EXHIBIT 10.27
SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
October 23, 1997 and entered into by and between [INSERT NAME OF GRANTOR IN
CAPS], a _____________ corporation ("PLEDGOR"), and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as administrative agent for and representative of (in such capacity herein
called "SECURED PARTY") the financial institutions ("LENDERS") party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below and any Interest Rate Exchangers (as
hereinafter defined).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of (i) the shares of
stock (the "PLEDGED SHARES") described in Part A of Schedule I annexed hereto
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and issued by the corporations named therein and (ii) the indebtedness (the
"PLEDGED DEBT") described in Part B of said Schedule I and issued by the
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obligors named therein.
B. Secured Party, Syndication Agent and Lenders have entered into a
Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 1997 (said Credit Agreement, as it may
hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
being the "CREDIT AGREEMENT", the terms defined therein and not otherwise
defined herein being used herein as therein defined) with The Pantry, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("COMPANY"), pursuant to which Lenders have made certain
commitments, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit
Agreement, to extend certain credit facilities to Company.
C. Company may from time to time enter, or may from time to time have
entered, into one or more Interest Rate Agreements (collectively, the "LENDER
INTEREST RATE AGREEMENTS") with one or more Lenders (in such capacity,
collectively, "INTEREST RATE EXCHANGERS").
D. Pledgor has executed and delivered that certain Subsidiary
Guaranty dated as of October 23, 1997 (said Subsidiary Guaranty, as it may
hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
being the "GUARANTY") in favor of Secured Party for the benefit of Lenders and
any Interest Rate Exchangers, pursuant to which Pledgor has guarantied the
prompt payment and performance when due of all obligations of Company under the
Credit Agreement and all obligations of Company under the Lender Interest Rate
Agreements, including the obligation of Company to make payments thereunder in
the event of early termination thereof.
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E. It is a condition precedent to the initial extensions of credit by
Lenders under the Credit Agreement that Pledgor shall have granted the security
interests and undertaken the obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce
Lenders to make Loans and other extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement
and to induce Interest Rate Exchangers to enter into Lender Interest Rate
Agreements, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Pledgor hereby agrees with Secured
Party as follows:
SECTION 1. PLEDGE OF SECURITY. Pledgor hereby pledges and assigns to
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Secured Party, and hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in, all of
Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to the following (the "PLEDGED
COLLATERAL"):
(a) the Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged
Shares and any interest of Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial
intermediary pertaining to the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, cash,
warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of the Pledged Shares;
(b) the Pledged Debt and the instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt,
and all interest, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to
time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for any or all of the Pledged Debt;
(c) all additional shares of, and all securities convertible into and
warrants, options and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, stock of
any issuer of the Pledged Shares from time to time acquired by Pledgor in any
manner (which shares shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares), the
certificates or other instruments representing such additional shares,
securities, warrants, options or other rights and any interest of Pledgor in the
entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such additional
shares, and all dividends, cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other
property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such additional
shares, securities, warrants, options or other rights;
(d) all additional indebtedness from time to time owed to Pledgor by
any obligor on the Pledged Debt and the instruments evidencing such
indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or
in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness;
(e) all shares of, and all securities convertible into and warrants,
options and other rights to purchase or otherwise
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acquire, stock of any Person that, after the date of this Agreement, becomes, as
a result of any occurrence, a direct Restricted Subsidiary of Pledgor (which
shares shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares), the certificates or
other instruments representing such shares, securities, warrants, options or
other rights and any interest of Pledgor in the entries on the books of any
financial intermediary pertaining to such shares, and all dividends, cash,
warrants, rights, instru ments and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of such shares, securities, warrants, options or other rights;
(f) all indebtedness from time to time owed to Pledgor by any Person
that, after the date of this Agreement, becomes, as a result of any occurrence,
a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of Pledgor, and all interest, cash,
instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all
of such indebtedness; and
(g) to the extent not covered by clauses (a) through (f) above, all
proceeds of any or all of the foregoing Pledged Collateral. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term "PROCEEDS" includes whatever is receivable or received
when Pledged Collateral or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise
disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes
proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to Pledgor or Secured Party from
time to time with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 2. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Agreement secures, and the
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Pledged Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt payment or performance
in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment,
declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts
that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section
362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. (S)362(a)), of all obligations and
liabilities of every nature of Pledgor now or hereafter existing under or
arising out of or in connection with the Guaranty and all extensions or renewals
thereof, whether for principal, interest (including interest that, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to Company, would accrue on such
obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against Company for such interest
in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Lender Interest Rate
Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, whether voluntary or
involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from
time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred,
and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the
extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or
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indirectly from Secured Party, Syndication Agent or any Lender or Interest Rate
Exchanger as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and all obligations
of every nature of Pledgor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement (all
such obligations of Pledgor being the "SECURED OBLIGATIONS").
SECTION 3. DELIVERY OF PLEDGED COLLATERAL. All certificates or
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instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Collateral shall be delivered
to and held by or on behalf of Secured Party pursuant hereto and shall be in
suitable form for transfer by delivery or, as applicable, shall be accompanied
by Pledgor's endorsement, where necessary, or duly executed instruments of
transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to
Secured Party. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of
Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), Secured Party shall have the
right, without notice to Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of
Secured Party or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged Collateral,
subject only to the revocable rights specified in Section 7(a). In addition,
Secured Party shall have the right at any time to exchange certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or
instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Pledgor represents and
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warrants as follows:
(a) Due Authorization, etc. of Pledged Collateral. All of the Pledged
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Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-
assessable. All of the Pledged Debt has been duly authorized, authenticated or
issued, and delivered and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
issuers thereof and is not in default.
(b) Description of Pledged Collateral. The Pledged Shares constitute
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all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of each issuer thereof, and
there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or other
agree ments outstanding with respect to, or property that is now or hereafter
convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any Pledged Shares.
The Pledged Debt constitutes all of the issued and outstanding intercompany
indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note of the respective issuers thereof
owing to Pledgor.
(c) Ownership of Pledged Collateral. Pledgor is the legal, record and
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beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral free and clear of any Lien except for
the security interest created by this Agreement or any other Collateral Document
or Permitted Encumbrances.
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SECTION 5. TRANSFERS AND OTHER LIENS; ADDITIONAL PLEDGED COLLATERAL;
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ETC. Pledgor shall:
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(a) not, except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, (i)
sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or
grant any option with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral, (ii) create or
suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral,
except for the security interest under this Agreement, or (iii) permit any
issuer of Pledged Shares to merge or consolidate unless all the outstanding
capital stock of the surviving or resulting corporation is, upon such merger or
consolidation, pledged hereunder and no cash, securities or other property is
distributed in respect of the outstanding shares of any other constituent
corporation; provided that in the event Pledgor makes an Asset Sale permitted by
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the Credit Agreement and the assets subject to such Asset Sale are Pledged
Collateral, Secured Party shall release the Pledged Collateral that is the
subject of such Asset Sale to Pledgor free and clear of any Lien and security
interest under this Agreement or any other Collateral Document concurrently with
the consummation of such Asset Sale; provided, further that, as a condition
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precedent to such release, Secured Party shall have received evidence
satisfactory to it that arrangements satisfactory to it have been made for
delivery to Secured Party of the Net Asset Sale Proceeds of such Asset Sale to
the extent required under the Credit Agreement;
(b) (i) cause each issuer of Pledged Shares not to issue any stock or
other securities in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Shares issued
by such issuer, except to Pledgor, (ii) pledge hereunder, immediately upon its
acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any and all additional shares of
stock or other securities of each issuer of Pledged Shares, and (iii) pledge
hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof,
any and all shares of stock of any Person that, after the date of this
Agreement, becomes, as a result of any occurrence, a direct Restricted
Subsidiary of Pledgor;
(c) (i) pledge hereunder, immediately upon their issuance, any and all
instruments or other evidences of additional indebtedness from time to time owed
to Pledgor by any obligor on the Pledged Debt, and (ii) pledge hereunder,
immediately upon their issuance, any and all instruments or other evidences of
indebtedness from time to time owed to Pledgor by any Person that after the date
of this Agreement becomes, as a result of any occurrence, a direct or indirect
Restricted Subsidiary of Pledgor;
(d) promptly notify Secured Party of any event of which Pledgor becomes
aware causing loss of the Pledged Collateral;
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(e) promptly deliver to Secured Party all written notices received by
it with respect to the Pledged Collateral; and
(f) pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims against, the Pledged Collateral,
except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith;
provided that Pledgor shall in any event pay such taxes, assessments, charges,
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levies or claims not later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale
under any judgement, writ or warrant of attachment entered or filed against
Pledgor or any of the Pledged Collateral as a result of the failure to make such
payment.
SECTION 6. FURTHER ASSURANCES; PLEDGE AMENDMENTS.
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(a) Pledgor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of Pledgor,
Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents,
and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that Secured
Party may request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted
or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Secured Party to exercise and
enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged
Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Pledgor will:
(i) execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments
thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or
desirable, or as Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and preserve the
security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby and (ii) at Secured
Party's request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect
Pledgor's title to or Secured Party's security interest in all or any part of
the Pledged Collateral.
(b) Pledgor further agrees that it will, upon obtaining any additional
shares of stock or other securities required to be pledged hereunder as provided
in Section 5(b) or (c), promptly (and in any event within five Business Days)
deliver to Secured Party a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by Pledgor, in
substantially the form of Schedule II annexed hereto (a "PLEDGE AMENDMENT"), in
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respect of the additional Pledged Shares or Pledged Debt to be pledged pursuant
to this Agreement. Pledgor hereby authorizes Secured Party to attach each
Pledge Amendment to this Agreement and agrees that all Pledged Shares or Pledged
Debt listed on any Pledge Amendment delivered to Secured Party shall for all
purposes hereunder be considered Pledged Collateral; provided that the failure
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of Pledgor to execute a Pledge Amendment with respect to any additional Pledged
Shares or Pledged Debt pledged pursuant to this Agreement shall not impair the
security interest of Secured Party therein or otherwise adversely affect the
rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder with respect thereto.
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SECTION 7. VOTING RIGHTS; DIVIDENDS; ETC.
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(a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(i) Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other
consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof
for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the
Credit Agreement; provided, however, that Pledgor shall not exercise or
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refrain from exercising any such right if Secured Party shall have notified
Pledgor that, in Secured Party's judgment, such action would have a material
adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof;
and provided, further, that Pledgor shall give Secured Party at least five
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Business Days' prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to
exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right. It
is understood, however, that neither (A) the voting by Pledgor of any
Pledged Shares for or Pledgor's consent to the election of directors at a
regularly scheduled annual or other meeting of stockholders or with respect
to incidental matters at any such meeting nor (B) Pledgor's consent to or
approval of any action otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the
Credit Agreement shall be deemed inconsistent with the terms of this
Agreement or the Credit Agreement within the meaning of this Section
7(a)(i), and no notice of any such voting or consent need be given to
Secured Party;
(ii) Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain, and to utilize
free and clear of the lien of this Agreement, any and all dividends and
interest paid in respect of the Pledged Collateral; provided, however, that
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any and all
(A) dividends and interest paid or payable other than in cash in
respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Pledged
Collateral,
(B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in
respect of any Pledged Collateral in connection with a partial or total
liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of
capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus, and
(C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect of
principal or in redemption of or in exchange for any Pledged
Collateral,
shall be, and shall forthwith be delivered to Secured Party to hold as,
Pledged Collateral and shall, if received by Pledgor, be received in trust
for the benefit of Secured
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Party, be segregated from the other property or funds of Pledgor and be
forthwith delivered to Secured Party as Pledged Collateral in the same form
as so received (with all necessary indorsements); and
(iii) Secured Party shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be
executed and delivered) to Pledgor all such proxies, dividend payment orders
and other instruments as Pledgor may from time to time reasonably request
for the purpose of enabling Pledgor to exercise the voting and other
consensual rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i)
above and to receive the dividends, principal or interest payments which it
is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of
Default:
(i) upon written notice from Secured Party to Pledgor, all rights of
Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would
otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) shall cease,
and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in Secured Party who shall
thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual
rights;
(ii) all rights of Pledgor to receive the dividends and interest
payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) shall cease, and all such rights shall
thereupon become vested in Secured Party who shall thereupon have the sole
right to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such dividends and interest
payments; and
(iii) all dividends, principal and interest pay ments which are
received by Pledgor contrary to the provi sions of paragraph (ii) of this
Section 7(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of Secured Party,
shall be segregated from other funds of Pledgor and shall forthwith be paid
over to Secured Party as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received
(with any necessary indorsements).
(c) In order to permit Secured Party to exercise the voting and other
consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
7(b)(i) and to receive all dividends and other distributions which it may be
entitled to receive under Section 7(a)(ii) or Section 7(b)(ii), (i) Pledgor
shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to
Secured Party all such proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments as
Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request and (ii) without limiting
the effect of the immediately preceding clause (i), Pledgor hereby grants to
Secured Party an irrevocable proxy to vote the Pledged Shares and to exercise
all other rights, powers, privileges and remedies to which a holder
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of the Pledged Shares would be entitled (including giving or withholding written
consents of shareholders, calling special meetings of shareholders and voting at
such meetings), which proxy shall be effective, automatically and without the
necessity of any action (including any transfer of any Pledged Shares on the
record books of the issuer thereof) by any other Person (including the issuer of
the Pledged Shares or any officer or agent thereof), upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default and which proxy shall only terminate upon the payment in full
of the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 8. SECURED PARTY APPOINTED ATTORNEY-IN-FACT. Pledgor hereby
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irrevocably appoints Secured Party as Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full
authority in the place and stead of Pledgor and in the name of Pledgor, Secured
Party or otherwise, from time to time in Secured Party's discretion to take any
action and to execute any instrument that Secured Party may deem necessary or
advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:
(a) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, or
amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Pledged Collateral
without the signature of Pledgor; and
(b) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of
Default:
(i) to ask, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive
and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or
in respect of any of the Pledged Collateral;
(ii) to receive, endorse and collect any instruments made payable
to Pledgor representing any divi dend, principal or interest payment or
other distribution in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof
and to give full discharge for the same; and
(iii) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
proceedings that Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the
collection of any of the Pledged Collateral or otherwise to enforce the
rights of Secured Party with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 9. SECURED PARTY MAY PERFORM. If Pledgor fails to perform any
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agreement contained herein after the period in which such performance is
required, and after reasonable notice, Secured Party may itself perform, or
cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of Secured Party incurred
in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor under Section 14(b).
SECTION 10. STANDARD OF CARE. The powers conferred on Secured Party
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hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall
not impose any duty upon it to
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exercise any such powers. Except for the exercise of reasonable care in the
custody of any Pledged Collateral in its possession and the accounting for
moneys actually received by it hereunder, Secured Party shall have no duty as to
any Pledged Collateral, it being understood that Secured Party shall have no
responsibility for (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any
Pledged Collateral, whether or not Secured Party has or is deemed to have
knowledge of such matters, (b) taking any necessary steps (other than steps
taken in accordance with the standard of care set forth above to maintain
possession of the Pledged Collateral) to preserve rights against any parties
with respect to any Pledged Collateral, (c) taking any necessary steps to
collect or realize upon the Secured Obligations or any guarantee therefor, or
any part thereof, or any of the Pledged Collateral, or (d) initiating any action
to protect the Pledged Collateral against the possibility of a decline in market
value. Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the
custody and preservation of Pledged Collateral in its possession if such Pledged
Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Secured Party
accords its own property consisting of negotiable securities.
SECTION 11. REMEDIES.
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(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in addition to
all other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it,
all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction (the "CODE") (whether
or not the Code applies to the affected Pledged Collateral), and Secured Party
may also in its sole discretion, without notice except as specified below, sell
the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or
private sale, at any exchange or broker's board or at any of Secured Party's
offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time
or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as Secured Party
may deem commercially reasonable, irrespective of the impact of any such sales
on the market price of the Pledged Collateral. Secured Party or any Lender or
Interest Rate Exchanger may be the purchaser of any or all of the Pledged
Collateral at any such public sale and, to the extent permitted by law, private
sale, and Secured Party, as agent for and representative of Lenders and Interest
Rate Exchangers (but not any Lender or Lenders or Interest Rate Exchanger or
Interest Rate Exchangers in its or their respective individual capacities unless
Requisite Obligees (as defined in Section 16(a)) shall otherwise agree in
writing), shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or
payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Pledged Collateral
sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Secured Obligations as
a credit on account of the purchase price for any Pledged Collateral payable by
Secured Party at such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale
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shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part
of Pledgor, and Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable
law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at
any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or
hereafter enacted. Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be
required by law, at least ten days' notice to Pledgor of the time and place of
any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall
constitute reasonable notification. Secured Party shall not be obligated to
make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been
given. Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time
by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without
further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
Pledgor hereby waives any claims against Secured Party arising by reason of the
fact that the price at which any Pledged Collateral may have been sold at such a
private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public
sale, even if Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer
such Pledged Collateral to more than one offeree. If the proceeds of any sale
or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral are insufficient to pay all the
Secured Obligations, Pledgor shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of
any attorneys employed by Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
(b) Pledgor recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, Secured
Party may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the
Pledged Collateral conducted without prior registration or qualification of such
Pledged Collateral under the Securities Act and/or such state securities laws,
to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire the
Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to
the distribution or resale thereof. Pledgor acknowledges that any such private
sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable than those obtainable through
a public sale without such restrictions (including a public offering made
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act) and,
notwithstanding such circumstances and the registration rights granted to
Secured Party by Pledgor pursuant to Section 12, Pledgor agrees that the effect
of the foregoing in respect of any such private sale shall not be deemed per se
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to cause such private sale to have not been made in a commercially reasonable
manner and that Secured Party shall have no obligation to engage in public sales
and no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Collateral for the period of
time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for a form of public
sale requiring registration under the Securities Act or under applicable state
securities laws, even if such issuer would, or should, agree to so register it.
(c) If Secured Party determines to exercise its right to sell any or
all of the Pledged Collateral, upon written request, Pledgor shall and shall
cause each issuer of any Pledged
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Shares to be sold hereunder from time to time to furnish to Secured Party all
such information as Secured Party may request in order to determine the number
of shares and other instruments included in the Pledged Collateral which may be
sold by Secured Party in exempt transactions under the Securities Act and the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as
the same are from time to time in effect.
SECTION 12. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. If Secured Party shall determine to
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exercise its right to sell all or any of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
Section 11, Pledgor agrees that, upon request of Secured Party (which request
may be made by Secured Party in its sole discretion), Pledgor will, at its own
expense:
(a) execute and deliver, and use its best efforts to cause each issuer
of the Pledged Collateral contemplated to be sold and the directors and officers
thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or
cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the
opinion of Secured Party, advisable to file a registration statement covering
such Pledged Collateral under the provisions of the Securities Act and to use
its best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become
effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required
by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and
to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of Secured Party, are necessary
or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable
thereto;
(b) use its best efforts to qualify the Pledged Collateral under all
applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws and to obtain all necessary
governmental approvals for the sale of the Pledged Collateral, as requested by
Secured Party;
(c) cause each such issuer to make available to its security holders,
as soon as practicable, an earnings statement which will satisfy the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act;
(d) to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other
acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of the Pledged Collateral
or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law; and
(e) bear all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
of carrying out its obligations under this Section 12.
Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained
in this Section 12 will cause irreparable injury to Secured Party, that Secured
Party has no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a
consequence,
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that each and every covenant contained in this Section 12 shall be specifically
enforceable against Pledgor, and Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert
any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except
for a defense that no default has occurred giving rise to the Secured
Obligations becoming due and payable prior to their stated maturities. Nothing
in this Section 12 shall in any way alter the rights of Secured Party under
Section 11.
SECTION 13. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. All proceeds received by Secured
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Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all
or any part of the Pledged Collateral shall be applied as provided in subsection
2.4D of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 14. INDEMNITY AND EXPENSES.
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(a) Pledgor agrees to indemnify Secured Party, Syndication Agent, each
Lender and each Interest Rate Exchanger from and against any and all claims,
losses and liabilities in any way relating to, growing out of or resulting from
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including enforcement
of this Agreement), except to the extent such claims, losses or liabilities
result solely from Secured Party's, Syndication Agent's or such Lender's or
Interest Rate Exchanger's gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Pledgor shall pay to Secured Party upon demand the amount of any
and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its
counsel and of any experts and agents, that Secured Party may incur in
connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any
of the Pledged Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the
rights of Secured Party hereunder, or (iv) the failure by Pledgor to perform or
observe any of the provisions hereof.
(c) In the event of any public sale described in Section 12, Pledgor
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Secured Party, Syndication Agent, each
Lender and each Interest Rate Exchanger and each of their respective directors,
officers, employees and agents from and against any loss, fee, cost, expense,
damage, liability or claim, joint or several, to which any such Persons may
become subject or for which any of them may be liable, under the Securities Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, fees, costs, expenses, damages,
liabilities or claims (or any litigation commenced or threatened in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus,
registration statement, prospectus or other such document published or filed in
connection with such public sale, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a
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material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse Secured Party and such other Persons
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Secured Party and such
other Persons in connection with any litigation, of any nature whatsoever, com
menced or threatened in respect thereof (including any and all fees, costs and
expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred by Secured Party and such other Persons
and counsel for Secured Party and such other Persons in investigating, preparing
for, defending against or providing evidence, producing documents or taking any
other action in respect of, any such commenced or threatened litigation or any
claims asserted). This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability which
Pledgor may otherwise have and shall extend upon the same terms and conditions
to each Person, if any, that controls Secured Party or such Persons within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
SECTION 15. CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; TRANSFER OF LOANS. This
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Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral
and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full of all
Secured Obligations, the cancellation or termination of the Commitments and the
cancellation or expiration of all outstanding Letters of Credit, (b) be binding
upon Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the
rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder, to the benefit of Secured Party
and its succes sors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing clause (c), but subject to the provisions of subsection 10.1 of
the Credit Agreement, any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any Loans held
by it to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested
with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to Lenders herein or other
wise. Upon the payment in full of all Secured Obligations, the cancellation or
termination of the Commitments and the cancellation or expiration of all
outstanding Letters of Credit, the security interest granted hereby shall
terminate and all rights to the Pledged Collateral shall revert to Pledgor.
Upon any such termination Secured Party will, at Pledgor's expense, execute and
deliver to Pledgor such documents as Pledgor shall reasonably request to
evidence such termination and Pledgor shall be entitled to the return, upon its
request and at its expense, against receipt and without recourse to Secured
Party, of such of the Pledged Collateral as shall not have been sold or
otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTION 16. SECURED PARTY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
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(a) Secured Party has been appointed to act as Secured Party hereunder
by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, Interest Rate
Exchangers. Secured Party shall be obligated, and shall have the right
hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from
exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including
the release or substitution of Pledged Collateral), solely in accordance with
this Agreement and the Credit
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Agreement; provided that Secured Party shall exercise, or refrain from
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exercising, any remedies provided for in Section 11 in accordance with the
instructions of (i) Requisite Lenders or (ii) after payment in full of all
Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the holders
of a majority of the aggregate notional amount (or, with respect to any Lender
Interest Rate Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms,
the amount then due and payable (exclusive of expenses and similar payments but
including any early termination payments then due) under such Lender Interest
Rate Agreement) under all Lender Interest Rate Agreements (Requisite Lenders or,
if applicable, such holders being referred to herein as "REQUISITE OBLIGEES").
In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section 16(a), each Interest
Rate Exchanger, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall
have no right individually to realize upon any of the Pledged Collateral
hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Interest Rate Exchanger that
all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by Secured Party for
the benefit of Lenders and Interest Rate Exchangers in accordance with the terms
of this Section 16(a).
(b) Secured Party shall at all times be the same Person that is
Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. Written notice of resignation
by Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 9.5 of the Credit Agreement shall
also constitute notice of resignation as Secured Party under this Agreement;
removal of Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 9.5 of the Credit
Agreement shall also constitute removal as Secured Party under this Agreement;
and appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 9.5
of the Credit Agreement shall also constitute appointment of a successor Secured
Party under this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Administrative Agent under subsection 9.5 of the Credit Agreement by a successor
Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring or removed Secured Party under this Agreement, and the retiring
or removed Secured Party under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to
such successor Secured Party all sums, securities and other items of Collateral
held hereunder, together with all records and other documents necessary or
appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor
Secured Party under this Agreement, and (ii) execute and deliver to such
successor Secured Party such amendments to financing statements, and take such
other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the
assignment to such successor Secured Party of the security interests created
hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Secured Party shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or
removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Secured
Party, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement while it was
Secured Party hereunder.
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SECTION 17. AMENDMENTS; ETC. No amendment, modification, termination
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or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by
Pledgor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by Secured Party and, in the case of any such amendment or
modification, by Pledgor. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
SECTION 18. NOTICES. Any notice or other communication herein
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required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally
served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier
service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by
courier service, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days
after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly
addressed. For the purposes hereof, the address of each party hereto shall be
as set forth under such party's name on the signature pages hereof or, as to
either party, such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice delivered to the other party hereto.
SECTION 19. FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. No
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failure or delay on the part of Secured Party in the exercise of any power,
right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be
construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege.
All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not
exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
SECTION 20. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in or obligation
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under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 21. HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings in this
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Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any
substantive effect.
SECTION 22. GOVERNING LAW; TERMS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS
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AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CODE PROVIDES THAT THE PERFECTION OF
THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY
PARTICULAR PLEDGED COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER
THAN
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XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX. Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit
Agreement, terms used in Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in the
State of New York are used herein as therein defined. The rules of construction
set forth in subsection 1.3 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this
Agreement mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 23. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. ALL
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JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX. BY
EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, PLEDGOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION
WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY
(I) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS;
(II) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS;
(III) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED, TO PLEDGOR AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18;
(IV) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (III) ABOVE IS
SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER PLEDGOR IN ANY SUCH
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND
BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT;
(V) AGREES THAT SECURED PARTY RETAINS THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PLEDGOR IN THE
COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; AND
(VI) AGREES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 23 RELATING TO
JURISDICTION AND VENUE SHALL BE BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1402 OR
OTHERWISE.
SECTION 24. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. PLEDGOR AND SECURED PARTY HEREBY
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AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. The scope of this waiver is
intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any
court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including
contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other common law
and statutory claims. Pledgor and Secured Party each acknowledge that this
waiver is a material inducement for Pledgor and Secured Party to enter into a
business relationship, that Pledgor and Secured Party have already relied on
this waiver in entering into this Agreement and that each will continue to rely
on this waiver in their related future dealings. Pledgor and Secured Party
further warrant and represent that each
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has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and
voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal
counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER
ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY
REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 24 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND
THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. In the event of litigation, this Agreement may
be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.
SECTION 25. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or
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more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached
to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to
the same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor and Secured Party have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
[NAME OF PLEDGOR], as Pledgor
By: __________________________
Title:
Notice Address:_____________________
_____________________
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FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Secured Party
By: __________________________
Title:
Notice Address:
_____________________
_____________________
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SCHEDULE I
Attached to and forming a part of the Pledge Agreement dated as of
October 23, 1997 between _______________, as Pledgor, and First Union National
Bank, as Secured Party.
Part A
Class of Stock Certi- Par Number of
Stock Issuer Stock ficate Nos. Value Shares
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Part B
Debt Issuer Amount of Indebtedness
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SCHEDULE II
PLEDGE AMENDMENT
This Pledge Amendment, dated ___________, ____, is delivered pursuant
to Section 6(b) of the Pledge Agreement referred to below. The undersigned
hereby agrees that this Pledge Amendment may be attached to the Pledge Agreement
dated October 23, 1997, between the undersigned and First Union National Bank,
as Secured Party (the "PLEDGE AGREEMENT," capitalized terms defined therein
being used herein as therein defined), and that the [Pledged Shares] [Pledged
Debt] listed on this Pledge Amendment shall be deemed to be part of the [Pledged
Shares] [Pledged Debt] and shall become part of the Pledged Collateral and shall
secure all Secured Obligations.
[NAME OF PLEDGOR]
By: ___________________________
Title:
Class of Stock Certi- Par Number of
Stock Issuer Stock ficate Nos. Value Shares
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Debt Issuer Amount of Indebtedness
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