PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
This PLEDGE AGREEMENT
(this “
Agreement ”), dated as of September __,
2008, is made by Federal Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (f/k/a
Rite Time Mining, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”), each person and entity listed as
a pledgor on the signature pages hereto (each a “
Pledgor ”), and each additional person, if
any, who becomes a Pledgor pursuant to the requirements of Section
3.18 of the Bridge Loan Agreement (defined below) (the
“Additional Pledgors”), in favor of Gottbetter &
Partners, LLP, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such
capacity, the " Collateral Agent ") for the "
Buyers " (as defined below), party to that certain
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September __, 2008 (the
" Securities Purchase
Agreement ").
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS , the Company and each party listed as a “
Buyer ” on the Schedule of Buyers attached
to the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “
Buyers ”) are parties to that Securities
Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall be required
to sell, and the Buyers shall purchase, the “
Notes ” (as defined therein); and
WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain bridge loan agreement
dated as of even date herewith between the Company and Diamond
Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (“FLB”), a Delaware
Corporation (the “Bridge Loan Agreement”), the Company
has agreed to lend the proceeds of the Notes to FLB (the
“Bridge Loan”) to meet working capital needs of
FLB;
WHEREAS , pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement, the
Pledgors have agreed to pledge the Pledged Shares (as defined in
this Agreement) to the Buyers on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to the Buyers
purchasing the Notes that the Pledgors shall have executed and
delivered to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself and the
Buyers this Agreement to secure all of the Company’s
obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes
issued pursuant thereto, as such Notes may be amended, restated,
replaced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof) and the other “Transaction
Documents” (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement,
the “ Transaction Documents ”), on
such terms and conditions as are set forth herein; and
WHEREAS , each Pledgor has determined that the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement directly
benefits, and is in the best interest of, such Pledgor.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
agreements herein and in order to induce the Buyers to perform
under the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Pledgor agrees with
the Collateral Agent as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions and Rules of
Interpretation .
(a) Definitions . Reference is made to the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Notes for a statement of terms thereof. All terms
used in this Agreement which are defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement or the Notes or in Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New
York (the “ Code ”), and which are not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set
forth therein; provided, that terms used herein which are defined
in the Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date
hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any
replacement or amendment of such statute except as the Collateral
Agent may otherwise determine. In the event that any such term is
defined in both the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Notes and
the Code, the definition of such term in the Securities Purchase
Agreement or the Notes shall control.
(b) Rules of Interpretation . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply to this
Agreement: (i) the singular includes the plural and the plural
includes the singular; (ii) “or” and “any”
are not exclusive and “include” and
“including” are not limiting; (iii) a reference to any
agreement or other contract includes permitted supplements and
amendments; (iv) a reference to a law includes any amendment or
modification to such law and any rules or regulations issued
thereunder; (v) a reference to a person includes its permitted
successors and assigns; and (vi) a reference in this Agreement to
an Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to the Article,
Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement.
SECTION 2. Pledge and Grant of Security Interest
.
(a) As collateral security for all of the
Obligations (as defined in Section 3 hereof), each of the Pledgors
hereby pledges and assigns and grants to the Collateral Agent a
continuing security interest in, and Lien on, all of such
Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to the following
(collectively, the “ Collateral ”):
the shares of capital stock FLB described in Schedule 1, which are
represented by one or more stock certificates representing such
equity interests, (including, but not limited to, any stock
dividend and any distribution in connection with a stock split)
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of any of the foregoing and all cash and noncash proceeds
thereof, and any additional shares of capital stock of FLB that may
be required to be added to the Collateral pursuant to Section 3.18
of the Bridge Loan Agreement (collectively, the “
Pledged Shares ”).
SECTION 3. Security for Obligations . The security interest created hereby in the
Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of
the following obligations, whether now existing or hereafter
incurred (the “ Obligations
”):
(a) the payment by the Company, as and when due and
payable (by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it
in respect of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes and the
other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, (A) all
principal of and interest on the Notes (including, without
limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any
bankruptcy proceeding of the Pledgors, whether or not the payment
of such interest is unenforceable or is not allowable due to the
existence of such bankruptcy proceeding), and (B) all fees,
commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and all other
amounts due or to become due under any of the Transaction
Documents, above, for so long as the Notes are outstanding;
and
(b) the due performance and observance by each
Pledgor of all of its other obligations from time to time existing
in respect of any of the Transaction Documents for so long as the
Notes are outstanding.
SECTION 4. Delivery of the Collateral
.
(a) All certificates currently representing the
Pledged Shares shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent on or
prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other
promissory notes, certificates and instruments constituting
Collateral from time to time or required to be pledged to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the
“ Additional Collateral ”) shall be
delivered to the Collateral Agent promptly upon receipt thereof by
or on behalf of any of the Pledgors. All such promissory notes,
certificates and instruments shall be held by the Collateral Agent
pursuant hereto and shall be delivered in suitable form for
transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed
instruments of transfer or assignment or undated stock powers
executed in blank (“ Transfer Materials
”), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent. If any Collateral consists of uncertificated
securities, unless the immediately following sentence is applicable
thereto, the Pledgors shall cause the Collateral Agent (or its
designated custodian, nominee or other designee) to become the
registered holder thereof, or cause each issuer of such securities
to agree that it will comply with instructions originated by the
Collateral Agent (or its designated custodian, nominee or other
designee) with respect to such securities without further consent
by the Pledgors.
(b) If any Pledgor shall receive, by virtue of such
Pledgor’s being or having been an owner of any Collateral,
any (i) stock certificate (including, without limitation, any
certificate representing a stock dividend or distribution in
connection with any increase or reduction of capital,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets,
combination of shares, stock split, spin-off or split-off),
promissory note or other instrument, (ii) option or right, whether
as an addition to, substitution for, or in exchange for, any
Collateral, or otherwise, (iii) dividends payable in cash (except
such dividends permitted to be retained by such Pledgor pursuant to
Section 7 hereof) or in securities or other property or (iv)
dividends, distributions, cash, instruments, investment property
and other property in connection with a partial or total
liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of
capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, such Pledgor shall
receive such stock certificate, promissory note, instrument,
option, right, payment or distribution in trust for the benefit of
the Collateral Agent, shall segregate it from such Pledgor’s
other property and shall deliver it forthwith to the Collateral
Agent in the exact form received, together with appropriate
Transfer Materials, to be held by the Collateral Agent as
Collateral and as further collateral security for the
Obligations.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of each
Pledgor . Each Pledgor
severally represents and warrants to the Pledgee (which
representations and warranties shall be deemed to continue to be
made until all of the Obligations have been paid in full and each
Transaction Documents have been irrevocably terminated)
that:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each
Pledgor of this Agreement and the pledge of the Collateral
hereunder do not and will not result in any violation of any
agreement, indenture, instrument, license, judgment, decree, order,
law, statute, ordinance or other governmental rule or regulation
applicable to any Pledgor;
(b)this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid,
and binding obligation of each Pledgor enforceable against each
Pledgor in accordance with its terms;
(c)(i) all Pledged Stock owned by each Pledgor
is set forth on Schedule A hereto and (ii) each Pledgor is
the direct and beneficial owner of each share of the Pledged
Stock;
(d)all of the Pledged Shares have been duly
authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable;
(e)no consent or approval of any person,
corporation, governmental body, regulatory authority or other
entity, is or will be necessary for (i) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, (ii) the exercise by the Pledgee of
any rights with respect to the Collateral or (iii) the pledge and
assignment of, and the grant of a security interest in, the
Collateral hereunder;
(f)there are no pending or, to the best of
Pledgor’s knowledge, threatened actions or proceedings before
any court, judicial body, administrative agency or arbitrator which
may materially adversely affect the Collateral;
(g)each Pledgor has the requisite power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to pledge and assign the
Collateral to the Pledgee, for the ratable benefit of the Buyers,
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(h)each Pledgor owns each item of the Collateral
and, except for the pledge and security interest granted to
Pledgee, for the ratable benefit of the Buyers, hereunder, the
Collateral shall be, immediately following the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, free and
clear of any other security interest, mortgage, pledge, claim,
lien, charge, hypothecation, assignment, offset or encumbrance
whatsoever;
(i)there are no restrictions on transfer of the
Pledged Stock contained in the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of FLB or
otherwise which have not otherwise been enforceably and legally
waived by the necessary parties;
(j) none of the Pledged Shares has been issued or
transferred in violation of the securities registration, securities
disclosure or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such
issuance or transfer may be subject; and
(k) The Pledgor shall cause any and all Additional
Pledgors to execute a signature page of, and thereby become a party
to, this Agreement.
SECTION 6. Covenants as to the Collateral
. So long as any Obligations shall
remain outstanding and the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents shall not have been terminated, each
Pledgor severally covenants that such Pledgor will, unless the
Collateral Agent shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) at such Pledgor’s expense, defend the
Collateral Agent’s right, title and security interest in and
to the Collateral against the claims of any Person;
(b) at such Pledgor’s expense, at any time
and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further
instruments and documents and take all further action that may be
necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in
order to (i) perfect and protect, or maintain the perfection of,
the security interest and Lien purported to be created hereby, (ii)
enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and
remedies hereunder in respect of the Collateral or (iii) otherwise
effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, delivering to the Collateral Agent irrevocable proxies
in respect of the Collateral registered in the name of such
Pledgor, except for Collateral which the Pledgor is entitled to
vote under the terms of Section 7 hereof;
(c) not sell, assign, transfer, convey, or
otherwise dispose of its rights in or to the Collateral or any
interest therein; nor will any Pledgor create, incur or permit to
exist any Lien whatsoever with respect to any of the Collateral or
the proceeds thereof other than that created hereby; and
(d) not take or fail to take any action which would
in any manner impair the validity or enforceability of the
Collateral Agent’s security interest in and Lien on any
Collateral.
SECTION 7. Voting Rights, Dividends, Etc. in Respect of the
Collateral .
(a) So long as the Collateral Agent has not offered
the Collateral for sale in accordance with Section 8
hereof:
(i) each Pledgor may exercise any and all voting
and other consensual rights pertaining to any
Collateral;
(ii) the Pledgors may receive and retain any and all
dividends, interest or other distributions paid in respect of the
Collateral to the extent permitted by the Securities Purchase
Agreement; provided , however , that prior to the
date by which the Pledged Shares are required to be returned to the
registered holder thereof, any and all (A) dividends and interest
paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments
(other than checks) and other property received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for, any
Collateral, (B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable
in cash in respect of any Collateral in connection with a partial
or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a
reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and (C)
cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in
exchange for, any Collateral, together with any dividend,
distribution, interest or other payment which at the time of such
dividend, distribution, interest or other payment was not permitted
by the Securities Purchase Agreement, shall be, and shall forthwith
be delivered to the Collateral Agent to hold as, Collateral and
shall, if received by any of the Pledgors, be received in trust for
the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from the
other property or funds of the Pledgors, and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received with
any Transfer Materials, to be held by the Collateral Agent as
Collateral and as further collateral security for the Obligations;
and
(iii) the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver
(or cause to be executed and delivered) to a Pledgor all such
proxies and other instruments as such Pledgor may reasonably
request for the purpose of enabling such Pledgor to exercise the
voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant
to paragraph (i) of this Section 7(a) and to receive the dividends,
distributions, interest and other payments which it is authorized
to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this Section
7(a), in each case, to the extent that the Collateral Agent has
possession of such Collateral.
(b) So long as the Collateral Agent is entitled to
hold the Collateral and has not offered the Collateral for sale in
accordance with Section 10 hereof:
(i) all rights of each Pledgor to exercise the
voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection (a) of
this Section 7, and to receive th
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