AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of May 16, 2007 (Amending and Restating the Purchase Agreement dated as of July 21, 2006), among DIGITAL DOMAIN, INC., WYNDCREST DD HOLDINGS, INC., THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, THE PURCHASERS...
EXHIBIT
10.16
AMENDED
AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated
as of May 16, 2007 (Amending and Restating
the
Purchase Agreement dated as of July 21, 2006),
among
DIGITAL
DOMAIN, INC.,
WYNDCREST
DD HOLDINGS, INC.,
THE
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
THE
PURCHASERS PARTY HERETO,
and
FMP
AGENCY SERVICES, LLC,
as
Agent
Relating
to:
$12,500,000
Aggregate Principal Amount of
Senior
Secured Notes due 2011 of Digital Domain, Inc.
$7,000,000
Aggregate Principal Amount of
Series
B Senior Secured Notes due 2011 of Digital Domain, Inc.
1,000,000
Shares of 8.0% Senior Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 Par Value,
of
Wyndcrest DD Holdings, Inc.,
Initial
Warrants for 7,323,077 (Subject to Adjustment) Shares
of
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value, of Wyndcrest DD Holdings,
Inc.
and
Additional
Warrants for 2,500,000 (Subject to Adjustment) Shares
of
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value, of Wyndcrest DD Holdings,
Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
-i-
SECTION
3.22
|
Foundry
Acquisition Documents; Representations and Warranties in Foundry
Acquisition Agreement
|
44
|
SECTION
3.23
|
Anti-Terrorism
Law
|
45
|
SECTION
3.24
|
Eligibility
for Resale Under Rule 144A
|
45
|
SECTION
3.25
|
Private
Offering; No Integration or General Solicitations
|
46
|
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS
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||
SECTION
4.01
|
Authorization;
Enforceability
|
46
|
SECTION
4.02
|
Investment
Purpose
|
46
|
SECTION
4.03
|
Accredited
Investor Status
|
46
|
SECTION
4.04
|
Reliance
on Exemptions
|
46
|
SECTION
4.05
|
No
Conflict
|
47
|
SECTION
4.06
|
Anti-Terrorism.
|
47
|
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
TO PURCHASERS’ OBLIGATIONS
|
||
SECTION
5.01
|
First
Closing Date Conditions
|
47
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SECTION
5.02
|
Second
Closing Date Conditions
|
48
|
ARTICLE
VI
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
|
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SECTION
6.01
|
Financial
Statements, Reports, etc.
|
52
|
SECTION
6.02
|
Litigation
and Other Notices
|
55
|
SECTION
6.03
|
Existence;
Businesses and Properties
|
55
|
SECTION
6.04
|
Insurance
|
56
|
SECTION
6.05
|
Obligations
and Taxes
|
57
|
SECTION
6.06
|
Employee
Benefits
|
58
|
SECTION
6.07
|
Maintaining
Records; Access to Properties and Inspections
|
58
|
SECTION
6.08
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
58
|
SECTION
6.09
|
Compliance
with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports
|
58
|
SECTION
6.10
|
Additional
Collateral; Additional Guarantors
|
59
|
SECTION
6.11
|
Security
Interests; Further Assurances
|
60
|
SECTION
6.12
|
Information
Regarding Collateral
|
61
|
SECTION
6.13
|
Affirmative
Covenants with Respect to Leases
|
61
|
SECTION
6.14
|
Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest
|
61
|
SECTION
6.15
|
Offer
To Repurchase upon Change in Control
|
61
|
SECTION
6.16
|
Offer
To Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
|
62
|
SECTION
6.17
|
[Reserved]
|
64
|
SECTION
6.18
|
Dormant
Subsidiary
|
64
|
SECTION
6.19
|
Post-Closing
Covenant
|
64
|
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ARTICLE
VII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
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SECTION
7.01
|
Indebtedness
|
65
|
SECTION
7.02
|
Liens
|
66
|
SECTION
7.03
|
Sale
and Leaseback Transactions
|
69
|
SECTION
7.04
|
Investment,
Loan and Advances
|
69
|
SECTION
7.05
|
Mergers
and Consolidations
|
70
|
SECTION
7.06
|
Asset
Sales, Casualty Events
|
71
|
SECTION
7.07
|
Acquisitions
|
72
|
SECTION
7.08
|
Dividends
|
73
|
SECTION
7.09
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
74
|
SECTION
7.10
|
Financial
Covenants
|
74
|
SECTION
7.11
|
Prepayments
of Other Indebtedness; Modifications of Organizational Documents
and Other
Documents, etc.
|
77
|
SECTION
7.12
|
Limitation
on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries
|
78
|
SECTION
7.13
|
Limitation
on Issuance of Capital Stock
|
78
|
SECTION
7.14
|
Limitation
on Creation of Subsidiaries
|
79
|
SECTION
7.15
|
Business
|
79
|
SECTION
7.16
|
Limitation
on Accounting Changes
|
79
|
SECTION
7.17
|
Fiscal
Year
|
79
|
SECTION
7.18
|
Lease
Obligations
|
79
|
SECTION
7.19
|
No
Further Negative Pledge
|
80
|
SECTION
7.20
|
Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws
|
80
|
SECTION
7.21
|
Payments
for Consents
|
80
|
SECTION
7.22
|
Limitation
on Repurchases and Other Repayments of Notes
|
80
|
SECTION
7.23
|
No
Integration
|
80
|
ARTICLE
VIII
GUARANTEE
|
||
SECTION
8.01
|
The
Guarantee
|
81
|
SECTION
8.02
|
Obligations
Unconditional
|
81
|
SECTION
8.03
|
Reinstatement
|
82
|
SECTION
8.04
|
Subrogation;
Subordination
|
82
|
SECTION
8.05
|
Remedies
|
82
|
SECTION
8.06
|
Instrument
for the Payment of Money
|
83
|
SECTION
8.07
|
Continuing
Guarantee
|
83
|
SECTION
8.08
|
General
Limitation on Guarantee Obligations
|
83
|
SECTION
8.09
|
Release
of Guarantors
|
83
|
SECTION
8.10
|
Right
of Contribution
|
83
|
ARTICLE
IX
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
|
||
SECTION
9.01
|
Events
of Default
|
84
|
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SECTION
9.02
|
Waiver
of Past Defaults
|
87
|
SECTION
9.03
|
Application
of Proceeds
|
87
|
SECTION
9.04
|
The
Company’s Right To Cure
|
88
|
ARTICLE
X
THE
NOTES
|
||
SECTION
10.01
|
Form
and Execution
|
88
|
SECTION
10.02
|
Terms
of the Notes
|
89
|
SECTION
10.03
|
Denominations
|
89
|
SECTION
10.04
|
Form
of Legend for the Notes
|
89
|
SECTION
10.05
|
Payments
and Computations
|
90
|
SECTION
10.06
|
Registration;
Registration of Transfer and Exchange
|
90
|
SECTION
10.07
|
Transfer
Restrictions
|
91
|
SECTION
10.08
|
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes
|
92
|
SECTION
10.09
|
Persons
Deemed Owners
|
93
|
SECTION
10.10
|
Cancellation
|
93
|
SECTION
10.11
|
Home
Office Payment
|
93
|
ARTICLE
XI
REDEMPTION
|
||
SECTION
11.01
|
Right
of Redemption
|
94
|
SECTION
11.02
|
Partial
Redemptions
|
94
|
SECTION
11.03
|
Notice
of Redemption
|
94
|
SECTION
11.04
|
Deposit
of Redemption Price
|
95
|
SECTION
11.05
|
Notes
Payable on Redemption Date
|
95
|
SECTION
11.06
|
Notes
Redeemed in Part
|
95
|
ARTICLE
XII
THE
AGENT
|
||
SECTION
12.01
|
Appointment
and Authority
|
95
|
SECTION
12.02
|
Rights
as a Purchaser
|
95
|
SECTION
12.03
|
Exculpatory
Provisions
|
96
|
SECTION
12.04
|
Reliance
by Agent
|
96
|
SECTION
12.05
|
Delegation
of Duties
|
97
|
SECTION
12.06
|
Resignation
of Agent
|
97
|
SECTION
12.07
|
Non-Reliance
on Agent and Other Purchasers
|
97
|
ARTICLE
XIII
LEGAL
DEFEASANCE
|
||
SECTION
13.01
|
Legal
Defeasance
|
98
|
SECTION
13.02
|
Conditions
to Legal Defeasance
|
98
|
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SECTION
13.03
|
Deposited
Money and U.S. Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust
|
99
|
SECTION
13.04
|
Reinstatement
|
99
|
ARTICLE
XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
|
||
SECTION
14.01
|
Notices
|
100
|
SECTION
14.02
|
Waivers;
Amendment
|
101
|
SECTION
14.03
|
Expenses;
Indemnity
|
102
|
SECTION
14.04
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
104
|
SECTION
14.05
|
Survival
of Agreement
|
104
|
SECTION
14.06
|
Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness
|
104
|
SECTION
14.07
|
Severability
|
105
|
SECTION
14.08
|
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
105
|
SECTION
14.09
|
Waiver
of Jury Trial
|
105
|
SECTION
14.10
|
Headings
|
106
|
SECTION
14.11
|
Confidentiality
|
106
|
SECTION
14.12
|
Obligations
Absolute
|
106
|
SECTION
14.13
|
Certain
Rights and Obligations Among Noteholders
|
107
|
SECTION
14.14
|
Absence
of Personal Liability
|
107
|
SECTION
14.15
|
Acknowledgment
|
107
|
SCHEDULES
Schedule
A-1
|
Information
Relating to Purchasers at First Closing Date
|
Schedule
A-2
|
Information
Relating to Purchasers at Second Closing Date
|
Schedule
1.01A
|
Foundry
Seller Note Refinancing
|
Schedule
3.03
|
Governmental
Approvals; Compliance with Laws
|
Schedule
3.04(d)
|
Assumptions
Used in and Qualifications of Forecasts
|
Schedule
3.05(d)
|
Collateral
Matters
|
Schedule
3.06(a)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
3.06(c)
|
Violations
or Proceedings
|
Schedule
3.07(a)
|
Equity
Interests and Options
|
Schedule
3.08
|
Litigation
|
Schedule
3.09
|
Material
Agreements
|
Schedule
3.12
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
Schedule
3.15
|
Labor
Matters
|
Schedule
3.18
|
Environmental
Matters
|
Schedule
3.19
|
Insurance
|
Schedule
3.21
|
Original
Acquisition Documents
|
Schedule
3.22
|
Foundry
Acquisition Documents
|
Schedule
7.01(b)
|
Existing
Indebtedness
|
Schedule
7.02(c)
|
Existing
Liens
|
Schedule
7.04(b)
|
Existing
Investments
|
Schedule
7.09(e)
|
Existing
Agreements
|
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A-1
|
Form
of Initial Note
|
Exhibit
A-2
|
Form
of Additional Note
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Guarantee
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Compliance Certificate
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Joinder Agreement
|
Exhibit
E-1
|
Form
of Opinion of Xxxxx Xxxx LLP
|
Exhibit
E-2
|
Form
of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
|
Exhibit
E-3
|
Form
of UK Opinion of Xxxxx Xxxx LLP
|
Exhibit
F
|
Form
of Landlord Access Agreement
|
Exhibit
G
|
[RESERVED]
|
Exhibit
H-1
|
Form
of Perfection Certificate
|
Exhibit
H-2
|
Form
of Perfection Certificate Supplement
|
Exhibit
I
|
Form
of Security Agreement
|
Exhibit
J
|
Form
of Solvency Certificate
|
Exhibit
K
|
Form
of Intercompany Note
|
Exhibit
L
|
[RESERVED]
|
Exhibit
M
|
Management
Rights Letter
|
Exhibit
N-1
|
Form
of Initial Warrant
|
Exhibit
N-2
|
Form
of Additional Warrant
|
Exhibit
O
|
Form
of Certificate of Designations
|
Exhibit
P
|
[RESERVED]
|
Exhibit
Q
|
Form
of Stockholders Agreement
|
Exhibit
R-Annual
|
Form
of Annual Key Operational Information and Statistics
Report
|
Exhibit
R-Quarterly
|
Form
of Quarterly Key Operational Information and Statistics
Report
|
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of May 16, 2007, among DIGITAL DOMAIN, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”),
WYNDCREST DD HOLDINGS, INC, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”),
the
Subsidiary Guarantors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not
elsewhere defined herein having the meaning given to it in Article I
and
together with Holdings and the Company, the “Issuers”),
the
purchasers listed on Schedules
A-1
and
A-2
hereto
(the “Purchasers”),
and
FMP AGENCY SERVICES, LLC as agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”)
for
the Secured Parties.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
on the First Closing Date (as defined below), the Purchasers entered into that
certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the First Closing Date, by and among
the
Purchasers and certain of the Issuers (as defined below) (the “Original
Purchase Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Purchasers purchased from such Issuers the Initial
Purchased Securities (as defined below).
WHEREAS,
on May 12, 2006, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization by and among Holdings, DD Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., the
Company and certain participating stockholders listed therein (the “Original
Participating Stockholders”)
dated
as of May 12, 2006 (the “Original
Acquisition Agreement”)
Holdings acquired (the “Original
Acquisition”)
all of
the outstanding Equity Interests of the Company for an aggregate purchase price
of $34,500,000.
WHEREAS,
as consideration for all of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Company,
Holdings paid $4,500,000 in cash to the Original Participating Stockholders
(the
“Original
Equity Financing”)
and
the Company issued $30,000,000 in original principal amount of senior promissory
notes to the Original Participating Stockholders, $4,500,000 of the aggregate
principal amount of which senior promissory notes were repaid prior to the
First
Closing Date (the “Original
Seller Notes”).
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Original Purchase
Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Purchasers and each Purchaser,
acting severally and not jointly, agreed to purchase from the Company,
$12,500,000 in original aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Senior
Secured Notes due 2011 in the form of Exhibit
A-1
hereto
(the “Initial Notes”).
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Original Purchase
Agreement, Holdings agreed to sell to the Purchasers and each Purchaser, acting
severally and not jointly, agreed to purchase from Holdings, in aggregate,
(i) stock purchase warrants (the “Initial Warrants”)
each
Initial Warrant evidencing the right to purchase initially one (1) share of
Holdings’ Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, per share (the “Common
Stock”),
which
Initial Warrants are in the form of Exhibit
N-1
hereto
and (ii) 1,000,000 shares (the “Purchased
Preferred Stock”)
of
Holdings’ 8% Senior Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value
per share, issued pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.
WHEREAS,
prior to the First Closing Date, Holdings consummated an offer to sell shares
of
the Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $17,437,930 in a private
placement (the “Original Equity
Offering”).
WHEREAS,
effective March 23, 2007 (the “Foundry
Closing Date”),
pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement by and among Holdings, The Foundry
Visionmongers Ltd., a company organized under the laws of England and Wales
(“Foundry”),
and
the sellers party thereto (the “Foundry
Sellers”)
(the
“Foundry
Acquisition Agreement”),
Holdings acquired from the Foundry Sellers all of the issued and outstanding
Equity Interests of Foundry for an aggregate purchase price of £5,050,000 (the
“Foundry
Acquisition”),
and
subsequently contributed such Equity Interests to Wyndcrest UK Holdings Limited,
a direct Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Holdings organized under the laws of England
and Wales (“Wyndcrest
UK”).
WHEREAS,
on the Foundry Closing Date, as consideration for all of the outstanding Equity
Interests of Foundry, Holdings (i) paid £550,000 in cash to the Foundry Sellers,
(ii) issued £2,000,000 of restricted Common Stock to the Foundry Sellers and
(iii) issued £2,500,000 in original principal amount of promissory notes to the
Foundry Sellers, the primary obligations for which notes were subsequently
assumed by Wyndcrest UK and guaranteed by Holdings (the “Foundry
Seller Notes”).
WHEREAS,
certain of the Issuers and Falcon, as the sole Noteholder under the Original
Purchase Agreement, entered into the Limited and Conditional Waiver, Consent
and
Agreement dated as of the Foundry Closing Date whereby Falcon agreed to waive
certain requirements set forth in the Original Purchase Agreement and the
parties thereto agreed to enter into this Agreement within thirty (30) calendar
days of the date thereof.
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company
agrees to sell to the Purchasers and each Purchaser, acting severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, $7,000,000 in original aggregate
principal amount of the Company’s Series B Senior Secured Notes due 2011 in the
form of Exhibit
A-2
hereto
(the “Additional Notes”).
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Holdings agrees
to sell to the Purchasers and each Purchaser, acting severally and not jointly,
agrees to purchase from Holdings, in aggregate, stock purchase warrants (the
“Additional Warrants”),
each
Additional Warrant evidencing the right to purchase initially one (1) share
of
Holdings’ Common Stock, which Additional Warrants are in the form of
Exhibit
N-2
hereto.
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Original Purchase
Agreement in its entirety to read as set forth in this Agreement, and it has
been agreed by the parties to the Original Purchase Agreement that the Initial
Purchased Securities and all other “Obligations” under (and as defined in) the
Original Purchase Agreement (including indemnities) shall be governed by and
deemed to be outstanding under this Agreement with the intent that the terms
of
this Agreement shall supersede the terms of the Original Purchase Agreement
(which shall hereafter have no further effect upon the parties thereto other
than with respect to any action, event, representation, warranty or covenant
occurring, made or applying prior to the Second Closing Date), and all
references to the Original Purchase Agreement in any Financing Document or
other
document or instrument delivered in connection therewith shall be deemed to
refer to this Agreement and the provisions hereof; provided that it is agreed
and understood that this Agreement does not constitute a novation, satisfaction
or payment of any Obligation under the Original Purchase Agreement or any other
Financing Document except as expressly modified by this Agreement, nor does
it
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Noteholder under any
Financing Document.
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WHEREAS,
a portion of the proceeds of the Initial Notes, Initial Warrants, Purchased
Preferred Stock and Original Equity Offering were used to prepay the Initial
Seller Notes and a portion of the proceeds of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities will be used to prepay the Foundry Seller Notes.
WHEREAS,
the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Notes are and will
be guaranteed by the Guarantors, such Guarantees to be in the form of
Exhibit
B.
WHEREAS,
the holders of the Warrants, Warrant Shares, the Conversion Shares and Purchased
Preferred Stock from time to time are and will be entitled to the benefits
of
the Stockholders Agreement in the form of Exhibit
Q
hereto
(the “Stockholders
Agreement”),
dated
the First Closing Date.
WHEREAS,
the Issuers have duly authorized the creation and issuance of the Additional
Notes, the Guarantees and the Additional Warrants, as applicable, and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents,
as
applicable.
WHEREAS,
all things necessary to make this Agreement, the Additional Notes (when issued
and delivered hereunder), the Guarantees (when validly endorsed on the
Additional Notes), the Additional Warrants and each other Financing Document
valid and binding obligations of each applicable Issuer in accordance with
their
respective terms have been done.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Original Purchase
Agreement and the Original Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in
its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01 Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified
below:
“Accredited
Investor”
shall
mean any person that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act.
“Acquisition
Consideration”
shall
mean the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition and all other
payments by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part
of,
or in connection with, any Permitted Acquisition, whether paid in cash or by
exchange of Equity Interests or of properties or otherwise and whether payable
at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for
payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject
to
the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments
representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs”
and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms
of
payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues,
income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any person or business.
“Advisors”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.03(a).
“Additional
Notes”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
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“Additional
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified; provided,
however,
that,
for purposes of Section 7.09,
the
term “Affiliate” shall also include (i) any person that directly or
indirectly owns more than 10% of any class of Equity Interests of the person
specified or (ii) any person that is an executive officer or director of
the person specified. No Purchaser shall be considered an “Affiliate” of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
“Agent”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Anti-Terrorism
Laws”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23.
“Applicable
Law”
shall
mean all applicable laws, statutes, treaties, rules, codes (including building
codes), ordinances, regulations, certificates, orders and licenses of, and
interpretations by, any Governmental Authority and judgments, decrees,
injunctions, writs, permits, orders or like governmental action of any
Governmental Authority (including any Environmental Law and any laws pertaining
to health or safety) applicable to any Issuer or any of its property or
operations.
“Applicable
Premium”
shall
mean, at any time and with respect to any Notes being repurchased or otherwise
repaid in whole or in part during any of the periods set forth below, an amount
equal to the percentage, set forth opposite such period, of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes required to be repurchased or otherwise repaid
at
such time:
Period:
|
Applicable
Premium:
|
|
First
Closing Date - July 20, 2007
|
5.0%
|
|
July
21, 2007 - July 20, 2008
|
4.0%
|
|
July
21, 2008 - July 20, 2009
|
3.0%
|
|
July
21, 2009 and thereafter
|
1.0%
|
“Applicable
Rate”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibits A-1
and
A-2
hereto.
“Asset
Sale”
shall
mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer or
other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including
any
Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property excluding sales of inventory
and
dispositions of cash and cash equivalents, in each case, in the ordinary course
of business, by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) any issuance or
sale of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of any Issuer, in each case,
to
any person other than (i) the Company, (ii) any Guarantor,
(iii) other than for purposes of Section
7.06,
any
other Subsidiary, or (iv) with respect to any Common Stock of the Company
issued to any holder of an option granted under the employee stock option plan
of the Company, but only to the extent outstanding as of the effective date
of
the Original Acquisition, such holder.
“Attributable
Indebtedness”
shall
mean, when used with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, as at the
time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to
the
Company’s then-current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at
the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total
obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of
the
lease included in any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
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“Bankruptcy
Law” means
Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law for the relief of
debtors.
“Board”
shall
mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“Board
of Directors”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the
board of directors of such person, (ii) in the case of any limited
liability company, the board of managers of such person, (iii) in the case
of any partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of such person
and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the
foregoing.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New
York City are authorized or required by law to close.
“Capital
Assets”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, all equipment, fixed assets, intellectual
property, software and Real Property or improvements of such person, or
replacements or substitutions therefor or additions thereto, that, in accordance
with GAAP, have been or should be reflected as additions to property, plant
or
equipment on the balance sheet of such person.
“Capital
Expenditures”
shall
mean, for any period, without duplication, all expenditures made directly or
indirectly by Holdings and its Subsidiaries during such period for Capital
Assets (whether paid in cash or other consideration, financed by the incurrence
of Indebtedness or accrued as a liability) but excluding (i) expenditures made
in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of property
pursuant to Section
7.06(b),
(ii)
solely for purposes of Section 7.10(d),
any
portion of the increase thereto attributable solely to acquisitions of property,
plant and equipment in Permitted Acquisitions, (iii) all payments of salary
and
other forms of compensation made to employees of and consultants to the Foundry
in connection with software development, to the extent that such payments are
required to be capitalized under GAAP and (iv) all expenditures by the Foundry
of funds received by the Foundry pursuant to research and development grants
made by one or more Governmental Authorities. For purposes of this definition,
the purchase price of equipment or other fixed assets that are purchased
simultaneously with the trade in of existing assets or with insurance proceeds
shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount
by which such purchase price exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such
assets for the assets being traded in at such time or the amount of such
insurance proceeds, as the case may be.
“Capital
Lease Obligations”
of
any
person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts
under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required
to
be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such
person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized
amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean, as to any person, (a) securities issued, or directly, unconditionally
and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided
that the
full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such
person; (b) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial
bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding
company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or
the
District of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of
$500,000,000 and a rating of “A” (or such other similar equivalent rating) or
higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization
(as
defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) with maturities of not more than
one year from the date of acquisition by such person; (c) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities
of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any bank
meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above, which repurchase
obligations are secured by a valid perfected security interest in the underlying
securities; (d) commercial paper issued by any person incorporated in the
United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard &
Poor’s Rating Service or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x
Investors Service Inc., and in each case maturing not more than one year after
the date of acquisition by such person; (e) investments in money market
funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the
types
described in clauses (a) through (d) above; and (f) demand deposit
accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business.
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“Casualty
Event”
shall
mean any involuntary loss of title, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any
destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any
Governmental Authority) of, any property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Casualty Event” shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any
part of any Real Property of any person or any part thereof, in or by
condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Requirement
of
Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all
or
any part of any Real Property of any person or any part thereof by any
Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu
thereof.
“CERCLA”
shall
mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et
seq. and
all
implementing regulations.
“Certificate
of Designations”
shall
mean the Certificate of Designation of the Powers, Preferences and Relative,
Participating, Optional and Other Special Rights of 8.0% Senior Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, and Qualifications, Limitations and Restrictions
Thereof in the form of Exhibit O
hereto.
A
“Change
in Control”
shall
be deemed to have occurred if:
(a) other
than as permitted by Section
6.17,
Holdings at any time ceases to own 100% of the Equity Interests of the Company,
Wyndcrest UK or Foundry;
(b) prior
to
a QIPO, (x) (i) the Permitted Holders and Falcon (including for this
purpose any Affiliate of Falcon) (collectively) cease to own, or to have the
power to vote or direct the voting of, Voting Stock of Holdings representing
not
less than 35% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of
Holdings or (ii) the Permitted Holders and Falcon (including for this
purpose any Affiliate of Falcon) (collectively) cease to own Equity Interests
representing not less than 35% of the total economic interests of the Equity
Interests of Holdings or (y) the Permitted Holders (collectively) cease to
own at least 90% of the Equity Interests of Holdings held by the Permitted
Holders on the First Closing Date;
(c) at
any
time, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders or Falcon
(including for this purpose any Affiliate of Falcon), is or becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act,
except that for purposes of this clause such person or group shall be deemed
to
have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the
right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after
the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of Holdings
representing more than 35% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting
Stock of Holdings, and at such time or any time thereafter the Permitted Holders
and Falcon (including for this purpose any Affiliate of Falcon) (collectively)
shall fail to own, or to have the power to vote or direct the voting of, Voting
Stock of Holdings representing a greater percentage of the voting power of
the
total outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings; or
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(d) upon
and
following a QIPO, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
at
the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Holdings
(together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors
or
whose nomination for election was approved by the Permitted Holders and Falcon
(including for this purpose any Affiliate of Falcon), it being understood that
the consent of Falcon shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, or by
a
vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Holdings, which
members comprising such majority were either directors at the beginning of
such
period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of
Holdings.
For
purposes of this definition, a person shall not be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of Equity Interests subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger
agreement or similar agreement until the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by such agreement, and a holder of Equity Interests shall not
be
deemed a member of a “group” solely by virtue of being a party to a registration
rights agreement.
“Change
in Control Offer”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(a).
“Change
in Control Payment”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(a).
“Change
in Control Payment Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(b).
“Change
in Control Premium”
shall
mean, with respect to any Notes being repurchased or otherwise repaid in whole
or in part for the period from the First Closing Date to July 20, 2007, the
lesser of (i) 25% and (ii) the greater of (x) 5% and (y) the IRR as of the
date of a Change in Control earned by the Investors on their Investments in
Holdings and its Subsidiaries made on or prior to the First Closing Date (it
being understood that during such period, the Change in Control Premium shall
not be less than 5.0%), and thereafter shall mean, with respect to any Notes
being repurchased or otherwise repaid in whole or in part during any of the
periods set forth below, an amount equal to the percentage, set forth opposite
such period, of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes required to be
repurchased or otherwise repaid at such time:
Period:
|
Premium:
|
|
July
21, 2007 - July 20, 2008
|
4.0%
|
|
July
21, 2008 - July 20, 2009
|
3.0%
|
|
July
21, 2009 and thereafter
|
1.0%
|
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“Change
in Law”
shall
mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:
(a) the adoption or taking into effect of any law, treaty, order, policy,
rule or regulation, (b) any change in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule
or regulation or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof
by
any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any
Governmental Authority.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”
shall
mean, collectively, all of the Security Agreement Collateral, any Mortgaged
Property and all other property of whatever kind and nature subject or purported
to be subject from time to time to a Lien under any Security
Document.
“Commission”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this
Agreement such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned
to it under the Exchange Act, the body performing such duties at such
time.
“Common
Stock”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Company”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Compliance
Certificate”
shall
mean a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form of
Exhibit C.
“Consolidated
Amortization Expense”
shall
mean, for any period, the amortization expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated
Depreciation Expense”
shall
mean, for any period, the depreciation expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated
EBITDA”
shall
mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by
(x) adding
thereto,
in each
case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in determining
such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication (and with respect to the
portion of Consolidated Net Income attributable to any Subsidiary of Holdings
only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination
to be distributed to Holdings by such Subsidiary without prior approval (that
has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its Organizational Documents
and all agreements (other than the Financing Documents), instruments and
Requirements of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or its
equityholders):
(a) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period,
(b) Consolidated
Amortization Expense for such period,
(c) Consolidated
Depreciation Expense for such period,
(d) Consolidated
Tax Expense for such period,
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(e) costs
and
expenses directly incurred in connection with the Transactions (not to exceed
$1,750,000), and
(f) the
aggregate amount of all other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income
(excluding any non-cash charge that results in an accrual of a reserve for
cash
charges in any future period) for such period; and
(y) subtracting
therefrom,
without
duplication:
(a) the
aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (other
than the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course
of business) for such period;
(b) any
payments of salary and other forms of compensation made to employees of and
consultants to the Foundry in connection with software development, to the
extent that such payments are required to be capitalized under GAAP during
such
period; and
(c) all
expenditures during such period by the Foundry of funds received by the Foundry
pursuant to research and development grants (to the extent such grants were
treated as revenue in determining Consolidate Net Income) made by one or more
Governmental Authorities.
Consolidated
EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to the
Acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition (including, without limitation, the
Foundry Acquisition) and Asset Sales (other than any dispositions in the
ordinary course of business) consummated at any time on or after the first
day
of the Test Period thereof as if each such Permitted Acquisition had been
effected on the first day of such period and as if the Acquisition and each
such
Asset Sale had been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such
period.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, all payments of consideration (which amount, for the avoidance
of
doubt, shall not include payments to employees of Holdings and any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to employment agreements or other salary arrangements,
without regard to GAAP) to the Foundry Sellers pursuant to the terms of the
Foundry Acquisition Documents that are required to be characterized under GAAP
as compensation expense shall be excluded in their entirety from the calculation
of Consolidated EBITDA.
“Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”
shall
mean, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such
Test Period less Unfinanced Capital Expenditures for such Test Period to
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such Test Period.
“Consolidated
Fixed Charges”
shall
mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period;
(b) all
cash
payments in respect of income taxes made by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
during such period (net of any cash refund in respect of income taxes actually
received during such period);
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(c) the
principal amount of all scheduled amortization payments on all Indebtedness
(including the principal component of all Capital Lease Obligations) of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries for such period (as determined on the first day of the
respective period);
(d) the
product of (i) all dividend payments on any series of Disqualified Capital
Stock
of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than dividend payments to Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries) multiplied
by
(ii) a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one
minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, expressed as a decimal; and
(e) the
product of (i) all cash dividend payments on any Preferred Stock (other than
Disqualified Capital Stock) of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
dividend payments to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) multiplied by (ii)
a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one
minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, expressed as a decimal.
“Consolidated
Indebtedness”
shall
mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness
of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio”
shall
mean, for any Test Period, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test
Period to (y) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test Period.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense”
shall
mean, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP plus,
without
duplication:
(a) imputed
interest on Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries for such period;
(b) commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges owed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations, bankers’
acceptance financing and receivables financings for such period;
(c) amortization
of debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium and other financing fees and
expenses incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for such
period;
(d) cash
contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust made by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such contributions are used
by
such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any person (other than Holdings
or
a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) in connection with Indebtedness incurred by such
plan
or trust for such period;
(e) all
interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations of Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries for such period;
(f) the
interest portion of any deferred payment obligations of Holdings or any of
its
Subsidiaries for such period; and
(g) all
interest on any Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of the
type
described in clause (f) or (k) of the definition of “Indebtedness” for such
period;
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provided
that (a)
to the extent directly related to the Original Transactions or the Second
Closing Transactions, debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium, other
financing fees and expenses, the accretion of original issue discount on the
Notes and any related interest expense attributable to the Warrants shall in
each case be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense
and
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated after giving effect to
Hedging Agreements related to interest rates (including associated costs),
but
excluding unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Agreements related
to interest rates.
Consolidated
Interest Expense shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to
any
Indebtedness incurred, assumed or permanently repaid or extinguished during
the
relevant Test Period in connection with the Original Acquisition, any Permitted
Acquisitions (including, without limitation, the Foundry Acquisition) and Asset
Sales (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) as if
such incurrence, assumption, repayment or extinguishing had been effected on
the
first day of such period.
“Consolidated
Net Income”
shall
mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of Holdings and
its
Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided
that
there shall be excluded from such net income (or loss) (to the extent otherwise
included therein), without duplication:
(a) the
net
income (or loss) of any person (other than a Subsidiary of Holdings) in which
any person other than Holdings and its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest,
except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has
actually been received by Holdings or (subject to clause (b) below) any of
its Subsidiaries during such period;
(b) the
net
income of any Subsidiary of Holdings during such period to the extent that
the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary
of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational
Documents or any agreement, instrument or Requirement of Law applicable to
that
Subsidiary during such period, except that Holdings’ equity in the net loss of
any such Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining
Consolidated Net Income;
(c) any
gain
(or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain
(or
the tax effect of any such loss), realized during such period by Holdings or
any
of its Subsidiaries upon any Asset Sale (other than any dispositions in the
ordinary course of business) by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(d) gains
and
losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects
determined in accordance with GAAP for such period;
(e) earnings
resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets;
(f) unrealized
gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations for such period;
and
(g) any
extraordinary gain (or extraordinary loss), together with any related provision
for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), recorded or
recognized by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries during such
period.
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Consolidated
Net Income shall be reduced (to the extent not already reduced thereby) by
the
amount of any payments to or on behalf of Holdings made by any Subsidiary of
Holdings pursuant to Section 7.08(c).
“Consolidated
Tax Expense”
shall
mean, for any period, the tax expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, for
such
period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Contested
Collateral Lien Conditions”
shall
mean, with respect to any Permitted Lien of the type described in
clauses (a), (b), (e) and (f) of Section 7.02,
the
following conditions:
(a) Holdings
or a Subsidiary shall cause any proceeding instituted contesting such Lien
to
stay the sale or forfeiture of any portion of the Collateral on account of
such
Lien;
(b) at
the
option and at the request of the Required Holders, to the extent such Lien
is in
an amount in excess of $50,000, the appropriate Issuer shall maintain cash
reserves in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge such Lien and the Required
Holders’ reasonable estimate of all interest and penalties related thereto;
and
(c) such
Lien
shall in all respects be subject and subordinate in priority to the Lien and
security interest created and evidenced by the Security Documents, except if
and
to the extent that the Requirement of Law creating, permitting or authorizing
such Lien provides that such Lien is or must be superior to the Lien and
security interest created and evidenced by the Security Documents.
“Contingent
Obligation”
shall
mean, as to any person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement
of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases,
dividends or other obligations (“primary
obligations”)
of any
other person (the “primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such person,
whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or
any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to
advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary
obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation;
(d) with respect to bankers’ acceptances, letters of credit and similar
credit arrangements, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which
reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise
to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss
in
respect thereof; provided,
however,
that
the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements of instruments
for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any product
warranties. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation
in
respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum
amount of such primary obligation for which such person may be liable, whether
singly or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such
Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required
to
perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith.
“Control”
shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms
“Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
shall
have meanings correlative thereto.
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“Control
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Controlled
Investment Affiliate”
means,
as to any person, any other person which directly or indirectly is in Control
of, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such person and is
organized by such person (or any person Controlling such person) primarily
for
making equity or debt investments in Holdings or other portfolio
companies.
“Conversion
Share”
shall
mean a share of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased
Preferred Stock.
“Cost
Portion”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified
Cash”.
“Cure
Amount” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(a).
“Cure
Right”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(a).
“Debt
Issuance”
shall
mean the incurrence by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness
after the First Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 7.01).
“Default”
shall
mean any event, occurrence or condition which is, or upon notice, lapse of
time
or both would constitute, an Event of Default.
“Disqualified
Capital Stock”
shall
mean any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the
happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result
of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first
anniversary of the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, (b) is convertible
into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for
(i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a)
above, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary of the
Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, or (c) contains any repurchase
obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all
Obligations; provided,
however,
that
any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but
for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security
into or for which such Equity Interests are convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity
Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring
prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes shall
not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Equity Interests provide
that
the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such
provisions prior to the repayment in full of the Obligations.
“Dividend”
with
respect to any person shall mean that such person has declared or paid a
dividend or returned any equity capital to the holders of its Equity Interests
or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property
(other than Qualified Capital Stock of such person) or cash to the holders
of
its Equity Interests as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise
acquired, directly or indirectly, for consideration any of its Equity Interests
outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by such person with respect
to
its Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes,
or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire
for consideration any of the Equity Interests of such person outstanding (or
any
options or warrants issued by such person with respect to its Equity Interests).
Without limiting the foregoing, “Dividends” with respect to any person shall
also include all payments made or required to be made by such person with
respect to any stock appreciation rights, plans, equity incentive or achievement
plans or any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing
purposes.
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“dollars”
or
“$”
shall
mean lawful money of the United States.
“Environment”
shall
mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable
water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata,
natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental
Law.
“Environmental
Claim”
shall
mean any claim, notice, demand, order, action, suit, proceeding or other
communication alleging liability for or obligation with respect to any
investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action,
damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines, penalties
or other costs resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the
presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous
Material at any location or (ii) any violation or alleged violation of any
Environmental Law, and shall include any claim seeking damages, contribution,
indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting
from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release
of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety
or
the Environment.
“Environmental
Law”
shall
mean any and all present and future treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances,
regulations, rules, decrees, orders, judgments, consent orders, consent decrees,
code or other binding requirements, and the common law, relating to protection
of public health or the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of
Hazardous Material, natural resources or natural resource damages, or
occupational safety or health, and any and all Environmental
Permits.
“Environmental
Permit”
shall
mean any permit, license, approval, registration, notification, exemption,
consent or other authorization required by or from a Governmental Authority
under Environmental Law.
“Equipment”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Equity
Interest”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, any and all shares, interests, participations
or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated,
whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such person, including, if such
person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited)
and
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 property
of,
such partnership, whether outstanding on the First Closing Date or issued after
the First Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or
exchangeable into such equity.
“Equity
Investors”
shall
mean Falcon, the Investors, their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Related
Parties (other than Holdings and its Subsidiaries) and one or more investors
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
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“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with such person, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA
Event”
shall
mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA
or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an
event for which the 30-day notice period is waived by regulation); (b) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived; (c) the failure to make by its due date a required installment
under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to
make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing
pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of
an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to
any
Plan; (e) the incurrence by any Issuer or any of its ERISA Affiliates of
any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any
Plan; (f) the receipt by any Issuer or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the
PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan,
or
the occurrence of any event or condition which could reasonably be expected
to
constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of
a
trustee to administer, any Plan; (g) the incurrence by any Issuer or any of
its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any
Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries or its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition
of
Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is
expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title
IV
of ERISA; (i) the “substantial cessation of operations” within the meaning
of Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to a Plan; (j) the making of any
amendment to any Plan which could result in the imposition of a lien or the
posting of a bond or other security; and (k) the occurrence of a nonexempt
prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or
Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in
liability to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.
“Excess
Proceeds Offer”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.16(a).
“Excess
Proceeds Offer Payment Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.16(b).
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Executive
Order”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23.
“Existing
Lien”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(c).
“Falcon”
shall
mean Falcon Mezzanine Partners II, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership.
“FIA”
shall
mean Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Financial
Officer”
of
any
person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or controller of such person.
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“Financing
Documents”
shall
mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents, the
Guarantees, the Management Rights Letter, the Certificate of Designations,
the
Stockholders Agreement, the Warrants, the Original Fee Letter, the Second
Closing Fee Letter, and all certificates, instruments, financial and other
statements and other documents made or delivered in connection herewith and
therewith.
“FIRREA”
shall
mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989,
as
amended.
“First
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.03.
“First
Closing Date Perfection Certificate”
shall
mean the Perfection Certificate dated the First Closing Date.
“Foreign
Plan”
shall
mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement
maintained or contributed to by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to employees employed outside the United States.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”
shall
mean a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other
than
the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Foundry”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Acquisition”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Acquisition Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Acquisition Documents”
shall
mean the Foundry Acquisition Agreement and the other documents listed on
Schedule
3.22.
“Foundry
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Seller Note Refinancing”
shall
mean the repayment of not less than $3,500,000 of the aggregate principal amount
of Foundry Seller Notes outstanding with the proceeds of the Second Closing
Purchased Securities, as particularized on Schedule
1.01A
attached
hereto.
“Foundry
Seller Notes”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Sellers”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Foundry
Transactions”
means
the acquisition by Holdings of all of the Equity Interests of Foundry pursuant
to the terms of the Foundry Acquisition Agreement, the subsequent contribution
of such Equity Interests to Wyndcrest UK, and the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated by the Foundry Acquisition Documents.
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“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied
on a
consistent basis.
“Governmental
Authority”
shall
mean the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any
political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory
or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including
any
supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central
Bank).
“Governmental
Real Property Disclosure Requirements”
shall
mean any Requirement of Law of any Governmental Authority requiring notification
of the buyer, lessee, mortgagee, assignee or other transferee of any Real
Property, facility, establishment or business, or notification, registration
or
filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale,
lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including any transfer of
control) of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, of the
actual or threatened presence or Release in or into the Environment, or the
use,
disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the Real
Property, facility, establishment or business to be sold, leased, mortgaged,
assigned or transferred.
“Guaranteed
Obligations”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
8.01.
“Guarantees”
shall
mean the guarantees issued pursuant to Article VIII
by the
Guarantors.
“Guarantors”
shall
mean Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Hazardous
Materials”
shall
mean the following: hazardous substances; hazardous wastes; polychlorinated
biphenyls (“PCBs”)
or any
substance or compound containing PCBs; asbestos or any asbestos-containing
materials in any form or condition; radon or any other radioactive materials
including any source, special nuclear or by-product material; petroleum, crude
oil or any fraction thereof; and any other pollutant or contaminant or
chemicals, wastes, materials, compounds, constituents or substances, subject
to
regulation or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental
Laws.
“Hedging
Agreement”
shall
mean any swap, cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or
arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity
prices, either generally or under specific contingencies.
“Hedging
Obligations”
shall
mean obligations under or with respect to Hedging Agreements.
“Holder”
shall
mean any Noteholder or any Warrantholder.
“Holdings”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Holdings
Preferred Stock”
shall
mean Holdings’ 8.0% Senior Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share.
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“Indebtedness”
of
any
person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person
for borrowed money or advances; (b) all obligations of such person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all
obligations of such person upon which interest charges are customarily paid
or
accrued; (d) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other
title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such person;
(e) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred
purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and
accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business on normal trade
terms and not overdue by more than 90 days); (f) all Indebtedness of
others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such person, whether
or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the
fair market value of such property; (g) all Capital Lease Obligations,
Purchase Money Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such person;
(h) all Hedging Obligations to the extent required to be reflected on a
balance sheet of such person; (i) all Attributable Indebtedness of such
person; (j) all obligations of such person for the reimbursement of any
obligor in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers’
acceptances and similar credit transactions; and (k) all Contingent
Obligations of such person in respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others
of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above. The Indebtedness
of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including
any
partnership in which such person is a general partner) to the extent such person
is liable therefor as a result of such person’s ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner
liability) to the extent that terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide
that
such person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnitee”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.03(b).
“Information”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.11.
“Initial
Notes”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Initial Purchased
Security”
shall
mean, individually, any of the Initial Notes, Guarantees, Purchased Preferred
Stock or Initial Warrants, and “Initial Purchased
Securities”
means,
collectively, the Initial Notes, Guarantees, Purchased Preferred Stock and
Initial Warrants.
“Initial Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(a).
“Initial
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Institutional
Investor”
shall
mean (a) any original Purchaser of a Note and any transferee that is an
Affiliate of any original Purchaser, (b) any holder of a Note holding more
than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and
(c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other
financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company or investment
fund, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar
financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form organized under the
laws of the United States or a State thereof, with capital and surplus in excess
of $50,000,000.
“Insurance
Policies”
shall
mean the insurance policies and coverages required to be maintained by each
Issuer which is an owner of Mortgaged Property with respect to the applicable
Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section 6.04
and all
renewals and extensions thereof.
“Insurance
Requirements”
shall
mean, collectively, all provisions of the Insurance Policies, all requirements
of the issuer of any of the Insurance Policies and all orders, rules,
regulations and any other requirements of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters (or any other body exercising similar functions) binding upon
each
Issuer which is an owner of Mortgaged Property and applicable to the Mortgaged
Property or any use or condition thereof.
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“Intellectual
Property”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.06(a).
“Intercompany
Note”
shall
mean a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Interest
Payment Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibits A-1
and
A-2
hereto.
“Investments”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.04.
“Investors”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Stockholders Agreement (as in
effect on the Second Closing Date), except that solely for purposes of the
definition of “IRR” and for calculating the Change in Control Premium, Investors
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Stockholders Agreement
(as
in effect on the First Closing Date).
“IRR”
shall
mean the interest rate which, when used to calculate the net present value
of
all Cash Inflows and all Cash Outflows (each as defined below) realized with
respect to the Investors’ Investments in Holdings upon a Change in Control,
causes such net amount to equal zero. “Cash
Inflows”
as
used
herein shall mean the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions,
placement agent, finder and similar fees and other expenses incurred by the
Investors in connection with such Change in Control) to the Investors of any
disposition of their Investments in Holdings (in whole or in part), and
dividends, returns of capital and other distributions with respect to their
Investments in Holdings, whether received directly or indirectly by the
Investors. “Cash
Outflows”
as
used
herein include the sum of all cash payments made to Holdings by the Investors
and Investments by the Investors in Holdings.
Cash
Inflows and Cash Outflows shall be calculated with respect to Investments in
Holdings only to the extent actually realized or deemed realized in a Change
in
Control.
“Issuers” shall
mean the Company and the Guarantors.
“Joinder
Agreement”
shall
mean a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Landlord
Access Agreement”
shall
mean a Landlord Access Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F,
or such
other form as may reasonably be acceptable to the Required Holders.
“Leases”
shall
mean any and all leases, subleases, tenancies, options, concession agreements,
rental agreements, occupancy agreements, franchise agreements, access agreements
and any other agreements (including all amendments, extensions, replacements,
renewals, modifications and/or guarantees thereof), whether or not of record
and
whether now in existence or hereafter entered into, affecting the use or
occupancy of all or any portion of any Real Property.
“Legal
Defeasance”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section
13.01.
“Lien”
shall
mean, with respect to any property, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, encumbrance, claim, charge, assignment, hypothecation, security interest
or encumbrance of any kind or any arrangement to provide priority or preference
or any filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar
notice of lien under any similar notice or recording statute of any Governmental
Authority, including any easement, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title
to
Real Property, in each of the foregoing cases whether voluntary or imposed
by
law, and any agreement to give any of the foregoing; (b) the interest of a
vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such property; and
(c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right
of a third party with respect to such securities.
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“Management
Rights Letter”
shall
mean the Management Rights Letter among the Company, Holdings and Falcon
substantially in the form of Exhibit M
hereto.
“Margin
Stock”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean (a) a material adverse effect on the business, property, results of
operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, or material
agreements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) material
impairment of the ability of the Issuers to fully and timely perform any of
their obligations under any Financing Document; (c) material impairment of
the rights of or benefits or remedies available to the Purchasers or any Holder
under any Financing Document, taken as a whole; or (d) a material adverse
effect on the Collateral or the Liens in favor of the Agent (for its benefit
and
for the benefit of the other Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority
of such Liens.
“Material
Indebtedness”
shall
mean any Indebtedness (other than the Notes) or Hedging Obligations of Holdings
or any Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding
$500,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal
amount” in respect of any Hedging Obligations of any Issuer at any time shall be
the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that
such
Issuer would be required to pay if the related Hedging Agreement were terminated
at such time.
“Maturity,”
when
used with respect to any Note, shall mean the date on which the principal of
such Note or portion thereof becomes due and payable as therein or herein
provided, whether at the Stated Maturity Date or by declaration of acceleration,
call for redemption or otherwise (including in connection with any offer to
purchase that this Agreement requires the Company to make).
“Minimum
Qualified Cash Requirement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
7.10(a).
“Mortgage”
shall
mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust
or
any other document, creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property,
which shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in each case,
with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to
conform such document to applicable local or foreign law or as shall be
customary under applicable local or foreign law.
“Mortgaged
Property”
shall
mean each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage
delivered after the Second Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.10(c).
“Multiemployer
Plan”
shall
mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or
Section 3(37) of ERISA (a) to which any Issuer or any of their
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate thereof is then making or accruing an
obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any Issuer or any ERISA
Affiliate thereof has within the preceding five plan years made contributions;
or (c) with respect to which any Issuer or any of their Subsidiaries could
incur liability.
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“Net
Cash Proceeds”
shall
mean:
(a) with
respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests),
the cash proceeds received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (including
cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by Holdings or any
of
its Subsidiaries) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received)
net
of (i) selling expenses (including reasonable brokers’ fees or commissions,
legal, accounting and other professional and transactional fees, transfer and
similar taxes and Holdings’ good faith estimate of income taxes paid or payable
in connection with such sale); (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in
accordance with GAAP, against (x) any liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale or (y) any other liabilities
retained by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries associated with the properties
sold in such Asset Sale (provided
that, to
the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve,
such
amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); (iii) Holdings’ good faith
estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities
relating to the properties sold within 90 days of such Asset Sale
(provided
that, to
the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such
unassumed liabilities within 90 days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds
shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and (iv) the principal amount, premium
or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed
money which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale
(so
long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Financing
Documents at the time of such sale) and which is repaid with such proceeds
(other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such
properties);
(b) with
respect to any issuance or sale of Equity Interests by Holdings or any
Subsidiary of Holdings, the cash proceeds thereof (net of any customary fees,
commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection
therewith);
(c) with
respect to any Debt Issuance, the cash proceeds thereof, net of customary fees,
commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith;
and
(d) with
respect to any Casualty Event, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards
and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards
or other compensation in respect of such Casualty Event.
“Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary”
shall
mean each Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.
“Noteholder”
shall
mean a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Security
Register.
“Note”
shall
mean, individually, any of the Initial Notes or the Additional Notes, and
“Notes”
means,
collectively, the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes.
“Obligations”
shall
mean (a) obligations of the Company and the other Issuers from time to time
arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (i) the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing
during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding)
on
the Notes and the Guarantees, when and as due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and
(ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and
indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise
(including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether
allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Company and the other Issuers
under this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, and (b) the due and
punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities
of the Company and the other Issuers under or pursuant to this Agreement and
the
other Financing Documents.
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“OFAC”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23.
“Offer
Amount”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.16(b).
“Offering”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.19(b).
“Offering
Documents”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.19(b).
“Officers’
Certificate”
shall
mean a certificate executed by the chairman of the Board of Directors (if an
officer), the chief executive officer or the president and one of the Financial
Officers, each in his or her official (and not individual)
capacity.
“Optional
Redemption Premium”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.01.
“Organizational
Documents”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the
certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or similar documents) of such person,
(ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of
formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such person,
(iii) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation
and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such person,
(iv) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or
similar document) of such person and (v) in any other case, the functional
equivalent of the foregoing.
“Original
Acquisition”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original
Acquisition Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original
Acquisition Documents”
shall
mean the Original Acquisition Agreement and the other documents listed on
Schedule
3.21.
“Original Equity
Financing”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original Equity
Offering”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
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“Original
Fee Letter”
shall
mean that certain Fee Letter among Holdings and FIA relating to the Initial
Purchased Securities.
“Original
Participating Stockholders”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original
Purchase Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original Seller
Notes”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Original
Transactions”
shall
mean, collectively, the transactions to occur pursuant to the Original
Acquisition Documents, the Original Purchase Agreement and the other Financing
Documents executed and delivered on the First Closing Date, including (a) the
consummation of the Original Acquisition; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of the Original Purchase Agreement and such other Financing
Documents and the issuance of the Initial Purchased Securities in connection
therewith; (c) the repayment with the proceeds of the Initial Purchased
Securities of the Original Seller Notes; (d) the Original Equity Offering;
and
(e) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the
First Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing.
“outstanding,”
when
used with respect to the Notes, shall mean, as of the date of determination,
all
Notes theretofore executed and delivered under this Agreement, except:
(a) Notes
theretofore cancelled by the Company or delivered to the Company for
cancellation;
(b) Notes
for
whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore
set aside by the Company with a third party in trust for the Noteholders;
provided
that if
such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given
as
provided in this Agreement; and
(c) Notes
which have been paid pursuant to Section
10.08
or in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been executed and delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, other than any such Notes in respect of which there
shall have been presented to the Company proof satisfactory to it that such
Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid
obligations of the Company;
provided,
however,
that in
determining whether the Noteholders of the requisite principal amount of the
outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other
obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding. Notes so owned which
have
been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee
establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Holders the pledgee’s
right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the
Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company
or
of such other obligor.
“PBGC”
shall
mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in
ERISA.
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“Perfection
Certificate”
shall
mean a certificate in the form of Exhibit H-1
or any
other form approved by the Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time
to
time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise.
“Perfection
Certificate Supplement”
shall
mean a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit H-2
or any
other form approved by the Agent.
“Permitted
Acquisition”
shall
mean (x) the Foundry Acquisition or (y) any transaction or series of related
transactions for the direct or indirect (a) acquisition by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the property of any
person, or of any business or division of any person; (b) acquisition by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of in excess of 50% of the Equity
Interests of any person, and otherwise causing such person to become a
Subsidiary of such person; or (c) merger or consolidation or any other
combination of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any person, if each
of the following conditions is met:
(i)
no
Default then exists or would result therefrom;
(ii)
after
giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, (A) Holdings shall
be in compliance with all covenants set forth in Section 7.10
as of
the most recent Test Period (assuming, for purposes of Section 7.10,
that
such transaction, and all other Permitted Acquisitions consummated since the
first day of the relevant Test Period for each of the financial covenants set
forth in Section 7.10
ending
on or prior to the date of such transaction, had occurred on the first day
of
such relevant Test Period), and (B) unless expressly approved by the
Required Holders, the person or business to be acquired shall have generated
positive cash flow for the Test Period most recently ended prior to the date
of
consummation of such acquisition;
(iii)
neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, in connection with any such
transaction, assume or remain liable with respect to any Indebtedness or other
liability (including any material tax or ERISA liability) of the related seller
or the business, person or properties acquired, except (A) to the extent
permitted under Section 7.01
and
(B) obligations not constituting Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary
course of business and necessary or desirable to the continued operation of
the
underlying properties, and any other such liabilities or obligations not
permitted to be assumed or otherwise supported by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries hereunder shall be paid in full or released as to the business,
persons or properties being so acquired on or before the consummation of such
acquisition;
(iv)
the
person or business to be acquired shall be, or shall be engaged in, a business
of the type that the Company and the Subsidiaries are permitted to be engaged
in
under Section 7.15
and the
property acquired in connection with any such transaction shall be made subject
to the Lien of the Security Documents and shall be free and clear of any Liens,
other than Permitted Collateral Liens;
(v)
the
Board
of Directors of the person to be acquired shall not have indicated publicly
its
opposition to the consummation of such acquisition (unless such opposition
has
been publicly withdrawn);
(vi)
all
transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated in accordance with
all
applicable Requirements of Law;
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(vii)
the
Company shall have provided the Noteholders with (A) historical financial
statements for the last fiscal year (or, if less, the number of months since
formation) of the person or business to be acquired (to the extent available)
and unaudited financial statements thereof for the most recent interim period
which are available, (B) reasonably detailed projections for the succeeding
year pertaining to the person or business to be acquired and updated projections
for the Company after giving effect to such transaction, (C) copies of all
material documentation pertaining to such transaction, and (D) all such
other information and data relating to such transaction or the person or
business to be acquired as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders;
and
(viii)
the
aggregate amount of the Acquisition Consideration for any Permitted Acquisition
shall not exceed (x) prior to a QIPO, 10% of the enterprise value of Holdings
on
a consolidated basis, or (y) following a QIPO, 17.5% of the enterprise value
of
Holdings on a consolidated basis, in each case, (I) calculated without giving
effect to such Permitted Acquisition and (II) as determined by the Board of
Directors of Holdings acting reasonably and in good faith.
“Permitted
Collateral Liens”
means
(a) in the case of Collateral other than Mortgaged Property, the Liens described
in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (l), (m) and (n)
of
Section
7.02
and
(b) in the case of Mortgaged Property, “Permitted Collateral Liens” shall
mean the Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (g) and (l) of
Section
7.02;
provided,
however,
upon
the date of delivery of each Mortgage under Section 6.10
or
6.11,
Permitted Collateral Liens shall mean only those Liens set forth in Schedule
B
to the applicable Mortgage.
“Permitted
Cure Security”
shall
mean the Common Stock.
“Permitted
Holders”
shall
mean (a) the Investors, (b) their Controlled Investment Affiliates,
(c) Permitted Transferees with respect to (i) the portion of their
ownership of Voting Stock of Holdings representing not more than that 8% of
the
total outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings and (ii) the portion of their
ownership of Equity Interests of Holdings representing not more than 8% of
the
total economic interests of Holdings, and (d) with respect to the Persons
described in clause (a) above, Related Parties.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.
“Permitted
Tax Distributions”
shall
mean payments, dividends or distributions by (i) the Company to Holdings in
order to pay consolidated or combined federal, state or local taxes not payable
directly by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which payments by the Company
are not in excess of the tax liabilities that would have been payable by the
Company and its Subsidiaries on a stand alone basis or (ii) Wyndcrest UK to
Holdings in order to pay consolidated or combined federal, state or local taxes
not payable directly by Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries which payments
by Wyndcrest UK are not in excess of the tax liabilities that would have been
payable by Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries on a stand alone
basis.
“Permitted
Transferees”
shall
mean the group consisting of (i) current or future directors, officers,
consultants, employees, strategic partners and other management personnel of
the
Company and (ii) bona fide investors in Holdings who made such Investment
without the intent of causing a change of control in the management or affairs
of the Company.
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“person”
shall
mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“Plan”
shall
mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject
to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA which is maintained or contributed to by Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries or its ERISA Affiliates or with respect to which
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries could incur liability (including under
Section 4069 of ERISA).
“Predecessor
Note”
of
any
particular Note shall mean every previous Note evidencing all or a portion
of
the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note.
“Preferred
Stock”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, any and all preferred or preference Equity
Interests (however designated) of such person whether now outstanding or issued
after the Second Closing Date.
“Premises”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the applicable Mortgage.
“Private
Placement Memorandum”
shall
mean that certain Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated as of
April 21, 2006.
“Pro
Forma Basis”
shall
mean on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP and otherwise reasonably
satisfactory to the Required Holders.
“Pro
Rata Share”
means,
as to a particular Noteholder, with respect to all payments, computations and
other matters, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes held by that Noteholder by (b) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Notes held by the Noteholders.
“property”
shall
mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible
and including Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any person and
whether now in existence or owned or hereafter entered into or acquired,
including all Real Property.
“Property
Material Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the applicable Mortgage.
“Purchase
Money Obligation”
shall
mean, for any person, the obligations of such person in respect of Indebtedness
(including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing
all
or any part of the purchase price of any property (including Equity Interests
of
any person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any
property and any refinancing thereof; provided,
however,
that
(i) such Indebtedness is incurred within one year after such acquisition,
installation, construction or improvement of such property by such person and
(ii) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such
acquisition, installation, construction or improvement, as the case may
be.
“Purchased
Preferred Stock”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
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“Purchased
Security”
shall
mean, individually, any Initial Purchased Security or any Second Closing
Purchased Security, and “Purchased
Securities”
shall
mean, collectively, the Initial Purchased Securities and the Second Closing
Purchased Securities.
“Purchasers”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“QIPO”
shall
mean the first underwritten public offering by Holdings of its Common Stock
after the Second Closing Date pursuant to a registration statement filed with
the Commission in accordance with the Securities Act, which public offering
shall raise gross cash proceeds to Holdings of at least
$25,000,000.
“Qualified
Capital Stock”
of
any
person shall mean any Equity Interests of such person that are not Disqualified
Capital Stock.
“Qualified
Cash”
of
any
person shall mean, as of any date, an amount equal to the cash and Cash
Equivalents set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of such person
determined in accordance with GAAP, less an amount equal to that portion of
deferred revenue and advance xxxxxxxx (or similar items) set forth on such
balance sheet as of such date which represents an amount determined in good
faith by Holdings required to be expended to earn into revenue such deferred
revenue and advance xxxxxxxx (the “Cost
Portion”);
provided
that in
no case shall the Cost Portion be less than 63% of the aggregate amount of
such
deferred revenue and advance xxxxxxxx as of such date.
“Qualified
Institutional Buyer”:
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 144A promulgated under the
Securities Act.
“Real
Property”
shall
mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold,
mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real
property owned, leased or operated by any person, whether by lease, license
or
other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and
appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and
equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and
rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
“Redemption
Date”
when
used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such
redemption by or pursuant to this Agreement or the Notes.
“Redemption
Price”
when
used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price at which it is
to
be redeemed pursuant to this Agreement or the Notes.
“Reference
Closing Price”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibits A-1
and
A-2
hereto.
“Regular
Record Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
10.05.
“Regulation S”
shall
mean Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as
it
may be amended from time to time.
“Regulation
T”
shall
mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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“Regulation
U”
shall
mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation
X”
shall
mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related
Parties”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, such person’s Affiliates and the partners,
directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and of such
person’s Affiliates.
“Release”
shall
mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing,
dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto
or
through the Environment.
“Required
Holders”
shall
mean Noteholders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes.
“Requirements
of Law”
shall
mean, collectively, any and all requirements of any Governmental Authority
including any and all laws, judgments, orders, decrees, ordinances, rules,
regulations, statutes or case law.
“Response”
shall
mean (a) ”response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
§ 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental
Authority or voluntarily undertaken to (i) clean up, remove, treat, xxxxx,
monitor or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the Environment;
(ii) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or minimize the further
Release, of any Hazardous Material; or (iii) perform studies and
investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, or to determine
the
necessity of the activities described in, clause (i) or (ii)
above.
“Responsible
Officer”
of
any
person shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such person
and
any other officer or similar official thereof with responsibility for the
administration of the obligations of such person in respect of this
Agreement.
“Rule
144A”
shall
mean Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as it
may
be amended from time to time.
“S&P”
shall
mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
“sale”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
10.07.
“Sale
and Leaseback Transaction”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.03.
“Second Closing
Conditions”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.02.
“Second
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.04.
“Second
Closing Date Perfection
Certificate”
shall
mean the Perfection Certificate dated the Second Closing Date.
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“Second
Closing Fee Letter”
shall
mean that certain Fee Letter among Holdings and FIA relating to the Second
Closing Purchased Securities.
“Second
Closing Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(b).
“Second
Closing Purchased
Security”
shall
mean, individually, any of the Additional Notes or Additional Warrants, and
“Second
Closing Purchased
Securities”
means,
collectively, the Additional Notes and Additional Warrants.
“Second
Closing Transactions”
shall
mean, collectively, the transactions to occur pursuant to the Financing
Documents executed and delivered on the Second Closing Date, including
(a) the execution, delivery and performance of such Financing Documents and
the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased Securities in connection therewith;
(b) the Foundry Seller Note Refinancing; and (c) the payment of all
fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Second Closing Date and owing
in
connection with the foregoing.
“Secured
Parties”
shall
mean, collectively, the Agent and the Noteholders.
“Securities
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities
Collateral”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Security
Agreement”
shall
mean a Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I
among
the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and the Agent for the benefit of
the
Secured Parties.
“Security
Agreement Collateral”
shall
mean all property pledged or granted as collateral pursuant to the Security
Agreement (a) on the First Closing Date or (b) thereafter pursuant to
Section 6.10.
“Security
Documents”
shall
mean the Security Agreement, the UK Security Documents, the Mortgages, if any,
and each other security document or pledge agreement delivered in accordance
with applicable local or foreign law to grant a valid, perfected security
interest in any property as collateral for the Obligations, and all UCC or
other
financing statements or instruments of perfection required by this Agreement,
the Security Agreement, the UK Security Documents, any Mortgage or any other
such security document or pledge agreement to be filed with respect to the
security interests in property and fixtures created pursuant to the Security
Agreement, the UK Security Documents or any Mortgage and any other document
or
instrument utilized to pledge or grant or purport to pledge or grant a security
interest or lien on any property as collateral for the Obligations.
“Security
Register”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
10.06.
“Significant
Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Subsidiary of Holdings, other than Senbazuru Productions (for so long
as it engages in no material activities and acquires no material assets except
as in effect on the First Closing Date), that shall at any time have assets
with
a fair market value in excess of $50,000 or revenue in excess of $50,000 in
any
twelve month period.
“Sponsor”
shall
mean Wyndcrest Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.
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“Stated
Maturity Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibits A-1
and
A-2
hereto.
“Sterling”
and
“£”
mean
the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Stockholders
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness”
shall
mean Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is by its terms
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of the Company and such
Guarantor, as applicable.
“Subsidiary”
shall
mean, with respect to any person (the “parent”)
at any
date, (i) any person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those
of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such
financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date,
(ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, association or other
business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the voting power of all Equity Interests entitled (without
regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the
Board of Directors thereof are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held
by
the parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent, (iii) any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of
which is the parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or
(b) the only general partners of which are the parent and/or one or more
Subsidiaries of the parent and (iv) any other person that is otherwise
Controlled by the parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent. Unless
the context requires otherwise, “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of
Holdings.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor”
shall
mean D2 Software, Inc., Wyndcrest UK, Foundry and each other Significant
Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section
6.10.
“Supplemental Private
Placement Memorandum”
shall
mean, collectively, that certain Supplement No. 1 to the Confidential Private
Placement Memorandum dated as of May 3, 2006, and that certain Supplement No.
2
to the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated as of May 29,
2006.
“Survey”
shall
mean a survey of any Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) which
is
(a) (i) prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in
the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Property is located, (ii) dated (or
redated) not earlier than six months prior to the date of delivery thereof
unless there shall have occurred within six months prior to such date of
delivery any exterior construction on the site of such Mortgaged Property or
any
easement, right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property has been
granted or become effective through operation of law or otherwise with respect
to such Mortgaged Property which, in either case, can be depicted on a survey,
in which events, as applicable, such survey shall be dated (or redated) after
the completion of such construction or if such construction shall not have
been
completed as of such date of delivery, not earlier than 20 days prior to
such date of delivery, or after the grant or effectiveness of any such easement,
right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property, (iii) certified
by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders)
to
the Required Holders, the Agent and the Title Company, (iv) complying in
all respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title
Association as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of
such survey and (v) sufficient for the Title Company to remove all standard
survey exceptions from the title insurance policy (or commitment) relating
to
such Mortgaged Property and issue the endorsements of the type required under
the definition herein of “Title Policy” or (b) otherwise acceptable to the
Agent.
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“Tax
Returns”
shall
mean all returns, statements, filings, attachments and other documents or
certifications required to be filed in respect of Taxes.
“Taxes”
shall
mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“Test
Period”
shall
mean, at any time, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings then last
ended (in each case taken as one accounting period).
“Title
Company”
shall
mean any title insurance company as shall be retained by Holdings and reasonably
acceptable to the Required Holders.
“Title
Policy”
shall
mean, with respect to each Mortgage, a policy of title insurance (or marked
up
title insurance commitment having the effect of a policy of title insurance)
insuring the Lien of such Mortgage as a valid first mortgage Lien on the
Mortgaged Property and fixtures described therein in the amount equal to not
less than 115% of the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures,
which policy (or such marked-up commitment) shall (i) be issued by the
Title Company, (ii) to the extent necessary, include such reinsurance
arrangements (with provisions for direct access, if necessary) as shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Noteholders, (iii) contain a “tie-in” or
“cluster” endorsement, if available under applicable law (i.e.,
policies which insure against losses regardless of location or allocated value
of the insured property up to a stated maximum coverage amount), (iv) have
been supplemented by such endorsements (or where such endorsements are not
available, opinions of special counsel, architects or other professionals
reasonably acceptable to the Noteholders) as shall be reasonably requested
by
the Agent or the Noteholders (including endorsements on matters relating to
usury, first loss, last dollar, zoning, contiguity, revolving credit, doing
business, non-imputation, public road access, survey, variable rate,
environmental lien, subdivision, mortgage recording tax, separate tax lot,
and
so-called comprehensive coverage over covenants and restrictions), and
(v) contain no exceptions to title other than exceptions acceptable to the
Noteholders.
“Total
Leverage Ratio”
shall
mean, at any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness
on
such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently
ended.
“Trading
Day”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibits
A-1
and
A-2
hereto.
“Transaction
Documents”
shall
mean, collectively, the Original Acquisition Documents, the Foundry Acquisition
Documents and the Financing Documents
“Transactions”
shall
mean, collectively, the Original Transactions, the Foundry Transactions and
the
Second Closing Transactions.
“Transferred
Subsidiary Guarantor”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.09.
“Trustee”
shall
mean a nationally recognized trust company reasonably satisfactory to the
Required Holders having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000
as set forth in its most recent applicable published annual report of
condition.
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“UCC”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time (except as
otherwise specified) in any applicable state or jurisdiction.
“UK
Security Documents”
shall
mean (i) each security document or pledge agreement delivered in accordance
with
the law of England and Wales to grant a valid, perfected security interest
in
any property as collateral for the Obligations, (ii) all other financing
statements or instruments of perfection required pursuant to each such security
document or pledge agreement, and (iii) any other such security document or
pledge agreement to be filed with respect to the security interests in property
and fixtures created pursuant to any document or instrument utilized to pledge
or grant or purport to pledge or grant a security interest or lien on any
property of any Subsidiary of Holdings organized under the law of England and
Wales as collateral for the Obligations, each such document, pledge or filing
to
be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.
“Unfinanced
Capital Expenditures”
shall
mean any Capital Expenditure not made pursuant to any Capital Lease
Obligation.
“United
States”
shall
mean the United States of America.
“U.S.
Government Obligations”
shall
mean marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed
by,
the United States government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof
and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that,
in
each case, mature within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and
are
not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
“USA
PATRIOT Act”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.23.
“Voting
Stock”
shall
mean, with respect to any person, any class or classes of Equity Interests
pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under
ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors
of
such person.
“Warrant”
shall
mean, individually, any Initial Warrant or any Additional Warrant and
“Warrants”
means,
collectively, the Initial Warrants and the Additional Warrants.
“Warrant
Share”
shall
mean a share of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a
Warrant.
“Warrantholder”
means
a
person in whose name a Warrant or Warrant Share is registered.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary”
shall
mean, as to any person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock
(other than directors’ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such person
and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such person and (b) any
partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity in which such person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of
such
person have a 100% equity interest at such time.
“Withdrawal
Liability”
shall
mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in
Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Wyndcrest
UK”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
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SECTION
1.02 Terms
Generally.
The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
forms
of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise
(a) any definition of or reference to any Financing Document, agreement,
instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such
agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any
reference herein to any person shall be construed to include such person’s
successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,”
and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement
in
its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references
herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to
refer
to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement,
(e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall refer to such law
or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
(f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets
and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and
(g)
“on,” when used with respect to the Mortgaged Property or any property adjacent
to the Mortgaged Property, means “on, in, under, above or about.”
SECTION
1.03 Accounting
Terms; GAAP.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in
effect from time to time and all terms of an accounting or financial nature
shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP, as in effect on
the
date hereof unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Required
Holders.
SECTION
1.04 Resolution
of Drafting Ambiguities.
Each
Issuer acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection
with the execution and delivery of the Financing Documents to which it is a
party, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation
and
negotiation hereof and thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect
that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be
employed in the interpretation hereof or thereof.
ARTICLE
II
AUTHORIZATION,
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
SECTION
2.01 Authorization
of Issue.
(a) On
the
First Closing Date, (i) the Company authorized the issue and sale of $12,500,000
in aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes, each in the form of
Exhibit A-1
hereto,
(ii) Holdings authorized the issue and sale of (x) 1,000,000 shares of Purchased
Preferred Stock, each share of Purchased Preferred Stock issued under the
Certificate of Designations, and (y) 7,323,077 Initial Warrants to purchase
initially 7,323,077 shares of Common Stock, each Initial Warrant in the form
of
Exhibit
N-1
hereto,
and (iii) each Guarantor authorized the issue of its Guarantee of the Initial
Notes, each such Guarantee in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
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(b) As
of the
Second Closing Date, (i) the Company has authorized the issue and sale of
$7,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Additional Notes, each
Additional Note to be in the form of Exhibit
A-2
hereto,
(ii) Holdings has authorized the issue and sale of 2,500,000 Additional Warrants
to purchase initially 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, each Additional Warrant
to be in the form of Exhibit
N-2
hereto,
and (iii) each Guarantor has authorized the issue of its Guarantee of the
Additional Notes, each such Guarantee in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
(a) On
the
First Closing Date, the Company and Holdings, as applicable, sold to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, acting severally and not jointly, purchased
from
the Company and Holdings, as applicable, the aggregate principal amount of
Initial Notes, the aggregate number of shares of Purchased Preferred Stock
and
the aggregate number of Additional Warrants, in each case as set forth in
Schedule A-1
opposite
the name of such Purchaser at (i) 89.2% of the principal amount thereof in
the
case of the Notes, (ii) $1.00 per share of Purchased Preferred Stock and (iii)
$0.1845 per Warrant in the case of the Warrants (the “Initial Purchase
Price”).
(b) On
the
basis of the representations and warranties contained herein and subject to
the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and Holdings, as applicable,
agree to sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, acting severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company and Holdings, as applicable, the
aggregate principal amount of Notes and the aggregate number of Warrants, in
each case as set forth in Schedule A-2
opposite
the name of such Purchaser at (i) 93.41% of the principal amount thereof in
the
case of the Notes and (ii) $0.1845 per Warrant in the case of the Warrants
(the
“Second
Closing Purchase Price”).
SECTION
2.03 First
Closing.
The
purchase and sale of, payment for and delivery of the Initial Purchased
Securities pursuant to the Original Purchase Agreement occurred at the offices
of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx llp,
00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on
July
21, 2006 (the “First
Closing Date”).
On
the First Closing Date, Holdings or the Company, as applicable, delivered to
each Purchaser the Initial Purchased Securities purchased by such Purchaser
on
the First Closing Date against payment by such Purchaser to Holdings and the
Company to their order of the amount of the Initial Purchase Price paid by
such
Purchaser therefor.
SECTION
2.04 Second
Closing.
The
purchase and sale of, payment for and delivery of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall occur at the offices of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx llp,
00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on
May
16, 2007, or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Purchasers and
the
Company (such date of payment and delivery being herein called the “Second Closing
Date”).
On
the Second Closing Date, Holdings or the Company, as applicable, will deliver
to
each Purchaser the Second Closing Purchased Securities to be purchased by such
Purchaser on the Second Closing Date against payment by such Purchaser to
Holdings and the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds of
the
applicable portion of the Second Closing Purchase Price to be paid by such
Purchaser therefor to such bank account or accounts as Holdings and the Company
may request in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Second Closing
Date.
SECTION
2.05 Waiver
of Antidilution Rights.
The
Purchasers hereby waive any antidilution rights with respect to the Holdings
Preferred Stock and the Initial Warrants pursuant to Section (e)(v)(B) of the
Certificate of Designations and Section 4(b) of the Initial Warrants
certificate, respectively, solely as such rights may be triggered by the sale,
purchase and issuance of the Additional Warrants hereunder.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF ISSUERS
Each
Issuer acting jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Purchaser
and each Noteholder as of the date hereof that, except as qualified or otherwise
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto:
SECTION
3.01 Organization;
Powers.
Each
Issuer (a) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority
to carry on its business as now conducted and to own and lease its property
and
(c) is qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept is
applicable in the applicable jurisdiction) to do business in every jurisdiction
where such qualification is required, except in such jurisdictions where the
failure to so qualify or be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There
is no existing default under any Organizational Document of any Issuer or any
event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute a default by any party thereunder.
SECTION
3.02 Authorization;
Enforceability.
The
Second Closing Transactions to be entered into by each Issuer and the Foundry
Transactions entered into by certain Issuers are within such Issuer’s powers and
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Issuer.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Issuer and
constitutes, and each other Financing Document to which any Issuer is to be
a
party, when executed and delivered by such Issuer, will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Issuer, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general
principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law.
SECTION
3.03 No
Conflicts.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.03,
the
consummation of the Second Closing Transactions and the Foundry Transactions
by
the Issuers (a) does not require any consent or approval of, registration
or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except
(i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect,
(ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created by the Financing Documents
and (iii) consents, approvals, registrations, filings, permits or actions
the failure to obtain or perform which could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate the
Organizational Documents of the Issuers, (c) will not violate any Requirement
of
Law, (d) will not violate or result in a default or require any consent or
approval under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any
Issuer or its property, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any
payment to be made by any Issuer, except for violations, defaults or the
creation of such rights that could not reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, and (e) will not result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any property of the Issuers, except Liens created
by
the Financing Documents and Permitted Liens.
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SECTION
3.04 Financial
Statements; Projections.
(a) Historical
Financial Statements.
The
Company has heretofore delivered to the Purchasers or their representatives
the
consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’
equity and cash flows of the Company (i) as of and for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, audited by and accompanied by
the
unqualified opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public
accountants, and (ii) as of and for the six-month period ended June 30,
2006, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 and the three-month period
ended March 31, 2007 and the monthly periods ended January 31, 2007 and February
28, 2007 and for the comparable periods of the preceding fiscal year. Such
financial statements and all financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 6.01(a),
(b)
and
(c)
have
been or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly and
accurately the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows
of
the Company as of the dates and for the periods to which they relate, subject,
in the case of such interim statements, to the absence of footnotes, normal
year
end adjustments and presentation in condensed format omitting certain line
items
required by GAAP. The Company has heretofore delivered to the Purchasers
Foundry’s unaudited balance sheet as of January 31, 2007 and as of March
31, 2007, and Foundry’s unaudited profit and loss account (including any notes
thereon) for the period of ten (10) months ended January 31, 2007 and for the
period of three (3) months ended March 31, 2007.
(b) No
Liabilities.
Except
as set forth in the financial statements referred to in Section
3.04(a),
there
are no liabilities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind, whether
accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, which
would be required to be disclosed under GAAP and are not so disclosed, and
there
is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could
reasonably be expected to result in such a liability, other than liabilities
under the Financing Documents. Since December 31, 2005 there has been no event,
change, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate,
has
had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Forecasts.
The
forecasts of financial performance of Holdings and its Subsidiaries furnished
to
the Purchasers have been prepared in good faith by Holdings and based on
assumptions believed by Holdings to be reasonable at the time of their
preparation, as set forth with greater particularity in Schedule
3.04(d).
SECTION
3.05 Properties.
(a) Generally.
The
Issuers have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all the property
material to their business, free and clear of all Liens except for, in the
case
of Collateral, Permitted Collateral Liens and, in the case of all other material
property, Permitted Liens and minor irregularities or deficiencies in title
that, individually or in the aggregate, do not interfere with its ability to
conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such property for
its
intended purpose. The property of the Issuers, taken as a whole, (i) is in
good operating order, condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted)
and
(ii) constitutes all the property which is required for the business and
operations of the Issuers as presently conducted.
(b) Real
Property.
Holdings and its Subsidiaries own no fee interest in Real Property. Schedule 8
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, contains a true and complete list of each interest
in Real Property leased, subleased or otherwise occupied or utilized by Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, sublessee, franchisee or licensee, as
of
the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by Holdings
or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and whether any Lease requires the consent
of the landlord or tenant thereunder, or other party thereto, to the Second
Closing Transactions.
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(c) No
Casualty Event.
Neither
Holdings nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of, nor has any knowledge
of, the occurrence or pendency or contemplation of any Casualty Event affecting
all or any portion of its property that could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Collateral.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.05(d),
the
Issuers own or have rights to use all of the Collateral and all rights with
respect to any of the foregoing used in, necessary for or material to their
business as currently conducted. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.05(d),
the use
by the Issuers of such Collateral and all such rights with respect to the
foregoing do not, to the knowledge of the Issuers, infringe on the rights of
any
person other than such infringement which could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.05(d),
no
claim has been made and remains outstanding that Holdings’ or any of its
Subsidiaries’ use of any Collateral does or may violate the rights of any third
party that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.06 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Ownership/No
Claims.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.06(a),
the
Issuers own, or are licensed to use, all patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, technology, trade secrets,
proprietary information, domain names, know-how and processes necessary for
the
conduct of their business as currently conducted (the “Intellectual
Property”),
except for those the failure to own or license which, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.06(a),
no
claim has been asserted and is pending by any person challenging or questioning
the use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness
of
any such Intellectual Property, nor does any Issuer know of any valid basis
for
any such claim, except for such claims that, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.06(a),
the use
of such Intellectual Property by the Issuers does not infringe the rights of
any
person, except for such claims and infringements that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Registrations.
Except
pursuant to licenses and other user agreements entered into by Holdings and
each
of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business that are listed in
Schedule 12(a)
or
12(b)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, on and as of the date hereof (i) each of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries owns and possesses the right to use, and has
done
nothing to authorize or enable any other person to use, the copyrights, patents
or trademarks (as such terms are defined in the Security Agreement) listed
in
Schedule 12(a)
or
12(b)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, and (ii) all registrations listed in
Schedule 12(a)
or
12(b)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, are valid and in full force and
effect.
(c) No
Violations or Proceedings.
To each
Issuer’s knowledge, on and as of the date hereof, there is no material violation
by others of any right of such Issuer with respect to any copyright, patent
or
trademark listed in Schedule
12(a)
or
12(b)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, pledged by it under the name of such Issuer, except
as may be set forth on Schedule
3.06(c).
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SECTION
3.07 Capitalization;
Equity Interests and Subsidiaries.
(a) Capitalization.
After
giving effect to the Second Closing Transactions, the authorized Equity
Interests of Holdings consist solely of 180,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
of
which 72,675,183 shares will be issued and outstanding and 25,000,000 shares
of
its Preferred Stock, of which 1,000,000 shares will be issued and outstanding.
No shares of any class of Equity Interests of Holdings were held by Holdings
in
its treasury or by Holdings’ Subsidiaries. Schedule
3.07(a)
sets
forth all Equity Interests and warrants and options in Holdings as of the Second
Closing Date, together with a true and correct list of the holders of such
Equity Interests, warrants and options, and, other than as reflected on such
schedule, Holdings (i) has not issued any shares of any class of its Equity
Interests and (ii) has not split, combined or reclassified any of its shares
of
any class of its Equity Interests. All the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests (including all shares of Purchased Preferred Stock and all Common
Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the Purchased
Preferred Stock) of Holdings have been duly authorized and are (or in the case
of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the
Purchased Preferred Stock will be) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and are (or in the case of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants,
will be) free of preemptive rights. Holdings has duly reserved for issuance
a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of the
Warrants at the initial exercise rate thereof and upon conversion of the
Purchased Preferred Stock at the initial conversion rate thereof. Except as
set
forth on Schedule
3.07(a),
there
are no securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that are convertible
into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries, and no options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible
securities, or other like rights, agreements or commitments which obligate
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding obligations of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and, except as
set
forth on Schedule
3.07(a),
neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has any awards or options outstanding
under
any stock option plans or agreements or any other outstanding stock-related
awards. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.07(a),
as of
the Second Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
obligation to issue, transfer or sell any Equity Interests of Holdings or its
Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to the exercise of options issued by the
Company prior to the effective date of the Original Acquisition or the
requirements of the Financing Documents. There will be no voting trusts or
other
agreements or understandings to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries will
be party with respect to the holding, voting or disposing of Equity Interests
of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to the Financing
Documents. After the Second Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any of its
Subsidiaries will have any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or similar
obligations or securities that entitle the holders thereof to vote with the
stockholders of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter or which
are
convertible into or exercisable for securities having such a right to
vote.
(b) Equity
Interests.
Schedules
1(a)
and
10(a)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate, set forth a list of (i) all the Subsidiaries
of Holdings and their jurisdictions of organization as of the Second Closing
Date and (ii) the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized,
and the number outstanding, on the Second Closing Date and the number of shares
covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase
and similar rights at the Second Closing Date. All Equity Interests of the
Issuers are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable,
and,
other than the Equity Interests of Holdings, are owned by Holdings, directly
or
indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Each Issuer is the record and
beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests
pledged by it under the Security Documents, free of any and all Liens, rights
or
claims of other persons, except the security interest created by the Security
Documents, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to
purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with
respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance
or sale of, any such Equity Interests.
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(c) No
Consent of Third Parties Required.
No
consent of any person including any other general or limited partner, any other
member of a limited liability company, any other shareholder or any other trust
beneficiary is necessary or reasonably desirable (from the perspective of a
secured party) in connection with the creation, perfection or first priority
status of the security interest of the Agent in any Equity Interests pledged
to
the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents
or
the exercise by the Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in the
Security Documents or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof.
(d) Organizational
Chart.
An
accurate organizational chart, showing the ownership structure of Holdings
and
each of its Subsidiaries on the Second Closing Date is set forth on Schedule
10(a)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate.
(e) Nature
of Business of Subsidiaries of Holdings.
No
Subsidiary of Holdings, other than the Company, D2 Software, Inc., Wyndcrest
UK
or Foundry, constitutes a Significant Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.08 Litigation;
Compliance with Laws.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.08,
there
are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any
Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of any Issuer,
threatened against or affecting Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any
business, property or rights of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) that involve any Financing Document or any of the Transactions or
(ii) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse
determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.08,
and
except for matters covered by Section 3.18,
neither
Holdings nor any Subsidiary or any of its property is in violation of, nor
will
the continued operation of its property as currently conducted violate, any
Requirements of Law (including any zoning or building ordinance, code or
approval or any building permits) or any restrictions of record or agreements
affecting Holdings’ or any of its Subsidiaries’ Real Property or is in default
with respect to any Requirement of Law, where such violation or default,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.09 Agreements.
Neither
Holdings nor any Subsidiary is in default in any manner under any provision
of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or
any
other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any
of
its property is or may be bound, where such default could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no condition exists which, with
the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default.
Schedule 3.09
accurately and completely lists all material agreements (other than leases
of
Real Property set forth on Schedule
8(a)
or
8(b)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate) to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party which are in effect on the date hereof in connection with the operation
of
the business conducted thereby and Holdings has delivered to each Purchaser
complete and correct copies of all such material agreements, including any
amendments, supplements or modifications with respect thereto, and all such
agreements are in full force and effect.
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SECTION
3.10 Federal
Reserve Regulations.
(a) Neither
Holdings nor any Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important
activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or
carrying Margin Stock. The pledge of the Securities Collateral pursuant to
the
Security Documents does not violate the regulations of the Board, including
Regulation T, U or X.
(b) No
part
of the proceeds from the issuance of any Second Closing Purchased Security
will
be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally
or ultimately, for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is
inconsistent with, the provisions of the regulations of the Board, including
Regulation T, U or X.
SECTION
3.11 Investment
Company Act.
Neither
Holdings nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled”
by an “investment company,” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
3.12 Use
of Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities as set forth on Schedule 3.12.
SECTION
3.13 Taxes.
Each of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries has (a) timely filed or caused to be timely
filed all federal Tax Returns and all material state, local and foreign Tax
Returns or materials required to have been filed by it and all such Tax Returns
are true and correct in all material respects and (b) duly and timely paid,
collected or remitted or caused to be duly and timely paid, collected or
remitted all Taxes (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) due and payable,
collectible or remittable by it and all assessments received by it, except
Taxes
(i) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for which Holdings or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP and (ii) which could not, individually or
in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each
Issuer and its Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in accordance with
GAAP
for all Taxes not yet due and payable. No Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries
is
aware of any proposed or pending tax assessments, deficiencies or audits against
it. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a party to any
understanding or arrangement constituting a “tax shelter” within the meaning of
Section 6111(c), Section 6111(d) or Section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii) of the Code,
or
has ever “participated” in a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4. No waivers of statutes of limitation
have
been given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of Holdings or any of
its
Subsidiaries for any open tax year. None of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
will be required, as a result of (i) a change in accounting method to include
any adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law) in taxable income for any Tax period ending at
or
after the First Closing Date, or (ii) any “closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign
Tax law), to include any item of income in or exclude any item of deduction
from
any Tax period ending at or after the First Closing Date. There are no Liens
on
any of the assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that arose in
connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax. Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an affiliated,
combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for purposes of filing any Tax
Return containing any member other than the Company and its Subsidiaries and
Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries. No closing agreements, private letter
rulings, technical advance memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have
been
entered into or issued by any taxing authority with respect to Holdings or
any
of its Subsidiaries, except for those that were determined favorably to the
taxpayer, or resulted in adverse consequences immaterial to the taxpayer.
Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessors to any of
such
entities has made any consent under Section 341 of the Code with respect to
Holdings or any such Subsidiary.
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SECTION
3.14 No
Material Misstatements.
No
information, report, financial statement, certificate, exhibit or schedule
furnished by or on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to any
Purchaser in connection with the negotiation of any Financing Document or
included therein or delivered pursuant thereto, including, without limitation,
the Private Placement Memorandum (as supplemented by the Supplemental Private
Placement Memorandum), taken as a whole, contained or contains any material
misstatement of fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were or are made, not misleading, as of the date such information is dated
or
certified; provided
that, to
the extent any such information, report, financial statement, certificate,
exhibit or schedule was based upon or constitutes a forecast or projection,
each
Issuer represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized reasonable
assumptions and due care in the preparation of such information, report,
financial statement, certificate, exhibit or schedule.
SECTION
3.15 Labor
Matters.
As of
the Second Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of any Issuer,
threatened. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.15,
the
hours worked by and payments made to employees of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938,
as amended, or any other applicable federal, state, local or foreign law dealing
with such matters in any manner which could reasonably be expected to result
in
a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against Holdings or any of
its
Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance
and
other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of
Holdings or such Subsidiary, as appropriate, except where the failure to do
so
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination
or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective
bargaining agreement to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound.
SECTION
3.16 Solvency.
Immediately after the consummation of the Second Closing Transactions to occur
on the Second Closing Date and immediately after giving effect to the
application of the proceeds from the issuance of Second Closing Purchased
Securities on such date, (a) the fair value of the properties of Holdings
(individually and on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) will exceed
its
debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the
present fair saleable value of the property of Holdings (individually and on
a
consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) will be greater than the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liability of its existing debts and other
liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other
liabilities become absolute and matured; and (c) Holdings (individually and
on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) will not have unreasonably small
capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such
business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Second
Closing Date (in each case consistent with the past practices of the
Subsidiaries).
SECTION
3.17 Employee
Benefit Plans.
Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries and their ERISA Affiliates are in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA
and
the Code (relating to employee benefit plans) and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events,
could reasonably be expected to result in material liability of Holdings or
any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates or the imposition of a
Lien
on any of the property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. The present
value
of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the
assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements
reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $50,000 the fair market value
of
the property of all such underfunded Plans. Using actuarial assumptions and
computation methods consistent with subpart I of subtitle E of Title IV of
ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries or
their ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans in the event of a complete
withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each
such Multiemployer Plan, could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION
3.18 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.18
and
except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to
result in a loss to the business, property, operations or prospects of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000:
(i) Holdings
and each of its Subsidiaries and their businesses, operations and Real Property
are in compliance with, and Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have no
liability under, any applicable Environmental Law; and under the currently
effective business plan of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries, no
expenditures or operational adjustments will be required in order to comply
with
applicable Environmental Laws during the next five years;
(ii) Holdings
and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all Environmental Permits required
for the conduct of their businesses and operations, and the ownership, operation
and use of their property, under Environmental Law, all such Environmental
Permits are valid and in good standing and, under the currently effective
business plan of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries, no expenditures or
operational adjustments will be required in order to renew or modify such
Environmental Permits during the next five years;
(iii) There
has
been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material on, at, under or
from any Real Property or facility presently or formerly owned, leased or
operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or their predecessors in
interest that could reasonably be expected to result in liability to Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law;
(iv) There
is
no Environmental Claim pending or, to the knowledge of any Issuer, threatened
against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or relating to the Real Property
currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries or their predecessors in interest or relating to the operations
of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and there are no actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events or incidents that could reasonably form the
basis of such an Environmental Claim; and
(v) No
person
with an indemnity or contribution obligation to Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries relating to compliance with or liability under Environmental Law
is
in default with respect to such obligation.
(b) (i)
Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to perform any
action
or otherwise incur any expense under Environmental Law pursuant to any order,
decree, judgment or agreement by which it is bound or has assumed by contract,
agreement or operation of law, and neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries
is conducting or financing any Response pursuant to any Environmental Law
with
respect to any Real Property or any other location;
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(ii)
No
Real
Property or facility owned, operated or leased by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Issuers, no Real Property or facility
formerly owned, operated or leased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
of their predecessors in interest is (A) listed or proposed for listing on
the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (B) listed
on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Information System promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (C) included on any
similar list maintained by any Governmental Authority including any such list
relating to petroleum;
(iii)
No
Lien
has been recorded or, to the knowledge of any Issuer, threatened under any
Environmental Law with respect to any Real Property or other assets of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv)
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not require any notification,
registration, filing, reporting, disclosure, investigation, remediation or
cleanup pursuant to any Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements
or
any other applicable Environmental Law; and
(v)
Holdings
and each of its Subsidiaries have made available to the Purchasers all material
records and files in the possession, custody or control of, or otherwise
reasonably available to, Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries concerning
compliance with or liability under Environmental Law, including those concerning
the actual or suspected existence of Hazardous Material at Real Property or
facilities currently or formerly owned, operated, leased or used by Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION
3.19 Insurance.
Schedule 3.19
sets
forth a true, complete and correct description of all insurance maintained
by
Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries as of the Second Closing Date. All
insurance maintained by Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries is in full force
and effect, all premiums have been duly paid, and neither Holdings nor any
Subsidiary has received notice of violation or cancellation thereof, and there
exists no default under any Insurance Requirement that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries has insurance in such amounts and covering such risks and
liabilities as are customary for companies of a similar size engaged in similar
businesses in similar locations.
SECTION
3.20 Security
Documents.
(a) Security
Agreement.
The
Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security
interests in, the Security Agreement Collateral and, when (i) financing
statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices
specified on Schedule 7
to the
First
Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date
Perfection Certificate,
and
(ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Agent of the Security
Agreement Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected
only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to
the
Agent to the extent possession or control by the Agent is required by the
Security Documents), the Liens created by the Security Documents shall
constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right,
title
and interest of the grantors in the Security Agreement Collateral (other than
such Security Agreement Collateral in which a security interest cannot be
perfected under the UCC as in effect at the relevant time in the relevant
jurisdiction), in each case subject to no Liens other than Permitted Collateral
Liens.
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(b) The
UK
Security Documents are effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and
security interests in, all Collateral described therein, and when all applicable
steps have been taken under the law of England and Wales or as reasonably
requested by the Purchasers, the Liens created by the UK Security Documents
shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right,
title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral (other than such
Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected under Applicable
Law
of England and Wales at the relevant time), in each case subject to no Liens
other than Permitted Collateral Liens.
(c) PTO
Filing; Copyright Office Filing.
The
Liens created by the Security Agreement constitute fully perfected Liens on,
and
security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder
in Patents (as defined in the Security Agreement) registered or applied for
with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Copyrights (as defined in
such
Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright
Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than
Permitted Collateral Liens.
(d) Valid
Liens.
Each
Security Document delivered pursuant to Sections 6.10
and
6.11
will,
upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable
Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Issuers’ right, title and
interest in and to the Collateral thereunder, and (i) when all appropriate
filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required
under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by
the Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may
be
perfected only by possession or control (which such possession or control shall
be given to the Agent to the extent required by any Security Document), the
Liens created by such Security Document will constitute fully perfected Liens
on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Issuers
in
such Collateral (other than such Collateral (except for Real Property) in which
a security interest cannot be perfected under the UCC or other Applicable Law
as
in effect at the relevant time in the relevant jurisdiction), in each case
subject to no Liens other than the applicable Permitted Collateral Liens.
SECTION
3.21 Original
Acquisition Documents; Representations and Warranties in Original Acquisition
Agreement.
Schedule
3.21
lists
(i) each exhibit, schedule, annex or other attachment to the Original
Acquisition Agreement and (ii) each material agreement, certificate, instrument,
letter or other document not referenced in clause (i) entered into, executed
or
delivered in connection with the Original Acquisition. The Purchasers have
been
furnished true and complete copies of each Original Acquisition Document to
the
extent executed and delivered on or prior to the First Closing Date. All
representations and warranties of each Issuer or non-stockholder Affiliate
thereof set forth in the Original Acquisition Agreement were true and correct
in
all material respects as of the time such representations and warranties were
made. All conditions precedent to the Original Acquisition Documents had been
fulfilled prior to the consummation of the Original Acquisition and not waived.
The Original Acquisition Documents have not been amended or otherwise modified
from the executed copies and there has been no breach of any material term
or
condition of the Original Acquisition Documents.
SECTION
3.22 Foundry
Acquisition Documents; Representations and Warranties in Foundry Acquisition
Agreement.
Schedule
3.22
lists
(i) each exhibit, schedule, annex or other attachment to the Foundry Acquisition
Agreement and (ii) each material agreement, certificate, instrument, letter
or
other document not referenced in clause (i) entered into, executed or delivered
in connection with the Foundry Acquisition. The Purchasers have been furnished
true and complete copies of each Foundry Acquisition Document to the extent
executed and delivered on or prior to the Second Closing Date. All
representations and warranties of each Issuer or non-stockholder Affiliate
thereof set forth in the Foundry Acquisition Agreement were true and correct
in
all material respects as of the time such representations and warranties
were
made. All conditions precedent to the Foundry Acquisition Documents had
been
fulfilled prior to the consummation of the Foundry Acquisition and not
waived.
The Foundry Acquisition Documents have not been amended or otherwise modified
from the executed copies and there has been no breach of any material term
or
condition of the Foundry Acquisition Documents.
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SECTION
3.23 Anti-Terrorism
Law.
(a) Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuers,
any
of its Affiliates is in violation of any Requirement of Law relating to
terrorism or money laundering (“Anti-Terrorism
Laws”),
including Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective
September 24, 2001 (the “Executive
Order”),
and
the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (the
“USA
PATRIOT Act”).
(b) Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuers,
any
Affiliate or broker or other agent of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries acting
or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the issuance of the Second
Closing Purchased Securities is any of the following:
(i) a
person
that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of,
the Executive Order;
(ii) a
person
owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person that is listed
in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive
Order;
(iii) a
person
with which any Purchaser is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in
any
transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;
(iv) a
person
that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as
defined in the Executive Order; or
(v) a
person
that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the
most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign
Assets Control (“OFAC”)
at its
official website or any replacement website or other replacement official
publication of such list.
(c) Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuers,
any
broker or other agent of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries acting in any
capacity in connection with the issuance and sale of the Second Closing
Purchased Securities (i) conducts any business or engages in making or
receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit
of
any person described in paragraph (b) above, (ii) deals in, or
otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests
in
property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order, or (iii) engages in or
conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose
of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set
forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.
SECTION
3.24 Eligibility
for Resale Under Rule 144A.
The
Purchased Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and are
not
of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange
registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted on a U.S. automated
interdealer quotation system.
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SECTION
3.25 Private
Offering; No Integration or General Solicitations.
(a) It
is not
necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Second Closing
Purchased Securities to the Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this
Agreement to register the offer and sale of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities under the Securities Act.
(b) Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, offered,
sold
or solicited any offer to buy and neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries
will, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or solicit any offer to buy, any
security of a type or in a manner which would be integrated with the sale of
the
Second Closing Purchased Securities and require the offer and sale of any Second
Closing Purchased Securities to be registered under the Securities Act. None
of
Holdings, its Subsidiaries, their respective Affiliates or any person acting
on
its or any of their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers
make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any form
of
general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502(c)
under the Securities Act) in connection with the offering of the Second Closing
Purchased Securities.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS
Each
Purchaser acting jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Issuer
as
of the date hereof that:
SECTION
4.01 Authorization;
Enforceability.
This
Agreement and each other Financing Document to which such Purchaser is to be
a
party has been duly authorized and this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by such Purchaser and constitutes, and each other Financing Document
to which such Purchaser is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such
Purchaser, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law.
SECTION
4.02 Investment
Purpose.
Such
Purchaser is acquiring the Additional Notes and the other Second Closing
Purchased Securities for its own account and not with a view toward, or for
resale in connection with, the sale or distribution thereof within the meaning
of the Securities Act that would be in violation of the securities laws of
the
United States or any state thereof, but subject, nevertheless, to the
disposition of its property being at all times within its control.
SECTION
4.03 Accredited
Investor Status.
Such
Purchaser is an Accredited Investor.
SECTION
4.04 Reliance
on Exemptions.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Additional Notes are being offered and issued
in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the
United
States federal and state securities laws and each of the Issuers is relying
in
part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of
such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Additional
Notes.
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SECTION
4.05 No
Conflict.
The
consummation of the Transactions by such Purchaser (a) does not require any
consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by,
any
Governmental Authority applicable to such Purchaser, except such as have been
obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate the
Organizational Documents of such Purchaser, (c) will not violate any Requirement
of Law applicable to such Purchaser and (d) will not result in a default or
require any consent or approval under any indenture, agreement or other
instrument binding upon such Purchaser or its property, or give rise to a right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by such Purchaser.
SECTION
4.06 Anti-Terrorism.
(a) Neither
such Purchaser nor, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any of its Affiliates
is
in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Laws, the Executive Order or the USA PATRIOT
Act.
(b) Neither
such Purchaser nor, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any Affiliate or broker
or other agent of such Purchaser acting or benefiting in any capacity in
connection with the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased Securities is
any
of the following:
(i) a
person
that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of,
the Executive Order;
(ii) a
person
owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person that is listed
in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive
Order;
(iii) a
person
that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as
defined in the Executive Order;
(iv) a
person
that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the
most current list of published by OFAC at its official website or any
replacement website or other replacement official publication of such
list.
(c) Neither
such Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of such
Purchaser, any broker or other agent of such Purchaser acting in any capacity
in
connection with the issuance and sale of the Second Closing Purchased Securities
(i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any
contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any person
described in paragraph (b) above, (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages
in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked
pursuant to the Executive Order, or (iii) engages in or conspires to engage
in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or
avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any
Anti-Terrorism Law.
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
TO PURCHASERS’
OBLIGATIONS
SECTION
5.01 First
Closing Date Conditions.
The
obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Initial Purchased Securities
purchased on the First Closing Date was subject to the prior or concurrent
satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section
5.01
of the
Original Purchase Agreement.
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SECTION
5.02 Second
Closing Date Conditions.
The
obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Second Closing Purchased Securities
to be purchased on the Second Closing Date is subject to the prior or concurrent
satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section
5.02
(the
“Second Closing
Conditions”),
except to the extent waived in writing by the Purchasers:
(a) Financing
Documents.
All
legal matters incident to this Agreement, the issuance of the Second Closing
Purchased Securities hereunder and the other Financing Documents (including,
without limitation, the UK Security Documents) shall be satisfactory to the
Purchasers and there shall have been delivered to each Purchaser an executed
counterpart of each of the Financing Documents (including, without limitation,
the UK Security Documents) and the First Closing Date Perfection Certificate,
as
supplemented by the Second Closing Date Perfection Certificate.
(b) Requirements
of Law.
The
Purchasers shall be satisfied that each Issuer, their Subsidiaries, the Second
Closing Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Financing
Documents and the Foundry Transactions shall be in full compliance with all
material Requirements of Law.
(c) Organizational
Documents.
The
Purchasers shall have received:
(i) a
certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each Issuer dated the
Second Closing Date certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and
complete copy of each Organizational Document of such Issuer certified (to
the
extent applicable) as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state
of
its organization (or other applicable Governmental Authority), (B) that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by
the
Board of Directors of such Issuer authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Financing Documents to be entered into by such Issuer in
connection with the Second Closing Transactions and, in the case of Holdings
and
the Company, the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased Securities hereunder,
and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and
are
in full force and effect and (C) as to the incumbency and specimen
signature of each officer executing any such Financing Document or any other
document delivered in connection therewith on behalf of such Issuer (together
with a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen
signature of the secretary or assistant secretary executing the certificate
in
this clause (i));
(ii) a
certificate as to the good standing of each Issuer (in so-called “long-form” if
available) as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State (or other
applicable Governmental Authority); and
(iii) such
other documents as the Agent or any Purchaser may reasonably
request.
(d) Officers’
Certificate.
The
Purchasers shall have received a certificate, dated the Second Closing Date
and
signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer or vice
president of finance of Holdings, confirming compliance with the conditions
precedent set forth in this Section 5.02.
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(e) Foundry
Seller Note Refinancing.
The
Foundry Seller Note Refinancing shall have been consummated to the satisfaction
of the Purchasers.
(f) Financial
Statements; Projections.
The
Purchasers shall have received and shall be satisfied with the form and
substance of the financial statements described in Section 3.04
and with
the forecasts of the financial performance of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries.
(g) Indebtedness
and Minority Interests.
After
giving effect to the Second Closing Transactions and the other transactions
contemplated hereby, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have
outstanding any Indebtedness or preferred equity other than (i) the Notes,
(ii)
the Purchased Preferred Stock, (iii) the Foundry Seller Notes (to the extent
not
refinanced pursuant to the Foundry Seller Notes Refinancing) and (iv) the
Indebtedness listed on Schedule
7.01(b).
(h) Opinions
of Counsel.
The
Purchasers shall have received a favorable written opinion of (i) Xxxxx
Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Issuers, as to New York law and the Delaware Uniform
Commercial Code substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit E-1,
(ii)
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP, counsel for the Issuers, as to the Delaware General
Corporation Law and federal law, substantially to the effect set forth in
Exhibit
E-2
and
(iii) Xxxxx Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Issuers, as to the laws of England and
Wales, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit
E-3,
in each
case (A) dated the Second Closing Date, (B) addressed to the
Purchasers and Agent and (C) covering the matters respectively set forth in
Exhibits
E-1,
E-2
and
E-3
and such
other matters relating to the Financing Documents and the Second Closing
Transactions as the Purchasers shall reasonably request.
(i) Solvency
Certificate and Other Reports.
The
Purchasers shall have received a solvency certificate in the form of
Exhibit J,
dated
the Second Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of Holdings.
The Purchasers shall have received all other reports and opinions of appraisers,
consultants or other advisors retained by it to review the business, operations
or condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries giving effect to the Second
Closing Transactions, and shall be satisfied with such reports and
opinions.
(j) Consents.
The
Purchasers shall be satisfied that all requisite Governmental Authorities and
third parties shall have approved or consented to the Foundry Transactions
and
the Second Closing Transactions, and there shall be no governmental or judicial
action, actual or threatened, that has or would have, singly or in the
aggregate, a reasonable likelihood of restraining, preventing or imposing
burdensome conditions on the Foundry Transactions and the Second Closing
Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Litigation.
There
shall be no litigation, public or private, or administrative proceedings,
governmental investigation or other legal or regulatory developments, actual
or
threatened, that, singly or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or could reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the ability of Holdings or its Subsidiaries
to
fully and timely perform their respective obligations under the Financing
Documents, or the ability of the parties to consummate the financings
contemplated hereby or the other Second Closing Transactions.
(l) Uses
of Proceeds.
The
uses of the proceeds from the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities shall be as set forth in Section
3.12.
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(m) Fees.
There
shall have been paid all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior
to
the Second Closing Date, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Second
Closing Fee Letter and reimbursement or payment of all expenses (including
the
legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx llp,
special
counsel to the Purchasers, and the fees and expenses of any local counsel,
foreign counsel, appraisers, consultants and other advisors to the Purchasers)
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder or under any other
Financing Document.
(n) Private
Placement Numbers.
On or
prior to the Second Closing Date, the Company shall have requested and received
from S&P a private placement number for each of the Second Closing Purchased
Securities.
(o) No
Default.
Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance in all material
respects with all the terms and provisions set forth herein and in each other
Financing Document on its part to be observed or performed, and, at the time
of
and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the applicable Second
Closing Purchased Securities and the application of the proceeds from the
issuance thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such
date.
(p) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties (made by any Issuer set forth in
Article III hereof or in any other Financing Document) shall be true and
correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty
that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true
and correct in all respects) on and as of the Second Closing Date with the
same
effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.
(q) No
Legal Bar.
No
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall purport to
restrain any Purchaser from purchasing any Second Closing Purchased Security
to
be purchased by it. No injunction or other restraining order shall have been
issued, shall be pending or noticed with respect to any action, suit or
proceeding seeking to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or to
recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the issuance of Second Closing Purchased
Securities hereunder.
(r) Absence
of Material Adverse Effect.
Since
December 31, 2005, there shall have occurred no event, change, circumstance
or
occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Accuracy
of Information.
All
information furnished by the Issuers and their respective representatives to
the
Purchasers on or prior to the Second Closing Date with respect to the business,
management, operations, affairs, condition (financial or otherwise), assets,
property, prospects or results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
shall be accurate and complete in all material respects.
(t) Maximum
Total Leverage Ratio.
Each
Purchaser shall be satisfied that the Total Leverage Ratio, determined on a
Pro
Forma Basis as of March 31, 2007, for the twelve month period ending on such
date, but including the Indebtedness under the Notes and the consummation of
the
other Second Closing Transactions, shall be no greater than 2.13 to
1.0.
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(u) Minimum
Consolidated EBITDA.
Each
Purchaser shall be satisfied that the Consolidated EBITDA, determined on a
Pro
Forma Basis as of March 31, 2007, for the twelve month period ending on such
date, but including the Indebtedness under the Notes and the consummation of
the
other Second Closing Transactions, shall be equal to or greater than $10,209,000
(exclusive of expenses incurred in connection with the Second Closing
Transactions).
(v) Due
Diligence.
The
Purchasers shall have completed their business, accounting, legal and
environmental due diligence review of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and other
matters relevant to the Transactions and such due diligence review shall have
been completed to the satisfaction of the Purchasers in their sole
discretion.
(w) Simultaneous
Purchase.
Each of
the Purchasers shall have simultaneously purchased the Purchased Securities
to
be purchased by such Purchaser.
(x) Insurance.
The
Agent and the Purchasers shall have received a copy of, or a certificate as
to
coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 6.04
and the
applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall be endorsed
or otherwise amended to include a “standard” or “New York” lender’s loss payable
or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable) and shall name the Agent, on behalf
of
the Secured Parties, as additional insured, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Purchasers.
(y) Personal
Property Requirements.
The
Agent shall have received:
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) UCC
financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the UCC, filings
with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office
and such other documents under applicable Requirements of Law in each
jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the opinion of the
Purchasers, desirable to perfect the Liens on the assets of Wyndcrest UK and
Foundry created, or purported to be created, by the Security Documents and,
with
respect to all such UCC financing statements required to be filed pursuant
to
the Financing Documents, evidence satisfactory to the Purchasers that the
Company has retained, at its sole cost and expense, a service provider
acceptable to the Purchasers for the tracking of all such financing statements
and notification to the Agent, of, among other things, the upcoming lapse or
expiration thereof;
(iii) certified
copies of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States
Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy and pending lawsuit
searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all
effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name
any Issuer as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions
in which any property of any Issuer is located and the state and county
jurisdictions in which any Issuer is organized or maintains its principal place
of business and such other searches that the Purchasers deem necessary or
appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be
covered by the Security Documents (other than Permitted Collateral Liens or
any
other Liens acceptable to the Purchasers);
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(iv) evidence
acceptable to the Purchasers that all applicable steps have been taken under
the
law of England and Wales or as reasonably requested by the Purchasers
to
perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, by the UK Security
Documents; and
(v) evidence
acceptable to the Purchasers of payment or arrangements for payment by each
Issuer of all applicable recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and reasonable
expenses required for the recording of the UK Security Documents.
ARTICLE
VI
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Issuer warrants, covenants and agrees with each Noteholder that from the First
Closing Date, or, in the case of Wyndcrest UK and Foundry, from the Second
Closing Date, until the principal amounts (and premium, if any) of all Notes,
and all interest and other Obligations hereunder in respect thereof, shall
be
paid in full, each (except as expressly limited to one or more specified
Issuers) Issuer will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
SECTION
6.01 Financial
Statements, Reports, etc.
(a) Annual
Reports.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, as soon as available and in any event within 120 days
after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006, (i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of
Holdings as of the end of such fiscal year and related consolidated and
consolidating statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for such
fiscal year, in comparative form with (x) such financial statements as of
the end of, and for, the preceding fiscal year and (y) the budget for such
fiscal year delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(h),
and the
notes thereto, all prepared in accordance with GAAP and, in the case of the
consolidated financial statement, accompanied by an opinion of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized
national standing (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope or contain
any going concern or other qualification), stating that such financial
statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of Holdings as of the dates
and
for the periods specified in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) such other
information as is called for by Exhibit
R-Annual
attached
hereto; provided,
however, that
if
Holdings is then subject to the reporting requirements under Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the delivery by Holdings to such Noteholder
of an Annual Report on Form 10-K or any successor form within the time periods
above described shall satisfy the requirements of this Section
6.01(a).
The
consolidating balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and
cash flows required by this paragraph may be in the form contained in the notes
to the financial statements included in Holdings’ Form 10-K;
(b) Quarterly
Reports.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, as soon as available and in any event within 45 days
after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year,
beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2006, (i) the
consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Holdings as of the end of such
fiscal quarter and related consolidated and consolidating statements of income
and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the then elapsed portion of
the
fiscal year, in comparative form with (x) the consolidated statements of income
and cash flows for the comparable periods in the previous fiscal year and
(y) the budget for such fiscal quarter delivered pursuant to Section
6.01(h),
all
prepared in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by a certificate of a Financial
Officer stating that such financial statements fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated and consolidating financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of Holdings as of the date and for the periods
specified in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and on a basis
consistent with audited financial statements referred to in clause (a) of
this Section, subject to the absence of footnotes, normal year-end audit
adjustments, and presentation in a condensed format omitting certain line items
required by GAAP, and (ii) such other information as is called for by
Exhibit
R-Quarterly
attached
hereto; provided,
however, that
if
Holdings is then subject to the reporting requirements under Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the delivery by Holdings to such Noteholder
of a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any successor form within the time periods
above described shall satisfy the requirements of this Section
6.01(b).
The
consolidating balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows required
by
this paragraph may be in the form contained in the notes to the financial
statements included in Holdings’ Form 10-Q;
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(c) Monthly
Reports.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month
during the period when the Issuers are required to comply with the covenant
set
forth in Section
7.10(b),
and
thereafter 30 days after the end of the first two months of each fiscal quarter,
(i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Holdings as of the
end of each such month and the related consolidated and consolidating statements
of income and cash flows of Holdings for such month and for the then elapsed
portion of the fiscal year, in comparative form with (x) the consolidated and
consolidating statements of income and cash flows for the comparable periods
in
the previous fiscal year and (y) the budget for such fiscal month delivered
pursuant to Section
6.01(h),
to be
prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, subject to the absence
of footnotes, normal year-end audit adjustments and presentation in a condensed
format omitting certain line items required by GAAP; provided
that no
monthly report required under clause (i) of this Section
6.01(c)
shall be
required to include information relating to Foundry prior to the monthly report
for the monthly period ended July 31, 2007; and (ii) such internally
generated monthly and other reports as may be provided from time to time to
any
Investor;
(d) Financial
Officer’s Certificate.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, (i) (A) concurrently with any delivery of financial
statements under Section 6.01(a),
(b)
or
(c),
a
Compliance Certificate (it being understood that such Compliance Certificate
shall only be required on a monthly basis for so long as Holdings is required
to
comply with the provisions of Section 7.10(b))
(x) certifying that during the period covered thereby no Default has
occurred or, if such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent
thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto, (y) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2006,
setting forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Required
Holders demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 7.07(f)
and
7.10
and
(z) showing a reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA to the net income set
forth on the statement of income; and (B) no later than 3 Business Days after
each fiscal month in which Holdings is required to comply with the covenant
set
forth in Section
7.10(b)
a
certificate of a Financial Officer certifying as to the cash and Cash
Equivalents balances of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of
such
fiscal month, based solely on account information available online, and no
later
than 15 calendar days after each fiscal month in which Holdings is required
to
comply with the covenant set forth in Section
7.10(b)
a
certificate of a Financial Officer certifying as to the amount of Qualified
Cash
as of the last day of such fiscal month and whether or not the Minimum Qualified
Cash Requirement for such fiscal month has been satisfied; and (ii) unless
prohibited by professional standards applicable to such accounting firm,
concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 6.01(a)
above,
beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, a report of the
accounting firm opining on or certifying such financial statements stating
that
in the course of its regular audit of the financial statements of Holdings
and
its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm obtained no knowledge that
any
Default insofar as it relates to financial or accounting matters has occurred
or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such a Default has occurred,
specifying the nature and extent thereof;
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(e) Financial
Officer’s Certificate Regarding Collateral.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, concurrently with any delivery of financial statements
under
Section 6.01(a),
a
certificate of a Financial Officer setting forth the information required
pursuant to the First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented
by
the Second Closing Date Perfection Certificate, or confirming that there has
been no change in such information since the date of the latest Perfection
Certificate Supplement;
(f) Public
Reports.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, promptly after the same become publicly available, copies
of
all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed
by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with the Commission, or any Governmental
Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or
with
any national securities exchange, or distributed to holders of its Indebtedness
pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (or
any
trustee, agent or other representative therefor), as the case may
be;
(g) Management
Letters.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, promptly after the receipt thereof by Holdings or any of
its
Subsidiaries, a copy of any “management letter” received by any such person from
its certified public accountants and the management’s responses
thereto;
(h) Budgets.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, no later than 15 days before the beginning of each fiscal
year, a budget for Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets,
statements of income and sources and uses of cash and otherwise in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
R-Annual,
for (i)
each month of such fiscal year with appropriate presentation and discussion
of
the principal assumptions upon which such budgets are based, accompanied by
the
statement of a Financial Officer of Holdings to the effect that the budget
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries is a reasonable estimate for the periods covered
thereby;
(i) Meetings
with Noteholders.
Within
five Business Days after delivery of financial statements described in
Section 6.01(a),
(b)
or
(c)
or the
budgets described in Section 6.01(h),
at the
request of the Required Holders, cause the key management of Holdings and its
Significant Subsidiaries to hold a meeting (at a mutually agreeable location,
venue and time or, at the option of the Required Holders, by conference call)
with all Noteholders who choose to attend such meeting, at which meeting shall
be reviewed the financial results for such period and the financial condition
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries and the budgets presented for such
period;
(j) Organization.
Furnish
to each Noteholder, concurrently with any delivery of financial statements
under
Section 6.01(a),
an
accurate organizational chart as required by Section 3.07(d),
or
confirmation that there are no changes to Schedule 10(a)
to the
First Closing Date Perfection Certificate, as supplemented by the Second Closing
Date Perfection Certificate;
(k) Organizational
Documents.
Promptly provide copies to each Noteholder of any Organizational Documents
that
have been amended or modified in accordance with the terms hereof and deliver
to
each Noteholder a copy of any notice of default given or received by Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries under any Organizational Document within 15 days after
Holdings or such Subsidiary, as appropriate, gives or receives such
notice;
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(l) Original
Issue Discount Information.
Deliver
to each Noteholder all original issue discount information relating to the
Notes
as may be required by applicable law to be delivered by the issuer of such
Indebtedness to the obligees or purchasers thereof; and
(m) Other
Information.
Promptly, from time to time, furnish to each Noteholder such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of any Financing
Document, as the Agent or the Required Holders may reasonably request, and,
upon
the request of any such Noteholder contemplating a sale of Notes pursuant to
Rule 144A, furnish, at the Issuers’ expense, to such Noteholders and beneficial
owners of any Note and prospective purchasers of such securities information
satisfying the requirements of subsection (d)(4) of Rule 144A.
SECTION
6.02 Litigation
and Other Notices.
Furnish
to the Agent written notice of the following promptly after it becomes known
to
a Responsible Officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (and, in any event,
within five (5) Business Days after it so becomes known):
(a) any
Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action
(if
any) taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b) the
filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person
to
file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law
or
in equity by or before any Governmental Authority, (i) against Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) with respect to any
Financing Document;
(c) any
development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect;
(d) the
occurrence of a Casualty Event that could reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(e) (i) the
incurrence of any Lien (other than Permitted Collateral Liens) on, or claim
asserted against, any material portion of the Collateral or (ii) the
occurrence of any other event which could materially adversely affect the value
of the Collateral.
SECTION
6.03 Existence;
Businesses and Properties.
(a) Do
or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full
force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted
under Section 7.05
or
Section 7.06
or, in
the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, where the failure to perform such
obligations, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Do
or
cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and
keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, privileges,
franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names
material to the conduct of its business; maintain and operate such business
in
substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated; comply
with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any and all zoning, or
building laws, ordinances, codes or approvals, Environmental Law or any building
permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property)
and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect
or
hereafter enacted, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; pay and perform its obligations under all Leases, and Transaction
Documents; and at all times maintain, preserve and protect all property material
to the conduct of such business and keep such property in good repair, working
order and condition (other than wear and tear occurring in the ordinary course
of business) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and
proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto
necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may
be
properly conducted at all times; provided
that
nothing in this Section 6.03(b)
shall
prevent (i) sales of property, consolidations or mergers by or involving
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 7.05
or
Section 7.06;
(ii) the withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its
qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where such
withdrawal, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the abandonment by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any rights, franchises, licenses,
trademarks, trade names, copyrights or patents that such person reasonably
determines are not useful to its business or no longer commercially
desirable.
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SECTION
6.04 Insurance.
(a) Generally.
Keep
its insurable property adequately insured at all times by financially sound
and
reputable insurers; maintain such other insurance, to such extent and against
such risks as is customary with companies of the same or similar size in the
same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including
insurance with respect to Mortgaged Properties, if any, and such other
properties as are material to the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts
with such deductibles as is customary in the case of similar businesses of
the
same size operating in the same or similar locations, all such insurance to
(i) provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material
change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after
receipt by the Agent of written notice thereof, (ii) name the Agent as
mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured (in the
case
of liability insurance) or loss payee (in the case of property insurance),
as
applicable, (iii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, include a breach of
warranty clause and (iv) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects
to the Agent, including (i) physical hazard insurance on an “all risk”
basis, (ii) commercial general liability insurance against claims for
bodily injury, death or property damage covering any and all insurable claims,
(iii) explosion insurance in respect of any boilers, machinery or similar
apparatus constituting Collateral, (iv) business interruption insurance,
(v) worker’s compensation insurance and such other insurance as may be
required by any Requirement of Law and (vi) such other insurance against risks
as the Required Holders may from time to time reasonably require (such policies
to be in such form and amounts and having such coverage as may be reasonably
satisfactory to the Required Holders); provided
that
with respect to physical hazard insurance, neither the Agent nor Holdings or
any
of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall agree to the adjustment of any claim
thereunder without the consent of the other (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); provided,
further,
that no
such consent of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required during
an
Event of Default.
(b) Notice
to Agent.
Notify
the Agent immediately whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or
contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under
this
Section 6.04
is taken
out (except on a short-term basis consistent with the past practice of the
Company and the ordinary course of its business) by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries; and promptly deliver to the Agent a duplicate original copy of
such policy or policies.
(c) Flood
Insurance.
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property, obtain flood insurance in such total amount
as the Agent or the Required Holders may from time to time reasonably require,
if at any time the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged
Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map
published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency),
and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth
in
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to
time.
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(d) Broker’s
Report.
Use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to the Agent a report
of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance and such
supplemental reports with respect thereto as the Agent or the Required Holders
may from time to time reasonably request.
(e) Mortgaged
Properties.
In the
case of an Issuer that is an owner of Mortgaged Property, to not take any action
that is reasonably likely to be the basis for termination, revocation or denial
of any insurance coverage required to be maintained under such Issuer’s
respective Mortgage or that could be the basis for a defense to any claim under
any Insurance Policy maintained in respect of the Premises, and otherwise comply
in all material respects with all Insurance Requirements in respect of the
Premises; provided,
however,
that
such Issuer may, at its own expense and after written notice to the Agent and
the Noteholders, (i) contest the applicability or enforceability of any
such Insurance Requirements by appropriate legal proceedings, the prosecution
of
which does not constitute a basis for cancellation or revocation of any
insurance coverage required under this Section 6.04
or
(ii) cause the Insurance Policy containing any such Insurance Requirement
to be replaced by a new policy complying with the provisions of this
Section 6.04.
SECTION
6.05 Obligations
and Taxes.
(a) Payment
of Obligations.
Pay its
Indebtedness and other material obligations promptly and in accordance with
their terms and pay and discharge promptly when due all Taxes, assessments
and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits
or
in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in
default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, services, materials and
supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien other than
a
Permitted Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided
that
such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax,
assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as (x)(i) the validity or amount
thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely
instituted and diligently conducted and (ii) in the case of Collateral,
Holdings or the applicable Subsidiary shall have otherwise complied with the
Contested Collateral Lien Conditions and (y) the failure to pay could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Filing
of Returns.
Timely
(subject to permitted extensions) and correctly file all material Tax Returns
required to be filed by it and withhold, collect and remit all Taxes that it
is
required to collect, withhold or remit.
(c) Tax
Shelter Reporting.
In the
case of the Company, in the event that it determines to take any action
inconsistent with its present intention not to treat the Notes as being a
“reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4, promptly notify the Noteholders thereof.
(d) Treatment
of Warrants.
The
Issuers and the Purchasers agree that the Warrants shall be treated as stock
for
all U.S. income tax purposes and no party shall take a position in contravention
herewith unless otherwise required by law. For the avoidance of doubt, the
foregoing agreement shall not alter the commercial rights and obligations of
the
Issuers and the Purchasers with respect to the Warrants, including but not
limited to voting rights and the right to participate in dividends or
disposition proceeds with respect to the Common Stock, and shall not impact
the
financial or accounting treatment by the Issuers of the put right associated
with the Warrant.
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SECTION
6.06 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA
and the Code (relating to employee benefits) and (b) furnish to the Agent
(x) as soon as possible after, and in any event within five (5) Business
Days after any Responsible Officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
ERISA Affiliates of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries knows or has reason
to
know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other
ERISA Event, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates thereof in an aggregate
amount exceeding $100,000 or the imposition of a Lien, a statement of a
Financial Officer of the Company or Holdings setting forth details as to such
ERISA Event and the action, if any, that Holdings and its Subsidiaries propose
to take with respect thereto, and (y) upon request by the Required Holders,
copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual
report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any
ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Plan;
(ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Plan;
(iii) all notices received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency
concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental
reports or filings relating to any Plan (or employee benefit plan sponsored
or
contributed to by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) as the Required Holders
shall reasonably request.
SECTION
6.07 Maintaining
Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.
Keep
proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries
in
all material respects in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law are
made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business
and
activities and permit any representatives designated by the Agent or any
Noteholder to visit, audit and inspect its financial records and property,
at
reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested (but in no event, more
than once in a twelve month period if no Default or Event of Default shall
have
occurred) and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and
permit any representatives designated by the Noteholders or the Agent to discuss
its affairs, finances, accounts and condition with its officers and employees
and advisors (including independent accountants).
SECTION
6.08 Use
of Proceeds.
Use the
proceeds from the issuance of the Second Closing Purchased Securities only
for
the purposes set forth in Section 3.12.
SECTION
6.09 Compliance
with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports.
(a) Comply,
and cause all lessees and other persons occupying Real Property of Holdings
or
any of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all
Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its operations and
Real Property; obtain and renew all material Environmental Permits applicable
to
its operations and Real Property; and conduct all Responses required by, and
in
accordance with, Environmental Laws; provided
that
neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake
any
Response to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good
faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained
with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
(b) If
a
Default caused by reason of a breach of Section 3.18
or
Section 6.09(a)
shall
have occurred and be continuing for more than 20 days without Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries commencing activities reasonably likely to cure such
Default in accordance with Environmental Laws, at the written request of the
Agent or the Required Holders, provide to the Agent within 45 days after
such request, at the expense of the Company an environmental assessment report
regarding the matters which are the subject of such Default, including, where
appropriate, soil and/or groundwater sampling, prepared by an environmental
consulting firm and, in form and substance, reasonably acceptable to the Agent
and indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the estimated
cost of any compliance or Response to address them.
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SECTION
6.10 Additional
Collateral; Additional Guarantors.
(a) Subject
to this Section 6.10,
with
respect to any property acquired after the First Closing Date by any Issuer
that
is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Security Documents
but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within 30 days after the
acquisition thereof) (i) execute and deliver to the Noteholders and the
Agent such amendments or supplements to the relevant Security Documents or
such
other documents as the Agent or the Required Holders shall deem necessary or
advisable to grant to the Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the
other Secured Parties, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than
Permitted Collateral Liens, and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause
such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required by such Security Document
in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing
of
financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by
the
Agent or the Required Holders, and (iii) otherwise take such actions and
execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent or the Required
Holders shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the
Lien of the Security Documents on such after-acquired properties.
(b) With
respect to any person that becomes a Significant Subsidiary of Holdings after
the First Closing Date (including, without limitation, any existing Subsidiary
that is not prior to such time a Significant Subsidiary), promptly (and in
any
event within 30 days after such person becomes a Significant Subsidiary)
(i) deliver to the Agent the certificates, if any, representing all of the
Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or
other
appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly
authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all
intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Issuer together with
instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized
officer of such Issuer and (ii) cause such new Significant Subsidiary
(A) to execute a Joinder Agreement or such comparable documentation to
become a Subsidiary Guarantor and a joinder agreement to the applicable Security
Document, substantially in the form annexed thereto or, in the case of a Foreign
Subsidiary, execute a security agreement compatible with the laws of such
Foreign Subsidiary’s jurisdiction in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent and the Required Holders, and (B) to take all actions
necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Agent and the Required Holders
to
cause the Lien created by the applicable Security Document to be duly perfected
to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable
Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such
jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent or the Required
Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the certificates representing
the Equity Interests required to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to
clause (i) of this Section 6.10(b)
shall
not include any Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired
after the First Closing Date and (2) no Foreign Subsidiary shall be
required to take the actions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 6.10(b),
if, in
the case of either clause (1) or (2), doing so would constitute an
investment of earnings in United States property under Section 956 (or a
successor provision) of the Code, which investment would or could reasonably
be
expected to trigger a material increase in the net income of a United States
shareholder of such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 951 (or a successor
provision) of the Code, as reasonably determined by the Required Holders;
provided
that
this exception shall not apply to (A) Voting Stock of any Subsidiary which
is a first-tier controlled foreign corporation (as defined in
Section 957(a) of the Code) representing 66% of the total voting power of
all outstanding Voting Stock of such Subsidiary and (B) 100% of the Equity
Interests not constituting Voting Stock of any such Subsidiary, except that
any
such Equity Interests constituting “stock entitled to vote” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)(2) shall be treated as Voting
Stock for purposes of this Section 6.10(b).
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(c) Promptly
grant to the Agent, within 30 days of the acquisition thereof, a security
interest in and Mortgage on (i) each Real Property owned in fee by such
Issuer as is acquired by such Issuer after the First Closing Date and that,
together with any improvements thereon, individually has a fair market value
of
at least $50,000, and (ii) unless the Required Holders otherwise consent,
each leasehold interest of such Issuer in Real Property of such Issuer, acquired
after the First Closing Date, which leasehold interest individually has a fair
market value of at least $50,000, in each case, as additional security for
the
Obligations (unless the subject property is already mortgaged to a third party
to the extent permitted by Section 7.02).
Such
Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory
in
form and substance to the Agent and the Required Holders and shall constitute
valid and enforceable perfected Liens subject only to Permitted Collateral
Liens
or other Liens acceptable to the Agent and the Required Holders. The Mortgages
or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner
and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and
protect the Liens in favor of the Agent required to be granted pursuant to
the
Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith
shall be paid in full. Such Issuer shall otherwise take such actions and execute
and/or deliver to the Agent and the Required Holders such documents as the
Agent
or the Required Holders shall reasonably require to confirm the validity,
perfection and priority of the Lien of any new Mortgage against such
after-acquired Real Property (including a Title Policy, a Survey and local
counsel opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
and
the Required Holders) in respect of such Mortgage).
SECTION
6.11 Security
Interests; Further Assurances.
Promptly, upon the reasonable request of the Agent or the Required Holders,
at
the Company’s expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution,
acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or
cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental
office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the
Security Documents or otherwise deemed by the Agent or the Required Holders
reasonably necessary or desirable for the continued validity, perfection and
priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered thereby subject to no other
Liens except as permitted by the applicable Security Document, or obtain any
consents or waivers as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.
Deliver or cause to be delivered to the Noteholders and the Agent from time
to
time such other documentation, consents, authorizations, approvals and orders
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Holders
as the Agent and the Required Holders shall reasonably deem necessary to perfect
or maintain the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.
Upon
the exercise by the Agent or any Noteholder of any power, right, privilege
or
remedy pursuant to any Financing Document which requires any consent, approval,
registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority,
execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other
documents and papers that the Agent or the Required Holders may reasonably
require. If the Agent or the Required Holders determine that they are required
by a Requirement of Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real
Property of any Issuer constituting Collateral, Holdings shall provide to the
Noteholders appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real
Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA and are otherwise in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Holders.
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SECTION
6.12 Information
Regarding Collateral.
(a) Not
effect any change (i) in any Issuer’s legal name, (ii) in the location
of any Issuer’s chief executive office, (iii) in any Issuer’s identity or
organizational structure, (iv) in any Issuer’s Federal Taxpayer
Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any, or
(v) in any Issuer’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including
by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating,
reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall
have given the Agent and the Noteholders not less than 30 days’ prior
written notice (in the form of an Officers’ Certificate), or such lesser notice
period agreed to by the Agent, of its intention so to do, clearly describing
such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as
the
Agent or the Required Holders may reasonably request and (B) it shall have
taken all action reasonably satisfactory to the Agent to maintain the perfection
and priority of the security interest of the Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties in the Collateral, if applicable. Each Issuer agrees to promptly
provide the Agent with certified Organizational Documents reflecting any of
the
changes described in the preceding sentence. Each Issuer also agrees to promptly
notify the Agent of any change in the location of any office in which it
maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it or any office
or
facility at which Collateral is located (including the establishment of any
such
new office or facility), other than changes in location to a Mortgaged Property
or a leased property subject to a Landlord Access Agreement.
(b) Concurrently
with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a),
deliver
to the Noteholders and the Agent a Perfection Certificate Supplement and a
certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company certifying that all UCC
financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other
appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, including all refilings,
rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a description of the Collateral
have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate
office in each jurisdiction necessary to protect and perfect the security
interests and Liens under the Security Documents for a period of not less than
18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with
respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such
period).
SECTION
6.13 Affirmative
Covenants with Respect to Leases.
With
respect to each Lease under which it is the lessor, perform all the obligations
imposed upon the landlord under such Lease and enforce all of the tenant’s
obligations thereunder, except where the failure to so perform or enforce could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
6.14 Payment
of Principal, Premium and Xxxxxxxx.Xx
the
case of the Company, duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium,
if
any, on) and all interest on the Notes and all other fees, costs and expenses
owed hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this
Agreement.
The
Company shall pay interest on overdue principal (including post-petition
interest in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law), and interest on overdue
interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate specified in the Notes.
SECTION
6.15 Offer
To Repurchase upon Change in Control.
(a) Not
less
than five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled or first anticipated date
of
the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall make an offer (a
“Change
in Control Offer”)
to
each Noteholder to repurchase all or any part of each Noteholder’s Notes at an
offer price in cash equal to the sum of 100% of the outstanding principal amount
thereof plus the Change in Control Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if
any, and fees thereon to the Change in Control Payment Date (the “Change
in Control Payment”).
The
Change in Control Offer may state that the obligation of the Company to
repurchase Notes pursuant to the Change in Control Offer is subject to the
occurrence of the Change in Control.
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(b)
Not
less
than five (5) Business Days prior to the earlier of the scheduled or first
anticipated date of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall
send, by overnight courier, a notice to each Noteholder stating:
(i) that
the
Change in Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
6.15
and that
all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the
purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be the time and date of the
consummation of such Change in Control (the “Change
in Control Payment Date”);
(iii) that
any
Notes not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(iv) that,
unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change in Control Payment,
all
Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change in Control Offer shall cease
to accrue interest after the Change in Control Payment Date;
(v) that
Noteholders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change in Control
Offer shall be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option
of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes completed, to the
Company or its designated agent for such purpose at the address specified in
the
notice prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day preceding the Change
in Control Payment Date;
(vi) that
Noteholders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company or its
designated agent for such purpose receives, not later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern
Time on the Change in Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Noteholder, the principal
amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Noteholder
is
withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and
(vii) that
Noteholders that have elected to have their Notes purchased only in part will
be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the
Notes surrendered.
(c)
On
the
Change in Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful,
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Change in Control Offer, (ii) transmit to each Noteholder
so tendered the Change in Control Payment for such Notes by wire transfer in
immediately available funds, and (iii) execute and mail to each Noteholder
a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered, if any. The Company shall inform the Noteholders in writing of
the
results of the Change in Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the
Change in Control Payment Date.
SECTION
6.16 Offer
To Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
(a) Excess
Proceeds Offer.
No later
than (x) one Business Day following receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any
Debt Issuance and (y) the 271st day following each receipt by Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event
to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have not been applied in accordance with
Sections 7.06(b)
or
(c),
the
Company shall in each case apply such Net Cash Proceeds to an offer (an
“Excess
Proceeds Offer”)
to
repurchase the Notes, at a purchase price in cash equal to the sum of 100%
of
the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium in the case of an
Asset
Sale or Casualty Event or the Optional Redemption Premium in the case of a
Debt
Issuance, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and fees
to
the purchase date in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.16.
In the
event that, pursuant to Section
7.06
hereof,
the Company shall commence an offer to all Noteholders to purchase Notes, it
shall follow the procedures specified in this Section
6.16.
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(b) Excess
Proceeds Offer.
Within
two (2) Business Days following each date on which the Company’s obligation to
make an Excess Proceeds Offer is triggered, the Company shall send, by overnight
courier, a notice to each Noteholder stating:
(i) that
the
Excess Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
6.16
or
7.06,
as
applicable;
(ii) that
the
Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased
pursuant to this Section 6.16
or
Section
7.06,
as
applicable (the “Offer
Amount”),
the
purchase price per Note and the purchase date, which shall be at least 5 but
no
more than 10 Business Days from the date on which the Company mails notice
of
the Excess Proceeds Offer (the “Excess
Proceeds Offer Payment Date”);
(iii) that
any
Notes not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(iv) that,
unless the Company defaults in payment of the Offer Amount on the Excess
Proceeds Offer Payment Date, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the
Excess Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Excess Proceeds
Offer Payment Date;
(v) that
Noteholders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to an Excess Proceeds
Offer shall be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option
of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes completed, to the
Company or its designated agent for such purpose at the address specified in
the
notice prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day preceding the Excess
Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(vi) that
Noteholders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company or its
designated agent for such purpose receives, not later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern
Time on the Excess Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Noteholder, the principal
amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Noteholder
is
withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased;
(vii) that,
if
the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Noteholders exceeds
the
Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a
pro
rata
basis;
and
(viii) that
Noteholders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new
Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered.
(c)
On
the
Excess Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful,
(i) accept for payment, on a pro rata
basis to
the extent necessary, all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant
to the Excess Proceeds Offer up to the principal amount of Notes equal to the
Offer Amount, or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes
tendered, (ii) transmit to each holder of Notes so tendered the purchase
price (together with the Applicable Premium or Optional Redemption Premium,
as
applicable) for such Notes by wire transfer in immediately available funds,
plus
all accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and fees to the Excess Proceeds Offer
Payment Date, (iii) execute and mail to each Noteholder a new Note equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any,
and (iv) deliver to the Noteholders a statement of a Financial Officer of
the Company or Holdings stating that such Notes or portions thereof were
accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this
Section 6.16
or
Section 7.06.
The
Company shall inform the Noteholders in writing of the results of the Excess
Proceeds Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Excess Proceeds Offer
Payment Date.
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SECTION
6.17 [[Reserved].
SECTION
6.18 Dormant
Subsidiary.
The
Company shall exert commercially reasonable efforts to dispose of its entire
indirect equity interest in D2K, Inc., a Korean entity in which Digital Domain
International, Inc. owns a minority interest and of which the Issuers have
no
current knowledge.
SECTION
6.19 Post-Closing
Covenant.
(a) The
Company shall deliver to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties
(in
each case, unless waived or extended by the Required Holders in their sole
discretion):
(i) within
one (1) Business Day following the Second Closing Date, original stock
certificates, accompanied by original instruments of transfer and stock powers
undated and endorsed in blank, representing 100% of the direct or indirect
interests of any Issuer in the following Subsidiaries of Holdings: The Foundry
Visionmongers Ltd. and Wyndcrest UK Holdings Limited;
(ii) within
three (3) Business Days following the Second Closing Date, a letter from each
Foundry Seller representing its receipt of payment for its pro rata share of
the
Foundry Seller Note Refinancing; and
(iii) within
two (2) Business Days following the Second Closing Date, control agreements
perfecting the security interest of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, in the accounts of all Issuers listed on Schedule
14
to the
Second Closing Date Perfection Certificate (other than the accounts identified
therein as HSBC Sterling Business, HSBC Sterling Business Money, HSBC US Dollar
and HSBC Euro).
(b) Holdings
shall, within thirty (30) calendar days following the Second Closing Date,
prepare a subscription agreement and related offering documents (the
“Offering
Documents”)
relating to the issuance of at least $5,000,000 in Net Cash Proceeds from the
sale of shares of its Common Stock (the “Offering”),
which
Offering Documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Noteholders, and Holdings shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
consummate such Offering on the terms set forth therein no later than sixty
(60)
calendar days following the Second Closing Date.
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ARTICLE
VII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Issuer warrants, covenants and agrees with each Purchaser and each Noteholder
that, from the First Closing Date, or, in the case of Wyndcrest UK and Foundry,
from the Second Closing Date, until the principal amount (and premium, if any)
of all Notes, and all interest and other Obligations hereunder in respect
thereof, shall have been paid in full, no Issuer will, nor will it cause or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
SECTION
7.01 Indebtedness.
Incur,
create, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness,
except
(a) Indebtedness
incurred under this Agreement, the Notes and the Guarantees;
(b) (i) Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary outstanding on the First Closing Date and
listed on Schedule 7.01(b),
and
(ii) refinancings or renewals thereof; provided
that
(A) any such refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount
not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being
renewed or refinanced, plus
the
amount of any premiums required to be paid thereon and reasonable fees and
expenses associated therewith, (B) such refinancing Indebtedness has a
later or equal final maturity and longer or equal weighted average life than
the
Indebtedness being renewed or refinanced and (C) the covenants, events of
default, subordination and other provisions thereof (including any guarantees
thereof) shall be, in the aggregate, no less favorable to the Noteholders than
those contained in the Indebtedness being renewed or refinanced;
(c) Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its
Subsidiaries under Hedging Obligations with respect to interest rates, foreign
currency exchange rates or commodity prices, in each case not entered into
for
speculative purposes; provided
that if
such Hedging Obligations relate to interest rates, (i) such Hedging
Obligations relate to payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted
to
be incurred by the Financing Documents and (ii) the notional principal
amount of such Hedging Obligations at the time incurred does not exceed the
principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging Obligations
relate;
(d) Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its
Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.04(f);
(e) Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary or Wyndcrest UK or any Subsidiary in respect
of
Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations and Indebtedness of
Holdings and Wyndcrest UK in respect of the Foundry Seller Notes (including,
without limitation, Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations
in
existence on the First Closing Date and set forth in Schedule
7.01(b)),
and
refinancings or renewals thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i)
the
greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) $6,500,000 less the principal amount of the
Foundry Seller Notes which is repaid (including by way of the Foundry Seller
Note Refinancing) following the Foundry Closing Date, at any time outstanding
prior to a QIPO, or (ii) $7,000,000 at any time outstanding following a
QIPO;
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(f) Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary or Wyndcrest UK or any Subsidiary in respect
of
bid, performance or surety bonds, workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance
obligations and bankers acceptances issued for the account of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business, including guarantees or obligations of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
letters of credit supporting such bid, performance or surety bonds, workers’
compensation claims, self-insurance obligations and bankers acceptances (in
each
case other than for an obligation for money borrowed), incurred in the ordinary
course of business, and specifically including obligations of the Company or
Foundry under a medical insurance self-insurance arrangement that the Company
or
Foundry may elect to put in place after the First Closing Date;
(g) Contingent
Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary or Wyndcrest UK or any Subsidiary
in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 7.01;
(h) Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary or Wyndcrest UK or any Subsidiary arising
from
the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or
similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts)
drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
provided,
however,
that
such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence;
(i) Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary or Wyndcrest UK or any Subsidiary arising
in
connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course
of
business; and
(j) Indebtedness
of Holdings or Wyndcrest UK under the Foundry Seller Notes until such time
as
the Foundry Seller Notes are repaid.
SECTION
7.02 Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any
property now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues
or
rights in respect of any thereof, except the following (collectively, the
“Permitted
Liens”):
(a) inchoate
Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due
and
payable or delinquent and Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
or levies, which (i) are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance
with
GAAP, which proceedings (or orders entered in connection with such proceedings)
have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject
to
any such Lien, and (ii) in the case of any such charge or claim which has
or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such Lien and the contest
thereof shall satisfy the Contested Collateral Lien Conditions;
(b) Liens
in
respect of property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest
UK or
any of its Subsidiaries imposed by Requirements of Law, which were incurred
in
the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed
money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, workmen’s,
suppliers’, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in
the ordinary course of business, and (i) which do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of the property of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and do
not
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a
whole, (ii) which, if they secure obligations that are then due and unpaid,
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings (or
orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of
preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien,
and
(iii) in the case of any such Lien which has or may become a Lien against
any of the Collateral, such Lien and the contest thereof shall satisfy the
Contested Collateral Lien Conditions;
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(c) any
Lien
in existence on the First Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.02(c)
and any
Lien granted as a replacement or substitute therefor; provided
that any
such replacement or substitute Lien (i) except as permitted by Section 7.01(b)(ii)(A),
does
not secure an aggregate amount of Indebtedness, if any, greater than that
secured on the First Closing Date and (ii) does not encumber any property
other than the property subject thereto on the First Closing Date (any such
Lien, an “Existing
Lien”);
(d) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants,
licenses, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances,
and minor title deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each
case whether now or hereafter in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness,
(ii) individually or in the aggregate materially impairing the value or
marketability of such Real Property or (iii) individually or in the
aggregate materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business
of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such Real Property;
(e) Liens
arising out of judgments, attachments or awards not resulting in a Default
and
in respect of which Holdings or any applicable Subsidiary shall in good faith
be
prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review in respect of which there shall
be secured a subsisting stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings
and, in the case of any such Lien which has or may become a Lien against any
of
the Collateral, such Lien and the contest thereof shall satisfy the Contested
Collateral Lien Conditions;
(f) Liens
(other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (x) imposed by Requirements of Law
or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business
in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of
social security legislation, (y) incurred in the ordinary course of
business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other
than
excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids,
leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money
bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment
of
borrowed money) or (z) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary
course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers;
provided
that
(i) with respect to clauses (x), (y) and (z) of this
paragraph (f), such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or
delinquent or, to the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings or
orders entered in connection with such proceedings have the effect of preventing
the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien, (ii) to
the extent such Liens are not imposed by Requirements of Law, such Liens shall
in no event encumber any property other than cash and Cash Equivalents,
(iii) in the case of any such Lien against any of the Collateral, such Lien
and the contest thereof shall satisfy the Contested Collateral Lien Conditions
and (iv) the aggregate amount of deposits at any time pursuant to
clause (y) and clause (z) of this paragraph (f) shall not exceed
$100,000 in the aggregate;
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(g) Leases
of
the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or
any
of its Subsidiaries, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of its
business so long as such Leases are subordinate in all respects to the Liens
granted and evidenced by the Security Documents and do not, individually or
in
the aggregate, (i) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest
UK or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) materially impair the use (for its
intended purposes) or the value of the property subject thereto;
(h) Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business in accordance with the past practices of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable;
(i) Liens
securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(e);
provided
that any
such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such
Indebtedness and do not encumber any other property of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable;
(j) bankers’
Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect
to
cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by
any
Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case granted in the ordinary course
of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are
maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management
and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts
and netting arrangements; provided
that,
unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case
shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of
any
Indebtedness;
(k) Liens
on
property of a person existing at the time such person is acquired or merged
with
or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest
UK or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted hereunder (and not created
in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided
that
such Liens do not extend to property not subject to such Liens at the time
of
acquisition (other than improvements thereon) and are no more favorable to
the
lienholders than such existing Liens;
(l) Liens
granted pursuant to the Security Documents to secure the
Obligations;
(m) licenses
of Intellectual Property granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or
Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
and
not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries,
as
applicable;
(n) the
filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in
connection with operating leases or consignment of goods;
(o) Liens
in
favor of clients of the Company or Foundry securing their interest in their
work
in progress and granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with
industry practice; and
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(p) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
obligations that do not in the aggregate exceed (i) $120,000 at any time
outstanding prior to a QIPO, or (ii) $600,000 at any time outstanding following
a QIPO, in each case, so long as such Liens, to the extent covering any
Collateral, are junior to the Liens granted pursuant to the Security
Documents;
provided,
however,
that no
consensual Liens shall be permitted to exist, directly or indirectly, on any
Securities Collateral, other than Liens granted pursuant to the Security
Documents.
SECTION
7.03 Sale
and Leaseback Transactions.
Enter
into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall
sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such
property or other property which it intends to use for substantially the same
purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a “Sale
and Leaseback Transaction”)
unless
(x)(i) the sale of such property is permitted by Section 7.06
and
(ii) any Liens arising in connection with its use of such property are
permitted by Section 7.02,
or
(y) such arrangement is entered into in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices; provided
that the
sale component thereof shall be consummated within 90 days of the date from
which such property was acquired by the applicable Issuer and shall otherwise
comply with the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
7.04 Investment,
Loan and Advances.
Directly or indirectly, lend money or credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise)
or make advances to any person, or purchase or acquire, other than as permitted
by Section
7.05
or
Section
7.07,
any
stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other obligations or securities of, or any
other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other person, or
purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase
or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of
a
futures contract (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Investments”),
except that the following shall be permitted:
(a) Holdings
and its Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions in accordance with the
provisions of the Transaction Documents;
(b) Investments
outstanding on the First Closing Date and identified on Schedule 7.04(b)
and
similar Investments made thereafter to the extent not otherwise prohibited
by
this Agreement;
(c) the
Company and its Subsidiaries and Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries may
(i) acquire and hold accounts receivables owing to any of them if created
or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable
in
accordance with customary terms, (ii) invest in, acquire and hold cash and
Cash Equivalents, (iii) endorse negotiable instruments held for collection
in the ordinary course of business and (iv) make lease, utility and other
similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;
(d) Hedging
Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 7.01(c);
(e) loans
and
advances to directors, employees and officers of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and Wyndcrest UK and its Subsidiaries for bona
fide
business
purposes and to purchase Equity Interests of Holdings, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $200,000 at any time outstanding;
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(f) Investments
(i) by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company or any Subsidiary
Guarantor and (ii) by a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor in any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor; provided
that any
Investment in the form of a loan or advance shall be evidenced by the
Intercompany Note and, in the case of a loan or advance by an Issuer, pledged
by
such Issuer as Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents;
(g) Investments
in securities of trade creditors or customers in the ordinary course of business
received upon foreclosure or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or
liquidation or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
trade creditors or customers;
(h) Investments
made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Wyndcrest UK or any of its
Subsidiaries as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset
Sale made in compliance with Section 7.06;
and
(i) other
Investments including, without limitation, joint ventures, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed (x) $300,000 at any time outstanding prior to a QIPO or
(y)
$1,200,000 at any time outstanding following a QIPO.
An
Investment shall be deemed to be outstanding to the extent not returned in
the
same form as the original Investment to the applicable Issuer or Subsidiary
thereof.
SECTION
7.05 Mergers
and Consolidations.
Wind
up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger
or
consolidation (or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time), except
that the following shall be permitted:
(a) the
Transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(b) Asset
Sales and Casualty Events in compliance with Section 7.06;
(c) acquisitions
in compliance with Section 7.07;