-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Hwjy/pKSKbF8QJw0fj9uPDX5YDxYfGOVwRW06+DkoXRoJ42Mqto/xXLhpAnsxG/4 eHAYC+io7vNu6/r1UEsjFg== 0001193125-09-148748.txt : 20090714 0001193125-09-148748.hdr.sgml : 20090714 20090714165019 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-148748 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090708 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090714 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090714 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Motors Liquidation Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040730 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 380572515 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00043 FILM NUMBER: 09944239 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 RENAISSANCE CTR STREET 2: MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71 CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48265-3000 BUSINESS PHONE: 3135565000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 RENAISSANCE CTR STREET 2: MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71 CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48265-3000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL MOTORS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930816 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549-1004

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) July 8, 2009

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

1-43   DELAWARE   38-0572515
(Commission
File Number)
  (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan   48265-3000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(313) 556-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

 

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ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

ITEM 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

On July 10, 2009, Motors Liquidation Company, formerly known as General Motors Corporation (“Motors Liquidation”), and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Saturn LLC (“Saturn LLC”), Saturn Distribution Corporation (“Saturn Distribution”) and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc. (“Harlem”, and collectively with Motors Liquidation, Saturn LLC and Saturn Distribution, the “Sellers”), completed the sale of substantially all of their assets to General Motors Company, formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. (“New GM”), which was formed by the United States Department of the Treasury and was the successor to Vehicle Acquisition Holdings LLC. The sale was consummated pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Sellers and New GM. The Purchase Agreement was entered into in connection with the Sellers’ filing of voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and was completed pursuant to Section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (the “363 Sale”) and the Bankruptcy Court’s sale order dated July 5, 2009. In connection with the 363 Sale, General Motors Corporation changed its name to Motors Liquidation Company.

In connection with the closing of the 363 Sale and pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price paid by New GM to Motors Liquidation equaled the sum of (i) a credit bid in an amount equal to the aggregate of (A) $19,760,624,198 of principal amount of debt under Motors Liquidation’s existing credit agreement with the U.S. Treasury (the “UST Loan”), plus $1,172,811,274 of principal amount of notes issued as additional compensation for the UST Loan, plus, in each case, interest on such debt owed as of the closing date of the 363 Sale (the “Closing Date”) by Motors Liquidation and its subsidiaries, and (B) $33,300,000,000 of principal amount of debt under Motors Liquidation’s debtor-in-possession financing facility (the “DIP Facility”), plus $2,221,110,000 of principal amount of notes issued as additional compensation for the DIP Facility, plus, in each case, interest thereon owed as of the Closing Date by Motors Liquidation and its subsidiaries, less $8,247,488,605 of principal amount of debt owed under the DIP Facility, (ii) U.S. Treasury’s return of the warrants previously issued to the U.S. Treasury by Motors Liquidation, (iii) the issuance by New GM to Motors Liquidation of (a) 50,000,000 shares (10%) of New GM’s common stock and (b) warrants to acquire newly issued shares of New GM common stock initially exercisable for a total of 90,909,090 shares of New GM’s common stock (15% of New GM’s common stock on a fully diluted basis) on the respective terms specified therein, and (iv) the assumption by New GM or its designated subsidiaries of certain specified liabilities of Motors Liquidation and certain of its subsidiaries (including $7,072,488,605 of debt owed under the DIP Facility). In the event that the estimated aggregate general unsecured claims against the Sellers, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court upon the request of Motors Liquidation, exceeds $35 billion, New GM is required to issue, as an adjustment to the purchase price, up to approximately an additional 2% of its common stock (the “Adjustment Shares”) to Motors Liquidation, based on the extent to which such claims exceed $35 billion, with the full amount of the Adjustment Shares being payable if such excess amount is greater than or equal to $7 billion. In connection with the closing of the 363 Sale and pursuant to Sections 363(b) and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, (i) the Sellers sold to New GM substantially all of the assets of the Sellers (other than certain specified assets, including certain real property, Motors Liquidation’s equity interests in certain of Motors Liquidation’s subsidiaries, and certain of Motors Liquidation’s contractual obligations) and (ii) New GM assumed certain specified liabilities of the Sellers.


At the closing of the 363 Sale, on July 10, 2009, the Sellers and New GM entered into a Transition Services Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, New GM will provide the Sellers with certain transition services and support functions reasonably required by the Sellers in connection their operation and ultimate liquidation in bankruptcy. The Sellers are required to pay the applicable usage fees specified with respect to various types of services under the Transition Services Agreement. The obligation to provide services under the Transition Services Agreement will terminate on the applicable dates specified in the agreement with respect to each such service (the latest such date being December 31, 2013). The Transition Services Agreement dated as of July 10, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with the closing of the 363 Sale, Motors Liquidation also entered into a Master Lease Agreement dated as of July 10, 2009 with New GM. Under the Master Lease Agreement, which is contemplated as being a triple net lease, certain facilities of Motors Liquidation are leased to New GM for a term commencing on the closing date and terminating upon the earlier of (i) 30 days after written notice of termination from New GM with respect to any facility or (ii) certain outside dates (not later than December 31, 2013) specified with respect to each facility. The Master Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the closing, on July 10, 2009, Motors Liquidation entered into a definitive financing agreement with the U.S. Treasury restructuring and amending and restating $1,175,000,000 of principal amount of debt incurred under the DIP Facility (as restructured, amended and restated, the “Wind Down Facility”). The Wind Down Facility is non-recourse to Motors Liquidation and its subsidiaries and; interest thereunder accrues at either the prime rate plus 200 basis points or LIBOR plus 300 basis points, per annum, and is payable in-kind. The obligations thereunder are secured by substantially all assets of Motors Liquidation and the guarantors (other than the newly issued New GM common stock and New GM warrants received by Motors Liquidation from New GM in connection with the 363 Sale and certain other assets that were excluded from the assets constituting collateral). A copy of the Wind Down Facility is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the closing of the 363 Sale, the U.S. Treasury, New GM, Motors Liquidation, the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (the “New VEBA”) and 7176384 Canada Inc. entered into an equity registration rights agreement (the “Equity Registration Rights Agreement”) with respect to (i) the shares of New GM common stock held by each of them, (ii) in the case of Motors Liquidation and the New VEBA, the warrants held by each of them and (iii) in the case of the U.S. Treasury, the New VEBA and 7176384 Canada Inc., the shares of New GM’s Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock held by each of them. Under the Equity Registration Rights Agreement, Motors Liquidation may require New GM to register on a registration statement under the Securities Act and effect underwritten offerings of all or any portion of its securities that are subject to the Equity Registration Rights Agreement, subject to certain limitations and requirements relating to, among other things, the number, timing and minimum size of the registration or offering. These rights are also subject to the ability of New GM to defer or suspend a demand registration or the effectiveness or use of any registration statement under certain circumstances. Motors Liquidation may also participate in offerings of equity securities by New GM and any other stockholder of New GM subject to certain exceptions and market cut-backs. In the event of an underwritten equity offering by New GM (whether primary or secondary), Motors Liquidation is subject generally to a 60-day holdback period during which Motors Liquidation is prohibited from offering, selling, contracting to sell or otherwise disposing of any New GM common stock, warrants or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for New GM common stock. These holdbacks shall not exceed 120 days in any 12-month period. The rights of Motors Liquidation are transferable to any assignee who agrees to become bound by the terms of the agreement, except that Motors Liquidation’s rights under the Equity Registration Rights Agreement may not be assigned in connection with a distribution of New GM common stock or warrants under a confirmed plan of reorganization or liquidation (except for a distribution to a liquidating trust or other successor in interest). A copy of the Equity Registration Rights Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


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

On July 8, 2009, in connection with the closing of the 363 Sale, the board of directors of Motors Liquidation removed each of the officers of Motors Liquidation from all positions he or she held as an officer, in each case effective immediately after the closing of the 363 Sale. Albert Koch was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer and James Selzer was elected as Vice President and Treasurer, among other individuals who were elected as officers of Motors Liquidation, in each case effective immediately after the closing of the 363 Sale. Messrs. Koch and Selzer, as well as the other individuals elected as officers of Motors Liquidation are representatives of APServices LLC (“APS”) and officers and employees of AlixPartners, LLP (“AlixPartners”), an affiliate of APS. In connection with its chapter 11 proceedings, Motors Liquidation engaged APS pursuant to an engagement letter dated as of May 29, 2009 to provide the services of certain temporary employees and to assist in the restructuring of the company. Such officers, including Messrs. Koch and Selzer, will not receive compensation directly from Motors Liquidation or participate in any benefit plans of the company. However, pursuant to the Engagement Letter, Motors Liquidation is required to pay APS fees for the services of Messrs. Koch and Selzer at $835 and $555 per hour respectively. In addition, APS is entitled to fees at specified hourly rates for the services of other officers and temporary staff that it supplies to the Motors Liquidation. Under the terms of the Engagement Letter, Motor Liquidation is required to indemnify APS, its affiliates and their respective officers and employees, including Messrs. Koch and Mr. Selzer, to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to their services as officers of the company, and has caused Messrs. Koch and Selzer, among others, to be covered by its directors and officers insurance.

The scope of APS’ services pursuant to the Engagement Letter includes assisting in the negotiation and completion of the 363 Sale, overseeing the administration of Motors Liquidation’s chapter 11 proceedings and seeking to monetize assets, settle and administer claims as soon as practicable, among other things. Pursuant to the terms of the Engagement Letter, APS is entitled to receive, in addition to other amounts, a $13 million success fee in connection with the successful completion of the 363 Sale, $6.5 million of which is payable at closing and the remaining $6.5 million of which is payable on the first anniversary of the closing. APS may also receive a discretionary fee in an amount to be determined at the sole discretion of Motors Liquidation if its chapter 11 proceedings “(i) yield extraordinarily positive results and (ii) demonstrate that APS added significant value in achieving the consummation of the 363 Sale and the presentation of a plan of liquidation”. A modification of certain financial terms of the Engagement Letter is under discussion among Motors Liquidation, its lenders, the unsecured creditors’ committee in its chapter 11 proceedings and APS, which modification would be subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.

Mr. Koch is Vice Chairman and Managing Director of AlixPartners, having previously served as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Koch is a certified public accountant and was a partner of Ernst & Young prior to joining AlixPartners. Mr. Koch is also a Certified Turnaround Professional and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Mr. Koch has led a wide range of AlixPartners engagements, having served in the past as President and CEO of Handleman Company, Polar Corporation and Champion Enterprises, and as Chief Financial Officer of Kmart Corporation and Oxford Health Plans. Mr. Selzer is a Director in the Corporate Turnaround and Restructuring practice of AlixPartners and has more than 20 years of experience in developing and implementing operational and financial strategies for companies in crisis situations. Mr. Selzer is a certified public accountant and his experience includes Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financing Officer positions, as well as leading acquisitions and divestitures of several business entities as part of restructurings and wind-downs. Prior to joining AlixPartners, Mr. Selzer served as Chief Executive Officer of a prime aerospace supplier and Chief Financial Officer in the high technology and manufacturing and distribution industries. There are no family relationships between either of Messrs. Koch and Selzer and any director or executive officer of Motors Liquidation.


As reported in the current report on Form 8-K filed by Motors Liquidation on July 10, 2009, four directors resigned on July 6, one resigned on July 7 and one director resigned on July 8. Each of these resignations was effective immediately. In addition, in connection with the closing of the 363 Sale, Frederick A. Henderson, Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Philip A. Laskawy, and E. Neville Isdell tendered their resignations as directors of Motors Liquidation on July 8, 2009 and each of Kent Kresa and Kathryn V. Marinello tendered their resignations as directors of Motors Liquidation on July 9, 2009. Each of these resignations was effective immediately following the closing of the 363 Sale. None of the resignations of any of the directors was due to any disagreement with Motors Liquidation.

On July 8, 2009, Motors Liquidation elected Stephen Case, James Holden and Alan Johnson as directors of Motors Liquidation, effective immediately after the closing of the 363 Sale. In addition, on July 10, 2009, Alan M. Jacobs and Wendell Adair were elected as directors of Motors Liquidation. The annual retainer payable to Motors Liquidation’s directors, for service after the closing of the 363 Sale, is $50,000 per year and the per meeting fee payable to Motors Liquidation’s directors, for each meeting after the closing of the 363 Sale, is $3,000.

G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Motors Liquidation, will retire effective August 1, 2009. On July 8, 2009, Mr. Wagoner and Motors Liquidation entered into an agreement (the “Retirement Agreement”) setting forth the terms of Mr. Wagoner’s pension benefits pursuant to the terms of the Salaried Retirement Program (SRP) and the Executive Retirement Plan (ERP), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference. The Retirement Agreement provides that subject to plan terms, Mr. Wagoner will be entitled to retirement benefits under the SRP based on 32 years of service as of August 1, 2009, in the annual amount of $74,030 for his lifetime, and benefits under the ERP in the annual amount of $1,636,105 for five years (an amount reduced consistent with the ERP reductions implemented for current Motors Liquidation retirees).

Mr. Wagoner will continue to receive Personal Umbrella Liability Insurance coverage in retirement at a level consistent with other retired Motors Liquidation executives until January 1, 2010. He will also receive an existing life insurance policy, which the Corporation has maintained for his benefit since January 1, 1997, or its cash value, currently $2,570,219. Motors Liquidation will not pay additional premiums on the policy. The Retirement Agreement was assigned to New GM in connection with the 363 Sale.

 

ITEM 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On July 9, 2009, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Motors Liquidation was amended to change the name of Motors Liquidation from “General Motors Corporation” to “Motors Liquidation Company.”

On July 14, 2009, the Bylaws of Motors Liquidation were amended and restated in their entirety to effectuate a number of changes in connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets of Motors Liquidation pursuant to the 363 Sale. The amended and restated bylaws provide that the board of directors of Motors Liquidation will consist of five directors, with three directors being nominated by a required majority of lenders under the Wind Down Facility and two directors being nominated by the unsecured creditors committee in the company’s chapter 11 proceedings. Such provisions of the bylaws, which address the composition of the board, may be amended only by unanimous action of the board (or with respect to the period after the effective date of a plan of liquidation for the company, pursuant to a determination of the Bankruptcy Court). Among other changes, the amended and restated bylaws also omit references to standing committees of the board of directors. A marked copy of the Bylaws of Motors Liquidation reflecting all changes is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 8.01 Other Events

Pursuant to a no-action letter received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), during the pendency of the bankruptcy proceedings, Motors Liquidation does not plan to file periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Motors Liquidation expects to file with the Commission copies of all of the financial reports that are required to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court and the United States Trustee under the cover of a current report on Form 8-K within four business days after such reports are so filed. Motors Liquidation also expects to file under cover of a current report on Form 8-K such reports as may be required to disclose whether any liquidation payments will be made to security holders, the amount of any liquidation payments, the amount of any expenses incurred, and any other material events relating to the liquidation. In addition, at the time the liquidation of Motors Liquidation is complete, Motors Liquidation expects to file a final report on Form 8-K. In connection with the closing of the 363 Sale, Motors Liquidation has also established a new website, www.motorsliquidation.com, for informational purposes (including with respect to certain SEC filings) and has terminated its association with the website www.gm.com.

On July 1, 2009, Motors Liquidation issued a press release reminding investors of its strong belief that there will be no value for its common stockholders in its bankruptcy liquidation process, even under the most optimistic of scenarios. On its website, www.motorsliquidation.com, Motors Liquidation has reiterated this statement, in keeping with its belief that even under the most optimistic of scenarios, there will be no recovery for common stockholders. As reported in the current report on Form 8-K filed by the company on June 3, 2009, the New York Stock exchange suspended the listing of Motors Liquidation’s common stock, which formerly traded under the ticker symbol “GM”. Subsequently, Motors Liquidation common stock was trading on the unlisted over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol “GMGMQ.pk”. On July 10, 2009 the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority halted trading in the stock in view of its belief that the trading volume represented a potential misunderstanding that such securities related to interests in New GM and pending issuance of a new symbol to reflect the change of the company’s name from “General Motors Corporation” to “Motors Liquidation Company.”

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Number

 

Description

3.1   Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Motors Liquidation Company, dated July 9, 2009
3.2   Marked Bylaws of Motors Liquidation Company, as amended July 14, 2009
10.1     Transition Services Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among General Motors Company (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), Saturn LLC, Saturn Distribution Corporation and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem.
10.2     Master Lease Agreement (Excluded Manufacturing Assets), dated as of July 10, 2009, between General Motors Corporation and General Motors Company
10.3     Amended and Restated Secured Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, among Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), as borrower, certain subsidiaries of Motors Liquidation Company, as guarantors and the United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada, as lenders.


10.4    Equity Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009 between General Motors Company, the United States Department of the Treasury, 7176384 Canada Inc., the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust and Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation)
10.5    Retirement Agreement, dated July 8, 2009, between G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. and Motors Liquidation Company


SIGNATURES

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

 

    MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY
    (Registrant)
July 14, 2009                                         By:   /s/ Albert A. Koch
(Date)         Albert A. Koch
        President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Description

3.1   Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Motors Liquidation Company, dated July 9, 2009
3.2   Marked Bylaws of Motors Liquidation Company, as amended July 14, 2009
10.1     Transition Services Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among General Motors Company (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), Saturn LLC, Saturn Distribution Corporation and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem.
10.2     Master Lease Agreement (Excluded Manufacturing Assets), dated as of July 10, 2009, between General Motors Corporation and General Motors Company
10.3     Amended and Restated Secured Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, among Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), as borrower, certain subsidiaries of Motors Liquidation Company, as guarantors and the United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada, as lenders.
10.4     Equity Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009 between General Motors Company, the United States Department of the Treasury, 7176384 Canada Inc., the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust and Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation)
10.5     Retirement Agreement, dated July 8, 2009, between G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. and Motors Liquidation Company
EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMEND. OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORP. OF MOTORS LIQUIDATION Certificate of Amend. of Restated Certificate of Incorp. of Motors Liquidation

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

General Motors Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (theCorporation),

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is General Motors Corporation.

SECOND: The date of filing of the Corporation’s original Certificate of Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was October 13, 1916.

THIRD: The date of filing of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was March 1, 2004.

FOURTH: On June 1, 2009, the Corporation and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Bankruptcy Court”) (Case Nos. 09-50026 (REG), 09-50027 (REG), 09-50028 (REG) and 09-13558 (REG), respectively). This Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 303 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL”), pursuant to the authority granted to the Corporation under Section 303 of the DGCL to put into effect and carry out the transactions contemplated by that certain Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009, as amended, by and among the Corporation, certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and NGMCO, Inc., as approved on July 5, 2009 by order (the Order”) of the Bankruptcy Court. Provision for amending the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation to change the name of the Corporation is contained in the Order of the Bankruptcy Court having jurisdiction for the reorganization proceedings of the Corporation under the Federal Bankruptcy Code.

FIFTH: Article First of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, amended to read as follows:

“The name of the Corporation is Motors Liquidation Company”

SIXTH: That this Certificate of Amendment shall be effective upon filing.

[signature page to follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Amendment as of this 9 day of July, 2009.

 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Niharika Ramdev
Name:   Niharika Ramdev
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm MARKED BYLAWS OF MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY, AS AMENDED JULY 14, 2009 Marked Bylaws of Motors Liquidation Company, as amended July 14, 2009

Exhibit 3.2

PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATIONLIQUIDATION COMPANY

 

 

BYLAWS

As of December 19, 2008July 14, 2009

GENERAL

 

1


MOTORS CORPORATIONLIQUIDATION COMPANY

BYLAWS

INDEX

 

     Page

ARTICLE I — MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

   1

1.1. Annual Meetings 3

   1

1.2. Special Meetings 3

   1

1.3. Notice of Meetings 3

   1

1.4. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote 3

   1

1.5. Quorum 3

   1

1.6. Conduct of Meeting 4

   2

1.7. Voting; Proxies 4

   2

1.8. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record 4

   2

1.9. Adjournments 5

   3

1.10. Judges 5

   3

1.11. Notice of Stockholder Nomination and Stockholder Business 5

   3

1.12. Stockholder Action by Written Consent 6

   4

ARTICLE II — BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   7

2.1. Responsibility and Number 9

   7

2.2. Election; Resignation; Vacancies 9

   7

2.3. Regular Meetings 11

   10

2.4. Special Meetings 11

   10

2.5. Quorum; Vote Required for Action 12

   11

2.6. Conduct of Meeting 12

   11

2.7. Transactions with Corporation 12

   11

2.8. Ratification 13

   12

2.9. Written Action by Directors 13

   12

2.10. Telephonic Meetings Permitted 13

   12

2.11. Independent Directors 132.12. Access to Books and Records 14

   12

ARTICLE III COMMITTEES

   13

3.1. Committees of the Board of Directors 14

   13

3.2. Election; Vacancies; Independence 14

   13

3.3. Procedure; Quorum 15

   11

3.4. Investment Funds Committee

   15

3.5. Audit Committee

   15

3.6. Executive Compensation Committee

   15

3.7. Public Policy Committee

   16

3.8. Directors and Corporate Governance Committee

   16

 

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ARTICLE IV — OFFICERS

   15

4.1. Election of Officers 16

   15

4.2. Chief Executive Officer 17

   15

4.3. President 17

   16

4.4. Treasurer

   16

4.5. Secretary

   17

4.6. Vice Chairman of the Corporation 17

   17

4.5. 4.7. Chief Financial Officer 17

   17

4.6. Treasurer

   17

4.7. Secretary

   18

4.8. Controller 18

   17

4.9. General Counsel 18

   17

4.10. General Auditor 18

   17

4.11. Chief Tax Officer 18

   17

4.12. Subordinate Officers 18

   18

4.13. Resignation; Removal; Suspension; Vacancies 19

   19

ARTICLE V — INDEMNIFICATION

   19

5.1. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers 19

   19

5.2. Advancement of Expenses of Directors and Officers 20

   20

5.3. Claims by Officers or Directors 20

   20

5.4. Indemnification of Employees 20

   20

5.5. Advancement of Expenses of Employees 20

   20

5.6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights 21

   21

5.7. Other Indemnification 21

   21

5.8. Insurance 21

   21

5.9. Amendment or Repeal 21

   21

ARTICLE VIMISCELLANEOUS

   21

6.1. Prohibition on Certain Stock Purchases 216.2. Seal 23

   21

6.3. 6.2. Fiscal Year 23

   23

6.3. Notice

   23

6.4. Waiver of Notice 23

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6.9. 6.8. Amendment of Bylaws 24

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6.10.6.9. Gender Pronouns 24

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DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN BYLAW 6.1

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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

1.1. Annual Meetings.

The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, ratification or rejection of the selection of auditors, and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on the first Tuesday in June in each year, or on such other date and such place and time as the chairman of the board or the board of directors shall designate.

1.2. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the board of directors or the chairman of the board at such place, date, and time and for such purpose or purposes as shall be set forth in the notice of such meeting.

1.3. Notice of Meetings.

Written notice of each meeting of stockholders shall be given by the chairman of the board and/or the secretary in compliance with the provisions of Delaware law.

1.4. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.

The secretary shall prepare or have prepared before every meeting of stockholders a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting in compliance with the provisions of Delaware law.

1.5. Quorum.

At each meeting of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by law or the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of one-third of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.9 of these bylaws until a quorum shall attend. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.


1.6. Conduct of Meeting.

The chairman of the board or, if he so designates, a vice chairmananother officer of the Corporation, an executive vice president or vice president shall preside at each meeting of the stockholders; provided, however, that if the chairman of the board does not preside and has not designated an officer of the Corporation to preside, the board of directors may designate any person to preside over the meeting. The secretary of the Corporation shall record the proceedings of meetings of the stockholders, but in the absence of the secretary, the person presiding over the meeting shall designate any person to record the proceedings.

1.7. Voting; Proxies.

Each stockholder shall be entitled to vote in accordance with the number of shares and voting powers of the voting shares held of record by him. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but such proxy, whether revocable or irrevocable, shall comply with the requirements of Delaware law. Voting at meetings of stockholders, on other than the election of directors, need not be by written ballot unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall so determine. All elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation or section 2.2 or any other provision of these bylaws, be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting.

1.8. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.

To determine the stockholders of record, the board of directors may fix a record date, provided that the record date shall not precede the date upon which the board adopts the resolution fixing the record date and provided further that the record date shall be: (a) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, not more than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting; (b) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, in accordance with section 1.12; and (c) in the case of any other action, not more than 60 days prior to such other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board may choose to fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

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1.9. Adjournments.

Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

1.10. Judges.

All votes by ballot at any meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by two judges appointed for the purpose, either by the board of directors or by the chairman of the meeting. The judges shall decide upon the qualifications of voters, count the votes, and declare the result.

1.11. Notice of Stockholder Nomination and Stockholder Business.

At a meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors who complies with the notice requirements set forth in this section. Other matters to be properly brought before the meeting must be: (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the board, including matters covered by rule 14a-8 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board; or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder pursuant to the notice requirements of this section.

A stockholder who intends to make a nomination or to bring any other matter before a meeting of stockholders must give notice of his intent in writing or by electronic transmission. Such notice must be received by the secretary, in the case of an annual meeting not more than 180 days and not less than 120 days before the date of the meeting, or in the case of a special meeting, not more than 15 days after the day on which notice of the special meeting is first mailed to stockholders.

Every such notice by a stockholder shall state:

(a) the name and address of the stockholder of the Corporation who intends to make a nomination or bring up any other matter;

 

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(b) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of the Corporation’s voting stock and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to make the nomination or bring up the matter specified in the notice;

(c) if he intends to make a nomination, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder;

(d) if he intends to make a nomination, such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC if each nominee had been nominated by the board; and

(e) if he intends to bring up any other matter, a description of the matter and of any material interest of the stockholder in the matter.

Notice of intent to make a nomination shall be accompanied by the written consent of each nominee to serve as director of the Corporation if elected.

At the meeting of stockholders, the presiding officer may declare out of order and disregard any nomination or other matter not presented in accordance with this section.

1.12. 1.12. Stockholder Action by Written Consent.

(a) Request for Record Date. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the board of directors or as otherwise established under this section. Any person seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the secretary of the Corporation and delivered to the Corporation and signed by a stockholder of record, request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The written notice must contain the information set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. Following receipt of the notice, the board shall have ten days to determine the validity of the request, and if appropriate, adopt a resolution fixing the record date for such purpose. The record date for such purpose shall be no more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board and shall not precede the date such resolution is adopted. If the board fails within ten days after the Corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in paragraph (d) of this section; except that, if prior action by the board is required under the provisions of Delaware law, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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(b) Notice Requirements. Any stockholder’s notice required by paragraph (a) of this section must describe the action that the stockholder proposes to take by consent. For each such proposal, every notice by a stockholder must state (i) the information required by section 1.11 as though such stockholder was intending to make a nomination or to bring any other matter before a meeting of stockholders, (ii) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Corporation), (iii) the reasons for soliciting consents for the proposal, (iv) any material interest in the proposal held by the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the action is to be taken, and (v) any other information relating to the stockholder, the beneficial owner, or the proposal that would be required to be disclosed in filings in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (or any successor provision of the Exchange Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder).

In addition to the foregoing, the notice must state as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given (i) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, as to the stockholder giving the notice, (ii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons regarding the proposed action by consent, and (iii) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to (A) deliver a proxy statement and/or consent solicitation statement to stockholders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to effect the action by consent either to solicit consents or to solicit proxies to execute consents, and/or (B) otherwise solicit proxies or consents from stockholders in support of the action to be taken by consent, and (C) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents relating to the proposed action by consent pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (or any successor provision of the Exchange Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder). The Corporation may require the stockholder of record and/or beneficial owner requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the validity of the request for a record date.

(c) Date of Consent. Every written consent purporting to take or authorize the taking of corporate action (each such written consent is referred to in this paragraph and in paragraph (d) as a “Consent”) must bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the Consent, and no Consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated Consent delivered in the manner required by this section, Consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are so delivered to the Corporation.

(d) Delivery of Consent. Consent must be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware or its principal place of business. Delivery must be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

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In the event of the delivery to the Corporation of Consents, the secretary of the Corporation, or such other officer of the Corporation as the board of directors may designate, shall provide for the safe-keeping of such Consents and any related revocations and shall promptly conduct such ministerial review of the sufficiency of all Consents and any related revocations and of the validity of the action to be taken by stockholder consent as the secretary of the Corporation, or such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, as the case may be, deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, whether the stockholders of a number of shares having the requisite voting power to authorize or take the action specified in Consents have given consent; provided, however, that if the corporate action to which the Consents relate is the removal or replacement of one or more members of the board, the secretary of the Corporation, or such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, as the case may be, shall promptly designate two persons, who shall not be members of the board, to serve as inspectors (“Inspectors”) with respect to such Consent and such Inspectors shall discharge the functions of the secretary of the Corporation, or such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, as the case may be, under this section. If after such investigation the secretary of the Corporation, such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, or the Inspectors, as the case may be, shall determine that the action purported to have been taken is duly authorized by the Consents, that fact shall forthwith be certified on the records of the Corporation kept for the purpose of recording the proceedings of meetings of stockholders, and the Consents shall be filed in such records.

In conducting the investigation required by this section, the secretary of the Corporation, such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, or the Inspectors, as the case may be, may, at the expense of the Corporation, retain special legal counsel and any other necessary or appropriate professional advisors, and such other personnel as such person or persons may deem necessary or appropriate and shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the opinion of such counsel or advisors.

(e) Effectiveness of Consent. No action by written consent without a meeting shall be effective until such date as the secretary of the Corporation, such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, or the Inspectors, as applicable, certify to the Corporation that the consents delivered to the Corporation in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, represent at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the corporate action.

(f) Challenge to Validity of Consent. Nothing contained in this section 1.12 shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the board of directors of the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any Consent or related revocations, whether before or after such certification by the secretary of the Corporation, such other officer of the Corporation as the board may designate, or the Inspectors, as the case may be, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution, or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

 

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ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2.1. Responsibility and Number.

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, a board of directors. The number of directors, which may be changed from time to time by resolution of the board, is 12. Without the consent of the Corporation’s stockholders, the board will not change the number of directors to less than 3 nor more than 17. shall be five. No board vacancy shall exist as long as the number of directors in office is equal to the number of directors stated in this bylaw or designated by the board in a resolution pursuant to this bylaw.this Section 2.1.

2.2. Election; Resignation; Vacancies.

(a) Term. At each annual meeting of stockholders, each nominee elected by the stockholders to serve as aEach director shall hold office for a term commencing on the date of the annual meeting, or such later date as shall be determined byhis or her election to the board of directors, and ending on the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.

(b) Majority Voting. Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, each nominee shall be elected a director by the vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to that director’s election at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. For purposes of this bylaw, a majority of votes cast means that the number of votes “for” a director must exceed 50% of the votes cast with respect to that director. Votes “against” will count as a vote cast with respect to that director, but “abstentions” will not count as a vote cast with respect to that director.

(c) Contested Elections. If the number of nominees for any election of directors nominated (i) by the board of directors, or (ii) any stockholder, or (iii) a combination of nominees by the board of directors and any stockholder, exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be elected.

 

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(d) Resignation and Replacement of Unsuccessful Incumbents.

 

  (i) In order for any incumbent director to become a nominee of the board for further service on the board, such person must submit an irrevocable resignation, contingent (i) on that person not receiving more than 50% of the votes cast, and (ii) acceptance of that resignation by the board in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the board for such purposes.

 

  (ii) A resignation that becomes effective if and when the director fails to receive a specified vote for re-election as a director shall provide that it is irrevocable.

 

  (iii) The board of directors, acting on the recommendation of the directors and corporate governance committee, shall within 90 days of receiving the certified vote pertaining to such election, determine whether to accept the resignation of the unsuccessful incumbent. Absent a determination by the board of directors that a compelling reason exists for concluding that it is in the best interests of the Corporation for an unsuccessful incumbent to remain as a director, no such person shall be elected by the board to serve as a director, and the board shall accept that persons resignation.

 

  (iv) If the board determines to accept the resignation of an unsuccessful incumbent, the directors and corporate governance committee shall promptly recommend a candidate to the board of directors to fill the office formerly held by the unsuccessful incumbent.

 

  (v) The board of directors shall promptly consider and act upon the directors and corporate governance committees recommendation. The committee, in making this recommendation and the board, in acting on such recommendation, may consider any factors or other information that they determine appropriate and relevant.

 

  (vi) The directors and corporate governance committee and the board of directors shall take the actions required under this paragraph (d) without the participation of any unsuccessful incumbent except that:

 

  a. If every member of the directors and corporate governance committee is an unsuccessful incumbent, the Independent Directors (as defined in section 2.11) who are not unsuccessful incumbents shall name a committee comprised of some or all of the Independent Directors to make recommendations under this subsection to the board; and

 

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  b. If the number of independent directors who are not unsuccessful incumbents is three or fewer, all directors may participate in the decisions under this paragraph (d).

(e) Acceptance of a Director’s Resignation. If the board of directors accepts the resignation of a director who is an unsuccessful incumbent pursuant to this bylaw, or if a nominee for director who is not an incumbent director does not receive more than 50% of the votes cast, then the board of directors may fill the resulting vacancy pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (g) of this section, or may decrease the size of the board of directors pursuant to the provisions of section 2.1.(f) Resignation. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the chairman of the board or to the secretary. A resignation is effective when the resignation is delivered unless the resignation specifies (a) a later effective date or (b) an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events (including but not limited to a failure to receive more than 50% of the votes cast in an election and the boards acceptance of the resignation).

(gc) Filling a Vacancy. AnySubject to the provisions of subsections (d)(ii) and (iii) below, any vacancy occurring in the board for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the board, although such majority is less than a quorum. Each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the other directors or until his successor is elected and qualified, or until the earlier of his resignation or removal.

(d) (i) Nomination by Required Lenders and Creditors Committee. Subject to clauses (ii) to (iv) below, (A) the Required Lenders, as a group, shall have the right to nominate three (3) individuals as members to the board of directors and (B) the Creditors’ Committee, as a group, shall have the right to nominate two (2) individuals as members to the board of directors, and the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election to the board of directors of such individuals as directors (unless the board of directors reasonably concludes that any such individual in not eligible to serve as a director, in which event the Required Lenders or Creditors’ Committee, as the case may be, shall nominate a substitute individual).

(ii) Prior to the election of any individual as director by the board of directors, such individual shall be subject to a review by and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and the Creditors’ Committee.

(iii) Upon a vacancy on the board of directors caused by the resignation of a director or otherwise, the party authorized and empowered to nominate such director shall have the right to nominate such director’s replacement; provided, however, that, at no time shall the majority of the members serving on the board of directors be members nominated by the Creditors’ Committee.

 

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(iv) The foregoing provisions of this section 2.4(d) shall remain in effect and may not be amended or repealed in whole or in any part, nor may any provision inconsistent with any of the foregoing provisions of this section 2.4(d) (in whole or in part) be adopted, in either case, by the board of directors, other than (i) with respect to any period, by the unanimous approval of the board of directors or (ii) with respect to the period on or after the Liquidation Plan Effective Date, by the unanimous approval of the board of directors, or if such unanimous approval of the board of directors in not obtained, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court.

(v) The terms “Required Lenders”, “Creditors’ Committee”, “Liquidation Plan Effective Date” and “Bankruptcy Court” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in that certain Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among the Corporation, as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Corporation, as Guarantors, and the lenders party thereto from time to time.

2.3. Regular Meetings.

Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the board of directors, a meeting of the board for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before it shall be held as soon as practicable following the annual meeting of stockholders, and other regular meetings of the board shall be held either on the first Tuesday of each month designated by the chairman of the board, or if that is a legal holiday, then on the next Tuesday that is not a legal holiday, oron such other days as may from time to time be designated by the chairman of the board or the board of directors.

2.4. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairman of the board, or the chairman of the board may by written designation appoint a vice chairmanan officer of the Corporation, an executive vice president, or a vice president to call such meeting. Special meetings may also be called by the chairman of the directors and corporate governance committee or by written request of one-third of thetwo or more directors then in office. The secretary of the Corporation shall provide 24-hour notice, or such shorter notice as is reasonable under the circumstances, of a special meeting of the board of directors by overnight mail, courier service, electronic transmission, or hand delivery.

 

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2.5. Quorum; Vote Required for Action.

One thirdA majority of the whole boarddirectors in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the board of directors at a regular meeting or a special meeting for which directors received notice at least 24 hours in advance. At special meetings for which directors received less than 24 hours’ notice, a majority of the whole board shall constitute a quorum. Except in cases in which applicable law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board.

2.6. Conduct of Meeting.

The board of directors shall annually elect one of its members to be chairman of the board. The board of directors may remove the chairman from office, and shall fill any vacancy in the position of chairman of the board, at such time and in such manner as the board shall determine. The chairman of the board may but need not be an officer of or employed in an executive or any other capacity by the Corporation.

The chairman of the board shall preside at meetings of the board and lead the board in fulfilling its responsibilities as defined in section 2.1.

In the absence of the chairman of the board, the chairman of the directors and corporate governance committee or, in his absence, a member of the board selected by the members present, shall preside at meetings of the board. The secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meetings of the board, but in his absence the presiding officer may appoint a secretary for the meeting.

2.7. Transactions with Corporation.

No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board of directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose: (1) if the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the board or the committee, and the board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum; or (2) if the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) if the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.

Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

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2.8. Ratification.

Any transaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative suit on the grounds of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, or the application of improper principles or practices of accounting may be ratified before or after judgment, by the board of directors or by the stockholders in case less than a quorum of directors are qualified; and, if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned transaction had been originally duly authorized, and said ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned transaction.

2.9. Written Action by Directors.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and written evidence of such consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee.

2.10. Telephonic Meetings Permitted.

Members of the board of directors, or any committee of the board, may participate in a meeting of such board or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

2.11. Independent Directors.

(a) A majority of the individuals nominated by the board of directors as candidates for election to the board by the stockholders at the next annual meeting of stockholders shall qualify to be Independent Directors (as defined in this section).

(b) If the board elects directors between annual meetings of stockholders, the majority of all directors holding office immediately after such election shall be Independent Directors.

(c) For purposes of this bylaw, the term “Independent Director” shall mean a director who qualifies as independent under any definition or standard of “independence” adopted by the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange.2.12. Access to Books and Records.

The records, books, and accounts of the Corporation maintained by or under the supervision of the chief financial officer, the secretary, or any other officer shall be open, during the usual hours for business of the Corporation, to the examination of any director for any purpose reasonably related to his role as a director.

 

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ARTICLE III

COMMITTEES

3.1. Committees of the Board of Directors.

The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, consisting of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, to be committees of the board. To the extent provided in any resolution of the board, these bylaws, or any charter adopted by such committee and approved by the board, and to the extent permissible under Delaware law and the certificate of incorporation, any such committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.

The standing committees of the board shall include the audit committee, the directors and corporate governance committee, the executive compensation committee, the investment funds committee, and the public policy committee. The board (but not a committee thereof) may designate additional committees of the board and may prescribe for each committee such powers and authority as may properly be granted to such committees in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The board of directors may establish by resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole board, an administrative committee with the authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the board with regard to matters submitted to the board that, pursuant to any statement of delegation of authority adopted by the board from time to time, do not constitute issues within the sole jurisdiction of the board or any committee thereof and are not otherwise significant.

3.2. Election; Vacancies; Independence.

The members and the chairman of each committee described in sections 3.4 through 3.8 shall be elected annually by the board at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders or at any other time the board shall determine. The members of other committees of the boardany committee designated pursuant to section 3.1 may be designated at such time as the board may determine. Vacancies in any committee may be filled at such time and in such manner as the board shall determine. Only Independent Directors as defined in section 2.11 of these bylaws shall be members ofAt least one director nominated by each of the Required Lenders and the Creditors’ Committee shall be appointed to any committee described in section 3.4 through 3.8.designated pursuant to Section 3.1.

3.3. Procedure; Quorum.

Except to the extent otherwise provided in these bylaws or any resolution of the board of directors, each committee of the board may fix its own rules of procedure.

 

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At all meetings of any committee of the board, one-thirda majority of the members thereof shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting of a committee of the board at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee unless the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, or a resolution of the board requires the vote of a greater number.

3.4. Investment Funds Committee.

The investment funds committee shall be responsible for assisting the board of directors with its general oversight responsibility for the investment funds of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The committee shall serve, where it is designated by the governing documents, as a named fiduciary of the defined benefit employee benefit plans of the Corporation and any subsidiary of the Corporation that are covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) where and to the extent that it is designated by the plans governing documents. In addition, the committee shall report annually to the board regarding the performance of the named fiduciaries and administrators of such plans of their responsibilities under ERISA, and the investment activity of the defined benefit plans among such plans. The board and management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries shall retain all authority to determine the amount and timing of any future funding of such plans.

3.5. Audit Committee.

The audit committee shall have and may exercise the powers, authority, and responsibilities that are normally appropriate for the functions of an audit committee. The committee shall also annually select the independent accountants for the following calendar year, and that selection shall be submitted to the board of directors for their concurrence and to the stockholders for their ratification or rejection at the annual meeting of stockholders.

3.6. Executive Compensation Committee.

The executive compensation committee shall be responsible for matters related to executive compensation and all other equity-based incentive compensation plans of the Corporation. The committee shall determine the compensation of: (a) employees of the Corporation who are directors of the Corporation; and (b) upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer, all senior officers of the Corporation and any other employee of the Corporation who occupies such other position as may be designated by the committee from time to time. The committee shall review the compensation of any director, officer or other employee of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation as may be designated by the committee from time to time to determine if it has any objection to such compensation. The committee shall have and may exercise the powers and authority granted to it by any incentive compensation plan for employees of the Corporation.

Where any employee benefit or incentive compensation plan affects employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and the compensation of such employees is determined or subject to review by the committee, such plan shall be submitted to the committee for its review before adoption by the Corporation or its subsidiary. Any such plan or amendment or modification shall be made effective with respect to employees of the Corporation only if and to the extent approved by the committee.

 

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3.7. Public Policy Committee.

The public policy committee shall, upon its own initiative or otherwise, inquire into all phases of the Corporation’s business activities that relate to matters of public policy. The committee may make recommendations to the board of directors to assist it in formulating and adopting basic policies calculated to promote the best interests of the Corporation and the community.

3.8. Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.

The directors and corporate governance committee shall be responsible for matters related to service on the board of directors of the corporation, and associated issues of corporate governance. The committee from time to time shall conduct studies of the size and composition of the board. Prior to each annual meeting of stockholders, the committee shall recommend to the board the individuals to constitute the nominees of the board, so that the board may solicit proxies for their election. The committee shall review the qualifications of individuals for consideration as director candidates and shall recommend to the board, for its consideration, the names of individuals for election by the board. In addition, the committee shall from time to time conduct studies and make recommendations to the board regarding compensation of directors.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

4.1. Election of Officers.

The board of directors shall elect such officers of the Corporation with the titles and duties that it designates, provided that the Corporation shall have at least two officers at any time. There may be a chief executive officer, a president, one or more vice chairmen of the Corporation, one or more executive vice presidents, one or more vice presidents, a chief financial officer, a secretary, a treasurer, a controller, a general counsel, a general auditor, and a chief tax officer and such other officers as the board of directors may from time to time deem proper. The officers, other than the chief executive officer and the president, shall each have the powers, authority, and responsibilities of those officers provided by the bylaws or as the board or the chief executive officer or president may determine. One person may hold any number of offices. Elected officers shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the board or until their earlier resignation.

4.2. Chief Executive Officer.

The chief executive officer chief executive officer, if designated, shall have the general executive responsibility for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He shall exercise such other powers, authority, and responsibilities as the board of directors may determine.

 

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In the absence of or during the physical disability of the chief executive officer, the President shall have and exercise the powers, authority, and responsibilities of the chief executive officer.

4.3. President.

In the absence of or during the physical disability of the chief executive officer, the President shall have and exercise the powers, authority, and responsibilities as the board of directors may determine.In the absence of or during the physical disability of the chief executive officer. In all other cases, the board may designate an officer who shall have and exercise the powers, authority, and responsibilities of the chief executive officer.

4.3. President. The president shall have and exercise such powers, authority and responsibilities as the board of directors may determine.

4.4. Vice Chairman of the Corporation.

The vice chairman shall have and exercise such powers, authority, and responsibilities as the board of directors may determine. The vice chairman may be, but is not required to be, a member of the board of directors.

4.5. Chief Financial Officer.

The chief financial officer shall be the principal financial officer of the Corporation. He shall render such accounts and reports as may be required by the board of directors or any committee of the board. The financial records, books and accounts of the Corporation shall be maintained subject to his direct or indirect supervision.4.6. Treasurer.

The treasurer shall have direct or indirect custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation and shall perform all acts incident to the position of treasurer.

 

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4.7.4.5. Secretary.

The secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of stockholders and directors and shall give all required notices and have charge of such books and papers as the board of directors may require. He shall submit such reports to the board or to any committee as the board or such committee may request. Any action or duty required to be performed by the secretary may be performed by an assistant secretary.

4.6. Vice Chairman of the Corporation.

The vice chairman, if appointed, shall have and exercise such powers, authority, and responsibilities as the board of directors may determine. Such vice chairman may be, but is not required to be, a member of the board of directors.

4.7. Chief Financial Officer.

The chief financial officer, if appointed, shall (i) be the principal financial officer of the Corporation, (ii) render such accounts and reports as may be required by the board of directors or any committee of the board, and (iii) directly or indirectly supervise the maintenance of financial records, books and accounts of the Corporation.

4.8. Controller.

The controller, if appointed, shall be in charge of the accounts of the Corporation and shall perform all acts incident to the position of controller.

4.9. General Counsel.

The general counsel, if appointed, shall be the chief legal officer of the Corporation and shall have general control of all matters of legal import concerning the Corporation.

4.10. General Auditor.

The general auditor, if appointed, shall have such powers, authority and responsibilities as are incident to the position of general auditor in the performance of an independent audit activity of the Corporation and shall have direct access to the audit committee.

4.11. Chief Tax Officer.

The chief tax officer, if appointed, shall have responsibility for all tax matters involving the Corporation, with authority to sign and to delegate to others authority to sign all returns, reports, agreements and documents involving the administration of the Corporation’s tax affairs.

 

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4.12. Subordinate Officers.

The board of directors or the chief executive officer or president may from time to time appoint one or more assistant officers to the officers of the Corporation, and such other subordinate officers as the board of directors may deem advisable. Such subordinate officers shall have such powers, authority and responsibilities as the board or the chief executive officer or president may from time to time determine. The board may grant to any committee of the board or the chief executive officer or president the power and authority to appoint subordinate officers and to prescribe their respective terms of office, powers, authority, and responsibilities. Each subordinate officer shall hold his position at the pleasure of the board, the committee of the board appointing him, the chief executive officer or the president, and any other officer to whom such subordinate officer reports.

 

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4.13. Resignation; Removal; Suspension; Vacancies.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the chief executive officer or president or the secretary. Unless stated in the notice of resignation, the acceptance thereof shall not be necessary to make it effective. It shall take effect at the time specified therein or, in the absence of such specification, it shall take effect upon the receipt thereof.

Any officer elected by the board of directors may be suspended or removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board. Any subordinate officer of the Corporation appointed by the board, a committee of the board, or the chief executive officer or president may be suspended or removed at any time by a majority vote of a quorum of the board, the committee that appointed such subordinate officer, the chief executive officer or president, or any other officer to whom such subordinate officer reports.

Subject to any contractual limitations, the chief executive officer or president may suspend the powers, authority, responsibilities and compensation of any employee, including any elected officer or appointed subordinate officer, for a period of time sufficient to permit the board or the appropriate committee of the board a reasonable opportunity to consider and act upon a resolution relating to the reinstatement, further suspension, or removal of such person.

As appropriate, the board, a committee of the board, and/or the chief executive officer or president may fill any vacancy created by the resignation, death, retirement, or removal of an officer in the same manner as provided for the election or appointment of such person.

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION

5.1. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Subject to the other provisions of this article, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to every director and officer (and to such person’s heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives) in the manner and to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended, against any and all amounts (including judgments, fines, payments in settlement, attorneys’ fees and other expenses) reasonably incurred by or on behalf of such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“a proceeding”), in which such director or officer was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or member of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person if the proceeding was not authorized by the board of directors of the Corporation.

 

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5.2. Advancement of Expenses of Directors and Officers.

The Corporation shall pay the expenses of directors and officers incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition (“advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this article or otherwise.

5.3. Claims by Officers or Directors.

If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses by a director or officer under this article is not paid in full within 90 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

5.4. Indemnification of Employees.

Subject to the other provisions of this article, the Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to every employee who is not a director or officer (and to such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, or other legal representatives) in the manner and to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended against any and all amounts (including judgments, fines, payments in settlement, attorneys’ fees, and other expenses) reasonably incurred by or on behalf of such person in connection with any proceeding, in which such employee was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or member of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, organization, or other enterprise. The ultimate determination of entitlement to indemnification of employees who are not officers and directors shall be made in such manner as is provided by applicable law. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person if the proceeding was not authorized by the board of the Corporation.

5.5. Advancement of Expenses of Employees.

The advancement of expenses of an employee who is not a director or officer shall be made by or in the manner provided by resolution of the board of directors or by a committee of the board.

 

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5.6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights.

The rights conferred on any person by this article shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the certificate of incorporation or of these bylaws or of any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

5.7. Other Indemnification.

The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, organization, or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, organization, or other enterprise.

5.8. Insurance.

The board of directors may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended from time to time, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain at the Corporation’s expense insurance: (a) to reimburse the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs under the provisions of this article as a result of the indemnification of past, present or future directors, officers, employees, agents, and any persons who have served in the past, are now serving, or in the future will serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; and (b) to pay on behalf of or to indemnify such persons against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this article, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such persons against such liability under this article.

5.9. Amendment or Repeal.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this article shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1. Prohibition on Certain Stock Purchases.

(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) hereof, in addition to any affirmative vote of stockholders required by any provision of law, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Corporation, or any policy adopted by the board of directors, neither the Corporation nor any subsidiary shall knowingly effect any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition of any GM Equity Security of any class or classes issued by the Corporation at a price which is in excess of the highest Market Price of such GM Equity Security on the largest principal national securities exchange in the United States on which such security is listed for trading on the date that the

 

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understanding to effect such transaction is entered into by the Corporation (whether or not such transaction is concluded or a written agreement relating to such transaction is executed on such date, such date to be conclusively established by determination of the board), from any Interested Person (i.e., any person who is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than three percent (3%) of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Shares of the Corporation) who has beneficially owned such GM Equity Securities for less than two years prior to such date, without the affirmative vote of the holders of the Voting Shares which represent at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation, excluding Voting Shares beneficially owned by such Interested Person, voting together as a single class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be otherwise required, or that a lesser percentage may be specified, by law or any agreement with any national securities exchange, or otherwise.

(b) The provisions of Section (a) hereof shall not be applicable with respect to:

 

  (i) any purchase, acquisition, redemption or exchange of GM Equity Securities, the purchase, acquisition, redemption or exchange of which, at the time any such transaction is entered into, is provided for in the certificate of incorporation (including any resolution or resolutions of the board providing for the issuance of Preferred Stock or Preference Stock by the Corporation);

 

  (ii) any purchase or other acquisition of GM Equity Securities made as part of a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase securities of the same class made on the same terms to all holders of such securities and complying with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (or any successor provisions to such Act, rules or regulations);

 

  (iii) any purchase or acquisition of GM Equity Securities made pursuant to an open market purchase program which has been approved by the board of directors; or

 

  (iv) any purchase or acquisition of GM Equity Securities made from, or any purchase or acquisition of GM Equity Securities made pursuant to or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Corporation, or any subsidiary or any trustee of, or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in such capacity.

(c) The board shall have the exclusive right and power to interpret the provisions of this bylaw, including, without limitation, the adoption of written definitions of terms used in this bylaw (any such definitions shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation, and such definitions as may prevail shall be made available to any stockholder upon written request); any such interpretation made in good faith shall be binding and conclusive upon all holders of GM Equity Securities.6.2. Seal.

 

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The corporate seal shall have inscribed upon it the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal,” and “Delaware.” The seal and any duplicate of the seal shall be in the charge of the secretary or an assistant secretary.

6.3.6.2. Fiscal Year.

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on January 1 and terminate on December 31 of each year.

6.4.6.3. Notice.

Unless otherwise stated, any notice required to be given by these bylaws must be given in writing delivered in person, by first class United States mail, overnight mail or courier service, or by facsimile or other electronic transmission followed by a paper copy of such notice delivered by overnight mail or courier service.

6.5.6.4. Waiver of Notice.

Whenever any notice is required to be given, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except if the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such written notice of waiver need not specify the business to be transacted at or the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, board of directors, or committee of the board.

6.6.6.5. Voting of Stock Owned by the Corporation.

The board of directors, the investment funds committee or the chairman of the board may authorize any person and delegate to one or more officers or subordinate officers the authority to authorize any person to vote or to grant proxies to vote in behalf of the Corporation at any meeting of stockholders or in any solicitation of consent of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock or other voting securities.

 

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6.7.6.6. Form of Records.

Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. Upon the request of any person entitled to inspect records, the Corporation shall so convert such records.

6.8. 6.7. Offices.

The Corporation shall maintain a registered office inside the State of Delaware and may also have other offices outside or inside the State of Delaware. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside or inside the State of Delaware.

6.9.6.8. Amendment of Bylaws.

TheExcept as set forth in section 2.2(d)(iv), the board of directors shall (by the vote of a majority of the of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present or by unanimous written consent) have power to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws at any regular or special meeting of the board. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws at any annual or special meeting, subject to compliance with the notice provisions provided in section 1.11.

6.10.6.9. Gender Pronouns.

Whenever the masculine pronoun is used in these bylaws, it shall be deemed to refer to either the masculine or the feminine gender.

DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS

USED IN BYLAW 6.1

OF

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

For the purposes of section 6.1 (formerly section 6.12) of the bylaws of General Motors Corporation, the board of directors adopted the following definitions effective March 5, 1990:

 

  (i) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, as in effect on January 1, 1990.

 

  (ii) “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, as in effect on January 1, 1990.

 

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  (iii) “GM Equity Security” shall mean any security described in Section 3(a) (11) of the Exchange Act, as in effect on January 1, 1990, which is issued by GM and traded on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System.

 

  (iv) “Interested Person” shall mean any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) that is the direct or indirect Beneficial Owner of more than three percent (3%) of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Shares, and any affiliate or associate of any such person. For the purpose of determining whether a Person is an Interested Person, the outstanding Voting Shares shall include unissued shares of voting stock of the Corporation of which the Interested Person is the Beneficial Owner, but shall not include any other shares of voting stock of the Corporation which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, to any Person who is not the Interested Person.

 

  (v) “Market Price” of shares of a class of GM Equity Security on any day shall mean the highest sale price (regular way) of shares of such class of GM Equity Security on such day, or, if that day is not a trading day, on the trading day immediately preceding such day, on the largest principal national securities exchange on which such class of stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, then the highest reported sale price for such shares in the over-the-counter market as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System, or if such sale prices shall not be reported thereon, the highest bid price so reported, or, if such price shall not be reported thereon, as the same shall be reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; in the case of any GM Equity Security which is the Preferred Stock or Preference Stock of the Corporation (of any series), the Market Price thereof shall be the Market Price, as hereinabove defined, of the Voting Shares which the holder of such Preferred Stock or Preference Stock may then acquire by reason of the redemption, exchange, conversion or exercise of other rights as may be provided for in the terms of such securities.

 

  (vi) “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group deemed to be a person pursuant to Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, as in effect on January 1, 1990.

 

  (vii) “Subsidiary” shall mean any company of which the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, (A) a majority of the outstanding shares of equity securities, or (B) shares having a majority of the voting power represented by all of the outstanding voting stock of such company. For the purpose of determining whether a company is a Subsidiary, the outstanding voting stock and shares of equity securities thereof shall include unissued shares of which the Corporation is the Beneficial Owner but, except for the purpose of determining whether a company is a Subsidiary for purposes of the definition of Interested Person as used in Bylaw Section 6.12 [now section 6.1], shall not include any other shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, to any Person who is not the Corporation.

 

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  (viii) “Voting Shares” shall mean the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

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EX-10.1 4 dex101.htm TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2009 Transition Services Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 10, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Saturn LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“S LLC”), Saturn Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“S Distribution”), Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Harlem”, and collectively with Parent, S LLC and S Distribution, “Sellers”, and each a “Seller”), and General Motors Company (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and successor-in-interest to Vehicle Acquisition Holdings, LLC (“Purchaser”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009 (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Sellers and Purchaser, Purchaser is, among other things, acquiring the Purchased Assets and assuming the Assumed Liabilities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

WHEREAS, Sellers require certain transition services from Purchaser and Purchaser is willing to provide such transition services on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein.

WHEREAS, Purchaser requires certain transition services from Sellers and Sellers are willing to provide such transition services on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the value, receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meanings as are given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below or in the sections set forth below:

Additional Purchaser Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Additional Seller Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Disputed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Disputing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.


Early Termination Consequences” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

Harlem” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Incremental Exit Costs” means the additional direct costs and expenses resulting from early termination of a Transition Service as compared to the costs and expenses that would have been incurred if the Transition Service were performed through the scheduled expiration date.

Invoicing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Libor-Plus Rate” means, on any date, an interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the average (rounded to the nearest 1/16th of one-percent) of the London Interbank Offered Rates for three-month United States dollar denominated deposits, as published in the Wall Street Journal on such date and (ii) 500 basis points, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then permitted under applicable law.

Neutral Arbitrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Parties” means Sellers and Purchaser together, and “Party” shall mean any Seller or Purchaser, individually, as the case may be.

Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Purchaser Service Providers” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Purchaser Transition Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Receiving Party” means the Party or its Subsidiaries receiving Transition Services.

Regular Shut Down Periods” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

S Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

S LLC” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Seller” and “Sellers” each have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Seller Service Providers” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Seller Transition Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

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Service Provider” means the Party or its Subsidiaries responsible for providing Transition Services.

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

Termination Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Third Party Service Provider” means any Unaffiliated Third Party that a Service Provider has designated as a direct or indirect provider or supporter of Transition Services.

Transition Services” means the Seller Transition Services or Purchaser Transition Services, as the case may be.

Unaffiliated Third Party” means, with respect to Purchaser, any Person other than Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, and with respect to Sellers, any Person other than Sellers and their Subsidiaries.

Section 1.2 Interpretation. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole (including any Schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and all Article, Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The meanings given to terms defined herein are equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to “dollars” or “$” are deemed references to the lawful money of the United States of America. Each Party hereto has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each Party acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations between the Parties, and consequently this Agreement shall be interpreted without reference to any rule or precept of law to the effect that any ambiguity in a document be construed against the drafter.

ARTICLE 2

TRANSITION SERVICES

Section 2.1 Provision of Transition Services.

(a) On the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (the “Purchaser Service Providers”) shall provide or cause a Third Party Service Provider to provide to Sellers and their Subsidiaries each of the transition services and support functions set forth on Schedule A, as reasonably required by Sellers in connection with (i) the liquidation of Sellers under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) the operation of Sellers in bankruptcy prior to liquidation (collectively, the “Purchaser Transition Services”). However, the Purchaser Service Providers will have no obligation to provide to any Receiving Party any type of service described on Schedule B.

 

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(b) On the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sellers and their Subsidiaries (the “Seller Service Providers”) shall provide or cause a Third Party Service Provider to provide to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries each of the transition services and support functions set forth on Schedule C (collectively, the “Seller Transition Services”). However, the Seller Service Providers will have no obligation to provide to any Receiving Party any type of service described on Schedule D.

(c) Each Service Provider shall, in rendering Transition Services, use reasonable and ordinary care, skill and diligence (and, to the extent such services had been provided by the Service Provider for its own account or for any of its Subsidiaries before the Closing, in a manner consistent with such historic practice), including with respect to nature, quality and timeliness, and in accordance with any applicable specifications and limitations set forth on Schedule A or Schedule C (the foregoing performance standard, collectively, the “Performance Standard”); provided that with respect to Transition Services that a Service Provider renders for (or obtains from a third party for) its own or its Subsidiaries’ operations, a Service Provider shall not be obligated to render such Transition Service in a manner more favorable to the Recipient than the manner in which such Services are performed or obtained by such Service Provider for its own account. With respect to any Transition Service provided by a Third Party Service Provider, the Service Providers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Third Party Service Provider to provide such Transition Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable service agreement obligating such Third Party Service Provider.

Section 2.2 Modification of Transition Services. A Service Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing Transition Services as long as (i) the Service Provider is making similar changes in performing or receiving similar services for itself or its Subsidiaries, (ii) the Service Provider uses commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Receiving Party reasonable advance written notice and (iii) such changes do not have a materially adverse impact on the nature, quality, availability or timeliness of the applicable Transition Services.

Section 2.3 Compliance with Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Service Providers shall not be responsible for providing any Transition Service, or part thereof, if and to the extent such Transition Service would violate applicable Law; provided that, upon the request and at the expense of the Receiving Party, the Services Providers will use commercially reasonable efforts to modify the applicable Transition Service so that such Transition Service may be provided in compliance with applicable Law. No Service Provider shall have any responsibility or liability for failure to provide any, or part of any, Transition Service unable to be provided as contemplated by this Section 2.3.

Section 2.4 Third Party Consents and Providers.

(a) Following the Effective Date, the Service Providers may be required to obtain third-party consents and approvals to provide certain Transition Services. The Service Providers shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and the Receiving Parties shall cooperate with the Service Providers, to obtain such consents or approvals. The Parties acknowledge and agree that commercially reasonable efforts and cooperation do not include the payment of any consent fees or other fees or expenses to any third party. The Service Providers shall not be responsible for providing any Transition Service, or part thereof, which is

 

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provided or supported by the products or services of a Third Party Service Provider as of the Effective Date, if and to the extent the provision of such Transition Service requires third-party consent or approval that has not been obtained. No Service Provider shall have any responsibility or liability for failure to provide any, or part of any, Transition Service unable to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.4. Prior to the time that such consents and approvals are obtained by the Service Providers, the Service Providers and the Receiving Parties shall cooperate to develop and implement reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide the benefits of the subject Transition Services (or portion thereof) to the Receiving Parties.

(b) Certain Transition Services are currently provided and will continue to be provided by Third Party Service Providers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Service Provider may also subcontract with an Unaffiliated Third Party to directly or indirectly provide or support any other Transition Services to the Receiving Parties; provided, that each Service Provider shall be responsible for (i) the costs and expenses of any Third Party Service Provider it appoints, unless otherwise provided on Schedule A or Schedule C, as applicable, and (ii) the performance of its Third Party Service Providers hereunder (including for the failure to provide Transition Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable service agreement obligating such Third Party Service Provider), and no such delegation shall relieve the Service Provider so delegating the performance of Transition Services of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.

Section 2.5 Requests for Additional Services.

(a) Except for services of the type listed on Schedule B, prior to the later of (i) 210 days after the Effective Date and (ii) March 31, 2010, Sellers may request in writing that additional services be provided and Schedule A be amended to reference such additional services. The Purchaser Service Providers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided the requested services but only if such requested services are reasonably required by Sellers (x) to wind down and liquidate under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or (y) to operate in bankruptcy during liquidation (the “Additional Purchaser Services”). No Purchaser Service Provider shall be obligated to provide any such Additional Purchaser Services unless and until the Parties agree in writing as to the price, specifications and other terms and conditions under which the Purchaser Service Providers shall provide (or cause to be provided) such Additional Purchaser Services; provided that the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and expeditiously with respect to entry into such amendment to Schedule A; provided further that the price for such Additional Purchaser Services shall be based on a price per FTE (full-time equivalent) of $198,000 per annum. Upon such agreement of the Parties, such Additional Purchaser Services shall be deemed to be Transition Services under this Agreement.

(b) Except for services of the type listed on Schedule D, prior to the later of (i) 210 days after the Effective Date and (ii) March 31, 2010, Purchaser may request in writing that additional services be provided and Schedule C be amended to reference such additional services. The Seller Service Providers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause

 

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to be provided the requested services if such requested services were provided by or on behalf of any Seller Service Provider with respect to the business, assets and liabilities acquired by Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as of immediately prior to the Closing Date (the “Additional Seller Services”). No Seller Service Provider shall be obligated to perform or cause to be performed any such Additional Seller Services unless and until the Parties agree in writing as to the price, specifications and other terms and conditions under which the Seller Service Providers shall provide (or cause to be provided) such Additional Seller Services; provided that the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and expeditiously with respect to entry into such amendment to Schedule C; provided further that Purchaser acknowledges (x) that Sellers will have few (if any) employees and limited ability to provide or make available additional services and (y) Sellers shall have no obligation to continue such negotiations if Sellers determine in good faith that Sellers reasonably cannot provide or make available a requested service. Upon such agreement of the Parties, such Additional Seller Services shall be deemed to be Transition Services under this Agreement.

(c) At any time after the Effective Date and before the Termination Date, Sellers or Purchaser may request that Schedule A or Schedule C be amended to reference additional or modified specifications. Upon such request the Parties shall negotiate in good faith the adoption of such additional or modified specifications and any corresponding pricing modifications that may be necessary or appropriate. No Service Providers shall be obligated to perform or cause to be performed any Transition Services in accordance with such specifications unless and until mutually agreed by the Parties.

Section 2.6 Modifications and Shutdowns. If a Service Provider determines that it is necessary or appropriate to temporarily suspend a Transition Service due to scheduled or emergency repairs, maintenance and/or modification, the Service Provider shall give the Receiving Party reasonable prior notice of such shutdown (including information regarding the nature of the shutdown and the projected length of such shutdown), unless it is not practical to give such prior notice because the shut down is due to an emergency. Sellers are hereby notified that the Purchaser Service Providers currently intend to shut down operations for several weeks, twice annually during the periods (i) around the end of December and the beginning of January and (ii) in the month of July (the “Regular Shut Down Periods”), which may result in substantially diminished availability of Transition Services during such periods. With the goal of minimizing the impact on the Receiving Parties of suspended and reduced Transition Services during the Regular Shut Down Periods, Parties shall cooperate to plan the delivery of Transition Services around such periods. Purchaser shall provide Sellers reasonable prior written notice of any change in the Regular Shut Down Periods. In addition, the Service Providers may use the same regularly scheduled information technology support and maintenance windows (during which information systems are not fully available) as were used by Sellers prior to the Closing. The Service Providers shall provide the Receiving Parties reasonable prior written notice of any change in such support and maintenance windows.

Section 2.7 Force Majeure; Reduction of Services. Each Service Provider (including with respect to services performed through Third Party Service Providers) shall be excused from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, for any period, and to the extent, that such performance is prevented, in whole or in part, as a result of delays caused by any act of God, public enemy, war

 

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or threats of same, terrorism or threats of same, epidemic, fire, flood, embargoes, severe weather, civil disturbance, act of government, court order, labor dispute or other cause beyond its reasonable control (a “Force Majeure Event”), and such non-performance shall not be a breach or default hereunder or grounds for termination hereof. Such affected Service Provider shall give written notice to Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, of any such Force Majeure Event as soon as reasonably practicable, and the respective Service Providers (including with respect to services performed through Third Party Service Providers) and Receiving Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of any such Force Majeure Event and its consequences on performance hereunder.

Section 2.8 Fees for Transition Services. The fees to be charged for each Transition Service are set forth on Schedule A and Schedule C and the billing, payment and other terms therefor are set forth on Schedule E.

Section 2.9 Disputes. The Parties shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to resolve disputes in good faith as promptly as practicable. If a Party (the “Disputing Party”) in good faith disputes the accuracy or legitimacy of any portion (the “Disputed Amount”) of an invoice or charge, then the Disputing Party may, without being in breach of this Agreement, withhold the Disputed Amount when paying such invoice or charge pending resolution of the dispute and will provide written notice of the amount, nature and supporting detail regarding the Disputed Amount to the other Party or Parties (the “Invoicing Party”). Promptly following receipt of such written notice, the dispute resolution process set forth below in this Section 2.9 shall become applicable and the Parties shall discuss the resolution of such Disputed Amount. If a full resolution of the Disputed Amount has not occurred within 30 days of the initial discussion described in the foregoing sentence, the Parties shall cooperate to promptly submit for resolution such matter (or the portion remaining in dispute) to an arbitrator mutually agreed to by the Parties (the “Neutral Arbitrator”). The Parties shall execute, if requested by the Neutral Arbitrator, an engagement letter reasonably satisfactory to the Neutral Arbitrator. The Parties shall direct the Neutral Arbitrator to render a resolution of such disputed matter within 30 days after its engagement (or such other period agreed upon by the Parties). The resolution of the Neutral Arbitrator shall be set forth in a written statement delivered to each of the Parties and shall be final, binding, conclusive and non-appealable for all purposes hereunder. All fees and expenses of the Neutral Arbitrator shall be paid on a 50-50 basis to the Neutral Arbitrator by Sellers on the one hand and Purchaser on the other hand. The Neutral Arbitrator shall determine the amount of the Disputed Amount due to the Invoicing Party, which amount shall not exceed the Disputed Amount or be less than zero. If the Neutral Arbitrator determines that the Invoicing Party was due any portion of the Disputed Amount, then the Neutral Arbitrator shall award to the Invoicing Party (i) the portion of the Disputed Amount determined by the Neutral Arbitrator to be payable to the Invoicing Party and (ii) interest, from the date of the invoice giving rise to the dispute, at the Libor-Plus Rate on the portion of the Disputed Amount to which the Invoicing Party is entitled. Any amount awarded by the Neutral Arbitrator shall be paid by either Purchaser or Sellers, as applicable, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing by the other Party or Parties within five Business Days after the date on which the resolution of the Neutral Arbitrator is delivered to the Parties. Each Service Provider will continue performing Transition Services in accordance with this Agreement pending resolution of any dispute hereunder.

 

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Section 2.10 Personnel.

(a) Designation of Personnel. Each Service Provider shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to designate which personnel shall be assigned to perform the Transition Services, and shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to remove and replace any such personnel at any time and/or designate a Third Party Service Provider in accordance with the terms hereof, to perform such Transition Service; provided, Purchaser shall seek, consistent with the requirements of its own business, to afford Sellers (as reasonably necessary or requested for a proper purpose) the benefit of the background, skill, experience, expertise, information and institutional knowledge of the employees of Purchaser who have historically performed the services and support functions underlying the Transition Services.

(b) Financial Responsibility for Personnel. Each Service Provider shall be responsible for the payment of all personnel expenses, including wages, required travel and travel related expenses, of its employees performing the Transition Services.

Section 2.11 Status of Service Providers. In all matters relating to this Agreement, each Service Provider shall be acting as an independent contractor and not as an agent, representative or joint venture partner of the Receiving Party. The Service Providers shall not be liable for any debts, obligations or liabilities of the Receiving Parties.

Section 2.12 Protective Acknowledgements. Each Party acknowledges that the Service Providers are not insurers or guarantors of the Transition Services they provide, are not in the business of providing Transition Services and are providing the Transition Services only as an accommodation to the Receiving Parties. To facilitate their compliance with their financial reporting requirements, the Purchaser Service Providers may decide not to make changes to any or all of their systems during the last calendar quarter of any year and, therefore, unless otherwise set forth in a plan agreed to by all Parties, the Purchaser Service Providers are not obligated to make any such changes during the last calendar quarter of any year.

Section 2.13 Receiving Party Obligations. Each Receiving Party shall fully cooperate with the Service Providers and Third Party Service Providers with respect to the provision of Transition Services. Without limiting the foregoing, as necessary to enable the provision of Transition Services by the Service Providers and the Third Party Service Providers, the Receiving Parties shall: (a) adhere in all material respects to the policies of the Service Providers with respect to the protection of proprietary information and other policies regarding the use of information technology resources, to the extent relevant to the Transition Services provided; (b) provide timely responses to any information requested by the Service Providers or the Third Party Service Providers; and (c) provide access to the facilities and assets of the Receiving Parties as requested by the Service Providers or Third Party Service Providers. The Receiving Parties shall promptly notify Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, of any problems or failures with respect to the Transition Services, or any breach or default by any Service Provider or Third Party Service Provider under this Agreement, which notice shall describe the foregoing in reasonable detail, and the Receiving Parties shall cooperate with the Service Providers and the Third Party Service Providers to correct the foregoing. The Service Providers and the Third Party Service Providers shall be entitled to rely on any instructions or other information provided by the Receiving Parties, and the Service Providers shall

 

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not be in breach of or in default under this Agreement as a result of any such reliance; provided that no such instructions shall expand the obligations of the Service Providers hereunder. The Service Providers shall be excused from their obligation to perform or cause to be performed a Transition Service if and to the extent that (i) such failure to perform or cause to be performed such Transition Service was due to the Receiving Party’s failure to perform its responsibilities under this Section 2.13 and (ii) the Service Providers use commercially reasonable efforts to perform or cause to be performed such Transition Service notwithstanding Receiving Party’s failure, if practicable.

Section 2.14 Transition Service Managers. The Seller Services Manager and the Purchaser Services Manager (each as defined below) shall liaise with each other, and seek to resolve in good faith all issues related to the scope, sufficiency and/or performance of Transition Services and any other issues arising in connection with this Agreement. The Purchaser Services Manager and the Seller Services Manager shall meet periodically (in person or by telephone), as reasonable, for purposes of requesting Transition Services, establishing procedures, reviewing performance and forecasting needs.

(a) Sellers shall appoint an individual, by giving written notice thereof to Purchaser within three (3) business days following the date hereof, to act as its initial services manager (the “Seller Services Manager”), who will be directly responsible for, among other things, coordinating and managing the delivery of the Seller Transition Services. The Seller Services Manager will work with the personnel of Sellers, as well as with any Third Party Service Providers providing Seller Transition Services, to address issues and matters raised by the Purchaser Services Manager relating to this Agreement. Sellers shall promptly notify Purchaser of the appointment of a new Seller Services Manager.

(b) Purchaser shall appoint an individual, by giving written notice thereof to Sellers within three (3) business days following the date hereof, to act as its initial services manager (the “Purchaser Services Manager”), who will be directly responsible for, among other things, coordinating and managing the delivery of the Purchaser Transition Services. The Purchaser Services Manager will work with the personnel of Purchaser, as well as with any Third Party Service Providers providing Purchaser Transition Services, to address issues and matters raised by the Seller Services Manager relating to this Agreement. Purchaser shall promptly notify Sellers of the appointment of a new Purchaser Services Manager.

ARTICLE 3

CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVACY

Section 3.1 Confidentiality. All information (identified by the disclosing Person as confidential or proprietary) shared in the course of providing or receiving Transition Services, including information related to employees, customers or suppliers, will be considered Confidential Information and will be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 6.24 of the Purchase Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding the term set forth in Section 6.24 of the Purchase Agreement, the term of the confidentiality obligation with respect to the Confidential Information covered by virtue of this Section 3.1 shall extend until the second anniversary of the Termination Date.

 

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Section 3.2 Privacy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to Personal Information owned or controlled by the Parties and shared under this Agreement, the Service Providers shall at all times comply with the Privacy Policies of the Party that owns or controls the data, including with respect to using, accessing, storing, handling, processing, transmitting and disposing of Personal Information. Furthermore, with respect to Personal Information owned or controlled by the Parties and shared under this Agreement, written notice shall be provided to the Party that owns or controls the data, as soon as reasonably practicable after any Party (other than the Party that owns or controls the data) becomes aware of (i) any breach or potential breach of the applicable Privacy Policies of the Party that owns or controls the data, or (ii) any incident where Personal Information may have been accessed by or disclosed to an unauthorized person. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith in order to ensure that each Party is able to comply with the provisions of the Sale Order relating to privacy matters, including the recommendations of the Privacy Ombudsman appointed pursuant to Section 332 of the Bankruptcy Code to the extent approved or incorporated by the Court in the Sale Order.

Section 3.3 Survival. The provisions of this Article 3 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to, and shall cause their Subsidiaries, successors and permitted assigns to use commercially reasonable efforts not to, attempt at any time to access any data, information or system of the other Party or Parties except as required to provide or receive Transition Services, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 4

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 4.1 Term and Final Termination. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until the date upon which all Transition Services have (i) terminated in accordance with the termination date set forth opposite each Transition Service on Schedule A or Schedule C or (ii) been earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4.2 (the “Termination Date”). The Sellers may, on not less than 90 days’ advance notice to the Purchaser, if reasonably required by Sellers, extend the termination date for any Transition Service (and the Termination Date hereunder shall be so extended) to a date no more than 60 days after applicable termination date set forth on Schedule A.

Section 4.2 Early Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) a Receiving Party may terminate all or any Transition Services on not less than 30 days prior written notice to Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, unless another notification period is specified on Schedule A or Schedule C (each such notice a “Termination Notice”), and (ii) the Parties may terminate this Agreement or any Transition Services by mutual agreement at any time. As soon as a Transition Service is terminated, Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, shall no longer be obligated to pay any fees for the terminated Transition Services with respect to the period following the effective date of such termination. As soon as reasonably practicable following its receipt of a Termination Notice, Sellers or Purchaser shall provide to the other Party or Parties, a written notice as to whether the

 

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termination of any of the Transition Services that are the subject of the Termination Notice (x) will require termination or partial termination of any of the other Transition Services and/or (y) will result in any Incremental Exit Costs (together, “Early Termination Consequences”) and a good faith estimate (together with reasonable supporting documentation) of the aggregate amount of any such Incremental Exit Costs. If Sellers or Purchaser delivers notification of an Early Termination Consequence, the Receiving Party may withdraw or modify its Termination Notice within 10 days of such notification. If the Receiving Party does not withdraw or modify such Termination Notice (in writing) within such period, termination of such Transition Services will be final, including with respect to the termination of any other Transition Services identified by the Service Provider as an Early Termination Consequence and Purchaser or Sellers, as the case may be, shall have the obligation to pay the actual amount of any Incremental Exit Costs identified by the other Party or Parties as an Early Termination Consequence, notwithstanding that any such actual amount may be greater or less than the estimated amount, provided that such actual amount does not exceed the good faith estimate of Incremental Exit Costs by more than 10 percent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Receiving Party shall have the right to unilaterally reinstitute any Transition Service if such Transition Service has been terminated.

Section 4.3 Early Termination by Non-Defaulting Party. Purchaser on the one hand or Sellers on the other hand may terminate this Agreement (i) upon 30 days prior written notice to the other Party, if such other Party (the “Defaulting Party”) is in breach of its payment obligations hereunder (it being understood that a Party will not be deemed to be in breach of such obligations with respect to an invoice or charge so long as it is disputing such invoice or charge in good faith in accordance with Section 2.9) or (ii) upon 60 days prior written notice to the Defaulting Party, if the Defaulting Party is in material breach of any of its non-monetary obligations hereunder, and, in the case of either of clause (i) or (ii), the Defaulting Party fails to cure such breach within the applicable notice period specified above. Other than as provided in Section 4.2 and 4.3, this Agreement may not be terminated by either Party under any circumstances.

Section 4.4 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated in its entirety pursuant to Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, all obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall terminate, except for (i) Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7, the terms and conditions of which shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and (ii) the obligation of any Party to pay (x) all unpaid amounts in respect of Transition Services provided under this Agreement prior to the date of termination, whether or not invoiced prior to such date, and (y) other costs and expenses expressly required by the terms of this Agreement to be borne by such Party, including Incremental Exit Costs.

ARTICLE 5

REMEDIES

Section 5.1 Cure. In the event a Service Provider breaches this Agreement by failing to perform in accordance with this Agreement any Transition Service required to be performed under this Agreement, the Receiving Party shall provide notice thereof to Sellers or Purchaser, as applicable, and the applicable Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure such failure, including by performing or re-performing such Transition Service. If, and to the extent, the Service Provider fails to cure such failure within 30 days of receiving such notice, the Receiving Party shall be entitled to and may seek indemnification pursuant to Section 5.2 and/or specific performance pursuant to Section 5.3.

 

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Section 5.2 Service Provider Indemnification. Subject to Article 6 and the other limitations set forth in this Agreement, Sellers shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser and its Subsidiaries from, against and in respect of any and all Losses incurred by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, or any of them, as a result of the breach of this Agreement by any Seller Service Provider in connection with the performance of the Seller Transition Services. Subject to Article 6 and the other limitations set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sellers and their Subsidiaries from, against and in respect of any and all Losses incurred by Sellers and their Subsidiaries, or any of them, as a result of the breach of this Agreement by any Purchaser Service Provider in connection with the performance of the Purchaser Transition Services.

Section 5.3 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge that each Party will have the right to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically its terms and provisions.

Section 5.4 Exclusivity of Remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the right to performance or re-performance set forth in Section 5.1, indemnification set forth in Section 5.2 and/or specific performance set forth in Section 5.3 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Receiving Parties with respect to any breach of this Agreement or any Losses otherwise arising out of or relating to the Transition Services. In no event shall such remedies be deemed to have failed of their essential purpose.

ARTICLE 6

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

Section 6.1 Limitation of Liability.

(a) PURCHASER LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PURCHASER UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED $15,000,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL BE NO LIMITATION ON LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM A WILLFUL BREACH (WHICH SHALL NOT REQUIRE A SHOWING OF MALICIOUS OR TORTIOUS INTENT) BY THE PURCHASER SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(b) SELLERS LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SELLERS UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED $15,000,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL BE NO LIMITATION ON LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM A WILLFUL BREACH (WHICH SHALL NOT REQUIRE A SHOWING OF MALICIOUS OR TORTIOUS INTENT) BY THE SELLER SERVICE PROVIDERS.

 

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Section 6.2 EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLERS OR PURCHASER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING ANY SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOST PROFITS.

ARTICLE 7

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction, consent, document or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for all purposes (a) upon delivery when personally delivered; (b) on the delivery date after having been sent by a nationally or internationally recognized overnight courier service (charges prepaid); (c) at the time received when sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) at the time when confirmation of successful transmission is received (or the first Business Day following such receipt if the date of such receipt is not a Business Day) if sent by facsimile, in each case, to the recipient at the address or facsimile number, as applicable, indicated below:

 

If to any Seller:   Motors Liquidation Company
  300 Renaissance Center
  Tower 300, 25th Floor, Room D55
  M/C 482-C25-D81
  Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
  Attn:   General Counsel
  Tel.:   (313) 667-3450
  Facsimile: (248) 267-4584

 

With copies to:   Jenner & Block LLP
  330 North Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, Illinois 60611-7603
  Attn:   Joseph P. Gromacki
    Michael T. Wolf
  Tel.:   312-222-9350
  Facsimile: 312-527-0484

 

  and
  Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
  767 Fifth Avenue
  New York, New York 10153
  Attn:   Harvey R. Miller
    Stephen Karotkin
    Raymond Gietz
  Tel.:   212-310-8000
  Facsimile: 212-310-8007

 

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If to Purchaser:   General Motors Company
  c/o The United States Department of the Treasury
  1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington D.C. 20220
  Attn:   Chief Counsel Office of Financial Stability
  Facsimile: 202-927-9225

 

With a copy to:   Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  One World Financial Center
  New York, New York 10281
  Attn:   John J. Rapisardi
    R. Ronald Hopkinson
  Tel.:   212-504-6000
  Facsimile: 212-504-6666

provided, however, if any Party shall have designated a different addressee and/or contact information by notice in accordance with this Section 7.1, then to the last addressee as so designated.

Section 7.2 No Right of Setoff. Except as otherwise provided under Section 2.9 in this Agreement, no Party nor any of its Affiliates shall have any right of holdback or setoff or assert any Claim or defense with respect to any amounts that may be owed by such Party or its Affiliates to any other Party (or Parties) hereto or its or their Affiliates as a result of and with respect to any amount that may be owing to such Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any other commercial arrangement entered into, between or among such Parties and/or their respective Affiliates.

Section 7.3 Taxes. The Receiving Party shall pay any and all sales, use, goods and services or value-added taxes due for the respective Transition Services.

Section 7.4 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations provided by this Agreement may be assigned or delegated by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any such assignment or delegation without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that, without the consent of the other Parties, (i) any Party may assign its obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of such Party and (ii) Sellers may assign their rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any successor in interest, including, but not limited to, a liquidating trust established under a chapter 11 plan; provided, further, that no such assignment or delegation shall relieve the assigning Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement and the assigning Party shall be liable for any failure on the part of any assignee to perform its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 7.5 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by a duly authorized representative or officer of each of the Parties.

Section 7.6 Waiver. At any time prior to the Termination Date, the Parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties or (b) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein (to the extent permitted by Law). Any such waiver or extension by a Party (i) shall be valid only if, and to the extent, set forth in a written instrument signed by a duly authorized representative or officer of the Party to be bound and (ii) shall not constitute, or be construed as, a continuing waiver of such provision, or a waiver of any other breach of, or failure to comply with, any other provision of this Agreement. The failure in any one or more instances of a Party to insist upon performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, to exercise any right or privilege in this Agreement conferred, or the waiver by said Party of any breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a subsequent waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other terms, covenants, conditions, rights or privileges, but the same will continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.

Section 7.7 Severability. Whenever possible, each term and provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law. If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefore in order to carry out, so far as may be legal, valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement or such term or provision and the application of such term or provision to other Persons or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the legality, validity or enforceability of such term or provision, or the application thereof, in any jurisdiction.

Section 7.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. All signatures of the Parties may be transmitted by facsimile or electronic delivery, and each such facsimile signature or electronic delivery signature (including a PDF signature) will, for all purposes, be deemed to be the original signature of the Party whose signature it reproduces and be binding upon such Party.

Section 7.9 Headings. The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and paragraphs of, and Schedules to, this Agreement are included for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit, modify or affect any of the provisions hereof

Section 7.10 Third Parties. Except for the Subsidiaries of Sellers and Purchaser pursuant to Article 5, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing express or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person, other than the Receiving Parties, the Parties, their Affiliates and their respective permitted successors or assigns, any legal or equitable Claims, benefits, rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.11 Governing Law. The construction, interpretation and other matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) shall in all respects be governed by and construed (a) to the extent applicable, in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) to the extent the Bankruptcy Code is not applicable, in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to rules governing the conflict of laws.

Section 7.12 Venue and Retention of Jurisdiction. Except as provided in Section 2.9, each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court for any litigation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Transition Services (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in the Bankruptcy Court, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court as described herein); provided, however, that this Section 7.12 shall not be applicable in the event the Bankruptcy Cases have closed, in which case the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts in the Southern District of New York and state courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York for any litigation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the Transition Services (and agree not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in the federal courts in the Southern District of New York and state courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court as described herein).

Section 7.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS DESCRIBED OR CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, AND AGREES TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTION NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO EFFECT SUCH WAIVER.

Section 7.14 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Schedules) contains the final, exclusive and entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Neither this Agreement nor any other agreement shall be deemed to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking of any Party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than those expressly set forth herein or therein, and none shall be deemed to exist or be inferred with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 7.15 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NONE OF SELLERS, PURCHASER, THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

 

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IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSITION SERVICES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF, OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM, SUCH TRANSITION SERVICES, AND SELLERS, PURCHASER, THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM THE SAME.

Section 7.16 Allocation of Obligations of Sellers. Sellers shall cooperate to appropriately allocate among themselves the obligations and rights of Sellers under this Agreement, including any obligation to make or right to receive payments.

Section 7.17 Interpretation of Schedules. Within the Schedules, references to Purchaser or Sellers shall be deemed to include the Subsidiaries of such Party or Parties, as appropriate.

Section 7.18 Books and Records. During the document retention period contemplated by Section 6.23 of the Purchase Agreement, and subject to any exceptions contained therein, duly authorized Representatives of a Party shall, upon reasonable notice, have reasonable access during normal business hours to examine, inspect and copy the books and records held by the other Party (as of immediately after the Closing) for any proper purpose, except as may be prohibited by Law or by the terms of any Contract (including any confidentiality agreement); provided that to the extent that disclosing any such information would reasonably be expected to constitute a waiver of attorney client, work product or other legal privilege with respect thereto, the Parties shall take all reasonable best efforts to permit such disclosure without the waiver of any such privilege, including entering into an appropriate joint defense agreement in connection with affording access to such information. The access provided pursuant to this Section 7.18 shall be subject to such additional confidentiality provisions as the disclosing Party may reasonably deem necessary. Additionally, Purchaser shall, consistent with the requirements of its own business, make available to Sellers (upon reasonable advance notice, as reasonably necessary and for a proper purpose) employees of the Purchaser to answer questions with respect to the provision of Transition Services, except as may be prohibited by Law or by the terms of any Contract (including any confidentiality agreement).

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, in each case as of the date first written above.

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY
By:   /s/ Niharika Ramdev
  Name:   /s/ Niharika Ramdev
  Title:   Assistant Treasurer
SATURN LLC
By:   /s/ Ted Stenger
  Name:   Ted Stenger
  Title:   Executive Vice President
SATURN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Ted Stenger
  Name:   Ted Stenger
  Title:   Executive Vice President
CHEVROLET-SATURN OF HARLEM, INC.
By:   /s/ Ted Stenger
  Name:   Ted Stenger
  Title:   Executive Vice President
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
By:   /s/ Sadiq Malik
  Name:   Sadiq Malik
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

SIGNATURE PAGE TO TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT


Execution Copy

SCHEDULE A

TRANSITION SERVICES PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF PURCHASER

 

Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

        

Asset Management Oversight for Idle Manufacturing Facilities

 

•        Administer contracts and manage day-to-day operations of ongoing concerns

  

•        Includes facilities idle at Closing, facilities in the process of being idled at Closing and facilities leased to Purchaser that become idle after Closing

 

•        Includes real estate, facility, etc.

   September 1, 2011    $8, 250 /month

Asset Management Oversight for Non-Manufacturing Facilities

 

•        Administer leases (including negotiation of amendments to Limited Facility Leases, as necessary) and contracts and manage day-to-day operations of ongoing concerns

      March 1, 2010    $8, 250 / month

Coordination of Rejected Real Estate Leases

 

•        Perform consulting services related to rejection of leases and landlord liaison and document management

 

•        Administer leases and coordinate notices to landlord

  

•        Both immediate and delayed rejections

   March 1, 2010    No cost

Coordination of Rejected Personal Property Leases and Contracts

 

•        Perform consulting services related to rejection of personal property leases and contracts.

 

•        Coordinate personal property lease rejection timing, notices to lessors and return of personal property

  

•        Both immediate and delayed rejections

 

•        Equipment may be located in facilities owned by Sellers or owned by Purchaser

   March 1, 2010    No cost


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

Asset Management Oversight for RHI Controlled Properties

 

•        Administer contracts and manage day-to-day operations of all properties owned, leased or controlled by Riverfront Holdings, Inc., except for the premises leased pursuant to the Ren Cen Lease.

      December 31, 2010    No cost

FACILITY IDLING PROCESS

        

Facility Idling

 

•        Provide the idling services set forth on Schedule A-2 with respect to the facilities of the Sellers and their Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule A-3

  

•        The Purchaser Service Providers shall conduct their activities at the facilities listed on Schedules A-3, C-2 and C-3 (the “Subject Facilities”), whether in connection with facilities idling or otherwise, in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and applicable Environmental Permits required at the Subject Facilities

 

•        Purchaser shall be responsible for (i) any fines or penalties resulting directly and exclusively from a Purchaser Service Provider’s (or its Third Party Service Provider’s) noncompliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits at the Subject Facilities (“Noncompliance Costs”); and (ii) site specific environmental clean up costs or other costs incurred by Sellers that Sellers establish arose directly and exclusively from the activities of a Purchaser Service Provider (or its Third Party Service Provider) at a Subject Facility (“Additional Costs”)

   December 31, 2013    No cost

 

Schedule A

2


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

  

•        Purchaser will indemnify, defend and hold Sellers harmless from all Noncompliance Costs and all Additional Costs incurred by Sellers

     

ACCESS RIGHTS AND STORAGE SERVICES

        

Access Right to Personal Property Owned by or Leased to Sellers and Located in Facilities Owned by or Leased to Purchaser

 

•        Provide Sellers the right to enter Purchaser facilities for purposes of preparing for removal and removing any fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property that is owned by or leased to Sellers and located at such facility

  

•        Sellers acknowledge that Purchaser may require certain personal property to be removed during plant shut down periods

 

•        Sellers shall (i) notify Purchaser not less than three (3) business days prior to entry for removal, (ii) not unreasonably interfere with Purchaser’s operations, (iii) be accompanied by a representative of Purchaser and (iv) provide Purchaser a list of items (or categories of items) Sellers intend to remove from the facility

   December 31, 2013    No cost

Storage of Personal Property of Sellers

 

•        Store personal property owned by Sellers (or leased to Sellers) that, as of the Closing, is located in facilities owned by or leased to Purchaser, in order to allow Sellers to prepare for removal and remove the personal property as contemplated by this Agreement

  

•        Purchaser has the right to remove and store such personal property at alternate locations

 

•        Sellers shall not unreasonably interfere with or cause a material disruption of Purchaser’s business or operations in connection with any storage services provided pursuant to this Agreement

   December 31, 2013    No cost

 

Schedule A

3


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

  

•        Any personal property owned by Sellers not removed from a facility on or before the Service Termination Date shall thereafter be deemed to be abandoned, and Purchaser may, at its election, (i) accept the same or (ii) remove and dispose of the same at Sellers’ cost; provided that Sellers shall receive a credit against such costs for any amount Purchaser receives in connection with the sale or other disposition of such personal property

 

•        Sellers agree to execute a bill of sale with respect to each such Seller owned item of personal property that is not removed from any facility, upon request of Purchaser

     

SECURITY

        

Manage and Provide Security

 

•        Manage and provide security and fire monitoring related to active and idled facilities

 

•        Consultation regarding ongoing security requirements for Seller

  

•        Use of third party contractors for on-site security to be paid directly by Sellers

   December 31, 2013    $16,500 / month

ACCOUNTING

        

Accounts Payable Processing and Paying Agent Services

 

•        Set up, vouch, approve and reconcile payments

 

•        Pay invoices on behalf of Sellers; if unable to pay out of Seller accounts, reimbursement will be settled at month end

  

•        Use of third party services

   January 1, 2013    $66,000 / month (for Purchaser employees) and $20,000 / month (for third parties)

Accounts Receivable Processing

 

•        Accrue for rental income and other miscellaneous income

      January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

 

Schedule A

4


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

General Ledger

 

•        Book entries and perform account reconciliations

 

•        Book closing entries

 

•        Perform purchase accounting / consideration accounting

      January 1, 2013    $33,000 / month

Fixed Asset Accounting

 

•        Maintain fixed asset records to reflect asset dispositions and perform related accounting activities

      January 1, 2013    $49,500 / month

Lease Accounting

 

•        Maintain record entries for lease transaction (e.g. rejection activity)

 

•        Perform accounting activities for property and real estate leases

      January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

Motors Holding Accounting

 

•        Perform and manage accounting for Motors Holding related transactions

      January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

Budget and Forecast

 

•        Provide inputs as necessary to develop budgets and forecasts

      January 1, 2013    No cost

Court Required Financial Reporting

 

•        Perform all associated activities related to filings as required by the bankruptcy court

      January 1, 2011    $5,500 / month

TREASURY

        

Wind-down of MEI and Elmo II & III

 

•        Provide general support based on knowledge of previous transactions

      October 1, 2009    $4,125 / month

Cash Management & Operations

 

•        Manage bank account funding

 

•        Perform administration and banking services

 

•        Facilitate automated accounting of cash flows

 

•        Set up and manage new bank accounts

      August 1, 2010    $16,500 / month

 

Schedule A

5


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

TAX

        

Tax Compliance

 

•        Prepare and file federal, state, local and foreign income and other taxes

  

•        Sellers acknowledge that the provision of these services does not include the financial obligation or responsibility for paying any taxes, fees or similar charges and that Purchaser shall only file returns that have been signed by the Sellers, except to the extent Sellers execute a power of attorney at Purchaser request

   January 1, 2013    $49,500 / month plus $2,000 / month for third party services

Tax Accounting

 

•        Perform accounting services associated with tax obligations stemming from operations of or the winding down and liquidation of Sellers

      January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

Customs

 

•        Provide support for filing of customs duties and reconciliation process as well as post entry compliance

 

•        Assist with value reconciliation compliance

 

•        Assist with NAFTA reconciliation compliance

 

•        Assist with trade program review opportunity and follow up

  

•        Requires additional support from third party administrator engaged by Sellers to reconcile customs duties

   June 1, 2011    $33,000 / month

Property Tax

 

•        Prepare and file real and personal property taxes

  

•        Sellers acknowledge that the provision of these services does not include the financial obligation or responsibility for paying any taxes, fees or similar charges and that Purchaser shall only file returns that have been signed by the Sellers, except to the extent Sellers execute a power of attorney at Purchaser request

   January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

 

Schedule A

6


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

PURCHASING

        

Negotiate, Source, and Contract Indirect Goods and Services on Behalf of Sellers as Required (Purchasing Services)

 

•        Manage facilities, security, equipment rentals, MRO supplies, and other similar activities

      January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

IS&S

        

Manage Assets

 

•        Allow use of existing fixed asset system for asset tracking and depreciation

      January 1, 2013    See Summarized Application Use below

Finance and Accounting

 

•        Allow use of core accounting systems for general ledger activities and associated transaction processing (e.g., eLedger, eTBR)

 

•        Allow use of consolidation and reporting tools (e.g., Hyperion)

 

•        Allow use of treasury systems for cash management and cash transactions (e.g., Quantum)

 

•        Extract capability to extract financial data required for reporting purposes

      January 1, 2013    See Summarized Application Use below

Operations

 

•        Allow use of existing purchasing and payable systems for creation of POs, payables and cash disbursements

      January 1, 2013    See Summarized Application Use below

IT Infrastructure Support

 

•        Provide access to Internet for up to 100 non-Purchaser badged personnel (each contractor must have a unique GMID)

 

•        Provide 10 GMOnline PCs at Closing and, after Closing upon request of Sellers, up to 90 additional GMOnline PCs for contractors to use to access GM applications

 

•        Allow access to printers

  

•        Est. potentially up to 100 contractors

   January 1, 2013    $170 / month / GMOL configured PC
Summarized Application Use   

•        See descriptions IS&S sections above

   January 1, 2013    $16,500 / month

 

Schedule A

7


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

COMMUNICATIONS

        

Coordination of Outside / Stakeholder Messages Assistance

 

•        Reasonably cooperate with Sellers to coordinate press releases and other public statements

      January 1, 2013    No cost

RETAINED SPLINTER UNION SERVICES

        

Payroll Processing

 

•        Upon request from Sellers before or at Closing and subject to agreement on scope, price and terms for providing such services, the Purchaser shall process Sellers’ payroll for IUE-represented Moraine Assembly Plant employees. If such service is requested, the Parties shall expeditiously negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on the scope, price, and terms for providing such service.

  

•        Sellers have been advised of and are aware of Purchaser’s payroll processes and systems and acknowledges that there is very limited flexibility to deviate in any way from the Purchaser’s payroll process.

 

•        Both Parties acknowledge that the provision of payroll services does not include the financial obligation or responsibility for actual wages or benefits

     

Benefits Administration

 

•        Upon request from the Sellers before or at Closing and subject to agreement on scope, price and terms for providing such services, the Purchaser shall administer the benefit plans set forth on Schedule A-4 for current and former employees whose participation in the scheduled plans is deemed required by Sellers under the plans or the collective bargaining agreements set forth on Schedule A-4. If such service is requested, the Parties shall expeditiously negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on the scope, price, and terms for providing services

  

•        Sellers have been advised and are aware that Purchaser’s arrangements with vendors and limited resources, processes and systems provide very limited flexibility to provide benefit administration services that deviate in any way from Purchaser’s

 

•        Both Parties acknowledge that the provision of benefit administration services does not include the financial obligation or responsibility for actual wages or benefits

     

 

Schedule A

8


Service Description

  

Specifications and Limitations

  

Service
Termination Date

  

Service Fee

OTHER

        

Insurance Management

 

•        Provide information about insurance in existence immediately prior to Closing

      January 1, 2013    No cost

Background Information on Legal Matters

 

•        Assist Sellers by providing background/factual information (including consultation) regarding legal matters, as reasonably requested by Sellers, subject to Schedule B

  

•        This Transition Service will include reasonable access to personnel of the Purchaser

   January 1, 2013    No cost

Privacy Matters Compliance

 

•        Taking, on behalf and at the request of Sellers, such actions as are necessary for the Sellers to comply with the provisions of the Sale Order relating to privacy matters, including the recommendations of the Privacy Ombudsman appointed pursuant to Section 332 of the Bankruptcy Code to the extent approved or incorporated by the Court in the Sale Order.

      December 31, 2011    No cost

 

Schedule A

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SCHEDULE A-2

FACILITY IDLING PROCESS

The Purchaser Service Providers shall provide to the Receiving Parties at each facility listed on Schedule A-3 only the following Transition Services for which the Purchaser Service Providers are identified below as the Responsible Party. With respect to facilities leased to Purchaser pursuant to the Master Lease Agreement, Purchaser shall begin to perform such Transition Services at such time as provided in the Master Lease Agreement or otherwise as mutually agreeable. Each type of Transition Service listed below shall be understood by reference to and performed in accordance with the applicable portions of the “Facilities Idling Playbook” developed by Sellers prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement, as such document has been interpreted in the historical practice of Sellers. Each Party acknowledges that it has received copy of the “Facilities Idling Playbook.”

 

Description of Service

  

Responsible Party

Conveyor Systems

  

Review Support/Service Contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Retain Documentation

   Purchaser Service Providers

Review OEM Service Manuals

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lubrication

   Purchaser Service Providers

Backup Programmable Devices

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Control Panels

   Purchaser Service Providers

Electricity

   Purchaser Service Providers

Temperature

   Purchaser Service Providers

Hydraulics

   Purchaser Service Providers

Compressed Air

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cleaning

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Shutdown Conveyor Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Spare Parts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Body

  

Support Contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Consumables

   Purchaser Service Providers

SPO

   Purchaser Service Providers

Weld Water

   Purchaser Service Providers

Backup Programmable Devices

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Control Panels

   Purchaser Service Providers

Weld Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Tooling

   Purchaser Service Providers


Description of Service

  

Responsible Party

Robots

   Purchaser Service Providers

Hemmers

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Dispense Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Hydraulics

   Purchaser Service Providers

Compressed Air

   Purchaser Service Providers

Power Tools

   Purchaser Service Providers

Electricity

   Purchaser Service Providers

Temperature

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lubrication

   Purchaser Service Providers

Retain Documentation

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cleaning

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Communication Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Boundary Samples

   Purchaser Service Providers

Parts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perceptron

   Purchaser Service Providers

CMM

   Purchaser Service Providers

GA

  

GA Technical Support contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Consumables

   Purchaser Service Providers

Backup Programmable Devices & Processors

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Control Panels

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown M & E Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Fixtured Tooling

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Robots

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Dispense Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Hydraulics

   Purchaser Service Providers

Compressed Air

   Purchaser Service Providers

All Power Tools

   Purchaser Service Providers

Electricity

   Purchaser Service Providers

Temperature

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lubrication - shut off all automatic lubrication equipment as appropriate

   Purchaser Service Providers

Documentation - all documentation should be accounted for in single depository within the General Assembly Area

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cleaning

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Schedule A-2

 

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Description of Service

  

Responsible Party

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Communication equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Boundary samples

   Purchaser Service Providers

Parts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Reclaim any GM property out of plant (loan, repair, etc.)

   Purchaser Service Providers

Drain fluids from all point of use cribs as appropriate

   Purchaser Service Providers

Drain Processing FF systems below the main headers. If idling is longer than 180 days,
anti-rust flush should be loaded into systems below header

   Purchaser Service Providers

If length of idling is 180 days or longer, drain systems below the main headers and fill with anti-rust flush

   Purchaser Service Providers

Purge all systems. Cap and/or grease exposed termination points. Remove and dispose of all bulk containers, barrels, and pails

   Purchaser Service Providers

Water Test Booth - drain water from system

   Purchaser Service Providers

V.I.N. Room - Tag ID Inventory and Move to Secure Location

   Purchaser Service Providers

Paint

  

Pre-Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Support Contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

General Paint Shop and Conveyors

   Purchaser Service Providers

Phosphate Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

ELPO Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Sealer, Antichip and Underbody PVC Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Deadner and LASD Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Prime and Topcoat Spray Equipment Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Powder Prime Spray Equipment Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Powder Distribution Systems Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Powder Spray Booths and ASH Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Wet Spray Booths and ASH Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Ovens Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Final Repair Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Paint Circulation Systems Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Misc Enclosure & Decks

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cavity Wax

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lighting Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Building Air supply Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Abatement Shutdown

   Purchaser Service Providers

Schedule A-2

 

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Description of Service

  

Responsible Party

Compressed Air

   Purchaser Service Providers

Programs

   Purchaser Service Providers

Power Tools

   Purchaser Service Providers

Electricity

   Purchaser Service Providers

Temperature

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lubrication

   Purchaser Service Providers

Documentation

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cleaning

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Communication Equipment

   Purchaser Service Providers

Boundary Samples

   Purchaser Service Providers

Miscellaneous

   Purchaser Service Providers

Housekeeping

   Purchaser Service Providers

Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering

Perform Equipment Idling Prework Tasks

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Equipment Idling Tasks

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Process System Idling Tasks

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Equipment Cleaning Tasks of idled equipment

   Sellers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Stamping

Support contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Consumables

   Purchaser Service Providers

SPO

   Purchaser Service Providers

Reallocate parts as necessary

   Purchaser Service Providers

Review Utility Plan

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cooling System (H2O)

   Purchaser Service Providers

Compressed Air

   Purchaser Service Providers

Electricity

   Purchaser Service Providers

Temperature

   Purchaser Service Providers

Backup Programmable Devices

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Control Panels

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Processors

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown Press Equipment (mechanical)

   Purchaser Service Providers

TDO Machine Tools

   Purchaser Service Providers

Schedule A-2

 

4


Description of Service

  

Responsible Party

Shutdown Robots

   Purchaser Service Providers

Shutdown blank lube / wash systems

   Purchaser Service Providers

Hydraulics

   Purchaser Service Providers

Lubrication

   Purchaser Service Providers

Documentation

   Purchaser Service Providers

Cleaning

   Purchaser Service Providers

Perform Preservation of Equipment Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

Perform Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Idled Equipment

   Sellers

WFG Energy and Utilities

  

Develop and Implement Utilities Management Plan

   Purchaser Service Providers

Review Existing Operating and Utilities Contracts

   Purchaser Service Providers

Identify and Implement Equipment Management Needs

   Purchaser Service Providers

Develop Staffing Plan

   Purchaser Service Providers

Management Tasks in EUSG Areas During Plant Idle

   Purchaser Service Providers

Identify and Implement Start-up Procedure

   Purchaser Service Providers

Provide knowledge support/consultation on continuation / transfer of utility services

   Purchaser Service Providers

Interface with Plant Closing/Idling team

   Purchaser Service Providers

Environmental Services

  

Review/Update Site Environmental Calendar Activities

   Sellers

Manage Waste Issues

   Sellers

Manage Chemical Issues

   Sellers

Manage RM contract Ramp-down

   Sellers

Manage CM contract Ramp-down

   Sellers

Response Plan Updates

   Sellers

Ancillary Activities/Facilities (preventive measures)

   Sellers

Maintain All Required Permitted Monitoring Recordkeeping and Reporting (MRRP)

   Sellers

Determine Need to operate & maintain Refrigeration Equipment

   Sellers

Determine if Air Permits should be maintained or terminated

   Sellers

Determine Abatement Equipment preservation requirements

   Sellers

Evaluate Water and Waste Permit Changes

   Sellers

Water Sampling Requirements

   Sellers

Waste and Water Reports

   Sellers

UST/AST Issues

   Sellers

PCB Related Concerns (Understanding Liability, Current/Future, Reporting Activity)

   Sellers

Determine Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)

   Sellers

Manage Industrial Hygiene Issues

   Sellers

Schedule A-2

 

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SCHEDULE A-3

SELLER MANUFACTURING FACILITIES TO BE IDLED

Facilities Owned by Sellers and Leased to Purchaser:

 

   

Site Name

 

Property Address

  City   State   Zip

1.

 

Stamping - Indianapolis

 

340 White River Parkway West

Drive South 50

  Indianapolis   IN   46206

2.

 

GMPT - Flint North #5/#10/#81

 

902 E Hamilton Avenue

  Flint   MI   48550

3.

 

GMPT - Livonia

 

12200 Middlebelt

  Livonia   MI   48150

4.

 

GMVM - Pontiac Assembly

 

2100 S Opdyke Road

  Pontiac   MI   48341

5.

 

Stamping - Pontiac North Campus1

 

220 East Columbia

  Pontiac   MI   48340

6.

 

Stamping - Mansfield

 

2525 West Fourth Street

PO Box 2567 - 44906

  Mansfield   OH   44906-1269

7.

 

GMPT - Parma Complex2

 

5400 Chevrolet Boulevard

PO Box 30098

  Parma   OH   44130

8.

 

GMPT - Fredericksburg

 

11032 Tidewater Trail

  Fredericksburg   VA   22408

9.

 

GMPT - Willow Run

 

2930 Ecorse Road

  Ypsilanti   MI   48197-0935

10.

 

Stamping - Grand Rapids

 

300 36th Street SW

  Wyoming   MI   49548-2107

11.

 

GMVM - Shreveport Assembly and Stamping Shreveport

 

7600 General Motors

Boulevard

  Shreveport   LA   71129

12.

 

GMVM - Wilmington Assembly

 

801 Boxwood Road

PO Box 1512 – 19899

  Wilmington   DE   19804-2041
  Facilities Owned by Sellers and not Leased to Purchaser:  
   

Site Name

 

Property Address

  City   State   Zip

13.

 

GMPT - Massena

 

Route 37 East

  Massena   NY   13662-0460

14.

 

GMVM - Moraine Assembly3

 

2601 West Stroop Road

  Moraine   OH   45439

15.

 

Stamping - Pittsburgh

 

1451 Lebanon School Road

  West Mifflin   PA   15122

 

1

Does not include Plant #14 and the real property underlying Plant #14 or the associated utilities for stamping and PT facilities.

 

2

Does not include the GMPT - Parma Stamping improvements and associated real property.

 

3

Does not include the GMPT - Moraine (DMAX) improvements and associated real property.


SCHEDULE A-4

SELLER PLANS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

 

1. Agreement Regarding Closure of the General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant between General Motors and the IUE-CWA, the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC and its Local Union 798

 

2. Supplemental Agreements Between IUE and GM:

 

  a. General Motors Life and Disability Benefits Program for Hourly Employees

 

  b. General Motors Health Care Program for Hourly Employees

 

  c. General Motors Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan

 

  d. General Motors Profit Sharing Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States

 

  e. General Motors Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States

 

  f. Guaranteed Income Stream Benefit Program (IUE)

 

  g. Dependent Scholarship Program for Hourly Employees in the United States

 

  h. Tuition Assistance Program for Hourly Employees in the United States

 

3. Supplemental Agreements Between GM and Various Splinter Unions (Teamsters, United Steel Workers, International Union Operating Engineers (IUOE), Caterers- United Catering, Restaurant, Bar and Hotel Workers (now United Commercial Food Workers), and International Brotherhood of Boilermakers—formerly Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers Unions):

 

  a. General Motors Life and Disability Benefits Program for Hourly Employees

 

  b. General Motors Health Care Program for Hourly Employees

 

  c. General Motors Profit Sharing Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States

 

  d. General Motors Income Security Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees

 

  e. Dependent Scholarship Program for Hourly Employees in the United States

 

  f. Tuition Assistance Program for Hourly Employees in the United States


SCHEDULE B

PURCHASER EXCLUDED SERVICES

 

1. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates shall provide any services relating to:

 

   

automotive or product engineering;

 

   

automotive or product manufacturing;

 

   

automotive or product distribution;

 

   

legal advice and services (excluding assisting Sellers by providing background/factual information in response to Seller inquiries and related consultation that does not constitute legal advice or a legal service that creates an attorney-client privilege); and

 

   

services to be provided pursuant to the Master Lease Agreement or the SPO Lease.

 

2. Except as provided in the “Specifications and Limitations” column under the “Facilities Idling” service set forth on Schedule A, notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to respond to or otherwise address any Hazardous Material Release in surface water, groundwater, ambient air, or surface or subsurface soil under, at, on, in or emanating from or onto any facility or real property owned, operated, leased, used or held for use by Sellers or any of their Affiliates.

 

3. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to create a fiduciary relationship between Sellers and any corporate risk management personnel employed by the Purchaser Service Providers. Further, no Purchaser Service Provider shall be obligated to provide any insurance advisory services (by personnel employed by the Purchaser Service Providers) that could reasonably be expected in the Purchaser Service Provider’s professional judgment to expose any such personnel to any breach of fiduciary or other duty, or to any conflict of interest.


SCHEDULE C

TRANSITION SERVICES PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLERS

1. Storage of and Access to Purchaser Personal Property.

Description of Service:

 

 

Store personal property of Purchaser that, as of the Closing, is located in a facility listed on Schedule C-2 (the “Seller Listed Facilities”).

 

 

Provide Purchaser the right to enter Seller Listed Facilities for purposes of maintaining, preparing for removal and removing any fixtures, machinery, equipment or other personal property that is owned by or leased to Purchaser and located at such facility.

Specifications and Limitations:

 

 

Purchaser shall

 

   

notify Sellers not less than three (3) business days prior to entry for removal and

 

   

provide Sellers a list of items (or categories of items) Purchaser intends to remove from the facility.

 

 

In the event of any disposition of a Seller Listed Facility prior to the removal of all Purchaser personal property (excluding any personal property to be abandoned by Purchaser) from such Seller Listed Facility (the date of the completion of such removal, the “Removal Date”), Sellers will include a provision in the written agreement relating to the disposition of such Seller Listed Facility that such transferee (and its successors) will grant to Purchaser the right to maintain, prepare for removal and remove the Purchaser personal property as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

 

Purchaser shall make repairs necessitated by the removal of its personal property from a Seller Listed Facility to the extent such repairs would be required pursuant to the idling process set forth on Schedule A-2.

 

 

Purchaser shall give to Sellers not less than ninety (90) days’ notice of the Removal Date for each Seller Listed Facility.

 

 

Any personal property of the Purchaser not removed from a Seller Listed Facility on or before the Service Termination Date shall thereafter be deemed to be abandoned, and Sellers may, at their election, (i) accept the same or (ii) remove and dispose of the same at Purchaser’s cost; provided that Purchaser shall receive a credit against such costs for any amount Sellers receive in connection with the sale or other disposition of such personal property.

 

 

Upon request of Sellers, Purchaser shall execute a bill of sale with respect to each item of Purchaser owned personal property that is not removed from any Seller Listed Facility by the Termination Date.

 

 

Sellers shall deliver copies of all tax bills (for the Seller Listed Facilities) they receive to Purchaser within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof. Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers duplicate receipts and cancelled checks or photocopies thereof showing the payments of all such taxes and assessments, within thirty (30) days after respective payments evidenced thereby, but in no event after any such payment is required to be made hereunder.


 

Purchaser may contest any tax or assessment upon or against the Seller Listed Facility, or any part thereof, or the improvements at any time situated thereon, so long as the Purchaser shall, in good faith and with due diligence, contest the same or the validity thereof by appropriate legal proceeding which shall have the effect of preventing the collection of the tax or assessment so contested, and provided that upon final adjudication of such proceeding Purchaser shall immediately pay any amounts due.

Service Termination Date:

 

 

December 31, 2013.

Service Fee:

 

 

With respect to the period from and after the Closing Date and until the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the applicable Removal Date, Purchaser shall timely pay, with respect to each Seller Listed Facility, each of the following (the “Operating Expenses”):

 

   

all utilities and other services (including, but not limited to, site coordination, management and oversight, security, water, sewage service charges, garbage or trash removal, fuels, including natural gas, and electricity, including electricity for any heating, ventilating and air conditioning) furnished to and or used in or at the Seller Listed Facility for any purpose; and

 

   

all real property taxes or special improvement taxes payable against the Seller Listed Facility, all property taxes levied or assessed against the Purchaser’s Personal Property located in the Seller Listed Facility (including all penalties and interest thereon), which may be assessed, levied, imposed upon the same, or any use or occupancy of the Seller Listed Facility.

 

 

During the period when Purchaser is required hereunder to pay Operating Expenses to Sellers for a Seller Listed Facility, Purchaser will obtain and maintain property insurance on such Seller Listed Facility, naming the applicable Seller as a loss payee, as such Seller’s interests may appear and will obtain and maintain commercial general liability insurance on such Seller Listed Facility, naming the applicable Seller as an additional insured.

 

 

If the Sellers use a Seller Listed Facility other than for (i) the storage and removal of Seller and Purchaser personal property located in such Seller Listed Facility as of the Closing Date or (ii) activities related to the marketing and sale of such Seller Listed Facility, the Parties will in good faith negotiate a fair allocation of the Operating Expenses between the Parties such that Sellers pay a portion of the Operating Expenses proportionate to their use of the Seller Listed Facility.

 

 

If the Removal Date for any Seller Listed Facility has not occurred by the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, then with respect to the period following the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and until the earlier of (i) the Service Termination Date and (ii) the Removal Date with respect to such Seller Listed Facility, the Purchaser shall pay the Sellers the Operating Expenses plus $0.50 per usable square foot (as set forth with respect to each Seller Listed Facility on Schedule C-2), per annum, payable in equal monthly installments.

Schedule C

 

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2. Limited Use of Facilities Leased to Sellers.

Description of Service

 

 

Provide Purchaser with a right to use and occupy the facilities listed on Schedule C-3 (the “Limited Use Facilities”).

Specifications and Limitations

 

 

During the period Purchaser occupies any Limited Use Facility, Purchaser will maintain all insurance required under the lease to which a Seller is a party with respect to a Limited Use Facility (each, a “Limited Facility Lease”) and will name the applicable Seller and the landlord under the applicable Limited Facility Lease as additional insureds or loss payees, as their respective interests may appear.

 

 

Purchaser shall have the right to use the Limited Use Facilities only for (i) the purposes for which the Limited Use Facilities are being used on the Closing Date and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Limited Facility Lease, maintaining, preparing for removal and removing any fixtures, machinery, equipment or other personal property that is owned by or leased to Purchaser and located at the Limited Use Facility subject to such Limited Facility Lease.

 

 

Purchaser’s license to use and occupy each Limited Use Facility shall be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable Limited Facility Lease, all of which terms and conditions shall be binding on Purchaser and enforceable by Sellers (except that Sellers sole right to bring an action to retake possession of a Limited Use Facility is limited to the following circumstances: (i) a Seller has been evicted or eviction proceedings have been commenced against a Seller with respect to such Limited Use Facility or (ii) Purchaser continues to occupy such Limited Use Facility after the Service Termination Date. The foregoing rights shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedy available to Sellers under the Agreement or at law; provided, however, that no such other remedy shall include the right to retake possession except in the aforesaid circumstances).

 

 

During the period Purchaser occupies any portion of a Limited Use Facility, Purchaser shall perform any and all obligations of Sellers under the terms and conditions of the applicable Limited Facility Lease.

 

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Purchaser shall accept this right to use the Seller Listed Facilities in their “as is” condition on the Closing Date.

 

 

Purchaser shall, if practicable, provide Sellers with written notice of its intent to vacate a Limited Use Facility five days before the date upon which Purchaser ceases to occupy a Limited Use Facility; provided that failure to provide such a notice shall not be a breach of this Agreement.

 

 

The rights granted to Purchaser with respect to the Limited Use Facilities shall not constitute an interest in real property.

 

 

Purchaser shall promptly notify Sellers in writing when Purchaser no longer occupies a Limited Use Facility and Sellers shall not reject any Limited Facility Lease until it receives such notice with respect to the applicable Limited Use Facility.

Schedule C

 

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Sellers shall have the right to bring an action to retake possession of a Limited Use Facility if (i) a Seller has been evicted or eviction proceedings have been commenced against a Seller with respect to such Limited Use Facility or (ii) Purchaser continues to occupy such Limited Use Facility after the Service Termination Date. The foregoing rights shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedy available to Sellers under the Agreement or at law.

Service Termination Date

 

 

December 28, 2009; provided, however, that with respect to the SPO Jacksonville and SPO Boston facilities, the Service Termination Date shall be the Business Day immediately prior to the date of the confirmation hearing for Sellers’ plan of liquidation or reorganization.

Service Fee

 

 

Purchaser shall pay Sellers, as to each Limited Use Facility, the following fees in each case to the extent the same accrue during or with respect to the period Purchaser (or any Person claiming, by, through or under Purchaser) occupies such Limited Use Facility: (a) the amount of the recurring monthly rentals payable by Sellers under the Limited Facility Lease for such Limited Use Facility, (b) the amount paid by Sellers for insurance with respect to such Limited Use Facility and (c) all other amounts payable by Sellers under the Limited Facility Lease for such Limited Use Facility, including, without limitation, all damages, attorneys’ fees, enforcement costs and other amounts payable by Sellers by reason of Purchaser’s occupancy of (or right to occupy) such Limited Use Facility, whether such amounts are payable to the landlord under the Limited Facility Lease for such Limited Use Facility or to third party service providers including, but not limited to, gas, electric, telephone, data and other service providers. Seller irrevocably grants Purchaser the right to contest on Sellers behalf (and Sellers will cooperate with Purchaser at Purchaser’s expense in any such contest) by appropriate legal proceedings any claim for amounts payable under subclause (c) above.

 

 

Purchaser also shall pay to Sellers all amounts payable by Sellers pursuant to the Limited Facility Leases for the SPO Jacksonville facility and the SPO Boston facility for all periods from and after December 29, 2009, whether or not Purchaser is in occupancy of the SPO Jacksonville facility or the SPO Boston facility, as applicable, including, without limitation, monetary and non-monetary cure amounts arising from any assumption of either or both of the leases, and any amounts due thereafter under the applicable lease, or damages resulting from a subsequent rejection that constitute an administrative expense claim against the debtors’ estates; provided, however, that from time to time and in good faith, Seller shall consult with Purchaser prior to determining whether to assume and/or reject each of the Limited Facility Leases for the SPO Jacksonville facility and/or SPO Boston facility.

Schedule C

 

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3. Permits and Consents.

Description of Service

 

 

Assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested by Purchaser, in obtaining (i) consents from Governmental Authorities, (ii) Permits, (iii) consents from non-Governmental Authorities and (iv) financial assurance as required under Environmental Laws, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et. seq.), Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et. seq) and similar state laws, in each case, with respect to the ownership and operation of the Purchased Assets and payment of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser, sufficient in the aggregate to permit the Purchaser to own and operate the Purchased Assets from and after the Closing in substantially the same manner as owned and operated by Sellers immediately prior to the Closing.

 

 

Sellers shall maintain and extend to Purchaser the use and benefit of all state licenses and approvals related to the manufacture and distribution of motor vehicles, to the extent permitted by applicable law

Specifications and Limitations

 

 

None

Service Termination Date

 

 

December 31, 2009

Service Fee

 

 

No cost

4. Limited Use of Personal Property Subject to Sellers’ Equipment Financing.

Description of Service

 

 

Sellers shall provide Purchaser with the use of any personal property (“Limited Use Personal Property”) that is subject to a contract listed on Schedule C-4 (each, a “Personal Property Contract”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending, with respect to each item of Limited Use Personal Property, on the earlier to occur of (i) the date the applicable Personal Property Contract has been rejected pursuant Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (if applicable) by the respective Seller, (ii) the date the respective Seller is otherwise no longer a party bound by the Personal Property Contract or otherwise ceases to have the right to use the Limited Use Personal Property or ceases to have the right to provide the service (or portion thereof) as determined by a final order of the Bankruptcy Court, (iii) the date on which Purchaser obtains its own right (not under this Agreement) to use and possess the item of Limited Use Personal Property, whether by assumption, purchase or otherwise, and (iv) the date Purchaser notifies the Sellers that Purchaser no longer desires to use or possess all items of Limited Use Personal Property under the applicable Personal Property Contract (the “End Date”).

 

 

Sellers shall provide reasonable assistance to Purchaser in connection with the renegotiation, rejection, and/or recharacterization of the Personal Property Contracts.

Schedule C

 

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Specifications and Limitations

 

 

Purchaser shall have the right to use the Limited Use Personal Property only for the purposes for which the Limited Use Personal Property is being used, planned to be used, or capable of being used on the Closing Date.

 

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Purchaser shall accept this right to use the Limited Use Personal Property in an “as is” condition on the Closing Date.

 

 

Purchaser shall control all (i) negotiations and communications with the other parties to each Personal Property Contract regarding the substance, renewal, amendment or reformation of such Personal Property Contract and (ii) litigation or other disputes regarding each Personal Property Contact, including any rejection, partial rejection or action to recharacterize any such contract. In addition, upon the direction of Purchaser, the Sellers shall execute and deliver any such renewal or amendment of any Personal Property Contract, where such Personal Property Contract (as amended) will thereafter be assumed by a Seller and assigned to Purchaser.

 

 

Purchaser’s insurance, care and maintenance of the Limited Use Personal Property shall be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Personal Property Contract.

 

 

Until the End Date applicable to any Limited Use Personal Property, Purchaser shall perform the obligations of Sellers under the Personal Property Contract, as and to the extent Sellers are required to perform such obligations under applicable law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

Service Termination Date

 

 

December 31, 2013

Service Fee

 

 

In addition to any amounts due pursuant to Section 6.6(e) of the Purchase Agreement, with respect to the period after the Closing Date and until the End Date for each Personal Property Contract, Purchaser shall pay Sellers all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Sellers, including attorney’s and expert fees, in connection with any negotiation or dispute with respect to such Personal Property Contract.

 

 

If Section 6.6(e) does not apply to a Personal Property Contract, with respect to the period after the Closing Date and until the End Date for each Personal Property Contract, Purchaser shall pay Sellers all amounts payable by Sellers under such Personal Property Contract, and any contracts or agreements entered into in connection therewith, whether such amounts are payable to the counterparty to the Personal Property Contract or to any third party.

 

 

If the End Date occurs in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of “End Date” by notice to the Seller, then, until such time as the applicable Personal Property Contract has been rejected pursuant Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code by the respective Seller, Purchaser shall pay Sellers all amounts payable by Sellers under such Personal Property Contract, and any contracts or agreements entered into in connection therewith, whether such amounts are payable to the counterparty to the Personal Property Contract or to any third party; provided that Sellers shall promptly act to reject such Personal Property Contract.

Schedule C

 

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5. Management of and Services under Seller TSA Executory Contracts.

Description of Service

 

 

Allow Purchaser to manage and exercise rights under, for its own account, the Seller TSA Executory Contracts (defined below).

 

 

At the request of Purchaser (including as to amounts, quantity, timing, specifications or otherwise) and for the benefit of Purchaser, Sellers will assist Purchaser with obtaining, directly or indirectly, goods, services and other benefits (and taking other actions) under the Seller TSA Executory Contracts, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Seller TSA Executory Contracts.

 

 

To the extent requested by Purchaser and to the extent permitted under the applicable Seller TSA Executory Contract, the appropriate Sellers shall extend a sublicense to Purchaser with respect to such Seller TSA Executory Contract.

 

 

Seller TSA Executory Contracts” means each Executory Contract for which Purchaser is obligated, pursuant to Section 6.6(e) of the Purchase Agreement, to pay or cause to be paid all amounts due in respect of Sellers’ performance thereunder, including any Shared Executory Contract; provided that Limited Facilities Leases and Personal Property Contracts shall not be Seller TSA Executory Contracts.

Specifications and Limitations

 

 

Sellers shall not order any goods or services or exercise any rights pursuant to a Seller TSA Executory Contract, except at the request and on behalf of Purchaser; provided that with respect to any Shared Executory Contract, Sellers may order goods or services for their own account.

 

 

Purchaser shall perform the obligations of Sellers under the terms and conditions of the Seller TSA Executory Contracts, as and to the extent Sellers are required to perform such obligations under applicable law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

 

 

Such services will be provided during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending, with respect to each Seller TSA Executory Contract, on the date the applicable Executory Contract is no longer a Seller TSA Executory Contract.

Service Termination Date

 

 

December 31, 2013

Service Fee

 

 

No cost, except as otherwise specified in Section 6.6(e) of the Purchase Agreement.

Schedule C

 

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SCHEDULE C-2

SELLER LISTED FACILITIES

 

     

Site Name

  

Property Address

   Usable Square Feet

1.

  

GMPT – Massena

  

Route 37 East,

Massena, NY 13662-0460

   815,477

2.

  

GMVM - Moraine Assembly4

  

2601 West Stroop Road

Moraine, OH 45439

   3,750,503

3.

  

Stamping – Pittsburgh

  

1451 Lebanon School Road,

West Mifflin, PA 15122

   808,474

4.

  

Romulus Engineering Center

  

37350 Ecorse Road

Romulus, MI 48174-1376

   267,338

5.

  

Pontiac Fiero Site

  

900 Baldwin Avenue

Pontiac, MI 48340

   1,772,174

6.

  

Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – West

  

660 South Boulevard East

Pontiac, MI 48341

   580,000

7.

  

Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – Central

  

2000 Centerpoint Parkway

Pontiac, MI 48341-3147

   990,000

 

 

4

Does not include the GMPT - Moraine (DMAX) improvements and associated real property.


SCHEDULE C-3

LIMITED USE FACILITIES

 

     

Facility Name

  

Address

   City    State

1.

   Fuel Cell Activity    3050 Lomita Boulevard    Torrance    California

2.

   SPO - Fontana    11900 Cabernet Drive    Fontana    California

3.

   Republic Square 1    25 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.    Washington    District of
Columbia

4.

   Huntington Centre I    2901 SW 149th Avenue    Miramar    Florida

5.

   SPO - Jacksonville    12751 Gran Bay Parkway West    Jacksonville    Florida

6.

   COB - Alpharetta    11700 Great Oaks Way    Alpharetta    Georgia

7.

   COB - Naperville    387 Shuman Boulevard    Naperville    Illinois

8.

   RFO – Training Center - Hinsdale, IL    336 East Ogden Avenue    Hinsdale    Illinois

9.

   GMPT - Indianapolis Castleton    7601 E. 88th Pl    Castleton    Indiana

10.

   SPO - Boston    45 Commerce Way    Norton    Massachusetts

11.

   EAS Lease Assumption    TBD    Saginaw    Michigan

12.

   Flint Flowthrough Warehouse    4002 James Cole Blvd    Flint    Michigan

13.

   GM Heritage Center    6400 Center Drive    Sterling
Heights
   Michigan

14.

   Great Lakes Technical Center    South Saginaw Street    Flint    Michigan

15.

   Phoenix Center    31 East Judson Street    Pontiac    Michigan

16.

   SPO - Burton    1215 North Center Road    Burton    Michigan

17.

   SPO - Davison Road Processing Center    4134 Davison Road    Burton    Michigan

18.

   SPO Process Engineering Lab    3023 Airpark Drive N    Flint    Michigan

19.

   Sterling Heights Tooling Center    33500 Mound Road    Sterling
Heights
   Michigan

20.

   Troy - OnStar Engineering    2321 John R Road    Troy    Michigan

21.

   Troy Technology Park    1870 Technology Drive    Troy    Michigan


     

Facility Name

  

Address

   City    State

22.

   Willow Run Airport Facility (associated with GMPT Willow Run, Ypsilanti, MI)    Willow Run Airport    Wayne and
Washtenaw
Counties
   Michigan

23.

   SPO South West Bulk Center    125 Fountain Lakes Industrial Drive    St. Charles    Missouri

24.

   COB - Somers    1 Pepsi Way P.O. Box 8500    Somers    New York

25.

   Fuel Cell Activity    10 Carriage Street    Honeoye
Falls
   New York

26.

   RFO On-Star Charlotte NC    10101 Claude Freeman Drive    Charlotte    North
Carolina

27.

   SPO - Cincinnati    8752 Jacquemin Drive    Westchester    Ohio

28.

   SPO - Columbus    6000 Green Pointe Drive    Groveport    Ohio

29.

   SPO West Chester    9287 Meridian Way    Westchester    Ohio

30.

   COB - Irving    225 E John Carpenter Fwy    Irving    Texas

31.

   VSSM Call Center - Austin    7401 E. Ben White Boulevard 3    Austin    Texas

32.

   SPO East Coast Bulk Center    891 Auto Parts Place    Martinsburg    West Virginia

Schedule C-3

 

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SCHEDULE C-4

PERSONAL PROPERTY CONTRACTS

 

1. Master Lease Agreement dated March 17, 2000, between General Motors Corporation, NAO Worldwide Purchasing Division and The LGR Group, Inc.

 

2. Master Lease Agreement dated October 19, 2001, between General Motors Corporation and Pacific Rim Capital, Inc.

 

3. Master Lease Agreement dated November 14, 1994, between Saturn Corporation and First American Capital Management Group, Inc.

 

4. Master Lease Agreement dated May 1, 1995, between General Motors Corporation and First American Capital Management Group, Inc.

 

5. Master Lease Agreement dated November 8, 1995, between Saturn Corporation and Chancellor Fleet Corporation

 

6. Master Lease Agreement dated January 10, 1997, between Saturn Corporation and Yale Financial Services, Inc.

 

7. Master Lease Agreement dated May 16, 2000, between General Motors Corporation and First American Capital Management Group, Inc.

 

8. Master Lease Agreement dated March 1, 1997, between General Motors of Canada Limited and CALI Leasing Canada Ltd.

 

9. Master Lease Agreement dated August 20, 2000, between General Motors Corporation and Fort Street Capital, L.L.C.

 

10. Master Lease Agreement dated December 22, 1999, between General Motors Corporation and Newcourt Technologies Corporation

 

11. Master Lease Agreement dated October 29, 1997, between Saturn Corporation and Connell Equipment Leasing Company

 

12. Master Lease Agreement dated September 5, 2000, between General Motors of Canada Limited and Heller Financial Canada, LTD

 

13. Lease Agreement (GM 2004A-1) dated as of September 17, 2004 between U.S. Bank Trust National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

14. Lease Agreement (GM 2004A-2) dated as of September 17, 2004 between U.S. Bank Trust National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

15. Lease Agreement (GM 2003-A) dated as of December 23, 2003 between U.S. Bank Trust National Association and General Motors Corporation


16. Lease Agreement (GM 2003B-1) dated as of September 30, 2003 between U.S. Bank Trust National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

17. Lease Agreement (GM 2003C-1) dated as of December 10, 2003 between U.S. Bank Trust National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

18. Lease Agreement (GM 2002A-1) dated as of December 20, 2002 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

19. Lease Agreement (GM 2002A-2) dated as of December 20, 2002 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

20. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-1) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

21. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-2) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

22. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-3) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

23. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-4) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

24. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-5) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

25. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-6) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

26. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-7) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

27. Lease Agreement (GM 2001A-8) dated as of December 18, 2001 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

Schedule C-4

 

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28. Lease Agreement (GM 2000A-1) dated as of December 15, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

29. Lease Agreement (GM 2000A-2) dated as of December 15, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

30. Lease Agreement (GM 2000A-3) dated as of December 15, 2000 between State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association and General Motors Corporation

 

31. Lease Agreement (GM 91A-3) dated as of September 27, 1991 between the Connecticut National Bank and Saturn Corporation

Schedule C-4

 

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SCHEDULE D

SELLER EXCLUDED SERVICES

Not applicable.


SCHEDULE E

PAYMENT TERMS

 

1. General Consideration. Sellers and Purchaser shall pay the price, in U.S. Dollars, for each Transition Service as set forth on Schedule A and Schedule C, respectively; as well as any amounts required to paid pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Agreement.

 

2. Invoices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, Purchaser or the respective Service Provider shall submit one or more reasonably detailed invoices to Parent or the respective Receiving Party for all Purchaser Transition Services provided during such calendar month pursuant to this Agreement and Sellers or the respective Service Provider shall submit one or more reasonably detailed invoices to Purchaser or the respective Receiving Party for all Seller Transition Services provided during such calendar month pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3. Time of Payment. Invoices for Transition Services shall be due and payable in accordance with the MNS-2 system, which provides, on average, for payment on the second day of the second month following the date of the invoice or if such MNS-2 system is not utilized, within 40 days after receipt.

 

4. Interest Arrears. If the Receiving Party fails to pay when due any invoiced amounts in respect of Transition Services, the Receiving Party shall pay interest on the unpaid amount at the Libor-Plus Rate from the date due until the date paid, without prejudice to and in addition to any other remedy available to the Service Provider under the Agreement or at law.
EX-10.2 5 dex102.htm MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (EXCLUDED MANUFACTURING ASSETS) Master Lease Agreement (Excluded Manufacturing Assets)

Exhibit 10.2

MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(Excluded Manufacturing Assets)

between

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

(“Landlord”)

and

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation

(“Tenant”)

Dated: July 10, 2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section

        Page

1.

  LEASE SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS    1

2.

  AGREEMENT TO LEASE    1

3.

  LEASE TERM    1

4.

  RENTAL PAYMENTS    1
 

4.1

   Rent    1
 

4.2

   Utilities and Services    2
 

4.3

   Interest on Late Payments    2

5.

  USE    2

6.

  TAXES    3

7.

  CONDITION OF PREMISES    3

8.

  MAINTENANCE    3
 

8.1

   Capital Repairs    3
 

8.2

   Tenant’s Maintenance    4

9.

  ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING    4
 

9.1

   By Tenant    4

10.

  LANDLORD’S TITLE AND QUIET ENJOYMENT    5

11.

  ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS; LIENS    5
 

11.1

   Alterations, Additions and Improvements    5
 

11.2

   Liens    5

12.

  TENANT TRADE FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY    6

13.

  INSURANCE    6
 

13.1

   Tenant’s Insurance    6
 

13.2

   Form of Insurance    7
 

13.3

   Mutual Waiver    7

14.

  DAMAGE AND CONDEMNATION    7
 

14.1

   Damage or Destruction    7
 

14.2

   Condemnation    8

15.

  RETURN OF PREMISES; FACILITY IDLING PROCESS    8

 

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16.    HOLDOVER    9
17.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES    10
  

17.1

   Events of Default    10
  

17.2

   Remedies    11
  

17.3

   Landlord Defaults    11
  

17.4

   Limitation on Liability    11
18.    ENVIRONMENTAL    12
  

18.1

   Definitions    12
  

18.2

   Agreements regarding Environmental Matters    12
19.    NOTICE    14
20.    ENTRY UPON PREMISES    14
21.    GENERAL PROVISIONS    14
  

21.1

   Brokerage    14
  

21.2

   Amendments    14
  

21.3

   Severability    15
  

21.4

   Attorney’s Fees    15
  

21.5

   Time of Essence    15
  

21.6

   Waiver    15
  

21.7

   Successors and Assigns    15
  

21.8

   Governing Law    15
  

21.9

   Estoppel Agreements    15
  

21.10

   Subordination, Non-Disturbance Agreement    15
  

21.11

   Intentionally Omitted    15
  

21.12

   Force Majeure    16
  

21.13

   Consent    16
  

21.14

   Time Period for Payment    16
  

21.15

   Execution of Lease    16
  

21.16

   Counterparts    16
  

21.17

   Confidentiality    16
  

21.18

   Jurisdiction for Dispute Resolution    17
  

21.19

   Gender    17
22.    WAIVER OF LANDLORD LIEN    18
23.    CONTRACTION RIGHT    18
24.    TENANT’S LIABILITY    18
25.    PURCHASE OPTION    19

 

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Exhibit A - Premises

Exhibit B - Target End Dates

Exhibit C - Rent

 

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LEASE SCHEDULE

This Lease Schedule is made a part of that certain Master Lease Agreement (Excluded Manufacturing Assets) attached hereto, including all Exhibits (the “Lease”), between Landlord and Tenant (as such terms are defined below).

 

1.

   Landlord:    General Motors Corporation, Delaware corporation.

2.

   Tenant:    General Motors Company, a Delaware corporation.

3.

   Date of Lease:    July 10, 2009.

4.

   Premises:    The term “Premises” shall mean (a) the land owned by Landlord (the “Land”) at the common addresses set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, (b) the building or buildings located on the Land (the “Buildings”), (c) any other improvements located on the Land (collectively with the Buildings, the “Improvements”), and (d) and all appurtenances belonging to or in any way pertaining to said Land and Improvements, subject to Section 23 hereof.

5.

   Facility:    Each separate property listed on Exhibit A, including the Land, Buildings, Improvements and appurtenances related thereto.

6.

   Longer Term Facility:    Collectively, the Mansfield Facility and the Grand Rapids Facility (as defined on Exhibit A).

7.

   Commencement Date:    July 10, 2009.

8.

   Production Period:    With respect to each Facility, the date commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring on the date set forth in a written notice delivered by Tenant to Landlord with respect to one or more Facilities (each, a “Production End Notice”) that a production run has ended at such Facility. Tenant shall deliver a Production End Notice within ten (10) business days after production has ceased at the applicable Facility or Facilities.

9.

   Idling Period:    With respect to each Facility, the period commencing on the date set forth in the Production End Notice and expiring on the Termination Date.

10.

   Target End Dates:    See Exhibit B.

 

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11.

   Termination Dates:    See Section 3.

12.

   Term:    The term commencing on the Commencement Date and expiring on the Termination Date with respect to each Facility.

13.

   Contraction Right:    See Section 23.

14.

   Rent:    See Section 4 and Exhibit C.

15.

   Use:    See Section 5.

16.

   Landlord’s Address:   

General Motors Corporation (hereafter to be known as Motors Liquidation Company)

GM Global Headquarters

Mail Code 482-C37-A99

300 Renaissance Dr.

Detroit, MI 48265

Fax: (248) 204-0674

Attn: Christian B. Cook

 

With a copy to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

1395 Brickell Avenue

Suite 1200

Miami, Florida 33131

Fax: (305) 374 7159

Attn: Beatriz Azcuy-Diaz

17.

   Tenant’s Address:   

General Motors Company

c/o Worldwide Real Estate

200 Renaissance Center

Mail Code #482-B38-C96

Detroit, Michigan 48265

Fax: (313) 665-6619

Attn: Executive Director of Worldwide Real Estate

 

With a copy to:

 

General Counsel

General Motors Company

P.O. Box 300

Mail Code #482-C25-D81

Detroit, Michigan 48265

Fax: (313) 665-4960

Attn: Gordon M. Ing

 

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18.

   Exhibits to Lease:   

Exhibit A – Premises

Exhibit B – Target End Dates

Exhibit C – Rent

 

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MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT

(Excluded Manufacturing Assets)

THIS LEASE is made and entered into as the date set forth on the Lease Schedule to which this Lease is attached (the “Lease Schedule”) by and between Landlord and Tenant.

WHEREAS, Landlord owns the Land and the Improvements and the appurtenances thereto, which together comprise the Premises; and

WHEREAS, Tenant desires to lease the Premises on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants herein contained, and other valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. LEASE SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS. The Lease Schedule and all Exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. All capitalized terms used herein that are not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on the Lease Schedule. The Tenant and the Landlord are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”.

2. AGREEMENT TO LEASE. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the Premises and any and all fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property (collectively, the “Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property”) owned or leased by Landlord, used in connection with the operation, maintenance and/or repair of the Facilities as of the Commencement Date and located on the Premises.

3. LEASE TERM. Unless sooner terminated or extended pursuant to the terms hereof, the term of this Lease (the “Term”) shall commence as of the Commencement Date and shall end on the respective Termination Date with respect to each Facility. The “Termination Date” with respect to each Facility is the date, after the Target End Date, that is ninety (90) days after Tenant notifies Landlord in writing that this Lease will terminate with respect to such Facility, provided that the Termination Date shall not be later than (a) December 31, 2013 with respect to the Longer Term Facilities or (b) the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Target End Date with respect to any other Facility; provided that if this Lease terminates (whether pursuant to Section 17.2 hereof or otherwise) (x) prior to December 31, 2013, with respect to any Longer Term Facility or (y) prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Target End Date, with respect to any other Facility, then, in the case of clause (x) or (y), the Termination Date for such Facility shall be the date on which this Lease so terminates.

4. RENTAL PAYMENTS.

4.1 Rent. During a Production Period with respect to each Facility, Tenant shall pay to Landlord annual base rent equal to One Dollar ($1.00) per useable square foot, as set forth in Exhibit C (the “Rent”), in monthly installments, on or before the first day of each calendar month during the Term hereof. Rent shall be paid to Landlord at Landlord’s Address (as defined in the Lease Schedule) and Rent for any partial months shall be prorated based on the total number of days in that month. Landlord and Tenant hereby stipulate that the useable square footage with respect to each Facility is set forth on Exhibit A, provided that

 

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Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge that Tenant leases and is obligated to pay expenses associated with the entirety of each Facility during the Term, each in accordance with the terms of this Lease. All payments by Tenant shall be made in lawful money of the United States. Commencing on the first day of the Idling Period with respect to each Facility and continuing for twelve (12) months thereafter, Tenant shall have no further obligation to pay Rent allocable to such Facility, but Tenant shall be obligated to pay all other amounts payable hereunder with respect to such Facility other than taxes on Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property located on such Facility through the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant has not surrendered a Facility within twelve (12) months after the commencement of the Idling Period with respect to such Facility, Tenant shall thereafter resume paying Rent on a monthly basis from and after such date, provided that the monthly amount payable during such period shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the monthly Rent due in the month in which the Production Period ended, plus all other amounts due and payable hereunder with respect to such Facility through the Termination Date with respect to such Facility.

4.2 Utilities and Services. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall promptly pay for all utilities and other services (including, but not limited to, water, site coordination, management and oversight, security, sewage service charges, garbage or trash removal, fuels, including natural gas, and electricity, including electricity for any heating, ventilating and air conditioning in the Premises) furnished to and or used in or at the Premises for any purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such utilities or services are provided to a Facility pursuant to an agreement to which Landlord (as opposed to Tenant) is a party, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant upon receipt any invoices it receives for such services provided to such Facility after the Commencement Date and Tenant shall pay such invoice on or before the due date thereof.

4.3 Interest on Late Payments. In the event that Tenant fails to pay Rent or any other sum due under any provisions of this Lease when due, and such amount is not paid within fifteen (15) business days after the date on which Rent or such other sum is due as herein provided, then such sum shall bear interest thereafter, without prejudice to and in addition to any other remedy available to the Landlord under this Lease or at law, at a rate equal to, on any date, the sum of (i) the average (rounded to the nearest 1/16th of one percent) of the London Interbank Offered Rates for three-month United States dollar-denominated deposits, as published in the Wall Street Journal on such date and (ii) 500 basis points, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then permitted under applicable law (the “Default Rate”).

5. USE. Tenant may use the Premises in the manner in which the Premises were used by General Motors Corporation prior to the Commencement Date, for any uses associated with the winddown of production on the Premises, and for any other uses incidental thereto. Tenant may not use the Premises for any other use unless such use is consented to in writing by Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant shall comply in all material respects with all laws, regulations and other governmental requirements relating to its use and occupancy of the Premises, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to cure any such violations or conditions in existence on the Commencement Date, which shall remain the obligation of Landlord, and Tenant may contest any alleged violation of laws, regulations and other government regulations so long as the Tenant, in good faith and with due diligence, contests the same or the validity thereof by appropriate legal proceeding and

 

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provided that upon final adjudication of such proceeding Tenant shall immediately pay any amounts due or comply therewith. During the Term, Landlord may enter upon the Premises to remove any fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property that are owned or leased by Landlord and not used by Tenant, provided that Landlord shall (i) notify Tenant not less than three (3) business days prior to such entry, (ii) not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s operations or removal of Tenant’s Trade Fixtures and Personal Property on the Premises and must be accompanied by a representative of Tenant made available by Tenant, and (iii) provide Tenant a list of items Landlord intends to remove from the Premises. Upon expiration of a Production Period with respect to any Facility, Landlord may enter upon such Facility and remove any Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, provided that Landlord satisfies conditions (i)-(iii) in the previous sentence.

6. TAXES. All real property taxes or special improvement taxes payable against the Premises, all property taxes levied or assessed against the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property (but only during the Production Period with respect to each Facility), and all property taxes levied or assessed against the Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property (including all penalties and interest thereon), which may be assessed, levied, imposed upon the same, or any use or occupancy of the Premises, for any period within the Term of this Lease, shall be paid by Tenant, before they become delinquent. Landlord shall deliver copies of all tax bills it receives to Tenant within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord duplicate receipts and canceled checks or photocopies thereof showing the payments of all such taxes and assessments, within thirty (30) days after respective payments evidenced thereby, but in no event after any such payment is required to be made hereunder. Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, Tenant may contest any tax or assessment upon or against the Premises, or any part thereof, or the improvements at any time situated thereon, so long as the Tenant shall, in good faith and with due diligence, contest the same or the validity thereof by appropriate legal proceeding which shall have the effect of preventing the collection of the tax or assessment so contested, and provided that upon final adjudication of such proceeding Tenant shall immediately pay any amounts due. The obligations of Tenant under this provision shall survive the expiration or termination of the Lease.

7. CONDITION OF PREMISES. Tenant acknowledges that it accepts the Premises and the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property in their “As-Is” condition on the Commencement Date. Except as expressly set forth herein, Tenant enters into this Lease without any representations or warranties on the part of Landlord, express or implied, as to the condition of the Premises or the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, including, but not limited to, the cost of operations and the condition of its fixtures, improvements and systems.

8. MAINTENANCE.

8.1 Capital Repairs. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be required to make any extraordinary or capital repairs to or replacements of the Facilities or the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, provided that Tenant shall be obligated to make capital repairs to the Facilities necessary to comply with Tenant’s obligations under Section 8.2 below, provided the aggregate cost of any such capital repairs made by Tenant at each Facility during the Term shall not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate unless Tenant elects in its sole discretion to do so. In the event either Landlord or Tenant elect in its sole discretion to make any

 

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extraordinary or capital repairs or replacements, such work shall be commenced and completed in accordance with applicable laws, in a workmanlike manner using materials of a good quality and, as to Landlord, in a manner which does not unreasonably disrupt or interfere with the business activities of Tenant. If Tenant elects to make any capital repairs to or replacements of any of the Facilities or any of the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property, Tenant may remove equipment or other personal property installed or purchased by Tenant in connection therewith upon expiration of the Term with respect to any Facility, provided that any such removal shall be performed in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

8.2 Tenant’s Maintenance. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.1 hereof, during the Production Period, Tenant shall keep and maintain the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property and the Facilities, including all structural components, exterior doors and windows, and all interior and exterior load-bearing walls, underground utility and sewer pipes, driveways, parking lots, fire protection sprinkler system and all interior and exterior painting, interior plumbing, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, electrical, interior walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors, sidewalks, and landscaping (including performing snow removal), in substantially the order, repair and working condition in which the Improvements are in as of the Commencement Date, subject to reasonable wear and tear and damage from fire, any other casualty or condemnation and/or any damage to the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property caused by Landlord and/or its agents, employees, contractors or representatives. All such work shall be commenced and completed in accordance with applicable laws, in a workmanlike manner using materials of a good quality. During the Idling Period, Tenant’s obligations with respect to the maintenance of the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property and the Facilities shall be governed by Section 15 hereof.

9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

9.1 By Tenant. Subject to the terms of this Section 9, this Lease shall not be assigned by Tenant to any other party, and Tenant shall have no right to sublet the Premises or any part thereof or otherwise permit all or any portion of the Premises to be occupied by any party other than Tenant or Tenant’s affiliates (collectively or individually, a “Transfer”), without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In no event shall Landlord be entitled to recapture the Premises in connection with a request that Landlord consent to a Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, without Landlord’s consent, assign this Lease or sublease or permit occupancy of all or any portion of Premises to any business entities directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with Tenant, or to successors to Tenant by merger, consolidation, reorganization, conversion or purchase of Tenant (which shall include, without limitation, the transfer of the voting stock of Tenant or other change in control of Tenant and the conversion of Tenant to a Delaware limited liability company), or to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant (each a “Permitted Transfer”). In the case of any assignment of this Lease constituting a Permitted Transfer or any other assignment of this Lease to which Landlord consents, Tenant shall not be relieved from any obligations that accrue under this Lease from and after the date of such Permitted Transfer or other assignment of this Lease unless (i) Landlord is reasonably satisfied that such assignee has the financial ability to fulfill all of the Tenant’s obligations hereunder, and (ii) the assignee assumes all of Tenant’s obligations

 

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under this Lease from and after the date of the Permitted Transfer or other assignment and agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. Any attempted assignment or sublease contrary to the terms and provisions of this Section 9.1 shall be void and of no force and effect. Tenant may collaterally assign its interest under this Lease on terms reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, including, without limitation, the right of Landlord to notice of and to cure any default by Tenant under such collateral assignment.

10. LANDLORD’S TITLE AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. Landlord represents and warrants that Landlord owns fee simple title to the Premises and has full right and authority to make this Lease. Landlord covenants that so long as an Event of Default does not then exist, Tenant shall have quiet and peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Premises and shall not be interfered with by Landlord, or any party claiming by, through or under Landlord or any party claiming title superior to Landlord.

11. ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS; LIENS.

11.1 Alterations, Additions and Improvements. Tenant shall not make any structural alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant may, at its own expense and without Landlord’s consent, make any non-structural alterations and improvements to the Premises which Tenant deems desirable. All such alterations, additions and improvements shall be made in a workmanlike manner in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances. At the expiration or sooner termination of the Lease, Landlord agrees to accept the Premises with all alterations, additions and improvements made by Tenant, which alterations, additions and improvements shall thereafter become Landlord’s property, and Tenant shall not be required to restore the Premises to the condition existing prior to the making of such alterations, additions and improvements at the commencement of the Term; provided, however, at Tenant’s option, Tenant may remove any such alterations or improvements made by Tenant in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

11.2 Liens. Tenant shall not permit the Premises to become subject to any mechanics’, laborers’ or materialmen’s lien on account of labor or material furnished in connection with work of any character performed or claimed to have been performed on the Premises by, or at the direction or sufferance of Tenant; provided, however, that Tenant shall have the right to contest, in good faith and with reasonable diligence, the validity of any such lien or claimed lien, and Tenant shall not be deemed in default hereunder as a result of such lien so long as Tenant is so contesting such lien; provided, in case of any such lien attaching, or notice or claim thereof being asserted during any period of time in which Landlord has entered into a contract to sell the applicable Facility, as a condition precedent to the right to contest, Tenant shall bond over or otherwise provide security (as permitted by applicable law in such proceeding), the effect of which is to prevent such lien from attaching to Landlord’s title in the Premises and any proceeds accruing from the sale thereof. Subject to Tenant’s right of contest, in the event that such lien is not released, removed, or bonded over when required in this Section 11.2, Landlord, at its option, may take all action Landlord deems reasonable or necessary to release and remove such lien (without any duty to investigate the validity thereof) and Tenant shall, within ten (10) days following demand, either before or after such release and removal, pay or reimburse Landlord for all reasonable sums, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) incurred by Landlord in connection with removal of such lien together with interest thereon from the date incurred until the date paid at the Default Rate. The obligations of Tenant under the provisions of this Section 11.2 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.

 

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12. TENANT TRADE FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Tenant currently owns certain trade fixtures, machinery, equipment, all inventories of vehicles, raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, supplies, stock, parts, packaging materials and other accessories thereto, and other personal property located on the Premises and Tenant may during the Term install in or on the Premises other trade fixtures, machinery, equipment and personal property (collectively, the “Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property”) as Tenant deems desirable, and all of the Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property shall remain Tenant’s property whether or not affixed or attached to the Premises. Tenant may, but shall not be required to, remove the Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property from the Premises at any time during the Term, provided that any such removal by Tenant shall be performed in accordance with Section 15 hereof.

13. INSURANCE.

13.1 Tenant’s Insurance. Throughout the Term, Tenant shall maintain insurance insuring:

(a) The Building and any other Improvements at any time situated upon the Premises against loss or damage by fire, lightning, wind storm, hail storm, aircraft, vehicles, smoke, explosion, riot or civil commotion as provided by the Standard Fire and Extended Coverage Policy and all other risks of direct physical loss as insured against under Special Form (“all risk” coverage). The insurance coverage shall be for not less than 100% of the full replacement cost of the Building and other Improvements and building ordinance coverage. Landlord shall be named as loss payee insured and all proceeds of insurance shall be payable to Landlord.

(b) Tenant, Landlord (as an “additional insured”), and any mortgagee of Landlord of which Tenant is given written notice, from all claims, demands or actions made by or on behalf of any person or persons, firm or corporation and arising from, related to or connected with the Premises, for bodily injury to or personal injury to or death of any person, or more than one person, or for damage to property in an amount of not less than $2,000,000.00 combined single limit per occurrence/aggregate, and Tenant shall carry excess liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than $8,000,000.00.

(c) All contents and trade fixtures, furniture and furnishings in the Premises to the extent of at least ninety percent (90%) of their replacement cost under Standard Fire and Extended Coverage Policy and all other risks of direct physical loss as insured against under Special Form (“all risk”) coverage.

 

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13.2 Form of Insurance. All of said insurance required of Tenant by this Section 13 shall be in form and with companies licensed in the state in which the Premises is located, and shall be AM Best’s rated A- and class VII or better, and shall provide that the same shall not be subject to cancellation or termination except after at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Landlord. Certificates of the insurance policies required to be carried hereunder shall be deposited with the Landlord at the Commencement Date and from time to time, together with copies of the policies, upon request of the Landlord. Any insurance required of Tenant under this Lease may be furnished under a blanket policy carried by Tenant. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Tenant may self-insure any or all of its insurance obligations under this Lease, provided that Tenant shall pay Landlord an amount equal to the insurance proceeds to which Landlord would be entitled under Section 14 of this Lease if Tenant had not self-insured.

13.3 Mutual Waiver. Landlord and Tenant hereby waive all claims and rights of recovery against the other and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives for any loss or damage to their respective properties or interests, which loss is insured against, or required to be insured against, by Landlord or Tenant (as applicable) pursuant to this Section 13, regardless of fault or negligence and regardless of the amount of insurance proceeds collected or collectible under any insurance policies in effect, and Landlord and Tenant each represent and warrant to the other that all such policies permit such waiver and contain, and will contain, enforceable waiver of subrogation endorsements.

14. DAMAGE AND CONDEMNATION.

14.1 Damage or Destruction. In the event of damage to, or destruction of, any Building, or any of the other Improvements or access thereto (a “Casualty”) with respect to a Facility, Landlord, at its sole cost and expense (except with respect to insurance proceeds), shall repair, restore or rebuild the same to the condition existing prior to the happening of such Casualty, and Tenant shall make available to Landlord for such purpose the proceeds of the insurance it maintains pursuant to Section 13.1(a), provided that Landlord shall only be required to repair, restore or rebuild any Facility under this Section 14.1 to the extent insurance proceeds are available to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of a Casualty, either party shall have the right to terminate this Lease with respect to the Facility affected by the Casualty, effective on the date of such Casualty (each, a “Casualty Termination Date”), by giving written notice thereof to the other party within thirty (30) days after the Casualty (a “Casualty Notice”). If Landlord is the party that issues a Casualty Notice, Tenant may nullify such Casualty Notice by giving notice to Landlord of such nullification within thirty (30) days after Landlord furnishes its Casualty Notice and, in any such case, this Lease shall not terminate with respect to the affected Facility; provided, however, that, in such case, Landlord shall have no further obligations under this Lease with respect to the restoration of the affected Facility, and Tenant shall pay all costs incurred to restore the affected Facility (using the insurance proceeds received by Landlord and/or Tenant in connection with such Casualty). On a Casualty Termination Date, the Facility identified in the applicable Casualty Notice shall be deemed to have been removed from Exhibit A and shall no longer constitute a portion of the Premises, this Lease shall terminate with respect to such Facility, and Landlord and Tenant shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to such Facility, including, without limitation, the payment of Rent allocable to such Facility, except any obligations hereunder that expressly survive termination of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after a Casualty Termination Date, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the then-remaining portion of the Premises. If neither party terminates this Lease, during the period of repair by Landlord and for a period of ninety (90) days following the completion of Landlord’s restoration, the Rent allocable to the applicable Facility shall be reduced to an amount which bears the same ratio as the portion of the Facility then available for use bears to the entire Facility.

 

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14.2 Condemnation.

(a) Taking of Whole. If the whole of the Premises or of any Facility shall be taken or condemned for a public or quasi public use or purpose by a competent authority, or if such a portion of the Premises or any Facility shall be so taken that, in Tenant’s sole discretion, Tenant concludes that as a result thereof the balance cannot be used for the same purpose and with substantially the same utility to Tenant as immediately prior to such taking (each, a “Taking”), then, as applicable, (i) the Lease shall terminate with respect to a Taking of the Premises or (ii) the Lease shall terminate only as to the particular Facility subject to a Taking, in either such case upon delivery of possession of the Premises to the condemning authority, and any award, compensation or damages (hereinafter sometimes called the “Award”) shall be paid to and be the sole property of Landlord. Tenant shall have the right to make its own claim for any separate award that may be made by the condemning authority on account of any costs or loss Tenant may sustain in the removal of Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property.

(b) Partial Taking. If only a part of any Facility shall be subject to a Taking, but the Lease is not terminated pursuant to Section 14.2(a) hereof, Tenant shall promptly repair and restore the Facility and all applicable Improvements to a condition that enables Tenant to continue its operations at the Facility and the Rent allocable to such Facility will be adjusted accordingly on a per square foot basis. In such case, Tenant shall have the right to use the Award to make such repairs and improvements to the Facility that are necessary to enable Tenant to continue its operations at the Facility.

(c) Partial Termination. If the Lease is terminated with respect to less than the entire Premises in accordance with Section 14.2(a), on the termination date set forth in such Section, the applicable Facility shall be deemed to have been removed from Exhibit A and shall no longer constitute a portion of the Premises and Landlord and Tenant shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to such Facility, including, without limitation, the payment of Rent allocable to such Facility, except any obligations hereunder that expressly survive termination of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after such applicable termination date, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the then-remaining portion of the Premises.

15. RETURN OF PREMISES; FACILITY IDLING PROCESS.

(a) Facility Idling Process. The parties acknowledge that Landlord and Tenant have entered into that certain Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Transition Services Agreement”). The parties have agreed that, from and after the expiration of the Production Period for each Facility, such Facility shall be shut down and idled pursuant to and in accordance with the terms, conditions, specifications and limitations of the Transition Services Agreement (the “Facility Idling Process”). Accordingly, from and after the expiration of the Production Period for each Facility, the Transition Services Agreement shall govern Landlord’s and Tenant’s rights and obligations relating to the

 

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Facility Idling Process for such Facility (other than the payment obligations with respect to such Facility during an Idling Period as set forth in Section 4.1 hereof) and that each Facility and the Landlord Fixtures and Personal Property located in each Facility will be returned to Landlord upon the expiration of Term in the condition contemplated by the Facilities Idling Process; provided, however, that to the extent any provisions of the Transition Services Agreement are inconsistent with or conflict with the terms and conditions of Section 18 of this Lease, the terms and conditions of Section 18 of this Lease shall govern and control.

(b) Removal of Tenant’s Property. From and after the expiration of the Production Period for each Facility, Tenant shall remove any Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property that were not removed from such Facility prior to the expiration of the Production Period for such Facility. Tenant shall make repairs necessitated by any removal of Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property to the extent such repairs would be required by the Facility Idling Process. Any Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property not removed from a Facility by Tenant on or before the Termination Date with respect to such Facility shall thereafter be deemed to be abandoned, and Landlord may, at Landlord’s election, (i) accept the same, or (ii) remove and dispose of the same at Tenant’s cost; provided that Tenant shall receive a credit against such costs for any amount Landlord receives in connection with the sale or other disposition of such Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property. If Landlord elects to accept the same, this Lease shall serve as a bill of sale for such Tenant Trade Fixtures and Personal Property that are not removed from any Facility by Tenant.

16. HOLDOVER. Should Tenant (or any party claiming by, through or under Tenant) continue to occupy a Facility after the Termination Date with respect to such Facility, Tenant shall be deemed to be a tenant at sufferance as to such Facility and Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Holdover Rent plus all other amounts payable under this Lease (including operating costs on an accrual basis as set forth in this Lease), and Tenant shall perform all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof (other than payment of Rent), with respect to the applicable Facility from and after the Termination Date with respect to the applicable Facility through the date Tenant vacates such Facility. The term “Holdover Rent” shall mean monthly rent in an amount equal to (a) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Rent set forth on Exhibit C with respect to such Facility for the period commencing on the day after the Termination Date with respect to such Facility and continuing for the next twelve (12) months thereafter and (b) two hundred percent (200%) of the Rent set forth on Exhibit C with respect to such Facility from and after the twelve (12) month period described in subsection (a), provided that Tenant shall have no further obligation to pay Holdover Rent to Landlord or other amounts payable under this Lease (including, without limitation, Section 4.2 and Section 6 hereof) to the extent the obligation to pay Holdover Rent or such other amounts with respect to such Facility first accrues with respect to such Facility from and after the date on which Tenant surrenders any such Facility to Landlord. The obligation to pay Holdover Rent shall be without prejudice and in addition to any other rights and remedies Landlord may have under this Lease, including, without limitation, the right to recover possession of the applicable Facility.

 

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17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES.

17.1 Events of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) If Tenant shall fail to pay any Rent or any other charge or sum to be paid by Tenant to Landlord when due in accordance with the terms of this Lease and such default shall continue for a period of fifteen (15) days after the date on which Rent is due or thirty (30) days after any other charge or sum to be paid by Tenant is due;

(b) If Tenant shall fail to keep or perform or abide by any other requirement, term, condition, covenant or agreement of this Lease and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Tenant of such default, and, if more than thirty (30) days shall reasonably be required to correct the breach complained of in such notice, then if Tenant shall fail to commence promptly to correct such breach and prosecute the same to completion with reasonable diligence; provided, however, that in no event shall such period of cure extend beyond one hundred eighty (180) days in the aggregate;

(c) If Tenant shall be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt, or a decree or order approving, as properly filed, a petition or answer filed against Tenant asking reorganization of Tenant under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter amended, or under the laws of any state, shall be entered, and any such decree or judgment or order shall not have been vacated or set aside within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the entry or granting thereof;

(d) If Tenant shall file or admit the jurisdiction of the court and the material allegations contained in any petition in bankruptcy or any petition pursuant or purporting to be pursuant to the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter amended;

(e) If Tenant shall institute any proceeding or shall give its consent to the institution of any proceedings for any relief of Tenant under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws or any laws relating to the relief of debtors, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, arrangements, composition or extension;

(f) If Tenant shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver for Tenant; or a decree or order appointing a receiver of the property of Tenant shall be made and such decree or order shall not have been vacated or set aside within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of entry or granting thereof; or

(g) If Tenant shall fail to obtain or maintain the insurance as required by Section 13 hereof, in the amounts required thereby, and under the conditions and terms as set forth in said Section 13.

 

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17.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default, Landlord may at its election:

(a) Terminate this Lease. Upon termination of the Lease, Tenant shall surrender possession and vacate the Premises immediately, and deliver possession thereof to Landlord, and hereby grants to Landlord the full and free right, in compliance with all applicable laws, to enter into and upon the Premises in such event with process of law and to repossess the Premises as Landlord’s former estate and to expel or remove Tenant and any others who may be occupying or within the Premises without being deemed in any manner guilty of trespass, eviction, or forcible entry or detainer, and without relinquishing Landlord’s rights to Rent or any other right given to Landlord hereunder or by operation of law. Upon termination of the Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to recover as damages all Rent and other sums due and payable by Tenant to the date of termination; and/or

(b) Landlord may pursue any and all remedies available at law or in equity, including without limitation, the right to sue Tenant for any and all damages, losses and liabilities, and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) incurred by or caused to Landlord arising out of or resulting from any act or omission of Tenant or any Event of Default by Tenant hereunder, and the right to sue for specific performance, and for injunctive relief but excluding for any Rent due following the date on which Tenant vacates the Premises.

17.3 Landlord Defaults. If Landlord defaults in the performance of any of its obligations, covenants and warranties hereunder and such default continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to Landlord (or in an emergency, Landlord shall fail to cure such default immediately), and if more than thirty (30) days shall reasonably be required to correct the breach complained of in such notice, then if Landlord shall fail to commence promptly to correct such breach and prosecute the same to completion with reasonable diligence not to exceed ninety (90) days, Tenant may, at its option and in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Tenant, cure the same on behalf of Landlord, in which event Tenant may deduct the cost of such cure from Rent next due hereunder, provided that if such Rent is insufficient to fully reimburse Tenant for such costs, any such deficiency (together with interest thereon at the Default Rate) shall be immediately due and payable by Landlord to Tenant upon written demand from Tenant, which demand shall be accompanied by invoices or receipts evidencing such costs.

17.4 Limitation on Liability.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL TENANT OR LANDLORD BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE (INCLUDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 HEREOF), REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING ANY SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOST PROFITS.

 

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18. ENVIRONMENTAL.

18.1 Definitions. As used in this Section 18, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Contamination” means the presence at the Premises, at a quantity or level which exceeds the amount that would require an investigation, clean up, or other response action under Environmental Law, of any Hazardous Material in surface water, groundwater, ambient air, or surface or subsurface soil.

(b) “Environmental Law” means any law in existence at the date hereof relating to the management or Release of, or exposure of humans to, any Hazardous Materials, pollution or the protection of human health and the environment, including surface water, groundwater, ambient air, surface or subsurface soil, natural resources or wildlife habitat.

(c) “Environmental Permits” means any consents, licenses, permits, or other approvals required by any governmental authority under Environmental Law.

(d) “Hazardous Materials” means any material or substance that is regulated, or can give rise to Liabilities or Losses, under an Environmental Law or a Permit issued pursuant to any Environmental Law, including any petroleum, petroleum-based or petroleum-derived product, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos-containing materials, lead, and any noxious, radioactive, flammable, corrosive or caustic compound (whether solid, liquid or gaseous).

(e) “Liabilities” means any and all liabilities and obligations of every kind and description whatsoever, whether such liabilities or obligations are known or unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, matured or unmatured, accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent, determined or undeterminable, on or off-balance sheet or otherwise, or due or to become due, including Indebtedness and those arising under any law, claim, governmental order, contract or otherwise.

(f) “Losses” means any and all Liabilities, losses, damages, fines, amounts paid in settlement, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’, accountants’, technical consultants’, engineers’ and experts’ fees and expenses).

(g) “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping, discarding, burying, abandoning or disposing into the environment of Hazardous Materials that is prohibited under, or reasonably likely to result in a Liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.

18.2 Agreements regarding Environmental Matters. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge that:

(a) except as provided in Section 18.2(e), the Landlord will retain all Liabilities for (i) all Contamination, including any Releases, in, at, on, under or emanating onto or from the Premises, regardless of when such Contamination may have occurred, and (ii) any on-going consequences or responsibilities relating to this Contamination;

 

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(b) the Landlord will be responsible for managing and funding the liabilities referenced in Section 18.2(a); and

(c) the Tenant will only be responsible, as a short-term tenant, for compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits directly related to its operations at the Premises.

(d) Landlord retains or shall assume any Liability, including responsibility for the investigation, clean up, or other response action required under Environmental Law, related to any Contamination, including the Release of Hazardous Materials, in, at, on, under or emanating onto or from the Premises which occurred prior to, on or after the Commencement Date. Except as provided by Section 18.2(e), (i) Landlord will take all actions required by or under any Environmental Law to address any Contamination in, at, on, under or emanating onto or from the Premises or other environmental conditions, matters, or issues, which, in each case may affect the Premises, and (ii), Landlord hereby forever waives, discharges and releases any claims or causes of action it has or may have against Tenant related to the existence or Release of Hazardous Materials in, at, on, under or emanating onto or from the Premises or other violation of Environmental Law prior to the Commencement Date, or on or after the Commencement Date.

(e) Tenant shall conduct its operations at the Premises in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and any Environmental Permits required at the Premises. Tenant shall be responsible for (i) any fines or penalties resulting directly and exclusively from Tenant’s noncompliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits at the Premises; and (ii) site specific environmental clean up costs or other costs incurred by Landlord that Landlord establishes arose directly and exclusively from Tenant’s operation, maintenance or repair of any Facility (“Additional Costs”). Further, Tenant will indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and all fines or penalties to the extent exclusively and directly caused by Tenant’s noncompliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits at the Premises and from all Additional Costs incurred by Landlord at the Facilities.

(f) Landlord will promptly notify Tenant (and, if in writing, provide copies) of any governmental or third-party filings, notices, or communications concerning the Premises, any adjacent parcel, or other nearby real property of which Landlord has knowledge related in any way to any Contamination, environmental conditions, matters, or issues. Landlord will also notify the Tenant of any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials of which Landlord has knowledge that occurs in, at, on, under or emanates from the Premises or any adjacent parcel to the Premises after the Commencement Date and which is not caused exclusively and directly by the Tenant’s activity on the Premises.

 

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(g) Tenant will promptly notify the Landlord (and, if in writing, provide copies) of any governmental or third-party filings, notices, or communications concerning the Premises which relate in any way to any Contamination, environmental conditions, matters, or issues in connection with the Premises of which Tenant has knowledge. Tenant will also promptly notify Landlord of any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials which occurs in, at, on, under or emanates from the Premises, and which are caused exclusively and directly by the Tenant’s current activities on the Premises. Other than providing Landlord with the notices provided for in this Section 18.2(g) and as provided in Section 18.2(e), Tenant will have no obligation to address, clean up, investigate, or otherwise respond to any Contamination on, at, in, under or emanating from the Premises, regardless of when such Contamination may have occurred.

(h) The obligations in this Section 18 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease and the occurrence and discharge of any other obligation in this Lease.

19. NOTICE. All notices or demands required or permitted to be given or served pursuant to this Lease shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or served one (1) business day subsequent to transmittal by nationally recognized prepaid overnight courier, and addressed to Landlord at Landlord’s Address or to Tenant at Tenant’s Address (as set forth in the Lease Schedule). Such addresses may be changed from time to time by either party by serving notice as above provided. In no event shall personal delivery at the Premises be deemed an effective means of notice.

20. ENTRY UPON PREMISES. Landlord and Landlord’s representatives shall be permitted to enter the Premises at all reasonable times during usual business hours upon no less than forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice to Tenant (except in case of emergency) for purposes of (i) performing such repairs, maintenance or replacements to be performed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease, (ii) exhibiting the Premises for sale or mortgage financing or, within the last six (6) months of the Term or during an Extended Term, to prospective tenants; and (iii) curing any Event of Default by Tenant under the terms of this Lease and during any such entry by Landlord or Landlord’s representatives (except in case of emergency), at Tenant’s option, a representative of Tenant shall accompany Landlord and/or Landlord’s representatives through the Premises at all times.

21. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

21.1 Brokerage. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants to the other that it has not engaged or dealt with any broker in this transaction. Landlord and Tenant each agree to indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against all liability, claims, demands, damages, or costs of any kind arising from or connected with any broker’s commission, finder’s fee, consulting fee or other charge claimed to be due any person or entity arising from the indemnifying party’s conduct with respect to this Lease.

21.2 Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Lease shall be effective unless in writing and executed by Landlord and Tenant.

 

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21.3 Severability. If any term or provision of this Lease shall to any extent be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions of this Lease shall not be affected thereby, but each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

21.4 Attorney’s Fees. In the event Landlord or Tenant is required to use the services of any attorney for the enforcement of any of the terms, covenants or provisions hereof or in the event of any other dispute between Landlord and Tenant concerning this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses from the non-prevailing party.

21.5 Time of Essence. Subject to Section 21.12 below, time is of the essence of this Lease, and all provisions herein relating thereto shall be strictly construed.

21.6 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Lease shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision hereof or of any subsequent or continuing breach of the same or any other provision. Landlord’s consent to or approval of any act by Tenant shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of Landlord’s consent to or approval of any subsequent act.

21.7 Successors and Assigns. All of the covenants, conditions, and provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, when permitted hereunder.

21.8 Governing Law. This Lease shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Michigan, except that for purposes of enforcing or construing this Lease with respect to any Facility located outside the state of Michigan, the laws of the state in which such Facility is located shall apply in lieu of the laws of the state of Michigan.

21.9 Estoppel Agreements. Each of Tenant and Landlord agrees that from time to time within ten (10) business days after written request by the other party hereto, it will execute, acknowledge and deliver to the requesting party or to such other party as may be designated by the requesting party, a certificate stating that this Lease is then in full force and effect and has not been modified, supplemented or amended in any way, except as indicated in such certificate; that all conditions and agreements under this Lease to be performed by Landlord or Tenant, as applicable, have been satisfied or performed, except as set forth in such certificate; that, to such party’s knowledge, there are no existing defenses or offsets of Tenant, except as indicated in such certificate; that Tenant has not paid any rental more than one month in advance, except as indicated in such certificate; and that, to such party’s knowledge, the other party is not in default under any provisions of this Lease.

21.10 Subordination, Non-Disturbance Agreement. Prior to entering into any financing that encumbers any portion of the Premises, at Tenant’s request, Landlord agrees to deliver to Tenant a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement with respect to such portion of the Premises executed by Landlord’s lender in a form reasonably acceptable to such lender and Tenant.

21.11 Intentionally Omitted.

 

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21.12 Force Majeure. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be deemed in default with respect to any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be performed on Landlord’s or Tenant’s part (other than the failure to make any payment due hereunder), if such party’s failure to timely perform same is due in whole or in part to any strike, lockout, labor trouble, civil disorder, failure of power, restrictive governmental laws and regulations, riots, insurrections, war, shortages, accidents, casualties, acts of God, acts caused directly by the other party hereto or such party’s agents, employees and invitees, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Landlord or Tenant, as applicable (collectively, “Force Majeure Events”). In the event of a Force Majeure Event, the period of performance shall be delayed one day for each day of delay caused by the applicable Force Majeure Event. The foregoing definition of Force Majeure Events shall apply only during the Term.

21.13 Consent. Any time the consent of Landlord or Tenant is required, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Whenever this Lease grants Landlord or Tenant the right to take action, exercise discretion, establish rules and regulations or make allocations or other determinations (other than decisions to exercise expansion, contraction, cancellation, termination or extension options, or decisions which are specified herein to be in the sole discretion of the applicable party), Landlord and Tenant shall act reasonably and in good faith, and shall take no action that might result in the frustration of the reasonable expectations of a sophisticated tenant or landlord concerning the benefits to be enjoyed thereby.

21.14 Time Period for Payment. Any time this Lease requires a payment from Landlord to Tenant or from Tenant to Landlord, and no specific time period is set forth herein, such payment shall be deemed due within thirty (30) days after receipt by the paying party of a reasonably detailed, written invoice therefor.

21.15 Execution of Lease. The submission of this document for examination and negotiation does not constitute an offer to lease, or a reservation of, or option for, the Premises and this document shall become effective and binding only upon the execution and delivery hereof by Tenant and by Landlord. All negotiations, considerations, representations and understandings between Landlord and Tenant are incorporated herein.

21.16 Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each such counterpart shall constitute an original.

21.17 Confidentiality. Except as may be required by filings with or orders by the Bankruptcy Court (defined below), each party acknowledges that it will have access to certain financial information of the other party (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information shall not be released to the public and will be provided, subject to this paragraph, only to those parties who have a legitimate need for such Confidential Information, including accountants, lawyers, lenders, potential buyers, mortgagees and similar parties. Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall prepare or provide any materials with respect to this Lease for media distribution, whether it be: print, television, radio, internet or any other commercial distribution, without the approval of the other party. Landlord and Tenant may prepare any necessary documentation or agenda necessary to secure internal or public approval (if necessary) without said approval being required by the other party.

 

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The following information shall not constitute Confidential Information for purposes of this Section 21.17:

(a) any information that is available, or becomes available, to the general public without fault of the non-disclosing party;

(b) any information that can be shown was in the possession of the non-disclosing party prior to receipt of the same from the disclosing party;

(c) any information that is obtained by the non-disclosing party without an obligation of confidence from a third party who is rightfully in possession of such information and is under no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party;

(d) any information that the non-disclosing party is legally required to disclose; or

(e) any information that is independently developed by the non-disclosing party without reference or access to the Confidential Information.

21.18 Jurisdiction for Dispute Resolution. (a) Without limiting any party’s right to appeal any order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), (i) the Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Lease and to decide any claims or disputes that may arise or result from, or be connected with, this Lease, any breach or default hereunder, or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all proceedings related to the foregoing shall be filed and maintained only in the Bankruptcy Court, and the parties hereby consent to and submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the Bankruptcy Court and shall receive notices at such locations as indicated in Section 19 hereof; provided, however, that if Landlord’s voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11, U.S.C. §§101 et. seq. has closed, the parties agree to unconditionally and irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts in the Southern District of New York and the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York and any appellate court from any thereof, for the resolution of any such claim or dispute. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Lease in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.

21.19 Gender. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity entity of the person or entity may require.

 

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22. WAIVER OF LANDLORD LIEN. Landlord hereby waives and releases all liens, right of distraint or security interests (whether arising by statute or at common law) in all property, chattels or merchandise which may be placed in the Premises and also upon all proceeds of insurance which may accrue to Tenant by reason of damage to or destruction of any such property, chattels or merchandise.

23. CONTRACTION RIGHT. Tenant shall have the continuing option (the “Contraction Right”) during the Term to reduce the Premises at any time during the Term by providing notice to Landlord that Tenant is exercising the Contraction Right (each, a “Contraction Notice”), provided that Tenant may only reduce the Premises by returning an entire Facility (as hereinafter defined) to Landlord and not a portion of a Facility. The Contraction Notice shall include (a) the date on which Tenant shall return the Facility to Landlord, which date shall be not less than ninety (90) days after delivery of such notice (each, a “Contraction Date”) and (b) the identification of the Facility to be returned to Landlord on or before the Contraction Date. Tenant shall deliver the Facility to Landlord on or before the respective Contraction Date in accordance with Section 15 hereof in the same condition as if the Contraction Date were the original date set forth in this Lease for expiration of the Term with respect to the applicable Facility. On a Contraction Date, the Facility identified in the applicable Contraction Notice shall be deemed to have been removed from Exhibit A and shall no longer constitute a portion of the Premises, this Lease shall terminate with respect to such Facility, and Landlord and Tenant shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to such Facility, including, without limitation, the payment of Rent allocable to such Facility, except any obligations hereunder that expressly survive termination of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a Contraction Date, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the then-remaining portion of the Premises.

24. TENANT’S LIABILITY. The Surviving Obligations (as hereinafter defined) shall expire with respect to a Facility on the fifth anniversary of the Termination Date with respect to such Facility except regarding a Surviving Obligation with respect to which Landlord has commenced litigation against Tenant prior to the fifth anniversary of the Termination Date with respect to such Facility and then only until a non-appealable judicial determination has been made or, if applicable, until Landlord has executed a judgment obtained in such litigation. As used herein, the term “Surviving Obligations” shall mean (i) the obligations of Tenant that expressly or by their nature survive the expiration or termination of this Lease and (ii) to the extent not included in clause (i) above, Tenant’s obligations to pay Rent and other amounts and perform obligations which, in each case, accrue under this Lease with respect to any Facility prior the date Tenant delivers possession of such Facility to Landlord. For avoidance of doubt, Landlord’s right to recover damages from Tenant and/or pursue any or all other remedies described in described in Section 17.2 hereof shall not be extinguished as a result of the expiration or termination of this Lease as to any Facility, and such rights and remedies and Tenant’s liability therefor shall constitute “Surviving Obligations” for all purposes of this Lease.

 

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25. PURCHASE OPTION. At any time prior to the Target End Date with respect to the Pontiac North Facility (as such term is defined in Exhibit A), Tenant may elect to purchase the Pontiac North Facility by providing written notice to Landlord of such election. Within a reasonable time following delivery of such notice to Landlord, Landlord shall convey the Pontiac North Facility to Tenant by a quitclaim deed for One Dollar ($1.00) in stated consideration and this Lease shall terminate with respect to the Pontiac North Facility upon such conveyance, provided that this Lease shall remain in full force and effect with the remainder of Premises. For avoidance of doubt, the purchase option described in this Section 25 shall apply only to the Pontiac North Facility and shall not apply to any other Facility.

[Signature Pages to Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease by and through their corporate officers thereunto duly authorized, the day and year first above written.

 

TENANT:

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation

By:   /s/ David Markowitz
Name:   David Markowitz
Title:   President and Secretary
LANDLORD:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

By:   /s/ John K. Blanchard
Name:   John K. Blanchard
Title:  

Executive Director,

GM Worldwide Real Estate

SIGNATURE PAGE TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (EXCLUDED MANUFACTURING ASSETS)


Exhibit A

Common Addresses of Premises

 

FACILITY

   USEABLE SQUARE
FOOTAGE

1. Stamping - Indianapolis, 340 White River Parkway West Drive South 50, Indianapolis, IN 46206

   2,111,172

2. GMPT - Flint North #5/#10/#81, 902 E Hamilton Avenue, Flint, MI 48550

   2,001,070

3. GMPT - Livonia, 12200 Middlebelt, Livonia, MI 48150

   1,178,729

4. GMVM - Pontiac Assembly, 2100 S Opdyke Road, Pontiac, MI 48341

   3,378,106

5. Stamping - Pontiac North Campus, 220 East Columbia, Pontiac, MI 48340 (excluding Plant 14) (“Pontiac North Facility”)

   1,464,846

6. Stamping - Mansfield, 2525 West Fourth Street, PO Box 2567 - 44906, Mansfield, OH 44906-1269 (the “Mansfield Facility”)

   2,753,195

7. GMPT - Parma Complex, 5400 Chevrolet Boulevard, PO Box 30098, Parma, OH, 44130

   579,544

8. GMPT - Fredericksburg, 11032 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA, 22408

   280,043

9. GMPT - Willow Run, 2930 Ecorse Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198

   4,723,313

10. Stamping - Grand Rapids, 300 36th Street SW, Wyoming, MI 49548 (the “Grand Rapids Facility”)

   2,324,628

11. GMVM - Shreveport Assembly (excluding Stamping), 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   2,768,105

12. Stamping - Shreveport, 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   867,040

13. GMVM - Wilmington Assembly, 801 Boxwood Road, Wilmington, DE

   2,836,064
    

TOTAL:

   27,265,855

EXHIBIT A TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (EXCLUDED MANUFACTURING ASSETS)


Exhibit B

Target End Dates

 

FACILITY

   TARGET END DATE

1. Stamping - Indianapolis, 340 White River Parkway West Drive South 50, Indianapolis, IN 46206

   12/31/2011

2. GMPT - Flint North #5/#10/#81, 902 E Hamilton Avenue, Flint, MI 48550

   12/31/2010

3. GMPT - Livonia, 12200 Middlebelt, Livonia, MI 48150

   6/30/2010

4. GMVM - Pontiac Assembly, 2100 S Opdyke Road, Pontiac, MI 48341

   10/31/2009

5. Pontiac North Facility

   12/31/2010

6. Mansfield Facility

   6/30/2010

7. GMPT - Parma Complex, 5400 Chevrolet Boulevard, PO Box 30098, Parma OH, 44130

   12/31/2010

8. GMPT - Fredericksburg, 11032 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

   12/31/2010

9. GMPT - Willow Run, 2930 Ecorse Road, Ypsilanti, MI

   12/31/2010

10. Grand Rapids Facility

   12/31/2009

11. GMVM - Shreveport Assembly (excluding Stamping), 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   6/30/2012

12. Stamping - Shreveport, 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   6/30/2012

13. GMVM - Wilmington Assembly, 801 Boxwood Road, Wilmington, DE

   7/31/2009

EXHIBIT B TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (EXCLUDED MANUFACTURING ASSETS)


Exhibit C

Rent

 

FACILITY

   RENT PER ANNUM

1. Stamping - Indianapolis, 340 White River Parkway West Drive South 50, Indianapolis, IN 46206

   $ 2,111,172

2. GMPT - Flint North #5/#10/#81, 902 E Hamilton Avenue, Flint, MI 48550

   $ 2,001,070

3. GMPT - Livonia, 12200 Middlebelt, Livonia, MI 48150

   $ 1,178,729

4. GMVM - Pontiac Assembly, 2100 S Opdyke Road, Pontiac, MI 48341

   $ 3,378,106

5. Pontiac North Facility

   $ 1,464,846

6. Mansfield Facility

   $ 2,753,195

7. GMPT - Parma Complex, 5400 Chevrolet Boulevard, PO Box 30098, Parma, OH, 44130

   $ 579,544

8. GMPT - Fredericksburg, 11032 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA, 22408

   $ 280,043

9. GMPT - Willow Run, 2930 Ecorse Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198

   $ 4,723,313

10. Grand Rapids Facility

   $ 2,324,628

11. GMVM - Shreveport Assembly (excluding Stamping), 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   $ 2,768,105

12. Stamping - Shreveport, 7600 General Motors Blvd., Shreveport, LA

   $ 867,040

13. GMVM - Wilmington Assembly, 801 Boxwood Road, Wilmington, DE

   $ 2,836,064
      

TOTAL:

   $ 27,265,855

EXHIBIT C TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (EXCLUDED MANUFACTURING ASSETS)

EX-10.3 6 dex103.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION AGREEMENT Amended and Restated Secured Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

$1,175,000,000

AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED SUPERPRIORITY

DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY

(f/k/a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION)

a Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code,

as the Borrower,

THE GUARANTORS

and

THE LENDERS PARTIES HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

Dated as of July 10, 2009

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1    Defined Terms    2
1.2    Other Definitional Provisions    23
1.3    Conversion of Foreign Currencies    24
SECTION 2
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS
2.1    Loans    24
2.2    [Intentionally Omitted]    24
2.3    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    24
2.4    Optional Prepayments    25
2.5    [Intentionally Omitted]    25
2.6    Interest Rates and Payment Dates/Fee Payment Dates/Fees    25
2.7    Computation of Interest and Fees    26
2.8    Inability to Determine Interest Rate; Illegality    26
2.9    Treatment of Borrowings and Payments; Evidence of Debt    27
2.10    Indemnity    27
2.11    Superpriority Nature of Obligations and Lenders’ Liens    28
2.12    Taxes    28
SECTION 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1    Existence    30
3.2    [Intentionally Omitted]    31
3.3    [Intentionally Omitted]    31
3.4    [Intentionally Omitted]    31
3.5    Action, Binding Obligations    31
3.6    Approvals    31
3.7    [Intentionally Omitted]    31
3.8    Investment Company Act    31
3.9    [Intentionally Omitted]    31
3.10    Chief Executive Office; Chief Operating Office    31
3.11    Location of Books and Records    31
3.12    [Intentionally Omitted]    31

 

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3.13    [Intentionally Omitted]    32
3.14    Expense Policy    32
3.15    Subsidiaries    32
3.16    Capitalization    32
3.17    Fraudulent Conveyance    32
3.18    USA PATRIOT Act    32
3.19    Embargoed Person    33
3.20    Use of Proceeds    33
3.21    Representations Concerning the Collateral    34
3.22    [Intentionally Omitted]    35
3.23    [Intentionally Omitted]    35
3.24    Lien Priority    35
3.25    [Intentionally Omitted]    35
3.26    [Intentionally Omitted]    35
3.27    [Intentionally Omitted]    36
3.28    Excluded Collateral    36
3.29    Mortgaged Real Property    36
3.30    [Intentionally Omitted]    36
3.31    The Final Order    36
3.32    Wind-Down Budget    36
SECTION 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1    Conditions to Effectiveness    36
SECTION 5
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
5.1    Financial Statements    39
5.2    Notices; Reporting Requirements    40
5.3    Existence    42
5.4    Payments of Taxes    42
5.5    Use of Proceeds    43
5.6    Maintenance of Existence; Payment of Obligations; Compliance with Law    43
5.7    Further Identification of Collateral    43
5.8    Defense of Title    43
5.9    Preservation of Collateral    44
5.10    Maintenance of Papers, Records and Files    44
5.11    Maintenance of Licenses    44
5.12    Payment of Obligations    44
5.13    OFAC    45
5.14    Investment Company    45
5.15    Further Assurances    45

 

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          Page
5.16    Executive Privileges and Compensation    45
5.17    Aircraft    47
5.18    Restrictions on Expenses    47
5.19    Employ American Workers Act    47
5.20    Internal Controls; Recordkeeping; Additional Reporting    47
5.21    Waivers    48
5.22    [Intentionally Omitted]    49
5.23    Additional Guarantors    49
5.24    Provide Additional Information    49
5.25    Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions    49
5.26    Governance of Borrower    50
SECTION 6
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
6.1    Prohibition on Fundamental Changes    51
6.2    Lines of Business    51
6.3    Transactions with Affiliates    51
6.4    Limitation on Liens    52
6.5    Restricted Payments    52
6.6    Amendments to Transaction Documents    52
6.7    Changes in Fiscal Periods    53
6.8    Negative Pledge    53
6.9    Indebtedness    53
6.10    Investments    53
6.11    Action Adverse to the Collateral    53
6.12    Limitation on Sale of Assets    53
6.13    [Intentionally Omitted]    53
6.14    JV Agreements    53
6.15    Swap Agreements    53
6.16    Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions    54
6.17    Sale/Leaseback Transactions    54
6.18    [Intentionally Omitted]    54
6.19    Modification of Organizational Documents    54
SECTION 7
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1    Events of Default    55
7.2    Remedies upon Event of Default    57

 

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          Page
SECTION 8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1    Amendments and Waivers    58
8.2    Notices    59
8.3    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    61
8.4    Survival of Representations and Warranties    61
8.5    Payment of Expenses    61
8.6    Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments    62
8.7    Adjustments; Set-off    63
8.8    Counterparts    64
8.9    Severability    64
8.10    Integration    64
8.11    Governing Law    64
8.12    Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers    65
8.13    Acknowledgments    65
8.14    Release of Guaranties    65
8.15    Confidentiality    66
8.16    Waivers of Jury Trial    66
8.17    USA PATRIOT Act    66
8.18    Orders    67
8.19    Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement    67
8.20    New GM Equity Interests    67

 

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SCHEDULES:      
1.1A    Outstanding Amounts of Tranche C Term Loans   
1.1B    Guarantors   
1.1C    Mortgaged Property   
1.1D    Pledgors   
1.1E    [Intentionally Omitted]   
1.1F    [Intentionally Omitted]   
1.1G    Certain Excluded Subsidiaries   
3.3    [Intentionally Omitted]   
3.10    Chief Executive Office and Chief Operating Office   
3.11    Location of Books and Records   
3.15    Subsidiaries   
3.16    Ownership of North American Group Members   
3.21    Jurisdictions and Recording Offices   
3.25    [Intentionally Omitted]   
3.26    [Intentionally Omitted]   
3.28    Excluded Collateral   
EXHIBITS:      
A    Form of Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement   
B-1    Form of Secretary’s Certificate   
B-2    Form of Officer’s Certificate   
C    Form of Assignment and Assumption   
D-1    Form of Waiver for the Loan Parties   
D-2    Form of Waiver of SEO to Treasury   
D-3    Form of Consent and Waiver of SEO to Borrower   
D-4    Form of Waiver of Senior Employee to Treasury   
D-5    Form of Consent and Waiver of Senior Employee to Borrower   
E    Form of Legal Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP   
F    Form of Compliance Certificate   
G    Form of Amended and Restated Note   
H    [Intentionally Omitted]   
I    Form of Environmental Agreement   
J    Form of Amended and Restated Mortgage   
K    [Intentionally Omitted]   
L    Form of Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED SUPERPRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation and a debtor and debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as defined below) (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (as defined below), and the several lenders from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrower, Saturn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Saturn Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each an “Initial Debtor” and collectively, the “Initial Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below) for relief, and commenced cases (each an “Initial Case” and collectively, the “Initial Cases”) under the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, on June 3, 2009, the Borrower entered into the Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and the Lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Borrower with (i) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $32,125,000,000 (the “Tranche B Term Loans”) and (ii) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $1,175,000,000 (the “Tranche C Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Final Order”) approving the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Wind-Down Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Wind-Down Order”) approving the amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement to provide the Debtors with post-petition, wind-down financing;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement (as defined below), on July 10, 2009 the Treasury (as defined below) exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $25,052,511,395 together with its Additional Notes (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and its rights under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement including the Warrant Note (as defined in the Existing UST Loan Agreement as defined below) and the Additional Notes (as defined in the Existing UST Loan Agreement) to New CarCo (as defined below) in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock (as defined below) of New CarCo;


WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on July 10, 2009 the Canadian Lender exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $3,010,805,085 together with its Additional Notes to New CarCo in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the Section 363 Sale Order (as defined below), the Borrower sold to New CarCo certain of its assets and property, and New CarCo assumed certain liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as defined below), including a portion of the Treasury’s Tranche B Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to $7,072,488,605 pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “New CarCo Assignment and Assumption”), between the Borrower and New CarCo (collectively, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the “Related Section 363 Transactions”);

WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Related Section 363 Transactions, the remaining obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders are comprised solely of the Tranche C Term Loans; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, to amend and restate the portion of the Existing Credit Agreement relating to the Tranche C Term Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree that on the Effective Date, as provided in Section 8.19, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.

ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1/ 2 of 1% and (c) the three month Eurodollar Rate (for the avoidance of doubt after giving effect to the provisos in the definition thereof) plus 1.00%; provided that, in the event the Required Lenders shall have determined that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the calculation of clause (c), such calculation shall be replaced with the last available calculation of the three month Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the three month Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the three month Eurodollar Rate, respectively.

 

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ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.

Additional Guarantor”: as defined in Section 5.23.

Administrative/Priority Claim Payment Amount”: any positive amount equal to the difference between $200,000,000 and the aggregate amount paid or payable (or specifically reserved for payment as such) to satisfy all of the administrative and priority claims comprising the Administrative/Priority Claim Tranche.

Administrative/Priority Claim Payment Date”: the first Business Day after which the administrative and priority claims that comprise the Administrative/Priority Claim Tranche are satisfied in full or otherwise finalized so that no such claims remain outstanding and unsatisfied, but in no case later than the date on which a liquidation plan with respect to the Debtors is approved by the Bankruptcy Court and declared effective.

Administrative/Priority Claim Tranche”: an amount under the Wind-Down Budget up to $200,000,000 that was allocated as of the Effective Date to cover anticipated (i) administrative claims related to contract rejections by the Debtors and (ii) priority claims against the Debtors, each as further described in the Wind-Down Budget. The description of the administrative and priority claims that are to be set forth in the Wind-Down Budget shall reflect such categories, provisions and assumptions such that a good faith estimate, as of the Effective Date, of the sum of the obligations arising from the claims referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be at least equal to $200,000,000.

Affiliate”: with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” (together with the correlative meanings of “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, pension plans of a Person and entities holdings the assets of such plans, shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of such Person.

Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s aggregate but unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Loans at such time to the sum of the aggregate but unpaid principal amount of all Lenders’ Loans at such time.

Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws”: as defined in Section 3.18(d).

Applicable Law”: as to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

 

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Applicable Margin”: (A) 2.0% per annum in the case of ABR Loans and (B) 3.0% per annum in the case of Eurodollar Loans.

Assignee”: as defined in Section 8.6(b).

Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Bankruptcy Code”: the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.

Bankruptcy Court”: the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (together with the District Court for the Southern District of New York, where applicable).

Bankruptcy Exceptions”: limitations on, or exceptions to, the enforceability of an agreement against a Person due to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or the application of general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

Bankruptcy Rules”: the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and local rules of the Bankruptcy Court, each as amended, and applicable to the Cases.

Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 8.7(a).

Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

Borrower”: as defined in the recitals.

Business Day”: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York City or Ottawa, Ontario, Canada are permitted to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London Interbank market.

Canadian Lender”: Export Development Canada, a corporation established pursuant to the laws of Canada, and its successors and assigns.

Canadian Lender Consortium Members”: each of the Export Development Canada, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.

 

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Canadian Post-Sale Facility”: the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among General Motors of Canada Limited, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, and the Canadian Lender.

Canadian PV Loan Agreement”: the Loan Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among New CarCo, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, and the Canadian Lender.

Capital Lease Obligations”: for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) Property to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock”: any and all equity interests, including any shares of stock, membership or partnership interests, participations or other equivalents whether certificated or uncertificated (however designated) of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or any other entity, and any and all similar ownership interests in a Person and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

Carve-Out”: as defined in the Orders.

Cases”: the Initial Cases and each other case of a Debtor filed with the Bankruptcy Court and joined with the Initial Cases.

Cash Equivalents”: (a) Dollars, or money in other currencies received in the ordinary course of business, (b) securities with maturities of one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or Canadian government or any agency thereof, (c) securities with maturities of one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s or equivalent rating, (d) demand deposit, certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank, supranational bank or trust company having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (e) repurchase obligations with respect to securities of the types (but not necessarily maturity) described in clauses (b) and (c) above, having a term of not more than 90 days, of banks (or bank holding companies) or subsidiaries of such banks (or bank holding companies) and non-bank broker-dealers listed on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s list of primary and other reporting dealers (“Repo Counterparties”), which Repo Counterparties have capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign equivalent thereof) and which Repo Counterparties or their parents (if the Repo Counterparties are not rated) will at the time of the transaction be rated “A-1” by S&P (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization, (f) commercial paper rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in either case maturing within one (1) year after the day of acquisition, (g) short-term marketable securities of comparable credit quality, (h) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest at

 

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least 95% in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (g) of this definition (except that such assets may have maturities of 13 months or less), and (i) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, substantially similar investments, of comparable credit quality, denominated in the currency of any jurisdiction in which such Person conducts business.

Change of Control”: with respect to the Borrower, the acquisition, after the Closing Date, by any other Person, or two or more other Persons acting in concert other than the Permitted Holders, the Lenders or any Affiliate of the Lenders, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower at any time if after giving effect to such acquisition such Person or Persons owns twenty percent (20%) or more of such outstanding voting stock.

Closing Date”: June 3, 2009.

Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral”: all property and assets of the Loan Parties of every kind or type whatsoever, including tangible, intangible, real, personal or mixed, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, wherever located, all property of the estates of each Debtor within the meaning of section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code (including avoidance actions arising under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable state law except avoidance actions against the Prepetition Senior Facilities Secured Parties (as defined in the Final Order)), all property pledged to secure the Obligations under each Collateral Document (other than the Orders) and all proceeds, rents and products of the foregoing other than Excluded Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the proceeds of the Tranche C Term Loans constitute Collateral.

Collateral Documents”: means, collectively, the Orders, the Guaranty, the Equity Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage, collateral assignment, security agreement, pledge agreement or similar agreements delivered to the Lenders to secure the Obligations. The Collateral Documents (other than the Orders) shall supplement, and shall not limit, the grant of Collateral pursuant to the Orders.

Committee”: any statutory committee appointed in the Cases.

Compensation Regulations”: as defined in Section 5.16(a)(i).

Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, for the immediately prior calendar month and on a cumulative basis from the Petition Date.

Contractual Obligation”: 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”: as defined in the definition of “Affiliate”.

 

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Controlled Affiliate”: as defined in Section 3.18(a).

Convention”: as defined in Section 2.12(d).

Debtor”: each of the Initial Debtors and, subject to the written consent of the Required Lenders, each other Subsidiary of the Initial Debtors to the extent that (i) such Subsidiary files with the Bankruptcy Court, (ii) such case is joined with the Cases and (iii) such Subsidiary is subject, by order of the Bankruptcy Court, to the previously issued orders relating to the Cases (including the Orders).

Debtor Successor”: with respect to any Debtor, (i) a “liquidating trust,” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 301.7701-4, to which such Debtor’s assets are distributed, or (ii) any other entity established for the sole purpose of liquidating the assets of such Debtor.

Default”: any event, that with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default.

Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof; and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.

Dollar Equivalent”: on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to an amount denominated in any other currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount as determined by the Treasury in accordance with normal banking industry practice using the Exchange Rate on the date of determination of such equivalent. In making any determination of the Dollar Equivalent, the Treasury shall use the relevant Exchange Rate in effect on the date on which a Dollar Equivalent is required to be determined pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. As appropriate, amounts specified herein as amounts in Dollars shall include any relevant Dollar Equivalent amount.

Dollars” and “$”: the lawful money of the United States.

Domestic 956 Subsidiary”: any U.S. Subsidiary substantially all of the value of whose assets consist of equity of one or more Foreign 956 Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary that is organized or existing under the laws of the United States or Canada or any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada.

EAWA”: the Employ American Workers Act (Section 1611 of Division A, Title XVI of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), Public Law No. 111-5, effective as of February 17, 2009, as may be amended and in effect from time to time.

EESA”: the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-343, effective as of October 3, 2008, as amended by Section 7000 et al. of Division A, Title VII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law No. 111-5, effective as of February 17, 2009, as may be further amended and in effect from time to time.

 

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Effective Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 shall have been satisfied, which date shall not be later than the date on which the Related Section 363 Transactions are consummated.

EISA”: the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Public Law No. 110-140, effective as of January 1, 2009, as may be amended and in effect from time to time.

Embargoed Person”: as defined in Section 3.19.

Environmental Agreement”: the Environmental Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Loan Parties for the benefit of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit I.

Environmental Laws”: any and all foreign, Federal, state, provincial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or natural resources, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

Environmental Permits”: any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations, notifications, exemptions and other authorizations required under any Environmental Law.

Environmental Tranche”: an amount under the Wind-Down Budget up to $500,000,000 that was allocated as of the Effective Date to cover anticipated environmental related expenses and claims.

Equity Pledge Agreement”: the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof, made by each Pledgor in favor of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; provided that the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall be $0 with respect to the Canadian Lender.

Eurodollar Base Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of

 

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such Interest Period appearing on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on such page of the Reuters screen (or otherwise on such screen), the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Treasury or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which a reference institution selected by the Treasury is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.

Eurodollar Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):

 

  Eurodollar Base Rate  
  1.00 – Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements  

; provided that, in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate be less than 2.00%.

Event of Default”: as defined in Section 7.1 .

Exchange Act”: the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Rate”: for any day with respect to any currency (other than Dollars), the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day on the applicable Bloomberg currency page with respect to such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable Bloomberg currency page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Treasury and the Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the spot rate of exchange of a reference institution selected by the Treasury in the London Interbank market or other market where such reference institution’s foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day for the purchase of Dollars with such currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Treasury may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Excluded Collateral”: as defined in Schedule 3.28. For the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Collateral shall at all times include the New GM Equity Interests and tax refunds due to Canadian subsidiaries.

 

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Excluded Subsidiary”: (i) any JV Subsidiary in which any Loan Party owns less than 80% of the voting or economic interest, (ii) any U.S. Subsidiary of the Borrower listed as one of the “Domestic Entities” on Annex 1 to Schedule 3.28 other than the Loan Parties listed therein, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower existing on the Closing Date that the Borrower does not Control as of the Closing Date (including, without limitation, dealerships wholly owned by the Borrower that are operated by a third party pursuant to an agreement in effect on the Petition Date), (iv) [intentionally omitted] and (v) any Subsidiary set forth on Schedule 1.1G as such Schedule 1.1G may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Required Lenders.

Executive Order”: as defined in Section 3.19.

Existing Agreements”: the agreements of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in effect on the Closing Date and any extensions, renewals and replacements thereof so long as any such extension, renewal and replacement could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

Existing Credit Agreement”: as defined in the recitals.

Existing UST Term Loan Agreement”: the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, between the Borrower and the Treasury.

Expense Policy”: the Borrower’s comprehensive written policy on excessive or luxury expenditures maintained and implemented in accordance with the Treasury regulations contained in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.

Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it (or, if JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is no longer receiving such quotations for any reason, the average of such quotations received by a reference institution selected by the Lender).

Final Order”: as defined in the recitals.

Foreign Assets Control Regulations”: as defined in Section 3.19.

Foreign 956 Subsidiary”: any Non-U.S. Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Code Section 957.

Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Funding Office”: the office of each Lender specified in Schedule 1.1A or such other office as may be specified from time to time by such Lender as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower.

 

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GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.

Governmental Authority”: any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any federal, state or municipal court, in each case whether of the United States or a foreign jurisdiction.

Group Members”: the collective reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person, any obligation of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any Indebtedness of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such Indebtedness against loss (whether by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, or to take-or-pay or otherwise), provided that the term “Guarantee Obligation” shall not include (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) obligations to make servicing advances for delinquent taxes and insurance, or other obligations in respect of a Mortgaged Property, to the extent required by the Lenders. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of a Person shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as verbs shall have correlative meanings.

Guarantor”: each Person listed on Schedule 1.1B and each other Person that becomes an Additional Guarantor.

Guaranty”: the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

Indebtedness”: for any Person: (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property from such Person); (b) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services; (c) indebtedness of others of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) of this definition secured by a Lien on the Property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person; (e) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) obligations of such Person under repurchase agreements or like arrangements; (g) indebtedness of others of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (h) and (i) of this definition guaranteed by such Person; (h) all obligations of such Person incurred in connection with the acquisition or carrying of fixed assets by such Person; (i) indebtedness of general partnerships of which such Person is a general partner unless the terms of such indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor; (j) the liquidation value of all redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person; and (k) any other indebtedness of such Person evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument.

 

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Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 8.5.

Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 8.5.

Initial Case”: as defined in the recitals.

Initial Debtors”: as defined in the recitals.

Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the first day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.

Interest Period”: as to any Eurodollar Loan, (i) initially, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) with respect to such Loan and ending three months thereafter; and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Loan and ending three months thereafter; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

(A) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

(B) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date; and

(C) any 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) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period.

Interim Order”: the Interim Order entered June 2, 2009 by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Bankruptcy Code sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (a) approving this Agreement and authorizing the Loan Parties to obtain Postpetition financing pursuant thereto, (b) granting related Liens and Superpriority Claims, (c) granting adequate protection to certain Prepetition secured parties, and (d) scheduling a final hearing.

Investments”: as defined in Section 6.10.

JV Agreement”: each partnership or limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement) between a North American Group Member or one of its Subsidiaries and the relevant JV Partner as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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JV Partner”: each Person party to a JV Agreement that is not a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries.

JV Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of a Group Member which is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and as to which the business and management thereof is jointly controlled by the holders of the Capital Stock therein pursuant to customary joint venture arrangements.

Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien or other charge or encumbrance (in the nature of a security interest), including the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor, upon or with respect to any property or assets.

Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes, the Environmental Agreement, the Collateral Documents and each post-closing letter or agreement now and hereafter entered into among the parties hereto.

Loan Parties”: the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Pledgors.

Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1.

Master Transaction Agreement”: that certain Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009, among New CarCo and the sellers party thereto.

Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform any of their obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which they are a party, (c) the validity or enforceability in any material respect of any of the Loan Documents to which the Loan Parties are a party, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, or (e) the Collateral (taken as a whole); provided that, (w) the taking of any action by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the cessation of production, pursuant to and in accordance with the Wind-Down Budget, (x) the filing of the Cases, and (y) any sale pursuant to any Related Section 363 Transaction or any other action taken pursuant to the Orders, shall not be taken into consideration.

Material Environmental Amount”: $50,000,000.

Maturity Date”: the first date on which the earlier of the following shall have occurred (which date may be extended by the Lenders in their sole discretion in accordance with Section 8.1): (a) the effective date of a plan of liquidation confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the Cases that is not reasonably satisfactory to the Treasury; provided that any objection from the Treasury that such plan is not reasonably satisfactory to the Treasury will not be based on the Disposition of Excluded Collateral under such plan and (b) the first date on which each of the following shall have occurred (i) all claims against the Debtors have been

 

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resolved such that there are no remaining disputed claims, (ii) all assets of the Debtors (other than remaining cash) have been liquidated and (iii) all distributions on account of allowed claims have been made, and all other actions that are required under the plan of liquidation (other than the dissolution of the last remaining Debtor) have been completed. On the Maturity Date arising under clause (b) above, the plan administrator or other individual or entity charged with administering the liquidation plan shall be entitled to retain a de minimis amount of funds to complete the dissolution of the last remaining Debtor. As used in this definition, references to a Debtor includes its Debtor Successor.

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Mortgage”: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by the Borrower or any Guarantor in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, taking into consideration the law and jurisdiction in which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be recorded or filed, to the extent applicable.

Mortgaged Property”: each property listed on Schedule 1.1C, as to which the Lenders shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Orders or the Mortgages.

New CarCo”: General Motors Company (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and successor-in-interest to Vehicle Acquisition Holdings, LLC.

New CarCo Assignment and Assumption”: as defined in the recitals.

New GM Equity Interests”: any stock, warrants, options or other equity interests of New CarCo or any of its Subsidiaries issued to or held by any Debtor (or any of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to the Related Section 363 Transactions, including any (i) subsequent dividends, payment or other distribution thereon, and (ii) proceeds received or receivable upon any Disposition thereof.

Non-Debtor”: each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Debtor.

Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.12(a).

Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.12(d).

Non-U.S. Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not a U.S. Subsidiary.

North American Group Members”: collectively, the Loan Parties and each Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not an Excluded Subsidiary.

Notes”: as defined in Section 4.1(a)(vi) and any promissory notes issued in connection with an assignment contemplated by Section 2.3(b).

 

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Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any Lender that are required to be paid by any Loan Party pursuant hereto) or otherwise.

OFAC”: the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury.

Orders”: the Interim Order, the Final Order and the Wind-Down Order.

Other Foreign 956 Subsidiary”: any Non-U.S. Subsidiary substantially all of the value of whose assets consist of equity of one or more Foreign 956 Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Other Taxes”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, intangible or mortgage recording taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by the United States or any taxing authority thereof or therein arising from any payment made, or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Participant”: as defined in Section 8.6(c).

Permitted Holders”: any holder of any Capital Stock of the Borrower as of the Closing Date.

Permitted Indebtedness”:

(a) Indebtedness created under any Loan Document;

(b) [intentionally omitted];

(c) trade payables, if any, in the ordinary course of its business;

(d) Indebtedness existing on the Petition Date and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without any increase, or any shortening of the maturity, of any principal amount thereof);

(e) intercompany Indebtedness of a North American Group Member in the ordinary course of business; provided that, the right to receive any repayment of such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness meeting the criteria of clause (d) above, or any extensions, renewals, exchanges or replacements thereof) shall be subordinated to the Lenders’ rights to receive repayment of the Obligations;

 

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(f) [intentionally omitted];

(g) [intentionally omitted];

(h) Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.15 that are not entered into for speculative purposes;

(i) Indebtedness with respect to (x) letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments in respect of the financing of insurance premiums, customs, stay, performance, bid, surety or appeal bonds and similar obligations, completion guaranties, “take or pay” obligations in supply agreements, reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, indemnification, adjustment of purchase price and similar obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition or Disposition of any business or assets, and sales contracts, coverage of long-term counterparty risk in respect of insurance companies, purchasing and supply agreements, rental deposits, judicial appeals and service contracts and (y) appeal, bid, performance, surety, customs or similar bonds issued for the account of any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management and deposit accounts and operations, netting services, employee credit card programs and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence;

(k) any guarantee by any Loan Party of Permitted Indebtedness; and

(l) Indebtedness entered into under Section 136 of EISA.

Permitted Investments”:

(a) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(b) any Investment by a Loan Party in the Borrower, another Loan Party, or a Pledged Entity that is a Domestic Subsidiary;

(c) [intentionally omitted];

(d) any Investment (i) existing on the Effective Date, or (ii) consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment is not increased through such extension, modification or renewal;

(e) [intentionally omitted];

(f) [intentionally omitted];

 

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(g) [intentionally omitted];

(h) any Investment otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(i) Investments in Indebtedness of, or Investments guaranteed by, Governmental Authorities, in connection with industrial revenue, municipal, pollution control, development or other bonds or similar financing arrangements;

(j) [intentionally omitted];

(k) Trade Credit;

(l) [intentionally omitted];

(m) Investments (i) received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction of delinquent accounts and disputes with customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) acquired as a result of foreclosure of a Lien securing an Investment or the transfer of the assets subject to such Lien in lieu of foreclosure;

(n) commercial transactions in the ordinary course of business with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such transactions would constitute an Investment;

(o) conveyance of Collateral in an arm’s-length transaction to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or an Affiliate of the Borrower for non-cash consideration consisting of Trade Credit or other Property to become Collateral having a fair market value equal to or greater than the fair market value of the conveyed Collateral; and

(p) Investments after the Effective Date in (i) dealerships of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the United States in an aggregate amount not exceeding $2,500,000 and (ii) General Motors Strasbourg, S.A. in an aggregate amount not exceeding $7,500,000.

Permitted Liens”: with respect to any Property of any North American Group Member:

(a) Liens created under the Loan Documents;

(b) Liens on Property of a North American Group Member existing on the date hereof (including Liens on Property of a North American Group Member pursuant to Existing Agreements; provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations and any permitted refinancing that they secure on the date hereof);

(c) [intentionally omitted];

(d) Liens for taxes and utility charges not yet due or that are being contested in good faith, by proper proceedings diligently pursued, and as to which adequate reserves have been provided;

 

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(e) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not due and payable or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.8;

(f) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit that encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the proceeds thereof;

(g) Liens securing Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.15;

(h) Liens created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over balances of any accounts held at such banks or financial institutions or over investment property held in a securities account, as the case may be, to facilitate the operation of cash pooling, cash management or interest set-off arrangements;

(i) customary Liens in favor of trustees and escrow agents, and netting and set-off rights, banker’s liens and the like in favor of counterparties to financial obligations and instruments, including, without limitation, Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.15;

(j) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 136 of EISA;

(k) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workmen’s compensation, unemployment or other insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(l) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, or to secure the payment of import or customs duties, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(m) zoning and environmental restrictions, easements, licenses, encroachments, covenants and servitudes, rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property or groundwater, institutional controls and other similar encumbrances or deed restrictions incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of any North American Group Member;

(n) [intentionally omitted];

(o) judgment Liens securing judgments;

(p) any Lien consisting of rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by statutory provision;

 

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(q) Liens securing Indebtedness described in clauses (d) and (e) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(r) pledges or deposits made to secure reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued to support any obligations or liabilities described in clauses (k) or (l) of this definition;

(s) [intentionally omitted];

(t) [intentionally omitted]; and

(u) other Liens created or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the North American Group Member; provided that the obligations secured by all such Liens shall not exceed the principal amount of $10,000,000.

Person”: any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or government (or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof).

Petition Date”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

Pledged Entity”: a Subsidiary of a Loan Party whose Capital Stock is subject to a security interest in favor of the Lenders pursuant to the Orders or the Collateral Documents.

Pledgors”: the parties set forth on Schedule 1.1D and each other Person that makes a pledge in favor of the Lenders under the Equity Pledge Agreement.

Postpetition”: when used with respect to any agreement or instrument, any claim or proceeding or any other matter, shall refer to an agreement or instrument that was entered into or became effective, a claim or proceeding that first arose or was first instituted, or another matter that first occurred, after the commencement of the Cases.

Prepetition”: when used with respect to any agreement or instrument, any claim or proceeding or any other matter, shall refer to an agreement or instrument that was entered into or became effective, a claim or proceeding that arose or was instituted, or another matter that occurred, prior to the Petition Date.

Prepetition Payment”: a payment (by way of adequate protection or otherwise) of principal or interest or otherwise on account of any Prepetition Indebtedness or trade payables or other Prepetition claims against any Debtor.

Prime Rate”: the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or if JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is no longer announcing such a rate for any reason, another reference institution selected by the Lender) as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with extensions of credit to borrowers).

 

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Prohibited Jurisdiction”: any country or jurisdiction, from time to time, that is the subject of a prohibition order (or any similar order or directive), sanctions or restrictions promulgated or administered by any Governmental Authority of the United States.

Prohibited Person”: any Person:

(a) subject to the provisions of the Executive Order;

(b) that is owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person or entity that is subject to the provisions of the Executive Order;

(c) with whom a Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or money laundering law, including the Executive Order;

(d) who commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order;

(e) that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the OFAC at its official website, http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/t11sdn.pdf or at any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or

(f) who is an Affiliate or affiliated with a Person listed above.

Property”: any right or interest in or to property (other than tax refunds due to Canadian subsidiaries) of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

Quarterly Report”: as defined in Section 5.1(f).

Records”: all books, instruments, agreements, customer lists, credit files, computer files, storage media, tapes, disks, cards, software, data, computer programs, printouts and other computer materials and records generated by other media for the storage of information maintained by any Person with respect to the business and operations of the Loan Parties and the Collateral.

Register”: as defined in Section 8.6(b).

Regulation D”: Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Related Section 363 Transactions”: as defined in the recitals.

Required Lenders”: at any time, Lenders with Loans constituting a majority of the Loans of all Lenders.

Requirements of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to and binding upon such Person and any of its property, and to which such Person and any of its property is subject.

 

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Responsible Officer”: as to any Person, the chief executive officer or, with respect to financial matters (including without limitation those matters set forth in Sections 5.1(f) and 5.2(h)), the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such Person, an individual so designated from time to time by such Person’s board of directors or, for the purposes of Section 5.2 only (other than Sections 5.1(f) and 5.2(h)), to include the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Borrower, or, in the event any such officer is unavailable at any time he or she is required to take any action hereunder, Responsible Officer shall mean any officer authorized to act on such officer’s behalf as demonstrated by a certificate or corporate resolution (or equivalent); provided that the Lenders are notified in writing of the identity of such Responsible Officer.

Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 6.5.

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and its successors.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction”: as defined in Section 6.17.

SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.

Section 363 Sale Order”: an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Related Section 363 Transactions in form and substance substantially in the form attached to the Transaction Documents or otherwise satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

Senior Employee”: any of the 25 most highly compensated employees (including the SEOs) of the Loan Parties, as determined pursuant to the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.

SEO”: a Senior Executive Officer as defined in the EESA and any interpretation of such term by the Treasury thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.

Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program”: The Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, as contemplated by Section 121 of the EESA.

Specified Benefit Plan”: any employee benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(3) of ERISA and any other plan, arrangement or agreement which provides for compensation, benefits, fringe benefits or other remuneration to any employee, former employee, individual independent contractor or director, including any bonus, incentive, supplemental retirement plan, golden parachute, employment, individual consulting, change of control, bonus or retention agreement, whether provided directly or indirectly by any Group Member or otherwise.

 

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Subsidiary”: with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity shall have or shall have the right to have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Superpriority Claim”: a claim against the Borrower or any other Debtor in any of the Cases pursuant to section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code having priority over any or all administrative expenses including administrative expenses specified in sections 503 and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not such claim or expenses may become secured by a judgment lien or other non-consensual lien, levy or attachment.

Swap Agreement”: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement.”

Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.12(a).

Trade Credit”: accounts receivable, trade credit or other advances extended to, or investment made in, customers, suppliers, including intercompany, in the ordinary course of business.

Trading With the Enemy Act”: as defined in Section 3.19.

Tranche B Term Loan”: as defined in the recitals.

Tranche C Term Loan”: as defined in the recitals.

Transaction Documents”: each of, and collectively, (i) the Master Transaction Agreement, (ii) the Section 363 Sale Order, (iii) the Transition Services Agreement and (iv) the related manufacturing agreements, asset purchase agreements, organizational documents, finance support agreements and all other related documentation, each as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.6.

Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.

 

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Transition Services Agreement”: the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the other Initial Debtors, and New CarCo, substantially in the form of Exhibit T to the Master Transaction Agreement.

Treasury”: The United States Department of the Treasury.

Uniform Commercial Code”: the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.

United States”: the United States of America.

USA PATRIOT Act”: as defined in Section 3.18(d).

U.S. Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is organized or existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

Wind-Down”: the sale or shutdown of certain businesses and properties of the Debtors and the Subsidiaries thereof.

Wind-Down Budget”: the budget, in form and substance consistent with the budget provided by the Company prior to the Effective Date and satisfactory to the Required Lenders, setting forth in reasonable detail all anticipated receipts and disbursements of the Borrower and certain of its U.S. Subsidiaries on a calendar year basis, as amended by each Quarterly Report delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(f).

Wind-Down Order”: as defined in the recitals.

1.2. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to Group Members not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and (vi) references to any Person shall include its successors and assigns.

 

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(c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement (or the Schedules and Exhibits hereto), and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

1.3. Conversion of Foreign Currencies. (a) For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, with respect to any monetary amounts in a currency other than Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent thereof shall be determined based on the Exchange Rate in effect at the time of such determination (unless otherwise explicitly provided herein).

(b) The Treasury may set up appropriate rounding off mechanisms or otherwise round-off amounts hereunder to the nearest higher or lower amount in whole Dollar or cent to ensure amounts owing by any party hereunder or that otherwise need to be calculated or converted hereunder are expressed in whole Dollars or in whole cents, as may be necessary or appropriate.

SECTION 2

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS

2.1. Loans. On the Effective Date, the Lenders made the Tranche C Term Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of $1,175,000,000 (the “Loans”). The Loans shall be non-recourse to the Borrower and the Guarantors and recourse only to the Collateral. The Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or, solely in the circumstances specified in Section 2.8, ABR Loans. Loans repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

2.2. [Intentionally Omitted].

2.3. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Loans shall be payable on the Maturity Date; provided that, upon the Administrative/Priority Claim Payment Date, the portion of the Loans equal to the Administrative/Priority Claim Payment Amount as of such date shall be due. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the repayment of the Loans shall, subsequent to the closing of the Related Section 363 Transactions, be subject to claims against the Debtors’ estates that have priority under Sections 503(b) or 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, including costs and expenses of administration that are attendant to the formulation and confirmation of a liquidating chapter 11 plan, whether incurred prior or subsequent to the consummation of the Related Section 363 Transactions, in an aggregate amount up to $1,175,000,000, or such larger amount as approved by the Lenders.

 

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(b) Pursuant to Section 4.1(a), the Borrower shall execute and deliver the Notes on the Effective Date. Following any assignment of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.6, the Borrower agrees that, upon the request of any Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender Notes reflecting the Loans assigned and the Loans retained by such Lender, if any.

2.4. Optional Prepayments. (a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to each Lender no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) three Business Days prior to the date such prepayment is requested to be made, which notice shall specify the date of such prepayment, the aggregate amount of such prepayment and such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage of such payment; provided that, if a Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.10. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid and shall be applied as provided in Section (b). Partial prepayments of Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.

(b) Unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be applied, (i) first, to pay accrued and unpaid interest on, and expenses in respect of, the Loans, and (ii) second, to repay the Loans. Any such prepayment shall be accompanied by a notice to each Lender specifying the aggregate amount of such prepayment and such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage of such prepayment.

2.5. [Intentionally Omitted].

2.6. Interest Rates and Payment Dates/Fee Payment Dates/Fees. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.

(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) [Intentionally Omitted].

(d) At any time any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) all outstanding Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6 plus 5% per annum, which, in the sole discretion of the Treasury, may be the rate of interest then applicable to ABR Loans, and (ii) all other outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at 5% above the rate per annum equal to the rate of interest then applicable to ABR Loans.

(e) [Intentionally Omitted].

 

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(f) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that, interest on the Loans shall not be payable in cash on each Interest Payment Date but shall instead be added to the principal of the Loans on each Interest Payment Date and shall be payable in cash on the Maturity Date.

2.7. Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Treasury shall, as soon as practicable, and promptly, notify the Borrower and the other Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Treasury shall, as soon as practicable, and promptly, notify the Borrower and the other Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Treasury pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Treasury shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Treasury in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.7(a).

2.8. Inability to Determine Interest Rate; Illegality. (a) If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:

(i) any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or

(ii) any Lender shall have determined that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender (as conclusively certified by such Lender) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period;

such Lender shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.8(a) in respect of Eurodollar Loans, then (1) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made by the affected Lenders as ABR Loans, and (2) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans of the affected Lender, shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such relevant notice has been withdrawn by such Lender, no further Eurodollar Loans by the affected Lenders shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans.

 

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(b) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, such Lender shall give notice thereof to the Borrower describing the relevant provisions of such Requirement of Law, following which, (i) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, (A) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans and continue such Eurodollar Loans as such and (B) such Lender’s outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted automatically on the last day of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as shall be required by law) to ABR Loans. If any such conversion or prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10.

2.9. Treatment of Borrowings and Payments; Evidence of Debt. (a) [Intentionally Omitted].

(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans then held by the Lenders. Amounts paid on account of the Loans may not be reborrowed.

(c) [Intentionally Omitted].

(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the due date thereof to the Lenders at their respective Funding Offices, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

2.10. Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of

 

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such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank Eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.10 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error and shall be payable within 30 days of receipt of any such notice. The agreements in this Section 2.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.11. Superpriority Nature of Obligations and Lenders’ Liens. The priority of Lenders’ Liens on the Collateral owned by the Loan Parties shall be set forth in the Final Order entered with respect to the Cases.

2.12. Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereinafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (collectively, “Taxes”), except for any deduction or withholding required by law. If the Borrower is required to withhold any Non-Excluded Taxes from any amounts payable to any Lender (i) the Borrower shall make such deductions and shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Laws and (ii) the amounts so payable to such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to pay to such Lender such additional amounts as may be necessary so that the Lender receives, free and clear of all such Non-Excluded Taxes, a net amount equal to the amount it would have received from the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if no such deduction or withholding had been made. For purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, “Non-Excluded Taxes” are withholding Taxes imposed by the United States or any taxing authority thereof or therein on payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than (a) withholding Taxes imposed on any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender and the jurisdiction of the United States or any taxing authority thereof or therein imposing such Tax (other than any such connection arising solely from such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States, (c) any withholding Taxes that exist on the date the Lender becomes a Lender or that arise as a result of a change in status of the Lender as a Governmental Authority which is an agency of the Canadian federal government that is exempt from withholding under the Convention as in effect on the date the Lender becomes a Lender, and (d) withholding Taxes that could be eliminated or reduced by the Lender providing tax forms, certifications, or other documentation.

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(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrower shall send to the Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof (or if an official receipt is not available, such other evidence of payment as shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Lender). If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes required to be paid by the Borrower when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Lender the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, in each case after receiving at least five days’ advance written notice from the Lender, the Borrower shall indemnify the Lender, as the case may be, for any incremental taxes, Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, interest, additions to tax, expenses or penalties that may become payable by any Lender, as the case may be, as a result of such failure. The indemnification payments under this Section 2.12(c) shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender, as the case may be, makes a written demand therefor (together with a reasonably detailed calculation of such amounts).

(d) Each Lender (or any Transferee) (other than the United States government (including the Treasury)) that either (i) is not incorporated under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia or (ii) whose name does not include “Incorporated,” “Inc.,” “Corporation,” “Corp.,” “P.C.,” “insurance company,” or “assurance company” (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower, so long as such Lender is legally entitled to do so, two originals of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8EXP, Form W-8ECI, or 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 Code with respect to payment of “portfolio interest”, a Form W-8BEN (along with a statement as to certain requirements in order to claim an exemption for “portfolio interest” reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), or Form W-8IMY (with applicable attachments), or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming a complete exemption from (or reduced rate of) United States federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. In addition, each Lender shall provide any other U.S. tax forms (with applicable attachments) as will reduce or eliminate United States federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. For the avoidance of doubt, the Canadian Lender shall provide a Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from withholding under the Convention between the United States of America and Canada with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (the “Convention”) on the Closing Date. Each Lender (other than the United States government (including the Treasury)) shall provide the appropriate documentation under this clause (d) at the following times (i) prior to the first payment date after becoming a party to this Agreement, (ii) upon a change in circumstances or upon a change in law, in each case, requiring or making appropriate a new or additional form, certificate or documentation, (iii) upon or before the expiration, obsolescence or invalidity of any documentation previously provided to the Borrower and (iv) upon reasonable request by the Borrower. If a Lender is entitled to an exemption from or a reduction of any non-U.S. withholding Tax under the laws of any jurisdiction imposing such Tax on any payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement, then the Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and as reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that the Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and without material adverse consequences to the Lender.

 

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(e) If any Lender determines, in its sole good faith discretion, that it has received a refund, credit or other tax benefit in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Borrower plus any interest thereon paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), net of all out of pocket third-party expenses of the Lender related to claiming such refund or credit, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund) within 30 days of the date of such receipt. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, upon the request of the Lender, as the case may be, the Borrower agrees to repay any amount paid over to the Borrower by such Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence if such Lender, as the case may be, is required to repay such amount to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to (i) interfere with the rights of any Lender to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it sees fit, (ii) obligate any Lender to claim any tax refund, (iii) require any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes or any computation with respect thereof which it deems in its sole discretion to be confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person, or (iv) require any Lender to do anything that would in its sole discretion prejudice its ability to benefit from any other refunds, credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.

(f) Each Lender that is an Assignee shall be bound by this Section 2.12.

(g) The agreements contained in this Section 2.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the payments contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each Loan Party represents to the Lenders, with respect to itself and each of its Subsidiaries that is a North American Group Member, in each case subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court issued in connection with the Cases, that as of the Effective Date:

3.1. Existence. Each North American Group Member (a) is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other power, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, except where the lack of such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) is in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law.

 

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3.2. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.3. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.4. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.5. Action, Binding Obligations. (i) Each North American Group Member has all necessary corporate or other power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by each North American Group Member of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on its part; and (iii) each Loan Document has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each North American Group Member party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of all of the North American Group Members party thereto, enforceable against such North American Group Members in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions.

3.6. Approvals. Except as required under applicable state and federal bankruptcy rules, no authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by each North American Group Member of the Loan Documents to which it is a party for the legality, validity or enforceability thereof, except with respect to North American Group Members other than the Debtors for filings and recordings or other actions in respect of the Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents, unless the same has already been obtained and provided to the Lenders.

3.7. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.8. Investment Company Act. None of the Loan Parties is required to register as an “investment company”, or is a company “controlled” by a Person required to register as an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to any Federal or state statute or regulation which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.

3.9. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.10. Chief Executive Office; Chief Operating Office. The chief executive office and the chief operating office on the Closing Date for each North American Group Member is located at the location set forth on Schedule 3.10 hereto.

3.11. Location of Books and Records. The location where the North American Group Members keep their books and records including all Records relating to their business and operations and the Collateral are located in the locations set forth in Schedule 3.11.

3.12. [Intentionally Omitted].

 

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3.13. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.14. Expense Policy. The Borrower has taken steps necessary to ensure that (a) the Expense Policy conforms to the requirements set forth herein and (b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Expense Policy.

3.15. Subsidiaries. All of the Subsidiaries of each Loan Party at the date hereof are listed on Schedule 3.15, which schedule sets forth the name and jurisdiction of formation of each of their Subsidiaries and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by each Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule 3.15.

3.16. Capitalization. One hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each North American Group Member (other than Borrower) is owned by the Persons listed on Schedule 3.16 and, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, such Capital Stock are owned by such Persons, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. No Loan Party has issued or granted any options or rights with respect to the issuance of its respective Capital Stock which is presently outstanding except as set forth on Schedule 3.16 hereto.

3.17. Fraudulent Conveyance. Each North American Group Member acknowledges that it will benefit from the Loans contemplated by this Agreement. No North American Group Member is incurring Indebtedness or transferring any Collateral with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.

3.18. USA PATRIOT Act. (a) No North American Group Member nor any of its respective Affiliates over which it exercises management control (a “Controlled Affiliate”) is a Prohibited Person, and such Controlled Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of OFAC.

(b) No North American Group Member nor any of its members, directors, officers, employees, parents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates: (1) is subject to U.S. or multilateral economic or trade sanctions currently in force; (2) is owned or controlled by, or act on behalf of, any governments, corporations, entities or individuals that are subject to U.S. or multilateral economic or trade sanctions currently in force; or (3) is a Prohibited Person or is otherwise named, identified or described on any blocked persons list, designated nationals list, denied persons list, entity list, debarred party list, unverified list, sanctions list or other list of individuals or entities with whom U.S. persons may not conduct business, including but not limited to lists published or maintained by OFAC, lists published or maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and lists published or maintained by the U.S. Department of State.

(c) None of the Collateral is traded or used, directly or indirectly by a Prohibited Person or is located or organized (in the case of a Pledged Entity) in a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

(d) Each North American Group Member has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56) (the “USA PATRIOT Act”) (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”).

 

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3.19. Embargoed Person. As of the date hereof and at all times throughout the term of any Loan, (a) none of any North American Group Member’s funds or other assets constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq. (the “Trading With the Enemy Act”), any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) (the “Foreign Assets Control Regulations”) or any enabling legislation or regulations promulgated thereunder or executive order relating thereto (which for the avoidance of doubt shall include but shall not be limited to (i) Executive Order No. 13224, effective as of September 24, 2001 and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) (the “Executive Order”) and (ii) the USA PATRIOT Act), with the result that the investment in the Borrower (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or any Loan made by the Lenders is in violation of law (“Embargoed Person”); (b) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in it with the result that the investment in it (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or any Loan is in violation of law; (c) none of its funds have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in it (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or any Loans is in violation of law; and (d) neither it nor any of its Affiliates (i) is or will become a “blocked person” as described in the Executive Order, the Trading With the Enemy Act or the Foreign Assets Control Regulations or (ii) engages or will engage in any dealings or transactions, or be otherwise associated, with any such “blocked person”. For purposes of determining whether or not a representation with respect to any indirect ownership is true or a covenant is being complied with under this Section 3.19, no North American Group Member shall be required to make any investigation into (i) the ownership of publicly traded stock or other publicly traded securities or (ii) the ownership of assets by a collective investment fund that holds assets for employee benefit plans or retirement arrangements.

3.20. Use of Proceeds. (a) The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (i) as permitted in the Wind-Down Order or (ii) to finance working capital needs and other general corporate purposes incurred in connection with the Wind-Down, including the payment of expenses associated with the administration of the Cases; provided that, the North American Group Members may not prepay Indebtedness without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the proceeds of the Loans shall be used in connection with (i) any investigation (including discovery proceedings), initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action, adversary proceedings or other litigation against any Lender, (ii) the initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action, adversary proceedings or other litigation against any Lender, any of their respective affiliates or other Canadian Lender Consortium Member with respect to any loans or other financial accommodations made to any North American Group Member prior to the Petition Date, or (iii) any loans, advances, extensions of credit, dividends or other investments to any person not a North American Group Member; provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 3.20(b) shall not preclude the use of the proceeds of the Loans in connection

 

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with any claims, causes of action, adversary proceedings or other litigations against any Governmental Authority (excluding the Canadian Lender Consortium Members) with respect to the imposition or administration of any Tax laws or Environmental Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in Section 3.20(b)(i) and (ii) above, shall not limit the use of proceeds with respect to any of the actions and claims described in such clauses against any Governmental Authority that is not (x) a Lender or (y) a Canadian Lender Consortium Member.

(c) The North American Group Members are the ultimate beneficiaries of this Agreement and the proceeds of Loans to be received hereunder. The use of the Loans will comply with all Applicable Laws, including Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No portion of any Loan is to be used, for the “purpose of purchasing or carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are used in Regulations U and X of the Board, as amended, and the Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit to others for such purpose.

3.21. Representations Concerning the Collateral. Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders:

(a) No Loan Party has assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered any Collateral to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the pledge of any such Collateral, a Loan Party was the sole owner of such Collateral and had good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than the Lenders has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any Collateral. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral which has been signed by any Loan Party or which any Loan Party has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been filed by or on behalf of a Loan Party in favor of the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents or in respect of applicable Permitted Liens.

(b) The provisions of the Loan Documents are effective to create in favor of the Lenders a valid security interest in all right, title, and interest of each Loan Party in, to and under the Collateral, subject only to applicable Permitted Liens.

(c) Upon the entry and effectiveness of the Orders and the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming the Lenders as “Secured Parties” and each Loan Party as “Debtor”, and describing the Collateral, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Schedule 3.21 attached hereto, the security interests granted in the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code in all right, title and interest of the applicable Loan Party in, to and under such Collateral, which can be perfected by filing under the Uniform Commercial Code, in each case, subject to applicable Permitted Liens and as provided in Section 3.24.

(d) Each Loan Party has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority, to pledge the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens, and the pledge of the Collateral may be further assigned without any requirement.

 

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3.22. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.23. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.24. Lien Priority. (a) On and after the Closing Date, and the entry of the Orders and after giving effect thereto and the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming the Lenders as “Secured Parties” and each Loan Party as “Debtor”, and describing the Collateral, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Schedule 3.21 attached hereto subject to the Permitted Liens, the provisions of the Loan Documents are effective to create in favor of the Lenders, legal, valid and perfected Liens on and security interests (having the priority provided for herein and in the Orders) in all right, title and interest in the Collateral, enforceable against each Loan Party that owns an interest in such Collateral and any other Person.

(b) On and after the entry of the Orders and after giving effect thereto and the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming the Lenders as “Secured Parties” and each Loan Party as “Debtor”, and describing the Collateral, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Schedule 3.21 attached hereto, all Obligations owing by the Loan Parties will be secured by:

(i) valid, perfected, first-priority security interests in and liens (i) with respect to the Debtors, pursuant to section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) with respect to the Non-Debtor Loan Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents (other than the Orders), in each case, on the Collateral that is not subject to non avoidable, valid and perfected liens in existence as of the Petition Date (or to non avoidable valid liens in existence as of the Petition Date that are subsequently perfected as permitted by section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), subject only to Permitted Liens (other than Liens permitted under clause (a) thereof) and the Carve-Out; and

(ii) valid, perfected, security, junior interests in and liens pursuant to (i) with respect to the Debtors, section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) with respect to the Non-Debtor Loan Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents (other than the Orders), in each case, on the Collateral that is subject to non avoidable, valid and perfected liens in existence as of the Petition Date, or to non avoidable valid liens in existence as of the Petition Date that are subsequently perfected as permitted by section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only to the Carve-Out.

(c) On and after the entry of the Orders and after giving effect thereto, all Obligations owing by the Debtors will be an allowed administrative expense claim pursuant to section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code in each of the Cases having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in sections 503 and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code and any and all expenses and claims of the Borrower and the other Debtors, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred, including, but not limited to, the kind specified in sections 105, 326, 328, 506(c), 507(a) or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only to the Carve-Out.

3.25. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.26. [Intentionally Omitted].

 

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3.27. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.28. Excluded Collateral. Set forth on Annex I to Schedule 3.28 is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Excluded Collateral that is Capital Stock of domestic joint ventures, Domestic Subsidiaries, “first-tier” foreign joint ventures, and Foreign 956 Subsidiaries.

3.29. Mortgaged Real Property. After giving effect to the recording of the Mortgages, real property identified on Schedule 1.1C shall be subject to a recorded first lien mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument (subject to Permitted Liens).

3.30. [Intentionally Omitted].

3.31. The Final Order. Upon the maturity (whether by the acceleration or otherwise) of any of the Obligations, the Lenders shall, subject to the provisions of Section 7 and the applicable provisions of the Final Order, be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations, and to enforce the remedies provided for hereunder, without further application to or order by the Bankruptcy Court.

3.32. Wind-Down Budget. All material facts in the Wind-Down Budget are accurate and the Borrower has disclosed to each Lender all assumptions in the Wind-Down Budget, it being understood that in the case of projections, such projections are based on reasonable estimates, on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

SECTION 4

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.1. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, satisfaction of such conditions precedent to be determined by the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion, except as otherwise set forth below:

(a) Loan Documents. The Lenders shall have received the following documents, which shall be in form satisfactory to each Lender:

(i) this Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower;

(ii) the Guaranty, executed and delivered by each Guarantor;

(iii) the Equity Pledge Agreement, executed and delivered by each Pledgor;

(iv) [intentionally omitted];

(v) the Environmental Agreement, executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto; and

 

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(vi) a promissory note of the Borrower evidencing the Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit G (the “Note”), with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount.

(b) Related Section 363 Transactions. The Required Lenders and their counsel shall be reasonably satisfied that the terms of the Related Section 363 Transactions and of the Transaction Documents are consistent in all material respects with the information provided to the Lenders in advance of the date hereof or are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders (the Required Lenders acknowledge that the form of Transaction Documents provided to them on or prior to the date hereof are satisfactory). The Transaction Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, all conditions precedent to the Related Section 363 Transactions set forth in the Transaction Documents shall have been satisfied, and the Related Section 363 Transactions shall have been consummated pursuant to such Transaction Documents substantially contemporaneously with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.1, and no provision thereof shall have been waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, in each case in a manner adverse to the Lenders, without the Required Lender’s consent.

(c) Final Order. (i) The Final Order shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and shall have been in full force and effect.

(ii) The Final Order shall not have been reversed, modified, amended, stayed or vacated, in the case of any modification or amendment, in a manner, or relating to a matter, without the consent of the Lenders.

(iii) The Debtors and their respective Subsidiaries shall be in compliance in all respects with the Final Order.

(iv) [Intentionally Omitted].

(v) [Intentionally Omitted].

(d) New CarCo Assignment and Assumption. The Borrower and New CarCo shall have executed and delivered the New CarCo Assignment and Assumption, and all conditions precedent to New CarCo’s $7,072,488,605 First Lien Credit Agreement between New CarCo and Treasury shall have been satisfied or waived by the Treasury in accordance with the terms therewith substantially contemporaneously with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.1.

(e) Canadian Post-Sale Facility. The Canadian Post-Sale Facility, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders, shall have become effective and the Lenders shall have received all documents, instruments and related agreements in connection with the Canadian Post-Sale Facility.

(f) Canadian PV Loan Agreement. The Canadian PV Loan Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders, shall have become effective and the Lenders shall have received all documents, instruments and related agreements in connection with the Canadian PV Loan Agreement.

 

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(g) [Intentionally Omitted].

(h) [Intentionally Omitted].

(i) Wind-Down Budget. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Lenders the Wind-Down Budget in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

(j) [Intentionally Omitted].

(k) Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending (other than the Cases) or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the sole discretion of the Required Lenders, materially or adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or that has or could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) [Intentionally Omitted].

(m) Consents. The Lenders shall have received all necessary third party and governmental waivers and consents, and each Loan Party shall have complied with all Applicable Laws, decrees and material agreements.

(n) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Effective Date or after giving effect to the transactions contemplated to be consummated on the Effective Date pursuant to the Transaction Documents and the Loan Documents.

(o) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the North American Group Members in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(p) Closing Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates. The Lenders shall have received (i) a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent organizational document) of each Loan Party, certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party (provided that, to the extent applicable, in lieu of delivering the certificate of incorporation and other organizational documents, such certificate may include a certification that such documents not have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified since the Closing Date), (ii) bring down good standing certifications for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) a certificate of the Borrower and each Guarantor, dated the Effective Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in this Section 4.1 have been satisfied, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2.

(q) Legal Opinion. The Lenders shall have received the executed legal opinion of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, as to New York law, United States federal law and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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SECTION 5

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries that is a North American Group Member to, so long as any Loan is outstanding and until payment in full of all Obligations, in each case except as shall be required in connection with the Wind-Down, and subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court issued in connection with the Cases:

5.1. Financial Statements. The Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders:

(a) as soon as reasonably possible after receipt by the subject North American Group Member, a copy of any material report that may be prepared and submitted by such North American Group Member’s independent certified public accountants at any time or any other material report with respect to the North American Group Members provided to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement;

(b) from time to time such other information regarding the financial condition, operations, or business of any North American Group Member as any Lender may reasonably request;

(c) promptly upon their becoming available, copies of such other financial statements and reports, if any, as any North American Group Member may be required to publicly file with the SEC or any similar or corresponding governmental commission, department or agency substituted therefor, or any similar or corresponding governmental commission, department, board, bureau, or agency, federal or state;

(d) [intentionally omitted];

(e) notice of and copies of each Debtors’ pleadings filed in the Cases in connection with any material contested matter or adversary proceeding in the Cases (but the foregoing may be satisfied by including each of the Lenders and their counsel in a “core service group,” to receive copies of all pleadings under any order establishing notice and service requirements in the Cases), and such additional information with respect to such matters as either of the Lenders may reasonably request, and which notice shall also include sending copies of any pleadings or other documents that the Borrower or other Debtors seek to file under seal to each of the lenders and their counsel, provided, however, that if (in addition to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement) additional confidentiality provisions are needed (i.e. if required by third parties), the Lenders and the Borrower shall endeavor to work out reasonable additional confidentiality terms;

(f) no later than the twentieth Business Day following the last day of each fiscal quarter, a report (a “Quarterly Report”) setting forth in reasonable detail the anticipated receipts and disbursements of the North American Group Members for the immediately succeeding twelve-month period (on a calendar month basis) and the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the North American Group Members as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders. Each Quarterly Report shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that such Quarterly Report was prepared in good faith and are based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such information is certified; and

 

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(g) on the first Business Day of February to occur each year from the Effective Date until the Maturity Date, a report setting forth in reasonable detail the three-year business plan of the Borrower.

5.2. Notices; Reporting Requirements. The relevant Loan Party shall deliver written notice to the Lenders of the following:

(a) Defaults. Promptly after a Responsible Officer or any officer of a North American Group Member with a title of at least executive vice president becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, or any event of default under any publicly filed material Contractual Obligation of any Group Member;

(b) Litigation. Promptly after a Responsible Officer or an attorney in the general counsel’s office of a North American Group Member obtains knowledge of any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or against such North American Group Member or any of its Subsidiaries in any federal or state court or before any commission, regulatory body or Governmental Authority (i) in which the amount in controversy, in each case, is an amount equal to $25,000,000 or more, (ii) in which injunctive or similar relief is sought, or (iii) which relates to any Loan Document, the relevant Loan Party shall furnish to the Lenders notice of such action, suit or proceeding;

(c) Material Adverse Effect on Collateral. Promptly upon any North American Group Member becoming aware of any default or any event or change in circumstances related to any Collateral which, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) Judgments. Promptly upon the entry of a judgment or decree against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $15,000,000;

(e) Environmental Events. As soon as possible and in any event within seven Business Days of obtaining knowledge thereof: (i) any development, event, or condition occurring after the date hereof that, individually or in the aggregate with other developments, events or conditions occurring after the date hereof, could reasonably be expected to result in the payment by the Group Members, in the aggregate, of a Material Environmental Amount; and (ii) any notice that any Governmental Authority may deny any application for an Environmental Permit sought by, or revoke or refuse to renew any Environmental Permit held by, any Group Member; to the extent such Environmental Permit is material to the continued operations or business of the Group Members or of any manufacturing related facility;

(f) Material Adverse Effect. Any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(g) Insurance. Promptly upon any material change in the insurance coverage required of any Loan Party or any other Person pursuant to any Loan Document, with copy of evidence of same attached;

(h) Compliance Certificate. On the tenth Business Day of each calendar month, beginning with the first month to occur after the Effective Date, a Compliance Certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate;

(i) Investment Reports. With respect to any Investment made pursuant to clause (p)(i) or (ii) of the definition of Permitted Investments, on the tenth Business Day of each calendar month, beginning with the month immediately following the calendar month in which the first such Investment is made, a report executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth (x) the amount of each Investment made pursuant to each of clause (p)(i) and/or (p)(ii), if any, in the immediately proceeding calendar month, (y) a description of each such Investment, if any, and (z) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to each of clause (p)(i) and (p)(ii) since the Effective Date, if any, as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar month;

(j) [Intentionally Omitted];

(k) [Intentionally Omitted];

(l) Expense Policy. Within 15 days after the conclusion of each calendar month, beginning with the month in which the Effective Date occurs, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders a certification signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that (i) the Expense Policy conforms to the requirements set forth herein; (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Expense Policy; and (iii) there have been no material amendments to the Expense Policy or deviations from the Expense Policy other than those that have been disclosed to and approved by the Lenders; provided that the requirement to deliver the certification referenced in this Section 5.2(l) may be qualified as to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge after due inquiry and investigation;

(m) Executive Privileges and Compensation. The Borrower shall submit a certification on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, certifying that the Borrower has complied with and is in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 5.16. Such certification shall be made to the Lenders by an SEO of the Borrower, subject to the requirements and penalties set forth in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001; and

(n) Organizational Documents. Subject to Section 6.6, each North American Group Member shall furnish prompt written notice to the Lenders of any material amendment to such entity’s organizational documents and copies of such amendments.

Each notice required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.2(a)-(f) above shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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5.3. Existence. (a) Preserve and maintain its legal existence and all of its material rights, privileges, licenses and franchises;

(b) pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all their Postpetition obligations of whatever nature, except (i) where such payment, discharge or satisfaction is prohibited by the Orders, the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules or an order of the Bankruptcy Court or by this Agreement or the Wind-Down Budget, or (ii) where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be;

(c) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party or the Collateral;

(d) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(e) (i) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of business from that specified in Section 3.10, (ii) change its name, identity or corporate structure (or the equivalent) or change the location where it maintains records with respect to the Collateral, or (iii) reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of another jurisdiction, it shall give the Lenders written notice thereof not later than ten (10) days after such event occurs, and shall deliver to the Lenders all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and amendments as the Lenders shall request and take all other actions deemed reasonably necessary by the Lenders to continue its perfected status in the Collateral with the same or better priority;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, certificate of incorporation, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents; and

(g) comply (i) in the case of each North American Group Member that is not a Debtor, with all Contractual Obligations in a manner such that a Material Adverse Effect could not reasonably be expected to result and (ii) in the case of each Debtor, with all material Postpetition Contractual Obligations (including the Transition Services Agreement).

5.4. Payments of Taxes. Except as prohibited by the Bankruptcy Code, the Borrower will and will cause each Group Member (i) to timely file or cause to be filed all federal and material state and other Tax returns that are required to be filed and all such Tax returns shall be true and correct and (ii) to timely pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies arising Postpetition and imposed upon the Borrower or any of the other Group Members or upon any of their respective incomes or receipts or upon any of their respective properties before the same shall become in default or past due, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might result in the

 

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imposition of a Lien or charge upon such properties or any part thereof; provided that it shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this Section 5.4 if the Borrower or any of the other Group Members shall fail to pay any such Tax, assessment, government charge or levy or claim for labor, materials or supplies which is being contested in good faith, by proper proceedings diligently pursued, and as to which adequate reserves have been provided.

5.5. Use of Proceeds. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall use the Loan proceeds only for the purposes set forth in Section 3.20 and in a manner generally consistent with the Wind-Down Budget, except as otherwise permitted in Section 3.20(a)(i).

5.6. Maintenance of Existence; Payment of Obligations; Compliance with Law. Subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases, each Loan Party shall:

(a) keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition; and

(b) maintain errors and omissions insurance and blanket bond coverage in such amounts as are in effect on the Closing Date (as disclosed to the Lenders in writing except in the event of self-insurance) and shall not reduce such coverage without the written consent of the Lenders, and shall also maintain such other insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, and with respect to property and risks of a character usually maintained by entities engaged in the same or similar business similarly situated, against loss, damage and liability of the kinds and in the amounts customarily maintained by such entities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6, to the extent that any North American Group Member is engaged in self-insurance with respect to any of its property as of the Closing Date, such Loan Party may, if consistent with past practices, continue to engage in such self-insurance throughout the term of this Agreement; provided, that the North American Group Members shall promptly obtain third party insurance that conforms to the criteria in this Section 5.6 at the request of the Lenders.

5.7. Further Identification of Collateral. Each Loan Party will furnish to the Lenders from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as any Lender may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

5.8. Defense of Title. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court, each Loan Party warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Lenders in and to all Collateral against all adverse claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, subject to (x) the restrictions imposed by the Existing Agreements to the extent that such restrictions are valid and enforceable under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code and other Requirements of Law and (y) the rights of holders of any Permitted Lien.

 

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5.9. Preservation of Collateral. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court, each Loan Party shall do all things necessary to preserve the Collateral so that the Collateral remains subject to a perfected security interest with the priority provided for such security interest under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party will comply with all Applicable Laws, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Loan Party or relating to the Collateral and will cause the Collateral to comply, with all Applicable Laws, rules and regulations of any such Governmental Authority, except where failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party will allow any default to occur for which any Loan Party is responsible under any Loan Documents and each Loan Party shall fully perform or cause to be performed when due all of its obligations under the Loan Documents.

5.10. Maintenance of Papers, Records and Files. (a) each North American Group Member will maintain all Records in good and complete condition and preserve them against loss or destruction, all in accordance with industry and customary practices;

(b) each North American Group Member shall collect and maintain or cause to be collected and maintained all Records relating to its business and operations and the Collateral in accordance with industry custom and practice, including those maintained pursuant to the preceding subsection, and all such Records shall be in the possession of the North American Group Members or reasonably obtainable upon the request of any Lender unless the Lenders otherwise approve; and

(c) for so long as any Lender has an interest in or Lien on any Collateral, each North American Group Member will hold or cause to be held all related Records in trust for such Lender. Each North American Group Member shall notify, or cause to be notified, every other party holding any such Records of the interests and Liens granted hereby.

5.11. Maintenance of Licenses. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party shall (i) maintain all licenses, permits, authorizations or other approvals necessary for such Loan Party to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) remain in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and in each other jurisdiction where such qualification and good standing are necessary for the successful operation of such Loan Party’s business, and (iii) shall conduct its business in accordance with Applicable Law in all material respects.

5.12. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loans and each North American Group Member will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid all fees and other amounts from time to time owing by it hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each North American Group Member will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay (i) with respect to each Debtor its Postpetition obligations; and (ii) with respect to each other Group Member its obligations, in each case including tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such Person or upon its income and profits or upon any of

 

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its property, real, personal or mixed (including without limitation, the Collateral) or upon any part thereof, as well as any other lawful claims which, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof, that, if not paid, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the relevant Loan Party, or such Subsidiary, has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.13. OFAC. At all times throughout the term of this Agreement, each Loan Party and its Controlled Affiliates (a) shall be in full compliance with all applicable orders, rules, regulations and recommendations of OFAC and (b) shall not permit any Collateral to be maintained, insured, traded, or used (directly or indirectly) in violation of any United States statutes, rules or regulations, in a Prohibited Jurisdiction or by a Prohibited Person, and no lessee or sublessee shall be a Prohibited Person or a Person organized in a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

5.14. Investment Company. Each North American Group Member will conduct its operations in a manner which will not subject it to registration as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

5.15. Further Assurances. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each North American Group Member to, from time to time execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates or documents, and take such actions, as the Lenders may reasonably request for the purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of more fully perfecting or renewing the rights of the Lenders with respect to the Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by any Group Member which may be deemed to be part of the Collateral) pursuant hereto or thereto. Upon the exercise by any Lender of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents that requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, the Borrower will execute and deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that such Lender may be required to obtain from the Borrower or any Group Member such governmental consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.

5.16. Executive Privileges and Compensation. (a) Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases, the Borrower shall comply with the following restrictions on executive privileges and compensation:

(i) the Borrower shall take all necessary action to ensure that its Specified Benefit Plans comply in all respects with the EESA, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program (as defined in the EESA) and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA, as the same shall be

 

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in effect from time to time (collectively, the “Compensation Regulations”), and shall not adopt any new Specified Benefit Plan (x) that does not comply therewith or (y) that does not expressly state and require that such Specified Benefit Plan and any compensation thereunder shall be subject to all relevant Compensation Regulations adopted, issued or released on or after the date any such Specified Benefit Plan is adopted. To the extent that the Compensation Regulations change, or are implemented in a manner that requires changes to then-existing Specified Benefit Plans, the Borrower shall effect such changes to its Specified Benefit Plans as promptly as practicable after it has actual knowledge of such changes in order to be in compliance with this Section 5.16(a)(i) (and shall be deemed to be in compliance for a reasonable period within which to effect such changes);

(ii) the Borrower shall be subject to the limits on the deductibility of executive compensation imposed by section 162(m)(5) of the Code, as applicable;

(iii) the Borrower shall not pay or accrue any bonus or incentive compensation to the Senior Employees, except as may be permitted under the EESA or the Compensation Regulations;

(iv) the Borrower shall not adopt or maintain any compensation plan that would encourage manipulation of its reported earnings to enhance the compensation of any of its employees;

(v) the Borrower shall maintain all suspensions and other restrictions of contributions to Specified Benefit Plans that are in place or initiated as of the Closing Date; and

(vi) the Borrower shall otherwise comply with the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30, including without limitation the prohibition on golden parachute and tax “gross up” payments, the requirement with respect to the establishment of a compensation committee of the board of directors, and the requirement that the Borrower provide certain disclosures to the Treasury and the Borrower’s primary regulator.

At all times throughout the term of this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall have the right to require any Group Member to claw back any bonuses or other compensation, including golden parachutes, paid to any Senior Employees in violation of any of the foregoing.

(b) On or prior to September 15, 2009, the Borrower shall cause (i) its principal executive officer and principal financial officer (or, in each case, a person acting in a similar capacity) and (ii) its compensation committee, as applicable, to provide the certifications to the Treasury and the Borrower’s primary regulator required by the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30. The Borrower shall preserve appropriate documentation and records to substantiate such certification in an easily accessible place for a period not less than three years following the Maturity Date.

 

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From the Closing Date until the repayment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall comply with the provisions of this Section 5.16.

5.17. Aircraft. With respect to any private passenger aircraft or interest in such aircraft that is owned or held by the Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing Date, such party shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Treasury that it is taking all reasonable steps to divest itself of such aircraft or interest. In addition, the Borrower shall not acquire or lease any private passenger aircraft or interest in private passenger aircraft after the Closing Date.

5.18. Restrictions on Expenses. (a) The Borrower shall maintain and implement an Expense Policy, provide the Expense Policy to the Treasury and the Borrower’s primary regulatory agency, and post the text of the Expense Policy on its Internet website, if the Borrower maintains a company website, and distribute the Expense Policy to all employees covered under the Expense Policy. Any material amendments to the Expense Policy shall require the prior written consent of the Treasury, and any material deviations from the Expense Policy, whether in contravention thereof or pursuant to waivers provided for thereunder, shall promptly be reported to the Treasury.

(b) The Expense Policy shall, at a minimum: (i) require compliance with all Requirements of Law, (ii) apply to the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries, (iii) govern (A) the hosting, sponsorship or other payment for conferences and events, (B) travel accommodations and expenditures, (C) consulting arrangements with outside service providers, (D) any new lease or acquisition of real estate, (E) expenses relating to office or facility renovations or relocations, and (F) expenses relating to entertainment or holiday parties, (iv) provide for (A) internal reporting and oversight, and (B) mechanisms for addressing non-compliance with the Expense Policy and (v) comply in all respects with the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 30.

5.19. Employ American Workers Act. The Borrower shall comply, and the Borrower shall take all necessary action to ensure that its Subsidiaries comply, in all respects with the provisions of the EAWA in all respects.

5.20. Internal Controls; Recordkeeping; Additional Reporting. (a) The Borrower shall promptly establish internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of compliance in all material respects with each of the Borrower’s covenants and agreements set forth in Sections 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19 and 5.20(b) hereof and shall collect, maintain and preserve reasonable records evidencing such internal controls and compliance therewith, a copy of which records shall be provided to the Lenders promptly upon request. On the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day after such day) commencing with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2009, the Borrower shall deliver to the Treasury (at its address set forth in Section 8.2) a report setting forth in reasonable detail (x) the status of implementing such internal controls and (y) the Borrower’s

 

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compliance (including any instances of material non-compliance) with such covenants and agreements. Such report shall be accompanied by a certification duly executed by an SEO of the Borrower stating that such quarterly report is accurate in all material respects to the best of such SEO’s knowledge, which certification shall be made subject to the requirements and penalties set forth in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001.

(b) The Borrower shall use its reasonable best efforts to account for the use and expected use of the proceeds from the Loans. On the 30th day after the last day of each month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day after such day) commencing with July 31, 2009, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders (at their respective addresses set forth in Section 8.2) a report setting forth in reasonable detail the actual results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such month, which shall include (without limitation) a budget-to-actual variance analysis. Such report shall be accompanied by a certification duly executed by an SEO of the Borrower that such monthly report is accurate in all material respects to the best of such SEO’s knowledge, which certification shall be made subject to the requirements and penalties set forth in Title 18, United States Code, section 1001.

(c) The Borrower shall collect, maintain and preserve reasonable records relating to the implementation of all Federal support programs provided to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the EESA, the use of the proceeds thereunder and the compliance with the terms and provisions of such programs; provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation to comply with the foregoing in connection with any such program to the extent that such program independently requires, by its express terms, the Borrower to collect, maintain and preserve any records in connection therewith. The Borrower shall provide the Treasury with copy of all such reasonable records promptly upon request.

5.21. Waivers. (a) For any Person who is a Loan Party as of the Closing Date and any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause a waiver, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1, to be duly executed by such North American Group Member and promptly delivered to the Treasury.

(b) For any Person who is an SEO as of the Closing Date and any Person that becomes an SEO after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause a waiver, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2, to be duly executed by such SEO, and promptly delivered to the Treasury.

(c) For any Person who is an SEO as of the Closing Date and any Person that becomes an SEO after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause a consent and waiver, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, to be duly executed by such SEO, and promptly delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Treasury).

(d) For any Person who is a Senior Employee as of the Closing Date and any Person that becomes an Senior Employee after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause a waiver, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4, to be duly executed by such Senior Employee, and promptly delivered to the Treasury.

 

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(e) For any Person who is a Senior Employee as of the Closing Date and any Person that becomes an Senior Employee after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause a consent and waiver, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-5, to be duly executed by such Senior Employee, and promptly delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Treasury).

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, this requirement will be deemed satisfied for the United States with respect to Loan Parties that are party to the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement and any SEO or Senior Employee, to the extent such Loan Party, SEO or Senior Employee has previously provided such a waiver to the Treasury.

5.22. [Intentionally Omitted].

5.23. Additional Guarantors. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall cause each Domestic Subsidiary of a North American Group Member who becomes a Debtor after the Closing Date to become a Guarantor (each, an “Additional Guarantor”) in accordance with Section 4.24 of the Guaranty, other than (i) [intentionally omitted], (ii) any Foreign 956 Subsidiary, (iii) any Other Foreign 956 Subsidiary and (iv) any Non-U.S. Subsidiary owned in whole or in part by a Foreign 956 Subsidiary, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), any Subsidiaries that were guarantors under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement.

5.24. Provide Additional Information. Each North American Group Member shall, promptly, from time to time and upon request of any Lender, furnish to such Lender such information, documents, records or reports with respect to the Collateral, the Indebtedness of the North American Group Members or any Subsidiary thereof or the corporate affairs, conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of such North American Group Member as any Lender may reasonably request, including without limitation, providing to such Lender reasonably detailed information with respect to each inquiry of such Lender raised with the North American Group Members prior to the Closing Date.

5.25. Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Group Member to, (a) keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, and (b) permit representatives of any Lender, the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program or the Comptroller General of the United States to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records and other data delivered to them pursuant to the Loan Documents at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of the Group Members and with its independent certified public accountants.

 

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5.26. Governance of Borrower. Promptly after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall cause its by-laws to be amended and maintained to provide as follows:

(a) From the date of such amendment until a plan of liquidation confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court is effective for each of the Cases (such date, the “Liquidation Plan Effective Date”):

(i) the Borrower’s Board of Directors shall be comprised of five (5) members (it being understood that so long as the Borrower is diligently and in good faith pursuing the nomination and appointment of members to the Borrower’s Board of Directors, no Default shall arise under the Wind-Down Facility Agreement from the fact that from time to time, the Borrower’s Board of Directors might consist of fewer than five (5) members);

(ii) subject to clauses (iii) and (iv) below, (A) the Required Lenders, as a group, shall have the right to nominate three (3) individuals as members to the Board of Directors and (B) the Creditors’ Committee, as a group, shall have the right to nominate two (2) individuals as members to the Borrower’s Board of Directors, and each of the Required Lenders, the Creditors’ Committee, and the Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election to the Board of Directors of such individuals as directors of Borrower (unless the Board of Directors reasonably concludes that any such individual is not eligible to serve as a director, in which event the Required Lenders or Creditors’ Committee, as the case may be, shall nominate a substitute individual);

(iii) prior to the appointment of any individual as director of the Borrower by the Board of Directors, such individual shall be subject to a review by and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and the Creditors’ Committee (it being understood that so long as the Borrower is diligently and in good faith pursuing the nomination and appointment of members to its Board of Directors that satisfy the requirements of the undertaking set forth in this Annex, no Default shall arise under the Wind-Down Facility Agreement from the fact that the foregoing parties have not agreed on acceptable nominees);

(iv) upon the vacancy of a director’s position on the Borrower’s Board of Directors (whether by resignation of a director or otherwise), the party with the right to nominate such director hereby shall be entitled to nominate such director’s replacement; provided that, at no time shall the majority of the members serving on the Borrower’s Board of Directors be members nominated by the Creditors’ Committee; and

(v) at least one director nominated by each of the Required Lenders and the Creditors’ Committee shall be appointed to any committee of the Borrower’s Board of Directors.

(b) The provisions of the Borrower’s by-laws relating to the matters set forth in clause (a) above, as amended in accordance with the terms thereof shall remain in effect and may not be amended or repealed in whole or in any part, nor may any provision inconsistent with any of the preceding provisions (in whole or in part) be adopted other than (i) with respect to any period, by a unanimous approval of the Borrower’s Board of Directors or (ii) with respect to the period on or after the Liquidation Plan Effective Date, by a unanimous approval of the Borrower’s Board of Directors, or if such unanimous approval of the Borrower’s Board of Directors is not obtained, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Creditors’ Committee (or the Unsecured Creditors Representative, as applicable) is intended to and shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 5.26, and shall be legally entitled to enforce the provisions hereof, but only to the extent that the Creditors’ Committee (or the Unsecured Creditors Representative, as applicable) shall have take the action contemplated by this Section 5.26 to have been taken by such Person.

SECTION 6

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees to, and to cause itself and each of its Subsidiaries that is a North American Group Member to, so long as any Loan or any interest or fee payable hereunder is owing to any Lender, each North American Group Member will abide by the following negative covenants, in each case except as shall be required in connection with the Wind-Down and subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court issued in connection with the Cases:

6.1. Prohibition on Fundamental Changes. No North American Group Member shall, at any time, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into any transaction of merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or Dispose of all or substantially all of its Property without the Lender’s prior consent, provided, any Guarantor may merge, consolidate, amalgamate into, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its Property to another North American Group Member; or (ii) form or enter into any partnership, syndicate or other combination (other than joint ventures permitted by Section 6.14) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.2. Lines of Business. No North American Group Member will engage to any substantial extent in any line or lines of business activity other than the businesses generally carried on by the North American Group Members as of the Closing Date or businesses reasonably related thereto.

6.3. Transactions with Affiliates. No North American Group Member will (a) enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property (including Collateral) or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless such transaction is (i) in the ordinary course of such North American Group Member’s business, and (ii) generally upon fair and reasonable terms and, with respect to any transaction with an Affiliate that is not a Group Member, no less favorable to such North American Group Member than it would obtain in an arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate (other than any transaction that occurs pursuant to an agreement in effect as of the Petition Date), and in either case, is otherwise permitted under this Agreement, or (b) make a payment that is not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.3 to any Affiliate. Irrespective of whether such transactions comply with the provisions of this Section 6.3, but subject to the other restrictions set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, the Loan Parties shall be permitted to (x) transact business in the ordinary course with (i) the joint ventures in which the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries participate and (ii) [intentionally omitted], and (y) make Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.5.

 

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6.4. Limitation on Liens. No North American Group Member will, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.

6.5. Restricted Payments. Without the Lenders’ consent, no North American Group Member shall, (i) declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common Capital Stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of any North American Group Member, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any North American Group Member and (ii) optionally prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise optionally satisfy or defease with cash or Cash Equivalents any Indebtedness (any such payment referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), a “Restricted Payment”), other than:

(a) redemptions, acquisitions or the retirement for value or repurchases (or loans, distributions or advances to effect the same) of shares of Capital Stock from current or former officers, directors, consultants and employees, including upon the exercise of stock options or warrants for such Capital Stock, or any executive or employee savings or compensation plans, or, in each case to the extent applicable, their respective estates, spouses, former spouses or family members or other permitted transferees;

(b) any Subsidiary (including an Excluded Subsidiary) may make Restricted Payments to its direct parent or to the Borrower or any Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

(c) any JV Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments required or permitted to be made pursuant to the terms of the joint venture arrangements in effect on the Closing Date (or otherwise as approved by the Required Lenders) of holders of its Capital Stock, provided that, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have received their pro rata portion of such Restricted Payments; and

(d) any Subsidiary that is not a North American Group Member may make Restricted Payments to any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that are not North American Group Members.

For the avoidance of doubt this Section 6.5 shall not restrict in any manner any North American Group Member from Disposing of any New GM Equity Interests.

6.6. Amendments to Transaction Documents. (a) No North American Group Member will amend, supplement or otherwise modify (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise) the terms and conditions of the indemnities and licenses furnished to New CarCo and its successors or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Transaction Documents such that after giving effect thereto such indemnities or licenses, taken as a whole, shall be materially less favorable to the interests of the Lenders with respect thereto or (b) otherwise amend, supplement or otherwise modify the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents.

 

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6.7. Changes in Fiscal Periods. No North American Group Member will permit its fiscal year to end on a day other than December 31 or change its method of determining fiscal quarters, in each case, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders.

6.8. Negative Pledge. No North American Group Member will, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any North American Group Member to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of the Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Existing Agreements, and Permitted Liens; provided that the agreements excepted from the restrictions of this Section shall include customary negative pledge clauses in agreements providing refinancing Indebtedness or permitted unsecured Indebtedness.

6.9. Indebtedness. No North American Group Member will, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except Permitted Indebtedness.

6.10. Investments. No North American Group Member will make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except Permitted Investments.

6.11. Action Adverse to the Collateral. Except as permitted under any provision of this Agreement, no Loan Party shall or shall permit any Pledged Entity that is a Subsidiary to take any action that would directly or indirectly materially impair or materially adversely affect such North American Group Member’s title to, or the value of, the Collateral, or materially increase the duties, responsibilities or obligation of any North American Group Member.

6.12. Limitation on Sale of Assets. Subject to the Wind-Down, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases and any other applicable provision of any Loan Document, each North American Group Member shall have the right to Dispose freely of any of its Property (including, without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests) whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

6.13. [Intentionally Omitted].

6.14. JV Agreements. No North American Group Member or Pledged Entity shall allow any modification or amendment to any JV Agreement, except that any such party that is not a Debtor may modify or amend any JV Agreement; provided that such amendment or modification could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.15. Swap Agreements. The North American Group Members will not itself, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual or anticipated exposure (other than those in respect of Capital Stock) and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

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6.16. Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Guarantor to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Guarantor held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Guarantor, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Borrower or any other Guarantor or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Guarantor, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Guarantor imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Guarantor, (iii) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets by the Borrower or any Guarantor permitted hereunder or secured by a Lien encumbering assets acquired in connection therewith, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired, (iv) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted by Section 6.4 imposed by the holder of such Lien or on the transfer of assets subject to a Disposition permitted by Section 6.12 imposed by the acquirer of such assets, (v) provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements (in each case relating solely to the respective joint venture or similar entity or the Capital Stock therein) entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) restrictions contained in the terms of any agreements governing purchase money obligations, Capital Lease Obligations or attributable obligations not incurred in violation of this Agreement; provided that, such restrictions relate only to the property financed with such Indebtedness, (vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts or other arrangements entered into or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, or (viii) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, contracts, licenses and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices.

6.17. Sale/Leaseback Transactions. No North American Group Member will enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any such North American Group Member of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by any such North American Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of any such North American Group Member (a “Sale/Leaseback Transaction”) other than any Sale/Leaseback Transaction in effect on the Closing Date.

6.18. [Intentionally Omitted].

6.19. Modification of Organizational Documents. No North American Group Member will modify any organizational documents, except (i) as required by the Bankruptcy Code or (ii) in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 6.12.

 

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SECTION 7

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

7.1. Events of Default. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 362(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, and without notice, application or motion to, hearing before, or order of the Bankruptcy Court, or any notice to any of the North American Group Members, and subject to the provisions of this Section 7, each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied:

(a) the Borrower shall default in the payment of any principal of or interest on any Loan when due (whether at stated maturity or upon acceleration), including the failure to pay the Administrative Priority Claim Payment Amount on or before the Administrative/Priority Claim Payment Date; or

(b) any Guarantor shall default in its payment obligations under the Guaranty; or

(c) any Loan Party shall default in the payment of any other amount payable by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document after notification by the Lenders of such default, and such default shall have continued unremedied for three (3) Business Days; or

(d) any North American Group Member shall breach any covenant contained in Section 5.16 (Executive Privileges and Compensation), Section 5.17 (Aircraft), Section 5.18 (Restrictions on Expenses), Section 5.19 (Employ American Workers Act), Section 5.20 (Internal Controls; Recordkeeping; Additional Reporting), Section 5.21 (Waivers) or Section 6 hereof; or

(e) any North American Group Member shall default in performance of or otherwise breach non-payment obligations or covenants under any of the Loan Documents not covered by another clause in this Section 7, and such default has not been remedied within the applicable grace period provided therein, or if no grace period, within ten (10) Business Days; or

(f) any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made herein or in any other Loan Document by any North American Group Member or any certificate furnished to the Lenders pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect as of the time made or furnished; or

(g) [intentionally omitted]; or

(h) [intentionally omitted]; or

(i) [intentionally omitted]; or

(j) [intentionally omitted]; or

 

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(k) any of the Cases shall be dismissed or converted to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; a trustee or interim trustee under chapter 7 or chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a receiver and manager, or an examiner with enlarged powers relating to the operation of the business (powers beyond those set forth in section 1106(a)(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy Code) under section 1106(b) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be appointed in any of the Cases; or an application shall be filed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the approval of any other Superpriority Claim (other than the Carve-Out) in any of the Cases which is pari passu with or senior to the claims of the Lenders against any Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or there shall arise or be granted any such pari passu or senior Superpriority Claim; or

(l) except as expressly agreed to in writing by the Required Lenders, any Debtor shall make any Prepetition Payment to any general unsecured creditor other than any such Prepetition Payments that are (i) payable pursuant to an order by the Bankruptcy Court or (ii) consistent with the Wind-Down Budget; or

(m) [intentionally omitted]; or

(n) [intentionally omitted]; or

(o) [intentionally omitted]; or

(p) any Loan Document shall for whatever reason be terminated, any default or event of default shall have occurred under any Loan Document, the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to create a valid, security interest in any of the Collateral purported to be covered hereby or thereby, or any North American Group Member’s material obligations (including the Borrower’s Obligations hereunder) shall cease to be in full force and effect, or the enforceability thereof shall be contested by any North American Group Member; or

(q) the filing of a motion, pleading or proceeding by any of the other Loan Parties which could reasonably be expected to result in a material impairment of the rights or interests of any Lender under any Loan Document, or a determination by a court with respect to a motion, pleading or proceeding brought by another party which results in a material impairment of the rights or interests of any Lender under any Loan Document; or

(r) (i) any order shall be entered reversing, amending, supplementing, staying for a period in excess of five days, vacating or otherwise modifying in any material respect the Final Order without the prior written consent of the Lenders, (ii) the Final Order shall cease to create a valid and perfected Lien or to be otherwise in full force and effect or (iii) any Debtor shall fail to, or fail to cause any North American Group Member to, comply with the Orders; or

(s) the North American Group Members or any other material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall take any action in support of any of the events set forth in clauses (k), (l), (m), (q) or (s) or any person other than the North American Group Members or any other material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall do so, and such application is not contested in good faith by the North American Group Members or any other material Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the relief requested is granted in an order that is not stayed pending appeal; or

 

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(t) [intentionally omitted]; or

(u) any Change of Control shall have occurred without the prior consent of the Lenders other than pursuant to the Related Section 363 Transaction; or

(v) any North American Group Member shall grant, or suffer to exist, any Lien on any Collateral other than Permitted Liens; or the Liens contemplated under the Loan Documents shall cease to be perfected Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Lenders of the requisite priority hereunder with respect to such Collateral (subject to the Permitted Liens); or

(w) [intentionally omitted]; or

(x) [intentionally omitted]; or

(y) [intentionally omitted]; or

(z) [intentionally omitted]; or

(aa) [intentionally omitted]; or

(bb) any North American Group Member (other than a Debtor) shall admit its inability to, or intention not to, perform any of such party’s material Obligations hereunder; or

(cc) a plan shall be confirmed in any of the Cases that does not, or any order shall be entered which dismisses any of the Cases and which order does not comply with the repayment provisions of this Agreement; or any of the Debtors shall seek support, or fail to contest in good faith the filing or confirmation of such a plan or the entry of such an order.

7.2. Remedies upon Event of Default. (a) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing under Section 7.1(l), the Required Lenders may, by written notice to the Borrower, take any action set forth in Section 7.2(c).

(b) After the Maturity Date, if any Obligations remain outstanding, the Required Lenders may, by written notice to the Borrower, take any action set forth in Section 7.2(c).

(c) Upon (but only upon) the occurrence of an event set forth in Section 7.2(a) and (b), the Required Lenders may take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times, in each case without further order of or application to the Bankruptcy Court (provided that (x) with respect to clause (iii) below and the enforcement of Liens or other remedies with respect to the Collateral under clause (v) below, the Lenders shall provide the Borrower (with a copy to counsel for each Committee and to the United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York) with five Business Days’ written notice prior to taking the action contemplated thereby, (y) upon receipt of any such notice, the Borrower may only make disbursements in the ordinary course of business and with respect to the Carve-Out, but may not disburse any other amounts, and (z) in any hearing after the giving of the aforementioned notice, the only issue that may be raised by any party in opposition thereto shall be whether, in fact, the specific Event of Default giving rise to the enforcement has occurred and is continuing):

(i) declare the principal of and accrued interest on the outstanding Loans to be immediately due and payable;

 

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(ii) [intentionally omitted]

(iii) set-off any amounts (other than Excluded Collateral) held in any accounts maintained by any Loan Party with respect to which any Lender is a party to a control agreement;

(iv) compel any Debtor to or to cause any North American Group Member to sell any or all of its assets (other than the Excluded Collateral) that comprise collateral consistent with Section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or any other Applicable Law, and credit bid the Loans in any such sale pursuant to Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or other Applicable Law; or

(v) take any other action or exercise any other right or remedy (including, without limitation, with respect to the Liens in favor of the Lenders) permitted under and consistent with the Loan Documents or by Applicable Law.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Lenders’ rights and remedies set forth in Section 7.2(a), (b) and (c) shall for all purposes be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, at law or in equity, for all purposes against the Borrower, any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries (including, the Guarantors), the Pledgors, and any of their respective former, current and future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees upon any Event of Default or for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise by the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, any Pledgor or any Guarantor.

SECTION 8

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.1 or as otherwise expressly provided herein. The Required Lenders and the Borrower (on its own behalf and as agent on behalf of any other Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document) may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights or obligations of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Lenders may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; except that (x) the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby shall be required with respect to (i) reductions in the amount or extensions of the Maturity Date of any Loan or any change to the definition

 

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of “Maturity Date”, (ii) reductions in the rate of interest or any fee or extensions of any due date thereof, (iii) [intentionally omitted], (iv) imposition of any additional restrictions on assignments and participations, (v) [intentionally omitted] and (vi) modifications to the pro rata treatment and sharing provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the consent of 100% of the Lenders shall be required with respect to (i) modifications to this Section of any of the voting percentages, the definition of “Required Lenders”, or the minimum requirement necessary for all Lenders or Required Lenders to take action hereunder, (ii) prior to the consummation of the Related Section 363 Transactions, the release or subordination of any of the Guarantors or a material portion of the Collateral other than in connection with the Related Section 363 Transactions, (iii) after the consummation of the Related Section 363 Transactions, the release or subordination of all or substantially all of the Guarantors or all or substantially all of the Collateral, (iv) the assignment, delegation or other transfer by any Loan Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (v) amendments, supplements, modifications or waivers of Sections 2.12 (or the rights and obligations contained therein), 4.1(a), 4.1(c)(ii), 4.1(e), 4.1(f), 4.1(m) or 7.1(r), the definition of “ABR” or the minimum notice requirements contained in Section 2.4.

Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties and the Lenders shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Any such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification shall be effected by a written instrument signed by the parties required to sign pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1; provided that, delivery of an executed signature page of any such instrument by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

8.2. Notices. (a) All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy or electronic transmission), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice or electronic transmission or overnight or hand delivery, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:

Borrower:

Motors Liquidation Company

GM Global Headquarters

Att. Mail Code 482-C37-A99

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265

Attn: Treasurer, James Selzer

Telecopy: 248-262-8491

 

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with a copy to:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153-0119

Attention: Stephen Karotkin

                  Richard Ginsburg

                  Soo-Jin Shim

Telecopy: 212-310-8007

Treasury:

The United States Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention: Chief Counsel Office of Financial Stability

Telecopy: 202-927-9225

Email: OFSChiefCounselNotices@do.treas.gov

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, NY 10281

Attention: John J. Rapisardi

Telecopy: 212-504-6666

Telephone: 212-504-6000

Canadian Lender:

Export Development Canada

151 O’Connor Street

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 1K3

Attention: Loans Services

Telecopy: 613-598-2514

with a copy to:

Export Development Canada

151 O’Connor Street

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 1K3

Attention: Asset Management/Covenants Officer

Telecopy: 613-598-3186

 

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provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Lenders shall not be effective until received.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by each Lender in its sole discretion. The 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.

8.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

8.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.

8.5. Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Lenders and any other Canadian Lender Consortium Member for all their (i) reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the advisors and counsel to each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member, but excluding the professional fees of such advisors and counsel to each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member), and (ii) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights or exercise of remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith in respect of any Event of Default or otherwise, including the fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and disbursements and other charges of in-house counsel) to each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member, (b) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member for, and hold each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying such fees, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (c) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender and each other Canadian Lender Consortium Member, their respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, advisors, agents, controlling persons and trustees (each, an “Indemnitee”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against

 

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any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by an Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any of the foregoing relating to the use or proposed use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations or assets of any Group Member, including any of the Mortgaged Properties, and the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing in this clause (c), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee (x) for Taxes (it being understood that the Borrower’s obligations with respect to Taxes are set forth in Section 2.12) or (y) with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, in each case as determined by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such Indemnitee, any of its affiliates or its or their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or controlling persons. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized persons of information or other materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Loans. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section 8.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the Borrower as set forth in Section 8.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Lenders. The agreements in this Section 8.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

8.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, all future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (except to its Debtor Successor) without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 8.6.

 

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(b) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Loans at the time owing to it) pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, executed by such Assignee and such Lender and delivered to the Borrower for its records, to any other branch, division or agency of the United States or Canadian governments or any government of any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada or to New CarCo, together with any related rights and obligations thereunder, without the consent of the Borrower. The Borrower or its agent will maintain a register (“Register”) of each Lender and Assignee. The Register shall contain the names and addresses of the Lenders and Assignees and the principal amount of the loans (and stated interest thereon) held by each such Lender and Assignee from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error.

(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, sell participations to any other branch, division or agency of the United States or Canadian governments or any government of any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Borrower 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. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 8.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.10 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 8.6. To the extent permitted by law, and subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 8.7 as though it were a Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.6, each Lender shall have the right to sell one or more participations in all or any part of its Loans or other Obligations to one or more lenders or other Persons that provide financing to such Lender in the form of sales and repurchases of participations without having to satisfy the foregoing requirements. In the event that a Lender sells a participation in such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Lender, on behalf of Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name, address and interest in this Agreement of all Participants.

8.7. Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall, at any time after the Loans and other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable pursuant to Section 7, receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing

 

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to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash in Dollars from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, subject to any notice or other requirement contained in the Orders, each Lender shall have the right, without (i) further order of or application to the Bankruptcy Court, or (ii) prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, upon all amounts owing hereunder becoming due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the other Lenders after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided that, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and application.

8.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lenders.

8.9. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is held to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

8.10. Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents. Subject to Section 8.18, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the Orders, the Orders shall control.

8.11. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,

THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

 

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8.12. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. All judicial proceedings brought against any Loan Party hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any Obligations hereunder and thereunder, may be brought in the Bankruptcy Court and, if the Bankruptcy Court does not have (or abstains from) jurisdiction, the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof. Each Loan Party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any such legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the Lenders shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and

(d) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

8.13. Acknowledgments. The Loan Party hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) no Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Group Member arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Lenders, on one hand, and any Group Member, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower or any Subsidiary and the Lenders.

8.14. Release of Guaranties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Lenders hereby agree to take promptly, any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing, or evidencing the release of, any guarantee by any Loan Party of the Obligations to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 8.1.

 

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8.15. Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party or any other Lender pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Loan Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to any other Lender or any affiliate of any thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section 8.15 (or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section), to any actual or prospective Transferee or any pledgee of Loans or any direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Loan Party and its obligations, (c) to its affiliates, employees, directors, trustees, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors, or those of any of its affiliates for performing the purposes of a Loan Document, subject to such Lender, as the case may be, advising such Person of the confidentiality provisions contained herein, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority or regulatory agency (including self-regulated agencies) having jurisdiction (or purporting to have jurisdiction) over it upon notice (other than in connection with routine examinations or inspections by regulators) to the Borrower thereof unless such notice is prohibited or the Governmental Authority or regulatory agency shall require otherwise, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible, and, if applicable, after exhaustion of the Group Members’ rights and remedies under Section 1.6 of the Department of the Treasury Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 1, Subpart A; Sections 27-29 inclusive and 44 of the Access to Information Act, R.S.C., ch A-1 (1985) and Section 28 and Part IV (Sections 50-56 inclusive) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O., ch. F.31 (1990), after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, after notice to the Borrower if reasonably feasible, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, other than in breach of this Section, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

8.16. Waivers of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

8.17. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

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8.18. Orders. The terms and conditions hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Final Order. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms or conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Orders, the terms and conditions of the Orders shall control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms or conditions of Section 8.1 and the terms and conditions of the Orders, the terms and conditions of Section 8.1 shall control.

8.19. Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date and (b) such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) with only the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement.

8.20. New GM Equity Interests. Each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that it, and each Affiliate of any Lender, (a) shall have no right, in any manner whatsoever, to the New GM Equity Interests or any proceeds received from the sale or distribution thereof in satisfaction or repayment of the Loans and (b) will not initiate or prosecute any claims, causes of action, adversary proceedings or other litigation seeking recourse against the New GM Equity Interests or any proceeds received from the sale or distribution thereof in satisfaction or repayment of the Loans or otherwise.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY
By:   /s/ Niharika Ramdev
  Name: Niharika Ramdev
  Title: Assistant Treasurer

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement]


GUARANTORS:

 

CHEVROLET-SATURN OF HARLEM,

    INC.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATE

    REMEDIATION COMPANY, INC.

 

REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY

    MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

 

SATURN, LLC

 

SATURN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

By:   /s/ Ted Stenger
  Name: Ted Stenger
  Title: Executive Vice President

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement]


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, as a Lender

By:   /s/ Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
  Title: Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement]


EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Chris Timbrell
  Name: Chris Timbrell
  Title: Senior Financing Manager
By:   /s/ Joseph Huang
  Name: Joseph Huang
  Title: Sr. ICS.

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement]


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act, the Access to Information Act and the Freedom of

Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

See Executed Version


**Pursuant to the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter, please note that General Motors Corporation is requesting that this document, any cover e-mail note and the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter receive confidential treatment pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

made by

 

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation),

 

 

and certain of its Subsidiaries

 

 

in favor of

 

 

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

 

and

 

 

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

 

 

 

 

Dated July 10, 2009

 

 

 


**Pursuant to the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter, please note that General Motors Corporation is requesting that this document, any cover e-mail note and the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter receive confidential treatment pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page

SECTION 1

  DEFINED TERMS      3

1.1  

      Definitions    3

1.2  

      Other Definitional Provisions    4

SECTION 2

  GUARANTY    4

2.1  

      Guaranty    4

2.2  

      Right of Contribution    5

2.3  

      No Subrogation    6

2.4  

      Amendments, Etc. with Respect to the Obligations    6

2.5  

      Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional    6

2.6  

      Reinstatement    7

2.7  

      Payments    7

SECTION 3

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST    8

3.1  

      Grant of Security Interest    8

3.2  

      Right of Set-off    9

3.3  

      Intentionally Omitted    9

3.4  

      UCC Matters, Further Assurances    10

SECTION 4

  MISCELLANEOUS    10

4.1  

      Lenders’ Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact    10

4.2  

      Proceeds    12

4.3  

      Remedies    12

4.4  

      Continuing Liability of each Grantor    13

4.5  

      Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral    13

4.6  

      Powers Coupled with an Interest    13

4.7  

      Release of Security Interest Upon Satisfaction of all Obligations    13

4.8  

      Partial Release of Collateral    14

4.9  

      Waiver of Rights    14

4.10

      Notices    14

4.11

      Severability    14

4.12

      Integration    15

4.13

      Payment of Expenses    15

4.14

      Waiver; Amendment    15

4.15

      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    15

4.16

      Headings, etc.    15

4.17

      Successors and Assigns    15

4.18

      Governing Law    15

4.19

      Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers    15

 

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4.20

      Waiver of Jury Trial.    16

4.21

      Counterparts.    16

4.22

      Joint and Several Liability.    16

4.23

      Intentionally Omitted.    16

4.24

      Additional Guarantors.    16

4.25

      Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Original Guaranty and Security Agreement.    17

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A    List of Guarantors

Schedules

 

Schedule 1    Pledged Notes
Schedule 2    Commercial Tort Claims

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2009 (as amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is made by MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation) (together with is successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), EACH OF THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON EXHIBIT A HERETO (each a “Guarantor” and together with any entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein and each of their respective successors and assigns, collectively, the “Guarantors”; and the Guarantors together with the Borrower, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (together with its successors and assigns, “Treasury”) and EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA (together with its successors and assigns, “EDC”, and collectively with Treasury, the “Lenders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrower, Saturn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Saturn Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each an “Initial Debtor” and collectively, the “Initial Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below) for relief, and commenced cases (each an “Initial Case” and collectively, the “Initial Cases”) under the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, on June 3, 2009, the Grantors entered into the Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto and the Lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of Existing Credit Agreement, each Grantor entered into that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2009 (the “Original Guaranty and Security Agreement”), pursuant to which each Grantor granted a security interest in its assets and guaranteed the payment and performance of the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in favor of the Lenders;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Borrower with (i) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $32,125,000,000 (the “Tranche B Term Loans”) and (ii) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $1,175,000,000 (the “Tranche C Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Final Order”) approving the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement);

 

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WHEREAS, on July 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Wind-Down Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Wind-Down Order”) approving the amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement to provide the Debtors with post-petition, wind-down financing;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of June 26, 2009 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Master Transaction Agreement”), on July 10, 2009, Treasury exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $25,052,511,395 together with, its Additional Notes (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and its rights under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement including the Warrant Note and the Additional Notes (as each such term is defined in the Existing UST Loan Agreement) to General Motors Company, f/k/a NGMCO, Inc.) (together with its successors and assigns, “New CarCo”) (in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on July 10, 2009, EDC exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $3,010,805,085 together with its Additional Notes to New CarCo in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the Section 363 Sale Order, the Borrower and the other Debtors sold to New CarCo certain of its assets and properties, and New CarCo assumed certain liabilities of the Borrower and the other Debtors and their Subsidiaries, including a portion of the Treasury’s Tranche B Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to $7,072,488,605 pursuant to the Tranche B Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “New CarCo Assignment and Assumption”), among the Borrower, New CarCo and EDC (collectively, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the “Related Section 363 Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as more particularly set forth in that certain $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among the Grantors and the Lenders (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement it is necessary and advisable to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Original Guaranty and Security Agreement as more particularly set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree that on the Effective Date, the Original Guaranty and Security Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1.

DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Letter-of-Credit Rights, and Supporting Obligations.

Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Collateral”: as defined in Section 3.

Grantor”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Guarantors”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Excluded Collateral”: as defined in the Credit Agreement.

Individual Property”: each parcel of real property, the improvements thereon and all personal property owned by any Grantor.

Intercompany Note”: any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to any Group Member.

Investment Property”: the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and Pledged Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, other than such property constituting Excluded Collateral.

New York UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Pledged Equity Interests”: as defined in the Equity Pledge Agreement.

Pledged Notes”: all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to or held by any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor, in each case in an amount exceeding $25,000,000 individually (other than promissory notes issued in connection with extensions of Trade Credit by any Grantor in the ordinary course of business) listed on Schedule 1.

 

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Proceeds”: all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

Receivable”: any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including any Account).

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

Vehicles”: all cars, trucks, trailers and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title in any state.

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules and Annexes hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement (or the Schedules and Annexes hereto), and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(b) As used herein and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, (i) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” (ii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iii) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (iv) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and (v) references to any Person shall include its successors and assigns.

(c) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(d) Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

SECTION 2.

GUARANTY

2.1 Guaranty. (a) Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to the Lenders and any other Person holding any Obligations and each of their respective permitted indorsees, transferees and assigns the prompt and complete payment and performance by Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations.

 

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(b) Each Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) which may be paid or incurred by the Lenders or its agents, advisors or representatives, etc. in enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting, any or all of the Obligations and/or enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting against, any of the Guarantors under this Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations are paid in full and the Loans are repaid, notwithstanding that from time to time prior thereto there may not be any outstanding Obligations.

(c) No payment or payments made by the Borrower, any Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other Person, or received or collected by the Lenders from the Borrower, any Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder.

(d) Subject to Section 4.7 hereof, the Guaranty contained in this Section 2.1 shall remain in full force and effect and each Guarantor shall remain liable for the Obligations until (i) the Obligations are satisfied and paid in full and this Agreement has been terminated and (ii) the date on which any payment made to the Lender in respect of the Obligations shall no longer be subject to avoidance under the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Each Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to time, it shall make any payment on account of its liability hereunder, it will notify the Lenders in writing that such payment is made under this Agreement for such purpose.

(f) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers or the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2). The Lenders shall not enforce the liability and obligation of the Guarantors to perform and observe the Obligations by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against the Guarantors, except that the Lenders may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable the Lenders to enforce and realize upon its interest under this Agreement or in the Collateral given to Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against the Guarantors only to the extent of the Guarantors’ interest in the Collateral given to the Lenders to secure the Obligation, and the Lenders shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against the Guarantors in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or in connection with the Obligations.

(g) Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guaranty of such Guarantor contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Lenders hereunder.

 

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2.2 Right of Contribution. (a) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder that has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to any Lender, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to such Lender for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

2.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guaranty or right of offset held by any Lender for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Obligations are paid in full and the Loans have been repaid. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Lenders in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Lenders, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Lenders may determine. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any intercompany debt (including any Intercompany Notes) and any amounts paid hereunder by such Guarantor shall be fully subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations owing to the Lender.

2.4 Amendments, Etc. with Respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Lenders may be rescinded and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, terminated, waived, surrendered or released by any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as provided therein, and any collateral security, guaranty or right of offset at any time held by any Lender for the payment of the Obligations or the obligations of any Guarantor may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. No Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this Agreement or any property subject thereto. When making any demand hereunder against any Guarantor, the Lenders may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on the Borrower or any other Guarantor, and any failure by any Lender to make any such demand or to collect

 

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any payments from the Borrower or any such other Guarantor or any release of the Borrower or such other Guarantor shall not relieve any Guarantor of its obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of law, of the Lenders against such Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

2.5 Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that this Agreement shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty of the full and punctual payment and performance by the Borrower of the Obligations and not of collectibility only and is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that the Lenders first attempt to collect any of the Obligations from the Borrower or any other Guarantor, without regard to (a) the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guaranty thereof or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Lenders, (b) any defense, set-off, deduction, abatement, recoupment, reduction or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower against the Lenders or any other Guarantor, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or any Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor or any other obligor on any obligation of the Borrower from the Obligations, or of any Guarantor from this Agreement, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, each Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights, powers, privileges and remedies as it may have against the Borrower or any other Person or against the Collateral or any other collateral security or guaranty for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower or any such other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guaranty or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower or any such other Person or any such collateral security, guaranty or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights, powers, privileges and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law or equity, of the Lenders against the Guarantors. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and each of their respective permitted successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, until all the Obligations permitted shall have been satisfied by performance and payment in full and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Obligations.

2.6 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lenders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

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2.7 Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Lenders, in Dollars, promptly after demand therefor and in accordance with the wiring instructions of such Lender.

SECTION 3.

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

3.1 Grant of Security Interest. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Lenders, a first priority security interest in all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations:

(a) all Accounts;

(b) all Chattel Paper;

(c) all Deposit Accounts;

(d) all Documents (other than title documents with respect to Vehicles);

(e) all Equipment;

(f) all General Intangibles;

(g) all Instruments (including Instruments evidencing the Pledged Notes listed on Schedule 1);

(h) each Individual Property;

(i) all Inventory;

(j) all Investment Property;

(k) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

(l) all Receivables;

(m) all Commercial Tort Claims that, individually, exceed $25,000,000 each of which is specified on Schedule 2 and otherwise to the extent specifically notified to the Secured Parties from time to time;

(n) all Goods and other property not otherwise described above;

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(p) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and Guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

in each case howsoever such Grantor’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise), provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the term “Collateral” and each other term used in the definition thereof shall not include, and no Grantor is pledging or granting a security interest in, any Property to the extent that such Property constitutes Excluded Collateral; provided further, however, that if and when, and to the extent that, any Property ceases to be Excluded Collateral, such Grantor hereby grants to the Lenders, and at all times from and after such date, the Lenders shall have a first priority Lien in and on such Property (subject to Permitted Liens), and such Grantor shall cooperate in all respects to ensure the prompt perfection of the Lenders’ security interest therein.

With respect to each right to payment or performance included in the Collateral from time to time, the Lien granted therein includes a continuing security interest in (i) any Supporting Obligation that supports such payment or performance and (ii) any Lien that (A) secures such right to payment or performance or (B) secures any such Supporting Obligation.

3.2 Right of Set-off. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lenders at any time and from time to time without notice to any Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by Grantors, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as such Lender may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to such Lender hereunder and claims of every nature and description of such Lender against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Credit Agreement, or under any other Loan Document, as such Lender may elect, whether or not the Lender has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender may set-off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of any Collateral and all other sums or obligations owed by such Lender to any Grantor against all of such Grantor’s obligations to such Lender, whether under this Agreement or under any other agreement with such Grantor, or otherwise, whether or not such obligations are then due, without prejudice to such Lender’s right to recover any deficiency. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Lender may have. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Grantor, the Lenders shall have the right to cause liquidation, termination or acceleration to the extent of any assets pledged by such Grantor to secure their Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document to which Section 3 applies.

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3.4 UCC Matters, Further Assurances. Each Grantor, shall, at all times on and after the date hereof, and at its expense, cause New York UCC financing statements and continuation statements to be filed in all applicable jurisdictions as required to continue the perfection of the security interests created by this Agreement. Each Grantor shall, from time to time, at its expense and in such manner and form as the Lender may reasonably require, execute, deliver, file and record any other statement, continuation statement, specific assignment or other instrument or document and take any other action that may be necessary, or that the Lenders may reasonably request, to create, evidence, preserve, perfect or validate the security interests created hereunder or to enable the Lenders to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that, if the grant of a security interest in any Property to the Lenders require a consent to such grant from any other Person (other than such Grantor or any of its Affiliates), such Grantor shall use its best efforts to procure such consent, taking into consideration the likelihood that such consent will be given. Further, each Grantor agrees that if any Excluded Collateral should, at any time following the Effective Date, become Collateral on which the Lenders are, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, permitted to take a Lien, such Grantor shall so notify the Lenders and cooperate with and shall take all steps as may be reasonably required by the Lenders to enable and continue the perfection of the Lenders’ security interests therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Grantors shall, upon the request of the Lender, execute and file such New York UCC financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, Mortgages and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate or as the Lender may reasonably request with respect to the Collateral. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Lenders to file one or more New York UCC financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Collateral now existing or hereafter arising without the signature of such Grantor where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement.

3.5 Commercial Tort Claims. Each Grantor shall promptly notify the Lender if, at any time, it is the beneficiary of a Commercial Tort Claim that, individually exceeds $25,000,000, and shall deliver an amendment to Schedule 2 to reflect such additional Commercial Tort Claims.

SECTION 4.

MISCELLANEOUS

4.1 Lenders’ Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints each Lender and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, from time to time in such Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, which such Grantor is required to do hereunder but has failed to do so within the time limits required, including without limitation, to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral, to file

 

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such financing statements relating to the Collateral as such Lender at its option deems appropriate, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Grantor hereby gives the Lenders the power and right, on behalf of such Guarantor, without assent by, but with notice to, such Guarantor, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to do the following:

(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any insurance policies or with respect to any of the Collateral and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Lenders for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;

(ii) to pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; and

(iii) (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Lenders or as the Lenders shall direct; (B) to ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to sign and endorse any invoices, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Lender may deem appropriate; and (G) in connection with its exercise of its remedies hereunder pursuant to Section 4.3, generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Lenders were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Lenders’ option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Lenders deem necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Lenders’ Liens thereon and to effect the intent of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

(b) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.

(c) Each Grantor also authorizes the Lenders, at any time and from time to time, to execute, in connection with any sale of Collateral provided for in Section 4.3, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.

 

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(d) The powers conferred on the Lenders are solely to protect the Lenders’ interests in the Collateral and, except as required under Applicable Law, shall not impose any duty upon the Lenders to exercise any such powers. Each Lender shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither Lender nor any of its respective officers, directors, agents or employees shall be responsible to such Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

4.2 Proceeds. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, (a) all proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor consisting of cash, checks and Cash Equivalents shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor be turned over to the Lenders in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Lenders, if required), and (b) any and all such proceeds received by such Grantor will be applied by the Lenders against the Obligations (whether matured or unmatured), such application to be in such order as the Lenders shall elect. For purposes hereof, proceeds shall include, but not be limited to, all principal and interest payments, royalty payments, license fees, all prepayments and payoffs, all dividends and distributions, insurance claims, condemnation awards, sale proceeds, rents and any other income and all other amounts received with respect to the Collateral and upon the liquidation of any Collateral, all such proceeds received by the Lenders will be distributed by the Lenders in such order as the Lenders shall elect. Any balance of such proceeds remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full and this Agreement shall have been terminated shall be promptly paid over to such Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

4.3 Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Lenders may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC, at law and in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon such Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, presentments, protests, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels or as an entirety at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Lenders or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions and at prices that are consistent with the prevailing market for similar collateral as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Lenders shall act in good faith to obtain the best execution possible under prevailing market conditions. The Lenders shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in the related Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Lenders’ request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Lenders at places that the Lenders shall reasonably select, whether at the related

 

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Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Lenders shall apply the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred therein or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Lenders hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations, in such order as the Lenders may elect, and only after such application and after the payment by the Lenders of any other amount required or permitted by any provision of law, including Section 9-608(a)(1)(c) of the New York UCC, need the Lenders account for the surplus, if any, to the related Grantor. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Lenders arising out of the exercise by the Lenders of any of its rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other Disposition of Collateral shall be required by Applicable Law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least ten (10) days before such sale or other Disposition. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency (plus accrued interest thereon) if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay the Obligations and the reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by the Lenders, including reasonable fees and expenses of any attorneys employed by the Lenders to collect such deficiency. Because each Grantor recognizes that the Lenders may not be able to purchase or sell all of the Collateral on a particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or in the same manner because the market for such Collateral may not be liquid, each Grantor agrees that liquidation of the Collateral does not require a public purchase or sale and that a good faith private purchase or sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. Accordingly, the Lenders may elect, in their sole discretion, the time and manner of liquidating any Collateral and nothing contained herein shall (i) obligate the Lenders to liquidate any Collateral on the occurrence of a Event of Default or to liquidate all Collateral in the same manner or on the same Business Day or (ii) constitute a waiver of any of the Lenders’ rights or remedies.

4.4 Continuing Liability of each Grantor. The security interests described above are granted as security only and shall not subject the Lenders or any of their respective assigns to, or transfer or in any way affect or modify, any obligation, liability or indemnity of each Grantor with respect to, any of the Collateral or any transaction relating thereto. None of the Lenders or their respective assigns shall be required or obligated in any manner to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such obligation, or to make any payment or present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amount thereunder to which any such Person may be entitled at any time.

4.5 Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral. The Lenders’ duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall be in accordance with Section 9-207 of the New York UCC. Neither of the Lenders nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon all or any part of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the related Grantor or otherwise.

 

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4.6 Powers Coupled with an Interest. All authorizations and agencies herein contained with respect to the Collateral are irrevocable and powers coupled with an interest.

4.7 Release of Security Interest Upon Satisfaction of all Obligations. Upon termination of this Agreement and repayment to the Lenders of all Obligations and the performance of all obligations under the Loan Documents, each Lender shall release its security interest in any remaining Collateral; provided that if any payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by such Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the related Grantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or a trustee or similar officer for such Grantor or any substantial part of its Property, or otherwise, this Agreement, all rights hereunder and the Liens created hereby shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, until such payments have been made.

4.8 Partial Release of Collateral. Each Lender shall, in connection with any Disposition of Collateral permitted under the Credit Agreement, release from the Lien created hereby on such Collateral the portion of the Collateral Disposed of, upon the related Grantor’s satisfaction of any applicable conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In connection therewith, the Lenders, at the request and sole cost and expense of the Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Grantor all releases or other documents including, without limitation, UCC termination statements reasonably necessary for the release of the Lien created hereby on such Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lien of the Lenders on Collateral shall not be released in connection with the Disposition of Collateral between and among the Grantors.

4.9 Waiver of Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Grantor waives any and all notice of any kind including notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations, and notice of or proof of reliance by the Lenders upon this Agreement or acceptance of this Agreement. All of the Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived in reliance upon this Agreement and all dealings between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Agreement. Each Grantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, each Guarantor waives any requirement that the Lenders exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower or any other Guarantor.

4.10 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, all notices, requests and other communications provided for herein (including any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including by telecopy or electronic transmission) delivered to the intended recipient at the “Address for Notices” specified on the signatures pages hereof, beneath each party’s name; or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by telecopier or electronic transmission or personally delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.

 

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4.11 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is held to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

4.12 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents. Subject to Section 4.23, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any other Loan Documents and the Orders, the Orders shall control.

4.13 Payment of Expenses. Each Grantor agrees to pay on demand by each Lender, any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by such Lender or its agents, representatives or advisors in enforcing any of its rights or remedies under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement.

4.14 Waiver; Amendment. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement.

4.15 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

4.16 Headings, etc. The headings and captions of various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

4.17 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of any Lender and its permitted respective successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Grantor without such consent shall be null and void).

4.18 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

4.19 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. All judicial proceedings brought against any Grantor arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any Obligations hereunder and thereunder, may be brought in the Bankruptcy Court and,

 

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if the Bankruptcy Court does not have (or abstains from) jurisdiction, the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof. Each Loan Party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any such legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 4.10 or at such other address of which each Loan Party shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and

(d) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

4.20 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

4.21 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

4.22 Joint and Several Liability. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Grantors are jointly and severally liable to the Lenders for all representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and liabilities of each Grantor hereunder and under the Loan Documents. Each Grantor hereby further acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Event of Default or any default, or breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by any Grantor hereunder or under any Loan Document is hereby considered a default or breach by each Grantor, as applicable, and (b) the Lenders shall have no obligation to proceed against one Grantor before proceeding against the other Grantors. Each Grantor hereby waives any defense to its obligations under this Agreement based upon or arising out of the disability or other defense or cessation of liability of one Grantor versus the other. A Grantor’s subrogation claim arising from

 

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payments to the Lenders shall constitute a capital investment in the other Grantor subordinated to any claims of the Lenders and equal to a ratable share of the equity interests in such Grantor.

4.23 Orders. This Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms or conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the applicable orders related to the foregoing, the terms and conditions of such orders shall control.

4.24 Additional Guarantors. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.23 of the Credit Agreement, or that the Borrower desires to become a party to this Agreement, shall become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a Joinder Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

4.25 Collateral Agent. Treasury and EDC, each in their capacity as a Lender, hereby appoint Treasury (or its agents or bailees) as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and gratuitous bailee for purposes of perfecting its Liens on any part of the Collateral required to be delivered hereunder that is in the Collateral Agent’s possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees), to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the New York UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral”) as Collateral Agent and gratuitous bailee for the Lenders (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the New York UCC), and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the Liens granted under the Loan Documents, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.25. Treasury shall not have any obligation whatsoever to the Lenders to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors, or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 4.25. The duties or responsibilities of Treasury under this Section 4.25 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as Collateral Agent and as bailee in accordance with this Section 4.25. Treasury shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the Lenders and each Lender hereby waives and releases Treasury from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to the Treasury’s role under this Section 4.25 as gratuitous bailee and Collateral Agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral including, without limitation, for loss or damage to the Pledged Collateral. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees to this Section 4.25.

4.26 Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Original Guaranty and Security Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Original Guaranty and Security Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date and (b) such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) with only the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation), as the Borrower

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

Address for Notices:

 

767 Fifth Avenue

14th Floor

New York, NY 10153


GUARANTORS:

CHEVROLET-SATURN OF HARLEM, INC.

ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATE REMEDIATION COMPANY, INC.

REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

SATURN, LLC

SATURN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

767 Fifth Avenue

14th Floor

New York, New York 10153

 

 

Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Amendment

 


Acknowledged and Agreed to with respect to Section 4.25:

 

LENDER:

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Amendment

 


Acknowledged and Agreed to with respect to Section 4.25:

 

EDC:

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Amendment

 


EXHIBIT A

LIST OF GUARANTORS

 

      Guarantor Name    Form of
Organization
   Jurisdiction of
Organization

1.

   Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware

2.

   Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware

3.

   Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    Corporation    Michigan

4.

   Saturn, LLC    Limited Liability Company    Delaware

5.

   Saturn Distribution Corporation    Corporation    Delaware

 

 

Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Amendment


Annex 1 to Amended and Restated

Guaranty and Security Agreement

JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                                         , 20     (the “Joinder Agreement”), made by                                          (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of the United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada (the “Secured Parties”) in connection with the Guaranty and Security Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Guaranty and Security Agreement (as defined below).

I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation) (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”) and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of July     , 2009 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty and Security Agreement”) in favor of the Secured Parties;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.23 of the Credit Agreement the Additional Grantor is required to become a party to the Guaranty and Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Joinder Agreement in order to become a party to the Guaranty and Security Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Guaranty and Security Agreement. By executing and delivering this Joinder Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 4.24 of the Guaranty and Security Agreement and Section 5.23 of the Credit Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guaranty and Security Agreement and the Credit Agreement as a Grantor and Guarantor, respectively, thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor (except that its obligations thereunder including the obligation to make representations thereunder shall take effect from the date hereof) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder and hereby grants to the Secured Parties, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment of performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations, a security interest in, all of its Property constituting Collateral. The information set forth in Annex I-A hereto is hereby added to the indicated Schedules for the indicated Loan Document.


2. Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[signatures follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:


Annex I-A to Joinder Agreement

Supplement to Schedule 1.1B of the Credit

Agreement

 

Name   Jurisdiction   Tax ID #
       

X

       
       

X

       

 

Supplement to Exhibit A of the Guaranty and

Security Agreement.

 

Name   Jurisdiction   Tax ID #
       

X

       
       

X

       


Schedule 1

Pledged Notes (each individually exceeding $25,000,000)

None.


Schedule 2

Commercial Tort Claims (each individually exceeding $25,000,000)

 

1. General Motors Corporation v. Fuci-Metals USA, Inc. et al (Case No. 04 L 280 in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit—Lake County, Illinois): On May 1, 2007, General Motors Corporation was granted motion for summary judgment in the amount of $83 million in respect of this supplier fraud case. The motion was uncontested and the judgment has not been collected to date.


EXHIBIT B-1

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE OF THE GUARANTORS

July __, 2009

Reference is made to that certain $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement”; terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Motors Liquidation Company, a debtor and debtor-in-possession under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Borrower”), as borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Appendix A attached hereto, as guarantors (each, a “Guarantor and collectively, the “Guarantors”), and the United States Department of Treasury and Export Development Canada, as lenders (each, “Lender” and together, the “Lenders”).

Pursuant to Section 4.1(p) of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned, a duly elected Responsible Officer of each Guarantor hereby certifies, to my actual knowledge, in the name and on behalf of each Guarantor listed on and not individually, the following:

1. Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a certified and valid copy of the Certificate of Good Standing of each Guarantor, issued by the Secretary of State or comparable state officials of each Guarantor’s jurisdiction of organization (the “Officials”).

2. The Certificates or Articles of Incorporation or similar organizational documents (the “Guarantor Organizational Documents”) of each Guarantor, true copies of which were last certified to you on June 3, 2009, have not been amended or repealed and such Guarantor Organizational Documents are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

3. The By-Laws, Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement or other governance documents (the “Guarantor Governance Documents”) of each Guarantor. true copies of which were last certified to you on June 3, 2009, have not been amended or repealed and such Guarantor Governance Documents are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

4. Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the written consents duly adopted by the Board of Directors, Board of Managers, Sole Member or similar governing body of each Guarantor on the date indicated thereon, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party and each other document to be delivered by such Guarantor from time to time in connection thereof and such written consents have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are now in full force and effect.

5. As of the date hereof, the persons listed on Annex 3 below are duly elected and qualified officers of each Guarantor holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names below are true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers (i) is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of each of the Guarantors each of the Loan Documents to which each Guarantor is a party and any certificate or other document in connection with the Loan Documents on behalf of each Guarantor and (ii) constitute Responsible Officers of each of the Guarantors for purposes of the Loan Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date first above written.

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

[Amended and Restated Loan Agreement—Signature page to Assistant Secretary’s Certificate of the Guarantors]


ANNEX 1

Certificates of Good Standing


ANNEX 2

Written Consents


ANNEX 3

Incumbency

 

Name

  

Title

 

Signature

    

             

    

             

 

Incumbency—Guarantors


APPENDIX A

Guarantors

Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc.

Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.

Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.

Saturn, LLC

Saturn Distribution Corporation


EXHIBIT B-2

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

Motors Liquidation Company

July __, 2009

Reference is made to that certain $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement”; terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Motors Liquidation Company (the “Company”), as borrower, and the United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada as lenders (each, a “Lender” and together, the “Lenders”).

Pursuant to Section 4.1(p) of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned, a duly elected and appointed Responsible Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, to my actual knowledge, in the name and on behalf of the Company, and not individually, the following:

 

  1. Each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 of the Loan Agreement have been satisfied (or waived by the Lenders) as of the Effective Date.

 

  2. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or which are contained in any certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

 

  3. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on the date hereof and the use of proceeds thereof.

 

  4. Since the Petition Date, there has been no event or circumstance that either individually or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

Exh. B-2-1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date first above written.

  
Name:

 

Exh. B-2


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

See Executed Version

 

[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption]


EXECUTION COPY

TRANCHE B TERM LOAN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This TRANCHE B TERM LOAN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 10, 2009, is made by and among GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, a debtor and debtor-in-possession in a case pending under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, as the assignor (the “Assignor”), GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, as the assignee (the “Assignee”) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (the “Treasury”) and EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA (“EDC”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on June 3, 2009, the Assignor, as borrower, entered into that certain $33,300,000,000 Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “DIP Credit Agreement”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the DIP Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the DIP Credit Agreement), with the guarantors named therein and the Treasury and EDC as lenders;

WHEREAS, on June 26, 2009, the Assignor entered into that certain Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Saturn LLC, Saturn Distribution Corporation, Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc. (together with the Assignor, as sellers) and the Assignee, (as purchaser), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the sellers, including the Assignor, will sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to the Assignee, and the Assignee will purchase, accept and acquire from sellers, including the Assignor, all of the Purchased Assets (as defined therein) and assume and thereafter pay or perform as and when due, or otherwise discharge, all of the Assumed Liabilities (as defined therein);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.9(a) of the Purchase Agreement, the Assignor will assign, and the Assignee will assume that portion of the Obligations under the Tranche B Term Loan made by the Treasury pursuant to the DIP Credit Agreement in a principal amount of $7,072,488,605 (the “Assigned Obligations”);

WHEREAS, for the avoidance of doubt from and after the Effective Date (as defined below), any Tranche B Term Loans held by EDC are expressly excluded from the Assigned Obligations;

WHEREAS, the Assignor, certain of its affiliates which are guarantors under the DIP Credit Agreement and Treasury intend to amend and restate the portion of the DIP Credit Agreement related to the Tranche B Term Loans immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement on the Effective Date pursuant to that certain $7,072,488,605 Secured Credit Agreement among Assignee, as borrower, the Guarantors a party thereto, and the Treasury, as lender, to be dated as of the date hereof (the “UST Credit Agreement”); and


WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the UST Credit Agreement, the Assignor, certain of its affiliates which are guarantors under the DIP Credit Agreement and Treasury intend to amended and restated the other Loan Documents (as defined in the UST Credit Agreement).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the value, receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

Section 1.1 Assignment. Pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Purchase Agreement, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Effective Date, the Assigned Obligations.

Section 1.2 Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Assignee shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Obligations (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Treasury for amounts which have accrued subsequent to the Effective Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of UST Credit Agreement.

Section 1.3 Release. From and after the Effective Date, Assignor shall be released from its Obligations to repay the principal of, or to pay interest, fees and other amounts with respect to the Assigned Obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement; provided that, Assignor shall continue to comply with, and be bound by all other Obligations set forth in the DIP Credit Agreement other than the Assigned Obligations.

Section 1.4 EDC. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Date, the Tranche B Term Loans held by EDC under the DIP Credit Agreement are expressly excluded from the Assigned Obligations.

Section 1.5 Guarantors. Each Guarantor ratifies and confirms their obligations under the Guaranty and the other Collateral Documents (as such terms are defined in the UST Credit Agreement) with respect to the Assigned Obligations in favor of the Treasury. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Date, EDC is no longer a beneficiary under the Guaranty and the other Collateral Documents with respect to the Assigned Obligations.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 2.1 Assignor Representations. Assignor hereby represents and warrants, in each case subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court issued in connection with the Cases, that:

 

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(i) it is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware;

(ii) it has the full corporate power, authority, legal right and has taken all necessary action to sell, assign and transfer the Assigned Obligations;

(iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Assignor, and the performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by Assignor, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to Assignor or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(iv) the Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and by principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

Section 2.2 Assignee Representations. Assignee hereby represents and warrants that:

(i) it is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware;

(ii) it has the full power, authority, legal right and has taken all necessary action to purchase and assume the Assigned Obligations;

(iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Assignee, and the performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by Assignee, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to Assignee or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(iv) the Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and by principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

Section 3.1 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(i) this Agreement shall be executed and delivered by each party hereto; and

(ii) the “Closing” pursuant to the Purchase Agreement has occurred.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1 Treasury and EDC Consent. By causing a duly authorized officer or representative to sign the signature page hereto on its behalf, each of the Treasury and EDC consent to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. EDC acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Effective Date, it is not a mortgagee or obligee or guarantee with respect to the Assigned Obligations.

Section 4.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

Section 4.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

    as Assignor

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 

Tranche B Term Loan Assignment and Assumption Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY,

    as Assignor

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 

Tranche B Term Loan Assignment and Assumption Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

TREASURY:

 

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

By:    
Name:   Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
Title:   Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability

 

 

Tranche B Term Loan Assignment and Assumption Agreement

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

EDC:

 

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

Tranche B Term Loan Assignment and Assumption Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

[GUARANTOR]

By:

   
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Tranche B Term Loan Assignment and Assumption Agreement]


EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF WAIVER FOR THE LOAN PARTIES

In consideration for the benefits that it will receive as a result of its or its Affiliate’s participation in the United States Department of the Treasury’s (the “Lender”) Automotive Industry Financing Program and/or any other economic stabilization program implemented by the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “EESA”) or any other law or regulation in existence either prior to or subsequent to the date of this letter (any such program, including the Automotive Industry Financing Program, a “Program”), [LOAN PARTY] (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) hereby voluntarily waives any claim against any of the United States (and each of its departments and agencies) for any changes to compensation or benefits of the Company’s employees that are required to comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of Section 111 of the EESA, as implemented by any guidance or related laws and regulations issued and/or to be issued thereunder (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof), including without limitation the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 CFR Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA and the requirements of the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (each of the foregoing, collectively, the “Limitations”).

The Company acknowledges that the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including, without limitation, so-called “golden parachute” agreements and “gross up” arrangements), whether or not in writing, that the Company may have with its employees or in which such employees may participate as the regulations and Limitations relate to (i) the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of the Company acquired through a Program, including without limitation the Automotive Industry Financing Program, or (ii) any other period applicable under such Program or Limitations, as the case may be.

This waiver includes all claims the Company may have under the laws of the United States or any state (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof) related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments or benefits the Company’s employees would otherwise receive, any challenge to the process by which the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations are or were adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these laws, regulations or Limitations on the Company’s employment relationship with its employees.

[signatures follow]


[LOAN PARTY]
By:    
 

Name:

Title:

Date: July     , 2009

 

Signature Page to Form of Waiver for the Loan Parties


EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF WAIVER OF SEO TO LENDERS

In consideration for the benefits I will receive as a result of the participation of [Motors Liquidation Company] (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) in the United States Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Automotive Industry Financing Program and/or any other economic stabilization program implemented by the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “EESA”) or any other law or regulation in existence either prior to or subsequent to the date of this letter from me (any such program, including the Automotive Industry Financing Program, a “Program”), I hereby voluntarily waive any claim against the United States (and each of its departments and agencies), the Loan Parties (as defined in the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009 or my employer for any changes to my compensation or benefits that are required to comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of Section 111 of the EESA, as implemented by any guidance or related laws and regulations issued and/or to be issued thereunder (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof), including without limitation the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 CFR Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA and the requirements of the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (each of the foregoing, collectively, the “Limitations”).

I acknowledge that the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including, without limitation, so-called “golden parachute” agreements and tax “gross up” arrangements), whether or not in writing, that I may have with the Company or in which I may participate as they relate to (i) the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of the Company acquired through a Program, including without limitation the Automotive Industry Financing Program, or (ii) any other period applicable under such Program or Limitations, as the case may be.

This waiver includes all claims I may have under the laws of the United States or any state (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof) related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments or benefits I would otherwise receive, any challenge to the process by which the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations are or were adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these laws, regulations or Limitations on my employment relationship.

[signatures follow]


Intending to be legally bound, I have executed this Waiver as of this          day of July, 2009.

  
Name:

 

[Signature Page to Waiver of SEO to Lender]


EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF CONSENT AND WAIVER OF SEO TO THE LOAN PARTIES

In consideration for the benefits I will receive as a result of the participation of [Motors Liquidation Company] (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) in the United States Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Automotive Industry Financing Program and/or any other economic stabilization program implemented by the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “EESA”) or any other law or regulation in existence either prior to or subsequent to the date of this letter from me (any such program, including the Automotive Industry Financing Program, a “Program”), I hereby voluntarily consent to and waive any claim against any of the United States (and its departments and agencies), the Loan Parties (as defined in the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower”), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body), any individual member of the Company’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body) and the Company’s officers, employees, representatives and agents for any changes to my compensation or benefits that are required to comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of Section 111 of the EESA, as implemented by any guidance or related laws and regulations issued and/or to be issued thereunder (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof), including without limitation the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 CFR Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA and the requirements of the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower”), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (each of the foregoing, collectively, the “Limitations”).

I acknowledge that the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including so-called “golden parachute” agreements and tax “gross-up” arrangements), whether or not in writing, that I may have with the Company or in which I may participate as they relate to (i) the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of the Company acquired through a Program, including without limitation the Automotive Industry Financing Program, or (ii) any other period applicable under such Program or Limitations, as the case may be.

This waiver includes all claims I may have under the laws of the United States or any state (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof) related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments or benefits I would otherwise receive, any challenge to the process by which the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations are or were adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these laws, regulations or Limitations on my employment relationship.

I agree that, in the event and to the extent that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or similar governing body (the “Committee”) reasonably determines that any compensatory payment or benefit provided to me, including any bonus or incentive compensation based on materially inaccurate financial statements or performance criteria, would cause the Company to fail to be in compliance with the terms and conditions of any laws, regulations or the Limitations (such payment or

 

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benefit, an “Excess Payment”), upon notification from the Company, I shall promptly repay such Excess Payment to the Company. In addition, I agree that the Company shall have the right to postpone any such payment or benefit for a reasonable period of time to enable the Committee to determine whether such payment or benefit would constitute an Excess Payment.

I understand that any determination by the Committee as to whether or not, including the manner in which, a payment or benefit needs to be modified, terminated or repaid in order for the Company to be in compliance with Section 111 of the EESA and/or the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations shall be final, conclusive and binding. I further understand that the Company is relying on this letter from me in connection with its participation in a Program.

[signatures follow]


Intending to be legally bound, I have executed this Consent and Waiver as of this          day of July, 2009.

  
Name:

 

[Signature Page to Consent and Waiver of SEO to the Loan Parties]


EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF WAIVER OF SENIOR EMPLOYEES TO LENDERS

In consideration for the benefits I will receive as a result of the participation of [Motors Liquidation Company] (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) in the United States Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Automotive Industry Financing Program and/or any other economic stabilization program implemented by the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “EESA”) or any other law or regulation in existence either prior to or subsequent to the date of this letter from me (any such program, including the Automotive Industry Financing Program, a “Program”), I hereby voluntarily waive any claim against the United States (and each of its departments and agencies), the Loan Parties (as defined in the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower”), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009 or my employer for any failure to pay or accrue any bonus or incentive compensation or other compensation as a result of compliance with the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of Section 111 of the EESA, as implemented by any guidance or related laws and regulations issued and/or to be issued thereunder (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof), including without limitation the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 CFR Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA and the requirements of the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower”), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (each of the foregoing, collectively, the “Limitations”).

I acknowledge that the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including, without limitation, so-called “golden parachute” agreements and tax “gross-up” arrangements), whether or not in writing, that I may have with the Company or in which I may participate as they relate to (i) the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of the Company acquired through a Program, including without limitation the Automotive Industry Financing Program, or (ii) any other period applicable under such Program or Limitations, as the case may be.

This waiver includes all claims I may have under the laws of the United States or any state (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof) related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments or benefits I would otherwise receive, any challenge to the process by which the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations are or were adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these laws, regulations or Limitations on my employment relationship.

[signatures follow]


Intending to be legally bound, I have executed this Waiver as of this          day of July, 2009.

  
Name:

 

[Signature Page to Waiver of Senior Employees to Lenders]


EXHIBIT D-5

FORM OF CONSENT AND WAIVER OF SENIOR EMPLOYEES TO THE COMPANY

In consideration for the benefits I will receive as a result of the participation of [Motors Liquidation Company] (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”) in the United States Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Automotive Industry Financing Program and/or any other economic stabilization program implemented by the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “EESA”) or any other law or regulation in existence either prior to or subsequent to the date of this letter from me (any such program, including the Automotive Industry Financing Program, a “Program”), I hereby voluntarily consent to and waive any claim against any of the Company, the United States (and each of its departments and agencies), the Loan Parties (as defined in the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower”), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009 the Company’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body), any individual member of the Company’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body) and the Company’s officers, employees, representatives and agents for any failure to pay or accrue any bonus or incentive compensation or other compensation as a result of compliance with the executive compensation and corporate governance requirements of Section 111 of the EESA, as implemented by any guidance or related laws and regulations issued and/or to be issued thereunder (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof), including without limitation the provisions of the Capital Purchase Program and the TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance, as implemented by any guidance or regulation thereunder, including the rules set forth in 31 CFR Part 30, or any other guidance or regulations promulgated under the EESA and the requirements of the $[1,175,000,000] Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among [Motors Liquidation Company] (the “Borrower), the Company, the Lender and others, entered into on or about July [__], 2009, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (each of the foregoing, collectively, the “Limitations”).

I acknowledge that the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations may require modification of the compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including, without limitation, so-called “golden parachute” agreements and tax “gross-up” arrangements), whether or not in writing, that I may have with the Company or in which I may participate as they relate to (i) the period the United States holds any equity or debt securities of the Company acquired through a Program, including without limitation the Automotive Industry Financing Program, or (ii) for any other period applicable under such Program or Limitations, as the case may be.

This waiver includes all claims I may have under the laws of the United States or any state (whether or not in existence as of the date hereof) related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned laws, regulations and Limitations, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments or benefits I would otherwise receive, any challenge to the process by which the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations are or were adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these laws, regulations or Limitations on my employment relationship.

I agree that, in the event and to the extent that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or similar governing body (the “Committee”) reasonably determines that any compensatory payment or benefit provided to me would cause the Company to fail to be in compliance with the terms and conditions of any laws, regulations or the Limitations (such payment or benefit, an “Excess Payment”), upon notification from the Company, I shall promptly repay such Excess Payment to the Company. In addition, I agree that the Company shall have the right to postpone any such payment or benefit for a reasonable period of time to enable the Committee to determine whether such payment or benefit would constitute an Excess Payment.

 

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I understand that any determination by the Committee as to whether or not, including the manner in which, a payment or benefit needs to be modified, terminated or repaid in order for the Company to be in compliance with Section 111 of the EESA and/or the aforementioned laws, regulations or Limitations shall be final, conclusive and binding. I further understand that the Company is relying on this consent and waiver from me in connection with its participation in a Program.

[signatures follow]


Intending to be legally bound, I have executed this Consent and Waiver as of this          day of July, 2009.

  
Name:

 

[Signature Page of Consent and Waiver of Senior Employees to Loan Parties]


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

See Executed Version

 

Exh. E-1


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

                             , 20__

Pursuant to Section 5.2(h) of the $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as July 6, 2009, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “Credit Agreement”), among Motors Liquidation Company (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the Guarantors named therein and The United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada (collectively, the “Lenders”), the undersigned hereby certifies in [his] [her] capacity as an Officer of the Borrower and not in [his] [her] individual capacity, as follows:

1. I am the duly elected [insert title of Responsible Officer] of the Borrower;

2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate;

3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and based upon such review, to my knowledge, no Default or Event of Default has occurred [except as set forth on Annex I hereto]; and

[signature page follows]

 

Exh. F-1


The foregoing certifications, together with the calculations set forth in Schedule I hereto, are made and delivered in my capacity described in paragraph 1 above, and not in my individual capacity for and on behalf of the Borrower as of the date first written above.

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY

(f/k/a General Motors Corporation)

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Compliance Certificate]


SCHEDULE I

Financial Information and Calculations

 

Sch. I-1


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE

See Executed Version


THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH AN ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”) FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF OID, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY OF THIS NOTE MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING TO THE BORROWER AT 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153.

THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE LENDER PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$985,805,085   
July 10, 2009    New York, New York

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation (together with its permitted successors and assigns the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (the “Lender”), at the Funding Office of the Lender specified in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) in lawful money of the United States, and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY-FIVE AND NO/100 ($985,805,085) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans of the Lender to the Borrower outstanding under the Credit Agreement), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement. The principal amount shall be paid on the Maturity Date. The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such Funding Office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

The holder of this Note is authorized to endorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, type and amount of the Loans and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal with respect thereto, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another type, each continuation of all or a portion thereof as the same type. Each such endorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information endorsed. The failure to make any such endorsement or any error in any such endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Loans.

This Note (a) is one of the Notes referred to in the $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009 between the Borrower, the Lender and others (as amended, supplemented


or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) and evidences the Loans made by the Lender thereunder; (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement; and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted.

The Borrower and any indorsers or guarantors hereof, (a) severally waive diligence, presentment, protest and demand and also notice of protest, demand, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note, (b) expressly agree that this Note, or any payment hereunder, may be extended from time to time, and consent to the acceptance of further Collateral, the release of any Collateral for this Note, the release of any party primarily or secondarily liable hereon, and (c) expressly agree that it will not be necessary for the Lender, in order to enforce payment of this Note, to first institute or exhaust the Lender’s remedies against the Borrower or any other party liable hereon or against any Collateral for this Note. No extension of time for the payment of this Note, or any installment hereof, made by agreement by the Lender with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note, shall affect the liability under this Note of the Borrower, even if the Borrower is not a party to such agreement; provided, however, that the Lender and the Borrower, by written agreement between them, may affect the liability of the Borrower.

The Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of the Borrower to perform and observe the obligations evidenced by this Note by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against the Borrower, except that the Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable the Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under this Note or in the Collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents to secure this Note; provided, however, that, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against the Borrower only to the extent of the Borrower’s interest in the Collateral given to the Lender to secure this Note, and the Lender, by accepting this Note, shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against the Borrower in any such action or proceeding under or by reason of or under or in connection with this Note.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

[Signature Page Follows]


BORROWER:
MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY, a     Delaware corporation
By:    
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Promissory Note]


SCHEDULE OF LOANS

This Note evidences the Loans made under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Borrower, on the dates, in the principal amounts and bearing interest at the rates set forth below, and subject to the payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:


Schedule A

to Initial Note

LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS

 

Date   Amount of ABR
Loans
 

Amount

Converted to

ABR Loans

 

Amount of

Principal of ABR
Loans Repaid

 

Amount of ABR
Loans Converted

to

Eurodollar Loans

  Unpaid Principal
Balance of ABR
Loans
 

Notation

Made By

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       

XXX

                       


Schedule B

to Initial Note

LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS

 

Date  

Amount of
Eurodollar

Loans

 

Amount

Converted to
Eurodollar Loans

  Eurodollar Rate
with Respect
Thereto
  Amount of
Principal of
Eurodollar Loans
Repaid
 

Amount of
Eurodollar

Loans Converted
to ABR Loans

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance of
Eurodollar

Loans

 

Notation

Made

By

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           

XXX

                           


EXHIBIT H

Intentionally Omitted


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT

See Executed Version


EXECUTION VERSION

ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT

This ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made as of the 10th day of July, 2009, by MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”) and the Guarantors party to the Credit Agreement, in favor of THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (the “Treasury”) and EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrower, Saturn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Saturn Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each an “Initial Debtor” and collectively, the “Initial Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below) for relief, and commenced cases (each an “Initial Case” and collectively, the “Initial Cases”) under the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, on June 3, 2009, the Borrower and the Guarantors entered into the Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto and the Lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Borrower with (i) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $32,125,000,000 (the “Tranche B Term Loans”) and (ii) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $1,175,000,000 (the “Tranche C Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Final Order”) approving the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Wind-Down Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Wind-Down Order”) approving the amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement to provide the Debtors with post-petition, wind-down financing;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of June 26, 2009 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Master Transaction Agreement”), on July 10, 2009, Treasury exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $22,041,706,310 together with, its Additional Notes (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and its rights under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement including the Warrant Note and the


Additional Notes (as each such term is defined in the Existing UST Loan Agreement) to General Motors Company, f/k/a NGMCO, Inc.) (together with its successors and assigns, “New CarCo”) (in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on July 10, 2009, EDC exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $3,081,085,085 together with its Additional Notes to New CarCo in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the Section 363 Sale Order, the Borrower and the other Debtors sold to New CarCo certain of its assets and properties, and New CarCo assumed certain liabilities of the Borrower and the other Debtors and their Subsidiaries, including a portion of the Treasury’s Tranche B Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to $7,072,488,605 pursuant to the Tranche B Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “New CarCo Assignment and Assumption”), among the Borrower, New CarCo and EDC (collectively, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the “Related Section 363 Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as more particularly set forth in that certain $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among the Grantors and the Lenders (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lenders entering into the Credit Agreement that the Borrower and Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Lenders.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which by the parties hereto is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used herein and not specifically defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Collateral Property” means any real property and physical facilities thereon included as Collateral.

 

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Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, Federal, state, provincial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, permits, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or natural resources, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean any material or substance now or in the future defined as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste”, “toxic substance,” “toxic pollutant,” “contaminant,” “pollutant” or other words of similar import within the meaning of any Environmental Law, including petroleum and petroleum products, derivatives and compounds, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and oil; explosives, flammable materials; radioactive material; soil vapors; polychlorinated biphenyls; lead and lead-based paint; asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; and any substance the presence of which on, at or from any Collateral Property is prohibited by any foreign, federal, state or local authority.

Losses” shall mean any and all claims, suits, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities), actions, proceedings, obligations, debts and all actual damages, losses, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, expenses, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, but not limited to, costs of investigations, natural resource damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense).

Properties” shall mean, collectively, each and every Collateral Property.

Release” and “Released” with respect to any Hazardous Materials means any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

Responsible Environmental Person” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower, any Person with direct knowledge and responsibility for monitoring environmental conditions and assuring compliance with Environmental Laws.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 2.1 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.2 Environmental Representations and Warranties. As of the date hereof, the Borrower represents and warrants that, to the best of any Responsible Environmental Person’s knowledge and belief after reasonable due inquiry, except as either disclosed on Schedule A attached hereto, or as provided to the Lenders prior to the date hereof (including, without limitation, in connection with that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement made by Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of the Treasury, dated as of December 31, 2008 and in connection with that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement made by the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of the Lenders, dated as of June 3, 2009) or which would not reasonably be expected to give rise to material liabilities under Environmental Laws:

 

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(a) Hazardous Materials and underground storage tanks at each Collateral Property are in compliance with Environmental Law; (b) Releases of Hazardous Materials at the Mortgage Properties for which investigation or remediation is required by a Governmental Authority are being investigated and remediated in material compliance with Environmental Law; (c) there is no non-compliance with current Environmental Laws; (d) to any Responsible Environmental Person’s actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry there is no known threat of any Release of Hazardous Materials migrating to any Collateral Property; (e) no Responsible Environmental Person knows of, nor has any Responsible Environmental Person received, any written notice or other communication from any Person (including but not limited to a Governmental Authority) relating to Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any Collateral Property; (f) the Borrower and Guarantors have (1) disclosed to the Lenders, in writing, (A) all outstanding notices or claims of alleged non-compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and (B) each Collateral Property where investigation or remediation activities are ongoing, and (2) made available (or otherwise shall use diligent efforts to promptly make available) any and all material information relating to adverse environmental conditions at, on, under or from any Collateral Property that would reasonably be expected to result in material liabilities under Environmental Laws, including but not limited to any reports relating to Hazardous Materials at, on, under or migrating to or from any Collateral Property and/or to the environmental condition of any Collateral Property for which investigation or remediation is required by a Governmental Authority; (g) as of 5 p.m. EDT on July 9, 2009, Schedule A lists all Environmental Liens (as defined below) in regard to the Collateral Properties; (h) there is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding under or relating to any Environmental Law that is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, naming the Borrower; (i) except as provided for in the Loan Documents and the Master Transaction Agreement, the Borrower has not entered into or agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, or is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other forum for dispute resolution, relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law; and (j) except as provided for in the Loan Documents and the Master Transaction Agreement, the Borrower has not assumed or retained, by contract, any liabilities of any kind, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, under any Environmental Law or with respect to any Hazardous Materials.

Section 2.3 Environmental Covenants.

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to give rise to material liabilities under Environmental Laws, Borrower and, with respect to itself and the Properties it owns, each Guarantor, covenants and agrees that so long as the Loans are outstanding, and until payment in full of all Obligations and termination of the Loan Documents, and subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases: (i) all uses and operations on or of the Properties, whether by such Borrower, Guarantor, or to the extent commercially reasonable any other Person, shall be in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (ii) there shall be no Releases of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any of the Properties at concentrations exceeding those allowed by Environmental Law; (iii) Hazardous Materials at, on, or under any of the Properties for which investigation or remediation is required by a Governmental Authority shall be investigated and remediated in compliance with Environmental Laws; and (iv) except for environmental deed restrictions, institutional controls and access agreements required by agency order or a voluntary remedial action, the Borrower and each Guarantor shall keep the Properties free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law, whether due to any act or omission of the Borrower any Guarantor or any other Person (the “Environmental Liens”).

 

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(b) Borrower and, with respect to itself and the Properties it owns, each Guarantor, shall, subject to the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions and the Cases: (i) promptly and reasonably cooperate, at its sole cost and expense, in all reasonable activities pursuant to Section 2.3(c) below, including but not limited to providing all material, non-privileged information and making knowledgeable persons reasonably available for interviews; (ii) perform any environmental compliance or site assessment or other investigation of environmental conditions in connection with any of the Properties, at its sole cost and expense, pursuant to any reasonable written request of the Lenders, upon the Lender’s reasonable belief that conditions at a Collateral Property not in compliance with Environmental Law and could result in material liability under Environmental Laws or that a Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, or from or migrating to any Collateral Property, could result in material liabilites under Environmental Laws, and share with the Lenders the reports and other results thereof, and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such reports and other results thereof; (iii) comply with all reasonable written requests of the Lenders, at its sole cost and expense, to reasonably effectuate investigation or remediation of any Hazardous Materials Released at, on, under, from or migrating to any Collateral Property that the Lenders reasonably believe could result in material liabilities under Environmental Laws; (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all tenants and other users of any of the Properties to materially comply with all Environmental Laws; and (v) except for those events and conditions disclosed to the Lenders prior to the date hereof and except for those which would not reasonably be expected to give rise to material liabilities under Environmental Laws, within ten (10) Business Days notify the Lenders in writing after a Responsible Environmental Person has become aware of (A) any Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, from or migrating towards any of the Properties; (B) any non-compliance with any Environmental Laws related to any of the Properties; (C) any actual Environmental Lien imposed on any Collateral Property; (D) any required or proposed investigation or remediation relating to a Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, from or migrating to any of the Properties; and (E) any written notice or other communication of which any Responsible Environmental Person receives from any source whatsoever (including but not limited to a Governmental Authority) relating in any way to Releases of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any Collateral Property.

(c) Upon (i)(A) the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or (B) the Lenders’ reasonable belief that a Collateral Property is not in compliance with all Environmental Laws and such noncompliance would reasonably be expected to result in material liabilities under Environmental Laws, or (C) the Lenders’ reasonable belief that a Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, from or migrating to any of the Collateral Properties has occurred or is occurring and would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower or any Guarantor incurring material liabilities under Environmental Laws and (ii) reasonable notice to the Borrower and any Guarantor that owns the Collateral Property at issue, the Lenders and any other Person designated by the Lenders, including but not limited to any environmental consultant, and any receiver appointed by any court of competent jurisdiction, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter upon such Collateral Property at all reasonable times, subject to the terms of any applicable lease in place for a Collateral Property, to assess any and all aspects of the environmental condition of such Collateral Property and its use,

 

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including but not limited to conducting any environmental assessment or audit (the scope of which shall be determined in the Lenders’ reasonable discretion taking into account the perceived environmental risk and the magnitude of the potential liability) and taking samples of soil, groundwater or other water, air, or building materials, and conducting other invasive testing. Each Borrower or Guarantor shall cooperate with and provide reasonable access to the Lenders and any such Person or entity designated by the Lenders. Upon prior written request to the Lenders, the Borrower and Guarantors shall be entitled at their sole cost and expense to take split samples of any samples collected by the Lenders or its designees.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1 Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be given and shall become effective as provided in the Credit Agreement.

Section 3.2 No Third-Party Beneficiary. The terms of this Agreement are for the sole and exclusive protection and use of the Lenders. No party shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder, and no provision hereof shall operate or inure to the use and benefit of any such third party.

Section 3.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lenders.

Section 3.4 No Oral Change. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 3.5 Headings, etc. The headings and captions of various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

Section 3.6 Number and Gender/Successors and Assigns. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require. Without limiting the effect of specific references in any provision of this Agreement, the terms “Borrower” and “Guarantor” shall be deemed to refer to each and every person or entity comprising a Borrower or Guarantor from time to time, as the sense of a particular provision may require, and to include the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Borrower or Guarantor, all of whom shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, provided that no obligation of any Borrower or Guarantor may be assigned except with the written consent of the Lenders. Each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns.

 

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Section 3.7 Joint and Several Liability. The Borrower and Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Borrower and each of the Guarantors are jointly and severally liable to the Lenders for all representations, warranties, covenants, and other obligations of the Borrower and Guarantors hereunder. The Borrower and Guarantors hereby further acknowledge and agree that (a) any Event of Default or any default, or breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by any Guarantor or Borrower hereunder is hereby considered a default or breach by the Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, and (b) the Lenders shall have no obligation to proceed against the Borrower or any Guarantor before proceeding against the others. The Borrower and Guarantors hereby waive any defense to its obligations under this Agreement based upon or arising out of the disability or other defense or cessation of liability of one versus the other. Any Borrower or Guarantor’s subrogation claim arising from payments to the Lenders shall constitute a capital investment in the other (Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be) subordinated to any claims of the Lenders and equal to a ratable share of the equity interests in the Borrower or Guarantor.

Section 3.8 Release of Liability. Any one or more parties liable upon or in respect of this Agreement may be released without affecting the liability of any party not so released.

Section 3.9 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Lenders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

Section 3.10 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is held to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 3.11 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 3.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. All judicial proceedings brought against Borrower or any Guarantor arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any Obligations hereunder and thereunder, may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any such legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

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(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 3.1; and

(d) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

Section 3.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

Section 3.14 Exculpation. Notwithstanding anything appearing to the contrary in this Agreement, or in the Notes, the Credit Agreement, the Mortgages or any of the other Loan Documents, Lenders shall not be entitled to enforce the liability and obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform and observe the obligations contained in this Agreement by any action or proceeding against any member, shareholder, partner, manager, director, officer, agent, affiliate, beneficiary, trustee or employee of Borrower or any Guarantor (or any direct or indirect member, shareholder, partner or other owner of any such member, shareholder, partner, manager, director, officer, agent, affiliate or employee of Borrower or any Guarantor, or any director, officer, employee, agent, manager or trustee of any of the foregoing); provided, however, for purposes of clarification, the foregoing is not intended to exempt any Loan Parties from their respective obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

Section 3.15 Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Original Environmental Indemnity Agreement. Section 3.16 On the Effective Date, the Original Environmental Indemnity shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Newco Credit Facility) under the Newco Credit Facility as in effect prior to the Effective Date and (b) such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) with only the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

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Section 3.17 Orders. This Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Orders,, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms or conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the applicable orders related to the foregoing, the terms and conditions of such orders shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Borrower and Guarantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:
MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY
By:  

 

Name  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Environmental Agreement]


GUARANTORS:
CHEVROLET-SATURN OF HARLEM, INC.

ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATE REMEDIATION COMPANY, INC.

REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

SATURN, LLC
SATURN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:

767 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10153

Attention:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

[Signature Page to Environmental Agreement]


LENDER:
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address for Notices:

The United States Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2312

Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention: Assistant General Counsel (Banking and Finance)

Facsimile: (202) 622-1974

[Signature Page to Environmental Agreement]


LENDER:
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Address for Notices:

151 O’Connor Street

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

[Signature Page to Environmental Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

Environmental Liens Known as of 5:00 pm, July 8, 2009

 

 

On or about May 5, 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recorded a lien on the GM Central Foundry Superfund Site in Massena, NY.

 

 

On or about May 15, 2009, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality recorded liens on the following GM properties:

 

  1. GM Die Storage Lot, Genesee County, MI
  2. GM Chevrolet-Pontiac Canada Group Metals, Kent County, MI
  3. Hemphill Landfill, Genesee County, MI
  4. Pontiac Employee Development Center, Oakland County, MI
  5. GM Malleable Plant, Saginaw County, MI
  6. GM Lansing No. 6 Car Assembly, Ingham County, MI
  7. GM Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – West Engineering, Oakland County, MI

Schedule A


EXHIBIT J

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE

See Executed Version


MORTGAGE

 

 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, as mortgagor

(Mortgagor)

to

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, EXPORT

DEVELOPMENT CANADA, and the several lenders as mortgagee

(Lender)

 

  Dated:   As of July     , 2009  
  Address:   Saginaw Vacant Land  
   

2100 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.

Saginaw, MI

 
  County:   Saginaw County, MI  
  PIN:                              


THIS MORTGAGE (the “Security Instrument”) is made as of the         day of July, 2009, by GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265, as mortgagor (the “Mortgagor” or “Borrower”), in favor of THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY having an address at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3426, Washington, DC 20220, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, and the several lenders (collectively, (the “Lender”) pursuant to that certain Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2009 (the “Credit Agreement”), between Borrower a debtor-in-possession in a case pending under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code § 101 et seq., and the regulations adopted and promulgated thereto (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Bankruptcy Code”) and the Lender.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, this Security Instrument is given to secure Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement concerns a loan (the “Loan”) made to Borrower by Lender in the maximum principal sum of THIRTY-THREE BILLION THREE HUNDRED MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($33,300,000,000), which Loan is evidenced by (i) that certain Initial Note, dated June 3, 2009, made by Borrower in favor of The United States Department of the Treasury and (ii) that certain Initial Note, dated June 3, 2009, made by Borrower in favor of Export Development Canada (such Initial Notes, together with all extensions, renewals, replacements, restatements, amendments, supplements, severances or modifications thereof, are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Notes”). Each of the Notes is due by its terms on the Maturity Date, or upon an earlier date for reason of acceleration, unless extended by the Lender.

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrower filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (together with the District Court for the Southern District of New York, where applicable, the “Bankruptcy Court”), and commenced chapter 11 cases (collectively, the “Cases”) under the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.

WHEREAS, Mortgagor is the owner of the real property described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Land”).

WHEREAS, Mortgagor has agreed to execute and deliver this Security Instrument in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and of the Final Order in order to secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (as defined in Section 2.3 hereof). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 1

GRANTS OF SECURITY

Section 1.1 Property Mortgaged. Mortgagor does hereby irrevocably mortgage, grant, bargain, sell, pledge, assign, warrant, transfer and convey to and grants a security interest to Lender and its successors and assigns in, the following property, rights, interests and estates now owned, or hereafter acquired by Mortgagor (collectively, the “Property”):

(a) Land. The Land described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof;

(b) Additional Land. All additional lands, estates and development rights hereafter acquired by Mortgagor for use in connection with the Land and the development of the Land and all additional lands and estates therein which may, from time to time, by supplemental mortgage or otherwise be expressly made subject to the lien of this Security Instrument;

(c) Improvements. The buildings, structures, fixtures, additions, enlargements, extensions, modifications, repairs, replacements and improvements now or hereafter erected or located on the Land (the “Improvements”);

(d) Easements. All easements, rights-of-way or use, rights, strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, water, water courses, water rights and powers, air rights and development rights, and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, servitudes, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances of any nature whatsoever, in any way now or hereafter belonging, relating or pertaining to the Land and the Improvements and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, and all land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, opened or proposed, in front of or adjoining the Land, to the center line thereof and all the estates, rights, titles, interests, dower and rights of dower, curtesy and rights of curtesy, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law and in equity, of Mortgagor of, in and to the Land and the Improvements and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances thereto;

(e) Fixtures and Personal Property. All machinery, equipment, fixtures (including, but not limited to, all heating, air conditioning, plumbing, lighting, communications and elevator fixtures, inventory and goods) and other property of every kind and nature whatsoever owned by Mortgagor, or in which Mortgagor has or shall have an interest, now or hereafter located upon the Land and the Improvements, or appurtenant thereto, and usable in connection with the present or future operation and occupancy of the Land and the Improvements and all building equipment, materials and supplies of any nature whatsoever owned by Mortgagor, or in which Mortgagor has or shall have an interest, now or hereafter located upon the Land and the Improvements, or appurtenant thereto, or usable in connection with the present or future operation and occupancy of the Land and the Improvements (collectively, the “Personal Property”), and the right, title and interest of Mortgagor in and to any of the Personal Property which may be subject to any security interests, as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and enacted by the State or States where any of the Property is located (the “Uniform Commercial Code”), superior in lien to the lien of this Security Instrument and all proceeds and products of the above;

 

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(f) Leases and Rents. All leases, subleases and other agreements, whether or not in writing, to which Mortgagor is a party, affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of the Land and/or the Improvements heretofore or hereafter entered into and all extensions, amendments and modifications thereto, to the extent assignable, whether before or after the filing by or against Mortgagor of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Leases”) and all right, title and interest of Mortgagor, its successors and assigns therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, any guaranties of the lessees’ obligations thereunder, cash or securities deposited thereunder to secure the performance by the lessees of their obligations thereunder and all rents, additional rents, payments in connection with any termination, cancellation or surrender of any Lease, revenues, issues and profits (including all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses) from the Land and/or the Improvements whether paid or accruing before or after the filing by or against Mortgagor of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code and all proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Leases (the “Rents”) and the right to receive and apply the Rents to the payment of the Obligations;

(g) Condemnation Awards. All awards or payments, including interest thereon, which may heretofore and hereafter be made with respect to the Property, whether from the exercise of the right of eminent domain (including but not limited to any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of the right), or for a change of grade, or for any other injury to or decrease in the value of the Property;

(h) Insurance Proceeds. All proceeds of and any unearned premiums on any insurance policies of the Mortgagor covering the Property, including, without limitation, the right to receive and apply the proceeds of any insurance, judgments, or settlements made in lieu thereof, for damage to the Property;

(i) Tax Certiorari. All refunds, rebates or credits in connection with a reduction in real estate taxes and assessments charged against the Property as a result of tax certiorari or any applications or proceedings for reduction, subject, in each case, to the rights of tenants;

(j) Conversion. All proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing including, without limitation, proceeds of insurance and condemnation awards, into cash or liquidation claims;

(k) Rights. The right, in the name and on behalf of Mortgagor, to appear in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Property and to commence any action or proceeding to protect the interest of Lender in the Property;

(l) Agreements. To the extent assignable, all agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, licenses, plans, specifications and other documents, now or hereafter entered into, and all rights therein and thereto, respecting or pertaining to the use, occupation, construction, management or operation of the Land and any part thereof and any Improvements or respecting any business or activity conducted on the Land and any part thereof and all right, title and interest of Mortgagor therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, the right, upon the happening and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to receive and collect any sums payable to Mortgagor thereunder;

 

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(m) Intangibles. All trade names, trademarks, servicemarks, logos, copyrights, goodwill, books and records and all other general intangibles relating to or used in connection with the operation of the Property;

(n) Causes of Action. All causes of action and claims (including, without limitation, all causes of action or claims arising in tort, by contract, by fraud or by concealment of material fact) against any Person for damages or injury to the Property or in connection with any transactions financed in whole or in part by the proceeds of the Loan (“Causes of Action”); and

(o) Other Rights. Any and all other rights of Mortgagor in and to the items set forth in Subsections (a) through (n) above;

in each case subject to the Permitted Encumbrances (as defined in Section 3.4 below).

Section 1.2 Assignment of Leases And Rents. Mortgagor hereby absolutely and unconditionally assigns to Lender all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all current and future Leases and Rents; it being intended by Mortgagor that this assignment constitutes a present, absolute assignment and not an assignment for additional security only. Nevertheless, subject to the terms of this Section 1.2 and Section 9.1(h) below, Lender grants to Mortgagor a revocable license to collect and receive the Rents.

Section 1.3 Security Agreement. This Security Instrument is both a real property mortgage and a “security agreement” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code. The Property includes both real and personal property and all other rights and interests, whether tangible or intangible in nature, of Mortgagor in the Property. By executing and delivering this Security Instrument, Mortgagor hereby grants to Lender, as security for the Obligations, (as herein defined) a security interest in the Personal Property, to the full extent that the Personal Property may be subject to the Uniform Commercial Code.

Section 1.4 Pledge of Monies Held. Mortgagor hereby pledges to Lender any and all monies now or hereafter held by Lender, including, without limitation, any insurance proceeds and condemnation awards, as additional security for the Obligations until expended or applied as provided in the Credit Agreement or this Security Instrument, as applicable.

CONDITIONS TO GRANT

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and described Property unto and to the use and benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns, forever;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, these presents are upon the express condition that, if (a)(i) Borrower shall well and truly pay to Lender the outstanding principal amount of the Loan set forth in, and evidenced by, the Credit Agreement and the Notes, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Notes, the Credit

 

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Agreement or any other Loan Document (such amounts being herein referred to, collectively, as the “Debt”) at the time and in the manner provided in the Notes, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Credit Agreement is terminated or (ii) Mortgagor and the other Guarantors shall pay the obligations to Lender as provided in the Guaranty, and each Guarantor shall well and truly perform each and every covenant and condition set forth in the Guaranty and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the Guaranty is terminated, and (b) Mortgagor shall well and truly perform the Other Obligations (as herein defined) as set forth in this Security Instrument, these presents and the estate hereby granted shall cease, terminate and be void.

ARTICLE 2

OBLIGATIONS SECURED

Section 2.1 Obligations Secured. This Security Instrument and the grants, assignments and transfers made in Article 1 are given for the purpose of securing the payment and performance of the obligations of Mortgagor under the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Obligations”).

Section 2.2 Other Obligations. This Security Instrument and the grants, assignments and transfers made in Article 1 are also given for the purpose of securing the following (the “Other Obligations”):

(a) the performance of all obligations of Mortgagor contained herein;

(b) the payment of all sums advanced pursuant to this Security Instrument to protect and preserve the Property and the lien and the security interest created hereby;

(c) the performance of each obligation of Mortgagor contained in any other agreement given by Mortgagor to Lender which is for the purpose of further securing the obligations secured hereby, and any renewals, extensions, substitutions, replacements, amendments, modifications and changes thereto; and

(d) the performance of each obligation of Mortgagor contained in any renewal, extension, amendment, modification, consolidation, change of, or substitution or replacement for, any of the other Loan Documents to which Mortgagor is a party.

Section 2.3 Obligations. Mortgagor’s obligation for the payment and performance of the Credit Agreement Obligations and the Other Obligations are referred to collectively below as the “Obligations.”

 

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ARTICLE 3

MORTGAGOR COVENANTS

Mortgagor covenants and agrees that:

Section 3.1 Payment and Performance of the Obligations. Mortgagor will pay and perform the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided in the Credit Agreement, this Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable.

Section 3.2 Incorporation by Reference. All the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in each of the other Loan Documents executed by Mortgagor are hereby made a part of this Security Instrument to the same extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein.

Section 3.3 Insurance. Mortgagor shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance in full force and effect at all times with respect to Mortgagor and the Property as required pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

Section 3.4 Liens. Mortgagor shall not, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien (as defined herein) on the Property, other than the following (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”):

(a) Permitted Liens existing on the date hereof or hereafter created in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and/or this Security Instrument;

(b) Leases existing on the date hereof, if any or hereafter entered into in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and/or this Security Instrument, excluding any Leases entered into in connection with the Section 363 Sale;

(c) Liens for Taxes (as defined in Section 3.5 below) and Other Charges (as defined in Section 3.5 below) not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in accordance with Section 3.5 hereof; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Mortgagor in conformity with GAAP;

(d) Liens of mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof and will not cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Easements, rights-of-way, covenants, restrictions, zoning and similar restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of Mortgagor and will not cause a Material Adverse Effect; and

(f) this Security Instrument.

As used in this Security Instrument, the term “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting the Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially

 

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the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances, excluding any leases entered into in connection with the Section 363 Sale, and permitted Dispositions.

Section 3.5 Payment of Taxes, Etc. Mortgagor shall pay or cause to be paid, as the same become due and payable, all (i) real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or part thereof (collectively, the “Taxes”) and (ii) ground rents, maintenance charges, impositions and any other charges, including, without limitation, vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof (collectively, the “Other Charges”). At Lender’s request, Mortgagor shall furnish to Lender receipts, or other evidence of the payment of the Taxes and the Other Charges prior to the date the same shall become delinquent. Mortgagor shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien or charge (other than Permitted Encumbrances) which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Property, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property (provided however this applies only to utility services the failure to pay could result in the creation of a lien that has a Material Adverse Effect). After prior written notice to Lender, Mortgagor, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, other than ground rent, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (ii) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Mortgagor is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all Requirements of Laws; (iii) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (iv) Mortgagor shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the Property; and (vi) Mortgagor shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon.

Section 3.6 Maintenance and Use of Property. Mortgagor shall cause the Property to be maintained in a good and safe condition and as otherwise required under the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Improvements and the Personal Property shall not be removed, demolished or materially altered or expanded (except for normal replacement of the Personal Property) in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Mortgagor shall not initiate, join in, acquiesce in, or consent to any change in any private restrictive covenant, zoning law or other public or private restriction, limiting or defining the uses which may be made of the Property or any part thereof if doing so would have a Material Adverse Effect. If under applicable zoning provisions the use of all or any portion of the Property is or shall become a nonconforming use, Mortgagor will not cause or permit the nonconforming use to be discontinued or the nonconforming Improvement to be abandoned if doing so would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.7 Waste. Mortgagor shall not commit or suffer any intentional physical waste of the Property or make any change in the use of the Property which will in any way materially increase the risk of fire or other hazard arising out of the operation of the Property, or take any action that might invalidate or give cause for cancellation of any insurance policy related to the Property, or do or permit to be done thereon anything that may in any way materially impair the value of the Property or the security of this Security Instrument in any, material respect. Mortgagor will not, without the prior written consent of Lender, permit any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal, or production of any minerals from the surface or the subsurface of the Land, regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof.

Section 3.8 Payment for Labor and Materials. Mortgagor will pay when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials incurred in connection with the Property in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.4 of the Credit Agreement unless such bills and costs are being contested in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 3.9 Performance of Other Agreements. Mortgagor shall observe and perform each and every term to be observed or performed by Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of any of the Loan Documents given by Mortgagor to Lender for the purpose of further securing the Obligations, and any amendments, modifications or changes thereto. Mortgagor shall observe and perform all of its obligations under any agreement or recorded instrument affecting or pertaining to the Property, the failure of which, if not observed or performed, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10 Change of Name, Identity or Structure. If Mortgagor shall (i) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of business from that set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof, (ii) change its name, identity or corporate structure (or the equivalent) or change the location where it maintains records with respect to the Property, or (iii) reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of another jurisdiction, it shall give Lender written notice thereof not less than ten (10) days after such event occurs, and shall deliver to Lender all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and amendments as Lender shall request and take all other actions deemed reasonably necessary by Lender to continue its perfected status in the Property with the same or better priority. Mortgagor hereby authorizes Lender, prior to or contemporaneously with the effective date of any such change, to file any financing statement or financing statement change required by Lender to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interest granted herein. At the request of Lender, Mortgagor shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Mortgagor intends to operate the Property, and representing and warranting that Mortgagor does business under no other trade name with respect to the Property.

Section 3.11 Access to Properties. Mortgagor shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice, subject to the rights of tenants under their respective Leases.

 

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Section 3.12 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings. Mortgagor shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way adversely affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under this Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents to which Mortgagor is a party, and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

Section 3.13 Awards and Insurance Benefits. Mortgagor shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender the benefits of any condemnation awards or insurance proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with the Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith out of such condemnation award or insurance proceeds. All Net Cash Proceeds received in connection with any casualty or condemnation relating to the Property shall be applied as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Section 3.14 Mortgage and Intangible Taxes. Mortgagor shall pay or cause to be paid all State, county and municipal recording, mortgage, intangible, and all other taxes imposed upon the execution and recordation of this Security Instrument.

Section 3.15 Leasing Matters. Mortgagor shall not enter into any new Lease other than Leases entered into in connection with the Section 363 Sale, or renew or extend any existing Lease unless such proposed Lease or renewed or extended Lease, as applicable, (i) provides for rental rates and terms comparable to existing local market rates and terms (taking into account the type and quality of the tenant) as of the date such Lease is executed by Mortgagor, (ii) does not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) is subject and subordinate to this Security Instrument and the lessee thereunder agrees to attorn to Lender. All proposed Leases which do not satisfy the requirements set forth in this Section 3.15 shall be subject to the prior approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Mortgagor shall not amend, modify or waive the provisions of any Lease or terminate, reduce rents under, accept a surrender of space under, or shorten the term of, any Lease (including any guaranty, letter of credit or other credit support with respect thereto) if such action would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.16 Management Agreement. Mortgagor shall not engage a property manager without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless (i) such agreement is with a reputable and experienced professional management organization which manages properties of a type, quality and size similar to the Property, (ii) such agreement provides for management fees that are customary and reasonable management fees for properties of a type, quality and size similar to the Property and is otherwise on market terms and conditions for properties of a type, quality and size similar to the Property, (iii) entering into such agreement could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) such agreement is pursuant to an arms length transaction with a property manager that is not an affiliate of any Loan Party, (v) such agreement is terminable upon thirty (30) days prior written notice by Mortgagor for any reason, and (vi) such property manager executes an agreement in accordance with the terms of the following sentence. In the event that Lender approve the engagement of a property manager or Mortgagor shall, without Lender’s consent, engage a property manager pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding sentence, Mortgagor and such property manager shall execute an agreement reasonably acceptable to

 

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Lender conditionally assigning Mortgagor’s interest in such management agreement to Lender and subordinating, during the continuance of an Event of Default, manager’s right to receive fees and expenses under such agreement while the Obligations remain outstanding.

Section 3.17 Alterations. Mortgagor shall not make any alterations to the Improvements that have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.18 Zoning. Mortgagor shall not initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of the Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Property in any manner that could result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.19 No Joint Assessment. Mortgagor shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property with (a) any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, or (b) any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such Property.

Section 3.20 Intentionally deleted.

Section 3.21 Intentionally deleted.

Section 3.22 Intentionally deleted.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Mortgagor represents and warrants to Lender that:

Section 4.1 Warranty of Title. Mortgagor has good and marketable title to the Property and has the right to mortgage, grant, bargain, sell, pledge, assign, warrant, transfer and convey the same and that Mortgagor possesses a fee simple absolute estate in the Land and the Improvements and that it owns the Property free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and charges whatsoever except for the Permitted Encumbrances. To Mortgagor’s knowledge, this Security Instrument, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection herewith, will create (i) a valid, perfected lien on the Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and (ii) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances to the extent a security interest in personalty may be perfected by the filing of a mortgage. No Person other than Mortgagor owns any interest in any payments due under such Leases that is superior to or of equal priority with Lender’s interest therein except as may be reflected by the Permitted Encumbrances. Mortgagor shall forever warrant, defend and preserve the title and the validity and priority of the lien of this Security Instrument and shall forever warrant and defend the same to Lender against the claims of all Persons whomsoever, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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Section 4.2 Organization. Mortgagor is duly organized or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is organized, with requisite power and authority to own the Property and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Mortgagor is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with the Property, its businesses and operations, except where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect. Mortgagor possesses all material rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own the Property and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, except to the extent the failure to possess the same will not have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.3 Proceedings. This Security Instrument has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Mortgagor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Mortgagor enforceable against Mortgagor in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 4.4 Intentionally deleted.

Section 4.5 Compliance. To the Mortgagor’s actual knowledge, Mortgagor and the Property and the use thereof comply in all respects with all Requirements of Law, including, without limitation, all applicable environmental laws, building and zoning ordinances and codes, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.6 Condemnation. No condemnation, eminent domain or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to the best of Mortgagor’s knowledge, is threatened or contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property.

Section 4.7 Separate Lots. The Land is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of the Land.

Section 4.8 Enforceability. The Loan Documents to which Mortgagor is a party are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Mortgagor, including the defense of usury, and Mortgagor has not asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

Section 4.9 Filing and Recording Taxes. Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement, all transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under Requirements of Law currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Property to Mortgagor have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under Requirements of Law currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration and perfection of this Security Instrument, have been paid or will be paid simultaneously with the recordation hereof.

 

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Section 4.10 Intentionally deleted.

Section 4.11 Forfeiture. Neither Mortgagor nor, to Mortgagor’s actual knowledge, any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use any of the Property has committed any act or omission affording any Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof. Mortgagor hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture.

Section 4.12 Intentionally deleted.

ARTICLE 5

OBLIGATIONS AND RELIANCES

Section 5.1 Relationship of Mortgagor and Lender. The relationship between Mortgagor and Lender with respect to the Property and the Obligations is solely that of debtor and creditor, and Lender has no fiduciary or other special relationship with Mortgagor, and no term or condition of this Security Instrument and of any of the other Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship between Mortgagor and Lender to be other than that of debtor and creditor.

Section 5.2 No Reliance On Lender. The officers, members, general partners, employees, principals and (if Mortgagor is a trust) beneficial owners of Mortgagor are, collectively, experienced in the ownership and operation of properties similar to the Property, and Mortgagor and Lender are relying solely upon such expertise and business plan in connection with the ownership and operation of the Property. Mortgagor is not relying on Lender’s expertise, business acumen or advice in connection with the Property.

Section 5.3 No Lender Obligations. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.1(a), (f), (l) and (m) or Section 1.2 hereof, Lender is not undertaking the performance of (i) any obligations under the Leases; or (ii) any obligations with respect to any of the agreements, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, permits, trademarks, licenses and other documents referred to in Section 1.1 hereof.

(b) By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed or fulfilled or to be given to Lender pursuant to this Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents to which Mortgagor is a party, including, without limitation, any officer’s certificate, balance sheet, statement of profit and loss or other financial statement, survey, appraisal, or insurance policy, Lender shall not be deemed to have warranted, consented to, or affirmed the sufficiency, the legality or effectiveness of same, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute any warranty or affirmation with respect thereto by Lender.

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accuracy of the warranties and representations of Mortgagor set forth in Article 4 hereof and in each of the other Loan Documents executed by Mortgagor, without any obligation to investigate the Property and notwithstanding any investigation of the Property by Lender; (ii) that such reliance existed on the part of Lender prior to the date hereof; (iii) that the warranties and representations of Mortgagor are a material inducement to Lender in accepting the Notes, the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty, this Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents; and (iv) that Lender would not be willing to make the Loan and accept this Security Instrument in the absence of the warranties and representations of Mortgagor set forth in Article 4 hereof and in each of the other Loan Documents executed by Mortgagor.

ARTICLE 6

FURTHER ASSURANCES

Section 6.1 Recording of Security Instrument, Etc. Mortgagor forthwith upon the execution and delivery of this Security Instrument and thereafter, from time to time, will cause this Security Instrument and any of the other Loan Documents creating a lien or security interest or evidencing the lien hereof upon the Property and each instrument of further assurance to be filed, registered or recorded in such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to publish notice of and fully to protect and perfect the lien or security interest hereof upon, and the interest of Lender in, the Property. Mortgagor will pay, or cause to be paid, all taxes, filing, registration or recording fees, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution, acknowledgment and/or recording of this Security Instrument and any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of this Security Instrument, and all federal, state, county and municipal taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Security Instrument, or any instrument of further assurance, and any modification or amendment of this Security Instrument, except where prohibited by law so to do.

Section 6.2 Further Acts, Etc. Mortgagor will, at the cost of Mortgagor, and without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts, deeds, conveyances, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignments, notices of assignments, transfers and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring, and confirming unto Lender the Property and rights hereby deeded, mortgaged, granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, confirmed, pledged, assigned, warranted and transferred or intended now or hereafter so to be, or which Mortgagor may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Lender, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Security Instrument or for filing, registering or recording this Security Instrument, or for complying with all Requirements of Law. Mortgagor hereby authorizes Lender to file one or more financing statements or execute in the name of Mortgagor to the extent Lender may lawfully do so, one or more chattel mortgages or other instruments, to evidence more effectively the lien and security interest of Lender in the Property. Mortgagor grants to Lender an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest for the purpose of exercising and perfecting any and all rights and remedies available to Lender at law and in equity, including without limitation such rights and remedies available to Lender pursuant to this Section 6.2; provided, however, Lender agree not to exercise such power of attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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Section 6.3 Intentionally deleted.

Section 6.4 Replacement Documents. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer or agent of Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Loan Document which Mortgagor is a party to and which is not of public record, and, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Loan Document that Mortgagor is a party to, Mortgagor will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Loan Document in the same form as, and dated the date of, such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Loan Document.

Section 6.5 Legal Fees for Enforcement. Mortgagor shall pay to Lender on demand any and all expenses, including legal expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred or paid by Lender in protecting its interest in the Property or in collecting any amount payable hereunder or in enforcing its rights hereunder with respect to the Property (including commencing any foreclosure action), whether or not any legal proceeding is commenced hereunder or thereunder, together with interest thereon at the Post-Default Rate from the date paid or incurred by Lender until such expenses are paid by Mortgagor, in accordance with Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 7

DUE ON SALE/ENCUMBRANCE

Section 7.1 Lender Reliance. Mortgagor acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Mortgagor and its officers, partners, members, principals and (if Mortgagor is a trust) beneficial owners in owning and operating properties such as the Property in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Mortgagor’s ownership of the Property as a means of maintaining the value of the Property as security for payment and performance of the Obligations. Mortgagor acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Property so as to ensure that, should Mortgagor default in the payment and performance of the Obligations, Lender can recover the Obligations by a sale of the Property.

Section 7.2 No Sale/Encumbrance. Mortgagor shall not Dispose of or suffer to permit or grant a Lien on the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein or permit or suffer the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein to be Disposed of or encumbered by a Lien other than as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Security Instrument or the Credit Agreement. Upon any permitted sale or other Disposition of the Property or any portion thereof, Lender shall execute and deliver to Mortgagor, at Mortgagor’s reasonable cost and expense, all documents or instruments, in recordable form, necessary to (i) release the Property or such portion thereof from and satisfy and/or terminate the lien of this Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, or (ii) transfer and assign this Security Instrument to Mortgagor or its designee.

 

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ARTICLE 8

PREPAYMENT

Section 8.1 Prepayment. The Debt may be prepaid in whole or in part in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 9

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Section 9.1 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Mortgagor agrees that Lender may take such action, without notice or demand (except for such notice or demand as may be expressly required (during identical circumstances) pursuant to this Security Instrument or such other Loan Document that both Mortgagor and Lender are parties to), as it deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Mortgagor and in and to the Property, including, but not limited to, the following actions, each of which may be pursued concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine, in its sole discretion, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender:

(a) reserved;

(b) institute proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for the complete foreclosure of this Security Instrument under any applicable provision of law in which case the Property or any interest therein may be sold for cash or upon credit in one or more parcels or in several interests or portions and in any order or manner;

(c) with or without entry, to the extent permitted and pursuant to the procedures provided by Requirements of Law, institute proceedings for the partial foreclosure of this Security Instrument for the portion of the Obligations then due and payable, subject to the continuing lien and security interest of this Security Instrument for the balance of the Obligations not then due, unimpaired and without loss of priority;

(d) sell for cash or upon credit the Property or any part thereof and all estate, claim, demand, right, title and interest of Mortgagor therein and rights of redemption thereof, pursuant to power of sale or otherwise, at one or more sales, in one or more parcels, at such time and place, upon such terms and after such notice thereof as may be required or permitted by law;

(e) institute an action, suit or proceeding in equity for the specific performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained herein;

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(g) apply for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of the Property, without notice and without regard for the adequacy of the security for the Obligations and without regard for the solvency of Mortgagor, any Guarantor or of any Person liable for the payment of the Obligations;

(h) subject to any Requirements of Law, the license granted to Mortgagor under Section 1.2 hereof shall automatically be revoked and Lender may enter into or upon the Property, either personally or by its agents, nominees or attorneys and dispossess Mortgagor and its agents and servants therefrom, without liability for trespass, damages or otherwise and exclude Mortgagor and its agents or servants wholly therefrom, and take possession of all books, records and accounts relating thereto and Mortgagor agrees to surrender possession of the Property and of such books, records and accounts to Lender upon demand, and thereupon Lender may (i) use, operate, manage, control, insure, maintain, repair, restore and otherwise deal with all and every part of the Property and conduct business thereon; (ii) complete any construction on the Property in such manner and form as Lender deem advisable; (iii) make alterations, additions, renewals, replacements and improvements to or on the Property; (iv) exercise all rights and powers of Mortgagor with respect to the Property, whether in the name of Mortgagor or otherwise, including, without limitation, the right to make, cancel, enforce or modify Leases, obtain and evict tenants, and demand, sue for, collect and receive all Rents of the Property and every part thereof; (v) require Mortgagor to pay monthly in advance to Lender, or any receiver appointed to collect the Rents, the fair and reasonable rental value for the use and occupation of such part of the Property as may be occupied by Mortgagor; (vi) require Mortgagor to vacate and surrender possession of the Property to Lender or to such receiver and, in default thereof, Mortgagor may be evicted by summary proceedings or otherwise; and (vii) apply the receipts from the Property to the payment of the Obligations, in such order, priority and proportions as Lender shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion after deducting therefrom all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the aforesaid operations and all amounts necessary to pay the Taxes, Other Charges, insurance premiums and other expenses in connection with the Property, as well as just and reasonable compensation for the services of Lender, its counsel, agents and employees;

(i) exercise any and all rights and remedies granted to a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) the right to take possession of any Collateral owned by Mortgagor (including, without limitation, the Personal Property) or any part thereof, and to take such other measures as Lender may deem necessary for the care, protection and preservation of the Collateral owned by Mortgagor (including, without limitation, the Personal Property), and (ii) request Mortgagor at its expense to assemble the Collateral it owns, including, without limitation, the Personal Property, and make it available to Lender at a convenient place acceptable to Lender. Any notice of sale, disposition or other intended action by Lender with respect to the Collateral owned by Mortgagor, including, without limitation, the Personal Property, sent to Mortgagor in accordance with the provisions hereof at least ten (10) days prior to such action, shall constitute commercially reasonable notice to Mortgagor;

(j) apply any sums held in escrow or otherwise by Lender in accordance with the terms of this Security Instrument or any other Loan Document to which Mortgagor is a party to the payment of the Obligations in such priority and proportions as Lender in its discretion shall deem proper;

 

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(k) surrender any insurance policies relating to the Property, collect the unearned insurance premiums thereon and apply such sums as a credit on the Obligations in such priority and proportion as Lender in its discretion shall deem proper, and in connection therewith, Mortgagor hereby appoints Lender as agent and attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest and is therefore irrevocable) for Mortgagor to collect such insurance premiums during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(l) foreclose by STATUTORY POWER OF SALE or otherwise and apply the proceeds of any recovery to the Obligations in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof or to any deficiency under this Security Instrument;

(m) exercise all rights and remedies under any Causes of Action, whether before or after any sale of the Property by foreclosure, power of sale, or otherwise and apply the proceeds of any recovery to the Obligations in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof or to any deficiency under this Security Instrument; or

(n) pursue such other remedies as Lender may have under Requirements of Law.

In the event of a sale, by foreclosure, power of sale, or otherwise, of less than all of the Property, this Security Instrument shall continue as a lien and security interest on the remaining portion of the Property unimpaired and without loss of priority.

Section 9.2 Application of Proceeds. The purchase money, proceeds and avails of any disposition of the Property, or any part thereof, or any other sums collected by Lender pursuant to this Security Instrument may be applied by Lender upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to the payment of the Obligations in such priority and proportions as Lender in its discretion shall deem proper.

Section 9.3 Right to Cure Defaults. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, or any default which in Lender’s reasonable opinion constitutes an emergency or dangerous condition at the Property, Lender may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice to or demand on Mortgagor and without releasing Mortgagor from any obligation hereunder, make or do the same in such manner and to such extent as Lender may deem necessary to protect the security hereof. Lender is authorized to enter upon the Property for such purposes, or appear in, defend, or bring any action or proceeding to protect its interest in the Property or to foreclose this Security Instrument or collect the Obligations. The cost and expense of any cure hereunder (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent permitted by law), with interest as provided below, shall constitute a portion of the Obligations and shall be due and payable to Lender upon demand. All such costs and expenses incurred by Lender in remedying such default or Event of Default shall bear interest at the rate provided for in the Credit Agreement for the period after notice from Lender that such cost or expense was incurred to the date of payment to Lender and shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Obligations and be secured by this Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by Lender therefor.

 

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Section 9.4 Actions and Proceedings. Lender has the right (but not the obligation) to appear in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Property and to bring any action or proceeding, in the name and on behalf of Mortgagor, which Lender, in its discretion, decides should be brought to protect its interest in the Property; provided, however, that Lender agrees not to exercise any of the rights set forth in this Section 9.4 unless an Event of Default, or any default which in Lender’s reasonable opinion constitutes an emergency or dangerous condition at the Property, has occurred and is continuing.

Section 9.5 Recovery of Sums Required to be Paid. Lender shall have the right from time to time to take action to recover any sum or sums which constitute a part of the Obligations as the same become due, without regard to whether or not the balance of the Obligations shall be due, and without prejudice to the right of Lender thereafter to bring an action of foreclosure, or any other action, for an Event of Default by Mortgagor existing at the time such earlier action was commenced.

Section 9.6 Other Rights, Etc.

(a) The failure of Lender to insist upon strict performance of any term hereof shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any term of this Security Instrument. Mortgagor shall not be relieved of Mortgagor’s obligations hereunder by reason of (i) the failure of Lender to comply with any request of any Guarantor to take any action to foreclose this Security Instrument or otherwise enforce any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes or the other Loan Documents, (ii) the release, regardless of consideration, of the whole or any part of the Property, or of any Person liable for the Debt or any other Obligations or any portion thereof, or (iii) any agreement or stipulation by Lender extending the time of payment or otherwise modifying or supplementing the terms of the Notes, the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty, this Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents.

(b) It is agreed that the risk of loss or damage to the Property is on Mortgagor, and Lender shall have no liability whatsoever for decline in value of the Property, for failure to maintain the insurance policies required hereunder or under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Property, or for failure to determine whether insurance in force is adequate as to the amount of risks insured. Possession by Lender shall not be deemed an election of judicial relief, if any such possession is requested or obtained, with respect to the Property or any other Collateral not in Lender’s possession.

(c) Lender may resort for the payment of the Debt or other Obligations to any other security held by Lender in such order and manner as Lender, in its discretion, may elect. Lender may take action to recover the Obligations, or any portion thereof, or to enforce any covenant hereof without prejudice to the right of Lender thereafter to foreclose this Security Instrument. The rights of Lender under this Security Instrument shall be separate, distinct and cumulative and none shall be given effect to the exclusion of the others. No act of Lender shall be construed as an election to proceed under any one provision herein to the exclusion of any other provision. Lender shall not be limited exclusively to the rights and remedies herein stated but shall be entitled to every right and remedy now or hereafter afforded at law or in equity.

 

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Section 9.7 Right to Release Any Portion of the Property. Lender may release any portion of the Property for such consideration as Lender may require without, as to the remainder of the Property, in any way impairing or affecting the lien or priority of this Security Instrument, or improving the position of any subordinate lienholder with respect thereto, except to the extent that the obligations hereunder shall have been reduced by the actual monetary consideration, if any, received by Lender for such release, and Lender may accept by assignment, pledge or otherwise any other property in place thereof as Lender may require without being accountable for so doing to any other lienholder. This Security Instrument shall continue as a lien and security interest in the remaining portion of the Property.

Section 9.8 Violation of Laws. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement (including the right, if any, for Mortgagor to contest non-compliance with any Requirements of Laws), if the Property is not in compliance with Requirements of Law and such non-compliance is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, Lender may impose such additional reasonable requirements upon Mortgagor in connection herewith including, without limitation, monetary reserves or financial equivalents as is permitted under the Credit Agreement.

Section 9.9 Right of Entry. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the rights of tenants under their respective Leases, Lender and its agents shall have the right to enter and inspect the Property at all reasonable times.

Section 9.10 Subrogation. If any or all of the proceeds of the Notes have been used to extinguish, extend or renew any Indebtedness heretofore existing against the Property, then, to the extent of the funds so used, Lender shall be subrogated to all of the rights, claims, liens, titles, and interests existing against the Property heretofore held by, or in favor of, the holder of such Indebtedness and such former rights, claims, liens, titles, and interests, if any, are not waived but rather are continued in full force and effect in favor of Lender and are merged with the lien and security interest created herein as cumulative security for the repayment, performance and discharge of the Obligations.

ARTICLE 10

INDEMNIFICATIONS

Section 10.1 General Indemnification. Mortgagor shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the each Indemnitee from and against any Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any one or more of the following: (a) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (b) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about the Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (c) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Property or any part thereof; (d) any failure of the Property to be in compliance with any Requirements of Law; (e) any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be

 

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asserted against Lender by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any Lease; provided, however, that Mortgagor shall not be liable for the payment of any Losses to the extent the same arise (x) by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender or (y) solely after Lender or any agent or successor thereof takes title and possession of the Property through foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or a deed in lieu of foreclosure, unless such Losses are a result of the acts or omissions of Mortgagor. Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 10.1 shall become immediately due and payable and shall bear interest at the rate provided for in the Credit Agreement from the date loss or damage is sustained by Lender until paid. As used in this Security Instrument, the term “Losses” means any and all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, obligations, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities) and debts, and all actual damages, losses, costs, expenses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, expenses, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense).

Section 10.2 Mortgage and/or Intangible Tax. Mortgagor shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all Losses imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee and directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way relating to any tax on the making and/or recording of this Security Instrument.

ARTICLE 11

WAIVERS

Section 11.1 Waiver of Counterclaim. To the extent permitted by Requirements of Law, Mortgagor hereby waives its right to assert a counterclaim, other than a mandatory or compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender arising out of or in any way connected with this Security Instrument.

Section 11.2 Marshalling and Other Matters. Mortgagor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, reinstatement and redemption laws now or hereafter in force and all rights of marshalling in the event of any sale hereunder of the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein. Further, Mortgagor hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption from sale under any order or decree of foreclosure of this Security Instrument on behalf of Mortgagor, and on behalf of each Person acquiring any interest in or title to the Property subsequent to the date of this Security Instrument and on behalf of all persons to the extent permitted by Requirements of Law.

Section 11.3 Waiver of Notice. Mortgagor shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except (a) with respect to matters for which this Security Instrument, the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document, specifically and expressly provides for the giving of notice by Lender to Mortgagor, and (b) with respect to matters for which Lender is required by any Requirements of Law to give notice, and Mortgagor hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Security Instrument does not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Mortgagor.

 

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Section 11.4 Intentionally deleted.

Section 11.5 Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF MORTGAGOR, AND BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT.

ARTICLE 12

SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION

Section 12.1 Submission to Jurisdiction. With respect to any claim or action arising hereunder, Mortgagor irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of the State and County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof; (b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and, to the extent permitted by law, waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; (c) agrees that, to the extent permitted by Requirements of Law, service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to its address set forth in the Credit Agreement or at such other address of which Lender shall have been notified; and (d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 13

APPLICABLE LAW

Section 13.1 Choice of Law. INSOFAR AS THERE MAY BE NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY RULE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE CREATION, PERFECTION, PRIORITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST OF THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT, AND THE DETERMINATION OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS, THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE THE LAND IS LOCATED SHALL APPLY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT SHALL RETAIN JURISDICTION TO HEAR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ISSUES AND/OR DISPUTES REGARDING THIS SECURITY

INSTRUMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT SHALL REQUIRE ANY UNLAWFUL ACTION OR INACTION BY EITHER PARTY.

 

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Section 13.2 Provisions Subject to Requirements of Law. All rights, powers and remedies provided in this Security Instrument may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of law and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Security Instrument invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any Requirements of Law.

ARTICLE 14

DEFINITIONS

Section 14.1 General Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent or unless otherwise specifically provided herein, words used in this Security Instrument may be used interchangeably in singular or plural form and the word “Mortgagor” shall mean “each Mortgagor and any subsequent owner or owners of the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein,” the word “Lender” shall mean “Lender and any subsequent holder of the Notes,” the word “Notes,” shall mean “the Notes and any other evidence of indebtedness secured by this Security Instrument,” the word “Property” shall include any portion of the Property and any interest therein, and the phrases “legal fees”, “attorneys’ fees” and “counsel fees” shall include any and all reasonable attorneys’, paralegal and law clerk fees and disbursements, including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements at the pre-trial, trial and appellate levels incurred or paid by Lender in protecting its interest in the Property, the Leases and the Rents and enforcing its rights hereunder.

Section 14.2 Headings, Etc. The headings and captions of various Articles and Sections of this Security Instrument are for convenience of reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

Section 14.3 Defined Terms. Defined terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 15

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 15.1 No Oral Change. This Security Instrument and any provisions hereof, may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Mortgagor or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge or termination is sought.

Section 15.2 Liability. (a) If Mortgagor consists of more than one person (each such person, a “Borrower Party”), the obligations and liabilities of each such Borrower Party hereunder shall be joint and several. Each Borrower Party hereby

 

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acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower Parties are jointly and severally liable to Lender for all representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and liabilities of each Borrower Party hereunder. Each Borrower Party hereby further acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Event of Default or any default, or breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by any Borrower Party hereunder or under any Loan Document to which Mortgagor is a party is hereby considered a default or breach by each Borrower Party, as applicable, and (b) Lender shall have no obligation to proceed against one Borrower Party before proceeding against the other Borrower Parties. Each Borrower Party hereby waives any defense to its obligations under this Security Instrument based upon or arising out of the disability or other defense or cessation of liability of one Borrower Party versus the other. A Borrower Party’s subrogation claim arising from payments to Lender shall constitute a capital investment in the other Borrower Party subordinated to any claims of Lender and equal to a ratable share of the equity interests in such Borrower Party.

(a) Notwithstanding anything appearing to the contrary in this Security Instrument, or in the Notes, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, neither Lender nor any other Indemnitee shall be entitled to enforce the liability and obligation of Mortgagor to pay, perform and observe the obligations contained in this Security Instrument by any action or proceeding against any member, shareholder, partner, manager, director, officer, agent, affiliate, beneficiary, trustee or employee of Mortgagor (or any direct or indirect member, shareholder, partner or other owner of any such member, shareholder, partner, manager, director, officer, agent, affiliate or employee of Mortgagor, or any director, officer, employee, agent, manager or trustee of any of the foregoing); provided, however, for purposes of clarification, the foregoing is not intended to exempt any of the Loan Parties from its obligations and liabilities under any of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party.

Section 15.3 Inapplicable Provisions. If any term, covenant or condition of this Security Instrument is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Security Instrument shall be construed without such provision.

Section 15.4 Duplicate Originals; Counterparts. This Security Instrument may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. This Security Instrument may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Security Instrument. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Security Instrument, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

Section 15.5 Number and Gender. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural and vice versa.

Section 15.6 Notices. All notices required or permitted under this Security Instrument shall be given and be effective in accordance with the notice provisions of the Credit Agreement.

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the Property is located. For this purpose the following information is included: (i) Mortgagor shall be deemed the “Debtor” and is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware with the address set forth on the first page hereof and the organization number assigned Debtor by the state in which Debtor is organized is 0056825; (ii) Lender shall be deemed the “Secured Party” with the address set forth on the first page hereof; (iii) this Security Instrument covers goods which are or are to become fixtures; and (iv) the name of the record owner of the Land is the Debtor.

Section 15.8 Intentionally deleted.

Section 15.9 Conflicts. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the provisions of this Security Instrument and the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control.

Section 15.10 No Mortgagee in Possession. Neither the enforcement of any of the remedies under Article 9 hereof, the assignment of the Rents and Leases under Article 1 hereof, the security interests under Article 1 hereof, nor any other remedies afforded to Mortgagee under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity, other than taking of title to the Property by foreclosure or otherwise, shall cause Mortgagee to be deemed or construed to be a mortgagee in possession of the Property, to obligate Mortgagee to lease the Property or attempt to do so, or to take any action, incur any expense, or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability whatsoever under any of the Leases or otherwise. Mortgagor shall, and hereby agrees to indemnify Mortgagee for, and to hold Mortgagee harmless from and against, any and all claims, liability, expenses, losses or damages which may or might be asserted against or incurred by Mortgagee, as the case may be, solely by reason of Mortgagee’s status as an assignee pursuant to the assignment of Rents and Leases contained herein, but excluding any claim to the extent of Mortgagee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Should Mortgagee incur any such claim, liability, expense, loss or damage, which is required to be reimbursed under Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement, the amount thereof, including all actual expenses and reasonable fees of attorneys, shall constitute Obligations secured hereby, and Mortgagor shall reimburse Mortgagee, as the case may be, therefor as provided in Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 15.11 Discontinuance of Proceedings. If Mortgagee shall have proceeded to invoke any right, remedy or recourse permitted under the Loan Documents and shall thereafter elect to discontinue or abandon it for any reason, Mortgagee shall have the unqualified right to do so and, in such an event, Mortgagor and Mortgagee shall be restored to their former positions with respect to the Obligations, the Loan Documents, the Property and otherwise, and the rights, remedies, recourses and powers of Mortgagee shall continue as if the right, remedy or recourse had never been invoked, but no such discontinuance or abandonment shall waive any Event of Default which may then exist or the right of Mortgagee thereafter to exercise any right, remedy or recourse under the Loan Documents for such Event of Default.

Section 15.12 Covenant Running with the Land. All representations, warranties, covenants and Obligations contained in the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and, to the extent relating to the Property, are intended by the parties to be, and shall be construed as, covenants running with the land. All persons or entities who may have or acquire an interest in the

 

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Property shall be deemed to have notice of, and be bound by, the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; however, no such party shall be entitled to any rights thereunder without the prior written consent of Mortgagee.

Section 15.13 Last Dollars Secured. The parties agree that any payments or repayments of Obligations by Mortgagor shall be and be deemed to be applied first to the portion of the Obligations that is not secured hereby, if any, it being the parties’ intent that the portion of the Obligations last remaining unpaid shall be secured hereby.

ARTICLE 16

CROSS-COLLATERALIZATION

Section 16.1 Cross-Collateralization. Mortgagor acknowledges that the Obligations are secured by this Security Instrument together with those additional security instruments given by Mortgagor and/or certain Affiliates of Mortgagor to Lender, together with the other Loan Documents securing or evidencing the Obligations, and encumbering the Collateral and other real and personal property, all as more specifically set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to institute a proceeding or proceedings for the total or partial foreclosure of this Security Instrument and any or all of such other security instruments whether by court action, power of sale or otherwise, under any applicable provision of law, for all or any portion of the Obligations, and the lien and the security interest created by such other security instruments shall continue in full force and effect without loss of priority as a lien and security interest securing the payment of that portion of the Obligations then due and payable but still outstanding. Mortgagor acknowledges and agrees that the Property and the other real and personal property securing the Obligations are located in one or more States and counties, and therefore Lender shall be permitted to enforce payment of the Obligations and the performance of any term, covenant or condition of the Guaranty, this Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents and exercise any and all rights and remedies under the Guaranty, this Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents, or as provided by law or at equity, by one or more proceedings, whether contemporaneous, consecutive or both, to be determined by Lender, in its sole discretion, in any one or more of the States or counties in which the Property, the Collateral or any other real or personal property securing the Obligations is located. Neither the acceptance of this Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents nor the enforcement thereof in any one State or county, whether by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, shall prejudice or in any way limit or preclude enforcement by court action, foreclosure, power of sale or otherwise, of the Notes, this Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents through one or more additional proceedings in that State or county or in any other State or county. Any and all sums received by Lender under the Guaranty, this Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents on account of the Obligations shall be applied to the Obligations in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

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ARTICLE 17

INTENTIONALLY DELETED

ARTICLE 18

STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Section 18.1 Principles of Construction. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms and conditions of this Article 18 and the other provisions of this Security Instrument, the terms and conditions of this Article 18 shall control and be binding.

Section 18.2 Granting Clause. The preamble to Section 1.1 is hereby modified in its entirety to state as follows:

Mortgagor does hereby irrevocably mortgage and warrant to Lender and its successors and assigns, and does hereby assign and grant a security interest to Lender and its successors and assigns in, the following property, rights, interests and estates now owned or hereafter acquired by Mortgagor (collectively, the “Property”):

Section 18.3 Leases and Rents. The following sentences are hereby added at the end of subparagraph (f) of Section 1.1 entitled “Leases and Rents” and after the first sentence of Section 1.2 hereof entitled “Assignment of Leases and Rents”:

Lender shall also be entitled to all the rights and remedies conferred by Act No. 210 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1953 as amended by Act No. 151 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1966 (M.C.L.A. 554.231, et seq.), or Act No. 228 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1925, as amended by Act No. 55 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1933 (M.C.L.A. 554.211, et seq.), whichever is applicable, and pursuant to Act No. 66 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1956 (M.C.L.A. 565.81, et seq.). The assignment of leases and rents provided for in this Security Instrument shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, constitute an assignment of rents pursuant to M.C.L.A. 554.231, et seq., or M.C.L.A. 554.211, et seq., whichever is applicable, and M.C.L.A. 565.81, et seq., and shall be interpreted and applied in accordance therewith.

Section 18.4 Foreclosure. The word “or” is hereby deleted at the end of Subsection (m) of Section 9.1 of this Security Instrument entitled “Remedies,” and the following text is hereby added after Subsection (m):

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provided and to sell the Property or to cause the same to be sold at public sale in accordance with the applicable statute in a single parcel or in several parcels at the option of Lender. Mortgagor hereby acknowledges that this Security Instrument contains a POWER OF SALE and that in the event Lender elect to foreclose by advertisement pursuant to the POWER OF SALE, in accordance with M.C.L.A. 600.3201, et seq., MORTGAGOR EXPRESSLY WAIVES NOTICE THEREOF (EXCEPT ANY NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER THE AFORESAID STATUTE), A HEARING PRIOR TO SALE AND ANY RIGHT, CONSTITUTIONAL OR OTHERWISE, THAT MORTGAGOR MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO REQUIRE A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE.

Subsection (n) is renumbered as subsection (o),

Section 18.5 Appointment of Receiver. The following is hereby added to the end of Section 9.1, subparagraph (g):

The failure of Mortgagor to pay any taxes or assessments assessed against the Property, or any installment thereof, or any premiums payable with respect to any insurance policies covering the Property, shall constitute waste as provided by Act No. 236 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1961, as amended (M.C.L.A. 600.2927). Mortgagor further hereby consents to the appointment of a receiver under said statute, should Lender elect to seek such relief thereunder;

Section 18.6 Future Advances. (THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT IS ALSO A FUTURE ADVANCE MORTGAGE UNDER APPLICABLE MICHIGAN LAW). THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT IS A “FUTURE ADVANCE MORTGAGE” UNDER PUBLIC ACT 348 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1990, AS AMENDED (M.C.L.A. 565.901 ET SEQ.). ALL FUTURE ADVANCES UNDER THE NOTES, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL HAVE THE SAME PRIORITY AS IF THE FUTURE ADVANCE WAS MADE ON THE DATE THAT THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT WAS RECORDED. THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT SHALL SECURE ALL INDEBTEDNESS OF MORTGAGOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS UNDER THE NOTES, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHENEVER INCURRED, INDEBTEDNESS TO BE DUE AT THE TIMES PROVIDED IN THE NOTES, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE INDEBTEDNESS SECURED HEREBY MAY INCREASE AS A RESULT OF ANY ADVANCES, VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY, UNDER THE NOTE, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY DEFAULTS HEREUNDER BY THE MORTGAGOR DUE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, UNPAID

 

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INTEREST OR LATE CHARGES, UNPAID TAXES OR INSURANCE PREMIUMS WHICH LENDERS ELECT TO ADVANCE, DEFAULTS UNDER LEASES THAT LENDERS ELECT TO CURE, ATTORNEY FEES OR COSTS INCURRED IN ENFORCING THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED BY LENDERS IN PROTECTING THE PROPERTY, THE SECURITY OF THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR LENDERS’ RIGHTS AND INTERESTS.

Section 18.7 Michigan Law. The following is hereby added to the end of Section 9.1, subparagraph (h):

In connection with Lender’ right to possession of the Property Mortgagor acknowledges that it has been advised that there is a significant body of law in Michigan which purportedly provides that in the absence of a showing of waste of a character sufficient to endanger the value of the Property (or of other special factors) a person in the role of Mortgagor is entitled to remain in possession of the Property and to enjoy the earnings, revenues, rents, issues, profits and income of the Property during the pendency of foreclosure proceedings and until the expiration of the redemption period, notwithstanding that the mortgage expressly provides to the contrary. Mortgagor further acknowledges that it has been advised that Lender consider that the value of the security granted hereby is inextricably intertwined with the effectiveness of the management, maintenance and general operation of the Property and that the Lender would not make the loan secured hereby unless they could be assured that they would have the right to enjoy the earnings, revenues, rents, issues, profits and income of the Property therefrom and/or take possession of the Property and manage or control management thereof immediately upon an Event of Default notwithstanding that foreclosure proceedings may not have been instituted or are pending or that the redemption period, if any, may not have expired. Mortgagor hereby knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waives all rights to possession of the Property from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default and upon demand for possession by Lender Mortgagor agrees not to assert any objection or defense to Lender’ request or to petition to a court for possession, and hereby consents to this appointment of a receiver for the Property. The rights hereby conferred upon Lender have been agreed upon prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and the exercise by Lender of these rights shall not be deemed to put Lender in the status of a “mortgagee in possession.” Mortgagor acknowledges that this provision is material to this transaction and that the Lender would not make the loan secured hereby but for this paragraph.

Section 18.8 Additional Fixture Filing Provisions. This Security Instrument shall be effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing with respect to all fixtures included in the Property and is to be filed and recorded in the real estate records of the

 

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county where the Property is located. For this purpose the following information is included: (i) Mortgagor shall be deemed the “Debtor” and is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware with the address set forth on the first page hereof and the organization number assigned Debtor by the state in which Debtor is organized is 0056825; (ii) Lender shall be deemed the “Secured Party” with the address set forth on the first page hereof; (iii) this Security Instrument covers goods which are or are to become fixtures; and (iv) the name of the record owner of the Land is the Debtor.

Section 18.9 Waiver of Priority. The Lender reserve the right to waive the priority of this Security Instrument as to any Lease otherwise subordinate to this Security Instrument by recording a declaration of subordination in the public records at any time prior to a sale on foreclosure of this Security Instrument.

Section 18.10 Marshalling and Other Matters. The word “law” in the first sentence of Section 11.2 of this Security Instrument is hereby deleted and the words “Applicable Law” are replaced in its stead. The following is hereby added after the word “Further,” and before the word “Mortgagor” at the beginning of the second sentence in Section 11.2 hereof: “to the extent permitted by Applicable Law”.

ARTICLE 19

FINAL ORDER

Section 19.1 The Governing Order. The terms and conditions hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Final Order.

Section 19.2 The Final Order. This Security Instrument is being recorded pursuant to the Final Order entered with respect to the Cases, which provides, in part, that the DIP Credit Facility (as defined in paragraph (i) of the Final Order), and all Obligations in respect of the Credit Agreement shall at all times provide to the Lender:

(a) an allowed administrative expense claim pursuant to section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code in each of the Cases having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in, or arising under, sections 503(b) and 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and any and all expenses and claims of the Borrower and the Guarantors, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred, including, but not limited to, the kind specified in sections 105, 326, 328, 506(c), 507(a) or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only to the Carve-Out;

(b) valid, perfected security interests in and liens pursuant to section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code on all property and assets of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their estates, of every kind or type whatsoever, including tangible, intangible, real, personal or mixed, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, wherever located, all property of the estates of each of the Borrower and the Guarantors within the meaning of section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code (including avoidance actions arising under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable state law); and all proceeds, rents and products of the foregoing (collectively, as to the Borrower and each Guarantor, the “Collateral”) that is not subject to non-avoidable, valid and perfected liens in existence as of the

 

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Petition Date (or to non-avoidable valid liens in existence as of the Petition Date that are subsequently perfected as permitted by section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), subject only to the Permitted Liens (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Carve-Out;

(c) valid, perfected, junior security interests and liens pursuant to section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code on all of the Collateral that is subject to non-avoidable, valid and perfected liens (other than the Primed Liens) in existence as of the Petition Date, or to non-avoidable valid liens in existence as of the Petition Date that are subsequently perfected as permitted by section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only to the Carve-Out; and

(d) valid, perfected, priming security interests and liens pursuant to section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code on the Collateral securing the Second Lien Prepetition Facility and the Existing UST Loan Agreement, senior in all respects to the Primed Liens, subject only to the security interests in and liens on all property securing the First Lien Prepetition Facility, the Permitted Liens and the Carve-Out.

ARTICLE 20

ADJUSTMENT AFTER SECTION 363 SALE

Section 20.1 The amount secured by this Security Instrument is subject to reduction under the below circumstances.

(a) Lender, Mortgagor and Borrower anticipate that a sale of certain of the assets of Borrower pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code will occur pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009 by and among Borrower, et al., as sellers and General Motors Company, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.) (collectively, the “Purchaser”) as purchaser (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) and that pursuant to such sale, certain assets of Borrower, but not including the Property, will be sold to Purchaser.

(b) Upon the “Closing Date” (as such term is defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement), the principal amount secured by this Security Instrument shall be $1,175,000,000.00, and the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement to be executed by the parties hereto and dated to be effective on the Closing Date (the “Wind Down Credit Agreement”). Notwithstanding such reduction in the principal amount secured, additional amounts including, without limitation, protective advances, interest, costs and attorney’s fees, that constitute Credit Agreement Obligations and/or Other Obligations, shall continue to be secured by this Security Instrument.

(c) From and after the Closing Date, the defined term “Lender”, “Guaranty”, “Guarantors”, “Loans” and “Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Wind Down Credit Agreement. All other terms not otherwise defined in this Security Instrument shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Wind Down Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mortgagor has executed this Mortgage as of the date first above written.

 

MORTGAGOR:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

STATE OF      )  
     )   ss.:
COUNTY OF      )  

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this              day of July, 2009, by                                         , as the                                          of General Motors Corporation, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

 

Notary Public

[SEAL]

My commission expires:

 


LEGAL DESCRIPTION

EXHIBIT “A”

 

A-1


EXHIBIT K

Intentionally Omitted


EXHIBIT L

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT

See Executed Version


EXECUTION VERSION

**Pursuant to the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter, please note that General Motors Corporation is requesting that this document, any cover e-mail note and the previously delivered FOIA letter, ATIA letter and FOIPPA letter receive confidential treatment pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT

made by

THE PARTIES SET FORTH ON ANNEX A HERETO

in favor of

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

and

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

Dated July 10, 2009

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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SECTION 1

  

DEFINITIONS

   3

1.1

  

Definitions.

   3

1.2

  

Other Definitional Provisions.

   4

SECTION 2

  

PLEDGE OF CAPITAL STOCK

   4

2.1

  

Pledge.

   4

2.2

  

Subsequently Acquired Capital Stock.

   5

2.3

  

Delivery of Share Certificates and Powers of Attorney.

   5

2.4

  

Uncertificated Securities.

   4

SECTION 3

  

APPOINTMENT OF SUB-AGENTS; ENDORSEMENTS, ETC.

   5

SECTION 4

  

VOTING, ETC. PRIOR TO AN EVENT OF DEFAULT

   5

SECTION 5

  

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

   6

SECTION 6

  

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE PLEDGOR

   6

6.1

  

Representations and Warranties.

   6

SECTION 7

  

FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER-OF-ATTORNEY

   7

SECTION 8

  

TRANSFER BY THE PLEDGOR

   8

SECTION 9

  

REMEDIES; PRIVATE SALE

   8

9.1

  

Remedies.

   8

9.2

  

Registration Rights.

   10

9.3

  

Private Sale.

   10

9.4

  

Cooperation.

   10

9.5

  

Deficiency.

   10

9.6

  

Revocation of Existing Proxies.

   10

9.7

  

No Duty to Others.

   11

SECTION 10

  

COVENANTS OF THE PLEDGOR

   11

10.1

  

Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest.

   11

10.2

  

No Other Liens.

   11

10.3

  

Restrictions on Voting and Transfers.

   12

10.4

  

Books and Records.

   12

10.5

  

Investment Property.

   12

SECTION 11

  

PLEDGOR’S OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC.

   13

SECTION 12

  

NOTICES, ETC.

   13

 

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SECTION 13

  

WAIVER; AMENDMENT

   14

SECTION 14

  

GOVERNING LAW

   14

SECTION 15

  

SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS.

   14

15.1

  

Submission to Jurisdiction.

   14

15.2

  

Waiver of Jury Trial.

   15

SECTION 16

  

CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; RELEASE

   15

SECTION 17

  

MISCELLANEOUS

   16

17.1

  

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

   16

17.2

  

Survival of Representations and Warranties.

   16

17.3

  

Payment of Expenses.

   16

17.4

  

Successors and Assigns.

   16

17.5

  

Counterparts.

   16

17.6

  

Severability.

   16

17.7

  

Integration.

   16

17.8

  

Headings, etc.

   17

17.9

  

Additional Pledgors.

   17

SECTION 18

  

EFFECT OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF ORIGINAL EQUITY PLEDGE

   17

SECTION 19

  

JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

   18

SECTION 20

  

ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION

   18

20.1

  

Enforcement Expenses.

   18

20.2

  

Indemnification.

   18

20.3

  

Survival of Agreements.

   18

Annex A

  

Capital Stock in Issuing Entities Pledged by Pledgors

  

Annex B

  

Acknowledgment and Consent

  

Annex C

  

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2009 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”), made by the undersigned, each of which is further identified on Annex A hereto (each, a “Pledgor” and together with their respective successors and assigns, collectively, the “Pledgors”), in favor of THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (together with its successors and assigns, the “Treasury”) and EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA (together with its successors and assigns, “EDC”, and collectively with Treasury, the “Lender” or the “Pledgee”). Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below shall be used herein as therein defined.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), Motors Liquidation Company (f/k/a General Motors Corporation) (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), Saturn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Saturn Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each an “Initial Debtor” and collectively, the “Initial Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions in the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below) for relief, and commenced cases (each an “Initial Case” and collectively, the “Initial Cases”) under the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, on June 3, 2009, the Pledgors entered into the Secured Superpriority Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto and the Lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of Existing Credit Agreement, each Pledgor entered into that certain Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2009 (the “Original Pledge Agreement”) pursuant to which each Pledgor granted a security interest in its assets and guaranteed the payment and performance of the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in favor of the Lenders;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Borrower with (i) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $32,125,000,000 (the “Tranche B Term Loans”) and (ii) term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $1,175,000,000 (the “Tranche C Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Final Order”) approving the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement;


WHEREAS, on July 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Wind-Down Order pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Sections 105(a), 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 and Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001 and 6004 (the “Wind-Down Order”) approving the amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement to provide the Debtors with post-petition, wind-down financing;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of June 26, 2009 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Master Transaction Agreement”), on July 10, 2009, the Lender exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $25,052,511,395 together with, its Additional Notes (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and its rights under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement including the Warrant Note and the Additional Notes (as each such term is defined in the Existing UST Loan Agreement) to General Motors Company, f/k/a NGMCO, Inc.) (together with its successors and assigns, “New CarCo”) in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on July 10, 2009, the Canadian Lender exchanged a portion of its Tranche B Term Loans in an amount equal to $3,010,805,085 together with its Additional Notes to New CarCo in exchange for common and preferred Capital Stock of New CarCo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the Section 363 Sale Order, the Borrower and the Debtors sold to New CarCo certain of its assets and property, and New CarCo assumed certain liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including a portion of the Treasury’s Tranche B Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to $7,072,488,605 pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “New CarCo Assignment and Assumption”), among the Borrower, New CarCo and EDC (collectively, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the “Related Section 363 Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as more particularly set forth in that certain $1,175,000,000 Amended and Restated Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement among the Grantors and the Lenders (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement it is necessary and advisable to amend and restate the terms and provisions of the Original Pledge Agreement as more particularly set forth herein.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree that on the Effective Date, the Original Pledge Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments and General Intangibles.

(a) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement”: this Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral”: the Pledged Equity Interests, together with (i) all Chattel Paper, Investment Property, Documents, Instruments and General Intangibles attributable solely to the Pledged Equity Interests; (ii) all rights of any Pledgor to receive moneys (including dividends) due but unpaid or to become due with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests and all property received in substitution or exchange therefor; (iii) all of Pledgors’ rights and privileges with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests; (iv) all rights of Pledgors to property of the related Issuing Entities with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests; and (v) all Proceeds with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv); and (vi) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all proceeds, products, offspring, rents, revenues, issues, profits, royalties, income, benefits, accessions, additions, substitutions and replacements of and to any and all of the foregoing; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the term Collateral and each other term used in the definition thereof shall not include, and the Pledgee shall not have a pledge or any other Lien pursuant to this Agreement on, any of the Excluded Collateral of any Pledgor.

Collateral Agent”: the Treasury, on behalf of the Pledgees, pursuant to Section 17.10.

Investment Property”: the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and Pledged Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, other than such property constituting Excluded Collateral.

Issuing Entity”: each of the entities listed under the heading “Issuing Entity” on Annex A hereto.

New York UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Original Pledge Agreement”: as defined in the Recitals.

Pledged Equity Interests”: the shares of Capital Stock set forth on Annex A hereto, together with any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect; provided, that in no event shall any Excluded Collateral be required to be pledged hereunder.

 

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Proceeds”: all “proceeds” as that term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Equity Interests, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

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

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) The words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” 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 Section and Schedule 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.

SECTION 2

PLEDGE OF CAPITAL STOCK

2.1 Pledge. As collateral security for the prompt satisfaction and performance of the Obligations when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), each Pledgor hereby: (i) pledges, collaterally assigns and hypothecates to the Pledgee and hereby grants to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Pledgee and its assigns a first priority security interest in all of the Collateral now or from time to time, which such Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest in; (ii) pledges and deposits as security with the Collateral Agent the Pledged Equity Interests of the related Issuing Entities owned by such Pledgor on the date hereof and delivers to the Collateral Agent, any certificates therefor or instruments thereof, accompanied by such other instruments of transfer as are reasonably acceptable to the Pledgee; and (iii) collaterally assigns, transfers, hypothecates, mortgages, charges and sets over to the Pledgee all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to the Pledged Equity Interests of the related Issuing Entities (and in and to the certificates or instruments evidencing such Pledged Equity Interests of the related Issuing Entities) to be held by the Collateral Agent, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.2 Subsequently Acquired Capital Stock. If, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, a Pledgor acquires (by purchase, stock dividend or otherwise) any additional Capital Stock (other than any such Capital Stock constituting Excluded Collateral) of the related Issuing Entities or, if any Capital Stock constituting Excluded Collateral ceases to be Excluded Collateral, such Pledgor hereby automatically pledges and shall forthwith deposit such Capital Stock of the related Issuing Entities (including any certificates or instruments representing such Capital Stock of the related Issuing Entities) as security with the Collateral Agent, together with related stock powers duly executed in blank by such Pledgor authorizing Pledgee to transfer ownership of any Pledged Equity Interests acquired or received by such Pledgor after the date of this Agreement to a third party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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2.3 Delivery of Share Certificates and Powers of Attorney. Simultaneously with the delivery of this Agreement, each Pledgor is delivering to the Collateral Agent, all certificated securities (including, without limitation, stock certificates) representing the Pledged Equity Interests, together with related stock powers duly executed in blank by the relevant Pledgor authorizing Collateral Agent to transfer ownership of such Pledged Equity Interests to a third party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Pledgor shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent, or cause the Borrower or any Issuing Entity to deliver directly to the Collateral Agent, (i) share certificates or other instruments representing any Pledged Equity Interests acquired or received by such Pledgor after the date of this Agreement and (ii) related stock powers duly executed in blank by such Pledgor authorizing Collateral Agent to transfer ownership of any Pledged Equity Interests acquired or received by such Pledgor after the date of this Agreement to a third party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

2.4 Uncertificated Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if any Pledged Equity Interests are uncertificated securities, the respective Pledgor hereby notifies the Pledgee thereof in Annex A hereof, and hereby covenants that it shall take all actions reasonably required by the Lenders to perfect the security interest of the Pledgee in such uncertificated Pledged Equity Interests under Applicable Law. Each Pledgor further agrees to take such actions as the Pledgee deems reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing and to permit the Pledgee to exercise any of its rights and remedies hereunder and under applicable law.

SECTION 3

APPOINTMENT OF SUB-AGENTS; ENDORSEMENTS, ETC.

The Pledgee shall have the right to appoint one or more sub-agents for the purpose of retaining physical possession of any certificated Pledged Equity Interests, which may be held (in the discretion of the Pledgee) in the name of the relevant Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in the name of the Pledgee or any nominee or nominees of the Pledgee or a sub-agent appointed by the Pledgee; provided that, prior to any transfer resulting from the Lenders exercise of remedies under this Agreement, the Pledgee shall remain primarily liable for any and all actions and inactions of any such sub-agent or nominee of the Pledgee.

SECTION 4

VOTING, ETC. PRIOR TO AN EVENT OF DEFAULT

Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise all voting rights attaching to any and all Pledged Equity Interests owned by it, and to give consents, waivers or ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be cast or any consent, waiver or ratification given or any action taken which would violate,

 

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result in a breach of any covenant contained in, or be materially inconsistent with, any of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or that would have the effect of materially impairing the value of the Collateral or any part thereof or the position or interests of the Pledgee therein. All such rights of a Pledgor to vote and to give consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and Section 9 hereof shall become applicable; provided that, the Pledgee shall have the right from time to time during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit such Pledgor to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Pledgor will have the right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.

SECTION 5

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all cash dividends, interest and principal or other amounts payable in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests shall be paid to the Pledgors in accordance with the related certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, or operating agreement (or equivalent thereof), as the case may be. On and after the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all such amounts shall be paid to and shall constitute Collateral of the Pledgee under the Loan Documents. All dividends, distributions or other payments which are received by a Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 5 or Section 9 shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Pledgee, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Pledgee as collateral for the Obligations in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

SECTION 6

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE PLEDGOR

6.1 Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants that:

(a) it is the sole owner of the Pledged Equity Interests pledged by it hereunder, free and clear of all claims, mortgages, pledges, Liens, security interests and other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (and no right or option to acquire the same exists in favor of any other person or entity), except for the assignment, pledge and security interest in favor of the Pledgee created or provided for herein or under any other Loan Document and Permitted Liens, and (except to the Pledgee hereunder) such Pledgor agrees that, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement, it will not encumber or grant any Lien in or with respect to the Pledged Equity Interest or permit any of the foregoing;

(b) except in connection with the Permitted Liens, no options, warrants or other agreements with respect to the Collateral owned by such Pledgor are outstanding;

 

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(c) except for Excluded Collateral, the Pledged Equity Interests pledged by such Pledgor hereunder, represent all of the shares of Capital Stock of the Issuing Entities owned by such Pledgor;

(d) to the knowledge of such Pledgor, all of the Pledged Equity Interests owned by it have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable; and

(e) the pledge and collateral assignment to the Pledgee of the Pledged Equity Interests by such Pledgor pursuant to this Agreement, together with the delivery in the State of New York by such Pledgor to the Collateral Agent of all certificated Pledged Equity Interests together with related stock powers with respect thereto in blank, and the filing of New York UCC financing statements in the applicable filing jurisdiction set forth on Annex A, will create a valid and perfected first priority Lien in the Collateral, and the proceeds thereof, subject to no other Lien or to any agreement purporting to grant to any third party a Lien on the property or assets of such Pledgor which would include the Collateral other than a Permitted Lien allowable under the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 7

FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER-OF-ATTORNEY

7.1 Further Assurances. Each Pledgor agrees that it will cooperate with the Pledgee in filing and refiling under the New York UCC such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents in such filing offices in any New York UCC jurisdiction as may reasonably be necessary or advisable and wherever required or advisable by law in order to perfect and preserve the Pledgee’s first priority security interest in the Collateral hereunder and hereby authorizes the Pledgee to file financing statements and amendments thereto relative to all or any part of the Collateral, and agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to the Pledgee such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments as the Pledgee may reasonably require or reasonably deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to further assure and confirm unto the Pledgee its rights, powers and remedies hereunder or thereunder. Each Pledgor authorizes the Pledgee to use the collateral description “all personal property” or words of similar effect in any such financing statements.

7.2 Power-of-Attorney. Each Pledgor hereby constitutes and irrevocably appoints the Pledgee as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, at any time and from time to time after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to (i) affix to any documents representing the Collateral, the stock powers delivered with respect thereto, (ii) transfer or cause the transfer of the Collateral, or any part thereof, on the books of the Issuing Entity, to the name of the Pledgee or any nominee, (iii) exercise with respect to such Collateral, all the rights, powers and remedies of an owner, and (iv) take any action and execute any instrument which the Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, which such Pledgor is required to do hereunder but has failed to do within the required time frames hereunder. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 7.2 and all authority hereby conferred are granted and conferred solely to protect the Pledgee’s interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Pledgee to exercise any power. This power of attorney shall be irrevocable as one coupled with an interest until the Obligations are paid in full and the Loan Documents have been terminated.

 

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SECTION 8

TRANSFER BY THE PLEDGOR

No Pledgor will sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any Lien or option with respect to, or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Collateral except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Documents or as may otherwise be agreed to in writing by the Pledgee.

SECTION 9

REMEDIES; PRIVATE SALE

9.1 Remedies. During the period during which an Event of Default is continuing:

(a) the Pledgee shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the New York UCC and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted (including, without limitation, the right, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if the Pledgee was the sole and absolute owner thereof (and the Pledgors agree to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right));

(b) the Pledgee may make any reasonable compromise or settlement deemed desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, any of the Collateral;

(c) the Pledgee may, in its name or in the name of related Pledgor or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of, or in exchange for, any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so;

(d) the Pledgee may, with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof which shall then be or shall thereafter come into the possession, custody or control of the Pledgee or any of its agents, sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Collateral, at such place or places as the Pledgee deems best, and for cash or for credit or for future delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to effect any such disposition or of the time or place thereof (except such notice as is required above or by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and any Person may be the purchaser, lessee, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely free from

 

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any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice and right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released. The Pledgee may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the sale may be so adjourned;

(e) the Pledgee shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Collateral and make application thereof to the Obligations in such order as the Pledgee shall elect; and

(f) any or all of the Collateral may be registered in the name of the Pledgee or its nominee, and the Pledgee or its nominee may thereafter exercise, (A) all voting, corporate or other organizational and other rights pertaining to such Collateral at any meeting of shareholders or other equity holders of the relevant Issuing Entities or otherwise and (B) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Collateral as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Collateral upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate or other organizational structure of any Issuing Entity, or upon the exercise by any Pledgor or the Pledgee of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Collateral, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Collateral with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Lender may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Lender shall have no duty to any Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.

The Pledgors recognize that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws (to the extent not preempted), the Pledgee may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Collateral which constitutes a “security” under the Securities Act, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Pledgors acknowledge that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Pledgee than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Pledgee shall not have any obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any such Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the respective issuer thereof to register it for public sale.

9.2 Registration Rights. If the Pledgee shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Collateral pursuant to Section 9 at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and if in the opinion of the Pledgee it is necessary or advisable to have the Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Pledgor will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Issuing Entity thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and cause the directors

 

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and officers of such Issuing Entity to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the opinion of the Pledgee, necessary or advisable to register the Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of two years from the date of the first public offering of the Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Pledgee, are necessary, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. Each Pledgor agrees to cause such Issuing Entity to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Pledgee shall designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

9.3 Private Sale. The Pledgee shall not incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or any part thereof, at any private sale pursuant to Section 9.1 of this Agreement conducted in good faith. Each Pledgor hereby waives any claims against the Pledgee by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such 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 any obligations.

9.4 Cooperation. Each Pledgor agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Section 9 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other Applicable Law. Each Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 9 will cause irreparable injury to the Pledgee, that the Pledgee has no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 9 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees (to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law) not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred.

9.5 Deficiency. Each Pledgor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Pledgee to collect such deficiency.

9.6 Revocation of Existing Proxies. Without limitation to Section 9.1 and subject to restrictions in the documents governing the Permitted Liens, each Pledgor hereby revokes all previous proxies with regard to the Collateral and appoints the Pledgee as its proxy holder to attend and vote at any and all meetings of the shareholders (or other equity holders, as applicable) of the Issuing Entities, and any adjournments thereof, held on or after the date of the giving of this proxy and prior to the termination of this proxy and to execute any and all written consents of shareholders (or other equity holders, as applicable) of such Issuing Entities executed on or after the date of the giving of this proxy and prior to the termination of this proxy, with the same effect as if such Pledgor had personally attended the meetings or had personally voted the Collateral or had personally signed the written the consents;

 

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provided, however, that the proxy holder shall have rights hereunder only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Pledgee to substitute another Person as the proxy holder and, upon the occurrence or during the continuance of an Event of Default, hereby authorizes and directs the proxy holder to file this proxy and the substitution instrument with the secretary or other appropriate officer of the appropriate Issuing Entity. This proxy is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Loans have been terminated.

9.7 No Duty to Others. It shall not be necessary for any Pledgee (and the Pledgor hereby waives any right which the Pledgor may have to require any Pledgee), in order to enforce the obligations of the Pledgor hereunder, first to (i) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against the Pledgor or others liable on the Loan or the Obligations or any other person, (ii) enforce any Pledgee’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (iii) enforce any Pledgee’s rights against any other Pledgors of the Obligations, (iv) join the Pledgor or any others liable on the Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Agreement, (v) exhaust any remedies available to the Pledgee against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (vi) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Obligations. The Pledgee shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Obligations.

SECTION 10

COVENANTS OF THE PLEDGOR

10.1 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that subject to the right, title and interest of holders of Permitted Liens, it will take all reasonable steps to defend the right, title and interest of the Pledgee in and to the Collateral and the Proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever; and each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge any other property at any time hereafter pledged to the Pledgee as Collateral hereunder and will likewise take all reasonable steps to defend its rights thereto and interests therein.

10.2 No Other Liens. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it shall not (i) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien or encumbrance on the Collateral (other than the Lien granted hereunder and Permitted Liens) and (ii) take any action which would have the effect of materially impairing the position or interests of the Pledgee hereunder except to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.

No Pledgor will, nor will it permit any of the related Issuing Entities (for so long as all or a portion of its related Capital Stock constitutes Collateral hereunder) to, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, (i) enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or agreement (excluding the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) which directly or indirectly prohibits such Pledgor or any of the related Issuing Entities from creating, assuming or incurring any Lien upon such Pledgor’s properties, revenues or assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired other than as permitted in the Credit Agreement, (ii) permit any Lien to exist on any of the Capital Stock of the related Issuing Entities (other than the Lien granted to the Pledgee hereunder and Permitted

 

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Liens), (iii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock with respect to the Issuing Entities, regardless of whether such Capital Stock constitutes Collateral hereunder, other than in a transaction permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iv) except as otherwise permitted in the Credit Agreement, enter into any agreement, contract or arrangement (excluding the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) restricting the ability of any Issuing Entity to pay or make dividends or distributions in cash or kind to the Pledgor or the Pledgee (to the extent the Pledgee is entitled hereunder to receive the payment of same), to make loans, advances or other payments of whatsoever nature to the Pledgor, or to make transfers or distributions of all or any part of its assets to the Pledgor or any Person owning or holding the Capital Stock with respect to such Issuing Entity; in each case other than (x) customary anti-assignment provisions contained in leases, permits, licensing agreements and other contracts entered into by the Pledgor or such Issuing Entity in the ordinary course of its business, (y) restrictions and conditions imposed by any laws, rules or regulations of any Governmental Authority, and (z) restrictions and conditions arising under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

10.3 Restrictions on Voting and Transfers. Except as otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuing Entity to issue any stock or other equity securities or interests of any nature or to issue any other securities convertible into or granting the right to purchase or exchange for any stock or other equity securities or interests of any Issuing Entity or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Pledged Equity Interests.

10.4 Books and Records. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will cause its pledge hereunder to be noted conspicuously on its books and records.

10.5 Investment Property. Except as indicated on Annex A hereto, with respect to each Issuing Entity that is a partnership or a limited liability company (i) each Pledgor confirms that none of the terms of any Capital Stock issued by the applicable Issuing Entity provides that such Capital Stock is a “security” within the meaning of Sections 8-102 and 8-103 of the New York UCC (a “Security”), (ii) each Pledgor agrees that it will not take and will cause the Issuing Entity not to take any action to cause or permit any such Capital Stock to become a Security, (iii) each Pledgor agrees that it will not permit the applicable Issuing Entity to issue any certificate representing any such Capital Stock and (iv) Pledgor agrees that if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Capital Stock shall be or become a Security, such Pledgor will (and will instruct such Issuing Entity to) comply with instructions originated by the Pledgee without further consent by such Pledgor. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that those Pledged Equity Interests that are noted as uncertificated on Annex A hereto (the “Uncertificated Pledged Equity Interests”) are “general intangibles” under Article 9 of the New York UCC, and are not “securities” for purposes of Article 8 of the New York UCC or “investment property” for purposes of Article 9 of the New York UCC, and that it will not modify any organizational, operating or other agreements to permit such Capital Stock to be governed by Article 8 of the New York UCC without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.

 

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SECTION 11

PLEDGOR’S OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC.

Subject to Section 16, the obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation:

(a) any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of, or addition or supplement to or deletion from any of the Loan Documents, or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of any thereof;

(b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument or this Agreement;

(c) any furnishing of any additional security to Pledgee or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by Pledgee or its assignee;

(d) any limitation on any party’s liability or obligations under any such instrument or agreement or any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any such instrument or agreement or any term thereof;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Pledgor or any Affiliate of such Pledgor, or any action taken with respect to this Agreement by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Pledgor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing; or

(f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Pledgors in respect of its obligations hereunder or the Pledgors in respect of this Agreement or otherwise.

SECTION 12

NOTICES, ETC.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, all notices, requests and other communications provided for herein and under the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including, without limitation, by telecopy or Electronic Transmission) delivered to the intended recipient at the “Address for Notices” specified (i) on the signatures pages hereof, beneath each party’s name or (ii) in Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement or; (iii) as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party.

 

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SECTION 13

WAIVER; AMENDMENT

None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 14

GOVERNING LAW

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

SECTION 15

SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS.

15.1 Submission to Jurisdiction. All judicial proceedings brought against any Pledgor hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any Obligations hereunder and thereunder, may be brought in the Bankruptcy Court and, if the Bankruptcy Court does not have (or abstains from) jurisdiction, the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof. Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its property in any such legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 12 or at such other address of which the Lenders shall have been notified pursuant thereto; and

 

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(d) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

15.2 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

SECTION 16

CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; RELEASE

(a) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have matured and have been paid and satisfied in full, (ii) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Pledgors, each of the Pledgors’ executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Pledgee and its successors, transferees and assigns. Upon the payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligations, each Pledgor shall be entitled to the return, upon its request and at its expense, of such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

(b) Upon termination of the Credit Agreement and repayment to the Lender of all Obligations and the performance of all obligations under the Loan Documents, the Pledgee shall release its security interest in any remaining Collateral; provided that if any payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Pledgee upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or a trustee or similar officer for the Borrower or any substantial part of its Property, or otherwise, this Agreement, all rights hereunder and the Liens created hereby shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, until such payments have been made.

(c) The Lender shall, in connection with any Disposition of any Collateral permitted under the Credit Agreement, release from the Lien of created hereby on such Collateral the portion of the Collateral Disposed of, upon any applicable Loan Parties’ satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In connection therewith, the Lender, at the request and sole cost and expense of the Pledgor, shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor all releases or other documents including, without limitation, UCC termination statements, reasonably necessary for the release of the Lien created hereby on such Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lien of the Lenders on the Collateral shall not be released in connection with the Disposition of Collateral between and among the Pledgors and the other Loan Parties.

 

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SECTION 17

MISCELLANEOUS

17.1 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in ..exercising, on the part of the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

17.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.

17.3 Payment of Expenses. Each Pledgor hereby agrees to pay on demand by the Lender any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Lender or its agents, representatives, advisors in enforcing any of its rights or remedies under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement.

17.4 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the each Pledgor and shall inure to the benefit of each Lender and its respective permitted successors and assigns; provided that no Pledgor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Pledgor without such consent shall be null and void).

17.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lenders.

17.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is held to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

17.7 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Pledgors and the Pledgee with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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17.8 Headings, etc. The headings and captions of various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

17.9 Additional Pledgors. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become, or that the Borrower desires to become, a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.23 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Pledgor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a Joinder Agreement in the form of Annex C hereto.

17.10 Collateral Agent. Treasury and EDC, each in their capacity as a Lender, hereby appoint Treasury (or its agents or bailees), as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and bailee for purposes of perfecting Treasury’s and EDC’s respective Liens on any part of the Collateral required to be delivered hereunder that is in the Collateral Agent’s possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees), to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the New York UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral”) as Collateral Agent and gratuitous bailee for the Lenders (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the New York UCC), and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the Liens granted under the Loan Documents, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 17.10. Treasury shall not have any obligation whatsoever to the Lenders to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Pledgors, or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 17.10. The duties or responsibilities of Treasury under this Section 17.10 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as Collateral Agent and as bailee in accordance with this Section 17.10. Treasury shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the Lenders and each Lender hereby waives and releases Treasury from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to the Treasury’s role under this Section 17.10 as gratuitous bailee and Collateral Agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral including, without limitation, for loss or damage to the Pledged Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby acknowledges and agrees to this Section 17.10.

SECTION 18

THE ORDERS

This Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Orders, the Related Section 363 Transactions, the Cases, the Bankruptcy Code and all orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms or conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the applicable orders related to the foregoing, the terms and conditions of such orders shall control.

 

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SECTION 19

JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

Each Pledgor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Pledgors are jointly and severally liable to the Lender for all representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and liabilities of each Pledgor hereunder and under the Loan Documents. Each Pledgor hereby further acknowledges and agrees that (a) any Event of Default or any default, or breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by any Pledgor hereunder or under any Loan Document is hereby considered a default or breach by each Pledgor, as applicable, and (b) the Lender shall have no obligation to proceed against one Pledgor before proceeding against the other Pledgors. Each Pledgor hereby waives any defense to its obligations under this Agreement based upon or arising out of the disability or other defense or cessation of liability of one Pledgor versus the other. A Pledgor’s subrogation claim arising from payments to the Lender shall constitute a capital investment in the other Pledgor subordinated to any claims of the Lender and equal to a ratable share of the Capital Stock in such Pledgor.

SECTION 20

ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION

20.1 Enforcement Expenses. Each Pledgor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against the Pledgor or enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel such Lender, in each case in accordance with Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement.

20.2 Indemnification. The Pledgor agrees to pay, and to save the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of their Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case in accordance with Sections 2.12 and 8.5 of the Credit Agreement. The Pledgor agrees to pay, and to save the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement.

20.3 Survival of Agreements. The agreements in this Section 20 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Note.

 

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SECTION 21

EFFECT OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

OF ORIGINAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT

On the Effective Date, the Original Pledge Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date and (b) such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) with only the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

GENERAL MOTORS ASIA PACIFIC
HOLDINGS, LLC
GENERAL MOTORS ASIA, INC.
GENERAL MOTORS INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
GENERAL MOTORS OVERSEAS
CORPORATION,
each as a Pledgor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address for Notices:
767 Fifth Avenue
14th Floor
New York, NY 10153

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


GENERAL MOTORS OVERSEAS
DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
GM APO HOLDINGS, LLC
GM FINANCE CO. HOLDINGS LLC
GM GEFS L.P.
GM LAAM HOLDINGS, LLC
GM PREFERRED FINANCE CO. HOLDINGS
LLC
GM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
each as a Pledgor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address for Notices:
767 Fifth Avenue
14th Floor
New York, NY 10153

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


GM COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC,

as a Pledgor

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Address for Notices:

 

767 Fifth Avenue

14th Floor

New York, NY 10153

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (f/k/a

General Motors Corporation),

as a Pledgor

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Address for Notices:

 

767 Fifth Avenue

14th Floor

New York, NY 10153

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


LENDER:
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


EDC:
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement


ANNEX A

EQUITY INTERESTS IN ISSUING ENTITIES

PLEDGED BY ORIGINAL PLEDGORS

 

Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #
Part A – Certificated domestic Equity Interests

Alan Reuber Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   26 Preferred   6
          3,652 Common   2

Alhambra Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   6,491 Preferred   5
          2,415 Common   2

Amherst Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   12,295 Preferred   1
          3,000 Common   2

Auburn Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   22,150 Preferred   1
          4,100 Common   2

Autocity Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,050 Preferred   1
          1,950 Common   2

Beacon Chevrolet Oldsmobile, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   6,204 Preferred   4
          1,750 Common   2

Beil Acquisition Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   100 Shares   1

Bennett Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   17,914 Preferred   3
          3,768 Common   2

Bensonhurst Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,920 Preferred   1
          853 Preferred   2
          1,930 Common   1
          147 Common   2

Buick-GMC Of Milford, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,700 Preferred   1
          7,600 Preferred   2
          400 Common   3
          3,000 Common   4

 

A-1


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Cadillac of Lynbrook, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   19,040 Preferred   1
          4,000 Common   2

Carnahan Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   37,503 Preferred   10
          6,941 Common   2

Champion Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   4,114 Preferred   4
          3,569 Common   2

Chevrolet of Clarks Summit, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   7,225 Preferred   1
          1,275 Common   1

Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac of Chicopee, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,065 Preferred   1
          1,985 Common   2

Chevrolet-Saturn Of Harlem, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,791 Preferred   1
          5,000 Common   2

Cobb Parkway Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   8,444 Preferred   6
          19,487 Preferred   7
          7,500 Common   4

Colchester Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   66   66   5,593 Preferred   11

Commerce Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,832 Preferred   1
          3,000 Common   1

Commonwealth on the Lynnway, Inc

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   19,962 Preferred   2
          7,000 Common   2

Dadeland Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,500 Preferred   1
          18,000 Preferred   2
          3,650 Preferred   3
          1500 Preferred   4
          4,350 Common   3

 

A-2


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

DDH Investment of South Texas, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   85.6   85.6   72,426 Preferred   28

Decatur Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   21,000 Preferred   1
          5,000 Common   1

Douglaston Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   260 Preferred   23
          3,962 Preferred   28
          2,592 Common   3

Elk Grove Buick-Pontiac-GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   5,649 Preferred   2
          2,250 Common   2

Elk Grove Saturn Auto, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   6,523 Preferred   6
          3,100 Common   4

El-Mo Holding I Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   137,920 Shares   4

El-Mo Holding II Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   2

El-Mo Leasing II Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   01

El-Mo Leasing III Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   2

El-Mo-Mex, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10 Shares   01
          5 Shares   02
          5 Shares   03
          10 Shares   04
          3 Shares   05
          5 Shares   06
          5 Shares   07
          33 Shares   8
          8 Shares   9
          1 Share   10

 

A-3


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   127,400 Shares   01A

Ernie Patti Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   69   69   7,902 Preferred   18

Exeter Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   17830 Preferred   2
          3,750 Common   2

Fairway Automotive Group, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   30,824 Preferred   5
          7,000 Common   2

Falls Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   41,550 Preferred   1
          950 Preferred   2
          7,500 Common   3

Family Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   15,411 Preferred   3
          2,733 Common   2

Fernandez-GMC-Pontiac Buick, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,319 Preferred   1
          7,681 Preferred   2
          3,582 Preferred   3
          3,985 Common   3

Florence Buick-GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   3,355 Preferred   8
          3,568 Preferred   9
          8,478 Preferred   11
          4,842 Preferred   18
          5,895 Common   6

Freeborough Automotive, Inc. (Saturn Of Okemos)

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   82   82   17,539 Preferred   19

Freehold Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   4,900 Preferred   3
          342 Preferred   21
          23 Preferred   7
          1,350 Common   2

Frontier Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100  

9,792 Preferred

3,335 Common

  8

5

 

A-4


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

GEM Motors, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   3,053 Preferred   17
          1,050 Common   3

General Motors Commercial Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,000 Shares   1

General Motors Export Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   100 Shares   4

General Motors Indonesia, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   1

General Motors International Operations, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   2

General Motors Receivables Corporation

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   100 Common Shares   1

Gilroy Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   29,901 Preferred   1
          20,000 Common   2

GM Auto Receivables Co.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1000 Shares   2

GM Driversite Incorporated

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10 Shares   01

GM National Car International, Ltd.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10 Shares   2

Hawaii Automotive Retailing Group, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   75   75   20,886 Preferred   15

Hope Automotive, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   5,713 Preferred   11
          1,550 Common   2

Integrity Saturn Of Chattanooga, Inc. (Saturn Of Chattanooga)

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   84   84   13,909 Preferred   18

Jennings Motors, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100  

99 Preferred

1 Common

  1
1

 

A-5


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

John H. Powell Jr. Chevrolet – Oldsmobile, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   15,316 Preferred   18
          4,275 Common   2

Joseph Motors, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   8500 Preferred   1
          2,500 Common   2

Kaufman Automotive Group, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   18,275 Preferred   1
          3,225 Common   1

King’s Mountain Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   9,625 Preferred   7
          2,250 Common   2

Leo Stec Saturn, Inc. (Saturn Of Chicago)

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   37,008 Preferred   2
          10,000 Common   2

Lexington Motors, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   72   72   8442 Preferred   1

Lou Sobh Cerritos Saturn, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   82   82   30,021 Preferred   23

Lou Sobh Saturn, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   85   85   19,550 Preferred   10
          41,478 Preferred   18
          40,727 Preferred   19

Lowell Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   5,684 Preferred   3
          2,000 Common   3

Martino Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,274 Preferred   4
          15,494 Preferred   5
          2,260 Common   4

MDIP-Norcal, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1000   2

Merry Oldsmobile, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   674 Class A Common   1
          2000 Class A Common   2

 

A-6


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #
          150 Class A Common   3
          1,149 Class A Common   4
          750 Class A Common   6
          2,345 Class B Common   11
          3,000 Preferred   2
          3,000 Preferred   3
          3,000 Preferred   4
          5,791 Preferred   5
          771 Preferred   6

Metro Chevrolet, Inc

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   28,060 Preferred   1
          4952 Common   1

Metropolitan Auto Center, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,836 Preferred   2
          4,250 Common   3

Miami Lakes Pontiac, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,095 Preferred   12
          6,891 Preferred   18
          7,585 Common   6

Millington Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   8,144 Preferred   2
          3,000 Common   3

Miracle Mile Chevrolet Buick, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,314 Preferred   1
          4,420 Common   4

Motor Enterprises, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   8,500 Shares   1A

Motors Trading Corporation

  Michigan   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100  

10,000 Shares

11,000 Shares

5,000 Shares

  1
            2
            3
          10,000 Shares   4

 

A-7


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10 Shares   2

New Castle Automotive, Inc. (Bill Walker Chev Pontiac Buick Cadillac)

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   13,341 Preferred   2
          2,420 Common   2

New-Cen Commercial Corporation

  Michigan   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   5,000 Shares   1
          4,000 Shares   2
          1,350 Shares   3
          3,400 Shares   4
          4,707 Shares   5
          870 Shares   6
          473 Shares   7
          200 Shares   8
          130 Shares   9
          570 Shares   10
          4,250 Shares   11
          7,420 Shares   12
          3,000 Shares   13
          6,000 Shares   14
          4,330 Shares   15
          8,870 Shares   16
          2,000 Shares   17
          15,000 Shares   18

New Rochelle Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   11,715 Preferred   2
          2,100 Common   3

North Orange County Saturn, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   20,927 Preferred   1
          3,693 Common   1

 

A-8


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction
of
Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Northpoint Pontiac Buick GMC Truck, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   10,331 Preferred   4
          144 Preferred   7
          1000 Preferred   8
          10,070 Preferred   9
          2,025 Preferred   10
          4,160 Class A Common   2

Oakland Automotive Center, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   20,404 Preferred   3
          5,250 Common   4

Pacific Dealership Group, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   15,500 Preferred   1
          2,750 Common   2

Park Plaines Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   2,394 Common   4

Peninsula Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   6,615 Preferred   23
          2,325 Common   2

Pontiac GMC of Latham, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   18,201 Preferred   2
          5,500 Common   2

Pontiac-Buick-GMC of Abilene, Inc

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   14 Preferred   6
          14,400 Preferred   20
          3,900 Common   2

Port Arthur Chevrolet, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   17,833 Preferred   2
          3,228 Common   2

Premier Investment Group, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   1,000 Shares   01

Prestige Saturn Of Jacksonville, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   68   68   26,399 Preferred   16

Puente Hills Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   22,598 Preferred   5
          4,500 Common   2
          4,500 Common   3

 

A-9


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction

of

Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Rancho Mirada Chevrolet, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

14,573 Preferred

  9
         

3,216 Common

  2

Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.

 

Michigan

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

100 Common

  1

Riverfront Development Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

60,000 Shares

  1
         

30,000 Shares

  2
         

30,000 Shares

  3

SAAB Cars Holdings Overseas Corp.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

100 Shares

  1

San Francisco Multiple Dealer Holdings, Inc

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

1000 Shares

  2

Saturn Of Central Florida, Inc. (Orlando South)

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  88   88  

80,528 Preferred

  18

Saturn Of Charlotte Market Area, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  67   67  

22,894 Preferred

  24

Saturn of New York City, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

20,400 Preferred

  1
         

4,675 Preferred

  2
         

3,600 Common

  1
         

825 Common

  2

Saturn of Ontario, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

6,570 Preferred

  5
         

2,000 Common

  2

Saturn Of Raleigh Market Area, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  75   75  

32,489 Preferred

  23

Saturn Of Wilkes Barre, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  79   79  

8,595 Preferred

  19

Saturn Retail of South Carolina, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Saturn Distribution Corporation

  100   100  

100 Membership Interests

  N/A

Sherwood Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

18,187 Preferred

  4
         

3,450 Common

  2

 

A-10


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction

of

Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #

Simpsonville Chevrolet, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

15,433 Preferred

  27
         

4,650 Common

  3

Tampa Bay Buick, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

38,376 Preferred

  8
         

7,500 Common

  2

Torrance Buick GMC, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

250 Preferred

  1
         

33,750 Preferred

  2
         

6,000 Common

  1

Tracy Pontiac GMC Cadillac, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

50 Preferred

  1
         

1,200 Preferred

  2
         

1,782 Preferred

  20
         

5,112 Preferred

  21
         

3,009 Common

  07
         

1,677 Common

  08

Trenton Chevrolet, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

2,268 Preferred

  2
         

2,000 Common

  2

Valley Stream Automotive, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

14,269 Preferred

  7
         

3,400 Common

  4

Valley Stream Motors, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

13,000 Preferred

  1
         

6,000 Common

  1

W. Babylon Chevrolet Geo, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

7,012 Preferred

  19
         

2,400 Common

  2

Walsh Chevrolet, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

36,890 Preferred

  1
         

14,000 Common

  2

Washington Chevrolet, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

17,756 Preferred

  15
         

3500 Common

  2

Westminster Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Motors Liquidation Company

  100   100  

21,403 Preferred

  7
         

3,992 Common

  2

 

A-11


Issuing Entity

 

Jurisdiction

of

Organization

 

Pledgor of Equity

Interests

  Percentage
Owned
    Percentage
Pledged
   

Number of Shares

or Units Pledged

  Certificate #
Part B – Uncertificated domestic Equity Interests

Albany Auto Group, LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

Alternative Energy Services LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

DP Compressors L.L.C.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

General Motors Trade Receivables LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

GMETR Finance Company Receivables LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

GMETR Service Parts Receivables LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

GMLG Ltd.

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

Manual Transmissions Of Muncie, LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

North Bay Auto Group, LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

Saturn, LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

Saturn Distribution Corporation

  Delaware   Saturn, LLC   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

TX Holdco., LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   99   99   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

Vector SCM, LLC

  Delaware   Motors Liquidation Company   100   100   N/A (uncertificated)   N/A

 

A-12


ANNEX B

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement dated as of July 10, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement”) among Motors Liquidation Company (f/k/a General Motors Corporation) (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), the other parties thereto as pledgors (together with their respective successors and assigns, the “Pledgors”), the United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada, each as a Secured Party (collectively, the “Secured Parties”) which Pledge Agreement contains the pledge of Capital Stock of the undersigned Issuing Entity. Capitalized terms used herein, but not herein defined, shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Pledge Agreement. The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:

1. The undersigned, together with its successors and assigns, will be bound by the terms of Pledge Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned.

 

[NAME OF ISSUING ENTITY]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Fax:  

 

B-1


ANNEX C

JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                                         , 20     (the “Joinder Agreement”), made by                                          (the “Additional Pledgor”), in favor of The United States Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada (the “Pledgee”) in connection with the Equity Pledge Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Equity Pledge Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Motors Liquidation Company (f/k/a General Motors Corporation) (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”) and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Pledgor) have entered into the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Equity Pledge Agreement”) in favor of the Pledgee;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Additional Pledgor is required to become a party to the Equity Pledge Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Pledgor has agreed to execute and deliver this Joinder Agreement in order to become a party to the Equity Pledge Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Equity Pledge Agreement. By executing and delivering this Joinder Agreement, the Additional Pledgor, as provided in Section 17.9 of the Equity Pledge Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Equity Pledge Agreement as a Pledgor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Pledgor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Pledgor thereunder (except that its obligations thereunder, including the obligation to make representations thereunder shall take effect from the date hereof) and hereby grants to the Pledgee, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment or performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of the Pledgor, a security interest in, all of the Collateral. The information set forth in Annex C-1 hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Equity Pledge Agreement.

2. Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

C-1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL PLEDGOR]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

C-2


Annex C-1 to

Joinder Agreement

Supplement to Annex A: Capital Stock in Issuing Entities Pledged by Pledgors

 

Annex C-1 to Joinder Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

Schedule 1.1A

Outstanding Amount of Tranche C Term Loans

 

Lender

  

Funding Office

   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
the Effective Date

United States Department of the Treasury

  

The United States Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention: Cash Management Officer

Telephone: (202) 622-9281

   $ 985,805,085

Export Development Canada

  

Export Development Canada

151 O’Connor Street

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 1K3

Attention: Loans Services

Fax #: (613) 598-2514

   $ 189,194,915

Total Principal Amount Outstanding as of the Effective Date

      $ 1,175,000,000


EXECUTION VERSION

Schedule 1.1B

Guarantors

 

    

Guarantor Name

   Form of
Organization
   Jurisdiction of
Organization
1.    Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware
2.    Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware
3.    Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    Corporation    Michigan
4.    Saturn, LLC    Limited Liability
Company
   Delaware
5.    Saturn Distribution Corporation    Corporation    Delaware


EXECUTION VERSION

Schedule 1.1C

Mortgaged Property

 

No.

  

Site Designation

  

County/State

  

Owner

1.   

Saginaw Vacant Land

(Saginaw Nodular Iron)

 

2100 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.,
Saginaw

   Saginaw, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

2.   

Fiero Site (includes Fiero

Powerhouse and parking lot)

 

900 Baldwin Ave., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

3.   

Romulus Engineering Center

 

37350 Ecorse Road, Romulus

   Wayne, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

4.   

Buick City Vacant Land

 

902 E. Hamilton Ave., Flint

   Genesee, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

5.   

Grand Blanc Vacant Land

(Dort Highway Land)

 

10800 S. Saginaw Road, Flint

   Genesee, MI   

GRANDE POINT

HOLDINGS, INC.

6.   

Lansing Vacant Land

(Former Plants 2, 3 and 6)

 

2800-2801 W. Saginaw Street, Lansing

   Ingham, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

7.   

Validation Center Land

 

200 S. Blvd. W., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

8.   

Pontiac Centerpoint Campus-West

 

660 S. Blvd. W., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

9.   

Pontiac Centerpoint Campus-Central

 

1999-2000 Centerpoint Pkwy., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION

10.   

Pontiac EDC Vacant Land

 

65 University, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI   

GENERAL MOTORS

CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

   County/State    Owner
11.   

Delphi Site Vacant Land

 

1445 Parkway Ave., Trenton/Ewing Township

   Mercer, NJ    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
12.   

Janesville Training Center

 

1405 S. Jackson Street, Janesville

   Rock, WI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
13.   

One General Motors Circle Building

 

One General Motors Circle, Syracuse

   Onondaga, NY    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
14.   

Clark Street Redevelopment

 

Former Cadillac Site, Detroit

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
15.   

Centerpoint Land (no Ettkin ground lease)

 

Centerpoint Blvd. S. of South Blvd., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
16.   

Centerpoint Land (Ettkin ground lease)

 

Centerpoint Blvd. S. of South Blvd., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
17.   

6560 Cass

 

6560 Cass Ave., Detroit

   Wayne, MI    REMEDIATION AND
LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
COMPANY, INC.
18.   

Bluff Street

 

Chevrolet @ Glenwood, Flint

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
19.    Atherton Road Land    Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
20.   

Linden Road Landfill

 

TBD

   Genesee, MI    REMEDIATION AND
LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
COMPANY, INC.
21.   

Windiate Park

 

TBD

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
22.   

Anderson Land

 

2915 Pendleton Ave., Anderson

   Madison, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

   County/State    Owner
23.   

Kokomo Land

 

1723 N. Washington, Kokomo

   Howard, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
24.   

Lot 8 Parking Lot

 

6241 Cass Ave – Cass & Amsterdam Aves., Detroit

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
25.   

GM Powertrain Saginaw (Malleable Iron) (former MFD site)

 

77 W. Center Street, Saginaw

   Saginaw, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
26.   

Davison Road Land

 

TBD

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
27.   

Hemphill Lot

 

SEC Hemphill & Saginaw, Burton

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
28.   

Former Plant 5

 

2901 S. Canal Road, Lansing

   Ingham, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
29.   

Land along Stanley Road

 

Stanley Road, Mt. Morris

   Genesee, MI    REMEDIATION AND
LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
COMPANY, INC.
30.   

652 Meadow Drive

 

652 Meadow Drive, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
31.   

642 Meadow Drive

 

642 Meadow Drive, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
32.   

631 Meadow Drive

 

631 Meadow Drive, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
33.   

607 Meadow Drive

 

607 Meadow Drivem Pontiac

   Oakland., MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
34.   

ACG – Penske Site

 

675 Oakland Ave., Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
35.   

Vacant Land

 

700 Garey Street, Saginaw

   Saginaw, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

   County/State    Owner
36.   

GM Assembly Saturn Wilmington

 

801 Boxwood Road, P.O. Box 1

512-19899, Wilmington

   New Castle, DE    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
37.   

GM MFD Indianapolis

 

340 White River Pkwy W. Drive

South 50, Indianapolis

   Marion, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
38.   

GM Assembly Shreveport

 

7600 General Motors Blvd.,

Shreveport

   Caddo Parish, LA    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
39.   

GM Powertrain Flint North

 

902 E. Hamilton Ave., Flint

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
40.   

GM Powertrain Livonia

 

12200 Middlebelt, Livonia

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
41.   

GM Assembly Pontiac East

 

2100 S. Opdyke Road, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
42.   

GM MFD Pontiac

 

220 East Columbia, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
43.   

GM MFD Grand Rapids

 

300 36th Street SW, Wyoming

   Kent, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
44.   

GM Powertrain Willow Run

 

2930 Ecorse Road, Ypsilanti

   Washtenaw, MI    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
45.   

GM Powertrain Tonawanda

 

2995 River Road, Buffalo

*one parcel owned by ENCORE, Excluded Collateral

   Erie, NY    ENCORE
46.   

GM Powertrain Massena

 

Route 37 East, Massena

   St. Lawrence, NY    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
47.   

GM MFD Mansfield

 

2525 W. Fourth Street, Mansfield

   Richland, OH    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
48.   

GM Assembly Moraine

 

2601 W. Stroop Road, Moraine

   Montgomery, OH    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
49.   

GMPT – Parma Complex

 

5400 Chevrolet Blvd., Parma

   Cuyahoga, OH    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
50.   

Stamping Pittsburgh

 

1451 Lebanon School Road, West Mifflin

   Allegheny, PA    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

   County/State    Owner
51.   

GM Powertrain Fredericksburg

 

11032 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg

   Spotsylvania, VA    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
52.   

GM MFD Shreveport

 

7600 GM Blvd., Shreveport

   Caddo Parish, LA    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
53.   

RFO – Lordstown

 

1829 Hallock Young Road, Lordstown

   Montgomery, OH    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
54.    639 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
55.    332 Breezy Hill Lane    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
56.    609 Rawlins Mill (Mount Pleasant) Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
57.    1609 Rawlins Mill Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
58.    145 Broomsage Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
59.    112 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
60.    641 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
61.    1081 Breckenridge Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
62.    N/A (Vacant Lot, Inman Court)    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
63.    1119 Breckenridge Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
64.    N/A (Vacant lot north of GM Bedford Plant)    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
65.    402 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
66.    “M” Street Church    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

   County/State    Owner
67.    “M” Street Parsonage    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
68.    N/A (Five Acres – Danny Wall’s)    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
69.    224 Madison Street    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
70.    624 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
71.    626 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
72.    628 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
73.    630 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
74.    632 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
75.    634 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
76.    636 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
77.    637 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
78.    638 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
79.    640 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
80.    641 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
81.    643 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
82.    645 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION
83.    330 Robins Way    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS
CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

  

County/State

  

Owner

84.    126 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
85.    115 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
86    1589 Peerless Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
87.    1585 Peerless Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
88.    659 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
89.    105 Valley Lane    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
90.    572 Broomsage Road    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
91.    222 Madison Street    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
92.    228 Madison Street    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
93.    640 Jackson Street    Lawrence, IN    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
94.   

Vacant Land (76 acres)

 

NEC of Denton and Ecorse

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
95.   

GM Powertrain Toledo – REALM parcel

 

1455W. Alexis Road, Toledo

   Lucas, OH    REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC
96.   

GM Powertrain Bay City – REALM Parcel

 

1001 Woodside Ave., Bay City

   Bay, MI    REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC
97.    Adjacent site to Salinas Industrial Park    Onondaga, NY    REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC
98.   

Pontiac North Campus (includes Pontiac North PC Vacant Land and Pontiac North Plant 17 Vacant Land)

 

895 Joslyn Road, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION


No.

  

Site Designation

  

County/State

  

Owner

99.
  

SPO – Pontiac

1251 Joslyn Road, Pontiac

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
100.
  

GM MFD Grand Blanc

10800 S. Saginaw Street, Grand Blanc

   Genesee, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
101.
  

GM Powertrain Saginaw (Metal Casting)

1629 N. Washington Ave., Saginaw

   Saginaw, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
102.
  

Saginaw Water Treatment Facility

TBD

   Saginaw, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
103.
  

GM Assembly Lordstown

2300 Hallock Young Road, Lordstown

   Trumbull, OH    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
104.
  

GM MFD Lordstown

2369 Ellsworth-Bailey Road, Lordstown

   Trumbull, OH    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
105.
  

GM Powertrain Toledo

1455W. Alexis Road, Toledo

   Lucas, OH    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
106.
  

GM Powertrain Romulus Engine

36380 Ecorse Road, Romulus

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
107.
  

Stamping Pontiac Plant #14

220 East Columbia

   Oakland, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
108.   

GMPT – Moraine (DMAX)

2601 W. Stroop

   Montgomery, OH    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
109.
   GMPT – Parma Stamping    Cuyahoga, OH    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
110.   

Former Delco Chassis Plant

13000 Eckles Road

   Wayne, MI    GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
111.
  

Former Delco Chassis Plant

12950 Eckles Road

   Wayne, MI    REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC


EXECUTION VERSION

Schedule 1.1D

Pledgors

 

    

Pledgor Name

   Form of Organization    Jurisdiction of
Organization
1.    Motors Liquidation Company    Corporation    Delaware
2.    Saturn, LLC    Corporation    Delaware
3.    Saturn Distribution Corporation    Corporation    Delaware


Schedule 1.1G

Excluded Subsidiaries

 

Name of Entity

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

Alternative Energy Services LLC    Delaware
Beil Acquisition Corporation    Delaware
El-Mo Holding I Corporation    Delaware
El-Mo Holding II Corporation    Delaware
El-Mo Leasing II Corporation    Delaware
El-Mo Leasing III Corporation    Delaware
El-Mo-Mex, Inc.    Delaware
General Motors Capital Trust “D”    Delaware
General Motors Capital Trust “G”    Delaware
General Motors Commercial Corporation    Delaware
General Motors Export Corporation    Delaware
General Motors Indonesia, Inc.    Delaware
General Motors International Operations, Inc.    Delaware
General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company    Canada
General Motors Receivables Corporation    Delaware
General Motors Trade Receivables LLC    Delaware
GM Auto Receivables Co.    Delaware
GM DriverSite Incorporated    Delaware
GM Facilities Trust No. 1999-1    Delaware
GM National Car International, Ltd.    Delaware
GMETR Finance Company Receivables LLC    Delaware
GMETR Service Parts Receivables LLC    Delaware
GMLG Ltd.    Delaware
LBK, LLC    Delaware
Manual Transmissions of Muncie, LLC    Delaware
MLS USA, Inc.    Delaware
Motor Enterprises, Inc.    Delaware
Motors Trading Corporation    Michigan
New-Cen Commercial Corporation    Michigan
SAAB Cars Holdings Overseas Corp.    Delaware


Schedule 3.10

Chief Executive Office and Chief Operating Office

 

Name

  

Main Office Address

Borrower

Motors Liquidation

Company

  

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265-3000

Guarantors

Chevrolet-Saturn of

Harlem, Inc.

  

2485 Second Avenue

New York, NY 10035

Environmental Corporate

Remediation Company, Inc.

  

c/o Worldwide Real Estate

200 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265

Remediation and Liability

Management Company, Inc.

  

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265-3000

Saturn, LLC

  

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265-3000

Saturn Distribution

Corporation

  

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI 48265-3000


Schedule 3.11

Location of Books and Records

 

Site/Property/Campus Designation

  

State /Province

  

City

Pontiac Centerpoint Campus - Central    Michigan    Pontiac
Pontiac Centerpoint Campus - West    Michigan    Pontiac
Pontiac North Campus (incl Lab)    Michigan    Pontiac
Saginaw Technical & Casting Center    Michigan    Saginaw
Romulus Transmission Center    Michigan    Romulus
Moraine Assembly Center    Ohio    Moraine
Massena Castings    New York    Massena
Pittsburgh Metal Stamping    Pennsylvania    West Miffin
Grand Rapids Metal Stamping    Michigan    Wyoming
Pontiac EDC    Michigan    Pontiac
Saginaw Administration Site    Michigan    Saginaw
Spring Hill Manufacturing Campus    Tennessee    Spring Hill
Willow Run PDC    Michigan    Belleville
Pontiac North Plt 17    Michigan    Pontiac
Pontiac North PC    Michigan    Pontiac
Flint PC    Michigan    Swartz Creek
Ypsilanti Vehicle Center    Michigan    Ypsilanti
SPO PDC IV (b)    Tennessee    Memphis


Schedule 3.15

Subsidiaries

See attached.


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

Execution Version

Schedule 3.15

Subsidiaries

 

Excluded Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

  

Direct Owner

  

Percentage

Owned

  

Number of Shares or

Units Outstanding and

Class of Shares

  

Authorized Shares

Alan Reuber Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

3,652 Common Shares

 

18,352 Preferred Shares

  

3,652 Common Shares

 

20,693 Preferred Shares

Albany Auto Group, LLC

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

Alhambra Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

6,491 Preferred Shares

 

2,415 Common Shares

  

7,585 Preferred Shares

 

2,415 Common Shares

Alternative Energy Services LLC

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

Amherst Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

12,295 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

  

12,295 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Anixter International, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

<0.0001% (14 Common Shares)

     

Auburn Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

22,150 Preferred Shares

 

4,100 Common Shares

  

21,150 Preferred Shares

 

4,100 common Shares

Autocity Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

11,050 Preferred Shares

 

1,950 Common Shares

  

11,050 Preferred Shares

 

1,950 Common Shares

Beacon Chevrolet Oldsmobile, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

6,204 Preferred Shares

 

1,750 Common Shares

  

7,250 preferred Shares

 

1,750 Common Shares

Beil Acquisition Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

100 Common Shares

  

100 Common Shares

Bennett Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

17,914 Preferred Shares

 

3,786 Common Shares

  

21,454 Preferred Shares

 

3,786 Common Shares

Bensonhurst Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

11,773 Preferred Shares

 

2,077 Common Shares

  

11,773 Preferred Shares

 

2,077 Common Shares

 

260


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Buick-GMC of Milford, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

19,300 Preferred Shares

 

3,400 Common Shares

  

19,300 Preferred Shares

 

3,400 Common Shares

Cadillac of Lynbrook, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

4,000 Common Shares

 

19,040 Preferred Shares

  

4,000 Common Shares

 

19,040 Preferred Shares

Carnahan Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

39,331 Preferred Shares

 

6,941 Common Shares

  

39,331 Preferred Shares

 

6,941 Common Shares

Champion Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

4,114 Preferred Shares

 

3,569 Common Shares

  

4,476 Preferred Shares

 

3,569 Common Shares

Chevrolet of Clarks Summit, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

7,225 Preferred Shares

 

1,275 Common Shares

  

7,225 Preferred Shares

 

1,275 Common Shares

Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

10,971 Preferred Shares

 

5,000 Common Shares

  

10,971 Preferred Shares

 

5,000 Common Shares

Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac of Chicopee, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

11,065 Preferred Shares

 

1,985 Common Shares

  

11,065 Preferred Shares

 

1,985 Common Shares

 

261


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Cobb Parkway Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

27,931 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

  

29,347 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

Colchester Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

65%

  

5,593 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

  

8,060 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

Commerce Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

11,832 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

  

11,832 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

Commonwealth on the Lynnway, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

19,962 Preferred Shares

 

7,000 Common Shares

  

7,000 common shares and 20,500 preferred shares

Dadeland Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

24,650 Preferred Shares

 

4,350 Common Shares

  

4,350 common shares and 24,650 preferred shares

DDH Investments of South Texas, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

86%

  

72,246 Preferred Shares

 

12,116 Common Shares

  

109,044 Preferred Shares

 

12,116 Common Shares

Decatur Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

21,000 Preferred Shares

 

5,000 Common Shares

  

21,000 Preferred Shares

 

5,000 Common Shares

 

262


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Douglaston Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

4,222 Preferred Shares

 

2,592 Common Shares

  

7,408 Preferred Shares

 

2,592 Common Shares

DP Compressors L.L.C.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

Elk Grove Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

5,649 Preferred Shares

 

2,250 Common Shares

  

2,250 Common Shares

 

5,850 preferred shares

Elk Grove Saturn Auto, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

6,523 Preferred Shares

 

3,100 Common Shares

  

3,100 Common Shares

 

6,523 Preferred Shares

El-Mo Holding I Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

137,920 Common Shares

  

140,000 Common Shares

El-Mo Holding II Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

1,000 Common Shares

  

1,000 Common Shares

El-Mo Leasing II Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

1,000 Common Shares

  

1,000 Common Shares

El-Mo Leasing III Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

1,000 Common Shares

  

1,000 Common Shares

El-Mo-Mex, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

85 Common Shares

  

100 Common Shares

 

263


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

127,400 Common Shares

  

128,800 Common Shares

Ernie Patti Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

69%

  

7,902 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

  

15,000 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

Exeter Chevrolet Buick Pontiac, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

17,830 Preferred Shares

 

3,750 Common Shares

  

17,850 Preferred Shares

 

3,750 Common Shares

Fairway Automotive Group, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

30,824 Preferred Shares

 

7,000 Common Shares

  

33,800 Preferred Shares

 

7,000 Common Shares

Falls Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

42,500 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

  

42,500 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

Family Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

15,411 Preferred Shares

 

2,733 Common Shares

  

15,487 Preferred Shares

 

2,733 Common Shares

 

264


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Fernandez GMC Pontiac Buick, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

22,582 Preferred Shares

 

3,985 Common Shares

  

22,582 Preferred Shares

 

3,985 Common Shares

Florence Buick GMC, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

20,243 Preferred Shares

 

5,895 Common Shares

  

20,243 Preferred Shares

 

5,895 Common Shares

Freeborough Automotive, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

70%

  

16,932 Preferred Shares

 

7,250 Common Shares

  

20,629 Preferred Shares

 

7,250 Common Shares

Freehold Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

5,265 Preferred Shares

 

1,350 Common Shares

  

7,650 Preferred Shares

 

1,350 Common Shares

Frontier Chevrolet, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

9,792 Preferred Shares

 

3,335 Common Shares

  

3,335 Common Shares

 

11,165 Preferred Shares

GEM Motors, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

3,053 Preferred Shares

 

1,050 Common Shares

  

1,050 Common Shares

 

5,950 Preferred Shares

 

265


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

General Motors Capital Trust “D”

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

     

General Motors Capital Trust “G”

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

     

General Motors Commercial Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

10,000 Common Shares

  

10,000 Common Shares

General Motors Export Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

100 Common Shares

  

100 Common Shares

General Motors Indonesia, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

1,000 Common Shares

  

100,000 Common Shares

General Motors International Operations, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

1,000 Common Shares

  

1,000 Common Shares

General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company

  

Canada

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

18,599,748 Shares

  

100,000,000,000 Shares

General Motors Receivables Corporation

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

100 Common Shares

  

1,000 Common Shares

General Motors Trade Receivables LLC

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

N/A (uncertificated)

  

N/A (uncertificated)

Gilroy Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.

  

Delaware

  

Motors Liquidation Company

  

100%

  

29,901 Preferred Shares

 

20,000 Common Shares

  

20,000 Common Shares

 

29,901 Preferred Shares

 

266


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

GM Auto Receivables Co.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    1000 Common Shares    1,000 Common Shares

GM DriverSite Incorporated

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    10 Common Shares    10,000 Common Shares

GM National Car International, Ltd.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    10 Common Shares    1,000 Common Shares

GMETR Finance Company Receivables LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

GMETR Service Parts Receivables LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

GMLG Ltd.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

Hawaii Automotive Retailing Group, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   72%   

20,645 Preferred Shares

 

8,000 Common Shares

  

28,000 Preferred Shares

 

8,000 Common Shares

Hope Automotive, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

5,713 Preferred Shares

 

1,550 Common Shares

  

9,272 Preferred Shares

 

1,625 Common Shares

InQBate Corporation

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

  

>1%

(11 Common Shares)

     

 

267


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Integrity Saturn of Chattanooga, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   80%   

13,909 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

  

30,800 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

Jennings Motors, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

99 Preferred Shares

 

1 Common Shares

  

99 Preferred Shares

 

1 Common Shares

John H. Powell Jr. Chevrolet Oldsmobile, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

15,316 Preferred Shares

 

4,275 Common Shares

  

24,225 Preferred Shares

 

4,275 Common Shares

Joseph Motors, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

8,500 Preferred Shares

 

2,500 Common Shares

  

8,500 Preferred Shares

 

2,500 Common Shares

Kaufman Automotive Group, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

18,275 Preferred Shares

 

3,225 Common Shares

  

18,275 Preferred Shares

 

3,230 Common Shares

Kings Mountain Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

9,625 Preferred Shares

 

2,250 Common Shares

  

10,525 Preferred Shares

 

2,250 Common Shares

 

268


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

LBK, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

Leo Stec Saturn, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

37,008 Preferred Shares

 

10,000 Common Shares

  

37,219 Preferred Shares

 

10,000 Common Shares

Lexington Motors, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   72%   

8,442 Preferred Shares

 

3,250 Common Shares

  

8,442 Preferred Shares

 

3,250 Common Shares

Lou Sobh Cerritos Saturn, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   82%   

30,021 Preferred Shares

 

6,500 Common Shares

  

56,956 Preferred Shares

 

6,500 Common Shares

Lou Sobh Saturn of Elmhurst, Inc.

   Delaware   

Lou Sobh Saturn, Inc.

   100%      

Lou Sobh Saturn, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   85%   

61,028 Preferred Shares

 

10,557 Common Shares

  

71,724 Preferred Shares

 

10,557 Common Shares

Lowell Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

5,684 Preferred Shares

 

2,000 Common Shares

  

6,359 Preferred Shares

 

2,000 Common Shares

 

269


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Manual Transmissions of Muncie, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

Martino Pontiac-GMC, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

25,768 Preferred Shares

 

2,260 Common Shares

  

25,821 Preferred Shares

 

5,140 Common Shares

MDIP-NorCal, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    100 Common Shares    1,000 Common Shares

Merry Oldsmobile, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

15,562 Preferred Shares

 

4,723 Class A Common Shares

 

2,345 Class B Common Shares

  

22,000 Preferred Shares

 

8,000 class A Common Shares

 

10,000 class B Common Shares

Metro Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

28,060 Preferred Shares

 

4,952 Common Shares

  

28,060 Preferred Shares

 

4,952 Common Shares

Metropolitan Auto Center, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

11,836 Preferred Shares

 

4,250 Common Shares

  

12,750 Preferred Shares

 

4,250 Common Shares

 

270


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Miami Lakes Pontiac, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

7,986 Preferred Shares

 

7,585 Common Shares

  

9,672 Preferred Shares

 

7,585 Common Shares

Millington Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

8,144 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

  

8,144 Preferred Shares

 

3,000 Common Shares

Miracle Mile Chevrolet Buick, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

10,314 Preferred Shares

 

4,420 Common Shares

  

10,314 Preferred Shares

 

4,420 Common Shares

Motor Enterprises, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    10,000 Common Shares   

80,000 Common Shares

 

20,000 Preferred Shares

Motors Trading Corporation

   Michigan   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    36,000 Common Shares    50,000 Common Shares

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    10 Common Shares    100 Common Shares

 

271


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

New Castle Automotive, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

13,341 Preferred Shares

 

2,420 Common Shares

  

13,683 Preferred Shares

 

2,420 Common Shares

New Rochelle Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

11,715 Preferred Shares

 

2,100 Common Shares

  

12,320 Preferred Shares

 

2,180 Common Shares

New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.

   California   

Motors Liquidation Company

   50%      

10,000 Series A Common Shares

 

10,000 Series B Common Shares

New-Cen Commercial Corporation

   Michigan   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    71,570 Common Shares    85,300 Common Shares

North Bay Auto Group, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

North Orange County Saturn, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

20,927 Preferred Shares

 

3,693 Common Shares

  

20,927 Preferred Shares

 

3,693 Common Shares

Northpoint Pontiac-Buick-GMC Truck, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

23,570 Preferred Shares

 

4,160 Class A Common Shares

  

23,570 Preferred Shares

 

4,160 Class A Common Shares

 

272


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Oakland Automotive Center, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

20,404 Preferred Shares

 

5,250 Common Shares

  

21,230 Preferred Shares

 

5,250 Common Shares

Pacific Dealership Group, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

15,500 Preferred Shares

 

2,750 Common Shares

  

15,500 Preferred Shares

 

2,750 Common Shares

Park Plaines Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    2,394 Common Shares   

2,394 Common Shares

 

9,106 Preferred Shares

Peninsula Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

6,615 Preferred Shares

 

2,325 Common Shares

  

13,175 Preferred Shares

 

2,325 Common Shares

Pontiac Buick GMC of Abilene, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

14,414 Preferred Shares

 

3,900 Common Shares

  

22,100 Preferred Shares

 

3,900 Common Shares

Pontiac GMC of Latham, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

18,201 Preferred Shares

 

5,500 Common Shares

  

18,800 Preferred Shares

 

5,500 Common Shares

 

273


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Port Arthur Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

17,833 Preferred Shares

 

3,228 Common Shares

  

18,289 Preferred Shares

 

3,228 Common Shares

Premier Investment Group, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    1,000 Common Shares    1,000 Common Shares

Prestige Saturn of Jacksonville, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   65%   

26,070 Preferred Shares

 

14,000 Common Shares

  

56,800 Preferred Shares

 

14,000 Common Shares

Puente Hills Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

22,598 Preferred Shares

 

4,500 Common Shares

  

25,500 Preferred Shares

 

4,500 Common Shares

Rancho Mirada Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

14,573 Preferred Shares

 

3,216 Common Shares

  

18,224 Preferred Shares

 

3,216 Common Shares

Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.

   Michigan   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    100 Common Shares   

1,000 Common Shares

 

1,000,000 Preferred Shares

Riverfront Development Corporation

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    120,000 Common Shares    120,000 Shares

 

274


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

SAAB Cars Holdings Overseas Corp.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

100 Common Shares

  

5,000 Common Shares

San Francisco Multiple Dealer Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

1000 Common Shares

  

1,000 Shares

Saturn, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

N/A (uncertificated)

  

N/A (uncertificated)

Saturn Distribution Corporation

   Delaware   

Saturn, LLC

   100%   

N/A (uncertificated)

  

N/A (uncertificated)

Saturn of Central Florida, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   88%   

80,528 Preferred Shares

 

11,555 Common Shares

  

103,993 Preferred Shares

 

11,555 Common Shares

Saturn of Charlotte Market Area, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   57%   

21,334 Preferred Shares

 

16,250 Common Shares

  

68,540 Preferred Shares

 

16,250 Common Shares

Saturn of New York City, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

25,075 Preferred Shares

 

4,425 Common Shares

  

4,425 Common Shares

 

25,075 Preferred Shares

Saturn of Ontario, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

6,570 Preferred Shares

 

2,000 Common Shares

  

2,000 Common Shares

 

8,000 Preferred Shares

 

275


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Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Saturn of Raleigh Market Area, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   69%   

31,535 Preferred

 

14,100 Common Shares

  

76,823 Preferred Shares

 

14,100 Common Shares

Saturn of Wilkes Barre, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   79%   

8,595 Preferred Shares

 

2,430 Common Shares

  

13,233 Preferred Shares

 

2,430 Common Shares

Saturn Retail of South Carolina, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

100 Membership Interests

  

100 Membership Interests

Sherwood Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

18,187 Preferred Shares

 

3,450 Common Shares

  

19,550 Preferred Shares

 

3,450 Common Shares

Simpsonville Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

15,433 Preferred Shares

 

4,650 Common Shares

  

26,350 Preferred Shares

 

4,650 Common Shares

Tampa Bay Buick, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

38,376 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

  

42,500 Preferred Shares

 

7,500 Common Shares

Tiens Biotech Group (USA), Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   <0.1%      

 

276


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Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Torrance Buick GMC, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

34,000 Preferred Shares

 

6,000 Common Shares

  

34,000 Preferred Shares

 

6,000 Common Shares

Tracy Pontiac GMC Cadillac, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

8,144 Preferred Shares

 

4,686 Common Shares

  

8,250 Preferred Shares

6,000 Common Shares

Trenton Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

2,268 Preferred Shares

 

2,000 Common Shares

  

9,768 Preferred Shares

 

2,000 Common Shares

TX Holdco, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   99%    N/A (Uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

Valley Stream Automotive, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

14,269 Preferred Shares

 

3,400 Common Shares

  

18,100 Preferred Shares

 

3,400 Common Shares

Valley Stream Motors, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

13,000 Preferred Shares

 

6,000 Common Shares

  

13,000 Preferred Shares

 

6,000 Common Shares

 

277


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   0.83%    N/A   

200 Common Shares

 

1,000 Preferred Shares

Vector SCM, LLC

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A (Uncertificated)    N/A (uncertificated)

W. Babylon Chevrolet-Geo, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

7,012 Preferred Shares

 

2,400 Common Shares

  

12,600 Preferred Shares

 

2,400 Common Shares

Walsh Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

36,890 Preferred Shares

 

14,000 Common Shares

  

36,890 Preferred Shares

 

14,000 Common Shares

Washington Chevrolet, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

17,756 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

  

28,408 Preferred Shares

 

3,500 Common Shares

Westminster Pontiac GMC Buick, Inc.

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%   

21,403 Preferred Shares

 

3,992 Common Shares

  

22,618 Preferred Shares

 

3,992 Common Shares

Vector SCM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore   

Vector SCM, LLC

   100%    N/A (Uncertificated)    N/A (Uncertificated)

 

278


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Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

Vector SCM Shanghai Ltd.

   China   

Vector SCM, LLC

   100%   

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

Vector SCM do Brasil Ltda.

   Brazil   

Vector SCM, LLC

   100%   

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

Vector SCM Mexico S. Del C.B.

   Mexico   

Vector SCM, LLC

   100%   

N/A (Uncertificated)

  

N/A (Uncertificated)

MLS USA, Inc.

   Delaware   

GMLG Ltd.

   100%   

N/A

  

2,500 Class A Common Shares

 

2,500 Class B Common Shares

GMRH Kansas City, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%   

N/A

  

100 Common Shares

GMRH Philadelphia, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%   

N/A

  

100 Common Shares

GMRH Pittsburgh, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%   

N/A

  

100 Common Shares

GMRH Seattle, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%   

N/A

  

100 Common Shares

 

279


Confidential Treatment Requested by General Motors Corporation Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the

Access to Information Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively.

 

GMRH St. Louis, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%    N/A    100 Common Shares

GMRHLA, Inc.

   Delaware   

Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.

   100%    N/A    100 Common Shares

GM Facilities Trust No. 1999-1

   Delaware   

Motors Liquidation Company

   100%    N/A    N/A

General Motors Strasbourg, S.A.

   France   

General Motors International Holdings, Inc.

   100%      

General Motors Foreign Sales Corporation

   Barbados   

General Motors Company

   100%    1,000 Shares    N/A

 

280


Schedule 3.16

Ownership of North American Group Members

 

Loan Party

   Form of
Organization
   Jurisdiction of
Organization
  

Owner

   Percent Owned

Chevrolet-Saturn of

Harlem, Inc.

   Corporation    Delaware    Motors Liquidation
Company
   100%

Environmental Corporate Remediation Company,

Inc.

   Corporation    Delaware    Motors Liquidation
Company
   100%

Remediation and Liability Management Company,

Inc.

   Corporation    Michigan    Motors Liquidation
Company
   100%
Saturn, LLC    Corporation    Delaware    Motors Liquidation
Company
   100%

Saturn Distribution

Corporation

   Corporation    Delaware    Saturn Corporation    100%


Schedule 3.21

Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

A. UCC Filing Jurisdictions and Offices

 

Entity

   Form of
Organization
   Jurisdiction of
Organization
   Filing Jurisdiction and Filing Office
Chevrolet Saturn of Harlem, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware    Delaware – Secretary of State
Motors Liquidation Company    Corporation    Delaware    Delaware – Secretary of State
Saturn, LLC    Corporation    Delaware    Delaware – Secretary of State
Saturn Distribution Corporation    Corporation    Delaware    Delaware – Secretary of State
Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.    Corporation    Delaware    Delaware – Secretary of State
Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    Corporation    Michigan    Michigan – Secretary of State

B. Intellectual Property Filing Offices

 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Collateral    United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Copyright Collateral    United States Copyright Office


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Assembly Saturn Wilmington    New Castle    DE   

County Recorder of New

Castle, DE

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Kokomo Land    Howard    IN    County Recorder of Howard, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    639 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    332 Breezy Hill Lane    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    609 Rawlins Mill (Mount Pleasant) Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    1609 Rawlins Mill Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    145 Broomsage Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    112 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    641 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    1081 Breckenridge Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    N/A (Vacant Lot, Inman Court)    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    1119 Breckenridge Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    N/A (Vacant lot north of GM Bedford Plant)    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    402 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    “M” Street Church    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    “M” Street Parsonage    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    N/A (Five Acres – Danny Wall’s)    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    224 Madison Street    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    624 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    626 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    628 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    630 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    632 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    634 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    636 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    637 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    638 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    640 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    641 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    643 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    645 Riley Boulevard A, B    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    330 Robins Way    Lawrence    IN   

County Recorder of Lawrence,

IN


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    126 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    115 Bailey Scales Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    1589 Peerless Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    1585 Peerless Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    659 Riley Boulevard    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    105 Valley Lane    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    572 Broomsage Road    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    222 Madison Street    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    228 Madison Street    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    640 Jackson Street    Lawrence    IN    County Recorder of Lawrence, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Anderson Land    Madison    IN    County Recorder of Madison, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Indianapolis    Marion    IN    County Recorder of Marion, IN
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Assembly Shreveport    Caddo Parish    LA    County Recorder of Caddo Parish, LA
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Shreveport    Caddo Parish    LA    County Recorder of Caddo Parish, LA
REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC    GM Powertrain Bay City – REALM Parcel    Bay    MI    County Recorder of Bay, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Buick City Vacant Land    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GRANDE POINT HOLDINGS, INC.    Grand Blanc Vacant Land (Dort Highway Land)    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Bluff Street    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Atherton Road Land    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.    Linden Road Landfill    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Windiate Park    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Davison Road Land    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Hemphill Lot    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Grand Blanc    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.    Land along Stanley Road    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Flint North    Genesee    MI    County Recorder of Genesee, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Lansing Vacant Land (Former Plants 2, 3 and 6)    Ingham    MI    County Recorder of Ingham, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Former Plant 5    Ingham    MI    County Recorder of Ingham, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Grand Rapids    Kent    MI    County Recorder of Kent, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Fiero Site (includes Fiero Powerhouse and parking lot)    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Pontiac North Campus (includes Pontiac North PC Vacant Land and Pontiac North Plant 17 Vacant Land)    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    SPO - Pontiac    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Validation Center Land    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Pontiac Centerpoint Campus-West    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Pontiac Centerpoint Campus-Central    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Pontiac EDC Vacant Land    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Centerpoint Land (no Etkin ground lease)    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Centerpoint Land (Etkin ground lease)    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    652 Meadow Drive    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    642 Meadow Drive    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    631 Meadow Drive    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    ACG – Penske Site    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Assembly Pontiac East    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Pontiac    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    607 Meadow Drive    Oakland.    MI    County Recorder of Oakland., MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Stamping Pontiac Plant #14    Oakland    MI    County Recorder of Oakland, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Saginaw Vacant Land (Saginaw Nodular Iron)    Saginaw    MI    County Recorder of Saginaw, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Saginaw (Malleable Iron) (former MFD site)    Saginaw    MI    County Recorder of Saginaw, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Saginaw (Metal Casting)    Saginaw    MI    County Recorder of Saginaw, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Saginaw Water Treatment Facility    Saginaw    MI    County Recorder of Saginaw, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Vacant Land (700 Garey Street)    Saginaw    MI    County Recorder of Saginaw, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Willow Run    Washtenaw    MI    County Recorder of Washtenaw, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Romulus Engineering Center    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Clark Street Redevelopment    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.,    6560 Cass    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Lot 8 Parking Lot    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Livonia    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Vacant Land (76 acres)    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Romulus Engine    Wayne    MI    County Recorder of Wayne, MI
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Delphi Site Vacant Land    Mercer    NJ    County Recorder of Mercer, NJ
ENCORE    GM Powertrain Tonawanda    Erie    NY    County Recorder of Erie, NY
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    One General Motors Circle Building    Onondaga    NY    County Recorder of Onondaga, NY
REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC    Adjacent site to Salinas Industrial Park    Onondaga    NY    County Recorder of Onondaga, NY


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

  

County

  

State

  

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Massena    St. Lawrence    NY    County Recorder of St. Lawrence, NY
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GMPT - Parma Complex    Cuyahoga    OH    County Recorder of Cuyahoga, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GMPT - Parma Stamping    Cuyahoga    OH    County Recorder of Cuyahoga, OH
REMEDIATION AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC    GM Powertrain Toledo – REALM parcel    Lucas    OH    County Recorder of Lucas, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Assembly Moraine    Montgomery    OH    County Recorder of Montgomery, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GMPT - Moraine (DMAX)    Montgomery    OH    County Recorder of Montgomery, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    RFO – Lordstown    Montgomery Co.    OH    County Recorder of Montgomery Co., OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Lordstown    Trumbull    OH    County Recorder of Trumbull, OH


C. Real Estate Mortgages And Fixture Filings

 

Debtor/Property Owner

  

Property

   County    State   

Filing Jurisdiction

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Assembly Lordstown    Trumbull    OH    County Recorder of Trumbull., OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Toledo    Lucas    OH    County Recorder of Lucas, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM MFD Mansfield    Richland    OH    County Recorder of Richland, OH
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Stamping Pittsburgh    Allegheny    PA    County Recorder of Allegheny, PA
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    GM Powertrain Fredericksburg    Spotsylvania    VA    County Recorder of Spotsylvania, VA
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION    Janesville Training Center    Rock    WI    County Recorder of Rock, WI


Schedule 3.25

Intellectual Property

Attached.


Schedule 3.28

Excluded Collateral

EXCLUDED COLLATERAL

Set forth on Schedule 3.28 is a complete and accurate list of the types of Property of the Loan Parties that shall be excluded from the Collateral (collectively, “Excluded Collateral”):

 

(i) more than (a) 65% of the voting equity in any Foreign 956 Subsidiary and (b) more than 65% or such greater percentage of the voting equity in any Domestic 956 Subsidiary or Other Foreign 956 Subsidiary whose pledge would result in an indirect pledge of more than 65% of any Foreign 956 Subsidiary’s total outstanding voting equity, in each case, except for any additional equity that was pledged under the Existing UST Term Loan Agreement.

 

(ii) any Capital Stock owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any of the Subsidiaries identified on Annex 1 hereto (other than Capital Stock in Saturn, LLC);

 

(iii) assets that give rise to tax-exempt interest income within the meaning of Section 265(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time;

 

(iv) any property, including cash and cash equivalents, (x) pledged or deposited in connection with insurance, including worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security or pension benefits, (y) pledged or deposited to secure the performance of bids, tenders, statutory obligations, and surety, appeal, customs or performance bonds and similar obligations, or (z) pledged or deposited to secure reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued to support any obligations or liabilities described in clauses (x) or (y) above;

 

(v) any property of the Borrower or any Guarantor acquired with (a) funds obtained from the Government of the United States, including proceeds of any loan obtained under Section 136 of the EISA (as defined in the UST Loan Agreement) or (b) under any other government programs or using other government funds, including proceeds of government loans, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or cooperative research and development agreements, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein is contractually prohibited, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of any contract or precludes eligibility for funding described in clauses (a) or (b) above or requires a consent from any other person (other than the Borrower or any of its affiliates) that has not been obtained;


(vi) any Property to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein is contractually prohibited, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of any contract (except to the extent that such contract or the related prohibitive provisions therein are ineffective under the New York Uniform Commercial Code or other Applicable Law) or requires a consent from any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Affiliates) that has not been obtained;

 

(vii) motor vehicles owned by Non-Debtors situated in a jurisdiction in which the perfection of a security interest is excluded from the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(viii) all intent-to-use trademark applications owned by each North American Group Member for which neither a statement of use nor amendment to allege use has been filed are deemed Collateral, except that such applications shall constitute Excluded Collateral but only for as long as (and only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would invalidate or terminate such applications and provided that such applications will automatically become Collateral and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement once a statement of use or an amendment to allege use has been filed and accepted;

 

(ix) to the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds, including cash proceeds (as each such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), and products of Excluded Collateral, in whatever form, including cash or cash equivalents; and

 

(x) New GM Equity Interests.


Annex 1 to Schedule 3.28

EXCLUDED COLLATERAL

THE ENTIRE OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING

SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES:

 

Entity Name

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

a. Domestic Entities

  

Anixter International, Inc.

   Delaware

General Motors Capital Trust “D”

   Delaware

General Motors Capital Trust “G”

   Delaware

GM Facilities Trust No. 1999-1

   Delaware

GMRH Kansas City, Inc.

   Delaware

GMRH Philadelphia, Inc.

   Delaware

GMRH Pittsburgh, Inc.

   Delaware

GMRH Seattle, Inc.

   Delaware

GMRH St. Louis, Inc.

   Delaware

GMRHLA, Inc.

   Delaware

InQBate Corporation

   Delaware

LBK, LLC

   Delaware

Lou Sobh Saturn of Elmhurst, Inc.

   Delaware

MLS USA, Inc. (f/k/a Moog-Lotus Systems Limited)

   Delaware

New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.

   California

Tiens Biotech Group (USA), Inc.

   Delaware

Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

   Delaware

b. Foreign Entities

  

General Motors Foreign Sales Corporation

   Barbados

General Motors Strasbourg S.A.S.

   France

General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company

   Canada

Vector SCM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore

Vector SCM Shanghai Ltd.

   China

Vector SCM do Brasil Ltda.

   Brazil

Vector SCM Mexico S. Del C.B.

   Mexico


Excluded Real Property

Excluded Real Property

 

No.

  

Site Designation

  

County/State

  

Owner

  

Comments

1.

  

Delphi Site Vacant Land (includes Peregrine US Vacant land)

1245 E. Coldwater, Flint, MI.

   Genesee, MI    Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

2.

   Danville Landfill/Danville Central Foundry    Vermillion, IL    Danville Industrial, LLC    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions; verifying title, part owned by General Motors Corporation (a Mortgaged Property)

3.

  

Leed’s Assembly Plant (adjacent land parcels)

*plant owned by GM

   Clay, MI    General Motors Corporation/ENCORE    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

4.

   Elyria Landfill    Lorain, OH    Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

5.

   Vacant Land South of Van Born    Wayne, MI    ENCORE    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

6.

   Moraine Lagoon    Montgomery, OH    General Motors Corporation    Property is subject to access right-of-way in favor of governmental entity (not mortgageable)r

7.

   Greenpoint Landfill    Saginaw, MI    Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions


8.

   Fairfax Land    Wyandotte, KS    General Motors Corporation.    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

9.

   1831 Groundinwood    Oakland, MI    General Motors Corporation    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

10.

   1495 Oak Hollow    Oakland, MI    General Motors Corporation    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental conditions

11.

  

GM Powertrain Tonawanda

2995 River Road, Buffalo

*one parcel owned by ENCORE, remainder owned by GMC

   Erie, NY    Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc., as to one parcel    UST elected not to mortgage due to environmental condition

12.

   Pontiac Centerpoint Campus - East    Oakland, MI    General Motors Corporation    Subject to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between GM and Motown Motion Pictures dated February 3, 2009, as amended April 6, 2009


Real Property For Which Third Party Consents Required for Mortgaging or Title

Issues to be Resolved Before Mortgaging

 

No.

  

Site Description

   County/State   

Owner

  

Consent/Issue

1.

   Textile Road Land    Washtenaw Co., MI    [Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.]    Title of property is clouded; Estate of Frances Thumm is also owner

2.

  

Hyatt Hills Golf Complex

1300 Raritan

   Union, NJ    General Motors Corporation    Consent of golf course operator

3.

   Framingham Landfill    Middlesex, MA    General Motors Corporation/ Remediation and Liability Management Company, Inc.    Consent of adjacent property owner

4.

   Flint Flow-Though Warehouse    Genesee, MI    General Motors Corporation    Consent of ground lessee
EX-10.4 7 dex104.htm EQUITY REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2009 Equity Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION COPY

EQUITY REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This EQUITY REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 10, 2009 by and among GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (formerly known as NGMCO, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and successor-in-interest to Vehicle Acquisition Holdings LLC (the “Corporation”), THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (the “UST”), 7176384 CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (“Canada”), the UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST, a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association (the “VEBA”), and MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY (formerly known as General Motors Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Debtor”).

WHEREAS, each Holder owns, as of the date hereof, that number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Annex I hereto;

WHEREAS, each of the VEBA and the Debtor owns, as of the date hereof, one or more warrants initially exercisable for that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Annex I hereto (collectively, the “Warrants”);

WHEREAS, each of the Government Holders and the VEBA owns, as of the date hereof, that number of shares of Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Annex I hereto;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Corporation, the UST, Canada and the VEBA have executed that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation has agreed to provide the UST, Canada, the VEBA and the Debtor with registration rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock, Warrants and Preferred Stock held by such Holders and their permitted assigns, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the value, receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings set forth below or in the sections set forth below:

Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the Corporation’s good faith judgment, after consultation with independent outside counsel to the Corporation, (a) would be required to be made in any registration statement or report filed with the SEC by the Corporation so that such registration statement or report would not be materially misleading; (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing of such registration statement; and (c) the Corporation has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.


Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.6.

Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, such Person.

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Canada” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Co-Managers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.4(a).

Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Control” means the direct or indirect power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, general partnership interests or management member interests, by contract or trust agreement, pursuant to a voting trust or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have the correlative meanings.

Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Corporation Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1.

Debtor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1(a).

Demand Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1(a).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Excluded Registration” means a registration under the Securities Act of (a) securities pursuant to one or more Demand Registrations pursuant to Article 2 hereof, (b) securities registered on Form S-4 or S-8 or any similar successor forms, (c) securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock and (d) securities registered on Form S-3 or any successor form covering solely securities issued under a dividend reinvestment program.

FINRA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)(xvii).

Government Holder” means the UST or Canada.

 

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Governmental Authority” means any United States or non-United States federal, provincial, state or local government or other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority, agency or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of any such government or political subdivision, and any supranational organization of sovereign states exercising such functions for such sovereign states.

Holder” means each of (a) the UST, Canada, the VEBA and the Debtor and (b) any direct or indirect transferee of any such Holder who shall become a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.10.

Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1.

Indemnitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.3(a) but shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude the Government Holders and the VEBA for purposes of providing indemnification hereunder.

Initial Sale Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1.

Inspectors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)(xiii).

IPO” means the Corporation’s first public offering of Common Stock (whether such offering is primary or secondary) that is underwritten by a nationally recognized investment bank, pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act and declared effective by the SEC (other than a registration effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 under the Securities Act is applicable, or a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or a successor to one of those forms).

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Lead Underwriters” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.4(a).

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.1.

Market Value” shall mean with respect to any particular class or type of Registrable Securities (a) at any time securities of the same class or type as the applicable Registrable Securities are listed on a national securities exchange, the closing price of such class or type of securities on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Demand Request or Transfer Notice, (b) at any time that the Warrants are not listed on a national securities exchange but the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, for each Warrant, the closing price of one share of Common Stock multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant is then exercisable (assuming cashless exercise), or (c) other than in the case of clause (a) or clause (b), the estimated market value determined in good faith by the Corporation based upon the advice of a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation (at the sole expense of the Corporation) for this purpose (which investment banking firm shall be reasonably acceptable to the UST or if the UST is not the Requesting Holder, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by the Demand Request or Transfer Notice).

Master Sale and Purchase Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2009 and as amended from time to time, by and among the Debtor, Saturn LLC, Saturn Distribution Corporation, Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc. and the Corporation.

 

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Material Adverse Change” means (a) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on any national securities exchange or over-the-counter market in the United States of America; (b) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States of America; (c) a material outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities or other international or national calamity (including an act of terrorism) involving the United States of America or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or a change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions; or (d) any material adverse change in the business, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Piggyback Offering” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1.

Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)(xiii).

register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness (or automatic effectiveness) of such registration statement.

Registrable Securities” means (a) Warrants and the shares of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock owned from time to time by the UST, Canada, the VEBA and the Debtor as of the date hereof and set forth on Annex I hereto, (b) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to any Holder upon exercise of a Warrant, (c) any additional securities of the Corporation issued to the Debtor pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Master Sale and Purchase Agreement and (d) any equity security issued in exchange for or with respect to any shares of Common Stock referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or similar transaction, or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities on the earliest of the date on which such securities: (i) have been registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a registration statement; (ii) have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision); (iii) are held by a Holder that may sell all such Registrable Securities held by it in a single day pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision); (iv) cease to be outstanding (whether as a result of exercise, redemption, repurchase, conversion or otherwise); or (v) are held by any Person who is not a Holder. For purposes hereof, “a majority of the Registrable Securities” and “on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities” shall be determined assuming the exercise of the Warrants in full.

 

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Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants or financial advisors or any other Person acting on behalf of such Person.

Requesting Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1(a).

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(a).

Suspension Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

Take-Down” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(b).

Transfer Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(b).

UST” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

VEBA” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

VEBA Designee” shall mean the person(s) authorized by the Committee (as defined in the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust Agreement, entered into and effective on October 16, 2008, by and between the Committee (as defined therein) and State Street Bank and Trust Company) to execute this Agreement and/or carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.

Warrants” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Section 1.2 Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply equally to both 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,” unless the context expressly provides otherwise. All references herein to Articles, Sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses shall be deemed references to Articles, Sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses of this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” Unless expressly stated otherwise, any law defined or referred to herein means such law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor laws and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

 

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ARTICLE 2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Demand Registration.

Section 2.1.1 Request for Registration.

(a) Subject to Section 2.1.3, any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities shall have the right to require the Corporation to file a registration statement under the Securities Act for a public offering of all or part of its or their Registrable Securities (a “Demand Registration”), by delivering to the Corporation written notice stating that such right is being exercised, naming, if applicable and to the extent known by such Holder or Holders, any other Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be included in such registration (collectively, the “Requesting Holders”), specifying the number and type of each such Holder’s Registrable Securities to be included in such registration, specifying whether the Registrable Securities to be included by the Requesting Holder are all of the Registrable Securities then held by such Requesting Holder and, subject to Section 2.1.4 hereof, describing the intended method of distribution thereof (a “Demand Request”). Subject to Section 2.1.3, after receipt of any Demand Request, the Corporation shall comply with the applicable notice requirements set forth in Section 2.1.5.

(b) Subject to Section 2.1.3 and Section 2.1.7, the Corporation shall file the registration statement in respect of a Demand Registration as promptly as practicable and, in any event, (i) with respect to the filing of a Form S-3, within forty-five (45) days and (ii) with respect to the filing of any other type of registration statement, within ninety (90) days after receiving a Demand Request, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the same to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable after such filing.

Section 2.1.2 Shelf Registration; Take-Downs.

(a) Subject to Section 2.1.3, with respect to any Demand Registration, at any time that the Corporation is eligible to use Form S-3 or an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) on Form S-3 (or any successor forms) with respect to the Registrable Securities, the Requesting Holders may request that the Corporation (i) file a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) to effect such Demand Registration, or (ii) at any time that a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 covering Registrable Securities is effective, register additional Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holders pursuant to such shelf registration statement to effect such Demand Registration (in either case, a “Shelf Registration”). For the avoidance of doubt, a Shelf Registration shall be deemed a “Demand Registration” for all purposes under this Agreement except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1.3.

(b) Subject to Section 2.1.3, any Holder or Holders with Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Shelf Registration that intends to effect an underwritten offering with respect to such Registrable Securities shall deliver a notice to the Corporation at least fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such underwritten offering, stating (i) that such Holder or Holders intend to effect an underwritten offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included by such Holder or Holders in the Shelf

 

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Registration, (ii) if applicable and to the extent known by such Holder, any other Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be included in the underwritten offering, (iii) the number and type of each such Holder’s Registrable Securities to be included in such underwritten offering, (iv) whether the Registrable Securities to be included by such Holder are all of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder, and (v) the proposed timetable for such underwritten offering. Any Holder with Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Shelf Registration that intends to effect any other sale or transfer of such Registrable Securities (each a “Take-Down”) shall deliver a notice to the Corporation at least five (5) days prior to effecting such non-underwritten sale or transfer, stating (i) that such Holder intends to effect a non-underwritten sale or transfer of all or part of the Registrable Securities included by such Holder in the Shelf Registration, (ii) the number and type of the Registrable Securities to be included in such sale or transfer and (iii) the proposed manner and timetable for such sale or transfer. A notice provided by any Requesting Holder pursuant to the first two sentences of this Section 2.1.2(b) is referred to herein as a “Transfer Notice.” Subject to Section 2.1.3, after receipt of any Transfer Notice, the Corporation shall comply with the applicable notice requirements set forth in Section 2.1.5. For the avoidance of doubt, a Take-Down shall not be deemed to be a Demand Registration and shall not be subject to Section 2.1.3.

(c) Subject to Section 2.1.3, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep any Shelf Registration requested pursuant to Section 2.1.2(a) continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by the Holders until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration or another registration statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) and (ii) the date as of which all of such Requesting Holders are permitted to sell their Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer thereunder.

(d) The Corporation shall, from time to time, supplement and amend the Shelf Registration if required by the Securities Act, including the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Corporation for such Shelf Registration.

Section 2.1.3 Limitations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Holder shall not be permitted to request a Demand Registration prior to one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of this Agreement, unless prior thereto the Corporation has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

(b) A Holder (other than the UST) shall not be permitted to request a Demand Registration prior to the time the Corporation has registered a class of equity securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

(c) A Holder shall not be permitted to request a Demand Registration, or submit a Transfer Notice with respect to an underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, within one hundred eighty (180) days after either (i) the effective date of a previous Demand Registration (other than a Shelf Registration) or (ii) the completion of any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration.

 

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(d) A Holder shall not be permitted to submit a Demand Request, or a Transfer Notice for an underwritten offering, or effect any such Demand Registration or underwritten offering unless such Demand Request or Transfer Notice for an underwritten offering is for either (i) the lesser of (A) a number of Registrable Securities having a Market Value equal to or exceeding $400 million in the aggregate or (B) at least 15 million shares of Common Stock and/or Warrants exercisable for at least 15 million shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, or (ii) all of the Registrable Securities then held by the Requesting Holder, if following the disposition of such Registrable Securities by the Requesting Holder pursuant to a Demand Request, or a Transfer Notice for an underwritten offering, such Requesting Holder would own no further Registrable Securities.

(e) The Corporation shall not be required to effect, (i) until (but excluding) the third anniversary of the date hereof, more than two (2) Demand Registrations (which shall include for this purpose any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration but shall exclude a Shelf Registration) in the aggregate during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and (ii) from and including the third anniversary of the date hereof, more than one (1) Demand Registration (which shall include for this purpose any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration but shall exclude a Shelf Registration) in the aggregate during any consecutive twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the VEBA shall have the right, from and including the third anniversary of the date hereof, to request one additional Demand Registration (which shall include for this purpose any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration but shall exclude a Shelf Registration) during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in this Section 2.1.3 shall not apply to any non-underwritten Take-Down by any Holder under a Shelf Registration.

Section 2.1.4 Demand Registrations for Underwritten Offerings.

(a) At the request of the UST or Canada, or if the UST or Canada is not participating in the proposed offering, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities submitting a Demand Request or Transfer Notice for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities, the Corporation shall direct the applicable underwriter to conduct such offering in the form of a “firm commitment.” With respect to any such underwritten offering, (i) the UST, or if the UST is not participating in the proposed offering, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered or included in such underwritten offering shall select the investment banking firm or firms to lead the underwritten offering (the “Lead Underwriters”); provided that such Lead Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, and (ii) the Corporation shall select the other investment banking firms, if any, to co-manage such underwritten offering (the “Co-Managers”), provided that such Co-Managers shall be reasonably acceptable to the UST or Canada, or if the UST or Canada is not participating in the proposed offering, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered or included in such underwritten offering.

 

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(b) If a Demand Registration is for an underwritten offering or a transfer pursuant to a Shelf Registration involves an underwritten offering, no Holder may participate in any such underwritten offering unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell such Holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Corporation; provided that such arrangements are subject to the consent of the UST, or if the UST is not participating in the proposed offering, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered or included in such underwritten offering, and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, however, that no such Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties in connection with any such underwritten offering other than representations and warranties as to (A) such Holder’s ownership of its Registrable Securities to be transferred free and clear of all liens, claims, and encumbrances, (B) such Holder’s power and authority to effect such transfer, and (C) such matters pertaining to compliance with securities laws as may be reasonably requested; provided, further, however, that (i) any obligation (if agreed to) of each such Holder to indemnify the Lead Underwriters and any Co-Managers pursuant to any such underwriting arrangements shall (1) only be with respect to information it provides to the Corporation in writing for use in such underwritten offering, (2) be several, not joint and several, and (3) be limited to the net amount received by such Holder from the sale of its Registrable Securities pursuant to such offering and (ii) neither the Government Holders nor the VEBA shall be required to indemnify any Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 2.1.5 Rights of Nonrequesting Holders and the Corporation. Subject to Section 2.1.3, after receipt of any Demand Request or any Transfer Notice relating to an underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the Corporation shall promptly (but in any event within five (5) days) give written notice of (i) such proposed Demand Registration to all other Holders or (ii) such Transfer Notice to such other Holders whose securities are covered by such Shelf Registration, who shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Corporation within five (5) days of their receipt of the Corporation’s notice, to elect to include in such Demand Registration or underwritten offering such portion of their Registrable Securities as they may request. All Holders requesting to have their Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration or underwritten offering shall be deemed to be “Requesting Holders” for purposes of this Section 2.1. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.1.6, the Corporation may register in any Demand Registration any equity securities of the Corporation.

Section 2.1.6 Priority on Demand Registrations. With respect to any underwritten offering based on a Demand Registration (including an underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration), if the Lead Underwriters (after consultation with the Co-Managers) advise that the inclusion of the securities proposed to be included in such registration would adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of the offering or otherwise adversely affect its success (an “Adverse Effect”), the Corporation shall include in such underwritten offering (a) first, the Registrable Securities, pro rata among the Requesting Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Requesting Holder, and (b) second, any other securities requested to be included in such underwritten offering (including securities to be sold for the account of the Corporation); provided, however, that if more than 25% of the Registrable Securities of any Holder subject to a Demand Request or Transfer Notice for an underwritten offering are excluded pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1.6 from the applicable Demand Registration or underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the offering shall not be deemed to constitute a Demand Registration for the purposes of Section 2.1.3.

 

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Section 2.1.7 Deferral of Filing; Suspension of Use. The Corporation may defer the filing (but not the preparation) or the effectiveness, or suspend the use, of any registration statement required by or filed pursuant to Section 2.1, at any time if (a) the Corporation determines, in its sole discretion, that such action or use (or proposed action or use) would require the Corporation to make an Adverse Disclosure, or (b) prior to receiving the Demand Request or Transfer Notice, as applicable, the board of directors of the Corporation had determined to effect a registered underwritten public offering of Company equity securities or Company securities convertible into or exchangeable for Company equity securities for the Corporation’s account and the Corporation had taken substantial steps (such as selecting a managing underwriter for such offering) and is proceeding with reasonable diligence to effect such offering; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not exercise its rights to deferral or suspension pursuant to this Section 2.1.7, and shall not so effect any such deferral or suspension, for more than a total of one hundred eighty (180) days (which need not be consecutive) in any consecutive twelve (12) month period. In making any such determination to defer the filing or effectiveness, or suspend the use, of a registration statement required by Section 2.1, the Corporation shall not be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Holder or any investment manager therefor, and any such determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Corporation, and neither the Holders nor any investment manager for any Holder shall be responsible or have any liability therefor. The Corporation shall promptly notify the Holders of any deferral or suspension pursuant to this Section 2.1.7 and the Corporation agrees that it will terminate any such deferral or suspension as promptly as reasonably practicable and will promptly notify each Holder in writing of the termination of any such deferral or suspension.

Section 2.1.8 Withdrawal from Demand Registration. Any Holder may withdraw its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration or underwritten offering at any time (prior to a sale thereunder) by providing the Corporation with written notice. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Corporation shall continue all efforts to secure registration or effect the underwritten offering of the remaining Registrable Securities not requested to be withdrawn, unless the remaining Registrable Securities would not meet the requirements of Section 2.1.3(b) or Section 2.1.3(d), in which case, the Corporation may in its sole discretion cease all efforts to proceed with registration or the underwritten offering. If the Corporation ceases all efforts to secure registration or effect the underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 2.1.8, then such registration or underwritten offering shall nonetheless be deemed an effective or completed Demand Registration or completed underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration for all purposes hereunder unless (i) the withdrawal is made following the occurrence of a Material Adverse Change not known to the Requesting Holders at the time of the Demand Request or Transfer Notice or (ii) the Requesting Holders pay or reimburse the Corporation for all out-of-pocket fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such Demand Registration or underwritten offering; provided that if, after a Demand Registration has become effective or an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities has been commenced, it is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, it shall be deemed not to have been effected and shall not count as a Demand Registration or underwritten offering for the purposes of Section 2.1.3.

 

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Section 2.2 Piggyback Offerings.

Section 2.2.1 Right to Piggyback. Each time the Corporation proposes to offer any of its equity securities in a registered underwritten offering (other than pursuant to an Excluded Registration) under the Securities Act (whether for the account of the Corporation or the account of any equity holder of the Corporation other than a Holder) (a “Piggyback Offering”), the Corporation shall give prompt written notice to each Holder of Registrable Securities (which notice shall be given not less than twenty (20) days prior to (i) the offering in the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) (a “Corporation Shelf Registration”) or (ii) the anticipated filing date of the Corporation’s registration statement in a registration other than a Corporation Shelf Registration), which notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering, subject to the limitations contained in Section 2.2.2 hereof. Each Holder who desires to have its Registrable Securities included in such underwritten offering shall so advise the Corporation in writing (stating the number and type of Registrable Securities desired to be registered or included) within fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice from the Corporation. Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in any underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 by giving written notice to the Corporation of such withdrawal. Subject to Section 2.2.2 below, the Corporation shall include in such underwritten offering all such Registrable Securities so requested to be included therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may at any time withdraw or cease proceeding with any such offering if it shall at the same time withdraw or cease proceeding with the offering of all other equity securities originally proposed to be included in such offering.

Section 2.2.2 Priority on Piggyback Offerings.

(a) If a Piggyback Offering was initiated by the Corporation, and if the managing underwriter advises that the inclusion of the securities proposed to be included in such Piggyback Offering would cause an Adverse Effect, the Corporation shall include in such Piggyback Offering (i) first, the securities the Corporation proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Offering, pro rata among the Holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder, and (iii) third, any other securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Offering. If as a result of the provisions of this Section 2.2.2(a), any Holder shall not be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Offering that such Holder has requested to be so included, such Holder may withdraw its request to include its Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Offering.

(b) If a Piggyback Offering was initiated by a security holder of the Corporation (other than a Holder), and if the managing underwriter advises that the inclusion of the securities proposed to be included in such Piggyback Offering would cause an Adverse Effect, the Corporation shall include in such Piggyback Offering (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the security holders requesting such Piggyback Offering and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Offering, pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of securities owned by each such holder, and (ii) second, any other securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Offering (including securities to be sold

 

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for the account of the Corporation). If as a result of the provisions of this Section 2.2.2(b) any Holder shall not be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Offering that such Holder has requested to be so included, such Holder may withdraw such Holder’s request to include Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Offering.

(c) No Holder may participate in a Piggyback Offering unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell such Holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Corporation and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents, each in customary form and reasonably satisfactory to the Holders, reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, however, that no such Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties in connection with any such registration other than representations and warranties as to (A) such Holder’s ownership of its Registrable Securities to be sold or transferred free and clear of all liens, claims, and encumbrances, (B) such Holder’s power and authority to effect such transfer, and (C) such matters pertaining to compliance with securities laws as may be reasonably requested; provided, further, however, that (i) any obligation, if agreed to, of each such Holder to indemnify the underwriters pursuant to any such underwriting arrangements shall (1) only be with respect to information it provides to the Corporation in writing for use in such underwritten offering, (2) be several, not joint and several, and (3) be limited to the net amount received by such Holder from the sale of its Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration and (ii) neither the Government Holders nor the VEBA shall be required to indemnify any Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 2.2.3 Selection of Underwriters. The Corporation shall select the investment banking firm or firms to manage the Piggyback Offering.

Section 2.2.4 No registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Section 2.1.1 or Section 2.1.2 or shall relieve the Corporation of its obligations under Section 2.1.1 or Section 2.1.2.

Section 2.3 SEC Form S-3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Demand Registrations to be registered on Form S-3 or an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) on Form S-3 (or any successor forms) once the Corporation becomes eligible to use such form, and if the Corporation is not then eligible under the Securities Act to use such form, Demand Registrations shall be registered on the form for which the Corporation then qualifies. After becoming eligible to use Form S-3 or an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) on Form S-3, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to remain so eligible.

Section 2.4 Holdback Agreements.

(a) The Corporation shall not effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for its equity securities, except in each case as part of the offering pursuant to a Demand Registration, during the sixty (60) day period (or such lesser period as the Lead Underwriters or managing underwriters may permit) beginning on the effective date of any registration statement in connection with an underwritten Demand Registration

 

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(other than a Shelf Registration), except for (i) sales or distributions pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion, exercise or exchange, by the holder thereof, of options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to the terms of such options, warrants or other securities, (iii) sales or distributions pursuant to the terms of any other agreement to issue shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock) in effect on the date of the Demand Request, including any such agreement in connection with any previously disclosed acquisition, merger, consolidation or other business combination and (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with transfers to dividend reinvestment plans or to employee benefit plans in order to enable any such employee benefit plan to fulfill its funding obligations in the ordinary course.

(b) If any Holders of Registrable Securities provide a Transfer Notice relating to an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the Corporation shall not effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for its equity securities, except in each case as part of such underwritten offering, during the sixty (60) day period (or such lesser period as the Lead Underwriters or managing underwriters may permit) beginning on the pricing date for such underwritten offering, except for (i) sales or distributions pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion, exercise or exchange, by the holder thereof, of options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to the terms of such options, warrants or other securities, (iii) sales or distributions pursuant to the terms of any other agreement to issue shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock) in effect on the date of the Transfer Notice, including any such agreement in connection with any previously disclosed acquisition, merger, consolidation or other business combination and (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with transfers to dividend reinvestment plans or to employee benefit plans in order to enable any such employee benefit plan to fulfill its funding obligations in the ordinary course.

(c) Each Holder agrees, in the event of an underwritten offering of equity securities by the Corporation (whether for the account of the Corporation or otherwise), not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Preferred Stock, Warrants, Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (except as part of such underwritten offering), during the sixty (60) day period (or such lesser period in each case as the Lead Underwriters or managing underwriters may permit) beginning on the effective date of the registration statement for such underwritten offering (or, in the case of an offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415, the pricing date for such underwritten offering); provided, however, that (i) any applicable period shall terminate on such earlier date as the Corporation gives notice to the Holders that the Corporation declines to proceed with any such offering and (ii) the sum of all holdback periods applicable to the Holders shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days (which need not be consecutive) in any given twelve (12) month period.

 

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Section 2.5 Registration Procedures.

(a) If and whenever the Corporation is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale, as applicable, of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Corporation shall as expeditiously as possible:

(i) prepare and file with the SEC, pursuant to Section 2.1 with respect to any Demand Registration, a registration statement on any appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective as promptly as practicable; provided that as far in advance as practicable before filing such registration statement or any amendment thereto, the Corporation shall furnish to the selling Holders copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents prepared to be filed (including exhibits), and any such selling Holder shall have the opportunity to object to any information contained therein and the Corporation shall make corrections reasonably requested by such selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing any such registration statement or amendment; provided, further, that the Corporation shall not file any such registration statement, and any amendment thereto, to which a Holder shall reasonably object in writing on a timely basis, unless in the Corporation’s judgment such filing is necessary to comply with applicable law;

(ii) except in the case of a Shelf Registration, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, post-effective 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 a period of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days (or such lesser period as is necessary for the underwriters in an underwritten offering to sell unsold allotments) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the selling Holders thereof set forth in such registration statement;

(iii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, comply with the provisions of Section 2.1.2(c) and Section 2.1.2(d);

(iv) furnish to each selling Holder of Registrable Securities and the underwriters of the securities being registered, without charge, such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), any documents incorporated by reference therein and such other documents as such selling Holders or underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such selling Holders or the sale of such securities by such underwriters (it being understood that, subject to Section 2.1.7, Section 2.4(c), Section 2.6 and Section 2.7 and the requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, the Corporation consents to the use of the prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder and the underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement of which such prospectus, amendment or supplement is a part);

 

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(v) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Lead Underwriters or managing underwriters reasonably request (or, in the event the registration statement does not relate to an underwritten offering, as the selling Holders of a majority of such Registrable Securities being offered may reasonably request); use its reasonable best efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period in which such registration statement is required to be kept effective; and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each selling Holder to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such selling Holder in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph, (B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (C) take any action that would subject it to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject;

(vi) promptly notify each selling Holder and each underwriter and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing (A) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to a registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of the issuance by any state securities or other regulatory authority of any order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities under state securities or “blue sky” laws or the initiation, or threatened initiation, of any proceedings for that purpose, or (C) of the happening of any event which makes any statement made in a registration statement or related prospectus untrue or which requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that they shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, as promptly as practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC and furnish a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter deliverable to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(vii) permit any selling Holder that might reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter or a Controlling Person of the Corporation to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to require the insertion therein of material, furnished to the Corporation in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included;

(viii) make available members of the management of the Corporation or the applicable Corporation subsidiaries for reasonable assistance in the selling efforts relating to any offering of Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent customary for such offering (including, without limitation, to the extent customary, senior management attendance at due diligence meetings with prospective investors or underwriters and their counsel and road shows); provided, however, that management need only be made available for one such offering for each of the UST, Canada and the VEBA in any twelve (12) month period;

 

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(ix) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and make generally available to the Corporation’s security holders an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the twelve (12) month period beginning with the first day of the Corporation’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of a registration statement, which earnings statement shall cover said twelve (12) month period, and which requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied if the Corporation timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;

(x) if requested by the Lead Underwriters, managing underwriters or any selling Holder, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Lead Underwriters, managing underwriters or any selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein, including, with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold by the selling Holders, the purchase price being paid therefor by the underwriters and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering, and promptly make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(xi) as promptly as practicable after filing with the SEC of any document which is incorporated by reference into a registration statement (in the form in which it was incorporated), deliver a copy of each such document to each selling Holder;

(xii) cooperate with the selling Holders and Lead Underwriters or the managing underwriters to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (which shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required under applicable law) representing securities sold under any registration statement, and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Lead Underwriters, managing underwriters or such selling Holders may request at least two (2) business days prior to any sale of the Registrable Securities and keep available and make available to the Corporation’s transfer agent prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement a supply of such certificates;

(xiii) promptly make available for inspection by any selling Holder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent or Representative retained by any such selling Holder or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents (collectively, the “Records”) and properties of the Corporation, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Corporation’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such registration statement; provided, however, that, unless the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the registration statement or the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation shall not be required to provide any information under this subparagraph (xiii) if (A) the Corporation believes, after consultation with counsel for the Corporation, that to do so would cause the Corporation to forfeit an attorney-client privilege that was applicable to such information or (B) if either (1) the Corporation has requested

 

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and been granted from the SEC confidential treatment of such information contained in any filing with the SEC or documents provided supplementally or otherwise or (2) the Corporation reasonably determines in good faith that such Records are confidential and so notifies the Inspectors in writing, unless prior to furnishing any such information with respect to clause (B) such selling Holder of Registrable Securities requesting such information agrees to enter into a confidentiality agreement in a form acceptable to the Corporation; and provided, further, that each selling Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Corporation and allow the Corporation, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action and to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential;

(xiv) furnish to each selling Holder and underwriter a signed counterpart of (A) an opinion or opinions of counsel to the Corporation (which may be in-house counsel) provided that such counsel is reasonably acceptable to such Holders and the underwriter, and (B) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Corporation’s independent public accountants, each in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by opinions or comfort letters, as the case may be, as the selling Holders, Lead Underwriters or managing underwriters reasonably requests;

(xv) cause the Registrable Securities included in any registration to be (A) in the case of an IPO, listed on a securities exchange or exchanges or an inter-dealer quotation system, as determined by the Corporation, or (B) in the case of a registration other than an IPO, (1) listed on each securities exchange, if any, on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed or (2) quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system if similar securities issued by the Corporation are quoted thereon, as applicable;

(xvi) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered hereunder and provide a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;

(xvii) cooperate with each selling Holder and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”);

(xviii) during the period when the prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, promptly file all documents required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

(xix) notify each selling Holder of Registrable Securities promptly of any request by the SEC for the amending or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional information;

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(xxi) advise each selling Holder of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued.

(b) The selling Holders shall reasonably cooperate with the Corporation in the preparation and filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement and provide the Corporation with all information reasonably necessary to complete such preparation as the Corporation may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing, and the Corporation may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder (or not proceed with such registration) if such selling Holder unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Promptly following any sale or other transfer of any Registrable Securities, each Holder shall notify the Corporation in writing thereof, which notice shall specify the amount and type of securities involved, the date of the sale or transfer and whether the sale or transfer was effected under a registration statement or otherwise.

(c) Each of the parties shall treat all notices of proposed transfers and registrations, and all information relating to any blackout periods under Section 2.1.7 received from another party with the strictest confidence (and in accordance with the terms of any applicable confidentiality agreement among the Corporation and the Holder) and shall not disseminate such information.

Section 2.6 Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. The Corporation represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in a registration or offering or the approval of the counsel for such Holders, and each of the Holders represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Corporation, it shall not make any offer relating to the Registrable Securities that would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act (an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, required to be filed with the SEC. The Corporation represents that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in a registration statement or prospectus and that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when taken together with the information in the registration statement and the prospectus, shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Section 2.7 Suspension of Dispositions. Each Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice (a “Suspension Notice”) from the Corporation of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.5(a)(vi)(B) or (C) or Section 2.5(a)(xxi) such Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus, or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Corporation that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Corporation, such Holder shall deliver to the Corporation all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event

 

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the Corporation shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of registration statements set forth in Section 2.5(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of the Suspension Notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus or the Advice. The Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts and take such actions as are reasonably necessary to render the Advice as promptly as practicable.

Section 2.8 Registration Expenses. The Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Article 2, including (a) all registration and filing fees, including fees and expenses (i) with respect to filings required to be made with all applicable securities exchanges and/or FINRA and (ii) of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriter(s) in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(v), (b) printing expenses, including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the Lead Underwriters or managing underwriter(s), if any, or by the Holder, (c) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Corporation, (d) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Corporation, (e) expenses of the Corporation incurred in connection with any “road show” or other marketing efforts, (f) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants (including, without limitation, the expenses of any special audit and “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to this Agreement) and any other Persons, including special experts, retained by the Corporation, and (g) fees up to $250,000 plus reasonable disbursements of one legal counsel for the Requesting Holders in connection with each registration or offering of their Registrable Securities or sale (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a Take-Down) of their Registrable Securities under a Shelf Registration but only if such registration, offering or sale either is effected or, pursuant to Section 2.7, is postponed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall not be required to pay any, and each Holder shall pay its own, underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement, or any other expenses of any Holder. In addition, the Corporation shall bear all of its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Corporation.

Section 2.9 Indemnification.

Section 2.9.1 Indemnification by the Corporation. The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder, the trustees of any Holder, the investment manager or managers acting on behalf of any Holder with respect to the Registrable Securities, Persons, if any, who Control any of them, and each of their respective Representatives (each, an “Indemnitee”), from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (“Losses”) arising out of

 

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or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement described herein or any related prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Corporation shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or arising out of or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the case of the prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such Losses arise out of or are caused by any such untrue statement or omission included or omitted in conformity with information furnished to the Corporation in writing by such Indemnitee or any Person acting on behalf of such Indemnitee expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectuses or Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses shall not inure to the benefit of such Indemnitee if the Person asserting any Losses against such Indemnitee purchased Registrable Securities and (a) prior to the time of sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person (the “Initial Sale Time”) the Corporation shall have notified the respective Holder that the preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as it existed prior to the Initial Sale Time) contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (b) such untrue statement or omission of a material fact was corrected in a preliminary prospectus or, where permitted by law, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and such corrected preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus was provided to such Holder a reasonable amount of time in advance of the Initial Sale Time such that the corrected preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus could have been provided to such Person prior to the Initial Sale Time, (c) such corrected preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) was not conveyed to such Person at or prior to the Initial Sale Time and (d) such Losses would not have occurred had the corrected preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) been conveyed to such Person as provided for in clause (c) above. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Corporation may otherwise have under this Agreement or otherwise. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities by any Holder.

Section 2.9.2 Indemnification by the Holders. Each Holder (other than the Government Holders, the VEBA and the Debtor) agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Corporation, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each Person, if any, who Controls the Corporation, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation, but only with respect to Losses arising out of or caused by an untrue statement or omission included or omitted in conformity with information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the respective Holder expressly for use in any registration statement described herein or any related prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Corporation shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto). No claim against the assets of any Holder shall be created by this Section 2.9.2, except as and to the extent permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be liable to the Corporation or any such Person for any amount in excess of the net amount received by the Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such liability.

 

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Section 2.9.3 Indemnification Procedures.

(a) In case any claim is asserted or any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted where indemnity may be sought by an Indemnitee pursuant to any of the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.9, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify in writing the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “Indemnitor”); provided, however, that the omission so to notify the Indemnitor shall not relieve the Indemnitor of any liability which it may have to such Indemnitee except to the extent that the Indemnitor was prejudiced by such failure to notify. The Indemnitor, upon request of the Indemnitee, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee to represent (subject to the following sentences of this Section 2.9.3(a)) the Indemnitee and any others the Indemnitor may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee unless (a) the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (b) the Indemnitor fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently any claim within ten calendar days after receiving written notice from the Indemnitee that the Indemnitee believes the Indemnitor has failed to take such steps, or (c) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests or legal defenses between them and, in all such cases, the Indemnitor shall only be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. It is understood that the Indemnitor shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such Indemnitees not having actual or potential differing interests or legal defenses among them, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The Indemnitor shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding affected without its written consent.

(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.9 is unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any Losses referred to herein, then the Indemnitor, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnitee hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee and Persons acting on behalf of or Controlling the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee in connection with the statements or omissions or violations which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. If the indemnification described in Section 2.9.1 or Section 2.9.2 is unavailable to an Indemnitee, the relative fault of the Corporation, any Holder and Persons acting on behalf of or Controlling the Corporation or any such Holder 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 Corporation, a Holder or by Persons acting on behalf of the Corporation or any Holder and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Indemnitor shall not be required to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.9.3(b) if there has been a settlement of any proceeding affected without its written consent. No claim against the assets of any Holder shall be created by this Section 2.9.3(b), except as and to the extent permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be required to make a contribution in excess of the net amount received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such liability. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Government Holders, the VEBA or the Debtor shall be required to make any contribution to any Indemnitee under this Section 2.9.3(b).

 

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Section 2.9.4 Survival. The indemnification contained in this Section 2.9 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Agreement.

Section 2.10 Transfer of Registration Rights. The rights and obligations of a Holder under this Agreement may be assigned to any transferee or assignee that directly acquires Registrable Securities from such Holder (including, without limitation, in connection with any such assignment by either Government Holder or the VEBA to an affiliate Controlled by such Government Holder or the VEBA, as applicable (provided that Canada may also effect such assignment to an affiliate Controlled by Canada Development Investment Corporation, a Crown corporation and the sole shareholder of Canada, or to an affiliate Controlled by the federal government of Canada, and any of its respective departments, or any corporation or other entity wholly owned by one or more of them), and in connection with any such assignment by the Debtor to any successor in interest, including any liquidating trust established under a plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction), but only if (a) the respective Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Corporation concurrent with such transfer or assignment and (b) concurrent with such transfer or assignment, such transferee or assignee furnishes the Corporation with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Corporation to be bound by all the provisions and obligations contained herein as a Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) any transferee or assignee who becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.10 shall have all rights and obligations as a “Holder” hereunder but, unless such transferee or assignee is either (1) an Affiliate of the UST, Canada, the VEBA or the Debtor or (2) a successor in interest of the Debtor, including any liquidating trust established under a plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction, such transferee or assignee shall not have any of the rights hereunder that are specific to the UST, Canada, the VEBA or the Debtor, as applicable, and (y) the rights of the Debtor under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Debtor in connection with the distribution of any Registrable Securities from the Debtor as part of any plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction other than any distribution of any Registrable Securities that may be deemed to have been made from the Debtor to any successor in interest, including any liquidating trust established under a plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 2.11 Rule 144. After such time as the Corporation has registered a class of equity securities under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or otherwise is required to report under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Corporation shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder and shall take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions

 

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provided by (a) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. The Corporation shall promptly upon the request of any Holder furnish to such Holder evidence of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, as of the most recent date practicable. Any sale or transfer by a Holder of Registrable Securities that could have been effected either as a sale of securities pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) or a sale covered by a Shelf Registration shall be deemed for all purposes under this Agreement to be a sale or transfer by such Holder pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Section 2.12 Preservation of Rights.

(a) The Corporation will not (x) grant any registration rights to third parties which are inconsistent with the rights granted hereunder or (y) enter into any agreement, take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities that violates the rights expressly granted to the Holders in this Agreement.

(b) If the Corporation grants any registration rights to a third party that are more favorable to such party than the rights granted to any of the UST, Canada, the VEBA and the Debtor hereunder, the UST, Canada, the VEBA and the Debtor shall be entitled to have their registration rights improved to the level of the registration rights of such third party, and all of the parties hereto shall execute an amendment to this Agreement reflecting such more favorable rights.

Section 2.13 Registration of Common Stock under Exchange Act; Listing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) file with the SEC a registration statement to register its Common Stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and cause such registration statement to be declared effective no later than July 31, 2010 and (ii) cause its Common Stock to be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange in connection with a distribution, if any, of Registrable Securities by the Debtor pursuant to a plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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ARTICLE 3

TERMINATION

Section 3.1 Termination. Other than Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and Article 4, this Agreement and the obligations of the Corporation hereunder shall terminate upon the time when there are no Registrable Securities remaining. With respect to each Holder, other than Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and Article 4, this Agreement and the rights and obligations of such Holder hereunder shall terminate when such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities and, with respect to the Debtor, has no further right to receive additional securities of the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Master Sale and Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all liabilities or obligations under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and Article 4 shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms of such provisions.

ARTICLE 4

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction, consent, document or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for all purposes (a) upon delivery when personally delivered; (b) on the delivery date after having been sent by a nationally or internationally recognized overnight courier service (charges prepaid); (c) at the time received when sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) at the time when confirmation of successful transmission is received (or the first business day following such receipt if the date of such receipt is not a business day) if sent by facsimile, in each case, to the recipient at the address or facsimile number, as applicable, indicated below:

If to the Corporation:

General Motors Company

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI   48265-3000

Facsimile:     313 667-4605

If to the UST:

The United States Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention:      Chief Counsel Office of Financial Stability

Facsimile:     (202) 927-9225

 

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with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention:      John J. Rapisardi

                      R. Ronald Hopkinson

Telephone:    212-504-6000

Facsimile:     212-504-6666

If to Canada:

7176384 Canada Inc.

1235 Bay Street, Suite 400

Toronto, ON M54 3K4

Attention:      Mr. Michael Carter

Facsimile:      416-934-5009

with a copy to:

Patrice S. Walch-Watson, Esq.

Torys LLP

79 Wellington Street West

Suite 3000

Toronto, ON M5K 1N2

Facsimile:      416-865-7380

If to the VEBA:

UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

P.O. Box 14309

Detroit, Michigan 48214

with a copy to:

Daniel W. Sherrick

General Counsel

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and

Agricultural Implement Workers of America

8000 East Jefferson Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48214

Facsimile:      313-822-4844

 

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and

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

Attention:       Richard S. Lincer

                        David I. Gottlieb

Telephone:     212-225-2000

Facsimile:      212-225-3999

If to the Debtor:

Motors Liquidation Company

2000 Town Center

Suite 2400

Southfield, MI 48075

Attention:       Albert Koch

Telephone:     (248) 262-8430

Facsimile:      (248) 203-0337

with a copy to:

Jenner & Block LLP

330 North Wabash Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60611-7603

Attention:       Joseph P. Gromacki

                       Brian R. Boch

Telephone:     312-222-9350

Facsimile:      312-527-0484

and

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Attention:       Harvey R. Miller

                       Stephen Karotkin

                       Raymond Gietz

Telephone:     212-310-8000

Facsimile:      212-310-8007

provided, however, if any party shall have designated a different addressee and/or contact information by notice in accordance with this Section 4.1, then to the last addressee as so designated.

Section 4.2 Authority. Each of the parties hereto represents to the other that (a) it has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or organizational action and no such further action is required, (c) it has duly and

 

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validly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (d) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles.

Section 4.3 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of (a) the Corporation and its successors and permitted assigns, (b) each Holder (including any trustee thereof) and any other investment manager or managers acting on behalf of such Holder with respect to the Common Stock, Preferred Stock, or the Warrants and their respective successors and permitted assigns and (c) each of the Persons entitled to indemnification under Section 2.9 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

Section 4.4 No Personal Liability by Trustees. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement is being executed and delivered by the UST managers and the VEBA Designee not individually or personally but solely in their respective capacities as managers and trustees in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in them as such trustees and under no circumstances shall any trustee or former trustee have any personal liability in the trustee’s individual capacity in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 4.5 Cooperation. Each party hereto shall take such further action, and execute such additional documents, as may be reasonably requested by any other party hereto in order to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 4.6 Governing Law; Forum Selection. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of New York other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York. Any action or proceeding against the parties relating in any way to this Agreement may be brought and enforced exclusively in the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan or (to the extent subject matter jurisdiction exists therefor) the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of both courts in respect of any such action or proceeding.

Section 4.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS DESCRIBED OR CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, AND AGREES TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTION NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO EFFECT SUCH WAIVER.

Section 4.8 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, including pursuant to Section 2.10, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations provided by this Agreement may be assigned by any party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this

 

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Agreement shall be binding upon and benefit the Corporation, each Holder, and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Person who receives securities of the Corporation as a distribution from the Debtor as part of any plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction (other than any such Person that is a successor in interest to the Debtor, including any liquidating trust established under a plan of reorganization or liquidation that has been confirmed by any bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction) shall not be bound by or have any rights pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Annex) contains the final, exclusive and entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall not be deemed to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking of any party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than those expressly set forth herein or therein, and none shall be deemed to exist or be inferred with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 4.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each term and provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under law. If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be legal, valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement or such term or provision and the application of such term or provision to other Persons or circumstances shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the legality, validity or enforceability of such term or provision, or the application thereof, in any jurisdiction.

Section 4.11 Enforcement of this Agreement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall, without the posting of a bond, be entitled, subject to a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, to an injunction or injunctions to prevent any such failure of performance under, or breaches of, this Agreement, and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, this being in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity, and each party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that the requesting party has an adequate remedy at law.

Section 4.12 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by a duly authorized representative or officer of each of the parties.

Section 4.13 Headings. The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and paragraphs of, and the Annex to, this Agreement are included for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit, modify or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

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Section 4.14 Counterparts; Facsimiles. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. All signatures of the parties may be transmitted by facsimile or electronic delivery, and each such facsimile signature or electronic delivery signature (including a pdf signature) will, for all purposes, be deemed to be the original signature of the party whose signature it reproduces and be binding upon such party.

Section 4.15 Time Periods. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, an action required under this Agreement to be taken within a certain number of days shall be taken within that number of calendar days (and not business days); provided, however, that if the last day for taking such action falls on a day that is not a business day, the period during which such action may be taken shall be automatically extended to the next business day.

Section 4.16 No Binding Effect on U.S. Government. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement shall be binding on or create any obligation on the part of the United States Department of the Treasury or any other department or any agency or branch of the United States Government, or any political subdivision thereof.

Section 4.17 Canada. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Canada shall be bound by this Agreement only in its capacity as a Holder and nothing in this Agreement shall be binding on or create any obligation on the part of Canada in any other capacity or any branch of the Government of Canada or subdivision thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, being duly authorized, have executed and delivered this Equity Registration Rights Agreement on the date first above written

 

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
By:   /s/ Sadiq Malik
Name:   Sadiq Malik
Title:    

 

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
By:   /s/ Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
Name:   Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
Title:   Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability

 

7176384 CANADA INC.
By:   /s/ N. William C. Ross
Name:   N. William C. Ross
Title:   Chair and Director
By:   /s/ Michael F.K. Carter
Name:   Michael F.K. Carter
Title:   Director and Executive Vice President

 

UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
By:   /s/ Robert Naftaly
Name:   Robert Naftaly
Title:   Chairman of the Committee of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

 

MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY
By:   /s/ Niharika Ramdev
Name:   Niharika Ramdev
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

Signature Page to Equity Registration Rights Agreement


Annex I

 

Holder

   Number of Shares of Common
Stock

UST

   304,131,356

Canada

   58,368,644

VEBA

   87,500,000

Debtor

   50,000,000

Total:

   500,000,000

Holder

   Number of Shares of Common
Stock for Which Warrants Are
Initially Exercisable

VEBA

   15,151,515

Debtor

   90,909,090

Total:

   106,060,605

Holder

   Number of Shares of
Preferred Stock

UST

   83,898,305

Canada

   16,101,695

VEBA

   260,000,000

Total:

   360,000,000

Annex I to Equity Registration Rights Agreement

EX-10.5 8 dex105.htm RETIREMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JULY 8, 2009 Retirement Agreement, dated July 8, 2009

Exhibit 10.5

RETIREMENT AGREEMENT

G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. and General Motors Corporation have reached the following Agreement. This Agreement is intended to memorialize the understandings of the parties concerning Mr. Wagoner’s retirement and Executive Retirement Plan (ERP) benefits in connection with his separation from General Motors Corporation, its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions and successors (hereinafter GM), effective as of August 1, 2009.

It is agreed as follows:

 

1) Mr. Wagoner will separate from GM as a voluntary retirement effective August 1, 2009.

 

2) Consistent with the reductions in pension benefits of current GM retirees, Mr. Wagoner’s ERP benefits shall be reduced as follows:

 

  a) First, reduce entire ERP benefits otherwise payable by 10%.

 

  b) Next, reduce remaining ERP benefits in excess of a combined Salaried Retirement Program (SRP) plus ERP benefit in excess of $100,000 per annum on a life annuity basis by 2/3rds in total, inclusive of the 10% reduction referred to in 2.a) above.

 

3) As of this date, there are no agreements or understandings between GM and Mr. Wagoner regarding his ERP benefits other than those in this Agreement.

 

4) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan.

Agreed and accepted:

 

/s/ G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

   

/s/ Kathleen S. Barclay

G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.     General Motors Corporation
Dated:  

July 8, 2009

    Dated:  

July 8, 2009

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