the terms of the Security Agreement, (B) undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of assignment for such Equity Interests executed in blank with signature guaranteed, (C) such opinions of counsel as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (D) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor hereunder (and, as such, shall not be required to deliver the documents required by clause (i) above); provided, however, that if the Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary are owned by a Loan Party, such Loan Party shall deliver all such documents, instruments, agreements (including, without limitation, at the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, a pledge agreement governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of the organization of such Foreign Subsidiary) and certificates described in clause (ii) above to the Collateral Agent, and take all commercially reasonable actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or otherwise necessary to grant and to perfect a first-priority Lien (subject to Permitted Specified Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in 65% of the voting Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary and 100% of all other Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary owned by such Loan Party.
(c) Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes.
(i) Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects, with all material Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws), judgments and awards (including any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could give rise to any of the foregoing).
(ii) Pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, in full before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount for all such taxes, assessments and other governmental charges exceeding $250,000, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP.
(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc. Except as provided in Section 7.02(c), maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, adequate records and books of account, with complete entries made to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
(f) Inspection Rights. Permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the agents and representatives of any Agent at any time and from time to time during normal business hours, at the expense of the Borrowers, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit and inspect its properties, to verify materials, leases, notes, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and its other assets, to conduct audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (and, if requested by the Collateral Agent based upon the results of any such Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment) or examinations and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby authorizes its independent accountants, and the independent accountants of each of its Subsidiaries, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Person (independently or together with representatives of such Person) with the agents and representatives of any Agent in accordance with this Section 7.01(f). At all times other than when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall give the Administrative Borrower reasonable advance notice of any desired action pursuant to this Section 7.01(f).
(g) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder, except to the extent the failure to so maintain and preserve or so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent, worker's compensation and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Agents. All policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, as its interests may appear, in case of loss, under a standard non-contributory "lender" or "secured party" clause and are to contain such other provisions as the Agents may require to fully protect the Lenders' interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to the Collateral Agent (with copies to the Administrative Agent) and the policies are to be premium prepaid, with the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of the Collateral Agent and such other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate from time to time, and shall provide for not less than 30 days' (10 days' in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, any Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at the Borrowers' expense and without any responsibility on any Agent's part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right, in the name of the Lenders, any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, to file claims under any insurance policies, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.
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(i) Obtaining of Permits, Etc. Obtain, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business, in each case, except to the extent the failure to obtain, maintain, preserve or take such action could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Environmental. (i) Keep any property either owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens; (ii) comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws and provide to the Collateral Agent any documentation of such compliance which the Collateral Agent may reasonably request; (iii) provide the Agents written notice within 5 days of any Release of a Hazardous Material in excess of any reportable quantity from or onto property at any time owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said Release; and (iv) provide the Agents with written notice within 10 days of the receipt of any of the following: (A) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and (C) notice of a violation, citation or other administrative order which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Fiscal Year. Cause the Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to end on December 31 of each calendar year unless the Agents consent to a change in such Fiscal Year (and appropriate related changes to this Agreement).
(l) Landlord Waivers; Collateral Access Agreements. Subject to Section 5.03, at any time (i) any Collateral with a book value in excess of $250,000 (when aggregated with all other Collateral at the same location), or (ii) any books and records related to any Collateral, is located on any real property of a Loan Party (whether such real property is now existing or acquired after the Effective Date) which is not owned by a Loan Party, or is stored on the premises of a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain written subordinations or waivers or collateral access agreements, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.
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(m) After Acquired Real Property. Upon the acquisition by it or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof of any fee interest in any real property (wherever located) (each such interest being a "New Facility") (i) with a Current Value (as defined below) in excess of $1,000,000 immediately so notify the Agents, setting forth with specificity a description of the interest acquired, the location of the real property, any structures or improvements thereon and either an appraisal or such Loan Party's good-faith estimate of the current value of such real property (for purposes of this Section, the "Current Value"). The Collateral Agent shall notify such Loan Party whether it intends to require a Mortgage (and any other Real Property Deliverables) with respect to such New Facility. Upon receipt of such notice requesting a Mortgage (and any other Real Property Deliverables), the Person that has acquired such New Facility shall promptly furnish the same to the Collateral Agent. The Borrowers shall pay all fees and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, and all title insurance charges and premiums, in connection with each Loan Party's obligations under this Section 7.01(m).
(n) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.
(o) Lender Meetings. Upon the request of any Agent or the Required Lenders (which request, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be made more than once during each Fiscal Year, or, in the case of meetings conducted by telephone, not more than once each month), participate in a meeting with the Agents and the Lenders at the Borrowers' corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by the Administrative Borrower and such Agent or the Required Lenders or by telephone in the case of the monthly meetings) at such time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Borrower and such Agent or the Required Lenders and participate in monthly telephonic calls..
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(p) Board Observation Rights. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to designate one observer (the "Board Observer") to attend any regular meeting (a "BOD Meeting") of the Board of Directors of the Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company) or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in each case, any relevant committees thereof), except that the Board Observer shall not be entitled to vote on matters presented to or discussed by the Board of Directors (or any relevant committee thereof) of the Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company) or any of its Subsidiaries at any such meetings. The Board Observer shall be timely notified of the time and place of any BOD Meetings (which shall be held no less than once per quarter) and will be given written notice of all proposed actions to be taken by the Board of Directors (or any relevant committee thereof) of the Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company) and any of its Subsidiaries at such meeting as if the Board Observer were a member thereof. Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail the nature and substance of the matters to be discussed and/or voted upon at such meeting (or the proposed actions to be taken by written consent without a meeting). The Board Observer shall have the right to receive all information provided to the members of the Board of Directors or any similar group performing an executive oversight or similar function (or any relevant committee thereof) of the Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company) and any of its Subsidiaries in anticipation of or at such meeting (regular or special and whether telephonic or otherwise), in addition to copies of the records of the proceedings or minutes of such meeting, when provided to the members, and the Board Observer shall keep such materials and information confidential in accordance with Section 12.19 of this Agreement. The Borrowers shall reimburse the Board Observer for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with its participation in any such BOD Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the presiding officer of a BOD Meeting, upon his or her reasonable good faith determination that it is necessary to do so (i) to protect confidential information of any Loan Party or information of a third party that a Loan Party is required to keep confidential, may exclude the Board Observer from any part of a BOD Meeting where such information is discussed or presented or require the Board Observer to execute a non-disclosure agreement in customary form with respect to such information and (ii) to protect the attorney-client privilege or other legal privilege, may exclude the Board Observer from any part of a BOD Meeting where the presence of the Board Observer would jeopardize any such privilege.
(q) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(r) Credit Card Agreements. Each of the Loan Parties shall: (a) observe and perform all material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Credit Card Agreements to be observed and performed by it at the times set forth therein; (b) not do, permit, suffer or refrain from doing anything, as a result of which there could be a material default under or material breach of any of the terms of any of the Credit Card Agreements; (c) at all times maintain in full force and effect the Credit Card Agreements and not terminate, cancel, surrender, or materially modify, amend, waive or release any of the Credit Card Agreements, or consent to or permit to occur any of the foregoing; except, that, (i) any such Loan Party may terminate or cancel any of the Credit Card Agreements in the ordinary course of the business of such Loan Party; provided, that, such Loan Party shall give the Agents not less than 15 days' prior written notice of its intention to so terminate or cancel any of the Credit Card Agreements, and (ii) any Loan Party may modify or amend any of the Credit Card Agreement, so long as such modification or amendment does not give the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor party thereto greater rights to set-off against amounts otherwise payable to such Loan Party or greater rights to cease or suspend payments to such Loan Party; (d) not enter into any new Credit Card Agreements with any new Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor unless (i) the Agents shall have received not less than 30 days' prior written notice of the intention of such Loan Party to enter into such agreement (together with such other information with respect thereto as the Agents may request) and (ii) such Loan Party delivers, or causes to be delivered to the Agents, a Credit Card Acknowledgment in favor of the Collateral Agent; and (e) furnish to the Agents, promptly upon the request of any Agent, such information and evidence as any Agent may reasonably require from time to time concerning the observance, performance and compliance by such Loan Party or the other party or parties thereto with the terms, covenants or provisions of the Credit Card Agreements.
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(s) Further Assurances. Take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, at its sole cost and expense, such agreements, instruments or other documents as any Agent may require from time to time in order (i) to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) to subject to valid and perfected first priority Liens any of the Collateral or any other property of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, (iii) to establish and maintain the validity and effectiveness of any of the Loan Documents and the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens intended to be created thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer and confirm unto each Secured Party the rights now or hereafter intended to be granted to it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, causing each Credit Card Issuer and Credit Card Processor to direct all payments (due to any Loan Party) of all credit card charges submitted by any Loan Party to such Credit Card Issuer and Credit Card Processor to the Cash Management Accounts). In furtherance of the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Party (i) authorizes each Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Loan Party's name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes each Agent to file any financing statement required hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, in any appropriate filing office without the signature of such Loan Party, and (iii) ratifies the filing of any financing statement, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, filed without the signature of such Loan Party prior to the date hereof.
Section 7.02 Negative Covenants. So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Liens, Etc. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; file or suffer to exist under the Uniform Commercial Code or any Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction, a financing statement (or the equivalent thereof) that names it or any of its Subsidiaries as debtor; sign or suffer to exist any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file such financing statement (or the equivalent thereof) other than, as to all of the above, Permitted Liens; provided, that, no Liens shall be permitted on any assets included in the Borrowing Base other than the Liens of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens contemplated by clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Liens and inchoate Permitted Liens.
(b) Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness.
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(c) Fundamental Changes; Dispositions.
(i) Wind-up, liquidate or dissolve, or merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do (or agree to do) any of the foregoing; provided, however, that any wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than a Borrower) may be merged into such Loan Party or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or may consolidate or amalgamate with another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) other than in the case of the merger of an Inactive Subsidiary into a Loan Party (or another Inactive Subsidiary), such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 10 days' prior written notice of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation accompanied by drafts of all material agreements, documents and instruments relating to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, including, but not limited to, drafts of the certificate or certificates of merger or amalgamation to be filed with each appropriate Secretary of State, (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders' rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, (E) promptly following the consummation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, such Loan Party delivers a file-stamped company of the certificate of merger, consolidation or amalgamation to the Agents, and (F) other than in the case of the merger of an Inactive Subsidiary into another Inactive Subsidiary, the surviving Subsidiary, if any, if not already a Loan Party, is joined as a Loan Party hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and is a party to a Security Agreement and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary is the subject of a Security Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect on the date of and immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation; provided, further, that any Inactive Subsidiary may be dissolved so long as its assets (if any) are distributed to a Loan Party, and
(ii) Make any Disposition, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (or agree to do any of the foregoing), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Dispositions.
(d) Change in Nature of Business.
(i) Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any change in the nature of its business as described in Section 6.01(l).
(ii) Permit the Parent to own any material assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Equity Interests constituting Permitted Investments) or engage in any operations or business (other than the ownership of Equity Interests constituting Permitted Investments, the incurrence, management and payment of liabilities to the extent permitted under this Agreement, and activities required to fulfil its obligations as a public holding company (except to the extent otherwise prohibited under this Agreement)); provided, that nothing contained herein shall prevent the Parent from entering into and performing its obligations under (A) employment agreements, stock option agreements and similar agreements with officers, directors and employees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (B) other agreements customarily entered into by holding companies in the ordinary course of business (in each case, except to the extent otherwise prohibited under this Agreement).
(iii) Permit any Inactive Subsidiary to have any liabilities, own any assets having a value in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate for all such Inactive Subsidiaries or engage in any operations or business.
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(e) Loans, Advances, Investments, Etc. Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries make or commit or agree to make, any Investment in any other Person except for Permitted Investments.
(f) Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Enter into, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
(g) Capital Expenditures. Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or commit or agree to make, any Capital Expenditure (by purchase or Capitalized Lease) that would cause the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in any fiscal period set forth in the table below to exceed the amount set forth opposite such fiscal period:
| Fiscal Year | Capital Expenditure | |||
| 2014 | $ | 4,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | $ | 4,500,000 | ||
| 2016 | $ | 5,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | $ | 5,500,000 | ||
| 2018 | $ | 6,000,000 | ||
provided, however, that following a Permitted Acquisition, the Required Lenders will consider in good faith increasing the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made in any Fiscal Year set forth in the table above; it being understood that any such increase will require the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(h) Restricted Payments. Make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment other than Permitted Restricted Payments.
(i) Federal Reserve Regulations. Permit any Loan or the proceeds of any Loan under this Agreement to be used for any purpose that would cause such Loan to be a margin loan under the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board.
(j) Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate, except (i) transactions consummated in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate thereof, and that are fully disclosed to the Agents prior to the consummation thereof, if they involve one or more payments by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $20,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) transactions with another Loan Party, (iii) transactions permitted by Section 7.02(e) and Section 7.02(h), (iv) sales of Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent to Affiliates of the Parent not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith, (v) reasonable and customary director and officer compensation (including bonuses and stock option programs), benefits and indemnification arrangements, in each case approved by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, (vi) royalty-free licenses and other similar transactions between Domestic Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiaries, and (vii) transactions among Foreign Subsidiaries.
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(k) Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Create or otherwise cause, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party (i) to pay dividends or to make any other distribution on any shares of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to pay or prepay or to subordinate any Indebtedness owed to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) to make loans or advances to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) to transfer any of its property or assets to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that nothing in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7.02(k) shall prohibit or restrict compliance with:
(A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(B) any agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 7.02(k), or any extension, replacement or continuation of any such agreement; provided, that, any such encumbrance or restriction contained in such extended, replaced or continued agreement is no less favorable to the Agents and the Lenders than the encumbrance or restriction under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, replaced or continued;
(C) any applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances);
(D) in the case of clause (iv), (1) customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any specified property or asset set forth in a lease, license, asset sale agreement or similar contract for the conveyance of such property or asset and (2) any instrument or other document evidencing a Permitted Lien (or the Indebtedness secured thereby) from restricting on customary terms the transfer of any property or assets subject thereto;
(E) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests in reciprocal easement agreements;
(F) customary restrictions in agreements for the sale of assets on the transfer or encumbrance of such assets during an interim period prior to the closing of the sale of such assets;
(G) restrictions imposed by Subordinated Debt;
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(H) restrictions with respect to deposits held by landlords, insurers and other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(I) customary restrictions in contracts that prohibit the assignment of such contract.
(l) Limitations on Negative Pledges. Enter into, incur or permit to exist, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, incur or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any agreement, instrument, deed, lease or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or that requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, except the following: (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(b) of this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (iii) any customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale or other disposition of assets or of a Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder, (iv) restrictions imposed by Subordinated Debt, (v) restrictions upon granting Liens on deposits held by landlords, insurers and other Persons in the ordinary course of business and (vi) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment or sublet thereof.
(m) Modifications of Indebtedness, Organizational Documents and Certain Other Agreements; Etc.
(i) Amend, modify or otherwise change (or permit the amendment, modification or other change in any manner of) any of the provisions of any of its or its Subsidiaries' Indebtedness or of any instrument or agreement (including, without limitation, any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security agreement) relating to any such Indebtedness if such amendment, modification or change would shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity of, or require any payment to be made earlier than the date originally scheduled on, such Indebtedness, would increase the interest rate applicable to such Indebtedness, would add any covenant or event of default, would change the subordination provision, if any, of such Indebtedness, or would otherwise be adverse to the Lenders or the issuer of such Indebtedness in any respect;
(ii) except for the Obligations, (A) other than with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, make any voluntary or optional payment (including, without limitation, any payment of interest in cash that, at the option of the issuer, may be paid in cash or in kind), prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or other acquisition for value of any of its or its Subsidiaries' Indebtedness (including, without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee therefor before the date required for the purpose of paying any portion of such Indebtedness when due), (B) refund, refinance, replace or exchange any other Indebtedness for any such Indebtedness (other than with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness), (C) make any payment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or repurchase of any Subordinated Indebtedness in violation of the subordination provisions thereof or any subordination agreement with respect thereto, or (D) make any payment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or repurchase of any Indebtedness as a result of any asset sale, change of control, issuance and sale of debt or equity securities or similar event, or give any notice with respect to any of the foregoing;
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(iii) amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Governing Documents (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation, or any agreement or arrangement entered into by it) with respect to any of its Equity Interests (including any shareholders' agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to any of its Equity Interests, except any such amendments, modifications or changes or any such new agreements or arrangements pursuant to this clause (iii) that either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(iv) agree to any amendment, modification or other change to or waiver of any of its rights under any Material Contract or any Acquisition Document if such amendment, modification, change or waiver would be adverse in any material respect to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Agents and the Lenders.
(n) Investment Company Act of 1940. Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to become subject to the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.
(o) ERISA. (i) Engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any transaction described in Section 4069 of ERISA; (ii) engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not previously been obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor; (iii) adopt or permit any ERISA Affiliate to adopt any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA which provides benefits to employees after termination of employment other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA or applicable law; (iv) fail to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan which it or any ERISA Affiliate may be required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan, or any law pertaining thereto; or (v) fail, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail, to pay any required installment or any other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such installment or other payment.
(p) Environmental. Permit the use, handling, generation, storage, treatment, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any property owned or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries, except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws.
(q) Accounting Methods. Modify or change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to modify or change, its method of accounting or accounting principles from those utilized in the preparation of the Financial Statements (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP).
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(r) Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(i) None of the Loan Parties, nor any agent of any Loan Party, or any Affiliate of any Loan Party that is controlled by a Loan Party, shall:
(A) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person;
(B) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to the OFAC Sanctions Programs;
(C) use any of the proceeds of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to finance, promote or otherwise support in any manner any illegal activity, including, without limitation, any violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or any specified unlawful activity as that term is defined in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957; or
(D) violate, attempt to violate, or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(ii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Affiliate of any of the Loan Party that is controlled by a Loan Party, nor any officer, director or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties, nor any of the Loan Parties' respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, shall be or shall become a Blocked Person.
(s) Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws. None of the Loan Parties shall:
(i) offer, promise, pay, give, or authorize the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any Foreign Official for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or
(ii) act or attempt to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.
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(t) Earnout Payments. Make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any cash payment in respect of any earnout or other similar obligation (including the Earnout Amount and the Additional Consideration (each as defined in the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement) under any acquisition agreements (including the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, unless (i) such payment is funded solely with proceeds from the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent (or capital contributions to the Parent), which Equity Issuance or capital contribution is designated, pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent delivered to the Agents at the time such proceeds are received by the Parent, as either (x) being issued (or made) for the purpose of funding strategic acquisitions of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the payment of earnouts and other deferred compensation obligations in connection therewith) or (y) being issued or utilized in whole or in part to satisfy the Earnout Amount or the Additional Consideration contemplated by the Future Ads Acquisition Agreement, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such payment is proposed to be made, or would result from the making of such payment.
Section 7.03 Total Leverage Ratio. So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, permit the Total Leverage Ratio of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for any four fiscal quarter period of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for which the last quarter ends on a date set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date:
| Fiscal Quarter End | Total Leverage Ratio | |
| March 31, 2015 | 4.25 : 1.00 | |
| June 30, 2015 | 4.14 : 1.00 | |
| September 30, 2015 | 4.03 : 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2015 | 3.91 : 1.00 | |
| March 31, 2016 | 3.80 : 1.00 | |
| June 30, 2016 | 3.53 : 1.00 | |
| September 30, 2016 | 3.25 : 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2016 | 2.98 : 1.00 | |
| March 31, 2017 | 2.70 : 1.00 | |
| June 30, 2017 | 2.60 : 1.00 | |
| September 30, 2017 | 2.50 : 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2017 | 2.40 : 1.00 | |
| March 31, 2018 and the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ended thereafter | 2.30 : 1.00 |
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ARTICLE VIII
CASH
MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS
AND OTHER COLLATERAL MATTERS
Section 8.01 Cash Management Arrangements. (a) On or prior to the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall assist the Administrative Agent in (i) establishing, and, during the term of this Agreement, maintaining one or more lockboxes identified on Schedule 8.01 hereto (collectively, the "Lockboxes") with the financial institutions set forth on Schedule 8.01 hereto or such other financial institutions selected by the Loan Parties and acceptable to the Agents (each being referred to as a "Lockbox Bank"), and (ii) establishing, and during the term of this Agreement, maintaining an account (a "Collection Account" and, collectively, the "Collection Accounts") with each Lockbox Bank. The Loan Parties shall irrevocably instruct their Account Debtors, with respect to Accounts Receivable of the Loan Parties, to remit all payments to be made by checks or other drafts to the Lockboxes and to remit all payments to be made by wire transfer or by Automated Clearing House, Inc. payment (including remittances on credit card sales) to a Collection Account, and shall instruct each Lockbox Bank to deposit all amounts received in its Lockbox to the Collection Account at such Lockbox Bank on the day received or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day. All checks, drafts, notes, money orders, acceptances, cash and other evidences of Indebtedness received directly by the Loan Parties from any of their Account Debtors, as proceeds from Accounts Receivable of the Loan Parties, or as proceeds of any other Collateral (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, prepaid amounts in respect of customer contracts), shall be held by the Loan Parties in trust for the Agents and the Lenders and upon receipt be deposited by the Loan Parties in original form and no later than the next Business Day after receipt thereof into a Collection Account. The Loan Parties shall not commingle such collections with the Loan Parties' own funds or the funds of any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or with the proceeds of any assets not included in the Collateral. All funds received in the Collection Account shall be sent by wire transfer or Automated Clearing House, Inc. payment to the Administrative Agent's Account for application at the end of each Business Day to reduce the then principal balance of the Revolving Loans, conditional upon final payment to the Administrative Agent. Funds transferred to the Administrative Agent's Account in excess of the principal balance of the Revolving Loans shall (other than during the continuance of an Event of Default) be returned to the Borrowers by wire transfer on the following Business Day. No checks, drafts or other instruments received by the Administrative Agent shall constitute final payment to the Administrative Agent unless and until such checks, drafts or instruments have actually been collected.
(b) Within 45 days after the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a Control Agreement with respect to each Cash Management Account (other than Excluded Accounts) maintained by the Loan Parties (provided that Control Agreements with respect to the Collection Accounts shall be required to be delivered on the Effective Date). From and after the date that is 45 days following the Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall not maintain, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to maintain, cash, Cash Equivalents or other amounts in any deposit account or securities account, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of each such Cash Management Account (other than Excluded Accounts).
(c) Until such time as the Agents otherwise agree, the Loan Parties shall be required to transfer by wire transfer, on each Business Day, all net proceeds of Collateral (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, prepaid amounts in respect of customer contracts) received by the Loan Parties, less banking and merchant fees, into the Administrative Agent's Account to reduce the then principal balance of the Revolving Loans, conditional upon final payment to the Administrative Agent. Funds transferred to the Administrative Agent's Account in excess of the principal balance of the Revolving Loans shall (other than during the continuance of an Event of Default) be returned to the Borrowers by wire transfer on the following Business Day.
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(d) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers may amend Schedule 8.01 to add or replace a Cash Management Bank or Cash Management Account; provided, however, that (i) such prospective Cash Management Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Agents shall have consented in writing in advance to the opening of such Cash Management Account with the prospective Cash Management Bank, and (ii) prior to the time of the opening of such Cash Management Account, each Loan Party and such prospective Cash Management Bank shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Control Agreement. Each Loan Party shall close any of its Cash Management Accounts (and establish replacement cash management accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) promptly and in any event within 30 days of notice from any Agent that the creditworthiness of any Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in such Agent's reasonable judgment, or that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of such Cash Management Bank with respect to Cash Management Accounts or the Collateral Agent's liability under any Control Agreement with such Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in the Collateral Agent's reasonable judgment.
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 9.01 Events of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an "Event of Default"):
(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), (i) any interest on any Loan, any Agent Advance, or any fee, indemnity or other amount payable under this Agreement (other than any portion thereof constituting principal of the Loans) or any other Loan Document, or (ii) all or any portion of the principal of the Loans;
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any officer of the foregoing under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any certificate or other writing delivered to any Secured Party pursuant to any Loan Document shall have been incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect if such representation or warranty is qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof) when made or deemed made;
(c) (i) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.03, Section 7.01(c), Section 7.01(d), Section 7.01(h), Section 7.01(k), Section 7.01(p), Section 7.01(r), Section 7.02, Section 7.03, or Article VIII, (ii) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in any Security Agreement to which it is a party or any Mortgage to which it is a party, or (iii) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.01(f), Section 7.01(m), or Section 7.01(o), and, solely in the case of this clause (iii), such failure shall continue unremedied for five (5) days following such failure in the case of a breach of Section 7.01(o), or five (5) days following notice of such failure, in the case of a breach of Section 7.01(m) or Section 7.01(o); or (iv) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.01(a), and, solely in the case of this clause (iv), such failure shall continue unremedied for three (3) days; provided that such grace period shall not be applicable more than 3 times during any 12-month period;
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(d) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document to be performed or observed by it and, except as set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.01, such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 15 days after the earlier of the date a senior officer of any Loan Party has knowledge of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent to such Loan Party;
(e) any Loan Party shall fail to pay when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) any principal, interest or other amount payable in respect of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement) having an aggregate amount outstanding in excess of $500,000, and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof;
(f) any Loan Party (i) shall institute any proceeding or voluntary case seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, (ii) shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, (iii) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f);
(g) any proceeding shall be instituted against any Loan Party seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, and either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 45 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against any such Person or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur;
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(h) any material provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Loan Party intended to be a party thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Loan Party or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Loan Party shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;
(i) any Security Agreement, any Mortgage or any other security document, after delivery thereof pursuant hereto, shall for any reason fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby which has a fair market value greater than $500,000;
(j) one or more judgments, orders or awards (or any settlement of any litigation or other proceeding that, if breached, could result in a judgment, order or award) for the payment of money exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has been notified and has not denied coverage) shall be rendered against any Loan Party and remain unsatisfied and (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon any such judgment, order, award or settlement or (ii) there shall be a period of 10 consecutive days after entry thereof during which (A) a stay of enforcement thereof is not be in effect or (B) the same is not vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal;
(k) any Loan Party is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any court or any Governmental Authority from conducting, or otherwise ceases to conduct for any reason whatsoever, all or any material part of its business for more than 15 days;
(l) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than 15 consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of any Loan Party, if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(m) the loss, suspension or revocation of, or failure to renew, any license or permit now held or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party, if such loss, suspension, revocation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(n) the indictment of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under any criminal statute, or commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture to any Governmental Authority of any material portion of the property of such Person;
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(o) any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall have made a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan, and, as a result of such complete or partial withdrawal, any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates incurs a withdrawal liability in an annual amount exceeding $250,000; or a Multiemployer Plan enters reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA, and, as a result thereof any Loan Party's or any of its ERISA Affiliates' annual contribution requirements with respect to such Multiemployer Plan increases in an annual amount exceeding $250,000;
(p) any Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan shall have occurred, and, 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to any Loan Party by any Agent, (i) such Termination Event (if correctable) shall not have been corrected, and (ii) the then current value of such Employee Plan's vested benefits exceeds the then current value of assets allocable to such benefits in such Employee Plan by more than $250,000 (or, in the case of a Termination Event involving liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, the liability is in excess of such amount);
(q) (i) there shall occur and be continuing any "Event of Default" (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) any of the Obligations for any reason shall cease to be "Senior Indebtedness" or "Designated Senior Indebtedness" (or any comparable terms) under, and as defined in the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness, (iii) any Indebtedness other than the Obligations shall constitute "Designated Senior Indebtedness" (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness, (iv) any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness shall fail to perform or comply with any of the subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, or (v) the subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Subordinated Indebtedness;
(r) any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor withholds payment of amounts otherwise payable to any Loan Party to fund a reserve account or otherwise hold as collateral, or shall require any Loan Party to pay funds into a reserve account or for such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to otherwise hold as collateral, or any Loan Party shall provide a letter of credit, guarantee, indemnity or similar instrument to or in favor of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor such that in the aggregate all of such funds in the reserve account, other amounts held as collateral and the amount of such letters of credit, guarantees, indemnities or similar instruments shall exceed $250,000; or
(s) a Change of Control shall have occurred;
then, and in any such event, the Collateral Agent may, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Administrative Borrower, (i) terminate or reduce all Commitments, whereupon all Commitments shall immediately be so terminated or reduced, (ii) declare all or any portion of the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable, whereupon all or such portion of the aggregate principal of all Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable immediately, together with the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Premium (if any) with respect to the Commitments so terminated and the Loans so repaid, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Loan Party and (iii) exercise any and all of its other rights and remedies under applicable law, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in subsection (f) or (g) of this Section 9.01 with respect to any Loan Party, without any notice to any Loan Party or any other Person or any act by any Agent or any Lender, all Commitments shall automatically terminate and all Loans then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents , including, without limitation, the Applicable Prepayment Premium (if any), shall become due and payable automatically and immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Loan Party.
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ARTICLE X
AGENTS
Section 10.01 Appointment. Each Lender (and each subsequent maker of any Loan by its making thereof) hereby irrevocably appoints, authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to perform the duties of each such Agent as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including: (i) to receive on behalf of each Lender any payment of principal of or interest on the Loans outstanding hereunder and all other amounts accrued hereunder for the account of the Lenders and paid to such Agent, and to distribute promptly to each Lender its Pro Rata Share of all payments so received; (ii) to distribute to each Lender copies of all material notices and agreements received by such Agent and not required to be delivered to each Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, provided that the Agents shall not have any liability to the Lenders for any Agent's inadvertent failure to distribute any such notices or agreements to the Lenders; (iii) to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Loans, and related matters and to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Collateral and related matters; (iv) to execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (v) to make the Loans and Collateral Agent Advances, for such Agent or on behalf of the applicable Lenders as provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vi) to perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to the Loan Parties, the Obligations, or otherwise related to any of same to the extent reasonably incidental to the exercise by such Agent of the rights and remedies specifically authorized to be exercised by such Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vii) to incur and pay such fees necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (viii) subject to Section 10.03, to take such action as such Agent deems appropriate on its behalf to administer the Loans and the Loan Documents and to exercise such other powers delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the power to give or to refuse to give notices, waivers, consents, approvals and instructions and the power to make or to refuse to make determinations and calculations); and (ix) to act with respect to all Collateral under the Loan Documents, including 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. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Loans), the Agents shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of 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), and such instructions of 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) shall be binding upon all Lenders and all makers of Loans; provided, however, the Agents shall not be required to take any action which, in the reasonable opinion of any Agent, exposes such Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law.
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Section 10.02 Nature of Duties; Delegation. (a) The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents. The duties of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature. The Agents shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Each Lender shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Loan Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans hereunder and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and the value of the Collateral, and the Agents shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into their possession before the initial Loan hereunder or at any time or times thereafter, provided that, upon the reasonable request of a Lender, each Agent shall provide to such Lender any documents or reports delivered to such Agent by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. If any Agent seeks the consent or approval of 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) to the taking or refraining from taking any action hereunder, such Agent shall send notice thereof to each Lender. Each Agent shall promptly notify each Lender any time that 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) have instructed such Agent to act or refrain from acting pursuant hereto.
(b) Each Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender). Any such Person shall benefit from this Article X to the extent provided by the applicable Agent.
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Section 10.03 Rights, Exculpation, Etc. The Agents and their directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents (i) may treat the payee of any Loan as the owner thereof until the Agents receive written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof, signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (and, with respect to Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments, the Administrative Agent); (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Agent or counsel to the Loan Parties), independent public accountants, and other experts selected by any of them and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by any of them in accordance with the advice of such counsel or experts; (iii) make no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, certificates, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Person, the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default, or to inspect the Collateral or other property (including, without limitation, the books and records) of any Person; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (vi) shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectibility 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 Agents be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. The Agents shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made in good faith pursuant to Section 4.03, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error, and the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover from other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount which they are determined to be entitled. The Agents may at any time request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents the Agents are permitted or required to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Agents shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents until they shall have received such instructions from the Required Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of 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).
Section 10.04 Reliance. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.
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Section 10.05 Indemnification. To the extent that any Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by any Loan Party, and whether or not such Agent has made demand on any Loan Party for the same, the Lenders will, within five days of written demand by such Agent, reimburse such Agent for and indemnify such Agent from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, client charges and expenses of counsel or any other advisor to such Agent), advances or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in proportion to each Lender's Pro Rata Share, including, without limitation, advances and disbursements made pursuant to Section 10.08; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements for which there has been a final non-appealable judicial determination that such liability resulted from such Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.05 shall survive the payment in full of the Loans and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.06 Agents Individually. With respect to its Pro Rata Share of the Total Commitment hereunder and the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or maker of a Loan. The terms "Lenders" or "Required Lenders" or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or one of the Required Lenders. Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Borrower as if it were not acting as an Agent pursuant hereto without any duty to account to the other Lenders.
Section 10.07 Successor Agent. (a) Any Agent may at any time give at least 30 (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is reduced to zero, 10) days prior written notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Administrative Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If no such successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is reduced to zero, 10) days after the retiring 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 Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent. Whether or not a successor Agent has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
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(b) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by such Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such retiring Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as a successor Agent shall have been appointed as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor's Agent's appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. After the retiring Agent's resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article, Section 12.04 and Section 12.15 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent.
Section 10.08 Collateral Matters.
(a) Each Agent may from time to time make such disbursements and advances ("Agent Advances") which such Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrowers of the Loans and other Obligations or to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 12.04. The Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Reference Rate Loans. The Agent Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder which may be charged to the Loan Account in accordance with Section 4.01. The Agent making any Agent Advances shall notify each Lender and the Administrative Borrower in writing of each such Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Agent Advance. Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 10.05, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Agent making any Agent Advances, upon such Agent's demand, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of each such Agent Advance. If such funds are not made available to the Agent making such Agent Advance by such Lender, such Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the such Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for three Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate.
(b) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral upon termination of the Total Commitment and payment and satisfaction of all Loans and all other Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations), in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof; or constituting property being sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of any Loan Party's business or otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; or constituting property in which the Loan Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Lenders in accordance with Section 12.02, and, if all of the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to release the Guaranty of such Guarantor. Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent's authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.08(b).
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(c) Without in any manner limiting the Collateral Agent's authority to act without any specific or further authorization or consent by the Lenders (as set forth in Section 10.08(b)), each Lender agrees to confirm in writing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, the authority to release Collateral or Guaranties conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Section 10.08(b). Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of confirmation from the Lenders of its authority to release any particular item or types of Collateral or Guaranty and upon prior written request by any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon such Collateral or such Guaranty; provided, however, that (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Collateral Agent's opinion, would expose the Collateral Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens or Guaranty without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Lien upon (or obligations of any Loan Party in respect of) all interests in the Collateral retained by any Loan Party.
(d) Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Loan Document or to enforce any Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and (iii) the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Agents and the Lenders (but not any other Agent or any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral to be sold (A) at any public or private sale, (B) at any sale conducted by the Collateral Agent under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code), (C) at any sale or foreclosure conducted by the Collateral Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law or (D) any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law (including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), to use and apply all or any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale.
(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered or that the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document has been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or is entitled to any particular priority, 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 in this Section 10.08 or in any other Loan Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent's own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender, except as otherwise provided herein.
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Section 10.09 Agency for Perfection. Each Agent and each Lender hereby appoints each other Agent and each other Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession or control (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession or control has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and each Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of or otherwise controls any such Collateral for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders as secured party. Should the Administrative Agent or any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent's request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent's instructions. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall also have the power and authority hereunder to appoint such other sub-agents as may be necessary or required under applicable state law or otherwise to perform its duties and enforce its rights with respect to the Collateral and under the Loan Documents. Each Loan Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing.
Section 10.10 No Reliance on any Agent's Customer Identification Program. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on any Agent to carry out such Lender's, Affiliate's, participant's or assignee's customer identification program, or other requirements imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations issued thereunder, including the regulations set forth in 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.100(yy), (iii), 1020.100, and 1020.220 (formerly 31 C.F.R. § 103.121), as hereafter amended or replaced ("CIP Regulations"), or any other Anti-Terrorism Laws, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (1) any identity verification procedures, (2) any recordkeeping, (3) comparisons with government lists, (4) customer notices or (5) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or other regulations issued under the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender, Affiliate, participant or assignee subject to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act will perform the measures necessary to satisfy its own responsibilities under the CIP Regulations.
Section 10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
Section 10.12 No Fiduciary Relationship. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term "agent" herein or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to any 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.
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Section 10.13 Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers. By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:
(a) is deemed to have requested that each Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report with respect to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a "Report") prepared by or at the request of such Agent, and each Agent shall so furnish each Lender with each such Report,
(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Agents (i) do not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Reports, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Reports,
(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Parent and its Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon the Parent's and its Subsidiaries' books and records, as well as on representations of their personnel,
(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding the Parent and its Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 12.19, and
(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender's participation in, or the indemnifying Lender's purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrowers, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by any such Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.
Section 10.14 Collateral Custodian(a) . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or its designee may at any time and from time to time employ and maintain on the premises of any Loan Party a custodian selected by the Collateral Agent or its designee who shall have full authority to do all acts necessary to protect the Agents' and the Lenders' interests. Each Loan Party hereby agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with any such custodian and to do whatever the Collateral Agent or its designee may reasonably request to preserve the Collateral. All costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent or its designee by reason of the employment of the custodian shall be the responsibility of the Borrowers and charged to the Loan Account.
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Section 10.15 [Intentionally Omitted.]
Section 10.16 Collateral 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 Collateral Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether any Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) 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 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 Secured Parties (including any claim for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) 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 Secured Party 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 Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of any Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to any Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
ARTICLE XI
GUARANTY
Section 11.01 Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally and unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding) fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise (such Obligations, to the extent not paid by the Borrowers, being the "Guaranteed Obligations"), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Secured Parties in enforcing any rights under the guaranty set forth in this Article XI. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor's liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrowers to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations. In no event shall the obligation of any Guarantor hereunder exceed the maximum amount such Guarantor could guarantee under any Debtor Relief Law.
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Section 11.02 Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto. Each Guarantor agrees that this Article XI constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and waives any right to require that any resort be made by any Agent or any Lender to any Collateral. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article XI are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce such obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Loan Party or whether any Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Article XI shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or otherwise;
(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Guarantor may have at any time against any Person, including, without limitation, any Secured Party;
(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of any Loan Party; or
(f) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Secured Parties that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.
This Article XI shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Secured Parties or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
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Section 11.03 Waiver. Each Guarantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Article XI and any requirement that the Secured Parties exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral, (iii) any right to compel or direct any Secured Party to seek payment or recovery of any amounts owed under this Article XI from any one particular fund or source or to exhaust any right or take any action against any other Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, (iv) any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, and (v) any other defense available to any Guarantor. Each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Guarantor or against, or in payment of, any or all of the Obligations. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth in this Section 11.03 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Article XI, and acknowledges that this Article XI is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
Section 11.04 Continuing Guaranty; Assignments. This Article XI is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the later of the cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been made) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their successors, pledgees, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, its Loans owing to it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 12.07.
Section 11.05 Subrogation. No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Loan Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations under this Article XI, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Secured Parties against any Loan Party or any other guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Loan Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall have been paid in full in cash and the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article XI, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Article XI thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Secured Parties of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall be paid in full in cash and (iii) the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred, the Secured Parties, the Bank Product Providers or the Cash Management Service Providers will, at such Guarantor's request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor.
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Section 11.06 Contribution. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves, in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Guarantor's Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. "Fair Share" means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Guarantors multiplied by, (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. "Fair Share Contribution Amount" means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided, solely for purposes of calculating the "Fair Share Contribution Amount" with respect to any Guarantor for purposes of this Section 11.06, any assets or liabilities of such Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Guarantor. "Aggregate Payments" means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (A) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including, without limitation, in respect of this Section 11.06), minus (B) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Guarantor from the other Guarantors as contributions under this Section 11.06. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Guarantor. The allocation among Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 11.06 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 11.06.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 Notices, Etc.
(a) Notices Generally. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, or telecopier. In the case of notices or other communications to any Loan Party, Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below (or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 12.01):
if to any Loan Party, to it c/o the Administrative Borrower at the following address:
Kitara
Holding Corp.
525 Washington Boulevard, Suite 2620
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: 201-539-2200
Telecopier: 201-839-3345
with a copy to:
Graubard
Miller
405 Lexington Avenue, Floor 11
New York, New York 10174-1101
Attention: Jeffrey M. Gallant, Esq.
Telephone: 212-818-8638
Telecopier: 212-818-8881
and with a copy to:
David Shapiro, Esq.
General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs
Future Ads LLC
2010 Main Street, Suite 900
Irvin, California 92614
Telephone: 949-251-0640, Extension 202
Telecopier: 949-379-2829
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If
to the Administrative Agent, to it at the following address:
PNC Business Credit
340 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New
York, NY 10173
Attention: Joanne Fu
Telephone:
212-752-6360
Telecopier: 212-223-6780
with
a copy to:
Hahn & Hessen LLP
488 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Steven J. Seif, Esq.
Telephone: 212-478-7370
Telecopier: 212-478-7400
if
to the Collateral Agent, to it at the following address:
Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Vikas Keswani
Telephone: 212-287-6773
Telecopier: 646-495-4469
with a copy to:
Schulte
Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
Telephone: 212-756-2000
Telecopier: 212-593-5955
All notices or other communications sent in accordance with this Section 12.01, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (i) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received and (ii) notices 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), provided, further that notices to any Agent pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by such Agent.
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(b) Electronic Communications.
(i) Each Agent and the Administrative Borrower may, 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. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agents, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Agents that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.
(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) 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 (B) 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 (A), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (A) and (B) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
Section 12.02 Amendments, Etc. (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (excluding the Fee Letter), and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (x) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by the Agents and the Borrowers (or by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers), (y) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (z) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrowers (or by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(i) increase the Commitment of any Lender, reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Loans payable to any Lender (other than with respect to default rate interest), reduce the amount of any fee payable for the account of any Lender, or postpone or extend any scheduled date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest or fees on, the Loans payable to any Lender (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any mandatory or optional prepayment), in each case, without the written consent of such Lender;
(ii) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;
(iii) amend the definition of "Required Lenders" or "Pro Rata Share" or "Total Commitment" without the written consent of each Lender;
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(iv) release all or a substantial portion of the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, or release any Borrower or any Guarantor (except in connection with a Disposition of the Equity Interests thereof or all or substantially all of the assets thereof, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 7.02(c)(ii)), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;
(v) amend, modify or waive Section 4.02, Section 4.03 or this Section 12.02 of this Agreement without the written consent of each Lender; or
(vi) amend the definition of "Borrowing Base", "Eligible Accounts", "Dilution", "Dilution Reserves" or "Net Amount of Eligible Accounts", in each case, without the written consent of each Revolving Loan Lender and the Required Lenders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an Agent, affect the rights or duties of such Agent (but not in its capacity as a Lender) under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (B) any amendment, waiver or consent to any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03) that permits any Loan Party, any Permitted Holder or any of their respective Affiliates to purchase Loans on a non-pro rata basis, become an eligible assignee pursuant to Section 12.07 and/or make offers to make optional prepayments on a non-pro rata basis shall require the prior written consent of the Required Lenders rather than the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby and (C) the consent of the Borrowers shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 2.05(d) and Section 4.03. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, Loan Party, Permitted Holder or any of their respective Affiliates (each, a "Specified Lender") shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent under the Loan Documents and any Loans held by such Person for purposes hereof shall be automatically deemed to be voted pro rata according to the Loans of all other Lenders in the aggregate (other than such Specified Lender) except that (x) the Commitment of any Specified 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 Specified Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Specified Lender.
(b) If any action to be taken by the Lenders hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all of the Lenders or any Lender affected thereby, and a Lender (the "Holdout Lender") fails to give its consent, authorization, or agreement, then the Collateral Agent, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice to the Holdout Lender, may permanently replace the Holdout Lender with one or more substitute lenders (each, a "Replacement Lender"), and the Holdout Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Holdout Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to (i) unless the Administrative Agent is the Holdout Lender, the consent of the Administrative Agent if the Replacement Lender is a Revolving Loan Lender and (ii) the Holdout Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Holdout Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Holdout Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07. Until such time as the Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Holdout Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Holdout Lender shall remain obligated to make its Pro Rata Share of Loans.
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Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies, Etc. No failure on the part of any Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under any Loan Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by the Agents and the Lenders to exercise any of their rights under any other Loan Document against such party or against any other Person.
Section 12.04 Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys' Fees. The Borrowers will pay on demand, all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (b) through (n) below, each Lender), regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including, without limitation, reasonable fees, costs, client charges and expenses of counsel for each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (b) through (n) below, each Lender), accounting, due diligence, periodic field audits, physical counts, valuations, investigations, searches and filings, monitoring of assets, appraisals of Collateral, the rating of the Loans, title searches and reviewing environmental assessments, miscellaneous disbursements, examination, travel, lodging and meals, arising from or relating to: (a) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the preparation of any additional Loan Documents pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or the review of any of the agreements, instruments and documents referred to in Section 7.01(f)), (b) any requested amendments, waivers or consents to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents whether or not such documents become effective or are given, (c) the preservation and protection of the Agents' or any of the Lenders' rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the defense of any claim or action asserted or brought against any Agent or any Lender by any Person that arises from or relates to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Agents' or the Lenders' claims against any Loan Party, or any and all matters in connection therewith, (e) the commencement or defense of, or intervention in, any court proceeding arising from or related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (f) the filing of any petition, complaint, answer, motion or other pleading by any Agent or any Lender, or the taking of any action in respect of the Collateral or other security, in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (g) the protection, collection, lease, sale, taking possession of or liquidation of, any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (h) any attempt to enforce any Lien or security interest in any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) any attempt to collect from any Loan Party, (j) all liabilities and costs arising from or in connection with the past, present or future operations of any Loan Party involving any damage to real or personal property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into such property, (k) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with the investigation, removal, cleanup and/or remediation of any Hazardous Materials present or arising out of the operations of any Facility of any Loan Party, (l) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with any Environmental Lien, (m) the rating of the Loans by one or more rating agencies in connection with any Lender's Securitization, or (n) the receipt by any Agent or any Lender of any advice from professionals with respect to any of the foregoing. Without limitation of the foregoing or any other provision of any Loan Document: (x) the Borrowers agree to pay all stamp, document, transfer, recording or filing taxes or fees and similar impositions now or hereafter determined by any Agent or any Lender to be payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Borrowers agree to save each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all present or future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any omission to pay or delay in paying any such taxes, fees or impositions, (y) the Borrowers agree to pay all broker fees that may become due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (z) if the Borrowers fail to perform any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any Agent may itself perform or cause performance of such covenant or agreement, and the expenses of such Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be reimbursed on demand by the Borrowers. The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 12.04 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.
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Section 12.05 Right of Set-off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Agent or any Lender may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time, without notice to any Loan Party (any such notice being expressly waived by the Loan Parties) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all obligations of the Loan Parties either now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or thereunder and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of set-off, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04 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 Agents and the Lenders, and (b) 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 set-off. Each Agent and each Lender agrees to notify such Loan Party promptly after any such set-off and application made by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under this Section 12.05 are in addition to the other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Agents and the Lenders may have under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents of law or otherwise.
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Section 12.06 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 12.07 Assignments and Participations.
(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party and each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender and any such assignment without the Lenders' prior written consent shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (c) below, each Lender may assign to one or more other lenders or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to:
(i) all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitment and any Term Loan made by it with the written consent of the Collateral Agent, and
(ii) all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Loans made by it with the written consent of each Agent;
provided, however, that no written consent of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent shall be required if such assignment is in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial portion of the business or loan portfolio of such Lender.
(c) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(i) Each such assignment shall be in an amount which is at least $5,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remainder of such Lender's Commitment) (except such minimum amount shall not apply to an assignment by a Lender to (A) a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender or (B) a group of new Lenders, each of whom is an Affiliate or Related Fund of each other to the extent the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof); and
(ii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (and the Administrative Agent, if applicable), for its acceptance, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any promissory note subject to such assignment and such parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, a processing and recordation fee of $5,000 (except the payment of such fee shall not be required in connection with an assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 12.07(c)(ii), a Lender may assign any or all of its rights under the Loan Documents to an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender without delivering an Assignment and Acceptance to the Agents or to any other Person (a "Related Party Assignment"); provided, however, that (A) the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender until an Assignment and Acceptance has been delivered to the Administrative Agent for recordation on the Register, (B) the Agents may continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender until receipt by the Agents of a copy of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.07(g), (C) the failure of such assigning Lender to deliver an Assignment and Acceptance to the Agents shall not affect the legality, validity, or binding effect of such assignment, and (D) an Assignment and Acceptance between the assigning Lender and an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender shall be effective as of the date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Related Party Register referred to in the last sentence of Section 12.07(f) below; and
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(iii) No such assignment shall be made to (A) any Loan Party, any Permitted Holder or any of their respective Affiliates or (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Affiliates, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B).
(d) Upon such execution, delivery and acceptance, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Register, which effective date shall be at least 3 Business Days after the delivery thereof to the Agents (or such shorter period as shall be agreed to by the Agents and the parties to such assignment), (A) the assignee thereunder shall become a "Lender" hereunder and, in addition to the rights and obligations hereunder held by it immediately prior to such effective date, have the rights and obligations hereunder that have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(e) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Lender, any Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agents on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental hereto and thereto; and (vi) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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(f) The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain, or cause to be maintained at the Payment Office, a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register (the "Register") for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and the principal amount of the Loans (and stated interest thereon) (the "Registered Loans") owing to each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Administrative Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(g) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a completed Assignment and Acceptance, and subject to any consent required from the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 12.07(b) (which consent of the applicable Agent must be evidenced by such Agent's execution of an acceptance to such Assignment and Acceptance), the Administrative Agent shall accept such assignment, record the information contained therein in the Register (as adjusted to reflect any principal payments on or amounts capitalized and added to the principal balance of the Loans and/or Commitment reductions made subsequent to the effective date of the applicable assignment, as confirmed in writing by the corresponding assignor and assignee in conjunction with delivery of the assignment to the Administrative Agent) and provide to the Collateral Agent a copy of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance.
(h) A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register or the Related Party Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register or the Related Party Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same), the Agents shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered on the Register as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
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(i) In the event that any Lender sells participations in a Registered Loan, such Lender shall, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of the Borrowers, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register, on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Registered Loan that is the subject of the participation (the "Participant Register"). A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. The Participant Register shall be available for inspection by the Administrative Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(j) Any Non-U.S. Lender who purchases or is assigned or participates in any portion of such Registered Loan shall comply with Section 2.09(d).
(k) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans made by it); provided, that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation, its Commitments hereunder) and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and the Borrowers, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (iii) a participant shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except (A) action directly effecting an extension of the maturity dates or decrease in the principal amount of the Loans, (B) action directly effecting an extension of the due dates or a decrease in the rate of interest payable on the Loans or the fees payable under this Agreement, or (C) actions directly effecting a release of all or a substantial portion of the Collateral or any Loan Party (except as set forth in Section 10.08 of this Agreement or any other Loan Document). The Loan Parties agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.09 and Section 2.10 of this Agreement with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Loans as if it was a Lender.
(l) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or loans made to such Lender pursuant to securitization or similar credit facility (a "Securitization"); 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. The Loan Parties shall cooperate with such Lender and its Affiliates to effect the Securitization including, without limitation, by providing such information as may be reasonably requested by such Lender in connection with the rating of its Loans or the Securitization.
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Section 12.08 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.
Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 12.10 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE.
(a) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY ANY MEANS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.01, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 10 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. THE LOAN PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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 HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE JURISDICTION OR LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY LOAN PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
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Section 12.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDINGS OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH LOAN PARTY CERTIFIES THAT NO OFFICER, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 12.12 Consent by the Agents and Lenders. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein to the contrary or in any other Loan Document, if the consent, approval, satisfaction, determination, judgment, acceptance or similar action (an "Action") of any Agent or any Lender shall be permitted or required pursuant to any provision hereof or any provision of any other agreement to which any Loan Party is a party and to which any Agent or any Lender has succeeded thereto, such Action shall be required to be in writing and may be withheld or denied by such Agent or such Lender, in its sole discretion, with or without any reason, and without being subject to question or challenge on the grounds that such Action was not taken in good faith.
Section 12.13 No Party Deemed Drafter. Each of the parties hereto agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.
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Section 12.14 Reinstatement; Certain Payments. If any claim is ever made upon any Secured Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Secured Party in payment or on account of any of the Obligations, such Secured Party shall give prompt notice of such claim to each other Agent and Lender and the Administrative Borrower, and if such Secured Party repays all or part of such amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such Secured Party or any of its property, or (ii) any good faith settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Secured Party with any such claimant, then and in such event each Loan Party agrees that (A) any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon it notwithstanding the cancellation of any Indebtedness hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or the termination of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (B) it shall be and remain liable to such Secured Party hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by such Secured Party.
Section 12.15 Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages.
(a) In addition to each Loan Party's other Obligations under this Agreement, each Loan Party agrees to, jointly and severally, defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party and all of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively called the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses) incurred by such Indemnitees, whether prior to or from and after the Effective Date, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or relating to or in connection with any of the following: (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution or performance or enforcement of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or of any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any Agent's or any Lender's furnishing of funds to the Borrowers under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the management of any such Loans or the Borrowers' use of the proceeds thereof, (iii) the Agents and the Lenders relying on any instructions of the Administrative Borrower or the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of the Borrowers as herein provided, (iv) any matter relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or by any document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (v) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto (collectively, the "Indemnified Matters"); provided, however, that the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee under this subsection (a) for any Indemnified Matter caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) The indemnification for all of the foregoing losses, damages, fees, costs and expenses of the Indemnitees set forth in this Section 12.15 are chargeable against the Loan Account. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 12.15 may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, contribute the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law, to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Matters incurred by the Indemnitees.
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(c) No Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against the Indemnitees, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Loan Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or seek any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
(d) The indemnities and waivers set forth in this Section 12.15 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.
Section 12.16 Records. The unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans, the interest rate or rates applicable to such unpaid principal and interest, the duration of such applicability, the Commitments, and the accrued and unpaid fees payable pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, including, without limitation, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter, the Unused Line Fee and the Applicable Prepayment Premium, shall at all times be ascertained from the records of the Agents, which shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.
Section 12.17 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender and when the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 hereof have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Agents, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Loan Parties shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender, and any assignment by any Lender shall be governed by Section 12.07 hereof.
Section 12.18 Highest Lawful Rate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Agent and each Lender shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it. Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Loan Document would be usurious as to any Agent or any Lender under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Agent or such Lender notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Obligations, it is agreed as follows: (i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Obligations shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to the Borrowers); and (ii) in the event that the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated by reason of any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 12.18, be canceled automatically by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender to the Borrowers). All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Agent or any Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Agent or such Lender, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of the Loans until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Loans hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law. If at any time and from time to time (x) the amount of interest payable to any Agent or any Lender on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 12.18 and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Agent or such Lender would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender, then the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender until the total amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Agent or such Lender if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 12.18.
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For purposes of this Section 12.18, the term "applicable law" shall mean that law in effect from time to time and applicable to the loan transaction between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other, that lawfully permits the charging and collection of the highest permissible, lawful non-usurious rate of interest on such loan transaction and this Agreement, including laws of the State of New York and, to the extent controlling, laws of the United States of America.
The right to accelerate the maturity of the Obligations does not include the right to accelerate any interest that has not accrued as of the date of acceleration.
Section 12.19 Confidentiality. Each Agent and each Lender agrees (on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to use reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound practices of comparable commercial finance companies, any non-public information supplied to it by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which is identified in writing by the Loan Parties as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to such Person (and which at the time is not, and does not thereafter become, publicly available or available to such Person from another source not known to be subject to a confidentiality obligation to such Person not to disclose such information), provided that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure by any Agent or any Lender of any such information (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates' respective equityholders (including, without limitation, partners), directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, counsel, advisors and representatives (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 in accordance with this Section 12.19); (ii) to any other party hereto; (iii) to any assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or any party to a Securitization so long as such assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or party to a Securitization first agrees, in writing, to be bound by confidentiality provisions similar in substance to this Section 12.19; (iv) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or judicial process or as otherwise requested by any Governmental Authority; (v) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, any examiner, auditor or accountant or any nationally recognized rating agency or otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify Loan Parties; (vi) in connection with any litigation to which any Agent or any Lender is a party; (vii) 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; or (viii) with the consent of the Administrative Borrower.
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Section 12.20 Public Disclosure. Each Loan Party agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will now or in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of an Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of such Agent or such Lender, except to the extent that such Loan Party or such Affiliate is required to do so under applicable law (in which event, such Loan Party or such Affiliate will consult with such Agent or such Lender before issuing such press release or other public disclosure). Each Loan Party hereby authorizes each Agent and each Lender, after consultation with the Borrowers, to advertise the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangements entered into among the parties hereto, as such Agent or such Lender shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation, on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web, or in announcements commonly known as tombstones, in such trade publications, business journals, newspapers of general circulation and to such selected parties as such Agent or such Lender shall deem appropriate.
Section 12.21 Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.
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Section 12.22 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the entities composing the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each such entity and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the entities composing the Borrowers in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party agrees to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver at its sole cost and expense, such instruments and documents as any Lender may reasonably require from time to time in order to enable such Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act.
Section 12.23 Fee LetterSection 12.24 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, neither the Fee Letter nor the obligation of the Borrowers under the Fee Letter to pay the Additional Amount shall terminate upon the repayment in full of the Obligations, the termination of the Commitments or the termination of the Loan Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
| BORROWERS: | ||
| KITARA HOLDCO CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| KITARA MEDIA CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| FUTURE ADS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GUARANTORS: | ||
| KITARA MEDIA, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| HEALTH GURU MEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| NEW YORK PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ANDOVER GAMES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GATHER.COM ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| APPENITY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ARCADEWEB LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ARCADEYUM, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| EPICPLAY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GAMEVANCE LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GPV ENTERTAINMENT, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| LIVINGPLAY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| RESULT LINKS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| SOCIALRIVAL LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| COLLATERAL AGENT: | ||
| HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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| ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER: | ||
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Basem Pharaon | |
| Name: Basem Pharaon | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
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| LENDERS: | ||
| HIGHBRIDGE SPECIALTY LOAN FA SUBSIDIARY I, L.P. | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
|
Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| HIGHBRIDGE SPECIALTY LOAN FA SUBSIDIARY II, L.P. | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
|
Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| HIGHBRIDGE AIGUILLES ROUGES | ||
| SECTOR E INVESTMENT FUND, L.P. | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES – SPECIALTY LOAN INSTITUTIONAL | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES -SPECIALTY LOAN VG FUND, L.P. | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
| By: | Highbridge Principal Strategies, its investment manager | |
| By: | /s/Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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| CERBERUS LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P. | ||
| By: Cerberus Levered Opportunities II GP, LLC | ||
| Its: General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel Wolf | |
| Name: Daniel Wolf | ||
| Title: Senior Managing Director | ||
| CERBERUS NJ CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. | ||
| By: Cerberus NJ Credit Opportunities GP, LLC | ||
| Its: General Partner | ||
By: |
/s/ Daniel Wolf | |
| Name: Daniel Wolf | ||
| Title: Senior Managing Director | ||
| CERBERUS ASRS HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel Wolf | |
| Name: Daniel Wolf | ||
| Title: Senior Managing Director | ||
| CERBERUS KRS LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. | ||
| By: Cerberus KRS Levered Opportunities GP, LLC | ||
Its: General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel Wolf | |
| Name: Daniel Wolf | ||
| Title: Senior Managing Director | ||
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| MGG SPECIALTY FINANCE FUND LP | ||
| By: | /s/ Kevin Griffin | |
| Name: Kevin Griffin | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 10.2
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 28, 2015, made by each of the Grantors referred to below, in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Highbridge"), in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, if any, the "Collateral Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Financing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (such agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, including any replacement agreement therefor, being hereinafter referred to as the "Financing Agreement") by and among Kitara Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Borrower" on the signature pages thereto (such subsidiaries, together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Borrower" thereunder, each a "Borrower" and, collectively, the "Borrowers"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages thereto (together with each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" thereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as defined in the Financing Agreement), each a "Guarantor" and, collectively, the "Guarantors", and together with the Borrowers and each other Person that executes a supplement hereto and becomes an "Additional Grantor" hereunder, each a "Grantor" and, collectively, the "Grantors"), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders"), PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, if any, the "Administrative Agent" and together with the Collateral Agent, each an "Agent" and, collectively, the "Agents") and the Collateral Agent, the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans (each a "Loan" and collectively, the "Loans"), to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lenders making any Loan and providing any other financial accommodation to the Borrowers pursuant to the Financing Agreement that each Grantor shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of (a) a security interest in and Lien on the outstanding shares of Equity Interests (as defined in the Financing Agreement) and indebtedness from time to time owned by such Grantor of each Person now or hereafter existing and in which such Grantor has any interest at any time, and (b) a security interest in all other personal property and fixtures of such Grantor;
WHEREAS, the Grantors are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation, with credit needed from time to time by each Grantor often being provided through financing obtained by the other Grantors and the ability to obtain such financing being dependent on the successful operations of all of the Grantors as a whole; and
WHEREAS, each Grantor has determined that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will directly benefit, and are in the best interest of, such Grantor;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and in order to induce the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to make and maintain the Loans and to provide other financial accommodations to the Borrowers pursuant to the Financing Agreement, the Grantors hereby jointly and severally agree with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
(a) Reference is hereby made to the Financing Agreement for a statement of the terms thereof. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the recitals hereto which are defined in the Financing Agreement or in Article 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the "Code") and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein; provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as the Collateral Agent may otherwise determine.
(b) The following terms shall have the respective meanings provided for in the Code: "Accounts", "Account Debtor", "Cash Proceeds", "Certificate of Title", "Chattel Paper", "Commercial Tort Claim", "Commodity Account", "Commodity Contracts", "Deposit Account", "Documents", "Electronic Chattel Paper", "Equipment", "Fixtures", "General Intangibles", "Goods", "Instruments", "Inventory", "Investment Property", "Letter-of-Credit Rights", "Noncash Proceeds", "Payment Intangibles", "Proceeds", "Promissory Notes", "Record", "Security Account", "Software", "Supporting Obligations" and "Tangible Chattel Paper".
(c) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular and plural forms of such terms:
"Additional Collateral" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4(a)(i) hereof.
"Copyrights" means any and all rights in any published and unpublished works of authorship, including (i) copyrights and moral rights, (ii) copyright registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith including those listed on Schedule II hereto, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof, (iii) income, license fees, royalties, damages, and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (v) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
"Existing Issuer" has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of the term "Pledged Shares".
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"Intellectual Property" means any and all Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), algorithms, software programs (including source code and object code), processes, product designs, industrial designs, blueprints, drawings, data, customer lists, URLs and domain names, specifications, documentations, reports, catalogs, literature, and any other forms of technology of any kind, including all rights therein and all applications for registration or registrations thereof.
"Licenses" means, with respect to any Person (the "Specified Party"), (i) any licenses or other similar rights provided to the Specified Party in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by any other Person, and (ii) any licenses or other similar rights provided to any other Person in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by the Specified Party, in each case, including (A) any software license agreements (other than license agreements for commercially available off-the-shelf software that is generally available to the public which have been licensed to a Grantor pursuant to end-user licenses), (B) the license agreements listed on Schedule III hereto, and (C) the right to use any of the licenses or other similar rights described in this definition in connection with the enforcement of any Agents' and the Lenders' rights under the Loan Documents.
"Patents" means patents and patent applications, including (i) the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule IV hereto, (ii) all continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, reissues, and renewals thereof and improvements thereon, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (v) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
"Pledged Debt" means the Indebtedness described in Schedule X hereto and all Indebtedness from time to time owned or acquired by a Grantor, the promissory notes and other Instruments evidencing any or all of such Indebtedness, and all interest, cash, Instruments, Investment Property, financial assets, securities, Equity Interests, stock options and commodity contracts, notes, debentures, bonds, promissory notes or other evidences of Indebtedness and all other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Indebtedness.
"Pledged Interests" means, collectively, (a) the Pledged Debt, (b) the Pledged Shares and (c) all security entitlements in any and all of the foregoing.
"Pledged Issuer" has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of the term "Pledged Shares".
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"Pledged Shares" means (a) the shares of Equity Interests described in Schedule XI hereto, whether or not evidenced or represented by any stock certificate, certificated security or other Instrument, issued by the Persons described in such Schedule XI (the "Existing Issuers"), (b) the shares of Equity Interests at any time and from time to time acquired by a Grantor of any and all Persons now or hereafter existing (such Persons, together with the Existing Issuers, being hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Pledged Issuers" and each individually as a "Pledged Issuer"), whether or not evidenced or represented by any stock certificate, certificated security or other Instrument, and (c) the certificates representing such shares of Equity Interests, all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and all dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments, Investment Property, financial assets, securities, Equity Interests, other equity interests, stock options and commodity contracts, notes, debentures, bonds, promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness and all other property (including, without limitation, any stock dividend and any distribution in connection with a stock split) from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Equity Interests.
"Secured Parties" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement.
"Secured Obligations" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 hereof.
"Titled Collateral" means all Collateral for which the title to such Collateral is governed by a Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, including, without limitation, all motor vehicles (including, without limitation, all trucks, trailers, tractors, service vehicles, automobiles and other mobile equipment) for which the title to such motor vehicles is governed by a Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership.
"Trademarks" means any and all trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, logos, symbols, trade dress, assumed names, fictitious names and service mark applications, including (i) the trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, registered service marks and service mark applications listed on Schedule V hereto, (ii) all extensions, modifications and renewals thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (v) the goodwill of each Grantor's business symbolized by the foregoing or connected therewith, and (vi) all of each Grantor's rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. As collateral security for the payment, performance and observance of all of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent (and its agents and designees), and grants to the Collateral Agent (and its agents and designees), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, all personal property and Fixtures of such Grantor, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, the following (all being collectively referred to herein as the "Collateral"):
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic);
(c) all Commercial Tort Claims, including, without limitation, those specified on Schedule IX;
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(d) all Deposit Accounts, all cash, and all other property from time to time deposited therein or otherwise credited thereto and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of any Agent or any Lender or any affiliate, representative, agent or correspondent of any Agent or any Lender;
(e) all Documents;
(f) all General Intangibles (including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles, Intellectual Property and Licenses);
(g) all Goods, including, without limitation, all Equipment, Fixtures and Inventory;
(h) all Instruments (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes);
(i) all Investment Property;
(j) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(k) all Pledged Interests;
(l) all Supporting Obligations;
(m) all other tangible and intangible personal property of such Grantor (whether or not subject to the Code), including, without limitation, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of such Grantor described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 hereof (including, without limitation, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by such Grantor in respect of any of the items listed above), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, without limitation, all tapes, disks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of such Grantor or any other Person from time to time acting for such Grantor that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 hereof or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; and
(n) all Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any and all of the foregoing Collateral; in each case howsoever such Grantor's interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term "Collateral" shall not include, and no Grantor is pledging, nor granting a security interest hereunder in, any Excluded Property.
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"Excluded Property" means (i) any of such Grantor's right, title or interest in any lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement to which such Grantor is a party as of the date hereof or any of its right, title or interest thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the express terms of such lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement on the date hereof result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, such lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that (A) any such term has been waived, (B) the consent of the other party to such lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement has been obtained, or (C) would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-408, 9-409 of the Code or other applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable Requirements of Law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, that (x) immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse, termination or waiver of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such right, title and interest as if such provision had never been in effect and (y) the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Collateral Agent's unconditional continuing security interest in and liens upon any rights or interests of a Grantor in or to (1) the proceeds of, or any monies due or to become due under, any such lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement (including any Accounts, proceeds of Inventory or Equity Interests, and (2) the proceeds from the sale, license, lease, or other dispositions of any such lease, permit, license, license agreement, contract or agreement), (ii) any intent-to-use United States trademark applications for which an amendment to allege use or statement of use has not been filed under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(c) or 15 U.S.C. § 1051(d), respectively, or if filed, has not been deemed in conformance with 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a) or examined and accepted, respectively, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, provided that, upon such filing and acceptance, such intent-to-use applications shall be included in the definition of Collateral, or (iii) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (A) more than 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a change in applicable Requirements of Law after the date hereof, (x) would not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary's United States parent and (y) would not reasonably be expected to cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) (it being understood and agreed that the Collateral shall include 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) or other equity interest of such Foreign Subsidiary), or (B) any other assets of such Foreign Subsidiary.
The Grantors agree that the pledge of the shares of Equity Interests of any Pledged Issuer who is a Foreign Subsidiary may be supplemented by one or more separate pledge agreements, deeds of pledge, share charges, or other similar agreements or instruments, executed and delivered by the relevant Grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, which pledge agreements will provide for the pledge of such shares of Equity Interests in accordance with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction. With respect to such shares of Equity Interests, the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, take actions in such foreign jurisdictions that will result in the perfection of the Lien created in such shares of Equity Interests.
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Section 3. Security for Secured Obligations. The security interest created hereby in the Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the following obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred (the "Secured Obligations"):
(a) the prompt payment by each Grantor, as and when due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it in respect of the Financing Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, (i) all Obligations, (ii) in the case of a Guarantor, all amounts from time to time owing by such Grantor in respect of its guaranty made pursuant to Article XI of the Financing Agreement or under any other Guaranty to which it is a party, including, without limitation, all obligations guaranteed by such Grantor and (iii) all interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and all other amounts due or to become due under any Loan Document (including, without limitation, all interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and other amounts that accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Loan Party, whether or not the payment of such interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and other amounts are unenforceable or are not allowable, in whole or in part, due to the existence of such Insolvency Proceeding); and
(b) the due performance and observance by each Grantor of all of its other obligations from time to time existing in respect of the Loan Documents.
Section 4. Delivery of the Pledged Interests.
(a) (i) All promissory notes currently evidencing the Pledged Debt and all certificates currently representing the Pledged Shares shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other promissory notes, certificates and Instruments constituting Pledged Interests from time to time required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Financing Agreement (the "Additional Collateral") shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent promptly upon, but in any event within five (5) days after, receipt thereof by or on behalf of any of the Grantors. All such promissory notes, certificates and Instruments shall be held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto and shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment or undated stock powers executed in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. If any Pledged Interests consist of uncertificated securities, unless the immediately following sentence is applicable thereto, such Grantor shall cause the Collateral Agent (or its designated custodian or nominee) to become the registered holder thereof, or cause each issuer of such securities to agree that it will comply with instructions originated by the Collateral Agent with respect to such securities without further consent by such Grantor. If any Pledged Interests consist of security entitlements, such Grantor shall transfer such security entitlements to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian, nominee or other designee), or cause the applicable securities intermediary to agree that it will comply with entitlement orders by the Collateral Agent without further consent by such Grantor.
(ii) Within five (5) days of the receipt by a Grantor of any Additional Collateral, a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by such Grantor, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (a "Pledge Amendment"), shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent, in respect of the Additional Collateral that must be pledged pursuant to this Agreement and the Financing Agreement. The Pledge Amendment shall from and after delivery thereof constitute part of Schedules X and XI hereto. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to attach each Pledge Amendment to this Agreement and agrees that all promissory notes, certificates or Instruments listed on any Pledge Amendment delivered to the Collateral Agent shall for all purposes hereunder constitute Pledged Interests and such Grantor shall be deemed upon delivery thereof to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof with respect to such Additional Collateral.
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(b) If any Grantor shall receive, by virtue of such Grantor's being or having been an owner of any Pledged Interests, any (i) stock certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or distribution in connection with any increase or reduction of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, combination of shares, stock split, spin-off or split-off), promissory note or other Instrument, (ii) option or right, whether as an addition to, substitution for, or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, or otherwise, (iii) dividends payable in cash (except such dividends permitted to be retained by any such Grantor pursuant to Section 7 hereof) or in securities or other property or (iv) dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments, Investment Property and other property in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, such Grantor shall receive such stock certificate, promissory note, Instrument, option, right, payment or distribution in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall segregate it from such Grantor's other property and shall deliver it forthwith to the Collateral Agent, in the exact form received, with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor jointly and severally represents and warrants as follows:
(a) As of the Effective Date, Schedule I hereto sets forth (i) the exact legal name of each Grantor, (ii) the state or jurisdiction of organization of each Grantor, (iii) the type of organization of each Grantor and (iv) the organizational identification number of each Grantor or states that no such organizational identification number exists.
(b) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Grantor, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, or any order, judgment or award by any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, that may adversely affect the grant by any Grantor, or the perfection, of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights or remedies hereunder.
(c) All Equipment, Fixtures, Inventory and other Goods now existing are, and all Equipment, Fixtures, Inventory and other Goods hereafter existing will be, located at the addresses specified therefor in Schedule VI hereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6(b)). Each Grantor's chief place of business and chief executive office, the place where such Grantor keeps its Records concerning Accounts and all originals of all Chattel Paper are located at the addresses specified therefor in Schedule VI hereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof). None of the Accounts is evidenced by Promissory Notes or other Instruments. Set forth in Schedule VII hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodities Account of each Grantor, together with the name and address of each institution at which each such Account is maintained, the account number for each such Account and a description of the purpose of each such Account. Set forth in Schedule V hereto is (i) a complete and correct list of each trade name used by each Grantor and (ii) the name of, and each trade name used by, each Person from which such Grantor has acquired any substantial part of the Collateral within five years of the date hereof.
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(d) As of the Effective Date, (i) Schedule II provides a complete and correct list of all registered Copyrights owned by any Grantor, all applications for registration of Copyrights owned by any Grantor, and all other Copyrights owned by any Grantor and material to the conduct of the business of any Grantor; (ii) Schedule III provides a complete and correct list of all Licenses entered into by any Grantor pursuant to which (A) any Grantor has provided any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Grantor to any other Person other than non-exclusive software licenses granted in the ordinary course of business or (B) any Person has granted to any Grantor any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Person that is material to the business of such Grantor; (iii) Schedule IV provides a complete and correct list of all Patents owned by any Grantor and all applications for Patents owned by any Grantor; and (iv) Schedule V provides a complete and correct list of all registered Trademarks owned by any Grantor, all applications for registration of Trademarks owned by any Grantor, and all other Trademarks owned by any Grantor and material to the conduct of the business of any Grantor.
(e) (i) (A) Each Grantor owns, or holds licenses in, or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights in, all Intellectual Property that is reasonably necessary to the operation of its business as currently conducted, or (B) each Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of Intellectual Property (free and clear of any Liens) used by it and has sole and exclusive rights to the use and distribution therefor or the material covered thereby in connection with the services or products in respect of which such Intellectual Property are currently being used, sold, licensed or distributed.
(ii) Except for those claims which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and which the applicable Grantor is diligently pursuing the remedy thereof, no claims with respect to the Intellectual Property rights of any Grantor are pending or, to the knowledge of any Grantor, threatened against any Grantor or, to the knowledge of any Grantor, any other Person, (i) alleging that the manufacture, sale, licensing or use of any Intellectual Property as now manufactured, sold, licensed or used by any Grantor or any third party infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third party, (ii) against the use by any Grantor or any third party of any technology, know-how or computer software used in any Grantor's business as currently conducted or (iii) challenging the ownership by any Grantor, or the validity or effectiveness, of any such Intellectual Property.
(f) (i) No Grantor has infringed on any intellectual property rights of any third party and (ii) none of the Intellectual Property rights of any Grantor infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third party except, in each case, for such infringement which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) All registered Copyrights, registered Trademarks, and issued Patents that are owned by such Grantor and necessary in to the conduct of its business are valid, subsisting and enforceable and have at all times been in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable thereto.
(h) Each Grantor has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all trade secrets owned by such Grantor that are necessary in the business of such Grantor.
(i) Other than software which by the terms of its own license explicitly permits the licensee to distribute the software together with other commercial programs with no restrictions on such Grantor's ability to charge fees for such distribution and with no restriction on such Grantor's right to receive payments for transfer of its Intellectual Property, no open source or public library software, including any version of any software licensed pursuant to any GNU public license, is, in whole or in part, embodied or incorporated, in any manner, in any Grantor's software products that is licensed or distributed by any Grantor. No open source or public library software licensed pursuant to any GNU public license which requires any Grantor to license such Grantor's software products to third parties, or any other license which requires any Grantor to license such Grantor's software products to third parties, is embodied or incorporated, in any manner, in any Grantor's source code.
(j) The Existing Issuers set forth in Schedule XI identified as a Subsidiary of a Grantor are each such Grantor's only Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof. The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights. Except as noted in Schedule XI hereto, the Pledged Shares constitute 100% of the issued shares of Equity Interests of the Pledged Issuers as of the date hereof. All other shares of Equity Interests constituting Pledged Interests will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(k) The promissory notes currently evidencing the Pledged Debt have been, and all other promissory notes from time to time evidencing Pledged Debt, when executed and delivered, will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the respective makers thereof, and all such promissory notes are or will be, as the case may be, legal, valid and binding obligations of such makers, enforceable against such makers in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws.
(l) The Grantors are and will be at all times the sole and exclusive owners of, or otherwise have and will have adequate rights in, the Collateral free and clear of any Lien except for the Permitted Liens. No effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording or filing office except such as may have been filed to perfect or protect any Permitted Lien.
(m) The exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder will not contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on or otherwise affecting any Grantor or any of its properties and will not result in, or require the creation of, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties.
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(n) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, is required for (i) the due execution, delivery and performance by any Grantor of this Agreement, (ii) the grant by any Grantor of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral or (iii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder, except, in the case of this clause (iii), as may be required in connection with any sale of any Pledged Interests by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, is required for the perfection of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, except (A) for the filing under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction of the financing statements described in Schedule VIII hereto, all of which financing statements have been duly filed and are in full force and effect, (B) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in the United States Intellectual Property and Licenses, for the recording of the appropriate Assignment for Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (C) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in Titled Collateral, for the submission of an appropriate application requesting that the Lien of the Collateral Agent be noted on the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, completed and authenticated by the applicable Grantor, together with the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, with respect to such Titled Collateral, to the appropriate Governmental Authority, (D) with respect to any action that may be necessary to obtain control of Collateral constituting Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or Letter-of-Credit Rights, the taking of such actions, and (E) the Collateral Agent's having possession of all Documents, Chattel Paper, Instruments and cash constituting Collateral (subclauses (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), each a "Perfection Requirement" and collectively, the "Perfection Requirements").
(o) This Agreement creates a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, as security for the Secured Obligations. The compliance with the Perfection Requirements result in the perfection of such security interests. Such security interests are, or in the case of Collateral in which any Grantor obtains rights after the date hereof, will be, perfected, first priority security interests, subject in priority only to the Permitted Liens that, pursuant to the definition of the term "Permitted Liens", are not prohibited from being prior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the recording of such instruments of assignment described above. Such Perfection Requirements and all other action necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly made or taken, except for (i) the Collateral Agent's having possession of all Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper and cash constituting Collateral after the date hereof, (ii) the Collateral Agent's having control of all Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or Letter-of-Credit Rights constituting Collateral after the date hereof, and (iii) the other filings and recordations and actions described in Section 5(n) hereof.
(p) As of the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Commercial Tort Claims or is aware of any such pending claims, except for such claims described in Schedule IX.
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(q) On and after the date specified therefor in Section 5.03(c) of the Financing Agreement, with respect to each Grantor and its Subsidiaries that is a partnership or a limited liability company, each such Person has irrevocably opted into (and has caused each of its Subsidiaries that is a partnership or a limited liability company, and a Pledged Issuer to opt into) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Such interests are securities for purposes of Article 8 of any relevant Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 6. Covenants as to the Collateral. So long as any of the Secured Obligations (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment under the Financing Agreement, unless the Collateral Agent shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Further Assurances. Each Grantor will at its expense, at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent may request in order (i) to perfect and protect, or maintain the perfection of, the security interest and Lien purported to be created hereby; (ii) to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Collateral; or (iii) otherwise to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation: (A) marking conspicuously all Chattel Paper, Instruments and Licenses and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, all of its Records pertaining to the Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, indicating that such Chattel Paper, Instrument, License or Collateral is subject to the security interest created hereby, (B) if any Account shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note or other Instrument or Chattel Paper, delivering and pledging to the Collateral Agent such Promissory Note, other Instrument or Chattel Paper, duly endorsed and accompanied by executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (C) executing and filing (to the extent, if any, that such Grantor's signature is required thereon) or authenticating the filing of, such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, (D) with respect to Intellectual Property hereafter existing and not covered by an appropriate security interest grant, the executing and recording in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, appropriate instruments granting a security interest, as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interest purported to be created hereby, (E) delivering to the Collateral Agent irrevocable proxies in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Pledged Interests, (F) furnishing to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail, (G) if at any time after the date hereof, any Grantor acquires or holds any Commercial Tort Claim, immediately notifying the Collateral Agent in a writing signed by such Grantor setting forth a brief description of such Commercial Tort Claim and granting to the Collateral Agent a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, which writing shall incorporate the provisions hereof and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (H) upon the acquisition after the date hereof by any Grantor of any Titled Collateral (other than Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest permitted by Section 7.02(a) of the Financing Agreement), immediately notifying the Collateral Agent of such acquisition, setting forth a description of the Titled Collateral acquired and a good faith estimate of the current value of such Titled Collateral, and if so requested by the Collateral Agent, immediately causing the Collateral Agent to be listed as the lienholder on such Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership and delivering evidence of the same to the Collateral Agent, and (I) taking all actions required by law in any relevant Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction, or by other law as applicable in any foreign jurisdiction. No Grantor shall take or fail to take any action which would in any manner impair the validity or enforceability of the Collateral Agent's security interest in and Lien on any Collateral.
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(b) Location of Equipment and Inventory. Each Grantor will keep the Equipment and Inventory (other than Equipment and Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business in accordance with Section 6(h) hereof) at the locations specified in Schedule VI hereto or, upon not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Collateral Agent accompanied by a new Schedule VI hereto indicating each new location of the Equipment and Inventory, at such other locations in the continental United States as the Grantors may elect, provided that (i) all action has been taken to grant to the Collateral Agent a perfected, first priority security interest in such Equipment and Inventory (subject in priority only to Permitted Liens that, pursuant to the definition of the term "Permitted Liens", are not prohibited from being prior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (ii) the Collateral Agent's rights in such Equipment and Inventory, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of the security interest created hereby in such Equipment and Inventory, are not adversely affected thereby.
(c) Condition of Equipment. Each Grantor will maintain or cause the Equipment which is necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business to be maintained and preserved in good condition, repair and working order and in accordance with any manufacturer's manual, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will forthwith, or in the case of any loss or damage to any Equipment promptly after the occurrence thereof, make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements and other improvements in connection therewith which are necessary or desirable, consistent with past practice, or which the Collateral Agent may request to such end. Each Grantor will promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail any loss or damage in excess of $50,000 to any Equipment.
(d) Taxes, Etc. Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay promptly when due all property and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Equipment and Inventory, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Financing Agreement.
(e) Insurance. Each Grantor will, at its own expense, maintain insurance with respect to the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Financing Agreement. Each Grantor will, if so requested by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent original or duplicate insurance policies and, as often as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance. Each Grantor will also, at the request of the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver instruments of assignment of such insurance policies and cause the respective insurers to acknowledge notice of such assignment.
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(f) Provisions Concerning the Accounts and the Licenses.
(i) Each Grantor will, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due under the Accounts. In connection with such collections, each Grantor may (and, at the Collateral Agent's direction, will) take such action as such Grantor (or, if applicable, the Collateral Agent) may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection or performance of the Accounts; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to notify the Account Debtors or obligors under any Accounts of the assignment of such Accounts to the Collateral Agent and to direct such Account Debtors or obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor and to the extent permitted by law, to enforce collection of any such Accounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done. After receipt by any Grantor of a notice from the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent has notified, intends to notify, or has enforced or intends to enforce a Grantor's rights against the Account Debtors or obligors under any Accounts as referred to in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (A) all amounts and proceeds (including Instruments) received by such Grantor in respect of the Accounts shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be held as cash collateral and applied as specified in Section 9(d) hereof, and (B) such Grantor will not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account or release wholly or partly any Account Debtor or obligor thereof or allow any credit or discount thereon. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) direct any or all of the banks and financial institutions with which any Grantor either maintains a Deposit Account or a lockbox or deposits the proceeds of any Accounts to send immediately to the Administrative Agent by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent shall direct) all or a portion of such securities, cash, investments and other items held by such institution. Any such securities, cash, investments and other items so received by the Administrative Agent shall (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Collateral Agent) be held as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations or distributed in accordance with Section 9 hereof.
(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any breach or default under any License by any party thereto other than a Grantor, (A) the relevant Grantor will, promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, give the Collateral Agent written notice of the nature and duration thereof, specifying what action, if any, it has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) no Grantor will, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, declare or waive any such breach or default or affirmatively consent to the cure thereof or exercise any of its remedies in respect thereof, and (C) each Grantor will, upon written instructions from the Collateral Agent and at such Grantor's expense, take such action as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable in respect thereof.
(iii) Each Grantor will, at its expense, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each notice or other communication received by it by which any other party to any License (A) declares a breach or default by a Grantor of any material term thereunder, (B) terminates such License or (C) purports to exercise any of its rights or affect any of its obligations thereunder, together with a copy of any reply by such Grantor thereto.
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(iv) Each Grantor will exercise promptly and diligently each and every right which it may have under each License (other than any right of termination) and will duly perform and observe in all respects all of its obligations under each License and will take all action necessary to maintain the Licenses in full force and effect. No Grantor will, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, cancel, terminate, amend or otherwise modify in any respect, or waive any provision of, any License.
(g) Provisions Concerning the Pledged Interests. Each Grantor will
(i) at the Grantors' joint and several expense, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each notice or other communication received by it in respect of the Pledged Interests;
(ii) at the Grantors' joint and several expense, defend the Collateral Agent's right, title and security interest in and to the Pledged Interests against the claims of any Person;
(iii) not make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any Pledged Interests or enter into any agreement or permit to exist any restriction with respect to any Pledged Interests (other than as permitted under the Loan Documents); and
(iv) not permit the issuance of (A) any additional shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Pledged Issuer, (B) any securities convertible voluntarily by the holder thereof or automatically upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event or condition into, or exchangeable for, any such shares of Equity Interests or (C) any warrants, options, contracts or other commitments entitling any Person to purchase or otherwise acquire any such shares of Equity Interests.
(h) Transfers and Other Liens.
(i) Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7.02(c) of the Financing Agreement, no Grantor will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), lease, license, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Collateral.
(ii) Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7.02(a) of the Financing Agreement, no Grantor will create, suffer to exist or grant any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral.
(i) Intellectual Property.
(i) Upon the request of the Collateral Agent, in order to facilitate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, each Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent one or more Copyright Security Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements, or Patent Security Agreements to further evidence the Collateral Agent's Lien on such Grantor's Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights, and the General Intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.
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(ii) Each Grantor shall have the duty, with respect to Intellectual Property that is necessary in the conduct of such Grantor's business, to protect and diligently enforce and defend at such Grantor's expense its Intellectual Property, including (A) to diligently enforce and defend, including promptly suing for infringement, misappropriation, or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation, or dilution, and filing for opposition, interference, and cancellation against conflicting Intellectual Property rights of any Person, (B) to prosecute diligently any trademark application or service mark application that is part of the Trademarks pending as of the date hereof or hereafter until the termination of this Agreement, (C) to prosecute diligently any patent application that is part of the Patents pending as of the date hereof or hereafter until the termination of this Agreement, (D) to take all reasonable and necessary action to preserve and maintain all of such Grantor's Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, and its rights therein, including paying all maintenance fees and filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, and affidavits of noncontestability, and (E) to require all employees, consultants, and contractors of each Grantor who were involved in the creation or development of such Intellectual Property to sign agreements containing assignment of Intellectual Property rights and obligations of confidentiality. Each Grantor further agrees not to abandon any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property License that is necessary in the conduct of such Grantor's business. Each Grantor hereby agrees to take the steps described in this Section 6(i)(ii) with respect to all new or acquired Intellectual Property to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is now or later becomes entitled that is necessary in the conduct of such Grantor's business.
(iii) Grantors acknowledge and agree that the Secured Parties shall have no duties with respect to any Intellectual Property or Licenses of any Grantor. Without limiting the generality of this Section 6(i)(iii), Grantors acknowledge and agree that no member of the Secured Parties shall be under any obligation to take any steps necessary to preserve rights in the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property or Licenses against any other Person, but any Secured Party may do so at its option from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and all expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and other professionals) shall be for the sole account of the Borrowers and shall be chargeable to the Loan Account.
(iv) Each Grantor shall promptly file an application with the United States Copyright Office for any Copyright that has not been registered with the United States Copyright Office if such Copyright is necessary in connection with the conduct of such Grantor's business. Any expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing shall be borne by the Grantors.
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(v) On each date on which financial statements are delivered by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) of the Financing Agreement, each Grantor shall provide the Collateral Agent with a written report of all new Patents or Trademarks that are registered or the subject of pending applications for registrations, and of all Licenses that are material to the conduct of such Grantor's business, in each case, which were acquired, registered, or for which applications for registration were filed by any Grantor or entered into during the prior period and any statement of use or amendment to allege use with respect to intent-to-use trademark applications. In the case of such registrations or applications therefor, which were acquired by any Grantor, each such Grantor shall file the necessary documents with the appropriate Governmental Authority identifying the applicable Grantor as the owner (or as a co-owner thereof, if such is the case) of such Intellectual Property. In each of the foregoing cases, the applicable Grantor shall promptly cause to be prepared, executed, and delivered to the Collateral Agent supplemental schedules to the applicable Loan Documents to identify such Patent and Trademark registrations and applications therefor (with the exception of Trademark applications filed on an intent-to-use basis for which no statement of use or amendment to allege use has been filed) and Licenses as being subject to the security interests created thereunder.
(vi) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, in no event shall any Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee, or designee, file an application for the registration of any Copyright with the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in another country without giving the Collateral Agent written notice thereof at least three (3) Business Days prior to such filing and complying with Section 6(i)(i). Upon receipt from the United States Copyright Office of notice of registration of any Copyright, each Grantor shall promptly (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days following such receipt) notify (but without duplication of any notice required by Section 6(i)(v)) the Collateral Agent of such registration by delivering, or causing to be delivered, to the Collateral Agent, documentation sufficient for the Collateral Agent to perfect the Collateral Agent's Liens on such Copyright. If any Grantor acquires from any Person any Copyright registered with the United States Copyright Office or an application to register any Copyright with the United States Copyright Office, such Grantor shall promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following such acquisition) notify the Collateral Agent of such acquisition and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Collateral Agent, documentation sufficient for the Collateral Agent to perfect the Collateral Agent's Liens on such Copyright. In the case of such Copyright registrations or applications therefor which were acquired by any Grantor, each such Grantor shall promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following such acquisition) file the necessary documents with the appropriate Governmental Authority identifying the applicable Grantor as the owner (or as a co-owner thereof, if such is the case) of such Copyrights.
(vii) Each Grantor shall take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of, and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in, the Intellectual Property that is necessary in the conduct of such Grantor's business, including, as applicable (A) protecting the secrecy and confidentiality of its confidential information and trade secrets by having and enforcing a policy requiring all current employees, consultants, licensees, vendors and contractors with access to such information to execute appropriate confidentiality agreements; (B) taking actions reasonably necessary to ensure that no trade secret falls into the public domain; and (C) protecting the secrecy and confidentiality of the source code of all software programs and applications of which it is the owner or licensee by having and enforcing a policy requiring any licensees (or sublicensees) of such source code to enter into license agreements with commercially reasonable use and non-disclosure restrictions.
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(viii) No Grantor shall enter into any Intellectual Property License to receive any license or rights in any Intellectual Property of any other Person unless such Grantor has used commercially reasonable efforts to permit the assignment of or grant of a security interest in such Intellectual Property License (and all rights of Grantor thereunder) to the (and any transferees of the Collateral Agent).
(j) Deposit, Commodities and Securities Accounts. Within 60 days following the Effective Date, each Grantor shall cause each bank and other financial institution with an account referred to in Schedule VII hereto to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) a control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed by such Grantor and such bank or financial institution, or enter into other arrangements in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which such institution shall irrevocably agree, among other things, that (i) it will comply at any time with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent (or its designee) to such bank or financial institution directing the disposition of cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items from time to time credited to such account, without further consent of such Grantor, which instructions the Collateral Agent (or its designee) will not give to such bank or other financial institution in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, (ii) all cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items of such Grantor deposited with such institution shall be subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (or its designee), (iii) any right of set off, banker's Lien or other similar Lien, security interest or encumbrance shall be fully waived as against the Collateral Agent (or its designee), and (iv) upon receipt of written notice from the Collateral Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, such bank or financial institution shall immediately send to the Administrative Agent by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall direct) all such cash, the value of any Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items held by it. Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, no Grantor shall make or maintain any Deposit Account, Commodity Account or Securities Account except for the accounts set forth in Schedule VII hereto. The provisions of this Section 6(j) shall not apply to Excluded Accounts.
(k) Titled Collateral. At the request of the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall (a) cause all Collateral, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, which under applicable law are required to be registered, to be properly registered in the name of such Grantor, (b) cause all Titled Collateral, to be properly titled in the name of such Grantor, and if requested by the Collateral Agent, with the Collateral Agent's Lien noted thereon and (c) if requested by the Collateral Agent, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of all such Certificates of Title or certificates of ownership for such Titled Collateral, with the Collateral Agent's Lien noted thereon, and take such other actions as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent.
(l) Control. Each Grantor hereby agrees to take any or all action that may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent may request in order for the Collateral Agent to obtain control in accordance with Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9-107 of the Code with respect to the following Collateral: (i) Deposit Accounts, (ii) Securities Accounts, (iii) Electronic Chattel Paper, (iv) Investment Property and (v) Letter-of-Credit Rights. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that any agent or designee of the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be a "secured party" with respect to the Collateral under the control of such agent or designee for all purposes.
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(m) Records; Inspection and Reporting.
(i) Each Grantor shall keep adequate records concerning the Accounts, Chattel Paper and Pledged Interests. Each Grantor shall permit any Agent, or any agents or representatives thereof or such professionals or other Persons as any Agent may designate (A) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from such Grantor's books and records, (B) to visit and inspect its properties, (C) to verify materials, leases, notes, Accounts, Inventory and other assets of such Grantor from time to time, (D) to conduct audits, appraisals and/or valuations or examinations at the locations of such Grantor and (E) to discuss such Grantor's affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives, in each case as provided in the Financing Agreement.
(ii) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by Section 7.02(m) of the Financing Agreement, no Grantor shall, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, change (A) its name, identity or organizational structure, (B) its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization as set forth in Schedule I hereto or (C) its chief executive office as set forth in Schedule VI hereto. Each Grantor shall immediately notify the Collateral Agent upon obtaining an organizational identification number, if on the date hereof such Grantor did not have such identification number.
Section 7. Voting Rights, Dividends, Etc. in Respect of the Pledged Interests.
(a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) each Grantor may exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to any Pledged Interests for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Financing Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (A) each Grantor will give the Collateral Agent at least five (5) Business Days' notice of the manner in which it intends to exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value, liquidity or marketability of any Collateral or the creation, perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent's Lien; and (B) none of the Grantors will exercise or refrain from exercising any such right, as the case may be, if the Collateral Agent gives a Grantor notice that, in the Collateral Agent's judgment, such action (or inaction) could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value, liquidity or marketability of any Collateral or the creation, perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent's Lien; and
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(ii) each of the Grantors may receive and retain any and all dividends, interest or other distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Interests to the extent permitted by the Financing Agreement; provided, however, that any and all (A) dividends and interest paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and Instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, (B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Pledged Interests in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and (C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, together with any dividend, interest or other distribution or payment which at the time of such payment was not permitted by the Financing Agreement, shall be, and shall forthwith be delivered to the Collateral Agent, to hold as, Pledged Interests and shall, if received by any of the Grantors, be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from the other property or funds of the Grantors, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations; and
(iii) the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to a Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) hereof and to receive the dividends, interest and/or other distributions which it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) hereof.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) all rights of each Grantor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) hereof, and to receive the dividends, distributions, interest and other payments that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) hereof, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Pledged Interests such dividends, distributions and interest payments;
(ii) the Collateral Agent is authorized to notify each debtor with respect to the Pledged Debt to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) and may collect any and all moneys due or to become due to any Grantor in respect of the Pledged Debt, and each of the Grantors hereby authorizes each such debtor to make such payment directly to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) without any duty of inquiry;
(iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may at its option exercise any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription or any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to any of the Pledged Interests as if it were the absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, the right to exchange, in its discretion, any and all of the Pledged Interests upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other adjustment of any Pledged Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Pledged Issuer of any right, privilege or option pertaining to any Pledged Interests, and, in connection therewith, to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Interests with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agent upon such terms and conditions as it may determine; and
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(iv) all dividends, distributions, interest and other payments that are received by any of the Grantors contrary to the provisions of Section 7(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of the Grantors, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests in the exact form received with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
Section 8. Additional Provisions Concerning the Collateral.
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and for the purpose of taking any action that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, each Grantor hereby (i) authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor's name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor's name and in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file, one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such financing statements that (A) describe the Collateral as "all assets" or "all personal property" (or words of similar effect) or that describe or identify the Collateral by type or in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may determine, regardless of whether any particular asset of such Grantor falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or whether any particular asset of such Grantor constitutes part of the Collateral, and (B) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment, including, without limitation, whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor) and (iii) ratifies such authorization to the extent that the Collateral Agent has filed any such financing statements, continuation statements, or amendments thereto, prior to the date hereof. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Collateral Agent's discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement (subject to the rights of a Grantor under Section 6 hereof and Section 7(a) hereof), including, without limitation, (i) to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Financing Agreement, (ii) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any Collateral, (iii) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper in connection with clause (i) or (ii) above, (iv) to receive, indorse and collect all Instruments made payable to such Grantor representing any dividend, interest payment or other distribution in respect of any Pledged Interests and to give full discharge for the same, (v) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of each Secured Party with respect to any Collateral, (vi) to execute assignments, licenses and other documents to enforce the rights of each Secured Party with respect to any Collateral, (vii) to pay or discharge taxes or Liens levied or placed upon or threatened against the Collateral, the legality or validity thereof and the amounts necessary to discharge the same to be determined by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, and such payments made by the Collateral Agent to become Obligations of such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, due and payable immediately without demand, and (viii) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with Accounts, Chattel Paper and other documents relating to the Collateral. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender's Commitment and each of the Loan Documents.
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(c) For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies hereunder, at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Grantor hereby (i) grants to the Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Grantor) to use, assign, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, wherever the same may be located, 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 programs used for the compilation or printout thereof; and (ii) assigns to the Collateral Agent, to the extent assignable, all of its rights to any Intellectual Property now or hereafter licensed or used by any Grantor. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of the Financing Agreement that limit the right of a Grantor to dispose of its property and Section 6(i) hereof, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor may exploit, use, enjoy, protect, license, sublicense, assign, sell, dispose of or take other actions with respect to the Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of its business. In furtherance of the foregoing, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall from time to time, upon the request of a Grantor, execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, which such Grantor shall have certified are appropriate (in such Grantor's judgment) to allow it to take any action permitted above (including relinquishment of the license provided pursuant to this clause (c) as to any Intellectual Property). Further, upon the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender's Commitment and each of the Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent (subject to Section 13(e) hereof) shall release and reassign to the Grantors all of the Collateral Agent's right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property, and the Licenses, all without recourse, representation or warranty whatsoever and at the Grantors' sole expense. The exercise of rights and remedies hereunder by the Collateral Agent shall not terminate the rights of the holders of any licenses or sublicenses theretofore granted by any Grantor in accordance with the second sentence of this clause (c). Each Grantor hereby releases the Collateral Agent from any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Collateral Agent under the powers of attorney granted herein other than actions taken or omitted to be taken through the Collateral Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(d) If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained herein, the Collateral Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, in the name of such Grantor or the Collateral Agent, and the expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be jointly and severally payable by the Grantors pursuant to Section 10 hereof and shall be secured by the Collateral.
(e) The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to assure the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against other parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral and shall be relieved of all responsibility for any Collateral in its possession upon surrendering it or tendering surrender of it to any of the Grantors (or whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct). The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Collateral Agent shall not have responsibility for ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.
(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (i) each Grantor shall remain liable under the Licenses and otherwise in respect of the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its obligations under the Licenses or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, and (iii) the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability by reason of this Agreement under the Licenses or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, nor shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
(g) The Collateral Agent may at any time in its discretion (i) without notice to any Grantor, transfer or register in the name of the Collateral Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged Interests, subject only to the revocable rights of such Grantor under Section 7(a) hereof, and (ii) exchange certificates or Instruments constituting Pledged Interests for certificates or Instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
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Section 9. Remedies Upon Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) The Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Code (whether or not the Code applies to the affected Collateral), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Collateral, including, without limitation, transfer into the Collateral Agent's name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Collateral Agent has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of each Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Collateral Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place or places to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Collateral Agent may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased by any Grantor where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Collateral Agent's rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to any Grantor in respect of such occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale, (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent's offices, at any exchange or broker's board or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least five (5) days' prior notice to the applicable Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against each Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that such Grantor may have to require that all or any part of the Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent shall be made without warranty, (ii) the Collateral Agent may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, (iii) the Collateral Agent may bid (which bid may be, in whole or in part, in the form of cancellation of indebtedness), if permitted by law, for the purchase, lease, license or other disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof for the account of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of itself and each Secured Party) and (iv) such actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of the Collateral. In addition to the foregoing, (i) upon written notice to any Grantor from the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall cease any use of the Intellectual Property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (ii) the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, upon five (5) days' prior notice to any Grantor, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Intellectual Property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (iii) the Collateral Agent may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted in Section 8 hereof (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of a Grantor, one or more instruments of assignment of the Intellectual Property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.
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(b) In the event that the Collateral Agent determines to exercise its right to sell all or any part of the Pledged Interests pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, each Grantor will, at such Grantor's expense and upon request by the Collateral Agent: (i) execute and deliver, and cause each issuer of such Pledged Interests and the directors and officers thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, advisable to register such Pledged Interests under the provisions of the Securities Act, and to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto, (ii) cause each issuer of such Pledged Interests to qualify such Pledged Interests under the state securities or "Blue Sky" laws of each jurisdiction, and to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the sale of the Pledged Interests, as requested by the Collateral Agent, (iii) cause each Pledged Issuer to make available to its securityholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, and (iv) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of such Pledged Interests valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law. Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages which would be suffered by the Collateral Agent by reason of the failure by any Grantor to perform any of the covenants contained in this Section 9(b) and, consequently, agrees that, if any Grantor fails to perform any of such covenants, it shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value of the Pledged Interests on the date the Collateral Agent demands compliance with this Section 9(b); provided, however, that the payment of such amount shall not release any Grantor from any of its obligations under any of the other Loan Documents.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) hereof, each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may deem it impracticable to effect a public sale of all or any part of the Pledged Shares or any other securities constituting Pledged Interests and that the Collateral Agent may, therefore, determine to make one or more private sales of any such securities to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms which might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees that such private sales shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to delay the sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act. Each Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell such securities which has been (i) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such an offer may be so advertised without prior registration under the Securities Act) or (ii) made privately in the manner described above to not less than fifteen bona fide offerees shall be deemed to involve a "public disposition" for the purposes of Section 9-610(c) of the Code (or any successor or similar, applicable statutory provision) as then in effect in the State of New York, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a "public offering" under the Securities Act, and that the Collateral Agent may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities.
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(d) Any cash held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) as Collateral and all Cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, be held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 10 hereof) in whole or in part by the Collateral Agent against, all or any part of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Financing Agreement. Any surplus of such cash or Cash Proceeds held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) and remaining after the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender's Commitment and each of the Loan Documents, shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
(e) In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which each Secured Party is legally entitled, the Grantors shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in any applicable Loan Document for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent to collect such deficiency.
(f) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that if the Collateral Agent complies with any applicable Requirements of Law in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.
(g) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Collateral Agent's rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that any Grantor lawfully may, such Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Collateral Agent's rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which any of the Secured Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
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(h) Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally:
(i) consents to the appointment of pre-judgment and/or post-judgment receiver with all of the same powers that would otherwise be available to the Grantors, including, but not limited to the power to (A) hold, manage, control or dispose of the Collateral wherever located, (B) take any action with respect to the Collateral to the maximum extent permitted by law and (C) conduct a public or private sale of any or all of the Loan Parties' right, title and interest in and to such Collateral, including any disposition of the Collateral to the Secured Parties in exchange for cancellation of all or a portion of the Obligations;
(ii) consents that any such receiver can be appointed without a hearing or prior notice to the Grantors;
(iii) agrees not to oppose or otherwise interfere (directly or indirectly) with any effort by Collateral Agent to seek the appointment of a receiver;
(iv) waives any right to demand that a bond be posted in connection with the appointment of any such receiver; and
(v) waives any right to appeal the entry of an order authorizing the appointment of a receiver.
Section 10. Indemnity and Expenses.
(a) Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each other Indemnitee from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, expenses and disbursements) incurred by such Agent or such Indemnitee to the extent that they arise out of or otherwise result from or relate to or are in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), except claims, losses or liabilities resulting solely and directly from such Agent's or such Indemnitee's gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay to the Agents upon demand the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Agents and of any experts and agents (including, without limitation, any collateral trustee which may act as agent of the Agents), which the Agents may incur in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Agents hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
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Section 11. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in accordance with the notice provision of the Financing Agreement.
Section 12. Security Interest Absolute; Joint and Several Obligations.
(a) All rights of the Secured Parties, all Liens and all obligations of each of the Grantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term in respect of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) any exchange or release of, or non-perfection of any Lien on any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations, or (iv) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any of the Grantors in respect of the Secured Obligations. All authorizations and agencies contained herein with respect to any of the Collateral are irrevocable and powers coupled with an interest.
(b) Each Grantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and notice of the incurrence of any Obligation by the Borrowers, (iii) notice of any actions taken by any Agent, any Lender, any Guarantor or any other Person under any Loan Document or any other agreement, document or instrument relating thereto, (iv) all other notices, demands and protests, and all other formalities of every kind in connection with the enforcement of the Obligations, the omission of or delay in which, but for the provisions of this subsection (b), might constitute grounds for relieving such Grantor of any such Grantor's obligations hereunder and (v) any requirement that any Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or other lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Grantor or any other Person or any collateral.
(c) All of the obligations of the Grantors hereunder are joint and several. The Collateral Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, enforce the provisions hereof against any of the Grantors and shall not be required to proceed against all Grantors jointly or seek payment from the Grantors ratably. In addition, the Collateral Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, select the Collateral of any one or more of the Grantors for sale or application to the Secured Obligations, without regard to the ownership of such Collateral, and shall not be required to make such selection ratably from the Collateral owned by all of the Grantors. The release or discharge of any Grantor by the Collateral Agent shall not release or discharge any other Grantor from the obligations of such Person hereunder.
Section 13. Miscellaneous.
(a) No amendment of any provision of this Agreement (including any Schedule attached hereto) shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each Grantor affected thereby and the Collateral Agent, and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
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(b) No failure on the part of the Secured Parties to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the Secured Parties provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights of the Secured Parties under any Loan Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by such Person to exercise any of its rights under any other Loan Document against such party or against any other Person, including but not limited to, any Grantor.
(c) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect, subject to paragraph (e) below, until the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender's Commitment and each of the Loan Documents and (ii) be binding on each Grantor and all other Persons who become bound as debtor to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9-203(d) of the Code, and shall inure, together with all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Secured Parties may assign or otherwise transfer their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement and any other Loan Document to any other Person pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Secured Parties herein or otherwise. Upon any such assignment or transfer, all references in this Agreement to any Secured Party shall mean the assignee of any such Secured Party. None of the rights or obligations of any Grantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, and any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void.
(d) Upon the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender's Commitment and each of the Loan Documents, (i) subject to paragraph (e) below, this Agreement and the security interests and licenses created hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors and (ii) the Collateral Agent will, upon the Grantors' request and at the Grantors' expense, without any representation, warranty or recourse whatsoever, (A) return to the Grantors (or whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct) such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise disposed of or applied pursuant to the terms hereof and (B) execute and deliver to the Grantors such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(e) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor's assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment or performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent conveyance," or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
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(f) Upon the execution and delivery, or authentication, by any Person of a security agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (each a "Security Agreement Supplement"), (i) such Person shall be referred to as an "Additional Grantor" and shall be and become a Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement to "Grantor" shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to "Collateral" shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral of such Additional Grantor, and (ii) the supplemental Schedules I-XI attached to each Security Agreement Supplement shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement Schedules I-XI, respectively, hereto, and the Collateral Agent may attach such Schedules as supplements to such Schedules, and each reference to such Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules, as supplemented pursuant hereto.
(g) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY AND PERFECTION OR THE PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NON-PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST CREATED HEREBY, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(h) EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO OBJECT TO OR OTHERWISE CONTEST THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. EACH GRANTOR (i) GRANTS SUCH WAIVER AND CONSENTS KNOWINGLY AFTER HAVING DISCUSSED THE IMPLICATIONS THEREOF WITH COUNSEL, (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) THE UNCONTESTED RIGHT TO HAVE A RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR THE FOREGOING PURPOSES IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL BY THE SECURED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, AND (B) THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH APPOINTMENT AS A REMEDY UNDER THE FOREGOING CIRCUMSTANCES WAS A MATERIAL FACTOR IN INDUCING THE SECURED PARTIES TO MAKE (AND COMMIT TO MAKE) THE LOAN TO THE BORROWERS, AND (iii) AGREES TO ENTER INTO ANY AND ALL STIPULATIONS IN ANY LEGAL ACTIONS, OR AGREEMENTS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING AND TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH THE AGENTS OR LENDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSUMPTION AND EXERCISE OF CONTROL BY THE RECEIVER OVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE COLLATERAL.
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(i) In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Agreement shall be deemed to be a Loan Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of terms and conditions contained in Sections 12.10 and 12.11 of the Financing Agreement, mutatis mutandi.
(j) Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Agreement any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
(k) Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(l) Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
(m) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
GRANTORS: | ||
| KITARA HOLDCO CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| KITARA MEDIA CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| FUTURE ADS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| KITARA MEDIA, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| HEALTH GURU MEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| NEW YORK PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ANDOVER GAMES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GATHER ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| APPENITY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ARCADEWEB LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| ARCADEYUM, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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| EPICPLAY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GAMEVANCE LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GPV ENTERTAINMENT, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| LIVINGPLAY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| RESULT LINKS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| SOCIALRIVAL LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
| HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC, as Collateral Agent | |
| /s/ Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: Vikas Keswani | |
| Title: Managing Director | |
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Exhibit 10.3
GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST -- TRADEMARKS
This Trademark Security Agreement (this "Trademark Security Agreement") is made as of January 28, 2015, by each of the undersigned Grantors (each a "Grantor" and collectively, the "Grantors"), in favor of Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for itself and the other Secured Parties (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, "Grantee").
WHEREAS, each Grantor has adopted, used and is using, and holds all right, title and interest in and to, the trademarks and service marks listed on the attached Schedule A beside its name, which trademarks and service marks are registered or applied for in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "Trademarks");
WHEREAS, each Grantor has entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated January 28, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, the "Security Agreement"), in favor of Grantee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, each Grantor has granted to the Grantee for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), a continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of such Grantor in, to and under the Trademarks listed beside its name, together with, among other things, the goodwill of the business symbolized by the Trademarks and the applications and registrations thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, any and all causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof and any and all damages arising from past, present and future violations thereof (the "Collateral"), to secure the payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, as collateral security for the payment, performance and observance of all of the Secured Obligations, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor does hereby grant to the Grantee and grants to the Grantee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the Collateral to secure the prompt payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement
Each Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the 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.
This Trademark Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties 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 by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantors have caused this Trademark Security Agreement to be duly executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.
| FUTURE ADS LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| KITARA MEDIA, LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| HEALTH GURU MEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| APPENITY LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| EPICPLAY LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| GAMEVANCE LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of January 28, 2015 by and among Kitara Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Original Holders”).
RECITALS
A. The Original Holders, the Company, Kitara Media Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Future Ads LLC, a California limited liability company (“Future Ads”), have entered into a Unit Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), dated as of October 10, 2014, pursuant to which the Original Holders are acquiring shares of Common Stock.
B. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Exchange Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, the Company has agreed to grant the Original Holders certain registration rights as set forth below.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in The City of New York.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any equity securities issued or issuable in exchange for or with respect to the Common Stock by way of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares or in connection with a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise.
“Common Stock Equivalent” means all options, warrants and other securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for (at any time or upon the occurrence of any event or contingency and without regard to any vesting or other conditions to which such securities may be subject), Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Holder” or “Holders” means any Original Holder and any Person who shall acquire and hold Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of Registrable Securities.
“Majority Participating Holders” means Participating Holders holding more than 50% of the Registrable Securities proposed to be included in any offering of Registrable Securities by such Participating Holders pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity or any governmental or regulatory body or other agency or authority or political subdivision thereof, including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) shares of Common Stock issued to the Original Holders pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and (ii) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or with respect to the Common Stock referenced in clause (i) above. Any particular Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (A) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (B) such securities shall have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act or (C) such securities shall cease to be outstanding.
“Registration Expenses” means all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s performance of or compliance with the provisions of Article II, including: (i) all registration, listing, qualification and filing fees (including FINRA filing fees); (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws (including counsel fees in connection with the preparation of a blue sky and legal investment survey and FINRA filings); (iii) printing and copying expenses; (iv) messenger and delivery expenses; (v) expenses incurred in connection with any road show; (vi) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (vii) with respect to each registration, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder(s) selected by the Majority Participating Holders, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.1, and selected by the underwriter, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.2; (viii) fees and disbursements of independent public accountants, including the expenses of any audit or “cold comfort” letter, and fees and expenses of other persons, including special experts, retained by the Company; (ix) underwriter fees, excluding discounts and commissions, and any other expenses which are customarily borne by the issuer or seller of securities in a public equity offering; and (x) all internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties).
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“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE
II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 2.1 Demand Registrations.
(a) Form S-1 Demand. Subject to Section 2.1(e), at any time or from time to time after the date hereof one or more Holders shall have the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1 or any successor form thereto covering such aggregate number of Registrable Securities which represents 15% or greater of the then outstanding Registrable Securities by delivering a written request therefor to the Company specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration by such Holders and the intended method of distribution thereof, including pursuant to a shelf registration statement utilizing Rule 415 of the Securities Act (or its successor provision) (a “Shelf Registration”). The Company shall cause a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) to be filed as expeditiously as possible, and in any event within 60 days after the date such request is given by such Holders (but subject in each case to Section 2.1(e)), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter.
(b) Form S-3 Demand. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify and remain qualified to register securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto. At any time when the Company is eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement, one or more Holders shall have the right, subject to Section 2.1(e)(ii), to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form) covering such aggregate number of Registrable Securities which represents 5% or greater of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, by delivering a written request therefor to the Company specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration by such Holders and the intended method of distribution thereof, including pursuant to a Shelf Registration. The Company shall cause a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form) to be filed as expeditiously as possible, and in any event within 45 days after the date such request is given by such Holders, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter. The Company shall be obligated to effect an unlimited number of Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1(b).
(c) All requests by any Holder pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b) are referred to as “Demand Registration Requests,” the registrations so requested are referred to as “Demand Registrations” and the Holders making such demand for registration are referred to as the “Initiating Holders.” As promptly as practicable, but no later than 10 days after receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall give written notice (a “Demand Exercise Notice”) of such Demand Registration Request to all Holders of record of Registrable Securities.
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(d) The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.6, shall include in a Demand Registration (A) the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and (B) the Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Registrable Securities that shall have made a written request to the Company within the time limits specified below for inclusion in such registration (together with the Initiating Holders, the “Participating Holders”). Any such request from the other Holders must be delivered to the Company within 15 days after the receipt of the Demand Exercise Notice and must specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such other Holders.
(e) The Demand Registration rights granted to the Holders in this Section 2.1 are subject to the following limitations:
(i) the Company shall not be required to cause a registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a) to be filed within 90 days or to be declared effective within a period of 180 days after the effective date of any other registration statement of the Company filed pursuant to the Securities Act on Form S-1 as to which the Holders could have, pursuant to the terms hereof, registered Registrable Securities;
(ii) if in the opinion of outside counsel to the Company, any registration of Registrable Securities would require disclosure of information not otherwise then required by law to be publicly disclosed and, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, such disclosure is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction or event involving the Company or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company (a “Valid Business Reason”), the Company may postpone or withdraw a filing of a registration statement relating to a Demand Registration Request until such Valid Business Reason no longer exists, but in no event shall the Company avail itself of such right for more than 90 days, in the aggregate, in any period of 365 consecutive days (such period of postponement or withdrawal under this clause (ii), the “Postponement Period”); and the Company shall give notice of its determination to postpone or withdraw a registration statement and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists, in each case, as promptly as practicable after the occurrence thereof;
(iii) notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the SEC or any SEC guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular registration statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by the holders of Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such registration statement will be reduced pro rata to the amount permitted by the SEC; and
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(iv) the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two Demand Registrations under Section 2.1(a) for the Holders.
In the event of a cutback under clause (iii) above, the Company shall give the Holders at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the initial registration statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC or SEC guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the initial registration statement, as amended.
If the Company shall give any notice of postponement or withdrawal of any registration statement pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Company shall not register any equity security of the Company during the period of postponement or withdrawal. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company that the Company has determined to withdraw any registration statement pursuant to clause (ii) above, such Holder will discontinue its disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. If the Company shall have withdrawn or prematurely terminated a registration statement filed under Section 2.1(a) or (b), the Company shall not be considered to have effected an effective registration for the purposes of this Agreement until the Company shall have filed a new registration statement covering the Registrable Securities covered by the withdrawn registration statement and such registration statement shall have been declared effective and shall not have been withdrawn. If the Company shall give any notice of withdrawal or postponement of a registration statement, at such time as the Valid Business Reason that caused such withdrawal or postponement no longer exists (but in no event more than 90 days after the date of the postponement or withdrawal), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of the Registrable Securities covered by the withdrawn or postponed registration statement in accordance with this Section 2.1.
(f) The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.6, may elect to include in any registration statement and offering made pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or (b), (i) authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held by the Company as treasury shares and (ii) any other shares of Common Stock that are requested to be included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights granted by the Company that are not inconsistent with the rights granted in, or otherwise conflict with the terms of, this Agreement (“Additional Piggyback Rights”); provided, however, that such inclusion shall be permitted only to the extent that it is pursuant to and subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement or arrangements, if any, entered into by the Participating Holders.
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(g) A Holder may withdraw its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration at any time. If all such Holders withdraw their respective Registrable Securities from such Demand Registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure registration and such registration nonetheless shall be deemed a Demand Registration for purposes of this Section 2.1 unless (i) the withdrawal is made following withdrawal or postponement of such registration by the Company pursuant to a Valid Business Reason as contemplated by Section 2.1(e), (ii) the withdrawal is based on the reasonable determination of the Holders who requested such registration that there has been, since the date of the Demand Registration Request, a material adverse change in the business or prospects of the Company or (iii) the Holders who requested such registration shall have paid or reimbursed the Company for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the withdrawn registration.
(h) A Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected and shall not count as such (i) unless a registration statement with respect thereto has become effective and has remained effective for a period of at least 180 days (or such longer period as may be requested by the Holders in the event of a Shelf Registration) or such shorter period during which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn, or, if such Registration Statement relates to an underwritten offering, such longer period as, in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter(s), is required by law for delivery of a prospectus in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer, (ii) if, after the registration statement with respect thereto has become effective, it becomes subject to any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason, (iii) if it is withdrawn by the Company pursuant to a Valid Business Reason as contemplated by Section 2.1(e) or (iv) if the conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied, other than solely by reason of some act or omission of the Participating Holders.
(i) In connection with any Demand Registration for which the Initiating Holders elect to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwritten offering, the Majority Participating Holders may designate the lead managing underwriter in connection with such registration and each other managing underwriter for such registration; provided, that, in each case, each such underwriter is reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
Section 2.2 Piggyback Registrations.
(a) If, at any time, the Company proposes or is required to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to (i) registrations on Form S-4, (ii) registrations on such form or similar form(s) solely for registration of securities in connection with an employee benefit plan or dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) a Demand Registration under Section 2.1) on a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 or an equivalent general registration form then in effect, whether or not for its own account, the Company shall give prompt written notice of its intention to do so to each Holder of record of Registrable Securities. Upon the written request of any such Holder, made within 15 days following the receipt of any such written notice (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder and the intended method of distribution thereof), the Company, subject to Sections 2.2(b), 2.3 and 2.6, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be included in the registration statement with the securities that the Company at the time proposes to register to permit the sale or other disposition by the Holders in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof of the Registrable Securities to be so registered. No registration of Registrable Securities effected under this Section 2.2(a) shall relieve the Company of its obligations to effect Demand Registrations under Section 2.1.
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(b) If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any equity securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or to delay registration of such equity securities, the Company will give written notice of such determination to each Holder of record of Registrable Securities and (i) in the case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such abandoned registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of Holders under Section 2.1 and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay such registration of its equity securities, shall be permitted to delay the registration of such Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in registering such other equity securities.
(c) Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.2 by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw. Such request must be made in writing prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement or the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration. Such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, a Holder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the registration as to which such withdrawal was made.
Section 2.3 Priority in Registrations.
(a) If any requested registration made pursuant to Section 2.1 involves an underwritten offering and the lead managing underwriter of such offering (the “Manager”) shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders of Registrable Securities or any other persons, including those shares of Common Stock requested by the Company to be included in such registration, exceeds the largest number (the “Section 2.3(a) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Majority Participating Holders, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in such registration:
(i) first, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders thereof; provided, however, that, if the number of such Registrable Securities exceeds the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, the number of such Registrable Securities (not to exceed the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number) to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Holders requesting that Registrable Securities be included in such registration, based on the number of Registrable Securities then owned by each such Holder requesting inclusion in relation to the number of Registrable Securities owned by all Holders requesting inclusion;
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(ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.3(a) is less than the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Holders requesting that securities be included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of Additional Piggyback Rights (“Piggyback Shares”), based on the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares then owned by each Holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares owned by all Holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number; and
(iii) third, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.3(a) is less than the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, any securities that the Company proposes to register, up to the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number.
If, as a result of the proration provisions of this Section 2.3(a), any Holder shall not be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in a registration that such Holder has requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include Registrable Securities in such registration or may reduce the number requested to be included; provided, however, that (A) such request must be made in writing prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement or the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration and (B) such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, such Holder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the registration as to which such withdrawal was made.
(b) If any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering that was proposed by the Company and the Manager shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number (the “Section 2.3(b) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such registration within a price range acceptable to the Company, the Company shall include in such registration:
(i) first, all Common Stock that the Company proposes to register for its own account;
(ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.3(b) is less than the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Holders of Registrable Securities requesting that Registrable Securities be included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement, based on the aggregate number of Registrable Securities then owned by each Holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number; and
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(iii) third, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.3(b) is less than the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration statement shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders requesting that Piggyback Shares be included in such registration statement pursuant to the exercise of Additional Piggyback Rights, based on the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares then owned by each holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares owned by all holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number.
(c) If any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering that was proposed by Holders of securities of the Company that have the right to require such registration pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Company in accordance with Section 3.4 (“Additional Demand Rights”) and the Manager shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number (the “Section 2.3(c) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such registration within a price range acceptable to the Company, the Company shall include in such registration:
(i) first, all securities requested to be included in such registration by the holders of Additional Demand Rights (“Additional Registrable Securities”); provided, however, that, if the number of such Additional Registrable Securities exceeds the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number, the number of such Additional Registrable Securities (not to exceed the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number) to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders of Additional Registrable Securities requesting that Additional Registrable Securities be included in such registration, based on the number of Additional Registrable Securities then owned by each such holder requesting inclusion in relation to the number of Additional Registrable Securities owned by all of such holders requesting inclusion;
(ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.3(c) is less than the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number, any Common Stock that the Company proposes to register for its own account, up to the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number; and
(iii) third, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.3(c) is less than the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders requesting that Registrable Securities or Piggyback Shares be included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights pursuant to Section 2.2 or Additional Piggyback Rights, based on the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares then owned by each holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares owned by all holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number.
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Section 2.4 Registration Procedures. Whenever the Company is required by the provisions of this Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect or cause the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Agreement, the Company as expeditiously as possible:
(a) shall prepare and file with the SEC the requisite registration statement, which shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and shall include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective (provided, however, that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, or comparable statements under securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, the Company will furnish to one counsel for the Holders participating in the planned offering (selected by the Majority Participating Holders, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.1, and selected by the lead managing underwriter, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.2) and the lead managing underwriter, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (including all exhibits thereto), which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and reasonable comment of such counsel, and the Company shall not file any registration statement or amendment thereto, any prospectus or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto to which the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object);
(b) shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for such period as any seller of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement shall request and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;
(c) shall furnish, without charge, to each seller of such Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, of the securities covered by such registration statement such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement, each preliminary prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such seller and underwriter reasonably may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller, and shall consent to the use in accordance with all applicable law of each such registration statement, each amendment thereto, each such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus by each such seller of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus;
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(d) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any sellers of Registrable Securities or any managing underwriter, if any, reasonably shall request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such sellers or underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions, except that in no event shall the Company be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where, but for the requirements of this Section 2.4(d), it would not be required to be so qualified, to subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) shall promptly notify each Holder selling Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement and each managing underwriter, if any:
(i) when the registration statement, any pre-effective amendment, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto, any post-effective amendment to the registration statement or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed and, with respect to the registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective;
(ii) of any request by the SEC or state securities authority for amendments or supplements to the registration statement or the prospectus related thereto or for additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose;
(v) of the existence of any fact of which the Company becomes aware which results in the registration statement, the prospectus related thereto, any document incorporated therein by reference, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information conveyed to any purchaser at the time of sale to such purchaser containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statement therein not misleading; and
(vi) if at any time the representations and warranties contemplated by any underwriting agreement, securities sale agreement, or other similar agreement, relating to the offering shall cease to be true and correct in all material respects; and, if the notification relates to an event described in clause (v), the Company, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(e), promptly shall prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish to each seller and each underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of, a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading;
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(f) shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable after the effective date of the registration statement (and in any event within 90 days after the end of such 12 month period described hereafter), an earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering the period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(g) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be authorized to be listed on a national securities exchange if shares of the particular class of Registrable Securities are at that time, or will be immediately following the offering, listed on such exchange;
(h) shall provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(i) shall enter into such customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement) and take such other actions as the Majority Participating Holders shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (it being understood that the Holders of the Registrable Securities that are to be distributed by any underwriters shall be parties to any such underwriting agreement and may, at their option, require that the Company make to and for the benefit of such Holders the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company which are being made to and for the benefit of such underwriters);
(j) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an opinion from the Company’s counsel and a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions and “cold comfort” letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offerings, which opinion and letter shall be reasonably satisfactory to the underwriter, if any;
(k) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement;
(l) shall provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities, not later than the effective date of the registration statement;
(m) shall make reasonably available its employees and personnel for participation in “road shows” and other marketing efforts and otherwise provide reasonable assistance to the underwriters, taking into account the needs of the Company’s businesses and the requirements of the marketing process, in the marketing of Registrable Securities in any underwritten offering;
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(n) shall promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement or the prospectus, and prior to the filing of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, provide copies of such document to counsel for the selling holders of Registrable Securities and to each managing underwriter, if any, and make the Company’s representatives reasonably available for discussion of such document and make such changes in such document prior to the filing thereof as counsel for such selling holders or underwriters may reasonably request;
(o) shall cooperate with the sellers of Registrable Securities and the managing underwriter, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates not bearing any restrictive legends representing the Registrable Securities to be sold, and cause such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names in accordance with the underwriting agreement prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters or, if not an underwritten offering, in accordance with the instructions of the sellers of Registrable Securities at least three Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities and instruct any transfer agent and registrar of Registrable Securities to release any stop transfer orders in respect thereof;
(p) shall take all such other commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(q) shall not take any direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that to the extent that any prohibition is applicable to the Company, the Company will take such action as is necessary to make any such prohibition inapplicable;
(r) shall cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and
(s) shall take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any registration covered by Section 2.1 or 2.2 complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (a “WKSI”) at the time any Demand Registration Request is submitted to the Company, and such Demand Registration Request requests that the Company file an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (an “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement”) on Form S-3, the Company shall file an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement that covers those Registrable Securities that are requested to be registered. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remain a WKSI and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) during the period during which such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective. If the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold. If the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three years, at the end of the third year the Company shall refile a new Automatic Shelf registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities. If at any time when the Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status, the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to refile the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and, if such form is not available, Form S-1 and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration statement is required to be kept effective.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to exclude from the shelf registration statement such Registrable Securities as the Company and its securities counsel reasonably determine (in consultation with the Majority Participating Holders and their securities counsel) is reasonably necessary for the offering to qualify as a secondary (rather than a primary) offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act in response to comments from the staff of the SEC. To the extent any Registrable Securities are so excluded, the Company agrees to register such excluded shares in accordance with Section 2.1 promptly when eligible to do so under applicable federal securities laws, rules, regulations and policies, as the Company and its securities counsel reasonably determine (in consultation with the Majority Participating Holders and their securities counsel).
If the Company files any shelf registration statement for the benefit of the holders of any of its securities other than the Holders, the Company shall include in such registration statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act, referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by identifying the initial offering of the securities to the Holders, in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such shelf registration statement at a later time through the filing of a prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment.
Each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected shall furnish the Company such information in writing regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company from time to time reasonably may request; provided, that such information is necessary for the Company to consummate such registration and shall be used only in connection with such registration.
Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company under Section 2.4(e)(v) (a “Suspension Notice”), such seller will discontinue such seller’s disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until such seller’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus. In the event the Company gives a Suspension Notice, the applicable period set forth in Section 2.4(b) shall be extended by the number of days during such period from and including the date of the giving of the Suspension Notice to and including the date when each seller of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus.
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If any such registration statement or comparable statement under “blue sky” laws refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the Holder of any securities of the Company, such Holder shall have the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, to the effect that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such Holder of the investment quality of the Company’s securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Company or (ii) in the event that such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not in the judgment of the Company, as advised by counsel, required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute or any state “blue sky” or securities law then in force, the deletion of the reference to such Holder.
Section 2.5 Registration Expenses.
(a) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses (i) with respect to any Demand Registration whether or not it becomes effective or remains effective for the period contemplated by Section 2.4(b) and (ii) with respect to any registration effected under Section 2.2.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to cause these expense provisions to comply with “blue sky” laws of each state in which the offering is made, (ii) in connection with any registration hereunder, each Holder of Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and any transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities, pro rata with respect to payments of discounts and commissions in accordance with the number of shares sold in the offering by such Holder and (iii) the Company shall, in the case of all registrations under this Article II, be responsible for all of its internal expenses.
Section 2.6 Underwritten Offerings.
(a) If requested by the underwriters for any underwritten offering by the Holders pursuant to a registration requested under Section 2.1 the Company shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement with the underwriters. Such underwriting agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Majority Participating Holders and shall contain such representations and warranties by, and such other agreements on the part of, the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. Any Holder participating in the offering shall be a party to such underwriting agreement and, at its option, may require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such underwriters also shall be made to and for the benefit of such Holder and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to make any representations or warranties with respect to written information specifically provided by a selling Holder for inclusion in the registration statement. No Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, its ownership of and title to the Registrable Securities and its intended method of distribution; and any liability of such Holder to any underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to liability arising from breach of its representations and warranties and shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds (net of expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration.
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(b) In the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.2, if the Company shall have determined to enter into an underwriting agreement in connection therewith, any Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be subject to such underwriting agreement. Any Holder participating in such registration may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such Holder and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holder. No Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, its ownership of and title to the Registrable Securities and its intended method of distribution; and any liability of such Holder to any underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to liability arising from breach of its representations and warranties and shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds (net of expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration.
(c) In the case of any registration under Section 2.1 pursuant to an underwritten offering, or, in the case of a registration under Section 2.2, if the Company has determined to enter into an underwriting agreement in connection therewith, all securities to be included in such registration shall be subject to an underwriting agreement and no Person may participate in such registration unless such Person agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided therein and, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.6, completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, and other documents, including custody agreements and powers of attorney, that must be executed in connection therewith, and provides such other information to the Company or the underwriter as may be necessary to register such Person’s securities.
Section 2.7 Holdback Agreements.
(a) Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees, to the extent requested in writing by a managing underwriter, if any, of any registration effected pursuant to Section 2.1, not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, any Common Stock, or any other equity security of the Company or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the Company other than as part of such underwritten public offering during the time period reasonably requested by the managing underwriter, not to exceed 180 days.
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(b) The Company agrees that, if it shall previously have received a request for registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2, and if such previous registration shall not have been withdrawn or abandoned, it shall not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock, or any other equity security of the Company or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the Company (other than as part of such underwritten public offering, a registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor or similar form which is then in effect or upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any then outstanding Common Stock Equivalent), until a period of 180 days shall have elapsed from the effective date of such previous registration; and the Company shall so provide in any registration rights agreements hereafter entered into with respect to any of its securities.
Section 2.8 No Required Sale. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create an independent obligation on the part of any Holder to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to any effective registration statement.
Section 2.9 Indemnification.
(a) In the event of any registration of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to this Article II, the Company will, and hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its directors, officers, fiduciaries, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, representatives, general and limited partners, stockholders, successors, assigns (and the directors, officers, employees and stockholders thereof), and each other Person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel and any amounts paid in any settlement effected with the Company’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to which each such indemnified party may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise in respect thereof (collectively, “Losses”), insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement under which such securities were registered under the Securities Act or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary, final or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, together with the documents incorporated by reference therein, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the Company will reimburse any such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such indemnified party in any such case to the extent such Loss arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact made in such registration statement or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any such prospectus or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such indemnified party specifically for use therein. Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.
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(b) Each Holder of Registrable Securities that are included in the securities as to which any registration under Section 2.1 or 2.2 is being effected shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.9) to the extent permitted by law the Company, its officers and directors, each Person controlling the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and all other prospective sellers and their respective directors, officers, fiduciaries, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, representatives, general and limited partners, stockholders, successors, assigns and respective controlling Persons with respect to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in, or omission or alleged omission of any material fact from, such registration statement, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, if such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or its representatives by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use therein and reimburse such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the aggregate amount that any such Holder shall be required to pay pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) and Sections 2.9(c), (e) and (f) shall in no case be greater than the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement giving rise to such claim. Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.
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(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement promptly shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of any action or proceeding with
respect to which a claim for indemnification may be made pursuant to this Section 2.9, but the failure of any such
Person to provide such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding paragraphs of this
Section 2.9, except to the extent the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced thereby and shall not relieve the
indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to any such Person otherwise than under this Article II. In case any
action or proceeding is brought against an indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof,
the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, unless in the reasonable opinion of outside counsel to the
indemnified party a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim,
to assume the defense thereof jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the extent that it chooses, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party
that it so chooses, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided,
however, that (i) if the indemnifying party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently the action
or proceeding within 20 days after receiving notice from such indemnified party, (ii) if such indemnified party who is a defendant
in any action or proceeding that is also brought against the indemnifying party reasonably shall have concluded that there may
be one or more legal defenses available to such indemnified party that are not available to the indemnifying party or (iii) if
representation of both parties by the same counsel is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct,
then, in any such case, the indemnified party shall have the right to assume or continue its own defense as set forth above (but
with no more than one firm of counsel for all indemnified parties in each jurisdiction, except to the extent any indemnified party
or parties reasonably shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to such party or parties that are not available
to the other indemnified parties or to the extent representation of all indemnified parties by the same counsel is otherwise inappropriate
under applicable standards of professional conduct) and the indemnifying party shall be liable for any expenses therefor. Without
the written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, no indemnifying party shall effect
the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim
in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder, whether or not the indemnified party is an actual
or potential party to such action or claim, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (A) includes an unconditional release
of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (B) does not include a statement as to
or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
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(d) If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable or is insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 2.9(a), (b) or (c), then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, with respect to such offering of securities. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, 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 indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. If, however, the allocation provided in the second preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults but also the relative benefits of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 2.9(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 2.9(d). The amount paid or payable in respect of any Loss shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss. 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. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.9(d) to the contrary, no indemnifying party other than the Company shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.9(d) to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by such indemnifying party from the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified parties relate, less the amount of any indemnification payment made by such indemnifying party pursuant to Sections 2.9(b) and (c).
(e) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made or omitted by or on behalf of any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by any such party.
(f) The indemnification and contribution required by this Section 2.9 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred.
ARTICLE
III
GENERAL
Section 3.1 Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities. The Company shall not effect or permit to occur any combination or subdivision of shares of Common Stock that would adversely affect the ability of any Holder of any Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in any registration contemplated by this Agreement or the marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration.
Section 3.2 Rule 144. The Company covenants that (a) so long as it remains subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, it will timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or, if it is not required to file such reports, upon the request of any Holder it shall make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of such Registrable Securities in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (b) it will take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Securities reasonably may request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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Section 3.3 Nominees for Beneficial Owners. If Registrable Securities are held by a nominee for the beneficial owner thereof, the beneficial owner thereof may, at its option, be treated as the Holder of such Registrable Securities for purposes of any request or other action by any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any determination of any number or percentage of shares constituting Registrable Securities held by any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that the Company shall have received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such beneficial ownership.
Section 3.4 No Inconsistent Agreements. The rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with any other agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. Without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the Company will not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof or provides terms and conditions that are more favorable to, or less restrictive on, the other party thereto than the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement are to the Holders, other than any lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with any registered offering effected hereunder, pursuant to which the Company shall agree not to register for sale, and the Company shall agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of, Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, for a specified period following the registered offering. If the Company enters into any other registration rights agreement with respect to any of its securities that contains terms that are more favorable to, or less restrictive on, the other party thereto than the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement are to the Holders, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall immediately be deemed to have been amended without further action by the Company or any of the Holders of Registrable Securities so that the Holders shall each be entitled to the benefit of any such more favorable or less restrictive terms or conditions.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Amendment and Waiver.
(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and a majority in interest of the Holders or, in the case of a waiver, by the party or parties against whom the waiver is to be effective, in an instrument specifically designated as an amendment or waiver hereto; provided, however, that waiver by the Holders shall require the consent of a majority in interest of the Holders.
(b) No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder.
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Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by facsimile or e-mail, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
(i) if to any Holder other than the Original Holders, to its last known address appearing on the books of the Company maintained for such purpose, and if to the Original Holders, to:
c/o Future Ads LLC
2010 S Main St #900
Irvine, CA 92614
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (949) 379-2829
E-mail: DShapiro@futureads.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice)
to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333. S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Attention: J. Keith Biancamano
Facsimile: (213) 229-6775
E-mail: KBiancamano@gibsondunn.com
(ii) if to the Company, to:
Kitara Holdco Corp.
525 Washington Blvd., Suite 2620
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Bob Regular
Facsimile: 201-839-3345
E-mail: bob@kitaramedia.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice)
to:
Graubard Miller
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10174
Attention: David Alan Miller; Jeffrey M. Gallant
Facsimile: (212) 818-8881
E-mail: dmiller@graubard.com; jgallant@graubard.com
or such other address as the Company or the Original Holders shall have specified to the other party in writing in accordance with this Section 4.2.
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Section 4.3 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article, Exhibit or Schedule such reference shall be to a Section, Article, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit or Schedule are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth herein. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision in this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” References to days mean calendar days unless otherwise specified.
Section 4.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exchange Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 4.5 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 2.9, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 4.6 Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware.
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Section 4.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate Delaware state or federal court), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding, whether in law or equity, arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or any other proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
Section 4.8 Assignment; Successors. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns. If any Person shall acquire Registrable Securities from any Holder in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Person shall promptly notify the Company and such Registrable Securities acquired from such Holder shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits of and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any such successor or assign shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities acquired from such Holder subject to all of the terms hereof. If any Holder shall acquire additional Registrable Securities, such Registrable Securities shall be subject to all of the terms, and entitled to all of the benefits, of this Agreement.
Section 4.9 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate Delaware state or federal court), this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.
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Section 4.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.
Section 4.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 4.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
Section 4.13 Facsimile or .pdf Signature. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or .pdf signature and a facsimile or .pdf signature shall constitute an original for all purposes
Section 4.14 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement.
Section 4.15 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| KITARA HOLDCO CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Family
Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004 | ||
| By: | /s/ Jared Pobre | |
| Name: Jared Pobre | ||
| Title: Trustee | ||
| Neptune Capital Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian Mason | |
| Name: Brian Mason | ||
| Title: Managing Trustee | ||
Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement
SCHEDULE A
Original Holders
Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004
Neptune Capital Trust
Schedule A to Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit 10.5
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
of
KITARA HOLDCO CORP.
Dated as of January 28, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
| Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms | 1 | |
| Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions | 5 | |
| ARTICLE II CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 5 | |
| Section 2.1 Board Representation | 5 | |
| Section 2.2 Committees | 8 | |
| Section 2.3 Consent Rights | 8 | |
| Section 2.4 Available Financial Information | 9 | |
| Section 2.5 Access | 11 | |
| Section 2.6 Termination of Rights | 11 | |
| Section 2.7 Waiver of Fiduciary Duties | 11 | |
| ARTICLE III TRANSFERS | 11 | |
| Section 3.1 Rights and Obligations of Transferees | 11 | |
| ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS | 12 | |
| Section 4.1 Termination | 12 | |
| Section 4.2 Amendments and Modifications | 12 | |
| Section 4.3 Waivers | 12 | |
| Section 4.4 Successors, Assigns and Transferees | 12 | |
| Section 4.5 Notices | 13 | |
| Section 4.6 Interpretation | 14 | |
| Section 4.7 Entire Agreement | 14 | |
| Section 4.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 15 | |
| Section 4.9 No Other Similar Agreements; Charter and Bylaws | 15 | |
| Section 4.10 Governing Law | 15 | |
| Section 4.11 Submission to Jurisdiction | 15 | |
| Section 4.12 Enforcement | 16 | |
| Section 4.13 Severability | 16 | |
| Section 4.14 Waiver of Jury Trial | 16 | |
| Section 4.15 Counterparts | 16 | |
| Section 4.16 Facsimile or Portable Document File Signature | 16 | |
| Section 4.17 No Recourse | 17 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
of
KITARA HOLDCO CORP.
THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered as of January 28, 2015, by and among Kitara Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the Persons listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Stockholders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Stockholders have entered into that certain Unit Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2014 (the “Exchange Agreement”), with the Company, Future Ads LLC, a California limited liability company and Kitara Media Corp., a Delaware corporation;
WHEREAS, following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Closing”), the Stockholders will collectively own 53% of the fully diluted shares of the Company’s Common Stock as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Exchange Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Stockholders desire to establish herein certain terms and conditions upon which the Common Stock held by the Stockholders will be held, and providing for certain other matters.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, (ii) any Person directly or indirectly owning or controlling 10% or more of any class of outstanding equity securities of such Person or (iii) any officer, director, general partner, managing member or trustee of any such Person described in clause (i) or (ii).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Appointment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
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“beneficial owner” or “beneficially own” has the meaning given such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and a Person’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock or other Voting Securities of the Company shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule; provided, however, that for purposes of determining beneficial ownership, (i) a Person shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any security that may be acquired by such Person, whether within 60 days or thereafter, upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any warrants, options, rights or other securities and (ii) no Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any security solely as a result of this Agreement.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.
“Bylaws” means the Bylaws of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the terms of the Charter and the terms of this Agreement.
“Change of Control” means (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to an Unaffiliated Person; (ii) a sale resulting in more than 50% of the Voting Securities being held by an Unaffiliated Person; (iii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company with or into another Unaffiliated Person.
“Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Agreement.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Director” means any member of the Board.
“Equity Securities” means any and all shares of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company, and any and all securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for (whether or not subject to contingencies or the passage of time, or both), such shares, including, without limitation, options, warrants and other rights to acquire such shares.
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“Exchange” shall mean a United States national securities exchange, including NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Closing Date” means the date of the Exchange Closing.
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any non-cash consideration, the fair market value of such non-cash consideration as determined in good faith by the Board.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect in the United States of America from time to time.
“Immediate Family” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s spouse, parents, children and siblings, including adoptive relationships and relationships through marriage, or any other relative of such Person that shares such Person’s home.
“NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Global Market.
“Original Shares” means, when used in reference to any one or more Stockholders or a Permitted Transferee, the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or any shares or other securities which such shares of Common Stock may have been converted into or exchanged for in connection with any exchange, reclassification, dividend, distribution, stock split, combination, subdivision, merger, spin-off, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction.
“Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to any Stockholder, (i) the owners of a Stockholder’s equity interests receiving Common Stock of the Company in connection with the liquidation of, or a distribution with respect to an equity interest in, such Stockholder, (ii) any general or limited partner, member, stockholder or Affiliate of a Stockholder, or a trust the beneficiaries of which include only such general or limited partner, member, stockholder or Affiliate or the beneficiary of any trust that is a Stockholder or (iii) any member of the Immediate Family of a Stockholder or the beneficiaries of a trust established for estate planning purposes; provided, however, that in any such case such Transferee shall agree in a writing in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto to be bound by and to comply with all applicable provisions of this Agreement; provided further, that in no event shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries constitute a “Permitted Transferee.”
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
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“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Stockholders and the Company.
“Related Party” means, with respect to any specified Person: (i) any Affiliate of such specified Person, or any director, executive officer, general partner or managing member of such Affiliate; (ii) any Person who serves or within the past five years has served as a director, executive officer, partner, member or in a similar capacity of such specified Person; (iii) any Immediate Family member or Affiliate of a Person described in clause (ii); or (iv) any other Person who holds, individually or together with any Affiliate of such other Person and any member(s) of such Person’s Immediate Family, more than 5% of the outstanding equity or ownership interests of such specified Person; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any limited partners or members of any Stockholder shall not be Related Parties of such Stockholder solely as a result of such limited partnership or limited liability company structure.
“Representative” means, with respect to a Person, the officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants, lawyers, advisors, bankers and other representatives of such person.
“Required Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Stockholder Appointees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Stockholder Designees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Stockholder Percentage” means, at any time, the quotient of (a) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees divided by (b) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any entity, (i) any corporation of which a majority of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors thereof, at the time as of which any determination is being made, are owned by such first entity, either directly or indirectly, and (ii) any joint venture, general or limited partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity of which such first entity is the record or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the voting interests or the general partner or managing member.
“Subsidiary Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
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“Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, voting, receipt of dividends or other distributions, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Equity Securities beneficially owned by a Person or any interest in any Equity Securities beneficially owned by a Person, including, but not limited to, any swap or any other agreement including a transaction that transfers or separates, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Equity Securities and/or voting thereof, whether such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Equity Securities, other securities, cash or otherwise. A Transfer shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by reason of a change of control of the ultimate controlling Persons as of the date hereof of any of the Stockholders.
“Transferee” means any Person to whom any Stockholder, or any transferee thereof who acquires Equity Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Transfers Equity Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Unaffiliated Person” means any Person or Group that is not (i) any of the Stockholders, (ii) a Related Party of any of the Stockholders, or (iii) a Related Party of the Company.
“Voting Securities” means, at any time, shares of any class of Equity Securities of the Company that confer upon the registered holder(s) thereof the right to vote generally in the election of Directors.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
ARTICLE
II
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Section 2.1 Board Representation. Subject to Section 2.6, for so long as this Section 2.1 remains in effect:
(a) Effective as of the Exchange Closing and until the first annual meeting of the Company thereafter (the “Appointment Period”) the Board shall be comprised of up to nine (9) Directors of whom a majority shall be appointees of the Stockholders (acting jointly by a majority vote of the Original Shares held by the Stockholders) (such persons, the “Stockholder Appointees”). Prior to the Exchange Closing, the Stockholders (acting jointly by a majority vote of the Original Shares held by the Stockholders) shall provide written notice to the Company of those persons who will be the Stockholder Appointees.
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(b) Beginning on the date of the first annual meeting of the Company following the Exchange Closing and at each subsequent annual or special meeting thereafter, as applicable, the Directors will be elected in accordance with the Charter and the Bylaws, and the Stockholders (acting jointly by a majority vote of the Original Shares held by the Stockholders) shall have the right to designate, nominate and recommend no fewer than that number of director nominees (the “Stockholder Designees”) for election to the Board at each annual or special meeting, as applicable, according to the following formula:
(i) if the Stockholder Percentage is greater than or equal to fifty percent (50%), the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of fifty percent (50%) multiplied by the number of Directors then authorized by the Company, plus one director; or
(ii) if the Stockholder Percentage is less than fifty percent (50%) but greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%), then the product (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of forty percent (40%) multiplied by the number of Directors then authorized by the Company.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as required by applicable law, no other stockholder of the Company shall be entitled to appoint a Director to the Board or designate a Person for election to the Board.
(d) Unless the Company has received the consent of the Required Directors to increase or decrease the number of Directors in accordance with Section 2.3, the Company shall take such action as may be required under applicable law to cause the Board to consist of no more than seven (7) Directors.
(e) During the Appointment Period, the Company agrees to take all such action as required under applicable law to cause the Stockholder Appointees to become Directors of the Company; and following the Appointment Period, the Company agrees to nominate, recommend and include the Stockholder Designees in the slate of nominees that is included in the proxy statement (or consent solicitation or similar document) of the Company relating to the election of Directors by the holders of Common Stock and shall provide the highest level of support for the election of such Stockholder Designees as the Company provides to any other individual standing for election as a Director as part of the Company’s slate of Directors.
(f) In the event that a vacancy of the Board is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal (with or without cause) of any Stockholder Appointee or Stockholder Designee, the remaining Directors serving as Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees, as applicable, shall have the right to fill the vacancy created thereby, and the Company hereby agrees to take, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.
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(g) The Stockholders (acting jointly by a majority vote of the Original Shares held by the Stockholders) shall notify the Company in writing of each proposed Stockholder Designee a reasonable time in advance of any action taken or annual or special meeting held for the purpose of electing or appointing such Stockholder Designee, to fill a vacancy and of the mailing of any proxy statement, information statement or registration statement in which any Board nominee or Board member of the Company would be named, together with all information concerning such nominee reasonably requested by the Company, so that the Company can comply with applicable disclosure rules; provided, that, in the absence of such notice, the Stockholders shall be deemed to have designated, nominated or recommended the same Directors as set forth in the most recent notice delivered to the Company pursuant to this Section 2.1.
(h) The Company shall reimburse each Stockholder Appointee and Stockholder Designee for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Board or committees thereof in the same manner that it reimburses other Directors and agrees that the Stockholder Appointees and Stockholders Designees (other than executive officer Stockholder Appointees and Stockholder Designees) shall be entitled to the same compensation as other members of the Board (other than executive officer-Directors) as may be approved from time to time.
(i) The Company agrees to cause at least one meeting of the Board to be held each fiscal quarter, and to make provisions such that any member of the Board may attend such meetings by remote means (e.g., by telephone or video conference).
(j) During the period that the Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees are Directors, each such Director shall be entitled to the benefits under any director and officer insurance policy maintained by the Company to the same extent as any similarly situated Director. The Company agrees that in respect of each Stockholder Appointee and Stockholder Designee that is a Director, the Company shall duly authorize and enter into an indemnification agreement with such Director as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Director.
(k) The rights of the Stockholders pursuant to this Section 2.1 are personal to the Stockholders and shall not be exercised by any Transferee other than a Permitted Transferee.
(l) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as in any way limiting the number of appointees or nominees the Stockholders may make.
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Section 2.2 Committees. Subject to the requirements of applicable Law and the primary Exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then traded, for so long as the Stockholders have the right to appoint or designate Directors pursuant to Section 2.1, the Company shall cause each executive committee, compensation committee, audit committee or other significant committee of the Board (including, without limitation, any committee performing the functions usually reserved for the full Board or the committees described above) (each a “Committee”) to include a number of Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees, as applicable, such that a majority of the members comprising each Committee are Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees, as applicable. In the event that the requirements of applicable Law or the rules of the primary Exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then traded prescribe certain qualifications for such service on a standing committee of a board of directors and no Stockholder Appointee or Stockholder Designee, as applicable, meets such qualifications (excluding, for this purpose, the “exceptional and limited circumstances” exception under the Marketplace Rules of NASDAQ), the Stockholders shall be entitled to have at least one Stockholder Appointee or Stockholder Designee, as applicable, be an observer to such Committee who will not be a member, voting or otherwise, of such Committee. Notwithstanding any such observer status, any Committee may hold executive sessions at which such observer is not permitted to be present and may withhold information from such observer in order to avoid any conflict of interest or in light of corporate governance concerns, or to comply with applicable Laws, and rules of the primary Exchange on which the Company’s securities are then traded, in each case as reasonably determined in good faith by such Committee. The Stockholders agree to cause their Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees, as applicable, to take all actions necessary to effect the provisions of the precedent sentence of this Section 2.2.
Section 2.3 Consent Rights. In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the stockholders of the Company required by applicable law or the Charter, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to Section 2.6, the Company shall not take (or, to the extent applicable, permit any Subsidiary to take) any of the following actions, or enter into any arrangement or contract to do any of the following actions, without the consent in writing of at least two Stockholder Appointees or Stockholder Designees, as applicable (the applicable consent being the consent of the “Required Directors”), which shall be necessary for authorizing, effecting or validating such transactions:
(a) any increase or decrease in the size of the Board, committees of the Board, and boards and committees of Subsidiaries of the Company;
(b) any redemption, acquisition or other purchase of any Equity Securities (a “Repurchase”), other than (A) a Repurchase that has been offered pro rata from to all stockholders of the Company or (B) a Repurchase from an employee or director in connection with such employee’s or director’s termination or as provided for in the agreement with such employee or director pursuant to which such Equity Securities were issued;
(c) any payment or declaration of any dividend or other distribution on any Equity Securities, unless such payment, declaration or distribution is pro rata to all stockholders of the Company;
(d) the creation of any non-wholly owned subsidiaries, or the Transfer or any sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary’s securities to any Person other than the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than any encumbrance of any securities held in such Subsidiary pursuant to a financing approved by the Board);
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(e) any transaction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with or involving any Related Party of the Company or any Related Party of any stockholder of the Company that beneficially owns in excess of 5% of the voting power of the Company, unless (i) the terms of such transaction are fair and reasonable to the Company, and no less favorable to the Company than could have been obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Related Party, which shall be deemed conclusively determined if the company shall have received a fairness opinion to such effect from a nationally-recognized investment bank, (ii) such transaction is exclusively between or among the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, or (iii) in respect of director, trustee, officer or employee compensation (including bonuses) or other benefits (including pursuant to any employment arrangement or any retirement, health, stock option or other benefit plan) or indemnification arrangements, in each, as determined in good faith by the Board or the Company’s senior management;
(f) any amendment, repeal or alteration of the Charter or the Bylaws, whether by or in connection with a merger or consolidation or otherwise;
(g) any (i) acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the securities, equity interests or assets of any Person, or the acquiring by the Company or any Subsidiary by any other manner of any business, properties, assets, or Persons, in one transaction or a series of related transactions or (ii) disposition of assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or the shares or other equity interests of any Subsidiary;
(h) any proposed transaction or series of related transactions involving a Change of Control of the Company; and
(i) any plan of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and any voluntary bankruptcy or similar filing by the Company and an of its Subsidiaries.
Section 2.4 Available Financial Information.
(a) The Company shall deliver the following to each Stockholder until such time as such Stockholder and its Affiliates shall cease to beneficially own any Common Stock:
(i) as soon as available after the end of each month and in any event within 30 days thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such month and consolidated statements of operations, income, cash flows, retained earnings and stockholders’ equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries for each month and for the current fiscal year of the Company to date, prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes thereto) and certified by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, together with a comparison of such statements to the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year and to the Company’s business plan then in effect and approved by the Board;
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(ii) an annual budget, a business plan and financial forecasts for the Company for the next fiscal year of the Company no later than 30 days before the beginning of the Company’s next fiscal year, in such manner and form as approved by the Board, which shall include at least a projection of income and a projected cash flow statement for each fiscal quarter in such fiscal year and a projected balance sheet as of the end of each fiscal quarter in such fiscal year, in each case prepared in reasonable detail, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budgets and projections are based, which shall be accompanied by the statement of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer or equivalent officer of the Company to the effect that such budget and projections are based on reasonable and good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of the Company for the respective periods covered thereby; it being recognized by such holders that such budgets and projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by them may differ from the projected results. Any material changes in such business plan shall be delivered to the Stockholders as promptly as practicable after such changes have been approved by the Board;
(iii) as soon as available after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within 90 days thereafter, (A) the annual financial statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act or (B) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and accompanied by the opinion of independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company and a Company prepared comparison to the Company’s business plan for such year as approved by the Board; and
(iv) as soon as available after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within 45 days thereafter, (A) the quarterly financial statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act or (B) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each such quarterly period, and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and for the current fiscal year to date, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes thereto) and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year and to the business plan then in effect as approved by the Board, all in reasonable detail and certified by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company.
The reporting obligations set forth in Sections 2.4(a)(iii) and 2.4(a)(iv) shall be deemed automatically satisfied so long as the Company timely files its quarterly and annual reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(b) Other Information. The Company covenants and agrees to deliver to each Stockholder until such time as such Stockholders shall cease to beneficially own any Common Stock, with reasonable promptness, such other information and data (including such information and reports made available to any lender of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any credit agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such Stockholder.
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Section 2.5 Access. Subject to existing legal or contractual privileges and information restrictions, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, auditors and other agents, until such time as a Stockholder shall cease to beneficially own any Common Stock, to (a) afford each Stockholder and its Representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the officers, employees, auditors, legal counsel, properties, offices, plants and other facilities and to the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (b) afford such Stockholder the opportunity to discuss the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with the Company’s officers from time to time as each such Stockholder may reasonably request.
Section 2.6 Termination of Rights. Notwithstanding Section 2.1, at such time as the Stockholders, together with their respective Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, shall cease to collectively beneficially own at least twenty percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, the Stockholders and their respective Affiliates shall cease to have (i) the right to appoint or designate any Directors pursuant to Section 2.1 and (ii) any rights pursuant to Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5, other than those rights permitted or granted under the Charter, Bylaws or applicable law.
Section 2.7 Waiver of Fiduciary Duties. This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, create or impose any fiduciary duty on any of the Stockholders hereto or their respective Affiliates.
ARTICLE
III
TRANSFERS
Section 3.1 Rights and Obligations of Transferees.
(a) No Transferee of any Stockholder, except a Permitted Transferee, shall be entitled to any rights under this Agreement. A Permitted Transferee shall be permitted to exercise all rights of the transferring Stockholder under this Agreement with respect to the Common Stock Transferred.
(b) Prior to the consummation of a Transfer by any Stockholder or any Permitted Transferee to a Permitted Transferee, as a condition thereto, the applicable Permitted Transferee or subsequent Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto to assume all of the obligations in this Agreement applicable to the transferring Stockholder or Permitted Transferee with respect to the Common Stock so Transferred.
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ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Termination. Subject to the early termination of any provision as a result of an amendment to this Agreement agreed to by the Company and the Stockholders as provided under Section 4.2, the provisions of Article II shall, with respect to each Stockholder, terminate as provided in the applicable Section of Article II or, if not so provided, as provided in Section 2.6. Nothing herein shall relieve any party from any liability for the breach of any of the agreements set forth in this Agreement.
Section 4.2 Amendments and Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective without the approval in writing of the Company and Stockholders then holding 80% of the aggregate Original Shares then held by the Stockholders; provided, that no modification or amendment that both adversely and disproportionately affects any Stockholder shall be effective unless it is approved in writing by the Stockholder(s) disproportionately affected; provided further, that any Stockholder may waive in writing the benefit of any provision of this Agreement with respect to itself for any purpose.
Section 4.3 Waivers, Delays and Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. No single or partial exercise of any such right, power, remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right power or remedy, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party hereto of any breach, default or noncompliance under this Agreement or any waiver on such party’s part of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, by law, or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder.
Section 4.4 Successors, Assigns and Transferees. Subject to Section 2.6, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that (i) the Stockholders may assign their respective rights (but may not delegate their obligations) hereunder only to the extent expressly provided herein and (ii) Permitted Transferees shall have rights and obligations hereunder only if they become signatories hereto pursuant to Section 3.1(b).
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Section 4.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by facsimile or e-mail, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a recognized next-day courier service or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
(i) if to the Company, to:
525 Washington Blvd., Suite 2620
Jersey
City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Bob Regular
Facsimile: 201-839-3345
E-mail: bob@kitaramedia.com
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Graubard Miller
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10174
Attention: David Alan Miller; Jeffrey M. Gallant
Facsimile: (212) 818-8881
E-mail: dmiller@graubard.com; jgallant@graubard.com
(ii) if to Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004, to:
2010 Main St, Suite 900
Irvine,
CA 92614
Attention: Jared L. Pobre
Facsimile: 949-732-1381
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Attention: J. Keith Biancamano
Facsimile: (213) 229-6775
E-mail: KBiancamano@gibsondunn.com
and
David Shapiro
2010 Main St. Suite 900
Irvine, CA 92614
Facsimile: 949-379-2829
E-mail: DShapiro@futureads.com
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(iii) if to Neptune Capital Trust, to:
Brian
Mason
P.O. Box 3104
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Attention:
Brian Mason
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Attention: J. Keith Biancamano
Facsimile: (213) 229-6775
E-mail: KBiancamano@gibsondunn.com
and
David Shapiro
2010 Main St. Suite 900
Irvine, CA 92614
Facsimile: 949-379-2829
E-mail: DShapiro@futureads.com
Section 4.6 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article, or Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section, Article, or Exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth herein. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision in this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” References to days mean calendar days unless otherwise specified.
Section 4.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto), the Exchange Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Notwithstanding any oral agreement or course of action of the parties or their Representatives to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall be under any legal obligation to enter into or complete the transactions contemplated hereby unless and until this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the parties.
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Section 4.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 4.9 No Other Similar Agreements; Charter and Bylaws. The Company represents and warrants to the Stockholders that, as of the date hereof, it is not a party to any agreement with any of the other stockholders of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the subject matter hereof (or any subject matter of a similar nature) other than this Agreement, the Exchange Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall not amend or modify in any way the Charter, Bylaws or other governing document or approval in a manner that would be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, increasing or decreasing the number of authorized Directors.
Section 4.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware.
Section 4.11 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the courts of the United States of America for the District of Delaware, and appellate courts thereof, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
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Section 4.12 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the courts of the United States of America for the District of Delaware and appellate courts thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.
Section 4.13 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.
Section 4.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 4.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.
Section 4.16 Facsimile or Portable Document File Signature. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or portable document file signature and a facsimile or portable document file signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.
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Section 4.17 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company and each Stockholder covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, trustee, beneficiary or equity holder of any Stockholder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future director, officer, agent, partner, member, trustee, beneficiary, or employee of any Stockholder or any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Stockholder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
Section 4.18 Subsidiary Issuances In the event that the Company distributes securities of a Subsidiary (“Subsidiary Securities”), the Company will prior to or concurrently with the issuance, dividend, liquidation, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or other transaction in which such Subsidiary Securities will be distributed, cause each applicable Subsidiary to enter into a stockholders agreement with the Stockholders party to this Agreement providing for the same rights, terms and conditions with respect to such Subsidiary Securities as are provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Common Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
| KITARA HOLDCO CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Regular | |
| Name: Robert Regular | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Family
Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004 | ||
| By: | /s/ Jared Pobre | |
| Name: Jared Pobre | ||
| Title: Trustee | ||
| neptune capital trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian Mason | |
| Name: Brian Mason | ||
| Title: Managing Trustee | ||
Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement
Joinder to Stockholders Agreement
Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2015 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), between Kitara Holdco Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the Stockholders of the Company whose name appears on the signature pages listed therein (each, a “Stockholder,” and collectively, the “Stockholders”), [Transferee Name] (the “Transferee”) hereby agrees that upon execution of this Joinder, it shall become a party to the Stockholders Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Stockholders Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed a Stockholder for all purposes thereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Stockholders Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder as of _______________, .
| [NAME OF TRANSFEREE] | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Exhibit A to Stockholders Agreement
Schedule I: Stockholders
Family Trust of Jared L. Pobre, U/A DTD 12/13/2004
Neptune Capital Trust
Schedule I to Stockholders Agreement