dated as of July 28,
2008
DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL
INC. ,
as Holdings,
DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL
LLC ,
as Borrower,
and certain of their respective
Subsidiaries,
as Grantors,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ,
as Administrative Agent
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SECTION 1.1 Terms Defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code
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SECTION 1.3 Other Definitional
Provisions
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ARTICLE II SECURITY INTEREST
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SECTION 2.1 Grant of Security
Interest
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SECTION 2.2 Intentionally Omitted
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SECTION 2.3 Grantors Remain Liable
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SECTION 2.4 Authorization to File Financing
Statements
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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SECTION 3.1 Perfected First Priority
Liens
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SECTION 3.2 Title; No Other Liens
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SECTION 3.3 State of Organization; Location of
Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures; other Information
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SECTION 3.5 Chattel Paper
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SECTION 3.6 Commercial Tort Claims
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SECTION 3.7 Deposit Accounts and Securities
Accounts
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SECTION 3.8 Intellectual Property
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SECTION 3.10 Investment Property;
Partnership/LLC Interests
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SECTION 3.12 Government Contracts
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SECTION 4.1 Maintenance of Perfected Security
Interest; Further Information
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SECTION 4.2 Changes in Locations; Changes in
Name or Structure
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SECTION 4.3 Required Notifications
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SECTION 4.4 Delivery Covenants
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SECTION 4.5 Control Covenants
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SECTION 4.7 Intellectual Property
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SECTION 4.8 Investment Property; Partnership/LLC
Interests
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SECTION 4.11 Government Contracts
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SECTION 4.12 Further Assurances
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ARTICLE V REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 5.1 General Remedies
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SECTION 5.2 Specific Remedies
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SECTION 5.3 Registration Rights
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SECTION 5.4 Application of Proceeds
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SECTION 5.5 Waiver, Deficiency
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ARTICLE VI THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SECTION 6.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent
as Attorney-In-Fact
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SECTION 6.2 Duty of Administrative
Agent
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SECTION 6.3 Authority of Administrative
Agent
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 7.2 Amendments, Waivers and
Consents
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SECTION 7.3 Expenses, Indemnification, Waiver of
Consequential Damages, etc
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SECTION 7.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue;
Service of Process
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SECTION 7.5 Waiver of Jury Trial
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SECTION 7.6 Injunctive Relief; Punitive
Damages
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SECTION 7.7 No Waiver by Course of Conduct;
Cumulative Remedies
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SECTION 7.8 Successors and Assigns
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SECTION 7.9 Survival of Indemnities
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SECTION 7.10 Titles and Captions
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SECTION 7.11 Severability
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SECTION 7.12 Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
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SECTION 7.13 Advice of Counsel; No Strict
Construction
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SECTION 7.14 Acknowledgements
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SECTION 7.16 Additional Grantors
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SECTION 7.17 All Powers Coupled With
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SECTION 7.18 Secured Parties
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Exact Legal
Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Taxpayer Identification Number;
Registered Organization Number; Mailing Address; Chief Executive
Office and other Locations
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Commercial Tort
Claims
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Deposit
Accounts
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Intellectual
Property
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Investment
Property and Partnership/LLC Interests
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Instruments
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Government
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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2008, by and
among DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“
Holdings ”), DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”),
certain of Holdings’ Subsidiaries as identified on the
signature pages hereto and any Additional Grantor (as defined
below) who may become party to this Agreement (such Subsidiaries
and Additional Grantors, collectively, with Holdings and the
Borrower, the “ Grantors ”), in favor of
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in
such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement of even date
herewith by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders from time
to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”), the Lenders have agreed
to make Extensions of Credit to the Borrower upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty
Agreements, Holdings and certain Subsidiaries of Holdings who are
parties hereto have guaranteed the payment and performance of the
Obligations.
It is a condition precedent to the obligation of
the Lenders to make their respective Extensions of Credit to the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have
executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by the parties hereto, and to induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit
Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective
Extensions of Credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor
hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
SECTION 1.1
Terms Defined in the Uniform Commercial Code .
(a) The following terms when used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) as in effect from time to time:
“ Accession ”, “ Account ”,
“ Account Debtor ”, “ Authenticate
”, “ Certificated Security ”, “
Chattel Paper ”; “ Commercial Tort Claim
”, “ Deposit Account ”, “
Documents ”, “ Electronic Chattel Paper
”, “ Equipment ”, “ Farm
Products ” “ Fixture ”, “
General Intangible ”, “ Goods ”,
“ Instrument ”, “ Inventory
”, “ Investment Company Security ”,
“ Investment Property ”, “ Letter of
Credit Rights ”, “ Proceeds ”, “
Record ”, “ Registered Organization
”, “ Securities Account ”, “
Securities Entitlement ”, “ Securities
Intermediary ”, “ Security ”, “
Supporting Obligation ”, “ Tangible Chattel
Paper ” and “ Uncertificated Security
”.
(b) Terms defined in the UCC and not
otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the UCC as in effect from time to
time.
SECTION 1.2 Definitions . The following
terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned
to them below:
“ Additional Grantor ” means
each Subsidiary of Holdings which hereafter becomes a Grantor
pursuant to Section 7.16 (as required pursuant to
Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement).
“
Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble to this Agreement.
“ Agreement ” means this
Collateral Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Applicable Insolvency Laws
” means all Applicable Laws governing bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, relief of
debtors, dissolution, insolvency, fraudulent transfers or
conveyances or other similar laws (including, without limitation,
11 U.S.C. Sections 547, 548 and 550 and other
“avoidance” provisions of Title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended or supplemented).
“ Assignment of Claims Act ”
means the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (41 U.S.C.
Section 15, 31 U.S.C. Section 3737, and 31 U.S.C.
Section 3727), including all amendments thereto and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Assignment Documents ”
means, collectively, the assignments and notices of assignment
executed by each Grantor pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act
and Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 32.8 with respect
to any Government Contract to which such Grantor is a party, each
of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; provided, that the applicable contracting
government officer (or the equivalent responsible person, as
applicable) shall not be required to execute any Assignment
Document until such Assignment Document is required to be filed
with the applicable Government Authority in accordance with
Section 5.2(a)(vi) .
“ Bank of America Securities
Account ” means that certain Securities Account (Account
Number 24901078) of the Borrower with Banc of America Securities
LLC, which account holds only amounts necessary to cash
collateralize the Bank of America Letters of Credit, and all
Investment Property held in such Securities Account.
“
Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
to this Agreement.
“
Collateral ” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 2.1 .
“
Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned thereto
in Section 5.2 .
“ Control ” means the manner
in which “control” is achieved under the UCC, with
respect to any Collateral for which the UCC specifies a method of
achieving “control”.
“
Controlled Depository ” has the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 4.5 .
“
Controlled Intermediary ” has the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 4.5 .
“ Copyrights ” means,
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all
copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable
by copyright, copyright registrations and copyright applications
anywhere in the world, including, without limitation, those listed
on Schedule 3.8 hereto, (b) all renewals of any of
the foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments
now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or
with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future
infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to sue
for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing
and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
throughout the world.
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“ Copyright Licenses ” means
any written agreement now or hereafter in existence naming any
Grantor as licensor or licensee, including, without limitation,
those listed in Schedule 3.8 , expressly granting any right
under any Copyright (excluding agreements concerning off-the-shelf
computer software), including, without limitation, the grant of
rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials
derived from any Copyright.
“ Effective Endorsement and
Assignment ” means, with respect to any specific type of
Collateral, all such endorsements, assignments and other
instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent with respect to the Security Interest granted in such
Collateral, and in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
“ Excluded Deposit Account ”
means, collectively, (a) Deposit Accounts established solely
for the purpose of funding payroll, payroll taxes and other
compensation and benefits to employees and (b) so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Deposit Accounts
with amounts on deposit that, when aggregated with the amounts on
deposit in all other Deposit Accounts for which control agreements
have not been obtained (other than those specified in clause (a)),
do not exceed $10,000,000 at any time.
“ Government Contract ” means
a contract between any Grantor and an agency, department or
instrumentality of the United States or any state, municipal or
local Governmental Authority located in the United States or all
obligations of any such Governmental Authority arising under any
Account now or hereafter owing by any such Governmental Authority,
as account debtor, to any Grantor.
“
Grantors ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“
Holdings ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
“ Intellectual Property ”
means, collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all
systems software and applications software, all documentation for
such software, including, without limitation, user manuals,
flowcharts, functional specifications, operations manuals, and all
formulas, processes, and know-how embodied in any of the foregoing,
(b) discoveries, improvements, know-how, technology, reports,
design information, trade secrets, practices, specifications, test
procedures, maintenance manuals, research and development,
(c) Patents and Patent Licenses, Copyrights and Copyright
Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, and (d) other licenses
to use any of the items described in the foregoing clauses (a),
(b), and (c).
“ Issuer ” means any issuer
of any Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests (including,
without limitation, any Issuer as defined in the UCC).
“ Obligations ” means with
respect to the Borrower, the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit
Agreement, and with respect to each Guarantor, the obligations of
such Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement executed by such
Guarantor and with respect to all Grantors, all liabilities and
obligations of the Grantors hereunder.
“ Material Government Contract
” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.12
.
“ Non-Assignable Contract ”
means any Material Contract or any Material Government Contract to
which any Grantor is a party that by its terms purports to restrict
or prevent the assignment or granting of a security interest
therein (either by its terms or by any federal or state statutory
prohibition or otherwise irrespective of whether such prohibition
or restriction is enforceable under Section 9-406 through 409
of the UCC).
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“ Partnership/LLC Interests ”
means, with respect to any Grantor, the entire partnership,
membership interest or limited liability company interest, as
applicable, of such Grantor in each partnership, limited
partnership or limited liability company owned thereby, including,
without limitation, such Grantor’s capital account, its
interest as a partner or member, as applicable, in the net cash
flow, net profit and net loss, and items of income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit of any such partnership, limited partnership
or limited liability company, as applicable, such Grantor’s
interest in all distributions made or to be made by any such
partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as
applicable, to such Grantor and all of the other economic rights,
titles and interests of such Grantor as a partner or member, as
applicable, of any such partnership, limited partnership or limited
liability company, as applicable, whether set forth in the
partnership agreement or membership agreement, as applicable, of
such partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company,
as applicable, by separate agreement or otherwise.
“ Patents ” means
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all
patents, rights and interests in patents, all inventions and patent
applications anywhere in the world, including, without limitation,
those listed on Schedule 3.8 , (b) all reissues,
extensions, continuations (in whole or in part) and renewals of any
of the foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages or
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the
foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including,
without limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future
infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to sue
for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing
and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
throughout the world.
“ Patent License ” means all
written agreements now or hereafter in existence providing for the
express grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use
or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent,
including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in
Schedule 3.8 .
“ Restricted Securities Collateral
” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3
.
“ Securities Act ” means the
Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Security Interests ” means
the security interests granted pursuant to Article II , as
well as all other security interests created or assigned as
additional security for the Obligations pursuant to the provisions
of any Loan Document.
“ Trademarks ” means,
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all
trademarks, rights and interests in trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, internet domain names, trade styles, service marks, logos,
other business identifiers, whether registered or unregistered, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith (other than each application to register any
trademark or service mark prior to the filing under Applicable Law
of a verified statement of use for such trademark or service mark)
anywhere in the world, including, without limitation, those listed
on Schedule 3.8 , (b) all renewals of any of the
foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now
or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with
respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation,
damages or payments for past, present or future infringements of
any of the foregoing, (d) the right to sue for past, present
or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (e) all
rights corresponding to any of the foregoing (including the
goodwill) throughout the world.
“ Trademark License ” means
any written agreement now or hereafter in existence providing for
the express grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any
Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing
referred to in Schedule 3.8 .
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“ Vehicles ” means all cars,
trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other
vehicles covered by a certificate of title under the laws of any
state, all tires and all other appurtenances to any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions
. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit
Agreement. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan
Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply
equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined,
(b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms,
(c) the words “include”, “includes”
and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall”, (e) 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, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments,
supplements or modifications set forth herein), (f) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (g) 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, (h) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to
refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement, (i) 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, (j) the term “documents” includes
any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates,
notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however
evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form, (k) in the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word “from” means “from and
including;” the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but excluding;” and
the word “through” means “to and
including”, (l) Section headings herein and in the other
Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document and (m) where the context requires, terms
relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in
relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s
Collateral or the relevant part thereof.
SECTION 2.1 Grant of Security Interest .
Each Grantor hereby grants and pledges to the Administrative Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest
in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in the
following property, now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by
such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the
future may acquire any right, title or interest, and wherever
located or deemed located (collectively, the “
Collateral ”), as collateral security for the prompt
and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations:
(b) all cash and currency;
(d) all Commercial Tort Claims identified
on Schedule 3.6 ;
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(e) all Deposit Accounts;
(i) all General Intangibles;
(k) all Intellectual Property;
(m) all Investment Property;
(n) all Letter of Credit Rights;
(p) all other personal property and Goods
not otherwise described above;
(q) all books and records pertaining to the
Collateral; and
(r) to the extent not otherwise included,
all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing, all
Accessions to any of the foregoing and all collateral security and
Supporting Obligations (as now or hereafter defined in the UCC)
given by any Person with respect to any of the
foregoing;
provided , that (i) any Security Interest on any
Capital Stock or other ownership interests issued by any Foreign
Subsidiary shall be limited to 65% of all issued and outstanding
shares of all classes of voting Capital Stock of each first-tier
Foreign Subsidiary and 100% of all issued and outstanding shares of
all classes of non-voting Capital Stock of such first-tier Foreign
Subsidiary, (ii) the Security Interests granted herein shall
not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not
include, (A) any obligation or property of any kind due from,
owed by or belonging to any Sanctioned Person, other than any
Sanctioned Person with whom such Credit Party has a License
described in Section 7.1(y) of the Credit Agreement,
(B) any ownership interest in a joint venture that is not a
Subsidiary to the extent that the granting of a security interest
therein would, under the express terms of any contract or agreement
governing such joint venture, be prohibited without the consent of
any applicable third party (unless such prohibition is not
enforceable or is otherwise ineffective under Applicable Law) and
such consent shall not have been obtained by such Grantor,
(C) applications filed in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to register trademarks or service marks on the
basis of any Grantor’s “intent to use” such
trademarks or service marks unless and until the filing of a
“Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege
Use” has been filed and accepted, whereupon such applications
shall automatically be subject to the Lien granted herein and
deemed included in the Collateral as and to the extent provided
herein, (D) the Bank of America Securities Account or
(E) any rights under any lease, instrument, contract or
agreement (including, without limitation, domain name registration
agreements) of any Grantor to the extent that the granting of a
security interest therein would, under the express terms of such
lease, instrument, contract or agreement, (1) be prohibited or
restricted or (2) result in a breach of the terms of,
constitute a default under or result in a termination of any such
lease, instrument, contract or agreement governing such right,
unless (x) such prohibition or restriction is not enforceable or is
otherwise ineffective under Applicable Law or (y) consent
to
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such security
interest has been obtained from any applicable third party.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, (1) the foregoing
proviso shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by
any Grantor of a security interest in any Account or any money or
other amounts due and payable to any Grantor or to become due and
payable to any Grantor under any such lease, instrument, contract
or agreement unless such security interest in such Account, money
or other amount due and payable is also specifically prohibited or
restricted by the terms of such lease, instrument, contract or
other agreement or such security interest in such Account, money or
other amount due and payable would expressly constitute a default
under or would expressly grant a party a termination right under
any such lease, instrument, contract or agreement governing such
right unless, in each case, (x) such prohibition or
restriction is not enforceable or is otherwise ineffective under
Applicable Law or (y) consent to such security interest has
been obtained from any applicable third party; and (2) the
Security Interests granted herein shall immediately and
automatically attach to and the term “Collateral” shall
immediately and automatically include the rights under any such
lease, instrument, contract or agreement and in such Account,
money, or other amounts due and payable to any Grantor at such time
as such prohibition, restriction, event of default or termination
right shall terminate or shall be waived or consent to such
Security Interest has been obtained from any applicable third
party.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the
payment and performance of the Obligations shall not be secured by
any Hedge Agreement between any Grantor and any Secured
Party.
SECTION 2.2
Intentionally Omitted .
SECTION 2.3 Grantors Remain Liable .
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding: (a) each
Grantor shall remain liable to perform all of its duties and
obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the
Collateral to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been
executed, (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any
Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any
Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts
and agreements included in the Collateral, (c) neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any
obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included
in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the
Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party be obligated to perform
any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to
take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment
assigned hereunder and (d) neither the Administrative Agent
nor any Secured Party shall have any liability in contract or tort
for any Grantor’s acts or omissions.
SECTION 2.4 Authorization to File Financing
Statements . Pursuant to Section 9-509 of the UCC and any
other Applicable Law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative
Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or
recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral
without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such
offices as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to
perfect the Security Interests of the Administrative Agent under
this Agreement. Such financing statements may describe the
Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an
indication or description of Collateral that describes such
property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may
determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or
prudent to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the
Collateral granted herein, including, without limitation,
describing such property as “all assets” or “all
personal property.” Further, a photographic or other
reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing
statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for
filing or recording in any jurisdiction. Each Grantor hereby
authorizes, ratifies and confirms all financing statements and
other filing or recording documents or instruments filed by the
Administrative Agent prior to the date of this
Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the
Lenders to make their respective Extensions of Credit to the
Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to
the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party that:
SECTION 3.1
Perfected First Priority Liens .
(a) The Security Interests granted pursuant
to this Agreement constitute valid and enforceable security
interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as
collateral security for the Obligations.
(b) When (i) UCC financing statements
containing an adequate description of the Collateral shall have
been filed in the offices specified in Schedule 3.3 and
(ii) certificates evidencing the Capital Stock pledged
pursuant to the Security Documents (together with an undated power
for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered
owner thereof), are delivered to the Administrative Agent, the
Security Interests will constitute first priority perfected
security interests in all right, title and interest of such Grantor
in the Collateral to the extent that a security interest therein
may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC or delivery of
certificates, prior to all other Liens and rights of others therein
except for Permitted Liens.
(c) When each Copyright security agreement
has been filed with the United States Copyright Office, the
Security Interests will constitute first priority perfected
security interests in all right, title and interest of such Grantor
in the Intellectual Property therein described, prior to all other
Liens and rights of others therein except for Permitted
Liens.
(d) When each control agreement has been
executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the
extent the Administrative Agent is a depositary bank with respect
to the Deposit Accounts), the Security Interests will constitute
first priority perfected security interests in all right, title and
interest of such Grantor in such Deposit Accounts and Securities
Accounts, as applicable, subject thereto, prior to all other Liens
and rights of others therein and subject to no adverse claims
except for Permitted Liens.
SECTION 3.2 Title; No Other Liens . Each
Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and
all Liens or claims other than Permitted Liens. No Grantor has
authenticated any agreement authorizing any secured party
thereunder to file a financing statement, except to perfect
Permitted Liens.
SECTION 3.3 State of Organization; Location
of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures; other Information
.
(a) The
exact legal name of each Grantor is set forth on
Schedule 3.3 .
(b) Each Grantor is a Registered
Organization organized under the laws of the state identified on
Schedule 3.3 under such Grantor’s name. The
taxpayer identification number and, to the extent applicable,
Registered Organization number of each Grantor is set forth on
Schedule 3.3 under such Grantor’s name.
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(c) As of the date hereof, (i) the
mailing address, chief place of business, chief executive office
and office where each Grantor keeps its books and records relating
to the Accounts, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments and
Investment Property in which it has any interest is located at the
locations specified on Schedule 3.3 under such
Grantor’s name and (ii) no Grantor has any other places
of business except those separately set forth on
Schedule 3.3 under such Grantor’s
name.
SECTION 3.4 Accounts . To the knowledge
of the Grantors, no Account Debtor has any defense, set-off, claim
or counterclaim against any Grantor that can be asserted against
the Administrative Agent, whether in any proceeding to enforce the
Administrative Agent’s rights in the Collateral or otherwise
except defenses, setoffs, claims or counterclaims that are not, in
the aggregate, material to the value of the Accounts, taken as a
whole. None of the Accounts is, nor will any hereafter arising
Account be, evidenced by a promissory note or other Instrument
(other than a check) with a value of more than $100,000 that has
not been pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the
terms hereof.
SECTION 3.5 Chattel Paper . As of the
date hereof, no Grantor holds any material Chattel Paper in the
ordinary course of its business.
SECTION 3.6 Commercial Tort Claims . As
of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim involving a claim in
excess of $200,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate
owned by any Grantor is listed on Schedule 3.6
.
SECTION 3.7 Deposit Accounts and Securities
Accounts . As of the date hereof, all Deposit Accounts of any
Grantor (including, without limitation, cash management accounts
that are Deposit Accounts and all Excluded Deposit Accounts),
Securities Accounts of any Grantor (including, without limitation,
cash management accounts that are Securities Accounts) and
lockboxes of any Grantor are listed on Schedule 3.7 and
Schedule 3.7 includes the following with respect to
each such Deposit Account, Securities Account or lockbox:
(a) the owner of such account, (b) the name and address
of the financial institution or securities broker where such
account is located, (c) account numbers and (d) the
purpose or use of such account.
SECTION 3.8
Intellectual Property .
(a) As of the date hereof, all Copyright
registrations, Copyright applications, issued Patents, Patent
applications, Trademark registrations and Trademark applications
owned by any Grantor in its own name are listed on
Schedule 3.8 .
(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.8 on the date hereof, none of the
Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor is the subject of any
licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which such Grantor is
the licensor or franchisor, except as could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.9 Inventory . Except as could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
Collateral consisting of Inventory is of good and merchantable
quality, free from any material defects. To the knowledge of each
Grantor, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, none of such Inventory is subject to any
Intellectual Property rights of any Person that restricts any
Grantor’s ability to manufacture and/or sell such Inventory.
To the knowledge of each Grantor, the completion of the
manufacturing process of such Inventory by a Person other than the
applicable Grantor would be permitted under any contract to which
such Grantor is a party or to which the Inventory is
subject.
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SECTION 3.10 Investment Property;
Partnership/LLC Interests .
(a) As of the date hereof, all Investment
Property (including, without limitation, Securities Accounts and
cash management accounts that are Investment Property) and all
Partnership/LLC Interests owned by any Grantor are listed on
Schedule 3.10 .
(b) All Investment Property and all
Partnership/LLC Interests issued by any Issuer to any Grantor
(i) have been duly and validly issued and, if applicable, are
fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) are beneficially owned as
of record by such Grantor and (iii) constitute all the issued
and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock or
Partnership/LLC Interests of such Issuer issued to such
Grantor.
(c) None of the Partnership/LLC Interests
(i) are dealt in or traded on a Securities exchange or in
Securities markets, (ii) are Investment Company Securities or
(iii) are held in a Securities Account.
(d) Except as otherwise set forth on
Schedule 3.10 , all of the Partnership/LLC Interests by
their terms expressly provide that they are Securities governed by
Article 8 of the UCC.
SECTION 3.11 Instruments . As of the date
hereof, each Instrument in an aggregate principal amount in excess
of $200,000 owned by any Grantor and all promissory notes or other
evidence of indebtedness payable to any Grantor are listed on
Schedule 3.11 .
SECTION 3.12
Material Government Contracts and Material Contracts
.
(a) Material Government Contracts .
As of the date hereof, each Government Contract described in the
Borrower’s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended March 28,
2008 and each other Government Contract with remaining payments of
at least $10,000,000 (collectively, the “ Material
Government Contracts ”) are set forth on
Schedule 3.12 . No Material Government Contract
prohibits assignment or requires consent of or notice to any Person
in connection with the grant of a security interest in such
Material Government Contract or the assignment of such Material
Government Contract, in each case, to the Administrative Agent
hereunder, except as provided by Federal Acquisition
Regulation Subpart 32.8 (or other applicable law or
regulation), to the extent applicable, or as has been given or made
or is currently sought pursuant to Section 4.11
.
(b) Material Contracts . No
Material Contract prohibits assignment or requires consent of or
notice to any Person in connection with the grant of a security
interest in such Material Contract or the assignment of such
Material Contract, in each case, to the Administrative Agent
hereunder, except as has been given or made or is currently sought
pursuant to Section 4.11 .
Until the Obligations (other than
(a) contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and
(b) the Specified Obligations) shall have been paid in full
and the Revolving Credit Commitments terminated, each Grantor
covenants and agrees that:
SECTION 4.1
Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further
Information .
(a) Each Grantor shall maintain the
Security Interest created by this Agreement as a first priority
perfected Security Interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) and
shall defend such Security Interest against the claims and demands
of all Persons whomsoever (other than the holders of Permitted
Liens).
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(b) Each Grantor will from time to time
furnish to the Administrative Agent
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