COLLATERAL TRUST
AGREEMENT
dated as of June 24,
2009
TERREMARK WORLDWIDE,
INC. ,
the Guarantors from time to time
party hereto,
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A. ,
as Trustee under the Indenture,
Representatives from time to time
party hereto
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ,
as Collateral Trustee
Terremark — Collateral Trust
Agreement
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ARTICLE
1.
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DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF
CONSTRUCTION
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1
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SECTION
1.1
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1
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SECTION
1.2
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13
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ARTICLE
2.
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14
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SECTION
2.1
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Declaration of Senior Trust
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SECTION
2.2
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Declaration of Junior Trust
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SECTION
2.3
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16
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SECTION
2.4
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Restrictions on Enforcement of Junior
Liens
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SECTION
2.5
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Waiver of Right of Marshalling.
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SECTION
2.6
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Discretion in Enforcement of Parity
Liens.
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SECTION
2.7
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Discretion in Enforcement of Parity Lien
Obligations
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SECTION
2.8
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Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
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SECTION
2.9
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Collateral Shared Equally and Ratably within
Class
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SECTION
2.10
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Separate Grants of Security and Separate
Classification
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ARTICLE
3.
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OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF COLLATERAL
TRUSTEE
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SECTION
3.1
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Undertaking of the Collateral Trustee
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SECTION
3.2
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Release or Subordination of Liens
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SECTION
3.3
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23
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SECTION
3.4
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24
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SECTION
3.5
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Powers of the Collateral Trustee
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25
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SECTION
3.6
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Documents and Communications
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25
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SECTION
3.7
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For Sole and Exclusive Benefit of Holders of
Secured Obligations
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SECTION
3.8
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ARTICLE
4.
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OBLIGATIONS ENFORCEABLE BY THE COMPANY AND THE
OTHER GUARANTORS
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SECTION
4.1
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Release of Liens on Collateral
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27
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SECTION
4.2
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Delivery of Copies to Secured Debt
Representatives
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29
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SECTION
4.3
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Collateral Trustee not Required to Serve, File,
Register or Record
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SECTION
4.4
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Release of Liens in Respect of Secured
Debt
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ARTICLE
5.
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IMMUNITIES OF THE COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
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30
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SECTION
5.1
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30
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SECTION
5.2
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Appointment of Agents and Advisors
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30
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SECTION
5.3
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30
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SECTION
5.4
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Solicitation of Instructions
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30
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SECTION
5.5
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30
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SECTION
5.6
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Documents in Satisfactory Form
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SECTION
5.7
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31
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SECTION
5.8
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31
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SECTION
5.9
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Actions by Collateral Trustee
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31
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SECTION
5.10
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Security or Indemnity in Favor of the Collateral
Trustee
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SECTION
5.11
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Rights of the Collateral Trustee
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31
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SECTION
5.12
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Limitations on Duty of Collateral Trustee in
Respect of Collateral
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SECTION
5.13
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Assumption of Rights, Not Assumption of
Duties
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SECTION
5.14
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No Liability for Clean Up of Hazardous
Materials
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SECTION
5.15
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Rights of the Collateral Trustee
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SECTION
5.16
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Limitations on Duty of Collateral Trustee in
Respect of Collateral
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SECTION
5.17
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Assumption of Rights, Not Assumption of
Duties
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SECTION
5.18
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No Liability for Clean Up of Hazardous
Materials
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ARTICLE
6.
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RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE COLLATERAL
TRUSTEE
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SECTION
6.1
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Resignation or Removal of Collateral
Trustee
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SECTION
6.2
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Appointment of Successor Collateral
Trustee
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SECTION
6.3
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SECTION
6.4
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Merger, Conversion or Consolidation of
Collateral Trustee
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ARTICLE
7.
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SECTION
7.1
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SECTION
7.2
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SECTION
7.3
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Further Assurances; Insurance
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SECTION
7.4
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Perfection of Junior Trust Estate
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SECTION
7.5
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SECTION
7.6
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SECTION
7.7
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40
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SECTION
7.8
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Notice Following Discharge of Parity Lien
Obligations
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SECTION
7.9
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SECTION
7.10
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SECTION
7.11
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SECTION
7.12
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SECTION
7.13
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SECTION
7.14
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SECTION
7.15
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SECTION
7.16
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SECTION
7.17
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SECTION
7.18
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SECTION
7.19
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SECTION
7.20
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SECTION
7.21
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Continuing Nature of this Agreement
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SECTION
7.22
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45
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SECTION
7.23
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Rights and Immunities of Secured Debt
Representatives
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EXHIBIT A
— Additional Secured Debt Designation
EXHIBIT B — Form of Collateral Trust Joinder—Additional
Secured Debt
EXHIBIT C — Form of Collateral Trust Joinder—Additional
Guarantors
Terremark — Collateral Trust
Agreement
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This Collateral
Trust Agreement (this “ Agreement ” ) is
dated as of June 24, 2009 and is by and among Terremark
Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ” ), the Guarantors from time to time
party hereto, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee (as defined below), the other Secured Debt Representatives
from time to time party hereto, and U.S. Bank National Association,
as Collateral Trustee (in such capacity and together with its
successors in such capacity, the “ Collateral
Trustee ” ).
The Company
intends to issue 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (together with
any additional notes issued under the Indenture (as defined below)
and any exchange notes related to such notes and additional notes,
the “ Notes ” ) in an aggregate principal
amount of $420,000,000 pursuant to an Indenture dated as of the
date hereof (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “
Indenture ” ) among the Company, the Guarantors
party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity and together with
its successors in such capacity, the “ Trustee
” ).
The Company and
the Guarantors intend to secure the Obligations under the Notes,
the Guarantees of the Notes and the Indenture and any future Parity
Lien Debt and any future Junior Lien Debt, with Liens on all
present and future Collateral to the extent that such Liens have
been provided for in the applicable Security Documents.
This Agreement
sets forth the terms on which each Secured Party has appointed the
Collateral Trustee to act as the collateral trustee for the present
and future holders of the Secured Obligations to receive, hold,
maintain, administer and distribute the Collateral at any time
delivered to the Collateral Trustee or the subject of the Security
Documents, and to enforce the Security Documents and all interests,
rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Trustee with respect
thereto or thereunder and the proceeds thereof.
Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them above or
in Article 1 below.
In consideration
of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1.1
Defined Terms . The following terms will have the following
meanings:
“ Act
of Required Debtholders ” means, as to any matter at
any time:
(1) prior to the
Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, a direction in writing
delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee by or with the
written consent of the holders of Parity Lien Debt representing the
Required Parity Lien Debtholders; and
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(2) at any time
after the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, a direction in
writing delivered to the Collateral Trustee by or with the written
consent of the holders of Junior Lien Debt representing the
Required Junior Lien Debtholders.
For purposes of
this definition, (a) Secured Debt registered in the name of,
or beneficially owned by, the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company will be deemed not to be outstanding and (b) votes
will be determined in accordance with Section 7.2.
“
Additional Secured Debt ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.8.
“Additional Secured Debt Designation”
means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit A
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“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.
For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used
with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided
that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock (as
defined in the Indenture) of a Person will be deemed to be control.
For purposes of this definition, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with” have correlative
meanings.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Attributable Debt ” has the meaning assigned to it
in the Indenture.
“
Business Day ” means any day other than a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the
City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized or
required by law, regulation or executive order to remain
closed.
“
Capital Lease Obligations ” means, at the time any
determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect
of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be
classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease obligation on a
balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
(a) in the case of
a corporation, corporate stock of any class;
(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
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(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 of, the issuing Person.
“
Class ” means (a) in the case of Parity Lien
Debt, every Series of Parity Lien Debt, taken together, and
(b) in the case of Junior Lien Debt, every Series of Junior
Lien Debt, taken together.
“
Collateral ” means all assets, now owned or
hereafter acquired, of the Company, any Guarantor, or any other
Person, to the extent such assets are pledged or assigned or
purported to be pledged or assigned, or are required to be pledged
or assigned under the Secured Debt Documents to the Collateral
Trustee, together with the Proceeds and products thereof. For
purposes of clarification, the Collateral shall not include any
Excluded Assets or any assets released from the Liens of the
Collateral Trustee in accordance with the Secured Debt Documents or
with respect to which the Collateral Trustee is required to release
its Liens pursuant to this Agreement or the Secured Debt Documents;
provided , that, if such Liens are required to be released
as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition of any
assets of the Company or any Guarantor, such assets will cease to
be excluded from the Collateral if the Company or any Guarantor
thereafter acquires or reacquires such assets.
“
Collateral Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble.
“
Collateral Trust Joinder ” means (a) with
respect to the provisions of this Agreement relating to any
Additional Secured Debt, an agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit B and (b) with respect to the provisions of
this Agreement relating to the addition of additional Guarantors,
an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C
.
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Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations ” means the
occurrence of all of the following:
(1) termination or
expiration of all commitments to extend credit that would
constitute Parity Lien Debt;
(2) payment in
full in cash of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any,
on all Parity Lien Debt (other than any undrawn letters of
credit);
(3) discharge or
cash collateralization (at the lower of (A) 105% of the
aggregate undrawn amount and (B) the percentage of the
aggregate undrawn amount required for release of liens under the
terms of the applicable Parity Lien Document) of all outstanding
letters of credit constituting Parity Lien Debt; and
(4) payment in
full in cash of all other Parity Lien Obligations that are
outstanding and unpaid at the time the Parity Lien Debt is paid in
full in cash (other than any obligations for taxes, costs,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities in
respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at
such time).
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Equally and Ratably ” means, in reference to
sharing of Liens on the Collateral or proceeds of such Collateral
as between holders of Secured Obligations within the same Class
after payment of fees, costs and expenses (including, but not
limited to, attorney’s fees and expenses) of the Collateral
Trustee in accordance with Section 3.4 and the Parity Lien
Representatives in accordance with the applicable Secured Debt
Document, that such Liens or proceeds:
(1) will be
allocated and distributed in accordance with Section 3.4 first
to the Secured Debt Representative for each outstanding Series of
Secured Debt within that Class, for the account of the holders of
such Series of Secured Debt, ratably in proportion to the principal
of, and interest and premium (if any) and reimbursement obligations
(contingent or otherwise) with respect to letters of credit, if
any, outstanding (whether or not drawings have been made under such
letters of credit) forming part of, and Hedging Obligations to the
extent constituting Secured Debt pursuant to the terms of, each
outstanding Series of Secured Debt within that Class when the
allocation or distribution is made; and thereafter; and
(2) will be
allocated and distributed in accordance with Section 3.4 (if
any remain after payment in full of all of the principal of, and
interest and premium (if any) and reimbursement obligations
(contingent or otherwise) with respect to letters of credit, if
any, outstanding (whether or not drawings have been made on such
letters of credit) forming part of, and Hedging Obligations to the
extent constituting Secured Debt pursuant to the terms of, each
outstanding Series of Secured Debt within that Class) to the
Secured Debt Representative for each outstanding Series of Secured
Debt within that Class, for the account of the holders of any
remaining Secured Obligations within that Class, ratably in
proportion to the aggregate unpaid amount of such remaining Secured
Obligations within that Class due and demanded (with written notice
to the applicable Secured Debt Representative and the Collateral
Trustee) prior to the date such distribution is made.
“
Excluded Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the
Security Agreement.
“
Fair Market Value ” has the meaning assigned to it
in the Indenture.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, which are in effect in the United
States from time to time or any successor principles so in effect;
provided that GAAP shall not give effect to the effect of FASB
No. APB14-1.
“
Guarantee ” means, a guarantee other than by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner
including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or
through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
“
Guarantors ” means any Person that at any time
provides a Guarantee of any Secured Obligations.
“
Hedging Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to
it in the Indenture.
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Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any
specified Person at any date, any indebtedness of such Person,
whether or not contingent, without duplication:
(1) in
respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in
respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4) representing
Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt;
(5) representing
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued
expense or trade payable;
(6) representing
any Hedging Obligations; or
(7) in
respect of all conditional sale obligations and all obligations
under title retention agreements,
if and to the
extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and
Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In
addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes (x) all
Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the
specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by
the specified Person), provided that the amount of such
Indebtedness will be the lesser of (A) the Fair Market Value of
such asset at such date of determination and (B) the amount of
such Indebtedness, and (y) to the extent not otherwise
included, the guarantee by the specified Person of any indebtedness
of any other Person.
The amount of any
Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be the outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described
above and, with respect to contingent obligations, the maximum
liability upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the
obligation, and will be:
(1) the
accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness
issued with original issue discount; and
(2) the
principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on
the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the
case of any other Indebtedness.
“
Indemnified Liabilities ” means any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, taxes, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery,
performance, administration or enforcement of this Agreement or any
of the other Security Documents, including any of the foregoing
relating to the use of proceeds of any Secured Debt or the
violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any law
applicable to or enforceable against the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any Guarantor or any of the Collateral and all
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and
expenses of legal counsel selected by the Indemnitee) incurred by
any Indemnitee in connection with any claim, action, investigation
or proceeding in any respect relating to any of the foregoing,
whether or not suit is brought.
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“
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.11(a).
“
Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding ”
means:
(1) any case
commenced by or against the Company or any Guarantor under Title
11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief
of debtors, any other proceeding for the reorganization,
recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or
liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor, any receivership or
assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Company or
any Guarantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to the
Company or any Guarantor or its creditors, as such, in each case
whether or not voluntary;
(2) any
liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or
other winding up of or relating to the Company or any Guarantor, in
each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving
bankruptcy or insolvency; or
(3) any other
proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims
of creditors of the Company or any Guarantor are determined and any
payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such
claims.
“
Junior Lien ” means a Lien granted by a Security
Document to the Collateral Trustee, at any time, upon any
Collateral to secure Junior Lien Obligations.
“
Junior Lien Debt ” means:
(1) any
Indebtedness (including letters of credit and reimbursement
obligations with respect thereto) of the Company or any Guarantor
that is secured on a subordinated basis to the Parity Lien Debt by
a Junior Lien that was permitted to be incurred and so secured
under each applicable Secured Debt Document;
(a) on or before
the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred by the Company or
such Guarantor, such Indebtedness is designated by the Company as
“Junior Lien Debt” for the purposes of the Secured Debt
Documents in an Additional Secured Debt Designation executed and
delivered in accordance with Section 3.8(b); provided ,
that no Series of Secured Debt may be designated as both Junior
Lien Debt and Parity Lien Debt;
(b) the Junior
Lien Representative for such Indebtedness executes and delivers a
Collateral Trust Joinder, in accordance with
Section 3.8(a);
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(c) such
Indebtedness is governed by an indenture, credit agreement or other
agreement that includes a Lien Sharing and Priority Confirmation;
and
(d) all other
requirements set forth in Section 3.8 hereof have been
complied with (and the satisfaction of such requirements will be
conclusively established if the Company delivers to the Collateral
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such
requirements have been satisfied and that such Indebtedness is
“Junior Lien Debt”); and
(2) Hedging
Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor incurred to hedge or
manage interest rate risk with respect to Junior Lien Debt;
provided that, pursuant to the terms of the Junior Lien
Documents, such Hedging Obligations are secured by a Junior Lien on
all of the assets and properties that secure the Indebtedness in
respect of which such Hedging Obligations are incurred.
“
Junior Lien Documents ” means, collectively, any
indenture, credit agreement or other agreement governing a Series
of Junior Lien Debt and the Security Documents (other than any
Security Documents that do not create or perfect Liens securing
Junior Lien Obligations).
“
Junior Lien Obligations ” means Junior Lien Debt
and all other Obligations in respect thereof.
“
Junior Lien Representative ” means, in the case of
any future Series of Junior Lien Debt, the trustee, agent or
representative of the holders of such Series of Junior Lien Debt
who (A) is appointed as a Junior Lien Representative (for
purposes related to the administration of the Security Documents)
pursuant to the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement
governing such Series of Junior Lien Debt, together with its
successors in such capacity, and (B) that has executed a
Collateral Trust Joinder.
“
Junior Trust Estate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of
any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded
or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a
security interest in such asset and any filing of or agreement to
give any financing statement under the UCC (or equivalent statutes)
of any jurisdiction.
“Lien
Sharing and Priority Confirmation” means:
(1) as to any
Series of Parity Lien Debt, the written agreement enforceable
against the holders of such Series of Parity Lien Debt, as set
forth in the applicable Secured Debt Document:
(a) for the
enforceable benefit of all holders of each existing and future
Series of Parity Lien Debt and each existing and future Parity Lien
Representative, that all Parity Lien Obligations will be and are
secured Equally and Ratably by all Parity Liens at any time granted
by the Company or any Guarantor to secure any Obligations in
respect of such Series of Parity Lien Debt, and that all such
Parity Liens will be enforceable by the Collateral Trustee for the
benefit of all holders of Parity Lien Obligations Equally and
Ratably;
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(b) for the
enforceable benefit of all holders of each existing and future
Series of Parity Lien Debt and Series of Junior Lien Debt, and each
existing and future Parity Lien Representative and Junior Lien
Representative, that the holders of Obligations in respect of such
Series of Parity Lien Debt are bound by the provisions of this
Agreement, including the provisions relating to the ranking of
Parity Liens and the order of application of proceeds from
enforcement of Parity Liens; and
(c) consenting to
and directing the Collateral Trustee to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the other Security Documents.
(2) as to any
Series of Junior Lien Debt, the written agreement enforceable
against the holders of such Series of Junior Lien Debt, as set
forth in the applicable Secured Debt Document:
(a) for the
enforceable benefit of all holders of each existing and future
Series of Junior Lien Debt and Series of Parity Lien Debt and each
existing and future Junior Lien Representative and Parity Lien
Representative, that all Junior Lien Obligations will be and are
secured Equally and Ratably by all Junior Liens at any time granted
by the Company or any Guarantor to secure any Obligations in
respect of such Series of Junior Lien Debt, and that all such
Junior Liens will be enforceable by the Collateral Trustee for the
benefit of all holders of Junior Lien Obligations Equally and
Ratably;
(b) for the
enforceable benefit of all holders of each existing and future
Series of Parity Lien Debt and Series of Junior Lien Debt and each
existing and future Parity Lien Representative and Junior Lien
Representative, that the holders of Obligations in respect of such
Series of Junior Lien Debt are bound by the provisions of this
Agreement, including the provisions relating to the ranking of
Junior Liens and the order of application of proceeds from the
enforcement of Junior Liens; and
(c) consenting to
and directing the Collateral Trustee to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the other Security Documents.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) the
occurrence of an event or condition that has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect upon, the business, assets, liabilities,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or operating results
of the Company, the Guarantors and their respective subsidiaries,
taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and
remedies of the Trustee, the Collateral Trustee or any Secured
Party under any Secured Debt Document, or of the ability of the
Company or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under any
Secured Debt Document to which it is a party; or (c) a
material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or the
Collateral Trustee’s or any Secured Party’s rights
therein.
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“
Mortgage ” has the meaning assigned to it in the
Indenture.
“
Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Note Guarantee ” has the meaning assigned to it in
the Indenture.
“
Obligations ” means with respect to any
Indebtedness of any Person (collectively, without
duplication):
(1) all debt,
financial liabilities and obligations of such Person of whatsoever
nature and howsoever evidenced (including principal, interest,
fees, reimbursement obligations, cash cover obligations, penalties,
indemnities and legal and other expenses, whether due after
acceleration or otherwise) to the providers or holders of such
Indebtedness or to any agent, trustee or other representative of
such providers or holders of such Indebtedness under or pursuant to
each agreement, document or instrument evidencing, securing,
guaranteeing or relating to such Indebtedness, financial
liabilities or obligations relating to such Indebtedness (including
Secured Debt Documents applicable to such Indebtedness (if any)),
in each case, direct or indirect, primary or secondary, fixed or
contingent, now or hereafter arising out of or relating to any such
agreement, document or instrument;
(2) any and
all sums advanced by the Collateral Trustee or any other Person in
order to preserve the Collateral or any other collateral securing
such Indebtedness or to preserve the Liens and security interests
in the Collateral or any other collateral, securing such
Indebtedness; and
(3) the costs
and expenses of collection and enforcement of the obligations
referred to in clauses (1) and (2), including:
(a) the costs
and expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease,
selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on any Collateral or
any other collateral;
(b) the costs
and expenses of any exercise by the Collateral Trustee or any other
Person of its rights under the Security Documents or any other
security documents; and
(c) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Agreement, signed on behalf of the Company by two
officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer
or the principal accounting officer of the Company,
including:
(a) a statement
that the Person making such certificate has read such covenant or
condition;
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(b) a brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such certificate are based;
(c) a statement
that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her
to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been satisfied; and
(d) a statement as
to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been satisfied.
“
Ordinary Course Activity ” means any ordinary
course activity with respect to the Collateral that, pursuant to
Section 10.08 of the Indenture, the Company or any Guarantor
may conduct without any release or consent by, or the delivery of
any document or other instrument to, the Collateral Trustee or the
Trustee.
“
Parity Lien ” means a Lien granted by a Security
Document to the Collateral Trustee, at any time, upon any
Collateral to secure Parity Lien Obligations.
“
Parity Lien Debt ” means:
(1) the Notes and
the Note Guarantee of each Guarantor;
(2) Any
Indebtedness (including letters of credit and reimbursement
obligations with respect thereto) of the Company or any Guarantor
that is secured Equally and Ratably with the Notes by a Parity Lien
that was permitted to be incurred and so secured under each
applicable Secured Debt Document; provided , in the case of
Indebtedness referred to in this clause (2), that:
(a) on or before
the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred by the Company or
such Guarantor, such Indebtedness is designated by the Company as
“Parity Lien Debt” for the purposes of the Secured Debt
Documents in an Additional Secured Debt Designation executed and
delivered in accordance with Section 3.8(a); provided ,
that no Series of Secured Debt may be designated as both Parity
Lien Debt and Junior Lien Debt;
(b) the Parity
Lien Representative for such Indebtedness executes and delivers a
Collateral Trust Joinder, in accordance with
Section 3.8(a);
(c) such
Indebtedness is governed by an indenture, credit agreement, or
other agreement that includes a Lien Sharing and Priority
Confirmation;
(d) all other
requirements set forth in Section 3.8 hereof have been
complied with (and the satisfaction of such requirements will be
conclusively established if the Company delivers to the Collateral
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such
requirements have been satisfied and that such notes or such
Indebtedness is “Parity Lien Debt”); and
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(3) Hedging
Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor incurred to hedge or
manage interest rate risk with respect to Parity Lien Debt;
provided , that pursuant to the terms of the Parity Lien
Documents, such Hedging Obligations are secured by a Parity Lien on
all of the assets and properties that secure the Indebtedness in
respect of which such Hedging Obligations are incurred.
“
Parity Lien Documents ” means the Indenture and
any additional indenture, credit agreement or other agreement
governing a Series of Parity Lien Debt and the Security Documents
(other than any Security Documents that do not create or perfect
Liens securing Parity Lien Obligations).
“
Parity Lien Event of Default ” means any event or
condition which, under the terms of any Parity Lien Document,
causes or permits the holders of any Parity Lien Obligations to
cause such Parity Lien Obligations to become immediately due and
payable (with the giving of notice or passage of time or
both).
“
Parity Lien Obligations ” means the Parity Lien
Debt and all other Obligations in respect of Parity Lien
Debt.
“
Parity Lien Representative ” means:
(a) the Trustee,
in the case of the Notes; or
(b) in the case of
any other Series of Parity Lien Debt, the trustee, agent or
representative of the holders of such Series of Parity Lien Debt
who (A) is appointed as a Parity Lien Representative (for
purposes related to the administration of the Security Documents)
pursuant to the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement
governing such Series of Parity Lien Debt, together with its
successors in such capacity, and (B) that has executed this
Agreement or a Collateral Trust Joinder.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or
government or other entity.
“
Required Junior Lien Debtholders ” means, at any
time, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
all Junior Lien Debt (including outstanding letters of credit
whether or not then available or drawn) then outstanding and the
aggregate unfunded commitments to extend credit which, when funded,
would constitute Junior Lien Debt, calculated in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7.2. For purposes of this
definition, Junior Lien Debt registered in the name of, or
beneficially owned by, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company
will be deemed not to be outstanding.
“
Required Parity Lien Debtholders ” means, at any
time, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
all Parity Lien Debt (including outstanding letters of credit
whether or not then available or drawn) then outstanding and the
aggregate unfunded commitments to extend credit which, when funded,
would constitute Parity Lien Debt, calculated in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7.2. For purposes of this
definition, Parity Lien Debt registered in the name of, or
beneficially owned by, the Company or any Affiliate of the Company
will be deemed not to be outstanding.
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“
Security Agreement ” means the security agreement
dated as of the date hereof among the Company, the Grantors set
forth therein and the Collateral Trustee, as such agreement is
amended, amended and restated, supplemented and otherwise modified
from time to time.
“
Secured Debt ” means Parity Lien Debt and Junior
Lien Debt.
“
Secured Debt Default ” means any event or
condition which, under the terms of any credit agreement, indenture
or other agreement governing any Series of Secured Debt causes, or
permits holders of Secured Debt outstanding thereunder (with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, and whether
or not notice has been given or time has lapsed) to cause, the
Secured Debt outstanding thereunder to become immediately due and
payable prior to the Stated Maturity thereof.
“
Secured Debt Documents ” means the Parity Lien
Documents and the Junior Lien Documents.
“
Secured Debt Representative ” means each Parity
Lien Representative and each Junior Lien Representative.
“
Secured Obligations ” means Parity Lien
Obligations and Junior Lien Obligations.
“
Secured Parties ” means the holders of Secured
Obligations and the Secured Debt Representatives.
“
Security Documents ” means this Agreement, the
Security Agreement, each Collateral Trust Joinder, and all security
agreements, pledge agreements, Mortgages, collateral assignments,
control agreements, deeds of trust or other grants or transfers for
security executed and delivered by the Company or any Guarantor
creating or perfecting (or purporting to create or perfect) a Lien
upon Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit
of any Secured Party, in each case, as amended, supplemented,
restated, modified, renewed or replaced, in whole or in part, from
time to time, in accordance with its terms and
Section 7.2.
“
Senior Trust Estate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
“
Series of Junior Lien Debt ” means, severally,
each issue or series of Junior Lien Debt for which a single
transfer register is maintained (provided that any Hedging
Obligations constituting Junior Lien Debt shall be deemed part of
the Series of Junior Lien Debt to which they relate).
“
Series of Parity Lien Debt ” means, severally, the
Notes and any additional notes or exchange notes or other
Indebtedness that constitutes Parity Lien Debt (provided that any
Hedging Obligations constituting Parity Lien Debt shall be deemed
part of the Series of Parity Lien Debt to which they
relate).
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“
Series of Secured Debt ” means each Series of
Parity Lien Debt and each Series of Junior Lien Debt.
“
Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any
installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness,
the date on which such payment of interest or principal was
scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such
Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to
the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified
Person:
(1) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the
corporation, association or other business entity is at the time
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one
or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof); and
(2) any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any
combination thereof).
“
Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Trust Estates ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
SECTION 1.2
Rules of Interpretation .
(a) All
terms used in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of
the UCC and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned
to them in Article 9 of the UCC.
(b) Unless
otherwise indicated, any reference to any agreement or instrument
will be deemed to include a reference to that agreement or
instrument as assigned, amended, supplemented, amended and
restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time or
replaced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) The
use in this Agreement of the word “include” or
“including,” when following any general statement, term
or matter, will not be construed to limit such statement, term or
matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately
following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not
nonlimiting language (such as “without limitation” or
“but not limited to” or words of similar import) is
used with reference thereto, but will be deemed to refer to all
other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope
of such general statement, term or matter. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall.”
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(d) References
to “Sections,” “clauses,”
“recitals” and the “preamble” will be to
Sections, clauses, recitals and the preamble, respectively, of this
Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. References to
“Articles” will be to Articles of this Agreement unless
otherwise specifically provided. References to
“Exhibits” will be to Exhibits to this Agreement unless
otherwise specifically provided.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any references
contained herein to any section, clause, paragraph, definition or
other provision of the Indenture (including any definition
contained therein) shall be deemed to be a reference to such
section, clause, paragraph, definition or other provision as in
effect on the date of this Agreement; provided , that any
reference to any such section, clause, paragraph or other provision
shall refer to such section, clause, paragraph or other provision
of the Indenture (including any definition contained therein) as
amended or modified from time to time if such amendment or
modification has been made in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever any term used in
this Agreement is defined or otherwise incorporated by reference to
the Indenture, such reference shall be deemed to have the same
effect as if such definition or term had been set forth herein in
full and such term shall continue to have the meaning established
pursuant to the Indenture notwithstanding the termination or
expiration of the Indenture or redemption of all Obligations
evidenced thereby.
(f) This
Agreement and the other Security Documents will be construed
without regard to the identity of the party who drafted it and as
though the parties participated equally in drafting it.
Consequently, each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that any
rule of construction that a document is to be construed against the
drafting party will not be applicable either to this Agreement or
the other Security Documents.
(g) In
the event of any conflict between any terms and provisions set
forth in this Agreement and those set forth in any other Security
Document, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
supersede and control the terms and provisions of such other
Security Document.
ARTICLE 2. THE TRUST
ESTATES
SECTION 2.1
Declaration of Senior Trust .
To secure the
payment of the Parity Lien Obligations and in consideration of the
premises and mutual agreements set forth in this Agreement, the
Company and each of the Guarantors hereby grants to the Collateral
Trustee, and the Collateral Trustee hereby accepts and agrees to
hold, in trust under this Agreement for the benefit of all present
and future Parity Lien Representatives and holders of Parity Lien
Obligations, all of such Company’s or Guarantor’s
right, title and interest in and to the Collateral granted to the
Collateral Trustee under any Security Document for the benefit of
the Parity Lien Representatives and holders of Parity Lien
Obligations, together with all of the Collateral Trustee’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the Security Documents,
and all interests, rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral
Trustee thereunder or in respect thereof and all cash and non-cash
proceeds thereof (collectively, the “ Senior Trust
Estate ” ).
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The Collateral
Trustee and its successors and assigns under this Agreement will
hold the Senior Trust Estate in trust for the benefit solely and
exclusively of all present and future Parity Lien Representatives
and holders of Parity Lien Obligations as security for the payment
of all present and future Parity Lien Obligations.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if at any time:
(1) all Liens
securing the Parity Lien Obligations have been released as provided
in Section 4.1;
(2) the Collateral
Trustee holds no other property in trust as part of the Senior
Trust Estate;
(3) no monetary
obligation (other than indemnification and other contingent
obligations not then due and payable) is outstanding and payable
under this Agreement to the Collateral Trustee or any of its
co-trustees or agents (whether in an individual or representative
capacity); and
(4) the Company
delivers to the Collateral Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that all Parity Liens of the Collateral Trustee have been
released in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Parity
Lien Documents and that the Company and the Guarantors are not
required by any Parity Lien Document to grant any Parity Lien upon
any property,
then the Senior
Trust Estate arising hereunder will terminate, except that all
provisions set forth in Sections 7.10 and 7.11 that are
enforceable by the Collateral Trustee or any of its co-trustees or
agents (whether in an individual or representative capacity) will
remain enforceable in accordance with their terms.
The parties
further declare and covenant that the Senior Trust Estate will be
held and distributed by the Collateral Trustee subject to the
further agreements herein.
SECTION 2.2
Declaration of Junior Trust . To secure the payment of the
Junior Lien Obligations and in consideration of the premises and
the mutual agreements set forth herein, the Company and each of the
Guarantors hereby grants to the Collateral Trustee, and the
Collateral Trustee hereby accepts and agrees to hold, in trust
under this Agreement for the benefit of all present and future
Junior Lien Representatives and holders of Junior Lien Obligations,
all of such Company’s or Guarantor’s right, title and
interest in and to the Collateral granted to the Collateral Trustee
under any Security Document for the benefit of the Junior Lien
Representatives and holders of Junior Lien Obligations, together
with all of the Collateral Trustee’s right, title and
interest in, to and under the Security Documents, and all
interests, rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Trustee
thereunder or in respect thereof and all cash and non-cash proceeds
thereof (collectively, the “ Junior Trust Estate
,” and together with the Senior Trust Estate, the
“ Trust Estates ” ).
The Collateral
Trustee and its successors and assigns under this Agreement will
hold the Junior Trust Estate in trust for the benefit solely and
exclusively of all present and future Junior Lien Representatives
and holders of Junior Lien Obligations as security for the payment
of all present and future Junior Lien Obligations.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if at any time:
(1) all Liens
securing the Junior Lien Obligations have been released as provided
in Section 4.1;
(2) the Collateral
Trustee holds no other property in trust as part of the Junior
Trust Estate;
(3) no monetary
obligation (other than indemnification and other contingent
obligations not then due and payable) is outstanding and payable
under this Agreement to the Collateral Trustee or any of its
co-trustees or agents (whether in an individual or representative
capacity); and
(4) the Company
delivers to the Collateral Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that all Junior Liens of the Collateral Trustee may be
released in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Junior
Lien Documents and that the Company and the Guarantors are not
required by any Junior Lien Document to grant any Junior Lien upon
any property,
then the Junior
Trust Estate arising hereunder will terminate, except that all
provisions set forth in Sections 7.10 and 7.11 that are
enforceable by the Collateral Trustee or any of its co-trustees or
agents (whether in an individual or representative capacity) will
remain enforceable in accordance with their terms.
The parties
further declare and covenant that the Junior Trust Estate will be
held and distributed by the Collateral Trustee subject to the
further agreements herein.
SECTION 2.3
Priority of Liens . Notwithstanding (1) anything else
contained herein or in any other Security Document; (2) the time of
incurrence of any Series of Parity Lien Debt; (3) the order or
method of attachment or perfection of any Liens securing any Series
of Parity Lien Debt; (4) the time or order of filing or
recording of financing statements or other documents filed or
recorded to perfect any Parity Lien; (5) the time of taking
possession or control over any Collateral; (6) that any Parity
Lien may not have been perfected or may be or have become
subordinated, by equitable subordination or otherwise, to any other
Lien; or (7) the rules for determining priority under any law
governing relative priorities of Liens, it is the intent of the
parties that:
(a) this Agreement
and the other Security Documents create two separate and distinct
Trust Estates and Liens: the Senior Trust Estate and Parity Lien
securing the payment and performance of the Parity Lien Obligations
and the Junior Trust Estate and Junior Lien securing the payment
and performance of the Junior Lien Obligations; and
(b) the Liens
securing the Junior Lien Obligations are subject and subordinate to
the Liens securing the Parity Lien Obligations.
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SECTION 2.4
Restrictions on Enforcement of Junior Liens .
(a) Until
the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, the holders of Parity
Lien Obligations will have, subject to the exceptions set forth
below in clauses (1) through (4), the exclusive right to
authorize and direct the Collateral Trustee with respect to the
Security Documents and the Collateral (including, without
limitation, the exclusive right to authorize or direct the
Collateral Trustee to enforce, collect or realize on any Collateral
or exercise any other right or remedy with respect to the
Collateral) and neither the provisions of the Security Documents
relating thereto (other than in accordance with this Agreement) nor
any Junior Lien Representative or holder of Junior Lien
Obligations, if any, may authorize or direct the Collateral Trustee
with respect to such matters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
holders of Junior Lien Obligations may direct the Collateral
Trustee with respect to such matters:
(1) without any
condition or restriction whatsoever, at any time after the
Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations;
(2) as necessary
to redeem any Collateral in a creditor’s redemption permitted
by law or to deliver any notice or demand necessary to enforce
(subject to the prior Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations) any
right to claim, take or receive proceeds of Collateral remaining
after the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations;
(3) as necessary
to perfect or establish the priority (subject to Parity Liens) of
the Junior Liens upon any Collateral, provided that, unless
otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Trustee in the Security
Documents, the holders of Junior Lien Obligations may not require
the Collateral Trustee to take any action to perfect any Collateral
through possession or control (other than the Collateral Trustee
agreeing pursuant to Section 7.4 that the Collateral Trustee
as agent for the benefit of the Parity Lien Representatives and
holders of the Parity Lien Obligations will act as bailee for the
Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Junior Lien
Representatives and holders of the Junior Lien Obligations);
or
(4) as necessary
to create, prove, preserve or protect (but not enforce) the Junior
Liens upon any Collateral.
(b) Both
before and during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, until
the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, none of the holders of
Junior Lien Obligations, the Collateral Trustee (unless acting
pursuant to an Act of Required Debtholders) or any Junior Lien
Representative will:
(1) request
judicial relief, in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or in
any other court, that would hinder, delay, limit or prohibit the
lawful exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy otherwise
available to the holders of Parity Lien Obligations in respect of
the Parity Liens or that would limit, invalidate, avoid or set
aside any Parity Lien or subordinate the Parity Liens to the Junior
Liens or grant the Junior Liens equal ranking to the Parity
Liens;
(2) oppose or
otherwise contest any motion for (A) relief from the automatic
stay or (B) any injunction against foreclosure or (C) any
enforcement of Parity Liens, in each case, made by any holder of
Parity Lien Obligations or any Parity Lien Representative in any
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
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(3) oppose or
otherwise contest any lawful exercise by any holder of Parity Lien
Obligations or any Parity Lien Representative of the right to
credit bid Parity Lien Obligations at any sale of Collateral in
foreclosure of Parity Liens;
(4) oppose or
otherwise contest any other request for judicial relief made in any
court by any holder of Parity Lien Obligations or any Parity Lien
Representative relating to the lawful enforcement of any Parity
Lien; or
(5) challenge
the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the Parity
Liens with respect to the Collateral.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, both before and during an Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding, the holders of Junior Lien Obligations or Junior Lien
Representatives may take any actions and exercise any and all
rights that would be available to a holder of unsecured claims,
including, without limitation, the commencement of an Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding against the Company or any Guarantor in
accordance with applicable law; provided, that no holder of
Junior Lien Obligations or Junior Lien Representatives will be
permitted to take any of the actions prohibited by clauses (1)
through (5) of this Section 2.4(b) or oppose or contest
any order that it has agreed not to oppose or contest under
Section 2.8.
(c) At any
time prior to the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, and after
(1) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding in respect of the Company or any Guarantor or
(2) the Collateral Trustee and each Junior Lien Representative
have received written notice from any Parity Lien Representative at
the direction of an Act of Required Debtholders stating that (A)
any Series of Parity Lien Debt has become due and payable in full
(whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) or
(B) the holders of Parity Liens securing one or more Series of
Parity Lien Debt have become entitled under any Parity Lien
Document to and desire to enforce any or all of the Parity Liens by
reason of a default under such Parity Lien Documents, no payment of
money (or the equivalent of money) shall be made from the proceeds
of Collateral by the Company or any Guarantor to the Collateral
Trustee (other than distributions to the Collateral Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of Parity Lien Obligations), any Junior Lien
Representative or any holder of Junior Lien Obligations (including,
without limitation, payments and prepayments made for application
to Junior Lien Obligations).
(d) All
proceeds of Collateral received by the Collateral Trustee, any
Junior Lien Representative or any holder of Junior Lien Obligations
in violation of Section 2.4(c) will be held by such Person in
trust for the account of the holders of Parity Lien Obligations and
remitted to any Parity Lien Representative upon demand by such
Parity Lien Representative. The Junior Liens will remain attached
to and, subject to Section 2.3, enforceable against all
proceeds so held or remitted. All proceeds of Collateral received
by the Collateral Trustee, any Junior Lien Representative or any
holder of Junior Lien Obligations not in violation of
Section 2.4(c) will be received by such Person free from the
Parity Liens.
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SECTION 2.5
Waiver of Right of Marshalling .
(a) Prior
to the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, holders of Junior Lien
Obligations, each Junior Lien Representative and the Collateral
Trustee may not assert or enforce any right of marshalling accorded
to a junior lienholder, as against the holders of Parity Lien
Obligations and the Parity Lien Representatives (in their capacity
as senior or priority lienholders) with respect to the
Collateral.
(b) Following
the Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, the holders of Junior
Lien Obligations and any Junior Lien Representative may assert
their right under the UCC or otherwise to any proceeds remaining
following a sale or other disposition of Collateral by, or on
behalf of, the holders of Parity Lien Obligations.
SECTION 2.6
Discretion in Enforcement of Parity Liens.
(a) In
exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the
Parity Lien Representatives (acting pursuant to an Act of Required
Debtholders) may enforce (or refrain from enforcing) or instruct
the Collateral Trustee to enforce (or refrain from enforcing) the
provisions of the Parity Lien Documents and exercise (or refrain
from exercising) or instruct the Collateral Trustee to exercise (or
refrain from exercising) remedies thereunder or any such rights and
remedies, all in such order and in such manner as the Required
Parity Lien Debtholders may determine, including:
(1) the exercise
or forbearance from exercise of all rights and remedies in respect
of the Collateral and/or the Parity Lien Obligations;
(2) the
enforcement or forbearance from enforcement of any Parity Lien in
respect of the Collateral;
(3) the exercise
or forbearance from exercise of rights and powers of a holder of
shares of stock included in the Senior Trust Estate to the extent
provided in the Security Documents;
(4) the acceptance
of the Collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the Parity
Lien Obligations; and
(5) the exercise
or forbearance from exercise of all rights and remedies of a
secured lender under the UCC or any similar law of any applicable
jurisdiction or in equity.
SECTION 2.7
Discretion in Enforcement of Parity Lien Obligations .
Without in any way limiting the generality of Section 2.6, the
holders of Parity Lien Obligations and the Parity Lien
Representatives may, or may cause the Collateral Trustee to, at any
time and from time to time, without the consent of the Collateral
Trustee, holders of Junior Lien Obligations or the Junior Lien
Representatives, without notice to holders of Junior Lien
Obligations or the Junior Lien Representatives, without incurring
responsibility to the Collateral Trustee, holders of Junior Lien
Obligations or the Junior Lien Representatives and without
impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Agreement
or the obligations hereunder of the Collateral Trustee, holders of
Junior Lien Obligations or the Junior Lien Representatives, do any
one or more of the following:
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(1) change the
manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of,
or renew or alter, the Parity Lien Obligations, or otherwise amend
or supplement in any manner the Parity Lien Obligations, or any
instrument evidencing the Parity Lien Obligations or any agreement
under which the Parity Lien Obligations are outstanding;
(2) release any
Person or entity liable in any manner for the collection of the
Parity Lien Obligations;
(3) release the
Parity Lien on any Collateral; and
(4) exercise or
refrain from exercising any rights against any
Guarantor.
SECTION 2.8
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings .
(a) If
in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and prior to the
Discharge of Parity Lien Obligations, the holders of Parity Lien
Obligations by an Act of Required Debtholders consent to any
order:
(1) for use of
cash collateral;
(2) approving a
debtor-in-possession financing secured by a Lien that is senior to
or on a parity with all Parity Liens upon any property of the
estate in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;
(3) granting any
relief on account of Parity Lien Obligations as adequate protection
(or its equivalent) for the benefit of the holders of Parity Lien
Obligations in the Collateral; or
(4) relating to a
sale of assets of the Company or any Guarantor that provides, to
the extent the Collateral sold is to be free and clear of Liens,
that all Parity Liens and Junior Liens will attach to the proceeds
of the sale;
then, the
holders of Junior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien
Representatives will not oppose or otherwise contest the entry of
such order, provide
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