This
PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of May 19, 2009, is made by Mirage
Resorts Incorporated, a Nevada corporation, as Grantor (the “
Grantor ”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as the
trustee and collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
(as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors
in such capacity, “ Collateral Agent ”), with
reference to the following facts:
A. MGM
MIRAGE, a Delaware corporation (in such capacity, the “
Issuer ”) concurrently entered into that certain
Indenture dated as of May 19, 2009 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Indenture ”), among Issuer, the guarantors party
thereto (including the Grantor, Bellagio, LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company (“ Bellagio ”) and The Mirage
Casino-Hotel, a Nevada corporation (“ TMCH ”))
and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which Issuer issued those
certain 10.375 % senior secured notes due 2014 and those certain
11.125 % senior secured notes due 2017 (collectively, the “
Notes ”).
B. The
holders of the Notes (collectively, the “ Noteholders
”) are willing to purchase the Notes for the purposes of,
among other things, providing Issuer and its subsidiaries funds to
repay existing indebtedness and provide working capital.
C. The
Grantor will derive substantial benefit from the purchase of the
Notes by the Noteholders.
D. As
a condition precedent to purchasing the Notes, the Noteholders
require that the Grantor enter into this Agreement and grant the
Security Interest to Collateral Agent as herein provided as
security for Issuer’s obligations under the
Indenture.
E. Pursuant
to the 13% Secured Notes Indenture, the holders of the 13% Secured
Notes issued under the 13% Secured Notes Indenture (the “
13% Secured Notes Secured Parties ”) purchased the 13%
Secured Notes of the Issuer upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein.
F. The
13% Secured Notes Indenture restricts the ability of the Grantor to
grant a security interest in the Pledged Collateral to secure the
Notes Obligations, unless the Grantor grant an equal and ratable
security interest in the Pledged Collateral to secure the
Obligations under the 13% Secured Notes and 13% Secured Notes
Indenture (the “ 13% Secured Notes Obligations
”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which hereby are acknowledged, the Grantor
represents, warrants, covenants, agrees, assigns and grants as
follows:
1.
Definitions . This Agreement is the “Pledge
Agreement” referred to in the Indenture. Terms defined in the
Indenture and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have
the meanings given those terms in the Indenture as though set forth
herein in full. Terms defined in the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code
and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or in the Indenture
shall have the meanings defined for those terms in the Nevada
Uniform Commercial Code. The following terms shall have the
meanings respectively set forth after each:
“
13% Secured Notes Obligations ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Recital F .
“
13% Secured Notes Secured Parties ” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Recital E .
“
Agreement ” means this Pledge Agreement, and any
extensions, modifications, renewals, restatements, supplements or
amendments hereof, including, without limitation, any documents or
agreements by which additional Grantors become party
hereto.
“
Bellagio ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Recital A.
“
Certificates ” means all certificates, instruments or
other documents now or hereafter representing or evidencing any
Pledged Securities.
“
Gaming Authority ” means the Nevada Gaming Commission,
the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or any similar commission or
agency which has, or may at any time after the date of this
Indenture have, jurisdiction over the gaming activities of the
Grantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Grantor or any successor
thereto.
“
Gaming Laws ” means all Laws pursuant to which any
Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit
authority over gambling, gaming or casino activities conducted by
Issuer and its Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction.
“
Indenture ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Recital A .
“
Issuer ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Recital A .
“
Intercompany Notes ” means, collectively, any
intercompany promissory note executed by Bellagio, TMCH, any
Subsidiary of Bellagio or TMCH or any Affiliate of Bellagio or TMCH
evidencing any Indebtedness of such party to the Grantor and any
indebtedness of any such party to the Grantor that the Grantor
acquires in substitution for any of the foregoing, together with
all instruments and other agreements evidencing, securing,
guaranteeing or otherwise supporting such indebtedness.
“
Interest Issuer ” means each corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or limited liability partnership that
issued the Pledged Securities.
“
Law ” means, collectively, all international, foreign,
United States federal and state and local statutes, treaties,
rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and
administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the
interpretation or administration thereof by
-2-
any
Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation
or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative
orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and
permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental
Authority.
“
Note Documents ” means this Agreement, the Indenture,
the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Security Agreement, and the Trademark Security
Agreement dated as of the date hereto between the grantors party
thereto and the Collateral Agent, or any other document, instrument
or agreement arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing, in
each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“
Note Obligations ” means any and all present and
future Obligations of any type or nature of the Grantor arising
under or relating to the Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary
Guarantees and the other Note Documents to which the Grantor is a
party.
“
Noteholders ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Recital B .
“
Notes ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Recital A.
“
Pledged Collateral ” means (a) the Pledged
Securities, and any Certificates or other written evidences
representing the Pledged Securities and any interest of the Grantor
in the entries on the books of any securities intermediary or
financial intermediary pertaining to the Pledged Securities,
(b) any and all existing and future Intercompany Notes,
(c) the by-laws, partnership or operating agreement(s) and
other charter documents of each Interest Issuer, in each case as
amended from time to time (each, a “ Governing
Agreement ”), (d) any and all rights, powers,
remedies and privileges of the Grantor as a general or limited
partner or member of the Interest Issuer, including all rights
under the Governing Agreement and applicable Law (i) to
receive its share of profits, income, capital distributions and
surplus from each Interest Issuer, whether in the form of cash,
properties or other assets, and whether upon a sale or refinancing
of any of the Interest Issuer’s assets, in the ordinary
course of business, upon dissolution and liquidation or otherwise,
and (ii) to vote the Pledged Securities or manage the Interest
Issuer, and (e) any and all proceeds and products of any of
the foregoing, whether now held and existing or hereafter acquired
or arising, including any and all cash, securities, instruments and
other property from time to time paid, payable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the
foregoing (collectively, the “ Proceeds
”).
“
Pledged Securities ” means (a) the equity,
partnership, limited liability company or limited liability
partnership interests described in Schedule 1 (the
“ Pledged Interests ”), (b) any and all
securities, security entitlements and, equity, limited liability
company, partnership, limited liability partnership or other
interests issued by an Interest Issuer or any successor to any such
issuer, in each case that the Grantor acquires or has the right to
acquire from time to time in any manner in substitution for or in
addition to any of the foregoing and any and all certificates,
instruments or other documents representing or evidencing such
securities or interests and (c) any and all warrants, options
or other rights to subscribe to or acquire any of the Pledged
Interests or any of the foregoing.
“
Secured Obligations ” means (i) the Note
Obligations and (ii) the 13% Secured Notes
Obligations.
-3-
“
Secured Parties ” means, collectively, Collateral
Agent, the Trustee, the Noteholders, the 13% Secured Notes Secured
Parties and the trustee under the 13% Secured Notes
Indenture.
“
TMCH ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Recital A.
2.
Representations and Warranties . The Grantor represents and
warrants to Collateral Agent as follows:
(a) The Grantor
has good and marketable title to the Pledged Collateral in which
the Grantor is purporting to grant a security interest to
Collateral Agent, and the Pledged Collateral is not subject to any
Lien;
(b) Subject to
applicable Gaming Laws, the Grantor has the right and power to
pledge the Pledged Collateral owned by the Grantor to Collateral
Agent without the consent, approval or authorization of, or notice
to, any Person (other than such consents, approvals, authorization
or notices which have been obtained or given prior to the date
hereof) and upon the receipt of approval of the Nevada Gaming
Commission of the pledge described herein, such pledge will
constitute the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Grantor, enforceable against the Grantor in accordance with the
terms hereof and the other Note Documents, except as enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights or by equitable principles relating to the
granting of specific performance and other equitable remedies as a
matter of judicial discretion;
(c) Upon delivery
to the Collateral Agent of the Certificates evidencing the Pledged
Interests, Collateral Agent will have a valid and first priority
perfected security interest in the Pledged Collateral securing the
Secured Obligations for the benefit of Collateral Agent on behalf
of the Secured Parties;
(d) All member or
other equity interests that constitute a portion of the Pledged
Collateral are duly authorized, validly issued in accordance with
all applicable laws, fully paid and non-assessable, and represent
one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of
member or other equity interest of Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage
Casino-Hotel. There are no outstanding options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights, contingent or absolute, to
acquire any member or other equity interest of any Interest Issuer,
except as set forth in Schedule 1 .
3.
Creation of Security Interest .
3.1
Pledge of Pledged Collateral . To secure the payment and
performance of the Secured Obligations of the Grantor as and when
due, effective upon receipt of the approval of the Nevada Gaming
Commission, the Grantor hereby conveys, pledges, assigns and
transfers to the Collateral Agent, and grants to the Collateral
Agent, as agent and representative for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, a security interest (the “ Security Interest
”) in, all right, title, claim and interest of the Grantor in
and to the Pledged Collateral. Subject to Section 3.3
of this Agreement, the Security Interest created by this
Section 3.1 shall continue in effect so long as any
Note Obligation is owed to Collateral Agent or any of the Notes
remain outstanding.
-4-
Upon receipt of
the approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Secured
Obligations will be secured by a valid and enforceable Security
Interest in the Pledged Interests, and upon the delivery to
Collateral Agent or its agent of Certificates representing the
Pledged Interests, the Security Interest and the related Lien will
be perfected and superior to and prior to the Liens of all third
persons.
3.2
Delivery of Certain Pledged Collateral . Subject to
compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, Grantor shall cause to be
delivered to Collateral Agent or its agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties (a) the Certificates evidencing the Pledged
Interests, (b) the Intercompany Notes listed on
Schedule 2 hereto and (c) any other certificates,
instruments or other agreements now or hereafter representing or
evidencing any of the Pledged Collateral. To the extent required by
applicable Gaming Laws, all such Certificates shall be held in the
State of Nevada at a location approved by the Nevada State Gaming
Control Board and shall be made available for inspection by agents
or employees of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board immediately
upon request during normal business hours. All Certificates at any
time delivered to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or
shall be accompanied by duly executed and undated instruments of
transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent. Collateral Agent or
its agent shall hold all Certificates and the Intercompany Notes
pledged hereunder pursuant to this Agreement unless and until
released in accordance with Section 3.3 of this
Agreement.
3.3
Release of Pledged Collateral . The Security Interest shall
be released upon the terms and conditions of Sections 11.04
and 11.05 of the Indenture. Any release of the Pledged Collateral
shall comply with Section 11.08 of the Indenture. Collateral
Agent, at the expense of Grantor, promptly shall redeliver all
Certificates and Intercompany Notes and shall execute and deliver
to Grantor all documents requested by Grantor that are reasonably
necessary to release Pledged Collateral of record whenever Grantor
shall be entitled to the release thereof in accordance with this
Section 3.3 . The Security Interest shall be released
with respect to the 13% Secured Notes Secured Parties in the event
the 13% Secured Notes Obligations are no longer required to be
secured hereby as a result of the release of the Lien on the
Pledged Collateral under the 13% Secured Notes
Indenture.
4.1
Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, the Grantor
agrees that at any time, and from time to time, at its own expense
the Grantor will promptly execute, deliver and file (or authorize
Collateral Agent to file) or record all further financing
statements, instruments and documents, and will take all further
actions, including, without limitation, causing the issuers of, or
obligors on, any of the Pledged Collateral to so execute, deliver,
file or take other actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or
that Collateral Agent reasonably may request, in order to perfect
and protect any pledge or security interest granted hereby or to
enable Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and
remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged Collateral and to
preserve, protect and maintain the Pledged Collateral and the value
thereof, including, without limitation, payment of all taxes,
assessments and other charges imposed on or relating to the Pledged
Collateral other than claims being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted. Subject to compliance
with applicable Gaming
-5-
Laws, Grantor
hereby (a) irrevocably directs the issuers of or obligors on
any such Pledged Collateral, or each securities intermediary,
registrar, transfer agent or trustee for any such Pledged
Collateral, to accept the provisions of this Agreement as
conclusive evidence of the right of Collateral Agent to effect any
transfer or exercise any right hereunder or with respect to any
such Pledged Collateral, notwithstanding any other notice or
direction to the contrary heretofore or hereafter given by the
Grantor or any other Person to any of such parties; and
(b) covenants and agrees to transfer or reinvest any such
Pledged Collateral, promptly upon Collateral Agent’s written
request, in such manner as may be deemed necessary or desirable by
Collateral Agent to create and perfect, and to continue and
preserve, a security interest in such Pledged Collateral in favor
of Collateral Agent, or the priority, control and exclusivity
thereof, free of all other Liens and claims except as may be
permitted by the terms hereof or of the Indenture.
4.2
The Grantor agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
all approvals of the Nevada Gaming Commission or any other Gaming
Authority that are required by law for or in connection with any
action or transaction contemplated by this Agreement or by
Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in the State of Nevada and, at Collateral Agent’s
written request after and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, to prepare, sign and file with the appropriate Gaming
Authority the transferor’s portion of any application or
applications for consent to the transfer of control thereof
necessary or appropriate under applicable Gaming Laws for approval
of any sale or transfer of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to the
exercise of Collateral Agent’s remedies hereunder and under
the Note Documents.
5.
Voting Rights; Dividends; etc . So long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and until Collateral
Agent suspends such rights, Grantor will be entitled to receive the
benefit of all distributions and other Proceeds made upon or with
respect to the Collateral by them and to exercise any voting and
other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral pledged by
them; provided , however , that any and all such
distributions and other Proceeds received in the form of capital
stock (or other equity interest) shall be, and the Certificates
representing such capital stock (or other equity interest)
forthwith shall be delivered subject to compliance with Gaming Laws
to Collateral Agent or its agent to hold as Pledged Collateral and
shall, if received by the Grantor, be received in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, be segregated from the other
property of the Grantor, and forthwith be delivered to Collateral
Agent or its agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as
Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any
necessary endorsements) in suitable form for transfer by delivery
or accompanied by executed and undated instruments of transfer or
assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
at the election of Collateral Agent or the Noteholders holding a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes
pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Indenture to suspend such
rights:
(a) Voting
Rights . Upon the receipt of all required approvals from any
applicable Gaming Authority, all rights of Grantor to exercise such
voting or other consensual rights shall cease, and all such rights
shall become vested in the Collateral Agent which, to the extent
permitted by law, will have the sole right to exercise such
rights.
-6-
(b) Interest
and Distribution Rights . All rights of Grantor to receive all
distributions and other Proceeds made upon or with respect to the
Collateral will cease, and upon the receipt of all required
approvals from any applicable Gaming Authority, such cash
dividends, interest and other payments will be paid to Collateral
Agent.
6.
Rights During Event of Default . When an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, subject to receipt of all required
approvals from any applicable Gaming Authority:
6.1
Proceeds Held in Trust . All distributions and other
Proceeds which are received by the Grantor contrary to the
provisions of this Agreement shall be received in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other
funds of the Grantor, and forthwith shall be paid over to
Collateral Agent for the account of Collateral Agent as Pledged
Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsements).
6.2
Irrevocable Proxy . The Grantor hereby revokes all previous
proxies with regard to the Pledged Securities and, to the extent
allowable under applicable Gaming Laws, appoints Collateral Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties as its proxyholder to attend
and vote at any and all meetings of the members (or other equity
holders, as applicable) of the limited liability companies (or
other entities, as applicable) which issued the Pledged Securities,
and any adjournments thereof, held on or after the date of the
giving of this proxy and prior to the termination of this proxy and
to execute any and all written consents of members (or other equity
holders, as applicable) of such limited liability companies (or
other entities, as applicable) executed on or after the date of the
giving of this proxy and prior to the termination of this proxy,
with the same effect as if the Grantor had personally attended the
meetings or had personally voted its interests (or other equity
interests, as applicable) or had personally signed the written
consents; provided , however , that the proxyholder
shall have rights hereunder only upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default under the Indenture and subject
to compliance with Gaming Laws. The Grantor hereby authorizes
Collateral Agent to, subject to compliance with Gaming Laws,
substitute another Person as the proxyholder and, upon the
occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default,
hereby authorizes and directs the proxyholder to file this proxy
and the substitution instrument with the secretary or other
appropriate officer of the appropriate limited liability company or
other entity as applicable. This proxy is coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable until such time as the Security Interest is
released pursuant to Section 3.3 .
7.
Transfers and Other Liens . The Grantor agrees that, except
as permitted under the Note Documents, it will not (i) sell,
assign, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or contract to
sell, assign, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant
any option with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral,
(ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect
to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for Permitted Liens and
other encumbrances permitted pursuant to the Indenture, or
(iii) take any action with respect to the Pledged Collateral
which is inconsistent with the provisions or purposes of this
Agreement or any other Note Document.
8.
Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . The Grantor
hereby irrevocably appoints Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as the Grantor’s attorney-
-7-
in-fact for the
following purposes: (a) to do all acts and things and to
execute all documents which Collateral Agent may deem necessary or
advisable to perfect and continue perfected the Security Interest
created by this Agreement, and, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, to preserve, process, develop,
maintain and protect the Pledged Collateral; (b) upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do
any and every act which the Grantor is obligated to do under this
Agreement; (c) to prepare, sign, file and record, in the
Grantor’s name, any financing statement covering the Pledged
Collateral; and (d) to endorse and transfer the Pledged
Collateral upon foreclosure by Collateral Agent; provided ,
however , that Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation
whatsoever to take any of the foregoing actions, and, absent bad
faith or actual malice, Collateral Agent shall have no liability or
responsibility for any act taken or omission with respect thereto.
The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable. The Grantor hereby agrees to repay promptly upon
demand all reasonable costs and expenses incurred or expended by
Collateral Agent in exercising any right or taking any action under
this Agreement.
9.
Collateral Agent May Perform Obligations . If the Grantor
fails to perform any Obligation contained herein, Collateral Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties may, but without any
obligation to do so and without further notice to or demand upon
Grantor, perform the same and take such other action as
|