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INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

Intercreditor Agreement

INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT | Document Parties: CITICORP USA, INC. | REVLON, INC. | ALMAY, INC. | CHARLES OF THE RITZ GROUP LTD. | CHARLES REVSON INC | COSMETICS & MORE INC. | NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC. | PPI TWO CORPORATION | REVLON CONSUMER CORP. | REVLON PRODUCTS CORP. |  RIROS CORPORATION, |   EUROPEENNE DE PRODUITS DE BEAUTE, You are currently viewing:
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Title: INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 7/13/2004

INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT, Parties: citicorp usa  inc. , revlon  inc. , almay  inc. , charles of the ritz group ltd. , charles revson inc , cosmetics & more inc. , north america revsale inc. , ppi two corporation , revlon consumer corp. , revlon products corp. ,  riros corporation  ,   europeenne de produits de beaute
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                                                                  Exhibit 4.36

 

 

 

                 INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

            This INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT, dated as of

July 9, 2004, is entered into among CITICORP USA, INC. ("Citicorp"), as

administrative agent for the Multi-Currency Lenders and Issuing Lenders (in

such capacity, the "Multi-Currency Administrative Agent"), CITICORP, as

administrative agent for the Term Loan Lenders (in such capacity, the "Term

Loan Administrative Agent"), CITICORP, as collateral agent for the Secured

Parties (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), REVLON, INC. ("Revlon"),

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION (the "Company") and each other Loan

Party.

 

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

 

            WHEREAS, the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, the Lenders and

Issuing Lenders party thereto from time to time, the Multi-Currency

Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and the Collateral

Agent have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as

such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed or otherwise

modified from time to time, together with any other agreements pursuant to

which any of the Indebtedness, commitments, obligations, costs, expenses,

fees, reimbursements, indemnities or other obligations payable or owing

thereunder may be refinanced, restructured, renewed, extended, increased,

refunded or replaced, the "Credit Agreement"); and

 

             WHEREAS, it is a condition to the initial extensions of credit

under the Credit Agreement that the parties hereto execute and deliver this

Agreement;

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants

and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

            Section 1.    Definitions

 

            1.1    Definitions

 

            (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms are used herein as

defined in the Credit Agreement. In addition, as used in this Agreement, the

following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally

applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

            "Agent" shall mean each of the Senior Agent, the Junior Agent and

the Collateral Agent.

 

            "Agreement" shall mean this Intercreditor Agreement, as amended,

restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance

with the terms hereof.

 

            "Bankruptcy Code" shall mean title 11, United States Code.

 

            "Bankruptcy Law" shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar

federal, state or foreign Requirement of Law for the relief of debtors or any

arrangement, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, assignment for the

benefit of creditors, any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of

the Company or any other Loan Party or any similar law relating to or

affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

 

            "Collateral" shall mean, collectively, the Multi-Currency

Collateral and the Term Loan Collateral.

 

            "Collateral Agent" shall include, in addition to the Collateral

Agent referred to in the recitals hereto, any successors and assigns to the

Collateral Agent permitted hereunder.

 

            "Collateral Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Security

Documents, the Senior Documents, the Junior Documents and all other security

agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, guaranties and other documents

executed and/or delivered by the Loan Parties and accepted by the Collateral

Agent.

 

            "Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the

recitals to this Agreement.

 

            "Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding" shall mean, collectively,

(a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law

with respect to the Company or any other Loan Party, (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 the Company or any other Loan Party or with respect

to any of their respective assets, (c) any liquidation, dissolution,

reorganization or winding up of the Company or any Loan Party, whether

voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy

(except as permitted by Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement), and (d) any

assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and

liabilities of the Company or any other Loan Party.

 

             "Junior Agent" shall mean (a) with respect to any Multi-Currency

Claim or any Multi-Currency Collateral, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and

(b) with respect to any Term Loan Claim or any Term Loan Collateral, the

Multi-Currency Administrative Agent.

 

            "Junior Claims" shall mean (a) with respect to any Multi-Currency

Collateral, all Term Loan Claims and (b) with respect to any Term Loan

Collateral, all Multi-Currency Claims.

 

            "Junior Documents" shall mean, collectively, with respect to any

Junior Claim, any provision pertaining to such Junior Claim in any Loan

Document or any other document, instrument or certificate evidencing or

delivered in connection with such Junior Claim.

 

            "Junior Liens" shall mean (a) with respect to the Multi-Currency

Collateral, all Liens securing the Term Loan Claims and (b) with respect to

the Term Loan Collateral, all Liens securing the Multi-Currency Claims.

 

            "Junior Secured Parties" shall mean (a) with respect to the

Multi-Currency Collateral, all Term Loan Secured Parties and (b) with respect

to the Term Loan Collateral, all Multi-Currency Secured Parties.

 

            "Multi-Currency Administrative Agent" shall include, in addition

to the Multi-Currency Administrative Agent referred to in the recitals hereto,

(a) any successors and assigns thereto or any acting Multi-Currency

Administrative Agent, in each case, as permitted under the Credit Agreement,

and (b) if there is no acting Multi-Currency Administrative Agent, the

Required Multi-Currency Lenders.

 

            "Multi-Currency Claims" shall mean all Multi-Currency Secured

Obligations and all extensions of credit under any financing, or any

arrangement for use of cash collateral, under any Bankruptcy Law extended or

provided to any Loan Party by the Multi-Currency Lenders.

 

            "Multi-Currency Collateral" shall mean, collectively, the

"Multi-Currency Collateral," as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement,

the Charged Assets (as defined in the Multi-Currency Debenture), any Real

Property of the Grantors constituting Collateral (as defined in the Credit

Agreement) and any other Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the

same type.

 

            "Multi-Currency Debenture" means that certain Multi-Currency

Debenture, dated as of July 9, 2004, between the Company, Charles Revson Inc.,

Charles of the Ritz Group Ltd. and Revlon International Corporation (UK

Branch), as Chargors, and the Collateral Agent.

 

            "Multi-Currency Eligible Obligation Holder" shall mean each holder

of any Multi-Currency Eligible Obligation.

 

            "Multi-Currency Eligible Obligation" shall mean each Designated

Eligible Obligation designated as a "Multi-Currency Eligible Obligation" by the

Company to the Agents from time to time pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

            "Multi-Currency Secured Obligations" shall have the meaning set

forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

            "Multi-Currency Secured Party" shall have the meaning set forth in

the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

            "Notice of Actionable Default" shall mean a written certification

identified as a "Notice of Actionable Default," substantially in the form

attached hereto as Exhibit B or such other form reasonably satisfactory to the

Collateral Agent, from any Administrative Agent addressed to the Collateral

Agent certifying that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under

the Credit Agreement and that any required notice thereof has been given and

any grace periods provided for therein have expired.

 

            "pay in full," "paid in full" or "payment in full" shall mean with

respect to any Secured Claims, the payment in full in cash of the principal of,

accrued (but unpaid) interest and premium, if any, on all such Secured Claims

and, with respect to letters of credit outstanding thereunder, delivery of cash

collateral or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with

the relevant Collateral Documents, in each case, after or concurrently with

termination of all Commitments thereunder and payment in full in cash of any

other such Secured Claims that are due and payable at or prior to the time such

principal and interest are paid.

 

            "Secured Claims" shall mean, collectively, the Multi-Currency

Claims and the Term Loan Claims.

 

            "Secured Parties" shall mean, collectively, the Senior Secured

Parties and the Junior Secured Parties.

 

            "Senior Agent" shall mean (a) with respect to any Multi-Currency

Claim or any Multi-Currency Collateral, the Multi-Currency Administrative Agent

and, after the payment in full of the Multi-Currency Claims, the Term Loan

Administrative Agent and (b) with respect to any Term Loan Claim or any Term

Loan Collateral, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and, after the payment in

full of the Term Loan Claims, the Multi-Currency Administrative Agent.

 

            "Senior Claims" shall mean (a) with respect to any Multi-Currency

Collateral, all Multi-Currency Claims and (b) with respect to any Term Loan

Collateral, all Term Loan Claims. "Senior Claims" shall include all interest

accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency

or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency or

Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with and at the rate specified in the

Senior Documents whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a

claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. To the extent any payment

with respect to the Senior Claims (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 fraudulent or preferential in any respect, set aside or required

to be paid to a debtor in possession, trustee, receiver or similar Person, then

the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be

deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred.

 

            "Senior Collateral" shall mean (a) with respect to any Junior

Secured Party, any Collateral on which it has a Junior Lien and (b) with

respect to any Senior Secured Party, any Collateral on which it has a Senior

Lien.

 

            "Senior Documents" shall mean, collectively, with respect to any

Senior Claim, any provision pertaining to such Senior Claim in any Loan

Document or any other document, instrument or certificate evidencing or

delivered in connection with such Senior Claim.

 

            "Senior Liens" shall mean (a) with respect to the Multi-Currency

Collateral, all Liens securing the Multi-Currency Claims and (b) with respect

to the Term Loan Collateral, all Liens securing the Term Loan Claims.

 

            "Senior Secured Parties" shall mean (a) with respect to the

Multi-Currency Collateral, all Multi-Currency Secured Parties and (b) with

respect to the Term Loan Collateral, all Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

            "Term Loan Administrative Agent" shall include, in addition to the

Term Loan Administrative Agent referred to in the recitals hereto, (a) any

successors and assigns thereto or any acting Term Loan Administrative Agent, in

each case, as permitted under the Credit Agreement, and (b) if there is no

acting Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Required Term Loan Lenders.

 

            "Term Loan Claims" shall mean all Term Loan Secured Obligations and

all extensions of credit under any financing, or any arrangement for use of

cash collateral, under any Bankruptcy Law extended or provided to any Loan

Party by the Term Loan Lenders.

 

            "Term Loan Collateral" shall have the meaning set forth in the

Pledge and Security Agreement, the Charged Assets (as defined in the Term Loan

Debenture) and any other Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the

same type.

 

            "Term Loan Debenture" means that certain Term Loan Debenture, dated

as of July 9, 2004, among the Company, Charles Revson Inc., Charles of the Ritz

Group Ltd. and Revlon International Corporation (UK Branch), as Chargors, and

the Collateral Agent.

 

            "Term Loan Eligible Obligation Holder" shall mean each holder of

any Term Loan Eligible Obligation.

 

            "Term Loan Eligible Obligation" shall mean each Designated Eligible

Obligation (other than a Multi-Currency Eligible Obligation).

 

            "Term Loan Secured Obligations" shall have the meaning set forth in

the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

            "Term Loan Secured Party" shall have the meaning set forth in the

Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

            "Undesignated" shall mean, at any time, with respect to any

obligation designated by the Company as a Designated Eligible Obligation

hereunder, that such designation has been revoked at or before such time in

accordance with Section 10.1.

 

            "Uniform Commercial Code" or "UCC" shall mean the Uniform

Commercial Code of the State of New York, as amended.

 

            1.2    Certain Other Terms

 

            (a) The terms "herein," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" and

similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular

Article, Section, subsection or clause in this Agreement.

 

            (b) References herein to an Annex, Schedule, Article, Section,

subsection or clause, unless specifically stated otherwise, refer to the

appropriate Annex or Schedule to, or Article, Section, subsection or clause in

this Agreement.

 

            (c) Where the context requires, provisions relating to any

Collateral, when used in relation to any Loan Party, shall refer to such Loan

Party's Collateral or any relevant part thereof.

 

            (d) Any reference in this Agreement to a Loan Document shall

include all appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto, and, unless

specifically stated otherwise, all amendments, restatements, supplements or

other modifications thereto, and as the same may be in effect at any time such

reference becomes operative.

 

            (e) The term "including" means "including, without limitation"

except when used in the computation of time periods.

 

            (f) References in this Agreement to any statute shall be to such

statute as amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

 

            Section 2.    Collateral Agent

 

            2.1    Appointment. Each Secured Party hereby appoints Citicorp as

the Collateral Agent hereunder and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such

action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement

and the other Collateral Documents as are delegated to the Collateral Agent

under such documents and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental

thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby authorizes

the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations

under, each of the Collateral Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a

party, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Collateral Agent

may have under such documents and to act as agent for the Secured Parties under

such Collateral Documents.

 

            2.2    Actions; Direction of Administrative Agents.

 

            (a) Except as set forth in Section 2.2(b), the Collateral Agent

shall take, or refrain from taking, any action as directed in writing (i) by

the applicable Administrative Agent as designated in the Credit Agreement or

any other Loan Document with respect to such action, (ii) collectively by the

Administrative Agents or (iii) in the absence of such events, with respect to

any Collateral (and any provision of the Collateral Documents related thereto),

(A) until the payment in full of the Senior Claims in respect of such

Collateral, by the Senior Agent and (B) thereafter, the Junior Agent.

 

            (b) From and after the receipt of any Notice of Actionable Default

and prior to the withdrawal of all pending Notices of Actionable Default, the

Collateral Agent shall take, or refrain from, taking any action, with respect

to any Collateral (and any provision of the Collateral Documents related

thereto), as directed in writing (i) until the payment in full of the Senior

Claims in respect of such Collateral, by the Senior Agent and (ii) thereafter,

the Junior Agent. Each Administrative Agent, in the event all of the Events of

Default giving rise to any Notice of Actionable Default issued by such

Administrative Agent has been cured or waived or otherwise has ceased to exist

pursuant to the Credit Agreement, shall withdraw such Notice of Actionable

Default by written notice to the Collateral Agent.

 

            (c) Each Administrative Agent shall promptly send to the other

Administrative Agent a copy of any written directions given by such

Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2; provided, however, that the

failure to comply with this Section 2.2(c) shall not impair any of the rights,

powers and remedies of such Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under

any Collateral Document.

 

            (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or in

the Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to take,

or refrain from taking, any action (i) to the extent the Collateral Agent has

received a written advice from its counsel that such action is in conflict with

any applicable law, Collateral Document or order of any Governmental Authority

or (ii) with respect to which the Collateral Agent, in its reasonable judgment,

has not received adequate security or indemnity hereunder or under the

Collateral Documents.

 

            (e) Nothing in this Section 2.2 shall impair the right of the

Collateral Agent in its discretion to take or omit to take any action which is

deemed proper by the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents and which

it believes in good faith is not inconsistent with any direction of the

applicable Administrative Agent delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2;

provided, however, the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to

take any discretionary action under the provisions of this Agreement or any

other Collateral Document unless so directed by the applicable Administrative

Agent.

 

            2.3    Limitation on Duties.

 

            (a) The Collateral Agent shall be obliged to perform only such

duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement or any other Collateral

Document, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into any

Collateral Document against the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall,

upon receipt of any written direction pursuant to Section 2.2, exercise the

rights and powers vested in it by any Collateral Document with respect to such

direction, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any

action taken or omitted in accordance with such direction. If the Collateral

Agent shall seek directions from any Administrative Agent or the Lenders with

respect to any action under any Collateral Document, the Collateral Agent shall

not be required to take, or refrain from taking, such action until it shall

have received such direction.

 

            (b) The Collateral Agent's sole duty with respect to the custody,

safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall

be to deal with it in the same manner as with similar property for its own

account. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the

Collateral Documents are solely to protect the Collateral Agent's interest in

the Collateral (for itself and for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and,

except as expressly set forth herein, shall not impose any duty upon the

Collateral Agent to exercise any such powers. The Collateral Agent shall be

accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the

exercise of such powers at the direction of the applicable Administrative

Agent, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors,

employees or agents shall be responsible to any Secured Party or any Loan Party

for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or

willful misconduct.

 

            2.4    Resignation and Removal.

 

            (a) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving written

notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company. The Collateral Agent may be

removed at any time by the Administrative Agents, acting jointly, or the

Required Lenders by giving written notice thereof to the Collateral Agent and

the Company. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Administrative Agents,

acting jointly, or the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a

successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so

appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days following

the notice of resignation or removal, then the retiring Collateral Agent may,

on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent. In

either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of

the Company (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and

shall not be required upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an

Event of Default).

 

            (b) Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Collateral Agent

by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed

to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of

the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be

discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Credit

Agreement and the Collateral Documents. Promptly after any retiring Collateral

Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, the retiring

Collateral Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to

assign to the successor Collateral Agent its rights as Collateral Agent under

the Collateral Documents and to protect and maintain the Liens held by the

Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (including delivery of

any Collateral in its possession to the successor Collateral Agent). After such

resignation, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to have the benefit

of Section 8 as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was

Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Collateral

Documents.

 

            (c) If no Person has accepted appointment as a successor Collateral

Agent within 30 days following the notice of resignation or removal, the

retiring Collateral Agent's resignation or removal shall nevertheless thereupon

become effective, and the Administrative Agents, jointly, shall assume and

perform all of the duties of the retiring Collateral Agent hereunder until such

time, if any, as the Administrative Agents or the Required Lenders shall

appoint a successor Collateral Agent as provided for above.

 

            Section 3.   Priority of Liens

 

            3.1   Lien Subordination. Notwithstanding the date, manner or order

of grant, attachment or perfection of any Junior Lien in respect of any

Collateral or of any Senior Lien in respect of any Collateral and

notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, any applicable law, any Collateral

Document, any alleged or actual defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing or

any other circumstance whatsoever, the Junior Agent, on behalf of each Junior

Secured Party, in respect of such Collateral hereby agrees that:

 

            (a) any Senior Lien in respect of such Collateral, regardless of

how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or

otherwise, shall be and shall remain senior and prior to any Junior Lien in

respect of such Collateral (whether or not such Senior Lien is subordinated to

any Lien securing any other obligation); and

 

            (b) any Junior Lien in respect of such Collateral, regardless of

how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or

otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to any Senior Lien

in respect of such Collateral.

 

            3.2   Prohibition on Contesting Liens. In respect of any Collateral,

the Junior Agent, on behalf of each Junior Secured Party, in respect of such

Collateral agrees that it shall not, and hereby waives any right to:

 

            (a) contest, or support any other Person in contesting, in any

proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the priority,

validity or enforceability of any Senior Lien on such Collateral; or

 

            (b) demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or claim the benefit

of any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or similar right which it may have in

respect of such Collateral or the Senior Liens on such Collateral, except to

the extent that such rights are expressly granted in this Agreement.

 

            3.3    New Liens.

 

            (a) The parties hereto agree that, prior to the payment in full of

the Secured Claims, any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party securing any

Secured Claim (and which asset is not also subject to a Lien securing all of

the Secured Claims in accordance with the priorities set forth herein) shall

immediately be released upon demand by any Agent or assigned to the Collateral

Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, subject to the priorities set forth in

Section 2.1, and, at all times prior to such release or assignment, the Secured

Party to whom such Lien was granted shall be acting as a sub-agent of the

Collateral Agent for the sole purpose of perfecting the Lien on such asset.

 

            (b) Each Loan Party hereby agrees not to grant, or to permit any of

its Subsidiaries to grant, except as expressly permitted by the Credit

Agreement, any Lien on any of its respective assets securing the Senior Claims

or the Junior Claims, as the case may be, to any Person other than the

Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, subject to the priorities

set forth in Section 2.1.

 

            3.4   Separate Liens. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and

agrees that (i) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents

constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and (ii) because of, among

other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Junior Claims in

respect of any Collateral are fundamentally different from the Senior Claims in

respect of such Collateral, and the Junior Claims and Senior Claims in respect

of any Collateral must be separately classified in any Insolvency Proceeding.

To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately

preceding sentence, if it is held that, in respect of any Collateral, the

Junior Claims and the Senior Claims in respect of such Collateral constitute

only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior

secured claims), then the Junior Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree

that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of

senior and junior secured claims against the Loan Parties in respect of any

Collateral (with the effect that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the

Senior Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by

the Junior Secured Parties), the Senior Secured Parties shall be entitled to

receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal,

pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of

post-petition interest before any distribution is made in respect of the claims

held by the Junior Secured Parties with respect to the Senior Collateral, with

the Junior Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to

the Senior Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to

the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such

turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Junior Secured

Parties).

 

            Section 4.   Exercise of Remedies

 

            4.1    Remedies.

 

            (a) Prior to the payment in full of the Senior Claims in respect of

any Collateral, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has

been commenced by or against any Loan Party, with respect to such Collateral:

 

                  (i) no Junior Secured Party shall (or direct the Collateral

            Agent to) (A) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies,

            (B) institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights

            or remedies, including any action of foreclosure, contest, protest,

            (C) object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by

            Collateral Agent or any Senior Secured Party or any other exercise

            of any rights and remedies relating to such Collateral under the

            Collateral Documents or otherwise, or (D) object to the forbearance

            by the Senior Secured Parties from bringing or pursuing any

            foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any

            rights or remedies relating to such Collateral; and

 

                  (ii) the Senior Agent, on behalf of the Senior Secured

            Parties, shall have the exclusive right to (and the exclusive right

            to direct the Collateral Agent to) enforce rights, exercise

            remedies and make determinations regarding release, disposition

            (including under ss.363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code) or restrictions

            with respect to such Collateral without any consultation with, or

            the consent of, any Junior Secured Party.

 

            (b) In exercising rights and remedies with respect to any

Collateral, the Senior Agent, on behalf of the Senior Secured Parties, in

respect of such Collateral may enforce (and direct the Collateral Agent to

enforce) the provisions of the Senior 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,

without limitation, the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or

otherwise dispose of such 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 UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and

of a secured creditor under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

             (c) The Junior Agent, on behalf of each Junior Secured Party, in

respect of any Collateral agrees that, prior to the payment in full of the

Senior Claims in respect of such Collateral, it will not take or receive any

such Collateral or any proceeds of such Collateral in connection with the

exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff) with respect to such

Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the

payment in full of the Senior Claims in respect of any Collateral, the sole

right of the Junior Agent and the Junior Secured Parties with respect to such

Collateral shall be the right to receive a share of the proceeds thereof

pursuant to Section 5.1.

 

            (d) The Junior Agent, on behalf of each Junior Secured Party, in

respect of any Collateral (i) agrees that neither it nor any Junior Secured

Party will take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies

undertaken by any Senior Secured Party in respect of such Collateral under the

Collateral Documents, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other

disposition of such Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise, and (ii)

hereby waives any and all rights it or any Junior Secured Party may have as a

junior creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which any Senior

Secured Party may seek to enforce or collect the Senior Claims or the Liens

granted in any of such Collateral.

 

            4.2   Exercise of Remedies as Unsecured Creditor


 
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