This SECURITY
AGREEMENT dated as of May 19, 2009, is made by BELLAGIO, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company (“ Bellagio
”) and THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL, a Nevada corporation (“
TMCH ”) and each of them, jointly and severally, as
Grantors (each a “ Grantor ” and collectively,
“ Grantors ”) and U.S. Bank National
Association, as the Trustee and collateral agent for the benefit of
the Secured Parties (as defined below) under the Indenture (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 (“ 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 Grantors) and the
Trustee, 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. Each
Grantor is a subsidiary of Issuer, and 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 each Grantor enter into this Agreement and grant the
security interests 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 each Grantor to
grant a security interest in the Collateral to secure the Notes
Obligations, unless such Grantor grants an equal and ratable
security interest in the 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, each Grantor hereby represents,
warrants, covenants, agrees, assigns and grants as
follows:
1.
Definitions . This Agreement is the “
Security Agreement ” referred to in the Indenture.
Terms defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined in this
Agreement shall have the meanings defined for those terms in the
Indenture. Terms defined in the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code
(“ NVUCC ”) 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. As used in this
Agreement, 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 Security Agreement, and any
extensions, modifications, renewals, restatements, supplements or
amendments hereof.
(a) in the case of a
corporation, corporate stock;
(b) in the case of an
association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock;
(c) in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership
interests (whether general or limited); and
(d) any other interest or
participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share
of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets or
properties of, the issuing Person.
“
Collateral ” means and includes all present and future
right, title and interest of any Grantor in or to any personal
property or assets whatsoever, and all rights and powers of such
Grantor to transfer any interest in or to any personal property or
assets whatsoever, including, without limitation, any and all of
the following personal property:
(a) All present and future
accounts, accounts receivable, payment intangibles, agreements,
contracts, leases, contract rights, rights to payment, instruments,
promissory notes, documents, chattel paper, security agreements,
guaranties, undertakings, surety bonds, health-care-insurance
receivables, insurance policies, commercial tort claims listed on
Schedule 4(h), notes and drafts, and all forms of obligations
owing to any Grantor or in which any Grantor may have any interest,
however created or arising;
(b) All present and future
general intangibles, all tax refunds of every kind and nature to
which any Grantor now or hereafter may become entitled, however
arising, all other refunds, and all deposits, reserves, loans,
royalties, cost savings, deferred payments, goodwill, choses in
action, trade secrets, computer programs, software,
customer
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lists,
trademarks (including any applications therefor), trade names,
service marks, patents (including any applications therefor),
licenses (including, without limitation, the Trademark License
Agreement) or sublicenses (to the extent that there exists no
prohibition as a matter of law or pursuant to any agreements
governing such licenses or sublicenses on the transfer thereof for
security as contemplated by this Agreement), copyrights (including
any applications therefor), technology, processes, proprietary
information and insurance proceeds of which such Grantor is a
beneficiary (other than any licenses issued by a Gaming Authority
or pursuant to any Gaming Laws but only to the extent that granting
a security interest in such licenses would violate applicable
Gaming Law);
(c) Whether characterized as
accounts, general intangibles or otherwise, all rents (including,
without limitation, prepaid rents, fixed, additional and contingent
rents), issues, profits, receipts, earnings, revenue, income,
security deposits, occupancy charges, hotel room charges, cabana
charges, casino revenues, show ticket revenues, food and beverage
revenues, room service revenues, merchandise sales revenues,
parking, maintenance, common area, tax, insurance, utility and
service charges and contributions, instruction fees, membership
charges, restaurant and snack bar revenues;
(d) All present and future
letter-of-credit rights of each Grantor;
(e) All present and future
books and records, including, without limitation, books of account
and ledgers of every kind and nature, all electronically recorded
data relating to each Grantor or their business, all receptacles
and containers for such records, and all files and
correspondence;
(f) All present and future
goods, including, without limitation, all farm products, inventory,
equipment, video lottery terminals, slot machines and other gaming
devices and associated equipment, machinery, tools, molds, dies,
furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures, trade fixtures, motor
vehicles, aircraft, documented and undocumented vessels, ships and
other watercraft, and all other goods used in connection with or in
the conduct of each Grantor’s business;
(g) All present and future
inventory and merchandise, including, without limitation, all
present and future goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished
under a contract of service, all raw materials, work in process and
finished goods, all packing materials, supplies and containers
relating to or used in connection with any of the foregoing, and
all bills of lading, warehouse receipts or documents of title
relating to any of the foregoing;
(h) All present and future
investment property, stocks, bonds, debentures, securities,
security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts,
commodity accounts, subscription rights, options, warrants, puts,
calls, certificates, partnership interests, limited liability
company membership or other interests, certificates of deposit,
joint venture interests, Investments and/or brokerage accounts and
all rights, preferences, privileges, dividends, distributions,
redemption payments, or liquidation payments with respect
thereto;
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(i) All present and future
accessions, appurtenances, components, repairs, repair parts, spare
parts, replacements, substitutions, additions, issue and/or
improvements to or of or with respect to any of the
foregoing;
(j) All other tangible and
intangible personal property of each Grantor;
(k) All rights, remedies,
powers and/or privileges of each Grantor with respect to any of the
foregoing; and
(l) Any and all proceeds and
products of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation,
all accounts, general intangibles, payment intangibles, documents,
promissory notes, instruments, certificates of deposit, chattel
paper, investment property, goods, insurance proceeds, and any
other tangible or intangible property received upon the sale or
disposition of any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the term
“Collateral” shall not include (i) any of the
Excluded Assets, (ii) any license, permit, or authorization
issued by any of the Gaming Authorities or any other Governmental
Authority, or any other Collateral, which may not be pledged or in
which a security interest may not be granted under Gaming Laws, or
other applicable law, or under the terms of any such license,
permit, or authorization, or which would require a finding of
suitability or other similar approval or procedure by any of the
Gaming Authorities or any other Governmental Authority prior to
being pledged, hypothecated, or given as collateral security
(collectively, the “ Gaming Collateral ”) (to
the extent such finding or approval has not been obtained) or
(iii) any lease, license, contract, general intangible or
agreement to which any Grantor is a party or any of its rights or
interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such
security interest shall constitute or result in (1) the
abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title
or interest of such Grantor therein or (2) in a breach or
termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such
lease, license, contract, general intangible or agreement (in each
case, other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered
ineffective pursuant to Sections 104.9401, 104.9406, 104.9407,
104.9408 or 104.9409 of the NVUCC (or any successor provision or
provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable
Law), provided , however , that the Collateral shall
include and such security interest shall attach immediately at such
time as the condition causing such abandonment, invalidation or
unenforceability shall be remedied and to the extent severable,
shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license,
contract, general intangible or agreement that does not result in
any of the consequences specified in (1) or (2) above;
and (iv) any asset owned by any Grantor that is subject to a
Lien securing Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease
Obligations) incurred to finance the purchase, lease or improvement
of such asset and permitted to be incurred pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture if the contract or other agreement in
which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such
Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on
such asset.
“ Equity
Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options
or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt
security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital
Stock.
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“
Excluded Assets ” means the means MH, Inc. MRGS, LLC,
the tradename “Bellagio” and related trademarks,
service marks and copyrights ( provided that upon the
transfer of the Bellagio trademark to another Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Grantor such Subsidiary will grant to Bellagio a
royalty free perpetual non-exclusive license to such trademark,
which license and rights thereunder will be Collateral) and
interests in the nightclubs Light, Bella and Mist.
“ 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 each
Grantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of any Grantor or any successor
thereto.
“
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 any Subsidiary of any
Grantor or any Affiliate of any Grantor evidencing any Indebtedness
of such party to such Grantor.
“ 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 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.
“
Mortgaged Property ” shall have the meaning given to
the term “Trust Estate” in each Mortgage.
“ Note
Documents ” means this Agreement, the Indenture, the
Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Pledge Agreement 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 any Grantor arising under or
relating to the Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and
the other Note Documents to which such 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.
“ Secured
Obligations ” means (i) the Note Obligations and
(ii) the 13% Secured Notes Obligations.
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“ Secured
Parties ” means, collectively, Collateral Agent, the
Trustee, the Noteholders, 13% Secured Notes Secured Parties and the
trustee under the 13% Secured Notes Indenture.
“
Trademark License Agreement ” means the Trademark
License Agreement dated as of May 18, 2009, by and between
Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation, as Licensor and
Bellagio, for its and on behalf of each of its subsidiaries,
collectively, as licensee.
2.
Further Assurances . Subject to compliance with
applicable Gaming Laws, at any time and from time to time at the
written request of Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall execute and
deliver to Collateral Agent all such financing statements and other
instruments and documents in form and substance satisfactory to
Collateral Agent as shall be necessary or desirable to fully
perfect, when filed and/or recorded, Collateral Agent’s
security interests granted pursuant to Section 3 of
this Agreement. At any time and from time to time, Collateral Agent
shall be entitled to authenticate on behalf and in the name of
either Grantor, file and/or record any or all such financing
statements, instruments and documents held by it, and any or all
such further financing statements, documents and instruments, and
to take all such other actions, as Collateral Agent may deem
appropriate to perfect and to maintain perfected the security
interests granted in Section 3 of this Agreement.
Before and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, at
Collateral Agent’s written request, each Grantor shall
execute all such further financing statements, instruments and
documents, and shall do all such further acts and things, as may be
deemed necessary or desirable by Collateral Agent to create and
perfect, and to continue and preserve, an indefeasible security
interest in the Collateral in favor of Collateral Agent, or the
priority thereof. With respect to any Collateral consisting of
securities, instruments, partnership or joint venture interests or
the like, each Grantor hereby consents and agrees that the issuers
of, or obligors on, any such Collateral, or any registrar or
transfer agent or trustee for any such Collateral, shall be
entitled 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
Collateral, notwithstanding any other notice or direction to the
contrary heretofore or hereafter given by such Grantor or any other
Person to such issuers or such obligors or to any such registrar or
transfer agent or trustee.
3.
Security Agreement . For valuable consideration, each
Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to Collateral Agent, and grants
to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a
security interest in, all Collateral, whether presently existing or
hereafter acquired, as security for the timely and complete payment
and performance of the Secured Obligations, and each of them. This
Agreement is a continuing and irrevocable agreement and all the
rights, powers, privileges and remedies hereunder shall apply to
any and all Secured Obligations, including those arising under
successive transactions which shall either continue the Secured
Obligations, increase or decrease them and notwithstanding the
bankruptcy of any Grantor or any other Person or any other event or
proceeding affecting any Person.
4.
Grantors’ Representations and Warranties . To
induce the Collateral Agent to enter into the Indenture and to
induce the Noteholders to purchase the Notes, each Grantor hereby
represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each Secured
Party that:
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(a) Title; No Other Liens.
Except for the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to this Agreement and other Permitted Liens, Grantors own
each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens
except for Permitted Liens.
(b) Perfected Liens. The
security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (i)
constitute valid security interests in all of the Collateral in
favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, as collateral security for the Secured Obligations,
perfected to the extent perfection may be achieved by filing UCC1
financing statements or by other action required to be taken by the
terms of this Agreement and enforceable in accordance with the
terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantors, 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
related to the granting of specific performance and other equitable
remedies as a matter of judicial discretion; and (ii) are
prior to all other Liens on the Collateral.
(c) Securities Accounts.
Schedule 4(c) sets forth a complete list of all
securities accounts maintained by each Grantor on the date hereof,
except for securities accounts which have an account balance in the
aggregate not exceeding $1,000,000, and includes the name and
location of the securities intermediaries with which such
securities accounts are maintained and the account numbers. No
agreement or arrangement establishing “control” within
the meaning of the NVUCC has been entered into with respect to any
securities account maintained by the Grantors.
(d) Goods Covered by
Certificate of Title. Schedule 4(d) sets forth a
complete list of all goods owned by each Grantor on the date hereof
which are covered by a certificate of title, including, without
limitation, motor vehicles, except for goods that have a fair value
in the aggregate not exceeding $1,000,000.
(e) Investment Property.
Schedule 4(e) sets forth a complete list of all
investment property of each Grantor, except for investment property
having a fair value in the aggregate not exceeding
$1,000,000.
(f) Instruments.
Schedule 4(f) sets forth a complete list of all
instruments of each Grantor, including, without limitation,
Intercompany Notes, except for instruments which have a face value
not exceeding $1,000,000.
(g) Chattel Paper. No Grantor
owns any material amount of chattel paper.
(h) Commercial Tort Claims.
Schedule 4(h) sets forth a complete list of all
commercial tort claims of each Grantor that have been asserted in
judicial or arbitration proceedings.
5.
Covenants . Each Grantor covenants and agrees that,
from and after the date of this Agreement until the Notes
Obligations shall have been paid in full or the relevant Collateral
has been released in accordance with Section:
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(a) Delivery of Collateral
Perfected by Possession. With respect to any Collateral consisting
of securities, instruments or the like, as to which Collateral
Agent’s security interest need be perfected by, or the
priority thereof need be assured by, possession of such Collateral,
each Grantor will promptly deliver possession of any such
Collateral with a fair value or face value equal to or exceeding
$1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate in pledge to
Collateral Agent or as directed by the Collateral Agent, and each
Grantor will take all actions necessary to vest such possession in
Collateral Agent or any agent of the Collateral Agent as directed
by the Collateral Agent;
(b) Securities Accounts. If
any Grantor maintains any securities accounts in which balances
exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for any period of thirty
consecutive days, such Grantor will deliver a duly executed control
agreement with respect to such Collateral in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent;
(c) Motor Vehicles. If any
Grantor at any time has motor vehicles or other Collateral subject
to certificates of title having an aggregate value exceeding
$1,000,000, such Grantor will cause certificates of title
evidencing such excess amount of Collateral to reflect the Lien in
favor of Collateral Agent and notify Collateral Agent of such
circumstance;
(d) Commercial Tort Claims.
Each Grantor shall notify Collateral Agent of any material
commercial tort claim asserted by it in any judicial or arbitration
proceeding within thirty days of the assertion thereof and unless
consented otherwise by Collateral Agent, such Grantor shall enter
into such supplemental documentation as Collateral Agent may
reasonably request to perfect a Lien in favor of Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such commercial tort
claim;
(e) Taxes. Each Grantor will
pay, prior to delinquency, all taxes, charges, Liens and
assessments against the Collateral, except such as are expressly
permitted by the Indenture or are timely contested in good faith,
and upon its failure to pay or so contest such taxes, charges,
Liens and assessments, Collateral Agent at its option, following
written notice to such Grantor of its intention to do so, may pay
any of them, and Collateral Agent shall be the sole judge of the
legality or validity thereof and the amount necessary to discharge
the same;
(f) Compliance with Law. The
Collateral will not be knowingly used for any unlawful purpose or
in violation of any Law, nor used in any way that will void or
impair any insurance required to be carried in connection
therewith;
(g) Preservation. Each Grantor
will, to the extent consistent with good business practice, keep
the Collateral in reasonably good repair, working order and
condition, and from time to time make all needful and proper
repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto
and, as appropriate and applicable, will otherwise deal with the
Collateral in all such ways as are considered good practice by
owners of like property, and will take all commercially reasonable
steps to preserve and protect the Collateral;
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(h) Insurance. Until the
release of the Liens or the Collateral as provided in this
Agreement, each Grantor will maintain insurance with respect to the
Collateral with carriers against such risks, in such amounts and
with such deductibles as each Grantor determines to be reasonably
prudent (as determined by the board of directors in good faith) and
consistent with the past practices of such Grantor, and name
Collateral Agent as an additional insured or, with respect to
casualty insurance, loss payee , as the case may be, with losses in
excess of $1,000,000 payable jointly to such Grantor and Collateral
Agent (unless a Default has occurred and is then continuing, in
which case all losses are payable solely to Collateral Agent), with
no recourse against Trustee or Collateral Agent for the payment of
premiums, deductibles, commissions or club calls, and will furnish
copies of such insurance policies or certificates to Collateral
Agent promptly upon request therefor;
(i) Notification of Damage.
Each Grantor will promptly notify Collateral Agent in writing in
the event of any substantial or material damage to the Collateral
from any source whatsoever, and, except for the disposition of
collections and other proceeds of the Collateral permitted by
Section 6 hereof, such Grantor will not remove or
permit to be removed any material part of the Collateral from its
place of business without the prior written consent of Collateral
Agent, except for such items of the Collateral as are removed in
the ordinary course of business or in connection with any
transaction or disposition otherwise permitted by the Indenture;
and
(j) Changes of Name or
Address. In the event any Grantor changes its name, its address or
its jurisdiction of organization as are set forth herein or in the
Indenture, such Grantor will notify Collateral Agent of such name
and/or address change promptly, but in any event within 5 business
days and such Grantor shall take all action necessary to maintain
the perfection and priority of the security interest of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the
Collateral.
6.
Collateral Agent’s Rights Regarding Collateral
. Subject to the limitations set forth below Collateral Agent may,
subject to Gaming Laws, to the extent it may be necessary or
desirable to protect the security hereunder, but Collateral Agent
shall not be obligated to, enter upon any premises on which
Collateral is situated during regular office business hours and
upon reasonable notice and examine the same. Collateral Agent may
perform such Collateral inspections no more than twice in each
calendar year, unless the applicable Grantor provides consent for
additional inspections after written request from Collateral Agent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, without notice or demand
and at the expense of Grantors, Collateral Agent may, subject to
Gaming Laws, to the extent it may be necessary or desirable to
protect the security hereunder, but Collateral Agent shall not be
obligated to, enter upon any premises on which Collateral is
situated at any time without notice and examine the same. Upon any
Event of Default, Collateral Agent may, subject to Gaming Laws, to
the extent it may be necessary or desirable to protect the security
hereunder, but Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to, perform
any obligation of Grantors under this Agreement or any obligation
of any other Person under the Note Documents, the 13% Secured Notes
or 13% Secured Notes Indenture. Each Grantor shall maintain books
and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and
scope as is consistent with such Grantor’s past practices.
Each Grantor shall at any time at Collateral Agent’s request
mark the Collateral
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and/or such
Grantor’s ledger cards, books of account and other records
relating to the Collateral with appropriate notations reasonably
satisfactory to Collateral Agent disclosing that they are subject
to Collateral Agent’s security interests. Prior to an Event
of Default, subject to the limitation set forth below, at any time
during regular office business hours and upon reasonable notice to
the applicable Grantor, Collateral Agent shall have reasonable
access to and the right to audit any and all of each
Grantor’s books and records pertaining to the Collateral, and
to confirm and verify the value of the Collateral and to do
whatever else Collateral Agent reasonably may deem necessary or
desirable to protect its interests. Collateral Agent may perform
such audit of the each Grantor’s books and records twice in
each calendar year, unless such Grantor provides consent to
additional audits after written request from Collateral Agent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, at all times on reasonable
notice to Grantors, Collateral Agent shall have full access to and
the right to audit any and all of each Grantor’s books and
records pertaining to the Collateral, and to confirm and verify the
value of the Collateral and to do whatever else Collateral Agent
reasonably may deem necessary or desirable to protect its
interests; provided , however , that any such action
which involves communicating with customers of any Grantor shall be
carried out by Collateral Agent through such Grantor’s
independent auditors unless Collateral Agent shall then have the
right directly to notify obligors on the Collateral as provided in
Section 10 . Collateral Agent shall be under no duty or
obligation whatsoever to take any action to preserve any rights of
or against any prior or other parties in connection with the
Collateral, to exercise any voting rights or managerial rights with
respect to any Collateral, whether or not an Event of Default shall
have occurred, or to make or give any presentments, demands for
performance, notices of non-performance, protests, notices of
protests, notices of dishonor or notices of any other nature
whatsoever in connection with the Collateral or the Secured
Obligations. Collateral Agent shall be under no duty or obligation
whatsoever to take any action to protect or preserve the Collateral
or any rights of any Grantor therein, or to make collections or
enforce payment thereon, or to participate in any foreclosure or
other proceeding in connection therewith.
7.
Collections on the Collateral . So long as no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and until
Collateral Agent suspends such rights, each Grantor will be
entitled to receive the benefit of all cash dividends, interest and
other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral by such
Grantor. 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 Notes then
outstanding pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Indenture to
suspend such rights, (i) all rights of each Grantor to receive
all cash dividends, interest and other payments made upon or with
respect to the Collateral will cease, and such cash dividends,
interest and other payments will be paid to Collateral Agent;
(ii) all rights of the Grantors to exercise such voting or
other consensual rights shall cease, and all such rights shall
become vested in Collateral Agent which, to the extent permitted by
law, will have the sole right to exercise such rights; and
(iii) Collateral Agent may sell the Collateral or any part
thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any
remittance received by any Grantor from any Person shall be
presumed to relate to the Collateral and to be subject to
Collateral Agent’s security interests. Upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent
shall have the right at all times to receive, receipt for, endorse,
assign, deposit and deliver, in the name of Collateral Agent or in
the name of any Grantor, any and all checks, notes, drafts and
other instruments for the payment of money constituting proceeds of
or otherwise relating to
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