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COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Intercreditor Agreement

COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT | Document Parties: TRIARC COMPANIES INC | DEERFIELD & COMPANY LLC | DEERFIELD CAPITAL CORP | DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL CORP | DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL LLC | DFR COMPANY I LLC | DFR MERGER COMPANY, LLC | DFR TRS I CORP | Rosedon Capital Holdings, LLC | SACHS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, SPENSYD ASSET MANAGEMENT | TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC You are currently viewing:
This Intercreditor Agreement involves

TRIARC COMPANIES INC | DEERFIELD & COMPANY LLC | DEERFIELD CAPITAL CORP | DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL CORP | DEERFIELD TRIARC CAPITAL LLC | DFR COMPANY I LLC | DFR MERGER COMPANY, LLC | DFR TRS I CORP | Rosedon Capital Holdings, LLC | SACHS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, SPENSYD ASSET MANAGEMENT | TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC

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Title: COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 12/27/2007
Industry: Restaurants     Sector: Services

COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, Parties: triarc companies inc , deerfield & company llc , deerfield capital corp , deerfield triarc capital corp , deerfield triarc capital llc , dfr company i llc , dfr merger company  llc , dfr trs i corp , rosedon capital holdings  llc , sachs capital management llc  spensyd asset management , triarc deerfield holdings  llc
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Exhibit 10.2

COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

THIS COLLATERAL AGENCY AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 21, 2007, is made by and among TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC, JONATHAN W. TRUTTER , PAULA HORN , and the JOHN K. BRINCKERHOFF AND LAURA R. BRINCKERHOFF REVOCABLE TRUST , as holders of the Series A Notes referenced below (together with their respective successors and assigns, the “ Series A Holders ”), SACHS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC , SPENSYD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLLP , and SCOTT A. ROBERTS , as holders of the Series B Notes referenced below (together with their respective successors and assigns, the “ Series B Holders ”), TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC, as collateral agent (the “ Initial Collateral Agent ” and, together with any replacement or successor agent, the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the Series A Holders and the Series B Holders (collectively, the “ Noteholders ”), DEERFIELD & COMPANY LLC (the “ Issuer ”) and DEERFIELD CAPITAL CORP. (the “ Parent ”). Capitalized terms used in this paragraph and the following recitals have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 of this Agreement.

RECITALS :

                     A.            Concurrently herewith, the Issuer and the Series A Holders have entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series A Note Purchase Agreement” ) pursuant to which the Issuer will issue to the Series A Holders senior secured notes (the “Series A Notes” ).

                     B.            Concurrently herewith, the Issuer and the Series B Holders have entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series B Note Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Series A Note Purchase Agreement, the “ Note Purchase Agreements ”) pursuant to which the Issuer will issue to the Series B Holders senior secured notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25,063,445 (the “Series B Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, the “ Notes ”).

                     C.            Concurrently herewith, the Issuer, the Guarantors (as defined below) and the Collateral Agent have entered into a Guaranty and Pledge Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series A Guaranty and Pledge Agreement” ) pursuant to which Guarantors have guaranteed the Issuer’s obligations under the Series A Notes and the Issuer and the Guarantors have granted to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Series A Holders, a pledge and security interest in the Pledge Collateral described therein.

                     D.            Concurrently herewith, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent have entered into a Guaranty and Pledge Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Series B Guaranty and Pledge Agreement ” and, together with the Series A Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, the “ Guaranty and Pledge Agreements ”) pursuant to which Guarantors have guaranteed the Issuer’s obligations under the Series B Notes and the Issuer and the Guarantors have granted to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Series B Holders, a pledge and security interest in the Pledge Collateral described therein.

                     E.            The Noteholders wish to appoint the Collateral Agent to serve as collateral agent for the Noteholders under the Guaranty and Pledge Agreements and any Collateral Agreement, and the Collateral Agent wishes to accept such appointment, in each case on the terms set forth herein.


 

                     F.            The Noteholders wish to set forth their agreement with respect to, among other things, (i) the appointment, duties and responsibilities of Collateral Agent hereunder, (ii) the relative priorities of the Notes and the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes, (iii) the exercise of remedies with respect to the Collateral, and (iv) the allocation of any payments received and realizations upon the Collateral.

                     NOW THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree as follows:

           SECTION 1.      Definitions . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to Note Documents and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, replacements, substitutions, renewals, refinancings, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto to the extent entered into in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreements and this Agreement. All terms used in this Agreement in the singular form shall have comparable meanings when used in the plural form and vice versa. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Note Purchase Agreements (provided that no amendment or modification of such definitions after the date hereof shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless Section 3 applies). As used herein (including in the recitals hereof), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                     Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

                     “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.

                     Cash ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

                     Claims ” means the Series B Claims and the Series A Claims.

                     Collateral ” means all collateral pledged or secured by the Collateral Documents.

                     Collateral Documents ” means the Guaranty and Pledge Agreements and any other instrument or agreement pursuant to which a security interest is granted for the purpose of securing any Claims.

                     DIP Financing ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.5(d) hereof.

                     Enforcement Action ” means, with respect to the Collateral: exercising any rights or remedies, including, without limitation, repossessing, selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of all or any part of such Collateral, or exercising notification or collection rights with respect to all or any portion thereof, or attempting or agreeing to do so; commencing or prosecuting the enforcement with respect to such Collateral of any of the rights and remedies under any of the applicable agreements or documents to which such Secured Party is a party or applicable laws; offering or proposing to apply any of the Claims as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable at any public or private sale of the Collateral; appropriating, setting off, recouping or applying any part or all of such Collateral in the possession of, or coming into the possession of, the Collateral Agent or any Noteholder, or its agent or bailee, to any portion of the Claims; or exercising any other rights or remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or under the Bankruptcy Code. As used herein, “Enforcement Action” shall not include (i) acceleration of debt, (ii) filing notice or voting claims in any Insolvency

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Proceeding, (iii), taking any action necessary to preserve Liens that are not otherwise prohibited this Agreement, (iv) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, (v) filing suit or taking other actions for the purpose of enforcing Series A Claims so long as such suit or actions do not pertain to, rely on or seek to realize on Liens or Collateral.

                     Guarantor ” means Parent and all other existing and future Subsidiaries of the Parent who are made party to the Guaranty and Pledge Agreements.

                     Guaranty and Pledge Agreements ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.

                     Insolvency Proceeding ” means (i) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Note Party as a Note Party, (ii) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Note Party as a Note Party or with respect to any substantial part of their respective assets, (iii) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Note Party whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy or (iv) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any Note Party.

                     Issuer ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

                     Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any security interest) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing

                     Maximum First Lien Principal Amount ” means the original issue price of the Series B Notes, less principal payments received, plus the amount of interest paid in kind or otherwise capitalized, plus, in the event any DIP Financing is provided, an incremental amount equal to $5,000,000.

                     Note Documents ” means, collectively, the Series B Note Documents and the Series A Note Documents, as applicable.

                     Note Parties ” means the Issuer and the Guarantors. “ Note Party ” means the Issuer or any Guarantor.

                     Note Purchase Agreements ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.

                     Paid in Full ”, “Payment in Full” or words to similar effect means the payment and performance in full in cash of all referenced Claims (other than contingent indemnification claims as to which no claim has been asserted), including, without limitation, principal, interest, costs (including but not limited to post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest, fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Note Party in a bankruptcy case under applicable law).

                     “Parent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.

                     “Payment Blockage Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

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                     Person ” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and governments (whether Federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, and including political subdivisions thereof) and agencies or other administrative or regulatory bodies thereof.

                     Proceeds ” has the meaning given to such term in the UCC.

                     Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to each Noteholder at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Notes held by such Noteholder at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Outstandings at such time.

                     Reorganization Security ” means equity, debt or other securities of a Note Party received by a Series A Holder in respect of Series A Claims pursuant to a plan of reorganization in any Insolvency Proceeding that are subordinated, to at least to the same extent that the Series A Claims are subordinated to the Series B Claims pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, to the Series B Claims and all equity, debt or other securities received by Series B Holders in respect of Series B Claims, and which securities have maturities and other terms no less advantageous to the Series B Holders than the terms contained in the Series A Note Documents.

                     “Repriority Claims” means the Sachs Repriority Claims and the Roberts Repriority Claims, as the case may be.

                     “Repriority Claims Purchase Event” means any purchase by any Series A Holder of any Repriority Claims pursuant to Section 2.9(b) .

                     Repriority Event ” shall mean that, on or prior to June 30, 2008, (a) Sachs Capital Management LLC (and/or its successors and assigns in ownership of Series B Notes, collectively) has received one or more principal payments in respect of the Series B Notes issued to it in an aggregate amount not less than $9,220,584, (b) Spensyd Asset Management LLC (and/or its successors and assigns in ownership of Series B Notes, collectively) has received one or more principal payments in respect of the Series B Notes issued to it in an aggregate amount not less than $779,416, (c) Scott A. Roberts (and/or his successors and assigns in ownership of Series B Notes, collectively) has received one or more principal payments in respect the Series B Notes issued to him in an aggregate amount not less than $2,858,453, (d) each such payment of principal shall be accompanied by payment in full of all interest accrued on such amount as of the date of such repayment and (e) no Insolvency Proceeding shall be pending at the time such funds are received. For avoidance of doubt, if a Repriority Event does not occur on or before June 30, 2008, then no Repriority Event shall be deemed to occur after such date. Alternatively, the Repriority Event shall be deemed to have occurred if all Repriority Claims have been purchased pursuant to Section 2.9(b) on or prior to June 30, 2008 and no Insolvency Proceeding shall be pending at the time such purchase occurs. For avoidance of doubt, if Notes are assigned prior to a Repriority Event, then the payments specified above to be made to an above-referenced Noteholder will be allocated pro rata among such Noteholder and its successors and assigns on a pro rata basis in respect of the principal amount of Notes held by them on the date principal payments are received.

                     Required Noteholders ” means, as of any date of determination, the Noteholders with Notes having an aggregate principal amount outstanding in excess of 50% of the Total Outstandings.

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                     “Roberts Repriority Claims” means the payments described in clause (c) of the definition of Repriority Event.

                     “Sachs Repriority Claims” means the payments described in clause (a) and (b) of the definition of Repriority Event.

                     Secured Party ” means each Secured Party under, and as defined in, (i) the Series A Guaranty and Pledge Agreement and (ii) the Series B Guaranty and Pledge Agreement.

                     Series A Administrative Holder ” means Triarc Companies Inc. and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

                     Series A Claims ” means all present and future claims of any one or more of Series A Holders against the Note Parties, or any of them, for the payment of money arising out of or related to the Series A Note Documents, any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of all or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, all claims for principal and interest (including but not limited to post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Note Party in a bankruptcy case under applicable law), indemnification obligations and reimbursement of fees, costs and expenses, or otherwise, whether fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated. For so long as Section 2 applies, the principal amount of Series A Claims shall not exceed the original issue price of the Series A Notes, less principal payments received, plus the amount of interest paid in kind or other capitalization of interest.

                     Series A Event of Default ” means an Event of Default as defined in the Series A Note Documents (or any other event entitling the Series A Noteholders to accelerate the Series A Notes).

                     Series A Holders ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

                     Series A Liens ” means all Liens securing Series A Claims.

                     Series A Note Documen ts” means the “Note Documents” as defined in the Series A Note Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Series A Guaranty and Pledge Agreement.

                     Series A Note Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.

                     Series B Administrative Holder ” means Spensyd Asset Management LLLP and its successors and assigns in such capacity.

                     Series B Claims ” means all present and future claims of any one or more of Series B Holders against the Note Parties, or any of them, for the payment of money arising out of or related to the Series B Note Documents, any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of all or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, all claims for principal and interest (including but not limited to post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Note Party in a bankruptcy case under applicable law), indemnification obligations and reimbursement of fees, costs and expenses, or otherwise, whether fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated. For so long as Section 2 applies, the principal amount of Series B Claims shall not exceed the Maximum First Lien Principal Amount.

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                     Series B Covenant Default ” means any Event of Default under the Series B Note Documents that is not a Series B Payment Default.

                     Series B Holders ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof.

                     Series B Liens ” means all Liens on the Collateral securing Series B Claims.

                     Series B Note Documents ” means the Series B Note Purchase Agreement and the “Note Documents” as defined in the Series B Note Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Series B Guaranty and Pledge Agreement.

                     Series B Note Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this Agreement.

                     Series B Payment Default ” means an Event of Default under the Series B Note Documents arising from the failure of any Note Party to make any payment when due.

                     Standstill Notice ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of Standstill Period.

                     Standstill Period ” means the period commencing upon the occurrence of a Series A Event of Default and ending 120 days following the date on which the Series A Administrative Holder shall have provided the Series B Administrative Holder with written notice (a “ Standstill Notice ”) of the occurrence of such Event of Default, which Standstill Notice shall specify such Event of Default and state that this Standstill Notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 2.1(f) . If a Standstill Notice is delivered specifying a Series A Event of Default, the Series A Event of Default that is specified in the Standstill Notice shall not give rise to a second or subsequent Standstill Period unless such Series A Event of Default has been in the interim cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days and subsequently recurs.

                     Total Outstandings ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Notes as of such date.

                     UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

          SECTION 2.      Subordination Terms. Subject to the terms set forth in Section 3 , the parties hereto agree as follows:

                     2.1         Debt Subordination.

                               (a)       The Series A Claims and all obligations of the Note Parties under the Series A Note Documents shall, to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior Payment in Full of the Series B Claims. Except as set forth in subsection (b) below, until all Series B Claims have been Paid in Full, (i) no Series A Holder shall be entitled to receive or retain payment of any kind in respect of any Series A Claim and (ii) each Series A Holder agrees not to ask for, demand, accept or receive any payment in respect of any Series A Claim. Nothing in this clause (a) or clause (b), below, will serve to prohibit payment to or receipt by the

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Collateral Agent of amounts to which it is entitled in respect of expense reimbursement or indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or any Note Document.

                               (b)       Except as otherwise provided in this clause (b), and only to the extent provided for in the Series A Note Documents in their form existing on the date hereof (without giving effect to any modification thereof), Series A Holders may receive payments of interest on the Series A Notes, expense reimbursements and indemnification payments. Upon the happening of any Series B Payment Default, no Note Party shall be permitted to make, and no Series A Holder shall be entitled to receive from any Note Party, any payment on account of any Series A Claims until the earliest to occur of (i) the date such Series B Payment Default has been waived, cured or otherwise ceases to exist (in each case in accordance with the terms of the Series B Note Documents), and (ii) the date on which all Series B Claims shall have been Paid in Full. Upon (1) the happening of any Series B Covenant Default and (2) the giving of written notice thereof specifying that it is a “Payment Blockage Notice” under this Section 2.1(b) by the Series B Administrative Holder to the Series A Administrative Holder and the Issuer, no Note Party shall be permitted to make, and no Series A Holder shall be entitled to receive from any Note Party, any payment on account of any Series A Claims until the earliest of (i) the 180th day from and including the date the Payment Blockage Notice is delivered, (ii) the date such Series B Covenant Default has been waived or cured or shall otherwise cease to exist (in each case in accordance with the terms of the Series B Note Documents) and (iii) the date on which all Series B Claims shall have been Paid in Full. No more than one Payment Blockage Notice may be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence during any 360-day period. No facts or circumstances constituting a Series B Covenant Default existing on or prior to the date any Payment Blockage Notice is given may be used as a basis for any subsequent Blockage Notice, unless such Series B Covenant Event of Default has been in the interim cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days and subsequently recurs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, during any such blockage period described in this clause (b) Series A Holders shall be entitled to (i) add accrued and unpaid interest under the Series A Notes to principal on the Series A Notes, (ii) convert the principal of and accrued interest on the Series A Notes into equity of Parent, if such conversion is made prior to the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Note Party and (iii) receive Reorganization Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including any provision of Section 2), any Series A Holder may satisfy all or any portion of its indemnification obligations under Section 11.4 of the Merger Agreement by delivering to the Parent or any of its Affiliates one or more Series A Notes owned by it (or any portion thereof) having an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of the indemnification payment required to be made by the Sellers’ Representative (as defined in the Merger Agreement) under Section 11.4 of the Merger Agreement.

                               (c)       Without diminishing the foregoing prohibitions, in the event that any Note Party shall make any payment to any Series A Holder in respect of Series A Claims not expressly authorized by subsection (b) above, such payment shall be held in trust by such Series A Holder, for the benefit of the Series B Holders, and shall be paid over immediately (without necessity of demand) to the Series B Administrative Holder, for application in accordance with the Series B Note Documents to the payment of Series B Claims until the same shall have been Paid in Full. In the event of the failure of any Series A Holder to endorse any instrument for the payment of money so received by such Series A Holder, the Series B Administrative Holder is irrevocably appointed attorney-in-fact for the Series A Holders with full power to make such endorsement and with full power of substitution.

                               (d)       Subject to the prior Payment in Full of all Series B Claims, the Series A Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Series B Claims to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Issuer applicable to the Series B Claims until the Series A Claims shall be Paid in Full; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the Series B Holders by or on behalf of the Issuer or by or on behalf of the Series A

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Holders by virtue of this Section 2 which otherwise would have been made to the Series A Holders shall, as between the Issuer and the Series A Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer to or on account of the Series B Claims, it being understood that the provisions of this Section 2 are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Series A Holders, on the one hand, and the Series B Holders, on the other hand. No Series B Holder shall by virtue of this subrogation (i) owe any fiduciary or similar obligation to any Series A Holder and (ii) be liable to such Series A Holders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Series B Holders.

                               (e)       The provisions of this Agreement are for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Series A Holders on the one hand and the Series B Holders on the other hand with respect to the enforcement of rights and remedies and priority of payment of the various obligations of the Issuers and the other Note Parties to each of them. Nothing herein shall impair, as between the Issuer and each Noteholder, the obligations of the Issuer, which are unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Noteholder thereof the principal and interest on the Notes and any other liabilities encompassed in the Claims, all in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the prior Payment in Full of the Series B Claims as provided for herein.

                               (f)       Notwithstanding any Default or Event of Default in respect of the Series A Claims, until the Series B Claims have been Paid in Full, no Series A Holder shall, without the prior written consent of the Series B Administrative Holder, until the expiration of any applicable Standstill Period: (1) accelerate all or any portion of the Series A Claims; (2) commence or join (unless the Series B Holders shall also join) in any involuntary proceeding against Issuer or any other Note Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment of debt, arrangement of debt, receivership, liquidation or insolvency law or statute of any federal or state government; or (3) pursue any remedy or commence any action or proceeding against Issuer or any other Note Party to enforce payment of all or any part of the Series A Claims. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in this clause (f) shall cease to apply upon (a) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, (b) the acceleration of the Series B Claims, (c) institution or commencement by the Series B Administrative Holder or any holder of Series B Claims of any remedies against any Note Party in respect of the Series B Claims to enforce payment of, or foreclose upon or exercise other remedies with respect to Collateral or any deed or conveyance of any Collateral to any Series B Creditor in lieu of foreclosure thereof, (d) the final maturity of the Series A Claims or the Series B Claims, or (e) the date that all of the Series B Claims has been Paid in Full.

                               (g)     To the extent that any payment made on the Series B Claims is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or is required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy act, state or Federal law, common law or equitable cause or otherwise, and whether as a result of any demand, settlement, litigation or otherwise (such payment being hereinafter referred to as a “ Voided Payment ”), then to the extent of such Voided Payment that portion of the Series B Claims which had been previously satisfied by such Voided Payment shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such Voided Payment had never been made, and this Section 2 shall be reinstated with respect to such Voided Payment.

                               (h)      Without the necessity of any reservation of rights against or any notice to or further assent by any Series A Holder, (i) any demand for payment of any Series B Claims made by the Series B Holders may be rescinded in whole or in part by the Series B Holders, (ii) the Series B Holders may exercise or refrain from exercising any rights and/or remedies against any Note Party and others, if any, liable under the Series B Claims, and (iii) the Series B Claims and any agreement or instrument evidencing, securing, or otherwise relating to the Series B Claims (including, without limitation, the Series B Note Documents), or any collateral security therefor or guaranty thereof or other right of any nature with respect thereto, may be amended, extended, modified, continued, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Series B Holders in any manner the Series B Holders deem in their

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best interests, all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting in any manner the subordination of the Series A Claims to the Series B Claims provided for herein. Without limiting the foregoing, each Series A Holder waives any and all notice of the creation, amendment, restatement, extension, acceleration, compromise, continuation, waiver, surrender, release or modification of any nature of the Series B Claims, or the Series B Note Documents, and notice of or proof of reliance by any Series B Holder upon the subordination provided for herein.

                               (i)       All Series A Note Documents shall bear a legend disclosing the existence of this Agreement in form and substance substantially similar to the following; provided that any such legend shall be removed following the Repriority Event:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007 (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT”), AMONG TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC, JONATHAN W. TRUTTER, PAULA HORN AND THE JOHN K. BRINCKERHOFF AND LAURA R. BRINCKERHOFF REVOCABLE TRUST, AS HOLDERS OF THE SERIES A NOTES (AS DEFINED THEREIN), SACHS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, SPENSYD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLLP AND SCOTT A. ROBERTS, AS HOLDERS OF THE SERIES B NOTES (AS DEFINED THEREIN), TRIARC DEERFIELD HOLDINGS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT, DEERFIELD & COMPANY LLC AND DEERFIELD CAPITAL CORP. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THIS INSTRUMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS INSTRUMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

                               (j)       Any financing statements filed while this Section 2 is in effect shall be filed for purposes of perfecting the Series B Liens before any financing statement is filed for purposes of perfecting the Series A Liens.

                     2.2         Lien Subordination.

      All Series A Liens now or hereafter existing with respect to any Collateral, including without limitation judgment Liens, shall be subject, subordinate and junior in all respects and at all times to the Series B Liens now or hereafter existing with respect to such Collateral. To the extent the Claims are secured by a common Lien, the rights and interests of the Series A Holders in respect of such Lien shall be deemed to be subject, subordinate and junior in all respect to the rights of the Series B Holders in respect of such Lien.

                     2.3         Enforcement Rights .

                               (a)       Each Series A Holder agrees that until all Series B Claims have been Paid in Full, (i) it will not take any Enforcement Action with respect to any Collateral; and (ii) subject to the terms of this Agreement, Series B Administrative Holder may, at its option at any time while an Event of Default exists under the Series B Note Documents, take any Enforcement Action and exercise any right or remedy it deems appropriate in connection therewith with respect to the Collateral. Until the Series B Claims are Paid in Full, Series B Administrative Holder shall have the exclusive right to instruct the Collateral Agent in respect of any remedies to be taken in respect of Collateral. However, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if the Series B Administrative Holder has not instructed the Collateral Agent to initiate Enforcement Action with respect to a substantial portion of the

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Collateral, the Series A Administrative Holder may deliver written notice to the Series B Administrative Holder requesting that such Enforcement Action be taken and, if Series B Administrative Holder has not instructed the Collateral Agent to initiate Enforcement Action with respect to a substantial portion of the Collateral within 180 days after receipt of such notice, then Series A Administrative Holder may so instruct the Collateral Agent, provided, however, that if Series A Administrative Holder subsequently pursues Enforcement Actions with respect to a substantial portion of the Collateral, Series A Administrative Holder shall cease any Enforcement Action then pending and shall not pursue further Enforcement Action.

                               (b)       Series A Administrative Holder, on behalf of itself and the other Series A Holders, agrees that it shall take such actions (at the sole cost and expense of Issuer) as Series B Administrative Holder shall request in connection with the exercise by Series B Holders of its rights set forth herein.

                               (c)       Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) hereof, if any Holder shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, Issuer shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any Holder, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set-off or recoupment against any Holder.

                               (d)       If any Series A Holder, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any Enforcement Action against the Collateral, Note Parties, with the prior written consent of Series B Administrative Holder, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any Series B Holder may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its or their name or in the name of Issuer.

                               (e)       Should any Series A Holder, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, or attempt to or threaten to take any action with respect to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any Series B Holder (in its or their own name or in the name of Issuer) or Issuer may obtain relief against such Series A Holder by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief, it being understood and agreed by Series A Administrative Holder on behalf of each Series A Holder that (A) Series B Holders’ damages from its actions may at that time be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and (B) each Series A Holder waives any defense that Issuer and/or Series B Holders cannot demonstrate damage and/or be made whole by the awarding of damages.

                     2.4         Standstill and Waivers . Each Series A Holder agrees that until the Series B Claims are Paid in Full:

                               (a)       it will not oppose, object to, interfere with, hinder or delay, in any manner, whether by judicial proceedings (including without limitation the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding) or otherwise, any foreclosure, sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral by Series B Administrative Holder or any other Series B Holder or any other Enforcement Action taken by or on behalf of Series B Administrative Holder or any other Series B Holder (provided, however, that the foregoing will prohibit Series A Holders from enforcing restrictions on asset sales set forth in the Series A Note Documents only if (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Series B Note Documents or (ii) such restrictions were added after the date hereof without either the consent of Series B Administrative Holder or the addition of the same restriction in the Series B Note Documents);

                               (b)       except as provided in Section 2.3(a) , it has no right to (i) direct Collateral Agent to exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to the Collateral or any Series A Note Document, (ii) consent or object to the exercise by Series B Administrative Holder or any other Series B

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Holder of any right, remedy or power with respect to the Collateral or pursuant to the Series B Note Documents or to the timing or manner in which any such right is exercised or not exercised (or, to the extent it may have any such right described in this clause (c), whether as a junior lien creditor or otherwise, it hereby irrevocably waives such right);

                               (c)       it will not commence judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of any Collateral, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its interest in or realize upon, the Collateral or pursuant to the Series A Note Documents; and

                               (d)       except as provided in Section 2.3(a) , it will not take any other Enforcement Actions against Collateral under the Series A Note Documents.

                               (e)       Nothing in the foregoing shall prohibit Series A Holders from (i) bidding for or purchasing Collateral at a foreclosure sale or in any private sale process, (ii) joining in any foreclosure proceeding for the purpose of protecting its Liens or (iii) receiving proceeds of Collateral pursuant to Section 2.6 .

                     2.5         Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.

                               (a)       In the event of an Insolvency Proceeding, the Series B Holders shall be entitled in any such proceeding to receive Payment in Full, of all Series B Claims before any Series A Holder is entitled in such proceeding to receive any payment on account of the Series A Claims owed to such Series A Holder, and to that end in any such proceeding, so long as any Series B Claim remains outstanding, any payment or distribution of any kind or character (other than any Reorganization Securities) whether in cash or in other property, to which any Series A Holder would be entitled but for the provisions hereof, shall be delivered to the Series B Administrative Holder for distribution to the Series B Holders to the extent necessary to make Payment in Full, of all Series B Claims remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of Series B Claims.

                               (b)       Upon the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to Issuer or any other Note Party, Series A Holder shall be deemed, in order to effectuate the subordination set forth above, to have granted to the Series B Administrative Holder, as agent for the Series B Holders, as of the date of the commencement of such Insolvency Proceeding the right, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to collect all payments and distributions of any kind and description, whether in cash or other property, paid or payable in respect of any claims or demands of Series A Holder against Issuer or any other Note Party arising from the Series A Claims until the Payment in Full of all Series B Claims. Upon the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, each Series A Holder shall also be deemed to have granted to the Series B Administrative Holder, as agent for the Series B Holders, the full right (but not the obligation), subject to the terms of this Agreement, in its own name or in its name as attorney in fact for such Series A Holder, to collect and enforce said claims and demands of such Series A Holder by suit or otherwise (except for any proof of claim) in any Insolvency Proceeding.

                               (c)       Until the Series B Claims are Paid in Full, each Series A Holder agrees that it shall not, in or in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding, file any pleadings or motions, take any position at any hearing or proceeding of any nature, or otherwise take any action whatsoever, in each case in respect of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of any Liens or claims held by Series B Administrative Holder (including the validity and enforceability thereof) or any other Series B Holder or the value of any claims of such parties under Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; provided that (i) Series A Administrative Holder may defend against any

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action in a bankruptcy to avoid its Lien on the Collateral, (ii) Series A Holders shall be entitled to file any necessary 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 of Series A Holders, including without limitation any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) Series A Holders shall be entitled to file any proof of claim and other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Series A Claims and the Collateral.

                               (d)       Until the Series B Claims are Paid in Full, if any Note Party becomes subject to any Insolvency Proceeding, and if Series B Administrative Holder or Series B Holders desire to consent (or not object) to the use of cash collateral on which Series B Holders or any other creditor has a Lien or to provide financing to any Note Party under the Bankruptcy Code or to consent (or not object) to the provision of such financing to any Note Party by any Person (“ DIP Financing ”), then Series A Holders agree that they (i) will be deemed to have consented to, and will raise no objection to, the use of such cash collateral or to such DIP Financing, (ii) will not request or accept any form of adequate protection or any other relief in connection with the use of such cash collateral or such DIP Financing except as set forth in subsection (f) below, and (iii) to the extent the Liens in favor of Series B Holders are subordinated or pari passu with such DIP Financing, will subordinate (and will be deemed hereunder to have subordinated) the Liens in favor of Series A Holders (x) to such DIP Financing with the same terms and conditions as the Liens in favor of Series B Holders are subordinated thereto (and such subordination will not alter in a


 
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