Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2024, by Matthews International Corporation and the other grantors party thereto in favor of Truist Bank, as collateral agent
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated September 27, 2024
by and among
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
and each of the other Grantors party hereto
in favor of
TRUIST BANK
as Collateral Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. | Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
SECTION 2. | The Security Interests | 15 | ||||
SECTION 3. | Grantors Remain Obligated | 15 | ||||
SECTION 4. | Representations and Warranties | 16 | ||||
SECTION 5. | Further Assurances; Covenants | 21 | ||||
SECTION 6. | Insurance, Reporting and Recordkeeping | 31 | ||||
SECTION 7. | General Authority | 32 | ||||
SECTION 8. | Remedies Upon an Event of Default | 34 | ||||
SECTION 9. | Limitation on the Collateral Agents Duty in Respect of Collateral | 39 | ||||
SECTION 10. | Application of Proceeds | 39 | ||||
SECTION 11. | Appointment of Co-Agents | 41 | ||||
SECTION 12. | Indemnity; Expenses | 41 | ||||
SECTION 13. | Security Interest Absolute | 42 | ||||
SECTION 14. | Additional Grantors | 42 | ||||
SECTION 15. | Termination of Security Interests; Release of Collateral | 43 | ||||
SECTION 16. | Reinstatement | 44 | ||||
SECTION 17. | Notices | 44 | ||||
SECTION 18. | No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative | 44 | ||||
SECTION 19. | Successors and Assigns | 44 | ||||
SECTION 20. | [Reserved] | 45 | ||||
SECTION 21. | Amendments | 45 | ||||
SECTION 22. | Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial | 45 | ||||
SECTION 23. | Severability | 46 | ||||
SECTION 24. | Counterparts | 47 | ||||
SECTION 25. | Headings Descriptive; Interpretation | 47 | ||||
SECTION 26. | [Reserved] | 47 | ||||
SECTION 27. | Deficiency | 47 | ||||
SECTION 28. | Non-Judicial Enforcement | 47 | ||||
SECTION 29. | No Oral Agreements | 47 | ||||
SECTION 30. | Set-Off | 47 | ||||
SECTION 31. | Conflicts; First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement | 47 |
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SECTION 32. | Future Second Lien Debt | 48 | ||||
SECTION 33. | Delivery to Collateral Agent Generally | 48 | ||||
SECTION 34. | Concerning the Collateral Agent | 48 | ||||
SECTION 35. | USA PATRIOT Act | 49 |
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Annex I | | Completed Perfection Certificate | ||
Schedule 1 | | Commercial Tort Claims | ||
Schedule 2 | | Pledged Debt Instruments | ||
Schedule 3 | | Pledged Equity Interests | ||
Schedule 4 | | State of Organization; Organizational Identification Number; Legal Name | ||
Exhibit A | | Form of Copyright Security Agreement | ||
Exhibit B | | Form of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement | ||
Exhibit C | | Form of Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement | ||
Exhibit D | | Form of Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement |
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SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of September 27, 2024, by MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (the Company), and each applicable Subsidiary of the Company a signatory hereto and such other applicable Subsidiaries from time to time a party hereto pursuant to Section 14 hereof (together with the Company, each a Grantor and collectively the Grantors), in favor of Truist Bank, as Collateral Agent (together with its successors and assigns, the Collateral Agent) for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined below).
Reference is made to that certain Indenture dated as of September 27, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Indenture ), among the Company, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank, as the trustee (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Trustee) and as Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Company has issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2027 (together with any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture, the Notes). The Indenture requires that the Grantors execute and deliver this Agreement. Each Grantor is an Affiliate of the Company and will derive substantial benefits from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms.
(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indenture and used herein have the respective meanings given them in the Indenture.
(b) The following terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the following meanings:
Account Debtor shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
Accounts shall mean, for any Person, all accounts (as defined in the UCC), now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person or in which such Person now or hereafter has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, (i) any and all receivables, including, without limitation, all accounts created by, or arising from, all of such Persons sales, leases, rentals or other dispositions of Goods or renditions of services to its customers (whether or not they have been earned by performance), including but not limited to, those accounts arising from sales, leases, rentals or other dispositions of Goods or rendition of services made under any of the trade names, logos or styles of such Person, or through any division of such Person; (ii) Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper, Contracts, Contract Rights, acceptances, and tax refunds relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom; (iii) unpaid sellers rights (including rescission, replevin, reclamation, repossession and stoppage in transit) relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom; (iv) rights to any Goods relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom, including rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed Goods; (v) reserves and credit balances relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom; (vi)
Supporting Obligations and Letter of Credit Rights relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom; (vii) insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing; (viii) General Intangibles relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom, including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles and other rights to payment and books and records and any electronic media and software relating thereto; (ix) notes, deposits or property of Account Debtors relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom securing the obligations of any such Account Debtors to such Person; (x) healthcare insurance receivables; and (xi) cash and non-cash Proceeds of any and all the foregoing.
Additional Pledged Collateral shall mean any Pledged Collateral acquired by any Grantor after the Issue Date and in which a Security Interest is granted pursuant to Section 2, including, to the extent a Security Interest is granted therein pursuant to such Section 2, (i) all additional Indebtedness from time to time owed to any Grantor by any obligor on the Pledged Debt Instruments and the Instruments evidencing such Indebtedness and (ii) all interest, cash, Instruments and other property or Proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any of the foregoing.
Additional Pari Passu Agent shall mean the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Future Second Lien Debt pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and any permitted successors or assigns or replacement therefor.
Additional Pari Passu Agreement shall mean the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Future Second Lien Debt (other than Additional Notes) are incurred and any notes or other instruments or agreements representing such Future Second Lien Debt.
Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents shall mean each Additional Pari Passu Agreement and any other document, agreement or instrument executed and delivered with respect to any Future Second Lien Debt.
Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Agreement shall mean this Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Applicable Law shall mean all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
Bankruptcy Code shall mean Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
Bankruptcy Law shall mean the Bankruptcy Code or any similar United States federal, state, or foreign law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors, or any amendment to, succession to or change in any such law.
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Blocked Account Agreements shall mean all Deposit Account Control Agreements and Investment Account Control Agreements.
Chattel Paper shall mean all chattel paper (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights, or other receipts of any Grantor, evidencing or representing rights or interest in such chattel paper.
Collateral shall mean, collectively, each Grantors right, title and interest in and to each of the following, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing or now owned or hereafter acquired or arising:
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic);
(iii) all Contracts;
(iv) all Contract Rights;
(v) all Deposit Accounts;
(vi) all Documents;
(vii) all Equipment;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(ix) all Instruments;
(x) all Intellectual Property;
(xi) all Inventory;
(xii) all Investment Property;
(xiii) all Pledged Collateral;
(xiv) all Software;
(xv) all Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule 1 or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Collateral Agent;
(xvi) all money, cash or cash equivalents;
(xvii) all Supporting Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights;
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(xviii) all other Goods and personal property, whether tangible or intangible and whether or not delivered, including, without limitation, such other Goods and property (A) the sale or lease of which gives or purports to give rise to any Account or other Collateral, including, but not limited to, all Inventory and other merchandise returned or rejected by or repossessed from customers or (B) securing any Account or other Collateral, including, without limitation, all rights as an unpaid vendor or lienor (including, without limitation, stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation) with respect to such other Goods and personal property;
(xix) all substitutes and replacements for, accessories, attachment, and other additions to, any of the above and all products or masses into which any Goods are physically united such that their identity is lost;
(xx) all Collateral Records;
(xxi) all policies and certificates of insurance relating to any of the foregoing, now owned or hereafter acquired, evidencing or pertaining to any and all items of Collateral; and
(xxii) all products and Proceeds of all or any of the Collateral described above (including, but not limited to, any claim to any item referred to in this definition, and any claim against any third party for loss of, damage to or destruction of any or all of the Collateral or for proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to, policies of insurance) in whatever form, including, but not limited to, cash, Instruments, Chattel Paper, security agreements and other documents.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Collateral shall not include (i) any Excluded Property, (ii) any parcel (or group of related parcels) of real property owned by a Grantor, and (iii)(a) the Equity Interests in any Subsidiary (1) that is a Securitization Entity (as defined in the Credit Agreement), Restricted JV Subsidiary (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or a non-first-tier Foreign Subsidiary (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company (as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case solely to the extent any such Equity Interests do not constitute Collateral under the Credit Agreement or (2) having total assets of less than $50 million (excluding all loans and advances made to such Subsidiary from a Loan Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) unless the total assets of all Subsidiaries (excluding all loans and advances made to such Subsidiary from a Loan Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement)), the Equity Interests of which would otherwise be excluded from Collateral pursuant to this clause (2), exceed $200 million in the aggregate and (b) the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests exceeds 66% of the voting power of all classes of Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)); provided, however, that if and when any property shall cease to be Excluded Property, such property shall be deemed at all times from and after the Issue Date to constitute Collateral. When the term Collateral is used without reference to a Grantor, then it shall be deemed to be a collective reference to the Collateral of all Grantors.
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Collateral Records shall mean books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, supplier lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software and related documentation, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or showing the amounts thereof or payments thereon or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon.
Commercial Tort Claims shall mean, as to any Person, all commercial tort claims as such term is used in the UCC in or under which such Person may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest.
Company shall have the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.
Contract Rights shall mean, as to any Person, all of such Persons then owned or existing and future acquired or arising rights under Contracts not yet fully performed and not evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper, to the extent that the same may lawfully be assigned.
Contracts shall mean, as to any Person, all contracts as such term is used in the UCC, and, in any event shall mean and include, without limitation, all of such Persons then owned or existing and future acquired or arising contracts, undertakings or agreements (other than rights evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under which such Person may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest, including, without limitation, any agreement relating to Inventory, the terms of payment or the terms of performance of any Account or any other Collateral.
Copyright License shall mean, as to any Person, any and all rights of such Person under any license, contract or other agreement, whether written or oral, granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of any right to copy, publicly perform, create derivative works, manufacture, distribute, exploit or sell materials derived from any Copyright.
Copyright Security Agreement shall mean a Copyright Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, executed and delivered by any Grantor granting a Security Interest in its Copyrights, as may be amended, modified or supplemented, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
Copyrights shall mean, as to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which any Grantor now has or hereafter acquires any rights, priorities and privileges, including, without limitation, all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds and damages therefrom, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise: (i) all copyright registrations and applications and General Intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered), all recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) all reissues, continuations, extensions or renewals thereof and amendments thereto and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
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Covered Documents shall mean the Notes Documents and any Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents.
Credit Agreement shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated March 27, 2020 (as previously amended, modified, extended, renewed, replaced, supplemented, and/or refinanced from time to time and as in existence immediately prior to the Issue Date), among the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
Credit Facility Agent shall mean Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the First Lien Security Agreement, and its successors and assigns.
Deposit Account Control Agreement shall mean any agreement, in form and substance substantially consistent with the Deposit Account Control Agreements delivered to the Credit Facility Agent pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement, if applicable, or in form and substance necessary to perfect by Control (as such term is defined in Section 9-106, 9-104 or Section 8-106 of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction) the Collateral Agents security interest in the applicable Deposit Account, in each case, executed by a Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the financial institution at which such Grantor maintains a Deposit Account.
Deposit Accounts shall mean, as to any Person, all deposit accounts (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, or in which such Person has or acquires any rights, or other receipts, covering, evidencing or representing rights or interest in such deposit accounts, and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all of such Persons demand, time, savings, passbook, money market or like depositor accounts and all certificates of deposit, maintained with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization (other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit that is an Instrument).
Discharge of Senior Lender Claims shall have the meaning given to such term in the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
Documents shall mean, as to any Person, all documents (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights, or other receipts, covering, evidencing or representing Goods, and, in any event shall mean and include, without limitation, all of such Persons certificates or documents of origin and of title, warehouse receipts and manufacturers statements or origin.
Equipment shall mean, as to any Person, all equipment (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person and wherever located, and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all machinery, apparatus, equipment, furniture, furnishings, processing equipment, conveyors, machine tools, engineering processing equipment, manufacturing equipment, materials handling equipment, trade fixtures, trucks, tractors, rolling stock, fittings, trailers, forklifts, vehicles, computers and other electronic data processing, other office equipment of such Person, and all other tangible personal property (other than Inventory) of every kind and description used in such Persons business operations or owned by such Person or in which such Person has an interest and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing, together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto, all fuel therefor and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto.
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Equity Interests shall mean, as applied to any Person, any capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other equity interests of such Person, regardless of class or designation, and all warrants, options, purchase rights, conversion or exchange rights, voting rights, calls or claims of any character with respect thereto.
Equity Issuers shall mean the collective reference to each of the issuers of the Pledged Equity Interests (including, without limitation, the Persons identified on Schedule 3 as the issuers of Pledged Equity Interests), together with any successors to such Persons (including, without limitation, any successor contemplated by the Indenture).
Event of Default shall mean, collectively, an Event of Default as defined in any Notes Document or an Event of Default (or any similar defined term) as defined in any Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents.
Excluded Property shall mean, collectively, (i) any permit, lease, license, contract, instrument, Equity Interest or other agreement held by any Grantor that prohibits (or as to which is prohibited), or requires (or as to which is required) the consent of any Person other than a Grantor or any Affiliate thereof as a condition to the creation by such Grantor of a Lien thereon and such consent has not been obtained, or any permit, lease, license contract, instrument, Equity Interest or other agreement held by any Grantor to the extent that any Applicable Law prohibits the creation of a Lien thereon, but only, in each case, to the extent, and for so long as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the UCC or any other Applicable Law, (ii) any intent to use Trademark applications for which a statement of use has not been filed (but only until such statement is filed), (iii) any Deposit Account exclusively used for all or any of payroll, benefits, taxes, escrow, customs, insurance impress accounts or other fiduciary purposes, (iv) Equipment owned by any Grantor that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money obligation or Capital Lease Obligation to the extent permitted by the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or in the documentation providing for such Capital Lease) prohibits or requires the consent of any Person other than a Grantor or any Affiliate thereof as a condition to the creation of any other Lien on such Equipment and such consent has not been obtained and (v) upon the disposition thereof, any properties or assets disposed of in a transaction permitted by Section 4.16 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement to a Person other than a Grantor or any Affiliate thereof and only to the extent permitted to be disposed of thereunder; provided, however, that Excluded Property shall not include either (A) any such properties or assets sold, conveyed, pledged, assigned or otherwise transferred from any Grantor to any other Grantor or (B) Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to above (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Property as defined above) provided, further, that, with respect to Excluded Property described in clause (i) or (iv) above, if and when (1) the granting of such Lien is not so prohibited, or (2) the requisite consent is obtained, the Collateral Agent will be deemed to have, and at all times to have had, a Security Interest in such Excluded Property.
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First Lien Security Agreement shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Grantors party thereto and the Credit Facility Agent (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).
First Priority Designated Agent shall have the meaning given to such term in the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement shall mean the intercreditor agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Credit Facility Agent, each other first priority liens obligations agent, if any, from time to time party thereto, the Collateral Agent and each collateral agent for any Future Second Lien Debt from time to time party thereto, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the Indenture.
Foreign Subsidiary shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity (i) that is treated as a corporation or an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, (ii) that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory thereof and (iii) of which more than 50% of all classes of Equity Interests entitled to vote is, at the time, owned by any one or more Grantors.
General Intangibles shall mean, as to any Person, all general intangibles (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all right, title and interest in or under all contracts, all customer lists, Licenses, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and all applications therefor and reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, rights in Intellectual Property, interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations, licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented or patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, blueprints, plans, specifications, knowledge, know-how, software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark or Trademark License), computer software, all rights and claims in or under insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible rights, all liability, life, key man and business interruption insurance, and all unearned premiums), reversions and any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to such Person from any benefit plan, multiemployer plan or other employee benefit plan, uncertificated securities, chooses in action, deposit, checking and other bank accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights of indemnification, all books and records, correspondence, credit files, invoices, tapes, cards, computer runs, domain names, prospect lists, customer lists and other papers and documents.
Goods shall mean, as to any Person, all goods (as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all of such Persons then owned or existing and future acquired or arising movables, Equipment, Inventory and other tangible personal property.
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Grantor and Grantors shall have the meaning given to each term in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include their respective successors and assigns.
Instruments shall mean, as to any Person, all instruments (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all promissory notes, all certificates of deposit and all letters of credit evidencing, representing, arising from or existing in respect of, relating to, securing or otherwise supporting the payment of, any of the Accounts or other obligations owed to such Person.
Intellectual Property shall mean, as to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights, priorities and privileges, including, without limitation, all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds and damages therefrom, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise: (i) all Patents, patent rights and patent applications, Copyrights and copyright applications, Trademarks, trademark rights, trade secrets, internet domain names, trade names, trade name rights, service marks, service mark rights, applications for registration of trademarks, trade names and service marks, fictitious names registrations and trademark, trade name, service mark registrations and work product, and all derivations thereof; and (ii) Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Copyright Licenses and other licenses to use any of the items described in the preceding clause (i), and any other items necessary to conduct or operate the business of such Person.
Inventory shall mean, as to any Person, all inventory (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, (i) inventory, merchandise, Goods and other personal property intended for sale or lease or for display or demonstration, (ii) work in process, (iii) raw materials and other materials and supplies of every nature and description used or which might be used in connection with the manufacture, packing, shipping, advertising, selling, leasing or furnishing of the foregoing or otherwise used or consumed in the conduct of business and (iv) Documents evidencing, and General Intangibles relating to, any of the foregoing.
Investment Account Control Agreement shall mean any agreement, in form and substance substantially consistent with the Investment Account Control Agreements delivered to the Credit Facility Agent pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement, if applicable, or in form and substance necessary to perfect by Control (as such term is defined in Section 9-106, 9-104 or Section 8-106 of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction) the Collateral Agents security interest in the applicable Investment Account, in each case, executed by a Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the securities intermediary maintaining such Grantors Investment Account.
Investment Accounts shall mean any and all securities accounts (as defined in the UCC), brokerage accounts and commodities accounts now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, or in which such Person has or acquires any rights.
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Investment Property shall mean, as to any Person, all investment property (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, (i) all certificated securities, uncertificated securities, security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts and commodity accounts (as all such terms are defined in the UCC) of such Person (ii) any other securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, interests in limited liability companies, partnership interests, treasuries, certificates of deposit, and mutual fund shares; (iii) all securities entitlements of such Person, including, but not limited to, the rights of such Person to any Investment Accounts and the Financial Assets held by a financial intermediary in such accounts and any free credit balance or other money owing by any financial intermediary with respect to such accounts; (iv) all commodity contracts of such Person; and (v) all Investment Accounts of such Person, and shall in any event, include all Pledged Equity Interests of such Person.
Letter-of-Credit Rights shall mean, as to any Person, letter-of-credit rights (as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, rights to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not such Person, as beneficiary, has demanded or is entitled to demand payment or performance.
License shall mean, as to any Person, any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests of such Person in Intellectual Property.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) the ability (other than financial ability) of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any of its payment or other obligations under the Indenture or the other Covered Documents to which it is a party; or (c) the legality, validity, or enforceability of the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under this Agreement, the Indenture or the other Covered Documents.
Material Contracts shall mean, collectively, all contracts, leases, instruments, guaranties, licenses or other arrangements (other than the Covered Documents) to which any Grantor is or becomes a party and which are filed or required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Regulation S-K.
Material Intellectual Property shall mean Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to a Grantor and material to the conduct of the business, or the operations thereof, or material to the currently contemplated prospects for the conduct of the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Notes Documents shall mean the Notes (including Additional Notes), the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
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Obligations shall mean any principal, interest (including, without limitation, Post-Petition Interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization of any Grantor, as the case may be, regardless of whether or not a claim for Post-Petition Interest is allowed or allowable in such proceedings), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursement obligations, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
Patent License shall mean, as to any Person, any and all rights of such Person under any license, contract or other agreement, whether written or oral, granting any right with respect to any property, process or other invention on which a Patent is in existence.
Patent and Trademark Security Agreement shall mean a Patent and Trademark Security Agreement, substantially in the form of the Exhibit B hereto, executed and delivered by any Grantor granting a Security Interest in any of its Patents and Trademarks, as may be amended, modified or supplemented, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
Patents shall mean, as to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any rights, priorities and privileges, including, without limitation, all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds and damages therefrom, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise: (i) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all registrations, issuances and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, including registrations, issued patents, recordings and applications for letters patent in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country; (ii) all reissues, continuations, renewals, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof and any amendments thereto and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing
Perfection Certificate shall mean that certain Perfection Certificate of the Company dated the date hereof, a copy of which is attached hereto as Annex I.
Pledged Collateral shall mean, collectively, Pledged Debt Instruments, Pledged Equity Interests, all chattel paper, certificates or other instruments representing any of the foregoing, all Security Entitlements of any Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing, and any Proceeds thereof. Pledged Collateral may be General Intangibles, Instruments or Investment Property.
Pledged Debt Instruments shall mean all right, title and interest of any Grantor in Instruments evidencing any Indebtedness owed to such Grantor, including all Indebtedness described on Schedule 2, issued by the obligors named therein.
Pledged Equity Interests shall mean, in each case to the extent constituting Collateral, all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Partnership Interests.
Pledged LLC Interests shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all interests in any limited liability company including, without limitation, all limited liability company interests listed on Schedule 3 as held by such Grantor under the heading Pledged LLC Interests (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof) and the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability company interests and any interest of
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such Grantor on the books and records of such limited liability company or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such limited liability company interests.
Pledged Partnership Interests shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all interests in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other partnership including, without limitation, all partnership interests listed on Schedule 3 as held by such Grantor under the heading Pledged Partnership Interests (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof) and the certificates, if any, representing such partnership interests and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such partnership or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership interests.
Pledged Stock shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all shares of capital stock of any corporation, including, without limitation, all shares listed on Schedule 3 as held by such Grantor under the heading Pledged Stock (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), together with any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the capital stock of any corporation that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Grantor while this Agreement is in effect.
Post-Petition Interest shall mean any interest or entitlement to fees or expenses or other charges that accrue after the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, whether or not a claim therefor is allowed or allowable in any such bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
Proceeds shall mean all proceeds (including proceeds of proceeds) of any of the Collateral including all: (i) rights, benefits, distributions, premiums, profits, dividends, interest, cash, Instruments, Documents, Accounts, contract rights, Inventory, Equipment, General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles, Deposit Accounts, Chattel Paper, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for, or as a replacement of or a substitution for, any of the Collateral, or proceeds thereof; (ii) proceeds, as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC; (iii) proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty (including guaranties of delivery) payable from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, or proceeds thereof; and (iv) payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to a Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral, or proceeds thereof.
Requirement of Law for any Person means the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any Applicable Law, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
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Secured Obligations shall mean (i) the due and punctual payment and performance of all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Grantor under or pursuant to each of the Covered Documents or otherwise with respect to any Notes (in each case, other than any Additional Notes except to the extent constituting Future Second Lien Debt) and all costs and expenses owing pursuant to the Covered Documents, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, expenses and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Grantor or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, relief of debtors or protection of creditors, termination of legal entities or any other similar Applicable Law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that no obligations in respect of Future Second Lien Debt (other than Additional Notes) shall constitute Secured Obligations unless the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the holders of such Future Second Lien Debt has executed an Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement and has become a party to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement; (ii) any and all sums incurred or advanced by the Collateral Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve its Security Interest in the Collateral; and (iii) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of each Grantor referred to in preceding clause (i) after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the expenses of re-taking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder, together with attorneys fees and court costs. It is acknowledged and agreed that Secured Obligations shall include obligations and liabilities of the types described above, whether outstanding on the date of this Agreement or extended, from time to time, after the date of this Agreement.
Secured Parties shall mean, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Holders of the Notes and any other holders of Secured Obligations.
Security Interests shall mean the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 2 as well as all other security interests created or assigned as additional security for the Secured Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
Software shall mean, as to any Person, all software (as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, including all computer programs and all supporting information provided in connection with a transaction related to any program.
Supporting Obligations shall mean, as to any Person, all supporting obligations (as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, and, in any event, shall mean and include, without limitation, letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, Investment Property and all of such Persons mortgages, deeds to secure debt and deeds of trust on real or personal property, guaranties, leases, security agreements, and other agreements and property which secure or relate to any collateral, or are acquired for the purpose of securing and enforcing any item thereof.
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Trademark License shall mean, as to any Person, any and all rights of such Person under any license, contract or other agreement, whether written or oral, granting any right to use any Trademark.
Trademarks shall mean, as to any Person, all of the following, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person or in which such Person has or acquires any such rights, priorities and privileges, including, without limitation, all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds and damages therefrom, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, slogans, certification marks, trade dress, uniform resource locations (URLs), domain names, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered), now owned or existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) all reissues, continuations, extensions or renewals thereof and amendments thereto and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
Trustee has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this agreement.
UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the Security Interests in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
United States shall mean the United States of America, any of the fifty states thereof, and the District of Columbia.
(c) Terms used herein without definition that are defined in the UCC have the respective meanings given them in the UCC and if defined in more than one article of the UCC, such terms shall have the meaning defined in Article 9 of the UCC, including the following terms (which are capitalized herein):
As-Extracted Collateral
Certificated Security
Commodit[ies] Intermediary
Commodity Account
Control Account
Electronic Chattel Paper
Farm Products
Financial Asset
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Manufactured Homes
Payment Intangibles
Securities Account
Securities Intermediary
Security
Security Entitlement
Uncertificated Security
(d) In this Agreement, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding and the word through means to and including. The terms herein, hereof, hereto and hereunder and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection or clause in this Agreement. Unless otherwise noted, references herein to an Annex, Schedule, Section, subsection or clause refer to the appropriate Annex or Schedule to, or Section, subsection or clause in this Agreement. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. Where the context requires, provisions relating to any Collateral, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantors Collateral or any relevant part thereof. Any reference in this Agreement to a Notes Document or Additional Pari Passu Debt Document shall include all appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto, and, unless specifically stated otherwise all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and as the same may be in effect at any time such reference becomes operative. The term including means including without limitation except when used in the computation of time periods.
SECTION 2. The Security Interests.
(a) As security for the full, prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of its Secured Obligations, subject to Section 5(d)(i), each Grantor does hereby pledge, assign, hypothecate, set over and convey unto the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and does hereby grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing Lien on and Security Interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Grantor in, to and under all of the Collateral (and all rights therein) whether now existing or hereafter, from time to time, acquired.
(b) The Security Interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement extend to all Collateral that any Grantor may acquire, at any time, during the continuation of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. Grantors Remain Obligated. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each and every contract or other agreement included as part of the Collateral, all in accordance with the terms of each such contract and agreement, (b) neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any contract or other agreement included as part of the Collateral, by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, (c) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights under this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Collateral shall not release any Grantor from its obligations under any contract or other agreement included as part of the
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Collateral and (d) neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall be obligated to take any of the following actions with respect to any contract or other agreement included as part of the Collateral: (i) perform any obligation of any Grantor, (ii) make any payment, (iii) make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party, (iv) present or file any claim or (v) take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor. Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
(i) Such Grantor owns and has good and marketable title to all of its Collateral, free and clear of any Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement and has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder.
(ii) Such Grantor has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, including the granting of the Security Interest hereunder, do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (A) require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, and except for filings required by applicable securities laws and regulations, which filings have been made or will be made on or prior to the date on which such filings are required to be made; (B) violate any Requirements of Law applicable to any Grantor or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority binding on any Grantor; (C) violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on any Grantor or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Grantor which could have a Material Adverse Effect; and (D) result in or require the creation or imposition of any material Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Grantor (other than any Liens created under any of the Covered Documents in favor of Collateral Agent) whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
(iii) The Security Interests shall constitute a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, including the Intellectual Property, required to be perfected in accordance with the terms of the Covered Documents and for which perfection is governed by the UCC or filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office upon (A) in the case of Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC, the completion of the filings in each governmental, municipal or other office as is necessary to publish notice of the Security Interests, (B) the delivery to the Collateral Agent or, pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, to the First Priority Designated Agent
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as agent for, among others, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, of all Collateral consisting of Instruments and Investment Property in certificated form, in each case properly endorsed for transfer to the Collateral Agent or in blank, and (C) to the extent not subject to Article 9 of the UCC, upon recordation or other appropriate filings of the Security Interests in Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights in the applicable intellectual property registries, including, but not limited to, the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Security Interests constitute or will constitute, upon satisfaction of such filings, registrations and recordings, a perfected security interest therein superior and prior to the rights of all other Persons therein (other than rights pursuant to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement which are prior as a matter of law) and subject to no other Liens (other than Liens permitted by Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement) and are entitled to all the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the UCC or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction to perfected security interests.
(iv) Other than financing statements, security agreements, or other similar or equivalent documents or instruments with respect to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, no financing statement, mortgage, security agreement or similar or equivalent document or instrument evidencing a Lien on all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any jurisdiction. None of the Collateral is in the possession of a Person asserting any claim thereto or security interest therein, except that the Collateral Agent or its designee or, pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the First Priority Designated Agent, may have possession of Collateral as contemplated hereby or by the First Lien Security Agreement.
(v) All Inventory and Equipment is insured in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture and the other Covered Documents.
(vi) Each Grantor (A) is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or limited liability partnership duly organized, validly existing and/or in good standing (as applicable) under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization as set forth on Schedule 4 hereto, (B) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and (C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(vii) This Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor, enforceable against such Grantor in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
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(viii) All federal, foreign, state and local Tax returns and other reports required by any Requirement of Law to be filed by any Grantor with respect to any material Tax have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Grantor or any property of such Grantor (including, without limitation, all federal income and social security taxes on employees wages and all sales taxes), which have become due and payable on or prior to the Issue Date, have been paid, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP or as otherwise permitted by the Covered Documents.
(ix) None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of Farm Products, As-Extracted Collateral, Manufactured Homes, timber to be cut, or aircraft, aircraft engines, satellites, ships or railroad rolling stock. No material portion of the Collateral consists of motor vehicles or other goods subject to certificate of title statutes of any jurisdiction.
(x) Schedule 4 correctly sets forth, as of the Issue Date, each Grantors state of organization, organizational identification number and correct legal name as indicated on the public record of such Grantors jurisdiction of organization.
(xi) Schedule 1(c) of the Perfection Certificate correctly sets forth, as of the Issue Date, all names that each Grantor has used within the last five (5) years and the names of all Persons that have merged into or been acquired by such Grantor.
(xii) Schedule 1(c) of the Perfection Agreement correctly sets forth, as of the Issue Date all trade names that each Grantor has used within the last five (5) years.
(xiii) Schedule 2 of the Perfection Certificate correctly sets forth, as of the Issue Date, each Grantors chief executive office.
(xiv) [Reserved].
(xv) Schedule 1 correctly sets forth, as of the Issue Date, all Commercial Tort Claims owned by any Grantor.
(xvi) With respect to any Inventory granted as Collateral hereunder, (A) each Grantor has good, indefeasible and merchantable title to its Inventory and such Inventory is not subject to any Lien or security interest or document whatsoever, except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, (B) except as specifically disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing, such Inventory is of good and merchantable quality, free from any defects, (C) such Inventory is not subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreements with any third parties that would require any consent of any third party upon sale or disposition of that Inventory or the payment of any monies to any third party upon such sale or other disposition, and (D) subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the completion of manufacture, sale or other disposition of such Inventory by the Collateral Agent following an Event of Default shall not require the consent of any Person and shall not constitute a breach or default under any contract or agreement to which such Grantor is a party or to which such property is subject.
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(xvii) All Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is valid, subsisting, enforceable, unexpired and in full force and effect. The use of Intellectual Property, or of embodiments thereof, in the business of such Grantor does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute or violate in any material respect the intellectual property rights of any other Person. Each Grantor has taken all steps reasonably required to protect such Grantors rights in trade secrets constituting Intellectual Property developed by or for such Grantor, including using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no trade secrets constituting Intellectual Property owned or licensed by such Grantor are authorized to be used or disclosed by such Grantor to any third party, other than pursuant to a written non-disclosure agreement that adequately protects the proprietary interests of such Grantor in and to such trade secrets.
(xviii) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority is required for either (A) the pledge or grant by any Grantor of the Security Interests purported to be created in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder, or (B) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies in respect of any Collateral, except for the filings contemplated hereunder and as may be required in connection with the disposition of any Collateral.
(xix) There is no action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration, at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, pending, or to the knowledge of any Grantor, threatened against any Grantor or such Grantors property that will materially and adversely affect the ability of any Grantor to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the granting of the Security Interests in any of the Collateral.
(xx) All information with respect to the Collateral set forth in any schedule, certificate or other writing at any time heretofore or hereafter furnished by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, and all other written information heretofore or hereafter furnished by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, is and will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(b) Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that:
(i) Schedule 3 sets forth under the headings Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Partnership Interests, respectively, all of the Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Partnership Interests owned by any Grantor that constitutes Collateral and such Pledged Equity Interests constitute the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of stock, percentage of membership interests or percentage of partnership interests indicated on such Schedule.
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(ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 3, each Grantor has not acquired any Equity Interests of another entity or substantially all the assets of another entity within the past five (5) years.
(iii) All the Pledged Equity Interests pledged by such Grantor hereunder have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(iv) Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the Security Interest created by this Agreement, Liens arising by operation of law or Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement; provided, that there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any Pledged Equity Interests.
(v) All Pledged Collateral and, if applicable, any Additional Pledged Collateral, consisting of Certificated Securities or Instruments has been delivered to the Collateral Agent or, pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, to the First Priority Designated Agent as agent for, among others, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties in accordance with Section 5 hereof.
(vi) Schedule 2 sets forth under the heading Pledged Debt Instruments all of the Pledged Debt Instruments owned by any Grantor and all of such Pledged Debt Instruments have been duly authorized, authenticated or issued, and delivered and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the issuers thereof and is not in default and constitutes all of the issued and outstanding inter-company Indebtedness.
(vii) None of the Pledged Equity Interests is or represents interests in Equity Issuers that: (A) are registered investment companies, (B) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or markets or (C) have opted to be treated as securities under Article 8 of the UCC of any jurisdiction.
(viii) No consent of any Person including any other general or limited partner, any other member of a limited liability company or any other shareholder is necessary in connection with the creation, perfection or second priority status of the Security Interest in any Pledged Equity Interests or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof.
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(ix) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent or, pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, to the First Priority Designated Agent as agent for, among others, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties of the certificates evidencing the Pledged Equity Interests, if any, and the promissory notes evidencing the Pledge Debt Instruments held by such Grantor together with executed undated transfer powers or other instruments of transfer, the Security Interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Collateral constituting certificated securities and Indebtedness owed to such Grantor, assuming the continuing possession of such Pledged Collateral by the Collateral Agent or, pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the First Priority Designated Agent, will constitute a valid, perfected second priority security interest in such Pledged Collateral to the extent provided in and governed by the UCC, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all Parties of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Collateral from such Grantor, except as enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(x) Upon the filing of financing statements in the appropriate jurisdictions under the UCC, the Security Interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Collateral that constitute uncertificated securities, will constitute a valid, perfected second priority security interest in such Pledged Collateral constituting uncertificated securities, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all Parties of such Grantor and any persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Collateral from such Grantor, to the extent provided in and governed by the UCC, except as enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
SECTION 5. Further Assurances; Covenants.
(a) General.
(i) Except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and filing with the appropriate government offices and delivery to the Collateral Agent of all documents, certificates and information (including UCC financing statement amendments) reasonably necessary to maintain at all times following such change the validity, perfection and priority of the Security Interests of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral, the Grantors will not, (A) change any Grantors legal name or any trade name used to identify it in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its properties, (B) change the location of any Grantors chief executive office, its principal place of business, any office in which it maintains Collateral Records (including, without limitation, the Accounts), which locations are listed in Schedule 2 of the Perfection Certificate, (C) change its organizational structure to such extent that any financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement would become misleading, (D) change its organizational number issued by the Secretary of State, or equivalent thereof, of the state of such Grantors organization or (E) change its jurisdiction of organization.
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(ii) Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent, its counsel or its representatives, at any time and from time to time, to file financing statements and amendments that describe the collateral covered by such financing statements as all assets of Grantor, all personal property of Grantor or words of similar effect, in such jurisdictions as required by Applicable Law in order to perfect the Security Interests granted by such Grantor under this Agreement and enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Collateral. Each Grantor will, from time to time, at its expense, execute, deliver, file and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement or other paper and take any other action (including, without limitation, any filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, Copyright or Patent filings and any filings of financing or continuation statements under the UCC) that, from time to time, may be necessary, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request (it being understood that the Collateral Agent has no duty to make such request), in order to create, preserve, upgrade in rank (to the extent required hereby), perfect, confirm or validate the Security Interests or to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement, or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect to any of its Collateral. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file financing statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements on behalf of such Grantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing authorizations, each Grantor agrees to prepare, record and file financing statements (and amendments or continuation statements when applicable), filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and Copyright or Patent filings with respect to the Collateral now existing or hereafter created meeting the requirements of applicable federal and state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Security Interest in the Collateral and to deliver a file stamped copy of each such financing statement or other evidence of filing to the Collateral Agent promptly after receipt thereof by such Grantor. Each Grantor shall pay the costs of, or incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements concerning the Collateral.
(iii) No Grantor shall (A) sell, transfer, lease, exchange, assign or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option, warrant or other right with respect to, any of its Collateral other than sales of assets permitted by the Covered Documents; or (B) create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien with respect to any Collateral, except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
(iv) All insurance expenses and expenses of protecting, storing, warehousing, insuring, handling, maintaining and shipping the Collateral (including, without limitation, all rent payable by any Grantor to any landlord of any premises where any of the Collateral may be located), and any and all excise, property, sales, and use taxes imposed by any state, federal, or local authority on any of the Collateral or in respect of the sale thereof, shall be borne and paid by the Grantors. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall be liable or responsible in any way for the safekeeping of any of the Collateral or for any loss or damage thereto (except for reasonable care in the custody in accordance with the Note Documents thereof while any Collateral is in the Collateral Agents actual possession) or for any diminution in the value thereof, or for any act or default of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, or other person whomsoever, but the same shall be at the Grantors sole risk.
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(v) Each Grantor will, promptly upon request (but in any event, within five (5) Business Days), provide to the Collateral Agent all information and evidence as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request concerning the Collateral, to enable the Collateral Agent to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(vi) Each Grantor shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to maintain the perfected status of the Security Interests and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(vii) No Grantor shall file any amendment to, or termination or release of, a financing statement naming any Grantor as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party, or any correction statement with respect thereto, in any jurisdiction except (x) with respect to an amendment thereto (other than any termination of release), as provided in Section 5(a)(i) or (ii) or (y) with respect to a termination or release, as provided in Section 15 herein.
(viii) [Reserved].
(ix) Each Grantor shall (A) keep the Collateral in good order and repair and will not use the same in violation of any Requirement of Law or any policy of insurance thereon, and (B) promptly pay when due all material taxes, assessments, governmental charges and levies upon its Collateral or incurred in connection with the use or operation of the Collateral or incurred in connection with this Agreement; provided that such material tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
(x) Except for the Security Interests and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture and any comparable provision of an Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the Grantors shall at all times be the sole owners or lessees of each and every item of Collateral.
(xi) Each Grantor shall defend its title, and use commercially reasonable efforts to defend its interest in and to, and the Security Interests in, the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons.
(xii) Without limiting the obligations of the Grantors under this Section 5, (i) such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, the First Priority Designated Agent) to have control (within the meaning of Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9-107 of the UCC) over any Collateral constituting Investment Property (including the Pledged Equity Interests but excluding Investment Accounts to the extent a Blocked Account Agreement would be necessary to establish control), including, without limitation, executing and delivering any agreements, in form and substance substantially consistent with the any similar agreement delivered to the First Priority Designated Agent, with securities intermediaries, issuers or other Persons in order to establish control, and each Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties of such Grantors acquisition of any such Collateral (which may take the form of joining an agreement with the First Priority Designated Agent, as appropriate).
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(b) Accounts, Etc.
(i) Each Grantor shall use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with prudent business practice to cause to be collected from the Account Debtors, as and when due, any and all amounts owing under or on account of each Account granted as Collateral hereunder (including, without limitation, Accounts which are delinquent, such Accounts to be collected in accordance with lawful collection procedures) and apply forthwith upon receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding balance of such Account. The costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees) of collection of Accounts incurred by any Grantor or the Collateral Agent shall be borne by such Grantor.
(ii) Each Grantor shall perform and comply in all material respects with all of its obligations in respect of Accounts, Instruments and General Intangibles.
(iii) Subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, if so requested of any Grantor by the Collateral Agent following and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, formal written assignments of all of the Accounts daily, which shall include all Accounts that have been created since the date of the last assignment, together with copies of invoices or invoice registers related thereto.
(iv) Subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent retains the right after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify the Account Debtors that the Accounts have been assigned to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and to collect the Accounts directly in its own name and to charge the collection costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, to the Grantors. The Collateral Agent has no duty to protect, insure, collect or realize upon the Accounts or preserve rights in them. Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent as such Grantors true and lawful attorney and agent-in-fact to endorse such Grantors name on any checks, notes, drafts or other payments relating to, the Accounts which come into the Collateral Agents possession or under the Collateral Agents control as a result of its taking any of the foregoing actions. Additionally, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to collect and settle or adjust all disputes and claims directly with the Account Debtor and to compromise the amount or extend the time for payment of the Accounts upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent may deem advisable, and to charge the deficiencies, reasonable costs and expenses thereof, including attorneys fees, to the Grantors.
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(v) Each Grantor will not (i) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of any Chattel Paper, Instrument or any agreement giving rise to an Account or Payment Intangible comprising a portion of the Collateral, or (ii) fail to exercise promptly and diligently each and every right which it may have under any Chattel Paper, Instrument and each agreement giving rise to an Account or Payment Intangible comprising a portion of the Collateral (other than any right of termination), except where such action or failure to act, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Intellectual Property.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Covered Document, (i) the Grantors shall not be required to grant as Collateral, a valid, perfected security interest in the Intellectual Property held by the Grantors until the date that is 30 days after the Issue Date, (ii) the Grantors shall have, within 30 days of the Issue Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion may agree) delivered to the Collateral Agent a supplement to the Perfection Certificate listing all Intellectual Property of such Grantor as of such date, separately identifying that owned by such Grantor and that licensed to such Grantor, which Intellectual Property set forth on such Schedule for such Grantor shall constitute all of its Intellectual Property on such date and (iii) the applicable Grantors shall have, within 30 days of the Issue Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion may agree) executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Copyright Security Agreement and a Patent and Trademark Security Agreement granting as Collateral, a valid, perfected security interest in the Intellectual Property held by such Grantors.
(ii) If any Grantor shall at any time after the Issue Date (i) obtain any rights to any additional Intellectual Property or (ii) become entitled to the benefit of any additional Intellectual Property or any renewal or extension thereof, including any reissue, division, continuation, or continuation-in-part of any Intellectual Property, or any improvement on any Intellectual Property, or if any intent-to use trademark application is no longer subject to clause (ii) of the definition of Excluded Property, the provisions hereof shall automatically apply thereto and any such item enumerated in the preceding clause (i) or (ii) shall automatically constitute Collateral as if such would have constituted Collateral at the time of execution hereof and be subject to the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement without further action by any party. Each Grantor shall promptly (and in any event within 30 days) provide to the Collateral Agent written notice of any of the foregoing and confirm the attachment of the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement to any rights described in clauses (i) and (ii) above by execution of an instrument in form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the filing of any instruments or statements as shall be necessary to create, preserve, protect or perfect the Collateral Agents security interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral, including prompt recordals with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and deliver evidence of the filing of any such instruments, statements and recordals to the Collateral Agent promptly after receipt thereby by such Grantor; provided that such instruments, statements and recordals shall be in form and substance substantially consistent with any such instruments, statements and recordals delivered to the First Priority Designated Agent.
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(iii) Each Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days upon the occurrence of each of the following: (a) any Grantors acquisition, after the date of this Agreement, of any Material Intellectual Property (including to the extent any existing Intellectual Property of the Grantor becomes Material Intellectual Property) and (b) any Grantors obtaining knowledge that any application or registration relating to any Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed to, any Grantor is reasonably likely to become abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any material adverse determination or material adverse development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such material adverse determination or material adverse development in, any proceeding in the United States Copyright Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any court) regarding such Grantors ownership of any Intellectual Property, its right to register the same, or its right to keep and maintain the same.
(iv) Each Grantor shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, including in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency or court and any Internet domain name registrar, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration), and to maintain each registration of, any Copyright, Trademark, Patent or Internet domain name that is material to such Grantors business, including filing applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability, and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings.
(v) Each Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will, except with respect to any Trademark that such Grantor reasonably determines is immaterial in the ordinary course of business, (i) maintain the quality of services offered under such Trademark, (ii) maintain such Trademark in full force and effect, free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (iii) employ such Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration, (iv) not adopt or use any mark which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such Trademark unless the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall obtain a perfected security interest in such mark pursuant to this Agreement, and (v) not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) knowingly do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any Trademark may become invalidated or abandoned.
(vi) Each Grantor will not, except with respect to any Patent that such Grantor reasonably determines is immaterial in the ordinary course of business, knowingly do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any Patent becomes abandoned or dedicated to the public.
(vii) Each Grantor will not, except with respect to any Copyright that such Grantor reasonably determines is immaterial in the ordinary course of business, knowingly do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any Copyright becomes abandoned or dedicated to the public.
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(viii) In the event that any Copyright, Patent or Trademark included in the Collateral is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, the applicable Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent after it learns thereof and shall, unless such Grantor reasonably determines that such Copyright, Patent or Trademark is immaterial to such Grantor in the ordinary course of business (which determination such Grantor shall promptly report to the Collateral Agent), promptly sue such third party for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, or take such other actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Copyright, Patent or Trademark.
(e) Deposit Accounts, Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letters of Credit.
(i) No Grantor shall be required to maintain a Blocked Account Agreement in respect of any Deposit Account or Investment Account.
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Each Grantor, at any time and from time to time, will insure the continued perfection and priority of the Security Interests in any of the Collateral and of the preservation of its rights therein.
In addition to the foregoing, if any Equity Issuer of Investment Property is located in a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, each Grantor shall take such additional actions, including, without limitation, causing the Equity Issuer to register the pledge on its books and records or making such filings or recordings, in each case as may be necessary or advisable, under the laws of such Equity Issuers jurisdiction to insure the validity, perfection and priority of the Security Interest.
(f) Commercial Tort Claims. If any Grantor shall, at any time, acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $3,000,000 other than those listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof in writing, providing a reasonable description and summary thereof, and shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a supplement to this Agreement granting a Security Interest in such Commercial Tort Claim to the Collateral Agent.
(g) Inspection. Each Grantor shall permit such Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate (i) to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Grantor, (ii) to examine, and to make copies and extracts from, the books and records of each Grantor and (iii) to discuss their affairs with their officers during normal business hours; provided, however, that (A) if the Collateral Agent retains Persons not affiliated with the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party, as the case may be, to conduct any such audit, the Collateral Agent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Persons are subject to appropriate non-disclosure and confidentiality requirements for the benefit of such Grantor; (B) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall provide each such Grantor with reasonable prior notice of any such visitation or inspection and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct such visits and inspections so as to minimize costs and disruptions to the Grantors, and the
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Grantors shall not be obligated to permit more than one visit and inspection in any calendar year; and (C) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall permit such Persons as the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties may designate (i) to visit and inspect any of the properties of such Grantor, (ii) to examine, and to make copies and extracts from, the books and records of such Grantor and (iii) to discuss their affairs with their officers and Auditor at any time and without notice; provided, however, if the Collateral Agent or such Secured Party retains Persons not affiliated with the Collateral Agent or such Secured Party to conduct any such audit, the Secured Party or the Collateral Agent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Persons are subject to appropriate non-disclosure and confidentiality requirements for the benefit of such Grantor.
(h) Material Contracts.
(i) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, at any time notify, or require any Grantor to so notify, the counterparty on any Material Contract of the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent therein. In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, notify, or require any Grantor to notify, the counterparty to make all payments under the Material Contracts directly to the Collateral Agent;
(ii) Each Grantor shall deliver promptly (but in any event, within five (5) Business Days) to the Collateral Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it relating in any way to any Material Contract;
(iii) Each Grantor shall deliver promptly (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days) to the Collateral Agent, after (A) any Material Contract of such Grantor is terminated or amended in a manner that is materially adverse to such Grantor or (B) any new Material Contract is entered into by such Grantor, a written statement describing such event, with copies of such material amendments or new contracts, delivered to the Collateral Agent, and an explanation of any actions being taken with respect thereto;
(iv) Each Grantor shall perform in all material respects all of its obligations with respect to the Material Contracts;
(v) Each Grantor shall promptly and diligently, to the extent commercially reasonable, exercise each material right (except the right of termination) it may have under any Material Contract, any Supporting Obligation or collateral security, in each case, at its own expense, and in connection with such collections and exercise, such Grantor shall take such action as such Grantor or the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable;
(vi) Each Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to keep in full force and effect any Supporting Obligation or collateral security relating to any Material Contract; and
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(vii) Each Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prohibit anti-assignment provisions in any Material Contracts entered into after the Issue Date or obtain a consent allowing the assignment of such Material Contract to the Collateral Agent.
(i) Covenants of Each Grantor. Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and each of the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement, until the date upon which the Secured Obligations then due and owing, shall have been paid in full and all commitments under the Covered Documents shall have terminated, such Grantor shall take each action that is necessary to be taken to prevent, or shall refrain from taking each action that would lead to the occurrence of, a Default or Event of Default.
(j) Other Covenants of Each Grantor. Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement, until the Secured Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full and all commitments under the Covered Documents shall have terminated:
(i) If such Grantor shall, become entitled to receive or shall receive any Certificated Security (including, without limitation, any Certificated Security representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), stock option or similar rights in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests of any Equity Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any ownership interests of the Pledged Equity Interests, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Collateral Agent, hold the same in trust for the Collateral Agent and promptly (but in any event, within ten (10) Business Days) deliver the same forthwith to the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Priority Designated Agent as agent for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement) in the exact form received, duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Priority Designated Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement), if required, together with an undated transfer power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor, to be held by the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Priority Designated Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement), subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations (subject to Section 2 and provided, that, pursuant to this Agreement, in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Grantor be required to pledge, Equity Interests to the extent such Equity Interests are excluded from the Collateral pursuant to the final paragraph of the definition of Collateral).
(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) [Reserved].
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(iv) Such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Priority Designated Agent), all certificates and Instruments representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral (including, within five (5) days of receipt thereof, Additional Pledged Collateral), whether now existing or hereafter acquired, in suitable form for transfer by delivery or, as applicable, accompanied by such Grantors endorsement, where necessary, or duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank. Without limiting the foregoing, such Grantor shall not permit any Pledged Equity Interests to represents interests in Issuers that: (A) are registered investment companies, (B) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or markets or (C) have opted to be treated as securities under Article 8 of the UCC of any jurisdiction. Except with respect to Liens permitted by Section 4.10 of the Indenture and the other Covered Documents, such Grantor shall not grant control (within the meaning of such term under Article 9-106 of the UCC) over any Investment Property to any Person other than the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, the First Priority Designated Agent).
(v) If any amount in excess of $1,000,000 payable under or in connection with any Collateral owned by such Grantor shall be or become evidenced by an Instrument, such Grantor shall promptly (but in any event, within ten (10) Business Days) deliver such Instrument to the Collateral Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, to the First Priority Designated Agent), accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, or, shall mark all such Instruments with the following legend: This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of ___________, as Collateral Agent, and any purchase or other transfer of this interest is a violation of the rights of __________, as Collateral Agent.
(vi) Grantor shall maintain the Security Interest in such Grantors Pledged Collateral as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 2 and shall defend such Security Interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. At any time and from time to time and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Grantor.
(vii) Grantor consents to the transfer of any Pledged Partnership Interest and any Pledged LLC Interest to the Collateral Agent or its nominee following an Event of Default and to the substitution of the Collateral Agent or its nominee as a partner in any partnership or as a member in any limited liability company with all the rights and powers related thereto.
(viii) Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent of any default under any Pledged Debt Instruments that could result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 6. Insurance, Reporting and Recordkeeping. Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent that, from and after the date of this Agreement and until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 15(a):
(a) Insurance. Each Grantor shall insure its properties and assets against loss or damage by fire and such other insurable hazards as such assets are commonly insured (including fire, extended coverage, property damage, workers compensation and public liability insurance) and against other risks (including errors and omissions) in such amounts as similar properties and assets are insured by prudent companies in similar circumstances carrying on similar businesses, and with reputable and financially sound insurers, including self-insurance to the extent customary (provided that the parties hereto agree that self-insurance is not customary with respect to in transit Inventory insurance), all as reasonably determined by the Grantors in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. Each Grantor will cause the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to be provided with thirty (30) days (or at least ten (10) days in the case of non-payment of premiums) advance notice of the termination of any such policy of insurance.
(b) Maintenance of Records Generally. Each Grantor shall keep and maintain, at its own cost and expense, its Collateral Records, complete and accurate in all material respects, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with its Collateral. Each Grantor will mark its Collateral Records to evidence this Agreement and the Security Interests. All the Grantors Chattel Paper will be marked with the following legend: This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of Truist Bank, as Collateral Agent or words of similar effect. For the Collateral Agents further security, each Grantor agrees that, upon the occurrence of and during the continuation of any Event of Default, such Grantor shall deliver and turn over full and complete copies of any such Collateral Records to the Collateral Agent or to its representatives, at any time, on demand of the Collateral Agent.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Further Identification of Collateral. If so requested by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent once per calendar quarter, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral, all in reasonable detail; provided, that, during an Event of Default, such statements and schedules shall be furnished to the Collateral Agent as often as requested by the Collateral Agent.
(e) Notices. Each Grantor will advise the Collateral Agent promptly, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, in reasonable detail, (i) of any Lien or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral that is not expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) of the occurrence of any other event which would have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the validity, perfection or priority of the Security Interests.
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SECTION 7. General Authority. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution (which appointment is coupled with an interest), in the name of such Grantor, the Collateral Agent or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Collateral Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Secured Parties, but at such Grantors expense, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all reasonably appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:
(i) to file the financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements referred to in Section 5(a)(ii) and any other financing statements, financing statement amendments, continuation statements or other filings that the Collateral Agent otherwise considers necessary or desirable in its reasonable discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agents security interest in the Collateral, on behalf of the Secured Parties;
(ii) to take possession of and to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith;
(iii) to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies due or to become due with respect to any Collateral or by virtue thereof;
(iv) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement;
(v) to commence, continue, settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with respect to any Collateral;
(vi) to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the Collateral or the Proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof;
(vii) to extend the time of payment with reference to the Collateral and to make any allowance and other adjustments with reference to the Collateral;
(viii) to pay or discharge Taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;
(ix) to execute, in connection with any sale provided for herein, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral;
(x) to repair, process, modify, complete or otherwise deal with the Collateral and prepare for the disposition of the Collateral, whether on the premises of any Grantor or otherwise;
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(xi) to redeem any prior security interest against any Collateral, procure the transfer of such security interest to itself, or settle and pass the accounts of the prior mortgagee, chargee or encumbrancer (any accounts to be conclusive and binding on each Grantor);
(xii) to pay any liability secured by any Lien against any Collateral (and the Grantors agree to immediately on demand reimburse the Collateral Agent for all such payments);
(xiii) to carry on all or any part of the business of any Grantor and, to the exclusion of all others including the Grantors, enter upon, occupy and use all or any of the premises, buildings, and other property of or used by any Grantor for such time as the Collateral Agent sees fit, free of charge, and the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties are not liable to any Grantor for any act, omission or negligence in so doing or for any rent, charges, depreciation or damages incurred in connection with or resulting from such action;
(xiv) to amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify any of the organizational documents of any Grantor or any Issuer; and
(xv) to take any other action as specified in clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, of Section 9-607(a) of the UCC; it being understood that each Grantors obligation to deliver the Collateral is of the essence of this Agreement and that, accordingly, upon application to a court of equity having jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to a decree requiring specific performance by such Grantor of said obligation.
provided, however, that the powers described in clauses (ii) through (xv) above may be exercised by the Collateral Agent only if an Event of Default exists. The appointment as attorney-in-fact under this Section 7 is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS, EFFECTIVE UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT AS ITS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WITH RESPECT TO THE PLEDGED COLLATERAL, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(D), WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION TO DO SO. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHT TO VOTE ANY SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND REMEDIES TO WHICH A HOLDER OF SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL WOULD BE ENTITLED (INCLUDING GIVING OR WITHHOLDING WRITTEN CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS, CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND VOTING AT SUCH MEETINGS). SUCH PROXY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE, AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY ACTION (INCLUDING ANY TRANSFER OF ANY SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL ON THE RECORD BOOKS OF THE EQUITY ISSUER THEREOF) BY ANY PERSON (INCLUDING THE EQUITY ISSUER OF SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL OR ANY
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OFFICER OR AGENT THEREOF), UPON WRITTEN NOTICE BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT TO THE APPLICABLE GRANTOR AT ANY TIME AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IN THIS SECTION 7 IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE UNTIL THE DATE ON WHICH THIS AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN, NEITHER THE COLLATERAL AGENT, NOR ANY SECURED PARTY, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL HAVE ANY DUTY TO EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OR POWER GRANTED HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR TO PRESERVE THE SAME AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DO SO OR FOR ANY DELAY IN DOING SO.
SECTION 8. Remedies Upon an Event of Default.
(a) If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent may, without further notice to the Grantors, exercise all rights and remedies under this Agreement or any other Covered Document or that are available to a secured creditor upon default under the UCC, or that are otherwise available at law or in equity, at any time, in any order and in any combination, including collecting any and all Secured Obligations from the Grantors, and, in addition, the Collateral Agent or its designee may sell the Collateral or any part thereof at public or private sale, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices as the Collateral Agent may deem satisfactory. The Collateral Agent shall give the Grantors no less than ten (10) days prior written notice of the time and place of any sale or other intended disposition of Collateral, except for any Collateral that is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, in which case the Collateral Agent shall give notice of such sale as early as possible. Each Grantor agrees that any such notice constitutes reasonable notification within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC (to the extent such Section or any successor provision under the UCC is applicable).
(b) Subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral so sold at any public sale (or, if such Collateral is of a type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of a type which is the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations or if otherwise permitted by Applicable Law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same, absolutely, free from any right or claim of whatsoever kind. Each Grantor agrees to execute and deliver such documents and take such other action as the Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may be made in compliance with law. Upon any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold to it absolutely free from any claim or right of any kind, including any equity or statutory right of redemption of the Grantors. To the extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby specifically waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted. The notice (if any) of such sale shall (i) in case of a public sale, state the time and place fixed for such sale, and (ii) in the case of a private sale, state the day after which such sale may be consummated. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or
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times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix in the notice of such sale. At any such sale, Collateral may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any such sale pursuant to any such notice. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned, from time to time, by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same may be so adjourned. In case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral on credit or for future delivery, such Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case of the failure of such purchaser to take up and pay for such Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like notice. The Collateral Agent, instead of exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the Security Interests and sell Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction. The Grantors shall remain liable for any deficiency. The Collateral Agent shall incur no liability as a result of the sale (whether public or private) of the Collateral or any part thereof at any sale pursuant to this Agreement conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. Each the Grantor and Secured Parties hereby waive any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such sale (whether public or private) was less than the price that might have been obtained otherwise, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree, so long as such sale is conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. Each the Grantor and Secured Parties hereby agree that in respect of any sale of any of the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of Applicable Laws, or in order to obtain any required approval of the sale or of the purchaser by any governmental authority or official, and the Grantor and Secured Parties further agree that such compliance shall not, in and of itself, result in such sale being considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the Collateral Agent be liable or accountable to the Grantor or Secured Parties for any discount allowed by reason of the fact that the Collateral or any part thereof is sold in compliance with any such limitation or restriction.
(c) Subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, for the purpose of enforcing any and all rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent may (i) require any Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will, at the joint and several expense of the Grantors, and upon the Collateral Agents request, forthwith assemble all or any part of its Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available at a place designated by the Collateral Agent which is, in the Collateral Agents opinion, reasonably convenient to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor, whether at the premises of such Grantor or otherwise, (ii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, enter, with or without process of law and without breach of the peace, any premise where any such Collateral is or may be located and, without charge or liability to the Collateral Agent, seize and remove such Collateral from such premises, (iii) have access to and use such Grantors Collateral Records, and (iv) prior to the disposition of any of the Collateral, store or transfer such Collateral without charge in or by means of any storage or transportation facility owned or leased by such Grantor, process, repair or recondition such Collateral or otherwise prepare it for disposition in any manner and, to the extent the Collateral Agent deems appropriate and in connection with such preparation and disposition, use without charge any Intellectual Property used by such Grantor.
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(d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject in any event to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement:
(i) Upon the Collateral Agents request, each Grantor will promptly (but in any event, within two (2) Business Days) notify each Account Debtor, in respect of any Account or Instrument of such Grantor, that such Collateral has been assigned to the Collateral Agent hereunder and that any payments due or to become due in respect of such Collateral are to be made directly to the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; (A) to directly contact and notify the Account Debtors or obligors under any Accounts of the assignment of such Collateral to the Collateral Agent; (B) to direct such Account Debtor or obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent; and (C) upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor, to enforce collection of any such Accounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done. Once any such notice has been given to any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on the Collateral, such Grantor shall not give any contrary instructions to such Account Debtor or other Person without the Collateral Agents prior written consent. If, notwithstanding the giving of any notice, any Account Debtor or other Person shall make payments to a Grantor, such Grantor shall hold all such payments it receives in trust for the Collateral Agent, for the account of the Secured Parties, and shall immediately, upon receipt, deliver the same to the Collateral Agent.
(ii) The Collateral Agent may establish or cause to be established one or more lockboxes or other arrangements for the deposit of Proceeds of Accounts, and in such case, each Grantor shall cause to be forwarded to the Collateral Agent, on a daily basis, all checks and other items of payment and deposit slips related thereto for deposit in such lockboxes.
(iii) The Collateral Agent may (without assuming any obligations or liability thereunder), at any time and from time to time, enforce (and shall have the exclusive right to enforce) against any licensee or sublicensee all rights and remedies of any Grantor in, to and under any Licenses and take or refrain from taking any action in connection therewith. Each Grantor hereby releases the Collateral Agent from, and agrees to hold the Collateral Agent free and harmless from and against any claims arising out of, any lawful action so taken or omitted to be taken with respect hereto, except for the Collateral Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final and non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(iv) Upon request by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor agrees to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent powers of attorney, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, for the implementation of any lease, assignment, license, sublicense, grant of option, sale or other disposition of any Intellectual Property. In the event of any such disposition pursuant to this Section, each Grantor shall supply to the Collateral Agent (A) its know-how and expertise relating to the manufacture and sale of the products bearing Trademarks or the products or services made or rendered in connection with Patents or Copyrights, and (B) its customer lists and other records relating to such Intellectual Property and the distribution of said products.
(v) Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, to the extent assignable, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, assign, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, wherever the same may be located. Such license shall include access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout hereof.
(vi) In the Collateral Agents discretion, upon receipt of concurrent written notice, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (and the Grantors shall cease to have the right) to (A) receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Collateral and make application thereof to the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Covered Documents, (B) transfer or to register in its name or in the name of its nominees any Pledged Collateral or (C) to exchange any certificate or instrument representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, and the Collateral Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (and the Grantors shall cease to have the right to exercise) (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Collateral at any meeting of shareholders (or other equivalent body) of the relevant Equity Issuer or Equity Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Collateral as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Collateral upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the organizational structure of any Equity Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Collateral Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Collateral, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Collateral with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
(e) The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, the Secured Parties, expressly acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be enforced only by the action of the Collateral Agent and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the collateral security to be granted hereby, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies shall be exercised exclusively by the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon the terms of this Agreement.
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(f) Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Equity Issuer of any Pledged Collateral pledged by such Grantor hereunder (and each Equity Issuer party hereto hereby agrees) to comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing (x) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) that is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Equity Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Collateral directly to the Collateral Agent.
(g) After the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, if the Equity Issuer of any Pledged Collateral is the subject of bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, custodianship or other proceedings under the supervision of any Governmental Authority, then all rights of the Grantor in respect thereof to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise with respect to the Pledged Collateral issued by such Equity Issuer shall cease and, subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent who shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights, but the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to exercise any such voting or other consensual rights and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
(h) Each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Collateral, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in Applicable Laws and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the Equity Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under applicable Requirements of Law, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Equity Issuer would agree to do so. Each Grantor agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may reasonably be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Section valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law. Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section will cause irreparable injury to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, that the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants.
(i) After the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, in the case of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent will exercise remedies and sell the Collateral at the direction of the holders of the majority in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Secured Obligations; provided that if the Collateral Agent has asked the holders of Secured Obligations for instructions and the applicable holders have not yet responded to such request, the Collateral Agent will be authorized to take such actions which the Collateral Agent believes to be reasonably required to promote and protect the interests of the holders of the Secured Obligations and/or to preserve the value of the Collateral.
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SECTION 9. Limitation on the Collateral Agents Duty in Respect of Collateral.
(a) Beyond reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.
(b) The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral of any Grantor in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Grantors Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.
(c) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall be required to marshal any present or future Collateral for, or other assurance of payment of, the Secured Obligations or to resort to such Collateral or other assurances of payment in any particular order. All of the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder and the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in respect of such Collateral and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Collateral Agents rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefit of all such laws.
SECTION 10. Application of Proceeds. (a) The Collateral Agent shall, subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement to which the Collateral Agent is party in respect of the Secured Obligations, apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, in the following order of priority:
(i) First: to the Collateral Agent (including any predecessor Collateral Agent) and the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) and their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 12 hereof, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
(ii) Second: to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the respective amount of the Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agreement); and
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(iii) Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
(b) Subject to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, if, despite the provisions of this Agreement, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Secured Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Agreement, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or other recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties hereunder for distribution in accordance with this Section 10.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the pari passu nature of all the Secured Obligations with respect to the Notes and the Additional Notes, on the one hand, and with respect to the other Future Second Lien Debt, on the other hand, in the event that (i) any of such other Future Second Lien Debt is unenforceable under Applicable Law or is subordinated to any other obligations, (ii) any of such other Future Second Lien Debt does not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral and/or (iii) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than other Secured Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such other Future Second Lien Debt but junior to the security interest of the Secured Obligations with respect to the Notes (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) with respect to any such Future Second Lien Debt, an Impairment of such other Future Second Lien Debt), the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such other Future Second Lien Debt, and the rights of the holders of such other Future Second Lien Debt (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such other Future Second Lien Debt) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of such other Future Second Lien Debt subject to such Impairment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Secured Party) has a lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the security interest of the holders of the Secured Obligations with respect to the Notes but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the security interest of the holder of Secured Obligations with respect to any other Future Second Lien Debt (such third party, an Intervening Creditor), the value of any Collateral or proceeds that are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or proceeds to be distributed in respect of the Future Second Lien Debt with respect to which such Impairment exists.
(d) In making the determinations and allocations required by this Section 10, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied by the Trustee or any Additional Pari Passu Agent as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Secured Obligations, and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information, provided that nothing in this sentence shall prevent any Grantor from contesting any amounts claimed by any Secured Party in any information so supplied. All distributions made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 10 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error), and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the application by any Additional Pari Passu Agent of any amounts distributed to it.
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SECTION 11. Appointment of Co-Agents. At any time or times, in order to comply with any legal requirement in any jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent may appoint another bank or trust company or one or more other Persons reasonably acceptable to the Secured Parties and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, the Grantors, either to act as co-agent or co-agents, jointly with the Collateral Agent, or to act as separate agent or agents on behalf of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties with such power and authority as may be necessary for the effectual operation of the provisions hereof and specified in the instrument of appointment (which may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, include provisions for the protection of such co-agent or separate agent similar to the provisions of this Section 11).
SECTION 12. Indemnity; Expenses.
(a) Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless, the Collateral Agent (which for purposes of this Section 12 shall include its officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents; collectively, with the Collateral Agent, the Indemnitees and each an Indemnitee) in accordance with Section 7.06 of the Indenture and any corresponding provision in any Additional Pari Passu Agreement in connection with or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Covered Document or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith or in any other way connected with the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms of, or the preservation of any rights under any thereof, or in any way relating to or arising out of the manufacture, ownership, ordering, purchase, delivery, control, acceptance, lease, financing, possession, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition, or use of the Collateral (including, without limitation, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable), including the violation by any Grantor of the laws of any country, state or other governmental body or unit, any tort (including, without limitation, claims arising or imposed under the doctrine of strict liability, or for or on account of injury to or the death of any Person (including any Indemnitee), or property damage), or contract claim.
(b) Without limiting the application of subsection (a) above, each Grantor agrees, jointly and severally, to pay or reimburse the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.06 of the Indenture and any corresponding provision in any Additional Pari Passu Agreement for any and all reasonable and documented fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature incurred in connection with the creation, preservation or protection of the Security Interests in the Collateral, including, without limitation, all documented fees and taxes in connection with the recording or filing of instruments and documents in public offices, payment or discharge of any taxes or Liens upon or in respect of the Collateral, premiums for insurance with respect to the Collateral and all other documented fees, costs and expenses in connection with protecting, maintaining or preserving the Collateral and the Collateral Agents interest therein, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending, enforcing or prosecuting any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to the Collateral.
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(c) Without limiting the application of subsections (a) or (b) above, each Grantor agrees, jointly and severally, to pay, indemnify and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any loss, costs, damages and expenses that such Indemnitee may suffer, expend or incur in consequence of or growing out of any misrepresentation by any Grantor in this Agreement, any other Covered Document or in any writing contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Covered Document.
(d) If and to the extent that the obligations of any Grantor under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, such Grantor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations that is permissible under Applicable Law. This Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13. Security Interest Absolute.
All rights of the Collateral Agent, the Security Interests, and all obligations of the Grantors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries;
(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Covered Document;
(c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Covered Documents including, without limitation, any increase in the Secured Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries or otherwise;
(d) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Secured Obligations;
(e) any manner of application of Collateral, or Proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any Collateral for all or any part of the Secured Obligations or any other assets of any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries;
(f) any change, restructuring or termination of the structure or existence of any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries; or
(g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor or a third party grantor.
SECTION 14. Additional Grantors. If, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and/or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the Grantors shall be required to cause any Person that is not a Grantor to become a Grantor hereunder, such Person shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto and shall thereafter for all purposes be party hereto as a Grantor having the same rights, benefits and obligations as a Grantor initially party hereto.
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SECTION 15. Termination of Security Interests; Release of Collateral.
(a) Upon the repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent obligations for which no claims have been made) in cash and termination of all commitments under the Covered Documents, the Security Interests shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors.
(b) The Liens granted hereunder securing the Obligations with respect to the Notes will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture. The Liens granted hereunder securing any Future Second Lien Debt will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in the Additional Pari Passu Agreement governing such obligations. The Liens granted hereunder securing any Secured Obligations will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 5.1 of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
(c) At any time that any Grantor desires the release of Liens granted hereunder with respect to any part of the Collateral of any Grantor, such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Officers Certificate of such Grantor stating that the release of the respective Collateral is permitted strictly in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the other Covered Documents and, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the Proceeds of any such sale, disposition, dissolution or other release, if applicable (other than with respect to a sale or disposition to a Grantor), are applied strictly in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the other Covered Documents, to the extent required to be so applied.
(d) Upon any such termination of the Security Interests or release of such Collateral pursuant to such Grantors satisfaction of the conditions set forth in subsections (b) and (c) above and the other conditions set forth in the applicable Covered Documents, if any, and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, the Collateral Agent will, at the expense of such Grantor, deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request, but without recourse or warranty to the Collateral Agent, including but not limited to, written authorization to file termination statements to evidence the termination of the Security Interests in such Collateral.
(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Party as the result of any release of Collateral by it in accordance with (or which the Collateral Agent in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct believes to be in accordance with) this Section 15.
(f) Except as may be expressly applicable pursuant to Section 9-620 of the UCC, no action taken or omission to act by the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, any exercise of voting or consensual rights or any other action taken or inaction, shall be deemed to constitute a retention of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations or otherwise to be in full satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, and the Secured Obligations shall remain in full force and effect, until the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have applied payments (including, without limitation, collections from Collateral) towards the Secured Obligations in the full amount then outstanding or until such subsequent time as is provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
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SECTION 16. Reinstatement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantors assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to Requirement of Law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a voidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. This Section 16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 17. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to: (i) the Company and the Collateral Agent at their respective addresses for notices provided for in the Indenture (ii) each other Grantor c/o the Company at its address for notices provided for in the Indenture and (iii) each Additional Pari Passu Agent at its address provided for in the applicable Pari Passu Joinder Agreement. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, or upon receipt by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mails or if delivered by hand, upon delivery; provided, that no notice to the Collateral Agent shall be effective until received by the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 18. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent in exercising any right or remedy hereunder, and no course of dealing between any Grantor on the one hand and the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party on the other hand shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or any other Covered Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies herein and in the other Covered Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Collateral Agent would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Grantor not required hereunder in any case shall entitle any Grantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the Collateral Agents rights to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
SECTION 19. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of such Grantor (including any debtor-in-possession on behalf of such Grantor) and shall, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, hereunder, inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, all future holders of any instrument evidencing any of the Secured Obligations and their respective successors and assigns. No sales
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of participations, other sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of any agreement governing or instrument evidencing the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner affect the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder. No Grantor may assign, sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any interest in or obligation under this Agreement, except as expressly permitted by the Covered Documents.
SECTION 20. [Reserved].
SECTION 21. Amendments. Except as set forth in the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, subject to any consent required in accordance with Article 9 of the Indenture and the corresponding provisions of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 22. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND SECURED OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY OF ANY STATE COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COVERED DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY SECURED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COVERED DOCUMENT AGAINST A GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION AND BROUGHT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 17 HEREOF. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER COVERED DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
(e) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COVERED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER COVERED DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(f) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 23. Severability. In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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SECTION 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts (including by telecopy), but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instruments. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
SECTION 25. Headings Descriptive; Interpretation. The headings of the several Sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. As used herein, the words include, includes and including are not limiting shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.
SECTION 26. [Reserved].
SECTION 27. Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Secured Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
SECTION 28. Non-Judicial Enforcement. The Collateral Agent may enforce its rights hereunder without prior judicial process or judicial hearing, and, to the extent permitted by law, each Grantor expressly waives any and all legal rights which might otherwise require the Collateral Agent to enforce its rights by judicial process.
SECTION 29. No Oral Agreements. This Agreement and the Covered Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersede all other agreements and understandings between such parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement and the Covered Documents represent the final agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.
SECTION 30. Set-Off. Each Grantor agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of set-off, bankers lien or counterclaim a Secured Party may otherwise have, each Secured Party shall have the right and be entitled, at its option, to offset (1) balances held by it or by any of its Affiliates for account of any Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries at any of its offices, in dollars or in any other currency, and (2) Secured Obligations then due and payable to such Secured Party (or any Affiliate of such Secured Party), which are not paid when due, in which case it shall promptly notify the Company and the Collateral Agent thereof, provided that such Secured Partys failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof.
SECTION 31. Conflicts; First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement in favor of the Credit Facility Agent for the benefit of the secured parties referred to therein, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this agreement, the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
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SECTION 32. Future Second Lien Debt. On or after the Issue Date, the Company may from time to time designate additional obligations as Future Second Lien Debt by delivering to the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent (a) a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, stating that such obligations are designated as Future Second Lien Debt for purposes hereof, (ii) representing that such designation complies with the terms of the Indenture, the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement and (iii) specifying the name and address of the Additional Pari Passu Agent for such obligations (if other than the Trustee); and (b) except in the case of Additional Notes, a fully executed Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement (in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto) and a fully executed joinder agreement to the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement for joining Future Second Lien Debt thereto in accordance with Section 8.22 thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for, or any duty to inquire as to, any matter pertaining to such Additional Pari Passu Agreement (or the contents thereof) or the compliance of any Grantor or Additional Pari Passu Agent with the terms thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event the Collateral Agent is required to take action hereunder and such action is conditioned upon compliance with the terms of any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to request, and be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers Certificate of the relevant Grantor and/or a certification of the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agent that such action is permitted or authorized under the terms of such Additional Pari Passu Agreement. To the extent such Additional Pari Passu Agreement grants any rights, protections, immunities or indemnities thereunder to the Collateral Agent, the Company and each applicable additional Grantor agree that the Collateral Agent is an express third-party beneficiary thereunder.
SECTION 33. Delivery to Collateral Agent Generally. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, the requirements of this Agreement to deliver Collateral and any certificates, instruments or documents in relation thereto to the Collateral Agent shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of such Collateral and such certificates, instruments or documents in relation thereto to the First Priority Designated Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
SECTION 34. Concerning the Collateral Agent. Section 12.07 of the Indenture concerning the Collateral Agent is incorporated herein mutatis mutandis, except that references therein to (i) Holders shall be references herein to Secured Parties, (ii) Notes shall include Future Second Lien Debt and (iii) Issuer and Guarantor shall be references herein to Grantor as context dictates. The Collateral Agent is entering into this Agreement not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Covered Documents and in entering into this Agreement and acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the rights, powers, protections, indemnifications, and immunities granted to the Collateral Agent under the Covered Documents. The permissive authorizations, entitlements, powers and
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rights granted to the Collateral Agent herein shall not be construed as duties. Any exercise of discretion on behalf of the Collateral Agent shall be exercised in accordance with the terms of the Covered Documents. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for the preparation, maintenance, filing or recording of any instrument, document or financing statement or for the perfection or maintenance of any security interest created hereunder.
SECTION 35. USA PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Collateral Agent, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account. The parties to this Agreement agree that they will provide the Collateral Agent with such information as it may request in order to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
GRANTORS: | ||
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION: | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
MILSO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
THE YORK GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
IDL WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
SCHAWK HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer |
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SCHAWK WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
SCHAWK USA, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
MATTHEWS AURORA, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
AURORA CASKET COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer | ||
SGK LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Beard | |
Name: Richard Beard | ||
Title: Treasurer |
COLLATERAL AGENT: | ||
TRUIST BANK, as Collateral Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Giordano | |
Name: Patrick Giordano | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Lien Notes Pledge and Security Agreement]
Schedule 1
Commercial Tort Claims
None.
Schedule 1-1
Schedule 2
Pledged Debt Instruments
None.
Schedule 2-1
Schedule 3
Pledged Equity Interests
Pledged Stock
Current Legal Entities Owned | Record Owner | Certificate | No. Shares/Interest Pledged | Percent Pledged | ||||||
Saueressig North America, Inc. | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 180 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
Kenuohua Matthews Electronic Technology (Beijing) Co, Ltd. | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 528,000 Common Shares | 66 | % | |||||
Matthews Automation Solutions, LLC | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Matthews Canada Ltd. | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 33,000 Common Shares | 66 | % | |||||
Matthews Industries, Inc. | Matthews International Corporation | 5 | 1,000 Common Share | 100 | % | |||||
Matthews International SpA | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 1,650,000 Ordinary Shares | 66 | % | |||||
Matthews Marking Systems Sweden AB | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 138,667 Ordinary Shares | 66 | % | |||||
Sannipoli Corporation | Matthews International Corporation | 11 | 100 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
SGK LLC | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 100 units | 100 | % | |||||
SLN Group, Inc. | Matthews International Corporation | 1 | 1,000 Common Shares | 100 | % |
Schedule 3-1
Current Legal Entities Owned | Record Owner | Certificate | No. Shares/Interest Pledged | Percent Pledged | ||||||
Matthews Gibraltar Mausoleum & Construction Company | Matthews International Corporation | 1 | 100 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
Innovative Brand Technology Solutions, LLC | Matthews International Corporation | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Schawk Japan KK | SGK LLC | N/A | 1,060 Common Shares | 66 | % | |||||
Schawk Worldwide Holdings Inc. | SGK LLC | 16 | 729.375 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
Aurora Casket Company, LLC | The York Group, Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Aurora St. Laurent, Inc. | Aurora Casket Company, LLC | 3 | 100 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
Aurora Casket de Mexico S.de R.L. de C.V. | Aurora Casket Company, LLC | N/A | 99% | 66 | % | |||||
Matthews Aurora, LLC | The York Group, Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Schawk USA Inc. | Schawk Holdings Inc. | 3 | 100 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
Kedzie Aircraft, LLC | Schawk USA Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Schawk Latin America Holdings LLC | Schawk USA Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Schawk LLC | Schawk USA Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % | |||||
Schawk Holdings Inc. | Schawk Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 15 | 1,000 Common Shares | 100 | % | |||||
MATW North America Holding LLC | Schawk Holdings Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100 | % |
Schedule 3-2
Current Legal Entities Owned | Record Owner | Certificate No. | No. Shares/Interest Pledged | Percent Pledged | ||||||
MATW UK Holding LLP | Schawk Holdings Inc. | N/A | 941,285 voting units 53,755 non-voting units | 66 | % | |||||
IDL Worldwide, Inc. | Matthews International Corporation | 1 | 100 Common Shares | 100% | ||||||
Milso Industries Corporation | The York Group, Inc. | 1 | 1000 Common Shares | 100% | ||||||
New Liberty Casket Company LLC | The York Group, Inc. | N/A | 100% | 100% | ||||||
York Agency, Inc. | The York Group, Inc. | 2 | 1000 Common Shares | 100% | ||||||
York Casket Development Company, Inc. | The York Group, Inc. | 1 | 100 Common Shares | 100% | ||||||
The York Group, Inc. | Matthews International Corporation | 1 | 100 Common Shares | 100% |
Schedule 3-3
Schedule 4
Organizational Information
Entity | Jurisdiction of Organization | Organizational Identification Number | ||||
Matthews International Corporation | Pennsylvania | 0000222537 | ||||
Milso Industries Corporation | Delaware | 3976344 | ||||
The York Group, Inc. | Delaware | 2584408 | ||||
IDL Worldwide, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 0003235313 | ||||
Schawk Holdings Inc. | Delaware | 2571226 | ||||
Schawk Worldwide Holdings Inc. | Delaware | 3664957 | ||||
Schawk USA Inc. | Delaware | 2857758 | ||||
Matthews Aurora, LLC | Delaware | 5800731 | ||||
Aurora Casket Company, LLC | Indiana | 2012050900259 | ||||
SGK LLC | Delaware | 5494273 |
Schedule 4-1
Exhibit A
Form of Copyright Security Agreement
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
COPYRIGHTS
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the Grantors and each a Grantor), the other grantors from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank, as Collateral Agent (together with its successors and assigns, the Collateral Agent), dated as of September 27, 2024 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Pledge and Security Agreement).
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [GRANTOR], a [ ] [limited liability company/limited liability partnership/corporation] (the Grantor), with principal offices at [______________] on this [____] day of [_______], 20[__], assigns and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in (i) all of the Grantors right, title and interest in and to the copyrights, copyright registrations, copyright applications and copyright licenses (the Copyrights) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; (ii) all Proceeds (as such term is defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below) of the Copyrights, (iii) the goodwill of the businesses with which the Copyrights are associated, and (iv) all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Copyrights or unfair competition regarding the same.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (this Grant), is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Secured Obligations of each Grantor. This Grant has been executed and delivered by the Grantors for the purpose of recording the grant of security interest herein with the United States Copyright Office. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights record this Grant.
This Grant has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent under the Pledge and Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant are deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall govern.
This Grant may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Grant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Exhibit A-1
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Grant are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement in favor of the Credit Facility Agent for the benefit of the secured parties referred to therein, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Grant, the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
Exhibit A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Grant as of the date referenced above.
[GRANTOR], as Grantor | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit A-3
Schedule A
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright | Copyright Registration Number | Issue Date |
COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS
COPYRIGHT LICENSES
Exhibit A-4
Exhibit B
Form of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement among the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the Grantors and each a Grantor), the other grantors from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank, as Collateral Agent (together with its successors and assigns, the Collateral Agent), dated as of September 27, 2024 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Pledge and Security Agreement).
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [GRANTOR], a [ ] [limited liability company/limited liability partnership/corporation] (the Grantor), with principal offices at [______________] on this [____] day of [_______], 20[__], assigns and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in (i) all of the Grantors right, title and interest in and to the trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark applications and trademark licenses (the Trademarks) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; (ii) all of the Grantors right, title and interest in and to the patents, patent applications and patent licenses (the Patents) set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof, in each case together with (iii) all Proceeds (as such term is defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below) of the Trademarks and Patents, (iv) the goodwill of the businesses with which the Trademarks are associated, and (v) all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Trademarks and Patents or unfair competition regarding the same.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (this Grant), is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Secured Obligations of each Grantor. This Grant has been executed and delivered by the Grantors for the purpose of recording the grant of security interest herein with the United States Copyright Office. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights record this Grant.
This Grant has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent under the Pledge and Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant are deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall govern.
This Grant may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Exhibit B-1
This Grant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Grant are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement in favor of the Credit Facility Agent for the benefit of the secured parties referred to therein, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Grant, the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
Exhibit B-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Grant as of the date referenced above.
[GRANTOR], as Grantor | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit B-3
SCHEDULE A
TRADEMARKS
TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS
TRADEMARK LICENSES
Exhibit B-4
SCHEDULE B
REGISTERED PATENTS
Patent | Patent Number | Issue Date |
PATENT APPLICATIONS
PATENT LICENSES
Exhibit B-5
Exhibit C
Form of Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement
FORM OF SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
THIS SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT dated as of 20__ (this Supplement) executed and delivered by ____________________ a ________________ (the New Grantor) in favor of Truist Bank, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, Collateral Agent) for the Secured Parties.
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of September 27, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Indenture) by and among Matthews International Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (the Company), the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank, as the trustee (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Trustee) and as the Collateral Agent;
WHEREAS, the Grantors have entered into that certain Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of September 27, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Pledge and Security Agreement; .capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Pledge and Security Agreement) pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture and/or Additional Pari Passu Agreement. Section 14 of the Pledge and Security Agreement provides that certain Persons may become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. Each New Grantor is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to become a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement as required by the Indenture and/or Additional Pari Passu Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Grantors, each New Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1. Accession to Pledge and Security Agreement; Grant of Security Interest. In accordance with Section 14 of the Pledge and Security Agreement, each New Grantor agrees that it is a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement and assumes all obligations of a Grantor thereunder, all as if such New Grantor had been an original signatory to the Pledge and Security Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each New Grantor hereby:
(a) mortgages, pledges and hypothecates to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a lien on and security interest in, all of such New Grantors right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral of such Grantor, all as collateral security for the full, prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations;
(b) makes to the Secured Parties as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Pledge and Security Agreement (as modified hereby) and agrees to be bound by each of the covenants contained in the Pledge and Security Agreement, including without limitation, those contained in Section 5 thereof; and
Exhibit C-1
(c) consents and agrees to each other provision set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
Section 2. Supplement to Schedules. The information set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules 1 through 4 of the Pledge and Security Agreement as well as the Perfection Certificate attached as Annex I thereto.
SECTION 3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.
SECTION 4. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Grantor, and the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication (including .pdf or .tif files) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 6. Conflicts; First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Supplement and under the Pledge and Security Agreement, as supplemented by this Supplement, are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement in favor of the Credit Facility Agent for the benefit of the secured parties referred to therein, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent under this Supplement and under the Pledge and Security Agreement, as supplemented by this Supplement, is subject to the limitations and provisions of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Supplement or the Pledge and Security Agreement, as supplemented by this Supplement, the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.
SECTION 7. The Collateral. Agent. The Collateral Agent is entering into this Supplement not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Covered Documents and in entering into this Supplement and acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the rights, powers, protections, indemnifications, and immunities granted to the Collateral Agent under the Covered Documents. The permissive authorizations, entitlements, powers and rights granted to the Collateral Agent herein shall not be construed as duties. Any
Exhibit C-2
exercise of discretion on behalf of the Collateral Agent shall be exercised in accordance with the terms of the Covered Documents. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for the preparation, maintenance, filing or recording of any instrument, document or financing statement or for the perfection or maintenance of any security interest created hereunder.
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Exhibit C-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Grantor has caused this Supplement to be duly executed and delivered under seal by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.
[NEW GRANTOR] | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Address for Notices: | ||||
Attention: _____________ | ||||
Telecopy Number: (___________) | ||||
Telephone Number: (___________) |
Accepted: | ||||
TRUIST BANK as Collateral | ||||
Agent | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit C-4
Exhibit D
Form of Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement
FORM OF ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU JOINDER AGREEMENT
The undersigned is an Additional Pari Passu Agent for Persons wishing to become Secured Parties (the New Secured Parties) under (i) the Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2024 (as amended and/or supplemented, the Security Agreement (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Security Agreement)) among the Grantors as defined therein and Truist Bank, solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent (in its capacity as the collateral agent, the Collateral Agent) and (ii) the other Security Documents.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:
(i) represents that the Additional Pari Passu Agent has been authorized by the New Secured Parties to become a party to the Security Agreement on behalf of the New Secured Parties under that [DESCRIBE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT] (the New Secured Obligations) and to act as the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties hereunder;
(ii) acknowledges that the New Secured Parties have received a copy of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents;
(iii) irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and
(iv) accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents applicable to it and the New Secured Parties and agrees to serve as Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties with respect to the New Secured Obligations and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties to be bound by the terms of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents applicable to holders of Secured Obligations, with all the rights and obligations of a Secured Party thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof (including without limitation the incorporation of Section 12.07 of the Indenture) as fully as if it had been a Secured Party on the effective date of the Security Agreement.
The name and address of the representative for purposes of Section 17 of the Security Agreement are as follows:
[name and address of Additional Pari Passu Agent]
Exhibit D-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the _____ day of _________, 20__.
[NAME] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED: | ||
The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges its acceptance of this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement for purposes of Section 32 of the Security Agreement. | ||
TRUIST BANK, solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit D-2