Exhibit 10.3
INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT
by and among
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee and Collateral Agent
THE SENIOR
NOTEHOLDERS
Named Herein
and
GLOBIX CORPORATION
Dated as of December 13, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Definitions
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2.
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Lien Priorities
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5
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3.
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Enforcement
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4.
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Payments
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5.
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Other Agreements
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6.
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Reliance; Waivers; Etc
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7.
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Miscellaneous
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INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT
INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT, dated as of
December 13, 2005, among the Senior Noteholders whose names are set
forth on the signature pages hereof, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (as successor to HSBC Bank USA), as Trustee and
Collateral Agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), and
GLOBIX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(“Globix”).
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, Globix, certain Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee have entered into that certain Indenture
dated as of April 23, 2002, as supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 17, 2003, and the various
Supplemental Indentures dated as of March 8, 2005 (as further
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “ Indenture ”) , pursuant to
which Globix has issued the 11% Notes to the purchasers
thereof;
WHEREAS, the Obligations of Globix
and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the 11% Noteholder Documents
are secured by various assets of Globix and the Subsidiary
Guarantors;
WHEREAS, Globix has entered into one
or more Note Purchase Agreements dated as of the date hereof (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “ Note Purchase Agreements ”) between
Globix and the purchaser or purchasers named therein, providing for
the purchase of up to $5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of
Globix’s Senior Secured Notes due May 1, 2008 (the “
Senior Notes ”) , and pursuant to which Globix
is issuing the Senior Notes; and
WHEREAS, the Obligations of Globix
and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Senior Noteholder Documents
are secured by various assets of Globix and the Subsidiary
Guarantors;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent
to the effectiveness of the Note Purchase Agreements that the
parties hereto enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
(a) As used in this
Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:
“ 11% Notes ”
means the 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2008 issued by Globix under
the Indenture.
“ 11% Noteholder Claims
” means all Obligations in respect of the 11% Notes or
arising under the 11% Noteholder Documents or any of
them.
“ 11% Noteholder
Collateral ” means all of the assets of any Obligor,
whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is
granted as security for any 11% Noteholder Claim.
“ 11% Noteholder Collateral
Documents ” means the Indenture, the Security Documents
(as defined in the Indenture), and any other document or instrument
pursuant to which a Lien is granted by any Obligor to secure any
11% Noteholder Claims or under which rights or remedies with
respect to any such Lien are governed.
“ 11% Noteholder
Documents ” means (a) the Indenture, the 11% Notes,
the 11% Noteholder Collateral Documents and any document or
instrument evidencing or governing any Obligations with respect to
the 11% Notes and (b) any other related document or instrument
executed and delivered pursuant to any 11% Noteholder Document
described in clause (a) above evidencing or governing any
Obligations thereunder.
“ 11% Noteholder
Mortgages ” means a collective reference to each
mortgage, deed of trust and any other document or instrument under
which any Lien on real property owned by any Obligor is granted to
secure any 11% Noteholder Claims or under which rights or remedies
with respect to any such Liens are governed.
“ 11% Noteholder Pledge
Agreements ” means the Security Agreement (as defined in
the Indenture) and the Subsidiary Security Agreements (as defined
in the Indenture).
“ 11% Noteholders
” means the Persons holding 11% Noteholder Claims.
“ Account ” has
the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the
UCC.
“ Agreement ”
means this Agreement, as amended, restated, renewed, extended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“ Bankruptcy Law
” means Title 11 of the United States Code and any similar
Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors, as amended
from time to time.
“ Business Day ”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a
legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are required or
authorized by law or other governmental action to close.
“ Collateral Agent
” means HSBC Bank USA, National Association, in its capacity
as trustee under the Indenture and/or collateral agent under the
11% Noteholder Collateral Documents, and also includes its
successors hereunder as collateral agent for the 11% Noteholders
under the 11% Noteholder Collateral Documents.
“ Common Collateral
” means the Accounts, and cash and non-cash Proceeds of the
Accounts, of any Obligor constituting both Senior Noteholder
Collateral and 11% Noteholder Collateral.
“ Comparable 11% Noteholder
Collateral Document ” means, in relation to any Common
Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Senior Noteholder
Collateral Document, that 11% Noteholder Collateral Document which
creates a Lien on the same Common Collateral, granted by the same
Obligor.
“Designated Senior
Debt” has the
meaning given to such term in the Indenture.
“ Globix ” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“ Indebtedness ”
means and includes all Obligations that constitute
“Indebtedness” within the meanings of the Indenture or
the Note Purchase Agreements.
“ Indenture ” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“ Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding ” means (a) any voluntary or involuntary
case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to any
Obligor, (b) 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 Obligor or with respect to any of
their respective assets, (c) any liquidation, dissolution,
reorganization or winding up of any Obligor whether voluntary or
involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy
or (d) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any
other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any
Obligor.
“ Lien ” means,
with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security
interest in, on or of such asset, (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 and (c) in the case of securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with
respect to such securities.
“ Note Purchase
Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
“ Obligations ”
means any and all obligations with respect to the payment of
(a) any principal of or interest (including interest accruing
on or after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is
allowed in such proceeding) or premium on any Indebtedness,
including any reimbursement obligation in respect of any letter of
credit, and (b) any fees, indemnification obligations, expense
reimbursement obligations or other liabilities payable under the
documentation governing any Indebtedness.
“ Obligors ”
means each of Globix, the Subsidiary Guarantors and any other
Person that has executed and delivered an 11% Noteholder Collateral
Document or a Senior Note Collateral Document.
“ Payment of the Senior
Obligations ” means payment in full of the Senior
Obligations.
“ Permitted Senior Secured
Debt ” has the meaning given to such term in the
Indenture.
“ Person ” means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership (whether general
or limited), entity or other party, including any government and
any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“ Proceeds ” has
the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the
UCC.
“ Required Noteholders
” means, with respect to any amendment or modification of the
Note Purchase Agreements, or any termination or waiver of any
provision of the Note Purchase Agreements, or any consent or
departure by Globix any of its Subsidiaries therefrom, those Senior
Noteholders the approval of which is required to approve such
amendment or modification, termination or waiver or consent or
departure pursuant to the terms thereof.
“ Senior Note Collateral
Documents ” means the Senior Noteholder Documents and any
other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is
granted securing any Senior Obligations or under which rights or
remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
“ Senior Noteholder
Collateral ” means all of the Accounts, whether now
existing or hereafter coming into existence, and cash and non-cash
Proceeds of such Accounts, of any Obligor, with respect to which a
Lien is granted, or purported to be granted, as security for any
Senior Obligation, provided , that such collateral shall not
extend to such Accounts, and cash and non-cash Proceeds of such
Accounts, in excess of Accounts, and cash and non-cash Proceeds of
the Accounts, having an aggregate outstanding amount thereof
without regard to aging greater than 1.5 multiplied by the amount
of the Permitted Senior Facility (as defined in the Indenture) or
Permitted Senior Guaranty (as defined in the Indenture), as
applicable.
“Senior Noteholder
Documents” means
the (a) Note Purchase Agreement, (b) Senior Notes, (c)
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated as of the date hereof, made by
the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Senior Noteholders and
(d) the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and
among Globix, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Secured Parties
named therein.
“ Senior Noteholders
” means the Persons holding Senior Notes from time to
time.
“ Senior Obligations
” means the Obligations owed by Globix or any Subsidiary
Guarantor to the Senior Noteholders.
“ Subsidiary ”
means any “Subsidiary” of Globix, as defined in the
Indenture or the Note Purchase Agreements.
“ Subsidiary Guarantors
” has the meaning given such term in the Note Purchase
Agreements.
“ Uniform Commercial
Code ” or “ UCC ” means the Uniform
Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New
York.
(b) 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 (a) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed
as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified, (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c) the words “herein”, “hereof’ and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement
and (e) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.
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2.
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Lien Priorities
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2.1.
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Subordination
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(a) Notwithstanding the
date, manner or order of attachment or perfection or the
description of any the description of any collateral or security
interests, Liens, claims or encumbrances covered or granted by the
11% Noteholder Collateral Documents or any similar documents
entered into between Globix or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the
Senior Noteholders, the security interest of the Collateral Agent
in the Common Collateral is and shall be subordinate to the
security interest of the Senior Noteholders in the Common
Collateral.
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2.1(a) , (i) the subordination of
the Liens on Common Collateral securing any of the 11% Noteholder
Claims shall extend only to the extent of Common Collateral
securing Permitted Senior Secured Debt or Designated Senior Debt
the aggregate indebtedness thereof not exceeding $20,000,000, and
(ii) the Lien granted to the Senior Noteholders to secure Permitted
Senior Secured Debt or Designated Senior Debt, as applicable, shall
not extend to property or assets in excess of property or assets
having a fair market value equal to or as close as practicable to
1.5 multiplied by the amount of the Permitted Senior Facility (as
defined in the Indenture) or Permitted Senior Guaranty (as defined
in the Indenture), as applicable.
2.2.
Prohibition on Contesting Liens . The Collateral Agent, for
itself and on behalf of each 11% Noteholder agrees that it shall
not (and hereby waives any right to) contest, bring or join in any
action or proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding) contesting the validity, perfection or priority of a
Lien held by the Senior Noteholders in the Common Collateral to the
extent of the Senior Obligations.
3.1.
Prohibition on Demand or Suit . So long as the Payment of
the Senior Obligations has not occurred, the Collateral Agent and
the 11% Noteholders will not ask, demand or sue for any right or
remedy in respect of the Common Collateral or proceeds thereof that
secures Senior Obligations.
3.2.
Prohibition on Foreclosure . So long as the Payment of the
Senior Obligations has not occurred, the Collateral Agent will not
commence any enforcement, collection, levy or foreclosure
proceeding with respect to the Common Collateral or proceeds of
Common Collateral.
3.3.
Manner of Enforcement . In exercising rights and remedies
with respect to the Common Collateral, the Senior Noteholders may
enforce the provisions of the Senior Noteholder Documents and
exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner
as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion.
Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent
appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Common Collateral
upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or
disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a
secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable
jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any
applicable jurisdiction.
3.4.
No Receipt of Commo