Exhibit 10.34
RIV ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
September 16, 2007
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Triple Five Investco LLC
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
Reference is made to the agreement dated March 21, 2007 (the "Agreement") among
Riv Acquisition Holdings Inc. ("RAH"), Triple Five Investco LLC ("Triple Five")
and Dominion Financial LLC ("Dominion," and together with Triple Five, "T5").
All capitalized terms used in this letter agreement but not defined herein shall
have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") will confirm the following
understanding among RAH, T5, FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. ("FX") and
Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC ("Starwood") with respect to the Agreement
and shall amend the Agreement as follows:
1. As of the date hereof, the grant of the Option pursuant to the Agreement
shall be fully effective and exercisable by notice of RAH to T5 at any
time within the Term or any extension thereof. T5 waives all requirements
contained in the Agreement that the Approvals be issued prior to the
effectiveness of the grant and the exercise of the Option (the "Waiver").
2. The Term shall be extended for an additional seven (7) days, commencing on
September 18, 2007 and ending on September 24, 2007, for additional
consideration in the amount of $40,521, payable to T5 herewith.
3. Release and Indemnity.
(a) RAH hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges and indemnifies
T5, including the past, present and future officers, directors,
shareholders, employees, agents, servants, representatives, distributors,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, attorneys, insurance carriers,
predecessors and successors in interest and all other related persons,
firms or corporations of T5 (the "T5 Releasees"), of and from any and all
demands, actions, causes of action and claims for relief, obligations,
rights, damages, losses, costs, expenses and compensation of every kind
and nature whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown,
that now exist or may hereafter exist against T5 and/or any adversity in
any way suffered by T5, whether based upon tort, contract quasi-contract
or otherwise, however arising from the Waiver in any way whether RAH
knowingly has assumed all risks (which it must, and hereby does, assume)
associated with eliminating the Approvals as conditions to RAH's
obligations under the Agreement or otherwise (hereinafter, a "Loss").
(b) RAH, FX and Starwood (the "Indemnitors"), jointly and severally,
expressly covenant and agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless T5
and/or the T5 Releasees from any and all Losses. To the extent that T5
and/or the T5 Releasees incur or in any way suffer any such Losses which
are not promptly paid by the Indemnitors when due upon settlement or
final, unappealable order from a court of competent jurisdiction, T5
and/or the T5 Releasees will also be entitled to receive interest at the
annual prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal as of the date
of this letter, compounded daily, on the unpaid balance of such losses,
claims, costs or expenses.
(c) If T5 and/or the T5 Releasees receive notice of any action, audit,
demand or assessment (each, a "Third Party Claim") against it or which may
give rise to a claim for a Loss, within 15 days of the receipt of such
notice, T5 shall give the Indemnitors notice of such Third Party Claim;
provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not
release the Indemnitors from any of their indemnification obligations
except to the extent that the Indemnitors are materially prejudiced by
such failure. The Indemnitors shall be entitled to assume and control the
defense of such Third Party Claim at their expense and through counsel of
their choice; provided, however, that the Indemnitors shall consult with
T5, and shall adhere to the reasonable requests of T5, regarding such
defense, and provided, further, that if there exists or is reasonably
likely to exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in
the reasonable judgment of T5 for the same counsel to represent both (i)
T5 and/or the T5 Releasees and (ii) the Indemnitors, then T5 shall be
entitled to retain its own counsel at the expense of the Indemnitors. In
the event that the Indemnitors exercise the right to undertake any such
defense against any such Third Party Claim as provided above, T5 shall
cooperate, and shall reasonably cause the T5 Releasees to cooperate, with
the Indemnitors in such defense and reasonably make available to the
Indemnitors, at the Indemnitors' expense, all witnesses, pertinent
records, materials and information in T5 and/or the T5 Releasees'
possession or under T5 and/or the T5 Releasees' control relating thereto
as is reasonably required by the Indemnitors. Similarly, in the event T5
is, directly or indirectly, conducting the defense against any such Third
Party Claim, the Indemnitors shall cooperate with T5 in such defense and
make available to T5, at the Indemnitors' expense, all such witnesses,
records, materials and information in the Indemnitors' possession or under
the Indemnitors' control relating thereto as is reasonably required by T5.
No such Third Party Claim may be settled by the Indemnitors on behalf of
T5 without the prior written consent of T5, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(d) In the event that either FX or Starwood (an "Advancing Indemnifying
Party") advances funds to T5 to cover Losses pursuant to the preceding
subsections (b) and (c), then the other party shall be obligated to pay
the Advancing Indemnifying Party an amount equal to one half of such funds
advanced to T5.
4. Waiver. RAH shall waive any and all claims against T5 for any Loss that
RAH may suffer or incur, and agrees not to bring any such claim against
T5.
5. Other than stated herein, the terms and contents of the Agreement shall
remain unchanged and in full effect.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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Sincerely,
RIV ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
Agreed and Accepted By:
TRIPLE FIVE INVESTCO LLC
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Manager
Agreed and Accepted By:
DOMINION FINANCIAL LLC
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Manager
Agreed and Accepted By:
FX REAL ESTATE AND ENTERTAINMENT INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
