Intercreditor Agreement, dated March 4, 2021, by and among Citibank, N.A., as Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent, as acknowledged and agreed by Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., and the Grantors party thereto
Exhibit 10.35
Execution Version
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), is dated as of March 4, 2021, and entered into by and among Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”) as collateral agent for the holders of the Revolving Credit Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns (including in connection with any Refinancing), the “Revolving Credit Collateral Agent”) and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent for the holders of the Initial Term Loan Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent”), each Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent from time to time a party hereto, and as acknowledged and agreed to by Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Revolving Credit Borrower”) and the certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that become a party hereto from time to time as a Grantor.
RECITALS
The Revolving Credit Borrower, the Guarantors, the lenders and agents from time to time party thereto, Citi, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Revolving Credit Administrative Agent”) and as Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, have entered into that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, providing a revolving credit and letter of credit facility to the Revolving Credit Borrower (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”).
The Borrower (in such capacity, the “Term Loan Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, Citi, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Initial Term Loan Administrative Agent”) and Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent, have entered into that certain first lien term loan credit agreement, dated as of the date hereof, providing a term loan facility to the Term Loan Borrower (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement”).
The Facility Agreements permit the Revolving Credit Borrower and the Term Loan Borrower, respectively, to incur additional indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal to the Lien securing the applicable Facility Agreements.
In order to induce (i) the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders to enter into the Revolving Credit Agreement and (ii) the Initial Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent and the Initial Term Loan Lenders to enter into the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent have agreed to the relative priority of their respective Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
1.1.Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them below or, if not otherwise defined, in the Revolving Credit Agreement. As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ABL Collateral” means the following assets of the Revolving Credit Borrower and the Guarantors: (a) all Accounts Receivable (except to the extent constituting identifiable Proceeds that arise from the sale, license, assignment or other disposition of Fixed Asset Collateral); (b) all Inventory; (c) all Chattel Paper (including Tangible Chattel Paper and Electronic Chattel Paper) to the extent governing, securing or otherwise related to the Accounts Receivable referred to in clause (a) above or Inventory; (d) all collection accounts, Deposit Accounts, lock-boxes, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts and any cash or other assets and all “Cash Equivalents” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement on the Merger Date (or as modified from time to time to the extent such modifications, taken as a whole, are not materially adverse to the lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement)) in any such accounts (other than identifiable cash proceeds in respect of Fixtures or Equipment or other Fixed Asset Collateral); (e) intercompany Indebtedness, other than identifiable proceeds that arise from the sale, license, assignment or other disposition of Fixed Asset Collateral; (f) to the extent involving or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding subclauses (a) through (e), all Documents, Documents of Title, General Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles but excluding Intellectual Property and Equity Interests ), Instruments (including promissory notes and except to the extent relating to the sale or other disposition of Fixed Asset Collateral) and Letter of Credit Rights; (g) to the extent evidencing or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding subclauses (a) through (e), all Supporting Obligations; (h) all books and records relating to the foregoing (including, without limitation, all books, databases, customer lists and records, whether tangible or electronic, that contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and (i) all collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and, subject to Section 3.5, all cash, Money, Instruments, Securities, Financial Assets, Deposit Accounts and insurance payments directly received as proceeds of any ABL Collateral; provided, however, that to the extent that identifiable Proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral are deposited or held in any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that constitute ABL Collateral after an Enforcement Notice, then (as provided in Section 3.5 below) such Collateral or other identifiable Proceeds shall be treated as Fixed Asset Collateral for purposes of this Agreement. Terms used in this definition and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the UCC.
“ABL Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, by and among, inter alia, the Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., as borrower, the other guarantors party thereto from time to time and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent.
“Access and Use Period” means the period, with respect to any Fixed Asset Collateral, which begins on the day on which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent provides the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with an Enforcement Notice and ends on the earliest of (A) the 180th day after such date; provided, however, that such 180 day period shall be tolled during any period during which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent is stayed or otherwise prohibited by applicable law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to such Fixed Asset Collateral; (B) the date on which all or substantially all of the ABL Collateral is sold, collected or liquidated; and (C) the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations.
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“Accounts Receivable” means (i) all “Accounts,” as such term is defined in the UCC and (ii) all other rights to payment of money or funds, whether or not earned by performance, (a) for Inventory that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, or (c) owed by a credit card issuer or by a credit card processor resulting from purchases by customers using credit or debit cards issued by such issuer in connection with the transactions described in clauses (a) and (b) above, whether such rights to payment constitute Payment Intangibles, Letter-of-Credit Rights or any other classification of property, or are evidenced in whole or in part by Instruments, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles or Documents. Terms used in this definition and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the UCC.
“Additional Fixed Asset Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Additional Fixed Asset Obligations at that time and the trustees, agents and other representatives of the holders of any Additional Fixed Asset Debt, the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Grantor under any Additional Fixed Asset Document and each other holder of, or obligee in respect of, any holder or lender pursuant to any Additional Fixed Asset Document outstanding at such time.
“Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” means, in the case of any Additional Fixed Asset Instrument and the Additional Fixed Asset Claimholders thereunder, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under such Additional Fixed Asset Instrument that is named as the Collateral Agent in respect of such Additional Fixed Asset Instrument in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
“Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Documents” means any security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds of hypothec, control agreements, guarantees, notes and any other documents or instruments now existing or entered into after the date hereof that create Liens on any assets or properties of any Grantor to secure any Additional Fixed Asset Obligations owed thereunder to any Additional Fixed Asset Claimholders or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
“Additional Fixed Asset Debt” means the principal amount of Indebtedness issued or incurred under any Additional Fixed Asset Instrument.
“Additional Fixed Asset Documents” means any Additional Fixed Asset Instrument, Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Document and any other Credit Document (or equivalent term as defined in any Additional Fixed Asset Instrument) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other Additional Fixed Asset Obligations, including any document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Additional Fixed Asset Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Additional Fixed Asset Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time.
“Additional Fixed Asset Instrument” means any (A) debt facilities, indentures or commercial paper facilities providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes, debentures, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other indebtedness, in each case, which is to be secured by a Lien (x) on the ABL Collateral on a basis junior to the Lien of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent thereon, (y) on the Fixed Asset Collateral on a basis senior to the Lien of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent thereon and (z) on the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Initial Term Loan Obligations, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, increased, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to
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time in accordance with each applicable Secured Revolver/Fixed Asset Document; provided that (i) such Additional Fixed Asset Instrument is permitted to be incurred and secured on such basis by each Secured Revolver/Fixed Asset Document then in effect, (ii) the Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with respect thereto has become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the requirements set forth in, Section 5.7 of this Agreement and (iii) none of the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement nor any Refinancing of any of the foregoing in this proviso shall constitute an Additional Fixed Asset Instrument at any time.
“Additional Fixed Asset Obligations” means all obligations (including obligations in respect of Additional Fixed Asset Debt) of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to any Additional Fixed Asset Claimholders or any of their respective Affiliates or branches under any Additional Fixed Asset Documents, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and all guarantees of any of the foregoing. “Additional Fixed Asset Obligations” shall include all Post-Petition Interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Additional Fixed Asset Document whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise.
“Agreement” means this Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code, any similar federal, state, provincial or foreign laws, rules or regulations for the relief of debtors, or any reorganization, insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, arrangement, moratorium or assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of any Person and any similar laws, rules or regulations relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, including any applicable corporations legislation to the extent the relief sought under such corporations legislation relates to or involves the compromise, settlement, adjustment or arrangement of debt.
“Borrowers” means the Term Loan Borrower and the Revolving Credit Borrower (each, a “Borrower”).
“Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Citibank, N.A.” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Claimholders” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders.
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“Collateral” means all of the assets and property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, constituting either Revolving Credit Collateral or Fixed Asset Facility Collateral.
“Collateral Agents” means, collectively, (i) the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, (ii) the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent and (iii) each Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.
“Collateral Enforcement Action” means, collectively or individually for one or more of the Collateral Agents, when a Revolving Credit Default or Fixed Asset Default, as the case may be, has occurred and is continuing, whether or not in consultation with any other Collateral Agent, any action by any Collateral Agent to repossess or join any Person in repossessing, or exercise or join any Person in exercising, or institute or maintain or participate in any action or proceeding with respect to, any remedies with respect to any Collateral or commence the judicial enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under the Credit Documents or under any applicable law, but in all cases (i) including, without limitation, (a) instituting or maintaining, or joining any Person in instituting or maintaining, any enforcement, contest, protest, attachment, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding with respect to any Collateral, whether under any Credit Document or otherwise, (b) exercising any right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any Credit Party or (c) exercising any remedy under or in respect of any Cash Collateral Account, Blocked Account Agreement or similar agreement or arrangement and (ii) excluding the imposition of a default rate or late fee; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the exercise of rights or remedies by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent under or in respect of any Cash Collateral Account or Blocked Account Agreement during a Cash Dominion Period shall not constitute a Collateral Enforcement Action under this Agreement.
“Contingent Obligations” means at any time, any indemnification or other similar contingent obligations which are not then due and owing at the time of determination.
“Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” means (i) at any time there is only one Fixed Asset Collateral Agent party hereto, such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and (ii) if at any time there is more than one Fixed Asset Collateral Agent party hereto, the “Controlling Collateral Agent” (or equivalent term) as defined in the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement.
“Copyrights” means, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to, all copyrights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, and with respect to the foregoing (a) all registrations and applications for registration thereof, including registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office, (b) all renewals and extensions thereof, (c) all income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, and (d) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof.
“Credit Documents” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents.
“Credit Party” means each Revolving Credit Party and each Fixed Asset Credit Party.
“Deposit Account” as defined in the UCC and includes all demand time, savings, passbook or similar account maintained with a banking institution.
“DIP Financing” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.1(a).
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“Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 4.4, Section 5.5 and Section 6.4:
(a)payment in full in cash and/or such other form of consideration as may be agreed to in writing by the Fixed Asset Claimholders of the principal of and interest (including Post-Petition Interest), on all Indebtedness outstanding under Fixed Asset Documents and constituting Fixed Asset Obligations;
(b)payment in full in cash and/or such other form of consideration as may be agreed to in writing by the Fixed Asset Claimholders of all other Fixed Asset Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written, has been made at such time); and
(c)termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Fixed Asset Obligations.
“Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 4.4, Section 5.5 and Section 6.4:
(a)payment in full in cash and/or such other form of consideration as may be agreed to in writing by the Revolving Credit Claimholders of the principal of and interest (including Post-Petition Interest), on all Indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Documents and constituting Revolving Credit Obligations;
(b)payment in full in cash and/or such other form of consideration as may be agreed to in writing by the Revolving Credit Claimholders of all other Revolving Credit Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written, has been made at such time);
(c)termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Revolving Credit Obligations; and
(d)termination of all letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Documents and constituting Revolving Credit Obligations or providing cash collateral or backstop letters of credit acceptable to the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 103% of the applicable outstanding reimbursement obligation (in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent).
“Disposition” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.1(b).
“Documents” as defined in the UCC.
“Enforcement Notice” means a written notice delivered, at a time when a Revolving Credit Default or Fixed Asset Default has occurred and is continuing, by either (a) in the case of a Revolving Credit Default, the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or (b) in the case of a Fixed Asset Default, the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent, in each case, announcing that an Enforcement Period has commenced, specifying the relevant event of default, stating the current balance of the Revolving Credit Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations, as applicable, and requesting prompt
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notification of the current balance of the Fixed Asset Obligations or the Revolving Credit Obligations, as applicable, owing to the noticed party.
“Enforcement Period” means the period of time following the receipt by either the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent of an Enforcement Notice until the earliest of (i) in the case of an Enforcement Period commenced by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, (ii) in the case of an Enforcement Period commenced by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, (iii) the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (as applicable) agrees in writing to terminate the Enforcement Period, or (iv) the date on which the Revolving Credit Default or the Fixed Asset Default that was the subject of the Enforcement Notice relating to such Enforcement Period has been cured to the satisfaction of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, as applicable, or waived in writing in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Credit Documents.
“Facility Agreements” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Fixed Asset Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Fixed Asset Obligations at that time, including the Initial Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Additional Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Initial Term Loan Claimholders.
“Fixed Asset Collateral” means all Equipment, Fixtures, real estate, Intellectual Property, intercompany Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness referred to in clause (e) of “ABL Collateral”) and Equity Interests in the Borrower, the other Grantors and their respective subsidiaries, and all other Collateral other than ABL Collateral and all Supporting Obligations, Documents and books and records relating to any of the foregoing; and, subject to Section 3.5, all substitutions, replacements, accessions, products or Proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing.
“Fixed Asset Collateral Agents” means the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent and each Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.
“Fixed Asset Collateral Documents” means the Initial Term Loan Security Documents and any Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Documents.
“Fixed Asset Credit Party” means each “Loan Party” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and any other Grantor under any Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Documents.
“Fixed Asset Default” means an “Event of Default” or equivalent term (as defined in any of the Fixed Asset Documents).
“Fixed Asset DIP Financing” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.1(b).
“Fixed Asset Documents” means the Initial Term Loan Documents and any Additional Fixed Asset Documents.
“Fixed Asset Facility Collateral” means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted or purported to be as security for any Fixed Asset Obligations.
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“Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement” means any agreement or agreements (other than this Agreement) among Fixed Asset Collateral Agents that defines the relative rights and priorities as among Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Collateral.
“Fixed Asset Obligations” means the Initial Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Fixed Asset Obligations.
“Fixed Asset Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)(1).
“Grantors” means the Borrowers, each other Guarantor and each other Person that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver a Fixed Asset Collateral Document or a Revolving Credit Collateral Document as a “grantor” or “pledgor” (or the equivalent thereof).
“Guarantor” means, collectively, each “Guarantor” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement or the Revolving Credit Agreement, as applicable.
“Indebtedness” means and includes all “Indebtedness” within the meaning of the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement the Revolving Credit Agreement or any Additional Fixed Asset Instrument, as applicable.
“Initial Term Loan Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Initial Term Loan Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Initial Term Loan Obligations at that time including the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and the Initial Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent, the trustees, agents and other representatives of the holders of the Initial Term Loan Obligations (including any holders of Initial Term Loan Obligations pursuant to supplements executed in connection with the incurrence of additional Indebtedness under the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement), the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Grantor under any Initial Term Loan Document and each other holder of, or obligee in respect of, any holder or lender pursuant to any Initial Term Loan Document outstanding at such time.
“Initial Term Loan Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Initial Term Loan Collateral Documents” means the Initial Term Loan Security Agreement, all other “Collateral Documents” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds of hypothec and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Initial Term Loan Documents” means the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement, the Initial Term Loan Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement), any Secured Hedge Agreement (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement) or agreement with respect to Cash Management Services (as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement) entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any “Hedge Bank” or “Cash Management Bank”, in each case as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement, and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other Initial Term
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Loan Obligation, including, to the extent applicable, any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Initial Term Loan Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Initial Term Loan Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Refinancing of the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement in effect on the Closing Date.
“Initial Term Loan Lenders” means “Lenders” as defined under the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement.
“Initial Term Loan Obligations” means all “Obligations,” as defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and all obligations of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to any Initial Term Loan Claimholders or any of their respective Affiliates or branches under the Initial Term Loan Documents, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and all guarantees of any of the foregoing. “Initial Term Loan Obligations” shall include all Post-Petition Interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Initial Term Loan Document whether or not the claim for such Post-Petition Interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
“Initial Term Loan Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, among the Term Loan Borrower, each of the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent, as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:
(a)any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Bankruptcy Law with respect to any Grantor;
(b)any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Grantor or with respect to a material portion of their respective assets (other than any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, liquidation, wind-up or dissolution not involving bankruptcy that is expressly permitted pursuant to of the terms of each Revolving Credit Agreement and each Fixed Asset Document);
(c)any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Grantor whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy (other than any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, liquidation, windup or dissolution not involving bankruptcy that is expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of each Revolving Credit Agreement and each Fixed Asset Document);
(d)any case or proceeding seeking arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of any debt or other property of any Grantor;
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(e)any case or proceeding seeking the entry of an order of relief or the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other similar proceeding with respect to any Grantor or any property or Indebtedness of any Grantor; or
(f)any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any Grantor.
“Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to intellectual property, including Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets and all intellectual property rights, if any, in confidential or proprietary technical or business information, know how, show how, software and databases, all income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements, misappropriations, dilutions and other violations thereof, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements, misappropriations, dilutions and other violations thereof, and all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
“Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A, or in a form otherwise acceptable to each Collateral Agent, after giving effect to Sections 5.3 and 5.7, as applicable.
“New Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
“New Debt Notice” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
“Non-Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” means each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent other than the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.
“Patents” means, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to, all patents of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations thereof, and all applications for patents of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, including registrations and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country, and with respect to the foregoing (a) all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof, (b) all inventions or designs claimed therein, (c) all income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, and (d) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof.
“Pledged Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
“Post-Petition Interest” means interest, fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to the Fixed Asset Documents or the Revolving Credit Documents, continue to accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
“Priority Collateral” with respect to the Revolving Credit Claimholders, all ABL Collateral, and with respect to the Fixed Asset Claimholders, all Fixed Asset Collateral.
“Recovery” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
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“Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Revolving Credit Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Refinancing of the Revolving Credit Agreement in effect on the Closing Date.
“Revolving Credit Borrower” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Revolving Credit Obligations at that time, including the “Secured Parties” (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement).
“Revolving Credit Collateral” means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted as security for any Revolving Credit Obligations.
“Revolving Credit Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Collateral Documents” means the Revolving Credit Security Agreement, all other “Collateral Documents” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Revolving Credit Default” means an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement).
“Revolving Credit Documents” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), any Secured Hedge Agreement (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) or agreement with respect to any Cash Management Services (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) entered into by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any “Hedge Bank” or “Cash Management Bank”, in each case as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other Revolving Credit Obligation, including, to the extent applicable, any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Revolving Credit Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Revolving Credit Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Lenders” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
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“Revolving Credit Obligations” means all “Obligations” (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and all obligations of every nature of each Grantor from time to time owed to any Revolving Credit Claimholder or any other respective Affiliates or branches under the Revolving Credit Documents, whether for principal, interest, reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise. “Revolving Credit Obligations” shall include all Post-Petition Interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Revolving Credit Document whether or not the claim for such Post-Petition Interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
“Revolving Credit Party” means each “Secured Party” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Security Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Facility Security Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, among the Borrower, each of the other grantors from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Revolving Credit Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(1).
“Secured Revolver/Fixed Asset Documents” means the Fixed Asset Documents and the Revolving Credit Documents.
“Securities Account” as defined in the UCC.
“Supporting Obligations” as defined in the UCC.
“Trademarks” means, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, domain names, and other source or business identifiers, whether registered or unregistered, together with all goodwill of the business connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby, and with respect to the foregoing (a) all registrations and applications for registration thereof, including registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (b) all extensions and renewals thereof, (c) all income, fees, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements and dilutions thereof or injury to the goodwill associated therewith, and (d) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof or injury to the goodwill associated therewith.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided, however, that, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any of the attachment, perfection or priority of any Collateral Agent’s or any secured party’s security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
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1.2.Terms Generally. The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including in connection with any Refinancing);
(b)any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns;
(c)the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
(d)all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement; and
(e)all references to terms defined in the UCC in effect in the State of New York, shall have the meaning ascribed to them therein (unless otherwise specifically defined herein); and
(f)the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 2. Lien Priorities.
2.1.Relative Priorities. Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing or purporting to secure the Fixed Asset Obligations granted on the Collateral or of any Liens securing or purporting to secure the Revolving Credit Obligations granted on the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of any UCC or any other applicable law, or the Revolving Credit Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Documents or any defect or deficiencies in, or failure to perfect, the Liens securing the Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, and whether or not such Liens securing, or purporting to secure, any Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of the Borrowers, or any other Grantor or any other Person or otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed, or any other circumstance whatsoever, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and/or the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and/or the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby each agrees that:
(a)any Lien of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent on the ABL Collateral, whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the ABL Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Fixed Asset Obligations; and
(b)any Lien of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent on the Fixed Asset Collateral, whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, any Fixed Asset Claimholder or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute,
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operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Revolving Credit Obligations.
2.2.Prohibition on Contesting Liens. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Fixed Asset Claimholder, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Revolving Credit Claimholder, agrees that it will not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the perfection, priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders in the Collateral, the allowability of the claims asserted with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations or the Revolving Credit Obligations in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, or the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder or Fixed Asset Claimholder to enforce this Agreement, including the provisions of this Agreement relating to the priority of the Liens securing the Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2.
2.3.No New Liens. Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations and the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations shall have occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against one or more of the Borrowers or any other Grantor, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that it is their intention that:
(a)subject to Section 2.5 below, there shall be no Liens on any asset or property of any Grantor to secure any Fixed Asset Obligation unless a Lien on such asset or property also secures the Revolving Credit Obligations; or
(b)subject to Section 2.5 below, there shall be no Liens on any asset or property of any Grantor to secure any Revolving Credit Obligations unless a Lien on such asset or property also secures the Fixed Asset Obligations.
To the extent any additional Liens are granted on any asset or property as described above, the priority of such additional Liens shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.1. In addition, to the extent that Liens are granted on any asset or property to secure any Fixed Asset Obligation or Revolving Credit Obligation, as applicable, and a corresponding Lien is not granted to secure the Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, as applicable, without limiting any other rights and remedies available hereunder, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agree that, subject to Section 2.5, (i) such applicable Collateral Agent that has been granted such Lien shall also hold such Lien on behalf of the other Collateral Agents subject to the relative priorities set forth in Section 2.1 and (ii) any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2.
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2.4.Similar Liens and Agreements. Subject to Section 2.5, the parties hereto agree that it is their intention that the Revolving Credit Collateral and the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral be identical; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Secured Revolver / Additional Fixed Asset Documents solely to the extent such Secured Revolver / Fixed Asset Documents, as applicable, expressly exclude such collateral or the Collateral Agent in respect thereof expressly declines a lien on such collateral. In furtherance of the foregoing and of Section 8.8, the parties hereto agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, including Section 2.5:
(a)upon request by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good faith) from time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the Revolving Credit Collateral and the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral and the steps taken to perfect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties obligated under the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents; and
(b)that the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents, taken as a whole, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents, taken as a whole, shall be in all material respects the same forms of documents other than with respect to differences to reflect the nature of the lending arrangements and the relative priorities of the liens securing the Obligations thereunder with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral and the ABL Collateral.
2.5.Cash Collateral. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 2.3 and 2.4 shall not apply to any cash or cash equivalents pledged to secure Revolving Credit Obligations consisting of reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit or otherwise held by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any other Revolving Credit Claimholder pursuant to Sections 2.04, 2.07 or 2.19 of the Revolving Credit Agreement (or any equivalent successor provision) and any such cash and cash equivalents shall be applied as specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
2.6.Designation of Secured Hedge Agreements/Cash Management Services. With respect to any obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement or with respect to Cash Management Services (as each is defined in the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, as applicable) that would otherwise constitute both Revolving Credit Obligations and Fixed Asset Obligations hereunder, such obligations shall solely constitute Revolving Credit Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement unless at the time that the Borrower enters into the related Secured Hedge Agreement or agreement with respect to such Cash Management Services, the Borrower shall designate the such obligations as Fixed Asset Obligations in a written designation to the related swap counterparty or provider of Cash Management Services, with a copy to each Collateral Agent in which case such obligations shall solely constitute Fixed Asset Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. Enforcement.
3.1.Exercise of Remedies – Restrictions on Fixed Asset Collateral Agents.
(a)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders:
(1)will not exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any ABL Collateral (including the exercise of any right of setoff or recoupment or any right under any lockbox agreement or any control agreement with respect to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts) or institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure); provided, however, that the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any
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Person authorized by it may exercise any or all such rights or remedies after the passage of a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the later of: (A) the date on which such Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent declared the existence of a Fixed Asset Default and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of any Fixed Asset Obligations; and (B) the date on which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent received notice from such Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent of such declaration of a Fixed Asset Default and that the Fixed Assets Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fixed Asset Documents (the “Fixed Asset Standstill Period”); provided further, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Fixed Asset Standstill Period, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent (or any Person authorized by it) or Revolving Credit Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing the exercise of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any material portion of such Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent) or shall be stayed under applicable law from exercising such rights and remedies;
(2)will not contest, protest or object to, or otherwise interfere with, any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder or any other exercise by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the ABL Collateral, whether under the Revolving Credit Documents or otherwise; and
(3)subject to their rights under clause (a)(1) above and except as may be expressly permitted in Section 3.1(c), will not object to the forbearance by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any Collateral Enforcement Action with respect to the ABL Collateral; provided, however, that, in the case of (1), (2) and (3) above, the Liens granted to secure the Fixed Asset Obligations of the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall attach to the Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Revolving Credit Obligations) thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.
(b)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders shall (subject to Section 3.1(a)(1)) have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set-off or recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt) with respect to the ABL Collateral and, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of ABL Collateral by the respective Grantors after a Revolving Credit Default) to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the ABL Collateral (including, without limitation, exercising remedies under or in respect of Cash Collateral Accounts and Blocked Account Agreements) without any consultation with or the consent of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder; provided, however, that the Lien securing the Fixed Asset Obligations shall remain on the Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Revolving Credit Obligations) of such Collateral released or disposed of subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2. In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Collateral, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Revolving Credit Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of the ABL Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the
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UCC and of a secured creditor under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that it will not seek, and hereby waives any right, to have any ABL Collateral or any part thereof marshaled upon any foreclosure or other disposition of such Collateral.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and any Fixed Asset Claimholder may:
(1)file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;
(2)take any action in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce (subject to Section 3.1(a)(1) with respect to the ABL Collateral)) its Lien on any of the Collateral; provided that such action shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and shall not be adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Collateral, or the rights of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof;
(3)file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, including any claims secured by the ABL Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(4)file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement;
(5)vote on any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including Section 6.7(d)), with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations and the Fixed Asset Collateral; and
(6)exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to any of the Collateral after the termination of the Fixed Asset Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(1).
Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that it will not take or receive any ABL Collateral or any Proceeds of such Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) with respect to any such Collateral in its capacity as a creditor in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.1(a), 3.3, 6.3(c)(1) and this Section 3.1(c), the sole right of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the ABL Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred.
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(d)Subject to Sections 3.l(a) and (c), Section 3.3 and Section 6.3(c)(1):
(1)each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that it will not, except as expressly provided herein, take any action that would hinder or delay any exercise of remedies under the Revolving Credit Documents or that is otherwise prohibited hereunder with respect to the ABL Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the ABL Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
(2)each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby waives any and all rights it or the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the ABL Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders seek to enforce or collect the Revolving Credit Obligations or the Liens on the ABL Collateral securing the Revolving Credit Obligations granted in any of the Revolving Credit Documents or undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or Revolving Credit Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the Fixed Asset Claimholders; and
(3)each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any of the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents or any other Fixed Asset Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders with respect to the ABL Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Documents.
(e)Except as otherwise set forth in, or otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent, any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 3.1(a) and (d), 3.5 and any provision prohibiting or restricting them from taking various actions or making various objections), the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against any Grantor, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Fixed Asset Documents and applicable law; provided, however, that in the event that any Fixed Asset Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor in respect of ABL Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the Revolving Credit Obligations) as the other Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
(f)Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders of payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the applicable Fixed Asset Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders of rights or remedies with respect to ABL Collateral (including set-off or recoupment) or enforcement of any Lien on ABL Collateral held by any of them prior to the Discharge of the Revolving Credit Obligations (other than in respect of the exercise of remedies after the Fixed Asset Standstill Period if such receipt is in accordance with Section 4). Nothing in this Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders may have against the Grantors under the Revolving Credit Documents, other than with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral solely to the extent expressly provided herein.
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3.2.Exercise of Remedies – Restrictions on Revolving Credit Collateral Agent.
(a)Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders:
(1)will not exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Fixed Asset Collateral or institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure); provided, however, that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Person authorized by it may exercise any or all such other rights or remedies after the passage of a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the later of: (A) the date on which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent declared the existence of any Revolving Credit Default and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of any Revolving Credit Obligations; and (B) the date on which the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent received notice from the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent of such declaration of a Revolving Credit Default and that the Revolving Credit Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Revolving Credit Documents (the “Revolving Credit Standstill Period”); provided further, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder exercise any rights or remedies (other than those under Section 3.3) with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Revolving Credit Standstill Period, the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (or any Person authorized by it) shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing the exercise of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any material portion of such Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent) or shall be stayed under applicable law from exercising such rights and remedies;
(2)will not contest, protest or object to, or otherwise interfere with, any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder or any other exercise by a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the Fixed Asset Collateral, whether under the Fixed Asset Documents or otherwise; and
(3)subject to their rights under clause (a)(1) above and except as may be expressly permitted in Section 3.2(c), will not object to the forbearance by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any Collateral Enforcement Action with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral; provided, however, that in the case of (1), (2) and (3) above, the Liens granted to secure the Revolving Credit Obligations of the Revolving Credit Claimholders shall attach to the Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Fixed Asset Obligations) thereof subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.
(b)Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall (subject to Section 3.2(a)(1)) have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set-off or recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt) with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral and, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of Fixed Asset Collateral by the respective Grantors after a Fixed Asset Default) to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder; provided, however, that the Lien securing the Revolving Credit Obligations shall remain on
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the Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Fixed Asset Obligations) of such Collateral released or disposed of subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2. In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Fixed Asset Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of the Fixed Asset Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that it will not seek, and hereby waives any right, to have any Fixed Asset Collateral or any part thereof marshaled upon any foreclosure or other disposition of such Collateral.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and any Revolving Credit Claimholder may:
(1)file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Revolving Credit Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;
(2)take any action in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce (subject to Section 3.2(a)(1) with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral)) its Lien on any of the Collateral; provided that such action shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and shall not be adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral, or the rights of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof;
(3)file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Fixed Asset Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(4)file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with or prohibited by the terms of this Agreement;
(5)vote on any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including Section 6.7(d)), with respect to the Revolving Credit Obligations and the ABL Collateral; and
(6)exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to any of the Collateral after the termination of the Revolving Credit Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.2(a)(1).
The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that it will not take or receive any Fixed Asset Collateral or any Proceeds of such Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off or recoupment) with respect to any such Collateral in its capacity as a creditor in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality
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of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.2(a), 3.3, 3.4, 6.3(c)(2) and this Section 3.2(c), the sole right of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred.
(d)Subject to Sections 3.2(a) and (c) and Sections 3.3 and 6.3(c)(2):
(1)the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders will not, except as expressly provided herein, take any action that would hinder or delay any exercise of remedies under the Fixed Asset Documents or that is otherwise prohibited hereunder with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Fixed Asset Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;
(2)the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Revolving Credit Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in which the any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders seek to enforce or collect the Fixed Asset Obligations or the Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral securing the Fixed Asset Obligations granted in any of the Fixed Asset Documents or undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the Revolving Credit Claimholders; and
(3)the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any of the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents or any other Revolving Credit Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Fixed Asset Documents.
(e)Except as otherwise set forth in, or otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent with, any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 3.2(a) and (d), Section 3.5 and any provision prohibiting or restricting them from taking various actions or making various objections), the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against any Grantor, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Documents and applicable law; provided, however, that in the event that any Revolving Credit Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor in respect of Fixed Asset Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Revolving Credit Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the Fixed Asset Obligations) as the other Liens securing the Revolving Credit Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
(f)Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholders of payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the Revolving Credit Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholders of rights or remedies with respect to Fixed Asset Collateral (including set-off or recoupment) or enforcement of any Lien on the Fixed Asset Collateral held by any of them. Nothing in this Agreement impairs or
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otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders may have against the Grantors under the Fixed Asset Documents, other than with respect to the ABL Collateral solely to the extent expressly provided herein.
3.3.Exercise of Remedies – Collateral Access Rights.
(a)If any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or any agent or representative of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, shall, after any Fixed Asset Default, obtain possession or physical control of any of the Fixed Asset Collateral or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall sell or otherwise dispose of any Fixed Asset Collateral to any third party (each a “Third Party Purchaser”), such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent in writing of that fact, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall promptly thereafter notify such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in writing as to whether the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent desires to exercise access rights under this Section 3.3. In addition, if the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, or any agent or representative of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, shall obtain possession or physical control of any of the Fixed Asset Collateral, following the delivery to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent of an Enforcement Notice with respect to the disposition of any ABL Collateral, then the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall promptly notify the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in writing that it is exercising its access rights under this Agreement and its rights under Section 3.4 in respect of such ABL Collateral. Upon delivery of such notice of exercise of access rights by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the parties shall confer in good faith to coordinate with respect to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent’s exercise of such access rights. Consistent with the definition of “Access and Use Period”, access rights may apply to differing portions of the Fixed Asset Collateral at differing times, in which case, a differing Access and Use Period will apply to each such portion.
(b)During any pertinent Access and Use Period, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and its agents, representatives and designees shall have an irrevocable, non-exclusive right to have access to, and a royalty-free, rent-free right to use, the Fixed Asset Collateral for the purpose of (i) arranging for and effecting the sale or disposition of any ABL Collateral, including the production, completion, packaging and other preparation of such ABL Collateral for sale or disposition; (ii) selling the ABL Collateral (by public auction, private sale, a “store closing”, “going out of business” sale or other sale, whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise and which sale may include augmented Inventory of the same type sold in any Grantor’s business); (iii) storing or otherwise dealing with the ABL Collateral; or (iv) taking any action necessary to complete the assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, sale or disposal (whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise), transportation or shipping and/or removal of, in any lawful manner (A) work-in-process; (B) raw materials; (C) Inventory; or (D) any other item of ABL Collateral, in each case without the involvement of or interference by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any other Fixed Asset Claimholder or liability to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any other Fixed Asset Claimholder. During any such Access and Use Period, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and its representatives (and persons employed on their behalf), may continue to operate, service, maintain, process and sell the ABL Collateral, as well as to engage in bulk sales of ABL Collateral; provided, however, that Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the other Revolving Credit Claimholders represented by it shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall take proper and reasonable care under the circumstances of any Fixed Asset Collateral that is used by it during the Access and Use Period and repair any physical damage (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) caused by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or its agents, representatives or designees, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall comply with all applicable laws in all material respects in connection with its use or occupancy of the Fixed Asset Collateral. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the other Revolving Credit Claimholders shall reimburse the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents for any damage to property
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(ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) directly caused by the acts or omissions of Persons under the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent’s control and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it for any injury or damage to Persons directly caused by the acts or omissions of Persons under the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent’s control; provided, however, that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the other Revolving Credit Claimholders will not be liable for any diminution in the value of the Fixed Asset Collateral caused by the absence of the ABL Collateral therefrom and none of the Revolving Credit Claimholders have any duty or liability to maintain the Fixed Asset Collateral in a condition or manner better than that in which it was maintained prior to the access or use thereof by any or all of the Revolving Credit Claimholders. In no event shall the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the other Revolving Credit Claimholders have any liability to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and/or the Fixed Asset Claimholders hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent of its rights under this Agreement. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to ensure that their activities during the Access and Use Period as described above do not unduly interfere with the activities of the other as described above, including the right of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents to show the Fixed Asset Collateral to prospective purchasers and to ready the Fixed Asset Collateral for sale.
(c)The Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall not sell or dispose of any of the Fixed Asset Collateral prior to the expiration of the Access and Use Period, as applicable, unless the buyer agrees in writing to acquire the Fixed Asset Collateral subject to the terms of Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 of this Agreement and agrees therein to comply with the terms thereof . The rights of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the other Revolving Credit Claimholders under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 during the Access and Use Period shall continue notwithstanding such foreclosure, sale or other disposition by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.
3.4.Exercise of Remedies – Intellectual Property Rights/Access to Information. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby grants (to the full extent of its rights and interests, if any, and solely to the extent it has the right to do so) to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and its agents, representatives and designees (a) a royalty-free, rent-free nonexclusive license, sublicense and lease (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of any Fixed Asset Collateral) to use, all of the Fixed Asset Collateral consisting of General Intangibles (and any other Intellectual Property licensed to such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4.01 of the ABL Security Agreement), and any computer or other data processing Equipment included in the Fixed Asset Collateral necessary in connection therewith, to (i) collect all Accounts Receivable included in ABL Collateral; (ii) copy, use, or preserve any and all information relating to any of the ABL Collateral; and (iii) finish and sell any Goods or Inventory constituting ABL Collateral and (b) a royalty-free license (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of such General Intangibles) to use any and all such General Intangibles and other Intellectual Property at any time in connection with any exercise of rights and remedies by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or such agents, representatives and designees in the Revolving Credit Collateral; provided, however, that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the other Revolving Credit Claimholders represented by it shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors; provided, further, however, the royalty-free, rent-free license and lease granted in clauses (a) and (b) with respect to the applicable Fixed Asset Collateral shall only apply during, and immediately expire upon the end of the Access and Use Period applicable to such Fixed Asset Collateral (provided that such expiration shall be without prejudice to the sale or other disposition of the ABL Collateral in accordance with applicable law), and shall, in the case of trademarks, be subject to quality control obligations necessary to avoid the loss or invalidation of such trademarks.
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In the event that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Revolving Credit Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to the Fixed Asset Collateral, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall promptly either make available to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent copies thereof. In the event any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Fixed Asset Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the ABL Collateral, such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall promptly either make available to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent copies thereof.
3.5.Exercise of Remedies – Set Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds.
(a)The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder exercises its rights of setoff against any Grantors’ Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that contain identifiable Proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral, a percentage of the amount of such setoff equal to the percentage that such Proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral bear to the total amount on deposit in or credited to the balance of such Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts shall be deemed to constitute Fixed Asset Collateral, which amount shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.3; provided, however that the foregoing shall not apply to any setoff by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent against any ABL Collateral to the extent applied to the payment of Revolving Credit Obligations.
(b)Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, also agrees that prior to an issuance of an Enforcement Notice, all funds deposited in an account subject to a Blocked Account Agreement (in each case as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and then applied to the Revolving Credit Obligations shall be treated as ABL Collateral and, unless the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent has actual knowledge to the contrary, any claim that payments made to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent through the Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts that are subject to such Blocked Account Agreements, are Proceeds of or otherwise constitute Fixed Asset Collateral are waived by the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders; provided that after the issuance of an Enforcement Notice by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, all identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral shall be deemed Fixed Asset Collateral, whether or not held in an account subject to a control agreement.
(c)The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, further agree that prior to an issuance of an Enforcement Notice, any Proceeds of Collateral, whether or not deposited in an account subject to a Blocked Account Agreement, shall not (as between the Collateral Agents, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders) be treated as Proceeds of Collateral for purposes of determining the relative priorities in the Collateral.
(d)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that proceeds of Collateral are received from (or are otherwise attributable to the value of) a sale or other disposition of Collateral that involves a combination of ABL Collateral and Fixed Asset Collateral, the portion of such proceeds that shall be allocated as proceeds of ABL Collateral shall be an amount equal to the net book value of such ABL Collateral (except in the case of Accounts, Supporting Obligations with respect to such Accounts and proceeds thereof, which amount shall be equal to the face amount of such Accounts). In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent proceeds of Collateral are
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proceeds received from (or are otherwise attributable to the value of) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is a Grantor or all or substantially all of the assets of any such Subsidiary, such proceeds shall constitute (a) first, in an amount equal to (i) the face amount of the Accounts (excluding any rights to payment for any property which specifically constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral that has been or is to be sold or otherwise disposed of), (ii) the amount of cash held in the deposit accounts of such Grantor immediately prior to the consummation of such sale constituting the proceeds of Accounts constituting ABL Collateral and (iii) the net book value of the Inventory owned by such Subsidiary at the time of such sale, ABL Collateral, and (b) second, to the extent in excess of the amounts described in preceding clause (a), Fixed Asset Collateral. In the event that amounts are received in respect of Capital Stock of any Grantor in an insolvency or liquidation proceeding, such amounts shall be deemed to be proceeds received from a sale or disposition of ABL Collateral and Fixed Asset Collateral and shall be allocated as proceeds of ABL Collateral and Fixed Asset Collateral in proportion to the ABL Collateral and Fixed Asset Collateral owned at such time by the issuer of such Capital Stock (with such proportion to be determined in the same manner as is set forth in the immediately preceding sentence as it relates to a sale or disposition of Capital Stock).
SECTION 4. Payments.
4.1.Application of Proceeds.
(a)So long as the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, all ABL Collateral or Proceeds thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection or distribution on, such Collateral upon the exercise of remedies by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder, shall be applied by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent to the Revolving Credit Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Revolving Credit Documents. Upon the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall deliver to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent any Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral held by it as a result of the exercise of remedies in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct to be applied by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Fixed Asset Obligations in such order as specified in Section 4.1(b).
(b)So long as the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, subject to any intercreditor arrangements among the Fixed Asset Claimholders referred to in Section 8.17 hereof, all Fixed Asset Collateral or Proceeds thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection or distribution on, such Collateral upon the exercise of remedies by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder, shall be applied by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Fixed Asset Obligations in the order specified in the applicable Fixed Asset Documents. Upon the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall deliver to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent any Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral held by it as a result of the exercise of remedies in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct to be applied by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent to the Revolving Credit Obligations in such order as specified in the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents.
4.2.Payments Over in Violation of Agreement. So long as neither the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations nor the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, any Collateral or Proceeds thereof (including assets or Proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the final sentence of Section 2.3) received by any Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders or Revolving Credit Claimholders in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off or recoupment) relating to the
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Collateral or otherwise received in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders or to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, as the case may be, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each Collateral Agent is hereby authorized by the other Collateral Agent to make any such endorsements as agent for the other Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders or Revolving Credit Claimholders, as the case may be, to effectuate the foregoing. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations and Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations.
4.3.Application of Payments. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, all payments received by (a) the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders may be applied, reversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, to the Revolving Credit Obligations to the extent provided for in the Revolving Credit Documents and (b) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, subject to any intercreditor arrangements among the Fixed Asset Claimholders referred to in Section 8.17 hereof, may be applied, reversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, to the Fixed Asset Obligations to the extent provided for in the Fixed Asset Documents.
4.4.Reinstatement.
(a)To the extent any payment with respect to any Revolving Credit Obligation (whether by or on behalf of any Grantor, as Proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of setoff, recoupment or otherwise) is avoided as or otherwise declared to be a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, transfer at undervalue or a preference in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, any trustee in bankruptcy, any Fixed Asset Claimholders, receiver or similar Person, whether in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise, then the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, for the purposes of this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. To the extent that any interest, fees, expenses or other charges (including, without limitation, Post-Petition Interest) to be paid pursuant to the Revolving Credit Documents are disallowed by order of any court, including, without limitation, by order of a Bankruptcy Court in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, such interest, fees, expenses and charges (including, without limitation, Post-Petition Interest) shall, as between the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, be deemed to continue to accrue and be added to the amount to be calculated as the “Revolving Credit Obligations.”
(b)To the extent any payment with respect to any Fixed Asset Obligation (whether by or on behalf of any Grantor, as Proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of setoff, recoupment or otherwise) is avoided as or otherwise declared to be a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, transfer at undervalue or a preference in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, any trustee in bankruptcy, any Revolving Credit Claimholders, receiver or similar Person, whether in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise, then the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, for the purposes of this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. To the extent that any interest, fees, expenses or other charges (including, without limitation, Post-Petition Interest) to be paid pursuant to the Fixed Asset Documents are disallowed by order of any court, including, without limitation, by order of a Bankruptcy Court in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, such interest, fees, expenses and charges (including, without limitation, Post-Petition Interest) shall, as between the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, be deemed to continue to accrue and be added to the amount to be calculated as the “Fixed Asset Obligations.”
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SECTION 5. Other Agreements.
5.1.Releases.
(a)(i)If in connection with the exercise of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of any Collateral as provided for in Section 3.1, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, on the ABL Collateral sold or disposed of in connection with such exercise (or, if such Collateral includes all of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary the Liens on Collateral owned by such Subsidiary and the guarantees of the Revolving Credit Obligations by such Subsidiary), shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released; provided that each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall keep a Lien on any proceeds of such ABL Collateral that are not applied to the payment of Revolving Credit Obligations. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Fixed Asset Claimholders, promptly shall, at the expense of the Grantors, execute and deliver to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request and prepare to effectively confirm such release.
(ii)If in connection with the exercise of the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent’s remedies in respect of any Collateral as provided for in Section 3.2, the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Fixed Asset Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, on the Fixed Asset Collateral sold or disposed of in connection with such exercise, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released; provided that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall keep a Lien on any proceeds of such Fixed Asset Collateral that are not applied to the payment of Fixed Asset Obligations. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Revolving Credit Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release.
(b)If in connection with any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral (collectively, a “Disposition”) permitted under the terms of both the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents (other than in connection with the exercise of the respective Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies in respect of the Collateral as provided for in Sections 3.1 and 3.2), (i) the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Collateral, in each case other than in connection with the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, then the Liens, if any, of each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, on such Collateral shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released, and (ii) the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Fixed Asset Collateral, in each case other than in connection with the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, then the Liens, if any, of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders and on such Collateral (or, if such Collateral includes all of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, the Liens on Collateral owned by such Subsidiary and the guarantees of the Revolving Credit Obligations by such Subsidiary) shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, each for itself and on behalf of any such Revolving Credit Claimholders or Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, promptly shall, at the expense of the Grantor, execute and deliver to the other Collateral Agents or such
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Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the other Collateral Agents or such Grantor may request and prepare to effectively confirm such release.
(c)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations and Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations shall occur, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, respectively, and any officer or agent of such Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Revolving Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (as applicable) or such holder or in the applicable Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent’s or Revolving Credit Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
(d)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations and Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations shall occur, to the extent that the Collateral Agents or the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders (i) have released any Lien on Collateral and such Lien is later reinstated or (ii) obtain any new Liens from any Grantor, then each other Collateral Agent, for itself and for the Revolving Credit Claimholders or applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, shall be granted a Lien on any such Collateral, subject to the lien priority provisions of this Agreement and subject to Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
5.2.Insurance.
(a)Unless and until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, subject to the terms of, and the rights of the Grantors under, the Revolving Credit Documents, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders agrees, that (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation or expropriation) affecting such Collateral; (ii) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, all Proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect of such ABL Collateral and to the extent required by the Revolving Credit Documents shall be paid to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Documents (including, without limitation, for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit) and thereafter, to the extent no Revolving Credit Obligations are outstanding, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Fixed Asset Documents, to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders to the extent required under the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents and then, to the extent no Fixed Asset Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, and (iii) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, if any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any Proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such Proceeds over to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.
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(b)Unless and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, subject to the terms of, and the rights of the Grantors under, the Fixed Asset Documents, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have the sole and exclusive right to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Fixed Asset Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting such Collateral; (ii) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, all Proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect of such Fixed Asset Collateral and to the extent required by the Fixed Asset Documents shall be paid to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Fixed Asset Documents and thereafter, to the extent no Fixed Asset Obligations are outstanding, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Revolving Credit Documents, to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders to the extent required under the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents and then, to the extent no Revolving Credit Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, and (iii) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Credit Documents, if the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any Proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such Proceeds over to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.
(c)To effectuate the foregoing, the Collateral Agents shall each receive separate lender’s loss payable endorsements naming themselves as loss payee and additional insured, as their interests may appear, with respect to policies which insure Collateral hereunder. To the extent any Proceeds are received for business interruption or for any liability or indemnification and those Proceeds are not compensation for a casualty loss with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral, such Proceeds shall first be applied to repay the Revolving Credit Obligations (to the extent required pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement) and then be applied, to the extent required by the Fixed Asset Documents, to the Fixed Asset Obligations.
5.3.Amendments to Revolving Credit Documents and Fixed Asset Documents; Refinancing.
(a)The Fixed Asset Documents may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Fixed Asset Obligations may be Refinanced, in each case, without notice to, or the consent of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders, all without affecting the lien priorities or other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that any such Refinancing shall comply with Section 5.5 and shall not contravene any provision of this Agreement.
(b)The Revolving Credit Documents may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Revolving Credit Agreement may be Refinanced, in each case, without notice to, or the consent of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, all without affecting the lien priorities or other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that any such Refinancing shall comply with Section 5.5 and shall not contravene any provision of this Agreement.
(c)On or after any Refinancing, and the receipt of notice thereof, which notice shall include the identity of a new or replacement Collateral Agent or other agent serving the same or similar function, each existing Collateral Agent, at the expense of the Grantors, shall promptly enter into such
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documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Intercreditor Agreement) as the Borrower or such new or replacement Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to provide to such new or replacement Collateral Agent the rights, remedies and powers and authorities contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all respects with the terms of this Intercreditor Agreement.
(d)The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall each use good faith efforts to notify the Collateral Agents of any written amendment or modification to any Revolving Credit Document or any Fixed Asset Document, as applicable, but the failure to do so shall not create a cause of action against the party failing to give such notice or create any claim or right on behalf of any third party.
5.4.Bailees for Perfection.
(a)Except as provided in Section 2.5, each Collateral Agent agrees to hold that part of the Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral”) as collateral agent for the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, and as bailee for the other Collateral Agents (such agency and bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-106(d)(3), 8-301(a)(2), 9-104(a) and 9-313(c) of the UCC) and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents, respectively, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.4.
(b)No Collateral Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the other Collateral Agents, to any Revolving Credit Claimholder, or to any Fixed Asset Claimholder to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.4. The duties or responsibilities of the respective Collateral Agents under this Section 5.4 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as agent and bailee in accordance with this Section 5.4 and delivering the Pledged Collateral upon a Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations or Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, as the case may be, as provided in paragraph (d) below.
(c)No Collateral Agent acting pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall have by reason of the Revolving Credit Documents, the Fixed Asset Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the other Collateral Agent, or any Revolving Credit Claimholders or any Fixed Asset Claimholders. Each Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Credit Party represented thereby, hereby waives and releases the other Collateral Agent from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to such Collateral Agent’s role under this Section 5.4 as bailee with respect to the applicable Pledged Collateral.
(d)Upon the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations or the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent under the debt facility which has been discharged shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral (if any) together with any necessary endorsements and without recourse or warranty, first, to the other Collateral Agent (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent) to the extent the other Obligations (other than Contingent Obligations) remain outstanding, and second, to the applicable Grantor to the extent no Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, as the case may be, remain outstanding (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain possession or control of such Pledged Collateral). Each Collateral Agent further agrees, to the extent that any other Obligations (other than applicable Contingent Obligations) remain outstanding, to take all other commercially reasonable action as shall be reasonably requested by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or Controlling Fixed Asset
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Collateral Agent, as the case may be, at the sole cost and expense of the Credit Parties, to permit such Collateral Agent to obtain, for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders or Fixed Asset Claimholders, as applicable, a first-priority interest in the Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(e)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, (i) so long as the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has not occurred, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral or Collateral within its “control” in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and other Revolving Credit Documents, but only to the extent that such Collateral constitutes ABL Collateral, as if the Liens of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Claimholders did not exist and (ii) so long as the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has not occurred, the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral or Collateral within its “control” in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and other Fixed Asset Documents, but only to the extent that such Collateral constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral, as if the Liens of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and Revolving Credit Claimholders did not exist. In furtherance of the foregoing, promptly following the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, unless a New Debt Notice in respect of new Revolving Credit Documents shall have been delivered as provided in Section 5.5 below, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent hereby agrees to deliver, at the cost and expense of the Credit Parties, to each bank and securities intermediary, if any, that is counterparty to a Blocked Account Agreement, written notice as contemplated in such Blocked Account Agreement, directing such bank or securities intermediary, as applicable, to comply with the instructions of the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, unless the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, in which case, such Deposit Account Control Agreement or Securities Account Control Agreement, as the case may be, shall be terminated.
(f)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:
(1)each of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that any requirement under any Revolving Credit Collateral Document that any Grantor deliver any Collateral that constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, or that requires any Grantor to vest the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent with possession or “control” (as defined in the UCC) of any Collateral that constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral, in each case, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent that, prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations (other than Contingent Obligations), such Collateral is delivered to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall have been vested with such possession or (unless, pursuant to the UCC, control may be given concurrently to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent) “control,” in each case, subject to the provisions of Section 5.4; and
(2)each of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that any requirement under any Fixed Asset Collateral Document that any Grantor deliver any Collateral that constitutes ABL Collateral to such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or that requires any Grantor to vest such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with possession or “control” (as defined in the UCC) of any Collateral that constitutes ABL Collateral, in each case, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent that, prior to the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations (other than Contingent Obligations), such Collateral is delivered to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall have been vested with such possession or (unless, pursuant to the UCC, control may be given concurrently to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent) “control,” in each case, subject to the provisions of Section 5.4.
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5.5.When Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations and Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred. If in connection with the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations or the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, any Borrower substantially concurrently or subsequently enters into any Refinancing of any Revolving Credit Obligation or Fixed Asset Obligation as the case may be, which Refinancing is permitted by both the Fixed Asset Documents and the Revolving Credit Documents, in each case, to the extent such documents will remain in effect following such Refinancing, then such Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations or the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken pursuant to this Agreement as a result of the occurrence of such Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations or Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, as applicable) and, from and after the date on which the New Debt Notice is delivered to the appropriate Collateral Agents in accordance with the next sentence, the obligations under such Refinancing (the “Refinanced Obligations”) shall automatically be treated as Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, as the case may be, under such new Revolving Credit Documents or new Fixed Asset Documents shall be the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon receipt of a notice (the “New Debt Notice”) stating that a Borrower has entered into new Revolving Credit Documents or new Fixed Asset Documents (which notice shall include a complete copy of the relevant new documents and provide the identity of the new collateral agent, such agent, the “New Agent”), the other Collateral Agents shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as such Borrower or such New Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the New Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the New Agent any Pledged Collateral (that is Fixed Asset Collateral, in the case of a New Agent that is the agent under any new Fixed Asset Documents or that is ABL Collateral, in the case of a New Agent that is the agent under any new Revolving Credit Documents) held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). The New Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the other Collateral Agents for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
5.6.[Reserved.]
5.7.Additional Fixed Asset Debt and Refinanced Obligations. The Borrower and the other applicable Grantors will be permitted (i) to incur Additional Fixed Asset Obligations under an Additional Fixed Asset Instrument after the date of this Agreement to the extent permitted under the terms of all then existing Secured Revolver/Fixed Asset Documents and (ii) to Refinance any series or class of Fixed Asset Obligations or Revolving Credit Obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 5.5. Upon the issuance or incurrence of any such Additional Fixed Asset Debt or such Refinanced Obligations, as the case may be:
(a)the Borrower shall deliver to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that the Borrower or such Grantor intends to enter into an Additional Fixed Asset Instrument or incur Refinanced Obligations, as applicable, and certifying (x) that the issuance or incurrence of Additional Fixed Asset Debt under such Additional Fixed Asset Instrument is permitted by each then existing Secured Revolver/Fixed Asset Documents or (y) in the case of any Refinanced Obligations, the issuance or incurrence thereof is in accordance with Section 5.5;
(b)the administrative agent or trustee and collateral agent for such Additional Fixed Asset Debt shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agents a Joinder Agreement;
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(c)the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents in respect of such Additional Fixed Asset Debt or the New Agent for such Refinanced Obligations, as applicable, shall be subject to, and shall comply with, Sections 2.3 and 2.4 of this Agreement; and
(d)each existing Collateral Agent shall promptly enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Borrower or the administrative agent or trustee and collateral agent for such Additional Fixed Asset Debt or the New Agent for such Refinanced Obligations, as applicable, may reasonably request in order to provide to them the rights, remedies and powers and authorities contemplated hereby, in each consistent in all respects with the terms of this Agreement at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), the Additional Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for such Additional Fixed Asset Debt or the New Agent for such Refinanced Obligations, as applicable, shall be a Collateral Agent hereunder and the respective obligations will be Additional Fixed Asset Obligations or Refinanced Obligations, as applicable, without further act on the part of any Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement will be construed to allow any Grantor to incur additional indebtedness unless otherwise permitted by the terms of each applicable Credit Document.
SECTION 6. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.
6.1.Finance Issues.
(a)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, if any Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting ABL Collateral on which the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any other creditor has a Lien or to permit any Grantor to obtain financing to be secured at least in part by the ABL Collateral, whether from the Revolving Credit Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law (“DIP Financing”) then each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that it will raise no objection to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing so long as such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing meets the following requirements: (i) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders retain the right to object to any ancillary agreements or arrangements regarding the Cash Collateral use or the DIP Financing that are materially prejudicial to their interests in the Fixed Asset Collateral, (ii) the terms of the DIP Financing (A) do not compel the applicable Grantor to seek confirmation of a specific plan of reorganization or arrangement or proposal for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the DIP Financing documentation or a related document, and (B) do not expressly require the liquidation of the Collateral prior to a default under the DIP Financing documentation or Cash Collateral order and (iii) the Lien of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents on the Fixed Asset Collateral is and shall remain senior to any Lien on the Fixed Asset Collateral securing such DIP Financing. To the extent the Liens on ABL Collateral securing the Revolving Credit Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with the Liens securing such DIP Financing which meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iii) above, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens on the ABL Collateral to (1) the Liens thereon securing such DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto), (2) all adequate protection Liens thereon granted to the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and (3) to any “carve out” therefrom for professional and United States Trustee fees or other charges that has been agreed to by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly agreed by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 6.3).
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(b)Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, if any Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting Fixed Asset Collateral on which the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or any other creditor has a Lien or to permit any Grantor to obtain financing to be secured at least in part by the Fixed Asset Collateral, whether from the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law (“Fixed Asset DIP Financing”) then the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that it will raise no objection to such Cash Collateral use or Fixed Asset DIP Financing so long as such Cash Collateral use or Fixed Asset DIP Financing meets the following requirements: (i) the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders retain the right to object to any ancillary agreements or arrangements regarding the Cash Collateral use or the Fixed Asset DIP Financing that are materially prejudicial to their interests in the Revolving Credit Collateral, (ii) the terms of the Fixed Asset DIP Financing (A) do not compel the applicable Grantor to seek confirmation of a specific plan of reorganization or arrangement or proposal for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the Fixed Asset DIP Financing documentation or a related document and (B) do not expressly require the liquidation of the Collateral prior to a default under the Fixed Asset DIP Financing documentation or Cash Collateral order and (iii) the Lien of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent on the ABL Collateral is and shall remain senior to any Lien on the ABL Collateral securing such Fixed Asset DIP Financing. To the extent the Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations are subordinated to or pari passu with the Liens securing such Fixed Asset DIP Financing which meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iii) above, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens in the Fixed Asset Collateral to (1) the Liens thereon securing such Fixed Asset DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto), (2) all adequate protection Liens thereon granted to the Fixed Asset Claimholders, and (3) to any “carve out” therefrom for professional and United States Trustee fees or other charges that has been agreed to by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly agreed by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or to the extent permitted by Section 6.3).
6.2.Relief from the Automatic Stay.
(a)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall (i) seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the ABL Collateral, without the prior written consent of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, or (ii) object to or oppose any motion by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent for relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the ABL Collateral.
(b)Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall (i) seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Fixed Asset Collateral (other than to the extent such relief is required to exercise its rights under Section 3.3), without the prior written consent of the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or (ii) object to or oppose any motion by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Fixed Asset Collateral.
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6.3.Adequate Protection.
(a)Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting):
(1)any request by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders for adequate protection with respect to the ABL Collateral; or
(2)any objection by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the ABL Collateral; provided that if the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent is granted adequate protection in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional or replacement collateral; it being understood and agreed that (1) if such additional or replacement collateral shall also constitute Fixed Asset Collateral, the Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall be subordinate to the Lien on such Fixed Asset Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and (2) if such additional or replacement collateral shall also constitute ABL Collateral, the Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes ABL Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall be senior to the Lien on such ABL Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting):
(1)any request by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for adequate protection with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral; or
(2)any objection by the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral; provided that if the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents are granted adequate protection in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional or replacement collateral; it being understood and agreed that (1) if such additional or replacement collateral shall also constitute ABL Collateral, the Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes ABL Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall be subordinate to the Lien on such ABL Collateral in favor of and providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and (2) if such additional or replacement collateral shall also constitute Fixed Asset Collateral, the Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall be senior to the Lien on such Fixed Asset Collateral in favor of or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
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(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.3, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding:
(1)if the Revolving Credit Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection with respect to the ABL Collateral in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral of the Credit Parties (even if such collateral is not of a type which would otherwise have constituted ABL Collateral) in connection with any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing, then the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, may seek or request adequate protection with respect to its interests in such Collateral in the form of a Lien on the same additional or replacement collateral, which Lien on any assets that constitute ABL Collateral will be subordinated to the Liens thereon securing or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Obligations on the same basis as the other Liens of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents on ABL Collateral;
(2)if the Fixed Asset Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral of the Credit Parties (even if such collateral is not of a type which would otherwise have constituted Fixed Asset Collateral) in connection with any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing, then the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, may seek or request adequate protection with respect to its interests in such Collateral in the form of a Lien on the same additional or replacement collateral, which Lien on any assets that constitute Fixed Asset Collateral will be subordinated to the Liens thereon securing or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Obligations on the same basis as the other Liens of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent on Fixed Asset Collateral;
(3)in the event the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of ABL Collateral and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral of the Credit Parties (even if such collateral is not of a type which would otherwise have constituted ABL Collateral), then the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents may also be granted a Lien on the same additional or replacement collateral as adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Obligations and for any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing provided by the Fixed Asset Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and any of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that any Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes ABL Collateral securing or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Obligations in connection with any such use of Cash Collateral or any such DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing provided by the Fixed Asset Claimholders (and all Obligations relating thereto), all on the same basis as the other Liens of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents on ABL Collateral; and
(4)in the event any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of Fixed Asset Collateral and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional or replacement collateral of the Credit Parties (even if such collateral is not of a type which would otherwise have constituted Fixed Asset Collateral), then each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent may also be granted a Lien on the same additional or replacement collateral as adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Obligations and for any Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing provided by the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral
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Agent, on behalf of itself and any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that any Lien on such additional or replacement collateral that constitutes Fixed Asset Collateral securing or providing adequate protection for the Revolving Credit Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing or providing adequate protection for the Fixed Asset Obligations in connection with any such use of cash Collateral or any such DIP Financing or Fixed Asset DIP Financing provided by the Revolving Credit Claimholders (and all Obligations relating thereto), all on the same basis as the other Liens of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent on Fixed Asset Collateral.
(d)Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 6 (i) nothing herein shall limit the rights of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders from seeking adequate protection with respect to their rights in the Fixed Asset Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, administrative claims or otherwise, other than from the proceeds of ABL Collateral) and (ii) nothing herein shall limit the rights of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders from seeking adequate protection with respect to their rights in the ABL Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, administrative claims or otherwise, other than from the proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral).
6.4.Avoidance Issues. If any Revolving Credit Claimholder or Fixed Asset Claimholder is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of the applicable Grantor any amount paid in respect of Revolving Credit Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations, as the case may be (a “Recovery”), then such Revolving Credit Claimholders or Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be entitled to a reinstatement of Revolving Credit Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations, as the case may be, with respect to all such recovered amounts. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement.
6.5.Post-Petition Interest.
(a)No Fixed Asset Collateral Agent nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Revolving Credit Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest, to the extent of the value of the Lien on ABL Collateral securing any Revolving Credit Claimholder’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the ABL Collateral.
(b)Neither the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent nor any other Revolving Credit Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Fixed Asset Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest, to the extent of the value of the Lien on Fixed Asset Collateral securing any Fixed Asset Claimholder’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders on the Fixed Asset Collateral.
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6.6.Waivers – 506(c) and 1111(b)(2) Issues.
(a)Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, waives any claim it may hereafter have against any Revolving Credit Claimholder arising out of the election of any Revolving Credit Claimholder of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law or out of any grant of a security interest or charge in connection with the ABL Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
(b)The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, waives any claim it may hereafter have against any Fixed Asset Claimholder arising out of the election of any Fixed Asset Claimholder of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law or out of any grant of a security interest or charge in connection with the Fixed Asset Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
(c)Until the Discharge of the Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that it will not assert or enforce any claim under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law senior to or on a parity with the Liens on ABL Collateral securing the Revolving Credit Obligations for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Collateral. Until the Discharge of the Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the other Revolving Credit Claimholders, will not assert or enforce any claim under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law senior to or on a parity with the Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral securing the Fixed Asset Obligations for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Collateral.
6.7.Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification.
(a)Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that the grants of Liens pursuant to the Revolving Credit Collateral Documents and the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens, and because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Fixed Asset Obligations are fundamentally different from the Revolving Credit Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan proposed, confirmed or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, each for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, each agrees that the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders will vote as separate classes in connection with any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and that no Collateral Agent nor any Claimholder will seek to vote with the other as a single class in connection with any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
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(b)To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in this Section 6.7, if it is held that the claims of the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders in respect of the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of secured claims subject to the relative Lien priorities set forth herein with respect to such Fixed Asset Facility Collateral), then each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to Sections 2.1 and 4.1, all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of senior and junior secured claims against the Grantors in respect of the Fixed Asset Facility Collateral (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Fixed Asset Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims thereon held by the Revolving Credit Claimholders), the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest, fees, expenses and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of Post-Petition Interest, including any additional interest payable pursuant to the Fixed Asset Documents, arising from or related to a default, whether or not a claim therefor is allowed or allowable in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) before any distribution is made from the Fixed Asset Collateral in respect of the claims held by the Revolving Credit Claimholders, with the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Non-Controlling Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the Fixed Asset Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Revolving Credit Claimholders.
(c)To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in this Section 6.7, if it is held that the claims of the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders in respect of the Revolving Credit Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of secured claims subject to the relative Lien priority set forth herein with respect to such Revolving Credit Collateral), then each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to Sections 2.1 and 4.1, all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of senior and junior secured claims against the Grantors in respect of the Revolving Credit Collateral (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the ABL Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims thereon held by the Fixed Asset Claimholders), the Revolving Credit Claimholders shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest, fees, expenses and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of Post-Petition Interest, including any additional interest payable pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement, arising from or related to a default, whether or not a claim therefor is allowed or allowable in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) before any distribution is made from the ABL Collateral in respect of the claims held by the Fixed Asset Claimholders, with each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the ABL Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Fixed Asset Claimholders.
(d)Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that no Revolving Credit Claimholder nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall propose, vote for, or otherwise support directly or indirectly any plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement.
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(e)If, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding involving a Grantor, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed or reinstated (in whole or in part) pursuant to a plan of reorganization or arrangement, proposal or similar dispositive restructuring plan, both on account of the Revolving Credit Obligations and on account of the Fixed Asset Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the Revolving Credit Obligations and on account of the Fixed Asset Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.
6.8.Enforceability and Continuing Priority. This Agreement shall be applicable both before and after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and all converted or succeeding cases in respect thereof. The relative rights of Claimholders in or to any distributions from or in respect of any Collateral or Proceeds of Collateral shall continue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Accordingly, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.1 hereof) are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.
6.9.Sales. Subject to Sections 3.1(c)(5) and 3.2(c)(5) and 3.3, each Collateral Agent agrees that it will consent, and will not object or oppose, or support any party in opposing, a motion to dispose of any Priority Collateral of the other party free and clear of any Liens or other claims under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law if the requisite Revolving Credit Claimholders under the Revolving Credit Agreement or Fixed Asset Claimholders under the applicable Fixed Asset Documents, as the case may be, have consented to such disposition of their respective Priority Collateral, such motion does not impair, subject to the priorities set forth in this Agreement, the rights of such party under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law (so long as the right of any Fixed Asset Claimholder to offset its claim against the purchase price for any ABL Collateral exists only after the Revolving Credit Obligations have been paid in full in cash, and so long as the right of any Revolving Credit Claimholder to offset its claim against the purchase price for any Fixed Asset Collateral exists only after the Fixed Asset Obligations have been paid in full in cash), and the terms of any proposed order approving such transaction provide for the respective Liens to attach to the proceeds of the Priority Collateral that is the subject of such disposition, subject to the Lien priorities in Section 2.1 and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent further agrees that it will not oppose, or support any party in opposing, the right of the other party to credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law with respect to its respective Priority Collateral, subject to the provision of the immediately preceding sentence with respect to the Priority Collateral or the other party.
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SECTION 7. Reliance; Waivers, Etc.
7.1.Reliance. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders under its Revolving Credit Documents, acknowledges that it and such Revolving Credit Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Revolving Credit Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the Revolving Credit Agreement or this Agreement. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, acknowledges that it and the Fixed Asset Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the Fixed Asset Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the Fixed Asset Documents or this Agreement.
7.2.No Warranties or Liability. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders under the Revolving Credit Documents, acknowledges and agrees that no Fixed Asset Collateral Agent nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder has made any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the Fixed Asset Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the Fixed Asset Documents in accordance with law and the Fixed Asset Documents, as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that neither the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent nor any Revolving Credit Claimholder has made any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the Revolving Credit Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under their respective Revolving Credit Documents in accordance with law and the Revolving Credit Documents, as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. No Fixed Asset Collateral Agent nor any Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have any duty to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders shall have no duty to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with any Grantor (including the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof which they may have or be charged with.
7.3.No Waiver of Lien Priorities.
(a)No right of the Collateral Agents, the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any Revolving Credit Document or Fixed Asset Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Grantor or by any act or failure to act by such Collateral Agents, Revolving Credit Claimholders or Fixed Asset Claimholders or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the Revolving Credit Documents or any of the Fixed Asset Documents,
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regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Collateral Agents or the Revolving Credit Claimholders or Fixed Asset Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
(b)Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Revolving Credit Documents and Fixed Asset Documents and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 5.3), the Collateral Agents, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the Revolving Credit Documents and Fixed Asset Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the other Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders (as the case may be), without incurring any liabilities to such Persons and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
(1)change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the Obligations or any Lien or guaranty thereof or any liability of any Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by the Collateral Agents or any rights or remedies under any of the Revolving Credit Documents or the Fixed Asset Documents;
(2)sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the Collateral (except to the extent provided in this Agreement) or any liability of any Grantor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
(3)settle or compromise any Obligation or any other liability of any Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability in any manner or order that is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; and
(4)exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against any security or any Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with any Grantor.
(c)Except as otherwise provided herein, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, also agrees that the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall have no liability to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholders, and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby waives any claim against any Fixed Asset Claimholder or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
(1)the Fixed Asset Documents;
(2)the collection of the Fixed Asset Obligations; or
(3)the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any Fixed Asset Collateral.
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The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees that the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents have no duty to them in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the Fixed Asset Collateral, the Fixed Asset Obligations or otherwise.
(d)Except as otherwise provided herein, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, also agrees that the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall have no liability to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or any Fixed Asset Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby waives any claim against any Revolving Credit Claimholder or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, arising out of any and all actions which the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent may take or permit or omit to take with respect to:
(1)the Revolving Credit Documents;
(2)the collection of the Revolving Credit Obligations; or
(3)the foreclosure upon, or sale, liquidation or other disposition of, any ABL Collateral.
Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees that the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent have no duty to them in respect of the maintenance or preservation of the ABL Collateral, the Revolving Credit Obligations or otherwise.
(e)Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
(f)Until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.
7.4.Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:
(a)any lack of validity or enforceability of any Revolving Credit Documents or any Fixed Asset Documents;
(b)except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the
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amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any Revolving Credit Document or any Fixed Asset Document;
(c)except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Revolving Credit Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations or any guaranty thereof;
(d)the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the any Grantor; or
(e)any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Obligations, any Revolving Credit Claimholder, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Fixed Asset Obligations or any Fixed Asset Claimholder in respect of this Agreement.
SECTION 8. Miscellaneous.
8.1.Conflicts. Subject to Section 8.17, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Revolving Credit Document or any Fixed Asset Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.
8.2.Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability. This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. This is a continuing agreement of lien subordination and the Revolving Credit Claimholders and Fixed Asset Claimholders may continue, at any time and without notice to any Collateral Agent, to extend credit and other financial accommodations and lend monies to or for the benefit of any Grantor in reliance hereon. Each of the Collateral Agents, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be, hereby waives any right it may have under applicable law to revoke this Agreement or any of the provisions of this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Consistent with, but not in limitation of, the preceding sentence, each Collateral Agent, on behalf of the applicable Claimholders, irrevocably acknowledges that this Agreement constitutes a “subordination agreement” within the meaning of both New York law or other applicable law and Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. All references to any Grantor shall include such Grantor as debtor and debtor-in-possession and any receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee or similar official for any Grantor (as the case may be) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect:
(a)with respect to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Obligations, on the date of the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, subject to the rights of the Revolving Credit Claimholders under Section 4.4, Section 5.5 and Section 6.4; and
(b)with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Obligations, on the date of the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, subject to the rights of the Fixed Asset Claimholders under Section 4.4, Section 5.5 and Section 6.4.
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8.3.Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto or its authorized agent and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Grantor shall have any right to consent to or approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent that such amendment, modification or waiver (i) adversely affects or impairs its rights hereunder, under the Fixed Asset Documents or under the Revolving Credit Documents or (ii) imposes any additional obligation or liability upon it.
8.4.Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Grantors and their Subsidiaries. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for keeping themselves informed of (a) the financial condition of the Grantors and their Subsidiaries and all endorsers and/or guarantors of the Revolving Credit Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations and (b) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Revolving Credit Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations. Neither the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, on the one hand, nor the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, on the other hand, shall have any duty to advise the other of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. In the event that either the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, on the one hand, or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, on the other hand, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any of the others, it or they shall be under no obligation:
(a)to make, and shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;
(b)to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;
(c)to undertake any investigation; or
(d)to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.
8.5.Subrogation.
(a)With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent pays over to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the Fixed Asset Claimholders and Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall be subrogated to the rights of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders; provided, however, that, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred. The Grantors acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders that are paid
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over to the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the Fixed Asset Obligations.
(b)With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the Revolving Credit Claimholders or the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent pays over to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent shall be subrogated to the rights of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders; provided, however, that, the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred. The Grantors acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders that are paid over to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the Revolving Credit Obligations.
8.6.SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION, WAIVERS.
(a)ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY:
(1)ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS;
(2)WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS;
(3)AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.7; AND
(4)AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (3) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT.
(b)EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT
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KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE; MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 8.6(b) AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(c)EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER REVOLVING CREDIT DOCUMENT OR FIXED ASSET DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT OR ACTION OF ANY PARTY HERETO.
8.7.Notices. All notices to the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Revolving Credit Claimholders permitted or required under this Agreement shall also be sent to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, respectively. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile, or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile, or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on Exhibit B hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.
8.8.Further Assurances. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders under the Revolving Credit Documents, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders under the Fixed Asset Documents, and the Grantors, agree that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as the Borrower, Revolving Credit Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the Lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement. The Grantors agree to pay all reasonable and documented expenses incurred by any Collateral Agent in connection with such actions and/or the execution and delivery of such additional documents and instruments pursuant to this Section 8.8.
8.9.APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8.10.Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, the Revolving Credit Claimholders, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, the Fixed Asset Claimholders and their respective successors and assigns.
8.11.Specific Performance. Each of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent may demand specific performance of this Agreement. The Revolving Credit Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, hereby irrevocably waive any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense which might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action which may be brought by the Revolving Credit Collateral
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Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the case may be.
8.12.Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
8.13.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Collateral Agent is under any obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or any format unless expressly agreed to by such Collateral Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
8.14.Authorization. By its signature, each Person executing this Agreement on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement.
8.15.No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Collateral Agents, the Revolving Credit Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders. Nothing in this Agreement shall impair, as between the Grantors and the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders, or as between the Grantors and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, the obligations of the Grantors to pay principal, interest, fees and other amounts as provided in the Revolving Credit Documents and the Fixed Asset Documents, respectively.
8.16.Provisions to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Revolving Credit Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Claimholders on the one hand and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the other hand. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of any Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the Revolving Credit Obligations and the Fixed Asset Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.
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8.17.Intercreditor Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each party hereto agrees that the Fixed Asset Claimholders holding Fixed Asset Obligations (as among each other) may enter into intercreditor agreements (or similar arrangements) with the relevant Collateral Agents governing the rights, benefits and privileges of the Fixed Asset Claimholders holding Fixed Asset Obligations (as among each other) in respect of any or all of the Collateral and the applicable Fixed Asset Documents, including as to the application of proceeds of any Collateral, voting rights, control of any Collateral and waivers with respect to any Collateral, in each case so long as the terms thereof do not violate or conflict with the provisions of this Agreement and, solely as among the relevant Collateral Agents in respect of such Fixed Asset Obligations, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any such intercreditor agreements (or similar arrangements) relating to such rights, benefits and privileges of the Fixed Asset Claimholders holding Fixed Asset Obligations (as among each other), the terms of such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) shall control.
8.18.Concerning the Collateral Agents. (a) Citibank, N.A. is entering this Agreement solely in its capacity as “Collateral Agent” under the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement and shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities granted to it in such capacity under the Initial Term Loan Facility Agreement, as if such rights, privileges and immunities were set forth herein and (b) Citibank, N.A. is entering this Agreement solely in its capacity as “Collateral Agent” under the Revolving Credit Agreement and shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities granted to it in such capacities under the Revolving Credit Agreement, as if such rights, privileges and immunities were set forth herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Intercreditor Agreement as of the date first written above.
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| Director & Vice President |
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| Vice President & Director |
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| PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY, INC. | ||||
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| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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| PETCO HOLDINGS, INC. LLC | ||
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| PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC. | ||
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| PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES STORES, INC. | ||
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| INTERNATIONAL PET SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||
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| PETCO SUPPORT SERVICES, LLC | ||
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| PETCOACH, LLC | ||
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| PETCO PUERTO RICO, LLC | ||
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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