UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2012

 

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

     
     
001-35675
(Commission File Number)
  45-4950432
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 280-7737

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     
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Item 1.01.      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

  

On October 3, 2012, in connection with the consummation of the business combination described in Item 2.01 below, RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Company ”), RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (“ RLJ ”), Acorn Media Group, Inc. (“ Acorn ”), Image Entertainment, Inc. (“ Image ”), Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC, a majority owned subsidiary of Image (“ IMHE ”), RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ RLJ Sub ”), and RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Image Sub ”), as borrowers (the Company, RLJ, Image, IMHE, RLJ Sub, Image Sub, and Acorn, collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Facility ”) with certain lenders, SunTrust Bank (“ SunTrust ”), as Administrative Agent, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner. The Credit Facility includes a five-year $15 million revolving credit facility and three tranches of term loans totaling $55 million with final maturities ranging from five to five and one-half years, at interest rates ranging from prime rate plus 5% to 6.25% or LIBOR plus 6% to 7.25%, plus an additional 3% per annum paid in kind on the last $15 million of the facilities. The obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among the Borrowers, SunTrust, and the certain lenders (the “ Security Agreement ”).

 

The proceeds of the Credit Facility were used (i) to pay off the existing credit facility of Image, which provided for a revolving line of credit of $17.5 million and had an expiration date of June 23, 2014, (ii) to pay off the existing credit facility of Acorn, which provided for an $18.0 million term loan and a $10.0 million revolving line of credit and had an expiration date of February 28, 2015, and (iii) to fund a portion of the purchase price payable to the Acorn stockholders in connection with the business combination. Amounts available under the Credit Facility will also be used for general working capital purposes.

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Facility, the Company issued to Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund, LP (“ Drawbridge ”), an affiliate of one of the lenders under the Credit Facility, warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private placement (the “ Drawbridge Warrants ”). Prior to the issuance of the Drawbridge Warrants, RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC (the “ Sponsor ”) contributed a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock for no consideration to RLJ for cancellation. The Drawbridge Warrants were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares to be issued upon exercise of the Drawbridge Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements thereunder.

 

On October 3, 2012, in connection with the consummation of the business combination described in Item 2.01 below, the Company, RLJ, JH Partners Evergreen Fund, LP (“ JH I ”), JH Investment Partners III, LP (“ JH II ”), JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC (“ JH III ” and, together with JH I and JH II, the “ JH Parties ”), Drawbridge, Miguel Penella, certain shareholders of Acorn, Peter Edwards as the Acorn Representative, the Sponsor, William S. Cohen, and Morris Goldfarb entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to register certain of its securities held by the stockholders who are a party to the Registration Rights Agreement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”). Such stockholders are entitled under such agreement to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register certain of its securities held by them for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, such stockholders have the right to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. However, the Registration Rights Agreement provides that no stockholder (other than the Sponsor) may make a demand (i) with respect to a registration statement on Form S-1 until October 3, 2013 or (ii) with respect to a registration statement on Form S-3 until July 3, 2013.

 

On October 3, 2012, immediately following the consummation of the business combination described in Item 2.01 below, the Company entered into an Indemnity Agreement with each of its officers and directors (collectively, the “ Indemnity Agreements ”). Pursuant to the Indemnity Agreements, and subject to the exceptions and limitations provided therein, the Company will indemnify the directors and officers in connection with the defense of any present or future threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding as allowed under Nevada law.

 

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On October 3, 2012, in connection with the consummation of the business combination described in Item 2.01 below, the Company, RLJ and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “ Warrant Agent ”) entered into an Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, pursuant to which RLJ assigned to the Company all of RLJ’s rights, title and interest in, and the Company assumed all of RLJ’s liabilities and obligations under, the existing Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2011, by and between RLJ and the Warrant Agent which governs the terms of (i) the Fortress Warrants, (ii) the warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued to Wexford described in Item 8.01 below and (iii) the warrants issued by the Company in connection with business combination described in Item 2.01 below.

 

The foregoing description of the Credit Facility, the Security Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the form of Indemnity Agreements and the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 respectively, and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 2.01.    Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

Consummation of Business Combination with Image and Acorn

 

On October 3, 2012, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 2, 2012 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among the Company, RLJ, Image, RLJ Sub and Image Sub, following the consummation of the merger of RLJ Sub with and into RLJ (the “ RLJ Merger ”) and the merger of Image Sub with and into Image (the “ Image Merger ” and, together with the RLJ Merger, the “ Merger Transaction ”), each of RLJ and Image became wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.

 

Upon completion of the Image Merger, each outstanding share of Image common stock (excluding dissenting shares) were automatically converted into the right to receive 0.00972 shares of the Company’s common stock, except that shares of Image common stock held by Image, Image Sub, the Company, or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or Image were canceled without any conversion, payment, or distribution. Also, upon completion of the RLJ Merger, each share of RLJ common stock was automatically converted into the right to receive consideration of one share of the Company’s common stock (except for 1,267,739 shares of the RLJ’s common stock which were contributed for no consideration by the Sponsor to RLJ for cancellation immediately prior to the RLJ Merger) and each warrant to purchase shares of RLJ common stock was automatically converted into a warrant to purchase an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock (except for warrants to purchase 2,850,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock which were contributed for no consideration by the Sponsor to RLJ for cancellation immediately prior to the RLJ Merger).

 

Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger Transaction, and pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 and amended by Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (the “ Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Company, RLJ and the holders of Image’s Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”), such holders sold all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to RLJ. The aggregate purchase price paid to the holders of the Preferred Stock was (i) an aggregate of $2,800,000 in cash, (ii) unsecured subordinated promissory notes from the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $14,800,000, (iii) an aggregate of 575,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in a private placement (the “ Image Private Placement Shares ”), and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in a private placement (the “ Image Private Placement Warrants ”). Prior to the issuance of the Image Private Placement Shares and Image Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor contributed 75,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock for no consideration to RLJ for cancellation. The unsecured subordinated notes issued by the Company to the former holders of the Preferred Stock bear interest at 12% per annum, of which 5.4% is payable in cash annually and the balance is either paid through the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock valued at their then-current market price, or accrues and is added to principal, which is payable upon maturity. The subordinated notes mature upon the earlier of six years from the date of issuance or six months after the latest stated maturity of the senior debt issued pursuant to the Credit Facility. The foregoing description of the form of unsecured subordinated note does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document, which is attached hereto as Exhibits 10.6, and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

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Immediately following the consummation of the Merger Transaction, and pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 and amended by Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (the “ Stock Purchase Agreement ” and, together with the Merger Agreement and the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the “ Agreements ”), by and among the Company, RLJ, Acorn, the shareholders of Acorn, and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative, the shareholders of Acorn sold all the outstanding shares of Acorn’s common shares to RLJ (the “ Acorn Transaction ” and together with the Merger Transaction and the other ancillary transactions contemplated by the Agreements, the “ Transactions ”). The aggregate purchase price paid to the shareholders of Acorn was (i) an aggregate of approximately $99.7 million in cash (which amount includes $5,000,000 placed in an indemnity escrow account and approximately $35.4 million additional Acorn transaction costs), (ii) 1,575,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (consisting of 1,000,000 registered shares (the “ Registered Shares ”) and 575,000 shares issued in a private placement (the “ Acorn Private Placement Shares ” and, together with the Image Private Placement Shares, the “ Private Placement Shares ”)), and (iii) warrants to purchase 1,150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (consisting of registered warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares (the “ Registered Warrants ”) and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares issued in a private placement (the “ Acorn Private Placement Warrants ” and, together with the Image Private Placement Warrants, the “ Private Placement Warrants ”)). Prior to the issuance of the Acorn Private Placement Shares and Acorn Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor contributed 75,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock for no consideration to RLJ for cancellation.

 

The issuance of Company’s common stock in connection with the Merger Transaction and the issuance of the Registered Shares and Registered Warrants, as described above, was registered under the Securities Act, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-180714), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) and declared effective on August 10, 2012 (the “ Form S-4 ”). The joint proxy statement/ prospectus included in the Form S-4 contains additional information about the Transaction and the related transactions. The Private Placement Shares and Private Placement Warrants, were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares to be issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements thereunder.

 

Business

 

The Company has not been engaged in any business prior to the transactions described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above. Following the consummation of the business combination, the Company’s business will consist of the businesses of RLJ, Image, and Acorn. The businesses of RLJ, Image, and Acorn (collectively, the “ Businesses ”) are described in the Form S-4 in the sections titled “Information about RLJ”, “Information about Image”, and “Information about Acorn”, each of which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risks associated with the Businesses are described in the Form S-4, in the sections titled “Risk Factors”, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Information

 

The sections titled “Selected Historical Financial Data of RLJ”, “Selected Consolidated Historical Financial Data of Image”, “Selected Consolidated Historical Financial Data of Acorn”, “Information About RLJ – Periodic Reporting and Financial Information”, “Information About RLJ – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Information About Image – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Information About Acorn – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Information About RLJ – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”, “Information About Image – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”, and “Information About Acorn – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Form S-4 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of October 3, 2012, by:

 

- each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of its outstanding shares of common stock;
- each of the Company’s officers and directors; and
- all of the Company’s officers and directors as a group.

 

As used in the table below, the term beneficial ownership with respect to the Company’s common stock consists of sole or shared voting power (which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares of the Company’s common stock) or sole or shared investment power (which includes the power to dispose, or direct the disposition of, shares of the Company’s common stock) through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including a right to acquire such power(s) during the 60 days following October 3, 2012. Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them.

 

The Company has based its calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership on 13,340,451 shares of its common stock outstanding on October 3, 2012 (which amount is subject to change because no fractional shares will be issued to Image’s common stockholders in connection with the Image Merger).

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
    Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
 
RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC (RLJ’s sponsor) (1)
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814
    7,031,678       41.0 %
                 
Robert L. Johnson (1)
c/o The RLJ Companies
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814
    7,031,678       41.0 %
                 
H. Van Sinclair (2)
c/o The RLJ Companies
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814
    38,333       *  
                 
JH Evergreen Management, LLC (3)
451 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-1615
    1,934,276       14.5 %
                 
Theodore S. Green (4)
c/o Image Entertainment, Inc.
20525 Nordhoff Street, Suite 200
Chatsworth, CA 91311
    193,815       1.5 %
                 
John W. Hyde (5)
c/o Image Entertainment, Inc.
20525 Nordhoff Street, Suite 200
Chatsworth, CA 91311
    165,783       1.2 %
                 
John P. Avagliano (6)
c/o Image Entertainment, Inc.
20525 Nordhoff Street, Suite 200
Chatsworth, CA 91311
    81,333       *  
                 
Peter Edwards (7)
c/o Acorn Media Group, Inc.
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
    1,270,047       9.1 %

 

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
    Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
 
Miguel Penella (8)
c/o Acorn Media Group, Inc.
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
    67,252       *  
                 

Lisa Wardell (9)

c/o The RLJ Companies
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814

    19,167       *  
                 
Tyrone Brown
c/o The RLJ Companies
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814
    -       -  
                 

Morris Goldfarb (10)

c/o The RLJ Companies
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814

    257,500       1.9 %
                 
All directors and executive officers as a group (10 people)     9,124,908       51.1 %
                 

 

* Less than 1%

 

(1) The RLJ Companies, LLC is the sole manager and is the sole voting member of RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC. Robert L. Johnson is the sole manager and the sole voting member of The RLJ Companies, LLC. Mr. Johnson disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.  Includes 3,215,011 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 3,816,667 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

(2) Includes 38,333 shares of the Company’s common stock, held in the name of RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, which may be transferred to Mr. Sinclair at any time.

 

(3) Information presented regarding JH Evergreen Management, LLC, the JH Parties, and John C. Hansen is based on information provided by JH Parties and certain of their affiliates regarding ownership of Image common stock. The mailing address of JH Evergreen Management and the other affiliate parties identified in this footnote is 451 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1615. Mr. Hansen disclaimed beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.  Includes 1,647,489 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH I, 196,505 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH II, and 90,282 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH III.  Does not include warrants to purchase 114,228 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH I, warrants to purchase 13,625 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH II, or warrants to purchase 6,261 shares of the Company’s common stock held by JH III, none of which are exercisable within 60 days of October 3, 2012..

 

(4) Includes 149,405 shares of the Company’s common stock and 44,444 shares of the Company’s common stock to be held in escrow until April 3, 2014, subject to forfeiture to the JH Entities. See “The Business Combination — Interests of Image Directors and Officers in the Business Combination — Share Escrow Agreement” on page 183 of the Form S-4, which is incorporated herein by reference.  Also includes 19 shares held as custodian for Mr. Green’s children.  Does not include warrants to purchase 6,818 shares of the Company’s common stock which are not exercisable within 60 days of October 3, 2012.

 

(5) Mr. Hyde holds all of the shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock through Producers Sales Organization, his wholly owned consulting business (“ PSO ”), except for 40,098 shares of the Company’s common stock which he holds in his own name. Additionally, includes 87,907 shares of the Company’s common stock held by PSO and 37,778 shares of the Company’s common stock to be held in escrow for the benefit of PSO until April 3, 2014, subject to forfeiture to the JH Entities. See “The Business Combination — Interests of Image Directors and Officers in the Business Combination — Share Escrow Agreement” on page 183 of the Form S-4, which is incorporated herein by reference. Does not include warrants to purchase 5,795 shares of the Company’s common stock held by PSO which are not exercisable within 60 days of October 3, 2012.

 

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(6) Includes 63,555 shares of the Company’s common stock and 17,778 shares of the Company’s common stock to be held in escrow until April 3, 2014, subject to forfeiture to the JH Entities. See “The Business Combination — Interests of Image Directors and Officers in the Business Combination — Share Escrow Agreement” on page 183 of the Form S-4, which is incorporated herein by reference.  Does not include warrants to purchase 2,727 shares of the Company’s common stock which are not exercisable within 60 days of October 3, 2012.

 

(7) Includes 692,523 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 577,524 shares of the Company’s common stock held by trusts established by Mr. Edwards for estate planning purposes.  Does not include warrants to purchase 30,001 shares of the Company’s common stock held by trusts established by Mr. Edwards for estate planning purposes which are not exercisable within 60 days of October 3, 2012.

 

(8) Includes 33,626 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 33,626 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

(9) Includes 19,167 shares of the Company’s common stock, held in the name of RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, which may be transferred to Ms. Wardell at any time.

 

(10) Includes 157,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The information in the section of the Form S-4 titled “New RLJ Executive Officers and Directors” is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the following individuals who were not named in the Form S-4 currently serve as directors of the Company:

 

Name

 

Position

Lisa Wardell   Independent Director
Morris Goldfarb   Independent Director
Tyrone Brown   Independent Director

 

Lisa Wardell has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since October 2012. Ms. Wardell has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of The RLJ Companies since August 2004. Ms. Wardell also previously served as the chief financial officer and secretary of RLJ Acquisition from December 2010 until October 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Wardell was a senior associate at Katalyst Venture Partners, a private equity firm, from September 2000 to January 2003. She has served as a member of the board of directors of DeVry, Inc., a provider of educational services (NYSE:DV) since November 2008 and a member of the Christopher & Banks board (NYSE:CBK) since 2011 . Ms. Wardell currently serves on the board of directors of Rollover Systems, Inc., and the RLJ McLarty Landers Automotive Group. The Company believes that Ms. Wardell’s professional background, her leadership position at The RLJ Companies and her current and past board positions, make her well qualified as a member of the Company’s board of directors.

 

Morris Goldfarb has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since April 2012. Mr. Goldfarb previously served as a director of RLJ from February 2011 until October 2012. He serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GIII), a designer, manufacturer, importer and marketer of apparel, handbags and luggage. Mr. Goldfarb has served as an executive officer and director of G-III and its predecessors since its formation in 1974. Mr. Goldfarb served as a director of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. from June 1998 until March 2010. We believe that Mr. Goldfarb’s professional background, his senior leadership position at G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., and current and past board positions, make him well qualified as a member of our board of directors. The Company believes that Mr. Goldfarb’s professional background, his senior leadership position at G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., and current and past board positions, make him well qualified as a member of the Company’s board of directors

 

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Tyrone Brown has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since October 2012. Mr. Brown was the co-founder of District Cablevision, the DC cable television system, where he was president and a director from 1986 to February 1992 and was general manager from 1998 to 1990. Mr. Brown was an initial investor and director in the successful re-launch after bankruptcy of IRIDIUM, the global mobile satellite system, serving as IRIDIUM’s vice chairman from January 2002 until a successful public offering in October 2009. Mr. Brown also served as a director and principal outside counsel of Black Entertainment Television (BET) until its successful public offering in 1991, and vice president and general counsel of Post-Newsweek Stations, the broadcast station subsidiary of the Washington Post Company from 1971 to 1974. In addition to his entrepreneurial and business activities, Mr. Brown has practiced communications law at a number of major DC law firms and served as a law clerk for the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, as an aide to Senator Edmund Muskie and as an FCC Commissioner under the Carter Administration. The Company believes that Mr. Brown’s professional background in the media sector, his prior senior leadership positions at various companies, and extensive legal experience, make him well qualified as a member of the Company’s board of directors.

 

Executive Compensation

 

The information in the section of the Form S-4 titled “New RLJ Executive Officers and Directors — Compensation of the New RLJ Board and Executive Officers” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The information in the sections of the Form S-4 titled “Information About RLJ – Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence” and “Information About Image – Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence” is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

There is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against the Company or any members of its management team in their capacity as such.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Market Information

 

The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol RLJE, and the Company’s warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock trade on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol RLJEW. The warrants expire on the earlier of (i) October 3, 2017 and (ii) the liquidation of the Company.

 

Prior to October 3, 2012, there was no established public trading market for the Company’s securities. The information in the sections of the S-4 titled “Description of New RLJ Securities” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

As of October 3, 2012, approximately 21,041,667 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. The Company has no outstanding options. The information in Item 1.01 above, relating to registration rights granted to certain holders of the Company’s common stock is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Holders of Record

 

As of October 3, 2012, there were approximately 343 holders of the Company’s common stock and 30 holders of the Company’s warrants.

 

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Dividends

 

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock to date. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon the Company’s revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Company’s board of directors at such time. It is the present intention of the Company’s board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in its business operations and, accordingly, the Company’s board of directors does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company’s board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any stock dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above relating to the issuance of the Drawbridge Warrants, the Private Placement Shares and the Private Placement Warrants is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Item 8.01 below relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock to Wexford is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

The information in the section of the Form S-4 titled “Description of New RLJ Securities” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The information in Item 20 of the Form S-4 is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Item 1.01 above relating to the Indemnity Agreements is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The information on pages F-1 through F-117 of the Form S-4 is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the section of RLJ’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as amended, titled “Financial Information - Financial Statements” is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the section of Image’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 titled “Financial Information - Financial Statements” is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Item 9.01 hereof is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The information in Item 21 of the Form S-4 is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Item 9.01 hereof is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information regarding (i) the Credit Facility set forth in Item 1.01 above and (ii) the unsecured subordinated promissory notes set forth in Item 2.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above relating to the issuance of the Drawbridge Warrants, the Private Placement Shares and the Private Placement Warrants is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in Item 8.01 below relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock to Wexford is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant

 

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the RLJ Merger, the Company is no longer a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLJ. The common stock of the Company is now owned by, among others, the former holders of RLJ common stock, the former holders of Image common stock and preferred stock, and the former holders of Acorn common stock. The former stockholders of RLJ hold approximately 68% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, with approximately 25% of the outstanding common stock of the Company being held by the Sponsor. The former stockholders of Image and Acorn own approximately 20% and 12%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of the Company.

 

The information regarding the transactions contemplated by the Agreements set forth in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in the sections of the Form S-4 titled “Summary – The Proposed Business Combination”, “The Business Combination”, and “Description of New RLJ Securities” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

In connection with the consummation of the Transactions, on October 3, 2012, William S. Cohen and Mario Gabelli resigned from their positions as directors of the Company. Also in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, on October 3, 2012, the following officers of the Company resigned their respective positions: Lisa Wardell (Chief Financial Officer and Secretary) and H. Van Sinclair (President and Chief Executive Officer).

 

Immediately following the Transactions, on October 3, 2012, the remaining members of the Company’s board of directors increased the size of the board to nine persons and appointed Theodore S. Green, Peter Edwards, Miguel Penella, John W. Hyde, Tyrone Brown, and Ms. Wardell to serve as additional directors of the Company.

 

Immediately following the appointment of the new directors, on October 3, 2012, the Company’s board of directors appointed the following individuals as officers of the Company: Robert L. Johnson (Executive Chairman of the Board), Mr. Green (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Penella (President and Chief Operating Officer), Mr. Hyde (President of Global and Strategic Development), and John P. Avagliano (Chief Financial Officer and Secretary). Peter Edwards will serve as the non-executive Vice-Chairman of the board of directors.

 

At the same time, the board of directors established (i) an Audit Committee, with Messrs. Brown, Goldfarb, and Edwards as the initial members thereof, Mr. Sinclair as an observer, and Mr. Brown as chairman, (ii) a Compensation Committee, with Messrs Sinclair, Goldfarb, and Brown as the initial members thereof and Mr. Sinclair as chairman, and (iii) a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Ms. Wardell and Messrs. Sinclair and Edwards as the initial members thereof and Ms. Wardell as the chairwoman.

 

The information regarding the directors and officers of the Company, set forth in Item 2.01 above, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (the “ Incentive Plan ”) was approved by (i) the shareholders of RLJ at a special meeting on September 20, 2012, as reported on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC by RLJ on September 20, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the shareholders of Image on September 20, 2012, as reported on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC by Image on September 20, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference, and (iii) the shareholders of Acorn on October 3, 2012. The Incentive Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors, and allows the compensation committee to award up to a maximum of 2,157,397 shares under the Incentive Plan, provided that the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock is less than 19,416,573. The compensation committee may award Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations, Dividend Equivalents, Performance Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards (as those terms are defined in the Incentive Plan). No person may be granted (i) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than 750,000 shares or (ii) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, and/or Other Stock Based Awards with respect to more than 750,000 shares. In addition, no person may be granted more than $1,000,000 with respect to any 12-month Performance Period (as that term is defined in the Incentive Plan) under the Incentive Plan, or $2,000,000 with respect to any Performance Period that is more than 12 months. The foregoing discussion of the Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Incentive Plan, filed with the SEC as Annex L to the Schedule 14A filed by RLJ on August 10, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 5.05. Code of Ethics.

 

The Company did not previously have a code of ethics. On October 3, 2012, the Company adopted a code of ethics and business conduct for the board of directors and executive officers of the Corporation pursuant to a unanimous consent of the Company’s board of directors. A copy of the code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 14.1. A copy of the code of ethics is also available on the Company’s website at http://www.rljcompanies.com/companies/rlj-entertainment. Information on such website does not constitute part of this document.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreements, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “ Consulting Agreement ”) with Wexford Spectrum Investors LLC (“ Wexford ”), pursuant to which Wexford agreed to provide consulting services to the Company in connection with matters of strategic advice, and in consideration for such services the Company issued 325,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 550,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Wexford in a private placement. Prior to the issuance of the shares of the Company’s common stock and the warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to Wexford, the Sponsor contributed 325,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock and warrants to purchase 550,000 shares of RLJ’s common stock for no consideration to RLJ for cancellation. The shares of the Company’s common stock and the warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued to Wexford, were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares to be issued upon exercise of the warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued to Wexford have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements thereunder.

 

The foregoing description of the Consulting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Consulting Agreement, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3, which is incorporated by reference

 

On October 3, 2012, RLJ issued a press release announcing that it had completed its business combination acquiring Image and Acorn. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

 

The information in the F-pages of the Form S-4 is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the section of RLJ’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as amended, titled “Financial Information - Financial Statements” is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the section of Image’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 titled “Financial Information - Financial Statements” is incorporated herein by reference. The financial statements of Acorn for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 are filed as Exhibit 99.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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(c) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial information as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 is furnished as Exhibit 99.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d)   Exhibits. 

         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  10.1*     Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., and Image Entertainment, Inc., as the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.2*     Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., Image Entertainment, Inc. Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.
  10.3*     Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., JH Partners, LLC, JH Partners Evergreen Fund, LP, JH Investment Partners III, LP, JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC, the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc., Peter Edwards, as the Acorn Representative, RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, and Morris Goldfarb.
  10.4*     Form of Indemnity Agreement, by and between RLJ Entertainment and each Indemnitee.
  10.5*     Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
  10.6*     Form of Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note.
  14.1*     Code of Ethics.
  99.1*     Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and Among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc. listed on the attached Exhibit A, and Peter Edwards, as the Shareholder Representative.
  99.2*     Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., and the holders of the Preferred Stock of Image Entertainment, Inc. listed on schedule A to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of Series B Preferred Stock of Image Entertainment, Inc. .
  99.3*     Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., and Wexford Spectrum Investors LLC.
  99.4*     Press release issued by RLJ Acquisition, Inc. on October 3, 2012.
  99.5*     Acorn Financial Information
  99.6*     Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 ____________

* Filed herewith.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
 
 
Date: October 10, 2012  By:   /s/ John P. Avagliano  
    Name:   John P. Avagliano  
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer  
 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  10.1*     Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., and Image Entertainment, Inc., as the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.2*     Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., Image Entertainment, Inc. Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.
  10.3*     Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., JH Partners, LLC, JH Partners Evergreen Fund, LP, JH Investment Partners III, LP, JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC, the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc., Peter Edwards, as the Acorn Representative, RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, and Morris Goldfarb.
  10.4*     Form of Indemnity Agreement, by and between RLJ Entertainment and each Indemnitee.
  10.5*     Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.  
  10.6*     Form of Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note.
  14.1*     Code of Ethics.
  99.1*     Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and Among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc. listed on the attached Exhibit A, and Peter Edwards, as the Shareholder Representative.
  99.2*     Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., and the holders of the Preferred Stock of Image Entertainment, Inc. listed on schedule A to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2012, by and between RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of Series B Preferred Stock of Image Entertainment, Inc. .
  99.3*     Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., and Wexford Spectrum Investors LLC.
  99.4*     Press release issued by RLJ Acquisition, Inc. on October 3, 2012.
  99.5*     Acorn Financial Information
  99.6*     Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 ____________

* Filed herewith.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of October 3, 2012,

 

among

 

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.,
RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc.,
RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc.
,
ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., and
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
as the Borrowers,

 

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

 

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

 

and

SUNTRUST BANK,
as Administrative Agent,

 

 

 

with

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,
as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

 

 
 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE I           DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION 1
     
Section 1.1. Definitions 1
     
Section 1.2. Classifications of Loans and Borrowings 43
     
Section 1.3. Accounting Terms and Determination 44
     
Section 1.4. Terms Generally 44
     
ARTICLE II         THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 45
     
Section 2.1. Extensions of Credit 45
     
Section 2.2. Manner of Borrowing and Disbursement of Loans 49
     
Section 2.3. Interest 53
     
Section 2.4. Fees 55
     
Section 2.5. Cancellation of Commitments; Voluntary Prepayment 57
     
Section 2.6. Repayment 58
     
Section 2.7. Notes; Loan Accounts 61
     
Section 2.8. Manner of Payment 62
     
Section 2.9. Breakage Payments 66
     
Section 2.10. Pro Rata Treatment 66
     
Section 2.11. Application of Payments 67
     
Section 2.12. All Obligations to Constitute One Obligation 69
     
Section 2.13. Maximum Rate of Interest 70
     
Section 2.14. Interest Rate Determination; Illegality 70
     
Section 2.15. Increased Costs 71
     
Section 2.16. Letters of Credit 72
     
Section 2.17. Defaulting Lenders 77
     
ARTICLE III          CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 80
     
Section 3.1. Conditions To Effectiveness 80
     
Section 3.2. Each Credit Event 85
     
Section 3.3. Delivery of Documents 86
     
ARTICLE IV           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 87
     
Section 4.1. Subsidiaries; Capital Stock; Loan Parties 87
     
Section 4.2. Existence and Power 87

 

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    Page
     
Section 4.3. Organizational Power; Authorization; Enforceability 87
     
Section 4.4. Governmental Approvals; Consents; No Conflicts 88
     
Section 4.5. Litigation; Environmental 88
     
Section 4.6. Taxes 88
     
Section 4.7. Compliance With Applicable Laws and Contractual Obligations 89
     
Section 4.8. Governmental Regulations 89
     
Section 4.9. Property 89
     
Section 4.10. Federal Reserve Regulations; Use of Loan Proceeds 90
     
Section 4.11. No Misrepresentation 90
     
Section 4.12. Plans 91
     
Section 4.13. Right to Use, Licenses, Permits, Etc 92
     
Section 4.14. Insurance 92
     
Section 4.15. Financial Statements 92
     
Section 4.16. Environmental Matters 93
     
Section 4.17. Collateral Documents 94
     
Section 4.18. Solvency 94
     
Section 4.19. Labor Relations 94
     
Section 4.20. OFAC 94
     
Section 4.21. Patriot Act 95
     
Section 4.22. Holding Company Status 95
     
Section 4.23. Senior Indebtedness 95
     
Section 4.24. Material Contracts 95
     
Section 4.25. Existing Liens 95
     
ARTICLE V           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 96
     
Section 5.1. Legal Existence; Conduct of Business 96
     
Section 5.2. Taxes 96
     
Section 5.3. Insurance 96
     
Section 5.4. Payment of Indebtedness and Performance of Obligations 97
     
Section 5.5. Condition of Property; Ownership of Property 97
     
Section 5.6. Compliance with Laws; Etc 97
     
Section 5.7. Financial Statements and Other Information 97

 

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Section 5.8. Notice of Material Events 99
     
Section 5.9. Inspection 101
     
Section 5.10. Intellectual Property 101
     
Section 5.11. Additional Subsidiaries; Guaranties; Pledges of Capital Stock 102
     
Section 5.12. Further Assurances 102
     
Section 5.13. Books and Records 102
     
Section 5.14. Use of Proceeds 103
     
Section 5.15. Real Property Matters 103
     
Section 5.16. Dividends and Distributions from ACL Group 103
     
Section 5.17. Cash Management 103
     
Section 5.18. Interest Rate Protection 104
     
Section 5.19. Post-Closing Matters 104
     
ARTICLE VI           FINANCIAL COVENANTS 105
     
Section 6.1. Senior Leverage Ratio 105
     
Section 6.2. Total Leverage Ratio 105
     
Section 6.3. Interest Coverage Ratio 106
     
ARTICLE VII           NEGATIVE COVENANTS 106
     
Section 7.1. Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock 106
     
Section 7.2. Negative Pledge 107
     
Section 7.3. Fundamental Changes 108
     
Section 7.4. Restricted Payments and Prepayments 110
     
Section 7.5. Investments, Loans, Etc 112
     
Section 7.6. Sale of Assets 113
     
Section 7.7. Restrictive Agreements 115
     
Section 7.8. Transactions with Affiliates 115
     
Section 7.9. ERISA 116
     
Section 7.10. Sale and Leaseback Transactions 116
     
Section 7.11. Hedging Transactions 116
     
Section 7.12. Accounting Changes 117
     
Section 7.13. Permitted Activities of Certain Parties 117
     
Section 7.14. Deposit Accounts; Investment Accounts 118

 

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    Page
     
Section 7.15. Changes Relating to Certain Documents 118
     
Section 7.16. Foyle’s War 8 119
     
ARTICLE VIII           EVENTS OF DEFAULT 119
     
Section 8.1. Events of Default 119
     
Section 8.2. Cooperation of the Loan Parties 123
     
ARTICLE IX           THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 124
     
Section 9.1. Appointment of Administrative Agent 124
     
Section 9.2. Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent 125
     
Section 9.3. Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent 125
     
Section 9.4. Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent 126
     
Section 9.5. Reliance by Administrative Agent 126
     
Section 9.6. The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity 126
     
Section 9.7. Successor Administrative Agent 126
     
Section 9.8. Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents 128
     
Section 9.9. Agents 128
     
Section 9.10. Withholding Tax 128
     
Section 9.11. No Independent Power 129
     
Section 9.12. Exclusion of Liability 129
     
Section 9.13. Proceedings 129
     
Section 9.14. No responsibility to Perfect Liens under Collateral Documents 130
     
Section 9.15. Insurance by Administrative Agent 130
     
Section 9.16. Custodians and Nominees 130
     
Section 9.17. Acceptance of title 131
     
Section 9.18. Refrain from Illegality 131
     
Section 9.19. Business with the Debtors 131
     
Section 9.20. Winding up of Security Trust 131
     
Section 9.21. Powers Supplemental 131
     
Section 9.22. Disapplication 131
     
Section 9.23. Debt Subordination Agreement 131
     
ARTICLE X           GUARANTY 132
     
Section 10.1. Guaranty 132

 

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Section 10.2. Special Provisions Applicable to New Guarantors 135
     
ARTICLE XI           MISCELLANEOUS 136
     
Section 11.1. Notices 136
     
Section 11.2. Waiver; Amendments 137
     
Section 11.3. Expenses; Indemnification 139
     
Section 11.4. Successors and Assigns 141
     
Section 11.5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 145
     
Section 11.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 146
     
Section 11.7. Right of Setoff 146
     
Section 11.8. Counterparts; Integration 147
     
Section 11.9. Survival 147
     
Section 11.10. Severability 147
     
Section 11.11. Confidentiality 148
     
Section 11.12. Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal 148
     
Section 11.13. Patriot Act 148
     
Section 11.14. Replacement of Lender; Termination of Commitment 149
     
Section 11.15. Dealings with Multiple Borrowers 150

 

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Schedules

 

  Schedule I - Commitment Amounts
  Schedule 4.1 - Subsidiaries; Capital Stock; Loan Parties
  Schedule 4.6 - Taxes
  Schedule 4.9 - Real Estate
  Schedule 4.13 - Right to Use, Licenses, Permits
  Schedule 4.14 - Insurance
  Schedule 4.24 - Material Contracts
  Schedule 7.1 - Existing Indebtedness
  Schedule 7.2 - Existing Liens
  Schedule 7.5 - Existing Investments

 

Exhibits

 

  Exhibit A - Form of Additional Term Loan Note
  Exhibit B - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
  Exhibit C - Form of Compliance Certificate
  Exhibit D - Form of Notice of Borrowing
  Exhibit E - Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
  Exhibit F - Form of Revolving Loan Note
  Exhibit G - [Reserved]
  Exhibit H-1 - Form of Term A Loan Note
  Exhibit H-2 - Form of Term B Loan Note
  Exhibit H-3 - Form of Term C Loan Note
  Exhibit I - Form of Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit
  Exhibit J - Form of Debt Subordination Agreement
  Exhibit K - Form of Permitted Subordinated Note

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (including all schedules and exhibits hereto, this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), the Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and SUNTRUST BANK (individually, “ SunTrust ”), as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and a Lender, with SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC. (“ STRH ”), as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrowers, consisting of Revolving Loans and Term Loans, the proceeds of which will be used for the purposes set forth in Section 5.14 .

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1.           Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

Accountants ” shall mean any firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be selected by the Borrowers.

 

ACL ” shall mean Agatha Christie Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 00550864.

 

ACL Group ” shall mean ACL and any of its current and/or future Subsidiaries.

 

Acorn ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

Acorn Acquisition ” shall mean the Acquisition by RLJ Acquisition of all of the Capital Stock of Acorn pursuant to and in accordance with the Acorn Acquisition Agreement.

 

 
 

 

Acorn Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Acorn, the shareholders of Acorn listed on Exhibit A thereto, and Peter Edwards, as the Shareholder Representative, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof.

 

Acorn Australia ” shall mean Acorn Media Australia Pty. Ltd., a proprietary company organized and existing under the laws of Australia.

 

Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense ” shall mean costs incurred by Acorn and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the production of motion picture and television programming content and in the mastering and offering of packaged media masters, including the creation of added content, artwork and other one-time value-added materials to prepare finished masters suitable for offer and sale to the public in accordance with GAAP.

 

Acorn IP ” shall mean Acorn (IP) Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 07931501.

 

Acorn Production Development and Product Amortization ” shall mean the amortized costs of Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense, amortized on an income recognition basis based on the estimated exploitable life of the particular product in the commercial market in accordance with GAAP.

 

Acorn Productions ” shall mean Acorn Productions Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 07932440.

 

Acorn UK ” shall mean Acorn Media UK Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 03889535.

 

Acquisition ” shall mean (whether by purchase, exchange, issuance of stock or other equity or debt securities, merger, reorganization, amalgamation or any other method) (a) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any other Person, which Person would then become consolidated with the Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (b) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or any substantial part of the assets of any other Person, or (c) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets that constitute a business line, division or operating unit of the business of any Person.

 

Additional Term Loan Notes ” shall mean those certain promissory notes issued by the Borrowers to each of the Lenders electing to provide Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(g) that requests a promissory note, in accordance with each such Lender’s Commitment to provide Additional Term Loans, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

 

Additional Term Loans ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(i) .

 

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (a) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (b) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage. The Adjusted LIBO Rate shall remain unchanged during the applicable Interest Period, except for changes to reflect adjustments to the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

 

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Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and any successor in such capacity appointed pursuant to Section 9.7 .

 

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.

 

Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount ” shall mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments from time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount equals $15,000,000.

 

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time outstanding.

 

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

 

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

 

Applicable Margin ” shall mean, subject to Section 2.1(g)(viii) ,

 

(a)            with respect to all Revolving Loans, Term A Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding on any date, or the letter of credit fee, as the case may be, the percentage determined by reference to the applicable Senior Leverage Ratio from time to time in effect as set forth in the pricing grid immediately below; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Senior Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrowers deliver the financial statements required by Section 5.7(a) or (b) and (c) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.7(d) ; provided , further, that if at any time the Borrowers shall have failed to deliver such financial statements or such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level II as set forth in the pricing grid immediately below until such time as such financial statements or Compliance Certificate, as applicable, are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above; provided , further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin, from the Closing Date until the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2012 are delivered, shall be at Level II as set forth in the pricing grid immediately below:

 

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Level   Senior Leverage Ratio   Applicable Margin
for Eurodollar Loans
    Applicable Margin for Base
Rate Loans
 
I   Less than 1.00:1.00     5.50%     4.50%
II   Greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00     6.00%     5.00%

 

In the event that any financial statement or certification delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(a) , (b) , (c) or (d) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “ Applicable Period ”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, the Borrowers shall promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) determine the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period based upon the corrected Compliance Certificate, and (iii) pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders the accrued additional interest and other fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders entitled thereto.

 

(b)            with respect to any Term B Loans that are (i) Eurodollar Loans, 7.25% per annum and (ii) Base Rate Loans, 6.25% per annum;

 

(c)          with respect to any Term C Loans that are (i) Eurodollar Loans, 10.25% per annum and (ii) Base Rate Loans, 9.25% per annum; and

 

(d)            subject to the terms of Section 2.1(g) , with respect to any Additional Term Loans, the percentage (or percentages) agreed to by the Borrowers and the applicable Lenders providing such Additional Term Loans.

 

Applicable Tax Percentage ” shall mean the highest effective marginal combined rate of Federal, national, state, provincial, and local income taxes (taking into account the deductibility of state and local taxes for Federal income tax purposes) to which the Person holding the greatest number of shares of each Borrower’s voting Capital Stock would be subject in the relevant year of determination, taking into account only such Person’s share of income and deductions attributable to its equity ownership interest in such Borrower.

 

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that advises or manages a Lender.

 

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Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Available Letter of Credit Amount ” shall mean, as of any time of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the LC Commitment at such time less the LC Exposure then outstanding and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount at such time less the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders at such time.

 

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean any and all obligations of any Loan Party owing to any Secured Party in connection with Bank Products, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor); provided , however , if such Secured Party ceases to be a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender), “ Bank Product Obligations ” shall include such obligations only to the extent arising from transactions entered into at the time that such Secured Party was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) under this Agreement.

 

Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following bank services or products provided to any Loan Party by any Secured Party: deposit accounts, operating accounts, lock box arrangements, commercial credit card and merchant card services, cash management agreements and treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).

 

Bank Products Cap ” shall mean $750,000.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), as now or hereafter amended, and any successor statute.

 

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time or, to the extent Fortress is the Administrative Agent hereunder, the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal , Money Rates Section as the “Prime Rate” (defined as of the Closing Date as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least seventy percent (70%) of the nation’s ten (10) largest banks), as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate), and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00%. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Each change in the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

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Borrowers ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble; provided that, anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) immediately prior to the consummation of the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition, the only Borrowers shall be Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, and Image Merger Sub, and (b) immediately after the RLJ Acquisition and the Image Acquisition, all Persons listed as Borrowers in the preamble, to the extent still in existence, shall be Borrowers.

 

Borrower Payments ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.8(b) .

 

Borrower Representative ” shall mean the Parent in its capacity as Borrower Representative pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.15 .

 

Borrowing shall mean a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

Business Day ” shall mean (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia, and New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market; provided , however , that with respect to any Person organized in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, Business Day shall mean any day which is a Business Day in accordance with the foregoing provisions and is not a day on which commercial banks in such jurisdiction are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Business Plan ” shall mean, for any applicable period, (a) a budget by the Parent, on a consolidated and consolidating basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, setting forth a statement of all material assumptions on which such budget is based, and (b) forecasted balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows of the Parent, on a consolidated and consolidating basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, each prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, together with appropriate supporting details.

 

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, amounts expended or financed to acquire or construct capital assets, including but not limited to the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of equipment or other physical assets for such period that should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Capitalized Prepaid Royalties ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for prepaid royalty fees that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Production Costs ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for production costs that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Product Development Costs ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for product development costs that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are or should be accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person in conformity with GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of this definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” operating leases that are required to be reclassified as capital leases as a result of a change in GAAP shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, remain classified as operating leases and shall not be included within the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations.”

 

Capital Stock ” of any Person means (a) any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents however designated (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such Person and (b) any and all rights to purchase from such Person or warrants, options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such Person issued or granted by such Person.

 

Cash ” shall mean money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or deposit account.

 

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, with the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” has a corresponding meaning).

 

CFC ” shall mean an entity that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code and with respect to which any Borrower is a “United States shareholder,” within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the Code.

 

Change in Law ” shall mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement or, in the case of an Assignee (other than an Affiliate of an existing Lender), after the date on which such Assignee becomes a party to this Agreement and, in the case of a Participant (other than an Affiliate of an existing Lender), after the date on which it acquires its participation, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

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Change of Control ” shall mean (a) any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the SEA) other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the SEA), directly or indirectly, of 30%, or more, of the Capital Stock of the Parent having the right to vote (with equivalent economic interests) for the election of members of the board of directors of the Parent, or (ii) as of any date a majority of the board of directors of the Parent consists (other than vacant seats) of individuals who were not either (A) directors of the Parent as of the Closing Date, (B) selected or nominated to become directors by either the Permitted Holders or the board of directors of the Parent of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (A), or (C) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Parent of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (A) and individuals described in clause (B), or (iii) the Parent shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of RLJ Acquisition and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (iv) the Parent shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of Image and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (v) RLJ Acquisition shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of Acorn and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, (vi) except as permitted by Section 7.3 , Acorn shall cease to directly or indirectly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents), 100% (or, with respect to Acorn UK, Acorn Australia and ACL, no less than the percentage of Capital Stock owned directly or indirectly by Acorn on the Closing Date) of the outstanding Capital Stock of each of its Subsidiaries and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (except with respect to ACL) shall cease to have the power to appoint directly or indirectly all directors or similar Persons of such Subsidiaries, or (b) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any document or agreement evidencing any Material Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, the transfer of the Capital Stock in Acorn UK from Acorn to Acorn IP shall not be deemed to constitute a Change of Control.

 

Class when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term C Loans, or Additional Term Loans and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, a Term A Loan Commitment, a Term B Loan Commitment, a Term C Loan Commitment, or a commitment of a Lender to make an Additional Term Loan.

 

Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.2 .

 

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

Collateral ” shall mean, at any time, any and all of the Property in which the Administrative Agent is granted, or is purported to be granted, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien under any Loan Document.

 

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Collateral Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the Security Agreements, the Real Estate Documents (if any), Third Party Agreements, all Control Agreements, collateral assignments, intellectual property security agreements, and all other instruments and agreements now or hereafter securing the whole or any part of the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, all UCC financing statements (and with respect to any foreign company or jurisdiction the equivalents, if any, in the relevant jurisdictions), stock powers (and with respect to any foreign company or jurisdiction the equivalents, if any, in the relevant jurisdictions), and all other documents, instruments, agreements and certificates executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

 

Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, a Term A Loan Commitment, a Term B Loan Commitment, a Term C Loan Commitment, the LC Commitment, or, if any, a commitment of any Lender with respect to Additional Term Loans, or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

 

Commitment Letter ” shall mean that certain Commitment Letter dated as of April 1, 2012, by and among the Lead Arranger and SunTrust Bank, and accepted by RLJ Acquisition, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

 

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from a financial officer of the Borrower Representative in substantially the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA ” shall mean, as determined for any period on a consolidated basis for the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group), the total of the following to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) and calculated without duplication: (a) Consolidated Net Income of such Persons; plus (b) any provision for (or less any benefit from) income taxes; plus (c) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus (d) up to $2,000,000 per annum of any non-Cash expenses incurred with respect to the issuance of stock options in Parent to existing or new employees of such Persons; plus (e) amortization and depreciation expense; plus (f) transaction fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Closing Date, the Acorn Acquisition, the Image Acquisition, the making of severance payments, and for such other transactions or one-time expenses as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion, to the extent not capitalized, and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,600,000 (provided that no amount shall be added back pursuant to this clause (f) for any Fiscal Quarter ended after December 31, 2012); plus (g) Image Product Amortization for such period; plus (h) Acorn Production Development and Product Amortization actually incurred in such period; minus (i) Image Product Expenditures actually incurred in such period; minus (j) Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense actually incurred in such period; minus (k) Net Royalty Advances actually incurred in such period. Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2011, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $3,333,056, (b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2011, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $5,667,919, (c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2012, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $7,212,951, and (d) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $11,614,508.

 

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For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters (each, a “ Reference Period ”) pursuant to any determination of the Senior Leverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio, if during such Reference Period, the Parent or any Subsidiary shall have made an Acquisition or a Disposition, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA (including, without limitation, any deemed amounts therefor as set forth in the definitions therefor) for such Reference Period shall (i) be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Acquisition or Disposition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period and (ii) reflect cost savings and synergies that are (A) approved by the Administrative Agent and Fortress, (B) reasonably identifiable, (C) factually supportable pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress, (D) directly related to the Acquisition or Disposition and (E) reasonably expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of the date of the consummation of the Acquisition or Disposition.

 

Consolidated Current Assets ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total assets of Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding (a) Cash and Permitted Investments and (b) deferred tax assets.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (a) the current portion of long term debt, including Capital Lease Obligations and (b) deferred tax liabilities.

 

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) for any Fiscal Year, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Year plus the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus the sum of the following, without duplication:

 

(a)          the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (including the Term Loans) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder);

 

(b)          the aggregate amount of all mandatory prepayments (other than pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) ) or repurchases of Indebtedness for borrowed money (including the Term Loans) and the principal component of any Capital Lease Obligations (other than out of the proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder);

 

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(c)          the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made during such Fiscal Year;

 

(d)          Consolidated Interest Expense paid or payable in cash with respect to such Fiscal Year;

 

(e)          income taxes paid in cash with respect to such Fiscal Year;

 

(f)          Net Cash Proceeds which are not yet required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans under Section 2.6(c) ; and

 

(g)          the aggregate amount paid in Cash during such Fiscal Year on account of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Prepaid Royalties, Capitalized Production Costs, Capitalized Product Development Costs, and Permitted Acquisitions, excluding, in each case, the principal amount of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) incurred to finance the foregoing.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, as determined for any period on a consolidated basis for the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total cash interest expense, plus (ii) PIK Amounts, plus (iii) in-kind interest on the Permitted Subordinated Notes, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period), but excluding any non-cash interest expense (other than in-kind interest on the Permitted Subordinated Notes).

 

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period and any Person (a “ Subject Person ”), such Subject Person’s consolidated net income (or loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein):

 

(a)          any extraordinary, nonrecurring gains or losses;

 

(b)          the income (or loss) of any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary in an amount equal to the amount of such income multiplied by the percentage ownership in such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(c)          the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Subject Person or a Subsidiary has an ownership interest; provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of such Person when actually received in cash by the Subject Person or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions in respect of the applicable period and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of the Subsidiaries in such Person for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of such Person, provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall be construed to permit investments in such Person not otherwise permitted under Section 7.5 ;

 

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(d)          the income (or loss) of any member of the ACL Group, provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of the ACL Group when actually received in cash by any Borrower in the form of dividends, distributions, or payments on Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness in respect of the applicable period and applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(v) and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ACL Group for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of any ACL Group member, provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall be construed to permit investments in the ACL Group not otherwise permitted under Section 7.5 ;

 

(e)          until the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the income (or loss) of any member of the Foyle’s War 8 Group, provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of the Foyle’s War 8 Group when actually received in Cash by any Borrower in the form of dividends or distributions in respect of the applicable period and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Foyle’s War 8 Group for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of any Foyle’s War 8 Group member, provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall be construed to permit investments in the Foyle’s War 8 Group not otherwise permitted under Sections 7.5 and 7.16 .

 

(f)          the income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the payment of such income in the form of a distribution or repayment of any Indebtedness to the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary is not permitted, whether on account of any restriction in by-laws, articles of incorporation or similar governing document, any agreement or any law, statute, judgment, decree or governmental order, rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of any distribution actually paid in cash;

 

(g)          non-cash gains or losses as a result of foreign currency adjustments;

 

(h)          the income or loss of any Person acquired by the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary for any period prior to the date of such acquisition, or in the case of an acquisition of the assets of any Person, the income or loss of any Person acquired by the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary for any period prior to the date of such acquisition which is attributable to the assets being acquired;

 

(i)          the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and any gains or losses attributable to reappraisals, writeups or write downs of assets; and

 

(j)          any non-cash gains or losses as a result of the early extinguishment or modification of Indebtedness.

 

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Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness (other than Hedging Obligations) of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) on a consolidated basis as of such date.

 

Consolidated Working Capital ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the excess or deficiency of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

 

Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment ” shall mean, for any period of determination on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period.

 

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the Property in which it has an interest is bound.

 

Control ” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by,” and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

 

Control Agreement ” shall mean a Deposit Account Control Agreement or Investment Control Agreement, as the context requires.

 

Debt Subordination Agreements ” shall mean those certain Debt Subordination Agreements, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the holders of Permitted Subordinated Notes, in the form of Exhibit J .

 

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” shall mean, for each Type and Class of Loans, a simple per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (a) the applicable interest rate for such Type and Class of Loans, plus (b) the Applicable Margin for such Type and Class of Loans, plus (c) two percent (2%); provided , however , that (i) as to any Eurodollar Borrowing outstanding on the date that the Default Rate becomes applicable, the Default Rate shall be based on the then applicable Adjusted LIBO Rate until the end of the current Interest Period, and, thereafter, the Default Rate shall be based on the Base Rate as in effect from time to time and (ii) as to any Base Rate Borrowing outstanding on the date that the Default Rate becomes applicable, the Default Rate shall be based on the Base Rate as in effect from time to time.

 

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender (a) that has failed for two (2) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “ funding obligation ”), (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower Representative, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, (c) that has, for two (2) or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) that has a Revolving Commitment or obligations with respect to a Swing Line Loan and/or Letters of Credit outstanding at such time, and in respect of which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

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Delegate ” shall mean any delegate, agent, attorney or co-trustee appointed by the Administrative Agent.

 

Deposit Account Control Agreement ” shall mean a control agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which a bank in which any Loan Party has a deposit account agrees that such bank will comply with the instructions of the Administrative Agent with respect to such deposit account without further consent by the affected Loan Party.

 

Disposition ” shall mean with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “ Dispose ” and “ Disposed of ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ” shall mean any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) requires the payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled payment constituting a return of capital, (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case with respect to clauses (a) through (d), at any time on or before the ninetieth (90th) day following the latest Stated Maturity Date, or (e) which is secured by the assets of any Loan Party or of any Subsidiary.

 

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that is not (a) a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, or (c) a CFC.

 

ECF Percentage ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a percentage equal to (a) if the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00, seventy-five percent (75%), (b) if the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was less than 1.75 to 1.00, but greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, fifty percent (50%), and (c) if the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was less than 1.00 to 1.00, twenty-five percent (25%).

 

Eligible Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(iii) .

 

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Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean each environmental indemnity made by each Loan Party with Real Estate required to be pledged as Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Environmental Laws ” shall mean all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, pollution, the management, generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal, Release or threatened Release of or exposure to any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

Environmental Liability ” shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation, remediation and other response actions, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any actual exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Raise ” shall mean the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by, or capital contributions to, the Parent on or prior to the Closing Date, the Net Cash Proceeds of which are (a) at least $60,000,000, (b) subject to no restrictions regarding the use thereof for the Acquisition, and (c) freely available for the Parent to use at any time in connection with the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition and the businesses acquired thereby.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and any successor statute.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated), which, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

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ERISA Event shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy any minimum funding obligation under the Code or ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability (for which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate may incur liability) or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (h) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (i) a contributing sponsor (as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA) of a Plan shall be subject to the advance reporting requirement of PBGC Regulation Section 4043.61 (without regard to subparagraph (b)(1) thereof) and an event described in subsections .62, .63, .64, .65, .66, .67, or .68 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 shall be reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (j) if any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries sponsors or maintains or has any liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or any defined benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, (k) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums to the PBGC) upon any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or an ERISA Affiliate; or (l) the occurrence of an non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Plan of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

 

Eurodollar ” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning specified in Article VIII .

 

Excess Cash Flow Application Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c)(iv) .

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Accounts ” shall mean (a) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Loan Party’s employees, (b) any other zero balance account or disbursement only account. and (c) any other deposit account, securities account or commodities account which, individually and collectively with all such other accounts, does not at any time have more than $500,000 in cash or investment property on deposit therein in the aggregate.

 

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Excluded Equity Issuances ” shall mean any issuances of (a) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by the Parent to current and future senior management of any Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under any employee stock option or stock purchase plan or other employee benefits plan in existence from time to time, (b) Capital Stock and Capital Stock equivalents by a Subsidiary of the Parent to the Parent or another Subsidiary of the Parent, solely to the extent otherwise constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement, (c) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by, or capital contributions to, the Parent the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, so long as (i) the Borrowers have provided prior written notice of such issuance to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the date on which such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be received, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds expected to be received, and that the Net Cash Proceeds of such Capital Stock are to be used to fund a Permitted Acquisition and (ii) such Permitted Acquisition is consummated substantially contemporaneously with such issuance of Capital Stock, (d) the Equity Raise, and (e) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by the Parent in connection with cash equity contributions by shareholders of the Parent as of the Closing Date made solely for the purposes specified in Section 7.4(a)(vii) or Section 7.5(n) .

 

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean (a) with respect to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, and each Lender, taxes (including any additions to tax, penalties, and interest) imposed on its overall net or gross income or net or gross profits (including any branch profits or franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof) and backup withholding taxes imposed by reason of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank or Lender, as the case may be, and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than by reason of its execution or delivery of any Loan Document, receipt of payments under Loan Documents, or its exercise of its rights or performance of its obligations thereunder), (b) any withholding tax that is (i) imposed by any Governmental Authority on amounts payable to a Lender under the law in effect or pending at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Participant, on the date such Participant becomes a Participant hereunder), (ii) attributable to a Lender’s or Participant’s failure or inability to comply with Section 2.8(b)(v) or (iii) imposed as a result of a change in circumstances (such as a Lender or Participant’s change in its jurisdiction of organization, but not a change in circumstances made at the request of the Borrowers), other than a Change in Law, with respect to such Lender or Participant after the time that such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Applicable Lending Office) or such Participant acquired its participation; provided that clauses (b)(i) and (b)(iii) shall not apply to the extent that the indemnity payments or additional amounts any Lender (or Participant) would be entitled to receive (without regard to clauses (b)(i) and (b)(iii)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the Person making the assignment, participation, or transfer, to such Lender (or Participant) would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, or transfer, other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 11.14 (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that any withholding tax imposed on a Lender or Participant as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the time that such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or designated a new Applicable Lending Office) or such Participant acquired its participation (other than a Change in Law that was pending at such time) shall not be an Excluded Tax pursuant to clause (b)(i)) and (c) any withholding tax imposed on a Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States as a result of such Lender’s failure to comply with FATCA.

 

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Existing Letters of Credit ” means that certain standby letter of credit #F854028 issued by SunTrust Bank for the benefit of 8515 Georgia Venue Associates in the original stated amount of $51,158.66 and with an expiration date of August 31, 2013.

 

FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471-1474 of the Code (and any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign tax law, any regulations promulgated thereunder, or any published administrative guidance implementing such law to establish relief or exemption from the tax imposed by those provisions.

 

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by the Lead Arranger and SunTrust Bank and accepted by RLJ Acquisition, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

 

Fiscal Month ” shall mean any fiscal month of the Parent.

 

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Parent.

 

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Parent.

 

Flood Insurance Laws ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, in each case, together with all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, implementing or interpreting any of the foregoing, as amended or modified from time to time.

 

Foreign Lender shall mean any Lender that is not a United States person under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Foreign Plan ” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States of America by any Loan Party or any one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment (other than severance pay), and which plan is subject to statutory funding requirements other than under ERISA or the Code.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State or Commonwealth thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Fortress ” shall mean Fortress Credit Corp.; provided that if Fortress Credit Corp. or its Affiliates and Approved Funds cease to be Lenders holding, in the aggregate, more than $15,000,000 of outstanding principal of the Loans hereunder then all references to Fortress shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Fortress Side Letter ” shall mean that certain Side Letter dated as of the date hereof by and between Fortress and Parent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof.

 

Fortress Warrants ” shall mean those certain warrants, exercisable for 1,000,000 shares of Capital Stock of Parent, issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement dated as of February 22, 2011, by and between RLJ Acquisition and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

Foyle’s War 8 ” shall Foyles War 8 Productions Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 7980496.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt ” shall mean Indebtedness of Foyle’s War 8 owing to Coutts & Co., the principal amount of which outstanding on the Closing Date is approximately $6,950,000.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Group ” shall mean Foyle’s War 8 and any of its current and/or future Subsidiaries.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date ” shall mean the date on which each of the following has occurred, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, (a) the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt and all obligations in connection therewith have been repaid in full, (b) all documents governing the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt shall have been terminated, (c) all Liens securing the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt shall have been released or otherwise terminated, (d) each member of the Foyle’s War 8 Group shall have become a Guarantor hereunder to the extent required in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof and the Loan Parties shall have otherwise complied with Section 5.11 with respect to the Foyle’s War 8 Group, and (e) after giving effect to the inclusion of Foyle’s War 8 into the financial covenants in Article VI of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall be in pro forma compliance with such financial covenants, and the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent demonstrating such compliance.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .

 

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Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial, county, regional or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Group Member ” shall mean the Parent and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease Property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposits in the ordinary course of business or performance bonds purchased in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean (a) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrowers) that is a signatory to this Agreement as of the Closing Date and (b) each other Person that executes a Guaranty Agreement (or Guaranty Supplement) after the Closing Date.

 

Guaranty Agreement ” shall mean the Guarantee by the Guarantors of the Obligations as set forth in Article X of this Agreement and any other Guarantee of all or any portion of the Obligations by any Person.

 

Guaranty Supplement ” shall mean each supplement to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed and delivered by a Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.11 .

 

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, perchlorate or radon gas.

 

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Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

 

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collateral transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.

 

Image ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

Image Acquisition ” shall mean the Acquisition by the Parent of all of the Capital Stock of Image and the merger of Image into Image Merger Sub pursuant to and in accordance with the Image Merger Agreement.

 

Image Merger Agreement ” shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 2, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition and Image, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof.

 

Image Merger Sub ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

Image Product Amortization ” shall mean the amortized costs of Image Production Expenditures, amortized on an income recognition basis based on the estimated exploitable life of the particular product in the commercial market in accordance with GAAP.

 

Image Product Expenditures ” shall mean costs incurred by Image and its Restricted Subsidiaries (if any) in mastering and offering packaged media masters, including the creation of added content, artwork and other one-time value-added materials to prepare finished masters suitable for offer and sale to the public in accordance with GAAP.

 

Increase Effective Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(iv) .

 

Increase Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(i) .

 

Incremental Facility ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(i) .

 

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Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , trade payables overdue by more than sixty (60) days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures and as long as adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor), (d) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to Property acquired by such Person, (e) that portion of Capital Lease Obligations of such Person that are properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (g) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (f) above, (h) all indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on Property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (i) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person, (j) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person, and (k) all Hedging Obligations of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For purposes of clause (k) above, the principal amount of Indebtedness in respect of Hedge Agreements shall equal Net Mark-to-Market Exposure.

 

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.3(b) .

 

Information and Collateral Disclosure Certificate ” shall mean each Information and Collateral Disclosure Certificate delivered by a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio as of the last day of (a) the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarter, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the second Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the two Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such two Fiscal Quarter period, (c) the third Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the three Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such three Fiscal Quarter period, and (d) any other Fiscal Quarter of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ending, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four Fiscal Quarter period, in each case, determined as of the Fiscal Quarter(s) ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements have been received pursuant to Sections 5.7(a) or (b) and (c) , as applicable, and a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(d) .

 

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months; provided, that:

 

(a)          the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

 

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(b)          if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(c)          any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; and

 

(d)          no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date for the applicable Loan.

 

Investment ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.5 .

 

Investment Control Agreement ” shall mean an agreement among a Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and (a) the issuer of uncertificated securities with respect to uncertificated securities in the name of any Loan Party, (b) a securities intermediary with respect to securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, securities entitlements and other financial assets held in a securities account in the name of any Loan Party, or (c) a futures commission merchant or clearing house, as applicable, with respect to commodity accounts and commodity contracts held by any Loan Party, whereby, among other things, the issuer, securities intermediary or futures commission merchant agrees to follow the instructions or entitlement orders of the Administrative Agent without further consent by the affected Loan Party.

 

Issuing Bank ” shall mean (a) SunTrust Bank and (b) any other Lender designated by the Borrower Representative and approved by the Administrative Agent, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.16 ; provided that no Lender other than SunTrust Bank shall be obligated to issue Letters of Credit under this Agreement.

 

Lead Arranger ” shall mean STRH.

 

LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount that may be used by the Borrowers for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $500,000 at any one time.

 

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

LC Documents ” shall mean the Letters of Credit and all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit.

 

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share with respect to the Revolving Commitment of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

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Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Lender Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (b) a Lender or its Lender Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Lender Parent Company, or such Lender or its Lender Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (c) a Lender or its Lender Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event  shall not be deemed to have occurred  solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Lender Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

Lender Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

 

Lenders ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement and shall include each Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.4 or 11.14 . Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any standby letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.16 by an Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrowers pursuant to the LC Commitment.

 

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any applicable Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate per annum for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period appearing on the display designated as Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other page on that service or such other service designated by the British Bankers’ Association for the display of such Association’s Interest Settlement Rates for Dollar deposits) as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period or if such Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page is unavailable for any reason at such time, the rate which appears on the Reuters Screen ISDA Page as of such date and such time; provided , that if the Administrative Agent determines that the relevant foregoing sources are unavailable for the relevant Interest Period, LIBOR shall mean the rate of interest reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the Administrative Agent two (2) Business Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period by leading banks in the London interbank market as of 10:00 a.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of the Eurodollar Loan of the Administrative Agent. Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, with respect to the Term B Loans and Term C Loans only, if at any applicable time of determination LIBOR (as determined above) is less than 1.25% per annum, then LIBOR shall be deemed to be 1.25% per annum at such time of determination.

 

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Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Liquidity ” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount minus the Revolving Credit Exposure plus (b) all unrestricted Cash maintained by Borrowers in any demand or deposit account maintained with the Administrative Agent.

 

Loan Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b) .

 

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the LC Documents, any Guaranty Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, the Fee Letter, the Debt Subordination Agreements and all other intercreditor agreements and subordination agreements in favor of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or Collateral, and any and all other instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed by any Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing, and any other documents that the Administrative Agent, Fortress and any Borrower agree shall be Loan Documents, but excluding the Fortress Side Letter and any documentation in connection with Bank Product Obligations or Secured Hedging Obligations.

 

Loan Parties ” shall mean the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

 

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, Term Loans, and the Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

 

Madacy ” shall mean Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC, a California limited liability company.

 

Margin Stock ” shall mean “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), properties or prospects of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to perform in any material respect any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, or (c) a material adverse effect upon (i) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or (ii) the perfection or priority of any Lien granted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders for the benefit of the Secured Parties under any of the Collateral Documents.

 

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Material Contracts ” shall mean (a) those contracts listed on Schedule 4.24 and (b) each other contract, lease, instrument, license or other arrangement to which any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party the termination of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or any agreements replacing any of the foregoing.

 

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) any Permitted Subordinated Debt and (b) other Indebtedness (other than the Loans but including all Hedging Obligations) of any Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $500,000. For purposes of determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness from Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

 

Maturity Date ” shall mean,

 

(a)          with respect to the Term A Loans and all Obligations with respect thereto, the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity Date with respect thereto and (ii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise);

 

(b)          with respect to the Term B Loans and all Obligations with respect thereto, the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity Date with respect thereto and (ii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise);

 

(c)          with respect to Revolving Loans and all Obligations with respect thereto, the Revolving Commitment Termination Date;

 

(d)          with respect to the Term C Loans and all Obligations with respect thereto, the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity Date with respect thereto and (ii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise); and

 

(e)          with respect to any Incremental Facility and all Obligations with respect thereto, the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity Date with respect thereto and (ii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

 

Media Library ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the set or collection of Media Rights used in connection with the businesses of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Media Rights ” shall mean, with respect to each Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all licensing rights (as licensor and licensee), manufacturing rights, production rights, and distribution rights, and all right, title, and interest of such Persons in patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, in each case, with respect to the film and television production and entertainment programming business of such Persons.

 

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Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Mortgaged Properties ” shall mean the real properties as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall from time to time be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.

 

Mortgages ” shall mean all mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt executed by any Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net ACL Proceeds ” shall mean Cash proceeds received by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date from any ACL Group member, whether pursuant to a dividend, distribution, or otherwise (other than pursuant to Permitted Service Agreements for bona fide services rendered thereunder), net of any amounts attributable to taxes payable by any such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary attributable to the receipt of such proceeds, including any and all taxes applicable to the payment or receipt of any dividends or distributions by such Person or taxes applicable to the payment or receipt of any interest by such Person with respect to any Permitted Intercompany Investments.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean Cash proceeds received by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date from any (a) Disposition, net of (i) the bone fide direct Cash costs incurred in connection with such Disposition to the extent paid to a Person that is a non-Affiliate, (ii) Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and (iii) any amount required to be paid or prepaid on Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by the assets subject to such Disposition, (b) property insurance as a result of any loss, damage or destruction of any of its assets, or any condemnation of its assets, net of amounts set forth in clause (iii) above as it relates to such event or (c) issuance of debt or debt securities or Capital Stock, net of brokers’ and advisors’ fees and other out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such transaction to the extent paid to a Person that is a non-Affiliate.

 

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

 

Net Royalty Advances ” shall mean advances paid for the acquisition of content, less recoupments on royalties earned when product is exploited by the licensee in accordance with GAAP.

 

Non-Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.14(d) .

 

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Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

 

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

 

Note ” shall mean the Revolving Loan Notes (if any) and the Term Loan Notes (if any).

 

Notice of Borrowing ” shall mean any certificate signed by an authorized signatory of the Borrower Representative requesting a new Borrowing hereunder, which certificate shall be denominated a “ Notice of Borrowing ,” and shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit D .

 

Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall mean a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

 

Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, or any Lender or any other Secured Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or with respect to Secured Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations, including, without limitation, (a) all principal (including PIK Amounts) and interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), (b) all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, Fortress and any Lender incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, and (c) all obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings thereof; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document with respect to Secured Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations, no Secured Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations shall constitute “Obligations” after (i) all Commitments have terminated or expired, (ii) all Obligations (other than Secured Hedging Obligations, Bank Product Obligations and indemnities and other contingent obligations not then due and payable and as to which no claim has been made as of the time of determination) have been paid in full in cash and (iii) all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated or the LC Exposure has been Cash Collateralized (or as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall have been made), in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), as provided for herein; provided further , however , (1) as to any Secured Hedging Obligations, the same shall only be included within the Obligations if upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Administrative Agent shall have entered into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with the applicable Secured Party with respect to such Secured Hedging Obligation, as acknowledged and agreed to by the Loan Parties, providing for, among other things, the delivery to the Administrative Agent by such Secured Party of information with respect to the amount of such Secured Hedging Obligations from time to time, and (2) as to any Bank Product Obligations, the same shall only be included within the Obligations if the Secured Party providing the applicable Bank Product shall have delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent that (x) such Secured Party has entered into a transaction to provide such Bank Products to a Loan Party and (y) the Bank Product Obligations with respect to such Bank Products constitute Obligations entitled to the benefits of the Liens granted under the Collateral Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall have accepted such notice in writing.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (b) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (c) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (d) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

 

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

Parent ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.4(e ).

 

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.4(f) .

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.13 .

 

Payment Date ” shall mean the last day of each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan.

 

Payment Office ” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower Representative and the other Lenders.

 

PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean (a) the Acorn Acquisition, (b) the Image Acquisition and (c) any other Acquisition by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as:

 

(a)          immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(b)          such Acquisition has not been opposed by the board of directors of the entity that is selling the Capital Stock or assets to be acquired;

 

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(c)          all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all Requirements of Law, rules or regulations by any Governmental Authorities;

 

(d)          the entity that is being acquired shall have net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, with such pro forma adjustments approved by the Administrative Agent and Fortress (“ Target EBITDA ”), or in the case of assets, the Target EBITDA, with such pro forma adjustments approved by the Administrative Agent and Fortress, attributable to such assets, for the eight Fiscal Quarter period ending immediately prior to the date of such Acquisition of at least $1.00;

 

(e)          the acquired Person, in the case of an Acquisition of Capital Stock of such Person, or the Person acquiring assets, in the case of an Acquisition of assets of another Person, shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary immediately upon such Acquisition;

 

(f)          in the case of the acquisition of Capital Stock of (i) a Person that will become a Domestic Subsidiary upon the acquisition thereof, the acquired Person shall immediately become a Domestic Subsidiary and a Loan Party, and (ii) a Person that will become a Foreign Subsidiary upon the acquisition thereof, the acquired Person shall immediately become a Foreign Subsidiary and (to the extent otherwise required by the terms hereof) a Loan Party within ninety (90) days of the acquisition, and, in each such case, the Loan Parties shall have taken, or caused to be taken, each of the actions set forth in Section 5.11 without regard to the time periods set forth therein;

 

(g)          after giving effect to such Acquisition as if such Acquisition had occurred on the first day of the most recent period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters and measured as of the last day of the period for which financial statements were delivered in accordance with Section 5.7(a) or (b) , (i) the pro forma Senior Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.35 less than the maximum Senior Leverage Ratio covenant level which is then applicable under Section 6.1 , as in effect on such date, (ii) the pro forma Total Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.35 less than the maximum Total Leverage Ratio covenant level which is then applicable under Section 6.2 , as in effect on such date, and (iii) the pro forma Interest Coverage Ratio shall be equal to or greater than the minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenant level which is then applicable under Section 6.3 , as in effect on such date;

 

(h)          the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation of such proposed acquisition (i) a certificate evidencing compliance with clause (g) above and (ii) all relevant financial information with respect to such Acquisition, including, without limitation, the aggregate consideration for such Acquisition, and any other information reasonably required to demonstrate compliance with clause (g) above;

 

(i)          any Person or assets or division acquired in accordance herewith shall constitute a Permitted Business; and

 

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(j)          if more than $7,500,000 of Loans are used to finance such Acquisition, the Required Lenders shall have approved such Acquisition in writing.

 

Permitted Business ” shall mean the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries conducted by such Persons as of the Closing Date and media production and distribution businesses reasonably incidental, complementary or related thereto.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

 

(a)          Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or, if due, the obligations with respect to such taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves therefor are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)          statutory Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and similar Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not overdue or for amounts which are overdue such amounts are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves therefor are being maintained in accordance with GAAP, in each case, so long as such amounts, to the extent overdue, are not in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate at any time;

 

(c)          pledges and deposits made in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(d)          deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)          judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;

 

(f)          easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, covenants, licenses, encroachments, protrusions, zoning and other restrictions, minor defects or other irregularities in title, other similar encumbrances and Liens securing obligations under operating reciprocal easement or similar agreements with respect to real Property which do not secure Indebtedness, and which do not in any case, adversely interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Group Members at such Property;

 

(g)          (1) Liens arising from (and purported Liens evidenced by) the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating to personal property leased pursuant to operating leases and (2) any interest or title of such lessors under such operating leases;

 

(h)          Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered subsequent to the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 5.12 (which Liens are acceptable to Administrative Agent and Fortress in their respective sole discretion) and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided , that such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the Property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

 

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(i)          (1) the rent deposit deed in favor of Sutherland Walk Development Limited in an amount not to exceed £13,220 and (2) any other Liens on cash for rental deposits or similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business so long as the aggregate amount of such Liens does not exceed $100,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency; and

 

(j)          any netting or set-off arrangement arising in the ordinary course of the Loan Parties’ cash management arrangements.

 

provided , that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness;

 

Permitted Holders ” shall mean Robert L. Johnson (being the Robert L. Johnson that holds approximately 24.1% of the Capital Stock of Parent as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions) and his Affiliates.

 

Permitted Intercompany Investments ” shall mean Investments among the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of them, that meet the following criteria: (a) such Investments are in the form of intercompany loans; (b) such intercompany loans are evidenced by a promissory note that is due and payable on demand, contains market terms, includes prohibitions on amendment or waiver without the consent of the Administrative Agent, and is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (c) such promissory notes (other than any note issued by a Foreign Subsidiary to another Foreign Subsidiary unless and until the Foreign Subsidiary holding such note becomes a Secured Loan Party) are delivered to the Administrative Agent together with appropriate allonges or other documents of transfer to be held as Collateral.

 

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

 

(a)          direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or the United Kingdom (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the United Kingdom), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)          commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six (6) months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(c)          certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within six (6) months of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of the Administrative Agent or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

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(d)          fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

(e)          securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s;

 

(f)          securities with maturities of six (6) months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) of this definition; and

 

(g)          shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition or money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

 

Permitted Liens ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2 .

 

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean as to any Indebtedness, the incurrence of other Indebtedness to refinance, extend, renew, defease, restructure, replace or refund (collectively, “ refinance ”) such existing Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of such other Indebtedness, the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the weighted average life to maturity of such refinancing Indebtedness shall be greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced; (b) the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount (including any accreted or capitalized amount) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced, plus any required premiums and other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension plus an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (c) the respective obligor or obligors shall be the same on the refinancing Indebtedness as on the Indebtedness being refinanced; (d) the security, if any, for the refinancing Indebtedness shall be the same as that for the Indebtedness being refinanced (except to the extent that less security is granted to holders of refinancing Indebtedness); (e) if the Indebtedness being refinanced, or the Lien securing such Indebtedness, is subordinated to the Obligations or to the Liens granted under the Collateral Documents, the refinancing Indebtedness, or the Liens thereof, shall also be subordinated on terms no less favorable than the Indebtedness being refinanced and the holders of such refinancing Indebtedness have entered into any subordination or intercreditor agreements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or Fortress evidencing such subordination; and (f) no material terms (other than interest rate and fees) applicable to such refinancing Indebtedness or, if applicable, the related security or guarantees of such refinancing Indebtedness (including covenants, events of default, remedies, acceleration rights) shall be, taken as a whole, materially more favorable to the refinancing lenders than the terms that are applicable under the instruments and documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced.

 

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Permitted Service Agreement ” shall mean one or more agreements between Acorn Productions and any ACL Group member pursuant to which Acorn Productions provides services to such ACL Group member so long as (a) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent copy of each such agreement prior to the effectiveness thereof and (b) any such agreement is not prohibited by Section 7.8 .

 

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent owing to one or more of those Persons that were holders of the Capital Stock of Image as of the Closing Date evidenced by the Permitted Subordinated Notes and any Interest Notes (as defined in the Permitted Subordinated Notes) and subject to the Debt Subordination Agreement, in an initial aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,800,000.

 

Permitted Subordinated Notes ” shall mean those certain Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Notes dated as of the Closing Date issued by the Parent to Persons that were holders of the Capital Stock of Image as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit K , as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Debt Subordination Agreement.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership (general or limited), firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company or partnership, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

PIK Amount ” shall mean, as of any date specified in Section 2.3(a) with respect to the payment of interest on the Term C Loans, an amount equal to 3.00% per annum of the interest then payable with respect to the outstanding Term C Loans (the “ PIK Margin ”), which, rather than being paid in Cash when due, shall without action by any party instead be capitalized and treated as additional principal obligations under the Term C Loans subject to the terms of this Agreement, and which shall accrue interest at the same rates (including Default Rates) as are applicable to the Term C Loans under this Agreement, and which shall form part of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be payable in full (including all PIK Amounts) in Cash, on the Maturity Date with respect to Term C Loans.

 

Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA, or in respect of which any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate could have any liability.

 

Property ” shall mean, in respect of any Person, all types of real, personal or mixed property and all types of tangible or intangible property owned or leased by such Person.

 

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Proposed Pricing ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g)(viii) .

 

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time for any Class of Loan, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s Commitment for such Class of Loans (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loans, as the case may be), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loans, as the case may be, of all Lenders), and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure) and Term Loans and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders) and Term Loans.

 

Real Estate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.9(a) .

 

Real Estate Documents ” shall mean, collectively, Mortgages covering all Real Estate owned by the Loan Parties, duly executed by each applicable Loan Party, together with (a) title insurance policies, current as-built ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys certified to the Administrative Agent, zoning letters, building permits and certificates of occupancy, in each case relating to such Real Estate and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, (b) (i) Life of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard determinations, (ii) notices, in the form required under the Flood Insurance Laws, about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by each Loan Party, and (iii) if any improved real property encumbered by any Mortgage is located in a special flood hazard area, a policy of flood insurance that (A) covers such improved real property, (B) is written in an amount not less than the outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Mortgage reasonably allocable to such real property or the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the Flood Insurance Laws, whichever is less, and (C) is otherwise on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress, (c) evidence that counterparts of such Mortgages have been recorded in all places to the extent necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, to create a valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on such Real Estate in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or in favor of such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law), (d) an opinion of counsel in each state in which such Real Estate is located in form and substance and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (e) a duly executed Environmental Indemnity with respect thereto, (f) Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Reports, consistent with American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E 1527-05, and applicable state requirements, dated no more than six (6) months prior to the date of acquisition of such Real Property, prepared by environmental engineers satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and such environmental review and audit reports, including Phase II reports, with respect to the subject Real Property of any Loan Party as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested, in each case together with letters executed by the environmental firms preparing such environmental reports, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, authorizing the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to rely on such reports, and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the contents of all such environmental reports, (f) if requested by the Administrative Agent, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements from any applicable tenants, and (g) such other reports, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

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Receiver ” shall mean a receiver or receiver and manager or administrative receiver of the whole or any part of the collateral subject to Liens under the UK Collateral Documents.

 

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

Replacement Event ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) the making of any claim by such Lender under Section 2.8(b) , 2.9 , 2.14 , or 2.15 , unless the changing of the Applicable Lending Office by such Lender would obviate the need for such Lender to make future claims under such Section and such Lender promptly (but in any event within ten (10) Business Days) makes such change; (b) such Lender’s becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, or (c) such Lender’s becoming a Defaulting Lender.

 

Replacement Lender ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.14 .

 

Repricing Event ” shall mean (a) any prepayment or repayment of the Term B Loan with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Term B Loan into, any new or replacement loans bearing interest at an “effective” interest rate that is less than the “effective” interest rate then applicable to the Term B Loan and (b) any amendment to or other modification of this Agreement that effectively reduces the “effective” interest rate then applicable to the Term B Loan (in each case, with “effective” interest rate giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount or similar fees, which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of original issue discount, being equated to interest margins in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four-year life to maturity and all interest rate floors).

 

Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit ” shall mean a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit I .

 

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Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, (a) Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments and Term Loans (other than Term B Loans and Term C Loans) at such time, or if such Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans (other than Term B Loans and Term C Loans), (b) Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Term B Loans and Term C Loans, and (c) if there are three (3) Lenders or less (but more than one (1) Lender), at least two (2) of such Lenders.

 

Required Revolving Credit Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, (a) the Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments at such time, or if such Revolving Credit Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Exposure and (b) if there are three (3) Revolving Credit Lenders or less (but more than one (1) Revolving Credit Lender), at least two (2) of such Revolving Credit Lenders.

 

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

 

Residual Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean that portion of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow not required to be applied to repay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) , as determined at the time such mandatory prepayment was required to be made pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) .

 

Residual Excess Cash Flow Amount ” shall mean, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) Residual Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year minus (b) all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.4(a)(iv) during the then current Fiscal Year, minus (c) all payments on Permitted Subordinated Debt pursuant to Section 7.4(a)(vi)(D) during the current Fiscal Year.

 

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, or, with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries, a director, or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

 

Restricted Payment ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.4 .

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent other than any ACL Group member.

 

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers and to participate in Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I , as such schedule may be amended pursuant to Section 11.2 , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date through an assignment of an existing Revolving Commitment, the amount of the assigned “Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, as the same may be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

 

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Revolving Commitment Increase ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(g) .

 

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest of (i) the Stated Maturity Date with respect to Revolving Loans, (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 2.5 and (iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

 

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure.

 

Revolving Credit Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders who have Revolving Commitments or who hold Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender to the Borrowers under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

 

Revolving Loan Notes ” shall mean those certain promissory notes issued by the Borrowers to each of the Revolving Credit Lenders that requests a promissory note, in accordance with each such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

 

RLJ Acquisition ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

 

SEA” shall have the same meaning as “Exchange Act”.

 

Secured Hedging Obligations ” shall mean any and all amounts owing or to be owing by any Loan Party (whether direct or indirect), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, to any Secured Party under any Hedging Transaction between a Loan Party and such Secured Party; provided , however , if such Secured Party ceases to be a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender), “Secured Hedging Obligations” shall include such obligations only to the extent arising from transactions entered into at the time that such Secured Party was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) under this Agreement.

 

Secured Loan Party ” shall mean a Loan Party that has executed and delivered a Security Agreement and such other Collateral Documents as are required by the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Secured Parties ” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Issuing Bank, (c) each Lender, and (d) each Affiliate of a Lender to which any Secured Hedging Obligation or Bank Product Obligation is owed.

 

Security Property ” shall mean (a) the Liens expressed to be granted under the UK Collateral Documents in favor of the Administrative Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and all proceeds of those Liens; (b) all obligations expressed to be undertaken by a Loan Party to pay amounts in respect of the Obligations to the Administrative Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and secured by the UK Collateral Documents together with all representations and warranties expressed to be given by a Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties; and (c) any other amounts or property, whether rights, entitlements, choses in action or otherwise, actual or contingent, which the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the UK Collateral Documents to hold as trustee on trust for the Secured Parties.

 

Security Agreement ” shall mean that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by each Loan Party that is a Domestic Subsidiary in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each other security agreement executed from time to time in connection herewith.

 

Senior Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt (other than Permitted Subordinated Debt) as of such date to (ii) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements have been received pursuant to Sections 5.7(a) or (b) and (c) , as applicable, and a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(d) .

 

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent and prospective liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature and is able to pay its debts as they fall due; and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s Property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that can be reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Stated Maturity Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to the Term A Loans, October 3, 2017, (b) with respect to the Term B Loans, April 3, 2018, (c) with respect to Revolving Loans, October 3, 2017, (d) with respect to the Term C Loans, April 3, 2018, and (e) with respect to Additional Term Loans, the maturity date agreed to by the Borrower and the Lenders making such Incremental Facility (which, in any event, shall not be earlier than the Stated Maturity Date for the Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term C Loans, and Revolving Loans).

 

STRH ” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

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Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled (through the ownership of voting equity, by contract, or otherwise), by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent.

 

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share with respect to the Revolving Commitment of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.

 

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(e) .

 

Swingline Sublimit ” shall mean $1,500,000.

 

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (a) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended and (b) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like Property.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (a) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (b) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

 

Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings (including backup withholding) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto, other than Excluded Taxes.

 

Term A Loan ” shall mean the loan made by each Lender with a Term A Loan Commitment to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1(b) .

 

Term A Loan Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term A Loan hereunder on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term A Loan Commitments is $25,000,000.

 

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Term A Loan Notes ” shall mean those certain promissory notes issued by the Borrowers to each of the Lenders with a Term A Loan Commitment that requests a promissory note, in accordance with each such Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment, in substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 .

 

Term B Loan ” shall mean the loan made by each Lender with a Term B Loan Commitment to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1(c) .

 

Term B Loan Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term B Loan hereunder on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term B Loan Commitments is $15,000,000.

  

Term B Loan Notes ” shall mean those certain promissory notes issued by the Borrowers to each of the Lenders with a Term B Loan Commitment that requests a promissory note, in accordance with each such Lender’s Term B Loan Commitment, in substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 .

 

Term C Loan ” shall mean the loan made by each Lender with a Term C Loan Commitment to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1(d) .

 

Term C Loan Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term C Loan hereunder on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term C Loan Commitments is $15,000,000.

 

Term C Loan Notes ” shall mean those certain promissory notes issued by the Borrowers to each of the Lenders with a Term C Loan Commitment that requests a promissory note, in accordance with each such Lender’s Term C Loan Commitment, in substantially in the form of Exhibit H-3 .

 

Term Loan Notes ” shall mean, collectively, the Term A Loan Notes, the Term B Loan Notes, the Term C Loan Notes, and the Additional Term Loan Notes, if any.

 

Term Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Term C Loans, and the Additional Term Loans, if any.

 

Third Party Agreement ” shall mean an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Administrative Agent, each applicable Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, and a landlord or bailee with possession of any Collateral or leasing or granting the right of use of real property to such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary at which Collateral is located which provides for, among other things, (a) an acknowledgment of the Administrative Agent’s Liens, (b) a subordination or waiver of any Liens granted to or held by such landlord or bailee, (c) access to inspect, sell, or remove such Collateral, and (d) notice of default and right to cure.

 

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Total Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (ii) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements have been received pursuant to Sections 5.7(a) or (b) and (c) , as applicable, and a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(d) .

 

Transactions ” means (a) the execution and delivery by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is a party, (b) the borrowing of the Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit, (c) the consummation of the Acorn Acquisition, and (d) the consummation of the Image Acquisition.

 

Type ” when used in reference to a Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Base Rate.

 

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

UK Collateral Documents ” shall mean all Collateral Documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party organized under the laws of England and Wales.

 

UK Insolvency Event ” shall mean:

 

(a)          any UK Relevant Entity is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due or is deemed to or declared to be unable to pay its debts under applicable law, suspends or threatens to suspend making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;

 

(b)          the value of the assets of any UK Relevant Entity is less than its liabilities (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities);

 

(c)          A moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of any UK Relevant Entity. If a moratorium occurs, the ending of the moratorium will not remedy any Event of Default caused by that moratorium; or

 

(d)          any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in relation to: (i) the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of any UK Relevant Entity; (ii) a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of any UK Relevant Entity; (iii) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of any UK Relevant Entity or any of its assets; or (iv) enforcement of any Lien over any assets of any UK Relevant Entity, or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction. This paragraph (d) shall not apply to any winding-up petition which is frivolous or vexatious and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 14 days of commencement.

 

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UK Relevant Entity ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary (a) incorporated under the laws of England and Wales or (b) capable of becoming the subject of any order for winding-up or administration under the Insolvency Act of the United Kingdom.

 

Unrecognized Retiree Welfare Liability ” shall mean, with respect to any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) that provides postretirement benefits other than pension benefits, the amount of the transition obligation, as determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” as of the most recent valuation date, that has not been recognized as an expense in the income statement of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that (a) prior to the date such Statement is applicable to any such Person, such amount shall be based on an estimate made in good faith of the transition obligation, and (b) for purposes of determining the aggregate amount of the Unrecognized Retiree Welfare Liability, Plans maintained by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not otherwise an ERISA Affiliate shall be included.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose Capital Stock (other than director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required by applicable law to be held by Persons other than such Person) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person owned at such time 100% of the Capital Stock of such partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity such time. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party ” shall mean any Loan Party that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent.

 

Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Section 1.2.           Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”, “Term Loan” or “Swingline Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

 

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Section 1.3.           Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or 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 as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated and consolidating financial statement(s) of the Borrowers delivered pursuant to Section 4.15(a) or Section 5.7(a ); provided , that if the Borrower Representative notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrowers wish to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower Representative that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrowers’ compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Required Lenders. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (a) all financial covenants shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such change in GAAP had not occurred and (b) the Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof. With respect to entities organized in a jurisdiction outside the United States and any accounting determinations to be made hereunder on a basis other than on a consolidated basis, GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles of such jurisdiction, applied on a consistent basis in accordance with such entities’ past practices.

 

Section 1.4.           Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may have been or hereafter be from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (c) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (e) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to Atlanta, Georgia, time, unless otherwise indicated.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Section 2.1.           Extensions of Credit .

 

(a)           The Revolving Loans . Each Revolving Credit Lender agrees, severally in accordance with its Revolving Commitment and not jointly with the other Revolving Credit Lenders, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to lend and relend to the Borrowers, from time to time on any Business Day prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, amounts which do not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Commitment as of such Business Day. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, Borrowings under the Revolving Commitments may be repaid and reborrowed from time to time on a revolving basis. At no time shall any Lender be required to make any Revolving Loans if the making of such Loan would cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders to exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.

 

(b)           Term A Loans . Each Lender having a Term A Loan Commitment agrees, severally in accordance with its Term A Loan Commitment and not jointly with the other Lenders having Term A Loan Commitments, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make a single loan to the Borrowers on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the Term A Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided , that if for any reason the full amount of such Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment is not fully drawn on the Closing Date, the undrawn portion thereof shall automatically be terminated. The Term A Loans may be, from time to time, Base Rate Borrowings or Eurodollar Borrowings or a combination thereof; provided , that on the Closing Date all Borrowings of the Term A Loans shall be Base Rate Borrowings unless the Borrowers have executed a funding indemnity letter in favor of the applicable Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrowers and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Article III shall be deemed to constitute the Borrowers’ request to borrow the Term A Loans on the Closing Date. Once repaid, Term A Loans under the Term A Loan Commitment may not be reborrowed.

 

(c)           Term B Loans . Each Lender having a Term B Loan Commitment agrees, severally in accordance with its Term B Loan Commitment and not jointly with the other Lenders having Term B Loan Commitments, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make a single loan to the Borrowers on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the Term B Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided , that if for any reason the full amount of such Lender’s Term B Loan Commitment is not fully drawn on the Closing Date, the undrawn portion thereof shall automatically be terminated. The Term B Loans may be, from time to time, Base Rate Borrowings or Eurodollar Borrowings or a combination thereof; provided , that on the Closing Date all Borrowings of the Term B Loans shall be Base Rate Borrowings unless the Borrowers have executed a funding indemnity letter in favor of the applicable Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders having Term B Loan Commitments. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrowers and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Article III shall be deemed to constitute the Borrowers’ request to borrow the Term B Loans on the Closing Date. Once repaid, Term B Loans under the Term B Loan Commitment may not be reborrowed.

 

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(d)           Term C Loans . Each Lender having a Term C Loan Commitment agrees, severally in accordance with its Term C Loan Commitment and not jointly with the other Lenders having Term C Loan Commitments, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make a single loan to the Borrowers on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the Term C Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided , that if for any reason the full amount of such Lender’s Term C Loan Commitment is not fully drawn on the Closing Date, the undrawn portion thereof shall automatically be terminated. The Term C Loans may be, from time to time, Base Rate Borrowings or Eurodollar Borrowings or a combination thereof; provided , that on the Closing Date all Borrowings of the Term C Loans shall be Base Rate Borrowings unless the Borrowers have executed a funding indemnity letter in favor of the applicable Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders having Term C Loan Commitments. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrowers and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Article III shall be deemed to constitute the Borrowers’ request to borrow the Term C Loans on the Closing Date. Once repaid, Term C Loans under the Term C Loan Commitment may not be reborrowed.

 

(e)           Swingline Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.2(g) , the Swingline Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may from time to time on any Business Day after the Closing Date but prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, make Swingline Loans to the Borrowers in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Sublimit as of such Business Day and (ii) the difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment and the Revolving Credit Exposures at such date. Each Swingline Loan shall be due and payable on the maturity thereof, provided that in no event shall such maturity be later than the seventh Business Day succeeding the date the Swingline Loan is made.

 

(f)           The Letters of Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrowers, from time to time on any Business Day prior to the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, pursuant to Section 2.16 , in an outstanding face amount not to exceed, with respect to the issuance of any individual Letter of Credit as of any Business Day, the Available Letter of Credit Amount as of such Business Day.

 

(g)           Incremental Facility .

 

(i)           Request for Increase . Upon written notice (the “ Increase Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders and provide the Lenders with access to a copy of the Increase Notice), the Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time on or prior to the latest Maturity Date (or, with respect to a Revolving Commitment Increase, the Revolving Commitment Termination Date), request (1) an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount (a “ Revolving Commitment Increase ”) and/or (2) additional term loans (the “ Additional Term Loans ”; any Revolving Commitment Increase or Additional Term Loans, each, an “ Incremental Facility ”) by an amount not exceeding $25,000,000 in the aggregate; provided that increases in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate. The Borrowers (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify in the Increase Notice (x) the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date on which the Increase Notice was provided to such Lenders by the Administrative Agent), (y) the amount of the requested Incremental Facility, which amount shall not be less than $5,000,000 per request, and (z) the date on which such Revolving Commitment Increase is requested to become effective and/or Additional Term Loans are to be funded.

 

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(ii)          Lender Elections to Increase . No Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Incremental Facility requested by the Borrowers under this Section 2.1(g) . Any Lender who wishes to increase its Revolving Commitment and/or provide Additional Term Loans must provide to the Administrative Agent, within the time period specified in the Increase Notice, a written commitment for the amount of such Lender’s increased Revolving Commitment and/or Additional Term Loans. With respect to any Revolving Commitment Increase, each existing Revolving Credit Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to provide such Revolving Commitment Increase in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Commitment prior to giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase. With respect to any Additional Term Loans, each existing Lender with Term Loans outstanding shall have the right (but not the obligation) to provide such Additional Term Loans in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans outstanding prior to giving effect to such Additional Term Loans. Any Lender that does not provide its written commitment within the time period specified in the Increase Notice shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment and/or provide Additional Term Loans.

 

(iii)         Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders . The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request under Section 2.1(g)(ii) . If the aggregate Incremental Facility participated in by the existing Lenders is less than the requested Incremental Facility, then to achieve the full amount of the requested Incremental Facility, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and Fortress (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Borrowers may also invite any Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or any other Person that, if such Person were to become a Lender by assignment, such Person would be permitted to join this Agreement as an assignee in accordance with Section 11.4(b) (each, an “ Eligible Additional Lender ”), to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(iv)         Effective Date and Allocations . If the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount is increased and/or Additional Term Loans are provided in accordance with this Section 2.1(g) , the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall determine the effective date (the “ Increase Effective Date ”) and the final allocation of such Incremental Facility (which allocations shall be made in accordance with this Section 2.6). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Lenders, including any proposed new lenders, of the final allocation of such Incremental Facility and the Increase Effective Date. From and after the Increase Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 2.1(g)(v) below, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall be increased and/or Additional Term Loans shall be made and the new lenders, if any, shall be Lenders for all purposes under this Agreement. On the Increase Effective Date, the Borrowers and each Lender that is increasing its Revolving Commitment and/or making Additional Term Loans, each Eligible Additional Lender that is becoming an additional Lender and the Loan Parties shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify (including any Assignment and Acceptances and new or replacement Revolving Loan Notes and/or Additional Term Loan Notes, as requested by the applicable Lenders) to give effect to the increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and/or the Additional Term Loans. This Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and/or provide for the Additional Term Loans in accordance with this Section 2.1(g) and any increase to pricing in accordance with Section 2.1(g)(viii) below and such amendment shall only require the consent of the Borrowers and Administrative Agent, except to the extent that a specific Lender’s consent is otherwise required with respect to an issuance by such Lender of any commitment for an Incremental Facility.

 

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(v)          Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase . As a condition precedent to such Incremental Facility, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate (A) dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by the chief financial officer or an officer with similar responsibilities of the Borrower Representative approving or consenting to such Incremental Facility, (B) certifying that the resolutions authorizing such Incremental Facility are true, correct, and effective as of the Increase Effective Date, and (C) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such Incremental Facility, (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article IV and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date, (2) no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing, (3) all of the other conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied, and (4) the Borrowers are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Article VI hereof (and attaching evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating pro forma compliance therewith). The Borrowers shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, deliver such opinions of counsel as the Administrative Agent may request in its reasonable discretion in connection with such Incremental Facility. In the event of an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount in accordance with this Section 2.1(g) , the Borrowers shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount under this Section (and the Borrowers shall be liable for any costs arising therefrom under Section 2.9 ).

 

(vi)         Provisions with Respect to Additional Term Loans . Additional Term Loans shall (A) for all purposes be Term Loans and Obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents, (B) bear interest at any interest rate agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Lenders making such Additional Term Loans, (C) rank pari passu with the other Loans for purposes of Sections 2.11 and 8.1 hereof, (D) in no event have a maturity date prior to the latest occurring Stated Maturity Date for the Term A Loans and Term B Loans, (E) be repaid as agreed to by the Borrowers and the Lenders making such Additional Term Loans, so long as the weighted average life to maturity of the Additional Term Loans is not earlier than the weighted average life to maturity of the Term A Loans, Term B Loans or Term C Loans, and (F) be on such other terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, Fortress and the Borrowers.

 

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(vii)        Provisions with Respect to Revolving Commitment Increases . Revolving Loans made under the increased Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall (A) for all purposes be Revolving Loans and Obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents, (B) bear interest at any interest rate agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Lenders making such Revolving Loans, and (C) rank pari passu with the other Revolving Loans for purposes of Sections 2.11 and 8.1 hereof.

 

(viii)       Pricing . To the extent that the interest rate margins, upfront fees, original issue discount (calculated based on a four year weighted average life to maturity) and any LIBOR floor applicable to any Additional Term Loans or Revolving Loans made under the increased Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount (but excluding any arrangement fees paid to the arrangers for such Incremental Facility in their capacity as such and not in their capacity as a lender thereunder) (“ Proposed Pricing ”) is greater than the interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount (calculated based on a four year weighted average life to maturity) and the LIBOR floor then applicable to any existing Term Loans (or any Class thereof) or Revolving Loans, as applicable (“ Existing Pricing ”), then the interest rate margin and any LIBOR floor for the applicable existing Term Loans (or any Class thereof) or Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall be increased to an amount which results in Existing Pricing thereafter being economically equivalent to the Proposed Pricing as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 2.2.           Manner of Borrowing and Disbursement of Loans .

 

(a)           Choice of Interest Rate, etc. Any Borrowing shall, at the option of the Borrowers, be made either as a Base Rate Borrowing or as a Eurodollar Borrowing; provided , however , that if the Borrower Representative fails to give the Administrative Agent written notice specifying whether a Eurodollar Borrowing is to be repaid, continued or converted on a Payment Date, such Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing on the Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.3(a)(iii) ; and the Borrower Representative may not select a Eurodollar Borrowing (A) on the Closing Date unless the Borrowers shall have executed a funding indemnity letter in favor of the applicable Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender, (B) with respect to Swingline Loans, (C) with respect to a Borrowing, the proceeds of which are to reimburse the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.16 , or (D) if, at the time of such Borrowing or at the time of the continuation of, or conversion to, a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2(c) , a Default or Event of Default exists. Any notice given to the Administrative Agent in connection with a requested Borrowing hereunder shall be given to the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) in order for such Business Day to count toward the minimum number of Business Days required.

 

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(b)           Base Rate Borrowings .

 

(i)           Initial and Subsequent Borrowings . The Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent in the case of any Base Rate Borrowing irrevocable notice by telephone not later than 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing (other than with respect to any Base Rate Borrowing made on the Closing Date, which such irrevocable notice may be given not later than 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the Closing Date) and shall immediately confirm any such telephone notice with a written Notice of Borrowing; provided , however , that the failure by the Borrower Representative to confirm any notice by telephone with a written Notice of Borrowing shall not invalidate any notice so given. Except for deemed Borrowings made under Section 2.2(f) , each Borrowing that is a Base Rate Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of no less than $250,000 and in an integral multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof.

 

(ii)          Repayments and Conversions . The Borrower Representative may (A) subject to Section 2.5 , at any time without prior notice repay a Base Rate Borrowing or (B) upon at least three (3) Business Days irrevocable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent in the form of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, convert all or a portion of the principal of any Base Rate Borrowing to one or more Eurodollar Borrowings. Upon the date indicated by the Borrower Representative, such Base Rate Borrowing shall be so repaid or converted.

 

(c)           Eurodollar Borrowings .

 

(i)           Initial and Subsequent Borrowings . The Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent in the case of any Eurodollar Borrowings irrevocable notice by telephone not later than 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Eurodollar Borrowing and shall immediately confirm any such telephone notice with a written Notice of Borrowing; provided , however , that the failure by the Borrower Representative to confirm any notice by telephone with a written Notice of Borrowing shall not invalidate any notice so given.

 

(ii)          Repayments, Continuations and Conversions . At least three (3) Business Days prior to each Payment Date for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower Representative shall give the Administrative Agent written notice in the form of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation specifying whether all or a portion of such Eurodollar Borrowing outstanding on such Payment Date is to be continued in whole or in part as one or more new Eurodollar Borrowings and also specifying the new Interest Period applicable to each such new Eurodollar Borrowing (and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, upon such Payment Date, such Eurodollar Borrowing shall be so continued). Upon such Payment Date, any Eurodollar Borrowing (or portion thereof) not so continued shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing or, subject to Section 2.5 , be repaid.

 

(iii)         Miscellaneous . Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Agreement which may be construed to the contrary, (A) each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of no less than $250,000 and in an integral multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof, (B) at no time shall the aggregate number of all Eurodollar Borrowings then outstanding exceed (i) with respect to Revolving Loans, three (3) and (ii) with respect to Term Loans, twelve (12), and (C) with respect to the initial Interest Period for the Term B Loans and Term C Loans made on the Closing Date, the Interest Period therefor shall be one month.

 

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(d)           Notification of Lenders . Upon receipt of a (i) Notice of Borrowing or a telephone or telecopy Notice of Borrowing, (ii) notification from the Issuing Bank that a draw has been made under any Letter of Credit (unless the Issuing Bank will be reimbursed through the funding of a Swingline Loan), or (iii) notice from the Borrower Representative with respect to the prepayment of any outstanding Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the Payment Date for such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender by telephone or telecopy of the contents thereof and the amount of each Lender’s portion of any such Borrowing. Each Lender shall, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the date specified for such Borrowing (under clause (i) or (ii) above) in such notice, make available to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, or at such account as the Administrative Agent shall designate, the amount of such Lender’s portion of the Borrowing in immediately available funds.

 

(e)           Disbursement . Prior to 3:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the date of a Borrowing hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article III , disburse the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders in like funds by (i) transferring the amounts so made available by wire transfer to the Parent’s general deposit account maintained with the Administrative Agent or such other account of any Borrower as the Borrower Representative may designate in any Notice of Borrowing or (ii) in the case of a Borrowing the proceeds of which are to reimburse the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.16 , transferring such amounts to such Issuing Bank. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to 11:00 a.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made or will make such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion and in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, until the date such amount is repaid by such Lender to the Administrative Agent, (x) for the first two (2) Business Days, at the Federal Funds Rate for such Business Days, and (y) thereafter, at the Base Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s portion of the applicable Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement and if both such Lender and the Borrowers shall pay and repay such corresponding amount, the Administrative Agent shall promptly relend to the Borrowers such corresponding amount. If such Lender does not repay such corresponding amount immediately upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The failure of any Lender to fund its portion of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to fund its respective portion of the Borrowing on the date of such borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for any such failure of any other Lender.

 

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(f)           Deemed Notice of Borrowing . Unless payment is otherwise timely made by the Borrowers, the becoming due of any amount required to be paid under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents as principal, interest, premiums, fees, reimbursable expenses or other sums payable hereunder shall be deemed irrevocably to be a Notice of Borrowing on the due date of, and in an aggregate amount required to pay, such principal, interest, premiums, fees, reimbursable expenses or other sums payable hereunder, and the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made pursuant thereto may be disbursed by way of direct payment of the relevant Obligation and shall bear interest as a Base Rate Borrowing. The Lenders shall have no obligation to the Borrowers to honor any deemed Notice of Borrowing under this Section 2.2(f) unless all the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied, but, with the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, may do so in their sole and absolute discretion and without regard to the existence of, and without being deemed to have waived, any Default or Event of Default or the failure by the Borrowers to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 . No further authorization, direction or approval by the Borrowers shall be required to be given by the Borrowers for any deemed Notice of Borrowing under this Section 2.2(f) . The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to the Borrower Representative written notice of any Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.2(f) .

 

(g)           Special Provisions Pertaining to Swingline Loans .

 

(i)          The Borrowers shall give the Swingline Lender written notice in the form of a Notice of Borrowing, or notice by telephone no later than 1:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the date on which the Borrowers wish to receive a Borrowing of any Swingline Loan followed immediately by a written Notice of Borrowing, with a copy to the Administrative Agent; provided , however , that the failure by the Borrower Representative to confirm any notice by telephone with a written Notice of Borrowing shall not invalidate any notice so given; provided further , however , that any request by the Borrower Representative of a Base Rate Borrowing under the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to be a request for a Swingline Loan unless the Borrower Representative specifically requests otherwise. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest as a Base Rate Borrowing. If the Swingline Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects to make the requested Swingline Loan, the Swingline Loan shall be made on the date specified in the telephone notice or the Notice of Borrowing and such telephone notice or Notice of Borrowing shall specify (i) the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and (ii) instructions for the disbursement of the proceeds of the requested Swingline Loan. Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to Revolving Loans, except that all payments thereon shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. The Swingline Lender shall have no duty or obligation to make any Swingline Loans hereunder; provided that, subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement, if the Swingline Lender declines to make a requested Swingline Loan, such Loan request shall be treated as a request for a Revolving Loan. The Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loans if the Swingline Lender has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender (or the Swingline Lender has actual knowledge) that one or more applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 will not be satisfied (or waived pursuant to the last sentence of Section 11.2 ) on the requested Borrowing date. In the event the Swingline Lender in its sole and absolute discretion elects to make any requested Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrowers by deposit of Dollars in same day funds by wire transfer to the Parent’s general deposit account maintained with the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)         The Swingline Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Credit Lender no less frequently than weekly, as determined by the Administrative Agent, of the principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding as of 3:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) as of such date and each Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share (based on the Aggregate Revolving Commitment) thereof. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall before 11:00 a.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the next Business Day make available to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, the amount of its Pro Rata Share (based on the Aggregate Revolving Commitment) of such principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding. Upon such payment by a Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan to the Borrowers, notwithstanding any failure of the Borrowers to satisfy the conditions in Section 3.2 . Each Revolving Loan so made shall bear interest as a Base Rate Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall use such funds to repay the principal amount of Swingline Loans to the Swingline Lender. Additionally, if at any time any Swingline Loans are outstanding, any of the events described in clauses (g) or (h) of Section 8.1 shall have occurred, then each Revolving Credit Lender shall, automatically upon the occurrence of such event and without any action on the part of the Swingline Lender, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the Revolving Credit Lenders, be deemed to have purchased an undivided participation in the principal and interest of all Swingline Loans then outstanding in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the principal and interest of all Swingline Loans then outstanding and each Revolving Credit Lender shall, notwithstanding such Event of Default, immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in immediately available funds, the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation (and upon receipt thereof, the Swingline Lender shall deliver to such Revolving Credit Lender a loan participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds in such amount). The disbursement of funds in connection with the settlement of Swingline Loans hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.2(e) .

 

Section 2.3.           Interest .

 

(a)           On Loans . Interest on the Loans, subject to Sections 2.3(b) and (c) , shall be payable as follows:

 

(i)           On Base Rate Borrowings . Interest on each Base Rate Borrowing shall be payable in Cash quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter for such calendar quarter, commencing with the first calendar quarter beginning after the Closing Date; provided , that, at all times other than upon the Maturity Date with respect to Term C Loans, that portion of accrued interest constituting the PIK Margin with respect to the Term C Loans shall not be paid in cash but shall be paid on the due date thereof by capitalizing such interest in the manner set forth in the definition of PIK Amount. Interest on Base Rate Borrowings then outstanding shall also be due and payable in Cash on the applicable Maturity Date and, with regard to Revolving Loans, on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (or, in any event, the date of any earlier prepayment in full of the Obligations). Interest shall accrue and be payable on each Base Rate Borrowing at the simple per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (A) the Base Rate and (B) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Borrowings.

 

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(ii)          On Eurodollar Borrowings . Interest on each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be payable in Cash in arrears on (x) the Payment Date for such Borrowing, and (y) if the Interest Period for such Borrowing is greater than three (3) months, on the last day of each three month period commencing on the initial date of such Interest Period and on the last day of the applicable Interest Period for such Borrowing; provided , that, at all times other than upon the Maturity Date with respect to Term C Loans, that portion of accrued interest constituting the PIK Margin with respect to the Term C Loans shall not be paid in Cash but shall be paid on the due date thereof by capitalizing such interest in the manner set forth in the definition of PIK Amount. Interest on Eurodollar Borrowings then outstanding shall also be due and payable in Cash on the applicable Maturity Date and, with regard to Revolving Loans, on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (or, in any event, the date of any earlier prepayment in full of the Obligations). Interest shall accrue and be payable on each Eurodollar Borrowing at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (A) the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Borrowing and (B) the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Borrowings.

 

(iii)         If No Notice of Selection of Interest Rate . If the Borrower Representative fails to give the Administrative Agent timely notice of its selection of the Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate, or if for any reason a determination of Adjusted LIBO Rate for any Borrowing is not timely concluded, the Base Rate shall apply to such Borrowing. If the Borrower Representative fails to elect to continue any Eurodollar Borrowing then outstanding prior to the last Payment Date applicable thereto in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 , as applicable, such Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing on the last Payment Date applicable thereto and the Base Rate shall apply to such Borrowing commencing on and after such Payment Date.

 

(iv)         Calculation of Interest . Interest on all Borrowings shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a hypothetical year of three hundred sixty (360) days, provided that interest accruing based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a hypothetical year of three hundred sixty five/three hundred sixty six (365/366) days.

 

(b)           Upon Default . During the existence and continuation of an Event of Default, interest on the outstanding Obligations (including PIK Amounts to the extent capitalized) may, at Administrative Agent’s election, and shall, at the written request of the Required Lenders, accrue at the Default Rate; provided , however , that the Default Rate shall automatically be deemed to have been invoked at all times when the Obligations have been accelerated or deemed accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1 . Interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be payable on demand and in any event on the applicable Maturity Date (or the date of any earlier prepayment in full of the Obligations) and shall accrue until the earliest to occur of (i) waiver of the applicable Event of Default in accordance with Section 11.2 , (ii) agreement by the Required Lenders to rescind the charging of interest at the Default Rate, or (iii) payment in full of the Obligations. The Lenders shall not be required to (A) accelerate the maturity of the Loans, (B) terminate the Revolving Commitments, or (C) exercise any other rights or remedies under the Loan Documents in order to charge interest hereunder at the Default Rate.

 

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(c)           Computation of Interest . Interest on the principal amount of all Borrowings shall accrue from and including the date such Borrowings are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on any Borrowing which is converted into a Borrowing of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid (other than payments on Revolving Loans) shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof.

 

(d)           Determination and Notice . The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.4.           Fees .

 

(a)           Fee Letter . The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent (for its account and the account of the Lenders, as applicable) such fees as are set forth in the Fee Letter at the times specified therein.

 

(b)           Commitment Fees . The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender, a commitment fee on the average daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period, which shall accrue at 0.50% per annum. For purposes of computing commitment fees with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Swingline Exposure). Such commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a hypothetical year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number of days elapsed, shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter for such calendar quarter, commencing with the first calendar quarter beginning after the Closing Date, and if then unpaid, on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (or the date of any earlier prepayment in full of the Obligations), and shall be fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid.

 

(c)           Letter of Credit Fees .

 

(i)          The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, a fee on the aggregate stated amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit for each day from the issuance date of any Letter of Credit through the date such Letter of Credit is no longer outstanding, at a rate per annum on such aggregate stated amount equal to the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time with respect to Eurodollar Borrowings, plus, at all times when the Default Rate is in effect, 2.00%. Such Letter of Credit fee shall be computed on the basis of a hypothetical year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number of days elapsed, shall be payable quarterly in arrears for each calendar quarter on the last day of such calendar quarter, commencing with the first calendar quarter ending after the Closing Date, and if then unpaid, on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (or the date of any earlier prepayment in full of the Obligations), and shall be fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid.

 

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(ii)         The Borrowers shall also pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, (A) a fee on the aggregate stated amount of each Letter of Credit for each day from the issuance date of such Letter of Credit through the stated expiration date of each such Letter of Credit (whether such date is the stated expiration date of such Letter of Credit at the time of the original issuance thereof or the stated expiration date of such Letter of Credit upon any renewal thereof) at a rate of three-eighths of one percent (0.375%) per annum, which fee shall be computed on the basis of a hypothetical year of three hundred sixty (360) days and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter during which such Letter of Credit is outstanding for any portion of such quarter, and (B) any reasonable and customary fees charged by the Issuing Bank for issuance and administration of such Letters of Credit, which fees shall be payable on demand. The foregoing fees shall be fully earned when due, and non-refundable when paid.

 

(d)           OID .

 

(i)          Borrowers and each Lender making a Term B Loan agree that on the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall receive proceeds of the Term B Loans based on a purchase price of 97.75% of the principal amount thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Lenders making Term B Loans shall advance to the Borrowers an amount equal to 97.75% of its ratable share of the Term B Loans as of such date in exchange for the Borrowers’ obligations to repay in full the face amount of such Loans, plus interest accrued thereon in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(ii)         Borrowers and each Lender making a Term C Loan agree that on the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall receive proceeds of the Term C Loans based on a purchase price of 95.00% of the principal amount thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Lenders making Term C Loans shall advance to the Borrowers an amount equal to 95.00% of its ratable share of the Term C Loans as of such date in exchange for the Borrowers’ obligations to repay in full the face amount of such Loans (including all PIK Amounts), plus interest accrued thereon in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(e)           Computation of Fees; Additional Terms Relating to Fees . In computing any fees payable under this Section 2.4 , the first day of the applicable period shall be included and the date of the payment shall be excluded. All fees payable under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed fully earned when and as they become due and payable and, once paid, shall be non-refundable, in whole or in part.

 

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Section 2.5.           Cancellation of Commitments; Voluntary Prepayment .

 

(a)          Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments and the LC Commitment shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. The Term A Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term A Loans pursuant to Section 2.1 . The Term B Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term B Loans pursuant to Section 2.1 . The Term C Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term C Loans pursuant to Section 2.1 . Any commitments with respect to Additional Term Loans shall terminate on the date such Additional Term Loans are funded.

 

(b)          Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrowers may reduce or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole or in part so long as at the time of such reduction or termination the Borrowers shall have complied with Section 2.6(c)(vii) , if applicable, provided that the Borrowers may not reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment to an amount less than $2,500,000 unless the Borrowers terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitment in their entirety. Any such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall result in a reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral multiple of $500,000) in the LC Commitment only if such a reduction is necessary to reduce the LC Commitment to an amount equal to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.

 

(c)          The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, in a minimum amount (other than a repayment in whole of any Loan) of at least $500,000 and larger multiples of $100,000, without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 2.5(d) ), by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 12:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any such prepayment, and (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 12:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment; provided that, the Borrowers shall not have the right to prepay any Term C Loan until all other Term Loans and Revolving Loans have been repaid in full and all Revolving Commitments have been terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder have been Cash Collateralized to the extent of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid (and in the case of the prepayment of the Term B Loans, any amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.5(d)); provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrowers shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.9 . Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 . Each prepayment of any Term Loan under this Section 2.5 shall be applied (a) first , pro rata to the remaining principal installments of all Term Loans (other than Term C Loans) until paid in full and, subject to the proviso in the first sentence of this paragraph, (b) second , pro rata to the remaining principal installments of all Term C Loans until paid in full.

 

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(d)          To the extent one or more Repricing Events occur prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders with Term B Loans outstanding, at the time of any such Repricing Event a premium in the amount of (i) if such Repricing Event occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 4.0% of the prepaid amount of the Term B Loan subject to such Repricing Event, and (ii) if such Repricing Event occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of Closing Date, 2.0% of the principal amount of the Term B Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

 

Section 2.6.           Repayment .

 

(a)           The Revolving Loans . All unpaid principal and accrued interest on the Revolving Loans shall be due and payable in full in cash on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

(b)           The Term Loans .

 

(i)          The Borrowers unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term A Loans of such Lender in equal quarterly installments payable on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each calendar year (commencing on December 31, 2012) with each such principal installment being an amount equal to two and one half percent (2.50%) of the principal amount of the Term A Loans outstanding as of the Closing Date after the making of any Term A Loans on the Closing Date and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term A Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date with respect thereto

 

(ii)         The Borrowers unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term B Loans of such Lender in equal quarterly installments payable on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each calendar year (commencing on December 31, 2012) with each such principal installment being an amount equal to two and one half percent (2.50%) of the principal amount of the Term B Loans outstanding as of the Closing Date after the making of any Term B Loans on the Closing Date and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term B Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date with respect thereto.

 

(iii)        The Borrowers unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender on the Maturity Date with respect thereto the then unpaid principal amount (including all PIK Amounts) of the Term C Loans of such Lender.

 

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(iv)        The Borrowers unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Additional Term Loans of such Lender at the times and in the amounts agreed to by the Borrowers and such Lenders in accordance with Section 2.1(g) ; provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Additional Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date applicable thereto.

 

(c)           Other Mandatory Repayments .

 

(i)          Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary of any of its assets (including, without limitation, Capital Stock) (excluding (A) any Disposition the Net Cash Proceeds of which is less than $250,000, provided , however , that if and when the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of all such Dispositions is greater than $500,000 then all such Net Cash Proceeds (including such $500,000) shall, to the extent not reinvested in accordance with clause (C) below, be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) , (B) Dispositions permitted under Section 7.6 , other than Dispositions permitted under Sections 7.6(g) and (j) and (C) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, sales of assets the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used within one hundred eighty (180) days after any Loan Parties’ or Restricted Subsidiaries’ receipt thereof to acquire assets to be used in the businesses of any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be maintained in a segregated deposit account subject to the exclusive control of the Administrative Agent until the Administrative Agent receives one or more written requests from the Borrower Representative directing the Administrative Agent to either apply such Net Cash Proceeds to the purchase of assets or to the repayment of the Obligations, in each case in accordance with this paragraph (i)) the Borrowers shall repay the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such repayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) .

 

(ii)         If any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issues (A) any debt or debt securities (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1 ), then no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, the Borrowers shall repay the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, and (B) any Capital Stock (other than Excluded Equity Issuances), then no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, the Borrowers shall prepay the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such repayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) .

 

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(iii)        Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Net Cash Proceeds from any property insurance as a result of any loss, damage or destruction of any of its assets or the Net Cash Proceeds from any condemnation of its assets or any other extraordinary payment (excluding, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, any Net Cash Proceeds of business interruption insurance in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000; provided , however , to the extent that the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of business interruption insurance is greater than $3,000,000, such excess shall, to the extent not reinvested in accordance with this Section 2.6(c)(iii) , be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi)) , the Borrowers shall repay the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided , however , that if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall not be required to repay the Obligations to the extent any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries applies such Net Cash Proceeds to acquire assets to be used in the businesses of the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries within one hundred eighty (180) days after such Loan Parties’ or Restricted Subsidiaries’ receipt of such proceeds, provided , further , however , that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be maintained in a segregated deposit account subject to the exclusive control of the Administrative Agent until the Administrative Agent receives one or more written requests from the Borrower Representative directing the Administrative Agent to either apply such Net Cash Proceeds to the purchase of assets or to the repayment of the Obligations, in each case in accordance with this paragraph (iii). Any such repayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) .

 

(iv)        On the Excess Cash Flow Application Date following the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012 (it being understood that in respect of any payments in connection with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012, the Consolidated Excess Cash Flow will be determined solely with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on such date), the Borrowers shall repay the Obligations by an amount equal to the sum of the ECF Percentage of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year, if any. Each such repayment shall be made on a date (an “ Excess Cash Flow Application Date ”) no later than ten (10) Business Days after the earlier of (a) the date on which the financial statements of the Borrowers referred to in Section 5.7(a) for the Fiscal Year with respect to which such prepayment is to be made are required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (b) the date such financial statements are actually delivered. Any such repayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) .

 

(v)         Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net ACL Proceeds, the Borrowers shall repay the Obligations in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net ACL Proceeds. Any such repayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(vi) .

 

(vi)        Except as provided in Section 2.11(b) during the existence of an Event of Default, any repayments made by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all other fees and reimbursable expenses of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest then outstanding on the Term Loans (other than Term C Loans), to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest; fourth , to the principal amount of the Term Loans (other than Term C Loans) based on the principal amount of such Loans then outstanding applied ratably across the remaining principal installments thereof until paid in full, pro rata to the applicable Lenders, except that Net ACL Proceeds shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the Term Loans (other than Term C Loans) in inverse order of maturity; fifth , to the interest then outstanding on the Revolving Loans; sixth , to the principal amount then outstanding on the Revolving Loans (without a reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment); seventh , so long as the Revolving Commitment has been terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder have been Cash Collateralized to the extent of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, to interest then outstanding on the Term C Loans, to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest; eighth , so long as the Revolving Commitment has been terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder have been Cash Collateralized to the extent of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, to the principal amount of the Term C Loans based on the principal amount of such Loans then outstanding applied ratably across the remaining principal installments thereof until paid in full, pro rata to the applicable Lenders, except that Net ACL Proceeds shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the Term C Loans in inverse order of maturity and ninth , to the Borrowers.

 

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(vii)       If at any time the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.5 or otherwise, the Borrowers shall immediately repay the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 2.4 . Each prepayment shall be applied first to Base Rate Borrowings to the full extent thereof, and then to Eurodollar Borrowings to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of Revolving Loans, the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon to be held as collateral for the LC Exposure. Such account shall be administered in accordance with Section 2.16(i) hereof.

 

(d)           The Other Obligations . In addition to the foregoing, the Borrowers hereby promise to pay all Obligations, including, without limitation, the principal amount of the Loans, amounts drawn under Letters of Credit and interest and fees in respect of the foregoing, as the same become due and payable hereunder and, in any event, on the Maturity Date (except as otherwise expressly set forth in the definition of Obligations).

 

Section 2.7.           Notes; Loan Accounts .

 

(a)          The Loans shall be repayable in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth herein and, upon request by any Lender, the Loans owed to such Lender shall be evidenced by a Note. The Borrowers shall issue a Note payable to the order of each Lender requesting such a Note in accordance with the Revolving Commitment, Term A Loan Commitment, Term B Loan Commitment, Term C Loan Commitment, or a commitment for Additional Term Loans of such Lender. Each such Note shall be issued by the Borrowers to the applicable Lender and shall be duly executed and delivered by an authorized signatory of each of the Borrowers.

 

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(b)          The Administrative Agent shall open and maintain on its books in the name of the Borrowers a loan account with respect to the Loans and interest thereon (the “ Loan Account ”). The Administrative Agent shall debit such Loan Account for the principal amount of each Borrowing made by it on behalf of the Lenders, accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts which shall become due from the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and shall credit the Loan Account for each payment which the Borrowers shall make in respect to the Obligations. The records of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Loan Account shall be conclusive evidence of the Loans and accrued interest thereon, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.8.           Manner of Payment .

 

(a)           When Payments Due .

 

(i)          Each payment (including any prepayment) by the Borrowers on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans, fees, and any other amount owed under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made not later than 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the date specified for payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, for the account of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in Dollars in immediately available funds. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent after 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia, time) shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. In the case of a payment for the account of a Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter distribute the amount so received in like funds to such Lender. In the case of a payment for the account of the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter distribute the amount so received in like funds to the Issuing Bank. In the case of a payment for the Swingline Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter distribute the amount so received in like funds to the Swingline Lender. If the Administrative Agent shall not have received any payment from the Borrowers as and when due, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders accordingly.

 

(ii)         Except as provided in the definition of Interest Period, if any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be specified to be made on a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in computing interest and fees, if any, in connection with such payment.

 

(b)           Taxes .

 

(i)          Except as provided in this Section 2.8(b) , any and all payments of principal and interest, fees, indemnity or expense reimbursements, and any other amounts by the Borrowers (the term Borrowers under this Section being deemed to include any Loan Party for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) hereunder or under any other Loan Documents (the “ Borrower Payments ”) to or for the account of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender under any Loan Document are not subject to rights of rescission or any other defense, and shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes.

 

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If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be required by any law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, (A) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions on account of Taxes that are applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.8(b) ), each of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) such Borrower or such Guarantor shall make such deductions, (C) such Borrower or such Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable laws, and (D) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), the Borrowers shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for its account or for the account of any Lender (as the case may be) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or, in the event that the same is not available using commercially reasonable business efforts, such other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. If any Borrower or any Guarantor fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank or Lender for any Taxes that may become payable by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender arising out of such failure.

 

(ii)         In addition, the Borrowers agree to pay any and all Other Taxes which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

 

(iii)        The Borrowers agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender for (A) the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any Governmental Authority on amounts payable and paid under this Section 2.8(b) ) payable by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender and (B) any penalties, interest and reasonable documented expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided that the Borrowers shall not be obligated to indemnify the Administrative Agent or any such Issuing Bank or Lender pursuant to this Section 2.8(b)(iii) in respect of penalties, interest, or reasonable expenses to the extent the foregoing have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to result from or be attributable to the action or inaction of the Person seeking indemnification. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or Lender, as the case may be, will, at the Borrowers’ request, provide the Borrowers with a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts, and shall include reasonable supporting documentation, as the case may be. Payment under this Section 2.8(b)(iii) shall be made within ten (10) days after the date on which such Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowers shall not be required to indemnify any Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.8(b)(iii) with respect to any Taxes that have been compensated for by the payment of any additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(i) or Other Taxes pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(ii) .

 

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(iv)        If any Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.8(b) , it shall remit such refund as soon as practicable after it is determined that such refund pertains to Taxes or Other Taxes (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrowers under this Section 2.8(b) with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund plus any interest included in such refund by the relevant taxing authority attributable thereto), to the Borrowers, net of all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses of such Lender or Issuing Bank or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrowers, upon the request of such Lender or Issuing Bank or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event that such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. Such Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrowers’ request, provide the Borrowers with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority ( provided that such Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent may delete any information therein that such Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent deems confidential). Nothing herein contained shall oblige any Lender or Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent to make available its tax returns or disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof.

 

(v)         Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States shall, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement, and from time to time thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by the Borrowers (but only so long thereafter as the Lender remains lawfully able to do so), provide each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with two properly completed and executed original Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (together with any required attachments, if any), as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service certifying that such Lender is exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement. In the case of a Lender that is claiming the “portfolio interest” exemption, in addition to delivering two properly completed and executed original IRS Forms W-8BEN, as provided above, such Lender hereby represents to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that as of the date such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement it is not (i) a “bank” as defined in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (ii) a 10 percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) or Section 881 (c)(3)(B) of the Code) of any Borrower or (iii) a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code); provided , however , if any of the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii) immediately above shall become untrue at any time, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers thereof. If any Lender is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, such Lender shall, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement, and from time to time thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by the Borrowers (but only so long thereafter as the Lender remains lawfully able to do so), provide to each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and executed original Internal Revenue Service W-9 Forms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.8(b) , a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or certificate pursuant to this Section 2.8(b)(v) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.

 

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(vi)        Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.8(b)(i) or (iii) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower Representative, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate another Applicable Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided , that (A) such designation would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(i) or (iii) , as the case may be, and (B) such efforts are made on terms that, in the judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Applicable Lending Office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; and provided , further that nothing in this Section 2.8(b)(vi) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrowers or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(i) or (iii) . The Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Agent in connection with any such designation.

 

(c)           Assumption Regarding Payment . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(d)           Lender Payments . If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.2 or 11.3(d) , then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

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Section 2.9.           Breakage Payments . In the event of (a) the payment or prepayment, whether optional or mandatory, of any principal of any Eurodollar Borrowing other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Borrowing other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Borrowing on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Borrowing other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 11.14 , then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender in good faith to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Borrowing had such event not occurred, at LIBOR that would have been applicable to such Eurodollar Borrowing, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Borrowing), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the LIBOR market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be delivered to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

Section 2.10.          Pro Rata Treatment .

 

(a)           Borrowings . Each Borrowing from the Revolving Credit Lenders under the Revolving Commitments made on or after the Closing Date shall be made pro rata on the basis of the respective Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Credit Lenders.

 

(b)           Payments . Except as provided in Section 11.14 , if any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the applicable Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrowers or the application of payments or the proceeds of Collateral in the manner set forth in Sections 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) , or 2.11(b) , in each case, pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agree, to the extent that they may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrowers rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

 

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Section 2.11.          Application of Payments .

 

(a)           Payments Prior to Event of Default . Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers (other than payments specifically earmarked for application to certain principal, interest, fees or expenses hereunder or payments made pursuant to Section 2.6(c) (which shall be applied as specified in Section 2.6(c)) ), shall be applied to the Obligations in the following order of priority:

 

FIRST, to the payment of out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Administrative Agent with respect to enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Loan Documents to the extent then due and owing;

 

SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the extent then due and owing;

 

THIRD, to the payment of all obligations consisting of accrued fees and interest payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

FOURTH, pro rata to the payment of (i) principal then due and payable under the Loans (other than Term C Loans, but including all principal then due and payable on the Swingline Loans), (ii) unreimbursed LC Disbursements, (iii) the Secured Hedging Obligations that constitute Obligations, and (iv) the Bank Product Obligations that constitute Obligations in an amount not to exceed the Bank Products Cap;

 

FIFTH, so long as the Revolving Commitment has been terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit hereunder have been Cash Collateralized to the extent of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, pro rata to the payment of principal then due and payable under the Term C Loans;

 

SIXTH, to the payment of Bank Product Obligations in excess of the Bank Products Cap;

 

SEVENTH, to the payment of all other Obligations not otherwise referred to in this Section 2.11(a) then due and payable; and

 

EIGHTH, upon satisfaction in full of all Obligations, to the applicable Loan Party or such other Person who may be lawfully entitled thereto.

 

(b)           Payments Subsequent to Event of Default . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents which may be construed to the contrary (including, without limitation, Section 2.6 ), subsequent to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, payments and prepayments with respect to the Obligations made to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (from realization on Collateral or otherwise) shall be applied to the Obligations in the following order of priority (subject, as applicable, to Section 2.10 ):

 

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FIRST, to the payment of out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Administrative Agent with respect to enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any costs incurred in connection with the sale or Disposition of any Collateral);

 

SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

 

THIRD, to the payment of out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Lenders (other than with respect to Lenders holding Term C Loans, but only to the extent attributable to such Lender acting in its capacity as a holder of Term C Loans) in enforcing their rights under the Loan Documents;

 

FOURTH, to the payment of all obligations consisting of accrued fees and interest (other than accrued fees and interest with respect to Term C Loans) payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

FIFTH, pro rata, to (i) the payment of principal on the Loans (including Swingline Loans) then outstanding, (ii) unreimbursed LC Disbursements, (iii) a Letter of Credit reserve account to the extent of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, (iv) the payment of Secured Hedging Obligations that constitute Obligations, and (v) the payment of Bank Product Obligations that constitute Obligations not to exceed the Bank Products Cap;

 

SIXTH, to the payment of all obligations consisting of accrued fees, expenses and interest with respect to Term C Loans payable to the Lenders hereunder;

 

SEVENTH, pro rata to the payment of principal then due and payable under the Term C Loans;

 

EIGHTH, to the payment of Bank Product Obligations in excess of the Bank Products Cap;

 

NINTH, to the payment of any other Obligations not otherwise referred to in this Section 2.11(b) ; and

 

TENTH, upon satisfaction in full of all Obligations, to the applicable Loan Party or such other Person who may be lawfully entitled thereto.

 

(c)           Conflicts with other Loan Documents . In the event of a conflict between Sections 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) or (b) , on the one hand, and any other Loan Document, on the other hand, with respect to the application of payments or the proceeds of Collateral, Sections 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) or (b) , as applicable, shall control.

 

(d)           Subordination Agreement . Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that, solely as between the Secured Parties (other than Lenders holding Term C Loans, but only to the extent attributable to such Lender acting in its capacity as a holder of Term C Loans), on the one hand, and the Lenders holding Term C Loans, on the other hand, this Agreement is hereby deemed to constitute a “subordination agreement” as such term is contemplated by, and utilized in, Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, and, as such, would be enforceable for all purposes in any case where a Loan Party has filed for protection under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors applicable to such Loan Party.

 

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(e)           Turnover of Payments . If any Secured Party collects or receives any amounts received on account of the Obligations (whether (i) voluntarily or involuntarily, (ii) by set off, counterclaim or otherwise or (iii) pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in ‎ Sections 8.1(g) or (h) or otherwise) to which it is not entitled under Sections 2.5(c) , 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) , or 2.11(b) , such Secured Party shall hold the same in trust for the applicable Secured Parties entitled thereto and shall forthwith deliver the same to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Secured Parties, to be applied in accordance with Sections 2.5(c) , 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) , or 2.11(b) , as applicable, in each case until the prior payment in full in cash of the applicable Obligations of such Secured Party.

 

(f)           Insufficient Funds . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied first , towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and second , towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

(g)           Breakage . Unless otherwise provided herein, to the extent any payment hereunder is to be applied to Loans of any Class, such payment shall be applied, first, to Base Rate Borrowings in such Class and, then, to Eurodollar Borrowings in such Class, and, with respect to any such payment of Eurodollar Borrowings in such Class, in such manner (as determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) so as to minimize the amounts payable under Section 2.9 ; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 2.11(g) shall require or permit the Administrative Agent to delay or postpone the application of any such payment to the Loans as required by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.12.          All Obligations to Constitute One Obligation . All Obligations shall constitute one general obligation of the Borrowers and shall be secured by the Administrative Agent’s security interest (on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the Secured Parties) and Lien upon all of the Collateral, and by all other security interests and Liens heretofore, now or at any time hereafter granted by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, to the extent provided in the Collateral Documents under which such Liens arise.

 

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Section 2.13.          Maximum Rate of Interest . The Borrowers and the Lenders hereby agree and stipulate that the only charges imposed upon the Borrowers for the use of money in connection with this Agreement are and shall be the specific interest and fees described in this Article II , in the Fee Letter, in the Commitment Letter, and in any other Loan Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers and the Lenders further agree and stipulate that all closing fees, agency fees, syndication fees, facility fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Lenders, or any of them, are charges to compensate the Lenders for underwriting and administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed and incurred, by the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money pursuant to any applicable law. In no event shall the amount of interest and other charges for the use of money payable under this Agreement exceed the maximum amounts permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. The Borrowers and the Lenders, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and other charges for the use of money and manner of payment stated within it; provided , however , that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if the amount of such interest and other charges for the use of money or manner of payment exceeds the maximum amount allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto as of the Closing Date, the Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from the Borrowers in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Loans to the extent of such excess.

 

Section 2.14.          Interest Rate Determination; Illegality .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein which may be construed to the contrary, if with respect to any proposed Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent determines that deposits in Dollars (in the applicable amount) are not being offered to leading banks in the London interbank market for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower Representative that the circumstances giving rise to such situation no longer exist, the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Borrowings for such Interest Period shall be suspended.

 

(b)          If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower Representative and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

 

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Section 2.15.          Increased Costs .

 

(a)          If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)          impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or

 

(ii)         impose on any Lender or the Eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein;

 

and the result of either of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower Representative shall promptly pay, upon written notice from and demand by such Lender or Issuing Bank on the Borrower Representative (with a copy of such notice and demand to the Administrative Agent), to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such notice and demand, an additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)          If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) then, from time to time, within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower Representative of written demand by such Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)          A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower Representative (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank such amount or amounts within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

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(d)          Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank under this Section 2.15 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank notifies the Borrower Representative of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above may be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but in no event any period prior to the Closing Date.

 

(e)          For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.15 shall not apply to Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.8(b) .

 

Section 2.16.          Letters of Credit .

 

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Bank, on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders, and in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section 2.16(c) below, hereby agrees, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.1(f) , to issue one or more Letters of Credit up to an aggregate face amount equal to the LC Commitment; provided , however , that, unless consented to by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, the Issuing Bank shall not issue any Letter of Credit unless the conditions precedent to the issuance thereof set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier to occur of (A) the date five (5) days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and (B) twelve months after its date of issuance (but may contain provisions for automatic renewal provided that no Default or Event of Default exists on the renewal date or would be caused by such renewal and provided that no such renewal shall extend beyond the date five (5) days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date). With respect to each Letter of Credit, (i) the rules of the International Standby Practices, ICC Publication No. 590, or any subsequent revision or restatement thereof adopted by the ICC and in use by the Issuing Bank, shall apply to each Letter of Credit to the extent such Letter of Credit is not issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by any Borrower in the ordinary course of its business and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each Letter of Credit to the extent that such Letter of Credit is issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by any Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue, or cause to be issued, any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable law. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3. 1 of this Agreement, the Existing Letter of Credit shall constitute a Letter of Credit under this Agreement.

 

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(b)          The Borrowers may from time to time request that the Issuing Bank issue a Letter of Credit. The Borrower Representative shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank a Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit for each Letter of Credit to be issued by the Issuing Bank, not later than 12:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the third (3rd) Business Day preceding the date on which the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued, or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any such Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit, subject to satisfaction of all conditions precedent thereto as set forth in Section 3.2 or waiver of such conditions by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, the Issuing Bank shall process such Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby. The Issuing Bank shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent following the issuance thereof. In addition to the fees payable pursuant to Section 2.4(c) , the Borrowers shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Bank for normal and customary costs and expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering the Letters of Credit.

 

(c)          Immediately upon the issuance by the Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Credit Lender, and each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from the Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share, in such Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrowers with respect thereto (including, without limitation, all LC Exposure with respect thereto). The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any draw under a Letter of Credit. At such time as the Administrative Agent shall be notified by the Issuing Bank that the beneficiary under any Letter of Credit has drawn on the same, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Swingline Lender (or, at its option, all Revolving Credit Lenders), by telephone or telecopy, of the amount of the draw and, in the case of each Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s portion of such draw amount as calculated in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.

 

(d)          (i) The Borrowers hereby agree to promptly reimburse the Issuing Bank for amounts paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of draws under each Letter of Credit. In order to facilitate such repayment, the Borrowers hereby irrevocably request the Revolving Credit Lenders, and the Revolving Credit Lenders hereby severally agree, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement (other than as provided in Article II with respect to the amounts of, the timing of requests for, and the repayment of Borrowings hereunder and in Article III with respect to conditions precedent to Borrowings hereunder), with respect to any drawing under a Letter of Credit, to make a Base Rate Borrowing on each day on which a draw is made under any Letter of Credit and in the amount of such draw, and to pay the proceeds of such Borrowing directly to the Issuing Bank to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount paid by it upon such draw. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay its share of such Base Rate Borrowing by paying its portion of such Borrowing to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.2(e) and its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount, without reduction for any set-off or counterclaim of any nature whatsoever and regardless of whether any Default or Event of Default exists or would be caused thereby. The disbursement of funds in connection with a draw under a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.2(e) .

 

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(ii)          If for any reason a Revolving Loan cannot be made, each Revolving Credit Lender (including any Lender acting as the Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice hereunder make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank at the Administrative Agent’s office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the LC Exposure in respect of such Letter of Credit not later than 1:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia, time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a payment in respect of its participation in the applicable Letter of Credit and such payment shall satisfy its participation obligations under this Section 2.16(d)(ii) . The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrowers or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

 

(iii)         The obligation of each Revolving Credit Lender to make payments to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall be absolute and unconditional and no Lender shall be relieved of its obligations to make such payments by reason of noncompliance by any other Person with the terms of the Letter of Credit or for any other reason (other than the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank in paying such Letter of Credit, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received from the Revolving Credit Lenders. Any overdue amounts payable by the Revolving Credit Lenders to the Issuing Bank in respect of a draw under any Letter of Credit shall bear interest, payable on demand, (x) for the first two (2) Business Days, at the Federal Funds Rate, and (y) thereafter, at the Base Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the request of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender may, at its option and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.2(g) other than the condition that the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article III be satisfied, make Swingline Loans to reimburse the Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

 

(e)          The Borrowers agree that each Borrowing by the Revolving Credit Lenders to reimburse the Issuing Bank for draws under any Letter of Credit, shall, for all purposes hereunder, unless and until converted into a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) , be deemed to be a Base Rate Borrowing under the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and shall be payable and bear interest in accordance with all other Base Rate Borrowings of Revolving Loans.

 

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(f)          The Borrowers agree that any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for such actions or omissions as shall constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be binding on the Borrowers as between the Borrowers and the Issuing Bank, and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Bank to the Borrowers. The obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the Issuing Bank for a drawing under any Letter of Credit or the Lenders for Borrowings made by them to the Issuing Bank on account of draws made under the Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:

 

(i)          Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document;

 

(ii)         Any amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from any or all of the Loan Documents;

 

(iii)        Any improper use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any improper acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit in connection therewith;

 

(iv)        The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or any right which any Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or Persons for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with any Letter of Credit, any transaction contemplated by any Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(v)         Any statement or any other documents presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be insufficient, forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever;

 

(vi)        The insolvency of any Person issuing any documents in connection with any Letter of Credit;

 

(vii)       Any breach of any agreement between any Borrower and any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit;

 

(viii)      Any irregularity in the transaction with respect to which any Letter of Credit is issued, including any fraud by the beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit;

 

(ix)         Any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, wireless or otherwise, whether or not they are in code;

 

(x)          Any act, error, neglect or default, omission, insolvency or failure of business of any of the correspondents of the Issuing Bank;

 

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(xi)         Any other circumstances arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank;

 

(xii)        Payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a sight draft or a certificate which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, provided that such payment shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank or a breach in bad faith by the Issuing Bank of its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; and

 

(xiii)       Any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, other than any act of gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank or a breach in bad faith by the Issuing Bank of its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(g)          The Borrowers will indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, except that the Borrowers shall not be liable to an Indemnitee for any portion of such claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or breach in bad faith by such Indemnitee of its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 2.16(g) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

(h)          Each Revolving Credit Lender shall be responsible (to the extent that the Issuing Bank is not reimbursed by the Borrowers) for its pro rata share (based on such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount) of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and disbursements which may be incurred or made by the Issuing Bank in connection with the collection of any amounts due under, the administration of, or the presentation or enforcement of any rights conferred by any Letter of Credit, the Borrowers’ or any Loan Party’s obligations to reimburse draws thereunder or otherwise. In the event the Borrowers shall fail to pay such expenses of the Issuing Bank within fifteen (15) days of demand for payment by the Issuing Bank, each Revolving Credit Lender shall thereupon pay to the Issuing Bank its pro rata share (based on such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amounts) of such expenses within ten (10) days from the date of the Issuing Bank’s notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders of the Borrowers’ failure to pay; provided , however , that if the Borrowers shall thereafter pay such expenses, the Issuing Bank will repay to each Revolving Credit Lender the amounts received from such Revolving Credit Lender hereunder.

 

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(i)          If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower Representative receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Person described in clauses (g) or (h) of Section 8.1 . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrowers agree to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and until so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

Section 2.17.          Defaulting Lenders .

 

(a)          If a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

 

(i)          the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders having Revolving Commitments pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments; provided that (a) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender;

 

(ii)         to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be so reallocated for any reason, the Borrowers will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (a) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrowers to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, or (b) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay (subject to clause (v) below) and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (c) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender; and

 

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(iii)        in addition to the other conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 , the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated by any combination satisfactory to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, of the following:

 

(A)         the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated, as to outstanding and future Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in clause (a)(i) above; and/or

 

(B)         without limiting the provisions of clause (a)(ii) above, the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrowers in respect of such Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, or the Borrowers make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion, to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

 

provided that (1) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender, and (2) neither any such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto nor any such Cash Collateralization or reduction will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender, or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender;

 

(iv)        with the written approval of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers may terminate (on a non-ratable basis) the unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, and in such event the provisions of clause (v) below will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender;

 

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(v)         any amount paid by the Borrowers for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until the termination of the Revolving Commitments at which time the funds in such account will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of post-default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and seventh to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct;

 

(vi)        such Defaulting Lender will not (i) have the right to vote regarding any issue on which voting is required or advisable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except that the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender) and the amount of the Revolving Commitment or Loans, as applicable, held by such Defaulting Lender shall not be counted as outstanding for purposes of determining “Required Lenders” or “Required Revolving Credit Lenders” hereunder, (ii) be entitled to receive any payments of principal, interest or fees from the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent (or the other Lenders) in respect of Letters of Credit or its Loans (without prejudice to the rights of the Non- Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (1) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to clause (a)(i), such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, and (2) to the extent that any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank; and

 

(vii)       the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Defaulting Lender and the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 11.14 , require such Defaulting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(b)          If the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing) and if any cash collateral has been posted with respect to such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrowers; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.         

 

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Section 3.1.           Conditions To Effectiveness . The obligations of the Lenders to make the initial Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent and Fortress):

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent and Fortress shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and Fortress) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder, under the Fee Letter, the Commitment Letter, and under any other Loan Document.

 

(b)          The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress:

 

(i)          a counterpart of (A) this Agreement, (B) the Security Agreement, (C) each other Collateral Document to be executed and delivered on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, intellectual property security agreements, (D) an Information and Collateral Disclosure Certificate for the Loan Parties, (E) each Debt Subordination Agreement, and (F) the Fortress Side Letter, in each case, signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of such agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of such agreement;

 

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(ii)         copies of duly executed payoff letters with respect to existing lenders (including, without limitation, SunTrust Bank with respect to Acorn’s existing credit facility) that are being repaid on the Closing Date or the agents or trustees thereof, together with, to the extent applicable, (a) UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all Liens of such Persons (if any) upon any of the personal property of each Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than Liens securing Obligations under this Agreement, (b) cancellations and releases releasing all Liens of such Persons upon any of the real property of each Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than Liens securing Obligations under this Agreement, and (c) any other releases, terminations, or assignments, or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness and other obligations owed to such Persons and the release of all related Liens;

 

(iii)        a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other officer with similar responsibilities) of each Loan Party attaching and certifying copies of the resolutions of its board of directors (or similar governing body), and copies of its bylaws or partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, or comparable organizational documents and authorizations, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(iv)        certified copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization or limited partnership, or other registered organizational documents of each Loan Party, together with certificates of good standing or existence (as applicable), as may be available from the Secretary of State (or similar governmental officer or body) of (A) the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and (B) each other jurisdiction where such Loan Party is required to be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)         favorable written opinions of (A) Greenberg Traurig, LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, (B) Eversheds, United Kingdom counsel to the Loan Parties, and (C) any other local counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative Agent or Fortress shall reasonably request;

 

(vi)        a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Section 3.2 ;

 

(vii)       a duly executed Notice of Borrowing together with funds disbursement instructions;

 

(viii)      certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, or filings required to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, all consents and approvals required in connection with any license or permit), or by any Contractual Obligation of each Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the Transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding the credit facility established under this Agreement or any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing;

 

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(ix)         copies of (A) a Business Plan (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress in their respective sole and absolute discretion) of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared on a quarterly basis through at least the Fiscal Year ending 2012 and an annual basis through at least the Fiscal Year ending 2016, which Business Plan shall reflect the forecasted financial condition of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transactions and as prepared and approved by the Parent, (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements for RLJ Acquisition and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2012, or any subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and (C) such additional financial information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

(x)          copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements for Acorn and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009, December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2011, including balance sheets, income and cash flow statements audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements for Acorn and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, or any subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and (C) such additional financial information as the Administrative Agent or Fortress may reasonably request;

 

(xi)         copies of (A) the audited consolidated financial statements for Image and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009, March 31, 2010, March 31, 2011, and March 31, 2012, including balance sheets, income and cash flow statements audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements for Image and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, or any subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and (C) such additional financial information as the Administrative Agent or Fortress may reasonably request;

 

(xii)        a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of the Parent, evidencing in such detail as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request that after giving pro forma effect to the Loans to be made on the Closing Date and the Transactions that (A) the Senior Leverage Ratio for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed 1.70 to 1.00, (B) the Total Leverage Ratio for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed 2.80 to 1.00, and (C) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ended June 30, 2012 was not less than $24,000,000;

 

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(xiii)       copies of favorable UCC (or the equivalent in foreign jurisdictions), intellectual property, tax and judgment lien search reports in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions and under all legal and trade names of all Loan Parties as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (A) indicating that there are no Liens on any of the Collateral other than Permitted Liens or Liens being released and terminated on the Closing Date, or (B) accompanied by such UCC (or the equivalent in foreign jurisdictions) termination statements to be filed on or prior to the Closing Date, as applicable (or authorization for the Administrative Agent to file such UCC (or the equivalent in foreign jurisdictions) amendments or termination statements), and such other cancellations and releases reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to release all Liens other than Permitted Liens on any Property of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(xiv)      (A) a Third Party Agreement executed by Fulfillment Technologies, LLC, (B) a Third Party Agreement with respect to Acorn’s and Image’s headquarters locations, and (C) such other Third Party Agreements as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;

 

(xv)       such subordination or intercreditor agreements and other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent executed by Sony DADC US Inc. and/or Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc., in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress;

 

(xvi)      certificates of insurance in customary form issued on behalf of insurers of the Loan Parties, describing the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability) maintained by the Loan Parties, naming Administrative Agent as additional insured and lender loss payee, as appropriate, together with endorsements with respect thereto;

 

(xvii)     the certificates, if any, representing the shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and each promissory note (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Collateral Document endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof;

 

(xviii)    a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of each Borrower, confirming that before and after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date, each Borrower is Solvent and the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent;

 

(xix)       UCC financing statements or the equivalent for each appropriate jurisdiction to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in that portion of the Collateral that can be perfected by the filing thereof;

 

(xx)        (A) certified final copies of the Acorn Acquisition Agreement and all other material documents relating to the Acorn Acquisition and (B) evidence that all conditions precedent to the Acorn Acquisition, other than the funding of the Loans, have been satisfied in accordance with the terms of the Acorn Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers thereto without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent and Fortress;

 

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(xxi)       (A) certified final copies of the Image Merger Agreement and all other material documents relating to the Image Acquisition and (B) evidence that all conditions precedent to the Image Acquisition, other than the funding of the Loans, have been satisfied in accordance with the terms of the Image Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers thereto without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent and Fortress;

 

(xxii)      (A) certified copies of the Permitted Subordinated Debt Notes and all other material documents relating to the Permitted Subordinated Debt and (B) evidence that all conditions precedent to the Permitted Subordinated Debt Notes have been satisfied;

 

(xxiii)     evidence that Net Cash Proceeds of the Equity Raise of at least $60,000,000 have been received by the Parent, and such Net Cash Proceeds are subject to no restrictions regarding the use thereof to consummate the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition and freely available for the Parent for such use;

 

(xxiv)    delivery of documentation and information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering laws at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date; and

 

(xxv)     delivery of such other documents, certificates, information or legal opinions as the Administrative Agent or Fortress may reasonably request.

 

(c)          The structure, terms and conditions of the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress (including the Administrative Agent’s and Fortress’ satisfactory review of the Acorn Acquisition Agreement and the Image Merger Agreement and all disclosure schedules related thereto). Simultaneously with the funding of the initial Loans under this Agreement, each of the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition, and each such acquisition shall have become effective in accordance with the terms of the applicable acquisition agreement. The Administrative Agent and Fortress shall be satisfied that the purchase price for the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition is to be paid only with the proceeds of a combination of (A) the Term A Loans, (B) the Term B Loans, (C) the Term C Loans, (D) Revolving Loans, (E) cash on hand, (F) the Equity Raise, and (G) the Permitted Subordinated Debt.

 

(d)          The structure, terms, conditions, and source of the Permitted Subordinated Debt shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress (including the Administrative Agent’s and Fortress’ satisfactory review of the Permitted Subordinated Debt Notes and all other material documents related thereto).

 

(e)          The structure, terms, conditions, and source of the Equity Raise shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Fortress (including the Administrative Agent and Fortress’ satisfactory review of all material documents related thereto).

 

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(f)          The Administrative Agent and Fortress shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that there has been no (i) material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), properties or prospects of Acorn and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2011, and (ii) material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), properties or prospects of Image and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since March 31, 2012.

 

(g)          The Administrative Agent and Fortress shall be satisfied with the cash management systems of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(h)          The completion of, and each Borrower’s reasonable cooperation with the conduct of, the business, financial, collateral, regulatory, tax, and legal due diligence investigation, including reviews of third party diligence, conducted by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties, ACL, and their respective Subsidiaries and Properties, and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(i)          Fortress shall have received the Fortress Warrants.

 

Section 3.2.           Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)          at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist; provided , however , that any Default or Event of Default that was waived by the Required Lenders prior to such date must have been approved by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders in order for such Default or Event of Default to be waived for purposes of this Section 3.2(a) ;

 

(b)          at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, in each case before and after giving effect thereto except (i) with respect to representations and warranties made as of an expressed date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date, and (ii) changes or events which are permitted under this Agreement;

 

(c)          (i) with respect to the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, Image Merger Sub, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Acorn and Acorn’s Subsidiaries, since December 31, 2011, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) with respect to Image and its Subsidiaries, since March 31, 2012, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(d)          the Borrowers shall have delivered the required Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent or Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit to the Issuing Bank, as applicable;

 

(e)          the Loan Parties shall have delivered such other documents, certificates, opinions, or information as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable; and

 

(f)          with respect to the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the making of any Swingline Loan, there is no Defaulting Lender at the time such Swingline Loan is to be made or Letter of Credit is to be issued, unless (i) for the issuance of any Letter of Credit, one of the following arrangements have been made with respect to the undivided interest and participation of such Defaulting Lender in and to such Letter of Credit (and all other Letters of Credit then outstanding): (A) the Borrowers’ posting of cash collateral with the Issuing Bank in an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s participation therein on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, (B) the reallocation of the Revolving Commitments among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(i) , or (C) such other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, and (ii) for the making of any Swingline Loan, one of the following arrangements have been made with respect to the undivided interest and participation of such Defaulting Lender in and to such Swingline Loan (and all other Swingline Loans then outstanding): (A) the reallocation of the Revolving Commitments among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(i) , or (B) such other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender.

 

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by each Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3.2 .

 

The Borrowers hereby agree that the delivery of any Notice of Borrowing hereunder or any telephonic request for a Borrowing hereunder shall be deemed to be the certification of the Borrowers that all of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.2 have been satisfied.

 

Section 3.3.           Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article III , unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and each Lender as follows:

 

Section 4.1.           Subsidiaries; Capital Stock; Loan Parties . As of the Closing Date, such Loan Party has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed on Schedule 4.1 . All of the outstanding Capital Stock in such Subsidiaries has been validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, as of the Closing Date, is owned by the record owners in the amounts specified on Schedule 4.1 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents and non-consensual Liens that arise by operation of law. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party has equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed on Schedule 4.1 . Set forth on Schedule 4.1 is a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, showing as of the Closing Date (as to any Subsidiary) the jurisdiction of its organization, the address of its principal place of business and registered office and, if applicable, its U.S. taxpayer identification number and organizational identification number. After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date, none of the Loan Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries will have any issued and outstanding Disqualified Capital Stock except as otherwise specifically disclosed on Schedule 4.1 (which Schedule 4.1 sets forth the material terms of all Disqualified Capital Stock). Set forth on Schedule 4.1 is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Capital Stock of the Borrowers (other than the Parent), by class, and a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding and the holders thereof, in each case, as of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1 , after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date no Loan Party is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Capital Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Capital Stock.

 

Section 4.2.           Existence and Power . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite corporate or limited liability company or partnership power and authority (as applicable) to own its Property, to carry on its business as now conducted and to consummate each Transaction, and is in good standing (where applicable) and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction except in which the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.3.           Organizational Power; Authorization; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member action. This Agreement and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by each such Loan Party, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in law or at equity).

 

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Section 4.4.           Governmental Approvals; Consents; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and consummation of each of the other Transactions (a) do not require any notice to, or consent or approval of, registration or filing with, as applicable, or any action by, any Governmental Authority or any Person with respect to which any Loan Party or Subsidiary has any Contractual Obligation, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate Requirements of Law applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority or violate or constitute a default under any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or Subsidiary, and (c) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents .

 

Section 4.5.           Litigation; Environmental .

 

(a)          There are no actions, suits, arbitration proceedings or claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened by or against any Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries that (i) could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely and which, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) seeks to enjoin or challenge the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Transaction.

 

(b)          None of the Loan Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Laws or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Laws, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability, except, in each such case, where any such non-compliance, liability or claim would not singly, or in the aggregate with all other such non-compliance, liability or claim, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.6.           Taxes . As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrowers qualifies as an S Corporation within the meaning of Section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all required federal and state income tax returns, and other material tax returns required to be filed, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6 , has paid, or has made adequate provision for the payment of, all federal and state income taxes and other material taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its Property (other than any the amount or validity of which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP). No tax Liens have been filed and no material claims are being asserted with respect to such taxes which are required by GAAP to be reflected in the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(a) hereof (and, as of the Closing Date through the date of delivery of the financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012, the audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 3.1(b)(x) and 3.1(b)(xi) ) that are not so reflected therein. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Loan Parties and each of their Subsidiaries with respect to all federal and state income taxes and other material taxes are considered by the management of the Loan Parties to be adequate, and there exists no unpaid assessment which is or could reasonably be expected to be due and payable against it or any other Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries or any Property of any such Loan Party or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except such thereof as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP .

 

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Section 4.7.           Compliance With Applicable Laws and Contractual Obligations . No Loan Party nor any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or decision of any Governmental Authority in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes and regulations, including, without limitation, all Requirements of Law, of all Governmental Authorities. No Loan Party nor any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any Contractual Obligation of such Person in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.8.           Governmental Regulations . No Loan Party nor any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940, in each case as amended, or (b) is subject to any statute or regulation which regulates the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended) or the granting of Liens, including, without limitation, statutes or regulations relative to common or contract carriers or to the sale of electricity, gas, steam, water, telephone, telegraph or other public utility services.

 

Section 4.9.           Property .

 

(a)          As of the Closing Date, all interests in real Property owned, leased, or licensed by, or for the benefit of, any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are listed in Schedule 4.9 (collectively, and together with any additional real estate acquired after the Closing Date, the “ Real Estate ”) and, as of the Closing Date, such interests constitute all of the interests in real property owned, leased or licensed by any such Person. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary has good and marketable fee simple title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, license of, or right to use all of its Real Estate, and good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, license of, or right to use, all its other property. Schedule 4.9 further describes any Real Estate with respect to which any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a lessor, sublessor or assignor as of the Closing Date.

 

(b)          After giving effect to the Transactions, none of the Properties of any Loan Party or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries are subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received all deeds, assignments, waivers, consents, non-disturbance and attornment or similar agreements, bills of sale and other documents, and has duly effected all recordings, filings and other actions necessary to establish, protect and perfect such Person’s right, title and interest in and to all such Real Estate and other Properties, except where failure to receive such documents would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All permits required to have been issued or appropriate to enable the Real Estate to be lawfully occupied and used for all of the purposes for which it is currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued and are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be so issued and in full force and effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that no warranty is made with respect to common areas under any lease.

 

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(c)          All Properties of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, whether owned, leased, or managed, are in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in accordance with the terms and conditions of any applicable lease or license agreement. As of the Closing Date, no material portion of any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Property has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired and restored or otherwise remedied, except where the failure to repair, restore or otherwise remedy such Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)          All leases under which any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries is the lessee are in full force and effect, and each Loan Party which is party thereto has no knowledge of any material default that has occurred and is continuing thereunder which could reasonably be expected to result in the termination thereof and, to such Loan Party’s knowledge, each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of the landlord thereunder, enforceable against such landlord in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

(e)           Schedule 4.9 also describes any purchase options, rights of first refusal or other similar contractual rights pertaining to any Real Estate as of the Closing Date.

 

Section 4.10.          Federal Reserve Regulations; Use of Loan Proceeds . No Loan Party is 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. After giving effect to each Loan, Margin Stock will constitute less than 25% of the assets (as determined by any reasonable method) of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose which violates any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in each case as amended. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.

 

Section 4.11.          No Misrepresentation . The representations and warranties contained herein, and the certificates and reports furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transactions), taken as a whole, do not contain any misstatement of material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in order to make the statements herein or therein contained not materially misleading, in each case, in the light of the circumstances under which made.

 

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Section 4.12.          Plans .

 

(a)          Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, and other Federal and state laws except for non-compliances that, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification.

 

(b)          There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims, actions, or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)          (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) the Borrowers and the ERISA Affiliates have not incurred, and do not reasonably expect to incur, any liability under Section 409, 502(i) or 502(l) or Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) or under Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code; (iii) no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) for non-compliance that, in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)          With respect to any Foreign Plan and except for non-compliances that, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all employer contributions required by law or by the terms of the Foreign Plan have been timely made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices, (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has incurred any liability in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Plan, and (iii) it has been registered (if required) and has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all Requirements of Law and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.

 

(e)          Neither any Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any unfunded liability for vested benefits in excess of $100,000 with respect to Plans under which any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party is an “employer”, and the ERISA Affiliates (other than a Subsidiary) have no unfunded liability for vested benefits with respect to Plans under which an ERISA Affiliate (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) is an “employer” which might have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f)          The amount of Unrecognized Retiree Welfare Liabilities under all employee benefit plans within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party does not exceed $100,000.

 

(g)          There is no potential annual withdrawal liability payments under Title IV of ERISA for the Loan Parties and all Restricted Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties with respect to all Multiemployer Plans.

 

Section 4.13.          Right to Use, Licenses, Permits, Etc. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary of each Borrower possesses and has the right to use, all franchises, permits, copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names, licenses, service marks and other intellectual property material to its business, and other rights necessary or desirable for the conducts of its business, all of which is more fully set forth on Schedule 4.13 , and all of which is in full force and effect, except as which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No event has occurred which would permit the non-renewal, revocation or termination of any such franchise, copyright, patent, trademark, trade name, license, service mark, permit or other right which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.14.          Insurance . Set forth on Schedule 4.14 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties’ policies of business interruption, liability, casualty insurance and any other insurance policy with respect to the Property and business of the Loan Parties, which are in full force and effect, showing as of the Closing Date (as to each Loan Party) (i) the names of the carriers thereof, (ii) the policy numbers, (iii) the insureds thereunder, (iv) the amounts of insurance, (v) the dates of expiration thereof, and (vi) the Property and risks covered thereby.

 

Section 4.15.          Financial Statements .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties have furnished to each Lender (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Acorn and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year of Acorn then ended issued by the Accountants, (b) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Image and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year of Image then ended issued by the Accountants, and (c) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2012, after giving pro forma effect to the Transactions, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Quarter then ended. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Parent, Acorn, Image and their Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(b)          Since December 31, 2011, there have been no changes with respect to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)          The Business Plan delivered to the Administrative Agent in satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 3.1 has been prepared by the Parent in light of the past operations of its and its Subsidiaries’ business, but including anticipated future payments of known contingent liabilities. Such Business Plan reflects, as of the date such Business Plan was delivered, the Parent’s good faith estimates of the future financial performance of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries and of the other information projected therein for the period set forth therein. The Business Plan delivered in satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 3.1 was, and each Business Plan delivered after the Closing Date to the Lenders will be, based upon assumptions believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable when made, it being understood that the Business Plan is not to be viewed as facts and is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties, that no assurance can be given that any particular element of a Business Plan will be realized, that actual results may differ and that such differences may be material.

 

Section 4.16.          Environmental Matters . No Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (a) has received written notice of any claim, demand, action, event, condition, report or investigation indicating or concerning any potential or actual liability which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, arising in connection with (i) any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any Environmental Laws, or (ii) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment, (b) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, has any threatened (in writing) or actual liability in connection with the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) has received written notice of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment for which any Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is or would be liable, which liability could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (d) has received written notice that any Loan Party or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person under any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. , or any analogous state or foreign law, which liability could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of federal and state Environmental Laws to the extent applicable, including those contained in 40 C.F.R., parts 264 and 265, subpart H, as amended, and any analogous state or foreign law, except in those cases in which the failure so to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.17.          Collateral Documents . The Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document executed and delivered by a Loan Party is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof to the extent that such a security interest can be created by authentication of a written security agreement under (a) with respect to Collateral Documents governed by the laws of any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States, Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC, and (b) with respect to Collateral Documents governed by the laws of any other jurisdiction, the laws of such jurisdiction governing the creation and perfection of security interests. In the case of certificated Capital Stock of Domestic Subsidiaries described in the Security Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Capital Stock (together with executed stock powers or comparable documents) are delivered to the Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document (other than deposit accounts and investment property) in which a Lien may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement, when financing statements are filed in the appropriate filing offices as specified in Article 9 of the UCC (or the equivalent thereof in foreign jurisdictions), in each case, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a perfected security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral (including such Capital Stock) and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except for Permitted Liens). In the case of Collateral that consists of deposit accounts or investment property, when a Control Agreement is executed and delivered by all parties thereto with respect to such deposit accounts or investment property, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a perfected security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, prior and superior to any other Person (except for Permitted Liens) except as provided under the applicable Control Agreement with respect to the financial institution party thereto. In the case of Collateral that consists of Real Estate, each of the Mortgages, if any, is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified therein, each such Mortgage shall constitute a perfected Lien security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the subject Real Estate, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except for Permitted Encumbrances).

 

Section 4.18.          Solvency . At all times (a) the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be Solvent and (b) each Borrower will be Solvent.

 

Section 4.19.          Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.20.          OFAC . No Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party (a) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (b) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (c) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.

 

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Section 4.21.          Patriot Act . Each Loan Party and each Affiliate of a Loan Party is in compliance with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) the Patriot Act. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

Section 4.22.          Holding Company Status . (a) Acorn IP is a company whose sole asset is 100% of the Capital Stock of Acorn Productions and, if and when applicable, following the Closing Date, the Capital Stock of Acorn UK, and its sole business is (i) holding such Capital Stock; (ii) being party to the Loan Documents; (iii) activities reasonably related thereto; (iv) the collection of principal and interest payments from Acorn Productions and the payment of principal and interest payments to the Borrowers; and (v) activities permitted under Section 7.13(b) .

 

(a)          Acorn Productions is a company whose sole asset is 64% of the outstanding Capital Stock of ACL, and its sole business is (i) holding Capital Stock of ACL; (ii) being party to the Loan Documents; (iii) activities reasonably related thereto, (iv) activities permitted under Section 7.13(b) ; (v) the payment of principal and interest payments to Acorn IP; and (vi) entering into and performing the services contemplated by the Permitted Services Agreements.

 

(b)          The Parent is a company whose sole assets are 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of each of RLJ Acquisition, Image Merger Sub and Image, and its sole business is (i) holding Capital Stock of RLJ Acquisition, Image Merger Sub and Image; (ii) being party to the Loan Documents; (iii) activities reasonably related thereto, and (iv) activities permitted under Section 7.13(c) .

 

(c)          RLJ Acquisition is a company whose sole assets are 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub and Acorn, and its sole business is (i) holding Capital Stock of RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub and Acorn; (ii) being party to the Loan Documents; (iii) activities reasonably related thereto, and (iv) activities permitted under Section 7.13(c) .

 

Section 4.23.          Senior Indebtedness . The Obligations constitutes “Senior Debt” as defined in the Debt Subordination Agreements and “Senior Indebtedness” as defined in the Permitted Subordinated Notes.

 

Section 4.24.          Material Contracts . All Material Contracts of the Loan Parties in effect on the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 4.24 .

 

Section 4.25.          Existing Liens . The financing statements described on Schedule 7.2 to this Agreement (a) in favor of CT1 Holdings, LLC, and Thinkfilm LLC do not evidence valid liens against any Loan Party and no Loan Party has granted or purported to grant any such Lien to CT1 Holdings, LLC, or Thinkfilm LLC, and (b) in favor of Screen Actors Guild, Inc., do not evidence liens that secure Indebtedness and the obligations secured thereby (if any) do not exceed $200,000.

 

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ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender or Issuing Bank has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then asserted) remains unpaid or outstanding:

 

Section 5.1.           Legal Existence; Conduct of Business . The Each Loan Party will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and (b) take all reasonable actions necessary to maintain and preserve its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except, with respect to this clause (b), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that nothing in this Section 5.1 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 7.3 or dispositions permitted under Section 7.6 .

 

Section 5.2.           Taxes . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge when due, all federal, national, provincial and state income taxes and other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges, license fees and levies upon or with respect to any such Person, or upon the income, profits or Property of any such Person, in each case to the extent required to be paid, unless such federal, national, provincial, and state income taxes and other material taxes, assessments, charges, license fees and levies are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions as required in accordance with GAAP have been made therefor. No Group Member may change its residence for tax purposes.

 

Section 5.3.           Insurance . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance (including, in any event, flood insurance as described in the definition of Real Estate Documents) with financially sound insurance carriers on such of its Property, against such risks, and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by similar businesses, and, to the extent not previously delivered, provide to the Administrative Agent within five (5) days after reasonable request therefor a detailed list of such insurance then in effect, stating the names of the carriers thereof, the policy numbers, the insureds thereunder, the amounts of insurance, the dates of expiration thereof, and the Property and risks covered thereby; provided that the Borrowers shall deliver insurance certificates at the time each insurance policy is renewed (but in any event not less frequently than once per year) and at any time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default. In the case of the Loan Parties, such policies shall at all times name the Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies and as lenders loss payee on all property insurance policies and the Loan Parties shall provide endorsements with respect thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.4.           Payment of Indebtedness and Performance of Obligations . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its material obligations and liabilities (including without limitation all tax liabilities and claims that could result in a statutory Lien) 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, (b) the applicable Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.5.           Condition of Property; Ownership of Property . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain, protect and keep in good repair, working order and condition, all material Property necessary in the operation of the business of the Loan Parties, ordinary wear and tear excepted, including, without limitation, all material intellectual property, except to the extent of a Disposition permitted hereunder.

 

Section 5.6.           Compliance with Laws; Etc . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law applicable to its business and Properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA (and the applicable analogous laws of any foreign jurisdiction) and OSHA (and the applicable analogous laws of any foreign jurisdiction), and shall comply with operating and reporting requirements, in each case except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) obtain and renew all environmental permits necessary for its operations and Real Estate, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) implement any and all investigation, remediation, removal and response actions that are appropriate or necessary to maintain the value and marketability of its owned Real Estate (if any) or otherwise to comply with any Environmental Laws pertaining to the presence, generation, treatment, storage, use, disposal, transportation or release of any Hazardous Materials or, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.7.           Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a)          as soon as available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis, containing a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and certified (as to the consolidated statements only) by the Accountants (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such Accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and which shall include a statement that nothing came to the Accountant’s attention that caused them to believe that the Parent was not in compliance with the terms, covenants, provisions or conditions of Sections 6.1 or 6.2 hereof insofar as they relate to accounting matters;

 

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(b)          as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter in each Fiscal Year, an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year and a comparison to the Business Plan most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.7(e) and certified by a Responsible Officer on behalf of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with a management discussion and analysis with respect thereto;

 

(c)          concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.7(a) and (b) above, unaudited financial statements identical to the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.7(a) and (b) except prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis with respect to the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the ACL Group);

 

(d)          concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.7(a) , (b) , and (c) above, a Compliance Certificate together with one or more reports, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, containing the following for the Borrowers: (1) calculations in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the financial covenants set forth in Article VI and (2) such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

(e)          as soon as available and in any event no later than sixty (60) days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a Business Plan for the then current Fiscal Year, which Business Plan shall be prepared on a quarterly basis;

 

(f)          promptly upon receipt thereof by any Loan Party, a copy of any audited financial statements of the ACL Group;

 

(g)          (i) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.7(a) and (b) above, a description of any additions to the Media Library during such period and (ii) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.7(a) a valuation report prepared by a valuation firm reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Fortress (and retained at the Loan Parties’ sole cost and expense), which valuation report shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Fortress and reflects the value of the Media Library as of December 31 of the Fiscal Year which is the subject of such financial statements; and

 

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(h)          promptly upon request therefor, such other information as the Administrative Agent at any time or from time to time may reasonably request.

 

Section 5.8.           Notice of Material Events . The Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a)          prompt (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) written notice upon any Loan Party obtaining knowledge that (i) any Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has been declared or shall have become due and payable prior to its stated maturity, or called and not paid when due, or (ii) the holder of any note (other than the Notes), or other evidence of Material Indebtedness, certificate or security evidencing any such Indebtedness, or any obligee with respect to any other Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, has the right to declare such Material Indebtedness due and payable prior to its stated maturity;

 

(b)          prompt (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) written notice of (i) the institution of, or written threat of, any action, suit, governmental investigation or arbitration proceeding against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the receipt of any citation, summons, subpoena, order to show cause or other order naming any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries a party to any proceeding before any Governmental Authority, in each case, which could reasonably be expected to result in a fine or settlement or other liability in excess of $500,000 together with a copy of any document received in connection with such action, suit, governmental investigation, or arbitration proceeding or such citation, summons, subpoena, order to show cause or other order, (ii) any lapse or other termination of any license, permit, franchise or other authorization issued to any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority, (iii) any refusal by any Governmental Authority to renew or extend any such license, permit, franchise or other authorization, and (iv) any dispute between any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand; which lapse, termination, refusal or dispute, referred to in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, is material or otherwise could reasonably be expected to result in a fine, settlement, or other liability in excess of $500,000;

 

(c)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon any Loan Party’s receipt of notice of the pendency of any proceeding for the condemnation or other taking of any Property of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a book value in excess of $500,000, a copy of such notice;

 

(d)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the occurrence of any loss, destruction, or other casualty with respect to Property of any Loan Party or of its of Restricted Subsidiaries with a book value in excess of $500,000, notice of the occurrence thereof;

 

(e)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) after the sending or filing thereof, (i) copies of any proxy statements, annual reports, financial statements, or other material report or communication that the Parent has made generally available to the holders of its Capital Stock and (ii) copies of any regular, periodic, and special reports or registration statements or prospectuses that the Parent files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Governmental Authority or any national or foreign securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.;

 

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(f)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the occurrence of any ERISA Event or receipt by any Loan Party or of its Restricted Subsidiaries of written notice of the commencement of any litigation regarding any Plan or naming it or the trustee of any such Plan with respect to such Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course of business), notice of the occurrence thereof, in each case which could reasonably be expected to result in a liability of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000;

 

(g)          prompt (but in any event within one (1) Business Day) written notice of the occurrence of each Default and each Event of Default;

 

(h)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon any Loan Party’s receipt of notice of any event that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, notice of the occurrence thereof;

 

(i)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon receipt thereof, copies of all audit reports and all management letters relating to any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries submitted by any accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the books of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(j)          promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon any Loan Party’s receipt from any Governmental Authority or other Person of any notice asserting any failure by any Loan Party to be in compliance with applicable Requirements of Law or that threatens the taking of any action against such Person, or sets forth circumstances, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, notice of the occurrence thereof; and

 

(k)          promptly (i) (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) upon the occurrence of any default under, or any proposed or threatened termination or cancellation of, any Material Contract, notice of the occurrence thereof and an explanation of any actions being taken with respect thereto, and (ii) (but in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the date on which any new Material Contract is entered into, copies of such new Material Contracts.

 

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Section 5.9.           Inspection . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, during normal business hours, from time to time upon reasonable prior notice: (a) provide the Administrative Agent, Fortress and any of their respective officers, employees and agents access to such Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ Properties, facilities, advisors, officers and employees and the Collateral, (b) permit the Administrative Agent, Fortress and any of their respective officers, employees and agents, to inspect, audit and extracts from such Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries’ books and records relating to such Person or the Collateral, and (c) permit the Administrative Agent, Fortress and any of their respective officers, employees and agents, to inspect, review, evaluate and make test verifications and counts of Collateral of any such Person. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each such Person shall provide such access to Administrative Agent and to each Lender at all times and without advance notice. Furthermore, so long as any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each such Person shall provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender with access to its suppliers. Each such Person shall make available to the Administrative Agent, Fortress, and their respective counsel reasonably promptly upon reasonable request therefor, originals or copies of all books and records that Administrative Agent or Fortress may reasonably request. Each such Person shall deliver any document or instrument necessary for the Administrative Agent or Fortress, as either of them may from time to time reasonably request, to obtain records from any service bureau or other Person that maintains records for such Person relating to the Collateral, and shall maintain backup records or supporting documentation on media, including computer tapes and disks owned by such Person, or stored in data centers, relating to the Collateral. Representatives of Lenders other than Fortress may accompany representatives of the Administrative Agent or Fortress on regularly scheduled audits at no charge to the Borrowers. Except for any such audits or inspections conducted during the existence of an Event of Default, the Loan Parties shall not be obligated to reimburse the costs of more than one such audit or inspection for the Administrative Agent or more than one such audit or inspection for Fortress in any consecutive 12-month period.

 

Section 5.10.          Intellectual Property . The Loan Parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to (a) promptly register or cause to be registered (to the extent not already registered) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and any other applicable Governmental Authority either within or outside of the United States, as the case may be, those registrable intellectual property rights now owned or hereafter developed or acquired by such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are material to the conduct of the business of such Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) notify the Administrative Agent in writing (i) not later than ten (10) Business Days following the date of the filing of any applications or registrations of any intellectual property right of such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is material to the conduct of the business of such Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any other Governmental Authority, including, to the extent applicable, the date of such filing, the registration or application numbers, if any, and the title of such intellectual property rights to be registered and (ii) concurrent with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.7 , following the date of the filing of any other applications or registrations with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any other Governmental Authority, including, to the extent applicable, the date of such filing, the registration or application numbers, if any, and the title of such intellectual property rights to be registered, (c) promptly, execute such documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the Administrative Agent to maintain the priority and perfection of its Lien in such intellectual property rights; (d) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, either deliver to the Administrative Agent or file such documents in connection with the filing of any such applications or registrations; and (e) upon filing any such applications or registrations, within the time periods for notice thereof described in clause (b) above, provide the Administrative Agent with a copy of such applications or registrations together with any exhibits, evidence of the filing of any documents requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed for the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of its security interest in such intellectual property rights, and the date of such filing. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of each item of intellectual property that is material to the conduct of the business of such Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) promptly advise the Administrative Agent in writing of any conflicting or potentially infringing activities by third parties of which it becomes aware with respect to such intellectual property and (iii) not allow any material intellectual property to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without the written consent of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.11.          Additional Subsidiaries; Guaranties; Pledges of Capital Stock . If any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties will notify the Administrative Agent in writing thereof within five (5) Business Days after the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired and, within thirty (30) days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent and Fortress may agree in their respective sole discretion) after the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired, (a) will cause any such Restricted Subsidiary to become a Guarantor pursuant to a Guaranty Supplement, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and execute and deliver a Security Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the other applicable Collateral Documents (or otherwise become a party to a Security Agreement and the other applicable Collateral Documents in the manner provided therein), (b) if any Capital Stock issued by any such Restricted Subsidiary is owned or held by or on behalf of any Loan Party, the Loan Parties will cause such Capital Stock to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and (c) provide to the Administrative Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which in its reasonable opinion is appropriate with respect to such formation or acquisition and the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Nothing in this Section 5.11 shall authorize any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party to form or acquire any Subsidiary to the extent otherwise prohibited herein.

 

Section 5.12.          Further Assurances . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.19 , the Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute and/or deliver any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in writing, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties also agree to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 5.13.          Books and Records . The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the financial statements in conformity with GAAP.

 

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Section 5.14.          Use of Proceeds . The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries will use the proceeds of the Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term C Loans, and Revolving Loans (a) to fund, directly or indirectly, a portion of the purchase price for the Acorn Acquisition, (b) to fund, directly or indirectly, a portion of the purchase price for the Image Acquisition, (c) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, and (d) to repay in full on the Closing Date certain Indebtedness, each of which shall occur on the Closing Date. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries will use the proceeds of Revolving Loans to fund Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date, to fund working capital of the Loan Parties and (subject to applicable limitations in this Agreement) their Subsidiaries, and for other general corporate purposes of the Loan Parties. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used by the Loan Parties, whether directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry Margin Stock or for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U or X.

 

Section 5.15.          Real Property Matters .

 

(a)          Within thirty (30) days after any Loan Party acquires any owned Real Estate with a fair market value in excess of $500,000 (or with a fair market value that, when combined with the fair market value of all other owned Real Estate that is not already subject to a Mortgage, is in excess of $1,000,000) or acquires any owned Real Estate where material books and records are or will be located, the subject Loan Parties shall execute and deliver the Real Estate Documentation with respect to such Real Estate, all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In addition, the Loan Parties shall take such actions and provide such information as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may request in connection with such Person’s compliance with all Requirements of Law pertaining to flood regulation. For the purposes of this and any other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any reference to a “fee interest” or “owned” site or similar terms shall include, without limitation, property interests, not limited in duration, which constitute an ownership interest in substantially all of the rights related to a particular site. Nothing in this Section 5.15 shall be construed to constitute the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s consent to any transaction that is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)          If any Loan Party enters into a lease or bailment arrangement after the Closing Date with respect to any location where Collateral with a book value in excess of $500,000 is located or where material books and records are maintained, the Loan Parties shall within sixty (60) days thereafter deliver a duly executed Third Party Agreement with respect to such location (unless the Administrative Agent and Fortress waive such requirement in writing).

 

Section 5.16.          Dividends and Distributions from ACL Group . Promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) upon receipt by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Net ACL Proceeds, such Restricted Subsidiary shall, whether through the making of dividends, distributions, or repayments of intercompany debt, cause such Net ACL Proceeds to be paid to the Borrowers for application to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(v) .

 

Section 5.17.          Cash Management . The Borrowers shall maintain their primary depository and treasury services relationships with the Administrative Agent; provided that Image shall have a period of 90 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion) to transition its depository and treasury services relationships to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.18.          Interest Rate Protection . Not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall enter into and maintain at all times Hedging Transactions with a term of at least two (2) years from the date the first such Hedging Transaction is entered into covering interest rate risk with respect to a notional amount equal to not less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, which arrangements shall be on terms, with counterparties and otherwise in all respects reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 5.19.          Post-Closing Matters . The Loan Parties shall do the following:

 

(a)          within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), the Loan Parties shall file or cause to be filed a UCC-1 against Sony DADC and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment with respect to the Property of such Loan Parties in the possession of Sony DADC or Sony Picture Home Entertainment, and assign such UCC-1 to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

(b)          within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), the Loan Parties shall file or cause to be filed UCC-3 termination statements with respect to the financing statements naming CT1 Holdings, LLC, and Thinkfilm LLC, as secured parties, and Image Entertainment, Inc., as debtor, filed on January 24, 2008, and April 16, 2008, respectively; and

 

(c)          within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), (i) cause all Foreign Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties (other than Acorn Australia and, until the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, Foyle’s War 8) to grant to the Administrative Agent a valid and perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) on all Property of such Loan Parties, (ii) cause all Capital Stock issued by Foreign Subsidiaries (other than ACL) and held by a Loan Party to be pledged as Collateral pursuant to, and in accordance with, the local law of such Foreign Subsidiaries and in connection therewith make such amendments or modifications to the organizational documents of the issuers of such Capital Stock (other than the ACL Group) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to permit the Administrative Agent to enforce its security interest in such Capital Stock pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, (iii) amend the organizational documents of each Foreign Subsidiary to the extent necessary to permit the pledge of the Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary as contemplated above, and (iv) deliver an executed Third Party Agreement for each location of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Loan Party where Collateral with a book value in excess of $500,000 is located or where material books and records are maintained, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) above, pursuant to Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with such exceptions as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion, and in connection with the Collateral Documents executed pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) the Loans Parties shall deliver such opinions of counsel as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, it being acknowledged that the representations, warranties, and covenants in the documentation creating or perfecting such security interests shall not be inconsistent in any material respect with the representations, warranties, and covenants contained in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

 

Each Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then asserted) remains unpaid or outstanding:

 

Section 6.1.           Senior Leverage Ratio . The Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain a Senior Leverage Ratio, determined as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, of not greater than the ratio set forth below with respect to such Fiscal Quarter:

 

 

Fiscal Quarters Ending Senior Leverage Ratio
   
December 31, 2012, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending
September 30, 2013
2.50 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013, through and including the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2014
2.00 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2014, through and including the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015
1.50 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2015 and the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter thereafter
1.25 to 1.00

 

Section 6.2.           Total Leverage Ratio . The Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain a Total Leverage Ratio, determined as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, of not greater than the ratio set forth below with respect to such Fiscal Quarter:

 

 

Fiscal Quarters Ending Total Leverage Ratio
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2012 3.25 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2013, through and including the Fiscal
Quarter ending September 30, 2013
3.00 to 1.00

 

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Fiscal Quarters Ending Total Leverage Ratio
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013, through and including the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2014
2.50 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2014, through and including the
Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015
2.00 to 1.00
   
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2015 and the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter thereafter
1.75 to 1.00

 

Section 6.3.           Interest Coverage Ratio . The Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio, determined as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, of not less 3.00 to 1.00.

 

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender or Issuing Bank has a Commitment hereunder or any Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then asserted) remains unpaid or outstanding:

 

Section 7.1.           Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(i)          Indebtedness created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

(ii)         Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.1 ;

 

(iii)        Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement by such Group Member of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof so long as such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within one hundred eighty (180) days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness in reliance on this subsection (iii) does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

(iv)        intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.5(c) , (d) , and (e ) and Section 7.16 ;

 

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(v)         Guarantees incurred by any Group Member in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Subordinated Debt) of any Secured Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this Section 7.1(a) ;

 

(vi)        Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Obligations permitted by Section 7.11 ;

 

(vii)       Indebtedness arising from the endorsement of instruments in the ordinary course of business;

 

(viii)      Indebtedness and cash management obligations in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with cash management deposit accounts, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)         Permitted Subordinated Debt incurred by Parent on the Closing Date for the purposes of funding, directly or indirectly, the Acorn Acquisition and the Image Acquisition, but only for so long as no Loan Party (other than Parent) or Restricted Subsidiary is liable therefor (whether as a co-borrower, guarantor, or otherwise);

 

(x)          unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.1(a) in an amount not to exceed $500,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(xi)         the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt in an amount not to exceed at any time the sum of $10,000,000 minus all repayments of principal thereon after the Closing Date; and

 

(xii)        Indebtedness which represents a Permitted Refinancing of any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (ii), (iii), and (x) of this Section 7.1(a) .

 

If any item of Indebtedness would qualify to be included in more than one category of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Section 7.1 , the Borrowers may from time to time select and change the category in which to classify such item of Indebtedness (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) may be concurrently included in one or more categories of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Section 7.1 ).

 

(b)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue or permit to exist any Disqualified Capital Stock of any such Person.

 

Section 7.2.           Negative Pledge . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of their respective Property now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following (each, a “ Permitted Lien ”):

 

(a)          Liens securing the Obligations, provided , however , that no Liens may secure Secured Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Secured Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations and subject to the priority of payment set forth in Section 2.11 of this Agreement;

 

(b)          Permitted Encumbrances;

 

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(c)          any Liens existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 , Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing of the obligations secured thereby and Liens with respect to after-acquired Property that is affixed or incorporated into the Property covered by such Liens;

 

(d)          Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(a)(iii) , provided that (i) such Lien attaches to the subject Property and proceeds thereof concurrently or within one hundred eighty (180) days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction thereof and (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other Property;

 

(e)          non-exclusive licenses of patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights granted in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(f)          bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Group Members to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Group Members; provided , that such arrangements are permitted pursuant to Section 7.5 ;

 

(g)          at any time prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, Liens on the broadcast contracts of Foyle’s War 8 and the proceeds thereof securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1(a)(xi) , it being agreed by the parties hereto that, so long as such Liens continue to secure such Indebtedness, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall not have a Lien on such broadcast contracts or the proceeds thereof; and

 

(h)          extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this Section 7.2 to the extent the same constitute Liens securing a Permitted Refinancing.

 

Section 7.3.           Fundamental Changes .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or Dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of their Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve (whether pursuant to the terms of its organizational documents or otherwise); provided that, if immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,

 

(i)          any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged with or into a Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that (1) if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, a Loan Party shall be the surviving Person, (2) if any party to such merger is a Secured Loan Party, a Secured Loan Party shall be the surviving Person, (3) if any party to such merger is a Borrower, such Borrower shall be the surviving Person, (4) if any party to such merger is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party shall be the surviving Person, and (5) if any party to such merger is a Domestic Subsidiary, a Domestic Subsidiary shall be the surviving Person;

 

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(ii)         any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or all of the Capital Stock of another Restricted Subsidiary to any Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party, provided that (1) a Loan Party may make such Dispositions only to another Loan Party, (2) a Secured Loan Party may make such Dispositions only to another Secured Loan Party, (3) a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party may make such Dispositions only to any Borrower or any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party, and (4) a Domestic Subsidiary may make such Dispositions only to any Borrower or any other Domestic Subsidiary; and

 

(iii)        any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) may be liquidated, wound-up or dissolved if the Borrowers determine in good faith that such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrowers and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders.

 

(b)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than a Permitted Business.

 

(c)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) change its name as it appears in official filings in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) change its chief executive office, principal place of business, principal corporate offices, or the location of any material portion of its records concerning the Collateral, (iii) change the type of entity that it is, (iv) change its organizational identification number, if any, issued by its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, or (v) change its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, in each case without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and after the Administrative Agent’s written acknowledgment (which acknowledgment shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) that any reasonable action taken or requested by the Administrative Agent (which request shall be made within ten (10) days of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such notice) in connection therewith, including (A) to continue the perfection of any Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in any Collateral, and (B) to ensure compliance with this Section 7.3(c) , has been completed or taken or that arrangements therefor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent have been made.

 

(d)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) amend or modify any of their respective organizational documents or waive any of their respective rights thereunder in a manner that would be prohibited by or be inconsistent with any Collateral Document or otherwise materially adverse to any Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or to the Lenders or (ii) approve or consent to any such amendment, modification, or waiver by any holder of the Capital Stock of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 7.4.           Restricted Payments and Prepayments .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any management, consulting or similar fees to equity holders and other affiliates, any dividend or other distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of Capital Stock or of Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations (including, without limitation, Permitted Subordinated Debt) or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding or whether made in cash or payable in the form of a note (each, a “ Restricted Payment ”), except as follows:

 

(i)          dividends by any Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend payable on or in respect of any class or series of Capital Stock issued by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend in accordance with its share of the Capital Stock in such class or series;

 

(ii)         dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Parent;

 

(iii)        [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

(iv)        at any time following the date on which (1) the first mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.6(c)(iv) has been made, and (2) the Permitted Subordinated Debt has been repaid in full and none of the Permitted Subordinated Notes are outstanding, the Parent may make cash dividends to its shareholders so long as (A) such dividend is permitted under applicable law, (B) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such dividend, (C) after giving pro forma effect to such dividend the Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 1.25 to 1.00, (D) the Borrowers have Liquidity of not less than $7,500,000 after giving effect to such dividend, (E) such dividend (i) is made only with Residual Excess Cash Flow from the Fiscal Year immediately preceding such dividend, (ii) is in an amount not to exceed the Residual Excess Cash Flow Amount immediately prior to such Restricted Payment, and (iii) is made only after the making of all prepayments pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) in connection with which such Residual Excess Cash Flow was determined, (F) the amount of all such dividends in any Fiscal Year does not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $2,500,000 minus the amount of all Cash payments of principal (including, without limitation, principal attributable to the accretion of payment-in-kind interest) with respect to the Permitted Subordinated Notes made during such Fiscal Year, and (G) the Borrower Representative shall have given the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice before paying such dividend together with an officer’s certificate certifying the accuracy of clauses (A) through (F) and attaching calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (C) and (D);

 

(v)         [Intentionally Omitted];

 

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(vi)        the Parent may make the following payments with respect to the Permitted Subordinated Debt:

 

(A)         payments in the form of Interest Notes or Shares (in each case, as defined in the Permitted Subordinated Notes) to the extent provided for by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Permitted Subordinated Notes;

 

(B)         Cash payments in respect of accrued but unpaid interest to the extent expressly provided for by, and accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Permitted Subordinated Notes, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such payment;

 

(C)         Cash prepayments of principal so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such payment, (2) after giving effect to such prepayment, the pro forma Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 1.25 to 1.00, (3) the Borrowers have Liquidity of not less than $7,500,000 after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment, (4) the amount of all such prepayments in any Fiscal Year does not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate, and (5) the Borrower Representative shall have given the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice before making such prepayment together with an officer’s certificate certifying the accuracy of clauses (1) through (4) and attaching calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (2) and (3); and

 

(D)         at any time following the date on which the first mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.6(c)(iv) has been made, Cash prepayments of principal attributable to the accretion of payment-in-kind interest (but not prepayments on the original principal amount of the Permitted Subordinated Debt) so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such payment, (2) such prepayment is (i) made only with Residual Excess Cash Flow from the Fiscal Year immediately preceding such prepayment and (ii) in an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Residual Excess Cash Flow Amount immediately prior to such payment, and (3) such prepayment is made only after (x) the making of all prepayments pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) in connection with which such Residual Excess Cash Flow was determined and (y) the making of all Cash interest payments required pursuant to the terms of the Permitted Subordinated Notes; and

 

(vii)       purchases of the Capital Stock of Madacy by a Loan Party from the minority shareholders of Madacy, so long as (A) the total purchase price therefor does not exceed $325,000, (B) such purchase occurs within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, (C) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such purchase, (D) the Borrower Representative shall have given the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice before making such purchase, and (E) simultaneously with such purchase, Borrowers shall cause all such Capital Stock to become subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents.

 

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(b)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of any Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity, other than (i) the Obligations; (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien if the asset securing such Indebtedness has been Disposed of in accordance with Section 7.6 ; (iii) repayments of principal and interest with respect to Permitted Intercompany Investments; (iv) in connection with a Permitted Refinancing in accordance with the terms hereof; and (v) repayments permitted under Section 7.4(a)(vi) above.

 

Section 7.5.           Investments, Loans, Etc . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or suffer to exist any Investments (as defined below) in any ACL Group member, other than Investments existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.5 . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence 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, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), or make any Acquisition, or create or form any Subsidiary, except:

 

(a)          Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.5 ;

 

(b)          Investments in Cash and Permitted Investments;

 

(c)          Investments by such Persons in or to any Borrower (other than the Parent and RLJ Acquisition) or any Secured Loan Party (other than Acorn IP and Acorn Productions or any other Secured Loan Party that is not an operating company) so long as such Investments constitute Permitted Intercompany Investments;

 

(d)          Investments by such Persons in or to Acorn Australia so long as (i) such Investments constitute Permitted Intercompany Investments, (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to any such Investment, (iii) before and after giving effect to any such Investment there shall be at least $3,000,000 of availability under the Revolving Commitment, (iv) prior to making any such Investment the Borrowers shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that the pro forma Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 1.75 to 1.00 before and after giving effect to such Investment, and (v) the amount of all such Investments shall not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(e)          Investments by such Persons in or to Acorn Productions so long as (i) such Investments constitute Permitted Intercompany Investments, (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after any such Investment, and (iii) the amount of all such Investments shall not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(f)          the transfer by Acorn of the Capital Stock of Acorn UK to Acorn IP so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after such transfer and (ii) after giving effect to such transfer the Administrative Agent continues to have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in such Capital Stock;

 

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(g)          Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(h)          Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers or customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, suppliers or customers arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)           Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 7.11 ;

 

(j)           endorsements in the ordinary course of business for collection or deposit;

 

(k)          Investments consisting of accounts or notes receivable, extensions of trade credit, deposits made in connection with the purchase price of goods or services, endorsement of negotiable instruments and deposits for lease, utility and similar payments and contracts, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l)           Investments in Foyle’s War 8 permitted under Section 7.16 ;

 

(m)         [Intentionally Omitted]; and

 

(n)          Purchases of the Capital Stock of Madacy by a Loan Party from the minority shareholders of Madacy, so long as (i) the total purchase price therefor does not exceed $325,000, (ii) such purchase occurs within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, (iii) no Default or Event of Default exists before and after giving effect to such purchase, (iv) the Borrower Representative shall have given the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice before making such purchase, and (v) simultaneously with such purchase, Borrowers shall cause all such Capital Stock to become subject to the Lien of the Administrative Agent created under the Collateral Documents.

 

For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this Section 7.5 , such amount shall be deemed to be the cost of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired, net of any amount representing return of (but not return on) such Investment and without regard to any forgiveness of Indebtedness. Additionally, any Investment in any Person permitted to be made under Sections 7.5(c) , (d) , or (e) may be made by making Permitted Intercompany Investments in the parent companies of such Person so long as one hundred percent (100%) of the cash proceeds of such Permitted Intercompany Investments are used immediately by such parent companies to make the Investments permitted under Sections 7.5(c) , (d) , or (e) .

 

Section 7.6.           Sale of Assets . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any Capital Stock of any ACL Group member (whether through a sale, merger, consolidation, or otherwise), Acorn IP, or Acorn Productions or transfer or otherwise Dispose of any Property to any ACL Group member, Acorn IP, or Acorn Productions, provided that Acorn shall be permitted to transfer the Capital Stock of Acorn UK to Acorn IP (and the Administrative Agent agrees to release any Lien with respect thereto in connection with such transfer so long as Acorn IP immediately grants to the Administrative Agent a Lien in such Capital Stock). The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any Property (including, without limitation, any Capital Stock except as permitted by the preceding sentence), except for

 

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(a)          the sale of inventory and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business; provided , that the parties acknowledge and agree that the Disposition of Media Rights that are included in the Media Library shall not be deemed to be a sale in the ordinary course of business.

 

(b)          so long as no Change of Control occurs as a result thereof and the applicable Investment (if any) is not otherwise prohibited by Section 7.5 , the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Capital Stock of such Person, provided that (i) a Loan Party (other than the Parent and RLJ Acquisition) may sell or issue its Capital Stock only to another Loan Party; (ii) a Secured Loan Party (other than the Parent and RLJ Acquisition) may sell or issue its Capital Stock only to another Secured Loan Party; (iii) a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party may sell or issue its Capital Stock only to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party and (iv) a Domestic Subsidiary may sell or issue its Capital Stock only to a Borrower or another Domestic Subsidiary;

 

(c)          the Disposition (other than Dispositions described in clause (b) above) of Property to any Loan Party (other than the Parent and RLJ Acquisition) or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that (i) a Loan Party may Dispose of its Property only to another Loan Party; (ii) a Secured Loan Party may Dispose of its Property only to another Secured Loan Party; (iii) a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party may Dispose of its Property only to a Borrower or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Party and (iv) a Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary may Dispose of its Property only to another Borrower or another Domestic Subsidiary;

 

(d)          Dispositions of Cash or Cash equivalents, and termination of Hedging Obligations, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)          non-exclusive licenses of patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, and leases or subleases granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole and do not result in the loss of use of any Media Rights that constitute a portion of the Media Library;

 

(f)          the transfer of Property subject to casualty or condemnation proceedings (including in lieu thereof) upon the receipt of the proceeds therefor;

 

(g)          Disposition of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus Property, or any Property no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Group Members taken as a whole, by any Group Member in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)          mergers, dissolutions and consolidations in compliance with Section 7.3 ;

 

(i)          Dispositions, settlements, write-offs, discount or forgiveness of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(j)          in addition to Dispositions otherwise permitted under this Section 7.6 , Dispositions of other Property (other than Capital Stock in any Loan Party and other than Media Rights constituting a portion of the Media Library) for not less than the fair market value (determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower Representative) of such Property; provided that (i) not less than 75% of the consideration received in connection therewith consists of Cash or Cash equivalents, (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are applied in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(i) , and (iii) the fair market value of all Property disposed of pursuant to this clause (j) does not exceed $1,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.7.           Restrictive Agreements . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its Property or (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its equity securities or to make or repay loans or advances to any Loan Party or to guarantee Indebtedness of any Loan Party; provided , that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (1) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by the Loan Documents, (2) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of Property or a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition so long as such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Property or the Restricted Subsidiary (or Capital Stock thereof) that is to be sold and such sale would be permitted hereunder, or (3) customary restrictions on the transfer of Capital Stock contained in the organizational documents of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary has an equity interest, and (ii) clause (a) of this Section shall not apply to (1) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.1 and 7.2 if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Property securing such Indebtedness or (2) customary provisions in franchises, leases and other related contracts restricting the assignment thereof.

 

Section 7.8.           Transactions with Affiliates . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any Property to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any Property from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of their Affiliates, except:

 

(a)          transactions with Affiliates entered into in the ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions no less favorable to such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of a Group Member; provided that, in addition to the foregoing, any transaction (including any Permitted Service Agreement) between any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Borrower, on the one hand, and any ACL Group member, on the other hand, shall only be entered into pursuant to a written agreement, which agreement shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the effectiveness thereof;

 

(b)          transactions between or among (1) any Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Parties or (2) Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Loan Parties and, in each case, not involving any other Affiliates, or transactions solely among Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

 

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(c)          reasonable and customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans), reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)          any Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.4 ; and

 

(e)          the transfer to Acorn IP of the Capital Stock of Acorn UK currently held by Acorn in accordance with Section 7.5(f) .

 

Section 7.9.           ERISA . Neither the Loan Parties nor any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries will sponsor or maintain or incur any liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, any “defined benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA or any pension plan subject to the funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. The amount of unrecognized Retiree Welfare Liabilities under all employee benefit plans within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party has any liability will not exceed $100,000. The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, fail to meet all of the applicable minimum funding requirements of ERISA and the Code, without regard to any waivers thereof, and, to the extent that the assets of any of their Plans would be less (by $100,000 or more) than an amount sufficient to provide all accrued benefits payable under such Plans, the Loan Parties shall make the maximum deductible contributions allowable under the Code (based on the Loan Party’s current actuarial assumptions). No Loan Party shall, or shall cause or permit any ERISA Affiliate to, (a) cause or permit to occur any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien under Section 430(h) of the Code or Section 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA, or (b) cause or permit to occur an ERISA Event to the extent such ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.10.          Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any Property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter 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.

 

Section 7.11.          Hedging Transactions . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than (a) Hedging Transactions entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which any Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities (including commodities and foreign exchange hedging) and not for speculation and (b) Hedging Transactions permitted pursuant to Section 5.18 . Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Parties acknowledge that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which a Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

 

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Section 7.12.          Accounting Changes . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the Fiscal Year of any Loan Party or of any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, except to change the Fiscal Year (or, in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries incorporated in the UK, the financial year) of any such Restricted Subsidiary to conform its Fiscal Year (or financial year, as the case may be) to that of the Parent. The Fiscal Year of the Parent ends on December 31 st , and each other Loan Party’s Fiscal Year (or financial year) ends on the same date.

 

Section 7.13.          Permitted Activities of Certain Parties .

 

(a)          Each Loan Party shall not, and shall not permit any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons.

 

(b)          Neither Acorn IP nor Acorn Production shall directly or indirectly (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations (including the making of any Investment) other than those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of their respective Subsidiaries and other than the performance of services pursuant to Permitted Services Agreements, (ii) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist (x) any Indebtedness or other liabilities other than (1) the Obligations and (2) intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1 (including pursuant to Permitted Intercompany Investments), or (y) any Liens on any of its Property other than nonconsensual Liens and obligations arising by operation of law and Liens granted in favor of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations, (iii) make any Investments other than Investments in a Loan Party, or (iv) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of their respective Subsidiaries and any properties or assets owned, or activities incidental to its ownership of such Capital Stock; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Section 7.13(b) shall prohibit (1) Acorn IP from acquiring up to 100% of the Capital Stock of Acorn UK from Acorn and from the minority owners thereof and (2) Acorn Productions or Acorn IP from paying principal and interest on intercompany Indebtedness in the form of Permitted Intercompany Investments.

 

(c)          The Parent shall not directly or indirectly (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations (including the making of any Investment) other than those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries, (ii) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist (x) any Indebtedness or other liabilities other than (1) the Obligations, (2) intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1 (including pursuant to Permitted Intercompany Investments), and (3) the Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (y) any Liens on any of its Property other than nonconsensual Liens and obligations arising by operation of law and Liens granted in favor of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations, (iii) make any Investments other than Investments in a Loan Party, (iv) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries and any properties or assets owned, or activities incidental to its ownership of such Capital Stock; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Section 7.13(c) shall prohibit the Parent from (1) paying principal and interest on intercompany Indebtedness in the form of Permitted Intercompany Investments and (2) paying principal and interest on the Permitted Subordinated Debt to the extent expressly permitted under Section 7.4 , or (v) assign or transfer the Permitted Subordinated Debt to any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise permit any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to become an obligor (whether as a co-borrower, guarantor, or otherwise) with respect to the Permitted Subordinated Debt.

 

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(d)          RLJ Acquisition shall not directly or indirectly (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, any business or operations (including the making of any Investment) other than those incidental to its ownership of the Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries, (ii) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist (x) any Indebtedness or other liabilities other than (1) the Obligations and (2) intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1 (including pursuant to Permitted Intercompany Investments), or (y) any Liens on any of its Property other than nonconsensual Liens and obligations arising by operation of law and Liens granted in favor of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations, (iii) make any Investments other than Investments in a Loan Party, or (iv) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets other than the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries and any properties or assets owned, or activities incidental to its ownership of such Capital Stock; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Section 7.13(d) shall prohibit RLJ Acquisition from paying principal and interest on intercompany Indebtedness in the form of Permitted Intercompany Investments.

 

Section 7.14.          Deposit Accounts; Investment Accounts . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, establish or maintain any deposit account, securities account or commodities account (other than Excluded Accounts) unless the Administrative Agent shall have received a Control Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in respect of such deposit account, securities account or commodities account.

 

Section 7.15.          Changes Relating to Certain Documents .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify the terms of any of the Material Contracts (other than the Acorn Acquisition Agreement, the Image Merger Agreement, and each Permitted Subordinated Note) or operating leases or any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Subordinated Notes) in any manner that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (ii) fail to timely enforce its material rights and remedies thereunder in a reasonably prudent manner in accordance with its reasonable judgment.

 

(b)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify the terms of any Permitted Intercompany Investment without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

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(c)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any material respect, or in any respect that could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, the terms of the Acorn Acquisition Agreement, the Image Merger Agreement or any Permitted Services Agreements without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);

 

(d)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify the terms of the Fortress Side Letter without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

(e)          The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify the terms of any Permitted Subordinated Note.

 

Section 7.16.          Foyle’s War 8 . Until the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or suffer to exist any Investments in (other than Investments in the form of Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000 at any time outstanding which are made for the purposes of financing production costs incurred by Foyle’s War 8, provided that no new Investments shall be made during the existence and continuation of an Event of Default), or make any Dispositions to, Foyle’s War 8, or enter into any transaction with Foyle’s War 8 other than transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions no less favorable to such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of a Group Member.

 

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 8.1.           Events of Default . If any of the following events (each, an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

 

(a)          the Borrowers shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or (ii) any interest on any Loan, in each case, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

 

(b)          the Borrowers shall fail to pay any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section 8.1 ) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

 

(c)          any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party in any Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) when made or deemed made; or

 

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(d)          any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 , 5.7 , 5.8 , 5.9 , 5.10 , 5.11 , 5.12 , 5.14 , 5.15 , 5.16 , or 5.19 or Articles VI or VII; or

 

(e)          any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement in any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the date any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party becomes aware of such failure, and (ii) written notice thereof shall have been given to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

 

(f)          any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure to pay shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Material Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Material Indebtedness; or any such Material Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a mandatory prepayment or redemption which arises in connection with an asset sale, a casualty event or an equity or debt issuance the payment of which is required to be made with the proceeds thereof), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Material Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

 

(g)          (i) any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall (A) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law (foreign or domestic) now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its Property, (B) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (A) of this Section 8.1(g) , (C) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for such Loan Party or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (D) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (E) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (F) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (ii) the occurrence of a UK Insolvency Event; or

 

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(h)          an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law (foreign or domestic) now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue for a period of sixty (60) days without having been dismissed, or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

 

(i)          any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or

 

(j)          there shall be at any time a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 302 of ERISA or in Section 412 of the Code, with respect to any Plan maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party, or to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liabilities, or any trust created thereunder; or a trustee shall be appointed by a United States District Court to administer any such Plan; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any such Plan; or any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party shall incur any liability to the PBGC in connection with the termination of any such Plan; or any Plan or trust created under any Plan of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party shall engage in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which would subject any such Plan, any trust created thereunder, any trustee or administrator thereof, or any party dealing with any such Plan or trust to any material tax or penalty on “prohibited transactions” imposed by Section 502 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party shall enter into or become obligated to contribute to a Multiemployer Plan; or there shall be at any time a Lien imposed against the assets of a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate under Code Section 430(k), or ERISA Sections 303(k) or 4068; or there shall occur at any time an ERISA Event to the extent such ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in an aggregate liability greater than $1,000,000 or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(k)          any judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance) shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party, and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days (or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or

 

(l)          any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; or

 

(m)          any Guaranty Agreement shall for any reason, other than the satisfaction in full of all Obligations, cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms); or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Guaranty Agreement, or any Loan Party shall seek to terminate its Guaranty Agreement; or

 

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(n)          any intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement with respect to the Obligations or the Collateral shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms); or any Person party thereto (other than the Administrative Agent) denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any such intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement, or any such Person shall seek to terminate such intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement; or

 

(o)          any “Event of Default” as defined in any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing; or

 

(p)          (i) any default or breach by any Person occurs and is continuing under any of the Material Contracts, which default or breach could reasonably be expected to, if uncured within any express grace period therein provided, have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any of the Material Contract is terminated for any reason and such termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(q)          any Loan Party shall claim, or any court shall find or rule, that the Administrative Agent does not, or the Administrative Agent shall not for any reason (in each case other than as a result of any act or omission of the Administrative Agent), have a valid first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral as provided for in any of the Collateral Documents; or

 

(r)          any loss or non-renewal of any intellectual property, franchise, license or permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(s)          the occurrence of any event or the existence of any condition that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith, if such event or condition is not cured to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers; or

 

(t)          the occurrence of a Change of Control;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event described in clauses (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower Representative, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers, (iii) create a Letter of Credit reserve account as set forth in Section 2.16 , (iv) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (v) exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity; and, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1 shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and Letters of Credit then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.

 

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Section 8.2.           Cooperation of the Loan Parties .

 

(a)          If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Obligations shall have been accelerated, the Loan Parties shall, and, if applicable, shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, take any action which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in the exercise of its rights and remedies under any Loan Document in order to transfer or assign any Collateral to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of applicable Secured Parties or to such one or more third parties as the Administrative Agent may designate, or to a combination of the foregoing.

 

(b)          To enforce the provisions of this Section 8.2 , the Administrative Agent is empowered to seek from any Governmental Authority, to the extent required, consent to or approval of any transfer of control of any entity whose Collateral is subject to any Loan Document for the purpose of seeking a bona fide purchaser to whom control ultimately will be transferred after acceleration of the Obligations following an Event of Default. The Loan Parties agree to, and, if applicable, shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to agree to, cooperate with any such purchaser and with the Administrative Agent in the preparation, execution and filing of any forms and providing any information that may be necessary or helpful in obtaining the consent of any Governmental Authority to the assignment to such purchaser of the Collateral. The Loan Parties agree to, and, if applicable, shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, consent to any such voluntary or involuntary transfer after and following the acceleration of the Obligations after an Event of Default and, without limiting any rights of the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document, to authorize the Administrative Agent to nominate a trustee or receiver to assume control of the Collateral, subject only to any required judicial or other consents required by any Governmental Authority, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Section 8.2 . Such trustee or receiver shall have all the rights and powers as provided to it by law or court order, or to the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document. After an acceleration of the Obligations following an Event of Default, the Loan Parties agree to, and, if applicable, shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, cooperate fully in obtaining the consent of each Governmental Authority required to effectuate the foregoing. The Loan Parties agree to, and, if applicable, shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to take all actions reasonably necessary to obtain all approvals, authorizations consents or waivers necessary to transfer ownership and control of the licenses to any trustee, receiver or bona fide purchaser on behalf of the Secured Parties, including (i) the immediate filing of all applications with any applicable Governmental Authorities, and (ii) assist in obtaining all approvals, authorizations consents or waivers necessary for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

(c)          Without limiting the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder in any respect, the Loan Parties further agree that if they, or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, upon or after the acceleration of the Obligations following the occurrence of an Event of Default, should fail or refuse for any reason whatsoever, without limitation, including any refusal to execute and file any completed application necessary or appropriate to obtain any governmental consent necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any right of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Loan Parties agree that such application may be executed and filed on such Loan Party’s or such Restricted Subsidiaries’ behalf by the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction without notice to such Person pursuant to court order.

 

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(d)          In connection with this Section 8.2 , the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon an opinion of outside regulatory counsel of the Administrative Agent’s choice with respect to any such assignment or transfer, whether or not such advice rendered is ultimately determined to have been accurate.

 

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

Section 9.1.           Appointment of Administrative Agent .

 

(a)          Each Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time and then for so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of the Required Lenders to act for the Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided , that the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

 

(c)          The Administrative Agent declares that it shall hold the Security Property on trust for the Secured Parties on the terms contained in this Agreement.

 

(d)          Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied).

 

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Section 9.2.           Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, or its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and the Loan Parties and the Lenders shall indemnify the Administrative Agent for any such actions taken or not taken in accordance with Section 11.3 of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “ Default ” or “ Event of Default ” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Representative or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrowers) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

 

Section 9.3.           Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender 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 of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

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Section 9.4.           Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . As between the Administrative Agent and any Lender, if the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such action (or inaction), unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ) where required by the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.5.           Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrowers), independent public 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 such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

Section 9.6.           The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The Person serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “Required Revolving Credit Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Person acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Loan Parties as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

Section 9.7.           Successor Administrative Agent .

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to, so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.1(a), (g) or (h) shall have occurred and be continuing at such time, the approval by the Borrower Representative (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank or financial institution organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or a bank or financial institution which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

 

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(b)          After the latest Stated Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Loans, but in any event not earlier than the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, Fortress shall, at its election, succeed to the role of Administrative Agent; provided , however , unless waived in writing by the existing Administrative Agent, such succession shall become effective only upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (i) the existing Administrative Agent shall have received at least thirty (30) days prior written notice from Fortress that Fortress intends to succeed the existing Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent hereunder; (ii) the existing Administrative Agent and Fortress shall enter into an assignment to reflect the assignment of responsibilities from the existing Administrative Agent to Fortress, which assignment shall be made on an “as-is” basis, without representation or warranty by the existing Administrative Agent and which assignment shall otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to the existing Administrative Agent and Fortress; (iii) the existing Administrative Agent shall have been paid, for the benefit of itself, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender, and the other applicable Lenders, all principal, interest, fees, and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Revolving Loans and Term A Loans; (iv) all unexpired Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall have been (A) cancelled and returned to the applicable Issuing Bank, (B) Cash Collateralized in an amount not less than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the aggregate LC Exposure, or (C) otherwise addressed in a manner satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank; (v) all Revolving Loan Commitments shall have been permanently terminated; (vi) the existing Administrative Agent shall have received (all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the existing Administrative Agent) a written agreement containing the following (A) a release from the Borrowers, Fortress, and all remaining Lenders of all obligations of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all acts and omissions of the Administrative Agent other than any acts and omissions occurring prior to the date of such succession as a direct result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) an agreement by the Borrowers to pay all fees and expenses (including legal expenses) of the existing Administrative Agent in connection with any lien releases, assignments, or terminations by or on behalf of the existing Administrative Agent following the date of such succession; and (vii) the existing Administrative Agent shall have been paid all outstanding fees (including reasonable legal fees) and any other out-of-pocket expenses owing to the existing Administrative Agent (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to any refund of the existing Administrative Agent agency fee).

 

(c)          Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and the parties hereto agree to take all measures reasonably necessary to transfer the Collateral Documents, or cause the same to be transferred, to the successor Administrative Agent. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section 9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such forty-fifth (45 th ) day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed), (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above.

 

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(d)          In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default has arisen from a failure of the Borrowers to comply with Section 2.17(a) , then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice).

 

(e)          After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation or replacement hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 11.3 of this Agreement shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent and its representatives and agents in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 9.8.           Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Subject to the provisions of Section 11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

 

Section 9.9.           Agents . Each Lender hereby designates SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner and agrees that STRH shall not have any duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or to any Loan Party or any other party hereto or to any other Loan Document.

 

Section 9.10.          Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or another jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective, or for any other reason), but not to the extent caused by or arising from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence of willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrowers pursuant to Sections 2.8(b) and 2.15 and without limiting any obligation of the Borrowers to do so pursuant to such Sections) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise (including any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, and interest), together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 9.10 . The agreements in this Section 9.10 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender.

 

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Section 9.11.          No Independent Power . The Lenders shall not have any independent power to enforce, or have recourse to, any of the Liens constituted by the Collateral Documents or to exercise any rights or powers arising under the Collateral Documents except through the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 9.12.          Exclusion of Liability . None of the Administrative Agent, any Receiver, or any Delegate shall accept responsibility or be liable to any Lender for:

 

(a)          the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Administrative Agent or any other person in or in connection with any Collateral Document or the transactions contemplated in the Collateral Documents, or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Collateral Document;

 

(b)          the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Collateral Document, the collateral subject to Liens thereunder or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the collateral subject to Liens thereunder;

 

(c)          any losses to any person or any liability arising as a result of taking or refraining from taking any action in relation to any of the Collateral Documents, the collateral subject to Liens thereunder or otherwise, whether in accordance with an instruction from the Administrative Agent or otherwise unless directly caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct;

 

(d)          the exercise of, or the failure to exercise, any judgment, discretion or power given to it by or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents, the collateral subject to Liens thereunder or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, the Collateral Documents or the collateral subject to Liens thereunder; or

 

(e)          any shortfall which arises on the enforcement or realization of the subject to Liens under the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 9.13.          Proceedings . No Loan Party or Lender may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Administrative Agent, any Receiver or a Delegate in respect of any claim it might have against the Administrative Agent, a Receiver or a Delegate or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Collateral Document or any collateral subject to Liens under the Collateral Documents.

 

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Section 9.14.          No responsibility to Perfect Liens under Collateral Documents . The Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Lender for any failure to:

 

(a)          require the deposit with it of any deed or document certifying, representing or constituting the title to any of the Collateral;

 

(b)          obtain any license, consent or other authority for the execution, delivery, legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any of the Collateral Documents or the Liens created thereunder;

 

(c)          register, file or record or otherwise protect any of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (or the priority of any of such Liens) under any applicable laws in any jurisdiction or to give notice to any person of the execution of any of the Collateral Documents or of the Liens created thereunder;

 

(d)          take, or to require any of the Loan Parties to take, any steps to perfect its title to any of the Collateral subject to the Liens created under the Collateral Documents or to render the Liens created under the Collateral Documents effective or to secure the creation of any ancillary Liens under the laws of any jurisdiction; or

 

(e)          require any further assurances in relation to any of the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 9.15.          Insurance by Administrative Agent .

 

(a)          The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to insure any of the Collateral, to require any other person to maintain any insurance or to verify any obligation to arrange or maintain insurance contained in the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for any loss which may be suffered by any person as a result of the lack of or inadequacy of any such insurance.

 

(b)          Where the Administrative Agent is named on any insurance policy as an insured party, it shall not be responsible for any loss which may be suffered by reason of, directly or indirectly, its failure to notify the insurers of any material fact relating to the risk assumed by such insurers or any other information of any kind.

 

Section 9.16.          Custodians and Nominees . The Administrative Agent may appoint and pay any person to act as a custodian or nominee on any terms in relation to any assets of the trust as the Administrative Agent may determine, including for the purpose of depositing with a custodian this Agreement or any document relating to the trust created under this Agreement or any Collateral Document and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for any loss, liability, expense, demand, cost, claim or proceedings incurred by reason of the misconduct, omission or default on the part of any person appointed by it under this Agreement or any Collateral Document or be bound to supervise the proceedings or acts of any person.

 

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Section 9.17.          Acceptance of title . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to accept without inquiry, and shall not be obliged to investigate, any right and title that any of the Loan Parties may have to any of the Collateral and shall not be liable for or bound to require any Loan Party to remedy any defect in its right or title.

 

Section 9.18.          Refrain from Illegality . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may refrain from doing anything which in its opinion will or may be contrary to any relevant law, directive or regulation of any jurisdiction and the Administrative Agent may do anything which is, in its opinion, necessary to comply with any such law, directive or regulation.

 

Section 9.19.          Business with the Debtors . The Administrative Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with any of the Loan Parties.

 

Section 9.20.          Winding up of Security Trust . If the Administrative Agent determines that (a) all of the Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and all other obligations secured by the Collateral Documents have been fully and finally discharged and (b) none of the Secured Parties is under any commitment, obligation or liability (actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to any Loan pursuant to the Loan Documents, the trusts set out in this Agreement in relation to the Collateral Documents shall be wound up and the Administrative Agent shall release, without recourse or warranty, all of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents and the rights of the Administrative Agent under each of the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 9.21.          Powers Supplemental . The rights, powers and discretions conferred upon the Administrative Agent by this Agreement in respect of the Collateral Documents shall be supplemental to the United Kingdom Trustee Act 1925 and the United Kingdom Trustee Act 2000 and in addition to any which may be vested in the Administrative Agent by general law or otherwise.

 

Section 9.22.          Disapplication . Section 1 of the United Kingdom Trustee Act 2000 shall not apply to the duties of the Administrative Agent in relation to the trusts constituted by this Agreement in respect of the UK Collateral Documents. Where there are any inconsistencies between the United Kingdom Trustee Act 1925 or the United Kingdom Trustee Act 2000 and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent allowed by law, prevail and, in the case of any inconsistency with the United Kingdom Trustee Act 2000, the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute a restriction or exclusion for the purposes of that Act.

 

Section 9.23.          Debt Subordination Agreement . Each Lender (a) agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the provisions of the Debt Subordination Agreement, (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Debt Subordination Agreement as Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender and (c) acknowledges that a copy of the Debt Subordination Agreement was made available to such Lender and that such Lender reviewed the Debt Subordination Agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent shall exercise all rights and remedies under the Debt Subordination Agreement on behalf of such Lender.

 

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ARTICLE X

GUARANTY

 

Section 10.1.           Guaranty .

 

(a)          Each Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the full and prompt payment of the Obligations, including, without limitation, any interest thereon (including, without limitation, interest as provided in this Agreement, accruing after the filing of a petition initiating any insolvency proceedings, whether or not such interest accrues or is recoverable against the Borrowers after the filing of such petition for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code or is an allowed claim in such proceeding), plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses if the obligations represented by this Guaranty Agreement are collected by law, through an attorney-at-law, or under advice therefrom.

 

(b)          Regardless of whether any proposed guarantor or any other Person shall become in any other way responsible to the Secured Parties, or any of them, for or in respect of the Obligations or any part thereof, and regardless of whether or not any Person now or hereafter responsible to the Secured Parties, or any of them, for the Obligations or any part thereof, whether under this Guaranty Agreement or otherwise, shall cease to be so liable, each Guarantor hereby declares and agrees that this Guaranty Agreement shall be a joint and several obligation, shall be a continuing guaranty and shall be operative and binding until, subject to Section 10.1(i) below, the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have been terminated.

 

(c)          Each Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waives any and all right to assert any defense (other than the defense of payment in cash in full, to the extent of its obligations hereunder, or a defense that such Guarantor’s liability is limited as provided in Section 10.1(g) ), set-off, counterclaim or cross-claim of any nature whatsoever with respect to this Guaranty Agreement or the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guaranty Agreement or the obligations of any other Person or party (including, without limitation, the Borrowers) relating to this Guaranty Agreement or the obligations of any of the Guarantors under this Guaranty Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Obligations in any action or proceeding brought by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to collect the Obligations or any portion thereof, or to enforce the obligations of any of the Guarantors under this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(d)          The Secured Parties, or any of them, may from time to time, without exonerating or releasing any Guarantor in any way under this Guaranty Agreement, (i) take such further or other security or securities for the Obligations or any part thereof as they may deem proper, or (ii) release, discharge, abandon or otherwise deal with or fail to deal with any Guarantor of the Obligations or any security or securities therefor or any part thereof now or hereafter held by the Secured Parties, or any of them, or (iii) amend, modify, extend, accelerate or waive in any manner any of the provisions, terms, or conditions of the Loan Documents or other agreements, instruments or contracts evidencing, related to or attendant with the Obligations, all as they may consider expedient or appropriate in their sole and absolute discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or of Section 10.1(e) , it is understood that the Secured Parties, or any of them, may, without exonerating or releasing any Guarantor, give up, modify or abstain from perfecting or taking advantage of any security for the Obligations and accept or make any compositions or arrangements, and realize upon any security for the Obligations when, and in such manner, and with or without notice, all as such Person may deem expedient.

 

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(e)          Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that no change in the nature or terms of the Obligations or any of the Loan Documents, or other agreements, instruments or contracts evidencing, related to or attendant with the Obligations (including any novation), shall discharge all or any part of the liabilities and obligations of such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty Agreement; it being the purpose and intent of the Guarantors and the Secured Parties that the covenants, agreements and all liabilities and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable under any and all circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor agrees that until each and every one of the covenants and agreements of this Guaranty Agreement is fully performed, and without possibility of recourse, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Guarantor’s undertakings hereunder shall not be released, in whole or in part, by any action or thing which would, but for this paragraph of this Guaranty Agreement, be deemed a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor, or by reason of any waiver or omission of the Secured Parties, or any of them, or their failure to proceed promptly or otherwise, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by the Secured Parties, or any of them, whether or not such action or failure to act varies or increases the risk of, or affects the rights or remedies of, such Guarantor or by reason of any further dealings between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and any of the Secured Parties, on the other hand, or any other guarantor or surety, and each Guarantor hereby expressly waives and surrenders any defense to its liability hereunder (other than payment of the Obligations in full in cash), or any right of counterclaim or offset of any nature or description which it may have or may exist based upon, and shall be deemed to have consented to, any of the foregoing acts, omissions, things, agreements or waivers.

 

(f)          The Secured Parties, or any of them, may, without demand or notice of any kind upon or to any Guarantor, at any time or from time to time when any amount shall be due and payable hereunder by any Guarantor, if the Borrowers shall not have timely paid any of the Obligations, set-off and appropriate and apply to any portion of the Obligations hereby guaranteed, and in such order of application as the Administrative Agent may from time to time elect in accordance with this Agreement, any deposits, property, balances, credit accounts or moneys of any Guarantor in the possession of any of the Secured Parties or under their respective control for any purpose. If and to the extent that any Guarantor makes any payment to the Administrative Agent or any other Person pursuant to or in respect of this Guaranty Agreement, any claim which such Guarantor may have against the Borrowers by reason thereof shall be subject and subordinate to the prior payment in full of the Obligations.

 

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(g)          The creation or existence from time to time of Obligations in excess of the amount committed to or outstanding on the date of this Guaranty Agreement is hereby authorized, without notice to any Guarantor, and shall in no way impair or affect this Guaranty Agreement or the rights of the Secured Parties herein. It is the intention of each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, and the Lenders that each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall be, but not in excess of, the Maximum Guaranteed Amount (as herein defined). The “ Maximum Guaranteed Amount ” with respect to any Guarantor, shall mean the maximum amount which could be paid by such Guarantor without rendering this Guaranty Agreement void or voidable as would otherwise be held or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action or proceeding involving any state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws relating to the insolvency of debtors.

 

(h)          Upon the bankruptcy or winding up or other distribution of assets of the Borrowers, or of any surety or guarantor (other than the applicable Guarantor) for any Obligations of the Borrowers to the Secured Parties, or any of them, the rights of the Administrative Agent against any Guarantor shall not be affected or impaired by the omission of any of the Secured Parties to prove its claim, or to prove the full claim, as appropriate, against the Borrowers, or any such other guarantor or surety, and the Administrative Agent may prove such claims as it sees fit and may refrain from proving any claim and in its discretion may value as it sees fit or refrain from valuing any security held by it without in any way releasing, reducing or otherwise affecting the liability to the Secured Parties of each of the Guarantors.

 

(i)          Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably expressly waives, except to the extent that such waiver would be expressly prohibited by applicable law, the following: (i) notice of acceptance of this Guaranty Agreement, (ii) notice of the existence or creation of all or any of the Obligations, (iii) presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest and all other notices whatsoever (other than notices expressly required hereunder or under any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party), (iv) all diligence in collection or protection of or realization upon the Obligations or any part thereof, any obligation hereunder, or any security for any of the foregoing, (v) all rights to enforce any remedy which the Secured Parties, or any of them, may have against the Borrowers, and (vi) until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash, all rights of subrogation, indemnification, contribution and reimbursement from the Borrowers for amounts paid hereunder and any benefit of, or right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by the Secured Parties, or any of them, in respect of the Obligations. If a claim is ever made upon any of the Secured Parties for the repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Person in payment of any of the Obligations and such Person repays all or part of such amount by reason of (A) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Property, or (B) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Person with any such claimant, including the Borrowers, then in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Guarantor, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any promissory note or other instrument evidencing any of the Obligations, and such Guarantor shall be and remain obligated to such Person hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by such Person.

 

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(j)          This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of the Obligations and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof and shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. No failure or delay by any of the Secured Parties in the exercise of any right, power, privilege or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Administrative Agent of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy and no course of dealing between any Guarantor and any of the Secured Parties shall operate as a waiver thereof. No action by any of the Secured Parties permitted hereunder shall in any way impair or affect this Guaranty Agreement. For the purpose of this Guaranty Agreement, the Obligations shall include, without limitation, all Obligations of the Borrowers to the Secured Parties, notwithstanding any right or power of any third party, individually or in the name of the Borrowers and the Secured Parties, or any of them, to assert any claim or defense as to the invalidity or unenforceability of any such Obligation, and no such claim or defense shall impair or affect the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder.

 

(k)          This is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. In the event the Administrative Agent makes a demand upon any Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty Agreement, such Guarantor shall be held and bound to the Administrative Agent directly as debtor in respect of the payment of the amounts hereby guaranteed. All costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent in obtaining performance of or collecting payments due under this Guaranty Agreement shall be deemed part of the Obligations guaranteed hereby.

 

(l)          Each Guarantor is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent. Each Guarantor expressly represents and acknowledges that any financial accommodations by the Secured Parties to the Borrowers, including, without limitation, the extension of credit, are and will be of direct interest, benefit and advantage to such Guarantor.

 

(m)          The payment obligation of a Guarantor to any other Guarantor under any applicable law regarding contribution rights among co-obligors or otherwise shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations, and such Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such rights until payment and satisfaction in full of all such Obligations and the termination of the Commitments of each Lender.

 

(n)          For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties.

 

Section 10.2.           Special Provisions Applicable to New Guarantors .

 

Pursuant to Section 5.11 of this Agreement, any new Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party (unless exempted under Section 5.11 ) which is not already a Guarantor is required to enter into this Guaranty Agreement by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Guaranty Supplement. Upon the execution and delivery of a Guaranty Supplement by such Restricted Subsidiary, such Person shall become a Guarantor and Loan Party hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor or Loan Party herein. The execution and delivery of any Guaranty Supplement (or any joinder to any other applicable Loan Document) adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Agreement (or any other applicable Loan Document) shall not require the consent of any other party hereto. The rights and obligations of each party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.1.           Notices .

 

(a)          Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any Loan Party: RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
  20525 Nordhoff St.
  Suite 200
  Chatsworth, CA  91311
  Attention: John P. Avagliano
  Email: javagliano@image-entertainment.com
  Fax: 818-407-9151
   
To the Administrative Agent: SunTrust Bank
  3333 Peachtree Road
  Atlanta, Georgia 30327
  Attention:  Cynthia Burton
  Fax: 404-439-7409
   
With a copy to: SunTrust Bank
  Agency Services
  303 Peachtree Street, N.E., 25th Floor
  Atlanta, Georgia 30308
  Attention:  Doug Weltz
  Fax: 404-221-2001
   
To SunTrust as Issuing Bank: SunTrust Bank
  245 Peachtree Center Avenue
  17 th Floor, Mail Code GA-ATL-3707
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  Attn: Standby Letter of Credit Department
   
To any other Lender or Issuing Bank: the address and facsimile number set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by such Lender

 

Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall be effective when delivered; provided , that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, and notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II , shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section 11.1 . Notices may be delivered by a party or its legal counsel.

 

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(b)          Any agreement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrowers to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrowers or any other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders in reasonable reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms reasonably understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

 

Section 11.2.           Waiver; Amendments .

 

(a)          No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

(b)          No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, nor consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the applicable Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, or the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, that no such amendment, waiver, modification or consent shall:

 

(i)          extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

 

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(ii)         reduce the principal amount of any Loan, or unreimbursed LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than a determination not to impose the Default Rate), or reduce any fees payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

(iii)        postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan, or unreimbursed LC Disbursement or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, forgive, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

 

(iv)        change Section 2.10(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change Section 2.6(c)(vi) or Section 2.11 , without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(v)         change any of the provisions of this Section 11.2(b) or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender or change the definition of “Required Revolving Credit Lenders” without the written consent of each Revolving Credit Lender;

 

(vi)        release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreement without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(vii)       release all or substantially all of the Collateral securing any of the Obligations or agree to subordinate any Lien in such Collateral to any other creditor of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(viii)      contractually subordinate the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(ix)         change the provisions of Section 11.4 to permit any Borrower or any of its Affiliates to become a Lender without the written consent of each Lender; or

 

(x)          change Section 2.1(g)(i) to increase the aggregate Incremental Facility limit or modify the right of any existing Lender to participate in any Incremental Facility;

 

provided , further , that the consent of (1) the Issuing Bank and the Required Lenders shall be required for any amendment to or waiver of Section 2.1(f) , 2.16 , or 2.17 or the definition of “LC Commitment,” (2) the Swingline Lender shall be required for any amendment to or waiver of Section 2.1(e) , Section 2.2(g) , or Section 2.17 (as it relates to the making of any Swing Loan), and (3) the Administrative Agent shall be required for any amendment or waiver with respect to any provision in any Loan Document which relates to any rights, duties, exculpation or discretion of Administrative Agent.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall be included as a Lender for purposes of the calculation of “Required Lenders,” or “Required Revolving Credit Lenders.” Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.8(b) , 2.9 , 2.15 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the foregoing, only Revolving Credit Lenders and, as applicable, the Issuing Bank, may waive any condition set forth in Section 3.2 following the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender (or any Affiliate of a Lender) shall have the right to vote on any matter with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document at any time after such Lender (and, consequently, any such Affiliate) ceases to be a Lender hereunder even if any Obligation owed to such Lender (or such Affiliate) remains outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendments or modifications necessary to effect the Incremental Facility or any increases to pricing in connection with an Incremental Facility, in each case as provided Section 2.1(g) , shall require the consent of only those Persons specified in the last sentence of Section 2.1(g)(iv) , as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.2 , if the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document. In addition to the required consents set forth above, if any Loan Party has entered into a Secured Hedging Transaction or transaction with respect to Bank Products with SunTrust Bank or any of its Affiliates while SunTrust Bank was the Administrative Agent, and if SunTrust Bank is no longer the Administrative Agent, the consent of SunTrust Bank or such Affiliate of SunTrust Bank, as applicable, shall be required for any amendment to Section 2.11 or any amendment described in clauses (b)(vi), (b)(vii), or (b)(viii) above. Except to the extent expressly required pursuant to the applicable documents with respect to Secured Hedging Transactions or Bank Products, any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination or release of any such documents may be effected by the parties thereto without the consent of any Lender.

 

Section 11.3.           Expenses; Indemnification .

 

(a)          The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and Fortress and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, taken as a whole (and, if necessary, a single separate local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction), and of one counsel for Fortress and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, due diligence, audits, the engagement of third party consultants, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), and visits and inspections described in Section 5.9 , and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel, consultants and financial advisors) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section 11.3 , or in connection with the Loans or other credit accommodations made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 11.3(a) shall not apply to Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.8(b) hereof.

 

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(b)          The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Bank, the Lead Arranger, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons, and each of their successors and assigns (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and related expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee) and settlement costs, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all reasonable fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance (or nonperformance) by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, the Transactions, (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any Property owned or operated by the any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or a breach in bad faith of this Agreement by such Indemnitee. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 11.3(b) shall not apply to Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.8(b) hereof, except for such out-of-pocket expenses arising in connection with Lenders seeking reimbursement of such Taxes from the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.8(b) .

 

(c)          The Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent and each of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any Collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank or Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any Loan Party’s delay or omission to pay such taxes.

 

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(d)          To the extent that any Loan Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 11.3 , each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.

 

(e)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan (including, without limitation, any failure by any Indemnitee to fund all or a portion of any Loan) or the use of proceeds thereof.

 

(f)          All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

 

Section 11.4.           Successors and Assigns .

 

(a)          The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that none of the Loan Parties may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (e) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Indemnitees, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (e) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)          Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)           Minimum Amounts .

 

(A)         in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B)         in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than (x) $2,500,000 with respect to any assignment of its Revolving Commitment or Revolving Credit Exposure or (y) $1,000,000 with respect to any assignment of its Term Loans, and, in each such case, in minimum increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof.

 

(ii)          Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans, Revolving Credit Exposure or the Commitment assigned, provided that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate facilities on a non-pro rata basis.

 

(iii)         Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

(A)         the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment; or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , however , that any consent of the Borrowers otherwise required hereunder shall not be required in conjunction with the initial syndication of the Loans (as determined by the Administrative Agent), which may occur prior to or on the Closing Date; provided , further that the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

(B)         the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments to a Person that is not at such time already a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

 

(C)         the consent of the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment of a Revolving Commitment unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or any Affiliate or Approved Fund of such Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as a new Lender); provided that if such Affiliate or Approved Fund of such Lender cannot perform the obligations of a Lender holding a Revolving Commitment hereunder, the assigning Lender shall perform such obligations on behalf of such Affiliate or Approved Fund.

 

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(iv)         Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (to be paid by the assignor or the assignee and not by the Borrowers) other than for assignments between existing Lenders and assignments of Term Loans by a Lender to its Affiliates or its Approved Funds, (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender and (D) the documents required under Section 2.8(b)(v) .

 

(v)          No Assignment to Borrower Affiliates . No such assignment shall be made to any Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Borrower.

 

(vi)         No Assignment to Natural Persons . No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have (in addition to any such rights and obligations otherwise held by it) the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections  2.8(b) , 2.9 , 2.15 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section 11.4 .

 

(c)          The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia, a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to (including any interest or other payment due and payable or paid), each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower Representative and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Loans (including any Notes evidencing such Loans) are registered obligations, the right, title and interest of each Lender and its assignees in and to such Loans shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register and no assignment thereof shall be effective until recorded therein. This Section 11.4 shall be construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related regulations (and any successor provisions).

 

(e)          Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrowers or any of Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Borrower) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender provides the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent notice of such participation (which notice may be given before or after the consummation of such participation), (ii) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (iii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iv) except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.4(e) , the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)          Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce its rights under this Agreement and to approve (to the extent required under Section 11.2 ) any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of the Lender without the consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of the Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment (other than to decline the imposition of the Default Rate or to waive any mandatory prepayment), or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, (iv) change Section 2.10(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.4(f) or the definition of “Required Lenders,” “Required Revolving Credit Lenders,” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, (vi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreement without the consent of each Lender, or (vii) release all or any material portion of the Collateral securing any of the Obligations or agree to subordinate any Lien in such Collateral to any other creditor of any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries without the consent of each Lender. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 11.4 , the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.8(b) , 2.9 , and 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 11.4 , provided that the Participant must comply with all provisions thereof as if it were a Lender and agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8(b) . To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.10(b) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other Obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and each such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

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(g)          A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.8(b) or Section 2.15 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent. A Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.8(b) unless the Borrower Representative is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.8(b)(v) as though it were a Lender.

 

(h)          Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender or any of its Affiliates, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

Section 11.5.           Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

 

(a)          This Agreement and, except as otherwise specifically provided therein, the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law (without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

 

(b)          Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or any of their respective Properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

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(c)          Each Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)          Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 11.6.           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 11.7.           Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to any Loan Party, any such notice being expressly waived by such Loan Parties to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of any Loan Party at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all Obligations held by such Lender irrespective of whether such Lender shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.

 

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Section 11.8.           Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis . This Agreement, the Fee Letter, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters.

 

Section 11.9.           Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, or unreimbursed LC Disbursement or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.8(b) , 2.9 , 2.15 , and 11.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit.

 

Section 11.10.          Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 11.11.          Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of all financial statements and projections provided to it by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries and any other information designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent or any such Lender, including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, who are in each case advised of the requirements of this Section 11.11 , (ii) to the extent believed in good faith by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to be required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case the Administrative Agent or such Lender agrees to inform each Loan Party promptly thereof, but only to the extent permitted by law), (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority, (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) to any actual or prospective assignee or Participant that agrees to be bound by this Section 11.11 or an agreement substantially similar to this Section 11.11 , or (vii) with the consent of the Borrowers. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section 11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided in this Section 11.11 shall, in the event that such Person is required to disclose such information pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above other than as a part of routine filings, examinations, audits or other reviews with Governmental Authorities, unless requested not to do so by the Governmental Authority, promptly notify the affected Loan Party or Subsidiary so that such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may seek, at such Loan Party’s or such Subsidiary’s sole cost and expense but with such Person’s reasonable cooperation, a protective order or other appropriate remedy to protect such information.

 

Section 11.12.          Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . The Loan Parties represent and warrant that they are not required to affix their corporate seal, if any, to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law or regulation, agree that this Agreement is delivered by the Loan Parties under seal and waive any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

 

Section 11.13.          Patriot Act . The Administrative Agent and each Lender 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 “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

 

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Section 11.14.          Replacement of Lender; Termination of Commitment . (a) In the event that a Replacement Event occurs and is continuing with respect to any Lender, the Borrowers may in their sole discretion and at their sole cost and expense on three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender (i), in the case of a Non-Consenting Lender, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to Section 2.5(b) with respect to the minimum Aggregate Revolving Commitment, terminate the Commitments of such Non-Consenting Lender and prepay that Lender’s outstanding Loans in full at par or (ii) designate another financial institution (such financial institution being herein called a “ Replacement Lender ”) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any Replacement Lender that will have a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, and which is not a Borrower or an Affiliate of any Borrower, to assume such Lender’s Revolving Commitment hereunder, to purchase the Loans and participations of such Lender and such Lender’s rights hereunder (or, with respect to Non-Consenting Lenders, to assume and purchase in accordance with Section 11.14(b) below all of its rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver or amendment) without recourse to or representation or warranty by, or expense to, such Lender; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrowers to find a Replacement Lender; and provided , further that (i) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.8(b) , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (ii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable new Lender shall have agreed to the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and (iii) any such assignment shall not be made if it conflicts with applicable laws. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by the Required Lenders or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment cease to apply.

 

(b)          Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 11.14(a) above shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in LC Exposure and Swingline Loans, as applicable. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (i) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in LC Exposure and Swingline Loans, as applicable, (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers owing to the assigning Lender together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance and (iii) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, the Borrowers shall deliver to the assignee Lender a Note or Notes (or replacement Note or Notes, as the case may be) executed by the Borrowers, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the interests assigned, in addition to any other interest it may otherwise hold as a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned interest, except with respect to provisions under this Agreement which survive termination of this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably appointed as attorney-in-fact to execute any such documentation on behalf of any assignor Lender if such assignor Lender fails to execute same within five (5) Business Days after being presented with such documentation.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, (i) any Lender that acts as an Issuing Bank may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (including the furnishing of a back up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank, or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and (ii) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.7 .

 

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(d)          In the event that (i) the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent have requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.2 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain Class of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

Section 11.15.          Dealings with Multiple Borrowers .

 

(a)          All Obligations of the Borrowers shall be joint and several Obligations of the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the right to deal with any Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative or any other Borrower with regard to all matters concerning the rights and obligations of any Secured Party hereunder and pursuant to applicable law with regard to the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents. All actions or inactions of the Responsible Officers of Borrower Representative or any other Borrower with regard to the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents shall be deemed with full authority and binding upon all Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby appoints Borrower Representative as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full right and power, for purposes of exercising all rights of such Person hereunder and under applicable law with regard to the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section 11.15 and the Secured Parties’ reliance thereon are material inducements to the agreement of the applicable Secured Parties to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)          Each of the Borrowers is accepting joint and several liability hereunder in consideration of the financial accommodation to be provided by the Secured Parties under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of each of the Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of them.

 

(c)          Each of the Borrowers jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations. To the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment or performance with respect to any of the Obligations, then the other Borrowers will do so, when and as due.

 

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(d)          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loan made or issuance of any Letter of Credit under this Agreement, notice of occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by any Secured Party under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence and, generally, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (ii) each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by any Secured Party at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by any Secured Party in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower.

 

(e)          The provisions of this Section 11.15 are made for the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, and such Persons shall not be required to marshal any of their respective claims, exercise their respective rights against any of the other Borrowers or any other Loan Party, exhaust their respective remedies against any of the other Borrowers or any other Loan Party, resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations, or elect any other remedy. If any payment made on the Obligations is rescinded or must be returned by any Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 11.15 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents, to the extent the joint obligations of a Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code), after taking into account, among other things, such Borrower’s and such Loan Party’s right of contribution and indemnification from each other Borrower or other Loan Party under applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive
      Officer

 

  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive
      Officer

 

  RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive
      Officer

 

  RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive
      Officer

 

  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Miguel Penella
    Name: Miguel Penella
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ John Avagliano
    Name: John Avagliano
    Title: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

 

 

  GUARANTORS:
       
  ACORN MEDIA UK LIMITED
       
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name: Peter D. Edwards
    Title: Director
       
  ACORN MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
       
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name: Peter D. Edwards
    Title: Director
       
  ACORN (IP) LIMITED
       
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name: Peter D. Edwards
    Title: Director
       
  ACORN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
       
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name: Peter D. Edwards
    Title: Director
       
  FOYLES WAR 8 PRODUCTIONS
  LIMITED
       
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name: Peter D. Edwards
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE/MADACY HOME
  ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
     
  By: /s/ John Avagliano
    Name: John Avagliano
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

  

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SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender, and as a Lender

 

By /s/ Kevin Curtin
  Name: Kevin Curtin
  Title: Director
   
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY,
INC., as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
   
By /s/ Todd M. Koetje
  Name:  Todd M. Koetje
  Title: Managing Director

 

 
 

 

Fortress Credit Corp. , as a Lender
   
By /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

 
 

 

Schedule I

 

COMMITMENT AMOUNTS

  

Lender   Revolving
Commitment
Amount
    Term A Loan
Commitment
Amount
    Term B Loan
Commitment
Amount
    Term C Loan
Commitment
Amount
 
SunTrust Bank   $ 15,000,000     $ 25,000,000       N/A       N/A  
Fortress Credit Corp.     N/A       N/A     $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  
TOTAL:   $ 15,000,000     $ 25,000,000     $ 15,000,000     $ 15,000,000  

  

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ADDITIONAL TERM LOAN NOTE

 

$[_________] [______ __, 20__]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) promise to pay to the order of [_________________] (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Noteholder ”), at the office of the Administrative Agent (as defined below), the principal sum of [_____________________________ DOLLARS AND ___/100s] ($[_________]) in immediately available United States funds , and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said office, at the rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as hereinafter provided.

 

This Additional Term Loan Note (this “ Note ”) is one of the Additional Term Loan Notes referred to in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement except to the extent such capitalized terms are otherwise defined or limited herein.

 

All principal amounts and other Obligations then outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable in full on the earlier of (i) Maturity Date applicable to the Additional Term Loan evidenced by this Note and (ii) the date on which the principal amount of the Additional Term Loans has been declared or automatically has become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise). The Borrowers also shall repay the principal outstanding hereunder from time to time as provided in the Credit Agreement. Prepayment of the principal amount of the Additional Term Loans may be made only as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof as provided in Article II of the Credit Agreement. Interest under this Note also shall be due and payable when this Note shall become due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations may bear interest payable at the Default Rate in the manner and at the times provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is inadvertently made by the Borrowers or inadvertently received by the Noteholder, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower Representative shall notify the Noteholder in writing that it elects to have such excess sum returned forthwith . It is the express intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay, and the Noteholder not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the Borrowers under applicable law.

 

All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether the Borrowers, any Guarantor, endorser or any other Person, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest, notice of protest and notice of any other kind whatsoever.

 

No delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder in exercising its rights under this Note, or delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, in exercising its or their rights under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or course of conduct relating thereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Noteholder, nor shall any waiver by the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a bar to, or waiver of, the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay all costs of collection, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, should this Note be collected by or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom.

 

Time is of the essence in this Note.

 

This Note evidences the Noteholder’s portion of the Additional Term Loans under, and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement, which contains provisions with respect to the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events, and provisions for prepayment and repayment. This Note is secured by and is also entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents to the extent provided therein and any other agreement or instrument providing collateral for Additional Term Loans, whether now or hereafter in existence, and any filings, instruments, agreements and documents relating thereto and providing collateral for the Additional Term Loans.

 

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law of the State of New York.

 

This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Additional Term Loan Note to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

  By:  

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.

 

  By:  

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

  By:  

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

  By:  

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – ADDITIONAL TERM LOAN NOTE]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

This Assignment and Acceptance (this “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Standard Terms and Conditions ”) set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

 

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

 

1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

 

2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

 

3 Select as appropriate.

 

4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

 
 

 

1. Assignor[s]:    
       
       
       
2. Assignee[s]:    
       
       

 

  [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [ identify Lender ]

 

3. Borrowers: RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), Acorn Media Group, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”)
     
4. Administrative  
  Agent: SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent for itself and on behalf of the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”)
     
5. Credit Agreement: The Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012 by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each a “ Lender ”, and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”)
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6. Assigned Interest[s]:

 

Assignor[s] 5   Assignee[s] 6     Facility
Assigned 7
    Aggregate
Amount of
Commitment/
Loans for all
Lenders 8
    Amount of
Commitment/
Loans Assigned 8
    Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 9
 
              $     $       %
              $     $       %
              $     $       %

 

[7.          Trade Date:                                 ______________] 10

 

Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

 

5 List each Assignor, as appropriate.

 

6 List each Assignee, as appropriate.

 

7 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment and Acceptance ( e.g. “Revolving Commitment,” “Term A Commitment,” etc.)

 

8 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

 

9 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

10 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

  ASSIGNOR[S] 11
  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  ASSIGNEE[S] 12
  [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

11 Add additional signature blocks as needed.

 

12 Add additional signature blocks as needed.

 

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[Consented to and] 13 Accepted:  
   
SUNTRUST BANK, as  
Administrative Agent  

 

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Consented to:] 14  
   
RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.  

 

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.  

 

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.  

 

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.  

 

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

13 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

14 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

 

THAT CERTAIN CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2012

AMONG

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.,

RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.,

RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.,

ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., AND

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., AS THE BORROWERS,

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO,

THE SEVERAL BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO,

AND

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

1. Representations and Warranties .

 

1.1 Assignor[s] . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, representations and warranties made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of each Borrower, any of such Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by each Borrower, any of such Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

 

 
 

 

1.2. Assignee[s] . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.4(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.4(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 5.7(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy (including, without limitation, Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

[_________ __], 20__

 

The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent (as defined below) and the Lenders (as defined below) that (i) he or she is the chief financial officer of RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower Representative ”), and (ii) on behalf of the Borrower Representative, RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Borrower Representative, RLJ Acquisition, Acorn, and Image each individually, a “ Borrowe r” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), pursuant to the provisions of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”):

 

1.          True and correct calculations demonstrating (a) any adjustment to the Applicable Margin, (b) compliance with Sections 6.1 , 6.2 and 6.3 of the Credit Agreement and [(c) Consolidated Excess Cash Flow] 1 , in each case, as of the last day of the [Fiscal Quarter] [Fiscal Year] ended [_____________ ___, 2___] are set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (with detailed calculations attached hereto as Annex 1 ).

 

2.          To my knowledge, no Default or Event of Default has occurred during the [Fiscal Quarter] [Fiscal Year] ended [_____________ ___, 2___] [, except as described on Schedule 2 attached hereto (which Schedule describes the nature of such Default/Event of Default and when it occurred, whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by the Borrowers with respect to such Default/Event of Default)]. [NOTE: DELETE LAST BRACKETED CLAUSE OR REMOVE BRACKETS AND ATTACH SCHEDULE, IF NECESSARY.]

 

3.          No change in GAAP or the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited consolidated financial statements (including balance sheets and income and cash flow statements) delivered to Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date for the fiscal year ended on or about (a) with respect to the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, Image Merger Sub, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Acorn and Acorn’s Subsidiaries, December 31, 2011, and (b) with respect to Image and its Subsidiaries, March 31, 2012 [, except as set forth on Schedule 3 (which schedule describes the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate)]; and [NOTE: DELETE BRACKETED CLAUSE OR REMOVE BRACKETS AND ATTACH SCHEDULE, IF NECESSARY.]

 

 

1 NOTE: INCLUDE ONLY FOR COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE DELIVERED WITH ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
 

 

4.          [Attached hereto as Schedule 4 are the financial statements required pursuant to Section 5.7(b) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ended [_____________ ___, 2___], and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures.] [NOTE: INCLUDE ONLY FOR COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE DELIVERED WITH QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.]

 

5.          [Attached hereto as Schedule 5 are the financial statements required pursuant to Section 5.7(c) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ended [_____________ ___, 2___], and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures.] [NOTE: INCLUDE ONLY FOR COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE DELIVERED WITH QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.]

 

6.           Schedule 6 attached hereto contains a list of all applications or registrations of any intellectual property right of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any other Governmental Authority since the Compliance Certificate last delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, to the extent applicable, the date of such filing, the registration or application numbers, if any, and the title of such intellectual property rights to be registered, together with a copy of such applications or registrations and any exhibits, and the date of such filing.

 

7.          Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

[Signature on following page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower Representative has caused this Compliance Certificate to be executed as of the date and year first above written.

 

  BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

  By:  

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

  A.            Compliance with Section 6.1—Senior Leverage Ratio:

 

(a) Consolidated Total Debt (other than Permitted Subordinated Debt) as of [_______________] (the “ Measurement Date ”)   $_____________
       
(b) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to the Measurement Date   $_____________
       
(c) The ratio of (a) to (b)   ____ to 1.00
       
  Senior Leverage Ratio must be not greater than the corresponding ratio as of the last day of each of the following periods:    
       
  December 31, 2012, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2013   2.50 to 1.00
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2014   2.00 to 1.00
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2014, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015   1.50 to 1.00
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2015 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter   1.25 to 1.00

 

  In compliance?   ¨   Yes          ¨   No
       
  Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans   ____% per annum
       
  Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans   ____% per annum

 

Continued on following page

 

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  B.            Compliance with Section 6.2—Total Leverage Ratio:

 

(a) Consolidated Total Debt as of [_______________] (the “ Measurement Date ”)   $_____________
       
(b) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to the Measurement Date   $_____________
       
(c) The ratio of (a) to (b)   ____ to 1.00
       
  Total Leverage Ratio must be not greater than the corresponding ratio as of the last day of each of the following periods:    
       
  Through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2012   3.25  to 1.00
       
  March 31, 2013, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2013   3.00  to 1.00
       
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2014   2.50 to 1.00
       
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2014, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015   2.00 to 1.00
       
  Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2015 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter   1.75 to 1.00

 

  In compliance?   ¨   Yes          ¨   No

 

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  C.            Compliance with Section 6.3—Interest Coverage Ratio:

 

(a) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to the Measurement Date (the “ Reference Period ”) 1   $_____________
       
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense during the Reference Period   $_____________
       
(c) The ratio of (a) to (b)   ____ to 1.00
       
  Interest Coverage Ratio must be not less than the corresponding ratio, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter ending on or immediately prior to the Measurement Date.   3:00 to 1:00
       
  In compliance?   ¨   Yes          ¨   No

 

 

  1 Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the first three test periods following the Closing Date the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be determined as follows: the ratio as of the last day of (a) the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarter, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the second Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the two Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such two Fiscal Quarter period, (c) the third Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date of (i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the three Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date, to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such three Fiscal Quarter period.

 

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  D.            Compliance with Section 2.6(c)(iv)—Consolidated Excess Cash Flow:

 

  ECF Percentage of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow as of [____________] (the “ Measurement Date ”), 2 which amount shall be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(iv)   $_____________
       
  ECF Percentage of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow shall mean, as of any date of determination:    
       
  If the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00:   seventy-five percent (75%)
       
  If the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was less than 1.75 to 1.00, but greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00:   fifty percent (50%)
       
  If the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was less than 1.00 to 1.00   twenty-five percent (25%)

 

  In compliance?   ¨   Yes          ¨   No

 

 

  2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2012, Consolidated Excess Cash Flow shall be measured from the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2012. 

 

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Annex 1

 

A.           Calculation of Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the Reference Period

 

(i) Consolidated Net Income for the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) for such period   $_____________
       
  plus the total of the following to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such Persons and calculated without duplication:    
       
(ii) any provision for (or less any benefit from) income taxes   $_____________
       
(iii) Consolidated Interest Expense   $_____________
       
(iv) up to $2,000,000 per annum of any non-Cash expenses incurred with respect to the issuance of stock options in Parent to existing or new employees of such Persons   $_____________
       
(v) amortization and depreciation expense   $_____________
       
(vi) transaction fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and documentation of the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby to occur on the Closing Date, the Acorn Acquisition, the Image Acquisition, the making of severance payments, and for such other transactions or one-time expenses as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion, to the extent not capitalized, and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,600,000 (provided that no amount shall be added back pursuant to this clause (vi) for any Fiscal Quarter ended after December 31, 2012)  

$_____________

 

       
(vii) Image Product Amortization for such period   $_____________
       
(viii) Acorn Production Development and Product Amortization actually incurred in such period   $_____________
       
  minus :    
       
(ix) Image Product Expenditures actually incurred in such period   $_____________
       
  minus :    
       
(x) Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense   $_____________

 

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  minus :    
       
(xi) Net Royalty Advances actually incurred in such period   $_____________
       
  Consolidated EBITDA (sum of Lines (i) through (xi))   $_____________

 

Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2011, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $3,333,056, (b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2011, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $5,667,919, (c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2012, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $7,212,951, and (d) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA shall be deemed to be $11,614,508.

 

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B.            Calculation of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow

 

(i) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Year   $_____________
       
  plus    
       
(ii) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment   $_____________
       
  minus the sum of the following (without duplication) :    
       
(iii) the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (including the Term Loans) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder)   $_____________
       
(iv) the aggregate amount of all mandatory prepayments (other than pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) of the Credit Agreement) or repurchases of Indebtedness for borrowed money (including the Term Loans) and the principal component of any Capital Lease Obligations (other than out of the proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder)   $_____________
       
(v) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made during such Fiscal Year   $_____________
       
(vi) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or payable in cash with respect to such Fiscal Year   $_____________
       
(vii) income taxes paid with respect to such Fiscal Year   $_____________
       
(viii) Net Cash Proceeds which are not yet required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans under Section 2.6(c) of the Credit Agreement   $_____________
       
(ix) the aggregate amount paid in Cash during such Fiscal Year on account of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Prepaid Royalties, Capitalized Production Costs,  Capitalized Product Development Costs, and Permitted Acquisitions, excluding, in each case, the principal amount of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) incurred to finance the foregoing   $_____________
       
  Consolidated Excess Cash Flow (sum of Lines (i) through (ix))   $_____________

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

 

[___________ ___, 20__]

 

I, [____________________________], the [___________________] and a Responsible Officer of RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower Representative ”) do hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower Representative, RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), [RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC., a Nevada Corporation, (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”),] ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Borrower Representative, RLJ Acquisition, [RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub,] Acorn and Image, each individually, a “ Borrowe r” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) pursuant to the provisions of that that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement), by and among the Borrowers , the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), that:

 

1.          The Borrowers hereby request [a Eurodollar Borrowing in the amount of $[____________] with an Interest Period of [1][2][3][6] months][a Base Rate Loan in the amount of $______________] to be made on [_________________, 20__], under the Revolving Commitment. The proceeds of the Borrowing should be wired to the Borrowers as set forth below. The foregoing instructions shall be irrevocable.

 

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
ABA#:
Account Name:
Account Number:
Federal Tax I.D. #:

 

2.          After giving effect to the foregoing, the number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding with respect to (a) Revolving Loans will not exceed three (3) and (b) Term Loans will not exceed twelve (12).

 

3.          All representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier is not applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of the Borrowing requested hereunder, both before and after giving effect thereto, except (a) with respect to representations and warranties made as of an expressed date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date, and (b) changes or events which are permitted under the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

4.          The incumbency of persons authorized by the Borrowers to sign documents is as stated in the certificate of incumbency most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

5.          No Default or Event of Default currently exists or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Notice of Borrowing or the Borrowing requested hereunder.

 

6.          Since December 31, 2011, there has been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

[Signature on following page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower Representative has caused this Notice of Borrowing to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE:
   
RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – NOTICE OF BORROWING]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION

 

[_____________ ___, 2___]

 

I, [____________________________], the [___________________] and a Responsible Officer of RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower Representative ”) do hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower Representative, RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Borrower Representative, RLJ Acquisition, Acorn and Image, each individually, a “ Borrowe r” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) , that pursuant to the provisions of that that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), with respect to the existing outstanding [Base Rate][Eurodollar] Borrowing under the [Revolving Loans] [Term A Loans] [Term B Loans] [Term C Loans] [Additional Term Loans] in the original principal amount of $[__________],

 

(a)          that such [Base Rate][Eurodollar] Borrowing be converted or continued as follows:

 

(i)          [$[__________] of such amount shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing, effective [__________, ____ ];

 

(ii)         $[__________] of such amount shall be [converted to /continued as] a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of [1][2][3][6] months, effective [____________, ____];

 

(iii)        $[__________] of such amount shall be repaid on [____________, ____];

 

(b)          after giving effect to the foregoing, the number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding (i) with respect to Revolving Loans, will not exceed three (3) and (ii) with respect to Term Loans, will not exceed twelve (12); and

 

(c)          no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

The foregoing instructions shall be irrevocable. This Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be a Loan Document.

 

[Signature on following page.]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower Representative has caused this Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE:
   
RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION]

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

US $[______________]   [______ __, 20__]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC., a Nevada Corporation, (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) promise to pay to the order of [______________] (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Noteholder ”), at the office of the Administrative Agent (as defined below), the principal sum of [_______________________ DOLLARS and ___/100s] ($[______________]) in immediately available United States funds, or, if less, so much thereof as may from time to time be advanced and outstanding as Revolving Loans by the Noteholder to the Borrowers hereunder, plus interest as hereinafter provided.

 

This Revolving Loan Note (this “ Note ”) is one of the Revolving Loan Notes referred to in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement except to the extent such capitalized terms are otherwise defined or limited herein.

 

All principal amounts and other Obligations then outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Loans. The Borrowers also shall repay the principal outstanding hereunder from time to time as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrowers shall be entitled to borrow, repay and re-borrow funds hereunder pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. Prepayment of the principal amount of any Revolving Loan may be made only as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof as provided in Article II of the Credit Agreement. Interest under this Note also shall be due and payable when this Note shall become due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations may bear interest payable at the Default Rate in the manner and at the times provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is inadvertently made by the Borrowers or inadvertently received by the Noteholder, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower Representative shall notify the Noteholder in writing that it elects to have such excess sum returned forthwith. It is the express intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay, and the Noteholder not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the Borrowers under applicable law.

 

All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether the Borrowers, any Guarantor, endorser or any other Person, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest, notice of protest and notice of any other kind whatsoever.

 

No delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder in exercising its rights under this Note, or delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, in exercising its or their rights under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or course of conduct relating thereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Noteholder, nor shall any waiver by the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a bar to, or waiver of, the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay all costs of collection, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, should this Note be collected by or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom.

 

Time is of the essence in this Note.

 

This Note evidences the Noteholder’s portion of the Revolving Loans under, and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement, which contains provisions with respect to the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events, and provisions for prepayment and repayment. This Note is secured by and is also entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents to the extent provided therein and any other agreement or instrument providing collateral for the Revolving Loans, whether now or hereafter in existence, and any filings, instruments, agreements and documents relating thereto and providing collateral for the Revolving Loans.

 

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

 

This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

[Remainder of this page intentionally left blank.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Revolving Loan Note to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – REVOLVING LOAN NOTE]

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – REVOLVING LOAN NOTE]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

[Reserved]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT H-1

 

FORM OF TERM A LOAN NOTE

 

$[_________] [______ __, 20__]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) promise to pay to the order of [_________________] (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Noteholder ”), at the office of the Administrative Agent (as defined below), the principal sum of [________________ DOLLARS AND ___/100s] ($[_________]) in immediately available United States funds, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said office, at the rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as hereinafter provided.

 

This Term A Loan Note (this “ Note ”) is one of the Term A Loan Notes referred to in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement except to the extent such capitalized terms are otherwise defined or limited herein.

 

All principal amounts and other Obligations then outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date applicable to Term A Loans. The Borrowers also shall repay the principal outstanding hereunder from time to time as provided in the Credit Agreement. Prepayment of the principal amount of the Term A Loans may be made only as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof as provided in Article II of the Credit Agreement. Interest under this Note also shall be due and payable when this Note shall become due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations may bear interest payable at the Default Rate in the manner and at the times provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is inadvertently made by the Borrowers or inadvertently received by the Noteholder, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower Representative shall notify the Noteholder in writing that it elects to have such excess sum returned forthwith. It is the express intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay, and the Noteholder not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the Borrowers under applicable law.

 

All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether the Borrowers, any Guarantor, endorser or any other Person, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest, notice of protest and notice of any other kind whatsoever.

 

No delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder in exercising its rights under this Note, or delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, in exercising its or their rights under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or course of conduct relating thereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Noteholder, nor shall any waiver by the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a bar to, or waiver of, the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay all costs of collection, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, should this Note be collected by or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom.

 

Time is of the essence in this Note.

 

This Note evidences the Noteholder’s portion of the Term A Loans under, and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement, which contains provisions with respect to the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events, and provisions for prepayment and repayment. This Note is secured by and is also entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents to the extent provided therein and any other agreement or instrument providing collateral for the Term A Loans, whether now or hereafter in existence, and any filings, instruments, agreements and documents relating thereto and providing collateral for the Term A Loans.

 

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

 

This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Term A Loan Note to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ –TERM A LOAN NOTE]

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ –TERM A LOAN NOTE]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT H-2

 

THIS TERM NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT”. UPON REQUEST, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AT 20525 Nordhoff St., Suite 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311 WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO NOTEHOLDERS THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE, THE YIELD TO MATURITY, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER TREASURY REGULATIONS § 1.1275-3.

 

FORM OF TERM B LOAN NOTE

 

$[_________] [______ __, 20__]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) promise to pay to the order of [_________________] (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Noteholder ”), at the office of the Administrative Agent (as defined below), the principal sum of [________________ DOLLARS AND ___/100s] ($[_________]) in immediately available United States funds, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said office, at the rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as hereinafter provided.

 

This Term B Loan Note (this “ Note ”) is one of the Term B Loan Notes referred to in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement except to the extent such capitalized terms are otherwise defined or limited herein.

 

All principal amounts and other Obligations then outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date applicable to Term B Loans. The Borrowers also shall repay the principal outstanding hereunder from time to time as provided in the Credit Agreement. Prepayment of the principal amount of the Term B Loans may be made only as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof as provided in Article II of the Credit Agreement. Interest under this Note also shall be due and payable when this Note shall become due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations may bear interest payable at the Default Rate in the manner and at the times provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is inadvertently made by the Borrowers or inadvertently received by the Noteholder, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower Representative shall notify the Noteholder in writing that it elects to have such excess sum returned forthwith. It is the express intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay, and the Noteholder not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the Borrowers under applicable law.

 

All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether the Borrowers, any Guarantor, endorser or any other Person, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest, notice of protest and notice of any other kind whatsoever.

 

No delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder in exercising its rights under this Note, or delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, in exercising its or their rights under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or course of conduct relating thereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Noteholder, nor shall any waiver by the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a bar to, or waiver of, the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay all costs of collection, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, should this Note be collected by or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom.

 

Time is of the essence in this Note.

 

This Note evidences the Noteholder’s portion of the Term B Loans under, and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement, which contains provisions with respect to the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events, and provisions for prepayment and repayment. This Note is secured by and is also entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents to the extent provided therein and any other agreement or instrument providing collateral for the Term B Loans, whether now or hereafter in existence, and any filings, instruments, agreements and documents relating thereto and providing collateral for the Term B Loans.

 

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

 

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This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Term B Loan Note to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT H-3

 

THIS TERM NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT”. UPON REQUEST, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AT 20525 NORDHOFF ST., SUITE 200, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO NOTEHOLDERS THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE, THE YIELD TO MATURITY, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER TREASURY REGULATIONS § 1.1275-3.

 

FORM OF TERM C LOAN NOTE

 

$[_________] [______ __, 20__]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn, and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) promise to pay to the order of [_________________] (hereinafter, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Noteholder ”), at the office of the Administrative Agent (as defined below), the principal sum of (a) [________________ DOLLARS AND ___/100s] ($[_________]) plus (b) the accrued PIK Amount in immediately available United States funds, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal amount thereof (including all PIK Amounts) from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said office, at the rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as hereinafter provided.

 

This Term C Loan Note (this “ Note ”) is one of the Term C Loan Notes referred to in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement except to the extent such capitalized terms are otherwise defined or limited herein.

 

All principal amounts (including all PIK Amounts) and other Obligations then outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date applicable to Term C Loans. The Borrowers also shall repay the principal outstanding hereunder from time to time as provided in the Credit Agreement. Prepayment of the principal amount of the Term C Loans may be made only as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof as provided in Article II of the Credit Agreement. Interest under this Note also shall be due and payable when this Note shall become due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations may bear interest payable at the Default Rate in the manner and at the times provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, all payments under this Note shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.6(c)(vi) , 2.11(a) , 2.11(b) , and 2.11(e) of the Credit Agreement.

 

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is inadvertently made by the Borrowers or inadvertently received by the Noteholder, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower Representative shall notify the Noteholder in writing that it elects to have such excess sum returned forthwith. It is the express intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay, and the Noteholder not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the Borrowers under applicable law.

 

All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether the Borrowers, any Guarantor, endorser or any other Person, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of non-payment or dishonor, protest, notice of protest and notice of any other kind whatsoever.

 

No delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder in exercising its rights under this Note, or delay or omission on the part of the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, in exercising its or their rights under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or course of conduct relating thereto, shall operate as a waiver of such rights or any other right of the Noteholder, nor shall any waiver by the Noteholder, the Administrative Agent, or either of them, of any such right or rights on any one occasion be deemed a bar to, or waiver of, the same right or rights on any future occasion.

 

The Borrowers hereby promise to pay all costs of collection, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, should this Note be collected by or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom.

 

Time is of the essence in this Note.

 

This Note evidences the Noteholder’s portion of the Term C Loans under, and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of, the Credit Agreement, which contains provisions with respect to the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events, and provisions for prepayment and repayment. This Note is secured by and is also entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents to the extent provided therein and any other agreement or instrument providing collateral for the Term C Loans, whether now or hereafter in existence, and any filings, instruments, agreements and documents relating thereto and providing collateral for the Term C Loans.

 

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This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other governing law or expressly exclude Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

 

This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Term C Loan Note to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

  

  BORROWERS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 
 

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT

 

[__________ __], 20__

 

I, [____________________________], the [___________________] and a Responsible Officer of RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower Representative ”) do hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower Representative, RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), and IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Borrower Representative, RLJ Acquisition, Acorn and Image, each individually, a “ Borrowe r” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) , that pursuant to the provisions of that that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Lender ,” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”):

 

1.          The Borrowers hereby request that Issuing Bank issue a standby letter of credit under the LC Commitment in the amount of $[_______________] to be issued on [_________________, 20__] (the “ Effective Date ”) for the account of the Borrowers and for the benefit of [________________] (the “ Beneficiary ”) to expire on [___________________].

 

2.          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a duly completed Letter of Credit application.

 

3.          As of the Effective Date, the Available Letter of Credit Amount is at least $[__________________] which is sufficient to cover the issuance of the Letter of Credit requested hereby.

 

4.          All representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier is not applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of the Letter of Credit requested hereunder, both before and after giving effect thereto, except (a) with respect to representations and warranties made as of an expressed date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date, and (b) changes or events which are permitted under the Credit Agreement

 

5.          The incumbency of persons authorized by the Borrowers to sign documents is as stated in the certificate of incumbency most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

 
 

 

6.          No Default or Event of Default currently exists or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit requested hereunder.

 

7.          Since December 31, 2011, there has been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower Representative has caused this Request for Issuance of Letter of Credit to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

[RLJ – REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT]

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

[Attach Letter of Credit Application]

 

[RLJ – REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF CREDIT]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

FORM OF DEBT SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT K

 

FORM OF PERMITTED SUBORDINATED NOTE

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreemen t”), is entered into as of this 3 day of October, 2012, by and among RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), RLJ ACQUISITION, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ Merger Sub I, INC. , a Nevada corporation, (“ RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub ”), RLJ Merger Sub II, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ Image Merger Sub ”), ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a District of Columbia corporation (“ Acorn ”), IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”; the Parent, RLJ Acquisition, RLJ Acquisition Merger Sub, Image Merger Sub, Acorn and Image, each individually, a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), IMAGE/MADACY HOME ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “ Guarantor ”; the Borrowers, the Guarantor, and each other Person that becomes a Grantor hereto pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement (as defined herein), each individually, a “ Grantor ” and collectively, the “ Grantors ”), and SUNTRUST BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) on behalf of the Secured Parties.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , the Borrowers and the Guarantor have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be hereafter amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, each Grantor (other than the Borrowers) has entered into that certain Guaranty Agreement contained in the Credit Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to which, among other things, such Grantor has guaranteed the prompt payment and performance of all of the Obligations;

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors are members of a group of related entities, the success of any one of which is dependent in part on the success of the other members of such group:

 

WHEREAS , each Grantor has determined that its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party directly benefits, and is within the corporate or limited liability company or partnership purposes and in the best interests of, such Grantor;

 

WHEREAS , as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement and the making of Loans pursuant thereto, each Grantor is required to execute and deliver this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , to secure the due and punctual payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (as defined below), each Grantor wishes to grant to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien on the Collateral (as defined below).

 

 
 

 

NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions . All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Any terms (whether capitalized or lower case) used in this Agreement that are defined in the UCC shall be construed and defined as set forth in the UCC unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement; provided , however , that to the extent that the UCC is used to define any term used herein and if such term is defined differently in different Articles of the UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the UCC shall govern.

 

2.           Grant of Security Interest .

 

(a)          Each Grantor hereby unconditionally grants, assigns, and pledges to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in and lien on (hereinafter referred to as the “ Security Interest ”) all of its property and assets whether now owned or hereafter created, acquired or reacquired, and wherever located, including, without limitation, such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the property and assets described below and all substitutions therefor, accessions thereto and improvements thereon (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

 

(i)          Inventory;

 

(ii)         Equipment and Fixtures;

 

(iii)        Accounts;

 

(iv)        (1) All contracts, license agreements, customer service agreements, and other agreements to which such Grantor is a party, whether now existing or hereafter arising, (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Contracts ”); (2) all lease agreements for real property or personal property to which such Grantor is a party (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Leases ”), whether now existing or hereafter arising; and (3) all other contracts and contractual rights, remedies or provisions now existing or hereafter arising in favor of such Grantor, together with all amendments thereto and all other documents executed in connection therewith (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Other Contracts ”);

 

(v)         all Deposit Accounts and lockboxes and any funds or items located therein or directed thereto and, in any event, including, without limitation, any lockbox account, checking or other demand deposit account, concentration, time, savings, passbook or similar account maintained with a bank and all cash, and all other property from time to time deposited therein or otherwise credited thereto;

 

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(vi)        General Intangibles, including, without limitation, all patents, patent applications, trademarks and the goodwill associated with such trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, copyright applications, trade secrets, domain names, all licenses with respect to the foregoing (except, in those instances in which a Grantor is the licensee, to the extent excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) ), and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof;

 

(vii)       Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(viii)      All of such Grantor’s right, title and interest existing in and to all of the Capital Stock in other Persons (each, a “ Pledged Company ”) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor including, but not limited to, Capital Stock in each of the Subsidiaries of such Grantor, as more particularly described on Schedule 1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Pledged Capital Stock ”) and all substitutions therefor and replacements thereof, all proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, also including any certificates representing the Pledged Capital Stock, the right to receive any certificates representing any of the Pledged Capital Stock, all warrants, options, share appreciation rights, registration rights and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and the right to receive all dividends, distributions of income, profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and all cash, instruments, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing;

 

(ix)         Investment Property;

 

(x)          To the extent now or hereafter permitted by applicable law, all franchises, operating licenses, permits and operating rights authorizing or relating to such Grantor’s business (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Licenses ”);

 

(xi)         All books and records (including each Grantor’s Records indicating, summarizing, or evidencing such Grantor’s assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, each Grantor’s Records relating to such Grantor’s business operations or financial condition, and each Grantor’s goods or General Intangibles related to such information);

 

(xii)        All software of such Grantor, other than software embedded in any category of goods, including, without limitation, all computer programs and all supporting information provided in connection with a transaction related to any program (collectively, to the extent not excluded by the final paragraph of this Section 2(a) , the “ Software ”);

 

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(xiii)       All Goods, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments, choses in action, claims, money, deposits, certificates of deposit, stock or share certificates, Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 3 hereto, and other tangible and intangible personal property not included above;

 

(xiv)      All Supporting Obligations, including, without limitation, letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment Property; and

 

(xv)       All products and proceeds of any of the above, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to or destruction of any of the above, whether insured or not insured, and all other proceeds of any sale, lease or other disposition of any property or interest therein referred to above, or of any franchise, license, permit or operating right issued by any governmental or regulatory body or agency, whether or not constituting a License, including, without limitation, the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of any License, together with all proceeds of, or payments under, or in respect of any policies of insurance covering any or all of the above, indemnity or warranty payments with respect to any of the above, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the property covered above, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds (collectively, the “ Proceeds ”).

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include any of the following (collectively, the “ Excluded Collateral ”): (i) any rights or interest in any contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, or license agreement covering real or personal property of any Grantor if under the terms of such contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, or license agreement, or applicable law with respect thereto, the assignment thereof or the grant of a security interest or lien therein is prohibited by or in violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor or a term, provision or condition of such contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, or license agreement and such prohibition or restriction has not been waived or the consent of the other party to such contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, or license agreement has not been obtained (provided that, (A) the foregoing exclusions of this clause (i) shall in no way be construed (1) to apply to the extent that any described prohibition or restriction is unenforceable under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) or other applicable law, or (2) to apply to the extent that any consent or waiver has been obtained that would permit Administrative Agent’s security interest or lien notwithstanding the prohibition or restriction on the pledge of such contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, or license agreement and (B) the foregoing exclusions of clause (i) shall in no way be construed to limit, impair, or otherwise affect any of Administrative Agent’s continuing security interests in and liens upon any rights or interests of any Grantor in or to (1) monies due or to become due under or in connection with any described contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, license agreement, or Capital Stock, or (2) any proceeds from the sale, license, lease, or other dispositions of any such contract, lease, agreement, permit, license, license agreement, or Capital Stock); (ii) any intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law, provided that upon submission and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of an amendment to allege use pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1060(a) (or any successor provision), such applicable intent-to-use trademark application shall be considered Collateral; or (iii) until a security interest therein is required to be granted pursuant to Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement, any Capital Stock held by a Grantor in its Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

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(b)          This Agreement and the Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder secure (i) the timely fulfillment and performance of each and every covenant and obligation of each Grantor under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, and any other Loan Documents to which any Grantor is a party and (ii) the payment and performance of all Obligations when due, including without limitation, Secured Hedging Obligations, Bank Product Obligations, and indemnities and other contingent obligations under the Loan Documents which by their terms survive the satisfaction and termination of the other Obligations (collectively, the “ Secured Obligations ”).

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and except as otherwise provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, each Grantor shall have the right to receive and retain all cash and cash equivalent proceeds of the Pledged Capital Stock, including, but not limited to, cash dividends and distributions received by such Grantor to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that beneficial ownership of the Pledged Capital Stock, including, without limitation, all voting, consensual and distribution rights, shall remain in the Grantors until the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Grantors of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of voting, consensual and distribution rights to the Pledged Capital Stock pursuant to Section 19 of this Agreement.

 

(d)          For avoidance of doubt, it is expressly understood and agreed that, to the extent the UCC is revised subsequent to the date hereof such that the definition of any of the foregoing terms included in the description of Collateral is changed, the parties hereto desire that any property which is included in such changed definitions which would not otherwise be included in the foregoing grant on the date hereof be included in such grant immediately upon the effective date of such revision. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the foregoing grant is intended to apply immediately on the date hereof to all Collateral to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law regardless of whether any particular item of Collateral is currently subject to the UCC.

 

(e)          The Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder is granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

 

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3.           Further Assurances; Authorization; Power of Attorney .

 

(a)          Each Grantor agrees to make, execute, deliver or cause to be done, executed and delivered, from time to time, all such further acts, documents and things as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself or any Secured Party, may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting its or their rights hereunder or otherwise giving effect to this Agreement, all promptly upon request therefor, including, but not limited to, delivery of updated schedules describing the Collateral at such times as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each Grantor shall take or cause to be performed such acts and actions as shall be necessary to assure that the Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder shall not become subordinate or junior to the security interests, liens or claims of any other Person except for Permitted Liens.

 

(b)          Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, to file such financing statements and such other documents with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor (as applicable) in such form and in such filing offices as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or reasonably desirable to protect or perfect the interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral and such Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral (A) as all assets of such Grantor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction, or (B) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain any other information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to such Grantor, and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to, at its sole cost and expense, (x) execute and deliver any financing or continuation statements, financing statement amendments and other documents required to be filed with respect to the Collateral and (y) furnish any information described in clause (ii) of the foregoing sentence, in each case, to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor further irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as such Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with power of attorney to execute on behalf of such Grantor such financing statement amendments or continuations as the Administrative Agent may from time to time deem necessary or desirable to protect or perfect such interest. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so long as any of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) remains unpaid or unperformed or any of the Lenders has any obligation to make Loans under the Credit Agreement, regardless of whether the conditions precedent to the making of any such Loans have been or can be fulfilled.

 

4.           Covenants with respect to Perfection of Security Interest .

 

(a)           Pledge of Instruments; Control Agreements; Chattel Paper .

 

(i)          Unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent may be revoked), each Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all Collateral consisting of negotiable documents, chattel paper, promissory notes and instruments, in each case with respect to the foregoing with a face amount in excess of $100,000 individually (in each case, accompanied by allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank) promptly after such Grantor receives the same.

 

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(ii)         If required by the terms of the Credit Agreement and not waived by the Administrative Agent in writing (which waiver may be revoked), each Grantor shall obtain authenticated Investment Control Agreements from each issuer of uncertificated securities, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or holding any financial assets or commodities to or for such Grantor.

 

(iii)        Each Grantor shall obtain a Deposit Account Control Agreement with each bank or financial institution holding a Deposit Account (other than any Excluded Account) for such Grantor, which agreements shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(iv)        If any Grantor is or becomes the beneficiary of a letter of credit with a face amount in excess of $100,000, s uch Grantor shall promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after becoming a beneficiary, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent may be revoked), use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a tri-party agreement with the Administrative Agent and the issuer and/or confirmation bank with respect to Letter of Credit Rights assigning such Letter of Credit Rights to the Administrative Agent and directing all payments thereunder to a deposit account that is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent or over which the Administrative Agent otherwise has “control” (as such term is used under Article 9 of the UCC), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(v)         Each Grantor shall, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent may be revoked), take all steps reasonably necessary to grant the Administrative Agent control of all electronic chattel paper with a face amount in excess of $100,000 in accordance with the UCC and all “transferable records” as defined in each of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 

(vi)        Each Grantor shall promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after obtaining actual knowledge that the same has been acquired by it, notify the Administrative Agent of any Commercial Tort Claim with a face amount in excess of $250,000 acquired by it and unless otherwise consented by the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement in substantially the form attached as Annex 1 hereto, granting to the Administrative Agent a Lien in such Commercial Tort Claim.

 

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(vii)       If at any time any Grantor has taken a security interest in any property of an account debtor or any other Person to secure payment and performance of an Account, such Grantor is hereby deemed to have assigned such security interest to the Administrative Agent as collateral security hereunder, unless such assignment is prohibited by the terms of any such agreement between such Grantor and such account debtor or by applicable law. Such assignment need not be filed of public record unless necessary to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the account debtor or other Person granting the security interest. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent will refrain from communicating in any manner with any such account debtor, its creditors, transferees or other Person with regard to the security interest granted by such account debtor or other Person to secure the payment obligations of such account debtor; provided that, nothing in this clause (vii) shall be deemed to prohibit the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, from contacting such account debtor to verify the validity, amount or the terms relating to such Account, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise to the extent not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

 

(viii)      No Grantor shall, without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, grant any extension of the time of payment of any of the Accounts, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Person liable for the payment thereof or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon, other than extensions, credits, discounts, compromises or settlements granted or made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with its current practices and in accordance with such prudent and standard practices used in industries that are the same as or similar to those in which such Grantor is engaged.

 

(b)           Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral .

 

(i)          Each Grantor agrees that it will not, nor will it permit any of its licensees to, do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any patent owned by such Grantor which is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business may lapse prior to the end of its statutory term, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any such patent from becoming invalidated or dedicated to the public, and agrees that it shall continue to mark any products covered by a patent owned by such Grantor with the relevant patent notice or patent number as may be reasonably necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its rights under applicable laws.

 

(ii)         Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or its sublicensees) will, for each trademark owned by such Grantor that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (i) maintain such trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such trademark, (iii) if applicable, display such trademark with notice of any Federal or foreign registration to the extent reasonably necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its rights under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit the use of such trademark in violation of any third party rights.

 

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(iii)        Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees) will, for each work covered by a registered copyright owned by such Grantor that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, continue to, as applicable, publish, reproduce, display, adopt and distribute the work with appropriate copyright notice as reasonably necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its rights under applicable laws.

 

(iv)        Each Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if it knows or has reason to know that any patent, trademark or copyright owned by such Grantor that is material to the conduct of its business could be reasonably expected to become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public (other than at the end of its statutory term), or of any adverse legal determination (including the institution of, or any such adverse determination in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any court or similar office of any country, other than office actions issued in the ordinary course of prosecution) of which such Grantor has notice regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any such patent, trademark or copyright, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.

 

(v)         In no event shall any Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, file an application for any patent, trademark or registered copyright (or for the registration of any trademark or copyright) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, unless it promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days of the date of such filing) informs the Administrative Agent thereof, and, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such patent, trademark or copyright (including, but not limited to, a Copyright Security Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, a Patent Security Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and a Trademark Security Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, as applicable (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Security Agreements ”), and each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute and file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable during the term of this Agreement.

 

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(vi)        Each Grantor will take all reasonably necessary steps that are consistent with standard practice to maintain each application relating to the patents, trademarks and/or copyrights (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration) that are owned by such Grantor and material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business and to maintain each issued patent and each registration of the trademarks and copyrights that are owned by such Grantor and material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, including timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if such Grantor deems that it is advisable in its reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.

 

(vii)       In the event that any Grantor has reason to believe that any Collateral consisting of a patent, trademark or copyright owned by such Grantor and material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business has been or is, to the knowledge of such Grantor, about to be infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor promptly shall notify the Administrative Agent and shall, if such Grantor determines that it is advisable in its reasonable business judgment, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation and/or dilution, and take such other actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Collateral.

 

(viii)      Upon and during the continuation of an Event of Default, at the request of the Administrative Agent, each Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each License to effect the assignment of all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest thereunder (if lawfully assignable) to the Administrative Agent or its designee to the extent such right, title and interest has not previously been assigned.

 

(c)           Covenants Regarding Pledged Capital Stock and Subsidiaries . Each Grantor covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, (i) vote or take any action with respect to the Pledged Capital Stock which would constitute a Default or an Event of Default, (ii) consent to the issuance of any additional Capital Stock in any Subsidiary of such Grantor to any Person other than such Grantor, (iii) consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver, or other modification of any term, condition, or provision of the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate, limited liability company certificate, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, or other organizational or governing document of any Subsidiary of such Grantor in any manner materially adverse to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (iv) cause, permit or allow any of the Pledged Capital Stock or any asset of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Grantor to be leased, sold, conveyed, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, or (v) cause, permit or allow any Subsidiary of such Grantor to be dissolved or liquidated or to acquire, be acquired by, merged or consolidated into or with any other Person, in each case under the foregoing clauses (ii)–(v), except as permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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5.           Loan Document Terms . Each Grantor shall at all times comply with the covenants and other obligations, including, without limitation, the Obligations, applicable to it under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.

 

6.           Representations and Warranties . Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Secured Parties that:

 

(a)          such Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder;

 

(b)          the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement (i) will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under its articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate, limited liability company certificate, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, or other organizational or governing document as presently in effect, or any applicable law, or result in the termination or cancellation of or any default under any material indenture, License, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other agreement or instrument to which such Grantor is a party or by which any of such Grantor’s property is bound, (ii) does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, and (iii) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to such Grantor or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority;

 

(c)          such Grantor has taken all necessary legal action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and this Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be the valid and binding obligation of such Grantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations on enforceability under bankruptcy, moratorium, reorganization, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors rights generally and limitations on the availability of equitable remedies imposed by the application of general equity principles;

 

(d)          the Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder shall constitute, upon the completion of all necessary filings or notices in proper public offices or the taking of any necessary possessions or similar acts, a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens and to the extent that a first priority security interest can be granted and perfected by such a filing or notice or the taking of such acts and the execution and delivery of this Agreement;

 

(e)          all Pledged Capital Stock has been duly authorized and validly issued, and constitutes one hundred percent (100%) of the Capital Stock owned by such Grantor in the issuer of such Capital Stock;

 

(f)          such Grantor has the unencumbered right and power to pledge the Pledged Capital Stock as provided herein;

 

(g)          the information set forth in Schedule 1 hereto relating to the Pledged Capital Stock is true, correct and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the date of any supplement thereto provided in accordance with this Agreement;

 

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(h)          none of the Pledged Capital Stock consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests that is issued by any Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is dealt in or traded on a securities exchange or in a securities market, (ii) by its terms expressly provides that it is a security governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (iii) is an investment company security, (iv) is held in a Securities Account or (v) constitutes a Security or a Financial Asset.

 

7.           Location of Chief Executive Office, FEIN, Organizational Number and Name Change . Each Grantor further represents and warrants that on the date hereof its jurisdiction of organization, its chief executive office and the locations of all of its material records concerning its Collateral, and its Federal Employer Identification Number and organizational number, if any, are as set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto.

 

Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not keep any of such records at any other address not listed on Schedule 2 unless written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent, at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any new address for the keeping of such records and such Grantor has taken all action deemed reasonably necessary by the Administrative Agent to cause its Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder to be perfected with the priority required by this Agreement. Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not change its name, identity, corporate structure or organizational number or state of incorporation or organization except as permitted by Section 7.3(c) of the Credit Agreement.

 

8.           Collateral Not Fixtures . The parties intend that the Collateral shall remain personal property irrespective of the manner of its attachment or affixation to realty.

 

9.           Risk of Loss, Sale of Collateral . Any and all injury to, or loss or destruction of, the Collateral shall be at the risk of the Grantors, and shall not release the Grantors from their obligations hereunder. Except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, each Grantor agrees not to sell, transfer, assign, dispose of, mortgage, grant a security interest in, or encumber any of the Collateral in any manner. Each Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may, but shall in no event be obligated to, insure any of the Collateral in such form and amount as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, reasonably may deem necessary if such Grantor fails to obtain insurance as required by the Credit Agreement, and that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may, if such Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement, pay or discharge any taxes or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the Collateral, and such Grantor agrees to promptly pay any such sum so expended by the Administrative Agent with interest at the rate applicable to Eurodollar Borrowings at such time, and such sums and interest shall be deemed to be a part of the Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral under the terms of this Agreement.

 

10.          Application of Distributions . Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent is hereby granted full irrevocable power and authority to hold, use and apply all cash and non-cash dividends and distributions issued in connection with the Pledged Capital Stock, together with all interest earned thereon, in partial payment of the Secured Obligations and may convert any such non-cash distributions to cash and apply the proceeds thereof as well as any cash distributions (a) in partial payment of the Secured Obligations and (b) in payment of charges or expenses incurred by the Secured Parties, or any of them, to which they are entitled pursuant to the Credit Agreement, in connection with any and all things which the Secured Parties, or any of them, may do or cause to be done in accordance with this Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 10 shall prevent the Borrowers from making Tax Distributions permitted in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

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11.          Additional Collateral Securities .  Subject to the limitations in Section 2 of this Agreement, in the event that, during the term of this Agreement:

 

(a)          any reclassification, readjustment, or other change is declared or made with respect to any of the Pledged Capital Stock (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a distribution in connection with any increase or reduction of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, combination of interests, spinoff, split-off or otherwise), or any new certificated Capital Stock is received by any Grantor, by virtue of its being or having been an owner of any Collateral or otherwise, all new, substituted and additional Capital Stock issued by reason of any such change and received by any Grantor shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, together with any necessary endorsement or assignments endorsed in blank by such Grantor, and a revised Schedule 1 which shall replace the then existing Schedule 1 to this Agreement and shall thereupon constitute Collateral to be subject to the Liens of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as Collateral under the terms of this Agreement;

 

(b)          any subscriptions, warrants, appreciation rights or any other rights or options or any other security, whether as an addition to, substitution for, or in exchange for any Pledged Capital Stock, or otherwise, shall be issued in connection with any of the Pledged Capital Stock (except as permitted under the Credit Agreement), all new interests or other securities acquired through such subscriptions, warrants, appreciation rights, rights or options by any Grantor shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and shall thereupon constitute Pledged Capital Stock, to be encumbered by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as Collateral under the terms of this Agreement; and

 

(c)          any distribution payable in securities or property other than cash, or other distribution in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, is received by any Grantor, by virtue of its being or having been an owner of any Pledged Capital Stock, such Grantor shall receive such payment or distribution in trust, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall segregate same from such Grantor’s other property and shall deliver it to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received, with any necessary endorsement or assignments duly executed in blank, to be encumbered by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as Collateral hereunder.

 

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12.          Remedies .

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have such rights and remedies as are set forth in the Credit Agreement and herein, all the rights, powers and privileges of a secured party under the UCC or the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction, and all other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Secured Party, at law or in equity (including the right to file documentation evidencing the assignment of any Collateral constituting patents, trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, internet domain names or similar assets or rights to the Administrative Agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or any other governmental or non-governmental agency, organization or entity). Each Grantor covenants and agrees that any notification of intended disposition of any Collateral, if such notice is required by law, shall be deemed reasonably and properly given if given in the manner provided for in Section 27 hereof at least ten (10) days prior to such disposition. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have, to the extent permitted under applicable law, the right to the appointment of a receiver for the properties and assets of any Grantor, and the Grantors hereby consent to such rights and such appointment and hereby waive any objection the Grantors may have thereto or the right to have a bond or other security posted by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in connection therewith. The rights of the Administrative Agent shall be subject to its prior compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, to the extent applicable to the exercise of such rights.

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any interest or right therein or any part thereof, in one or more parcels, at the same or different times, at a public or private sale, or may make any other commercially reasonable disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof.  The Secured Parties may purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof at any public (except in accordance with Section 15 ) foreclosure sale. Each purchaser at any sale or other disposition of the Collateral shall hold the Collateral sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Grantors hereby waive all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal the Grantors now have or may at any time in the future have under any applicable law now existing or hereafter enacted. The proceeds of the sale or other disposition shall be applied to the Secured Obligations in such order as set forth in the Credit Agreement. Any remaining proceeds shall be paid over to the Grantors or others as provided by applicable law.

 

(c)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may proceed to perform any and all of the obligations of any Grantor contained in any of the Contracts, the Other Contracts or the Leases and exercise any and all rights of any Grantor therein contained as fully as such Grantor itself could, in each case, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Contracts, Other Contracts, or Leases, or by agreement. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent its attorney-in-fact, effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with power of substitution, to take such action, execute such documents, and perform such work, as the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably appropriate in exercise of the rights and remedies granted the Administrative Agent herein. The powers herein granted shall include, but not be limited to, powers to sue on the Contracts, the Other Contracts, or the Leases and to seek all governmental approvals required for the operation of the Grantors’ business. The power of attorney granted herein is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement.

 

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(d)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, should any Grantor fail to perform or observe any covenant or comply with any condition contained in any of the Contracts, the Other Contracts, the Leases, or the Licenses then the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, but without obligation to do so and without releasing such Grantor from its obligation to do so, may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Contracts, Other Contracts, Leases or Licenses or by agreement, perform such covenant or condition and, to the extent that the Administrative Agent shall incur any costs or pay any expenses in connection therewith, including any costs or expenses of litigation associated therewith, such costs, expenses or payments shall be included in the Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the payment of such costs or expenses at the Default Rate (as applied to Eurodollar Borrowings) but only for so long as such Event of Default is continuing and at all other times at the rate applicable to Eurodollar Borrowings at such time. No Secured Party shall be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation of any Grantor under any of the Contracts, the Other Contracts, the Leases, or Licenses and, except as may result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Secured Party or breach in bad faith by such Secured Party of any of its obligations under the Loan Documents (in each case as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), each Grantor agrees to indemnify and hold each Secured Party harmless against any and all liability, loss and damage which the Secured Parties, or any of them, may incur under any of the Contracts, the Other Contracts, the Leases, or Licenses or under or by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against any Grantor by reason of an act of any of the Secured Parties under any of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or under the Contracts, the Other Contracts, the Leases, or Licenses except to the extent such claims, losses or liabilities result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Secured Parties or breach in bad faith by such Secured Party of any of its obligations under the Loan Documents (in each case as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

 

(e)          Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the Secured Obligations arose out of a commercial transaction, and agrees that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have the right to an immediate writ of possession without notice of a hearing, and hereby knowingly and intelligently waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all rights it may have to any notice and posting of a bond by the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, or any of them, prior to seizure by the Administrative Agent or any of the other Secured Parties, or any of their transferees, assigns or successors in interest, of the Collateral or any portion thereof.

 

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(f)          For the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Section at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent a non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, license or sub-license any of the Collateral consisting of intellectual property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. The use of such license by the Administrative Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Administrative Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sub-license or other transaction entered into by the Administrative Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon any Grantor notwithstanding any subsequent cure or waiver of an Event of Default. Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement, this license granted to the Administrative Agent shall automatically and immediately terminate.

 

13.          Administrative Agent Attorney-in-Fact - Additional Powers . Each Grantor hereby further appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact, provided that such appointment shall not be exercised until the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with power of substitution, and with authority to collect any and all distributions of cash and other assets due such Grantor from each issuer of Pledged Capital Stock, to receive, open and dispose of in an appropriate manner all mail addressed to such Grantor, and to notify the postal authorities to change the address for delivery of mail addressed to such Grantor to such address as the Administrative Agent may designate, to endorse the name of such Grantor on any note, acceptance, check, draft, money order or other evidence of debt or of payment which may come into the possession of any Secured Party, and generally to do such other things and acts in the name of such Grantor as are necessary or appropriate to protect or enforce the rights hereunder of the Secured Parties. Each Grantor further authorizes the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to compromise and settle or to sell, assign or transfer or to ask, collect, receive or issue any and all claims possessed by such Grantor all in the name of such Grantor. After deducting all expenses and charges (including attorneys’ fees) of retaking, keeping, storing and selling the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds in payment of any of the Secured Obligations in such order of application as is set forth in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, and, if a deficiency results after such application, each Grantor covenants and agrees to pay such deficiency to the Secured Parties. The power of attorney granted herein is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the indefeasible payment in full in cash and performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement.

 

14.          Termination and Release . Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash and the performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and termination of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement, the Security Interests in the Collateral granted hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Administrative Agent shall promptly take any actions reasonably necessary or reasonably requested by the Grantors to terminate and release permanently the Security Interest in the Collateral granted hereunder, and any financing statements filed in connection herewith, and to cause the Collateral and any instrument of transfer previously delivered to the Administrative Agent to be delivered to the Grantors, all at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors (including by filing releases of any Intellectual Property Security Agreements filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office of any other country).

 

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15.          Disposition of Pledged Capital Stock by the Administrative Agent . To the extent that the Pledged Capital Stock are not registered under the various federal or state securities acts, the disposition thereof after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default may be restricted to one or more private (instead of public) sales in view of the lack of such registration; each Grantor understands that, upon such disposition, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may approach only a restricted number of potential purchasers and further understands that a sale under such circumstances may yield a lower price for the Pledged Capital Stock than if the Pledged Capital Stock were registered pursuant to federal and state securities legislation and sold on the open market.  The Pledged Capital Stock is not, as of the date of this Agreement, registered under the various federal and state securities laws. Each Grantor, therefore, agrees that:

 

(a)          if the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, sell or cause the Pledged Capital Stock or any portion thereof to be sold at a private sale, the Secured Parties shall have the right to rely upon the advice and opinion of any national brokerage or investment firm having recognized expertise and experience in connection with shares or obligations of companies or entities in the same or similar business as the issuing company or entity, which brokerage or investment firm shall have reviewed financial data and other information available to the Secured Parties pertaining to the Grantors and their Subsidiaries (but shall not be obligated to seek such advice, and the failure to do so shall not be considered in determining the commercial reasonableness of the Administrative Agent’s action) as to the best manner in which to expose the Pledged Capital Stock for sale and as to the best price reasonably obtainable at the private sale thereof; and

 

(b)          absent manifest error, such reliance shall be conclusive evidence that the Secured Parties have handled such disposition in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

16.          Rights Cumulative . Each Grantor agrees that the rights of the Secured Parties, under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any document executed in connection therewith, or any other contract or agreement now or hereafter in existence among the Secured Parties, or any of them, and any Grantor shall be cumulative, and that the Secured Parties, or any of them, may from time to time exercise such rights and such remedies as the Secured Parties, or any of them, may have thereunder and under the laws of the United States and any state, as applicable, in the manner and at the time that the Secured Parties in their sole discretion desire. Each Grantor further expressly agrees that the Secured Parties shall not in any event be under any obligation to resort to any Collateral prior to exercising any other rights that the Secured Parties, or any of them, may have against any Grantor or its property, or to resort to any other collateral for the Secured Obligations prior to the exercise of remedies hereunder nor shall the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties be conditional or contingent on any attempt of the Secured Parties to exercise any of its or their rights under any other documents executed in connection herewith against such party or against any other Person.

 

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17.          Responsibilities of Secured Parties .

 

(a)          None of the Secured Parties shall in any way be responsible for any failure to do any or all of the things for which rights, interests, power and authority are herein granted. The Secured Parties shall be responsible only for the application of such cash or other property as it actually receives under the terms hereof and the exercise of ordinary care in the custody of any Collateral in its possession; provided , however , that the failure of the Administrative Agent to do any of the things or exercise any of the rights, interests, powers and authorities hereunder shall not be construed to be a waiver of any such rights, interests, powers and authorities.

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall receive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all rights necessary or desirable to obtain, use or sell the Pledged Capital Stock, and to exercise all remedies available to it under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, the UCC or other applicable law.

 

18.          Grantors’ Obligations Absolute .

 

(a)          The obligations of the Grantors under this Agreement shall be direct and immediate and not be conditional or contingent upon the pursuit of any other remedies against the Grantors, or any of them, or any other Person, nor against other security or Liens available to any Secured Party or its or their respective successors, assigns or agents. The Grantors waive any right to require that an action be brought against any other Person or to require that any Secured Party resort to any security or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Lender in favor of any other Person or to require resort to rights or remedies hereunder prior to the exercise of any other rights or remedies of the Secured Parties in connection with the Loans.

 

(b)          The obligations of the Grantors hereunder shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be impaired by: (i) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangements, readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of any Grantor or any issuer of the Collateral; (ii) any exercise or non-exercise or any waiver by the Secured Parties of any rights, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any other document executed in connection therewith, or any security for any of the Secured Obligations (other than this Agreement); or (iii) any amendment to or modification of the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other document executed in connection therewith or any security for any of the Secured Obligations (other than this Agreement), whether or not the Grantors shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing, but nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the amendment of any such documents to which any Grantor is a party without such Grantor’s written agreement.

 

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19.          Voting Rights . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise all voting rights and all other ownership or consensual rights of, or with respect to, the Pledged Capital Stock, but under no circumstances is the Administrative Agent obligated to exercise such rights. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and irrevocable proxy to vote the Pledged Capital Stock in any manner the Administrative Agent deems advisable, consistent with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of the holders of the Capital Stock in such Person; provided , however , that, until such occurrence of an Event of Default, and at all times thereafter when no Event of Default is continuing, each Grantor shall retain exclusively all voting rights to its Pledged Capital Stock.

 

20.          Registration of Assignment . The Grantors shall cause the assignment granted hereunder in the Pledged Capital Stock of any Subsidiary to be duly entered into the share register, if any, of such Subsidiary. The Grantors shall ensure that none of such Subsidiaries shall cause, suffer or permit to occur any transfer of record of the Pledged Capital Stock or any interest therein except in accordance with the Credit Agreement. Upon receipt of written notice by the Administrative Agent that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that all or any part of the Pledged Capital Stock of a Subsidiary or any interest therein have been sold, assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, and identifying the interests so assigned, the Grantors shall take such actions that are reasonably necessary to cause such Pledged Capital Stock to be re-registered as appropriate to duly reflect of record such transfers.

 

21.          Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Secured Parties and all security interests and all obligations of the Grantors hereunder shall be, subject to applicable law, absolute and unconditional irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term in respect of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document; (c) any increase in, addition to, exchange or release of, or non-perfection of any Lien on or security interest in any other collateral or any release of, amendment of, waiver of, consent to or departure from any security document or guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations; or (d) the absence of any action on the part of the Secured Parties to obtain payment or performance of the Secured Obligations from any other loan party.

 

22.          Changes in Applicable Law . The parties acknowledge their intent that, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall receive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all rights necessary or desirable to obtain, use or sell the Collateral and to exercise all remedies available to it under this Agreement, the UCC as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction, or other applicable law. The parties further acknowledge and agree that, in the event of changes in law occurring subsequent to the date hereof that affect in any manner the Administrative Agent’s rights of access to, or use or sale of, the Collateral, or the procedures necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to obtain such rights of access, use or sale, the Administrative Agent and the Grantors shall amend this Agreement in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide the Administrative Agent such rights to the greatest extent possible consistent with this Agreement on the date hereof.

 

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23.          Amendments and Waivers . No amendment, modification, waiver, transfer or renewal, extension, assignment or termination of this Agreement or of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, or of any instrument or document executed and delivered by any Grantor or any other obligor to the Secured Parties, nor additional Loans made by the Secured Parties, to any Grantor, nor the taking of further security, nor the retaking or re-delivery or release of the Collateral to any Grantor or any other collateral or guaranty by the Secured Parties, nor any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any term thereof nor any other act of the Secured Parties, shall release the Grantors from any Secured Obligation, except a release or discharge executed in writing by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Credit Agreement with respect to such Secured Obligation or upon payment in full in cash and the performance of all Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and termination of the Commitments. None of the Secured Parties shall by any act, delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its or their rights or remedies hereunder, unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent or one or more of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement and then only to the extent therein set forth. A waiver by the Secured Parties of any right or remedy on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to the exercise of any such right or remedy which any such Person would otherwise have had on any other occasion.

 

24.          New Subsidiaries . To the extent required by Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement, each new Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party (whether by acquisition, creation or designation) may be required to enter into this Agreement by executing and delivering in favor of the Administrative Agent an instrument in the form of the Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement attached hereto and made a part hereof as Annex 1 (the “ Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement ”). Upon the execution and delivery of the Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement by such new Restricted Subsidiary, such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement shall not require the consent of any Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor hereunder.

 

25.          Assignment . Each Grantor agrees that this Agreement and rights of the Secured Parties hereunder may in the discretion of such Secured Party be assigned in whole or in part by such Secured Party in connection with any permitted assignment of the Credit Agreement or the indebtedness evidenced thereby. The Administrative Agent may also appoint sub-Administrative Agents in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that the rights of any and all assignees shall be independent of any claims such Grantor may have against the assignor or assignors. In the event this Agreement is so assigned by any of the Secured Parties, the terms “Administrative Agent,” “Secured Parties,” and “Secured Party” wherever used herein shall be deemed to refer to and include any such assignee or assignees, as appropriate.

 

26.          Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall apply to and bind the respective successors and permitted assigns of the Grantors and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Secured Parties.

 

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27.          Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given in a manner prescribed in Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

28.          Governing Law; Binding Agreement . The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereto determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles. This Agreement, together with all documents referred to herein, constitutes the entire Agreement among the Grantors and the Secured Parties, or any of them, with respect to the matters addressed herein, and may not be modified except by a writing executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

 

29.          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

30.          Miscellaneous .

 

(a)          This Agreement is a Loan Document. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.

 

(b)          This Agreement shall supersede any prior agreement or understanding between the parties (other than the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents) as to the subject matter hereof. Any matter not specifically addressed herein shall be governed by the Credit Agreement and to the extent of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall govern.

 

(c)          Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

 

(d)          Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

 

(e)          Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against any party, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. This Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

 

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(f)          The pronouns used herein shall include, when appropriate, either gender and both singular and plural, and the grammatical construction of sentences shall conform thereto.

 

(g)          Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”. The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts, and contract rights. Any reference herein to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Secured Obligations shall mean the indefeasible payment in full in cash and the performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.

 

(h)          All of the annexes, schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

 

(i)          Time is of the essence with regard to the Grantors’ performance of their obligations hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands by and through their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first written above.

 

GRANTORS:

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  RLJ MERGER SUB I, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  RLJ MERGER SUB II, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Signature Page

 

 
 

 

  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Miguel Penella
    Name: Miguel Penella
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ John Avagliano
    Name: John Avagliano
    Title: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

  IMAGE/MADACY HOME
ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
   
  By: /s/ John Avagliano
    Name: John Avagliano
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Signature Page

 

 
 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent,
on behalf of the Secured Parties
   
  By: /s/ Kevin Curtin
    Name: Kevin Curtin
    Title: Director

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF _____________ )

                                               )

COUNTY OF ___________ )

 

This instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of __________ 20__, by ______________, as __________of ____________________, on behalf of such corporation.

 

{Seal}  
  Notary Public in and for the State of______________
My commission expires:___________________  

 

STATE OF _____________ )

                                               )

COUNTY OF ___________ )

 

This instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of __________ 20__, by _______________, as _____________ of SunTrust Bank, on behalf of such corporation.

 

{Seal}  
  Notary Public in and for the State of______________
  My commission expires:_______________________

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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SCHEDULE 1

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Description of Pledged Capital Stock Owned by Grantors

  

 

Grantor Issuer Type & Class of Ownership of Interest Percentage of Total Capital Stock Issued & Outstanding Units of Capital Stock Pledged Certificated or
 Uncertificated
Certificate Number, if any
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. RLJ Acquisition, Inc. Common Stock 100% 100 shares of common stock Certificated 2012-01
Image Entertainment, Inc. Common Stock 100% 100 shares of common stock Certificated 2012-01
RLJ Acquisition, Inc. Acorn Media Group, Inc. Common Stock 100% 1,045,846 shares of common stock Certificated 38
Image Entertainment, Inc. Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC Limited Liability Company Interest 100% N/A Certificated 1,4

 

 

  

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Chief Executive Office, FEIN, Organizational Number

 

Grantor:  
   
Jurisdiction of Organization:  
   
Chief Executive Office:  
   
Location of Records:  
   
FEIN:  
   
Organizational Number:  

 

2
 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

None. 

 

3
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Copyright Security Agreement

 

A- 1
 

 

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

(____________________)

 

THIS COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of [__________ __, 20__], is between ____________________ (the “ Grantor ”), and SUNTRUST BANK (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), acting in its capacity as Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Grantor and certain of its Affiliates, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders.

 

RECITALS :

 

A         The Grantor, certain of Grantor’s Affiliates, and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties have entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”; all terms defined in the Security Agreement, wherever used herein, shall have the same meanings herein as are prescribed by the Security Agreement or if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement).

 

B         Pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantor has granted to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a Lien and security interest in all General Intangibles of the Grantor, including, without limitation, all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to and under all now owned and hereafter acquired Copyright Collateral (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and to further secure the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a Lien and continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under the following (all of the following items or types of property being herein collectively referred to as the “ Copyright Collateral ”), whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired:

 

(1)         each registered copyright, each registration of a copyright (“ Copyright Registration ”), and each application for registration of a copyright (“ Copyright Application ”), including, without limitation, each copyright, Copyright Registration, and Copyright Application referred to in Schedule 1 annexed hereto;

 

(2)         except to the extent excluded under the Security Agreement, each copyright license pursuant to which the Grantor is granted a license under any copyright registration of a third party (including, without limitation, each such licenses referred to in Schedule 1 annexed hereto); and

 

 
 

 

(3)         all products and Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any claim by the Grantor against third parties for past, present, or future infringement or breach (as applicable) of any of the foregoing.

 

The Lien and security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the Security Interest in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement.

 

THE SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COPYRIGHT COLLATERAL BEING GRANTED HEREUNDER SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A CURRENT ASSIGNMENT BUT, RATHER AS A SECURITY INTEREST THAT PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE SECURED PARTIES SUCH RIGHTS AS ARE PROVIDED TO HOLDERS OF SECURITY INTERESTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties with respect to the Liens and security interests in the Copyright Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. To the extent there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

To the extent applicable, the parties hereto authorize and request that the Copyright Office of the United States (and, as applicable, the corresponding entities or agencies in any applicable foreign countries) record this security interest in the Copyright Collateral.

 

Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash and the performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement, (1) the Lien and security interest granted hereunder shall automatically terminate hereunder and of record, (2) the Copyright Collateral shall be released from the security interest created hereby and all right, title and interest therein, thereto and thereunder shall automatically revert to the Grantor; (3) this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, and the Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all and in each case, without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party; and (4) the Administrative Agent shall promptly take any actions reasonably necessary to effect and memorialize the termination and release of the Lien and security interest in the Copyright Collateral, including by filing releases of such Lien and security interest in the United States Copyright Office, and if applicable, other similar offices and agencies of other countries.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.

 

GRANTOR: ____________________, as the Grantor

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

Signature Page

 

 
 

 

Schedule 1

 

to

 

Copyright Security Agreement

 

COPYRIGHTS

  

Owner of
Record
  Country of
Registration
    Copyright     Application or
Registration
No.
    Registration or
Filing Date
    Expiration
Date
    Title  
                                     

 

COPYRIGHT LICENSES

 

Name of Agreement   Copyright   Date of Agreement  
           

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Patent Security Agreement

 

B- 1
 

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

(____________________)

 

THIS PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of [__________ __, 20__], is between ____________________ (the “ Grantor ”), and SUNTRUST BANK (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), acting in its capacity as Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012, (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Grantor and certain of its Affiliates, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders.

 

RECITALS :

 

A         The Grantor, certain of Grantor’s Affiliates, and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties have entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”; all terms defined in the Security Agreement, wherever used herein, shall have the same meanings herein as are prescribed by the Security Agreement or if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement).

 

B         Pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantor has granted to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a Lien and security interest in all General Intangibles of the Grantor including, without limitation, all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to and under all now owned and hereafter acquired Patent Collateral (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and to further secure the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien and continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under the following (all of the following items or types of property being herein collectively referred to as the “ Patent Collateral ”), whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired:

 

(1)         each patent and each application for a patent (“ Patent Application ”), including, without limitation, each patent and Patent Application referred to in Schedule 1 annexed hereto, together with any reissues, continuations, divisions, modifications, substitutions or extensions thereof;

 

(2)         except to the extent excluded under the Security Agreement, each patent license pursuant to which the Grantor is granted a license under any patent of a third party; and

 

(3)         all products and Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any claim by the Grantor against third parties for past, present, or future infringement or breach (as applicable) of any of the foregoing.

 

 
 

 

The Lien and security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the Security Interest in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement.

 

THE SECURITY INTEREST IN THE PATENT COLLATERAL BEING GRANTED HEREUNDER SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A CURRENT ASSIGNMENT BUT, RATHER AS A SECURITY INTEREST THAT PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE SECURED PARTIES SUCH RIGHTS AS ARE PROVIDED TO HOLDERS OF SECURITY INTERESTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties with respect to the Liens and security interests in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. To the extent there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

To the extent applicable, the parties hereto authorize and request that the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States (and, as applicable, the corresponding entities or agencies in any applicable foreign countries) record this security interest in the Patent Collateral.

 

Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash and the performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement, (1) the Lien and security interest granted hereunder shall automatically terminate hereunder and of record, (2) the Patent Collateral shall be released from the security interest created hereby and all right, title and interest therein, thereto and thereunder shall automatically revert to the Grantor; (3) this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, and the Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all and in each case, without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party; and (4) the Administrative Agent shall promptly take any actions reasonably necessary to effect and memorialize the termination and release of the Lien and security interest in the Patent Collateral, including by filing releases of such Lien and security interest in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and if applicable, other similar offices and agencies of other countries.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first written above.

 

GRANTOR: ____________________, as the Grantor

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

Signature Page

 

 
 

 

Schedule 1

 

to

 

Patent Security Agreement

 

PATENTS

 

Owner of Record   Country of
Origin
    Patent
Identification
    Application or
Registration
No.
    Registration or
Filing Date
    Issue Date
(if known)
    Expiration
Date
 
                                   

 

PATENT LICENSES

 

Name of Agreement   Patent   Date of Agreement
         

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Trademark Security Agreement

 

C- 1
 

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

 


(____________________)

 

THIS TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of [_________ __, 20__], is between ____________________ (the “ Grantor ”), and SUNTRUST BANK (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), acting in its capacity as Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Grantor and certain of its Affiliates, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders.

 

RECITALS :

 

A         The Grantor, certain of Grantor’s Affiliates, and the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties have entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”; all terms defined in the Security Agreement, wherever used herein, shall have the same meanings herein as are prescribed by the Security Agreement or if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement).

 

B         Pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantor has granted to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a Lien and security interest in all General Intangibles of the Grantor, including, without limitation, all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to and under all now owned and hereafter acquired Trademark Collateral (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and to further secure the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a Lien and continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under the following (all of the following items or types of property being herein collectively referred to as the “ Trademark Collateral ”), whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired:

 

(1)         each trademark, trademark registration (“ Trademark Registration ”) and trademark application (“ Trademark Application ”), including, without limitation, each trademark, Trademark Registration and Trademark Application referred to in Schedule 1 annexed hereto, together with the goodwill of the business symbolized thereby; and

 

(2)         except to the extent excluded under the Security Agreement, each trademark license pursuant to which the Grantor is granted a license under any trademark registration of a third party; and

 

 
 

 

(3)         all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any claim by the Grantor against third parties for past, present or future (a) infringement, dilution or breach (as applicable) of any of the foregoing; or (b) injury to the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

 

The Lien and security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the Security Interest in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement.

 

THE SECURITY INTEREST IN THE TRADEMARK COLLATERAL BEING GRANTED HEREUNDER SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A CURRENT ASSIGNMENT BUT, RATHER AS A SECURITY INTEREST THAT PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE SECURED PARTIES SUCH RIGHTS AS ARE PROVIDED TO HOLDERS OF SECURITY INTERESTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties with respect to the Liens and security interests in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. To the extent there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

To the extent applicable, the parties hereto authorize and request that the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States (and, as applicable, the corresponding entities or agencies in any applicable foreign countries) record this security interest in the Trademark Collateral.

 

Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash and the performance of the Secured Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations, Secured Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations which are not by their terms required to be satisfied upon the termination of the Credit Agreement) and cancellation of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement, the (1) Lien and security interest granted hereunder shall automatically terminate hereunder and of record, (2) the Trademark Collateral shall be released from the security interest created hereby and all right, title and interest therein, thereto and thereunder shall automatically revert to the Grantor; (3) this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties, and the Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all and in each case, without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party; and (4) the Administrative Agent shall promptly take any actions reasonably necessary to effect and memorialize the termination and release of the Lien and security interest in the Trademark Collateral, including by filing releases of such Lien and security interest in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and if applicable, other similar offices and agencies of other countries.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

GRANTOR: ____________________, as the Grantor

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

Signature Page

 

 
 

 

Annex 1 to Security Agreement
Form of Supplement

 

Schedule 1

 

to

 

Trademark Security Agreement

 

FEDERAL TRADEMARKS

 

Owner of
Record
  Country of
Registration
    Trademark     Application or
Registration
No.
    Filing
Date
    Expiration
Date
    Goods  
                                   

 

STATE TRADEMARKS

 

Owner of
Record
  Trademark     State     Serial No.     Filing Date  
                     

 

TRADEMARK LICENSES

 

Agreement   Parties   Date of Agreement
         

 

 
 

 

ANNEX 1

 

to

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

Form of Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement

 

2
 

 

FORM OF PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

 

Supplement No. ___ (this “ Supplement ”) dated as of _______________, 20__, to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”) by and among each of the “ Grantors ” party from time to time thereto (each of the foregoing, a “ Grantor ”, and, collectively, the “ Grantors ”) and SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS , the Grantors, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2012 (as the same may have been or may be hereafter amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; all terms defined in the Security Agreement, wherever used herein, shall have the same meanings herein as are prescribed by the Security Agreement or if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, the Lenders have agreed to make or continue to make Loans to the Borrowers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement, each new Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party (whether by acquisition, creation or designation) is required to execute and deliver certain Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, and the execution of the Security Agreement by the undersigned new Grantor (the “ New Grantor ”) may be accomplished by the execution of this Supplement in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, New Grantor agrees as follows:

 

1.          In accordance with Section 24 of the Security Agreement, the New Grantor, by its signature below, becomes a “Grantor” under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a “Grantor” and the New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a “Grantor” thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a “Grantor” thereunder are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) with respect to such Grantor and its assets and Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby grant, assign, and pledge to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and security title to all Collateral of the New Grantor to secure the full and prompt payment of the Secured Obligations. Attached hereto are supplemental Schedules 1 , 2 and 3 setting forth the information with respect to the New Grantor required pursuant to Sections 2 , 6 and 7 of the Security Agreement. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Security Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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2.          The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the New Grantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

3.          This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an electronic file in Adobe Corporation’s Portable Document Format or PDF file shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

4.          Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

5.          The provisions of this Supplement shall be construed and interpreted, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereto determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

NEW GRANTOR: ____________________, as the New Grantor

 

  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: SUNTRUST BANK, as the Administrative Agent

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 1
to
Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement

 

Description of Pledged Capital Stock Owned by New Grantor

 

Issuer   Type &
Class of
Ownership
of Interest
    Percentage of
Total Capital
Stock Issued
& Outstanding
    Units of Capital
Stock Pledged
    Certificated or
Uncertificated
    Certificate
Number, if
any
 
                             

 

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SCHEDULE 2
to
Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement

 

Chief Executive Office, FEIN, Organizational Number of New Grantor

 

New Grantor:  
   
Jurisdiction of Organization:  
   
Chief Executive Office:  
   
Location of Records:  
   
FEIN:  
   
Organizational Number:  

 

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SCHEDULE 3
to
Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

                THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 3, 2012, is made and entered into by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Acquisition ”), RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), JH Partners, LLC, as the JH Representative (the “ JH Representative ”), JH Partners Evergreen Fund, LP (“ JH I ”), JH Investment Partners III, LP (“ JH II ”) and JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC (“ JH III ” and, together with JH I and JH II, the “ JH Parties ”), Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP (“ Fortress ”), Miguel Penella (“ Penella ”), the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc. listed on the attached Exhibit A (collectively, the “ Acorn Shareholders ”), Peter Edwards, as the Acorn Representative (the “ Acorn Representative ”), RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Sponsor ”), William S. Cohen (“ Cohen ”) and Morris Goldfarb (“ Goldfarb ” and, together with Cohen, the Sponsor, Penella, the Acorn Shareholders, Fortress, the JH Parties, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “ Holder ” and collectively the “ Holders ”).

 

RECITALS

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “ Founder Shares Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of November 18, 2010, with each of the Sponsor, Cohen and Goldfarb, pursuant to which the Sponsor, Cohen and Goldfarb purchased an aggregate of 3,593,750 shares (the “ Founder Shares ”) of RLJ Acquisition’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ RLJ Acquisition Common Stock ”); and

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition and the Sponsor entered into a Subscription Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2010, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased warrants entitling the Sponsor to purchase an aggregate of 6,666,667 shares of RLJ Acquisition Common Stock in a private placement transaction that occurred simultaneously with the closing of RLJ Acquisition’s initial public offering (collectively, the “Sponsor Warrants ”); and

 

                 WHEREAS , on February 22, 2011, RLJ Acquisition and the Sponsor, Cohen and Goldfarb (collectively, the “ Founders ”) entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Original Agreement ”) pursuant to which RLJ Acquisition granted the Founders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of RLJ Acquisition; and

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Image Entertainment, Inc. on April 2, 2012 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Founder Shares outstanding on the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “ Merger Transaction ”) will be converted into an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and the Sponsor Warrants outstanding on the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will be converted into warrants to purchase an equal number of shares of Common Stock; and

 

 
 

 

                 WHEREAS , on February 28, 2011, RLJ Acquisition and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent entered into a Warrant Agreement, as such Warrant Agreement has been assigned, assumed and amended pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among RLJ Acquisition, the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (as so assigned, assumed and amended, the “ Warrant Agreement ”)”, pursuant to which, among other things, Fortress shall receive certain warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with the closing of the Merger Transaction; and

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with, among others, the JH Parties on April 2, 2012, as amended (the “ Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which RLJ Acquisition agreed to grant to the JH Parties certain registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be received by the JH Parties pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement; and

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with, among others, the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc. on April 2, 2012, as amended (the “ Acorn Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which RLJ Acquisition agreed to grant to the shareholders of Acorn Media Group, Inc. certain registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be received by them pursuant to the Acorn Purchase Agreement; and

 

                 WHEREAS , RLJ Acquisition, the Company, the JH Parties and the Holders desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety in the form set forth below, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders and the JH Parties certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

 

                 NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

                1.1 Definitions . The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

                “ Acorn Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Acorn Representative ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Acorn Shareholders ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

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                 Adverse Disclosure shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

                “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

                “ Cohen ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

                “ Common Stock ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Company ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

                “ Demanding Holder ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

                “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

                “ Form S-1 ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

                “ Form S-3 ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3 .

 

                “ Fortress ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Founder Shares ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Founder Shares Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Founder Lock-up Period ” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or earlier if, subsequent to the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the last sales price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for one period of 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (B) the consummation by the Company of any subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction, which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

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                “ Founders ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Goldfarb ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Holders ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ JH I ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ JH II ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ JH III ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ JH Parties ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ JH Representative ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Maximum Number of Securities ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4 .

 

                “ Merger Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Merger Date ” shall mean the date of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

                “ Merger Transaction ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Misstatement ” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus not misleading.

 

                “ Original Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Penella ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ Piggyback Registration ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1 .

 

                “ Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

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                “ Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

                “ Registrable Security ” shall mean (a) the Founder Shares, (b) the Sponsor Warrants (including any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Sponsor Warrants), (c) any outstanding shares of the Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock issued to the JH Parties pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and the Common Stock issued to Miguel Penella and the Acorn Shareholders pursuant to the Acorn Purchase Agreement) or any other equity security (including the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the JH Parties pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and the warrants issued to Miguel Penella and the Acorn Shareholders pursuant to the Acorn Purchase Agreement and the warrants issued to Fortress pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, and including any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of such warrants or any other equity security) held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable as payment of accrued interest on promissory notes issued by the Company to a JH Party as of the date of this Agreement, (e) any equity securities (including the shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans made to the Company by a Holder, and (f) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of the Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided , however , that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) other than with respect to Registrable Securities held by either (x) an “affiliate” (as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company or (y) the Sponsor, a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (d) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction; or (e) other than with respect to securities held by either (x) any “affiliate” (as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company that is a Holder hereunder or (y) the Sponsor, such securities become eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (assuming all warrants are exercised by “cashless exercise” as provided in the warrants), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.

 

                “ Registration ” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

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                “ Registration Expenses ” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

                           (A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

                           (B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

                           (C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

                           (D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

                           (E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

                           (F) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.

 

                “ Registration Statement ” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

                “ Requesting Holder ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

                “ RLJ Acquisition ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

                “ RLJ Acquisition Common Stock ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

                “ Sponsor ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Sponsor Warrants ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

                “ Sponsor Lock-up Period ” shall mean, with respect to the Sponsor Warrants and any of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of such Sponsor Warrants, the period ending 30 days after the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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                “ Underwriter ” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

                “ Underwritten Registration ” or “ Underwritten Offering ” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

                “ Warrant Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

 

                2.1 Demand Registration .

 

                                2.1.1 Request for Registration . Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the Merger Date, the Holders of (i) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities or (ii) Registrable Securities in an amount equal to or greater than ten million dollars $10,000,000 based on the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the business day immediately prior to the demand (the “ Demanding Holders ”) may make a written demand for Registration of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “ Demand Registration ”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, the Acorn Representative) of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “ Requesting Holder ”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, the Acorn Representative) of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant such the Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided , however , that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes (i) unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-1 ”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) with respect to (a) the JH Parties unless a JH Party is a Demanding Holder or a Requesting Holder or (b) the Acorn Shareholders unless an Acorn Shareholder is a Demanding Holder or a Requesting Holder, or (c) with respect to the Sponsor, unless the Sponsor is a Demanding Holder or a Requesting Holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Holder (other than the Sponsor) shall have the right to be a Demanding Holder hereunder until (x) with respect to any Demand Registration on Form S-1, the first anniversary of the closing of the Merger Transaction or (y) with respect to any Demand Registration on Form S-3, if available, the nine month anniversary of the closing of the Merger Transaction.

 

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                                2.1.2 Effective Registration . Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided , further , that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided , further , that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

                                2.1.3 Underwritten Offering . Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

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                                2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, the Acorn Representative) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “ Maximum Number of Securities ”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “ Pro Rata ”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

                                2.1.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal . A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5 .

 

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                2.2 Piggyback Registration .

 

                                2.2.1 Piggyback Rights . If, at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative) as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “ Piggyback Registration ”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

                                2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

                                                (a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

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                                               (b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 , pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal . Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3 .

 

2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights . For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

 

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                2.3 Registrations on Form S-3 . The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-3 ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative), and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to this Section 2.3 if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $5,000,000. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Holder (other than the Sponsor) shall have the right to be a Demanding Holder hereunder until, with respect to any Demand Registration on Form S-3, if available, the nine month anniversary of the closing of the Merger Transaction.

 

                2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights . If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative) prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative) a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided , however , that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12 month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration shall be effected or permitted and no Registration Statement shall become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Holder, until after the expiration of the Founder Lock-Up Period solely with respect to the Founder Shares held by the Founders or the Sponsor Lock-Up Period solely with respect to the Registrable Securities held by the Holders other than the Founders, as the case may be.

 

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ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

                3.1 General Procedures . If at any time on or after the date hereof the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

                                3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

                                3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

                                3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

                                3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

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                                3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

                                3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

                                3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

                                3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;

 

                                3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

 

                                3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders (as selected by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided , however , that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

                                3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

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                                3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

                                3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

                                3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;

 

                                3.1.15 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

                                3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

 

                3.2 Registration Expenses . The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders (as selected by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, or the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities at the time in question if the Sponsor is not participating).

 

                3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings . No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

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                3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure . Upon receipt of written notice from the Company to the Holders (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative) that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (or, in the case of any of the (x) JH Parties, to the JH Representative, or (y) the Acorn Shareholders, to the Acorn Representative), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4 .

 

                3.5 Reporting Obligations . As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of the Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

                4.1 Indemnification .

 

                                4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

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                                4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided , however , that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

                                4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

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                                4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

                                4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided , however , that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5 . No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

 

                5.1 Notices . Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed as follows:

 

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if to the Company or  
RLJ Acquisition: RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
  3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
  Bethesda, Maryland 20814
  Attention:
  Facsimile:
   
with a copy to: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  MetLife Building
  200 Park Avenue
  New York, New York 10166
  Attention: Alan I. Annex
  Facsimile: (212) 801-6400
   
if to the Sponsor,  
Cohen or Goldfarb: c/o RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
  3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
  Bethesda, Maryland 20814
  Attention:
  Facsimile:
   
if to any of the  
JH Parties or the  
JH Representative: JH Partners, LLC
  451 Jackson Street
  San Francisco, California 94111
  Attention: Patrick M. Collins
  Facsimile: (415) 364-0333
   
with a copy to: Latham & Watkins LLP
  505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
  San Francisco, California 94111
  Attention: Robert E. Burwell
  Facsimile: (415) 395-8095
   
if to any of the  
Acorn Shareholders or the  
Acorn Representative: Peter Edwards
  7400 Meadow Lane
  Chevy Chase, MD 20185
  Facsimile: (301) 654-4249

 

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with a copy to: Venable LLP
  750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900
  Baltimore, Maryland  21202
  Attention: Sharon Kroupa
  Facsimile: (410) 244-7742

 

If to any other Holder, at such address for notice as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto or as otherwise provided by this Section 5.1 .

 

Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1 .

 

                5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries .

 

                                5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. Prior to the expiration of the Founder Lock-Up Period or the Sponsor Lock-Up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate their rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part.

 

                                5.2.2 Except as set forth in subsection 5.2.1 hereof, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.

 

                                5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders.

 

                                5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.

 

                                5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

                5.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

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                5.4 Governing Law; Venue . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEVADA RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEVADA, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

 

                5.5 Amendments and Modifications . Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

                5.6 Other Registration Rights . The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the Original Agreement, and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

                5.7 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the registration rights granted hereunder shall expire on the date that is five (5) years after the Merger Date; provided , that such termination and expiration shall not affect registration rights exercised prior to such date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
     
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
     
  RLJ SPAC ACQUISITION, LLC
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
     
  WILLIAM S. COHEN
   
  /s/ William S. Cohen
  William S. Cohen
   
  MORRIS GOLDFARB
   
  /s/ Morris Goldfarb
  Morris Goldfarb

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  JH Partners, LLC
     
  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
  Name: R. Todd Forrest
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer
     
  JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P.
     
  By: JH Evergreen Management, LLC,
  its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
  Name: R. Todd Forrest
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer
     
  JH INVESTMENT PARTNERS III, L.P.
     
  By: JH Evergreen Management, LLC,
  its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
  Name: R. Todd Forrest
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer
     
  JH INVESTMENT PARTNERS GP
FUND III, LLC
     
  By: JH Evergreen Management, LLC,
  its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
  Name: R. Todd Forrest
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  peter edwards
     
  /s/ Peter D. Edwards
  Peter Edwards
     
  PETER EDWARDS ESBT TRUST
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
  Name: Peter D. Edwards
  Title:  Trustee
     
  EDWARDS FAMILY TRUST - SARA
EDWARDS
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
  Name: Peter D. Edwards
  Title:  Trustee
     
  EDWARDS FAMILY TRUST -
WILLIAM EDWARDS
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
  Name: Peter D. Edwards
  Title:  Trustee
     
  JRE ACORN IRREVOCABLE TRUST
FBO JUSTINE K. EPSTEIN
     
  Clearbridge, LLC, Trustee
  By: /s/ Miles C. Padgett
  Name: Miles C. Padgett
  Title:  Trust Manager, JRE Acorn
             Irrevocable Trust FBO Justine
           K. Epstein

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC, Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  JRE ACORN IRREVOCABLE TRUST
FBO JULES R. FEENEY
     
  Clearbridge, LLC, Trustee
  By: /s/ Miles C. Padgett
  Name: Miles C. Padgett
  Title:  Trust Manager, JRE Acorn
             Irrevocable Trust FBO Jules
           R. Feeney
     
  JAMES EPSTEIN
     
  /s/ James Epstein
  James Epstein
     
  JOHN LORENZ
     
  /s/ John Lorenz
  John Lorenz
     
  LORENZ FAMILY TRUST FOR
JOSEPH LORENZ
     
  By: /s/ Christine Simpson
  Name: Christine Simpson
  Title:  Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Scott Ward
  Name: Scott Ward
  Title:  Trustee

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  LORENZ FAMILY TRUST FOR
PETER LORENZ
     
  By: /s/ Christine Simpson
  Name: Christine Simpson
  Title:  Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Scott Ward
  Name: Scott Ward
  Title:  Trustee
     
  GEORGE DELTA
     
  /s/ George Delta
  George Delta
     
  DELTA FAMILY TRUST FOR KAYLA
DELTA
     
  By: /s/ George Delta
  Name: George Delta
  Title:  Trustee
     
  DELTA FAMILY TRUST FOR MARA
DELTA
     
  By: /s/ George Delta
  Name: George Delta
  Title:  Trustee

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  MARSHA LUTZ
     
  /s/ Marsha Luts
  Marsha Lutz
     
  ROZANNE HAKALA
     
  /s/ Rozanne Hakala
  Rozanne Hakala
     
  GEORGE W. OWENS TRUST FOR
GRANDCHILDREN DATED 11/19/91
     
  By: /s/ Gregory D. Owens
  Name: Gregory D. Owens
  Title:  Trustee
     
  CAROL E. OWENS TRUST
     
  By: /s/ Carol E. Owens
  Name: Carol E. Owens
  Title:  Trustee
     
  MIGUEL PENELLA
     
  /s/ Miguel Penella
  Miguel Penella
     
  MARK STEVENS
     
  /s/ Mark Stevens
  Mark Stevens

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

  DRAWBRIDGE SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES FUND LP
     
  By: Drawbridge Special Opportunities GP LLC,
  its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

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RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, William S. Cohen, Morris Goldfarb, JH Partners, LLC,

JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P., JH Investment Partners III, L.P., JH Investment Partners GP Fund III, LLC,
Peter Edwards, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and the Shareholders of Acorn]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

LIST OF ACORN SHAREHOLDERS

 

Peter Edwards ESBT Trust

Edwards Family Trust — Sara Edwards

Edwards Family Trust — William Edwards

JRE Acorn Irrevocable Trust fbo Justine K. Epstein

JRE Acorn Irrevocable Trust fbo Jules R. Feeney

James Epstein

John Lorenz

Lorenz Family Trust for Joseph Lorenz

Lorenz Family Trust for Peter Lorenz

George Delta

Delta Family Trust for Kayla Delta

Delta Family Trust for Mara Delta

Marsha Lutz

Rozanne Hakala

George W. Owens Trust for Grandchildren Dated 11/19/91

Carol E. Owens Trust

Mark Stevens

 

 
 

 

Exhibit B

 

Names and Addresses of Other Holders

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of October 3, 2012, by and between RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and                      (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations.

 

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “ Charter ”) and Bylaws of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“ NRS ”). The Charter, Bylaws and the NRS expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights.

 

WHEREAS , the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons.

 

WHEREAS , the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future.

 

WHEREAS , it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so protected against liabilities.

      

WHEREAS , this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter and Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

WHEREAS , Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

1.          SERVICES TO THE COMPANY .  Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director or key employee of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his resignation. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director of the Company, as provided in Section 17.

 

 
 

 

2.          DEFINITIONS .  As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)          References to “ agent ” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

(b)          The terms “ Beneficial Owner ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof.

 

(c)          A “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

(i)          Acquisition of Stock by Third Party.  Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a  reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part (iii) of this definition;

 

(ii)         Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election for nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “ Continuing Directors ”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

(iii)        Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company (a “ Business Combination ”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination;

 

(iv)         Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or

 
 

 

 

(v)          Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

 

(d)          “ Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined below) which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 

 

(e)          “ Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding (as defined below) in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(f)          “ Enterprise ” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.

 

(g)          “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(h)          “ Expenses ” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in connection with, or as a result of, prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a deponent or a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding (as defined below), including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding (as defined below), including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(i)          “ Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding (as defined below) giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(j)          References to “ fines ” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 

 

(k)          “ Nevada Court ” shall mean any federal or state court in the State of Nevada.

 
 

 

(l)          The term “ Person ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(m)          A “ Potential Change in Control Event ” will be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company enters into an agreement or arrangement that would constitute a Change in Control if consummated or (ii) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for the purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control Event has occurred.

 

(n)          The term “ Proceeding ” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, legislative, administrative or investigative nature (whether formal or informal), including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or of any action (or failure to act) on his part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement. If Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.

 

(o)          The term “ Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person.

 

3.             INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS .  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3 , Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) (collectively, “ Losses ”) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

4.             INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY .  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4 , Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Losses actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought or the Nevada Court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be held harmless or to exoneration.

 
 

 

 

5.             INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL .  To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Losses actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Losses actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

6.             INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS .  To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf in connection therewith.

 

7.           ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3 , 4 , or 5 , the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.

 

8.             CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY .

 

(a)          To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

 

(b)          The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement (i) provides for a full, final and unconditional release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee and (ii) does not impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee.

 

(c)          The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

 

9.             EXCLUSIONS .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

 

(a)          for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity provision or otherwise;

 

(b)          for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or 

 

 
 

 

(c)          except as otherwise provided in Sections 14(d)-(f) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, or (iii) such Proceeding is brought to establish or enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, or any other statute or law, or otherwise required under applicable law.

 

10.             ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (other than Section 14(d) ), and to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Company shall pay the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall constitute an irrevocable undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Charter, the Bylaws of the Company, applicable law or otherwise. This Section 10(a) shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment is excluded pursuant to Section 9 .

 

(b)          The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

(c)          The Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11.             PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION .

 

(a)          Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Indemnitee may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12(a) of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

12.             PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION .

 

(a)          A determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case by one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by the stockholders; (ii) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board; (iii) if a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors so orders, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (iv) if a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors cannot be obtained, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; provided , however , that if a Change in Control or Potential Change in Control Event shall have occurred, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

(b)          In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b) . The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Nevada Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Nevada Court, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

(c)          The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

13.             PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS .

     

(a)          In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

 
 

 

(b)          If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.

     

(c)          The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)          For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director. The provisions of this Section 13(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

(e)          The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

14.             REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE .

 

(a)          In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 , 6 , 7 or the last sentence of Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vii) payment to Indemnitee pursuant to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Nevada Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or advancement rights.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Nevada law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 
 

 

 

(b)          In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 , Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated to receive advances of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advances of Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14 , Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 10 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).

 

(c)          If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)          The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

     

(e)          The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee (i) to enforce his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Charter, or the Company’s Bylaws now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless it is ultimately determined that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such judicial proceeding or arbitration were not made in good faith).

 

(f)          Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under Nevada law for amounts which the Company indemnifies, holds harmless or exonerates, or is obliged to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, to be held harmless, exonerated, contribution, reimbursement or advancement of any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

15.             SECURITY .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by the Indemnitee and approved by the Board (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to the Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, except as otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

16.             NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION .

 

(a)          The rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, the Company’s Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or any of the Company’s governing documents or of any provision hereof or thereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement or any of the Company’s governing documents in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Charter, the Company’s Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

 
 

      

(b)          The NRS, the Charter and the Company’s Bylaws permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“ Indemnification Arrangements ”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against him or incurred by or on behalf of him or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement or under the NRS, as it may then be in effect. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in effect during the entire period for which Indemnitee serves as an officer or director of the Company, one or more policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies to provide the directors of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts and omissions and to ensure the Company’s performance of its obligations hereunder.  The purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of the Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.

 

(c)          To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)          In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

(e)          The Company’s obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.

 
 

 

 

17.             DURATION OF AGREEMENT .  All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement) by reason of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is acting in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement.

 

18.             SEVERABILITY .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

19.             ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT .

 

(a)          The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.

 

(b)          Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Charter or Bylaws of the Company as they may be amended from time to time, or any director and officer insurance policy maintained by the Company, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)          The indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased (for any reason or no reason) to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

(d)          The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(e)          The Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by the Court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.

 

 
 

 

20.             MODIFICATION AND WAIVER .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

21.             NOTICES .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed or (iii) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(a)          If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide in writing to the Company.

 

(b)          If to the Company, to:

 

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1100

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

  

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company.

 

22.             APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION .This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Nevada Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nevada Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Nevada Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Nevada Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

23.             IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

24.             MISCELLANEOUS .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

25.             PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS .  No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern. 

 

26.             ADDITIONAL ACTS .  If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Indemnity Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.  
     
  By:    
  Name: Robert L. Johnson  
  Title: Chairman  

 

  INDEMNITEE  
     
  Name:  
  Address:  

 

[Signature Page to RLJ Entertainment, Inc. Officer and Director Indemnity Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of October 3, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ RLJ Entertainment ”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS , the Company and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2011 and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2011 (the “ Existing Warrant Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has issued warrants (collectively, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase 21,041,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”);

 

WHEREAS , the terms of the Warrants are governed by the Existing Warrant Agreement and capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement;

 

WHEREAS , on April 2, 2012, the Company and Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Image ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”), and on April 10, 2012, the Company, RLJ Entertainment, Image, and the other signatories thereto entered into a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which RLJ Entertainment became a party to the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS , the Merger Agreement provides for the merger of the Company with and into RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment (the “ Merger ”), pursuant to which, each share of Common Stock will be automatically converted into one newly issued share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of RLJ Entertainment (“ RLJ Entertainment Common Stock ”);

 

WHEREAS , upon consummation of the Merger, as provided in Section 4.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, the Warrants will no longer be exercisable for shares of Common Stock but instead will be exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) for shares of RLJ Entertainment Common Stock;

 

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will constitute a Business Combination (as defined in Section 3.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement);

 

WHEREAS , in connection with the Merger, the Company desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in the Existing Warrant Agreement to RLJ Entertainment; and

 

WHEREAS , Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Existing Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Registered Holders for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained therein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Existing Warrant Agreement as the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and the Warrant Agent deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders.

 

 
 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows.

 

1.              Assignment and Assumption; Consent .

 

1.1            Assignment and Assumption . The Company hereby assigns to RLJ Entertainment all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) as of the RLJ Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement). RLJ Entertainment hereby assumes, and agrees to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge in full, as the same become due, all of the Company’s liabilities and obligations under the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) arising from and after the RLJ Effective Time.

 

1.2            Consent . The Warrant Agent hereby consents to the assignment of the Existing Warrant Agreement by the Company to RLJ Entertainment pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the RLJ Effective Time, and the assumption of the Existing Warrant Agreement by RLJ Entertainment from the Company pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the RLJ Effective Time, and to the continuation of the Existing Warrant Agreement in full force and effect from and after the RLJ Effective Time, subject at all times to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) and to all of the provisions, covenants, agreements, terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement and this Agreement.

 

2.             Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement . The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as provided in this Section 2, effective as of the RLJ Effective Time, and acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Warrant Agreement set forth in this Section 2 are necessary or desirable and that such amendments do not adversely affect the interests of the Registered Holders:

 

2.1            Preamble . The preamble on page one of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “RLJ Acquisition, Inc.” and replacing it with “RLJ Entertainment, Inc.” As a result thereof, all references to the “Company” in the Existing Warrant Agreement shall be references to RLJ Entertainment, Inc. rather than RLJ Acquisition, Inc.

 

2.2            Recitals . The recitals on pages one and two of the Existing Warrant Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety as follows:

 

“WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (“ RLJ Acquisition ”) has entered into that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2010 (the “ Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement ”), with RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Sponsor ”), an entity controlled by Robert L. Johnson, RLJ Acquisition’s Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “ Founder ”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 6,666,667 warrants, bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto at a purchase price of $0.75 per warrant, in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Offering (as defined below) (collectively, the “ Sponsor Warrants ”); and

 

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WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition and the Sponsor are parties to that certain Contribution Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, pursuant to which the Sponsor contributed 1,850,000 Sponsor Warrants to RLJ Acquisition (which Sponsor Warrants have been cancelled by RLJ Acquisition); and

 

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2010, RLJ Acquisition consummated an initial public offering (the “ Offering ”) of 14,375,000 units of the Company’s equity securities, including units issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option, each such unit comprised of one share of RLJ Acquisition Common Stock (as defined below) and one Offering Warrant (as defined below) (the “ Units ”) and, in connection therewith, issued and delivered 14,375,000 warrants to public investors in the Offering (the “ Offering Warrants ”), each such Offering Warrant evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one share of the common stock of RLJ Acquisition, par value $0.001 per share (the “ RLJ Acquisition Common Stock ”), for $12.00 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein; and

 

WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-170947 (the “ Registration Statement ”) and prospectus (the “ Prospectus ”), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the Units, the Offering Warrants and the RLJ Acquisition Common Stock included in the Units; and

 

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2012, the Company, RLJ Acquisition and the Warrant Agent entered into an Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (the “ Warrant Assumption Agreement ”), pursuant to which RLJ Acquisition assigned this Agreement to the Company and the Company assumed this Agreement from RLJ Acquisition; and

 

WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition, the Company and Image Entertainment, Inc. (“ Image ”) are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 2, 2012 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), which provides for the merger of RLJ Acquisition with and into RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which, each share of RLJ Acquisition Common Stock will be automatically converted into one newly issued share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Warrant Assumption Agreement and Section 4.4 of this Agreement, each Sponsor Warrant and each Offering Warrant has been converted into the right to purchase one share of Common Stock of the Company rather than one share of RLJ Acquisition Common Stock; and

 

WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition, the Company, Acorn Media Group, Inc. (“ Acorn ”) and the shareholders of Acorn are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, as amended, which provides, among other things, for the issuance of 1,150,000 warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock to the shareholders of Acorn on substantially the same terms as the Offering Warrants (the “ Acorn Warrants ”); and

 

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WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition, the Company, and the holders of preferred stock of Image are parties to that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, as amended, which provides, among other things, for the issuance of 150,000 warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock to the holders of preferred stock of Image on substantially the same terms as the Offering Warrants (the “ Image Warrants ”); and

 

WHEREAS, RLJ Acquisition, the Company and Wexford Spectrum Investors LLC (“ Wexford ”) are parties to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2012, which provides, among other things, for the issuance of 550,000 warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock to Wexford on substantially the same terms as the Offering Warrants (the “ Wexford Warrants ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, as a Borrower, the other parties designated therein as Borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions and Lenders from time to time party thereto, including Fortress Credit Corp. (“ Fortress ”), SunTrust, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and a Lender, with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, provide, among other things, for the issuance of 1,000,000 warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock to Fortress on substantially the same terms as the Offering Warrants (the “ Fortress Warrants ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Sponsor Warrants, the Offering Warrants, the Acorn Warrants, the Image Warrants, the Wexford Warrants and the Fortress Warrants are referred to collectively as the “ Warrants ”; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:”

 

2.3            Detachability of Warrants . Section 2.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]”

 

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2.4            Duration of Warrants . The first sentence of Section 3.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “ Exercise Period ”) commencing on the date that is thirty (30) days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (a “ Business Combination ”), and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of: (x) the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Company completes the Business Combination, (y) the liquidation of the Company, or (z) other than with respect to the Sponsor Warrants, the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “ Expiration Date ”); provided , however , that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below with respect to an effective registration statement.”

 

2.5            Issuance of Shares of Common Stock on Exercise . The last sentence of Section 3.3.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted.

 

3.             Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

3.1            Effectiveness of Warrant . Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be expressly subject to the occurrence of the RLJ Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and shall automatically be terminated and shall be null and void if the Merger Agreement shall be terminated for any reason.

 

3.2            Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.

 

3.3            Severability . This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

3.4            Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The parties hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

3.5            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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3.6            Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

3.7            Entire Agreement. The Existing Warrant Agreement, as modified by this Agreement, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY
   
  By: /s/ Mark Zimkind
  Name: Mark Zimkind
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc.,

RLJ Entertainment, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer &Trust Company]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

FORM OF UNSECURED SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

 

 

THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE AND ANY SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS PROMISSORY NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (i) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THIS PROMISSORY NOTE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER NAMED BELOW, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (ii) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. IN ADDITION, THIS PROMISSORY NOTE MAY NOT BE NEGOTIATED, ASSIGNED OR transferRed without the PRIOR written consent of THE BORROWER.

 

ALL INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITIES, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED BY THIS PROMISSORY NOTE ARE SUBORDINATED TO THE PRIOR PAYMENT IN FULL OF “SENIOR DEBT” (AS DEFINED IN THAT CERTAIN DEBT SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF THE DATE HEREOF (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) BY AND AMONG THE BORROWER, THE HOLDER AND SUNTRUST BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT) PURSUANT TO, AND TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN, THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND BY THIS REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF. THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING ON THE HOLDER’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THIS PROMISSORY NOTE MAY NOT BE MODIFIED, AMENDED, RESTATED, RENEWED, SUPPLEMENTED, EXTENDED, OR OTHERWISE ALTERED IN ANY MANNER EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.

 

Principal Amount: $ _____

Issuance Date: October 3, 2012

 

 

 
 

 

UNSECURED SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to ______ (the “ Holder ”) the aggregate principal amount of _______ and __/100 Dollars ($_______) (the “ Principal Amount ”), payable on the first to occur of the date (the “ Maturity Date ”) that is (i) six years after the Issuance Date set forth above (the “ Issuance Date ”) and (ii) six months after the latest original stated maturity date of the SunTrust Loan (as defined below) (which is five years and six months after the Issuance Date) as set forth in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, (as same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time, including any refinancing thereof in whole or in part, (the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and between the Borrower, the other borrowers and the guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank as Administrative Agent (the loans, indebtedness and other obligations thereunder from time to time being hereafter collectively referred to as the “ SunTrust Loan ”, which term includes any refinancings, renewals or replacements of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any refinancings, renewals or replacements provided by different lenders or a different administrative agent)), and to pay interest (“ Interest ”) on any outstanding Principal Amount at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum (the “ Interest Rate ”) from the Issuance Date in accordance with the terms hereof; provided , however , that during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 3.1 below, the Interest Rate applicable hereunder shall be increased to fourteen percent (14%) per annum. For avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date shall not be extended solely by reason of any extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing of the SunTrust Loan.

 

This Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) is one of a series of notes (the “ Notes ”) issued pursuant to the terms of that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., the initial Holder and certain other investors signatory thereto (including the initial Holder). Unless otherwise separately defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement. The following terms shall, wherever used in this Note, have the following meanings:

 

ACL ” shall mean Agatha Christie Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 00550864.

 

ACL Group ” shall mean ACL and any of its current and/or future Subsidiaries.

 

Acorn ” shall mean Acorn Media Group, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation.

 

Acorn Acquisition ” shall mean the Acquisition by RLJ Acquisition, Inc. of all of the Capital Stock of Acorn pursuant to and in accordance with the Acorn Acquisition Agreement.

 

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Acorn Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., Acorn, the shareholders of Acorn listed on Exhibit A thereto, and Peter Edwards, as the Shareholder Representative, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Acorn Australia ” shall mean Acorn Media Australia Pty. Ltd., a proprietary company organized and existing under the laws of Australia.

 

Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense ” shall mean costs incurred by Acorn and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the production of motion picture and television programming content and in the mastering and offering of packaged media masters, including the creation of added content, artwork and other one-time value-added materials to prepare finished masters suitable for offer and sale to the public in accordance with GAAP.

 

Acorn IP ” shall mean Acorn (IP) Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 07931501.

 

Acorn Production Development and Product Amortization ” shall mean the amortized costs of Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense, amortized on an income recognition basis based on the estimated exploitable life of the particular product in the commercial market in accordance with GAAP.

 

Acorn UK ” shall mean Acorn Media UK Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 03889535.

 

Acquisition ” shall mean (whether by purchase, exchange, issuance of stock or other equity or debt securities, merger, reorganization, amalgamation or any other method) (a) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any other Person, which Person would then become consolidated with the Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (b) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or any substantial part of the assets of any other Person, or (c) any acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets that constitute a business line, division or operating unit of the business of any Person

 

Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders under the Loan Documents and any successor in such capacity appointed pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

Applicable Tax Percentage ” shall mean the highest effective marginal combined rate of Federal, national, state, provincial, and local income taxes (taking into account the deductibility of state and local taxes for Federal income tax purposes) to which the Person holding the greatest number of shares of the Borrower’s or its subject Subsidiary’s voting Capital Stock would be subject in the relevant year of determination, taking into account only such Person’s share of income and deductions attributable to its equity ownership interest in such Borrower or Subsidiary.

 

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, amounts expended or financed to acquire or construct capital assets, including but not limited to the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of equipment or other physical assets for such period that should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Capitalized Prepaid Royalties ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for prepaid royalty fees that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Production Costs ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for production costs that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Product Development Costs ” shall mean the amount of cash expenditures for product development costs that should be capitalized rather than expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are or should be accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person in conformity with GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes of this definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” operating leases that are required to be reclassified as capital leases as a result of a change in GAAP shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, remain classified as operating leases and shall not be included within the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations.”

 

Capital Stock ” of any Person means (a) any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents however designated (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such Person and (b) any and all rights to purchase from such Person or warrants, options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such Person issued or granted by such Person.

 

Cash ” shall mean money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or deposit account.

 

Change of Control ” shall mean (a) any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the SEA) other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the SEA), directly or indirectly, of 30%, or more, of the Capital Stock of the Borrower having the right to vote (with equivalent economic interests) for the election of members of the board of directors of the Borrower, or (ii) as of any date a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower consists (other than vacant seats) of individuals who were not either (A) directors of the Borrower as of the Issuance Date, (B) selected or nominated to become directors by either the Permitted Holders or the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (A), or (C) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (A) and individuals described in clause (B), or (iii) the Borrower shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Senior Loan Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (iv) the Borrower shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Senior Loan Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of Image and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (v) RLJ Acquisition, Inc. shall cease to directly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Senior Loan Documents) 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of Acorn and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, (vi) except as permitted by Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, Acorn shall cease to directly or indirectly own and control, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created under the Senior Loan Documents), 100% (or, with respect to Acorn UK, Acorn Australia and ACL, no less than the percentage of Capital Stock owned directly or indirectly by Acorn on the Issuance Date) of the outstanding Capital Stock of each of its Subsidiaries and all voting rights and economic interests with respect thereto, or (except with respect to ACL) shall cease to have the power to appoint directly or indirectly all directors or similar Persons of such Subsidiaries, or (b) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any document or agreement evidencing any Material Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, the transfer of the Capital Stock in Acorn UK from Acorn to Acorn IP shall not be deemed to constitute a Change of Control.

 

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Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA ” shall mean, as determined for any period on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group), the total of the following to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) and calculated without duplication: (a) Consolidated Net Income of such Persons; plus (b) any provision for (or less any benefit from) income taxes; plus (c) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus (d) up to $2,000,000 per annum of any non-cash expense incurred with respect to the issuance of stock options to existing or new employees of such Persons; plus (e) amortization and depreciation expense; plus (f) transaction fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and documentation of the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby to occur on the Issuance Date, the Acorn Acquisition, the Image Acquisition, the making of severance payments, and for such other transactions or one-time expenses as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion, to the extent not capitalized, and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,600,000 (provided that no amount shall be added back pursuant to this clause (f) for any Fiscal Quarter ended after December 31, 2012); plus (g) Image Product Amortization for such period; plus (h) Acorn Production Development and Product Amortization actually incurred in such period; minus (i) Image Product Expenditures actually incurred in such period; minus (j) Acorn Production, Product and Development Expense actually incurred in such period; minus (k) Net Royalty Advances actually incurred in such period.

 

For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters (each, a “ Reference Period ”) pursuant to any determination of the Leverage Ratio, if during such Reference Period, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made an Acquisition or a Disposition, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA (including, without limitation, any deemed amounts therefor as set forth in the definitions therefor) for such Reference Period shall (i) be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Acquisition or Disposition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period and (ii) reflect cost savings and synergies that are (A) approved by the Administrative Agent, (B) reasonably identifiable, (C) factually supportable pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (D) directly related to the Acquisition or Disposition and (E) expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of the date of the consummation of the Acquisition or Disposition.

 

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Consolidated Current Assets ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding (a) Cash and Permitted Investments and (b) deferred tax assets.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (a) the current portion of long term debt, including Capital Lease Obligations and (b) deferred tax liabilities.

 

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) for any Fiscal Year, Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Year plus the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus the sum of the following, without duplication:

 

(a)                 the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (including the Term Loans) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder);

 

(b)                the aggregate amount of all mandatory prepayments (other than pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(iv) of the Credit Agreement) or repurchases of Indebtedness for borrowed money (including the Term Loans) and the principal component of any Capital Lease Obligations (other than out of the proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing) made during such Fiscal Year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent that there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder);

 

(c)                 the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made during such Fiscal Year;

 

(d)                Consolidated Interest Expense paid or payable in cash with respect to such Fiscal Year;

 

(e)                 income taxes paid in cash with respect to such Fiscal Year;

 

(f)                 Net Cash Proceeds which are not yet required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans under Section 2.6(c) of the Credit Agreement; and

 

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(g)                the aggregate amount paid in cash during such Fiscal Year on account of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Prepaid Royalties, Capitalized Production Costs, Capitalized Product Development Costs, and Permitted Acquisitions, excluding, in each case, the principal amount of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations under and as defined in the Credit Agreement) incurred to finance the foregoing.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, as determined for any period on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (other than, with respect to periods prior to the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the Foyle’s War 8 Group) in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total cash interest expense, plus (ii) PIK Amounts, plus (iii) plus in-kind interest on the Notes, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period), but excluding any non-cash interest expense (other than in-kind interest on the Notes).

 

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period and any Person (a “ Subject Person ”), such Subject Person’s consolidated net income (or loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein):

 

(a)                 any extraordinary, nonrecurring gains or losses;

 

(b)                the income (or loss) of any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary in an amount equal to the amount of such income multiplied by the percentage ownership in such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(c)                 the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Subject Person or a Subsidiary has an ownership interest; provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of such Person when actually received in cash by the Subject Person or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions in respect of the applicable period and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of the Subsidiaries in such Person for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of such Person, provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall be construed to permit investments in such Person not otherwise permitted under Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement;

 

(d)                the income (or loss) of any member of the ACL Group, provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of the ACL Group when actually received in cash by the Borrower, RLJ Acquisition, Inc., Acorn or Image in the form of dividends, distributions, or payments on intercompany Indebtedness in respect of the applicable period and applied to the Obligations (under and as defined in the Credit Agreement) in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(v) of the Credit Agreement and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ACL Group for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of any ACL Group member.

 

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(e)                 until the Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date, the income (or loss) of any member of the Foyle’s War 8 Group, provided , however , that (i) Consolidated Net Income shall include amounts in respect of the income of the Foyle’s War 8 Group when actually received in cash by the Borrower, RLJ Acquisition, Inc., Acorn or Image in the form of dividends or distributions in respect of the applicable period and (ii) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all investments, regardless of the form thereof, made by the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Foyle’s War 8 Group for the purpose of funding any deficit or loss of any Foyle’s War 8 Group member.

 

(f)                 the income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the payment of such income in the form of a distribution or repayment of any Indebtedness to the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary is not permitted, whether on account of any restriction in by-laws, articles of incorporation or similar governing document, any agreement or any law, statute, judgment, decree or governmental order, rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of any distribution actually paid in cash;

 

(g)                non-cash gains or losses as a result of foreign currency adjustments;

 

(h)                the income or loss of any Person acquired by the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary for any period prior to the date of such acquisition, or in the case of an acquisition of the assets of any Person, the income or loss of any Person acquired by the Subject Person or a Restricted Subsidiary for any period prior to the date of such acquisition which is attributable to the assets being acquired;

 

(i)                  the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and any gains or losses attributable to reappraisals, writeups or write downs of assets; and

 

(j)                  any non-cash gains or losses as a result of the early extinguishment or modification of Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Working Capital ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the excess or deficiency of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

 

Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment ” shall mean, for any period of determination on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period.

 

Disposition ” shall mean with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.

 

Eligible Market ” means the NYSE MKT, The New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

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Equity Conditions ” means: (i) with respect to the applicable date of determination either (x) one or more registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Borrower (each, a “ Registration Statement ”) shall be effective and the prospectus contained therein shall be available for the issuance by the Borrower to the Holder of all of the Shares issuable with respect to the applicable Interest Date (the “ Applicable Shares ”) or (y) all the Applicable Shares are (or upon issuance will be) otherwise freely tradable without any restrictions, including, without limitation, the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on issuance of securities with respect to the Notes); (ii) on each day during the period beginning a month prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “ Equity Conditions Measuring Period ”), the Common Stock is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Borrower) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring) or pending either (A) in writing by such Eligible Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (iii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Borrower shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock required to be delivered by the Borrower on a timely basis in accordance herewith; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 1.2(d); (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Change of Control shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) the Borrower shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause (1) such applicable Registration Statements to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the issuance by the Borrower to the Holder of all of the Applicable Shares or (2) any such Applicable Shares to not be freely tradable without any restrictions, including, without limitation, the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on issuance of securities with respect to the Notes); (viii) the Holder shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (ix) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Borrower otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any provision, covenant, representation or warranty of this Note (except to the extent such breach has been cured); and (x) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred an Event of Default or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Equity Conditions Failure ” means that on any day during the period commencing ten (10) days prior to the applicable Interest Notice Date through the applicable Interest Date, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

 

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

 

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

 

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Foyle’s War 8 ” shall Foyles War 8 Productions Limited, a private company limited by shares organized under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 7980496.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt ” shall mean Indebtedness of Foyle’s War 8 owing to Coutts & Co., the principal amount of which outstanding on the Issuance Date is approximately $6,950,000.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Group ” shall mean Foyle’s War 8 and any of its current and/or future Subsidiaries.

 

Foyle’s War 8 Inclusion Date ” shall mean the date on which each of the following has occurred, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, (a) the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt (including any increases within the limits of funding commitments outstanding on the Issuance Date) and all obligations in connection therewith have been repaid in full, (b) all documents governing the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt shall have been terminated, (c) all Liens securing the Foyle’s War 8 Existing Debt shall have been released or otherwise terminated, (d) each member of the Foyle’s War 8 Group shall have become a Guarantor under the Senior Loan Documents to the extent required in accordance with Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Parties shall have otherwise complied with such Section 5.11 with respect to the Foyle’s War 8 Group, and (e) after giving effect to the inclusion of Foyle’s War 8 into the financial covenants in Article VI of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall be in pro forma compliance with such financial covenants, and such Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower demonstrating such compliance.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, consistently applied, unless the context otherwise requires, with respect to any financial terms contained herein, as then in effect with respect to the preparation of financial statements.

 

Holder’s Allocable Share ” shall mean, on each Interest Date, a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note, and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate outstanding Principal Amounts of all of the Notes.

 

Image ” shall mean Image Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Image Acquisition ” shall mean the Acquisition by the Borrower of all of the Capital Stock of Image and the merger of Image into RLJ Acquisition Sub II, Inc. pursuant to and in accordance with the Image Merger Agreement.

 

Image Merger Agreement ” shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 2, 2012, by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and Image, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof.

 

Image Product Amortization ” shall mean the amortized costs of Image Production Expenditures, amortized on an income recognition basis based on the estimated exploitable life of the particular product in the commercial market in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Image Product Expenditures ” shall mean costs incurred by Image and its Restricted Subsidiaries (if any) in mastering and offering packaged media masters, including the creation of added content, artwork and other one-time value-added materials to prepare finished masters suitable for offer and sale to the public in accordance with GAAP.

 

Indebtedness ” shall mean (without duplication), with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (a) all obligations or liabilities, contingent or otherwise, for borrowed money, (b) any and all obligations represented by promissory notes, bonds, debentures or the like, or on which interest charges are customarily paid, (c) any obligations (contingent or otherwise) as an account party or applicant in respect of letters of credit and/or bankers’ acceptances, and (d) guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others; provided , that Indebtedness shall not include capitalized lease obligations or purchase money debt.

 

Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any measurement date, the ratio of (a) the outstanding principal balance of all Indebtedness as of such measurement date, to (b) Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve (12) months most recently ended as of such measurement date; provided , however , that if, within such twelve (12) month period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consummated a business acquisition and in connection therewith incurred or assumed any Indebtedness, then the Borrower shall, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, be permitted to add to Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA an amount not exceeding the Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA of the acquired business for the twelve (12) calendar months immediately prior to the acquisition of such business (appropriately prorated to the extent that one or more months of operations of the acquired business are already reflected or included in the base Consolidated Cash Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower).

 

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Loan Parties ” shall mean the Borrowers and the Guarantors under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Market Price ” shall mean the volume-weighted average closing price of the common stock of the Borrower on the principal securities exchange on which such shares are traded or listed for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ended on the subject calculation date.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean Cash proceeds received by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary after the Issuance Date from any (a) Disposition, net of (i) the reasonable cash costs of Disposition, (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and (iii) any amount required to be paid or prepaid on Indebtedness (other than the Obligations under and as defined in the Credit Agreement) secured by the assets subject to such Disposition, (b) property insurance as a result of any loss, damage or destruction of any of its assets, or any condemnation of its assets, net of amounts set forth in clause (iii) above as it relates to such event or (c) issuance of debt or debt securities or Capital Stock, net of brokers’ and advisors’ fees and other out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such transaction.

 

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Net Royalty Advances ” shall mean advances paid for the acquisition of content, less recoupments on royalties earned when product is exploited by the licensee in accordance with GAAP.

 

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean (a) the Acorn Acquisition, (b) the Image Acquisition and (c) any other Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which is permitted in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

Permitted Holders ” shall mean Robert Johnson and his affiliates.

 

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

 

(a)                 direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or the United Kingdom (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or the United Kingdom), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof.

 

(b)                commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies (“ S&P ”) or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six (6) months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(c)                 certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within six (6) months of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of the Administrative Agent or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(d)                fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

(e)                 securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s;

 

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(f)                 securities with maturities of six (6) months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) of this definition; and

 

(g)                shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition or money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

 

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean as to any Indebtedness, the incurrence of other Indebtedness to refinance, extend, renew, defease, restructure, replace or refund (collectively, “ refinance ”) such existing Indebtedness.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership (general or limited), firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company or partnership, trust or other entity, or any governmental authority.

 

PIK Amount ” shall mean, as of any date specified in Section 2.3(a) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the payment of interest on the Term C Loans under the Credit Agreement, an amount equal to 3.00% per annum of the interest then payable with respect to the outstanding Term C Loans (the “ PIK Margin ”), which, rather than being paid in Cash when due, shall without action by any party instead be capitalized and treated as additional principal obligations under the Term C Loans subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and which shall accrue interest at the same rates (including default rates) as are applicable to the Term C Loans under the Credit Agreement, and which shall form part of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Requisite Holders ” shall mean the record holders of Notes (including Interest Notes) constituting a majority of the outstanding principal amount of all Notes (including Interest Notes).

 

Residual Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean (a) Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any fiscal year of the Borrower (as determined by delivery of the Borrower’s audited year-end financial statements for such fiscal year), minus (b) the applicable Consolidated Excess Cash Flow mandatory prepayment (not to exceed 75% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow) required pursuant to the terms of the SunTrust Loan based upon such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow; provided, that for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, Consolidated Excess Cash Flow and Residual Excess Cash Flow shall be calculated solely for the period from the Issuance Date through December 31, 2012.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any ACL Group member.

 

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SEA ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Senior Loan Documents ” shall mean all “Loan Documents” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Subsidiary ” or “ Subsidiaries ” shall mean the individual or collective reference to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity of which (a) 50% or more of the outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests of each class having ordinary voting power and/or rights to profits (other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) is at the time owned by the Borrower, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower, or (b) the Borrower or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower is the general partner.

 

Term Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the Term Loans outstanding from time to time under the Credit Agreement.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose Capital Stock (other than director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required by applicable law to be held by Persons other than such Person) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person owned at such time 100% of the Capital Stock of such partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity such time. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Article I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1.1 Payments of Principal . On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing the outstanding Principal Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid Interest on such Principal Amount. To the extent that less than the entire Principal Amount is paid on or before the Maturity Date, then the proportion of the Principal Amount paid hereunder shall be not less than the proportion of principal paid on the other Notes.

 

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1.2 Interest; Interest Date .

 

(a)                 This Note shall bear Interest at the Interest Rate. Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and shall be payable in arrears for each calendar year on May 15 of the next calendar year and on the Maturity Date (each, an “ Interest Date ”), with the first Interest Date being May 15, 2013. Accrued Interest through the close of each calendar year shall be payable on the next Interest Date. On each Interest Date, Interest shall be paid in cash (“ Cash Interest ”) at the rate of 5.4% per annum and the remainder of the accrued Interest (the “ Non-Cash Interest ”) shall be payable on each Interest Date to the Holder in shares of Common Stock (“ Shares ”) so long as there has been no Equity Conditions Failure; provided however, that the Borrower may, at its option following notice to the Holder, pay such Non-Cash Interest in the form of additional Notes in form and substance identical hereto (“ Interest Notes ”). The Borrower shall deliver a written notice (each, an “ Interest Election Notice ”) to each holder of the Notes not less than ten (10) or more than twenty (20) days prior to each Interest Date (the date such notice is delivered to all of the holder, the “ Interest Notice Date ”) which notice (i) either (A) confirms that Non-Cash Interest to be paid on such Interest Date shall be paid entirely in Shares or (B) elects to pay such Non-Cash Interest as Interest Notes in accordance herewith and specifies (x) the amount of Interest that shall be paid as Cash Interest and (y) either (I) the amount of Non-Cash Interest that shall be paid in Shares, if any, and certifies that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure or (II) the amount of Non-Cash Interest that shall be paid as Interest Notes, if any. If an Equity Conditions Failure has occurred as of the Interest Notice Date, then unless the Borrower has elected to pay such Non-Cash Interest as Interest Notes, the Interest Notice shall indicate that unless the Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Non-Cash Interest shall be paid as Interest Notes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if no Equity Conditions Failure has occurred as of the Interest Notice Date, but an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Interest Date, (A) the Borrower shall provide the Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless the Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Non-Cash Interest shall be paid as Interest Notes. Non-Cash Interest to be paid on an Interest Date in Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the amount of Non-Cash Interest payable on such Interest Date and (2) the Market Price as of the close of the business day immediately before the Interest Notice Date with respect to the applicable Interest Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Borrower’s option, the cash portion of accrued Interest payable on any Interest Date following the determination of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any fiscal year of the Borrower may be increased (and the aggregate amount of Interest Notes and Shares shall be decreased dollar-for-dollar) to an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Holder’s Allocable Share multiplied by 50% of the Residual Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, or (ii) the total accrued Interest hereunder for such fiscal year; and further provided , that the proportion of accrued Interest paid in cash hereunder on any Interest Date shall be not less than the proportion of accrued interest paid in cash on the other Notes.

 

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(b)                On each Interest Date, the Borrower shall (i) pay to the Holder, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of the Cash Interest payable on such Interest Date, and (ii) as applicable, issue (or cause to be issued) and deliver, to the address of the Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement or to such address as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least two (2) business days prior to the applicable Interest Date, either (x) an Interest Note in the name of the Holder, or (y) Shares valued at the Market Price, in each case, in an aggregate amount (as between such Interest Note and Shares) equal to the amount of Non-Cash Interest then payable hereunder.

 

(c)                 To the extent that the Holder receives payment of any Interest in the form of Shares, the acceptance by the Holder of such Shares shall be deemed to constitute the Holder’s representation and warranty to the Borrower that the Holder is an “accredited investor” who will be acquiring such Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof in violation of any applicable securities laws, and such Holder’s acknowledgment that the Shares will constitute restricted securities under federal and state securities laws which may not be transferred or sold in the absence of an effective registration or an available exemption from registration; and the Holder shall, if so requested by the Borrower, specifically confirm such representations and understandings, and provide to the Borrower the Holder’s current address and taxpayer identification number. Upon issuance hereunder, any and all Shares issued hereunder will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Borrower shall at all times reserve a sufficient number of Shares to satisfy any and all issuance obligations hereunder.

 

(d)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, the Borrower shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant hereto, to the extent (but only to the extent) that the Holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the Common Stock after giving effect to such issuance. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether shares of Common Stock are issuable with respect to this Note (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Borrower for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be) and the applicable Interest Date hereunder. No prior inability to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of the ability of the Borrower to issue shares of Common Stock hereunder. For purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the SEA. The provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Note. The holders of Common Stock shall be third party beneficiaries of this paragraph and the Borrower may not waive this paragraph without the consent of holders of a majority of its Common Stock. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities or other issuance into Common Stock, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Note. By written notice to the Borrower, any Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Borrower, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder sending such notice and not to any other holder of Notes.

 

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1.3 Prepayment . All or any portion of the Principal Amount of this Note may be prepaid at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty.

 

1.4 Borrower Has Senior Indebtedness Outstanding; Borrower is Permitted to Issue Other Indebtedness; This Note is Subordinate to Senior Indebtedness . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries currently have outstanding secured and unsecured indebtedness, including, without limitation, the SunTrust Loan, that is senior in right of payment to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note (the “ Senior Indebtedness ”), and subject to Section 2.4, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted in the future to issue and create secured and unsecured indebtedness and security interests of any kind, including without limitation, indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu with the Borrower’s obligations under this Note. The Holder expressly acknowledges that the indebtedness represented by this Note is expressly subordinate to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, and that no payment hereunder shall be required, made, accepted or retained if such payment is not permitted under the terms of the Subordination Agreement or any other subordination agreement required under Section 5.3 below.

 

1.5 Transfer . This Note shall not be negotiated, sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, disposed of or subjected to any Encumbrance (in whole or in part) by the Holder without the prior written consent of the Borrower.

 

1.6 Maximum Payments . Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited to the Principal Amount or shall be refunded to the Borrower.

 

1.7 Non-Business Days . Whenever any payment or any action to be made shall be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under the laws of the State of New York, such payment shall be due or action taken on the next succeeding business day.

 

Article II
COVENANTS

 

So long as any amounts remain unpaid under this Note, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants, except to the extent waived with the consent or agreement of the Requisite Holders:

 

2.1 Existence . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep in full force and effect its legal existence (provided that the Borrower may, in its discretion from time to time, dissolve or dispose of one or more Subsidiaries, and Subsidiaries may be merged or consolidated with other entities as part of Permitted Acquisitions).

 

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2.2 Financial Statements . Within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide to the Holder the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows), prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by the Borrower’s independence certified public accounts; provided that such financial statements may be delivered by posting such financial statements on a public database.

 

2.3 Senior Default Notices . The Borrower shall provide to the Holder, promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof, with notice of any uncured or unwaived events of default under any Senior Indebtedness in an outstanding principal amount (individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $5,000,000.

 

2.4 Limitation on Indebtedness . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not incur, and Senior Indebtedness shall not include, any Indebtedness which, on a pro forma basis at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, assumed or committed, would cause the Leverage Ratio to exceed 3.5 to 1.0; provided , however , that such limitation shall not be applicable to the SunTrust Loan (including any increases thereto from time to time).

 

2.5 Compliance . The Borrower shall at all times comply with its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws and other constituent documents, and all material laws applicable to its business, except in any instance in which the failure to comply would not have or reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower or its business, operations, properties, assets or condition, financial or otherwise.

 

2.6 Affiliate Transactions . Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall engage in any transaction with an Affiliate (other than transactions between the Borrower and one or more Subsidiaries, or between Subsidiaries) involving aggregate payments in excess of $250,000, unless (a) such transaction is on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Borrower or the subject Subsidiary than would be available in an arms’-length transaction with a non-Affiliate, (b) such transaction is approved by the Requisite Holders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), or (c) such transaction is otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the SunTrust Loan.

 

2.7 Board Observers . The Borrower shall permit up to two (2) representatives designated by the Requisite Holders (and the Requisite Holders may, at their discretion, elect from time to time to have only one such representative or no such representative) to receive written notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors of the Borrower (the “ Board ”), and of all action proposed to be taken by the Board by written consent, at the same time as notice thereof is given to the Board, and the Borrower shall permit such representatives to attend or participate (either in person or by conference telephone) in any and all such meetings as non-voting observers; provided , however , that each such observer shall agree to hold in confidence all information provided to the observer, in advance of a meeting, and all information discussed at a meeting at which the observer is in attendance; and further provided , that the Borrower reserves the right, exercised in good faith, to withhold any information from the observers and to exclude the observers from any meeting or portion thereof if and to the extent that (a) access to such information or attendance at such meeting or portion thereof would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Borrower and its counsel, (b) access to such information or attendance at such meeting or portion thereof could reasonably be expected to result in disclosure of trade secrets or a conflict of interest, (c) any holder(s) of Notes is the subject matter under discussion, (d) same is necessary to discharge the directors’ fiduciary duty, or (e) same is otherwise advised by the Borrower’s counsel in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment. In addition, the Borrower will provide to such observers all reports otherwise provided to members of the Board, subject to confidentiality restrictions as aforesaid with respect to all material non-public information included in such reports. Except for observance of the provisions of this Section 2.7, each such representative and the Holder shall owe no duty to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or its shareholders by reason of such observer rights.

 

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Article III
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

3.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder:

 

(a)                 any default in the payment of any principal or Interest under this Note when the same shall be due and payable, and, with respect to interest only, the continuance of any such non-payment (in whole or in part) for a period of five (5) calendar days; or

 

(b)                any default in the due observance or performance of any of the covenants contained in Article II above; or

 

(c)                 any uncured or unwaived event of default (regardless of when such cure or waiver occurs) with respect to any Senior Indebtedness in a principal amount (individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $5,000,000, if the effect thereof is to permit the holder to accelerate the maturity of any such Senior Indebtedness or to cause such Senior Indebtedness to become due prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided , that a waiver of an event of default under the SunTrust Loan which gave rise to an Event of Default under this Section 3.1(c) (which waiver may be granted at any time in the discretion of the holders of the SunTrust Loan) will automatically waive such Event of Default; or

 

(d)                if the Borrower shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties, (ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other insolvency law, or (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any insolvency law, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any insolvency law, or (vi) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

(e)                 if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking reorganization of the Borrower, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of the Borrower, or of all or any substantial part of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of sixty (60) days.

 

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3.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at all times thereafter during the continuance thereof, or in the event of any Change of Control: (a) subject to the terms of the Subordination Agreement, at the option of the Requisite Holders exercised by written notice to the Borrower (except in the case of Sections 3.1(d) and 3.1(e) above, the occurrence of which shall automatically effect acceleration, regardless of any action or forbearance in respect of any prior or ongoing Event of Default which may be inconsistent with such automatic acceleration), all obligations under this Note and/or any other Notes shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, (b) this Note shall bear interest at the default rate provided above, and (c) subject to the terms of the Subordination Agreement and any limitations imposed by any subordination agreement required under Section 5.3 below, the Holder may file suit against the Borrower on this Note.

 

Article IV
UNSECURED NOTE

 

4.1 Unsecured Note . This Note is an unsecured obligation of the Borrower.

 

Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties hereto at the addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 5.1):

 

5.2 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Note is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Note shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to the Borrower or the Holder. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid or unenforceable, the Borrower and the Holder shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Note so as to effect the original intent of the Borrower and the Holder as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be carried out as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

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5.3 Entire Agreement . This Note and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Borrower and the Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Borrower and the Holder, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Section 5.3 shall not abrogate or impair any of the provisions of the Subordination Agreement

 

5.4 Assignment . This Note may not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise by the Holder, except to an affiliate of the Holder, without the express written consent of the Borrower and the Requisite Holders. This Note may not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise by the Borrower without the express written consent of the Holder, except that the Borrower may assign all or any of its rights and obligations to an Affiliate of the Borrower; provided , that no such assignment shall relieve the Borrower of its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.

 

5.5 Amendment . This Note may not be amended or modified except (a) by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Holder and the Borrower, or (b) by a waiver in accordance with Section 5.6; provided , however , that no such amendment or modification shall be effective unless it is permitted under or effected in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subordination Agreement; provided further , however , that no such amendment or modification shall be effective unless it is approved in writing by the Requisite Holders.

 

5.6 Waiver . The Holder, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other, may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, or (b) amend or waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other party or conditions to such party’s obligations contained herein; and, in addition, with respect to any waiver or amendment which does not uniquely affect the Holder or affect the Holder in a manner disproportionate to the other holders of Notes, the Holder shall be bound by any amendment or waiver consented to by the Requisite Holders. Except for any such amendment or waiver approved by the Requisite Holder pursuant to a separate written agreement, any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Note. The failure of either party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights.

 

5.7 Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

5.8 Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the Borrower and the Holder hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Note or the transactions contemplated by this Note. Each of the Borrower and the Holder hereby (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Note and the transactions contemplated by this Note, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 5.8.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by an authorized officer as of the Issuance Date.

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

Signature Page of Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note

 

________ - $________ - October 3, 2012

 

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Exhibit 14.1

 

As approved by the Board of Directors

October 3, 2012

 

RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

 

Introduction

 

It is the policy of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) to promote high standards of integrity by conducting its affairs honestly and ethically. Each director, officer and employee must act with integrity and observe the highest ethical standards of business conduct in his or her dealings with the Company’s customers, suppliers, partners, service providers, competitors, employees and anyone else with whom he or she has contact in the course of performing his or her job. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has adopted this Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the “Code”) in order to:

 

· promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest;

 

· promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Company;

 

· promote compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

 

· promote the protection of Company assets, including corporate opportunities and confidential information;

 

· promote fair dealing practices;

 

· deter wrongdoing; and

 

· ensure accountability for adherence to the Code.

 

The Code covers a wide range of business practices and procedures. It does not cover every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide all employees, directors and officers of the Company. All of the Company’s employees, directors and officers must conduct themselves accordingly and seek to avoid even the appearance of improper behavior. The Code applies to all employees of the Company. As used in the Code, the term “employees” includes all employees, including officers, employees having part-time agreements and temporary workers. The Code also applies to each member of the Board, who are referred to as “directors” in the Code. The Code should also be provided to and followed by the Company’s agents and representatives, including consultants.

 

If any provision of the Code cannot lawfully be applied to employees or directors in any jurisdiction outside of the U.S., such provision will be deemed inapplicable and the remainder of the Code will apply to the fullest extent permitted by law. If a law conflicts with a policy in the Code, you must comply with the law. If you have any questions about these conflicts, you should ask your supervisor how to handle the situation.

 

 
 

 

Those who violate the standards in the Code will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. If you are in a situation which you believe may violate or lead to a violation of the Code, follow the guidelines described in Section 19 of the Code .

 

1.      Compliance with Laws, Rules, and Regulations

 

Obeying the law, both in letter and in spirit, is the foundation on which the Company’s ethical standards are built. All employees must respect and obey the laws of the cities, states and countries in which we operate. Although not all employees are expected to know the details of these laws, it is important to know enough to determine when to seek advice from supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel.

 

If requested, the Company will hold information and training sessions to promote compliance with laws, rules and regulations, including insider-trading laws.

 

2.       Full and Fair Disclosure

 

The Company’s periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC, including all financial statements and other financial information, must comply with applicable federal securities laws and SEC rules. Each director, officer and employee who contributes in any way to the preparation or verification of the Company’s financial statements and other financial information must ensure that the Company’s books, records and accounts are accurately maintained. Each director, officer and employee must cooperate fully with the Company’s Accounting and Internal Audit Departments, as well as the Company’s independent public accountants and counsel. Each director, officer and employee who is involved in the Company’s disclosure process must:

 

· be familiar with and comply with the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting; and

 

· take all necessary steps to ensure that all filings with the SEC and all other public communications about the financial and business condition of the Company provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure.

 

Directors, officers or employees who have complaints or concerns regarding accounting, financial reporting, internal accounting control or auditing matters are expected to report such complaints or concerns in accordance with the procedures established by the Audit Committee of the Board.

 

3.       Conflicts of Interest

 

A conflict of interest occurs when an individual’s private interest (or the interest of a member of his or her family) interferes, or even appears to interfere, with the interests of the Company as a whole. A conflict of interest can arise when an employee, officer or director (or a member of his or her family) takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work for the Company objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest also arise when an employee, officer or director (or a member of his or her family) receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company.

 

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Loans by the Company to, or guarantees by the Company of obligations of, employees or their family members are of special concern and could constitute improper personal benefits to the recipients of such loans or guarantees, depending on the facts and circumstances. Loans by the Company to, or guarantees by the Company of obligations of, any director or officer or their family members are expressly prohibited.

 

It is almost always a conflict of interest for a Company employee to work simultaneously for a competitor, customer or supplier. You are not allowed to work for a competitor as a consultant or board member. The best policy is to avoid any direct or indirect business connection with our customers, suppliers or competitors, except on our behalf. Conflicts of interest are prohibited as a matter of Company policy, except under guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. Conflicts of interest may not always be clear-cut, so if you have a question, you should consult with higher levels of management or the Company’s legal department. Any employee, officer or director who becomes aware of a conflict or potential conflict should bring it to the attention of a supervisor, manager or other appropriate personnel or consult the procedures described in Section 19 of the Code.

 

Whether or not a conflict of interest exists or will exist can be unclear. Conflicts of interest should be avoided unless specifically authorized as described in this paragraph. Persons other than directors and executive officers who have questions about a potential conflict of interest or who become aware of an actual or potential conflict should discuss the matter with, and seek a determination and prior authorization or approval from, their supervisor or the Chief Compliance Officer. A supervisor may not authorize or approve conflict of interest matters or make determinations as to whether a problematic conflict of interest exists without first providing the Chief Compliance Officer with a written description of the activity and seeking the Chief Compliance Officer’s written approval. If the supervisor is involved in the potential or actual conflict, the matter should instead be discussed directly with the Chief Compliance Officer. Directors and executive officers must seek determinations and prior authorizations or approvals of potential conflicts of interest exclusively from the Audit Committee.

 

4.       Insider Trading and Tipping

 

Employees who have access to confidential information are not permitted to use or share that information for stock trading purposes or for any other purpose except the conduct of our business. All non-public information about the Company is considered confidential information. To use non-public information for personal financial benefit or to “tip” others who might make an investment decision on the basis of this information is not only unethical but also illegal. In order to assist with compliance with laws against insider trading, the Company has adopted a specific policy governing employees’ trading in securities of the Company. This policy has been distributed to every director, officer, employee and consultant. If you have any questions, please consult the Company’s legal department.

 

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5.       Corporate Opportunities

 

All directors, officers and employees owe a duty to the Company to advance its interests when the opportunity arises. Directors, officers and employees are prohibited from taking for themselves personally (or for the benefit of friends or family members) opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company assets, property, information or position. Directors, officers and employees may not use Company assets, property, information or position for personal gain (including gain of friends or family members). In addition, no director, officer or employee may compete with the Company.

 

6.       Competition and Fair Dealing

 

The Company seeks to outperform our competition fairly and honestly. Stealing proprietary information, possessing trade secret information that was obtained without the owner’s consent, or inducing such disclosures by past or present employees of other companies is prohibited. Each employee, officer and director should endeavor to respect the rights of and deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee, officer or director should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other intentional unfair-dealing practice.

 

You should not engage a competitor in discussions, agreements or understandings concerning pricing and related matters, allocations of territory, customers or sales. In addition, you should avoid discussing with a competitor any other agreements inhibiting free and open competition or involving tie-in sales or reciprocal transactions without prior authorization from the Company’s legal department.

 

The purpose of business entertainment and gifts in a commercial setting is to create good will and sound working relationships, not to gain unfair advantage with customers. No gift or entertainment should ever be offered, given, provided or accepted by any Company employee, family member of an employee or agent unless it: (1) is not a cash gift, (2) is consistent with customary business practices, (3) is not excessive in value, (4) cannot be construed as a bribe or payoff and (5) does not violate any laws or regulations. Please discuss with your supervisor any gifts or proposed gifts which you are not certain are appropriate.

 

7.       Equal Employment and Working Conditions

 

Each of us has a fundamental responsibility to show respect and consideration to our fellow employees. The diversity of the Company’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity in employment (including in recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, compensation, benefits, discipline and termination) to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military status, and all other grounds of discrimination provided by local legislation. Further guidance is contained in your employee handbook. Any questions regarding these matters should be directed to the Human Resources department.

 

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8.       Health and Safety

 

The Company strives to provide each employee with a safe and healthy work environment. Each employee has responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all employees by following safety and health rules and practices and reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe equipment, practices or conditions.

 

Violence and threatening behavior are not permitted. Employees should report to work in condition to perform their duties, free from the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol. The use of illegal drugs in the workplace will not be tolerated.

 

9.       Record Keeping

 

The Company is committed to compliance with U.S. and foreign laws and regulations that require the Company to (1) maintain proper records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the Company’s transactions and dispositions of its assets; (2) devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls; and (3) adequately disclose material information required to be made public under applicable law.

 

It is essential that all transactions be recorded and described truthfully, timely and accurately on the Company’s books. No false or misleading transactions or entries shall be reflected or made in the books or records of the Company for any reason and you shall not engage in any arrangement that would produce an incorrect accounting entry. This means there can be no unrecorded “slush funds,” “off record” accounts or secret bank accounts.

 

All material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations and other relationships with unconsolidated entities that may have a material current or future effect on the Company or its financial condition, operations, liquidity, expenditures, resources, revenues or expenses should be accurately and adequately reported.

 

No payment shall be approved or made with the intent or understanding that all or any part of the payment is to be used for a purpose other than that described in the supporting documents. No invoice should be issued or paid which does not accurately describe the items and amounts purchased and the full purchase price thereof.

 

Business records and communications often become public, and you must avoid exaggeration, derogatory remarks, guesswork, or inappropriate characterizations of people and companies that can be misunderstood. This applies equally to electronic communications such as e-mail, videos, instant messaging and blogs, and non-electronic communications such as handwritten notes and printed memos. Records must always be retained or destroyed according to the Company’s record retention policies.

 

10.       Dealings with Independent Auditors

 

Employees, officers and directors must not, directly or indirectly:

 

· make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading statement to an accountant in connection with any audit, review or examination of the Company’s financial statements or the preparation or filing of any document or report with the SEC or other governmental agency;

 

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· omit to state, or cause another person to omit to state, any material fact necessary in order to make statements made to an accountant in connection with any such audit, review or examination, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading; or

 

· take any action to coerce, manipulate, mislead or fraudulently influence any independent public or certified public accountant engaged in the performance of an audit or review of the Company’s financial statements.

 

11.       Confidentiality

 

Employees, officers and directors must maintain the confidentiality of confidential information entrusted to them by the Company or its customers, suppliers or partners, except when disclosure is authorized by the Company’s legal department or required by laws or regulations. Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or harmful to the Company or its customers, if disclosed. It also includes information that suppliers and customers have entrusted to us. The obligation to preserve confidential information continues even after employment ends. In connection with this obligation, every employee should have executed a confidentiality agreement when he or she began his or her employment with the Company.

 

12.       Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

 

All employees, officers and directors should endeavor to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use. Theft, carelessness, and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability and are prohibited. Any suspected incident of fraud or theft should be immediately reported for investigation. Company equipment should not be used for non-Company business, though incidental personal use may be permitted.

 

The obligation of employees to protect the Company’s assets includes its proprietary information. Proprietary information includes intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as business, marketing and service plans, engineering and manufacturing ideas, designs, databases, records, salary information and any unpublished financial data and reports. Unauthorized use or distribution of this information would violate Company policy. It could also be illegal and result in civil or even criminal penalties.

 

13.       Receipt of Gifts

 

You, your family members, close companions or agents should not accept a gift from any organization with which, or any individual with whom, we do or seek to do business, unless it: (1) is not a cash gift, (2) is consistent with customary business practices, (3) is not excessive in value, (4) cannot reasonably be construed as a bribe or payoff, (5) does not violate any laws or regulations and (6) otherwise complies with any Company gift policies that are applicable to you. Accepting travel, meals or entertainment is permissible when appropriate for business objectives and otherwise in compliance with any Company travel and entertainment policies that are applicable to you. Whenever you are in doubt with respect to the Company’s rules concerning gifts and travel, meals and entertainment expenses, you are encouraged to consult with the Company’s legal department.

 

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14.       Anti-Bribery

 

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits giving anything of value, directly or indirectly, to officials of foreign governments or foreign political candidates in order to obtain or retain business. It is strictly prohibited to make illegal payments to government officials of any country.

 

In addition, the U.S. government has a number of laws and regulations regarding business gratuities which may be accepted by U.S. government personnel. The promise, offer or delivery to an official or employee of the U.S. government of a gift, favor or other gratuity in violation of these rules would not only violate Company policy but could also be a criminal offense. State and local governments, as well as foreign governments, may have similar rules.

 

15.       Political Contributions

 

The Company encourages its employees to participate in political activities on their own time and at their own expense. Various laws prohibit or limit corporate contributions to political parties or candidates. Company assets, facilities and resources may not be used for political purposes except in accordance with the law and after approval by the Company’s General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, or Chief Financial Officer.

 

16.       Waivers of the Code of Conduct

 

Each of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (in the case of a violation by a director or executive officer) and the General Counsel (in the case of a violation by any other person) may, in its discretion, waive any violation of the Code. Any waiver for a director or an executive officer shall be disclosed as required by SEC and the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

 

17.       Corporate Disclosures

 

All directors, officers and employees should support the Company’s goal to have fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the periodic reports required to be filed by the Company with the SEC. Although many employees hold positions that are far removed from the Company’s required filings with the SEC, each director, officer and employee should promptly bring to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel, or the Company’s Audit Committee, as appropriate in the circumstances, any of the following:

 

· Any material information to which such individual may become aware that affects the disclosures made by the Company in its public filings or would otherwise assist the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee in fulfilling their responsibilities with respect to such public filings.

 

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· Any information the individual may have concerning (a) significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s financial reporting, disclosures or internal controls.

 

· Any information the individual may have concerning any violation of the Code, including any actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships, involving any management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s financial reporting, disclosures or internal controls.

 

· Any information the individual may have concerning evidence of a material violation of the securities or other laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Company and the operation of its business, by the Company or any agent thereof or of violation of the Code.

 

18.       Compliance Procedures

 

We must all work to ensure prompt and consistent action against violations of the Code. However, in some situations it is difficult to know right from wrong. Since we cannot anticipate every situation that will arise, it is important that we have a way to approach a new question or problem. These are the steps to keep in mind:

 

· Make sure you have all the facts. In order to reach the right solutions, we must be as fully informed as possible.

 

· Ask yourself: What specifically am I being asked to do? Does it seem unethical or improper? This will enable you to focus on the specific question you are faced with, and the alternatives you have. Use your judgment and common sense; if something seems unethical or improper, it often is.

 

· Clarify your responsibility and role. In most situations, there is shared responsibility. Are your colleagues informed? It may help to get others involved and discuss the problem.

 

· Discuss the problem with your supervisor. This is the basic guidance for all situations. In many cases, your supervisor will be more knowledgeable about the issue, and will appreciate being brought into the decision-making process. Remember that it is your supervisor’s responsibility to help solve problems.

 

· Seek help from Company resources. In the rare case where it may not be appropriate to discuss an issue with your supervisor or where you do not feel comfortable approaching your supervisor with your question, discuss it with a member of the Human Resources or Legal Departments.

 

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· You may report ethical violations in confidence and without fear of retaliation. If your situation requires that your identity be kept secret, your anonymity will be protected. The Company does not permit retaliation of any kind against employees for good faith reports of ethical violations.

 

· Always ask first, act later. If you are unsure of what to do in any situation, seek guidance before you act.

 

19.       Reporting any Illegal or Unethical Behavior

 

Employees are encouraged to talk to supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel about observed illegal or unethical behavior and when in doubt about the best course of action in a particular situation. The Company does not tolerate acts of retaliation against any director, officer or employee who makes a good faith report of known or suspected acts of misconduct or other violations of the Code. Employees are expected to cooperate in internal investigations of misconduct.

 

Any employee may submit a good faith concern regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters without fear of dismissal or retaliation of any kind.

 

20.       Investigations of Suspected Violations

 

All reported violations of Company policy will be promptly investigated and treated confidentially to the extent reasonably possible. It is imperative that reporting persons not conduct their own preliminary investigations. Investigations of alleged violations may involve complex legal issues, and acting on your own may compromise the integrity of an investigation and adversely affect both you and the Company.

 

Due to certain requirements under data protection laws in Europe, the Company may be obligated to inform the subject of a reported violation that the report was filed, and how he or she may exercise his or her right to access and correct the information regarding the allegation. However, this right to access information does not entitle the subject of the allegation to information identifying the person who reported the allegation.

 

21.       Discipline for Violations

 

The Company intends to use every reasonable effort to prevent conduct that violates the Code and to halt any such conduct that may occur as soon as reasonably possible after its discovery. Subject to applicable law, employees who violate the Code and other Company policies and procedures may be subject to financial penalties and disciplinary actions, up to and including termination of employment and, if warranted, civil legal action or referral to criminal prosecution, in accordance with applicable local regulation. In addition, subject to applicable law, disciplinary actions, up to and including termination of employment, may be taken against anyone who directs or approves violations or has knowledge of them and does not promptly report them in accordance with our policies.

 

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22.       Acknowledgement

 

The Code shall be distributed to each new employee and director of the Company upon commencement of his or her employment or other relationship with the Company and shall also be distributed annually to each employee and director of the Company. Subject to local law, each employee and director shall sign a certification at least annually acknowledging that he or she has received, read and understood the Code and has complied with its terms.

 

The Company reserves the right to amend, alter or terminate the Code at any time for any reason, in compliance with local legislation. The most current version of the Code can be found on the Company’s intranet.

 

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This document is not an employment contract between the Company and any of its employees or directors.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

 

I, _______________________, acknowledge that I have received and read a copy of the RLJ Entertainment, Inc. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. I understand the contents of the Code and I agree to comply with the policies and procedures set out in the Code.

 

I understand that I should approach the Company’s legal department if I have any questions about the Code generally or any questions about reporting a suspected conflict of interest or other violation of the Code.

 

   
Signature  
   
   
Printed Name  
   
   
Date  

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 to STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of October 3, 2012 by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Buyer ”), RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Holdings ”), Acorn Media Group, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation (the “ Company ”), the shareholders of the Company listed on the attached Exhibit A (each, a “ Shareholder ” and collectively, the “ Shareholders ”), and Peter Edwards, as the Shareholder Representative (the “ Shareholder Representative ”), and amends that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 by and among Buyer, Holdings, the Company, the Shareholders and the Stockholder Representative (the “ Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.14 of the Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as provided in this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Amendments .

 

(a)          Section 1.2.1 (i) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(i)          The portion of the Purchase Price for the Stock payable to each Shareholder in cash (the “ Aggregate Cash Purchase Price ”) shall consist, in the aggregate, of the dollar amount equal to (a) $96,818,343.00 in cash, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate ACL Transaction Costs as set forth on the ACL Transaction Costs Spreadsheet, less (c) the sum of (i) an amount equal to the aggregate Transaction Costs of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as set forth on the Transaction Costs Spreadsheet (including the Subsidiary Option Cancellation Payments and the Minority Buyout Payments, and any other costs relating thereto (including stamp duty and employer’s national insurance contributions payable in respect of such payments), (ii) the Term Loan Repayment Amount and the Sub-Debt Repayment Amount), and (iii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of ACL Transaction Costs funded from working capital of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Aggregate Cash Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Shareholders in the proportions set forth on Exhibit A hereto under the heading “Cash Amount Percentage,” subject to the adjustment, if any, set forth on Exhibit A hereto under the heading “Individual Adjustments to Cash.” The Aggregate Cash Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment post-Closing as provided in Section 1.2.3. The aggregate net cash purchase price payable to the Shareholders is referred to as the “ Net Cash Purchase Price .””

 

 
 

 

(b)          Section 1.2.1(a)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(ii)         The portion of the Purchase Price for the Stock payable to each Shareholder in shares of Holdings Common Stock (the “ Stock Purchase Price ”) shall consist, in the aggregate, of 1,575,000 shares of Holdings Common Stock, and such shares of Holdings Common Stock, and the number of Registered Shares and Private Placement Shares payable to each Shareholder, shall be allocated to the Shareholders as specified on Exhibit A hereto under the headings “Registered Shares Amount” and “Private Placement Shares Amount”.”

 

(c)          Section 1.2.1(a) (iii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(iii)        The portion of the Purchase Price for the Stock payable to each Shareholder in Holdings Warrants (the “ Warrant Purchase Price ” and, together with the Net Cash Purchase Price and the Stock Purchase Price, the “ Net Purchase Price ”) shall consist, in the aggregate, of 1,150,000 Holdings Warrants, and the number of Registered Warrants and Private Placement Warrants payable to each Shareholder, shall be allocated to the Shareholders as specified on Exhibit A hereto under the headings “Registered Warrants Amount” and “Private Placement Warrants Amount”.”

 

(d)          The following new Section 2A.6 is hereby added to the end of Article IIA of the Agreement:

 

2A.6.          Investment and Governmental Compliance Representations

 

(a)          Each Shareholder is acquiring its portion of (i) an aggregate of 575,000 shares of Holdings Common Stock included in the Stock Purchase Price (the “ Private Placement Shares ”) and (ii) an aggregate of 150,000 Holdings Warrants included in the Warrant Purchase Price (the “ Private Placement Warrants ” and, together with the Private Placement Shares, the “ Private Placement Securities ”) for such Shareholder’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for the resale, distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof. Each Shareholder understands that (x) the Private Placement Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent expressed herein and (y) the Private Placement Securities will bear a legend to such effect.

 

(b)          By reason of its business or financial experience, each Shareholder has the capacity to protect its own interest in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, is able to evaluate and bear the risks of an investment in Holdings, and time can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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(c)          Each Shareholder is aware of Holding’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about Holdings and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire an interest in Holdings. During the negotiation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each Shareholder and its representatives have been afforded full and free access to corporate books, financial statements, records, contracts, documents, and other information concerning Holdings and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, have been afforded an opportunity to ask such questions of Holdings’ officers and employees concerning Holdings’ business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities and other relevant matters and they have deemed necessary or desirable, and have been given all such information as has been requested, in order to evaluate the merits and risks of the investment contemplated herein.

 

(d)          Each Shareholder acknowledges that the Private Placement Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering and, under such laws and subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein, may not be resold or transferred by such Shareholder without appropriate registration or the availability of an exemption from such requirements. In this connection, each Shareholder represents that it is familiar with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

(e)          Each Shareholder is subject to the Laws of the United States of America and is in full compliance with all Laws relating to bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001.

 

(f)          (i) No individual who owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than five percent (5%) of the equity interests of a Shareholder, or otherwise controls or has the power to control a Shareholder appears on any Government Lists, (ii) none of the officers, directors, partners or managers of any Shareholder appears on any Government Lists, and (iii) no Shareholder transacts business on behalf of, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, any Person named on any Government Lists.

 

(f)          No Affiliate of any Shareholder is named on any Government Lists.

 

(g)          Each Shareholder is an “Accredited Investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.”

 

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(e)          Section 3.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

3.10.         Investment and Governmental Compliance Representations

 

(a)          The shares of Holdings Common Stock to be issued in accordance with Section 1.2.1(a)(ii) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, Holdings’ Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or any agreement to which Holdings shall be a party or be bound.

 

(b)          The shares of Holdings Common Stock to be issued in accordance with Section 1.2.1(a)(ii) other than the Private Placement Shares (the “ Registered Shares ”) will be registered under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and registered or exempt from registration under applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws

 

(c)          The Holdings Warrants to be issued in accordance with Section 1.2.1(a)(iii), when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, for the consideration expressed herein, will be duly and validly issued and the Holdings Warrant Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Holdings Warrants will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, Holdings’ Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or any agreement to which Holdings shall be a party or be bound.

 

(d)          The Holdings Warrants, other than the Private Placement Warrants (the “ Registered Warrants ”), and the Holdings Warrant Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Holdings Warrants, other than the Holdings Warrants Shares issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Private Placement Warrants, will be registered under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and exempt from registration under applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws.

 

(e)          Holdings has duly reserved for issuance all of the shares of Holdings Common Stock comprising the Stock Purchase Price and the Holdings Warrant Shares.

 

(f)          Section 4.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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4.10.         INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

 

(g)          Section 4.15 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

4.15.         Payoff Letters

 

The Company shall deliver to Buyer immediately prior to the Closing Date payoff letters from SunTrust Bank specifying the amounts payable to SunTrust Bank in connection with the repayment of the Senior Term Loan as of the Closing Date (the “ Term Loan Repayment Amount ”).”

 

(h)          Section 6.19 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the phrase “other than the Private Placement Shares” after the phrase “in accordance with Section 1.2.1(a)(ii)” and by adding the phrase “other than the Holdings Warrants Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants” after the phrase “and (b) the Holdings Warrants Shares”.

 

(i)          The following new Section 6.26 is hereby added to the end of Article VI of the Agreement:

 

6.26         Registration Rights

 

“Holdings and the Shareholders hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) each of the Peter Edwards ESBT Trust, the Edwards Family Trust - Sara Edwards, the Edwards Family Trust - William Edwards and Miguel Penella shall be entitled to registration rights with respect to all of the Registered Shares and all of the Registered Warrants issued to such Shareholders in accordance with this Agreement, and all of the Holdings Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Registered Warrants, and (b) each Shareholder shall be entitled to registration rights with respect to all of the Private Placement Shares and Private Placement Warrants issued in accordance with this Agreement, and all of the Holdings Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, in each case, pursuant to the terms of a registration rights agreement to be entered into by Holdings and the Shareholders at Closing. The registration rights described in this Section 6.26 shall be pari passu to the registration rights granted by Holdings pursuant to that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Holdings, Buyer and the holders of preferred stock of Image set forth on the signature page thereto.”

 

(j)          The following new definitions are hereby added in alphabetical order to Annex A of the Agreement:

 

Aggregate Cash Purchase Price ”: Is defined in Section 1.2.1(a)(i).

 

Government Lists ”: (a) The two lists maintained by the United States Department of Commerce (Denied Persons and Entities); (b) the list maintained by the United States Department of Treasury (Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons); (c) the two lists maintained by the United States Department of State (Terrorist Organizations and Debarred Parties); and (d) any other lists of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained pursuant to any of the rules and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or by any other Governmental Body.

 

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Private Placement Securities ”: Is defined in Section 2A.6.

 

Private Placement Shares ”: Is defined in Section 2A.6.

 

Private Placement Warrants ”: Is defined in Section 2A.6.

 

Registered Shares ”: Is defined in Section 3.10(b).

 

Registered Warrants ”: Is defined in Section 3.10(d).

 

(k)          The definitions of “Per Share Cash Purchase Price,” “Per Share Stock Purchase Price” and “Per Share Warrant Purchase Price” are hereby deleted from Annex A of the Agreement:

 

(l)          The definition of “Redemption Rights” in Annex A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Redemption Rights ”: The redemption rights provided for in Section 9.2 of Article IX of the Buyer Articles of Incorporation by holders of the outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock.

 

(m)          Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with Exhibit A to this Amendment.

 

2.           Reaffirmation . In all respects not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Amendment, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and is hereby ratified, adopted, approved and confirmed by the parties hereto. From and after the date hereof, each reference to the Agreement in any other instrument or document shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby, unless the context otherwise requires .

 

3.           Governing Law . This Amendment and all Claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Amendment, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Amendment (including any Claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Amendment or as an inducement to enter into this Amendment) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice-of-law principles that might otherwise require or allow the application of the laws of some other jurisdiction

 

4.           Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, .pdf or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to the Amendment.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title:   President and CEO
     
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
     
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title:   President and CEO

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name:  Peter D. Edwards
    Title:    Chairman
     
  SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
     
  /s/ Peter D. Edwards
  Name:  Peter D. Edwards

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  PETER EDWARDS ESBT TRUST
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name:  Peter D. Edwards
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  EDWARDS FAMILY TRUST - SARA
EDWARDS
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name:  Peter D. Edwards
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  EDWARDS FAMILY TRUST - WILLIAM
EDWARDS
     
  By: /s/ Peter D. Edwards
    Name:  Peter D. Edwards
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  JRE ACORN IRREVOCABLE TRUST FBO
JUSTINE K. EPSTEIN
     
  Clearbridge, LLC, Trustee
  By: /s/ Miles C. Padgett
    Name: Miles C. Padgett
    Title:   Trust Manager, JRE Acorn Irrevocable
                Trust FBO Justine K. Epstein

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  JRE ACORN IRREVOCABLE TRUST FBO
JULES R. FEENEY
     
  Clearbridge, LLC, Trustee
  By: /s/ Miles C. Padgett
    Name:  Miles C. Padgett
    Title:    Trust Manager, JRE Acorn Irrevocable 
                Trust FBO Jules R. Feeney

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  JAMES EPSTEIN
   
  /s/ James Epstein
  Name:  James Epstein

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  JOHN LORENZ
   
  /s/ John Lorenz
  Name: John Lorenz

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  LORENZ FAMILY TRUST FOR JOSEPH
LORENZ
     
  By: /s/ Christine Simpson
    Name:  Christine Simpson
    Title:    Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Scott Ward
    Name:  Scott Ward
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  LORENZ FAMILY TRUST FOR PETER
LORENZ
     
  By: /s/ Christine Simpson
    Name:  Christine Simpson
    Title:    Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Scott Ward
    Name:  Scott Ward
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  GEORGE DELTA
   
  /s/ George Delta
  Name:  George Delta

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  DELTA FAMILY TRUST FOR KAYLA DELTA
     
  By: /s/ George Delta
    Name:  George Delta
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  DELTA FAMILY TRUST FOR MARA DELTA
     
  By: /s/ George Delta
    Name:  George Delta
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  MARSHA LUTZ
   
  /s/ Marsha Lutz
  Name:  Marsha Lutz

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  ROZANNE HAKALA
   
  /s/ Rozanne Hakala
  Name: Rozanne Hakala

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  GEORGE W. OWENS TRUST FOR
GRANDCHILDREN DATED 11/19/91
     
  By: /s/ Gregory D. Owens
    Name:  Gregory D. Owens
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  CAROL E. OWENS TRUST
     
  By: /s/ Carol E. Owens
    Name:  Carol E. Owens
    Title:    Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  MIGUEL PENELLA
   
  /s/ Miguel Penella
  Name: Miguel Penella

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

Pursuant to a Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement Exercise Notice, dated of even date herewith, the undersigned holder of an Option to purchase shares of Stock has agreed to exercise such Option contingent upon, and effective immediately prior to, the Closing and, in connection therewith, has agreed to join and become a party to the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, as a Shareholder, effective immediately prior to the Closing.

 

  MARK STEVENS
   
  /s/ Mark Stevens
  Name: Mark Stevens

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Acquisition, Inc., RLJ Entertainment, Inc., Acorn Media Group, Inc., the shareholders of
Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of October 3, 2012 by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Purchaser ”), RLJ Entertainment Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Holdings ”), and the holders of Preferred Stock of Image Entertainment, Inc. listed on Schedule A to the Agreement (as defined below) (each a “ Seller ” and, collectively, the “ Sellers” ) and amends that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, by and among Purchaser, Holdings and the Sellers (the “ Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as provided in this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1 .           Amendments . The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)          Section 2.02 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following Section:

 

“SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) for all of the Shares shall be payable in cash, Promissory Notes, newly issued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Holdings (“ Holdings Common Stock ”) and newly issued warrants to purchase shares of Holdings Common Stock in substantially the same form as the warrants issued by Purchaser in its public offering in February 2010 (“ Holdings Warrants ” and the shares of Holdings Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Holdings Warrants, the “ Holdings Warrant Shares ”). The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Sellers as set forth in Schedule B hereto.”

 

(b)          Section 2.05 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the period after paragraph (b) of such Section 2.05 and replacing it with a semi-colon and by adding the following new paragraphs (c) and (d) to the end of such Section 2.05:

 

“(c)          shares of Holdings Common Stock in the name of each Seller receiving shares of Holdings Common Stock by appropriate book entries evidencing such shares; and

 

“(d)          Holdings Warrants in the name of each Seller receiving Holdings Warrants.”

 

 
 

 

(c)          Section 3.06 of the Agreement is hereby amended to include the Holdings Common Stock and Holdings Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Agreement in addition to the Promissory Notes, mutatis mutandis .

 

(d)          The following new Section 4.07 is hereby added to the end of Article IV of the Agreement.

 

“SECTION 4.07. Valid Issuance of the Securities .

 

(a)          The shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement shall, when issued, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statue, the certificate of incorporation of Holdings, the By-laws of Holdings or any agreement to which Holdings shall be a party or be bound.

 

(b)          The Holdings Warrants to be issued to the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement will, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, be duly authorized and validly issued.

 

(c)          The Holdings Warrant Shares will, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Holdings Warrants, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statue, the certificate of incorporation of Holdings, the By-laws of Holdings or any agreement to which Holdings shall be a party or be bound.”

 

(e)          Section 5.07 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of such Section 5.07 and replacing it with the following sentence:

 

“Purchaser and the Sellers hereby acknowledge and agree that the Sellers identified as Registered Sellers on Schedule A hereto (the “ Registered Sellers ”) shall be entitled to demand registration on Form S-3 of (i) the Holdings Common Stock and Holdings Warrant Shares received by such Sellers pursuant to this Agreement and the Holdings Warrants and (ii) the Holdings Common Stock received by such Sellers pursuant to the Image Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement).”

 

(f)           Schedule B of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule B attached to this Amendment.

 

                2.            Reaffirmation . In all respects not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Amendment, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and is hereby ratified, adopted, approved and confirmed by the parties hereto. From and after the date hereof, each reference to the Agreement in any other instrument or document shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby, unless the context otherwise requires.

  

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3.           Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

4.           Counterparts . This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) with the same effect as if the signatures to each counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all such counterparts together shall be deemed an original of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective when, and only when, each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Sellers and the Purchaser has caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  PURCHASER:
   
  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and CEO

 

  HOLDINGS:
   
  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
    Name: H. Van Sinclair
    Title: President and CEO

 

[Signatures continue on next page]

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of preferred stock of Image Entertainment, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  SELLERS:
   
  JH PARTNERS EVERGREEN FUND, L.P.
   
  By: JH Evergreen Management, LLC
  Its: General Partner

 

  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
    Name:  R. Todd Forrest
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer
   
  c/o JH Partners, LLC
  451 Jackson Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  Telephone:  (415) 364-0300
  Facsimile:  (415) 364-0333

 

  JH INVESTMENT PARTNERS III, L.P.
   
  By:  JH Evergreen Management, LLC
  Its:  General Partner
   
  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
    Name:  R. Todd Forrest
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

  c/o JH Partners, LLC
  451 Jackson Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  Telephone:  (415) 364-0300
  Facsimile:  (415) 364-0333

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of preferred stock of Image Entertainment, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  JH INVESTMENT PARTNERS GP FUND III, LLC
   
  By:  JH Evergreen Management, LLC
  Its:  Manager

 

  By: /s/ R. Todd Forrest
    Name:  R. Todd Forrest
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

  c/o JH Partners, LLC
  451 Jackson Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  Telephone:  (415) 364-0300
  Facsimile:  (415) 364-0333
   
  JOHN AVAGLIANO
   
  /s/ John Avagliano
  John Avagliano
   
  Address:
  656 Daniel Court
  Wyckoff, NJ 07481
  Facsimile:  
   
  RAYMOND GAGNON
   
  /s/ Raymond Gagnon
  Raymond Gagnon
   
  Address:
  27 Gilmore Road
  North Easton, MA 02356
  Facsimile:  

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of preferred stock of Image Entertainment, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  PRODUCERS SALES ORGANIZATION
   
  By: /s/ John W. Hyde
    Name:  John W. Hyde
    Title:  President

 

  Address:
  46216 Dry Creek Drive
  Badger, CA 93603
  Facsimile:  

 

  DAVID B. BORIS
   
  /s/ David B. Boris
  David B. Boris
   
  Address:
  90 East End Avenue
  New York, NY 10028
  Facsimile:  

 

  R. MICHAEL POWELL
   
  /s/ R. Michael Powell
  R. Michael Powell
   
  Address:
  29 Guinea Road
  Greenwich, CT 06830
  Facsimile:  

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of preferred stock of Image Entertainment, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  JONATHAN MEYERS
   
  /s/ Jonathan  Meyers
  Jonathan Meyers
   
  Address:
  315 East 69th Street
  New York, NY 10021
  Facsimile:  

 

  THEODORE S. GREEN
   
  /s/ Theodore S. Green
  Theodore S. Green
   
  Address:
  307 East 87th   Street
  New York, NY 10128
  Facsimile:  

 

  TAYLOR RETTIG
   
  /s/ Taylor Rettig
  Taylor Rettig
   
  Address:
  c/o JH Partners, LLC
  451 Jackson Street
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  Telephone:  (415) 364-0300
  Facsimile:  (415) 364-0333

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
RLJ Entertainment, Inc., RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and the holders of preferred stock of Image Entertainment, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of September 18, 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ RLJ ”), RLJ Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Entertainment ”, and, collectively with RLJ, the “ Companies ”), and Wexford Spectrum Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Consultant ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, The Companies desire to retain the services of the Consultant and the Consultant desires to provide services to the Companies, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitations, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged hereby, the parties hereto, intending legally to be bound, hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I  

ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICES

 

1.1            Engagement of Consultant . The Companies hereby engage the Consultant and the Consultant hereby agrees to provide consulting services as set forth in Section 1.3 of this Agreement.

 

1.2            Term of Agreement . The term of this Agreement (the “ Term ”), and the Consultant’s services required hereunder, shall commence (the “ Commencement Date ”) upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 2, 2012, among the Companies, Image Entertainment, Inc. and the other parties thereto (the “ Merger Agreement ”). The Term shall expire six months following the Commencement Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Article III hereof.

 

1.3            Services to be Provided .

 

(a)           Services.      During the Term, the Consultant shall make itself and appropriate personnel available to consult with the Companies’ Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) and/or such other senior officers and managers as the CEO may designate from time to time (the “ Designees ”) on matters of strategic advice regarding capital markets activities. The Consultant shall report exclusively to the CEO or the Designees, whichever applicable, and shall perform such consulting services as shall be reasonably requested by the CEO or the Designees, whichever applicable, from time to time during the Term (collectively referred to herein as the “ Services ”).

 

 
 

 

(b)           Performance of Services.          The Consultant is responsible for reasonably determining the method, details and means of performing the Services required under this Agreement. The Consultant shall all times perform such Services and conduct Consultant’s business and affairs in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Such consultation under this Agreement may be made via telephone, videoconference, email, in writing or by other method of communication selected in the reasonable exercise of the Consultant’s discretion.

 

1.4            Nature of Consulting Relationship .

 

(a)           In General. It is agreed and understood by the parties to this Agreement that, for all purposes, during the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall serve solely as an independent contractor of the Companies and shall not be an employee of the Companies in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as creating or establishing the relationship of employer and employee between the Consultant and Companies. As an independent contractor, the Consultant shall accept any directions issued by the Companies pertaining to the goals to be attained and the results to be achieved by it, but shall be solely responsible for the manner and hours in which it will perform its services under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Tax Treatment. It is agreed and understood by the parties to this Agreement that the Companies will treat the Consultant as an independent contractor for purposes of all tax laws (local, state and federal) and file any required forms consistent with that status. The Consultant agrees, as an independent contractor, that neither it nor its personnel performing the Services shall be entitled to unemployment benefits or workers' compensation benefits. The Consultant will be solely responsible to pay any and all local, state, and/or federal income, social security, unemployment taxes for itself and its personnel, as well as workers’ compensation coverage.

 

(c)           No Employee Benefits. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that neither it nor its personnel shall receive any employee benefits of any kind from the Companies.

 

ARTICLE II

FEES; EXPENSES

 

2.1            Fees . In consideration for the Services to be provided by the Consultant under this Agreement, the Consultant shall receive from Entertainment (a) 325,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of common stock (“ Entertainment Common Stock ”) of Entertainment and (b) warrants (“ Entertainment Warrants ”) to purchase 550,000 shares of Entertainment Common Stock, which warrants shall be on substantially the same terms as the public warrants of Entertainment as in existence immediately following the Commencement Date. The Entertainment Common Stock and Entertainment Warrants shall be paid as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Commencement date and, in any event, within 30 days following the Commencement Date.

 

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The obligation of Entertainment to pay the consideration specified above is expressly conditioned upon the representations and warranties of the Consultant set forth in this Agreement being true, accurate and complete in all respects.

 

2.2            Expense Reimbursement . During the Term of this Agreement, the Companies shall reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable business expenses actually paid or incurred by the Consultant with the prior written consent of the Companies, upon proper submission of supporting documentation by the Consultant.

 

2.3            Registration Rights . As promptly as practicable following the Commencement Date, Entertainment and the Consultant shall negotiate and enter into a customary registration rights agreement with respect to the shares of Entertainment Common Stock and Entertainment Warrants being delivered to the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Such registration rights agreement shall be substantially similar to the current registration rights agreement of RLJ and shall provide the Consultant with (a) customary “piggy back” rights if Entertainment shall make an offering of its shares of Entertainment Common Stock and (b) once Entertainment shall become “S-3 eligible”, one demand registration right.

 

ARTICLE III

TERMINATION

 

3.1            Termination .        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the engagement and provision of the Services under this Agreement shall terminate on the expiration of the Term as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

3.2            Additional Termination Right . The Companies, on the one hand, and the Consultant, on the other, may terminate this Agreement prior to or as of the Commencement Date if the representations and warranties of the other party shall not be true, accurate and complete as of the Commencement Date.

 

3.3            Failure of Commencement Date to Occur . Any party may terminate this Agreement if the Commencement Date shall not have occurred by November 22, 2012.

 

3.4            Effect of Termination In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this Article III, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of either party hereto except that nothing herein shall relieve either party from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.

 

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ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1            Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)           The Companies hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Consultant as follows:

 

(i)            Each Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not adversely affect the ability of each Company to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. The execution and delivery by each Company of this Agreement, the performance by each Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of each Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Company, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Consultant) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Company, enforceable against each Company in accordance with its terms.

 

(ii)         The execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement do not and will not (A) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of each Company, (B) conflict with or violate any law or governmental order applicable to each Company or its respective assets, properties or businesses or (C) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which each Company is a party, except, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of each Company to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.

 

(iii)        The shares of Entertainment Common Stock and Entertainment Warrants to be issued pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the “ Securities ”) shall, at the time of issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Shares of Entertainment Common Stock underlying the Entertainment Warrants shall, at the time of the issuance of the Entertainment Warrants be duly reserved. Except as contemplated in Section 4.2(b)(iv) below regarding the fact that such Securities shall not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) or any other state securities laws, such Securities shall be issued free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances.

 

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(b)         The Consultant hereby represents and warrants to the Companies as follows:

 

(i)          The Consultant is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite organizational power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Consultant is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not adversely affect the ability of the Consultant to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Consultant, the performance by the Consultant of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Consultant of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Consultant. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Consultant, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Companies) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Consultant, enforceable against the Consultant in accordance with its terms.

 

(ii)         The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Consultant do not and will not (A) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of the organizational documents of the Consultant, (B) conflict with or violate any law or governmental order applicable to the Consultant or (C) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which the Consultant is a party, except, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Consultant to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.

 

(iii)        As of the date hereof, the Consultant and/or its affiliates own, beneficially and of record, at least 1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ RLJ Common Stock ”), free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances. The Consultant and/or its affiliates have voted all of such shares of RLJ Common Stock in favor of all proposals to be adopted by the shareholders of RLJ at the special meeting of shareholders of RLJ to be held on September 20, 2012 and has not withdrawn or changed such vote. As of the Commencement Date, the Consultant and/or its affiliates shall own, beneficially and of record, at least 1,000,000 shares of RLJ Common Stock, free and clear of all liens, claims and other encumbrances, and shall not have sought redemption by RLJ for at least 1,000,000 shares of RLJ Common Stock.

 

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(iv)        With respect to the Securities to be acquired by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement:

 

(A)         The Consultant is acquiring its Securities for the Consultant’s own account, or the account(s) of its affiliate(s), for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for the resale, distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof. The Consultant understands that (i) the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent expressed herein and (ii) the Securities will bear a legend to such effect.

 

(B)         By reason of its business or financial experience, the Consultant has the capacity to protect its own interest in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, is able to evaluate and bear the risks of an investment in the Companies, and time can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(C)         The Consultant is aware of the Companies’ business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Companies and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire an interest in the Companies. During the negotiation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Consultant and its representatives have been afforded full and free access to corporate books, financial statements, records, contracts, documents, and other information concerning the Companies and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, have been afforded an opportunity to ask such questions of the Companies’ officers and employees concerning the Companies’ business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities and other relevant matters and they have deemed necessary or desirable, and have been given all such information as has been requested, in order to evaluate the merits and risks of the investment contemplated herein.

 

(D)         The Consultant acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering and, under such laws and subject to the transfer restrictions set forth herein, may not be resold or transferred by the Consultant without appropriate registration or the availability of an exemption from such requirements. In this connection, the Consultant represents that it is familiar with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

(E)         The Consultant is subject to the laws of the United States of America and is in full compliance with all Laws relating to bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Patriot Act.

 

(F)         The Consultant is an “Accredited Investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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4.2            Entire Agreement; Amendment .   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any way except by a written instrument executed by the Companies and the Consultant.

 

4.3            Notice .   All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered by courier, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or sent by confirmed facsimile transmission addressed as set forth herein. Notices personally delivered, sent by facsimile or sent by overnight courier shall be deemed given on the date of delivery and notices mailed in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed given upon the receipt by the addressee, as evidenced by the return receipt thereof. Notice shall be sent:

 

(i) if to the Companies:

 

RLJ Acquisition, Inc.
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Telecopy: (301)-280-7747
Telephone: (301) 280-7737
Attention: H. Van Sinclair

 

with a copy to:

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Telecopy: (212) 801-6400

Telephone: (212) 801-9200

Attention: Alan Annex, Esq.

 

(ii) if to the Consultant:

 

c/o Wexford Capital LP
411 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06380
Telecopy: (203) 862-7310
Telephone: (203) 862-7010
Attention: Robert Holtz, Partner

RHoltz@Wexford.com

 

with a copy to:

 

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c/o Wexford Capital LP

411 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, CT 06380

Telecopy: (203) 862-7312

Telephone: (203) 862-7012

Attention: Arthur Amron, Esq

Aamron@wexford.com

 

4.4            Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of each State. The parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any suit, action or legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this separation and release agreement shall be brought in the courts of record of the State of New York in New York County or the court of the United States, Southern District of New York; and (ii) consent to the jurisdiction of each such court in any suit, action or proceeding. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL .

 

4.5            Assignment: Successors and Assigns . Neither the Consultant (except to its affiliate(s)) nor the Companies may make an assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of laws or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Companies and the Consultant, their respective, successors and assigns.

 

4.6            Waiver . The waiver by any party hereto of the other party's prompt and complete performance or breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation, and the waiver by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy which he or it may possess shall not operate nor be construed as the waiver of such right or remedy by such party or as a bar to the exercise of such right or remedy by such party upon the occurrence of any subsequent breach or violation.

 

4.7            Severability . The invalidity of any one or more of the words, phrases, sentences, clauses, sections or subsections contained in this Agreement shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining portions of this Agreement or any part thereof, all of which are inserted conditionally on their being valid in law, and, in the event that any one or more of the words, phrases, sentences, clauses, sections or subsections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid word or words, phrase or phrases, sentence or sentences, clause or clauses, section or sections, or subsection or subsections had not been inserted.

 

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4.8            Attorneys Fees . In the event that any litigation shall arise between the Companies and the Consultant based, in whole or in part, upon this Agreement or any provisions contained herein, the prevailing party in any litigation shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party, and shall be awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction, any and all reasonable fees and disbursements of trial and appellate counsel paid, incurred or suffered by such prevailing party as the result of, arising from, or in connection with, any such litigation.

 

4.09          Section Headings . The section or other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of any or all of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

4.10          No Third Party Beneficiary other than Companies .   Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity, other than the parties hereto and each of their respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.11          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and agreement.

 

4.12          Public Announcements . No party shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise communicate with any news media without the prior written consent of other party unless otherwise required by law, rule or regulation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

  RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ H. Van Sinclair
  Name: H. Van Sinclair
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  WEXFORD SPECTRUM INVESTORS, LLC
 
  By: /s/ Robert Holtz
  Name: Robert Holtz
  Title:   Vice President

 

 

 

  

Exhibit 99.4

 

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

RLJ ACQUISITION, INC. ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF

ITS BUSINESS COMBINATION ACQUIRING IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT,

INC. AND ACORN MEDIA GROUP TO FORM

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

Robert L. Johnson, Founder of The RLJ Companies, Will Serve as Executive Chairman of The New NASDAQ Publicly Traded Company

 

BETHESDA, MD//OCTOBER 3, 2012// Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), announced today RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (OTCQB: RLJAU; RLJA; RLJAW) (the “Company”) has successfully completed the business combination acquiring Image Entertainment, Inc. (OTCQB:DISK) (“Image”) and Acorn Media Group, Inc., two highly complementary media content distribution companies to create RLJ Entertainment, Inc. Approved by the Company’s, Image’s and Acorn’s respective shareholders, RLJ Entertainment, Inc. becomes one of the largest independent global distributors of digital and video content.

 

“RLJ Entertainment CEO Ted Green, COO Miguel Penella, and I are very excited about this new business combination. RLJ Entertainment’s goal is to become a preeminent distributor of content to all media platforms including DVD and Blu-Ray, digital downloads, digital streaming, and broadcast and cable,” said Mr. Johnson. “We are also committed as part of our business strategy, to leveraging our experience in acquiring, distributing, and monetizing content to create branded digital subscription channels over the Internet targeted to distinct audiences that are underserved by current media platforms and interested in programming that appeals directly to their unique viewing interests.

 

“RLJ Entertainment believes that the growing convergence of streaming digital content directly to the television set will revolutionize the way consumers acquire content on a customized a la carte basis rather than purchasing bundled packages. RLJ Entertainment is uniquely situated to become a prominent player in a digital media world where the consumer controls what they want to see and when and where they want to see it.”

 

RLJ Entertainment marks the third company Mr. Johnson has taken public, including Black Entertainment Television, which became the first African American company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991 and RLJ Lodging Trust, a $2 billion market cap hotel REIT with 144 hotels, which Mr. Johnson co-founded with CEO Tom Baltimore, went public in May of 2011. Shares of RLJ Entertainment common stock will be traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the stock ticker symbol RLJE. RLJ Entertainment warrants will be traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board. The Company anticipates that payments to holders of its shares of common stock that redeemed their shares will be made promptly following the closing of the business combination. In conjunction with and to provide funding for these acquisitions and RLJ Entertainment’s ongoing working capital needs, RLJ Entertainment entered into a $70 million credit agreement with a group led by SunTrust, which includes a five-year $15 million revolving credit facility and three tranches of term loans totaling $55 million with final maturities ranging from five to five and one-half years, at interest rates ranging from prime rate plus 5% to 6.25% or LIBOR plus 6% to 7.25% plus an additional 3% per annum paid in kind on the last $15 million of the facilities.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release may include “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United Stated Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “plan”, “outlook”, and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate   future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Investors are cautioned that such forward looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of the Company, RLJ Entertainment, Image, Acorn and the combined companies are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties.

 

 
 

 

A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against RLJ, Image or others relating to the business combination and the transactions contemplated thereby; (2) the risk that the completed transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein; (3) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; (4) costs related to the proposed business combination; (5) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (6) the possibility that Image or Acorn may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (7) the ability to integrate Image’s and Acorn’s businesses and operations; (8) the anticipated growth and growth strategies; (9) the need for additional capital and the availability of financing; (10) the combined company’s ability to successfully manage relationships with customers, distributors and other important relationships; (11) the combined company’s ability to integrate the management team and employees; (12) the loss of key personnel or expenditure of a greater amount of resources attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel than in the past; (13) the compatibility of business cultures; (14) technological changes; (15) pricing and availability of products and services; (16) demand for the combined company’s products and services; (17) the ability to leverage and monetize content; and (18) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings with the SEC by RLJ, RLJ Entertainment or Image.

 

Readers are referred to the most recent reports filed with the SEC by RLJ and Image. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Media Inquiries: Traci Otey Blunt, 240.744.7858 or press@rljcompanies.com

 

Business Inquiries: Lisa Warner Pickrum, 301.280.7703 or rlja@rljcompanies.com

 

About RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (RLJAU; RLJA; RLJAW) is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), also known as a blank check company, that seeks to acquire one of more operating companies. RLJ Acquisition, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from its initial public offering to acquire one or more operating businesses through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. For more information about RLJ Acquisition, Inc., please visit: http://www.rljcompanies.com/companies/rlj-acquisition-inc/

 

About Image Entertainment - Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, with approximately 3,700 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 350 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and more than 450 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, Image Entertainment has exclusive audio and broadcast rights, as well as digital download rights to approximately 2,200 video programs and approximately 500 audio titles containing more than 6,000 individual tracks. Image Entertainment is headquartered in Chatsworth, California. For more information about Image Entertainment, please go to www.image-entertainment.com .

 

About Acorn Media Group - Based in suburban Washington, D.C. and founded by Chairman Peter Edwards, Acorn Media Group has grown from a one-man basement documentary production and distribution operation in the mid-1980s into a leading independent media company operating on three continents. Acorn Media Group consists of four divisions. With its Acorn label, Acorn Media U.S. is the leading distributor of British television programming to consumers in North America. Its Acacia label offers a line of original health & wellness programming. Appealing to the growing lifelong learning audience, Acorn U.S. also offers acclaimed documentaries on the Athena label. Acorn Direct is a direct-to-consumer division offering DVDs, digital downloads, and other high quality products in North America through its Acorn and Acacia catalogs and e-commerce websites. Acorn Media U.K. and Acorn Media Australia distribute comparable lines of DVD titles to consumers in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. For more information about Acorn Media Group, please visit www.AcornMedia.com.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.5

 

Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011

 

    2011     June 30, 2012  
    (Restated)     (Unaudited)  
Assets                
Current Assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,625,426     $ 987,981  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,423,252 and $2,065,013     14,836,147       10,928,153  
Other receivables     30,106       2,253  
Inventories, net of reserve of $631,146 and $342,104     8,236,460       7,876,640  
Royalties advances     6,933,600       8,709,416  
Prepaid expenses     1,098,887       1,006,860  
Total current assets     32,760,626       29,511,303  
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,264,845 and $1,337,506     202,148       253,454  
Other Assets                
Royalty advances, non-current     10,367,706       8,338,801  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,409,383 and $14,125,137     9,332,122       9,581,043  
Deposits and other assets     64,065       120,250  
Prepaid financing fees, non-current     -       718,382  
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary     -       21,677,192  
Total other assets     19,739,868       40,435,668  
Total Assets   $ 52,702,642     $ 70,200,425  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 4,808,428     $ 2,927,276  
Bank overdrafts     2,016,830       1,022,690  
Accrued expenses     5,200,422       2,669,611  
Line of credit     83,161       5,983,861  
Term loan, current     -       675,000  
Accrued royalties     9,084,774       7,327,366  
Payroll and sales taxes payable     306,781       53,039  
Foreign sales taxes payable     601,721       25,532  
Foreign income taxes payable     531,213       378,660  
Total current liabilities     22,633,330       21,063,035  
SunTrust Term Loan, non-current     -       15,991,449  
Subordinated debt from shareholders     -       2,700,000  
Interest payable, subordinated debt     -       116,354  
Accrued royalties, non-current     242,242       159,725  
Total Liabilities     22,875,572       40,030,563  
Stockholders’ Equity                
Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized 10,000,000 shares, 1,023,466 shares issued and outstanding     10,235       10,491  
Additional paid-in capital     4,450,966       4,450,723  
Stockholder notes receivable     (683,796)     (683,796)
Retained earnings     26,295,236       26,350,993  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (421,186)     (24,800)
Noncontrolling interests     759,105       649,741  
Treasury stock, 50,993 shares, at cost     (583,490)     (583,490)
Total stockholders’ equity     29,827,070       30,169,862  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   $ 52,702,642     $ 70,200,425  

 

 
 

 

Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

For the Three Month Periods Ended June 30 2012 and 2011, and the Six Month Periods Ended June 30 2012 and 2011

 

    QTD     QTD     YTD     YTD  
    June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net Sales, net of cooperative advertising of $1,416,287 and $1,579,108 and $2,683,126 and $2,329,817   $ 17,836,750     $ 15,825,004     $ 37,182,015     $ 33,276,849  
Cost of Sales                                
Third-party product     3,741,895       3,452,668       7,784,975       6,496,458  
Shipping and fulfillment     1,698,768       1,371,234       3,765,092       2,953,732  
Royalties     2,392,844       2,102,652       4,717,422       3,949,998  
Duplication, packaging and labels     -       -       -       -  
Amortization of capitalized production costs     796,904       795,168       1,520,528       1,337,801  
Total cost of sales     8,630,411       7,721,722       17,788,017       14,737,989  
Gross profit     9,206,339       8,103,282       19,393,998       18,538,860  
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses     7,509,885       6,028,755       15,062,936       12,078,063  
Operating Income     1,696,454       2,074,527       4,331,062       6,460,797  
Other Income (Expenses)                                
Interest income     7,896       16,337       26,725       4,513  
Interest expense     (472,882)     (26,416)     (507,938)     39,769  
Miscellaneous expense     (38,063)     (520,215)     (20,114)     120,127  
Equity in the income/(loss) of unconsolidated subsidiary     410,888       -       (190,042)     -  
Total other income (expenses)     (92,161)     (530,294)     (691,369)     164,409  
Net Income Before Income Tax     1,604,293       1,544,233       3,639,693       6,625,206  
Income Tax Provision     150,573       326,182       383,824       438,345  
Net Income     1,453,720       1,218,051       3,255,869       6,186,861  
Less Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests     (5,133)     (3,794)     129,173       129,752  
Net Income Attributable to Acorn Media Group, Inc.   $ 1,458,853     $ 1,221,845     $ 3,126,696     $ 6,057,109  

 

 
 

 

Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011, and the Six Month Periods Ended June 30 2012 and 2011

 

          30-Jun-12     30-Jun-11  
    2011     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net Income   $ 8,108,342     $ 3,255,869     $ 6,186,861  
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment     (95,968)     418170       (163,293)
Total Other Comprehensive Income     8,012,374       3,674,039       6,023,568  
Other Comprehensive Income Applicable to Non-Controlling Interest     254,020       (243,670)     (19,352)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Acorn Media Group, Inc.   $ 7,758,354     $ 3,917,709     $ 6,042,920  

 

 
 

 

ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011, and the Six Month Period June 30, 2012

 

                      Accumulated                    
    Total     Stockholder           Other                 Total  
    Capital     Notes     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     Noncontrolling     Stockholders’  
    Contributed     Receivable     Earnings     Loss     Stock     Interests     Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2010     4,461,201       (977,694 )     24,627,663       (336,232)     (583,490)     617,503       27,808,951  
Repayments on Stockholders’ Notes Receivable           293,898                               293,898  
Net Income                 7,843,308                   265,034       8,108,342  
Foreign Currency Translation                       (84,954)           (11,014)     (95,968)
Stockholders’ Distributions                 (6,175,735)                 (112,418 )     (6,288,153)
Balance, December 31, 2011   $ 4,461,201     $ -683,796     $ 26,295,236     $ -421,186     $ -583,490     $ 759,105     $ 29,827,070  
Repayments on Stockholders’ Notes Receivable                                          
Net Income                 3,792,624                   134,306       3,926,930  
Foreign Currency Translation     13                   396,385             21,772       418,170  
Stockholders’ Distributions                 (3,736,866)                 (265,442)     (4,002,308)
Balance, June 30, 2012   $ 4,461,214     $ -683,796     $ 26,350,994     $ -24,801     $ -583,490     $ 649,741     $ 30,169,862  

 

 
 

 

Acorn Media Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Month Periods Ended June 30 2012 and 2011

 

    June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                
Net income   $ 3,255,869     $ 6,186,861  
Reconciliation adjustments                
Depreciation and amortization     1,760,946       1,591,740  
Gain on disposal of fixed assets     -       -  
Sales returns reserve     (358,239)     (1,305,303)
Inventory reserve     289,042       198,200  
Stock-based compensation expense     498,829       -  
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives     -       -  
Equity in (earnings)/loss from unconsolidated subsidiary     (190,042)     -  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable, net     4,266,233       6,271,219  
Other receivables     27,853       33,418  
Inventories     70,778       (550,708)
Royalties advances     253,089       (64,494)
Prepaid expenses     92,027       (89,984)
Production and product development expenditures     (1,964,675)     (1,955,723)
Deposits and other assets     (56,185)     37,869  
Accounts payable     (1,881,152)     (700,158)
Bank overdrafts     (994,140)     (1,552,899)
Accrued expenses     (2,647,165)     (3,092,798)
Accrued royalties     (1,839,925)     (1,492,689)
Payroll and domestic and foreign sales taxes payable     (829,931)     (1,271,862)
Foreign income taxes payable     (152,553)     586,522  
Net cash provided by operating activities     (399,341)     2,829,211  
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments     -       -  
Investment in non-consolidated subsidiary     (21,677,192)     -  
Dividends received from unconsolidated subsidiary     1,012,442       -  
Investment in property and equipment     (35,536)     (123,968)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (20,700,286)     (123,968)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                
Net repayments on line of credit     5,900,700       1,828,771  
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest     (265,442)     -  
Proceeds from shareholder notes     2,700,000       -  
Gross proceeds from term loan     18,000,000       -  
Gross payments on term loan     (1,333,551)     -  
Deferred financing costs     (718,382)     -  
Stockholder distributions     (3,736,866)     (4,020,757)
Repayment of stockholder notes receivable     -       -  
Net cash used in financing activities     20,546,459       -2,191,986  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents     (553,168)     513,257  
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation on     (84,277)     369,466  
Cash and Cash Equivalents                
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period     1,625,426       1,592,067  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period   $ 987,981     $ 2,474,790  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information                
Interest paid   $ 579,546     $ 25,538  
Foreign income taxes paid   $ 383,172     $ 426,505  

 

 
 

 

ACORN MEDIA GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Information as of June 30, 2012 is unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

 

Acorn Media Group, Inc. (“Acorn” or “the Company”) was formed as a corporation in the District of Columbia in 1984, and elected in 1989 to be treated as an S corporation. The Company is a marketer and distributor of niche products, in particular DVDs and complementary merchandise, selling via both wholesale and proprietary direct-to-consumer channels. The Company acquires exclusive home video and digital rights from third parties, usually for a period of seven years, for a diverse array of British television and other specialty programming. The Company also creates additional content and value-added features for its DVD programming, such as interactive menus, audio commentaries, packaging and marketing materials.

 

The Company has two subsidiaries, Acorn Media U.K., LTD., (“Acorn UK”) and Acorn Media Australia Pty, Ltd., (“Acorn Australia”). Acorn UK is a private limited company formed on December 7, 1999 under the laws of the United Kingdom, in which the Company has an 88 percent ownership interest. Acorn Australia is a private limited company formed on January 23, 2007 under the laws of Australia, in which the Company has a 90 percent ownership interest. As of and for the year ending December 31, 2011, Acorn UK and Acorn Australia accounted for approximately 21 percent and 5 of consolidated total assets, and 18 percent and 3 percent of consolidated net sales, respectively. As of and for the year ending December 31, 2010, Acorn UK and Acorn Australia accounted for approximately 21 percent and 5 percent of consolidated total assets, and 19 percent and 4 percent of consolidated net sales, respectively. As of and for the year ending December 31, 2009, Acorn UK and Acorn Australia accounted for approximately 21 percent and 3 percent of consolidated total assets and 18 percent and 3 percent of consolidated net sales, respectively. As of June 30, 2012, Acorn UK and Acorn Australia accounted for approximately 14 percent and 3 percent of consolidated total assets, respectively. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, Acorn UK accounted for 17 percent and 20 percent of consolidated net revenues, respectively, and Acorn Australia accounted for approximately 3 percent and 3 percent of consolidated net revenues, respectively.

 

The Company’s business operations and financial results are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, some of which may be beyond the Company’s ability to control. These include the popularity and level of consumer demand for its specialty media and other products resulting from changing consumer tastes and changes in technology which may ultimately impact the realizability of inventory, capitalized production costs and royalties advances; dependence on a limited number of suppliers for new media content; dependence on a limited number of key retailers for distribution of third-party media products; dependence on a limited number of suppliers of production materials; and dependence on key management personnel, among others. Changes in these factors could impact the Company’s overall level of business activity and results of future operations.

 

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Information — The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012, the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2012, and the consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are unaudited. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments necessary for the fair statement of our financial position, as of June 30, 2012, the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2012 and stockholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012 or for any other period.

 

 
 

 

Principles of Consolidation  — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Acorn Media Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Acorn U.K. and Acorn Australia) in which it has a controlling financial interest. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation, the carrying value and the net income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest in Acorn UK and Acorn Australia are presented as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and net income, respectively. Amounts attributed to noncontrolling interests are measured based upon relative stock ownership.

 

Accounting for Equity Method Investments — The Company accounts for its investment in entities for which it does not have a controlling financial interest using the equity method of accounting. As discussed in Note 7, the Company owns 64 percent of the voting interests in Agatha Christie Limited (ACL). However, the Company has concluded that the rights of the minority shareholders of ACL are similar to “Substantive Participating Rights” as they are defined in ASC 810-10-25-11, and that those rights in the aggregate provide the minority shareholders with the ability to participate in significant decisions that would be expected to be made in ACL’s ordinary course of business. Specifically, the minority shareholders have the right to appoint the same number of directors as Acorn and, in the event of deadlock on any decision of the board, also have a second or casting vote exercised by their appointee as chairman of ACL, which allows them to exercise control of ACL’s board of directors. As a consequence, the Company has concluded that its majority voting interest does not afford it with control sufficient to require or permit the consolidation of the financial statements of ACL under ASC 810.

 

The Company has concluded however that its voting interests and representation on the board of directors of ACL, along with other factors, provides it with significant influence over ACL, as that term defined in ASC 323-10-15. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its investment from the date of acquisition in accordance with ASC 323-10, using the equity method of accounting.

 

Under the equity method of accounting, the Company adjusts the carrying value of its investments for contributions made and distributions received, its proportionate interest in the earnings and losses of the investee, and where appropriate, the periodic depreciation or amortization attributed to the difference in the cost basis of the Company's investment and its proportionate interest in the underlying equity of the investee as of the date the investment is made. As of the date of acquisition, the Company's investment in ACL exceeded the Company's proportionate interest in the book value of ACL's net assets by approximately £8.1 million. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its equity method investments for impairment, and records an impairment charge in the period in which impairment, if any, is deemed to be other than temporary. The difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of the underlying equity in net assets is primarily attributed to the copyright assets held by ACL, which is being amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining regulatory life of the underlying copyrights of approximately 30 years. From the period from acquisition, February 29, 2012, through June 30, 2012, the Company recognized amortization of approximately $103,000, which has been recorded as a reduction in Acorn’s share of ACL’s net income.

 

In fair valuing ACL’s copyrights, management used the income approach. The key inputs are: (i) the projected revenues and earnings generated by the asset; (ii) the expected life of the asset; (iii) a discount rate of approximately 15% that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows; and (iv) an effective tax rate of 40%. The estimated discount rate is what management believes to be a reasonable rate of return that a market participant would expect to receive from a similar asset. The valuation adjustment of ACL’s copyright is preliminary and will likely be different from the final valuation assessment.

 

Use of Estimates  — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the reserve for product returns, the realizability of accounts receivable, merchandise inventory, royalty advances, and capitalized production costs and product development costs. Management periodically reviews such estimates of realizability, and it is reasonably possible that management’s estimates may change, and that actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

 
 

  

Cash and Cash Equivalents  — Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits with financial institutions and short-term, highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of bank checking accounts. Additionally, as of June 30, 2012, $782,205, is held in bank accounts in the United Kingdom and as of June 30, 2012 $203,658, is held in bank accounts in Australia.

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are invested in high credit-quality financial institutions. Through 2012, the Company’s cash held in non-interest bearing accounts in the U.S. are fully insured by the U.S. Government. From time to time, amounts on deposit in the U.K. may exceed €50,000 (approximately $65,000) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the amounts for which there is government sponsored depository insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant risk on these accounts.

 

Bank Overdrafts  — As of June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2011the Company has bank overdrafts in the U.S. of $1,022,690 and $1,280,823, respectively, representing amounts paid in excess of amounts on deposit in the related financial institution.

 

Significant Customers and Vendors  — The Company’s credit based sales are primarily generated from product sales to large, well-known, high credit quality distributors and retail customers. The Company has concentrations of business activity with certain customers. For the three month period ended June 30, 2012, Customer A and Customer B accounted for 18 percent and 13 percent, respectively, of consolidated net sales. For the three month period ended June 30, 2011, Customer A and Customer B accounted for 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, of consolidated net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2011, Customer A and Customer B accounted for 20 percent and 11 percent, respectively, of consolidated net sales. As of June 30, 2012, Customer A and Customer B accounted for 32 percent and 32 percent, respectively, of consolidated accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2011, Customer A and Customer B accounted for 37 percent and 21 percent, respectively, of consolidated accounts receivable.

 

The Company relies primarily on two vendors for the packaging and distribution of its products to its wholesale and retail customers. Interruption in the business operations of either of these suppliers could impact the Company’s ability to fulfill future customer orders. The Company also relies on a program content provider for certain titles that generated 21 percent and 15 percent of consolidated net revenues for the three month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These same programs generated 19 percent of consolidated net revenues for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments  — The Company engages in foreign currency hedging through options to manage its exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates from British Pounds into U.S. dollars related to amounts due to and due from Acorn US and Acorn UK. The Company records foreign currency derivatives at their estimated fair value, generally measured as the difference in the contract rate and the spot rate at the time of measurement. Cumulative unrealized gains or losses are recorded as assets or liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the estimated fair value of foreign currency derivatives over the term of the contract are recorded as gains or losses through income in the period in which they occur. The estimated fair value of foreign currency derivatives are included as a component of accrued liabilities and changes in estimated fair value are recorded as a component of miscellaneous expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. There were no foreign currency option agreements outstanding as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

The Company also uses interest rate protection agreements to manage its exposure to changes in the variable interest rate applied to outstanding borrowings on its line of credit. Effective March 24, 2009, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate swap agreement that effectively fixes the rate of interest on the subject borrowings at 2.65 percent. The interest rate swap had an initial notional amount of $5,000,000 and has a maturity date of December 1, 2012. The Company records the estimated fair value of its interest rate swap agreement in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the estimated fair value of the interest rate swap are recorded as gains or losses through income in the period in which they occur. Net payments on the interest rate swap are settled on a quarterly basis commencing on August 1, 2010. Quarterly net settlement payments are recorded as an adjustment to interest expense in the period to which they relate.

 

 
 

 

Accounts Receivable  — Accounts receivable relate primarily to the sale of DVD and third-party products generally to large, well known, credit worthy, wholesale customers. The Company analyzes its trade accounts receivables on a regular basis and provides an allowance with a corresponding charge to bad debt expense for any trade receivables for which collection is not probable. Factors used in evaluating realizability of receivables include the payment history of the customer, the age of the invoice, and the financial condition of the customer, among other factors. Total amounts charged to bad debt expense were $8,101 and $55,659 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company recorded an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $0, as of June 30, 2012. As discussed below in the Company’s revenue recognition policy, the Company does provide a reserve for potential product returns that is presented as a direct reduction of sales and accounts receivable in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Inventory  — Inventory is reported at the lower of cost or market value. Cost of goods sold is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Inventory consists of DVD finished goods, packaging materials for DVDs and third-party finished goods. Market value is based upon realizable value less an allowance for selling and distribution expenses. The Company evaluates its inventory at the end of each year and provides a reserve for slow moving items and unrecoverable costs. The Company’s reserve for such amounts was $342,104 as of June 30, 2012.

 

Royalty Advances  — The Company pays royalties to publishers for the rights to sell its video products as well as to individuals involved in the production of the Company’s proprietary video programs. Generally, the related contracts for this content require the Company to make fixed advance royalty payments. Generally, a publisher’s share of the net sales of the related product is retained by the Company until the publisher’s share is equal to any royalty advance plus certain recoupable production costs, and thereafter the excess is paid directly to the publisher. Minimum royalties and advance payments are capitalized and then expensed as direct costs as the related products are sold.

 

The Company is contractually obligated to advance additional royalties to certain publishers to satisfy minimum royalty commitments. As of June 30, 2012, the unfunded minimum royalty commitments were $3,120,539. As of December 31, 2011, the unfunded minimum royalty commitments were $4,988,825 and are due to be paid in the period from 2012 through 2014 as follows: 2012 – $4,746,583, 2013 – $242,242.

 

The Company reviews its royalty advances (including amounts due under minimum commitments but not yet paid) to identify amounts that may not be recoverable. When estimates of ultimate revenues indicate that minimum and royalty advances will not be recovered through future sales, the Company records an impairment charge for amounts not expected to be recovered. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, no amounts were charged to cost of goods sold for royalty advances that it deemed were no longer recoverable. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company expensed to cost of goods sold $523,827 of royalty advances that it deemed were no longer recoverable.

 

Property and Equipment  — Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements are recorded at cost and are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term in the case of leasehold improvements if shorter, using the straight-line method.

 

Intangible Assets  — These amounts primarily include costs capitalized in connection with the production of proprietary titles (“original production costs”) and certain costs associated with the licensing and production of third-party content (“product development and licensing”). Original production costs include producing and editing original video programs. Product development and licensing costs include the cost of converting film prints or tapes into optical disc format, menu design, authoring, compression, subtitling, closed captioning and product packaging and design.

 

 
 

 

A percentage of capitalized product development and original production costs are amortized to expense each period based upon the ratio of current period sales to total projected sales associated with a title. Amortization of original production and product development and licensing costs are included as a component of cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated income statement. Management regularly reviews its capitalized production and development costs for potential impairment. When estimates of total projected revenues indicate that capitalized costs are not recoverable, management reduces the carrying value of capitalized production and development costs to estimated amounts expected to be recovered. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, no amounts were charged to the amortization of original production and product development and licensing that were deemed unrecoverable. For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company accelerated the amortization of $22,375 of original production and product development and licensing costs, as such amounts were deemed unrecoverable.

 

Software Development Costs  — The Company incurs certain costs in the development and implementation of software used for internal purposes. Costs incurred in the planning and design of software are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred in developing and implementing software are capitalized. Capitalized costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Costs incurred for maintenance are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalized $28,918 in internal use software for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012. The Company capitalized $408,984 in internal use software development costs for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Depreciation and Amortization  — Depreciation and amortization are computed using the following methods and estimated useful lives:

 

Assets   Principal Methods   Useful Lives
         
Furniture and Fixtures   Straight-Line   7 Years
         
Computers and Equipment   Straight-Line   3 – 5 Years
         
Product Development and Original Production Costs   Income Forecast   5 – 7 Years
         
Internal Use Software Costs   Straight-Line   3 Years
         
Leasehold Improvements   Straight-Line   Lesser of lease term or asset life

 

Foreign Currency Translation  — The consolidated financial statements are presented in the functional and reporting currency of Acorn Media Group, Inc. which is the U.S. dollar. For the foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar (the British Pound for Acorn UK and Australian Dollar for Acorn Australia), balance sheet accounts are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the end of the year and income statement accounts and cash flows are translated at average monthly exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses from foreign currency denominated transactions are included in the income statement in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as a component of miscellaneous expense.

 

Accrued Expenses  — Accrued expenses include the accrual for cooperating advertising credits earned by customers, inventory purchases, rent, utilities, professional fees and fulfillment expenses. Cooperative advertising credits in accrued expenses totaled $534,284, and $732,336 as of June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2011, respectively. Accrued inventory purchases in accrued expenses totaled $835,389, and $342,898 as of June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2011, respectively. Rent, utilities, professional fees and fulfillment expenses in accrued expenses totaled $146,194 and $156,566 as of June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2011, respectively.

 

 
 

 

Income Taxes  — The Company has elected to be a Subchapter S Corporation (“S corporation”) under the Internal Revenue Code. In lieu of corporate income taxes, the stockholders of the S corporation are taxed on their proportionate share of the Company’s taxable income. Therefore, no provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes has been included in these consolidated statements. Acorn UK and Acorn Australia are subject to income taxes in their respective countries. The Company does not include or consolidate Acorn UK in its U.S. federal income tax return; rather it records income at such time as it receives dividends from Acorn UK. Acorn Australia is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes, and as such, the income or loss of Acorn Australia is included in determining U.S. federal taxable income attributable to its stockholders.

 

The Company presents income taxes in relation to Acorn UK and Acorn Australia. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years for differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year end, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011 the provision for income taxes related primarily to taxes currently payable related to Acorn UK. As of December 31, 2011 deferred taxes related to Acorn UK were immaterial. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has recorded a net deferred tax asset related to Acorn Australia, primarily related to net operating loss carryforward, in the amount of approximately $85,000; however, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against that deferred tax asset as it is not more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset will be realized.

 

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertain income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and disclosures for uncertain tax positions. No interest or penalties related to uncertain income tax positions have been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2010 or 2009. The Company remains subject to foreign tax examinations by tax authorities for all years since inception. The Company is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction.

 

Revenue Recognition and Reserves for Returns  — Net sales consist of revenues from the sale of the Company’s DVDs and other third-party finished products. The Company provides its customers with certain rights to return purchased products. Product sales and shipping revenues, net of a provision for future estimated returns, are recorded when products are shipped and title passes to customers, provided also that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the selling price is fixed or determinable, collection of amounts due is not contingent upon the resale of the products and are probable of collection, and future returns are reasonably estimable. As of the end of each reporting period, management estimates the value of future product returns. In developing their estimates, management considers the volume and timing of sales and historical return rates, known or anticipated changes in customer behavior, general and industry specific economic trends, among other factors. The reserve for future returns is then generally determined as an estimated percentage of recorded sales. Management’s estimates of the timing and volume of future product returns is subject to uncertainty. The volume and timing of future returns can be significantly impacted by general economic factors, changes in customer preferences, behavior and practices, lack of success with product and promotion efforts, among others. As a result, the actual volume and timing of future returns could vary from management’s estimates and result in the reduction of future revenues and earnings. The sales return reserve as of June 30, 2012 was $2,065,013.

 

The Company also participates in certain cooperative advertising programs with its customers relating to promotion of Acorn’s products or preferred product position. The Company accounts for these advertising costs associated with these programs as a direct reduction of sales. Cooperative advertising costs incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, associated with these programs were $2,683,126, and $2,329,817, respectively.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs  — The Company classifies amounts billed to customers related to shipping as a component of net sales and classifies shipping and handling related expenses as a component cost of sales in the consolidated statements of income.

 
 

 

Advertising Costs  — All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense, excluding cooperative advertising expense, was $435,267, and $179,209 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, and 2011 respectively.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses  — Selling, general and administrative expenses include expenses related to salary and benefits, marketing and sales, catalogs, rent and other occupancy costs, and other general and administrative costs.

 

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation  — From time to time, the Company grants options to acquire equity interests in the Company and its subsidiaries to employees. The Company is required to recognize compensation expense for the estimated fair value of stock options. The estimated fair value of the stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is normally measured on grant date, and the related compensation expense is recorded over the period that a stock option vests.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements  — In May 2011, the FASB issued new guidance for fair value measurements intended to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The guidance modifies the existing standard to include disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 asset and liability fair value categories. In addition, it provides guidance on measuring the fair value of financial instruments managed within a portfolio and the application of premiums and discounts on fair value measurements. The guidance requires additional disclosure for Level 3 measurements regarding the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those inputs. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In September 2011, the FASB issued an update to the guidance related to goodwill impairment testing. The updated guidance gives companies the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If a company concludes that this is the case, it must perform the two-step test. Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting guidance and does not expect any significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company is required to apply the fair value measurement provisions of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) when valuing its foreign currency derivatives, interest rate derivatives and when preparing fair value disclosures for financial instruments otherwise accounted for using historical or amortized cost.

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the most advantageous market. Fair value is determined using one or more valuation techniques that include the market, income, or cost approaches.

 

The Company determines fair value using a hierarchy that prioritizes the use of valuation techniques based upon observable inputs over those based upon unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect assumptions made by management about a market participant’s view. Inputs are classified according to the following characteristics:

 

Level 1:  Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

 

Level 2:  Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 
 

 

Level 3:  Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

 

Material fair value measurements must be classified and presented in aggregate in tabular format based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s financial instruments that were required to be measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are presented as of June 30, 2012, in the table below:

  

As of June 30, 2012

 

    Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Recurring Basis        
Interest rate derivative   $ (40,125)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

    Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Recurring Basis        
Interest rate derivative   $ (35,800)

 

As of December 31, 2010

 

    Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Recurring Basis        
Interest rate derivative   $ (60,200)

 

Interest Rate Derivatives  — Interest rate derivatives are generally valued using quotes received from existing or potential counterparties. The Company also may use internal models in the absence of counterparty quotes or to help evaluate the reasonableness of counterparty quotes, as most counterparties will not allow access to their proprietary models used to develop their pricing. The Company generally considers these inputs as Level 2. As discussed in Note 2, the Company entered into a single interest rate swap agreement in 2009. The estimated fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap was a liability of approximately $40,125 and $35,800 as of June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The change in the estimated fair value of the interest rate swap liability representing a loss of ($4,325) has been recorded as an adjustment to interest expense for the periods ended June 30, 2012. The change in the estimated fair value of the interest rate swap liability representing a gain of $24,400, has been recorded as an adjustment to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011.

 

Foreign Currency Derivative  — Foreign currency derivatives are valued using market quotes. The Company considers these inputs as Level 1 inputs. There were no foreign currency contracts outstanding as of June 30, 2012.

 

 
 

 

Fair Value Disclosures  — The Company is required to disclose the estimated fair value of financial instruments otherwise recorded at historical cost in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximate their carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated fair value of the Company’s line of credit also approximates its carrying value due to the proximity of maturity to year end and the monthly adjustment of its contractual interest rate.

 

Due to the uncertainty inherent in the valuation process, such estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the instruments discussed above existed, and the differences could be material. Additionally, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of these instruments may cause the gains or losses, if any, ultimately realized on these instruments to be different than the values currently assigned.

 

NOTE 4 — INVENTORY

The components of the Company’s inventory are as follows:

 

    2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
DVD finished goods   $ 4,023,633     $ 3,780,804     $ 3,118,538  
DVD packaging     1,614,087       1,653,157       1,637,008  
Other finished goods     2,598,740       2,442,679       2,329,701  
Total Inventories   $ 8,236,460     $ 7,876,640     $ 7,085,247  

 

Other finished goods of third party products primarily include gifts, jewelry, and home accents.

 

NOTE 5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

  

    2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
Cost                        
Furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements   $ 529,646     $ 550,018     $ 532,842  
Computers and equipment     937,347       1,040,943       933,212  
      1,466,993       1,590,961       1,466,054  
                         
Accumulated depreciation     (1,264,845)     (1,337,507)     (1,194,857)
Net property and equipment   $ 202,148     $ 253,454     $ 271,197  

 

Depreciation expense was $70,104 for six months ended June 30, 2012 and $106,298, for the six months ending June 30, 2011.

 

 
 

 

NOTE 6 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets primarily consist of the following:

 

    2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  
Acquired programming rights   $ 1,477,275     $ 1,477,275     $ 1,460,387  
Original production costs     4,983,865       5,273,388       4,890,980  
Product development and certain licensing costs     13,432,590       15,078,809       11,991,340  
Internally developed software and other intangibles     1,847,775       1,876,708       1,479,914  
      21,741,505       23,706,180       19,822,621  
                         
Less accumulated amortization     (12,409,383)     (14,125,137)     (10,746,107)
Total unamortized intangibles   $ 9,332,122     $ 9,581,043     $ 9,076,514  

 

In November 2010, the Company acquired certain programming rights to a series of television shows. The Company purchased these rights for a total purchase price of $1,379,284, including approximately $122,000 in direct transaction costs. During 2011, the Company acquired additional programming rights to the series of television shows for $97,992. The Company has allocated the total purchase cost to the identifiable assets acquired in the transaction based upon their estimated fair values and has classified those assets as acquired programming rights. Acquired programming rights are being amortized and evaluated for realizability in accordance with the Company’s policy described in Note 2 for original production costs and product development and certain licensing costs.

 

Amortization expense related to original production costs, product development and certain licensing costs, and acquired programming rights was $2,953,376 and $2,475,505 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and has been included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Amortization expense related to original production costs, product development and certain licensing costs, and acquired programming rights was $2,953,377, $2,475,504 and $1,972,183 for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, and has been included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Amortization expense related to internally developed and capitalized software costs was $330,719 and $215,743 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense related to internally developed and capitalized software costs was $330,719, for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

During 2012, 13.6 percent of the original production costs and product development and certain licensing costs are expected to be amortized. During the next three years, the Company expects to amortize 42 percent of the unamortized original production costs and product development and certain licensing costs. These costs are expected to reach 80 percent amortization in approximately five years.

 

NOTE 7 — INVESTMENT IN AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED

 

In February 2012, the Company acquired a 64 percent interest in ACL for total purchase consideration of £13,730,000 or approximately $21,800,000 excluding direct transaction costs. Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling novelists of all time and these literary works continue to be adapted into internationally successful films. The acquisition gives the Company a majority ownership of ACL’s extensive works including more than 80 novels and short story collections, 19 plays, a film library of nearly 40 made-for-television films including iconic characters such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, which have been among the Company’s top-selling collections for many years. The investment was funded by a combination of cash on hand, a three-year, $18,000,000 term loan from a bank, a $10,000,000 revolving line of credit, and $2,700,000 in subordinated debt from certain Company stockholders (See Note 9). As discussed in Note 2, the Company accounts for its investment in ACL using the equity method of accounting.

 

 
 

 

The following summarized financial information is being provided for ACL, as our investment in ACL is material to our June 30, 2012 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of income.

 

    ACL Statement of Income Information  
    6 months ended June 30,  
    (unaudited)  
    2012     2011  
Revenues   $ 5,586,400     $ 5,627,400  
Gross Profit   $ 4,395,400     $ 3,701,500  
Income from Operations   $ 3,354,900     $ 2,281,900  
Net Income   $ 2,485,900     $ 1,817,300  

 

    ACL Balance Sheet Information  
    As of June 30, 2012 (unaudited)  
    Current     Non-Current     Total  
Assets   $ 9,996,600     $ 16,853,600     $ 26,850,200  
Liabilities     (3,582,400)     (9,630,600)     (13,213,000)
Shareholders’ Equity                   $ 13,637,200  

 

NOTE 8 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

The Company has authorized the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of a single class of stock. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, 1,023,466 shares were issued and outstanding. The Company’s shareholders are subject to a stockholders agreement (the “Agreement”) which among other things restricts the sale and transfer of the Company’s stock and provides the Company with the right to repurchase outstanding shares of stock in the event of death, disability, or in the case of an employee shareholder, termination of employment. In the event of repurchase, the price to be paid by the Company is the then estimated fair market value of the stock, except for employee shareholders in their first year of employment or in the event an employee shareholder is terminated for cause (as defined in the Agreement), in which case the purchase price is the then book value of the Company.

 

The Company has issued stock to certain employee stockholders in exchange for notes receivable. A total of three separate notes receivable are outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Two notes with aggregate principal balances of $96,000 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, call for semiannual, interest-only payments of 2.15 percent of the outstanding amounts through March 31, 2013, at which time the outstanding principal balances are due in full. The third note (the “Executive Note”), with a principal balance of $587,796 and $881,694 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, calls for annual, interest-only payments of 4.6 percent of the outstanding amount through February 28, 2012, at which time the outstanding principal balance is due in full. On March 1, 2012, the Executive Note was cancelled and replaced by a note with a principal balance of $587,796, calling for annual, interest-only payments of .2 percent of the outstanding amounts through February 28, 2014, at which time the outstanding principal and any outstanding interest is due in full. Collectively, these notes receivable are referred to as the “Stockholders’ Notes”.

 

 
 

 

The maturity of the Stockholders’ Notes is accelerated in the event of certain circumstances, including default on the payment of amounts due, termination of the employment of an employee stockholder, a merger or sale of the Company in which there is a change in control or the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, among other circumstances.

 

NOTE 9 — LONG-TERM DEBT

 

At December 31, 2011 the Company currently had a revolving line of credit which provides for borrowings of up to $10,000,000 at the prevailing one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.90 percent (2.18 percent and 2.16 percent as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively). At December 31, 2011 the Company had $83,161 outstanding on the line of credit. The line of credit required the Company to comply with certain financial covenants and is collateralized by the assets of the Company. Total interest expense recognized on the line of credit for the years ended December 31, 2011, was $72,496, including changes in the estimated fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

 

In February 2012, in connection with the closing of the acquisition of Agatha Christie Limited, the Company renegotiated and closed on a new borrowing facility with its existing bank. The new facility provides for borrowings of $28,000,000, consisting of an $18,000,000 term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $10,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), which replaces the previous line of credit. For outstanding borrowings on the Term Loan and the Line of Credit, the Company may choose an interest rate equal to LIBOR or a fixed rate equal to the bank’s prime rate plus a margin based upon the Company’s then leverage ratio. Interest on outstanding borrowings are due monthly on the Line of Credit, and all amounts outstanding on the Line of Credit, including unpaid interest are due upon maturity of February 28, 2015. Principal only payments are due quarterly over the three year term of the Term Loan and all remaining unpaid principal and all accrued interest are due upon maturity, February 28, 2015.

 

Future minimum principal payments under the Term Loan are as follows:

 

2012   $ 993,634  
2013     1,240,051  
2014     1,427,155  
2015     14,339,160  
Total   $ 18,000,000  

 

Also in connection with the acquisition of Agatha Christie Limited, the Company borrowed $2,700,000 from existing stockholders of the Company (the “Subordinated Loans”). Amounts outstanding under the Subordinated Loans are subordinated to those outstanding under the Term Loan, accrue interest at a rate of 12.5 percent per annum, but interest is only required to be paid upon maturity along with all outstanding principal on February 28, 2015.

 

NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS

 

The Company leases office space under lease agreements classified as operating leases expiring in various years through 2015. Rent expense for the six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $325,800 and $286,000, respectively.

  

 
 

 

Future minimum rental payments required under such leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms as of December 31, 2011, are as follows:

 

Year ended December 31, 2011   $ 474,761  
2012     93,564  
2013     5,813  
    $ 574,138  

 

Since December 31, 2011, the Company has extended an existing operating lease agreement and entered into an additional operating lease agreement, with commitments thereon extending into 2017. As of June 30, 2012, operating lease commitments totaled approximately $1,336,200, of which approximately $678,400 was due within one year.

 

Employment and Compensation Agreements  — In 2011 and 2010, the Company and certain senior employees (the “Senior Employees”) entered into agreements that provide for compensation related benefits in the event of a change in control of the Company (hereafter referred to as a “Transaction”). In the event of a Transaction, the Senior Employees will be paid a retention bonus in the aggregate amount of $885,103 as of December 31, 2011. Further, if any of the Senior Employees are terminated subsequent to a Transaction without cause (as defined), they are eligible for severance payments in amounts ranging from 4 to 12 months of their then compensation. The aggregate maximum potential severance payments to Senior Employees as of June 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $1,795,750, $1,798,893 and $1,439,000, respectively.

 

In 2010, the Company also approved a plan to provide for compensation related benefits in the event of a Transaction to all non-Senior Employees of the Company. In the event of a Transaction, the non-Senior Employees are eligible for up $810,000 in aggregate bonus compensation.

 

In 2010, the Company and an executive entered into an agreement that would provide the executive with a bonus totaling $2,000,000 (the “Bonus Plan”). The Bonus Plan was implemented to assist the executive with payment of his obligations under the Executive Note described in Note 8. The bonus is to be earned and paid over a period of four years, with equal payments of $500,000 made on each October 1 from 2010 through 2013. Payment of the annual bonus amount is contingent upon the executive’s continued employment. In the event of a change in control of the Company (as defined in the Agreement), any remaining unpaid amounts under the Bonus Plan will be accelerated and paid to the Executive.

 

Claims  — From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal actions in the normal course of business. After review, including consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the liabilities, if any, that may arise from these actions, would not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

 

NOTE 11 — EMPLOYEE PROFIT-SHARING PLAN

 

The Acorn US and Direct divisions sponsor a 401(k) plan. Employees are eligible to participate in the plan the first day of the month following the date of hire. The Company matches 100 percent of employee contributions up to 3 percent of compensation and 50 percent of employee contributions between 3 percent and 5 percent of compensation. The Acorn UK and Australia divisions sponsor a plan that contributes 7 and 9 percent, respectively, to employees beginning one year after the date of hire. The Company’s total contributions to its 401(k) and profit-sharing plans were $238,154, $251,072 and $225,206 for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

 
 

 

NOTE 12 — ACORN MEDIA GROUP NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS

 

The Company has made limited grants of non-qualified stock options to its employees. The Company has reserved 44,760 and 69,773 shares for the future issuance of stock options or other stock awards as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Stock options are generally granted with an exercise price at least equal to estimated fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date as determined by the board of directors. Stock options generally vest immediately upon grant. The Company has the right to purchase stock acquired through the exercise of an option or stock acquired directly by employees, in the event of termination, resignation, death or disability. The purchase price is the book value in the first year of employment with the Company and the estimated fair value thereafter.

 

The Company classifies the estimated fair value of stock options for employees in their first year of employment as a liability because the repurchase price is other than fair value. The estimated fair value of the award is remeasured during the first year after the grant of an option or other stock award for employees in their first year of employment and any changes are recorded through income. Once an employee has reached their first anniversary of employment with the Company, the repurchase price then becomes fair value and the Company reclassifies the award as an equity award provided that the employee has been exposed to the risks and rewards of stock ownership for a reasonable period of time. The fair value of an equity award is classified within stockholders’ equity and is not subject to remeasurement.

 

The Company calculates the estimated fair value of the stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of certain variables which involve judgment when there is no ready market for the stock option. Those variables include the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the underlying value of the stock, the expected dividend yield, if any, the risk free rates of return, and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The Company has estimated the value of the underlying stock using estimates of overall market value for the Company. The expected term of the option is based upon an estimate of the period of time the option will be outstanding. The Company has estimated volatility of the value of the underlying stock by reference to historical price volatility of similar publicly traded companies over the expected term of the option. The risk-free rate has been estimated based upon the U.S. Treasury rate for a bond of equivalent duration over the expected term of the option. In the absence of a ready market, the board of directors of the Company estimates the value of the Company’s common stock by reference to any number of factors, including prices indicated in recent offers from third parties for the purchase of the Company’s equity, recent and current economic performance of the Company, the current economic environment and valuation metrics, if appropriate, of similar publicly traded companies.

 

The Company has made limited grants of stock options. The Company granted a single option to acquire 22,380 shares of stock in 2009. That option was subsequently forfeited in 2011 upon the employee’s termination. The Company granted no stock options in either 2010 or 2011. The Company granted a single option to acquire 22,380 shares to a new employee during the six month period ended June 30, 2012. The Company estimated the fair value of a single share of the Company’s common stock in connection with the 2009 stock option grant based upon multiples to commonly used valuation metrics, including revenues and profitability, and considering those same valuation metrics of publicly traded companies that the board of directors believed to be similar. The board of directors concluded that the fair value of a single share of the Company’s common stock at that time was approximately $82.07 per share. The Company estimated that the fair value of a single share of the Company’s common stock in connection with the 2012 stock option grant based primarily on the price indicated in the recent letters of intent from third parties to acquire 100 percent of the Company’s common stock, the most recent of which was made in December of 2011 and resulted in the transaction with RLJ Entertainment, Inc., described in Note 15 to these consolidated financial statements. The board of directors estimated that the fair value of a single share of the Company’s common stock at the time of the 2012 grant was approximately $78.17.

 

 
 

 

The remaining assumptions utilized for option grants during the year ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

Expected volatility     48.4 %
Expected life (years)     3.00  
Risk-free interest rate     1.43 %
Expected dividend yield     0 %

 

The assumptions utilized for option grants during the three month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

Expected volatility     50.14 %
Expected life (years)     3.00  
Risk-free interest rate     0.31 %
Expected dividend yield     0 %

 

Stock option activity is summarized as follows:

 

    Stock
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Balance, January 1, 2009     123,217     $ 45.21  
Granted     22,380       82.07  
Forfeited     (49,077)     46.12  
Balance, December 31, 2009     96,520       53.29  
Forfeited     (26,747)     9.35  
Balance, December 31, 2010     69,773       70.14  
Forfeited     (25,013)     78.66  
Balance, December 31, 2011     44,760     $ 65.37  
Granted     22,380       78.17  
Forfeited     0       0  
Balance, June 30, 2012     67,140     $ 69.64  

 

Stock based compensation expense for the three month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $498,829 and $0, respectively. The weighted average grant date estimate of fair value for stock options granted was $22.29 for awards granted in the six month period ended June 30, 2012.

 

Stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 was $0, $0 and $529,276 respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The weighted average grant date estimate of fair value for stock options granted was $23.65 for awards granted in 2009.

 

As of December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a stock-based compensation liability of $529,276, associated with stock options granted in 2009 that remained subject to repurchase at book value. In 2010, the Company reclassified the then carrying value of liability awards of $529,276 into stockholders’ equity as the employee had passed their first anniversary of employment and thereafter the repurchase price is the estimated fair value.

 

 
 

 

All stock options granted are fully vested as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and accordingly, there is no unamortized compensation expense as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

NOTE 13 — ACORN MEDIA UK STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On December 1, 2006, Acorn UK granted stock options to two employees exercisable into 4,000 shares of stock in Acorn US with an exercise price of $69.48. The options vested immediately upon grant and expire December 1, 2016. All related compensation expensed was recorded in 2006. The options outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010, have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.9 and 5.9 years, respectively.

 

NOTE 14 — RESTATEMENT

 

The Company has corrected for errors in the amounts previously presented as current and non-current royalty advances based upon the expected timing of sales and the period in which the royalty advance will be utilized. In addition, the Company had previously presented certain unpaid royalty commitments net of the related royalty advance asset. The Company has corrected for errors in the recording of such amounts by now presenting the amount of the unpaid minimum royalty commitment and the related royalty advance asset without netting.

 

The effect of these corrections had no impact on previously reported consolidated income from operations, net income, stockholders’ equity or cash flows for any period presented. The effect of these corrections as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 is summarized below.

 

    2011     2010  
    As
Presented
    As
Restated
    As
Presented
    As
Restated
 
Advance Royalties, current   $ 12,312,481     $ 6,933,600     $ 12,376,642     $ 6,420,000  
Total current assets   $ 38,139,507     $ 32,760,626     $ 38,118,892     $ 32,162,250  
Advance Royalties, non-current   $     $ 10,367,706     $     $ 11,190,443  
Total assets   $ 47,713,817     $ 52,702,642     $ 47,224,576     $ 52,458,377  
Accrued royalties   $ 4,338,191     $ 9,084,774     $ 4,636,929     $ 7,652,655  
Total current liabilities   $ 17,886,747     $ 22,633,330     $ 19,415,625     $ 22,431,351  
Accrued royalties, non-current   $     $ 242,242     $     $ 2,218,075  
Total liabilities   $ 17,886,747     $ 22,875,572     $ 19,415,625     $ 24,649,426  

 

NOTE 15 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure.

 

In March 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase”) with RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (“RLJ”) pursuant to which RLJ will acquire all the outstanding shares of the Company for a combination of cash and stock. The closing of the transaction is contingent upon certain future events.

 

In March 2012, the Company’s board of directors approved an additional bonus pool for senior management personnel to provide up to $750,000 in aggregate cash bonuses to be awarded at the discretion of the board of directors. In addition, the board of directors also approved the creation of a bonus pool for certain employees with stock options that have expired prior to exercise to provide for aggregate cash bonuses of up to $2,000,000 to be awarded at the discretion of the board of directors.

 

 
 

 

In July 2012, Foyles War 8 Productions Limited (FW8), a newly formed, wholly owned UK subsidiary, entered into several agreements relating to the production, completion and delivery of Foyle’s War Series 8, a series of three television programs. To fund the production, FW8 entered into a cash advance facility with Coutts & Co. in the amounts of £5,228,714 and $600,000 which are secured by a UK broadcast license agreement with ITV Network Limited in the amount of £5,040,000, a US broadcast license agreement with WGBH Educational Foundation in the amount of $600,000 and two distribution agreements with Acorn Media Group, Inc. totaling £590,082. The term of the cash advance facility expires on July 1, 2013.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.6

 

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

On October 3, 2012, the business combination of RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (“RLJ”), RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (“New RLJ”), Image Entertainment, Inc. (“Image”) and Acorn Media Group, Inc. (“Acorn”) was completed, which is referred to herein as the “business combination.” The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet assumes that the business combination occurred on June 30, 2012 and combines RLJ’s unaudited June 30, 2012 balance sheet, Image’s unaudited June 30, 2012 balance sheet, and Acorn’s unaudited June 30, 2012 balance sheet.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 assumes that the business combination occurred on January 1, 2011, the first day of New RLJ’s latest completed fiscal year. RLJ’s audited statement of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 have been combined with Image’s audited statement of operations for the twelve months ended March 31, 2012, and Acorn’s audited statement of income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, which includes a pro forma adjustment for its 64% share of the unaudited net income of Agatha Christie Limited (“ACL”) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, assuming that Acorn acquired its interest in ACL as of January 1, 2011.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 assumes that the business combination occurred on January 1, 2012, the first day of New RLJ’s current fiscal year. RLJ’s unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 have been combined with Image’s unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012, and Acorn’s unaudited statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2012, which includes a pro forma adjustment for its 64% share of ACL’s unaudited net income for the stub period from January 1, 2012 to February 28, 2012, which is the date Acorn completed the purchase of its interest in ACL. Image’s statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was prepared by subtracting Image’s operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 from Image’s annual operating results for the year ended March 31, 2012 and adding Image’s operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

 

The historical financial information of RLJ, Image, Acorn, and ACL has been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the business combination, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was based on, and should be read in conjunction with the following historical financial statements and accompanying notes of RLJ, Image, Acorn, and ACL for the applicable periods:

 

· The historical financial statements of RLJ as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the periods from November 12, 2010 (date of inception) to December 31, 2010 and from November 12, 2010 (date of inception) to December 31, 2011 and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed by RLJ (Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)File No. 000-54376) on March 9, 2012);
· The historical financial statements of RLJ as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited), and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited) and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 filed by RLJ (SEC File No. 000-54376) on August 14, 2012, as amended on September 13, 2012);
· The historical financial statements of Image as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, and for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012 filed by Image (SEC File No. 000-11071) on June 14, 2012);
· The historical financial statements of Image as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited), and for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited) and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 filed by Image (SEC File No. 000-11071) on August 14, 2012);

 

 
 

 

· The historical financial statements of Acorn as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by New RLJ (SEC File No. 333-180714) on April 13, 2012, as amended);
· The historical financial statements of Acorn as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited), and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited) and the related notes (appearing elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K);
· The historical financial statements of ACL as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, and for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related notes (incorporated by reference to the Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by New RLJ (SEC File No. 333-180714) on April 13, 2012, as amended).

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been presented for information purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the combined company’s financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the business combination been completed as of the dates indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company. There are no material transactions between RLJ, Image, Acorn, and ACL during the periods presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statement that would need to be eliminated.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting under existing U.S. GAAP standards, which are subject to change and interpretation. New RLJ has been treated as the acquirer in the business combination for accounting purposes. The acquisition accounting is dependent upon certain valuations and other studies that have yet to commence or progress to a stage where there is sufficient information for a definitive measurement. The assets and liabilities of Image, Acorn and ACL have been measured based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that New RLJ believes are reasonable based on information that is currently available.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based on various assumptions, including assumptions relating to the allocation of the consideration paid to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on preliminary estimates of fair value. The pro forma assumptions and adjustments are described in the accompanying notes presented on the following pages. The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and subject to change.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the combined companies may achieve as a result of the business combination or the costs to combine the operations of RLJ, Image, Acorn, and ACL or the costs necessary to achieve these cost savings, operating synergies and revenue enhancements.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

(Amounts are in thousands, except for share and per-share data)

 

    Historical     Adjustments     Subtotal     Historical     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
    RLJ     Image     RLJ/Image     RLJ/Image     Acorn           Combined  
                                           
Net Revenues   $ -     $ 100,086     $ -     $ 100,086     $ 83,712     $ -     $ 183,798  
Cost of Sales     -       77,234       -       77,234       40,695       (144 )(A)     117,785  
Gross profit     -       22,852       -       22,852       43,017       144       66,013  
                                                         
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:                                                        
Selling , general and administrative expenses     506       22,930       -       23,436       33,457       -       56,893  
Depreciation and amortization     -       998       9,949 (B)      10,947       524       15,460 (B)     26,931  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     506       23,928       9,949       34,383       33,981       15,460       83,824  
Income (Loss) from Operations     (506 )     (1,076 )     (9,949 )     (11,531 )     9,036       (15,316 )     (17,811 )
                                                         
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME):                                                        
                                                         
Interest in ACL's net income     -       -       -       -       -       (1,655 )(C)     (1,655 )
Interest income     (84 )     -       2 (D)      (82 )     (55 )     82 (D)     (55 )
Interest expense     -       1,069       -       1,069       72       6,894 (E)     8,035  
Other expense (income)     -       (2,167 )     -       (2,167 )     69       -       (2,098 )
Total other expense (income)     (84 )     (1,098 )     2       (1,180 )     86       5,321       4,227  
                                                         
Net income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit)     (422 )     22       (9,951 )     (10,351 )     8,950       (20,637 )     (22,038 )
                                                         
Income tax provision (benefit)     -       (66 )     (4,014 )(F)      (4,080 )     843       (5,780 )(F)     (9,017 )
Net Income (Loss)     (422 )     88       (5,937 )     (6,271 )     8,107       (14,857 )     (13,021 )
                                                         
Dividend on preferred stock     -       3,272       (3,272 )(G)     -       -       -       -  
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests     -       -       -       -       265       (265 )(H)     -  
Net Income (Loss) to Common   $ (422 )   $ (3,184 )   $ (2,665 )   $ (6,271 )   $ 7,842     $ (14,592 )   $ (13,021 )
                                                         
Loss per Common Share:                                                        
Basic and dilutive   $ (0.10 )                   $ (0.53 )                   $ (0.98 )
                                                         
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:                                                        
Basic and dilutive     4,236,843 (I)             7,495,439 (I)     11,732,282               1,500,000 (I)     13,232,282  

  

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

 

(Amounts are in thousands, except for share and per-share data)

 

    Historical     Adjustments     Subtotal     Historical     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
    RLJ     Image     RLJ/Image     RLJ/Image     Acorn           Combined  
                                           
Net Revenues   $ -     $ 45,130     $ -     $ 45,130     $ 37,182     $ -     $ 82,312  
Cost of Sales     -       34,090       -       34,090       17,788       (72 )(A)     51,806  
Gross profit     -       11,040       -       11,040       19,394       72       30,506  
                                                         
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:                                                        
Selling , general and administrative expenses     1,275       10,598       -       11,873       14,823       -       26,696  
Depreciation and amortization     -       501       4,974 (B)     5,475       240       7,730 (B)     13,445  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     1,275       11,099       4,974       17,348       15,063       7,730       40,141  
Income (Loss) from Operations     (1,275 )     (59 )     (4,974 )     (6,308 )     4,331       (7,658 )     (9,635 )
                                                         
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME):                                                        
                                                       
Interest in ACL's net income     -       -       -       -       190       (760 )(C)     (570 )
Interest income     (33 )     -       1 (D)     (32 )     (27 )     32 (D)     (27 )
Interest expense     -       458       -       458       508       3,063 (E)     4,029  
Other expense (income)     -       (2,157 )     -       (2,157 )     20       -       (2,137 )
Total other expense (income)     (33 )     (1,699 )     1       (1,731 )     691       2,335       1,295  
                                                         
Net income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit)     (1,242 )     1,640       (4,975 )     (4,577 )     3,640       (9,993 )     (10,930 )
                                                         
Income tax provision (benefit)     -       (157 )     (1,690 )(F)     (1,847 )     384       (3,172 )(F)     (4,635 )
Net Income (Loss)     (1,242 )     1,797       (3,285 )     (2,730 )     3,256       (6,821 )     (6,295 )
                                                         
Dividend on preferred stock     -       1,734       (1,734 )(G)     -       -       -       -  
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests     -       -       -       -       129       (129 )(H)     -  
Net Income (Loss) to Common   $ (1,242 )   $ 63     $ (1,551 )   $ (2,730 )   $ 3,127     $ (6,692 )   $ (6,295 )
                                                         
Loss per Common Share:                                                        
Basic and dilutive   $ (0.28 )                   $ (0.23 )                   $ (0.47 )
                                                         
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:                                                        
Basic and dilutive     4,426,638               7,370,601 (J)     11,797,239               1,500,000 (J)     13,297,239  

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 2012

 

(Amounts are in thousands)

 

                Adjustments                       Adjustments                    
    Historical     Purchase
Accounting
    Reclassification     Subtotal     Historical     Purchase
Accounting
    Sources/Uses           Reclassification     Pro Forma  
    RLJ     Image                 RLJ/Image     Acorn     Acorn                       Combined  
                                                                   
Current Assets:                                                                                        
Cash   $ 208     $ 266     $ (2,800 )(K)   $ 63,724 (U)   $ 61,398     $ 988     $ (95,500 )(K)   $ 32,971       FN5     $ 143 (V)   $ -  
Accounts receivable     -       26,441       -       -       26,441       10,928       -       -               -       37,369  
Inventories     -       14,632       -       -       14,632       7,877       -       -               -       22,509  
Royalties advances     -       11,203       -       -       11,203       8,709       -       -               -       19,912  
Other receivables and prepaid expenses     80       1,496       -       -       1,576       1,009       (496 )(L)     -               -       2,089  
                                                                                         
Total current assets     288       54,038       (2,800 )     63,724       115,250       29,511       (95,996 )     32,971               143       81,879  
                                                                                         
Noncurrent inventories, principally production costs     -       729       -       -       729       9,581       -       -               -       10,310  
Noncurrent royalty and distribution fee advances     -       14,669       -       -       14,669       8,339       -       -               -       23,008  
Property, plant and equipment     -       655       -       -       655       253       -       -               -       908  
Investments held in Trust Account     143,148       -       -       (143,148 )(U)     -       -       -       -               -       -  
Equity investment in ACL     -       -       -       -       -       21,677       -       -               -       21,677  
Intangible assets     -       1,291       30,662 (M)     -       31,953       -       48,100 (M)     -               -       80,053  
Goodwill     -       6,762       (6,321 )(N)     -       441       -       17,952 (N)     -               -       18,393  
Other assets     -       86       -       -       86       839       (438 )(L)     5,625       FN5       -       6,112  
Total assets   $ 143,436     $ 78,230     $ 21,541     $ (79,424 )   $ 163,783     $ 70,200     $ (30,382 )   $ 38,596             $ 143     $ 242,340  
                                                                                         
Current liabilities:                                                                                        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 47     $ 18,422     $ -     $ -     $ 18,469     $ 5,596     $ -     $ -             $ 143 (V)   $ 24,208  
Accrued royalties     -       19,249       -       -       19,249       7,327       -       -               -       26,576  
Other current liability     493       3,953       -       -       4,446       2,156       (675 )(O)     -               -       5,927  
Revolving credit facility     -       15,046       -       -       15,046       5,984       -       (16,479 )     FN5       -       4,551  
                                                                                         
Total current liabilities     540       56,670       -       -       57,210       21,063       (675 )     (16,479 )             143       61,262  
                                                                                         
Other long-term liability     3,594       8,405       (7,698 )(P)     -       4,301       276       -       206       FN5       -       4,783  
Long-term debt, less current portion, less debt discount     -       -       14,800 (Q)     -       14,800       18,691       (18,691 )(O)     55,000       FN5       -       69,800  
                                                                                         
Total liabilities     4,134       65,075       7,102       -       76,311       40,030       (19,366 )     38,727               143       135,845  
                                                                                         
Common stock subject to possible redemption     134,303       -       -       (134,303 )(U)     -       -       -       -               -       -  
Series B Preferred stock     -       5,839       (5,839 )(R)     -       -       -       -       -               -       -  
                                                                                         
Stockholders' equity:                                                                                        
Common shareholders' equity     4,999       7,316       20,278 (T)     54,879 (U)     87,472       29,520       (10,366 )(S)     (131 )     FN5       -       106,495  
Noncontrolling interests     -       -       -       -       -       650       (650 )(R)     -               -       -  
                                                                                         
Total stockholders' equity     4,999       7,316       20,278       54,879       87,472       30,170       (11,016 )     (131 )             -       106,495  
                                                                                         
Total liabilities and stockholders  equity   $ 143,436     $ 78,230     $ 21,541     $ (79,424 )   $ 163,783     $ 70,200     $ (30,382 )   $ 38,596             $ 143     $ 242,340  

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Description of Transaction

 

New RLJ, RLJ, Image, RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of New RLJ (“RLJ Sub”), and RLJ Merger Sub II, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of New RLJ (“Image Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 2, 2012, which is referred to herein as the “Image merger agreement.” The Image merger agreement provided for the combination of RLJ and Image under a new holding company, New RLJ. As a result of the transactions completed under the Image merger agreement, former Image stockholders and RLJ stockholders own shares of common stock in New RLJ, which is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market. Immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Image merger agreement, New RLJ acquired all of the outstanding Series B preferred stock of Image pursuant to a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among New RLJ, RLJ and the holders of Image’s outstanding Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series B preferred stock”), which is referred herein as the “Image preferred stock purchase agreement.” As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Image merger agreement, RLJ and Image each became wholly owned subsidiaries of New RLJ. Concurrently, RLJ acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Acorn pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 3, 2012, by and among New RLJ, RLJ, Acorn, the shareholders of Acorn, and Peter Edwards as the shareholder representative, which is referred to herein as the Acorn stock purchase agreement. On February 28, 2012, Acorn completed the acquisition of 64% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of ACL, a U.K. private limited company. Acorn’s investment in ACL is accounted for as an equity investment as the non-controlling shareholders of ACL have substantive participation rights pertaining to the decision of ACL’s board of directors.

 

The total purchase consideration for Image was approximately $45.2 million, consisting of (i) $2.8 million in cash, $14.8 million in unsecured subordinated promissory notes of New RLJ, 575,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ, and 5-year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ in exchange for Image’s Series B preferred stock, and (ii) an aggregate of approximately 2.14 million shares of common stock of New RLJ in exchange for Image’s outstanding common stock. It is anticipated that New RLJ’s common stock will be fair valued at $10.00 per share, which is the negotiated price among RLJ, Image and Acorn and closely approximates the per share redemption amount of $9.95 for RLJ’s common stock and (ii) the trading price of RLJ common stock of $9.75, the last trading day for RLJ common stock prior to the announcement of the proposed business combination on April 2, 2012. The number of shares of New RLJ common stock issued reflects a reduction of 0.15 million shares related to certain transaction costs assumed by New RLJ that were incurred by Image. Included in the above purchase consideration paid to the stockholders of Image were 75,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ and warrants to acquire 150,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ that were issued concurrently with the contribution and cancellation of the same number of shares of common stock and warrants of RLJ held by the sponsor of RLJ.

 

The terms of the warrants issued to the Series B preferred stockholders of Image includes a redemption provision, which provides that once New RLJ’s share price reaches $17.50 per share and certain other conditions are met, as set forth in the warrants, the warrants may be redeemed at the discretion of New RLJ for $0.01 per warrant share. The anticipated fair value of the warrant shares issued to Image’s Series B preferred stockholders was estimated at $2.96 per share. The fair value of the warrants issued was determined using a lattice valuation model, assuming an underlying stock value of $10.00 per share, exercise price of $12 per share, term of 5 years, volatility of 100%, a risk-free rate of 1.1% per annum, no dividends, and once the underlying stock price reaches $17.50 per share the warrant’s per share value is limited to $5.50.

 

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The actual number of shares of New RLJ common stock to be issued to acquire Image’s outstanding common stock will vary from the above by a minimal amount since no fractional shares will be issued to Image’s common stockholders in connection with the Image merger. In lieu of fractional shares, the stockholders of Image will be entitled to receive cash. The amount of fractional shares outstanding is dependent upon the number of shares each Image stockholder holds at the time the Image merger was consummated. At the present time, New RLJ is unable to determine the amount of fractional shares that will be settled in cash upon consummation of the Image merger.

 

The total purchase consideration for Acorn’s outstanding shares of common stock was approximately $114.7 million, consisting of $95.5 million in cash, including cash used at the closing of the Acorn purchase agreement to pay Acorn’s transaction costs, 1.575 million shares of common stock of New RLJ, and 5-year warrants to purchase 1.15 million shares of common stock of New RLJ at $12 per share. The warrants issued to Acorn’s shareholders have the same redemption provision as the warrants issued to Image’s Series B preferred stockholders, and they were fair valued at $2.96 per warrant share using the same assumptions. Included in the above purchase consideration paid to the shareholders of Acorn were 75,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ and warrants to acquire 1.15 million shares of common stock of New RLJ that were issued concurrently with the contribution and cancellation of the same number of shares of common stock and warrants of RLJ held by the sponsor of RLJ.

 

On February 28, 2012, Acorn acquired 64% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of ACL. Purchase consideration consisted of $21.9 million, of which $1.4 million was paid in cash and $20.5 million was borrowed from a bank ($18.0 million) and selling ACL shareholders ($2.5 million).The outstanding principal balance of these loans, at consummation of the Acorn acquisition, is not being assumed by New RLJ. These loan obligations will be paid off with a portion of the cash consideration that otherwise would have been payable to Acorn’s selling stockholders pursuant to the Acorn stock purchase agreement.

 

On October 3, 2012, in connection with the consummation of the business combination, New RLJ , RLJ, Acorn, Image, Image/Madacy Home Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Image (“IMHE”), RLJ Sub I, and Image Sub , as borrowers (the New RLJ, RLJ, Image, IMHE, RLJ Sub, Image Sub, and Acorn, collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into a Credit Agreement, which is referred to herein as the “credit facility,” with certain lenders, SunTrust Bank (“SunTrust”), as Administrative Agent, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner. The credit facility includes a five-year $15 million revolving credit facility and three tranches of term loans totaling $55 million with final maturities ranging from five to five and one-half years, at interest rates ranging from prime rate plus 5% to 6.25% or LIBOR plus 6% to 7.25%, plus an additional 3% per annum paid in kind on the last $15 million of the facilities. The obligations under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

 

The business combination will be accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805-10, “Business Combinations — Overall” (“ASC 805-10”). New RLJ will account for the transaction by using RLJ’s historical information and accounting policies and adding the assets and liabilities of Image and Acorn (including ACL) as of October 3, 2012 at their estimated fair values. The total estimated purchase price (consideration transferred) using the acquisition method is described in Note 4. The assets and liabilities of Image and Acorn (including ACL) have been measured based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that management of New RLJ believes are reasonable utilizing information currently available. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results.

 

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The process for estimating the fair values of identifiable intangible assets and certain tangible assets requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including estimating future cash flows and developing appropriate discount rates. The excess of the purchase price (consideration transferred) over the estimated amounts of identifiable assets and liabilities of Image and Acorn (including ACL) as of October 3, 2012 will be allocated to goodwill in accordance with ASC 805-10. The purchase price allocation is subject to finalization of New RLJ’s analysis of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Image and Acorn (including ACL) as of October 3, 2012. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is preliminary and will be adjusted upon completion of the final valuation. Such adjustments could be material.

 

For purposes of measuring the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, New RLJ used the guidance in ASC Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure — Overall” (“ASC 820-10”), which established a framework for measuring fair values. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Market participants are assumed to be buyers and sellers in the principal (most advantageous) market for the asset or liability. Additionally, under ASC 820-10, fair value measurements for an asset assume the highest and best use of that asset by market participants. As a result, New RLJ may be required to value assets of Image and Acorn (including ACL) at fair value measures that do not reflect New RLJ’s intended use of those assets. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield different results.

 

Under ASC 805-10, acquisition-related transaction costs (e.g., investment banker, advisory, legal, valuation, and other professional fees) and certain acquisition restructuring and related charges are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are required to be expensed as incurred. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects $13.6 million of acquisition-related transaction costs incurred after June 30, 2012. These costs include $5.6 million that has been reflected as a long-term asset (deferred financing costs) and the balance ($8.0 million) as a decrease in stockholder’s equity (retained earnings). Amounts reflected as a decrease in stockholders’ equity are not presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations because they will not have a continuing impact on the combined results.

 

Included in acquisition-related transaction expenses incurred after June 30, 2012 are the issuance of warrants to acquire one million shares of common stock of New RLJ, which were issued to one of the lenders under the credit facility (see Note 5), and the issuance of warrants to acquire 550,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ and the issuance of 325,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ, which were issued to a consultant. The shares of common stock of New RLJ and warrants to acquire shares of common stock of New RLJ were issued concurrently with the contribution and cancellation of the same number of shares of common stock and warrants of RLJ held by the sponsor of RLJ. These warrants have the same redemption provision as the warrants issued to Image and Acorn as part of their purchase consideration, and they were fair valued at $2.96 per warrant share using the same assumptions. The shares of common stock of New RLJ that were issued as compensation to the consultant were fair valued at $10.00 per share. The fair value of the warrants issued to the lender ($2.96 million) and the fair values of the warrants and the shares of common stock of New RLJ issued to the consultant ($4.88 million) have been reflected as an increase in stockholder’s equity (additional paid-in capital).

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect the expected realization of approximately $5.3 million in annual cost savings by the end of the first year following the business combination. These savings are expected from corporate restructuring, manufacturing and distribution savings. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations include acquisition-related transaction expenses of $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, which are not expected to continue after the consummation of the business combinations.

 

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Although New RLJ management expects that costs savings will result from the business combination, there can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect an estimated $1.0 million of restructuring and integration charges associated with the above expected cost savings. It is anticipated that the charges of $1.0 million will be incurred over a one-year period following the business combination. Such restructuring and integration charges will be expensed in the appropriate accounting periods following the completion of the business combination in accordance with applicable GAAP standards (ASC 420-10, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations — Overall”).

 

3. Accounting Policies

 

Upon consummation of the business combination, New RLJ will complete a detailed review of Image and Acorn’s (including ACL) accounting policies. As a result of that review, New RLJ may identify differences between the accounting policies amongst the companies that, when conformed, could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the combined company. At this time, New RLJ is not aware of any accounting policy differences.

 

4. Estimate of the Assets to be Acquired and Liabilities to be Assumed:

 

The following is a preliminary estimate of the assets to be acquired and the liabilities to be assumed by New RLJ in the business combination, reconciled to the estimate of consideration transferred (amounts are in thousands):

 

    Acorn     Image     Total  
                   
Net book value of net assets acquired at June 30, 2012   $ 30,170     $ 7,316     $ 37,486  
Plus: Series B preferred stock not assumed     -       5,839       5,839  
Plus: Accrued dividends on preferred stock not assumed     -       7,698       7,698  
Less: Historical goodwill     -       (6,762 )     (6,762 )
Plus: Term notes not assumed     19,366       -       19,366  
Adjusted book value of net assets acquired     49,536       14,091       63,627  
Valuation adjustments to:                        
Identifiable intangible assets     48,100       30,662       78,762  
Goodwill     17,952       441       18,393  
Deferred financing costs on loans not assumed     (934 )     -       (934 )
Total Valuation Adjustments     65,118       31,103       96,221  
Estimate of consideration expected to be transferred     114,654       45,194       159,848  
Less: unsecured subordination promissory notes     -       (14,800 )     (14,800 )
Less: RLJ Entertainment common share consideration     (15,750 )     (27,150 )     (42,900 )
Less: RLJ Entertainment warrant consideration     (3,404 )     (444 )     (3,848 )
Estimate of cash consideration to be transferred   $ 95,500     $ 2,800     $ 98,300  

 

The following is a discussion of the adjustment made to Image and Acorn’s assets and liabilities in connection with the preparation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

Based on the New RLJ’s preliminary valuation assessment, which includes consideration of the underlying nature and terms of the assets and liabilities to be acquired in connection with the business combination, New RLJ does not currently anticipate making any material fair value adjustments to the assets or liabilities acquired other than recognizing certain identifiable intangible assets and goodwill.

 

Identifiable intangible assets: As of the effective time of the business combination, identifiable intangible assets are required to be measured at fair value and these acquired assets could include assets that are not intended to be used or sold or that are intended to be used in a manner other than their highest and best use. For purposes of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, it is assumed that all assets will be used and that all assets will be used in a manner that represents the highest and best use of those assets, but it is not assumed that any market participant synergies will be achieved. The consideration of synergies has been excluded because they are not considered to be factually supportable, which is a required condition for these pro forma adjustments.

 

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The fair value of identifiable intangible assets is determined primarily using the “income approach,” which requires an estimate or forecast of all the expected future cash flows for each identifiable intangible asset, including the use of the relief-from-royalty method for valuing trademarks.

 

At this time, New RLJ does not have sufficient information as to the amount, timing and risk of cash flows for the purposes of accurately valuing the identifiable intangible assets. Some of the more significant assumptions inherent in the development of intangible asset values, from the perspective of a market participant, include: the amount and timing of projected future cash flows (including revenue, cost of sales, sales and marketing expenses, and working capital/contributory asset charges); attrition rates; the discount rate selected to measure the risks inherent in the future cash flows; and the assessment of the asset’s life cycle and the competitive trends impacting the asset, as well as other factors. It is anticipated that the significant identifiable intangible assets to be recognized comprise primarily of film and TV libraries, customer relationships and trademarks. Based on projected cash flows of New RLJ, libraries and customer relationships are being amortized over a five-year period, with a significant portion of the amortization occurring in the earlier years, which is based on the pattern of projected economic benefit. It is anticipated that 33% of the fair value of the libraries and customer relationships will be amortized over the first year. After five years, the revenues associated with these intangibles are expected to be nominal. Based on projected cash flows of New RLJ, trademarks are being amortized over a 10 year period, with a significant portion of the amortization occurring in the earlier years, which is based on the pattern of projected economic benefit. It is anticipated that 20% of the trademarks’ fair value will be amortized over the first year. New RLJ’s preliminary assessment of fair values is that the fair values of libraries and customer relationships exceed the assets’ carrying net book value by $43.8 million and $28.7 million for Acorn and Image, respectively. New RLJ’s preliminary assessment of fair value for trademarks is that the fair values of trademarks exceed the asset’s carrying net book value by $4.3 million and $2.0 million for Acorn and Image, respectively.

 

These preliminary estimates of fair value and estimated useful life will likely be different from the final acquisition accounting, and the difference could have a material impact on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. A 20% change in the valuation of definite lived intangible assets would cause a corresponding $5.1 million increase or decrease in amortization during the first 12-month period following the business combination. A 20% change in the effective estimated useful life of definite-lived intangible assets would cause a corresponding $6.4 million increase or a $4.2 million decrease in amortization during the first 12-month period following the business combination. To the extent amortization is recognized in a manner that differs from the above assessment, the amount of amortization expense to be recognized in the first 12-month period following the business combination will be affected. Shortly following the consummation of the business combination, valuation experts will be engaged to fully identify and value the companies’ intangible assets, which will impact: (i) the estimated total value assigned to intangible assets, (ii) the estimated allocation of value between definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets, (iii) the estimated weighted-average useful life of each category of intangible assets, and/or (iv) the appropriate amortization methodology. The estimated intangible asset values and their useful lives could be impacted by a variety of factors that may become known to New RLJ only upon access to additional information.

 

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Goodwill: A calculation of the preliminary value of goodwill resulting for the business combination is as follows (amounts are in thousands):

 

    Acorn     Image     Total  
                   
Estimate of consideration expected to be transferred   $ 114,654     $ 45,194     $ 159,848  
Adjusted book value of net assets acquired     49,536       14,091       63,627  
Valuation adjustments:                        
Identifiable intangable assets     48,100       30,662       78,762  
Deferred financing costs on loans not assumed     (934 )     -       (934 )
Identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed     96,702       44,753       141,455  
                         
Goodwill   $ 17,952     $ 441     $ 18,393  

 

Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred and the sum of the acquisition-date fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

 

Qualitative factors that contribute to the recognition of goodwill include certain intangible assets that are not recognized as a separate identifiable intangible asset apart from goodwill, and expected synergies of approximately $5.3 million in annual cost savings by the end of the first year following the consummation of the business combination. These savings are expected from corporate restructuring, and manufacturing and distribution savings. Intangible assets not recognized apart from goodwill consist primarily of the assembled workforces at each of the acquired companies.

 

5. Other RLJ Sources and Uses of Cash

 

The following table shows the sources and uses of cash necessary to consummate the acquisitions of Image and Acorn. The table excludes cash paid to certain shareholders of Image and Acorn of $98.3 million in connection with the business combination (see Note 4). (Amounts are in thousands)

 

    Adjustments  
    Sources (Uses)  
       
Tangible assets and other assets        
Deferred financing fees   $ (5,625 )
         
Revolving credit facility        
Payment of prior revolver     (21,030 )
Borrowings under a new revolver     4,551  
         
Other long-term liability        
Payment of deferred underwriters' fees     (3,594 )
Vendor advances received     3,800  
         
Long-term debt, term loans received from bank     55,000  
         
Stockholders' equity        
Acquisition expenses related to Acorn/Image to be expensed     (7,969 )
Deferred financing fees and acquisition expenses paid with shares and warrants     7,838  
         
Net Source of Cash, excluding Cash Consideration Paid for the Acquisition of Image and Acorn   $ 32,971  

 

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The above adjustments reflect the following:

 

In conjunction with and to provide funding for the business combination and New RLJ's ongoing working capital needs, New RLJ entered into a $70 million credit agreement with a group of lenders led by SunTrust, which includes a five-year $15 million revolving credit facility and three tranches of term loans totaling $55 million with final maturities ranging from five to five and one-half years, at interest rates ranging from prime rate plus 5% to 6.25% or LIBOR plus 6% to 7.25% plus an additional 3% per annum paid in kind on the last $15 million of the facilities.

 

In connection with these loans, the lenders charged New RLJ $2.9 million in fees, paid in cash, less a $280,000 credit provided by SunTrust for prior fees the bank had charged Acorn related to the acquisition of Acorn’s interest in ACL. One of the lenders also received a warrant to purchase one million shares of common stock of New RLJ, which has been valued at $3.0 million. Total consideration paid to the lenders under the credit facility was $5.6 million, which has been reflected as other long-term assets (deferred financing costs) in the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet.

 

Terms for the five-year $15 million revolving credit facility are discussed in Item E of footnote 6 below. Upon consummation of the business combination, New RLJ borrowed $4.6 million under the credit facility for cash needs.

 

Additionally, there are certain fees and obligations that were incurred by RLJ, Image and Acorn in connection with the business combination. These fees and obligations relate to either prior borrowings or acquisition costs and represent a use of cash to New RLJ as follows: prior underwriter fees of $3,594 have been accrued for by RLJ as of June 30, 2012, which were paid upon the consummation of the business combination; prior revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2012 totaling $21,030 that were repaid; and fees of $8.0 million were incurred after June 30, 2012 to acquire both Image and Acorn. The $8.0 million consists of (i) the fair value of 325,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ, valued at $10 per share, issued to the consultant; (ii) the fair value of warrants to purchase 550,000 shares of common stock of New RLJ, valued at $2.96 per warrant share, issued to a consultant; (iii) $1.0 million due to Lazard Middle Market for financial advisory services upon closing of the business combination; and (iv) $2.1 million due to various attorneys, and other advisors, including the reimbursement of expenses incurred by certain parties.

 

Concurrently, with the consummation of the business combinations, Image and Acorn received $3.8 million of manufacturing and distribution advances with its primary suppliers. Advances are common in the home entertainment industry where suppliers provide upfront capital to content companies in return for a longer term relationship. The advances are interest free and are to be repaid in the form of a per-unit surcharge. Based on past experiences of Image, advances are typically recouped over a three-year period in roughly equal quarterly amounts.

 

6. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income:

 

Item (A): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustment of $144,000 decrease to cost of sales is related to the amortization of deferred manufacturing cost, which will be recognized as part of the $3.8 million of interest-free loans that was received from certain vendors (see Note 5). The $3.8 million in interest-free loans are bifurcated between a loan payable ($3.37 million) and deferred manufacturing costs ($432,000), both of which are other long-term liabilities. The loan liability is determined by calculating the present value of a $3.8 million advance provided in equal installments over a three-year term, assuming a discount rate of 8%, which approximates the incremental borrowing rate for unsecured, non-subordinated debt. The difference between the $3.8 million interest-free loan and the loan liability to be recognized represents deferred manufacturing costs. The deferred manufacturing costs are to be amortized as a reduction to the inventory purchase cost over a three-year period computed using the straight-line method.

 

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The six-month pro forma adjustment is 50% (representing two quarters) of the annual adjustment.

 

Item (B): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustment of the $25.41 million increase to Depreciation and Amortization relates to identified intangibles amortization. New RLJ estimates the amortization period for intangible assets to be five years for increases in valuations for customer relationships and for film and TV libraries, and 10 years for trademarks. These estimates are based on projected cash flows of New RLJ. Amortization is provided on an accelerated basis for these assets such that 20% to 33% of their values are being amortized during the first year (see Note 4).

 

For the six-month pro forma, adjustment is 50% (representing two quarters) of the annual adjustment.

 

Item (C): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustment of $1.66 million represents Acorn’s equity income from ACL. The adjustment is comprised of: (i) Acorn’s 64% (or $2.32 million) equity interest in ACL’s net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, (ii) increased amortization of $308,000 for the twelve-month period related to anticipated valuation adjustments for ACL’s copyrights, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the next 30 years, (iii) expensing of start-up costs of $116,000 that were capitalized under UK GAAP, and (iv) an income tax provision adjustment of $241,000 related to increased tax rates (by approximately 14%) in the United States compared to those in the United Kingdom, offset by the tax impact related to the above increased amortization and expensing of start up costs. Because Acorn is an S-Corporation, it does not provide US tax adjustments in its historical financial statements. The valuation adjustment pertaining to ACL’s copyrights is preliminary and is subject to the same limitations and potential future adjustments discussed for Image’s and Acorn’s intangible asset valuations in footnote 4.

 

For the six-month pro forma, adjustment of $760,000 represents Acorn’s equity income in ACL as follows: (i) Acorn’s 64% (or $704,000) equity interest in ACL’s net income for January and February 2012, (ii) increased amortization of $51,000 for these two months, (iii) reversing net amortization of $81,000 related to start-up costs capitalized under UK GAAP, and (iv) an income tax provision adjustment of $58,000.

  

Item (D): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustment to Interest income was a decrease of $84,000. The cash held in RLJ trust account is not part of the continuing business as it was either distributed as a source of funds to consummate the business combination (see footnote 4) or it was redeemed (see Item U in footnote 7).

 

For the six-month pro forma, RLJ’s interest income was eliminated.

 

Item (E): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustments to interest expense are comprised of the following (amounts are in thousands):

 

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    Balance     Interest Expense  
             
Term Loan   $ 55,000     $ 4,518  
Deferred Financing Amort             1,213  
Revolving credit borrowings             296  
Unsecured subordinated notes             1,776  
Debt Discount Amort -  Vendor             232  
              8,035  
                 
Prior Interest expense reversal             (1,141 )
                 
Total Interest Expense Adjustment           $ 6,894  

 

Interest expense for the $55 million senior secured term loans is being provided assuming an interest rate of 7.6% after taking into consideration projected principal payments during the first year. Deferred financing costs are being amortized over the term of the term loan using the effective-interest method after taking into consideration forecasted principal payments. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are being provided assuming an interest rate of 6.5%. Borrowing under the unsecured subordinated notes issued to Image’s Series B preferred stockholders are being provided an interest rate of 12%. The debt discount ($432,000) on the vendor advance is being amortized over three years using the effective-interest rate method, assuming equal monthly payments over the period.

 

For the six-month pro forma, adjustments to interest expense is 50% (representing two quarters) of the annual expense for the above borrowings, adjusted for an immaterial compounding difference when compounding over six months opposed to 12 months. For the six-month pro forma, adjustments to interest expense are comprised of the following (amounts are in thousands):

 

    Balance     Interest Expense  
             
Term Loan   $ 55,000     $ 2,260  
Deferred Financing Amort             607  
Revolving credit borrowings             148  
Unsecured subordinated notes             888  
Debt Discount Amort -  Vendor             126  
              4,029  
                 
Prior Interest expense reversal             (966 )
                 
Total Interest Expense Adjustment           $ 3,063  

 

The new $15 million revolving credit facility bears interest at New RLJ’s option at either LIBOR plus 5.5% to 6.0% (based on senior leverage ratios) or a base rate (defined as the higher of either the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points, or one-month LIBOR plus 100 basis points) plus 4.5% to 5.0%. The line of credit matures on October 3, 2017. The subordinated notes are subordinated to the senior debt under the senior credit facility. The subordinated notes bear interest at 12% per annum, of which 5.4% is payable in cash annually and the balance is either paid through the issuance of shares of common stock of New RLJ valued at the then-current market price or accrues and is added to principal, which is payable upon maturity. The subordinated notes mature upon the earlier of six years from the date of issuance or six months after the latest stated maturity of the senior debt.

 

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Item (F): For the 12-month pro forma, adjustments to Income tax provision (benefit) are comprised of the following (amounts are in thousands):

 

    Income Tax  
    Provision (Beneift)  
       
Tax affect on pro forma adjustments, exlcuding Acorn's recognition of ACL's income   $ (12,897 )
Acorn C-Corp tax adjustments     3,137  
Image adjustment     135  
RLJ adjustment     (169 )
         
Total Income Tax Provision Adjustment   $ (9,794 )

 

The above pro forma adjustments (provided in Items A through E, excluding Acorn’s adjustment to its share of ACL earnings) to the statement of operations have been tax affected at a combined federal and state tax rate of 40%. The income tax adjustments related to Acorn’s interest in ACL (see Item C) are recorded within the equity income adjustment in accordance with ASC 323-10-45. Acorn’s North America sourced pre-tax income of $7.8 million has been tax affected by 40% resulting in a $3.14 million C-Corporation tax adjustment as Acorn is currently an S-Corporation and its historical financial statements excludes income taxes on its North America sourced income. RJL and Image have both reported pre-tax losses that do not give rise to an income tax benefits in their historical financial statements as their deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance. Adjustments were made for RLJ and Image to provide for a tax benefit on the historical pre-tax losses reported as it is anticipated that the new combined company will generate taxable income.

 

For the six-month pro forma, adjustments to Income tax provision (benefit) are for the same items noted above and comprised of the following (amounts are in thousands):

 

    Income Tax  
    Provision (Benefit)  
       
Tax affect on pro forma adjustments, exlcuding Acorn's recognition of ACL's income   $ (6,291 )
Acorn C-Corp taxes adjustment     1,129  
Image adjustment     797  
RLJ adjustment     (497 )
         
Total Income Tax Provision Adjustment   $ (4,862 )

 

Item (G): Adjustment reflects the reversal of preferred stock dividends that are not part of the combined company going forward.

 

Item (H): Adjustment to non-controlling interest is to eliminate the income historically allocated by Acorn to certain non-controlling interests as these non-controlling interests have been acquired by Acorn concurrently with the close of the business combination. The cost of acquiring these non-controlling interests was deducted from the purchase consideration that was otherwise payable to the shareholders of Acorn.

 

Item (I): RLJ’s historical weighted average number of common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2011 has been decreased by 11,683,962 shares, which represents the weighted average number of shares in 2011 that were subject to redemption.

 

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Adjustments are comprised of (i) 4.29 million shares of common stock of New RLJ issued in connection with the consummation of the business combination with Image and Acorn, (ii) 325,000 shares issued to a consultant, (iii) the sponsor of RLJ agreeing to contribute and cancel 1.27 million shares of common stock, and (iv) 13.62 million shares of common stock of RLJ that are subject to redemptions as of December 31, 2011, less 7.97 million shares of common stock of RLJ that were redeemed. After the business combination, the founders of RLJ hold approximately 3.43 million shares of common stock of New RLJ, of which approximately 0.9 million shares of common stock are subject to certain stock-price targets being met. For purposes herein, it is assumed that these targets will be met and these contingent shares are included in the weighted average common shares outstanding.

 

Item (J): Adjustments are comprised of (i) 4.29 million shares of common stock of New RLJ issued in connection with the consummation of the business combination with Image and Acorn, (ii) 325,000 shares issued to a consultant, (iii) the sponsor of RLJ agreeing to contribute and cancel 1.27 million shares of common stock, and (iv) 13.50 million shares of common stock of RLJ that are subject to redemptions as of June 30, 2012, less 7.97 million shares of common stock of RLJ that were redeemed. After the business combination, the founders of RLJ hold approximately 3.43 million shares of common stock of New RLJ, of which approximately 0.9 million shares of common stock are subject to certain stock-price targets being met. For purposes herein, it is assumed that these targets will be met and these contingent shares are included in the weighted average common shares outstanding.

 

7. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet:

 

Item (K): Adjustments represent cash paid to consummate the business combination with Image and Acorn (see footnote 4).

 

Item (L): In connection with the acquisition of its interest in ACL, Acorn incurred $1.21 million in financing costs that was capitalized and remains unamortized as of June 30, 2012. Of this amount, $496,000 was reported as a current asset and the balance was reported as long-term assets. In connection with the $55 million senior secured term loans, SunTrust is providing New RLJ credit of $280,000 for the fees incurred by Acorn (see footnote 5). The adjustments of $496,000 and $438,000 records the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred by Acorn for which credit is not being provided for by SunTrust.

 

Item (M): Adjustments represents the valuation adjustments of identifiable intangible assets (see Note 4).

 

Item (N): Adjustments of $17.95 million increase is the resulting goodwill from the acquisition of Acorn (see footnote 4). The adjustment of $6.32 million decrease is the elimination of Image’s historical goodwill, offset by $441,000 of goodwill anticipated to be recorded from the acquisition of Image. It is anticipated that all of the goodwill will be tax deductable. New RLJ has not yet determined its reportable segments, if any, and therefore New RLJ does not know the amount of goodwill to be allocated to each reportable segment at this time.

 

Item (O): The decrease adjustments to term loans of $675,000 and $18.69 million represent current principal balances outstanding, which were entered into by Acorn to acquire its interest in ACL, that are not being assumed.

 

Item (P): Adjustment of $7.70 million decrease represents dividends on Image’s Series B preferred stock not being assumed by New RLJ in the Image merger.

 

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Item (Q): Adjustment represents the $14.8 million of unsecured subordinated notes issued to Image’s Series B preferred stockholders.

 

Item (R): Adjustments eliminate historical preferred stock amounts ($5.84 million) recorded by Image and historical non-controlling interest amounts ($650,000) recorded by Acorn that are not part of the combined company following the consummation of the business combination. Concurrently with the close of the business combination, Acorn is acquiring the non-controlling interests, the cost of which was deducted from the consideration that was otherwise payable to the shareholders of Acorn.

 

Item (S): Adjustment of $10.37 million decrease comprised of the following: (1) elimination of Acorn’s historical equity of $29.52 million, which excludes Acorn’s historical non-controlling interest (see Item R) and (2) the recognition of the anticipated fair values of shares of New RLJ common stock ($15.75 million) and warrants ($3.40 million) issued as purchase consideration to consummate the acquisition of Acorn. The shares of New RLJ common stock issued as purchase consideration were valued at $10.00 per share. The warrant was valued using the lattice valuation module. See Note 1 for further discussion as to how the New RLJ common stock and warrants to purchase shares of New RLJ common stock were valued.

 

Item (T): Adjustment of $20.28 million increase comprised of the following: (1) elimination of Image’s historical equity of $7.32 million, and (2) the recognition of the anticipated fair values of shares of New RLJ common stock ($27.15 million) and warrants ($444,000) issued as purchase consideration to consummate the acquisition of Image. The shares of New RLJ common stock issued as purchase consideration were valued at $10.00 per share. The warrant was valued using the lattice valuation module. See Note 1 for further discussion as to how the New RLJ common stock and the warrants to purchase shares of New RLJ common stock were valued.

 

Reclassifications:

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the historical balance sheet of RLJ as follows:

 

Item (U): Concurrently with the consummation of the business combination, RLJ stockholders that held approximately 7.974 million shares of common stock of RLJ redeemed their shares for $9.95 per share or approximately $79.42 million. The amount redeemed was removed from both RLJ’s investments held in trust and shares of common stock subject to redemption. The balance in the RLJ investment in trust, which was not redeemed, was reclassified to cash. The balance in RLJ’s common stock subject to redemption, which was not redeemed, was reclassified to stockholders’ equity as the redemption preferences were eliminated upon consummation of the business combination.

 

Item (V): Reclassified $143,000 to cash by increasing accrued liability for transaction costs incurred that would not be paid upon closing based on cash balances as of June 30, 2012.

 

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