Exhibit 10.2
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 31,
2005
Among
AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
as Insurer,
MVL FILM FINANCE LLC,
as Borrower,
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.,
MARVEL STUDIOS, INC.,
MVL PRODUCTIONS LLC,
MVL RIGHTS LLC,
and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Table of Contents is for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of
this Insurance Agreement. All capitalized terms used in this
Insurance Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in Article I of this Insurance
Agreement.
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01.
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Defined Terms
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Section 1.02.
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Other Definitional Provisions
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5
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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5
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Section 2.01.
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Representations and Warranties of the Borrower,
Marvel Studios and MPROD; Acknowledgement of MRL
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5
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Section 2.02.
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Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower, MEI,
Marvel Studios, MRL and Landlord
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5
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Section 2.03.
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Negative Covenants of the Borrower, Marvel
Studios and MPROD
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Section 2.04.
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Insurer
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8
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ARTICLE III THE POLICY;
REIMBURSEMENT
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9
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Section 3.01.
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Issuance of the Policy
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9
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Section 3.02.
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Payment of Fees and Premium
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11
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Section 3.03.
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Reimbursement Obligation
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12
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Section 3.04.
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Indemnification with respect to the Borrower,
Marvel Studios, MPROD, the Insurer and the Collateral
Agent
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14
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Section 3.05.
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Payment Procedure
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Section 3.06.
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Joint and Several Liability
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Section 3.07.
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Performance Support
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17
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ARTICLE IV FURTHER
AGREEMENTS
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Section 4.01.
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Effective Date; Term of the Insurance
Agreement
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Section 4.02.
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Corrective Instruments
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20
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Section 4.03.
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Obligations Absolute
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Section 4.04.
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Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party
Rights
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Section 4.05.
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Liability of the Insurer
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ARTICLE V DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES
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Section 5.01.
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Defaults
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Section 5.02.
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Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive
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Section 5.03.
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Waivers
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ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 6.01.
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Amendments, Etc.
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25
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Section 6.02.
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Notices
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25
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Section 6.03.
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Severability
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26
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Section 6.04.
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Governing Law
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26
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Section 6.05.
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Consent to Jurisdiction
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27
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Section 6.06.
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Consent of the Insurer
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Section 6.07.
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Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile
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Section 6.08.
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Headings
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Section 6.09.
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Limited Liability
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Section 6.10.
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Entire Agreement
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Section 6.11.
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Limited Recourse
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Section 6.12.
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Third Party Beneficiary
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Section 6.13.
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Authorization and Action of the Collateral
Agent
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Section 6.14.
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WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY
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Exhibit A
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Form of Policy
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Schedule 3.07
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Covered Obligations
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ii
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT (this “
Insurance Agreement ”), dated as of August 31,
2005, by and among AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, a Wisconsin stock
insurance company (“ Ambac ”), as the
Insurer, MVL FILM FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “ Borrower ”), MARVEL ENTERPRISES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“ MEI ”),
MARVEL STUDIOS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Marvel
Studios ”), MVL PRODUCTIONS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ MPROD ”), MVL RIGHTS
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
MRL ”), and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of
the Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred to below (together
with any successor in interest or any successor collateral agent
appointed in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the “
Collateral Agent ”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain
Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 31, 2005 (as
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement
”) by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the other
lenders party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as
Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Agent, the Lenders have
agreed to make Class A Advances to the Borrower in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
$465,000,000;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain
Exclusive Cross License Agreement dated as of August 31, 2005 (as
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ License Agreement
”) by and between MRL and the Borrower, MRL licensed to the
Borrower the Rights (as defined therein);
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain
Master Development and Distribution Agreement dated as of August
31, 2005 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Master
Agreement ”) by and between the Borrower, MPROD and
Marvel Studios, the Borrower licensed to MPROD certain of its
rights acquired under the License Agreement, MPROD agreed to
undertake on behalf of the Borrower certain responsibilities with
respect to the pre-production, development, supervision of
production, delivery and distribution of Pictures (as defined in
the License Agreement);
WHEREAS, MPROD intends to enter into
from time to time a number of production agreements (each, a
“ Production Services Agreement ”) with
affiliates of itself and MRL for the production and delivery of
such Motion Pictures;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, the Borrower has granted to the Collateral Agent, for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of
the Borrower’s assets, whether now owned or hereafter arising
(the “ Collateral ”), to secure the
prompt and complete repayment of amounts owing under, and
observance and performance of, the Credit Agreement and the
Borrower’s other Obligations from time to time, including its
Obligations under this Insurance Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the
production of each individual Motion Picture pursuant to each
Production Services Agreement, the Insurer, MPROD, the Completion
Guarantor and a number of other interested parties will enter into
an interparty agreement (each, an “ Interparty
Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the Insurer is authorized
to transact a financial guaranty insurance business in the State of
New York;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested
that the Insurer issue to the Collateral Agent (together with its
successors and permitted assigns, the “ Insured
Party ”), for the benefit of the Lenders, a
Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy in substantially the form of
Exhibit A hereto, payable to the Insured Party and
guaranteeing, to the extent and limited as set forth therein, the
timely payment of interest and Unused Commitment Fees on the Class
A Advances and the payment of the Outstanding Amount of the Class A
Advances on the Legal Final Maturity Date; and
WHEREAS, the Insurer, the Borrower,
MEI, Marvel Studios, MPROD, MRL and the Collateral Agent desire to
specify the conditions precedent to the issuance by the Insurer of
the Policy and to provide for certain other matters related
thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and of the agreements herein contained, the
undersigned hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.02. Defined Terms. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Policy or, if not
defined therein, in the Credit Agreement or the Master Agreement.
For purposes of this Insurance Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“ Borrower
Affiliate ” means MEI, Marvel Studios, MRL and
MPROD.
“ Business Day
” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day
on which commercial banking institutions in New York City are
authorized or obligated by law or order to be closed.
“ Closing Date
” means September 1, 2005.
“ Covered
Obligations ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule
3.07 hereto.
“ Default
” means any event which results, or which with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both would result, in an Event of
Default.
“ Event of
Default ” means any event of default specified in
Section 5.01.
“ Excluded
Damages ” shall mean any and all indirect, punitive,
incidental or consequential claims, damages, losses, costs,
expenses, liabilities and penalties arising out of or in connection
with any breach or alleged breach, violation, default or potential
default or other failure of the Covered Obligations;
provided , however , that for purposes of this
definition only, in connection with direct damages (which shall be
the only damages for which MEI shall be liable (including, without
limitation, in connection with a breach by MEI of any Covered
Obligation)) arising out of a Covered Obligation, the foregoing
definition shall not exclude incremental damages reasonably and
directly attributed to such breach and incurred as a component of
the direct damages (for example, a payment to the wrong party shall
be the direct damage and the interest on such misdirected payment
and the actual and verifiable out of pocket costs and expenses
incurred to recover such payment amount shall be the incremental
damage). Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, any failure
to pay amounts due under the Credit Agreement as a result of the
failure of any Motion Picture to generate gross receipts sufficient
to allow the Borrower to make such payments when due and owing
shall constitute Excluded Damages.
“ Insurer
” shall mean Ambac Assurance Corporation, a Wisconsin stock
insurance company, or any successor thereto.
“ Investment Company
Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and
regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“ Late Payment
Rate ” shall mean the lesser of (i) the greater of
(a) the per annum rate of interest publicly announced from time to
time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime or base lending rate (any
change in such rate of interest to be effective on the date such
change is announced by Citibank, N.A.), plus 2.00%, and (b) the
then applicable highest rate of interest on the Class A Advances
pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (ii) the maximum rate
permissible under applicable usury or similar laws limiting
interest rates. Interest at the Late Payment Rate shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days
elapsed in the related accrual period.
“ Lenders
” means the Class A Lenders (as such term is defined in the
Credit Agreement).
“ Material Adverse
Change ” means, in respect of any Person, a material
adverse change in the ability of such Person to perform its
obligations under any of the Operative Documents to which it is a
party, including any material adverse change in the business,
financial condition, results of operations or properties of such
Person on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries (other than as
may result solely from the performance of the Completed
Films).
“ MEI Covenant
Letter ” means the letter agreement dated August 31,
2005 made by and among MEI, Marvel Studios and Marvel Characters,
Inc. in favor of the Insurer, the Borrower and the
Lenders.
“ Moody’s
” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any
successor thereto.
“ Operative
Documents ” means this Insurance Agreement, the
Credit Agreement, the Notes, the License Agreement, the Master
Agreement, the Interparty Agreements, the Production Services
Agreements, each Completion Bond (including, without limitation,
each producer’s completion agreement executed in connection
therewith), the Distribution Agreements, the Master Distributor
Security Agreement, each Master Distributor Security Agreement
Supplement, the Access Letters, the Viacom Guaranty, each
Laboratory Pledgeholder Agreement, the MEI Services Letter
Agreement dated as of the date hereof and the MEI Covenant
Letter.
“ Person ”
means an individual, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation,
business or owner trust, partnership or other organization or
entity (whether governmental or private).
“ Policy ”
means the Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy, No. AB0919BE,
together with all endorsements thereto, issued by the Insurer in
favor of the Insured Party.
“ Premium
” means the premium payable in accordance with the Policy and
Section 3.02(c) of this Insurance Agreement as, when and in the
amounts specified in the Premium Letter.
“ Premium Letter
” shall mean the premium letter dated as of the date hereof
by and between the Borrower and the Insurer, as amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Reimbursement
Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of determination,
the sum of (i) all Insured Payments paid by the Insurer and all
other amounts then due and owing to the Insurer under the Insurance
Agreement and the other Operative Documents (without duplication),
but for which the Insurer has not been reimbursed prior to such
date, plus (ii) interest accrued thereon, calculated at the Late
Payment Rate from the date on which the Trustee received the
related Insured Payments.
“ Relevant
Parties ” means, collectively, Borrower, Marvel
Studios, MRL and MPROD.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless the
context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder,
as amended from time to time.
“ Securities Exchange
Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and
regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“ S&P
” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw
Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“ Specified Covered
Obligations ” means those Covered Obligations
designated as “Specified Covered Obligations” in
paragraph D of Schedule 3.07.
“ Transaction
” means the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents.
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions.
The words “hereof,”
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Insurance Agreement shall refer to
this Insurance Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Insurance Agreement, and Section, subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Insurance Agreement
unless otherwise specified. The meanings assigned to terms defined
herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of such terms. The words “include” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” Each reference herein to a
specific section number of any Operative Document shall be deemed
to refer to any successor provision of such document, as
applicable, following any amendment or modification
thereof.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
Section 2.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower,
Marvel Studios and MPROD; Acknowledgement of MRL.
(a)
The Borrower hereby makes, to
and for the benefit of the Insurer, each of the representations and
warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 6.01 of the Credit
Agreement, in Section 6 of the Master Agreement, and in Section 16
of the License Agreement. Marvel Studios hereby makes, to and for
the benefit of the Insurer, each of the representations and
warranties of Marvel Studios set forth in Section 12(d) of the
Master Agreement. MPROD hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the
Insurer, each of the representations and warranties of MPROD set
forth in Section 6 of the Master Agreement. Such representations
and warranties are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as
if fully set forth herein and are hereby reconfirmed in favor of
the Insurer (solely by each such party with respect to itself), and
shall be deemed to be reconfirmed hereunder each time such
representations and warranties are made or deemed made under the
Credit Agreement, the Master Agreement, and/or the License
Agreement.
(b)
MRL hereby acknowledges that (i) the
License Agreement and all rights of the Borrower thereunder have
been pledged by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of, among other Persons, the Insurer, and (ii) the Insurer,
as Control Party, has the right to instruct the Collateral Agent to
exercise its power of attorney granted pursuant to the Credit
Agreement to cause the Borrower to enforce its rights and remedies
against MRL with respect to each of the representations, warranties
and covenants of MRL set forth in the License Agreement. In
connection therewith, the Insurer acknowledges that neither it, the
Collateral Agent nor the Borrower has any recourse to any assets of
MRL pursuant to the License Agreement other than the Rights (as
defined therein).
Section 2.02. Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower, MEI,
Marvel Studios, MRL and MPROD.
(a)
Incorporation by Reference . The Borrower hereby makes, to
and for the benefit of the Insurer, each covenant of the Borrower
set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Credit Agreement and
Section 16 of the License Agreement, each of which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference and shall be complied with by the
Borrower unless the Insurer shall otherwise consent in writing.
MPROD hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, each
covenant of MPROD set forth in Section 7(a) of the Master
Agreement, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference and
shall be complied with by MPROD unless the Insurer shall otherwise
consent in writing. Marvel Studios hereby makes, to and for the
benefit of the Insurer, each covenant of Marvel Studios set forth
in Section 12(a) of the Master Agreement, which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference and shall be complied with by the
Marvel Studios unless the Insurer shall otherwise consent in
writing.
(b)
Payment of Taxes, Etc . Marvel Studios will pay and
discharge or otherwise satisfy, before the same shall become
delinquent or subjected to penalty, all Taxes imposed upon it or
its property which are due, except (i) where the amount or validity
thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, if any, and reserves in conformity with GAAP with
respect thereto have been provided on the books and records of
Marvel Studios or any consolidated group to which Marvel Studios is
a party until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to its property
and becomes enforceable against other creditors, or (ii) the
failure to pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy such Taxes could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Change with respect to Marvel
Studios.
(c)
Access to Financial and Collateral Information . (i) The
Borrower hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, the
covenant set forth in Section 7.01(d) of the Credit Agreement,
which is hereby incorporated herein by reference and shall be
complied with by the Borrower unless the Insurer shall otherwise
consent in writing. MPROD (A) hereby makes, to and for the benefit
of the Insurer, the covenant set forth in Section 7(a)(iv)(A) of
the Master Agreement and (B) shall cause each Production Company
(as defined in the Master Agreement) to comply with the audit
provisions set forth in Section 15C (or any successor provision) of
the related Production Services Agreement, each of which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference and shall be complied with by
MPROD unless the Insurer shall otherwise consent in
writing.
(ii) In
order to allow the Insurer to confirm the correctness of
information obtained in the course of audits performed pursuant to
clause (c)(i) above and to diligence compliance with the MEI
Covenant Letter, during regular business hours, upon reasonable
advance notice (which shall indicate the proposed scope of the
review) and at reasonable times so as not to interfere with its
business operations, each of MEI and Marvel Studios and, with
respect to diligence of compliance with the MEI Covenant Letter
only, MRL will permit the Insurer or its agents, representatives or
accountants, at the expense of the Insurer (A) to examine and make
copies of and abstracts from all books, records and
documents (including computer tapes
and disks) in its possession or under its control relating to the
Operative Documents, Ancillary Documents or any Collateral, and (B)
to visit its offices and properties for the purpose of examining
such materials described in clause (A) above, and (in the case of
MRL as limited above) to discuss matters relating to the Operative
Documents, Ancillary Documents and the Collateral and its
performance hereunder or thereunder with any of its executive
officers or its Authorized Officers having knowledge of such
matters or their accountants; provided , that so long as no
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Borrower shall only be responsible for the cost of one
(1) such visitation and inspection per Interest Period; and
provided , further , that the Insurer shall, to the
extent that it is reasonably possible for the Insurer to do so,
conduct such visitations, inspections and discussions with respect
to the Borrower and all of its Affiliates under clause (c)(i) above
and this clause (c)(ii) at the same time and in the same location
in order to minimize interference with the business operations of
the Marvel Companies.
Section 2.03. Negative Covenants of the Borrower, Marvel
Studios and MPROD.
(a) The
Borrower, Marvel Studios and MPROD each hereby agrees with respect
to itself that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless
the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in
writing,
(i)
Impairment of Rights . Neither the Borrower, Marvel Studios
nor MPROD shall take any action, or fail to take any action, if
such action or failure to take action would be reasonably likely to
result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Borrower or
the Rights (as defined in the License Agreement), or a material
adverse effect on the benefits, interests, rights or remedies of
MPROD under the Master Agreement, nor interfere with the
enforcement of any rights of the Insurer (whether exercised
directly or through the Borrower or the Collateral Agent) under or
with respect to any of the Operative Documents; provided
that the foregoing shall not impair any right that the Borrower or
any Marvel Company may have to object to any act of the Insurer
taken in contravention of any Operative Document by which the
Insurer may be bound. The Borrower, Marvel Studios and MPROD shall,
upon written request from the Insurer, furnish to the Insurer all
information requested by the Insurer that is reasonably necessary
to determine compliance with this paragraph.
(ii)
Waiver, Amendments, Etc . [Conform termination/ amendment
negative covenant to agreed language to be set forth in Sections
7.03(m) and (n) of the Credit Agreement].
(b)
Incorporation by Reference . The Borrower hereby makes, to
and for the benefit of the Insurer, the covenants set forth in
Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement and Section 16 of the License
Agreement, each of which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference and
shall be complied with by the Borrower unless the Insurer shall
otherwise consent in writing. MPROD hereby makes, to and for the
benefit of the Insurer, the covenants set forth in Section 7(c) of
the Master Agreement, each of which is hereby incorporated herein
by reference and shall be complied with by MPROD unless the Insurer
shall otherwise consent in writing.
Section 2.04. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Insurer. The Insurer
represents, warrants and covenants to the Borrower as
follows:
(a)
Organization and Licensing . The Insurer is a duly organized
and validly existing Wisconsin stock insurance corporation duly
qualified to conduct an insurance business in the State of New York
and in any other jurisdiction where qualification may be necessary
to accomplish the Transaction.
(b)
Corporate Power . The Insurer has the corporate power and
authority to issue the Policy and execute and deliver this
Insurance Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder
and thereunder.
(c)
Authorization; Approvals . Proceedings legally required for
the issuance and execution of the Policy and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Insurance Agreement have been
taken and licenses, orders, consents or other authorizations or
approvals of any governmental boards or bodies legally required for
the enforceability of the Policy and the conduct by the Insurer of
the business and activities contemplated by the Transaction have
been obtained; any proceedings not taken and any licenses,
authorizations or approvals not obtained are not material to the
enforceability of the Policy.
(d)
Enforceability . The Policy, when issued, and this Insurance
Agreement will each constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Insurer, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of
equity and subject to principles of public policy limiting the
right to enforce the indemnification provisions contained therein
and herein, insofar as such provisions relate to indemnification
for liabilities arising under federal securities laws.
(e) No
Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the best of the Insurer’s
knowledge, threatened against it at law or in equity or before or
by any court, governmental agency, board or commission or any
arbitrator which, if decided adversely, would materially and
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the
Policy.
(f)
Confidential Information . The Insurer agrees that it and
its shareholders, directors, agents, accountants and attorneys
shall keep confidential any matter of which it becomes aware during
the inspections conducted or
discussions had pursuant to Section
2.02(c) of this Insurance Agreement (or the provisions of the
Transaction Documents referred to therein) unless such information
is readily available from public sources or except as may be
otherwise required by regulation, law or court order or requested
by appropriate governmental authorities or as necessary to preserve
its rights or security under or to enforce the Operative Documents;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the
right of the Insurer to make such information available to its
regulators, securities rating agencies, reinsurers, credit and
liquidity providers, counsel and accountants. If the Insurer is
requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests
for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand
or similar process) to disclose any information of which it becomes
aware through such inspections or discussions, the Insurer will (to
the extent permitted by such process) promptly notify the Borrower,
Marvel Studios and/or MPROD, as applicable, of such request(s) so
that the Borrower, Marvel Studios and/or MPROD may seek an
appropriate protective order and/or waive the Insurer’s
compliance with the provisions of this Insurance Agreement. If, in
the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver
hereunder, the Insurer is, nonetheless, in the opinion of its
counsel, compelled to disclose such information to any tribunal or
else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or
significant penalty, the Insurer may disclose such information to
such tribunal that the Insurer is compelled to disclose;
provided, however, that a copy of all information disclosed
is provided to the Borrower, Marvel Studios and/or MPROD, as the
case may be, promptly after such disclosure to the extent, in the
opinion of its counsel, that it is permitted to do so.
Notwithstanding anything set forth in this subsection (f) to the
contrary, the parties hereto and their successors and permitted
assigns (and each of their employees, representatives and other
agents) may disclose to any Person, without limitation of any kind,
the U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Insurance Agreement and the other Operative
Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions and
other tax analyses) relating to such tax treatment or tax
structure, other than any information revealing the identity of the
parties hereto, and except that, with respect to any document or
similar item that in either case contains information concerning
the U.S. tax treatment or U.S. tax structure of such transactions
as well as other information, this sentence shall only apply to
such portions of the document or similar item that relate to such
tax treatment or tax structure.
ARTICLE III
THE POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
Section 3.01. Issuance of the Policy. The Insurer agrees to issue the Policy on the
Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent
set forth below on or prior to the Closing Date:
(a)
Payment of Initial
Premium, Fees and Expenses . The Insurer shall have been paid
by or on behalf of the Borrower the fees and expenses payable on
the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.02;
(b)
Operative Documents .
The Insurer shall have received a copy of this Insurance Agreement,
the Credit Agreement, the License Agreement, the Master Agreement,
the Paramount Agreement, the Master Distributor Security Agreement,
the Collection Account Control Agreement and each other Transaction
Document entered into on or prior to the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer, duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each party thereto;
(c) Certified
Documents and Resolutions . The Insurer shall have received (i)
a copy of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or limited
liability company agreement, as applicable, of each of the
Borrower, MEI, Marvel Studios, MRL and MPROD and (ii) a certificate
of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each of the Borrower,
MEI, Marvel Studios, MRL and MPROD dated the Closing Date stating
that attached thereto is a true, complete and correct copy of
resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors or members
thereof, as applicable, authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of each Operative Document to which it is a party to be
entered into on or prior to the Closing Date and the consummation
of the Transaction and that such certificate of incorporation,
by-laws, limited liability company agreement and resolutions, as
applicable, are in full force and effect on the Closing
Date;
(d)
Incumbency Certificate
. The Insurer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing
Date of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of the
Borrower, MEI, Marvel Studios, MRL and MPROD certifying the names
and signatures of the officers of the Borrower, MEI, Marvel
Studios, MRL and MPROD, as applicable, authorized to execute and
deliver the Operative Documents to which it is a party and that
shareholder consent to the execution and delivery of such documents
is not necessary or has been obtained;
(e)
Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations
and warranties of the Borrower, MEI, Marvel Studios and MPROD set
forth or incorporated by reference in this Insurance Agreement, as
applicable, shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date
as if made on the Closing Date;
(f)
Opinions of
Counsel . The Insurer shall have received all opinions of
counsel addressed to any of Moody’s, S&P, the Lenders,
the Borrower and the Borrower Affiliates in respect of the
Borrower, the Borrower Affiliates or any other parties to the
Operative Documents and the Transaction dated the Closing Date, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer,
addressed to the Insurer and addressing such matters as the Insurer
may reasonably request, and the counsel providing each such opinion
shall have been instructed by its client to deliver such opinion to
the addressees thereof;
(g)
Approvals, Etc . The Insurer shall have received true and
correct copies of all approvals, licenses and consents, if any,
including any required approval of the shareholders or members, as
applicable, of each of the Borrower and the Borrower Affiliates,
required in connection with the Transaction;
(h)
No Litigation, Etc . No
suit, action or other proceeding, investigation or injunction, or
final judgment relating thereto, shall be pending or, to the
current actual knowledge of MEI or any Relevant Party, threatened
before any court, governmental or administrative agency or
arbitrator in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to
obtain damages or other relief in connection with any of the
Operative Documents or the Policy or the consummation of the
Transaction;
(i)
Legality . No statute, rule, regulation or order shall have
been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any government or
governmental or administrative agency or court that would make the
Transaction illegal or otherwise prevent the consummation
thereof;
(j)
Issuance of Ratings .
The Insurer shall have received confirmation that the risk to be
secured by the Policy has been rated no lower than
“BBB-” by S&P and “Baa3” by
Moody’s;
(k)
No Default . No Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred; and
(l)
Effectiveness
of Credit Agreement . The Insurer shall have received a
certificate of the Borrower certifying that each of the conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement set forth in
Section 5.01 thereof have been satisfied or waived.
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Section 3.02.
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Payment of Fees and
Premium.
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(a)
Legal, Accounting and
Due Diligence Fees . The Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid
to the Insurer, on the Closing Date, all legal fees, due diligence
expenses and accounting fees incurred by the Insurer in connection
with the issuance of the Policy specified in the schedule of
Closing Fees and Expenses.
(b)
Rating Agency Fees . The Borrower shall promptly pay the
initial fees of S&P and Moody’s with respect to the
Transaction following receipt of a statement with respect thereto.
All periodic and subsequent fees of S&P or Moody’s with
respect to, and directly allocable to, the Borrower’s
obligations under the Credit Agreement shall be for the account of,
and shall be billed to, the Borrower. The fees for any other rating
agency shall be paid by the party requesting such other
agency’s rating unless such other agency is a substitute for
S&P or Moody’s in the event that S&P or Moody’s
is no longer rating the Borrower’s obligations under the
Credit Agreement, in which case the fees for such agency shall be
paid by the Borrower.
(i) In
consideration of the issuance by the Insurer of the Policy, the
Borrower shall pay to the Insurer, except during the continuance of
any period in which the Insurer is in default of its payment
obligations under the Policy, the Premium in such amounts and at
such times as are set forth in the Premium Letter, and the
Collateral Agent shall remit the Premium to the Insurer as and when
required pursuant to Section 3.01(c) of the Credit Agreement, as
applicable.
(ii) Premium
paid to the Insurer shall be nonrefundable without regard to
whether the Insurer makes any payment under the Policy or any other
circumstances relating to the Credit Agreement or provision being
made for repayment of the Class A Advances prior to
maturity.
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Section 3.03.
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Reimbursement
Obligation .
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(a)
As and when due in accordance
with and from the funds specified in Sections 3.01(c)(x) and
3.02(v) of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, the Insurer shall
be entitled to reimbursement for each and every payment made by the
Insurer under the Policy and for each and every other Reimbursement
Amount, which reimbursement shall be due and payable on the date
that any amount is paid thereunder, in an amount equal to the
amount to be so paid and all amounts previously paid that remain
unreimbursed, together with interest on any and all such amounts
remaining unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in
respect of any unreimbursed amounts representing interest) from the
date such amounts becam
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