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Exhibit 4.1(d)
CONSENT AND RELEASE
CONSENT AND RELEASE, dated as of April 17, 2006 (this “Consent”), by and between AMC Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2006 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, Cadena Mexicana de Exhibition, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico, the Lenders and Issuers party thereto, the Administrative Agent and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex, as Mexican Facility Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent consent to the release of Magic Johnson Theatres Limited Partnership (“Magic Johnson Theatres”) from its obligations as a Guarantor under the Guaranty and as a Grantor under and as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.
Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit
Agreement.
2.
Release. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined
below) and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(a)
Magic Johnson Theatres shall be released
as a Guarantor under the Guaranty and shall have no further obligations and
liabilities thereunder;
(b)
Magic Johnson Theatres shall be released
as a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement and shall have no further
obligations and liabilities thereunder; and
(c)
Magic Johnson Theatres shall cease to be
a Loan Party under the Loan Documents.
3.
Conditions to Effectiveness of this
Consent. This Consent shall become
effective as of the date the following conditions precedent have been satisfied
(the “Effective Date”):
(a)
the Administrative Agent shall have
received (i) this Consent, duly executed and delivered by the Company,
(ii) the Affirmation of Guarantors, in the form attached hereto as Annex
A, duly executed and delivered by each of the Guarantors (other than
Magic Johnson Theatres), and (iii) Lender Consents, in the form attached
hereto as Annex B (the “Lender Consents”), duly
executed by the Lenders constituting the Requisite Lenders;
(b)
the Administrative Agent shall have
received an officer’s certificate from the Company, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying (i) that
Magic Johnson Theatres is not a material Guarantor, (ii) that after giving
effect to this Consent, Magic Johnson Theatres has not guaranteed the
Indebtedness of any Loan Party and (iii) as to the matters specified in
clauses (d) and (e) below;
(c)
the Administrative Agent shall have
received all fees and accrued expenses of the Administrative Agent required to
be paid by the Company, including without limitation, the reasonable fees and
disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent;
(d)
each of the representations and
warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as if
made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date; and
(e)
no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on the date hereof.
4.
Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on and as of the date hereof, that:
(a)
(i) The Company has taken all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Consent, (ii) this Consent has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and (iii) this Consent is the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
(b)
Each of the representations and
warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents is true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as if made
on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as
of such earlier date.
(c)
No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
5.
Continuing Effect. Except as expressly set forth in this Consent, all
of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company and the
other Loan Parties shall continue to be bound by all of such terms and
provisions. This Consent is limited as specified herein and shall not
constitute an amendment or waiver of, or an indication of the Administrative
Agent’s or the Lenders’ willingness to amend or waive, any other
provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents for any other
date or purpose.
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6.
Expenses. The Company agrees to pay and reimburse the
Administrative Agent for all its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this
Consent, and all other documents prepared in connection herewith, and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, reasonable
fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative
Agent.
7.
Choice of Law. This Consent and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
8.
Counterparts. This Consent may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties and separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, and all of which,
when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Consent by facsimile or
e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Consent.
9.
Integration. This Consent, together with the other Loan
Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
10.
Severability. In case any provision in this Consent shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from the
remainder of this Consent and the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
11.
Loan Document. This Consent is a Loan Document.
12.
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS CONSENT AND ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT.
13.
Termination of Security Interest. The Administrative Agent, on the behalf of the
Secured Parties, agrees, at the cost of the Company and upon the effectiveness
hereof, to execute and deliver to the Company such documents, including UCC-3
termination statements, reasonably necessary to evidence the termination of the
security interests granted by Magic Johnson Theatres under the Pledge and
Security Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties.
14.
Indentures. The Company agrees to provide to the Administrative
Agent documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and to
take such further actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, to
evidence the release of Magic Johnson Theatres as a guarantor under the
Indentures.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Consent as of the date first above written.
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