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10-Q
May 15, 4:06 PM ET
Beachbody Company, Inc. 10-Q
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings given to them below:
1.2 Interpretative Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
1.3 Accounting Terms. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Loan Parties delivered to Agent. Borrowers shall deliver to Agent at the same time as the delivery of any financial statements given in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof (a) a description in reasonable detail of any material change in the application of accounting principles employed in the preparation of such financial statements from those applied in the most recently preceding monthly, quarterly or annual financial statements and (b) a reasonable estimate of the effect on the financial statements on account of such changes in application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared, and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under the Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value thereof, and (ii) the term “unqualified opinion” as used herein to refer to opinions or reports provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is (A) unqualified, and (B) does not include any explanation, supplemental comment, or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable Person to continue as a going concern or concerning the scope of the audit, in each case of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), other than resulting from (x) an upcoming maturity date with respect to the Obligations or (y) an anticipated breach of any financial covenant set forth in Section 9).
1.4 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.5 Designation of Administrative Borrower as Borrowers’ Agent.
1.6 Business Day. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty, or obligation or the exercise of any option is stated to be due or performance or election required on (or before or within) a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 2. CREDIT FACILITY
2.1 Closing Date Term Loan; Uncommitted Incremental Term Loans.
2.2 Power of Attorney. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement, and in addition to the power of attorney granted to Agent by Borrowers in the Security Agreement, each Borrower hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Agent (and any of Agent’s officers, employees or agents designated by Agent) as such Borrower’s true and lawful attorney with power to do all things necessary to carry out this Agreement; provided, that, Agent shall not exercise its rights under this Section 2.2 unless and until an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The appointment of Agent as Borrowers’ attorney and each and every one of Agent’s rights and powers, being coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until such time as all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly fully paid and performed. Each Borrower ratifies and approves all acts of the attorney consistent herewith.
2.3 Borrowings of Term Loans. Each request for a Term Loan shall be upon the Administrative Borrower’s irrevocable written notice to Agent, which notice must be received by Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior to the requested date of such Term Loan.
2.4 Joint and Several Liability. Term Loans made to Borrowers shall be deemed jointly funded to, and received by, Borrowers. Each Borrower jointly and severally agrees to pay, and shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment in full and performance of, all Obligations. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the joint and several liability of Borrowers are provided as an inducement to Agent to provide Term Loans to Borrowers, and that each such Term Loan shall be deemed to have been made or extended by Agent in consideration of, and in reliance upon, the joint and several liability of Borrowers. The joint and several liability of each Borrower hereunder is absolute, unconditional and continuing, regardless of the validity or enforceability of any of the Obligations, or the fact that a security interest or lien in any Collateral may not be enforceable or subject to equities or defenses or prior claims in favor of others, or may be invalid or defective in any way and for any reason. Each Borrower hereby waives: (a) all notices to which such Borrower may be entitled as a co-obligor with respect to the Obligations, including, without limitation, notice of (i) acceptance of this Agreement, (ii) the making of Term Loans under this Agreement, or the creation or existence of the Obligations, and (iii) presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of non-payment; and (b) all defenses based on (i) any modification (or series of modifications) of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents that may create a substituted contract, or that may fundamentally alter the risks imposed on such Borrower hereunder, (ii) the release of any other Borrowers (or any other Loan Party) from its duties this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or the extension of the time of performance of any other Borrower’s duties hereunder or thereunder, (iii) the taking, releasing, impairment or abandonment of any Collateral, or the settlement, release or compromise of the Obligations or any other Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liabilities with respect to all or any portion of the Obligations, or (iv) any other act (or any failure to act) that fundamentally alters the risks imposed on such Borrower by virtue of its joint and several liability hereunder. It is the intent of each Borrower by this paragraph to waive any and all suretyship defenses available to such Borrower with respect to the Obligations, whether or not specifically enumerated above. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the joint and several nature of the
liabilities of Borrowers, and the security interests and liens granted by Borrowers to secure the Obligations, not constitute a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the applicable provisions of any fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar law of any state, nation or other governmental unit, as in effect from time to time. Accordingly, Agent and Borrowers agree that if the obligations and liabilities of any Borrowers hereunder, or any security interests or liens granted by such Borrowers securing the Obligations would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable Law, the obligations and liabilities of such Borrowers hereunder, as well as the security interests securing such obligations and liabilities, shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause such obligations, liabilities or security interests to constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable Law. Each Borrower hereby agrees that until the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, such Borrower will not exercise any subrogation, contribution or other right or remedy against any other Borrowers or any security for any of the Obligations arising by reason of such Borrower’s performance or satisfaction of its joint and several liability hereunder. In addition, each Borrower agrees (A) such Borrower’s right to receive any payment of amounts due with respect to such subrogation, contribution or other rights is subordinated to the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Obligations, and (B) not to demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such payment until the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. INTEREST AND FEES
3.1 Rates and Payment of Interest.
3.2 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest and fees calculated on a per annum basis shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed. The Interest Rate on non-contingent Obligations shall increase or decrease as of the first day of calendar month during the life of the Credit Facility by an amount equal to each increase or decrease in the Term SOFR Rate since its determination for the applicable period (as determined hereunder), and shall remain in effect until the end of the then current monthly period. Each determination by Agent of any interest, fees or Interest Rate hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. All fees shall be fully earned when due and shall not be subject to rebate, refund or proration. For purposes of the calculation of the
outstanding amount and interest on the Loans, all payments made by or on account of Borrowers shall be deemed to have been applied to the Loans upon receipt of such payments by Agent (as such receipt is determined pursuant to Section 5.1).
3.3 Fee Letter. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for its own account or for the ratable account of Lenders, as applicable, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
3.4 Unpaid Interest and Fees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, on the earlier to occur of the Maturity Date or the Termination Date, Borrowers shall pay to Agent the sum of all accrued and unpaid interest fees (including, without limitation, the Prepayment Premium, amount payable pursuant to Section 3.1(c), and other amounts set forth in the Fee Letter) and reimbursements due and payable hereunder.
3.5 Increased Costs.
3.6 Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in no event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts that are contracted for, charged or received by any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and that are deemed interest under applicable Law exceed the Maximum Interest Rate (including, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Section 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America as amended, 12 U.S.C. Section 85, as amended). In the event any interest is charged or received in excess of the Maximum Interest Rate (“Excess”), Borrowers acknowledge and stipulate that any such charge or receipt shall be the result of an accident and bona fide error, and that any Excess received by such Lender shall be applied, first, to the payment of the then outstanding and unpaid Term Loans hereunder; second, to the payment of the other Obligations then outstanding and unpaid; and third, returned to Borrowers by depositing same in a Designated Deposit Account maintained for such purposes. All monies paid to any Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, whether at maturity or by prepayment, shall be subject to any rebate of unearned interest as and to the extent required by applicable Law.
SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement. The obligation of Agent and each Lender to effectuate the Closing on the Closing Date, including the agreement of each Lender to make the Closing Date Term Loan, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent (subject in each case to the provisions of Section 7.15):
4.2 Conditions Precedent to the Term Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make the Term Loans hereunder, is subject to the further satisfaction of, or waiver of, immediately prior to or concurrently with the making thereof, each of the following conditions precedent:
SECTION 5. PAYMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
5.1 Payments Generally, Allocation of Proceeds; Collection Account Proceeds.
5.2 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment of, or proceeds of Collateral applied to the payment of, any of the Obligations, Agent or any Lender is required to surrender or return such payment or proceeds to any Person for any reason, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment or proceeds shall be reinstated and continue and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Agent or such Lender. Borrowers shall be liable to pay to Agent or such Lender, and does hereby agree to indemnify and hold Agent or such Lender harmless for the amount of any payments or proceeds surrendered or returned. This Section 5.2 shall remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may be taken by Agent or such Lender in reliance upon such payment or proceeds. The preceding two sentences of this Section 5.2 shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
5.3 Repayments.
5.4 Prepayments; Early Termination.
5.5 Statements. Upon written request from Administrative Borrower, Agent shall render to Borrowers a statement setting forth the balance in Borrowers’ loan account(s) maintained by Agent for Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses. Each such statement shall be subject to subsequent adjustment by Agent but shall, absent manifest errors or omissions, be considered correct and deemed accepted by Borrowers and conclusively binding upon Borrowers as an account stated except to the extent that Agent receives a written notice from Administrative Borrower of any specific exceptions of Borrowers thereto within thirty (30) days after the date such statement has been received by Administrative Borrower. Until such time as Agent shall have rendered to Administrative Borrower a written statement as provided above, the balance in Borrowers’ loan account(s) shall be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Agent by Borrowers, absent manifest error.
5.6 Borrowers’ Loan Account; Evidence of Debt. Agent shall maintain an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders, including the amounts of the Term Loans made by them and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to Agent and each Lender from time to time hereunder. Any such records shall be presumptively correct, absent manifest error; provided, that, the failure to make any entry or any error in such records, shall not affect any of the Obligations in respect of any applicable Term Loans. Each Lender may request that Term Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender one or more promissory notes payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in a form approved by Agent and such Lender. Thereafter, the Term Loans evidenced by such promissory note(s) and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to such payee and its registered assigns.
5.7 Taxes.
SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
6.1 Organization; Powers. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or limited partnership, duly incorporated, organized or formed, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified
and is licensed and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) and clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 annexed hereto sets forth, as of the Closing Date, each Loan Party’s name as it appears in official filings in its state of incorporation or organization, its state of incorporation or organization, organization type, organization number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization, and its federal employer identification number.
6.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions and, if required, actions by equity holders. Each Loan Document to which the Loan Parties are a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Loan Parties, 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.
6.3 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party do not and will not (a) violate any material provision of Federal, State, or local law or regulation applicable to the Loan Parties, the Organization Documents of the Loan Parties, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on the Loan Parties or its property, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material agreement of the Loan Parties where any such conflict, breach or default could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) result in the creation or imposition of, or require or give rise to any obligation to grant, any Lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any property of the Loan Parties, other than Permitted Liens, or (d) require any approval of any holder of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties or any approval or consent of any Person under any material agreement of the Loan Parties, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of material agreements, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Governmental Approvals. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which the Loan Parties are a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
6.5 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; Solvent. Except for monthly financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries, the consolidated balance sheets, and related statements of income, cash flow and shareholders’ equity, of Parent and its Subsidiaries that have been and are hereafter delivered to Agent, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects, the financial condition of the Loan Parties as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended. Since December 31, 2024, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Loan Parties. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and before and after giving effect to the Term Loans, the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis are solvent.
6.6 Properties; No Filed Liens. (a) The Loan Parties have (i) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (ii) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their assets reflected in its most recent financial statements delivered pursuant
to Section 7.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted hereby or where the failure to have such valid leasehold interests or good and marketable title could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.7 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to best of the Loan Parties’ knowledge, threatened against the Loan Parties, or their businesses or assets, that (a) relate to any Loan Documents or transactions contemplated thereby or (b) either individually or in the aggregate has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.8 Compliance with Laws. The Loan Parties are in compliance with the requirements of all applicable Laws, rules, regulations, executive orders or codes (including Environmental Laws) and all final judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any Governmental Authority, in each case where the failure to comply individually or in the aggregate has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There have been no citations, notices or orders of material noncompliance issued to the Loan Parties under any applicable Laws, rules, regulations, executive orders or codes.
6.9 Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9, (a) the Loan Parties’ assets have not been used by the Loan Parties, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) the Loan Parties’ assets have not been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) the Loan Parties have not received notice that a security interest, Lien or other encumbrance arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any assets of the Loan Parties, and (d) the Loan Parties and their assets are not subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or liability thereunder that, in the case of the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), individually or in the aggregate, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.10 No Defaults. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.
6.11 Material Contracts. Schedule 6.11 sets forth all Material Contracts to which the Loan Parties is/are a party or is/are bound as of the date hereof. The Loan Parties are not in breach or in default in any material respect under any Material Contract and have not received any notice of the intention of any other party thereto to terminate any Material Contract.
6.12 Restrictive Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.12, as of the date hereof, the Loan Parties are not party or subject to any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Loan Parties to create, incur or permit to exist any security interest, Lien or other encumbrance on any of their property or assets, or (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to make or repay loans or advances to the Loan Parties or to transfer assets.
6.13 Taxes. The Loan Parties have timely filed or caused to be filed all U.S. federal income and other material Tax Returns and reports required to have been filed and have paid or caused to be paid all U.S. federal income and other material Taxes required to have been paid by them, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Loan Parties have set aside on their books adequate reserves. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.13, as of the date hereof, no tax Liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any such Taxes.
6.14 ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (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 $50,000.00 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and 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 $50,000.00 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.
6.15 Insurance. Schedule 6.15 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid. The Loan Parties maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all of their property in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as are adequate and customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
6.16 Capitalization and Subsidiaries. Schedule 6.16 sets forth (a) a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to the Loan Parties of each Subsidiary, (b) a true and complete listing of each class of each of the Loan Parties’ authorized Equity Interests, all of which issued shares are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned beneficially and of record by the Persons identified on Schedule 6.16, and (c) the type of entity of each Borrower and each Subsidiary. Except for the Warrants, there are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of the Loan Parties to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of the Loan Parties.
6.17 Security Interest in Collateral. Subject to Section 7.15, as of the Closing Date, the Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral in respect of which Liens are granted thereon pursuant to the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement (collectively, the “Security Agreement Collateral”) and, when (i) financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are accepted by the offices specified in the Security Agreement and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by Agent of the Security Agreement Collateral as required by the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, as applicable, with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to Agent to the extent possession or control by Agent is required by the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement), the Liens created by the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, as applicable, shall constitute perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors in the Security Agreement Collateral (other than (1) 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 and (2) the Intellectual Property constituting Collateral), in each case subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither Borrowers nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty (other than any representation or warranty expressly made in such Loan Document) as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of Agent with respect thereto, under applicable Law under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia.
6.18 Brokers. There are no brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or investment banking fees payable in connection with any transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
6.19 Intellectual Property. The Loan Parties own, or are licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary to their businesses as currently conducted, a correct and complete list of which, as of the date of this
Agreement, is set forth on Schedule 6.19, and the use thereof by the Loan Parties does not infringe on the rights of any other Person, and except as set forth on such Schedule, the Loan Parties’ rights thereto are not subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement, except where any such infringement, licensing agreement or similar arrangement could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No material trademark, servicemark, copyright or other Material Intellectual Property at any time used by the Loan Parties which is owned by another person, or owned by the Loan Parties subject to any security interest, Lien or other encumbrance, is affixed to or incorporated in any Collateral, except (a) to the extent permitted under the terms of the license agreements listed on Schedule 6.19, (b) to the extent to which such Intellectual Property is affixed or incorporated is permitted by the Loan Parties under applicable Law (including the United States Copyright Act of 1976) or (c) where such affixation or incorporation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.20 Labor Relations. Except as described on Schedule 6.21, the Loan Parties are not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement or consulting agreement. There are no material grievances, disputes or controversies with any union or other organization of the Loan Parties’ employees or any threatened strikes, work stoppages or demands for collective bargaining.
6.23 Margin Regulations, Investment Company Act, Etc. The Loan Parties are not engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock. No proceeds of Term Loans will be used by the Loan Parties to purchase or carry, or to reduce or refinance any Indebtedness incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock or for any related purpose governed by Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors. The Loan Parties are not (a) an “investment company” or a “person directly or indirectly controlled by or acting on behalf of an investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or (b) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any public utilities code or any other applicable Law regarding its authority to incur Indebtedness.
6.24 OFAC. The Loan Parties are not, and no Borrower Affiliate or its or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with this Agreement (a) is a Sanctioned Person; (b) is a Person that is owned or controlled by a Sanctioned Person; (c) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is subject to Sanctions; or (d) has directly or indirectly engaged in, or is now directly or indirectly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity or is otherwise in violation of any Sanctions.
6.25 Complete Disclosure. No Loan Document contains any untrue statement of a material fact, nor fails to disclose any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading. There is no fact or circumstance that the Loan Parties have failed to disclose to Agent in writing that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
6.26 Business Plan. The Loan Parties are operating their business in all material respects in a manner consistent with the Business Plan most recently delivered to Agent.
SECTION 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
7.1 Financial Statements, Borrowing Base Certificate and Other Information. Borrowers (a) will deliver to Agent each of the financial statements, reports, and other items set forth on Schedule 7.1 no later than the times specified therein, and concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to therein, (i) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Administrative Borrower, and in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Administrative Borrower shall also provide a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP and (ii) a copy of management’s discussion and analysis with respect to the financial statements referred to under the captions “Annual financials” and “Quarterly financials”, (b) will maintain a system of accounting that enables the Loan Parties to produce financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, and (c) will (i) keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to its sales, and (ii) maintain its billing systems and practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing Date and shall only make material modifications thereto with notice to, and with the consent of, Agent.
7.2 Notices of Material Events. Administrative Borrower will promptly notify Agent in writing of: (a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; (b) any matter that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; (c) any breach or non-performance by a Loan Party of, or any default under, a Material Contract or with respect to Material Indebtedness of the Loan Parties thereof; (d) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Loan Parties and any Governmental Authority or the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding between the Loan Parties and any Governmental Authority, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, in each case in respect of any of the foregoing to the extent, if adversely determined, such dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or material development could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (e) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (f) any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices of the Loan Parties; (g) any change in the Loan Parties’ senior executive officers that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; (h) the filing of any Lien for unpaid Taxes against any Loan Parties (other than Permitted Liens); (i) any material loss, damage, or destruction to, or commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking under eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding, of Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance; (j) any transaction occurring after the Closing Date consisting of: (1) the incurrence of Material Indebtedness, and/or (2) the voluntary or involuntary grant of any Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon any property of the Loan Parties; provided, that, each such notice under these clauses (1) and (2) (as to a voluntary grant) shall be received by Agent not later than ten (10) Business Days thereafter, together with such other information with respect thereto as Agent may request, and (k) any Material Contract entered into by the Loan Parties after the Closing Date. Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Loan Parties have taken (or propose to take) with respect thereto.
7.3 Existence. The Loan Parties will do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect their respective legal existence (other than pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 8.3) and (ii) the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, governmental authorizations, intellectual property rights material to the conduct of their businesses, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct their businesses in each jurisdiction in which such business is conducted, except where, in the case of this clause (ii), the failure to maintain and preserve such rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, governmental authorizations, intellectual property rights and requisite authority could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.4 Payment of Obligations. The Loan Parties will pay or discharge all Material Indebtedness and all other material liabilities and obligations, including all material Taxes, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and (b) the Loan Parties has set aside on their books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP; provided, that, the Loan Parties will remit withholding taxes and other payroll taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority as and when claimed to be due, notwithstanding the foregoing exceptions.
7.5 Maintenance of Properties. The Loan Parties will keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of their businesses in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent the failure to so maintain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.6 Compliance with Laws; Material Contracts. The Loan Parties will (a) comply with all laws, rules, regulations, licenses, approvals and orders applicable to them and duly observe all requirements of any foreign, Federal, State or local Governmental Authority applicable to them or their property (including without
limitation Environmental Laws) and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do the foregoing, (b) perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), except to the extent the failure to so comply, perform, observe or cause could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) maintain each Material Contract in full force and effect; provided, that, a renewal or replacement or termination of any such Material Contract the effect of which is to allow Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to obtain the same or substantially similar service or supply to their business shall not be deemed to be a failure to maintain a Material Contract in full force and effect, (d) enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms and consistent with Borrowers’ historical business practices, and (e) pay when due, and in no event more than thirty (30) following the due date thereof, all rental and/or lease payments with respect to each of Borrowers’ leased locations set forth on Schedule 1.2.
7.7 Insurance. The Loan Parties shall at all times:
7.8 Inspection Rights. Upon the request of Agent, after reasonable prior notice to the Loan Parties, the Loan Parties will permit representatives and other professionals engaged by Agent for such purpose to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine their corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss their affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and accountants, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired; provided, that, neither Agent nor any of its representatives shall be permitted to inspect, examine, make copies of, or summarize, any information that is subject to attorney client privilege, confidentiality obligations or is a trade secret; provided, further, that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall not be permitted to conduct more than two (2) such visits, inspections, examinations and discussions during any calendar year.
7.9 Use of Proceeds. The Loan Parties shall use the proceeds of the Term Loans hereunder only to: (a) refinance the Existing Debt and pay transaction fees and expenses in connection therewith, and (b) for general operating, working capital and other corporate purposes of the Loan Parties not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Organization Documents of the Loan Parties or hereunder.
7.10 Cash Management; Collection of Proceeds of Collateral; Credit Card Notifications.
7.11 Costs and Expenses. Borrowers shall pay to Agent on demand all Credit Party Expenses and, without duplication thereof and subject to the limits on legal counsel fee reimbursement set forth in the definition of Credit Party Expenses which shall apply to this Section 7.11, reasonable, documented and customary costs, expenses, filing fees and taxes paid or payable in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recording, syndication, administration, collection, liquidation, enforcement and defense of the Obligations, Agent’s rights in the Collateral, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents related hereto or thereto, including any amendments, supplements or consents which may hereafter be contemplated (whether or not executed) or entered into in respect hereof and thereof, including: (a) all costs and expenses of filing or recording (including UCC financing statement filing taxes and fees, documentary taxes, intangibles taxes and mortgage recording taxes and fees, if applicable), (b) costs and expenses and fees for insurance premiums, inspections, appraisal fees (subject to the limitations in Section 7.12) and search fees, background checks, costs and expenses of remitting loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, together with Agent’s customary charges and fees with respect thereto, (c) actual costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral, (d) actual costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with obtaining payment of the Obligations, enforcing the security interests and Liens of Agent in the Collateral, selling or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforcing the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or defending any claims made or threatened against Agent arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including preparations for and consultations concerning any such matters), (e) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses and costs heretofore and from time to time hereafter incurred by Agent during the course of periodic field examinations, plus a per diem charge at Agent’s then standard rate for Agent’s examiners in the field and office; and (f) subject to the limits on legal counsel fee reimbursement set forth in the definition of Credit Party Expenses, the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to Agent in connection with any of the foregoing. With respect only to legal fees, costs, and expenses accrued and payable as of the Closing Date with respect to the documentation, negotiation, and execution and delivery by the parties thereto of the Loan Documents (collectively, the “Closing Legal Fees”), Agent acknowledges that it has received a $125,000 deposit from Borrowers, which deposit Agent shall apply to Closing Legal Fees. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the taxes required to be paid under this Section 7.11 include any Taxes that constitute Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes.
7.12 Field Examinations and Appraisals. Agent, and/or its agents or designees, shall have conducted a summary liquidation analysis of Borrowers prior to the Closing Date and then may conduct up to two (2) field examinations, one (1) inventory appraisal, and two (2) Intellectual Property appraisals every twelve (12) months (provided, that, such field examinations and Intellectual Property appraisals shall not take place more frequently than once every six (6) months), and the Loan Parties shall cooperate with and assist Agent with respect to the same. The Loan Parties shall pay to Agent on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by Agent during the course of such field examinations and appraisals, plus a per diem charge at Agent’s then standard rate for Agent’s examiners in the field and office; provided that, at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent may conduct additional appraisals at any time at its own expense.
7.13 Business Plan. The Loan Parties will generally operate the business of the Loan Parties in all material respects in a manner consistent with the Business Plan most recently delivered to Agent.
7.14 Employee Benefit Plans. At all times, the Loan Parties shall:
7.15 Post-Closing. The Loan Parties shall execute and deliver the documents, take the actions, and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 7.15, in each case within the applicable time limit specified (or such longer period as Agent may agree in its sole discretion (including via electronic mail)).
SECTION 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
8.1 Indebtedness. The Loan Parties shall not incur, create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit to exist, any Indebtedness, or guarantee, assume, endorse, or otherwise become responsible for (directly or indirectly), the Indebtedness of any other Person, except Permitted Indebtedness.
8.2 Liens. The Loan Parties shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any security interest, mortgage, pledge, Lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on any of its assets or properties, including the Collateral, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any security interest or Lien with respect to any such assets or properties, except Permitted Liens.
8.3 Fundamental Changes. No Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, (a) change its name or conduct business under any fictitious name, unless such fictitious name is disclosed to Agent in writing prior to its use in commerce; (b) change its tax, charter or other organizational identification number; (c) change its form or state of organization; or (d) without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Agent, merge, combine or consolidate with any Person, whether in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions; provided, that any wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than Administrative Borrower) may be merged into such Loan Party or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or may consolidate or amalgamate with another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) such Loan Party gives Agent at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (or such shorter period as Agent may agree) of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation accompanied by true, correct and complete copies of all material agreements, documents and instruments relating to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, including the certificate or certificates of merger or amalgamation to be filed with each appropriate Secretary of State (with a copy as filed promptly after such filing), (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) Agent and Lenders’ rights in any Collateral, including the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (E) the surviving Subsidiary, if any, if not already a Loan Party, is contemporaneously joined as a Loan Party hereunder and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary is the subject of a Security Agreement or Pledge Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect on the date of and immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation.
8.4 Asset Sales. The Loan Parties shall not sell assign, lease, license, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests or any of their assets to any other Person, except for Permitted Dispositions or agree to do any of the foregoing, except to the extent that such agreement contains a condition requiring the consent of Lender if the agreement to do any of the foregoing is otherwise prohibited by the terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, no disposition consisting of Material Intellectual Property may be made from any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (other than licensing or sublicensing of such Material Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, provided such licensing or sublicensing is not an exclusive license).
8.5 Investments. The Loan Parties shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger) any Equity Interests, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make or permit to exist any capital contribution in, any other Person that is not a Borrower and also not the Parent, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit or all or a substantial part of the assets or property of any other Person (whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise), or form or acquire any Subsidiaries in contravention of the foregoing (each of the foregoing an “Investment”), except Permitted Investments; provided that if any such Subsidiaries are formed and/or acquired by a Loan Party, or if an Immaterial Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary that is no longer an Immaterial Subsidiary, within ten (10) Business Days thereof, each such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to Lender a joinder to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall take all related actions as directed by Agent, all in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
8.6 Transactions with Affiliates. The Loan Parties shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire or lease any property from, or sell, transfer or lease any property to, any officer, director or other Borrower Affiliates, except pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Loan Parties’ businesses and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Loan Parties than Loan Parties would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an unaffiliated person, except for the following: (a) any employment or compensation arrangement or agreement, employee benefit plan or arrangement, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement or other compensation arrangement entered into by Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business and payments or awards pursuant thereto, (b) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 8.8 hereof, (c) loans and advances to Subsidiaries permitted under Section 8.5 hereof, (d) transactions with another Loan Party, (e) sales or issuances of Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent to Affiliates of the Parent not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith, (f) reasonable and customary director and officer compensation (including bonuses and stock option programs), benefits and indemnification arrangements, in each case approved by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, and (g) any transaction described on Schedule 8.6.
8.7 Change in Business. The Loan Parties shall not engage in any business other than the business of the Loan Parties on the date hereof and any business reasonably related, ancillary or complimentary to the business in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the date hereof.
8.8 Restricted Payments. The Loan Parties shall not declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except Permitted Restricted Payments.
8.9 Restrictive Agreements. The Loan Parties shall not, directly, or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition on the ability of the Loan Parties to pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed by or to the Loan Parties or make loans or advances or grant security interests in or Liens on any of its assets or transfer any of its assets, except such an agreement or other arrangement that (a) is in effect on the Closing
Date, (b) relates to secured Indebtedness permitted hereunder, as long as the restrictions apply only to collateral for such Indebtedness, (c) constitute customary restrictions on assignment in leases and other contracts, (d) set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) arises as a result of any applicable Law, rule or regulation (including applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances); (e) constitute (1) customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any specified property or asset set forth in a lease, license, asset sale agreement or similar contract for the conveyance of such property or asset and (2) instrument or other document evidencing a Permitted Lien (or the Indebtedness secured thereby) from restricting on customary terms the transfer of any property or assets subject thereto; (f) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests in reciprocal easement agreements; and (g) customary restrictions in agreements for the sale of assets on the transfer or encumbrance of such assets during an interim period prior to the closing of the sale of such assets.
8.10 Certain Payments of Indebtedness, Etc. Loan Parties shall not make or agree to make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Indebtedness, except: (a) payment of the Obligations, (b) payment of regularly scheduled principal and interest payments, and other mandatory payments, as and when due in respect of any Permitted Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of Subordinated Debt prohibited by the Subordination Agreements, (c) payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted under Section 8.4, (d) any Permitted Refinancing of Permitted Indebtedness, (e) repayments of Permitted Intercompany Investments constituting Indebtedness and (f) repayment of Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (i), (j), (e) (solely in respect of clauses (i) and (j) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”) and (o) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”.
8.11 Amendment of Material Documents. The Loan Parties shall not amend, modify or waive any of the terms of: (a) its Organization Documents except for amendments, modifications or other changes that do not affect the rights and privileges of the Loan Parties in any material respect and do not affect the ability of the Loan Parties to amend, modify, renew or supplement the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or otherwise affect the interests of Agent in any material respect and so long as at the time of any such amendment, modification or waiver, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing; or (b) any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or governing any Material Indebtedness, except, that, the Loan Parties may, after prior written notice to Agent, amend or modify the terms thereof to forgive, or cancel any portion of such Indebtedness (other than pursuant to payments thereof), or to reduce the interest rate or any fees in connection therewith, or to make the terms thereof less restrictive or burdensome to the Loan Parties, or to fix ambiguities, errors or omissions therein.
8.12 Sale and Leaseback. The Loan Parties shall not enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in their business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”), except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by a Loan Party that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset and (a) is consummated within ninety (90) days after Loan Party acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset, (b) the obligations of such Loan Party under such lease constitute Permitted Indebtedness, and (c) the Net Cash Proceeds realized by the Loan Party upon the sale or transfer of such property is paid to Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8.13 Subordinated Debt. Borrowers shall not amend, supplement or otherwise modify any document, instrument or agreement relating to any Subordinated Debt.
8.14 Restricted Businesses. Borrowers shall not participate in any Restricted Businesses.
8.15 Capital Expenditures Make or incur any Capital Expenditure (including maintenance capital expenditures) or commitments for Capital Expenditures (including Capital Lease Obligations and maintenance Capital Expenditures) in any fiscal year in an aggregate amount for the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis of more than $10,000,000 (the “Capex Cap”); provided, that, on the last day of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and on the last day of each fiscal year ending thereafter, the Capex Cap for the immediately succeeding fiscal year shall increase by 20% of the Specified Annual Cost Savings for the fiscal year most recently ended (i.e. by way of example, if the Specified Annual Cost Savings for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 is $5,000,000, then the Capex Cap for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 shall be $11,000,000).
SECTION 9. FINANCIAL COVENANT; BILLING AND SUBSCRIPTION TARGET COVENANTS; CURE RIGHT
9.1 Minimum Liquidity. Loan Parties shall maintain Liquidity of at least $12,000,000 at all times; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as a result of unanticipated circumstances beyond the Loan Parties’ control, Liquidity is less than $12,000,000, such circumstance shall not constitute a breach of this Section 9.1 so long as (i) Liquidity is at least $11,000,000 and (ii) Liquidity does not remain less than $12,000,000 for more than three (3) consecutive Business Days; provided further, that, during a Cure Period (as defined in Section 9.4), Loan Parties shall maintain Liquidity of at least 110% of the requirements set forth in this Section 9.1.
9.2 Minimum Total Billings. Borrowers shall achieve the Three Month Total Billings Target applicable to each trailing three (3) month period (the “Billings Test Period”).
9.3 Minimum Digital Subscriptions. Borrowers shall maintain Net Digital Subscriptions at all times, as tested as of the end of each fiscal quarter (the “Subscriptions Test Period”, and collectively with the Billings Test Period (as defined in Section 9.2), each, a “Test Period”)) of not less than the Quarterly Digital Subscriptions Target.
9.4 Cure Right. In the event that Borrowers fail to satisfy the covenants set forth in Section 9.2 and/or Section 9.3 at the end of the Test Period applicable to such covenant, Borrowers shall have the limited right to cure such Event of Default on the following terms and conditions (and until the expiration of any such Cure Period an Event of Default as a result of Borrowers’ breach of Section 10.1(a) arising from Borrowers’ failure to comply Section 9.2 and/or Section 9.3 shall not be continuing):
SECTION 10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
10.1 Events of Default. The occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events are referred to herein individually as an “Event of Default”, and collectively as “Events of Default”:
10.2 Remedies.
SECTION 11. JURY TRIAL WAIVER; OTHER WAIVERS CONSENTS; GOVERNING LAW; ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS
11.1 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Jury Trial Waiver.
11.2 Waiver of Notices. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Borrower hereby waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, acceleration, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all of the Obligations, this Agreement, or any other Loan Documents; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agent’s taking possession or control of, or to Agent’s replevy, attachment or levy upon, the Collateral; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws, and any and all other demands and notices of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, the Collateral and this Agreement, except such as are expressly provided for herein or required by applicable Law and cannot be waived thereunder. No notice to or demand on the Loan Parties which Agent may elect to give shall entitle the Loan Parties to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
11.3 Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated unless such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and as to amendments to any of the Loan Documents, by Administrative Borrower and such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall be effective and binding as to Agent and Lenders only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Agent shall not, by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have expressly or impliedly waived any of its or their rights, powers and/or remedies unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed as provided herein. Any such waiver shall be enforceable only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver by Agent of any right, power and/or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right, power and/or remedy which Agent would otherwise have on any future occasion, whether similar in kind or otherwise.
11.4 Waiver of Counterclaims. Each Borrower waives all rights to interpose any claims, deductions, setoffs or counterclaims of any nature (other than compulsory counterclaims) in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Obligations, the Collateral or any matter arising therefrom or relating hereto or thereto.
11.5 Indemnification. The Loan Parties shall indemnify and hold each Credit Party, and its officers, directors, agents, employees, advisors and counsel and its Affiliates (each such person being an “Indemnitee”), harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities, reasonable and documented costs or expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses (limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one (1) primary outside counsel to Agent, one (1) primary outside counsel to Lenders taken as a whole and, if necessary, one (1) local counsel for Agent in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of Agent (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), one (1) local counsel for Lenders (taken as a whole) in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), any regulatory or other special counsel to Agent reasonably deemed necessary by Agent and, in the event of any actual conflict of interest, one (1) additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected parties that are similarly situated (taken as a whole))) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any of them in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding commenced or threatened related to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents, or any undertaking or proceeding related to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any act, omission, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, including amounts paid in settlement and approved by the Loan Parties (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and/or delayed) and court costs, except the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation under this Section 11.5 to indemnify an Indemnitee with respect to a matter covered hereby resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction (but without limiting the obligations of the Loan Parties as to any other Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Loan Parties shall pay the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay under applicable Law to a Credit Party in satisfaction of
indemnified matters under this Section. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) the Loan Parties shall not assert, and the Loan Parties hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any undertaking or transaction contemplated hereby and (ii) the Indemnitees shall not assert, and the Indemnitees hereby waive, any claim against any Loan Party, on any theory of liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any undertaking or transaction contemplated hereby. No Indemnitee referred to above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transaction contemplated hereby or thereby except resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable upon demand. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement. This Section 11.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
11.6 Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time Tiger makes a payment hereunder in error to any other Lender, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by any Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to Tiger forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to Tiger, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Tiger in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. Tiger shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
SECTION 12. AGENT
12.1 Appointment and Authority. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Tiger Finance, LLC to act on its behalf as Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Agent by the terms hereof or thereof (including, without limitation, acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations), together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except as provided in Sections 12.6 and 12.10, the provisions of this Section are solely for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, and no Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
12.2 Rights as Lender. The Person serving as Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though they were not Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory
capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to Lenders.
12.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent:
12.4 Reliance by Agent. Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including, but not limited to, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution)
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless Agent shall have received written notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
12.5 Delegation of Duties. Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by Agent. Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein as well as activities as Agent. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
12.6 Resignation of Agent. Agent may at any time give written notice of its resignation to Lenders and Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right with the consent of the Administrative Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Administrative Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor which shall be a Person in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if Agent shall notify Borrowers and Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by Agent on behalf of Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrowers to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section 12 and Section 11.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent hereunder.
12.7 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document
furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except as provided in Section 12.12, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Credit Party with any other credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of any Loan Party that may come into the possession of Agent.
12.8 No Other Duties, Etc.. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no person who is or becomes a bookrunner, arranger, syndication agent or documentation agent hereunder shall have any powers, rights, liabilities, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity as Agent or a Lender hereunder.
12.9 Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Agent shall have made any demand on the Loan Parties) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
12.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. The Credit Parties irrevocably authorize Agent:
12.11 Notice of Transfer. Agent may deem and treat a Lender party to this Agreement as the owner of such Lender’s portion of the Obligations for all purposes, unless and until, and except to the extent, an Assignment and Assumption shall have become effective as set forth in Section 13.3.
12.12 Reports and Financial Statements. By signing this Agreement, each Lender:
12.13 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens for the benefit of Agent and Lenders in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable Law of the United States, can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with Agent’s instructions.
12.14 Indemnification of Agent. Without limiting the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder, Lenders hereby agree to indemnify Agent and any of its Related Parties, as the case may be, ratably according to their pro rata share of the Obligations, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Agent and its Related Parties in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent and any of its Related Parties in connection therewith; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Agent’s or its Related Parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
12.15 Relation among Lenders. Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender.
SECTION 13. NOTICES; MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Notices.
13.2 Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate this Agreement as a whole, but this Agreement shall be construed as though it did not contain the particular provision held to be invalid or unenforceable and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced only to such extent as shall be permitted by applicable Law.
13.3 Successors. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other document referred to herein or therein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Agent, Lenders, and the Loan Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that (a) the Loan Parties may not assign their rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other document referred to herein or therein without the prior written consent of Agent and Required Lenders, which consent may be delayed, conditioned, withheld or denied in Agent’s and Required Lenders’ exclusive discretion, and (b) neither a Lender nor Agent may assign or otherwise transfer its rights, Term Loans or interests hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Borrower; provided, that (i) such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and shall be deemed given if not denied in writing by the Administrative Borrower within ten (10) Business Days after the Administrative Borrower’s receipt of written request therefor, (ii) such consent shall not be required if a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (iii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than a Specified Event of Default) that is continuing, neither Agent nor any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights, Term Loans or interests hereunder or under any other Loan Document except upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Borrower and (iv) any such purported assignment without such express prior
written consent shall be void. The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are for the purpose of defining the relative rights and obligations of the Loan Parties, Lenders, and Agent with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall be no third-party beneficiaries of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
13.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any supplements hereto or thereto, and any instruments or documents delivered or to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith represent the entire agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof between the parties hereto, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals, offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any schedule or exhibit hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
13.5 USA Patriot Act. Agent hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub.L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or corporation who opens an account and/or enters into a business relationship with it, which information includes the name and address of the Loan Parties and other information that will allow Agent to identify such person in accordance with the Act and any other applicable Law. The Loan Parties are hereby advised that any Term Loans hereunder are subject to satisfactory results of such verification.
13.6 Counterparts, Etc. This Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by fax or other electronic method of transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement or any of such other Loan Documents. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of any such agreement by fax or other electronic method of transmission shall in a timely manner also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of such agreement.
13.7 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Credit Parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, funding sources, attorneys, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of, or any prospective assignee of, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Loan Party and its obligations, (g) with the consent of Administrative Borrower, or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or (y) becomes available to any Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Loan Parties.
SECTION 14. CONTINUING GUARANTY
14.1 Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Agent and Lenders, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of all Obligations whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Loan Parties to the Credit Parties (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Credit Parties in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof) (the “Guarantied Obligations”). Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Guarantied Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Guarantied Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Guarantied Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Guarantied Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
14.2 Rights of Lenders. Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Credit Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Guarantied Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Guarantied Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Guarantied Obligations and (e) increase the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations or any portion thereof, or make any new or additional loans or extensions of credit (whether of the same type(s) and/or different or additional type(s) as the loans and extensions of credit available to the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents/Guaranteed Obligations as of the date hereof) or increase the rates or amounts of any interest on and/or fees on or with respect to or included in the Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of any Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of any Guarantor.
14.3 Certain Waivers. Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of Borrowers or any other Obligor or guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Credit Party) of the liability of Borrowers; (b) any defense based on any claim that any Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of Borrowers; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting any Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against
Borrowers, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guarantied Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Credit Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Credit Party; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives, all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Guarantied Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Guarantied Obligations.
14.4 Obligations Independent. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Guarantied Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against each Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not any Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
14.5 Subrogation. No Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until payment in full of the Obligations. If any amounts are paid to any Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Credit Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Credit Parties to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
14.6 Termination; Reinstatement. This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guarantied Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of Borrowers or any Guarantor is made, or any of the Credit Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Guarantied Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Credit Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Credit Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
14.7 Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of the other Loan Parties owing to each Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of the other Loan Parties to any Guarantor as subrogee of the Credit Parties or resulting from any Guarantor performance under this Guaranty, to the payment in full of the Obligations. If the Credit Parties so request, any such obligation or indebtedness of the other Loan Parties to any Guarantor shall be enforced and performance received by any Guarantor as trustee for the Credit Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Credit Parties on account of the Guarantied Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Guaranty.
14.8 Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against any Guarantor or any of the other Loan Parties under any Insolvency Proceeding, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Credit Parties.
14.9 Condition of Loan Parties. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Loan Parties and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Loan Parties and any such other guarantor as each Guarantor requires, and that none of the Credit Parties has any duty, and no Guarantor is
relying on the Credit Parties at any time, to disclose to any Guarantor any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Loan Parties or any other guarantor (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Credit Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
14.10 Limitation of Guaranty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, the Loan Parties, Agent and the Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that the Guarantied Obligations of each Guarantor in respect of the guarantee set forth in this Section 14 at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Guarantied Obligations of such Guarantor not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance after giving full effect to the liability under such guarantee set forth in this Section 14 and its related contribution rights but before taking into account any liabilities under any other guarantee by such Guarantor.