Intercreditor
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
August 4, 2009, among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as First Lien
Administrative Agent and First Lien Collateral Agent (in such
capacity, with its successors and assigns, and as more specifically
defined below, the “ First Priority Representative
”) for the First Priority Secured Parties (as defined below),
Credit Suisse, as Second Lien Collateral Agent (in such capacity,
and as more specifically defined below, the “ Second
Priority Representative ”) for the Second Priority
Secured Parties (as defined below), U.S. Bank National Association,
as Third Lien Collateral Agent (in such capacity, and as more
specifically defined below, the “ Third Priority
Representative ”) for the Third Priority Secured Parties
(as defined below), COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”) and the other Loan
Parties (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the
Company, the other borrowers party thereto, the First Priority
Representative and certain financial institutions and other
entities are parties to a First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of
January 7, 2009 (the “ Existing First Priority
Agreement ”), pursuant to which such financial
institutions and other entities have agreed to make loans and
extend other financial accommodations to the Company and the other
borrowers party thereto;
WHEREAS, the
Company, the Second Priority Representative, the Second Priority
Administrative Agent and certain financial institutions and the
other entities party thereto are entering into a Second Lien Term
Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “
Existing Second Priority Agreement ”), pursuant to
which such financial institutions and other entities have agreed to
make loans to the Company;
WHEREAS, the
Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and the Third
Priority Representative are parties to a Third Lien Indenture,
dated as of the date hereof (the “ Existing Third Priority
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has issued to
certain holders 11%/13% Third Lien Senior Secured Notes due
2013;
WHEREAS, the
Company and the other Loan Parties have granted to the First
Priority Representative security interests in the Common Collateral
as security for payment and performance of the First Priority
Obligations;
WHEREAS, the
Company and the other Loan Parties propose to grant to the Second
Priority Representative security interests in the Common Collateral
to secure the payment and performance of the Second Priority
Obligations;
WHEREAS, the
Company and the other Loan Parties propose to grant to the Third
Priority Representative security interests in the Common Collateral
to secure the payment and performance of the Third Priority
Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto have agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement
for the purpose of setting forth the relative priority of the Liens
created by the First Priority Security Documents and the Junior
Priority Security Documents (as such terms are hereinafter defined)
in respect of the exercise of the rights and remedies in respect of
the Common Collateral and the application of proceeds
thereof;
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NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the existence
and sufficiency of which is expressly recognized by all of the
parties hereto, the parties agree as follows:
1.1. Defined
Terms. The following terms, as used herein, have the following
meanings:
“
Additional Debt ” has the meaning as set forth in
Section 9.3(b).
“
Additional First Priority Agreement ” means any
agreement designated as such by the First Priority Representative
and the Company.
“
Additional Second Priority Agreement ” means any
agreement approved for designation as such by the First Priority
Representative, the Second Priority Representative and the
Company.
“
Additional Third Priority Agreement ” means any
agreement approved for designation as such by the First Priority
Representative, the Third Priority Representative and the
Company.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means the United States Bankruptcy
Code (11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.), as amended from time to
time.
“Cash
Collateral” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7(c).
“ Cash
Management Obligations ” means, with respect to any Loan
Party, (i) any “Cash Management Services” as
defined in the Existing First Priority Agreement and (ii) any
other obligations of such Loan Party owed to any First Priority
Secured Party (or any of its affiliates) in respect of treasury
management arrangements, depositary or other cash management
services including in connection with any automated clearing house
transfers of funds or similar transactions.
“ Common
Collateral ” means all assets that are both First
Priority Collateral and Junior Priority Collateral.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“
Comparable Junior Priority Security Document ” means,
in relation to any Common Collateral subject to any First Priority
Security Document, the Junior Priority Security Document that
creates a security interest in the same Common Collateral, granted
by the same Loan Party, as applicable.
“ DIP
Financing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2.
“
Enforcement Action ” means, with respect to the First
Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations, any
exercise of any rights and remedies with respect to any Common
Collateral securing such obligations or the commencement or
prosecution of enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under,
as applicable, the First Priority Documents or the Junior Priority
Documents, or applicable law, including without limitation the
exercise of any rights of set-off or recoupment, and the exercise
of any
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rights or
remedies of a secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code of
any applicable jurisdiction or under the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Enforcement Notice” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.7(a).
“
Existing First Priority Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the first WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.
“
Existing Second Priority Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the second WHEREAS clause of this
Agreement.
“
Existing Third Priority Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the third WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.
“ First
Priority Agreement ” means the collective reference to
(a) the Existing First Priority Agreement, (b) any
Additional First Priority Agreement and (c) any other credit
agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note,
indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing
the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that
has been incurred to extend, replace, refinance or refund in whole
or in part the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under
the Existing First Priority Agreement, any Additional First
Priority Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to
in this clause (c) unless such agreement or instrument
expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a First
Priority Agreement hereunder (a “Replacement First
Priority Agreement” ). Any reference to the First
Priority Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any
First Priority Agreement then extant.
“ First
Priority Collateral ” means all assets, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Company or any other Loan Party, in
which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any First
Priority Secured Party as security for any First Priority
Obligation.
“ First
Priority Creditors ” means the “Lenders” as
defined in the First Priority Agreement, or any Persons that are
designated under the First Priority Agreement as the “First
Priority Creditors” for purposes of this
Agreement.
“ First
Priority Documents ” means the First Priority Agreement,
each First Priority Security Document and each First Priority
Guarantee.
“ First
Priority Guarantee ” means any guarantee by any Loan
Party of any or all of the First Priority Obligations.
“First
Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the First
Priority Security Documents.
“ First
Priority Obligations ” means (a) all principal of
and interest (including without limitation any Post-Petition
Interest) and premium (if any) on all loans made pursuant to the
First Priority Agreement, (b) all reimbursement obligations
(if any) and interest thereon (including without limitation any
Post-Petition Interest) with respect to any letter of credit or
similar instruments issued pursuant to the First Priority
Agreement, (c) all Hedging Obligations, (d) all Cash
Management Obligations, (e) obligations of the Loan Parties
under any indemnity for Claims (as defined in the First Priority
Agreement), and (f) all guarantee obligations, fees, expenses
and other amounts payable from time to time pursuant to the First
Priority Documents; provided, however, that the aggregate principal
amount of any
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Revolver Loans
(as defined in the Existing First Priority Agreement) or other
loans provided for under any other First Priority Agreement in
excess of the Maximum First Priority Principal Amount shall not, to
the extent of such excess, constitute First Priority Obligations
for purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, only
the principal amount of loans actually extended under the First
Priority Agreement shall be subject to the Maximum First Priority
Principal Amount, and all other “Obligations” under the
First Priority Agreement shall continue to be “First Priority
Obligations” regardless of amount. To the extent any payment
with respect to any First Priority Obligation (whether by or on
behalf of any Loan Party, as proceeds of security, enforcement of
any right of setoff or otherwise) is declared to be a fraudulent
conveyance or a preference in any respect, set aside or required to
be paid to a debtor in possession, any Junior Priority Secured
Party, receiver or similar Person, 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 First
Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties,
be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had
not occurred.
“ First
Priority Obligations Payment Date ” means the first date
on which (a) the First Priority Obligations (other than those
that constitute Unasserted Contingent Obligations) have been paid
in cash in full (or cash collateralized or defeased in accordance
with the terms of the First Priority Documents or in other
consideration acceptable to the First Priority Secured Parties),
(b) all commitments to extend credit under the First Priority
Documents have been terminated, (c) there are no outstanding
letters of credit or similar instruments issued under the First
Priority Documents (other than such as have been cash
collateralized or defeased in accordance with the terms of the
First Priority Security Documents), and (d) the First Priority
Representative has delivered a written notice to the Junior
Priority Representatives stating that the events described in
clauses (a), (b) and (c) have occurred to the
satisfaction of the First Priority Secured Parties. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if at any time after the First Priority Obligations
Payment Date has occurred, the Company within 30 days
thereafter enters into any Refinancing of any First Priority
Document evidencing a First Priority Obligation which Refinancing
is permitted hereby and under the Junior Priority Documents, then
such First Priority Obligations Payment Date shall automatically be
deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement, and
the obligations under such First Priority Document shall
automatically be treated as First Priority Obligations for all
purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien
priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein,
and the first-lien collateral agent under such First Priority
Documents shall be the First Priority Representative for all
purposes of this Agreement. Upon receipt of a notice stating that
the Company has entered into a new First Priority Document (which
notice shall include the identity of the new agent, such agent, the
“ New Agent ”), the Junior Priority
Representative shall promptly enter into such documents and
agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement)
as the Company or such New Agent may 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.
“ First
Priority Representative ” has the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph hereof. In the case of any Replacement
First Priority Agreement, the First Priority Representative shall
be the Person identified as such in such Agreement.
“ First
Priority Secured Parties ” means the First Priority
Representative, the First Priority Creditors and any other holders
of the First Priority Obligations.
“ First
Priority Security Documents ” means the “Security
Documents” as defined in the First Priority Agreement, and
any other documents that are designated under the First Priority
Agreement as “First Priority Security Documents” for
purposes of this Agreement.
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“ Hedging
Obligations ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any
obligations of such Loan Party pursuant to an agreement in respect
of any “Hedging Agreement” as defined in the Existing
First Priority Agreement or any other swap agreement or hedge
agreement in respect of interest rates, currency exchange rates or
commodity prices entered into by a Loan Party and any First
Priority Creditor (or any of its affiliates) at the time such
agreement is entered into.
“
Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding in
respect of bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, receivership,
dissolution or assignment for the benefit of creditors, in each of
the foregoing events whether under the Bankruptcy Code or any
similar federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership or similar law.
“ Junior
Priority Agreements ” means the Second Priority Documents
and the Third Priority Documents, collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Collateral ” means the Second Priority
Collateral and the Third Priority Collateral,
collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Creditors ” means the Second Priority Creditors
and the Third Priority Creditors, collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Documents ” means the Second Priority Documents
and the Third Priority Documents, collectively and the Junior
Priority Intercreditor Agreement.
“ Junior
Priority Intercreditor Agreement ” means the
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and
between the Second Priority Representative and the Third Priority
Representative.
“Junior
Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the Junior
Priority Security Documents.
“ Junior
Priority Obligations ” means the Second Priority
Obligations and the Third Priority Obligations,
collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Representatives ” means the Second Priority
Representative and the Third Priority Representative,
collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Secured Parties ” means the Second Priority
Secured Parties and the Third Priority Secured Parties,
collectively.
“ Junior
Priority Security Documents ” means the Second Priority
Security Documents and the Third Priority Security Documents,
collectively.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any
mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or
of such asset, and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor
under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially
the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such
asset.
“ Loan
Party ” means the Company and its Subsidiaries that are
now or hereafter become parties to any First Priority Document or
Junior Priority Document. All references in this Agreement to
any
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Loan Party
shall include such Loan Party as a debtor-in-possession and any
receiver or trustee for such Loan Party in any Insolvency
Proceeding.
“Maximum
First Priority Principal Amount” means
$47,500,000.
“
Person ” means any person, individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited
liability company, unincorporated organization, association,
institution, entity, party, including any government and any
political subdivision, agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“
Post-Petition Interest ” means any interest or
entitlement to fees or expenses or other charges that accrues after
the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not
allowed or allowable in any such Insolvency Proceeding.
“Purchase” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7(b).
“Purchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7(a).
“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7(c).
“Purchasing Parties” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.7(b).
“
Recovery ” has the meaning as set forth in
Section 5.5.
“Replacement First Priority Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the definition of “First Priority
Agreement”.
“ Second
Priority Administrative Agent ” means Credit Suisse, as
the administrative agent for the Second Priority Secured Parties
under the Second Priority Agreement.
“ Second
Priority Agreement ” means the collective reference to
(a) the Existing Second Priority Agreement, (b) any
Additional Second Priority Agreement and (c) any other credit
agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note,
indenture, or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing
the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that
has been incurred to extend, replace, refinance or refund in whole
or in part the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under
the Existing Second Priority Agreement, any Additional Second
Priority Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to
in this clause (c). Any reference to the Second Priority Agreement
hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Second Priority
Agreement then extant.
“ Second
Priority Collateral ” means all assets, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Company or any other Loan Party, in
which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Second
Priority Secured Party as security for any Second Priority
Obligation.
“ Second
Priority Creditors ” means the “Lenders” as
defined in the Second Priority Agreement, or any Persons that are
designated under the Second Priority Agreement as the “Second
Priority Creditors” for purposes of this
Agreement.
“ Second
Priority Documents ” means each Second Priority
Agreement, each Second Priority Security Document and each Second
Priority Guarantee.
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“ Second
Priority Guarantee ” means any guarantee by any Loan
Party of any or all of the Second Priority Obligations.
“Second
Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the Second
Priority Security Documents.
“ Second
Priority Obligations ” means (a) all principal of
and interest (including without limitation any Post-Petition
Interest) and premium (if any) on all indebtedness under the Second
Priority Agreement, and (b) all guarantee obligations, fees,
expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel to the Second
Priority Administrative Agent and the Second Priority
Representative) and other amounts payable (including any indemnity
for Claims (as defined in the Second Priority Agreement)) from time
to time pursuant to the Second Priority Documents.
“ Second
Priority Representative ” has the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph hereof, but shall also include any
Person identified as a “Second Priority Representative”
in any Second Priority Agreement other than the Existing Second
Priority Agreement.
“ Second
Priority Secured Parties ” means the Second Priority
Representative, the Second Priority Creditors and any other holders
of the Second Priority Obligations.
“ Second
Priority Security Documents ” means the “Security
Documents” as defined in the Second Priority Agreement and
any documents that are designated under the Second Priority
Agreement as “Second Priority Security Documents” for
purposes of this Agreement.
“ Secured
Parties ” means the First Priority Secured Parties and
the Junior Priority Secured Parties.
“
Standstill Period ” has the meaning as set forth in
Section 3.2.
“Surviving Obligations” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.7(b).
“ Third
Priority Agreement ” means the collective reference to
(a) the Existing Third Priority Agreement, (b) any
Additional Third Priority Agreement and (c) any other credit
agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note,
indenture, or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing
the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that
has been incurred to extend, replace, refinance or refund in whole
or in part the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under
the Existing Third Priority Agreement, any Additional Third
Priority Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to
in this clause (c). Any reference to the Third Priority Agreement
hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Third Priority
Agreement then extant.
“ Third
Priority Collateral ” means all assets, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Company or any other Loan Party, in
which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Third
Priority Secured Party as security for any Third Priority
Obligation.
“ Third
Priority Creditors ” means the “Holders” as
defined in the Third Priority Agreement, or any Persons that are
designated under the Third Priority Agreement as the “Third
Priority Creditors” for purposes of this
Agreement.
“ Third
Priority Documents ” means each Third Priority Agreement,
each Third Priority Security Document and each Third Priority
Guarantee.
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“ Third
Priority Guarantee ” means any guarantee by any Loan
Party of any or all of the Third Priority Obligations.
“Third
Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the Third
Priority Security Documents.
“ Third
Priority Obligations ” means (a) all principal of
and interest (including without limitation any Post-Petition
Interest) and premium (if any) on all indebtedness under the Third
Priority Agreement, (b) the obligations of the Loan Parties to
the Third Priority Representative under Section 7.07 of the
Third Priority Agreement and (c) all guarantee obligations,
fees, expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel to the Third
Priority Representative) and other amounts payable from time to
time pursuant to the Third Priority Documents.
“ Third
Priority Representative ” has the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph hereof, but shall also include any
Person identified as a “Third Priority Representative”
in any Third Priority Agreement other than the Existing Third
Priority Agreement.
“ Third
Priority Secured Parties ” means the Third Priority
Representative, the Third Priority Creditors and any other holders
of the Third Priority Obligations.
“ Third
Priority Security Documents ” means the “Security
Documents” as defined in the Third Priority Agreement and any
documents that are designated under the Third Priority Agreement as
“Third Priority Security Documents” for purposes of
this Agreement.
“
Unasserted Contingent Obligations ” means, at any
time, First Priority Obligations for taxes, costs,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities
(excluding (a) the principal of, and interest and premium (if
any) on, and fees and expenses relating to, any First Priority
Obligation and (b) contingent reimbursement obligations in
respect of amounts that may be drawn under outstanding letters of
credit) in respect of which no assertion of liability (whether oral
or written) and no claim or demand for payment (whether oral or
written) has been made (and, in the case of First Priority
Obligations for indemnification, no notice for indemnification has
been issued by the indemnitee) at such time.
“ Uniform
Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.
1.2 Terms
Generally . The definitions of terms herein 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 (i) 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 amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified, renewed, extended Refinanced or replaced
(ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
include such Person’s successors or permitted assigns,
(iii) any reference herein to any Loan Party shall be
construed to include such Loan Party as debtor and
debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Loan
Party in any Insolvency Proceeding, (iv) 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, (v) all references herein to
Sections shall be construed to refer to Exhibits or Sections of
this Agreement, (vi) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any
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and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights and (vii) references
to laws or statutes include all related rules, regulations,
interpretations, amendments and successor provisions.
SECTION 2.
LIEN PRIORITIES.
2.1
Subordination of Liens . (a) Any and all Liens now
existing or hereafter created or arising in favor of any Junior
Priority Secured Party securing the Junior Priority Obligations,
regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of
law, subrogation or otherwise are expressly junior in priority,
operation and effect to any and all Liens now existing or hereafter
created or arising in favor of the First Priority Secured Parties
securing the First Priority Obligations, notwithstanding
(i) anything to the contrary contained in any agreement or
filing to which any Junior Priority Secured Party may now or
hereafter be a party, and regardless of the time, order or method
of grant, attachment, recording or perfection of any financing
statements or other security interests, pledges, deeds, mortgages
and other liens, charges or encumbrances or any defect or
deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing,
(ii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code or any
applicable law or any First Priority Document or Junior Priority
Document or any other circumstance whatsoever and (iii) the
fact that any such Liens in favor of any First Priority Secured
Party securing any of the First Priority Obligations are
(x) subordinated to any Lien securing any obligation of any
Loan Party other than the Junior Priority Obligations or
(y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or
lapsed.
(b) No
Secured Party shall object to or contest, or support any other
Person in contesting or objecting to, in any proceeding (including
without limitation, any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity,
extent, perfection, priority (as set forth herein) or
enforceability of any security interest in the Common Collateral
granted to the Secured Parties; provided that nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights
of the First Priority Representative or the First Priority Secured
Parties to enforce this Agreement, including the priority of the
Liens as provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any failure by
any First Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests
in the Common Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation or
subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction
of the security interests in the Common Collateral granted to the
First Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as between
the First Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured
Parties with respect to the Common Collateral shall be as set forth
herein.
2.2 Nature of
First Priority Obligations . Each Junior Priority
Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Junior Priority
Secured Parties it represents, acknowledges that a portion of the
First Priority Obligations represents debt that is revolving in
nature and that the amount thereof that may be outstanding at any
time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and
subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of the First Priority
Obligations may be modified, extended or amended from time to time,
and that the aggregate amount of the First Priority Obligations may
be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice
to or consent by the Junior Priority Secured Parties and without
affecting the provisions hereof (but subject to the proviso in the
definition of “First Priority Obligations” with respect
to the Maximum First Priority Principal Amount), whether or not
such obligations are permitted to be incurred pursuant to the
Junior Priority Documents. The Lien priorities provided in
Section 2.1 shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any
such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment,
reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or
refinancing of either the First Priority Obligations (subject to
the Maximum First Priority Principal Amount) or the Junior Priority
Obligations, or any portion thereof.
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2.3 Agreements
Regarding Actions to Perfect Liens . (a) Each Junior
Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Junior
Priority Secured Parties it represents, agrees that UCC-1 financing
statements, patent, trademark or copyright filings or other filings
or recordings filed or recorded on behalf of the Junior Priority
Secured Parties shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to the
First Priority Representative.
(b) Each
Junior Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other
Junior Priority Secured Parties it represents, agrees that all
mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds and similar instruments
(collectively, “ mortgages ”) now or thereafter
filed against real property in favor of and for the benefit of the
Junior Secured Parties shall be in form satisfactory to the First
Priority Representative and shall contain the following notation
(or such other notation acceptable to the First Priority
Representative): “The lien created by this mortgage on the
property described herein is junior and subordinate to the lien on
such property created by any mortgage, deed of trust or similar
instrument now or hereafter granted to the First Priority
Representative, and its successors and assigns, in such property,
in accordance with the provisions of that certain Intercreditor
Agreement dated as of August 4, 2009 among Bank of America,
N.A., as First Priority Administrative Agent and First Priority
Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse, as Second Lien Collateral Agent,
U.S. Bank National Association as Third Lien Collateral Agent and
the Loan Parties referred to therein, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.”
(c) The First
Priority Representative hereby acknowledges that, to the extent
that it holds, or a third party holds on its behalf, physical
possession of or “control” (as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code) over Common Collateral pursuant to the First
Priority Security Documents, such possession or control is also for
the benefit of the Junior Priority Representatives and the other
Junior Priority Secured Parties solely to the extent required to
perfect their security interest in such Common Collateral. Nothing
in the preceding sentence shall be construed to impose any duty on
the First Priority Representative (or any third party acting on its
behalf) with respect to such Common Collateral or provide the
Junior Priority Representatives or any other Junior Priority
Secured Party with any rights with respect to such Common
Collateral beyond those specified in this Agreement and the Junior
Priority Security Documents, provided that promptly
subsequent to the occurrence of the First Priority Obligations
Payment Date, the First Priority Representative shall
(i) deliver to the applicable Junior Priority Representative,
at the direction of the Second Priority Representative and the
Third Priority Representative as is determined between them in
accordance with the Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement, at the
Company’s sole cost and expense, the Common Collateral in its
possession or control together with any necessary endorsements to
the extent required by the Junior Priority Documents or
(ii) direct and deliver such Common Collateral as a court of
competent jurisdiction otherwise directs, and provided ,
further , that the provisions of this Agreement are intended
solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the
First Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured
Parties and shall not impose on the First Priority Secured Parties
any obligations in respect of the disposition of any Common
Collateral (or any proceeds thereof) that would conflict with prior
perfected Liens or any claims thereon in favor of any other Person
that is not a Secured Party.
2.4 No New
Liens . So long as the First Priority Obligations Payment Date
has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that (a) no Loan
Party shall create or grant , nor shall any Junior Priority Secured
Party have any right to require the creation of, any Lien on any
assets of any Loan Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation if
such assets are not subject to, and do not become subject to, a
Lien securing the First Priority Obligations and (b) if any
Junior Priority Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any
assets of any Loan Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation
which assets are not also subject to the First Priority Lien of the
First Priority Representative under the First Priority Documents,
then such Junior Priority Representative, upon demand by the First
Priority Representative, will without the need
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consent of any other Junior Priority Secured Party, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in any other Junior Priority Document
either (i) release such Lien or (ii) assign it to the
First Priority Representative as security for the First Priority
Obligations (in which case such Junior Priority Representative may
retain a junior Lien on such assets subject to the terms hereof).
To the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with
for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies
available to the First Priority Secured Parties, the Junior
Priority Representatives and the other Junior Priority Secured
Parties agree that any amounts received by or distributed to any of
them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention
of this Section 2.4 shall be subject to
Section 4.1.
SECTION 3.
ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS.
3.1 Exclusive
Enforcement . Until the First Priority Obligations Payment Date
has occurred, whether or not an Insolvency Proceeding has been
commenced by or against any Loan Party, the First Priority Secured
Parties shall have the exclusive right to take and continue any
Enforcement Action with respect to the Common Collateral, without
any consultation with or consent of any Junior Priority Secured
Party, but subject to the provisos set forth in Sections 3.2
and 5.1. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Default or an Event of Default under (and defined in) the First
Priority Documents, the First Priority Representative and the other
First Priority Secured Parties may take and continue any
Enforcement Action with respect to the First Priority Obligations
and the Common Collateral in accordance with the terms of the First
Priority Documents in such order and manner as they may determine
in their sole discretion.
3.2 Standstill
and Waivers . Each Junior Priority Representative, on behalf of
itself and the other Junior Priority Secured Parties it represents,
agrees that, until the First Priority Obligations Payment Date has
occurred, subject to the proviso set forth in
Section 5.1:
(a) they will not
take or cause to be taken any Enforcement Action;
(b) they will not
take or cause to be taken any action, the purpose or effect of
which is to make any Lien in res
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