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):

July 23, 2010

GSI GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Brunswick, Canada   000-25705   98-0110412
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

125 Middlesex Turnpike

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 266-5700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

General

As previously reported, on November 20, 2009 (the “ Petition Date ”), GSI Group Inc. (the “ Company ”) and two of its United States subsidiaries, GSI Group Corporation (“ GSI ”) and MES International, Inc. (“ MES ” and, collectively with the Company and GSI, the “ Debtors ”), filed a Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”) (Case No. 09-14109 (PJW). On May 24, 2010, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court the Final Fourth Modified Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for the Debtors, which was further supplemented on May 27, 2010 to provide for minor modifications to the May Plan (as supplemented, the “ Final Plan ”). On May 27, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “ Confirmation Order ”) confirming and approving the Final Plan and the Plan Documents (as defined in the Final Plan). Copies of the Confirmation Order and Final Plan were filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on May 28, 2010. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Final Plan.

On July 23, 2010 (the “ Effective Date ”), the Debtors consummated their reorganization through a series of transactions contemplated by the Final Plan, and the Final Plan became effective pursuant to its terms. On July 23, 2010, the Debtors filed a notice of the occurrence of the Effective Date with the Bankruptcy Court.

Pursuant to and in accordance with the Final Plan, the Debtors entered into the following material agreements:

The Notes and the New Indenture

On the Effective Date, GSI issued $107,040,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes (the “ Notes ”), which mature on July 23, 2014, pursuant to that certain Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), by and among GSI, as issuer, the Guarantors named therein (including the Company and MES) (collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

Interest . Interest accrues on the Notes at a rate of 12.25% per year and is payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on August 15, 2010. GSI may elect to pay the interest in cash, or, under certain conditions, by increasing the principal amount of the Note or issuing additional Notes on the same terms and conditions as the existing Notes (“ PIK ”). Furthermore, until the Company becomes current in its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and until the new common shares, no par value (“ New Common Shares ”), of the Company, as reorganized, are listed on an Eligible Market (as defined in the Indenture), the Note will bear an additional 2% interest per annum payable by PIK. The interest rate on the Notes may be increased under certain defaults, as further described under the subheading “Events of Default” below.

Guarantees . The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by certain of the Company’s existing direct and indirect U.S. restricted subsidiaries and will be guaranteed by future additional domestic restricted subsidiaries (the “ Guarantors ”). The obligations of GSI under the New Indenture and the Notes, and each of the Guarantor’s obligations under the New Indenture, will be secured by a first priority perfected security interest on all of the U.S. property and assets of GSI and of all Guarantors.

Optional Redemption : GSI may, at any time, redeem up to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any such notes issued after the Effective Date), in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption.

Mandatory Offers to Purchase : To the extent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under a working capital facility which GSI may enter into pursuant to the terms of the Indenture exceeds $20 million or upon certain asset sales, the Company or GSI will be required to offer to use such excess working capital proceeds or excess net proceeds, as applicable, to make an offer to purchase a portion of the Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.

Other Covenants . The terms of the Notes will require GSI, the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to comply with covenants that restrict some of their corporate activities, including the ability of GSI, the Company and such


subsidiaries to incur additional debt, pay dividends, create liens, make investments, sell assets, repurchase equity or subordinated debt, or engage in specified transactions with affiliates.

Events of Default . Noncompliance with any of the covenants without cure or waiver would constitute an event of default under the Notes. An event of default resulting from a breach of a covenant may result, at the option of the holders, in an acceleration of the principal and interest outstanding. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, the Notes will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable rate plus 2% per annum (the “ Default Rate ”). The Notes also contain other customary events of default (subject to specified grace periods), including defaults based on events of bankruptcy and insolvency, cessation of effectiveness of certain related security documents and nonpayment of principal, interest or fees when due.

The above summary of the terms of the Notes and the New Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the New Indenture, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “ Current Report ”) as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Security Agreement

On the Effective Date and in connection with the New Indenture, GSI entered into a Security Agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”) with the Guarantors and the Trustee, as collateral agent thereunder, pursuant to which GSI and the Guarantors, as grantors under the Security Agreement, provided for the grant of a first priority perfected security interest in all (except as otherwise provided therein) of the U.S. property and assets of GSI and each Guarantor to secure GSI’s obligations under the New Indenture and the Notes and each Guarantor’s obligations under the New Indenture.

The above summary of the terms of the Security Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Security Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) with certain holders (the “ Backstop Investors ”) of the Prepetition Notes (as defined below) that provided a backstop commitment under the Rights Offering contemplated by the Final Plan and received New Common Shares under the Final Plan (including, without limitation, those New Common Shares issued in connection with the backstop commitment). The Registration Rights Agreement provides that, from the time the Company becomes current in its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and for as long as it remains a public company with shares registered under the Exchange Act, the Backstop Investors party to the Registration Rights Agreement that collectively own at least 30% of the registrable securities have a right to twice demand the registration of their registrable securities on a registration statement. The registration may be a shelf registration, filed with the SEC on an underwritten or non-underwritten basis. In addition, such Backstop Investors have unlimited piggyback registration rights.

The above summary of the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Escrow Agreement

On the Effective Date and pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Final Plan, the Company entered into an escrow agreement with Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as Escrow Agent (the “ Escrow Agreement ”). Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Company has placed 2,981,227 New Common Shares in a reserve (the “ Reserve Shares ”) to be held in escrow for the benefit of the holders of Section 510(b) Claims (as defined in the Final Plan) pending the final disposition of that certain putative shareholder class action entitled Wiltold Trzeciakowski, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. GSI Group Inc., Sergio Edelstein, and Robert Bowen , Case No. 08-cv-12065 (GAO), filed on December 12, 2008, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “ Shareholder Class Action ”). In May 2010, the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle the Shareholder Class Action. The agreement remains subject to confirmatory discovery and preliminary and final approval of the district court. Following such final approval, the Reserve Shares shall be released to the holders of the Section 510(b) Claims or to the holders of the Company’s common shares (the “ Old Common Shares ”) and holders of common shares that had vested on the Effective Date but had not been issued (“ Vested Share Rights ”) immediately prior to the Effective Date.


The above summary of the terms of the Escrow Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Escrow Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mortgages

Washington Mortgage . In connection with the Security Agreement and as required thereby, Synrad, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“ Synrad ”), entered into an Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010 (the “ Washington Mortgage ”), in favor of First American Title Insurance Company, in its capacity as trustee thereunder (the “ First American ”), for the benefit of the Trustee, as beneficiary thereunder, wherein Synrad mortgaged, granted, bargained, assigned, sold and conveyed its interest in the property located at 4600 Campus Place, Mukilteo, Washington 98275, to First American to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Indenture, the Washington Mortgage and the other Security Documents (as defined in the Washington Mortgage), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, the Washington Mortgage and the other Security Documents.

Florida Mortgage . In connection with the Security Agreement and as required thereby, Control Laser Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company (“ Control Laser Corporation ”), entered into an Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010 (the “ Florida Mortgage ”), in favor of the Trustee, as mortgagee thereunder (in such capacity, the “ Mortgagee ”), wherein Control Laser Corporation mortgaged, granted, bargained, assigned, sold and conveyed its interest in the property located at 2419 Lake Orange Road, Orlando, Florida 32837, to Mortgagee to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Indenture, the Florida Mortgage and the other Security Documents (as defined in the Florida Mortgage), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, the Florida Mortgage and the other Security Documents.

California Mortgage . In connection with the Security Agreement and as required thereby, Photo Research, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“ Photo Research ”), entered into an Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010 (the “ California Mortgage ”), in favor of First American, in its capacity as trustee thereunder, for the benefit of the Trustee, as beneficiary thereunder, wherein Photo Research mortgaged, granted, bargained, assigned, sold and conveyed its interest in the property located at 9731 Topanga Canyon Place, Los Angeles, California 91311, to First American to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Indenture, the California Mortgage and the other Security Documents (as defined in the California Mortgage), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, the California Mortgage and the other Security Documents.

The above summaries of the terms of the Washington Mortgage, the Florida Mortgage, the California do not purport to be complete and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreements themselves. A copy of the Washington Mortgage is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Florida Mortgage is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the California Mortgage is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Lease Amendment

GSI and 125 Middlesex Turnpike, LLC, as landlord (the “ Landlord ”), entered into the First Amendment to Lease (the “ Lease Amendment ”) concerning GSI’s corporate headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts (the “ Headquarters ”). The Lease was entered into by and between GSI and Landlord on November 2, 2007 (the “ Lease ”), and the Lease Amendment was entered into on February 10, 2010 and became effective on the Confirmation Date (the “ Lease Amendment Effective Date ”). The Lease Amendment provides that the initial term of the Lease expires on the third anniversary of the Lease Amendment Effective Date (the “ Lease Term ”). In addition, the Lease Amendment provides that the Landlord has the option to terminate the Lease prior to the scheduled expiration of the Lease Term, which date shall be (a) no less than nine months after the date the Landlord gives notice of such early termination and (b) in any event, no earlier than June 1, 2011.

The above summary of the terms of the Lease Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Lease Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.6 and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Lease referenced above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Lease, a copy of which was attached to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 10.19 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Debt Securities

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Final Plan and the Confirmation Order, all outstanding obligations under those certain 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 issued by GSI (collectively, the “ Prepetition Notes ”) were cancelled and the indenture governing such obligation was terminated, except to the extent to allow the Debtors, the Debtors, as reorganized, or the relevant Prepetition Notes indenture trustee to make distributions pursuant to the Final Plan on account of claims related to such Prepetition Notes and perform certain other administrative duties or exercise certain protective rights thereunder.

Equity Interests

On and as of the Effective Date, pursuant to the Final Plan and the Confirmation Order, all of the issued and outstanding Old Common Shares in the capital of the Company, including all options, calls, rights, participation rights, puts, awards, commitments or any other agreement to acquire Old Common Shares of the Company that existed prior to the Effective Date, were cancelled and in exchange therefor, holders of such interests received distributions pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Final Plan and as described in Item 3.02 of this Current Report.

Early Termination of Shareholder Rights Plan

On and as of the Effective Date, that certain Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Plan, dated as of May 15, 2008, by and between the Company and Computer Share Investor Services, as Rights Agent (the “ Rights Plan ”), was terminated. Prior to such termination, the Rights Plan was scheduled to expire on May 15, 2011. The Rights Plan created a right (the “ Right ”) (which was only triggered if a person or a control group acquired 20% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding publicly traded Old Common Shares without the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company) for each shareholder, other than the acquiring person or its associates or affiliates, to acquire additional Old Common Shares of the Company at one-half of the then market price at the time of exercise. Pursuant to the Final Plan, the Rights were cancelled on and as of the Effective Date.


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

The information regarding the Notes and the New Indenture set forth in Items 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On the Effective Date, the Company issued an aggregate of approximately 100,002,179 New Common Shares pursuant to the Final Plan. Consistent with the Confirmation Order and applicable law, the Company relied on Section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code to exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), the issuance of such New Common Shares.

Section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code exempts the offer and sale of securities under a plan of reorganization from registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act and state laws if three principal requirements are satisfied:

 

   

the securities must be issued under a plan of reorganization by the debtor, its successor under a plan or an affiliate participating in a joint plan of reorganization with the debtor;

 

   

the recipients of the securities must hold a claim against, an interest in, or a claim for administrative expense in the case concerning the debtor or such affiliate; and

 

   

the securities must be issued either (i) in exchange for the recipient’s claim against, interest in or claim for administrative expense in the case concerning the debtor or such affiliate or (ii) “principally” in such exchange and “partly” for cash or property.

On the Effective Date, the New Common Shares were issued in exchange for claims against or interests in the Company pursuant to the Final Plan as follows:

Existing Equity Holders

The Company issued 45,375,994 New Common Shares (the “ Equity Shares ”) on the Effective Date to holders of the Old Common Shares immediately prior to the Effective Date and to holders of Vested Share Rights (such holders, collectively, the “ Existing Equity Holders ”).

Reserve Shares

As further described in Item 1.01 above, the Company issued 2,981,227 New Common Shares on the Effective Date to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement for the benefit of the holders of Section 510(b) Claims and the Existing Equity Holders pending the final disposition of the Shareholder Class Action. In May 2010, the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle the Shareholder Class Action. The agreement remains subject to confirmatory discovery and preliminary and final approval of the district court.

Rights Offering

As previously reported, Eligible Holders (as defined in the Final Plan) could elect to subscribe for up to a maximum of $85 million of New Common Shares, which was part of the distributions under the Final Plan, pursuant to the rights offering, the terms and conditions of which were set forth in the Final Plan (the “Rights Offering”). Pursuant to the Rights Offering, Eligible Holders received a non-transferable entitlement to elect to subscribe for New Common Shares (the “Rights”) at a purchase price of $1.80 per New Common Share (the “Purchase Price Per Share”).

In connection with the Rights Offering, the Company issued (i) 36,049,715 New Common Shares on the Effective Date to Eligible Holders that elected to subscribe for New Common Shares by paying for the purchase price in cash and (ii) 1,706,354 New Common Shares on the Effective Date to Eligible Holders that subscribed for New Common Shares by exchanging their Prepetition Notes.


Backstop Commitment

As previously reported, pursuant to and in accordance with that certain Backstop Commitment Agreement, dated May 14, 2010, by and among the Backstop Investors and the Company (the “ Backstop Commitment Agreement ”), the Backstop Investors agreed to backstop the Rights Offering by purchasing, at the Purchase Price Per Share, the greater of (a) 11,111,111 New Common Shares or (b) the total number of New Common Shares not purchased by Eligible Holders in the Rights Offering (the “ Backstop Commitment ”). Under the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Backstop Investors could satisfy their Backstop Commitment by exchanging (the “ Backstop Exchange ”) a minimum face amount of $20 million of Prepetition Notes held by the Backstop Investors for New Common Shares at the Purchase Price Per Share or, in certain circumstances as contemplated in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, by electing to pay their Purchase Price Per Share in cash.

In connection with the Backstop Commitment, the Company issued 11,111,111 New Common Shares on the Effective Date to the Backstop Investors pursuant to the Backstop Exchange.

Supplemental Equity Exchange

Pursuant to and in accordance with the Final Plan, the holders of the Prepetition Notes exchanged an aggregate principal amount of $5 million under the Prepetition Notes for New Common Shares at the Purchase Price Per Share (the “ Supplemental Equity Exchange ”).

In connection with the Supplemental Equity Exchange, the Company issued 2,777,778 New Common Shares on the Effective Date on a pro rata basis to the holders of the Prepetition Notes.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information regarding the termination of certain material agreements of the Company as set forth in Item 1.02 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03. In addition, the terms of the Indenture further restricts the Company’s ability to pay dividends as described in item 1.01 hereof.

 

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

Departure of Directors

On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Final Plan, Richard B. Black, Garrett A. Garrettson, Ph.D., Phillip A. Griffiths, Ph.D., Marina Hatsopoulos and Benjamin J. Virgilio resigned as members of the board of directors of the Company. Byron O. Pond, a member of the board of directors of the Company prior to the Effective Date, continued his service on the board of directors upon the Debtors’ emergence, as further discussed below in this Item 5.02.

Election of Directors

On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Final Plan, seven new members were selected to serve on the board of directors of the Company, including the Principal Executive Officer of Reorganized Holdings, two members selected by the certain required holders of the Prepetition Notes (the “ Required Noteholders ”), two members with industry expertise selected by the Official Committee of Equity Holders in the Debtors cases under the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Equity Committee ”), one member selected by mutual agreement between the Required Noteholders and the Equity Committee, and one member selected by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the Effective Date. The directors will serve in accordance with the applicable constituent documents on the Company. Unless removed for cause, such directors will serve for the first 12 month period following the Effective Date, and will not be subject to the vote of the holders of the New Common Shares at the next annual shareholders meeting currently scheduled to occur in September 2010. Committee membership for the newly selected directors has not yet been determined at the date of this disclosure.

The following seven persons have been selected to serve on board of directors of the Company as of the Effective Date:

 

   

Michael Katzenstein (selected as the Principal Executive Officer of the Company) has served as the Chief Restructuring Officer (“ CRO ”) of the Company since May 14, 2010. Since January 1, 2009, Mr. Katzenstein has been a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting Inc., a global consulting firm (“ FTI ”). Prior to that, since 2001,


 

Mr. Katzenstein had been a founding partner of CXO, L.L.C., a turnaround management and advisory firm, which was acquired by FTI in December 2008. As previously reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference, the Debtors entered into an engagement letter (the “ Engagement Letter ”) with FTI on May 14, 2010 to provide for the services of Mr. Katzenstein as CRO and certain other temporary employees and management services to support Mr. Katzenstein in his role. Pursuant to the terms of the Engagement Letter, Mr. Katzenstein will remain employed by FTI and will perform services as CRO through FTI, reporting to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Katzenstein does not receive any compensation from the Debtors and does not participate in any of the Debtors’ employee benefit plans. The Debtors instead compensate FTI at an aggregate rate of $175,000 per month for Mr. Katzenstein’s services as CRO and Gabriel E. Bresler’s services as Associate CRO.

 

   

Byron O. Pond (selected by the Company’s board of directors prior to the Effective Date) has been a Director of the Company since 2000. From August 2006 through December 2006, Mr. Pond served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, an automotive supply company. In February 2001, Mr. Pond joined Amcast Industrial Corporation, an automotive and industrial supply company. During his tenure he served as President, CEO and Chairman before retiring on his contract termination date in February 2004. After retirement, Mr. Pond remained as an Amcast director and also became non-executive Chairman. On November 1, 2004, Mr. Pond was asked to reassume the positions of Amcast Chairman, President and CEO. Amcast filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on November 30, 2004. Mr. Pond resigned from his positions with Amcast in October 2005. From 1990, Mr. Pond was a senior executive with Arvin Industries, Inc., serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1996 and as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 1998. He retired as Chairman of Arvin Industries, Inc. in 1999. Mr. Pond served on the Board of Directors of EMCON Technologies until February 2010 when the company was sold to a French automotive supply company. He currently serves as a director of ECRM, Inc.

 

   

K. Peter Heiland (selected by the Equity Committee) has over 25 years of domestic and international management experience, as well as an extensive background in technology. Mr. Heiland is the founder and President of Integrated Dynamics Engineering GmbH (“ IDE ”), a developer and manufacturer of vibration control products, magnetic field compensation systems, acoustic enclosures and robotics. IDE’s products serve several markets, including the semiconductor industry, where IDE has been, at certain times, a supplier to GSI. Mr. Heiland has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Mr. Heiland also serves as a manager of JEC II Associates, LLC, a privately held investment company. Mr. Heiland received a degree in mechanical engineering from the Fachhochschule Wiesbaden in Germany.

 

   

Stephen W. Bershad (selected by the Equity Committee) was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Axsys Technologies, Inc. (“ Axsys ”), a manufacturer of surveillance and imaging equipment, from 1986 until 2009 and was President of Axsys from 1986 to August 1999 and from March 2002 to December 2007. Prior thereto, he was a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., an investment banking firm, and its predecessor firms, where he held a series of senior management positions in merchant banking and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bershad is a director of EMCOR Group, Inc., a leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and end-to-end facilities services.

 

   

Eugene I. Davis (selected by the Required Noteholders) is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIRINATE Consulting Group, LLC, a privately held consulting firm specializing in turnaround management, merger and acquisition consulting and hostile and friendly takeovers, proxy contests and strategic planning advisory services for domestic and international public and private business entities. Since forming PIRINATE in 1997, Mr. Davis has advised, managed, sold, liquidated and served as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer, Director, Committee Chairman and Chairman of the Board of a number of businesses operating in diverse sectors such as telecommunications, automotive, manufacturing, high-technology, medical technologies, metals, energy, financial services, consumer products and services, import-export, mining and transportation and logistics. Previously, Mr. Davis served as President, Vice Chairman and Director of Emerson Radio Corporation, a consumer electronics distributor, and Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Sport Supply Group, Inc., a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of sporting goods products. He began his career as an attorney and international negotiator with Exxon Corporation and Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and as a partner in two Texas-based law firms, where he specialized in corporate/securities law, international transactions and restructuring advisory. Mr. Davis is also a member of the Board of Directors of Knology, Inc., DEX One Corp., Ambassadors International Inc., Rural/Metro Corp, Spectrum Brands, Inc. and TerreStar Corporation. Within the last five years, Mr. Davis has served as a Director of American Commercial Lines, Inc., Delta Airlines, Inc., Haights Cross Communications, Inc., SeraCare Life Sciences Inc., Solutia, Inc., Atari, Inc., Exide Technologies, IPCS, Inc., Knology Broadband, Inc., Oglebay


 

Norton Company, Tipperary Corporation, McLeod Communications, Footstar, Inc., PRG Schultz International, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc., Foamex, Inc., Ion Broadcasting, Viskase Companies, Inc. and Media General, Inc.

 

   

Ira J. Lamel (selected by the Required Noteholders) is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (“ Hain ”), a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company operating in North America and Europe. Prior to joining Hain on October 1, 2001, Mr. Lamel was an audit partner in the New York Area practice of Ernst & Young LLP. He retired from Ernst & Young after a 29 year career serving clients in various industries, one of which included Excel Technology, Inc. (“ Excel ”). Mr. Lamel served as the audit partner on Excel beginning with the audit for the year ended December 31, 2000 and through the review for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. Mr. Lamel also served on the board of directors of Excel between 2004 and 2008. Mr. Lamel also served on the board of directors of Harvey Electronics (“ Harvey ”) between 2004 and 2007. On each such board at Excel and Harvey, Mr. Lamel was the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.

 

   

Dennis J. Fortino (selected by the Required Noteholders and the Equity Committee) is a Consultant with Private Consultant USA Professional Services in Palo Alto, California (“ PCUPS ”), where he serves as a business consultant to develop business rationalization and growth plans to companies (including the Company) and also serves as an executive coach. Prior to becoming a Consultant with PCUPS in 2006, Mr. Fortino served as the Executive Vice President of the Lithography & Parametric Solutions Group at KLA-Tencor Corporation (“ KLA-Tencor ”), a supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries between September 2000 and November 2005. From August 1997 to September 2000, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Surfscan Division of KLA-Tencor and from November 1995 to July 1997 as the Vice President and General Manager of the Surface Metrology Division of KLA-Tencor. Mr. Fortino served as Vice President and General Manager for Spectra-Physics Lasers from July 1991 to October 1995.

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Former and Current Directors

On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Final Plan, the Company issued to the former members of the board of directors of the Company, including Mr. Pond (collectively, the “ Former Board Members ”), an aggregate of 174,037 New Common Shares (the “ Former Board Equity Compensation ”), which shares are included in the number of shares issued to Existing Equity Holders referenced in item 3.02 above. The Former Board Equity Compensation had been earned by the Former Board Members pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy. The right to such compensation had vested pursuant to such policy prior to the Effective Date but no shares had been issued by the Company. The shares underlying the Former Board Equity Compensation are included in the issuance of New Common Shares to Existing Equity Holders, as described above in Item 3.02 of this Current Report. The Former Board Members may also receive an additional 11,434 New Common Shares that are currently subject to and included in the Reserve Shares held by the Escrow Agent, as further described above in Items 1.01 and 3.02 of this Current Report.

In addition, pursuant to the Final Plan and the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, the Former Board Members shall receive on the Effective Date an aggregate payment in cash of $218,100, which consists of accrued but unpaid compensation incurred after the Petition Date and through the Effective Date for the following duties and activities: $3,300 quarterly retainer fee, various quarterly fee ranging from $400 to $8,100 for serving as chairman of the board or a committee, $600 for participating in a telephonic board meeting and $1,200 for participating in an on-site board meeting.

On July 13, 2010, the board of directors of the Company awarded to Ms. Hatsopoulos a cash grant of $45,000 in recognition for her services during the Debtors’ cases under the Bankruptcy Code. Also on July 13, 2010, the board of directors of the Company awarded to each of Mr. Black and Mr. Pond 17,699 Old Common Shares, subject to the standard terms and conditions contained in the Company’s form of restricted stock agreement.


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Final Plan, the Company filed a Form 9 Articles of Reorganization (the “ Articles of Reorganization ”) under the New Brunswick Business Corporations Act. The Articles of Reorganization provided for the following amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation:

 

   

The cancellation of all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of the Company, including all options, calls, rights, participation rights, puts, awards, commitments or any other agreement to acquire common shares of the Company;

 

   

The prohibition on the Company to issue any class of non-voting equity securities unless and solely to the extent permitted by Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code as in effect as of the Effective Date; and

 

   

The composition of the board of directors of the Company as of the Effective Date.

The above summary of the terms of the Articles of Reorganization does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Articles of Reorganization, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 23, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On July 23, 2010, pursuant to and in accordance with the Backstop Commitment Agreement (as further described under Item 3.02 of this Current Report), the Company paid $4.25 million to the Backstop Investors.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

3.1    Form 9 – Articles of Reorganization of GSI Group Inc.
4.1    Indenture, dated July 23, 2010, by and among GSI Group Corporation, as Issuer, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
4.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and between GSI Group Inc. and the Common Shareholders named therein
10.1    Security Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and among GSI Group Corporation, the Grantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as collateral agent
10.2    Escrow Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and between GSI Group Inc. and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York
10.3    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and among Synrad, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
10.4    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and between Control Laser Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
10.5    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and among Photo Research, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.


Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.6    First Amendment to Lease, dated February 10, 2010 and effective as of May 27, 2010, by and between GSI Group Corporation and 125 Middlesex Turnpike, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to GSI Group Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
99.1    Press Release dated July 23, 2010.

 


SIGNATURES

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.

 

Date: July 23, 2010     GSI GROUP INC.
   

By:

  /s/ Glenn E. Davis
     

Glenn E. Davis

Principal Financial Officer

     

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

3.1    Form 9 - Articles of Reorganization of GSI Group Inc.
4.1    Indenture, dated July 23, 2010, by and among GSI Group Corporation, as Issuer, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
4.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and between GSI Group Inc. and the Common Shareholders named therein
10.1    Security Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and among GSI Group Corporation, the Grantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as collateral agent
10.2    Escrow Agreement, dated July 23, 2010, by and between GSI Group Inc. and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York
10.3    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and among Synrad, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
10.4    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and between Control Laser Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
10.5    Open-End Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and among Photo Research, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
10.6    First Amendment to Lease, dated February 10, 2010 and effective as of May 27, 2010, by and between GSI Group Corporation and 125 Middlesex Turnpike, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to GSI Group Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K..
99.1    Press Release dated July 23, 2010.

EXHIBIT 3.1

LOGO

 

NEW BRUNSWICK    NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT    LOI SUR LES CORPORATIONS COMMERCIALES
FORM 9    FORMULE 9
ARTICLES OF REORGANIZATION    STATUTS DE REORGANISATION
(SECTION 132)    (ARTICLE 132)
1 - Name of Corporation - Raison sociale de la corporation    2 - Corporation Number - Numéro de la corporation
GSI GROUP INC.   

508971

  
In accordance with the order for reorganization, the Articles of Incorporation are amended as follows:    Conformément à l’ordonnance de réorganization, les statuts constitutifs sont modifiés comme suit:

In accordance with the Final Fourth Modified Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan of Reorganization”) for the Corporation and certain of its affiliates as approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and in accordance with the Order of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick dated July 14, 2010 (capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned under the Plan of Reorganization):

1. All of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of the Corporation, including all options, calls, rights, participation rights, puts, awards, commitments or any other agreement to acquire common shares of the Corporation that exist prior to the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization, are cancelled on and as of the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization;

2. The Corporation shall not issue any class of non-voting equity securities unless and solely to the extent permitted by Section 1123(a)(6) of the United States Bankruptcy Code as in effect as of the effective date of the Plan of Reorganization; provided however that this clause 2: (a) will have no further force or effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) will have such force and effect, if any, only for so long as Section 1123(a)(6) of the United States Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Corporation, and (c) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law (including United States Bankruptcy Code) as in effect from time to time; and

3. On the Effective Date, the board of directors of the Corporation shall consist of the principal executive officer of the Corporation, two members selected by the Required Noteholders, two members with industry expertise selected by the Equity Committee, one member selected by mutual agreement between the Required Noteholders and the Equity Committee, and one member selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation prior to the Effective Date, which member shall be selected from the members of such board in office immediately prior to the Effective Date, provided that at least a majority of the Board of Directors shall satisfy the NASDAQ Stock Market’s definition of “Independent Directors” and no such director may be removed during the period of one year from the Effective Date without (i) the approval of the person or persons by who they were selected, or (ii) with the approval of the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench based upon a finding of cause.

 

Date    Signature    Description of Office - Fonction

July 23, 2010

   /s/ Michael E. Katzenstein    Chief Restructuring Officer

 

 

FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY - RESERVE A L’USAGE DU MINISTERE

 

 

Filed - Déposé

 

 

SN0250/440307 / 45-5036 (1/09)

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

THE GUARANTORS

named herein

and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 23, 2010

 

 

12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes due 2014

 

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section

  

Indenture
Section

310(a)(1)    7.10
      (a)(2)    N.A.
      (a)(3)    N.A.
      (a)(4)    N.A.
      (a)(5)    N.A.
      (b)    7.10
      (b)(1)    7.10
      (c)    N.A.
311(a)    7.11
      (b)    7.11
      (c)    N.A.
312(a)    N.A.
      (b)    11.03
      (c)    11.03
313(a)    7.06
      (b)    10.08
      (b)(1)    N.A.
      (b)(2)    7.06
      (c)    7.06
      (d)    7.06
314(a)    N.A.
      (b)    10.07
      (c)(1)    N.A.
      (c)(2)    N.A.
      (c)(3)    N.A.
      (d)    10.08; 10.10
      (e)    N.A.


      (f)    N.A.
315(a)    7.01(b)
      (b)    N.A.
      (c)    N.A.
      (d)    N.A.
      (e)    N.A.
316(a) (last sentence)    N.A.
      (a)(1)(A)    6.05
      (a)(1)(B)    6.04.
      (a)(2)    N.A.
      (b)    N.A.
      (c)    N.A.
317(a)(1)    N.A.
      (a)(2)    N.A.
      (b)    N.A.
318(a)    N.A.

 

N.A. means Not Applicable

Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

   2

    SECTION 1.01.

   Definitions .    2

    SECTION 1.02.

   Other Definitions .    21

    SECTION 1.03.

   Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .    22

    SECTION 1.04.

   Rules of Construction .    22

ARTICLE TWO THE NOTES

   23

    SECTION 2.01.

   Amount of Notes .    23

    SECTION 2.02.

   Form and Dating .    23

    SECTION 2.03.

   Execution and Authentication .    23

    SECTION 2.04.

   Registrar and Paying Agent .    24

    SECTION 2.05.

   Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust .    25

    SECTION 2.06.

   Holder Lists .    25

    SECTION 2.07.

   Transfer and Exchange .    25

    SECTION 2.08.

   Replacement Notes .    26

    SECTION 2.09.

   Outstanding Notes .    26

    SECTION 2.10.

   Treasury Notes .    26

    SECTION 2.11.

   Temporary Notes .    26

    SECTION 2.12.

   Cancellation .    27

    SECTION 2.13.

   Defaulted Interest .    27

    SECTION 2.14.

   CUSIP Number .    27

    SECTION 2.15.

   Deposit of Moneys .    27

    SECTION 2.16.

   Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes .    27

    SECTION 2.17.

   Computation of Interest .    29

    SECTION 2.18.

   Conditions Precedent .    29

ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION

   29

    SECTION 3.01.

   Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee .    29

    SECTION 3.02.

   Selection by Trustee of Notes To Be Redeemed .    30

    SECTION 3.03.

   Notice of Redemption .    30

    SECTION 3.04.

   Effect of Notice of Redemption .    30

    SECTION 3.05.

   Deposit of Redemption Price .    31

    SECTION 3.06.

   Notes Redeemed in Part .    31

ARTICLE FOUR COVENANTS

   31

    SECTION 4.01.

   Payment of Notes .    31

    SECTION 4.02.

   Reports .    32

    SECTION 4.03.

   Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws .    32

    SECTION 4.04.

   Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default .    32

    SECTION 4.05.

   Taxes .    33

    SECTION 4.06.

   Limitations on Additional Indebtedness .    33

    SECTION 4.07.

   Excess Working Capital Proceeds Purchase Offer .    34

    SECTION 4.08.

   Limitations on Restricted Payments .    35

    SECTION 4.09.

   Limitations on Asset Sales .    36

    SECTION 4.10.

   Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates .    37

    SECTION 4.11.

   Limitations on Liens .    39

    SECTION 4.12.

   Conduct of Business .    39

    SECTION 4.13.

   Additional Note Guarantees .    39

 

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    SECTION 4.14.

   Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .    39

    SECTION 4.15.

   Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries .    40

    SECTION 4.16.

   Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .    41

    SECTION 4.17.

   Maintenance of Properties; Compliance with Law .    41

    SECTION 4.18.

   Legal Existence .    42

    SECTION 4.19.

   After-Acquired Property .    42

    SECTION 4.20.

   Further Instruments and Acts .    42

    SECTION 4.21.

   Impairment of Security Interest .    42

    SECTION 4.22.

   Future Pledges of Collateral to Secure PIK Interest .    42

    SECTION 4.23.

   Massachusetts Securities Corporation .    43

ARTICLE FIVE SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

   43

    SECTION 5.01.

   Limitations on Mergers, Amalgamations, Consolidations, Etc .    43

    SECTION 5.02.

   Successor Person Substituted .    44

ARTICLE SIX DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

   45

    SECTION 6.01.

   Events of Default .    45

    SECTION 6.02.

   Acceleration and Default Rate .    46

    SECTION 6.03.

   Other Remedies .    47

    SECTION 6.04.

   Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default .    47

    SECTION 6.05.

   Reporting Default .    47

    SECTION 6.06.

   Control by Majority .    48

    SECTION 6.07.

   Limitation on Suits .    48

    SECTION 6.08.

   No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .    48

    SECTION 6.09.

   Rights of Holders To Receive Payment .    48

    SECTION 6.10.

   Collection Suit by Trustee .    48

    SECTION 6.11.

   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .    49

    SECTION 6.12.

   Priorities .    49

    SECTION 6.13.

   Undertaking for Costs .    49

    SECTION 6.14.

   Restoration of Rights and Remedies .    49

ARTICLE SEVEN TRUSTEE

   50

    SECTION 7.01.

   Duties of Trustee .    50

    SECTION 7.02.

   Rights of Trustee .    51

    SECTION 7.03.

   Individual Rights of Trustee .    52

    SECTION 7.04.

   Trustee’s Disclaimer .    52

    SECTION 7.05.

   Notice of Defaults .    52

    SECTION 7.06.

   Reports by Trustee to Holders .    52

    SECTION 7.07.

   Compensation and Indemnity .    53

    SECTION 7.08.

   Replacement of Trustee .    53

    SECTION 7.09.

   Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger, Etc .    54

    SECTION 7.10.

   Eligibility; Disqualification .    54

    SECTION 7.11.

   Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer .    54

    SECTION 7.12.

   Paying Agents .    54

ARTICLE EIGHT AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

   55

    SECTION 8.01.

   Without Consent of Holders .    55

    SECTION 8.02.

   With Consent of Holders .    55

 

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    SECTION 8.03.    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act .    56
    SECTION 8.04.    Revocation and Effect of Consents .    56
    SECTION 8.05.    Notation on or Exchange of Notes .    57
    SECTION 8.06.    Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc .    57
ARTICLE NINE DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE    57
    SECTION 9.01.    Discharge of Indenture .    57
    SECTION 9.02.    Legal Defeasance .    58
    SECTION 9.03.    Covenant Defeasance .    58
    SECTION 9.04.    Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .    59
    SECTION 9.05.    Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .    60
    SECTION 9.06.    Reinstatement .    60
    SECTION 9.07.    Moneys Held by Paying Agent .    60
    SECTION 9.08.    Moneys Held by Trustee .    60
ARTICLE TEN GUARANTEE OF NOTES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS    61
    SECTION 10.01.    Guarantee .    61
    SECTION 10.02.    Execution and Delivery of Guarantee .    62
    SECTION 10.03.    Limitation of Guarantee .    62
    SECTION 10.04.    Release of Guarantor .    62
    SECTION 10.05.    Waiver of Subrogation .    63
    SECTION 10.06.    Collateral and Security Documents .    63
    SECTION 10.07.    Recordings and Opinions .    64
    SECTION 10.08.    Release of Collateral .    65
    SECTION 10.09.    Permitted Releases Not to Impair Lien .    65
    SECTION 10.10.    Certificates of the Trustee .    66
    SECTION 10.11.    Suits to Protect the Collateral .    66
    SECTION 10.12.    Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents .    66
    SECTION 10.13.    Purchaser Protected .    66
    SECTION 10.14.    Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee .    66
    SECTION 10.15.    Trustee and Collateral Agent .    67
    SECTION 10.16.    Interest Act (Canada) Compliance .    67
    SECTION 10.17.    Judgment Currency .    67
ARTICLE ELEVEN MISCELLANEOUS    68
    SECTION 11.01.    Trust Indenture Act Controls .    68
    SECTION 11.02.    Notices .    68
    SECTION 11.03.    Communications by Holders with Other Holders .    69
    SECTION 11.04.    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .    69
    SECTION 11.05.    Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion .    70
    SECTION 11.06.    Rules by Trustee and Agents .    70
    SECTION 11.07.    Business Days; Legal Holidays .    70
    SECTION 11.08.    Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction .    70
    SECTION 11.09.    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .    70
    SECTION 11.10.    No Recourse Against Others .    71
    SECTION 11.11.    Successors .    71
    SECTION 11.12.    Multiple Counterparts .    71

 

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    SECTION 11.13.    Table of Contents, Headings, Etc .    71
    SECTION 11.14.    Separability .    71
    SECTION 11.15.    Acts of Holders. Record Dates .    71
    SECTION 11.16.    Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver .    72
    SECTION 11.17.    Waiver of Jury Trial .    72
         EXHIBIT A    FORM OF NOTE    A-1
         EXHIBIT B    FORM OF LEGEND FOR GLOBAL NOTE    B-1
         EXHIBIT C    NOTATION OF GUARANTEE    C-1
         EXHIBIT D    SECURITY DOCUMENTS    D-1

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 23, 2010, among GSI Group Corporation, a Michigan corporation, as issuer (the “ Issuer ”), GSI Group Inc., a company continued and existing under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada and the owner of all outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Issuer (the “ Parent ”), Cambridge Technology, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“ Cambridge ”), Continuum Electro-Optics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Continuum ”), Control Laser Corporation (d/b/a Baublys Control Laser), a Florida corporation (“ Control ”), Excel Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Excel Technology”), MES International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ MES ”), MicroE Systems Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ MicroE ”), The Optical Corporation, a California corporation (“ Optical ”), Photo Research, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Photo ”), Quantronix Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Quantronix ”), and Synrad, Inc., a Washington corporation (“ Synrad ” and together with the Parent, Cambridge, Continuum, Control, Excel Technology, MES, MicroE, Optical, Photo, and Quantronix, each, a Guarantor (as hereinafter defined)), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2009 (the “ Petition Date ”), the Parent, and certain of its U.S. Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ U.S. Debtors ”) filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Law ”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ) and continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Law;

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2009, the Parent and the U.S. Debtors (collectively, the “ Debtors ”), filed the Reorganization Plan (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, on May 27, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, the Confirmation Order is a Final Order (as defined in the Reorganization Plan);

WHEREAS, in connection with the confirmation and implementation of the Reorganization Plan, each in partial satisfaction of the Senior Note Claims and the GSI UK Note Claim (as each is defined in the Reorganization Plan), the Issuer is issuing the Notes (as defined herein) to holders of the Senior Note Claims and the holder of the GSI UK Note Claim;

WHEREAS, the Issuer and each Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of the Notes (as hereinafter defined) to be issued as this Indenture provides;

WHEREAS, the Guarantors have duly authorized the full and unconditional guarantee of the Notes, and to provide the general terms and conditions of the Notes and the guarantee of same, the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, each of the Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally represents that all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee as in this Indenture provided, and issued, the valid, binding and legal obligation of the Issuer, will, at the time of such execution, authentication and delivery, have been done and performed and the execution and delivery by the Issuer and each Guarantor of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized; and the Issuer and each Guarantor, in the exercise of legal right and power in it vested, is executing and delivering this Indenture and proposes to make, execute, issue, and deliver the Notes.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders.

 

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ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Definitions .

Acquired Indebtedness ” means (1) with respect to any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Initial Issue Date, Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary that was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (2) with respect to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of a Person (other than the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary) existing at the time such Person is merged with or into the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Indebtedness expressly assumed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of an asset or assets from another Person, which Indebtedness was not, in any case, incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in contemplation of, such merger or acquisition; provided , however , that Indebtedness of such acquired Person which is redeemed or otherwise repaid at the time of or substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the transactions by which such acquired Person merges with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person shall not be Acquired Indebtedness.

Adjusted Net Assets ” of the Issuer or of a Guarantor at any date shall mean the lesser of the amount by which (x) the fair value of the property of the Issuer or such Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities), but excluding liabilities under the Guarantee, of the Issuer or such Guarantor at such date and (y) the present fair salable value of the assets of the Issuer or such Guarantor at such date exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Issuer or such Guarantor on its debts and all other fixed and contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities and after giving effect to any collection from any Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee), excluding Indebtedness in respect of the Guarantee, as they become absolute and matured.

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person. For purposes of Section 4.10 , Affiliates shall be deemed to include, with respect to any Person, any other Person (1) which beneficially owns or holds, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of the referenced Person, (2) of which 10% or more of the Voting Stock is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by the referenced Person or (3) with respect to an individual, any immediate family member of such Person. For purposes of this definition, “ control ” of a Person shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, Collateral Agent or agent for service or notices and demands.

Amend ” means to amend, supplement, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify, including successively, and “ amendment ” shall have a correlative meaning.

Ancillary Indenture Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Reorganization Plan.

Annual Report ” means an annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.

Asset ” means any asset or property.

Asset Sale ” means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other disposition by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than the Issuer or any Guarantor (including by means of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or a merger or consolidation) (collectively, for purposes of this definition, a “ transfer ”), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of any assets of the Parent or any

 

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of the Restricted Subsidiaries, that (i) have a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000, or (ii) for aggregate consideration in excess of $1,000,000, other than in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the term “ Asset Sale ” shall not include:

(1) transfers of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(2) transfers of assets (including Equity Interests) that are governed by and made in accordance with Section 5.01 ;

(3) Permitted Investments (other than Auction Rate Securities) and Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.08 ;

(4) the creation of any Permitted Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Permitted Lien);

(5) transfers of damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or assets that, in the Parent’s or the Issuer’s reasonable judgment, are no longer used or useful in the business of the Parent or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses, in either case on a non-exclusive basis, to use the patents, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property, and licenses, leases or subleases of other assets, of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not materially interfering with the business of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(7) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract or tort claims to the extent not materially interfering with the business of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(9) transfers by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary expressly contemplated by the Reorganization Plan; and

(10) transfers of assets by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor.

Attributable Indebtedness ,” when used with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded semiannually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided , however , that if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “ Capitalized Lease Obligation ”.

Auction Rate Securities ” means securities issued by State or local governments of the United States or political subdivisions thereof, the applicable interest rate on which is under normal circumstances subject to adjustments based on periodic remarketing or other auction process (commonly referred to as auction rate securities).

Average Cash ” means the average cash and Cash Equivalents of the Issuer and the Guarantors, on a consolidated basis, for the full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which a Foreign Subsidiary Investment will be made; provided that no portion of such average cash shall be proceeds of debt for borrowed money excluding intercompany Indebtedness , but including, without limitation, proceeds of advances made pursuant to the Working Capital Facility.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the Board of Directors of such Person (or any duly authorized committee thereof or any corporate constituency, that in accordance with the Person’s bylaws or charter documents performs the duties of the Board of Directors), (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing or, in each case , any duly authorized committee of such body.

 

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Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution certified pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Issuer and to be in full force and effect, and delivered to the Trustee.

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all cash expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that in accordance with GAAP are or should be included in “property, plant and equipment” or in a similar fixed asset account on its balance sheet, and including all Capitalized Lease Obligations paid or payable during such period.

Capitalized Lease ” means a lease required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the Obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capitalized Lease, and the amount of such Obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of Section 4.11 , a Capital Lease Obligation will be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.

Cash Equivalents ” means:

(1) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) maturing within 360 days of the date of acquisition thereof;

(2) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit or acceptances, maturing within 360 days of the date of acquisition thereof, of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500 million and is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or mutual fund distributor;

(3) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof issued by a corporation that is not the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer, and is organized under the laws of any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia and rated at least A-1 by S&P or at least P-1 by Moody’s;

(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than ten days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any commercial bank meeting the specifications of clause (2) above;

(5) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

(6) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by them from time to time; and

(7) money market or other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.

Collateral ” means all the collateral described in the Security Documents.

Collateral Agent ” means at any time the Person acting as the collateral agent for the Notes.

Confirmation Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Reorganization Plan.

 

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Consolidated Amortization Expense ” means, for any period-, the amortization expense of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding amortization expenses attributable to a prepaid item that was paid in cash in a prior period), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Depreciation Expense ” means, for any period, the depreciation expense of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Depreciation Expense, (b) Consolidated Amortization Expense, (c) Consolidated Income Tax Expense and (d) Consolidated Interest Expense and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, interest income, all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries. In addition, “Consolidated EBITDA” for any period including the first four full fiscal quarters following the Effective Date shall be subject to any non-cash adjustment with respect to such quarters required to be made by the Issuer’s independent certified public accountants as a result of “fresh start” accounting, and with respect to the four fiscal quarters prior to the Effective Date “Consolidated EBITDA” shall be so adjusted on a pro forma basis as though the Reorganization Plan had become effective on the first day of such period.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” for any period means the provision for taxes of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” for any period means the sum, without duplication, of the total interest expense of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and including, without duplication:

(1) imputed interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness,

(2) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations, bankers’ acceptance financing and receivables financings,

(3) the net costs associated with Hedging Obligations related to interest rates,

(4) amortization of debt discount or premium, consent fees, fees paid or payable in connection with the Reorganization Plan and debt issuance costs, including commitment fees,

(5) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations,

(6) capitalized interest,

(7) the product of (a) all dividend payments on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Parent or any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Disqualified Equity Interests or any Preferred Stock held by the Parent or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or to the extent paid in Qualified Equity Interests), multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, expressed as a decimal,

(8) all interest payable with respect to discontinued operations,

(9) all interest on any Indebtedness described in clause (7) or (8) of the definition of Indebtedness,

(10) non cash interest expense, and

(11) cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Parent) in connection with Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.

Consolidated Net Income ” for any period means the net income (or loss) of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

(1) the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, (i) except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually been received by the Parent or, subject to clause (3) below, any Restricted Subsidiary during such period and (ii) except that the Parent’s equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income;

 

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(2) except to the extent includible in the consolidated net income of the Parent pursuant to the foregoing clause (1), the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) the assets of such Person are acquired by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary during such period, except that the Parent’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income;

(4) unrealized non-cash gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations (including those resulting from the application of SFAS No. 133);

(5) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles;

(6) any extraordinary or non-recurring gain (or extraordinary or non-recurring loss), together with any related provision for taxes on any such extraordinary or non-recurring gain (or the tax effect of any such extraordinary or non-recurring loss), realized by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period; excluding any restructuring investigation costs, including but limited to severance, professional fees related to restructuring, investigation and restatement activities, etc. that may be classified as extraordinary;

(7) non-cash compensation expense;

(8) any non-cash gains or losses resulting from the Shareholder Claim, Asset Sales, discontinued operations, prior acquisitions, impairments or write offs outside the ordinary course, closures of businesses or plants or inventory write-ups following the Reorganization Plan; and

(9) any income recognized as a result of adjustments made in connection with the Parent’s pending accounting restatements.

In addition, any return of capital with respect to an Investment that decreased the amount of Investments outstanding pursuant to clause (11) of the definition of “ Permitted Investments ” shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments Basket.

For purposes of this definition of “ Consolidated Net Income ,” “nonrecurring” means any gain or loss as of any date that is not reasonably likely to recur within the two years following such date; provided that if there was a gain or loss similar to such gain or loss within the two years preceding such date, such gain or loss shall not be deemed nonrecurring.

For the purposes of the definition of “ Consolidated New Income ,” any and all costs or expenses associated with the Reorganization Plan, the Parent’s pending accounting restatements and the Shareholder Claim, including, without limitation, any professional, consulting or advisory fees and the costs and expenses of any investigations or litigations shall not be considered extraordinary or non-recurring gain or losses.

Consolidated Net Worth ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the consolidated stockholders’ equity of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less (without duplication) (1) any amounts thereof attributable to Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person or

 

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its Subsidiaries or any amount attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (2) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern business made within twelve months after the acquisition of such business) subsequent to the Initial Issue Date in the book value of any asset owned by such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15259, Fax 412-234-7535, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as the Trustee may designate form time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer).

Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

Default ” means (1) any Event of Default or (2) any event, act or condition that, after notice or the passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means, upon a declaration of acceleration in accordance with Section 6.02 , an additional 2.0% over the interest rate on the principal of and an increase of 2.0% per annum above the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes

Depository ” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as Depository by the Issuer, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.

Designation ” has the meaning given to this term in Section 4.15 .

Designation Amount ” has the meaning given to this term in Section 4.15 .

Disqualified Equity Interests ” of any Person means any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms, or by the terms of any related agreement or of any security into which it is convertible, puttable or exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of any event or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed by such Person, whether or not at the option of the holder thereof, or matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or in part, is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holders for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, in each case, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes; provided , however , that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms, authorizes such Person to satisfy in full its obligations with respect to the payment of dividends or upon maturity, redemption (pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise) or repurchase thereof or otherwise by the delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests, and that is not convertible, puttable or exchangeable for Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness, will not be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests so long as such Person satisfies its obligations with respect thereto solely by the delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests; provided , further , however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the Issuer to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring prior to the 91st day after the final maturity date of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests if the change of control or asset sale provisions applicable to such Equity Interests are no more favorable, taken as a whole, to such holders than the provisions of Section 4.09 , and such Equity Interests specifically provide that the Issuer will not redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions prior to the Parent’s or Issuer’s purchase of the Notes as required pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 .

Equity Interests ” of any Person means (1) any and all shares or other equity interests (including common stock, Preferred Stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such Person and (2) all rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such Person.

 

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Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to such asset) that would be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction for cash between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value (other than of any asset with a public trading market) in excess of $5 million shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer acting reasonably and in good faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution delivered to the Trustee.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means with respect to the Parent, on the last day of the prior full fiscal quarter period immediately preceding the date of the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “ Transaction Date ”) giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (such one full fiscal quarter period being referred to herein as the “ One Quarter Period ”), the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the One Quarter Period ending on such day to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for the One Quarter Period ending on such day, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of dividends paid on any class of the Parent’s Capital Stock during the One Quarter Period ending on such day, plus (iii) all scheduled principal payments of debt and any prepayments to the extent there is an equivalent reduction in the commitments thereunder, plus (iv) Consolidated Income Tax Expense for the One Quarter Period ending on such day, plus (v) Capital Expenditures made during the period, exclusive of any Capitalized Expenditures to the extent financed with the proceeds of borrowed money excluding intercompany Indebtedness (collectively, “ Consolidated Fixed Charges ”). In the event the Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs or redeems any Indebtedness (other than in the case of revolving credit borrowings in which case interest expense shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period) or issues or redeems Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “ Calculation Date ”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable One Quarter Period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, and any operational changes that the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has both determined to make and made after the Initial Issue Date and during the One Quarter Period or subsequent to such period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change of any Consolidated Fixed Charges and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the One Quarter Period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued operation or operational change, in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued operation or operational change had occurred at the beginning of the applicable One Quarter Period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any transaction, the pro forma calculations (including of cost savings and synergies) shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period. Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a

 

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revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuer may designate.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof.

Foreign Subsidiary Investments ” means Investments by the Issuer or a Guarantor in a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent, provided that no Issuer or Guarantor may make Foreign Subsidiary Investments unless:

(1) such Investment occurs at least 365 days following the Initial Issue Date;

(2) the aggregate amount of such Investments does not exceed $10 million in any fiscal year or $45 million over the term of the Indenture;

(3) in the fiscal quarter in which such Investments will be made, such Investments are less than or equal to the difference of (A) the sum of (i) Average Cash and (ii) Prepaid Notes, minus (B) $50 million;

(4) at least 65% of the Equity Interests of the Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiaries receiving such Investments are pledged pursuant to the Security Documents;

(5) such Investments are made no more frequently than once a fiscal quarter; and

(6) the Parent or the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an officer’s certificate from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of such Person certifying that such Investments comply with clauses (1) through (5) above.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect on the Initial Issue Date.

Guarantee ” means a direct or indirect guarantee by any Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person and includes any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such purchase arrangements are on arm’s-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary course of business), to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); “ guarantee ,” when used as a verb, and “ guaranteed ” have correlative meanings.

Guarantors ” means (i) the Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary of the Parent (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) on the Initial Issue Date, and (ii) each other Person that is required to, or at the election of the Issuer does, become a Guarantor by the terms of this Indenture after the Initial Issue Date, in each case, until such Person is released from its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. General Scanning Securities Corp., shall not be required to be a Guarantor on the Initial Issue Date or thereafter.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person under swap, cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodities or commodity prices, either generally or under specific contingencies.

 

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Holder ” means any registered holder, from time to time, of the Notes.

Incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or Obligation, incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to such Indebtedness or Obligation; provided that (1) the Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary and (2) neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion of original issue discount or the accretion of principal or the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness or accumulation of dividends on any Equity Interests shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness ” of any Person at any date means, without duplication:

(1) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof);

(2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (other than letter of credit obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such letter of credit are not drawn upon, or if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the fifth Business Day following the receipt by such Person of a demand or reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);

(3) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions (except to the extent such letter of credit or other transaction is not drawn upon, or if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the fifth Business Day following the receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on such letter of credit or other transaction, or extends to a trade payable and is satisfied no later than the tenth Business Day after it is drawn upon);

(4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services, except trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by such Person in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services, which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery or title thereto;

(5) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of all Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person;

(6) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(7) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;

(8) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person to the extent of such guarantee; provided that Indebtedness of the Parent or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed by the Parent or the Parent’s Subsidiaries shall only be counted once in the calculation of the amount of Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis;

(9) all Attributable Indebtedness;

(10) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person; and

(11) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to assets purchased by such Person.

The amount of any Indebtedness which is incurred at a discount to the principal amount at maturity thereof as of any date shall be deemed to have been incurred at the accreted value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above, the maximum liability of such Person for any such contingent obligations at such date and, in the case of clause (7), the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of any asset subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others on the date that the Lien attaches and (b) the amount of the Indebtedness secured. The principal amount of the Indebtedness under any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be equal to the amount payable as a result of the termination of the arrangement or agreement for such Hedging Obligations at such time. For purposes of clause (5), the “maximum fixed redemption or

 

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repurchase price” of any Disqualified Equity Interests that do not have a fixed redemption or repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Equity Interests as if such Disqualified Equity Interests were redeemed or repurchased on any date on which an amount of Indebtedness outstanding shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture.

Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

Independent Director ” means a director of the Parent or the Issuer who is independent with respect to the transaction at issue.

Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Parent’s or the Issuer’s Board of Directors, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and disinterested and independent with respect to the Issuer and its Affiliates.

Initial Issue Date ” means July 23, 2010, the date on which the Initial Notes are originally issued.

Initial Notes ” means $107,040,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Initial Issue Date.

Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) promulgated under the Securities Act.

Interest ” means, with respect to the Notes, interest on the Notes (including Cash Interest (as defined in the Notes) and PIK Interest)

Interest Payment Dates ” means each February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, commencing August 15, 2010.

Investments ” of any Person means:

(1) all direct or indirect investments by such Person in any other Person in the form of loans, advances or capital contributions or other credit extensions constituting Indebtedness of such other Person, and any guarantee of Indebtedness of any other Person;

(2) all purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of any other Person (other than any such purchase that constitutes a Restricted Payment of the type described in clause (2) of the definition thereof);

(3) all other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (including, if required by GAAP, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of business); and

(4) the Designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Except as otherwise expressly specified in this definition, the amount of any Investment (other than an Investment made in cash) shall be the Fair Market Value thereof on the date such Investment is made. The amount of Investment pursuant to clause (4) shall be the Designation Amount determined in accordance with Section 4.15 . If the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary, the Parent shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests of all other Investments in such Subsidiary retained by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, purchases or redemptions of Equity Interests or Indebtedness of the Parent by the Parent shall be deemed not to be Investments and (ii) purchases otherwise permitted under this Indenture or redemptions of Notes by the Issuer or Parent pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be deemed not to be Investments.

Issuer ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article Five and thereafter means the successor.

 

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Issuer Request ” means any written request signed in the name of the Issuer by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, any Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Issuer or the Parent and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer or the Parent.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or other), pledge, lease, easement, restriction, covenant, charge, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind or nature in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Net Available Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset Sale (other than a sale of Auction Rate Securities), the proceeds thereof in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, calculated after the following items have been deducted from such proceeds:

(1) reasonable brokerage commissions and other reasonable fees and expenses (including reasonable fees, discounts and expenses of legal counsel, accountants and investment banks, consultants and placement agents) of such Asset Sale;

(2) provisions for Taxes payable as a result of such Asset Sale (after taking into account any available Tax credits or deductions and any Tax sharing arrangements);

(3) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Issuer or any Guarantor) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale or having a Lien thereon, except with respect to the Working Capital Facility which will be subject to the fourth paragraph of Section 4.09 ;

(4) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets sold at the time of, or within 60 days after the date of, such Asset Sale; and

(5) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve required in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment in the sale price of such asset or assets or liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including pensions and other postemployment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale; provided , however , that any amounts remaining after adjustments, revaluations or liquidations of such reserves shall constitute proceeds for purposes of making the above calculation.

Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary:

(1) as to which neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;

(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than any Credit Facility or the Notes) of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on the other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and

(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the Equity Interests or assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Note Guarantee ” has the meaning given to this term in Section 10.01 .

Notes ” means the 12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes due July 23, 2014 issued by the Issuer, treated as a single class of securities, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture, including, without limitation, any Related PIK Notes issued in respect of Notes and any increase in the principal amount of outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment.

 

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Obligation ” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, costs, expenses, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Offer Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Offer to Purchase ” means a written offer (the “ Offer ”) sent by or on behalf of the Parent or the Issuer by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address appearing in the register for the Notes on the date of the Offer offering to purchase up to the principal amount of Notes specified in such Offer at the purchase price specified in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an expiration date (the “ Offer Expiration Date ”) of the Offer to Purchase, which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such Offer, and a settlement date (the “ Purchase Date ”) for purchase of Notes to occur no later than three Business Days after the Offer Expiration Date. The Offer shall contain all the information required by applicable law to be included therein. The Offer shall also contain information concerning the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries which the Parent or the Issuer in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall also state:

(1) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made;

(2) the Offer Expiration Date and the Purchase Date;

(3) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased by the Parent or the Issuer pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to the Section of this Indenture requiring the Offer to Purchase) (the “ Purchase Amount ”);

(4) the purchase price to be paid by the Parent or the Issuer for each $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted for payment (the “ Purchase Price ”);

(5) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Note tendered must be tendered in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount;

(6) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;

(7) that interest on any Note not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Parent or the Issuer pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to accrue;

(8) that on the Purchase Date the Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Note being accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Purchase Date;

(9) that each Holder electing to tender all or any portion of a Note pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender such Note, with the form entitled “ Option of Holder to Elect Purchase ” on the reverse of the Note completed, at the place or places specified in the Offer prior to the close of business on the Offer Expiration Date (such Note being, if the Parent or the Issuer so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Parent or the Issuer duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing);

(10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Parent or the Issuer receives, not later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day preceding the Offer Expiration Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Note the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of its tender;

(11) that (a) if Notes in an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Parent or the Issuer shall purchase all such Notes and (b) if Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Purchase Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Parent or the

 

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Issuer shall purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000 or greater and integral multiples of $1,000 shall be purchased); and

(12) that in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Parent or the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the Note so tendered.

An Offer to Purchase shall be governed by and effected in accordance with the provisions above pertaining to any Offer.

On or before the Purchase Date, the Parent or the Issuer shall (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, (ii) deposit with the Trustee U.S. Dollars sufficient to pay the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest, if any, of all Notes to be purchased through and including the Purchase Date and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Parent or the Issuer. The Trustee shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest, if any, thereon.

Officer ” means any of the following of the Parent or the Issuer: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of a Person by two Officers of such Person.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee from legal counsel stating the matters required by Section 11.05 and delivered to the Trustee.

Original Notes ” means the Notes (including any Related PIK Notes) issued on the Initial Issue Date to the initial Holders and owned by such initial Holders (or their Affiliates), but not any Notes owned by such initial Holders (or their Affiliates) if acquired by them after the Initial Issue Date.

Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Permitted Business ” means the businesses engaged in by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Initial Issue Date and businesses that are reasonably related thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.

Permitted Investments ” means (each of which shall be given independent effect in whole or in part):

(1) (i) Investments by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in (a) the Issuer or any Guarantor, or (b) any Person that will become immediately after such Investment a Guarantor or that will merge or consolidate into the Issuer or any Guarantor; provided however, that the primary business of such Person is a Permitted Business; or (ii) any Investment by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer in (a) another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer or (b) any Person that will become immediately after such Investment a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or that will merge or consolidate into a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer;

(2) loans and advances to directors, employees and officers of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes and to purchase Equity Interests of the Parent not in excess of $2.5 million at any one time outstanding;

(3) Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation;

(4) cash and Cash Equivalents;

 

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(5) accounts and notes receivables owing to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(6) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or any exchange of such investment with the issuer thereof or taken in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes;

(7) Investments received in connection with an Asset Sale that was made in compliance with Section 4.09 ;

(8) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

(9) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

(10) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advance ultimately to be treated as an expense;

(11) other Investments made after the Initial Issue Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5 million in any fiscal year (with each Investment being valued as of the date made and without regard to subsequent changes in value); provided that no Investment made in reliance on this clause (11) shall be made in any Person that is the direct or indirect holder of more than 25% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent;

(12) Investments of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent outstanding on the Initial Issue Date;

(13) any assets, capital stock or other securities to the extent acquired for capital stock other than Disqualified Equity Interests; and

(14) Foreign Subsidiary Investments.

The amount of Investments outstanding at any time pursuant to clause (11) above shall be deemed to be reduced:

(a) upon the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment made pursuant to clause (11), by an amount equal to the return of capital with respect to such Investment to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income); and

(b) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, by an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (y) the aggregate amount of Investments in such Subsidiary that increased (and did not previously decrease) the amount of Investments outstanding pursuant to clause (11).

Permitted Liens ” means the following types of Liens:

(1) Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either (a) not delinquent or (b) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Parent or the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;

(2) Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof and rights to offset and set-off;

(3) Liens incurred or deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(4) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(5) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which the proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

(6) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, title irregularities and other similar charges, restrictions or encumbrances in respect of real property which do not, in the aggregate, impair in any material respect the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(7) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other assets relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof; provided, however, that such obligations do not constitute Indebtedness;

(8) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from contractual or warranty requirements of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, including rights of offset and set-off, granted in the ordinary course of business;

(9) Liens, rights of set-off and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more of accounts maintained by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the financial institution with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such financial institution with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(10) leases or subleases, and licenses or sublicenses, in either case on a non-exclusive basis, granted to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(11) Liens arising from filing precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases;

(12) Liens securing all of the Notes and Liens securing any Note Guarantee;

(13) Liens existing on the Initial Issue Date;

(14) Liens to secure the Working Capital Obligations;

(15) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided that the Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Lien at the time of acquisition (other than improvements thereon and substitutions and replacements thereto) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than those securing such Acquired Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) Liens to secure Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (12), (13), (14), and (15) ; provided that in the case of Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (12), (13), (14), and (15), such Liens do not extend to any additional assets (other than improvements thereon and replacements thereof);

(17) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law and in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(18) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (3), (6) and (11) of Section 4.06 ;

 

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(19) Liens arising in connection with the placement by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of a reasonable amount of cash (as determined in good faith by the Parent’s or the Issuer’s Board of Directors) in escrow against any obligations permitted pursuant to clause (9) of Section 4.06 (other than with respect to obligations incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition, disposition, issuance or redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent); and

(20) Liens of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Parent to the extent existing on the Initial Issue Date and listed on Schedule 4.11.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.

Physical Notes ” means certificated Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A .

Plan of Liquidation ” with respect to any Person, means a plan that provides for, contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not substantially contemporaneously, in phases or otherwise): (1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person otherwise than as an entirety or substantially as an entirety; and (2) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the remaining assets of such Person to holders of Equity Interests of such Person.

PIK Interest ” means interest paid with respect to the Notes in the form of increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or issuing PIK Notes.

PIK Notes ” means additional Notes issued under this Indenture on the same terms and conditions as the Notes in connection with a PIK Payment containing the same terms and conditions as the Notes (other than issue date and the interest rate). For purposes of this Indenture, all references to “PIK Notes” shall include the Related PIK Notes.

PIK Payment ” means an interest payment with respect to the Notes made by increasing the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or issuing PIK Notes.

Prepaid Notes ” means the aggregate principal amount of all Notes that have been voluntarily prepaid or redeemed since the Initial Issue Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30 million.

Preferred Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all preferred or preference stock or other equity interests (however designated) of such Person whether now outstanding or issued after the Initial Issue Date.

Principal ” means, with respect to the Notes, the principal of, and premium, if any, on the Notes including, without limitation, any increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment.

Purchase Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Purchase Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, of the Parent, or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or improvement of property, plant or equipment purchased, constructed or improved at any time after the Initial Issue Date and used in the business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or the cost of installation, construction or improvement thereof and fees and other obligations incurred in connection therewith, as amended or otherwise restructured (other than pursuant to a refinancing); provided , however, that (1) the amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed such purchase price or cost and (2) such Indebtedness shall be incurred within 90 days after such acquisition of such asset by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary or such installation, construction or improvement.

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Qualified Equity Interests ” of any Person means Equity Interests of such Person other than Disqualified Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interests shall not be deemed Qualified Equity Interests to the extent sold or owed to a Subsidiary of such Person or financed, directly or indirectly, using funds (1) borrowed from such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid or (2) contributed, extended, guaranteed or advanced by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person (including, without limitation, in respect of any employee stock ownership or benefit plan). Unless otherwise specified, Qualified Equity Interests refer to Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent.

Redeem ” means to redeem, repurchase, purchase, defease (including a covenant defeasance), retire, discharge or otherwise acquire or retire for value; and “ redemption ” shall have a correlative meaning; provided that this definition shall not apply for purposes of Section 3.01 .

Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Redemption Price ” means the price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

Refinance ” means to refinance, repay, prepay, replace, renew or refund.

Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary incurred in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to redeem or refinance in whole or in part, any Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (the “ Refinanced Indebtedness ”); provided that:

(1) the principal amount (and accreted value, in the case of Indebtedness issued at a discount) of the Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (and accreted value, as the case may be) of the Refinanced Indebtedness (including any capitalized or paid-in-kind interest) plus the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on the Refinanced Indebtedness, any premium paid to the holders of the Refinanced Indebtedness and expenses incurred or to be paid in connection with the incurrence of the Refinancing Indebtedness;

(2) the obligor of Refinancing Indebtedness does not include any Person (other than (i) the Issuer or any Guarantor, in the case of Indebtedness subject to such redemption or refinancing having been incurred by the Issuer or any Guarantor or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer, in the case of Indebtedness subject to such redemption or refinancing having been Incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer) that is not an obligor of the Refinanced Indebtedness;

(3) if the Refinanced Indebtedness was subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, then such Refinancing Indebtedness, by its terms, is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as the Refinanced Indebtedness;

(4) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a final stated maturity either (a) no earlier than the Refinanced Indebtedness being repaid or amended or (b) 121 days after the maturity date of the Notes; and

(5) the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the Refinanced Indebtedness being repaid that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes.

Related PIK Notes ” means, with respect to a Note, (i) each PIK Note issued in connection with a PIK Payment on such Note and (ii) each additional PIK Note issued in connection with a PIK Payment on a Related PIK Note with respect to such Note.

 

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Reorganization Plan ” means the Joint Plan of Reorganization proposed by the Debtors as amended or modified from time to time (whether any such amendment or modification is effected through an amendment or modification to the Reorganization Plan itself or through the Confirmation Order).

Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to the Trustee, means an officer or assistant officer assigned to the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restatement Date ” means the date on which the Parent files with the SEC under the Exchange Act (i) a Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and (ii) any other periodic filings required by the Exchange Act or the SEC in order for the Company to become current with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.

Restricted Payment ” means any of the following:

(1) the declaration or payment of any dividend or any other distribution on Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or any payment made to the direct or indirect holders (in their capacities as such) of Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary but excluding (a) dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Equity Interests or through accretion or accumulation of such dividends on such Equity Interests and (b) in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries, dividends or distributions payable to the Parent or to a Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends or distributions payable to minority stockholders of any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) the purchase, repurchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary but excluding any such Equity Interests held by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) any Investment other than a Permitted Investment; or

(4) any purchase, repurchase, defeasance, payment, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value prior to the scheduled maturity or prior to any scheduled repayment of principal or sinking fund payment, as the case may be, in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness (other than (i) any Subordinated Indebtedness owed to and held by the Issuer or any Guarantor or (ii) any Subordinated Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer owed to and held by any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer).

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Parent (including the Issuer) other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Sale and Leaseback Transactions ” means, with respect to any Person, an arrangement with any bank, insurance company or other lender or investor or to which such lender or investor is a party, providing for the leasing by such Person of any asset of such Person which has been or is being sold or transferred by such Person to such lender or investor or to any Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of such asset.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secretary’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Parent or the Issuer.

 

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Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Issuer and each Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement and all other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, control agreements or other grants or transfer of security, creating (or purporting to create) a Lien upon the collateral as contemplated by this Indenture and the Security Agreement, in each case, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, replaced or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with their respective terms and this Indenture.

Shareholder Claim ” means that certain class action lawsuit filed with the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Parent and certain of its current and former officers and directors in December 2008, docket number 1:08-cv-12065-GAO, as it may be amended from time to time.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” of the Parent as defined in Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act as such Regulation is in effect on the Initial Issue Date.

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Parent, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, respectively.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Equity Interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Board of Directors thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).

Tax ” (and, with correlative meaning, “ Taxes ”) means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or liabilities, including without limitation income, gross receipts, ad valorem, premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, services, withholding, employment, payroll and franchise taxes imposed by the United States or any state, local or foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the Unites States or any such government, and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting from, attributable to, or incurred in connection with any Tax or any contest or dispute thereof.

Trust Indenture Act ” or “ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (1) any Subsidiary that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.15 and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States are pledged.

Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class of Equity Interests of such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock or other relevant equity interest has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ,” when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, means the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity (but not including any redemption offer upon an asset sale, change of control or other similar obligation), in respect thereof by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Subsidiary of which 100% of the Equity Interests (except for directors’ qualifying shares or certain minority interests owned by other Persons solely due to local law requirements that there be more than one stockholder, but which interest is not in excess of what is required for such purpose) are owned directly by the Parent or through one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

Working Capital Facility ” means a debt or commercial credit facility of the Issuer or any Guarantor approved by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

Working Capital Facility Security ” means the security interest of the lender of the Working Capital Facility in the assets, and after acquired assets of the Issuer or the Guarantors, securing the Working Capital Obligations.

Working Capital Obligations ” mean the obligations constituting Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantors under the Working Capital Facility.

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions .

The definitions of the following terms may be found in the sections indicated as follows:

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Affiliate Transaction”    4.10(a)
“Agent Members”    2.16(a)
“Business Day”    11.07
“Cash Interest”    Exhibit A
“Contract Rate”    10.16
“Contract Rate Basis”    10.16
“Default Interest”    Exhibit A
“Effective Reorganization Plan”    2.18(2)
“Eligible Market”    6.05
“Event of Default”    6.01
“Excess Proceeds”    4.09
“Excess Working Capital Proceeds”    4.07(a)
“Global Notes”    2.16(a)
“Judgment Currency”    10.17(a)
“Judgment Conversion Date”    10.17(a)
“Legal Defeasance”    9.02
“Legal Holiday”    11.07
“Net Proceeds Excess”    4.09
“Net Proceeds Offer”    4.09
“Offered Price”    4.09
“Paying Agent”    2.04
“Payment Amount”    4.09
“Permitted Indebtedness”    4.06
“rate of exchange”    10.17(d)
“Redesignation”    4.15
“Registrar”    2.04
“Reporting Default”    6.05(a)
“Reporting Default Interest”    Exhibit A
“Restricted Payments Basket”    4.08(a)

 

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SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of such provision required to be incorporated herein in order for this Indenture to be qualified under the TIA is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

indenture securities ” means the Notes.

indenture securityholder ” means a Holder or Noteholder.

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture.

indenture trustee ” or “ institutional trustee ” means the Trustee.

obligor on the indenture securities ” means the Issuer, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes.

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined in the TIA by reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings therein assigned to them.

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction .

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by reference;

(2) “or” is not exclusive;

(3) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(4) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to both genders;

(5) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or Subsection;

(6) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent; and

 

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(7) “$,” “U.S. Dollars” and “United States Dollars” each refer to United States dollars, or such other money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

ARTICLE TWO

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.01. Amount of Notes .

The Trustee shall authenticate Initial Notes for original issue on the Initial Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $107,040,000. The Officers’ Certificate shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated, and the names and delivery instructions for each Holder of the Notes.

In addition, as a result of any PIK Payment, the Issuer shall be entitled to, without the consent of the Holders and without regard to Section 4.06 hereof, issue PIK Notes or in lieu of issuing such PIK Notes, increase the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held in the form of global notes. The Initial Notes and any PIK Notes subsequently issued under this Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

Upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Notes in substitution for Notes originally issued to reflect any name change of the Issuer.

SECTION 2.02. Form and Dating .

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication with respect thereto shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , which is incorporated in and forms a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rule or usage to which the Issuer is subject. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and agree to be bound thereby.

The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at the offices of the Registrar.

SECTION 2.03. Execution and Authentication .

Two Officers shall sign, or one Officer shall sign and one Officer (each of whom shall, in each case, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall attest to, the Notes for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

With respect to a PIK Payment, no later than five business days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, with respect to Global Notes, an Issuer Request to increase the outstanding principal amount of such Notes by the required amount of PIK Interest (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar) (or, if necessary, pursuant to the requirements of the Depositary or otherwise, an Issuer Request to authenticate and deliver new Global Notes). The Trustee shall, on the relevant Interest Payment Date, and in accordance with an Issuer Request, make appropriate amendments to the schedule of principal amounts of such Global Notes or, if applicable, authenticate and deliver PIK Notes provided to it.

 

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Each PIK Payment shall be made pro rata with respect to the outstanding Notes, and the Issuer shall have the right to aggregate amounts of interest payable in the form of PIK Notes to a Holder of outstanding Notes and issue to such Holder a single PIK Note in payment thereof.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate the Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer. Each Paying Agent is designated as an authenticating agent for purposes of this Indenture.

The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.12 , for all purposes of this Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent .

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency (which shall be located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, State of New York) where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”), and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer, if any, in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the names and addresses of the Holders and of the principal amount of the Notes (and stated interest therein) and of their transfer and exchange. The entries in the register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Issuer, the Paying Agent and the Holder shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Holder hereunder for all purposes of this Indenture, including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of Principal and Interest hereunder, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. If and for so long as the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Trustee shall have the right to inspect the register of the Notes during regular business hours. The Issuer may have one or more additional Paying Agents. The term “ Paying Agent ” includes any additional Paying Agent. Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate thereof may act as Paying Agent.

The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement, which shall incorporate the provisions of the TIA, with any Agent that is not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 7.07 . The Issuer or any wholly owned Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent.

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Notes and this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust .

Prior to each due date of the principal or interest on any Notes, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming due. Each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or premium or interest on the Notes (whether such money has been paid to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes or the Guarantors), and the Issuer and the Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. Money held in trust by the Paying Agent need not be segregated except as required by law and in no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for any interest on any money received by it hereunder. The Issuer at any time may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) , upon written request to the Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith all money so held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon making such payment, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

SECTION 2.06. Holder Lists .

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders.

SECTION 2.07. Transfer and Exchange .

Subject to Section 2.16 , when Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request from the Holder of such Notes to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture are met. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorneys duly authorized in writing. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall issue and execute and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes (and the Guarantors shall execute the guarantee thereon) evidencing such transfer or exchange at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made to the Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange. The Issuer may require from the Holder payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer taxes or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation to a transfer or exchange, but this provision shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.11 , 3.06 , 4.09 or  8.05 (in which events the Issuer shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes). The Registrar shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note for a period of 15 days immediately preceding the mailing of notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or of any Note selected, called or being called for redemption except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

Any Holder of a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of the beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in such Global Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.

Each Holder of a Note agrees to indemnify the Issuer and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable U.S. Federal or state securities law.

Except as expressly provided herein, neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall have any duty to monitor the Issuer’s compliance with or have any responsibility with respect to the Issuer’s compliance with any Federal or state securities laws.

 

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SECTION 2.08. Replacement Notes .

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or the Trustee, or if the Holder of a Note claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note (and the Guarantors shall execute the guarantee thereon) if the Holder of such Note furnishes to the Issuer and the Trustee evidence reasonably acceptable to them of the ownership and the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of this Indenture are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond shall be posted by such Holder, sufficient in the judgment of both to protect the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any Paying Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge such Holder for their out of pocket expenses in replacing such Note (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements). Every replacement Note shall constitute a contractual obligation of the Issuer.

SECTION 2.09. Outstanding Notes .

The Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for (a) those cancelled by it, (b) those delivered to it for cancellation, (c) to the extent set forth in Sections 9.01 and  9.02 , on or after the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 or  9.02 have been satisfied, those Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and (d) those described in this Section 2.09 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.10 , a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or one of its Affiliates holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 , it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer.

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in its capacity as such, on any redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay all accrued interest and principal with respect to the Notes payable on that date and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

SECTION 2.10. Treasury Notes .

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any declaration of acceleration or notice of default or direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, Notes (other than the Original Notes) owned by the Issuer or any other Affiliate of the Issuer shall be disregarded as though they were not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, only Notes as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee established to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, a Guarantor, any other obligor on the Notes or any of their respective Affiliates.

SECTION 2.11. Temporary Notes .

Until definitive Notes are prepared and ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until such exchange, temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges as definitive Notes.

 

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SECTION 2.12. Cancellation .

The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall (subject to the record-retention requirements of the Exchange Act) dispose of such cancelled Notes in its customary manner. The Trustee shall deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Issuer upon its request therefor. The Issuer may not reissue or resell, or issue new Notes to replace, Notes that the Issuer has redeemed or paid, or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.13. Defaulted Interest .

If the Issuer defaults on a payment of interest on the Notes, whether in the form of PIK Interest or otherwise, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent permitted by law) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days prior to the payment date. The Issuer shall fix such special record date and payment date in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee. The Issuer shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on defaulted interest, if any, to be paid. The Issuer may make payment of any defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements (if applicable) of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this sentence, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

SECTION 2.14. CUSIP Number .

The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use a “CUSIP” number, ISIN and “Common Code” number (in each case if then generally in use), and if so, such CUSIP number, ISIN and Common Code number shall be included in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such number either as printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Issuer shall promptly notify, and in any event within 10 Business Days, the Trustee of any such CUSIP number, ISIN and Common Code number used by the Issuer in connection with the issuance of the Notes and of any change in the CUSIP number, ISIN and Common Code number.

SECTION 2.15. Deposit of Moneys .

Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date and maturity date, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or maturity date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or maturity date, as the case may be. The principal and interest on Global Notes shall be payable to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole holder of the Global Notes represented thereby. The principal and interest on Physical Notes shall be payable, either in person or by mail, at the office of the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.16. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes .

(a) The global notes representing Notes (the “ Global Notes ”) shall bear legends as set forth in Exhibit B . The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of such Depository, in each case for credit to an account of an Agent Member (as defined below), and (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository.

 

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Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Notes, and the Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Notes for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.

(b) Transfers of Global Notes shall be limited to transfer in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for Physical Notes in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository. In addition, a Global Note shall be exchangeable for Physical Notes if (i) the Depository (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Note and the Issuer thereupon fails to appoint a successor depository within 90 days thereof or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Issuer thereupon fails to appoint a successor depository within 90 days thereof or (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In all cases, Physical Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depository (in accordance with its customary procedures).

(c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in any Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Registrar shall (if one or more Physical Notes are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall upon receipt of a written order from the Issuer authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Physical Notes of like tenor and amount.

(d) In connection with the transfer of Global Notes as an entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Notes shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Notes, an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes of authorized denominations.

(e) [Intentionally Left Blank]

(f) [Intentionally Left Blank]

(g) [Intentionally Left Blank]

(h) Any beneficial interest in one of the Global Notes that is transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Note shall, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global Note and become an interest in such other Global Note and, accordingly, shall thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such an interest.

(i) The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(j) None of the Issuer or the Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

The Registrar shall retain for a period of two years copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 2.16 . The Issuer shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar.

 

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SECTION 2.17. Computation of Interest .

Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

SECTION 2.18. Conditions Precedent.

The issuance of Notes under this Indenture (excluding any PIK Notes and any increase in the principal amount of Notes as a result of a PIK Payment) is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the entering into of this Indenture on the Effective Date, of the following conditions precedent:

(1) Indenture; Note Documents . The Trustee shall have received (i) this Indenture, executed and delivered by the Trustee and the Issuer and the Guarantors, (ii) Ancillary Indenture Documents, (iii) the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by the Issuer and each applicable Guarantor, (iv) all other Security Documents reasonably requested by the Holders, including without limitation, any pledge agreements required under any local law jurisdiction and any mortgages, (v) appropriate financing statements on Form UCC 1 duly filed in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by each Security Document, (vi) customary and reasonable opinions and (vii) any other agreement, instrument or document reasonably required or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Indenture or the Security Documents or to establish or maintain the validity, perfection or priority of the Liens of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral.

(2) Reorganization Plan . The Effective Date as defined in the Reorganization Plan shall have occurred (the Reorganization Plan on such date is hereinafter referred to as the “ Effective Reorganization Plan ”).

(3) Confirmation Order . The Trustee shall have received a copy of the Confirmation Order, certified by an Officer of the Issuer to be a true, complete and correct copy of such document, which shall approve and authorize the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Reorganization Plan and otherwise not be inconsistent with the provisions hereof and thereof.

(4) Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act . The Issuer shall have filed a Form T-3 with the SEC for qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and such Form T-3 shall be effective.

ARTICLE THREE

REDEMPTION

SECTION 3.01. Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee .

If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Notes, at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to in writing by the Trustee), the Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the Redemption Price, and deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained in paragraph 7 of the Notes. Notice given to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.01 may not be revoked after the time that notice is given to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 . At any time after the Initial Issue Date, all or any of the Notes may be redeemed from time to time at the Redemption Price.

 

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SECTION 3.02. Selection by Trustee of Notes To Be Redeemed .

In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to a redemption made pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Notes, selection of the Notes for redemption shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not then listed on a national security exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot; provided , however , that no Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. If a partial redemption is made pursuant to the second paragraph of paragraph 7 of the Notes, selection of the Notes or portions thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the procedures of the Depository), unless that method is otherwise prohibited. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of the Notes that have denominations larger than $2,000. For all purposes of this Indenture unless the context otherwise requires, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Issuer may acquire Notes by means other than redemption, whether pursuant to an Issuer tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise, provided such acquisition does not otherwise violate the other terms of this Indenture.

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption .

At least 30 days, and no more than 60 days, before a Redemption Date, the Issuer shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his or her last address as the same appears on the registry books maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04 , except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. If the Issuer mails such notice to Holders, it shall mail a copy of such notice to the Trustee at the same time.

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP numbers ISIN and Common Code numbers, if any thereof) and shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date;

(2) the Redemption Price (or the manner of calculation of the Redemption Price);

(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date and upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued;

(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price;

(6) that unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(7) the provision of paragraph 7 of the Notes, as the case may be, pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(8) the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are being redeemed.

At the Issuer’s written request made at least ten Business Days prior to the date on which notice is to be given, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption prepared by the Issuer, in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s sole expense. In such event, the Issuer shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 3.03 .

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption .

Once the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 is mailed, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price, provided that if the Redemption Date

 

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is after a regular record date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Notes registered on the relevant record date, and provided , further , that if a Redemption Date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the period from such Redemption Date to such succeeding Business Day. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price .

On or prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation. Promptly after the calculation of the Redemption Price, the Issuer will give the Trustee and any Paying Agent written notice thereof.

On and after any Redemption Date, if money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of Notes called for redemption shall have been made available in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue interest and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price of and, subject to the first proviso in Section 3.04 , accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to the Redemption Date. If any Note surrendered for redemption shall not be so paid, interest will be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate and in the manner provided in the Notes.

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part .

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder thereof a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

ARTICLE FOUR

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes .

The Issuer shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay such installment.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal (including post-petition interest in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law), and overdue interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate specified in the Notes.

If a Holder fails to provide the Trustee and the Issuer with appropriate tax certifications providing an exemption from the applicable withholding tax (which, in respect of United States federal income tax laws, includes (i) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 for U.S. persons or its successor form, or (ii) an appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 for non-U.S. persons or the applicable successor form), the Issuer shall be entitled to withhold an amount from interest and/or principal payments to be made to such Holder pursuant to this Section 4.01 that equals the applicable withholding tax. Any installment of principal or interest due pursuant to this Section 4.01 shall be considered fully paid even if such amount is withheld from the installment otherwise due to such Holder.

 

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SECTION 4.02. Reports .

(a) Whether or not required by the SEC, from and after the Restatement Date and so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Parent will file with the SEC (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, and unless already publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system, and the Parent (a) will furnish (without exhibits) to the Trustee for delivery to the Holders of Notes and (b) post on its website or otherwise make available to prospective purchasers of the Notes:

(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Parent were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Parent’s independent auditors; and

(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Parent were required to file such reports.

(b) From and after the Restatement Date, so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Parent shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

SECTION 4.03. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws .

Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead (as a defense or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive any of the Issuer and the Guarantors from paying all or any portion of the principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) each of the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default .

(a) The Issuer or the Parent shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Parent and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Issuer and the Guarantors have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Issuer and the Guarantors have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action they are taking or propose to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Issuer and the Guarantors are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

(b) The Issuer shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default and what action the Issuer and the Guarantors are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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(c) The Issuer’s fiscal year currently ends on December 31. The Issuer shall provide written notice to the Trustee of any change in its fiscal year. Failure to provide any such Notice will not constitute a Default under this Indenture.

SECTION 4.05. Taxes .

The Issuer and the Guarantors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, pay prior to delinquency all material Taxes except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.

SECTION 4.06. Limitations on Additional Indebtedness .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness.

Notwithstanding the above, each of the following, which shall be given independent effect in whole or in part, shall be permitted (the “ Permitted Indebtedness ”):

(1) the Initial Notes, the PIK Notes and the Note Guarantees in respect thereof (including any future Note Guarantee);

(2) Indebtedness of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent outstanding on the Initial Issue Date and listed on Schedule 4.06 hereto;

(3) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; provided that the notional principal amount of such Hedging Obligations at the time incurred does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging Obligations relate;

(4) Indebtedness of (i) the Issuer or Guarantor owed to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer owed to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer; provided , however, that upon any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary referred to in clauses (i) or such Indebtedness being owed to any Person other than the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to have incurred Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (4);

(5) (a) Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance, completion, guarantee, surety and similar bonds and assurances issued for the account of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees or obligations (i) of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit supporting such bid, performance, completion, guarantee or surety obligations (in each case other than for an obligation for money borrowed) of the Issuer or any Guarantor or (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer with respect to letters of credit supporting such bid, performance, completion, guarantee or surety obligations (in each case other than for an obligation for money borrowed) of another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer; and (b) Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business in respect of (i) workers’ compensation claims or self-insurance, (ii) other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims or self-insurance or (iii) for regulatory or insurance purposes;

(6) Purchase Money Indebtedness and/or Attributable Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(7) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days;

(8) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(9) Indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or similar obligations, in each case incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or the acquisition, disposition, issuance or redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Equity Interests for the purpose of financing or in contemplation of any such acquisition; provided that in the case of a disposition, the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such obligations outstanding under this clause (9) shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds or value of the consideration actually received by the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;

(10) Indebtedness incurred by Issuer or any Guarantor pursuant to the Working Capital Facility; provided, however, that after giving effect to the incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness incurred thereunder plus all commitments thereunder (without duplication) does not exceed $40.0 million (less the sum of all principal payments required to be made with respect to such Indebtedness pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Section 4.09 );

(11) Indebtedness of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Parent owed to parties other than the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Guarantors, not to exceed any time outstanding an aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000; and

(12) Acquired Indebtedness, not to exceed at any time outstanding an aggregate principal amount of $7,500,000; provided such Indebtedness was incurred in connection with acquisitions permitted under clauses 11 or 13 of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or Section 4.08(a) .

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.06 , in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (12) above the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness and may divide and classify such Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described, and may later reclassify any item of Indebtedness as having been Incurred pursuant to any of clauses (1) through (12) above ( provided that at the time of reclassification it meets the criteria in such category or categories).

SECTION 4.07. Excess Working Capital Proceeds Purchase Offer .

(a) If the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness plus commitments (without duplication) under the Working Capital Facility exceeds $20.0 million (such excess, the “ Excess Working Capital Proceeds ”), the Parent or the Issuer shall make an Offer to Purchase to all Holders in an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to the amount of such Excess Working Capital Proceeds up to but not to exceed $20.0 million as follows:

(1) the Parent or the Issuer shall make an Offer to Purchase (a “ Working Capital Facility Offer ”) to all Holders, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, in a maximum principal amount of Notes that may be redeemed out of the amount (the “ Working Capital Facility Payment Amount ”) of such Excess Working Capital Proceeds and each Holder may tender, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, a principal amount of Notes up to the Working Capital Facility Payment Amount;

(2) the offer price for the Notes shall be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Working Capital Facility Offer, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the date such Working Capital Facility Offer is consummated (the “ Working Capital Facility Offered Price ”), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture;

(3) if the aggregate Working Capital Facility Offered Price of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by Holders thereof exceeds the Working Capital Facility Payment Amount, Notes to be purchased shall be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of the aggregate principal outstanding amount of Notes held by each such Holder to the total aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered by all Holders pursuant to the terms hereof; and

 

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(4) upon completion of such Working Capital Facility Offer in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the amount of Excess Working Capital Proceeds with respect to which such Working Capital Facility Offer was made shall be deemed to be zero.

(b) To the extent that the sum of the aggregate Working Capital Facility Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a Working Capital Facility Offer is less than the Working Capital Facility Payment Amount relating thereto (such shortfall constituting a “ Working Capital Facility Excess ”), the Parent or the Issuer may use the Working Capital Facility Excess, or a portion thereof, for general corporate purposes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture.

(c) The Parent and the Issuer, as applicable shall comply with applicable tender offer rules, including, if applicable, the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Working Capital Facility Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.07(c) , Parent and the Issuer, as applicable shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.07(c) by virtue of this compliance. The Parent’s and the Issuer’s obligation to make a Working Capital Facility Offer shall be satisfied if a third party makes the offer in the manner and at the times otherwise in compliance with the requirements herein .

SECTION 4.08. Limitations on Restricted Payments .

(a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment if at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence thereof;

(2) the amount of such Restricted Payment (the amount so expended, if other than in cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after the Initial Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2), (3) or (4) of Section 4.08(b) ), shall exceed $2.5 million (the “ Restricted Payments Basket ”).

(b) The foregoing provisions, which shall be given independent effect in whole or in part, shall not prohibit:

(1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2) the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or of a substantially concurrent capital contribution to the Parent; provided that any proceeds from the issuance and sale of such Qualified Equity Interests shall be excluded from the calculation of the Restricted Payments Basket;

(3) the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture or (c) in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, but only if the Parent or the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that any proceeds from the issuance and sale of such Qualified Equity Interests shall be excluded from the calculation of the Restricted Payments Basket;

 

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(4) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants and other similar rights to acquire Equity Interests if the Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereof,;

(5) payments to holders of fractional common shares of the Parent resulting from a reverse stock split or a stock consolidation of the common shares of the Parent; or

(6) payments on the Shareholder Claim in a manner consistent with the Effective Reorganization Plan.

SECTION 4.09. Limitations on Asset Sales .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

(1) the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets included in such Asset Sale; and

(2) at least 80% of the total consideration in such Asset Sale consists of cash or Cash Equivalents.

For purposes of clause (2), the following shall be deemed to be cash.

(a) the amount (without duplication) of any Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness), accounts payable and accrued expenses of the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly assumed by the transferee in such Asset Sale and, in the case of any such Indebtedness, with respect to which the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is unconditionally released by the holder of such Indebtedness, and, in the case of any such accounts payable and accrued expenses, that are paid in full, satisfied or discharged within 90 days of such assumption;

(b) the amount of any notes, obligations or securities received from such transferee that are within 90 days converted by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary to cash (to the extent of the cash actually so received); and

(c) the Fair Market Value of (i) any fixed assets (other than securities) received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to be used by it in a Permitted Business, (ii) Qualified Equity Interests in a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person engaged in a Permitted Business that shall become a Restricted Subsidiary immediately upon the acquisition of such Person by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); provided that if the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale constituted Collateral, then such additional assets shall be pledged at the time of their acquisition to the Collateral Agent as Collateral for the benefit of the Holders, subject to Permitted Liens and the terms of the Security Documents.

If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is repaid or converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then the date of such repayment, conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute the date of an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Available Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this Section 4.09 .

If the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in an Asset Sale (other than a sale of Auction Rate Securities), the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary shall, no later than 365 days following the consummation thereof, (i) with respect to all Asset Sales consummated through a Sale Leaseback Transaction or the sale of real property or improvements thereon (collectively, “ Real Estate Sales ’”), apply up to 50% of the first $10 million of Net Available Proceeds therefrom and 20% of any remaining Net Available Proceeds in excess of $10 million therefrom and (ii) in all other Asset Sales (“ Non Real Estate Sales ”) apply up to 20% of the Net Available Proceeds therefrom, in excess of $2.5 million, in the aggregate in any fiscal year (A) to invest (or enter into a definitive agreement to invest) such part of the Net Available Proceeds thereof in fixed assets to be used by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Business, (B) to pay interest expense, operating expense or otherwise fund operations, (C) for capital expenditures, or (D) for a combination of (A), (B) and (C).

 

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To the extent Net Available Proceeds consist of proceeds from the sale of accounts receivable or inventory of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent or the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, may apply such proceeds required to be paid (to the extent actually paid) under the Working Capital Facility arising as a result of such Asset Sale to satisfy all mandatory repayment obligations in respect of Indebtedness made thereunder supported by a borrowing base composed of accounts receivable and/or inventory, provided that, in the case of any such repayment under the Working Capital Facility, such payment shall result in a permanent reduction in the availability and/or commitments under the Working Capital Facility.

The amount of Net Available Proceeds not applied or invested as provided in this paragraph for Asset Sales will constitute “ Excess Proceeds .”

The Parent or the Issuer shall make an Offer to Purchase from all Holders, in an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to the amount of such Excess Proceeds as follows:

(1) the Parent or the Issuer shall make an Offer to Purchase (a “ Net Proceeds Offer ”) to all Holders in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be redeemed out of the amount (the “ Payment Amount ”) of such Excess Proceeds and each Holder may tender, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, a principal amount of Notes up to the Payment Amount;

(2) the offer price for the Notes shall be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the date such Net Proceeds Offer is consummated (the “ Offered Price ”), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture;

(3) if the aggregate Offered Price of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by Holders thereof exceeds the Payment Amount, Notes to be purchased shall be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of the aggregate principal outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder to the total aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered by all Holders pursuant to the terms hereof; and

(4) upon completion of such Net Proceeds Offer in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the amount of Excess Proceeds with respect to which such Net Proceeds Offer was made shall be deemed to be zero.

To the extent that the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Payment Amount relating thereto (such shortfall constituting a “ Net Proceeds Excess ”), the Parent or the Issuer may use the Net Proceeds Excess, or a portion thereof, for general corporate purposes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture.

The Parent and the Issuer shall comply with applicable tender offer rules, including, if applicable, the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.09 , the Parent and the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.09 by virtue of this compliance. The Parent’s and the Issuer’s obligation to make a Net Proceeds Offer shall be satisfied if a third party makes the offer in the manner and at the times otherwise in compliance with the requirements herein.

SECTION 4.10. Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates .

(a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets to, or purchase any assets from, or enter into any contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), unless:

(1) such Affiliate Transaction, is on terms that are no less favorable to the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis by the Parent or that Restricted Subsidiary from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent or that Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

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(2) the Parent or the Issuer delivers to the Trustee:

(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments or value in excess of $5 million in any fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) above and a Secretary’s Certificate which sets forth and authenticates a resolution that has been adopted by a majority of the Independent Directors approving such Affiliate Transaction; and

(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transactions consummated in one transaction or a series of related transactions and involving aggregate payments or value in excess of $10.0 million in any fiscal year, the certificates described in the preceding clause (a) and a written opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the Parent, or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view issued by an Independent Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Issuer.

(b) The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(1) transactions between or among (a) the Parent and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(2) transactions implemented pursuant to the Reorganization Plan.

(c) The restrictions set forth in subsection 4.10(a)(2) above shall not apply to:

(1) director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans and reimbursement or advancement of out-of-pocket expenses, and director’s and officer’s liability insurance) and indemnification arrangements, in each case approved by the Board of Directors;

(2) the granting and performance of registration rights;

(3) Restricted Payments which are made in accordance with Section 4.08 and Permitted Investments;

(4) any transaction with a joint venture or similar entity which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such joint venture or similar entity and none of the other holders of equity interest of such entity is an Affiliate of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) (a) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is Qualified Equity Interests or (b) the issuance or sale of any Qualified Equity Interests;

(6) any transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction; and

(7) transactions with Affiliates solely in their capacity as holders of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, where such Affiliates receive the same consideration as non-Affiliates in such transaction.

(d) The Issuer represents and confirms that the transactions set forth on Schedule 4.10 hereto comply with subsection 4.10(a)(1) as of the Initial Issue Date.

 

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SECTION 4.11. Limitations on Liens .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any nature whatsoever against any assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Initial Issue Date or thereafter acquired, which Lien secures Indebtedness.

SECTION 4.12. Conduct of Business .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Permitted Business.

SECTION 4.13. Additional Note Guarantees .

If, after the Initial Issue Date, (a) the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall acquire or create another Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary or a Subsidiary that has been designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated a Restricted Subsidiary or (c) any Foreign Subsidiary guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent, then, in each such case, the Parent and the Issuer shall cause such Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1) execute and deliver to the Trustee (a) a supplemental indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture and (b) a notation of guarantee in respect of its Note Guarantee;

(2) deliver to the Trustee one or more Opinions of Counsel that such supplemental indenture (a) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and (b) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with its terms; and

(3) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee such amendments to the Security Documents and any agreements, instruments and other documents as may be reasonable required or advisable to grant the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, a perfected Lien on any assets owned by such Restricted Subsidiary or to establish and/or maintain the validity and effectiveness of this Indenture, the Notes or any of the Security Documents.

SECTION 4.14. Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Equity Interests;

(b) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

(c) transfer any of its assets to the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

except for:

(1) encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of applicable law, regulation or order;

(2) encumbrances or restrictions existing under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(3) non-assignment or subletting provisions of any contract or any lease entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(4) restrictions relating to any Lien permitted under this Indenture that affects only property subject to such Lien;

(5) restrictions imposed on assets to be sold under any agreement to sell assets (including capital stock) permitted under this Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;

(6) instruments governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;

(7) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into after the Initial Issue Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that are not in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Parent’s or the Issuer’s Board of Directors, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Initial Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Initial Issue Date;

(8) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(9) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(10) encumbrances on property at the time such property was acquired by the Parent, or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such restriction relates solely to the property so acquired;

(11) encumbrances or restrictions existing under agreements existing on the Initial Issue Date and as in effect on that date; and

(12) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements, refundings or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (11) above or any amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements, refundings or refinancings thereof; provided that such amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements, refundings or refinancings are not, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Parent’s or the Issuer’s Board of Directors, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment, restatement, renewal, replacement, refunding or refinancing.

SECTION 4.15. Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries .

(a) The Parent and the Issuer may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly formed or newly acquired Subsidiary) of the Parent as an “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” under this Indenture (a “ Designation ”) only if:

(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation;

(2) the Parent or the Issuer would be permitted to make, at the time of such Designation, (a) a Permitted Investment or (b) an Investment pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.08 , in either case, in an amount (the “ Designation Amount ”) equal to the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary on such date; and

(3) such Subsidiary so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less.

(b) No Subsidiary shall be Designated as an “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” unless such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

 

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(2) owns no Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or any Lien on any property of, the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve the Person’s financial condition or to cause the Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, except for any guarantee given solely to support the pledge by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, which guarantee is not recourse to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(c) The Parent and the Issuer may redesignate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (a “ Redesignation ”) only if:

(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and after giving effect to such Redesignation; and

(2) all Liens, Indebtedness and Investments of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such Redesignation would, if incurred or made at such time, have been permitted to be incurred or made for all purposes of this Indenture.

(d) All Designations and Redesignations must be evidenced by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Issuer, delivered to the Trustee, certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.

SECTION 4.16. Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided that the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction if:

(1) the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary could have (i) incurred the Indebtedness in the amount of the Attributable Indebtedness attributable to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 4.06 and (ii) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to Section 4.11 ;

(2) the gross cash proceeds of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the asset that is the subject of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and

(3) the transfer of assets in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted by, and the Parent or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such transaction in accordance with, Section 4.09 .

SECTION 4.17. Maintenance of Properties; Compliance with Law .

(a) The Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, at all times cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of their business to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and shall cause to be made all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, necessary betterments and necessary improvements thereto, all as in the judgment of the Parent or the Issuer may be reasonably necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted, provided that nothing in this Section 4.17 shall prevent the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the reasonable judgment of the Parent or the Issuer, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(b) The Parent and the Issuer shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all statutes, laws, ordinances or government rules and regulations to which they are subject, non-compliance with which would materially adversely affect the business, earnings, properties, assets or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

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SECTION 4.18. Legal Existence .

Subject to Article Five, the Parent and the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Restricted Subsidiary, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of each Restricted Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Parent and the Issuer shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Issuer shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

SECTION 4.19. After-Acquired Property.

Upon the acquisition by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any additional property (“After-Acquired Property”), the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates and provide such opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

SECTION 4.20. Further Instruments and Acts .

As specifically required under this Indenture, or upon request of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

SECTION 4.21. Impairment of Security Interest .

The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, take or knowingly or negligently omit to take, any action which action or omission would or could reasonably be expected to have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes, except with respect to actions permitted under this Indenture. Neither Parent nor the Issuer shall amend, modify or supplement, or permit or consent to any amendment, modification or supplement of, the Security Documents in any way that would be adverse to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect, except as set forth in Article 10 or as permitted under Article 8.

SECTION 4.22. Future Pledges of Collateral to Secure PIK Interest .

The Security Documents shall provide that the Holders of Notes shall, automatically and without further action, become the beneficiaries of the pledges of property and assets to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents to the extent of any PIK Notes issued as payment of PIK Interest on the Notes and any increase in the principal amount of Notes as a result of a PIK Payment and, in each case, related Guarantees thereof.

 

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SECTION 4.23. Massachusetts Securities Corporation .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, (a) neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall permit General Scanning Securities Corp. or any of their Subsidiaries that are Massachusetts securities corporations to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens or any Indebtedness, consummate any Asset Sale (other than (i)in compliance with Section 4.09 or 5.01 or (ii) dispositions to the Issuer or a Guarantor or in connection with the sale and purchase of Investments), make any Investments or engage in any other business operations, other than Investments set forth in clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, in each case in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 63, § 38B and, in addition, (b) neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall permit General Scanning Securities Corp. or any of their respective Subsidiaries that are Massachusetts securities corporations to engage in any business other than (i) investing in assets and securities of all kinds, including but not limited to debt securities and securities sold in transactions originated by it or its manager and (ii) other activities required by law to maintain tax advantaged status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 63, § 38B.

ARTICLE FIVE

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

SECTION 5.01. Limitations on Mergers, Amalgamations, Consolidations, Etc .

Neither the Parent nor the Issuer shall, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (a) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, lease, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of or assign all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (b) adopt a Plan of Liquidation unless, in either case:

(1) either:

(a) the Issuer or the Parent will be the surviving or continuing Person; or

(b) the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation, amalgamation or merger or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall be made (or, in the case of a Plan of Liquidation, any Person to which assets are transferred) (collectively, the “ Successor ”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of any State of the United States of America, the District of Columbia and the Successor expressly assumes, by agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and this Indenture;

(2) immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption of the obligations as set forth in clause (1)(b) above and the incurrence of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(3) immediately after and giving effect to such transaction and the assumption of the obligations set forth in clause (1)(b) above and the incurrence of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Net Worth of the Issuer or Parent, as the case may be, or the Successor, would be at least equal to the Consolidated Net Worth of the Issuer immediately prior to such transaction; and

(4) the Issuer or Parent shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.

For purposes of this Section 5.01 , any Indebtedness of the Successor which was not Indebtedness of the Issuer or the Parent, as the case may be, immediately prior to the transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred in connection with such transaction.

 

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Except as provided in Section 10.04 , neither Issuer nor any Guarantor may consolidate or amalgamate with or merge with or into another Person, unless:

(A) either:

(i) the Issuer or such Guarantor will be the surviving or continuing Person; or

(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger is the Issuer or another Guarantor or assumes, by agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Issuer or such Guarantor under the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor and this Indenture; and

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Equity Interests of which constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer, will be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer.

Upon any consolidation, combination, amalgamation or merger of the Issuer or a Guarantor, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with the foregoing, in which the Issuer or such Guarantor is not the continuing obligor under the Notes or its Note Guarantee, the surviving entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor is merged or amalgamated or the Person to which the conveyance, lease or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer or such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named therein as the Issuer or such Guarantor and, except in the case of a lease, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes or in respect of its Note Guarantee, as the case may be, the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s other obligations and covenants under the Notes, this Indenture and its Note Guarantee, if applicable.

The foregoing provisions (other than clause (B)) shall not apply to any transaction or series of transactions which constitute an Asset Sale if Parent or Issuer has complied with the covenant described under Section 4.09 .

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) may consolidate with, merge or amalgamate with or into or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to the Issuer or a Guarantor and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is neither a Guarantor nor the Issuer may consolidate with, merge or amalgamate with or into or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or the Issuer.

SECTION 5.02. Successor Person Substituted .

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.01 , the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary is merged or to which such transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Parent, or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary herein, and thereafter the predecessor entity shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

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ARTICLE SIX

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default .

Each of the following shall be an “ Event of Default :”

(1) failure by the Issuer to pay interest (whether in cash or in the form of PIK Notes or an increase in the principal amount of Notes as a result of a PIK Payment or otherwise) on any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable and the continuance of any such failure for 30 days;

(2) failure by the Issuer to pay to Holders the principal on or any other amount (other than interest) in respect of any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon redemption, upon purchase, upon acceleration or otherwise, including pursuant to any offer to purchase in connection with an Asset Sale or Section 4.07 ;

(3) failure by the Issuer to comply with Section 5.01 , or an offer to redeem or repurchase the Notes, if required, upon an Asset Sale or pursuant to Section 4.07 ;

(4) failure by Parent or the Issuer to comply with any other agreement or covenant in this Indenture or Security Documents and continuance of this failure for 45 days (other than Section 4.02 which shall be 60 days) after notice of the failure has been given to the Issuer by the Trustee, by the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding or by the beneficial owners of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided, however, that notice from the beneficial owners pursuant to this Section 6.01(4) shall be deemed proper only if, and as of such date, the Issuer has received such information and certifications (including from the Holder of the Note or any Agent Member) reasonably necessary to determine that the person(s) providing such notice are beneficial owners of such Notes (for purposes of this Section 6.01(4) , the term “beneficial owner” has the meaning given such term in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act); or

(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or other instrument or agreement under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is incurred after the Initial Issue Date, which default:

(a) is caused by a failure to pay at final maturity principal on such Indebtedness within the applicable express grace period and any extensions thereof, or

(b) that has resulted in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express final maturity, and

in each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with any other Indebtedness with respect to which an event described in clause (a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, aggregates $10.0 million or more;

(6) one or more judgments or orders that exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate (net of amounts covered by insurance or bonded) for the payment of money have been entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and such judgment or judgments have not been satisfied, discharged, bonded (by providing insurance, letters of credit or other financial assurance), stayed or stayed pending appeal, annulled or rescinded within 60 days of being entered;

(7) the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(a) commences a voluntary case,

(b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

 

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(c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its assets, or

(d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(a) is for relief against the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary as debtor in an involuntary case,

(b) appoints a Custodian of the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary, or

(c) orders the liquidation of the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary,

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days;

(9) any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary or the Parent ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Note Guarantee and this Indenture) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid or any Guarantor denies its liability under its Note Guarantee (other than by reason of release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Note Guarantee); or

(10)

(a) the repudiation or disaffirmation by the Issuer or any Guarantor of its obligations under any of the Security Documents;

(b) the determination in a judicial proceeding that any of the Security Documents is unenforceable or invalid against the Issuer or any Guarantor for any reason with respect to any material portion of the Collateral; or

(c) any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of the applicable Security Document and the Indenture), or cease to be effective to grant the Collateral Agent a perfected Lien on the Collateral to the extent required thereby and with the priority purported to be created thereby, in each case under this clause (10)(c), with respect to any material portion of the Collateral.

Without limiting the right to impose Reporting Default Interest, for the avoidance of doubt, a Reporting Default does not constitute an Event of Default.

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration and Default Rate .

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 ), shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may declare all amounts owing under the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration of acceleration, the aggregate principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes, plus the Default Rate, shall immediately become due and payable; provided , however , that after such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on such acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such acceleration if (a) the rescission would not conflict with any order or decree, (b) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all principal, premium or interest (including additional interest) that has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 and (c) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal and interest, have been cured or waived as provided in this Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 occurs, all outstanding Notes shall become due and payable without any further action or notice. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies .

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents and may take any necessary action requested of it as Trustee to settle, compromise, adjust or otherwise conclude any proceedings to which it is a party.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative. Any costs associated with actions taken by the Trustee under this Section 6.03 shall be reimbursed to the Trustee by the Issuer.

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default .

Subject to Sections 6.02 , 6.09 and 8.02 , the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding have the right to waive any existing Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, other than (a) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest or additional interest on, any Note, (b) a Default or Event of Default described in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 , or (c) any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes which, under Section 8.02 , cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected. This Section 6.04 (together with Section 2.11 ) shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 6.05. Reporting Default.

(a) Each of the following shall constitute a “ Reporting Default ”:

(1) the failure of the Restatement Date to have occurred on or prior to January 23, 2011; and

(2) the failure of the Parent’s common shares to be listed on an Eligible Market. As used herein, “Eligible Market” means The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, the NYSE Amex Equities, or The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

(b) As of the first day on which the Reporting Default has occurred and for as long as such Reporting Default is continuing, the Notes shall accrue Reporting Default Interest. A Reporting Default shall no longer be deemed to be continuing on the earlier date on which:

(1) the Restatement Date occurs and the Parent’s common shares are listed on an Eligible Market; and

(2) the following have occurred (i) a Form 25 with respect to the Parent’s common shares has been filed with the applicable Eligible Market delisting the Parent’s common shares from such Eligible Market and (ii) the Parent has filed a Form 15 with the SEC to deregister its common shares under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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SECTION 6.06. Control by Majority .

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee by this Indenture or any Security Document. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or any Security Document or that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder not taking part in such direction, and the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed may result in costs and expenses of the Trustee for which it has no source of payment or recovery or involve it in personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. This Section 6.06 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA and such of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA.

SECTION 6.07. Limitation on Suits .

No Holder will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to this Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless the Trustee:

(1) has failed to act for a period of 60 days after receiving written notice of a continuing Event of Default by such Holder and a request to act by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding;

(2) has been offered indemnity satisfactory to it in its reasonable judgment; and

(3) has not received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request.

However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of any Note for enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such Note on or after the due date therefor (after giving effect to the grace period specified in clause (1) of Section 6.01 ).

SECTION 6.08. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Notes or this Indenture or of any Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees.

SECTION 6.09. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal of, or premium, if any, and interest of the Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

SECTION 6.10. Collection Suit by Trustee .

If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer or any Guarantor (or any other obligor on the Notes) for the whole amount of unpaid principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate set forth in the Notes.

 

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SECTION 6.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or any Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same after deduction of its charges and expenses to the extent that any such charges and expenses are not paid out of the estate in any such proceedings and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 .

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan or reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceedings.

SECTION 6.12. Priorities .

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article Six, it shall, subject to any payment priorities awarded to Working Capital Obligations, pay out the money in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07 ;

SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest as to each, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes; and

THIRD: to the Issuer or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amount directly from any Guarantor, to such Guarantor.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.12 .

SECTION 6.13. Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.13 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.09 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

SECTION 6.14. Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture or any Security Document and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee .

(a) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Security Documents and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the same circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others.

(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01 .

(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to the terms hereof.

(4) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights, powers or duties if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 7.01 shall govern every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee.

(e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any loss, liability, expense or fee.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer and the Parent. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by the law.

(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01 and to the provision of the TIA.

 

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SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee .

Subject to Section 7.01 :

(1) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 11.05 . The Trustee shall be protected and shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

(3) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed by it with due care.

(4) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute negligence or willful misconduct.

(5) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(6) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except (i) any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or  6.01(2) or (ii) any Event of Default of which the Trustee shall have received written notification or otherwise obtained actual knowledge. In the absence of such notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume there is no Default except as aforesaid.

(7) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture or any Security Document, and may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any such rights or powers, unless it shall have been provided reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the cost, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it in connection with such exercise of its rights or powers.

(8) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officers’ Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of Indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Issuer, to examine the books, records, and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney, at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation other than as a result of the Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Except with respect to Sections 4.01 , 4.02 (subject to paragraph 12 below) and  4.04 , the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ covenants set forth herein.

(9) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(10) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture or any Security Document shall not be construed as duties hereunder.

(11) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(12) Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Section 4.02 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officers’ Certificate).

 

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(13) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(14) The Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

(15) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee .

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may make loans to, accept deposits from, perform services for or otherwise deal with either the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any Affiliates thereof, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee, however, shall be subject to Sections 7.10 and  7.11 .

SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer .

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or any Guarantee, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s use of the proceeds from the sale of Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and it shall not be responsible for the use or application of money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any statement in the Notes, Note Guarantee, this Indenture, the Security Documents or any other document in connection with the issuance of the Notes other than its certificate of authentication.

SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults .

The Trustee shall, within 30 days after the occurrence of any Default with respect to the Notes, give the Holders notice of all uncured Defaults thereunder known to it; provided , however , that, except in the case of an Event of Default in payment with respect to the Notes or a Default in complying with Section 5.01 , the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of its responsible officers in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders .

If required by TIA § 313(a), within 60 days after May 15 of any year, commencing May 15, 2010, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA § 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c) and TIA § 313(d).

Reports pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall be transmitted by mail:

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(2) to such Holders of Notes as have, within the two years preceding such transmission, filed their names and addresses with the Trustee for that purpose.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee, and in any event within 10 Business Days, when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity .

The Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay to the Trustee and Agents from time to time reasonable compensation for their services hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Issuer and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Trustee and Agents upon request for all out-of-pocket disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by them in connection with their duties under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

The Issuer and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and each of the Agents for, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense, including without limitation taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee or such Agent) and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by each of them in connection with the acceptance or performance of its duties under this Indenture including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder (including, without limitation, settlement costs). The Trustee or Agent shall notify the Issuer and the Guarantors in writing promptly of any claim asserted against and received by the Trustee or Agent for which it may seek indemnity. However, the failure by the Trustee or Agent to so notify the Issuer and the Guarantors shall not relieve the Issuer and Guarantors of their obligations hereunder except to the extent the Issuer and the Guarantors are prejudiced thereby.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer and the Guarantors need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss or liability determined to have been caused by the Trustee through its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. To secure the payment obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07 , the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee except such money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Notes. The obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee, Agents and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee, Agents and each predecessor Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction, discharge or other termination of this Indenture, including any termination or rejection hereof under any Bankruptcy Law.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8)  occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

For purposes of this Section 7.07 , the term “ Trustee ” shall include any trustee appointed pursuant to this Article Seven.

SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee .

The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Issuer and the Guarantors in writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by notifying the Issuer and the removed Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Issuer’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Issuer may remove the Trustee at its election if:

(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 ;

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(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. If a Trustee is removed with or without cause, all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Trustee incurred in the administration of the trust or in performing the duties hereunder shall be paid to the Trustee.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, the Issuer or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 , any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Immediately following such delivery, the retiring Trustee shall, subject to its rights and receipt of any amounts due under Section 7.07 , transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08 , the Issuer obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger, Etc .

If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets to, another entity, subject to Section 7.10 , the successor entity without any further act shall be the successor Trustee; provided such entity shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven.

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification .

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA §§ 310(a)(1) and (2) in every respect. The Trustee (together with its corporate parent) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in the most recent applicable published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 310(b), including the provision in § 310(b)(1).

SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer .

The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

SECTION 7.12. Paying Agents .

The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to it and the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 7.12 :

(A) that it will hold all sums held by it as agent for the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Issuer or by any obligor on the Notes) in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee;

 

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(B) that it will at any time during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon written request from the Trustee, deliver to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by it together with a full accounting thereof; and

(C) that it will give the Trustee written notice within three (3) Business Days of any failure of the Issuer (or by any obligor on the Notes) in the payment of any installment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and payable.

ARTICLE EIGHT

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

SECTION 8.01. Without Consent of Holders .

Without prior notice to or consent of any Holder, (i) the Parent, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend, waive or supplement this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes and (ii) the Parent, the Issuer and the Collateral Agent may amend, waive or supplement the Security Documents:

(1) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders pursuant to Section 5.01 ;

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

(3) to cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake or inconsistency, so long as the effect thereof is not materially adverse, taken as a whole, to the Holders;

(4) to add Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to secure the Notes;

(5) to release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture (solely to the extent permitted by this Indenture);

(6) to qualify or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or

(7) to add to the covenants of the Issuer or a Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the Notes;

(8) to provide additional assets as Collateral;

(9) to release Collateral from the Liens pursuant to the Indenture or the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Security Documents; or

(10) in the case of the Security Documents, as expressly provided in Section 10.06(b) hereof.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of any supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture which adversely affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture.

SECTION 8.02. With Consent of Holders .

This Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the consent (which may include consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default under, or compliance with any provision of, this Indenture may be waived (other than any continuing Default in the payment of the principal or interest on the Notes) with the consent (which may include consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided that, without the consent of each Holder affected, no amendment or waiver may:

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(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(3) change the date on which any Notes are subject to redemption;

(4) make any Note payable in money or currency other than that stated in the Notes;

(5) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions to affect the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner that adversely affects the Holders;

(6) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver to this Indenture or the Notes;

(7) impair the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or interest on the Notes on or after the due date therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on the Notes;

(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except as otherwise permitted by this Indenture, release all or a material portion of the Collateral or subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders;

(9) make any change to the provisions of the Indenture or any Security Document dealing with the application of proceeds of the Collateral, in each case, that would adversely affect the Holders; or

(10) make any change in this Section 8.02 .

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 8.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Upon the written request of the Issuer, accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the receipt by the Trustee of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 8.06 , the Trustee shall join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture, in which case the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 8.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

The Parent and the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of their terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waiver or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

SECTION 8.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act .

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.

SECTION 8.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents .

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Holder of the same Note or portion thereof, and of any Note issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in place thereof, even if notation of the consent is not made on any such Note. Any such Holder or subsequent Holder, however, may revoke the consent as to his Note or portion of a Note, if the Trustee receives the written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement, waiver or other action becomes effective.

The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.

After an amendment, supplement, waiver or other action becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (10) of Section 8.02 . In that case the amendment, supplement, waiver or other action shall bind each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note.

SECTION 8.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

If an amendment, supplement, or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee (in accordance with the specific written direction of the Issuer) shall request the Holder of the Note (in accordance with the specific written direction of the Issuer) to deliver it to the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee shall place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Note shall issue, the Guarantors shall endorse, and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

SECTION 8.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc .

The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Eight if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be provided with and, subject to Section 7.01 , shall be fully protected in relying conclusively upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating, in addition to the matters required by Sections 11.04 and 11.05 , that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and all conditions precedent required hereunder to such amendment, supplement or waiver have been satisfied.

ARTICLE NINE

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

SECTION 9.01. Discharge of Indenture .

The Issuer may terminate its obligations and the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Notes, the Security Documents, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture, except the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of this Section 9.01 , if the Parent or the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture, and

 

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(1) all the Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Parent or the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or

(2)

(a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable at the maturity date, within one year or (iii) have been or are to be called for redemption within one year pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Notes, and, in the case of (i), or (ii), or (iii), the Parent or the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest) to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness (including all principal and accrued interest) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or

(b) the Parent or the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.

In addition, if required by the Trustee, the Parent or the Issuer must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

After such delivery, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Issuer’s, and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified below.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Issuer in Sections 7.07 , 9.07 and  9.08 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

SECTION 9.02. Legal Defeasance .

The Issuer may at its option, by Board Resolution, be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes and the Guarantors discharged from their obligations under the Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Notes and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture insofar as such Notes are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall, subject to Section 9.06 , execute instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and Issuer acknowledging the same), except for the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Notes when such payments are due solely from the trust funds described in Section 9.04 and as more fully set forth in such Section, (B) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Sections 2.03 , 2.04 , 2.05 , 2.06 , 2.07 , 2.08 , 2.09 , 2,11 , 2.12 and  4.18 , (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder (including claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 ) and (D) this Article Nine. Subject to compliance with this Article Nine, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 9.02 with respect to the Notes notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03 with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 9.03. Covenant Defeasance .

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purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section or portion thereof, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such specified Section or portion thereof or by reason of any reference in any such specified Section or portion thereof to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 9.04. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 to the outstanding Notes:

(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest) in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the Issuer, to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the stated date for payment or on the redemption date of the principal or installment of principal of or interest on the Notes,

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that:

(a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service, a ruling, or

(b) since the date hereof, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon this Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred,

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred,

(4) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to (x) such deposit, (y) similar contemporaneous deposits to redeem or defease other Indebtedness and (z) costs related thereto),

(5) the Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute (a) a Default under this Indenture or (b) a default under any other material agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is bound (other than any such Default or default resulting solely from the borrowing of funds to be applied to (x) such deposit, (y) similar contemporaneous deposits to redeem or defease other Indebtedness and (z) costs related thereto),

(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Notes have been complied with as required by this Indenture.

If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the Issuer’s obligations and the obligations of Guarantors under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.

 

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SECTION 9.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Issuer, and the Guarantors shall (on a joint and several basis) pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 9.04 or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article Nine to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 9.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

SECTION 9.06. Reinstatement .

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01 , 9.02 or  9.03 , as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Nine until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01 , 9.02 or  9.03 , as the case may be; provided that if the Issuer or the Guarantors have made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. The Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of any of their obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer, a Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

SECTION 9.07. Moneys Held by Paying Agent .

In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon written demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Trustee, or if sufficient moneys have been deposited pursuant to Section 9.04 , to the Issuer (or, if such moneys had been deposited by the Guarantors, to such Guarantors), and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.

SECTION 9.08. Moneys Held by Trustee .

Subject to applicable law, any moneys deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent or then held by the Issuer or the Guarantors in trust for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any Note that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the Holder of such Note for one year after the date upon which the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Note shall have respectively become due and payable shall be repaid to the Issuer (or, if appropriate, the Guarantors), or if such moneys are then held by the Issuer or the Guarantors in trust, such moneys shall be released from such trust; and the Holder of such Note entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer and the Guarantors for the payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided that the

 

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Trustee or any such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Issuer and the Guarantors, either mail to each Holder affected, at the address shown in the register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04 , or cause to be published once in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, New York, a notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such mailing or publication, any unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer (or, if appropriate, the Guarantors). After payment to the Issuer or the Guarantors or the release of any money held in trust by the Issuer or any Guarantors, as the case may be, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Issuer and the Guarantors for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

The Trustee shall promptly and, in any event, no later that five (5) Business Days, pay to the Issuer (or if appropriate, the Guarantors) after request therefore any excess money held in respect of the Notes at such time in excess of the amounts required to pay any of the Issuer’s Obligations then owing with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE TEN

GUARANTEE OF NOTES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS

SECTION 10.01. Guarantee .

Subject to the provisions of this Article Ten, each Guarantor, by execution of this Indenture, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees (each a “ Note Guarantee ” and collectively the “ Note Guarantees ”) to each Holder (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on each Note, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual payment of all other Obligations and due and punctual performance of all obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of such Note, this Indenture, and (ii) in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations with respect to the Notes, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Each Guarantor, by execution of this Indenture, agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any such Note or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any such Note, this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto by the Holder of such Note, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or such Guarantor.

Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest or notice with respect to any such Note or the Indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged as to any such Note except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article Six, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.

 

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SECTION 10.02. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee .

To further evidence the Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 , each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee, substantially in the form included in Exhibit C hereto, shall be endorsed on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and such Note Guarantee shall be executed by either manual or facsimile signature of an Officer or an Officer of a general partner, as the case may be, of each Guarantor. The validity and enforceability of any Note Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.

Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.

If an officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which such Note Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee of such Note shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor.

SECTION 10.03. Limitation of Guarantee .

The obligations of each Guarantor are limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of the Issuer or such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of the Issuer or such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Note Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Guarantor. This Note Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the obligations of the Guarantors is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Collateral Agent or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer, a Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

SECTION 10.04. Release of Guarantor .

Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee and its obligations under this Indenture:

(1) in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all of the Equity Interests of such Guarantor then held by the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

(2) if such Guarantor is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when such Guarantor first ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively; or

(3) upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or payment in full of the principal of, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and all other Obligations that are then due and payable;

and in each such case, the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted hereunder.

 

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The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee endorsed on the Notes and under this Article Ten.

SECTION 10.05. Waiver of Subrogation .

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Issuer that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s obligations under its Note Guarantee and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Holder of Notes against the Issuer, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or Notes on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to the Issuer’s or any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to the Issuer or such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders, and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Notes, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 10.05 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

SECTION 10.06. Collateral and Security Documents .

(a) The full and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Notes (including any interest that accrues or would accrue, but for the filing of a case pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, together with any post-petition interest in either case, whether or not such interest is allowed as a claim in bankruptcy) and amounts due hereunder under the Note Guarantees when due, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, purchase, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, and interest on the Notes, and the performance of all other Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Holders, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Notes shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Notes, subject to the subordination of only those Liens and security interests as to accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles related to accounts receivable and inventory, and proceeds thereof of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the Working Capital Facility Security, pursuant to the terms of a subordination agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and containing customary terms, including standstill and payment blockage provisions which are subject to customary limitations. The Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors each hereby acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents. Each Holder (i) consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral), as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their respective terms and this Indenture and (ii) authorizes and directs the Trustee and Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents as applicable. The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee (if the Trustee is not itself then the Collateral Agent) copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 10.06 to assure and confirm to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. Each of the Issuer and Parent shall take, and shall cause the Guarantors to take, any and all actions reasonably required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Notes a valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral, in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, and with respect only as to accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles related to accounts receivable and inventory, and proceeds thereof of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, junior in priority to any and all Liens and security interests at any time granted in the Collateral to secure the Working Capital Facility Obligations. The

 

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Issuer and the Guarantors will from time to time promptly pay and discharge all recording or filing fees, charges and taxes relating to the filing or registration of this Indenture and the Security Documents, any amendments thereto and any other instruments of further assurance.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Equity Interest and other securities of any Subsidiary of the Parent will constitute Collateral securing the Notes only to the extent that such Equity Interest and securities can secure such Notes, without Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X (or any other law, rule or regulation) requiring separate financial statements of such Subsidiary to be filed with the SEC (or any other governmental agency);

(1) in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of any such Subsidiary due to the fact that all or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, up to two-thirds of Subsidiary’s Equity Interest or other securities secure the Notes, then such Equity Interest or other securities shall automatically be deemed not to be part of the Collateral securing the Notes, and, in such event, the Security Documents may be amended or modified, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, to the extent necessary to release the security interests of the Collateral Agent on the shares of Equity Interest and other securities that are so deemed to no longer constitute part of the Collateral; and

(2) in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) all or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, up to two thirds of, such Subsidiary’s Equity Interest and other securities to secure the Notes, without the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of such Subsidiary, then the Equity Interest and other securities of such Subsidiary shall automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral securing the Notes, but only if such Subsidiary would not be subject to any such financial statement requirement) and, in such event, the Security Documents may be amended or modified, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, to the extent necessary to subject to the Liens under the Security Documents such additional Equity Interest and other securities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time neither the Parent nor the Issuer is required by law or contract to file reports with the SEC, and in lieu of filing such reports with the SEC shall post its reports on its website in accordance with Section 4.02 , then during the period that neither the Parent nor the Issuer is required to file such reports with the SEC, this Section 10.06(b) shall not operate so as to cause the Equity Interest of a Subsidiary to be excluded from the Collateral.

SECTION 10.07. Recordings and Opinions .

To the extent required by TIA § 314(b), the Issuer shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not then the Collateral Agent ), on or before the time when the Parent is required to provide annual reports pursuant to Section 4.02 with respect to the preceding fiscal year, an Opinion of Counsel:

(1) stating substantially to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recordings, registerings, filings, re-recordings, re-registerings and re-filings of this Indenture, the Security Documents and all financing statements, continuation statements or other instruments of further assurance as is necessary to maintain the Liens of this Indenture or any Security Documents in the Collateral and reciting with respect to the security interests in such Collateral the details of such action or referencing to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given; or

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Issuer is not required by TIA §314(b) to provide such Opinion of Counsel, the Issuer shall nevertheless provide the same in a manner such that the Trustee receives it not less than once every two years.

SECTION 10.08. Release of Collateral .

(a) Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in connection with a sale of Collateral in accordance with the terms of Section 4.09 (i) upon the request of the Parent or the Issuer pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate certifying that all terms for release and conditions precedent hereunder and under the applicable Security Document have been met and specifying (A) the identity of the Collateral to be released and (B) the provision of this Indenture that authorizes such release or (ii) on the terms set forth in the Security Documents and pursuant to or in connection with a transaction permitted under this Indenture. To the extent any action on the part of the Trustee is required to effectuate any release of any Lien on any Collateral the Trustee shall release, and shall give any necessary consent, waiver or instruction to the Collateral Agent, to release (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuer) (i) all Collateral that is contributed, sold, leased conveyed, transferred or otherwise disposed of, provided such contribution, sale, lease conveyance, transfer or other disposition is or will be in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation, Section 4.09 of this Indenture and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur immediately following such release; (ii) Collateral which may be released with the consent of Holders pursuant to Article 8 hereof, (iii) all Collateral (except as provided in Article 9 hereof) upon discharge or defeasance of this Indenture in accordance with Article 9 hereof; (iv) all Collateral upon the payment in full of all obligations of the Issuer with respect to principal or interest on the Notes and any and all Obligations outstanding, due and payable under this Indenture at the time the Notes are prepaid in full; and (v) Collateral of a Guarantor whose Guarantee is released pursuant to Section 10.04 hereof. Upon receipt of such Officers’ Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and any other opinions or certificates required by this Indenture and the TIA, the Trustee shall execute, deliver or acknowledge any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted or required to be released pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents.

(b) The Trustee may release Collateral from the Lien and security interest created by this Indenture and the Security Documents upon the sale or disposition of Collateral in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation, Section 4.09 of this Indenture or the subjecting of any Collateral to the Lien securing Indebtedness pursuant to the Trustee’s powers, rights and duties with respect to remedies provided under any of the Security Documents.

(c) The release of any Collateral from the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents shall not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to the terms hereof. To the extent applicable, the Parent or the Issuer shall cause TIA Section 313(b), relating to reports, and TIA Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities from the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents and relating to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents, to be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may be made by an Officer except in cases where TIA Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person shall be an engineer, appraiser or other expert selected or approved by the Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care.

(d) No collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents pursuant to the provisions of the Security Documents unless there shall have been delivered to the Trustee the certificates required by this Section 10.08 .

SECTION 10.09. Permitted Releases Not to Impair Lien .

The release of any Collateral from the terms hereof and of the Security Documents or the release of, in whole or in part, the Liens created by the Security Documents, will not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral or Liens are released pursuant to the applicable Security Documents and the terms of this Indenture, including without limitation this Article 10.

 

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SECTION 10.10. Certificates of the Trustee .

In the event that the Parent or the Issuer wishes to release Collateral in accordance with this Indenture and the Security Documents at a time when the Trustee is not itself also the Collateral Agent, and the Parent or the Issuer has delivered the certificates and documents required by the Security Documents and Section 10.08 hereof, the Trustee will determine whether the Parent and the Issuer have complied with any and all applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents and received all documentation required by TIA §314(d) in connection with such release and, based on such determination, will deliver a certificate to the Collateral Agent setting forth such determination.

SECTION 10.11. Suits to Protect the Collateral .

Subject to the provisions of Article 7 hereof, the Trustee in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may or may direct the Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

(1) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and

(2) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the guaranteed obligations of the Issuer hereunder.

Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Trustee shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Liens on the Collateral or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Trustee).

SECTION 10.12. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents .

The Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.

SECTION 10.13. Purchaser Protected .

In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 10 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Parent or the Issuer to make any such sale or other transfer.

SECTION 10.14. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee .

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 10 upon the Parent or the Issuer with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Parent or the Issuer or of

 

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any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 10; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.

SECTION 10.15. Trustee and Collateral Agent .

(a) The Trustee shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint a co-Collateral Agent as necessary in its sole discretion. In the event the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall at any time not be the same Person, the Collateral Agent shall take such actions under the Security Documents as are requested by the Trustee and as are not inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of any Security Document. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its or their own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.

(b) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to:

(1) enter into the Security Documents;

(2) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents; and

(3) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents; provided, however, that if any of the provisions of the Security Documents limit, qualify or conflict with the duties imposed by the provisions of the TIA, the TIA shall control.

SECTION 10.16. Interest Act (Canada) Compliance .

For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), any rate of interest made payable under the terms of this agreement at a rate or percentage (the “ Contract Rate ”) for any period that is less than a consecutive 12 month period, such as a 360 or 365 day basis, (the “ Contract Rate Basis ”) is equivalent to the yearly rate or percentage of interest determined by multiplying the Contract Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the consecutive 12 month period commencing on the date such equivalent rate or percentage is being determined and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Contract Rate Basis.

SECTION 10.17. Judgment Currency .

(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against a Guarantor in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 10.17 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in United States Dollars under this agreement, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding:

(i) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of the Province of New Brunswick or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date; or

(ii) the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 10.17(a)(ii) being hereinafter in this Section 10.17 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).

 

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(b) If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 10.17(a)(ii), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the relevant Guarantor shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of United States Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.

(c) Any amount due from a Guarantor under the provisions of Section 10.17(b) shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this agreement.

(d) The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 10.17 means the noon rate of exchange of the Judgment Currency into United States Dollars published by The Bank of New York Mellon for the day in question.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls .

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies any TIA provision that may be so modified, such TIA provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified. If any provision of this Indenture excludes any TIA provision that may be so excluded, such TIA provision shall be excluded from this Indenture.

The provisions of TIA §§ 310 through 317 that impose duties on any Person (including the provisions automatically deemed included unless expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or not physically contained herein.

SECTION 11.02. Notices .

Except for notice or communications to Holders, any notice or communication shall be given in writing and delivered in person, sent by facsimile, delivered by commercial courier service or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to the Issuer or any Guarantor:

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

125 Middlesex Turnpike

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax Number: 781-266-5115

 

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With a copy to:

BROWN RUDNICK LLP

One Financial Center

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Attention: William R. Baldiga, Esq.

Fax Number: 617-856-8201

If to the Trustee:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

525 William Penn Place, 38 th Floor

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259

Attention: Leslie Lockhart

Fax Number: 412-234-7535

Such notices or communications shall be effective when received and shall be sufficiently given if so given within the time prescribed in this Indenture.

The Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee by written notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holder’s address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in the manner provided above, it shall be deemed duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service, or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impossible to mail any notice as required by this Indenture, then such method of notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient mailing of such notice.

SECTION 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders .

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture (other than the authentication of the Notes on the Initial Issuance Date), the Issuer or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 ) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 ) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

 

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SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion .

Each certificate and opinion with respect to compliance by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the Officers’ Certificate required by Section 3.01 or  4.04 ) shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture and shall include:

(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, it or he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable it or him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such covenant or condition has been complied with; provided , however , that with respect to such matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificate of public officials, and provided further that an Opinion of Counsel may have customary qualifications for opinions of the type required.

SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or meetings of Holders. The Registrar and Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

SECTION 11.07. Business Days; Legal Holidays .

A “ Business Day ” is a day that is not a Legal Holiday. A “ Legal Holiday ” is a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which (i) commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to close or (ii) the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.

SECTION 11.08. Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction .

This Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made and performed within the State of New York.

Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby (i) irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be instituted in any state or federal court in New York, New York and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) irrevocably waives any objection which any of them may now or hereinafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding, (iii) irrevocably waives any objection based on the absence of a necessary or indispensable party in any such proceeding and (iv) irrevocably accepts and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.

SECTION 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan, security or debt agreement of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof. No such indenture, loan, security or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others .

No recourse for the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, on any of the Notes, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer or any Guarantor in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any of the Notes, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Issuer or any Guarantor or of any successor corporation of the Issuer or any Guarantor or against the property or assets of any such stockholder, officer, employee or director, either directly or through the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any successor corporation of the Issuer or any Guarantor, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the Notes are solely obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, any stockholder, officer, employee or director of the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any successor corporation thereof, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or the Notes or implied therefrom, and that any and all such personal liability of, and any and all claims against every stockholder, officer, employee and director, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Notes. It is understood that this limitation on recourse is made expressly for the benefit of any such shareholder, employee, officer or director and may be enforced by any of them.

SECTION 11.11. Successors .

All agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of each of the Trustee, any additional trustee and any Paying Agents in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

SECTION 11.12. Multiple Counterparts .

The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement.

SECTION 11.13. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc .

The table of contents, cross-reference Section and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 11.14. Separability .

Each provision of this Indenture shall be considered separable and if for any reason any provision which is not essential to the effectuation of the basic purpose of this Indenture or the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 11.15. Acts of Holders. Record Dates .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as an “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01 ) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

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(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee reasonably deems sufficient.

(c) The Issuer may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, fix any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. If not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or, in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant to Section 2.06 ) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any record date, only the Holders on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action.

(d) The ownership of the Notes shall be proved by the register of the Notes.

(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Notes shall bind every future Holder of the same Notes and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Notes.

SECTION 11.16. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver .

No failure or delay on the part of any Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

SECTION 11.17. Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the date and year first written above.

 

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

As the Issuer

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer

GSI GROUP INC.

As a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer

MES INTERNATIONAL INC.

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer

EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

As a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   President

[Signature Page to Indenture]


CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

CONTINUUM ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

CONTROL LASER CORPORATION (D/B/A BAUBLYS CONTROL LASER),

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

THE OPTICAL CORPORATION,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

QUANTRONIX CORPORATION,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

SYNRAD, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

MICROE SYSTEMS CORP.

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Indenture]


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Leslie Lockhart

        Name:   Leslie Lockhart
        Title:   Senior Associate

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

CUSIP 362524 AC4

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

 

     No. 1    $107,040,000

12.25% SENIOR SECURED PIK ELECTION NOTE DUE 2014

GSI GROUP CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the “ Issuer ”), for value received, promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns the principal sum of $107,040,000 dollars on July 23, 2014.

Interest Payment Dates: February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15.

Record Dates: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.

 

GSI GROUP CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Dated:  

 

      Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the 12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes due 2014 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Dated:  

 

     

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

12.25% SENIOR SECURED PIK ELECTION NOTE DUE 2014

[THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“ OID ”) FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES AND THE AMOUNT OF OID MAY VARY IN FUTURE TAXABLE PERIODS DEPENDING UPON WHETHER INTEREST PAYMENTS ARE PAID IN CASH OR IN KIND. THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF OID, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY OF THIS NOTE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING: GSI Group Corporation, 125 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 Attention: Principal Financial Officer.]

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 1145(A) OF THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1978, AS AMENDED (THE “BANKRUPTCY CODE”). THE NOTE MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

NO NOTE HELD BY AN UNDERWRITER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY MAY BE SOLD, EXCHANGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ISSUER RECOMMENDS THAT POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS OF NOTES CONSULT THEIR OWN COUNSEL CONCERNING WHETHER THEY MAY FREELY TRADE SUCH NOTES.

1. Interest . GSI GROUP CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the “ Issuer ”), promises to pay, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, interest on the principal amount set forth on the face hereof at a rate per annum set forth below. Interest hereon will accrue from and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including July 23, 2010 to but excluding the date on which interest is paid. Interest shall be payable in arrears on each February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 commencing on August 15, 2010) (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ” and collectively, the “ Interest Payment Dates ”). Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue interest (to the full extent permitted by law) at a rate equal to the Default Rate.

The Issuer, may, at its option, elect to pay interest on this Note (i) in cash (“ Cash Interest ”), or (ii) by increasing the principal amount of this Note or by issuing PIK Notes (“ PIK Interest ”); provided , however , that the Issuer may not make a PIK Payment if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as at the last day of the One Full Fiscal Quarter of the Issuer immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date is greater than 1.75:1.00. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph 1 plus 2% per annum (such interest, the “ Default Interest “), which shall be payable in cash quarterly in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Reporting Default, this Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph 1 (including default interest to the extent, if any, applicable in connection with an Event of Default) plus 2% per annum (such additional 2% interest, the “ Reporting Default Interest ”), which Reporting Default Interest shall be payable by PIK Payment on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be payable as set forth in this Paragraph 1 to the person in whose name the Notes are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest installment, which shall be the fifteenth day, whether or not a Business Day, prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

Cash Interest on this Note will accrue at the rate of 12.25% per annum. PIK Interest on this Note will accrue at the rate of 13.00% per annum and be payable by increasing the principal amount of this Note by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest $1,000). Following an increase in the principal amount of this Note as a result of a PIK Payment, this Note will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment.

 

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All PIK Notes issued pursuant to a PIK Payment will mature on July 23, 2014 and will be governed by, and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of, the Indenture and shall have the same rights and benefits as the Notes issued on the Initial Issue Date.

2. Interest Election . The Issuer must elect the form of interest payment with respect to each interest period by delivering a notice to the Trustee prior to the beginning of each interest period. For any period on which the Issuer wishes to make PIK Payment, the Issuer shall include in such notice to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying the Issuer’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in accordance with Paragraph 1 above. The Trustee shall promptly deliver a corresponding notice to the Holder of this Note. In the absence of such an election for any interest period, interest on this Note will be payable in the form of the interest payment for the prior interest period (to the extent permitted by Paragraph 1). Interest for the first period commencing on the Initial Issue Date shall be payable in cash.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in connection with any redemption of the Notes under Sections 3.01 , 4.07 and 4.09 of the Indenture, the payment of accrued interest shall be made solely in cash.

3. Method of Payment . The Issuer will pay interest hereon (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on February 1, May 1, August 1 or November 1 next preceding the interest payment date (whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuer will pay principal and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Cash Interest may be paid by check mailed to the Holder entitled thereto at the address indicated on the register maintained by the Registrar for the Notes, provided, however, that payments on a certificated Note will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion). PIK interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee is directed on or prior to such date to issue PIK Notes or increase the principal amount of the applicable Global Notes, in each case in an amount equal to the amount of the applicable PIK Interest.

4. Paying Agent and Registrar . Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “ Trustee ”) will act as a Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar or co-Registrar without notice. The Issuer or any of its Affiliates may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

5. Indenture and Security Documents . The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of July 23, 2010 (the “ Indenture ”) among the Issuer, the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trustee. This is one of an issue of Notes of the Issuer issued, or to be issued, under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended from time to time. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of them. Capitalized and certain other terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. The Notes are secured by the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents and may be released pursuant to the terms thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture. The Security Documents govern the rights in and to the Collateral of the Trustee and the Holders. Without limiting the foregoing, each Holder, by accepting this Note, authorizes the Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of each Holder, to be the agent for and representative of each Holder with respect to the Collateral and the Security Documents and authorizes the Trustee to appoint and direct the Collateral Agent (as defined in the Indenture) to be the agent for and representative of each Holder with respect to the Collateral and the Security Documents.

6. [Intentionally Omitted]

 

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7. Optional Redemption .

(a) The Issuer, at its option, may at any time redeem up to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any Notes issued after the Initial Issue Date), in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

(b) In the event of a redemption of fewer than all of the Notes, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, while such Notes are listed, or if such Notes are not then listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and equitable. The Notes will be redeemable in whole or in part upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice, mailed by first-class mail to a Holder’s last address as it shall appear on the register maintained by the Registrar of the Notes. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption unless the Issuer shall fail to redeem any such Note.

8. Subordination . All Obligations on, or relating to, the Notes and the Guarantees will be subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of Working Capital Facility Obligations, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed. Each Holder by his acceptance hereof agrees to be bound by such provisions and authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee, on his behalf, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided for in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for such purposes.

9. Notice of Redemption . Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

10. Offers To Purchase . The Indenture provides that upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale and in connection with a Working Capital Facility and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Parent or the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase outstanding Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

11. Denominations , Transfer , Exchange . The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay to it any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portion of a Note selected for redemption, or register the transfer of or exchange any Notes for a period of 15 days before a mailing of notice of redemption.

12. Persons Deemed Owners . The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.

13. Unclaimed Money . If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee will pay the money back to the Issuer at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an “abandoned property” law designates another Person.

14. Amendment, Supplement, Waiver, Etc . The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee (if a party thereto) may, without the consent of the Holders of any outstanding Notes, amend, waive or supplement the Indenture or the Notes for certain specified purposes, including, among other things, curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies, maintaining the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and making any change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder. Other amendments and modifications of the Indenture or the Notes may be made by the Issuer, the

 

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Guarantors and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes[, subject to certain exceptions requiring the consent of the Holders of the particular Notes to be affected].

15. Successor Corporation . When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture and the transaction complies with the terms of Article Five of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation will, except as provided in Article Five, be released from those obligations.

16. Defaults and Remedies . Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations in the Indenture, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) ) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, by written notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, and the Trustee upon the request of the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall, declare all principal of and accrued interest (in addition to the Default Rate) on all Notes to be immediately due and payable and such amounts shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8)  occurs, the principal amount of and interest on all Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or a default in the observance or performance of any of the obligations of the Issuer under Article Five of the Indenture) if it determines that withholding notice is in their best interests.

17. Trustee Dealings with Issuer . The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Issuer or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.

18. Discharge . The Issuer’s obligations pursuant to the Indenture will be discharged, except for obligations pursuant to certain sections thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon the payment of all the Notes or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of United States dollars or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay when due principal of and interest on the Notes to maturity or redemption, as the case may be.

19. Guarantees and Security . The Note will be entitled to the benefits of certain Note Guarantees made for the benefit of the Holders and security interest in Collateral. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations thereunder of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders.

20. Authentication . This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

21. Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made and performed within the State of New York. The Trustee, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Holders agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Indenture or the Notes.

22. Abbreviations . Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TENANT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

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The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

GSI GROUP CORPORATION

125 Middlesex Turnpike

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

I or we assign and transfer this Note to:

(Insert assignee’s Social Security or tax I.D. number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)

and irrevocably appoint:

 

 

 

 

Agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The Agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:  

 

   Your Signature:  

 

       (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)

 

   Signature Guarantee:   

 

  

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have all or any part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.07 or Section 4.09, check the appropriate box:

¨     Section 4.07                      ¨     Section 4.09

If you want to have only part of the Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.07 or Section 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                                                  

(multiple of $1,000)

Date:                                           

 

    Your Signature:  

 

      (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

 

 

  
  Signature Guaranteed   

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF LEGEND FOR GLOBAL NOTE

Any Global Note authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

This Note is a Global Note within the meaning of the Indenture dated as of July 23, 2010, relating to the Notes and is registered in the name of a depository or a nominee of a depository. This Note is not exchangeable for Notes registered in the name of a person other than the depository or its nominee except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Note (other than a transfer of this Note as a whole by the depository to a nominee of the depository or by a nominee of the depository to the depository or another nominee of the depository) may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company (a New York corporation) (“ DTC ”) to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of CEDE & CO. or in such other name as it requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to CEDE & CO. or such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any Person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, CEDE & CO., has an interest herein.

 

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EXHIBIT C

NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

Each of the undersigned (the “ Guarantors ”) hereby jointly and severally unconditionally guarantees (this “ Guarantee ”), to the extent set forth in the Indenture dated as of July 23, 2010 by and among GSI Group Corporation, as issuer, the Guarantors, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, and premium and, to the extent permitted by law, interest, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Ten of the Indenture, and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders and to the Trustee pursuant to this Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Ten of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms and limitations of this Guarantee. Each Holder of the Note to which this Guarantee is endorsed, by accepting such Note, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.

[Signatures on Following Pages]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantors has caused this Guarantee to be signed by a duly authorized officer.

 

GSI GROUP INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer
GSI GROUP CORPORATION
By:  

 

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer
EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   President
CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
CONTINUUM ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
CONTROL LASER CORPORATION (D/B/A BAUBLYS CONTROL LASER)
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
THE OPTICAL CORPORATION
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director

 

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PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
QUANTRONIX CORPORATION
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
SYNRAD, INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
MICROE SYSTEMS CORP.
By:  

 

        Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
        Title:   Director
MES INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:  

 

        Name:   Michael Katzenstein
        Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

GSI GROUP INC.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of July 23, 2010 is by and between GSI Group Inc., a company continued under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada (the “ Company ”), and each of the holders of common shares of the Company (“ Common Shares ”) listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “ Common Shareholder ” and, collectively, the “ Common Shareholders ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, GSI Group Corporation, a Michigan corporation (“ GSI Corp ”), and MES International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ MES ” and together with the Company and GSI Corp, the “ Debtors ”), jointly filed a Final Fourth Modified Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “ Plan ”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”) on May 24, 2010, which was further supplemented on May 27, 2010;

WHEREAS, the Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on May 27, 2010 and subsequently by the Court of Queens Bench of New Brunswick on July 14, 2010;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Company issued Common Shares to the Common Shareholders; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement was contemplated by the Plan and approved by the Bankruptcy Court, and the Company is thus required to provide to the Common Shareholders certain arrangements with respect to registration of the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) under the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1 . Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated below or in the referenced sections of this Agreement:

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Bankruptcy Court ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.

Common Shareholder(s) ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Common Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.


Debtors ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

Demand Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

Excluded Registration ” means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan; (ii) a registration relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction; (iii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities; or (iv) a registration in which the only Common Shares being registered is Common Shares issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

FINRA ” shall mean Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

GSI Corp ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Holder ” means any Common Shareholder and any Person to whom rights under this Agreement have been assigned in accordance with Section 13(b) .

Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

MES ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.

Person ” shall mean an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company or partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a business trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a government entity or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

Piggyback Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.

Public Company Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Restatement Date and continuing until such date that the Company files a Form 15 with the SEC to deregister its Common Shares under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Registrable Securities ” shall mean (i) the Common Shares issued to the Common Shareholders under the Plan (including, without limitation, those Common Shares issued in

 

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connection with the Backstop Commitment Letter (as defined in the Plan)) and (ii) any Common Shares of the Company issued (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) as a result of any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, distribution or similar event or otherwise with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of the shares referenced in clause (i) above; provided, that (A) such shares shall not be Registrable Securities if they are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case without restriction or limitation, and without the need for registration under the Securities Act (for the avoidance of doubt such shares shall not cease to be Registrable Securities while they are held by an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or constitute “control” securities), (B) a Registrable Security ceases to be a Registrable Security when (i) it is registered under the Securities Act and applicable Canadian securities laws, if necessary, and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering it; (ii) it is sold or transferred in accordance with the requirements of Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in effect) promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”) or (iii) it is transferred in a transaction in which the applicable rights under this agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 13(b) hereof.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.

Registration Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(g) hereof.

Registration Statement ” shall mean the registration statement contemplated by Section 2 and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3 , including (in each case) the prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or prospectus, all exhibits attached thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Requesting Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.

Required Holders of the Registration ” means, with respect to a particular registration, one or more Holders of Registrable Securities holding a majority of the Registrable Securities to be included in such registration.

Restatement Date ” shall mean the day on which the Company files with the SEC under the Exchange Act (i) a Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and (ii) any other current or periodic filings required by the Exchange Act or the SEC in order for the Company to become current with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.

Rule 144 ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Registrable Securities” in Section 1 hereof.

SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder, except for the fees and disbursements of the Selling Holder Counsel borne and paid by the Company as provided in Section 6 .

Selling Holder Counsel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.

Withdrawn Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Withdrawn Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Section 2 . Demand Registration .

(a)  Request for Registration .

(1) Subject to the provisions of Section 2(b) , at any time during the Public Company Period, one or more Holders holding at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities may demand that the Company register all or part of its Registrable Securities (a “ Request ”) under the Securities Act (a “ Demand Registration ”) on Form S-1 or Form S-3, if such form is available for use by the Company (or similar registration forms then in effect and available for use by the Company) promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act; provided that the Registrable Securities to be covered by any such Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable, (i) the reasonably anticipated aggregate offering price to the public of all Registrable Securities for which registration has been requested by Holders shall be in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), and (ii) the registration shall be effected on Form S-3 (or similar registration form) if such form is available for use by the Company. A Request made pursuant to this Section 2(a) must specify the number of Registrable Securities to be registered and the intended method of disposing of the Registrable Securities.

(2) As promptly as practicable, but no later than five (5) days after receipt of a Request, the Company shall give written notice of such Request to all other Holders of Registrable Securities.

(3) Subject to Section 2(e) , the Company shall include in a Demand Registration (i) the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Demand Registration by the Requesting Holders (as defined below) and (ii) the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Demand Registration by any other Holder which shall have made a written request (which request shall specify the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and the intended method of disposition thereof) to the Company for inclusion thereof in such registration within ten (10) days after the receipt of such written notice from the Company. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders of the Registration.

(4) The Company, as expeditiously as possible, shall cause to be filed with the SEC a Registration Statement providing for the registration under the Securities Act of the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by all such Holders (such Registration Statement, a “ Demand Registration Statement ”), to the extent necessary to permit the disposition of such Registrable Securities so to be registered in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof.

 

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(5) A Request may be withdrawn prior to the filing of the Demand Registration Statement by the Required Holders of the Registration (a “ Withdrawn Request ”) and a Demand Registration Statement may be withdrawn prior to the effectiveness thereof by the Required Holders of the Registration (a “ Withdrawn Demand Registration ”) and such withdrawals shall be treated as a Demand Registration which shall have been effected pursuant to this Section 2(a) , unless the Required Holders of the Registration of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement reimburse the Company for its reasonable out-of-pocket Registration Expenses relating to the preparation and filing of such Demand Registration Statement (to the extent actually incurred); provided ; however , that if a Withdrawn Request or Withdrawn Demand Registration is made (A) because of a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) because the sole or lead managing underwriter advises that the amount of Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering be reduced pursuant to Section 2(e) by more than 15% of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement, or (C) because of a postponement of such registration pursuant to Section 2(f) , then such withdrawal shall not be treated as a Demand Registration effected pursuant to this Section 2(a) (and shall not be counted toward the number of Demand Registrations to which such Holders are entitled), and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection therewith. Any Holder requesting inclusion in a Demand Registration may, at any time prior to the Effective Date of the Demand Registration Statement (and for any reason), revoke such request by delivering written notice to the Company revoking such requested inclusion.

(b)  Number of Demands . The Holders shall collectively have the right to two (2) Demand Registrations on Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable (or similar registration forms then in effect and available for use by the Company). Only one (1) Demand Registration may be requested in any consecutive twelve (12) month period.

(c)  Registration Expenses . The Company will pay all Registration Expenses for two (2) Demand Registrations on Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable (or similar registration forms then in effect and available for use by the Company).

(d)  Underwritten Offerings . Not withstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2(a) , if, pursuant to Section 2(a) , the Holders requesting the Demand Registration (the “ Requesting Holders ”) intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by such request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of its request made pursuant to Section 2(a) and such Requesting Holders may require that all Persons (including other Holders) participating in such registration sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters at the same price and on the same terms of underwriting applicable to the Requesting Holders. The Requesting Holders shall select as the investment banker(s) and manager(s), subject to the reasonable consent of the Company, one or more nationally or regionally recognized investment banker(s) and manager(s). In any underwritten offering covering Registrable Securities, the Company and all Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement with such investment banker(s) and manager(s).

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Registrable Securities, if any, requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Required Holders of the Registration (such advice to state the basis of such view and the approximate number of Registrable Securities which may be included in such offering), the Company shall include in such Demand Registration, to the extent of the number which the Company is so advised may be included in such offering without such effect, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Demand Registration by the Holders allocated, pro rata among the Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Holder (on an as converted, fully-diluted basis and without giving effect to any conversion or exercise limitations contained in any such convertible securities held by any such party). In the event the Company shall not, by virtue of this Section 2(e) , include in any Demand Registration all of the Registrable Securities of any Holder requesting to be included in such Demand Registration, such Holder may, upon written notice to the Company given within five (5) days of the time such Holder first is notified of such matter, reduce the amount of Registrable Securities it desires to have included in such Demand Registration, whereupon only the Registrable Securities, if any, it desires to have included will be so included and the Holders not so reducing shall be entitled to a corresponding increase in the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such Demand Registration.

(f)  Delay in Filing . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay in filing a registration statement in connection with a Demand Registration and may withhold efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective, if (A) such filing is during the period that is thirty (30) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided , that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; (B) the Company furnishes to the Requesting Holders a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company indicating that the Board of Directors has made a good faith determination that it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for the registration statement to be filed or the registration statement to become effective by the intended effective date or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such registration would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act; or (C) the Company has effected one registration pursuant to this Section 2 within the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of such request, provided however, that the Company many not invoke a delay pursuant to (B) above, for a period of more than sixty (60) days or more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any other stockholder during the time of the delay pursuant to (B)(ii) other than a registration under clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of Excluded Registration.

(g)  Effective Demand Registration . A registration shall not constitute a Demand Registration (i) unless it has been declared effective by the SEC and remains continuously effective (A) in the case of an underwritten offering that is not a registration made pursuant to Rule 415, 120 days from the effective date (subject to extension as provided below), and (B) in the case of any registration made pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, until such time as all of such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of

 

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disposition by the seller(s) thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or until the Registrable Securities of each Holder can be sold by such Holder without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (each such period as applicable, the “ Registration Period ”), except that the Company will extend the time period under this Section 2(g)(i)(A) with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of such registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time any Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement; provided, however, that such period of time shall not be extended beyond the date that Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration cease to be Registrable Securities and (ii) if after such Demand Registration has become effective and prior to all of the Registrable Securities registered in such Demand Registration being sold, such registration or the related offer, sale or distribution of Registrable Securities thereunder is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason not attributable to the holder requesting the Demand Registration and such interference is not eliminated within forty-five (45) days thereafter, or (iii) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied or waived, other than by reason of a failure on the part of the Holders.

Section 3 . Piggyback Registrations .

(a)  Right to Piggyback . Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash, whether for its own account or for the account of another stockholder other than in an Excluded Registration, at any time other than pursuant to a Demand Registration and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the Registrable Securities (a “ Piggyback Registration ”), it will so notify in writing the Holders no later than the earlier to occur of (i) the tenth (10 th ) day following the Company’s receipt of notice of exercise of other demand registration rights, or (ii) forty-five (45) days prior to the anticipated filing date. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(c) , the Company will include in the Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities, on a pro rata basis based upon the total number of Registrable Securities, with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion within twenty (20) days after the applicable holder’s receipt of the Company’s notice (such requesting Holder, a “ Piggyback Holder ”). Any Piggyback Holder may withdraw all or any part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time before five (5) days prior to the effective date of the Piggyback Registration. In any Piggyback Registration, the Company, the Piggyback Holders and any Person who hereafter becomes entitled to register its securities in a registration initiated by the Company must sell their securities on the same terms and conditions. A registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 shall not be counted as a Demand Registration under Section 2 . The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 3(a) before the effective date of such registration, whether or not the Holders have elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 6 .

(b)  Piggyback Expenses . The Company shall pay or reimburse to the Piggyback Holders all Registration Expenses of the Piggyback Holders in connection with any Piggyback Registration.

 

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(c)  Priority on Piggyback Registrations . If the managing underwriter gives the Company its advice that the total number or dollar amount of securities requested to be included in the registration exceeds the number or dollar amount of securities that can be sold, the Company will include the securities in the registration in the following order of priority: (i) first, all securities the Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, up to the full number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration (allocated pro rata among the Holders requesting to be included in the registration, on the basis of the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities requested to be included by such Holders, as the case may be); and (iii) third, any other securities (provided they are of the same class as the securities proposed to be sold by the Company) requested to be included, allocated among the holders of such securities in such proportions as the Company and those holders may agree.

(d)  Selection of Underwriters . If any Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering, the Company will select as the investment banker(s) and manager(s) that will administer the offering a nationally or regionally recognized investment banker(s) and manager(s) with demonstrable industry-specific expertise and experience. The Company and the Piggyback Holders shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement with such investment banker(s) and manager(s).

Section 4 . Holdback Agreements . Each Holder agrees, that if it has elected to include any of its Registrable Securities in a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration that is an underwritten offering, at the request of the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering, to enter into a market-standoff agreement not to make any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities (other than Registrable Securities included in such offering in accordance with the terms hereof), including a sale pursuant to Rule 144, during the seven (7) days prior to and ninety (90) days after the effective date of such underwritten Demand Registration or underwritten Piggyback Registration or such shorter period as to which the managing underwriter shall agree, subject to any exceptions that may be agreed upon at the time of such offering; provided, however, that all officers and directors of the Company, all holders of at least five percent (5%) (on a fully diluted basis) of the Company’s equity securities (other than securities purchased from the Company at any time after the date of this Agreement in a registered public offering) of which the Company is aware at the time of such request and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) are bound by and have entered into a similar agreement and the restrictions on transfer have not been waived in whole or in part with respect to any such officers, directors, holders or persons.

Section 5 . Registration Procedures .

(a)  Obligations of the Company . Whenever the Holders request the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and to permit the sale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition. To carry out this obligation, the Company shall as expeditiously as practicable:

(1) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective. The Company shall promptly furnish to the counsel of the Holders copies of all documents proposed to be filed for that counsel’s review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;

 

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(2) promptly notify the Holders of any stop order threatened or issued by the SEC and the resolution thereof and take all actions reasonably required to prevent the entry of a stop order or if entered to have it rescinded or otherwise removed;

(3) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the corresponding prospectus necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective during the applicable Registration Period;

(4) furnish to each Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by a Holder, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus (unless such Registration Statement and amendments thereto are available on EDGAR), (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one (1) copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (unless such Registration Statement and such amendments and supplements are available on EDGAR) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any of the foregoing (regardless of whether such documents are available on EDGAR) or any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder;

(5) notify each Holder in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to each Holder. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any such event, such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated hereby. The Company shall also promptly notify each Holder in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Holder by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. By 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the date following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement;

 

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(6) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under securities or blue sky laws of jurisdictions in the United States of America as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other reasonable acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the seller to consummate the disposition of the seller’s Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not then qualified or to file any general consent to service of process;

(7) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be listed on a national securities exchange or trading system and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

(8) provide an institutional transfer agent and registrar and a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities on or before the effective date of the registration statement;

(9) enter into such customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all other actions in connection with those agreements as the holders of the Registrable Securities being registered or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities;

(10) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the registration statement, and any attorney, accountant, or other agent of any seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents, and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant, or other agent in connection with the registration statement; provided that an appropriate customary confidentiality agreement is executed by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or other agent;

(11) take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby; and

(12) hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning a Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written

 

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notice to such Holder and allow such Holder, at the Holder’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

(b)  Seller Information . In the event of any registration by the Company, from time to time, the Company shall require each seller of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company information regarding such seller and the distribution of the securities subject to the registration, and such seller shall furnish all such information reasonably requested by the Company in writing. The provision of such information shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company under Sections 2 , 3 and 5 hereof.

Section 6 . Registration Expenses . All Registration Expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid as provided in this Agreement. The term “ Registration Expenses ” includes without limitation all registration filing fees, reasonable professional fees and other reasonable expenses other than Selling Expenses of the Company’s compliance with federal, state and other securities laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with state or other securities law qualifications and registrations), printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and reasonable fees and disbursements for one counsel for the Holders designated by the Required Holders of the Registration (“ Selling Holder Counsel ”); reasonable fees and disbursement of all independent certified public accountants (including the expenses of any audit or “comfort” letters required by or incident to performance of the obligations contemplated by this Agreement); reasonable fees and expenses of the underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions); fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company at the request of the managing underwriters in connection with the registration; and applicable stock exchange and FINRA registration and filing fees. In any case where Registration Expenses are not to be borne by the Company, the term “Registration Expenses” shall not include the Company’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, all of which shall be paid by the Company, nor does it include underwriting fees or commissions or transfer taxes, all of which shall be paid by each of the sellers of Registrable Securities with respect to the Registrable Securities sold by such seller.

Section 7 . No Injunction . No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

Section 8 . Participation in Underwritten Registration . No Person may participate in any underwritten registration without (a) agreeing to sell securities on the basis provided in underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (the Requesting Holders in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2(d) and the Company in a piggyback registration pursuant to Section 3(c)) and (b) completing and executing all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required by the underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with each Holder that, in connection with any underwritten offering in accordance with the terms hereof, it will negotiate in

 

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good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all commercially reasonable efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor “comfort” letters.

Section 9 . Termination . This Agreement shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the last day of the Public Reporting Company Period or (ii) with respect to a Holder if such Holder may sell all of its Registrable Securities without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1).

Section 10 . Reports Under Exchange Act . With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of SEC Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company shall, during the Public Company Period:

(a) make and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144;

(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(c) furnish to the Holders, so long as such Holders own any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request by any Holder (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies); (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company; and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing the Holders of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies to use such form).

Section 11 . Indemnification . In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Holder, the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “ Claims ”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“ Indemnified Damages ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any

 

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filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). Subject to Section 11(c) , the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 11(a) : (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or final prospectus or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders pursuant to Section 13(b) .

(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is participating, each such Holder agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 11(a) , the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 11(c) , such Holder shall reimburse the Indemnified Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 11(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 12 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under this Section 11(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders pursuant to Section 13(b) .

 

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(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 11 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 11 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Holders holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 11 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d) The indemnification required by this Section 11 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

(e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

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Section 12 . Contribution .

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 11 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

Section 13. Miscellaneous .

(a)  Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the Registrable Securities; (ii) any and all shares of voting common units or other equity interests of the Company into which the Registrable Securities and/or the Common Shares are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company; and (iii) any and all equity securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities and/or the Common Shares and shall be appropriately adjusted for any dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause any successor or assign (whether by sale, merger or otherwise) to enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.

(b)  Successors and Assigns . The rights under this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by the Holders to a transferee of Registrable Securities; provided, however, that (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred; and (ii) such transferee agrees in a written instrument delivered to the Company to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement inure to the benefit of and are binding upon the respective successors and permitted assignees of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assignees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

(c)  Amendment . This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed by the Company and Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities.

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(e)  Cooperation . The parties agree that after execution of this Agreement they will from time to time, upon the request of any other party and without further consideration, execute, acknowledge and deliver in proper form any further instruments and take such other action as any other party may reasonably require to carry out effectively the intent of this Agreement.

(f)  Counterparts; Facsimile Execution . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be legal, valid and binding execution and delivery for all purposes.

(g)  Entire Agreement . Each party hereby acknowledges that no other party or any other person or entity has made any promises, warranties, understandings or representations whatsoever, express or implied, not contained in the Agreement and acknowledges that it has not executed this Agreement in reliance upon any such promises, representations, understandings or warranties not contained herein or therein and that this Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect thereto. There are no promises, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth or provided for in this Agreement.

(h)  Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(i)  No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company represents and warrants that it has not granted to any Person the right to request or require the Company to register any securities issued by the Company other than the rights contained herein.

(j)  Notices . All notices, requests, demands, or other communications that are required or may be given pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and properly addressed to the addresses of the parties set forth on the signature page hereto or to such other address(es) as the respective parties hereto shall from time to time designate to the other(s) in writing. All notices shall be effective upon receipt.

 

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(k)  Specific Performance . Each of the parties agrees that damages for a breach of or default under this Agreement would be inadequate and that in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity that the parties and their successors and assigns shall be entitled to specific performance or injunctive relief, or both, in the event of a breach or a threatened breach of this Agreement.

(l)  Validity of Provisions . Should any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion, which shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion eliminated; provided, however, that this Agreement shall be interpreted to carry out to the greatest extent possible the intent of the Parties and to provide to each Party substantially the same benefits as such Party would have received under this Agreement if such invalid part of this Agreement had been enforceable. Whenever the words “include” or “including” are used in the Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(m)  Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations . The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Holder vis-à-vis any other Holder. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

GSI GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael E. Katzenstein

  Michael E. Katzenstein
  Chief Restructuring Officer
Address for Notice:
125 Middlesex Turnpike
Bedford, MA 01730
Attn: Michael E. Katzenstein

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LIBERTY HARBOR MASTER FUND I, LP
By:  

/s/ Gregg J. Felton

  Name:  

Gregg J. Felton

  Title:  

President

Liberty Harbor Master Fund I, L.P.

c/o Liberty Harbor, LLC

32 Old Slip

New York, NY 10005

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark J. Vanacore

  Name:  

Mark J. Vanacore

  Title:  

Managing Director

Highbridge International LLC

c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC

9 West 57 Street, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10019

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


TENNENBAUM OPPORTUNITIES V, LP
By:  

/s/ Howard Levkowitz

  Name:  

Howard Levkowitz

  Title:  

Managing Partner, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, as its Investment Manager

Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP

c/o Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000
Santa Monica, CA 90405

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SPECIAL VALUE CONTINUATION PARTNERS, LP

By:

 

/s/ Howard Levkowitz

  Name:  

Howard Levkowitz

  Title:  

Managing Partner, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, as its Investment Manager

Special Value Continuation Partners, L.P.

c/o Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000

Santa Monica, CA 90405

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SPECIAL VALUE EXPANSION FUND, LLC
By:  

/s/ Howard Levkowitz

  Name:  

Howard Levkowitz

  Title:  

Managing Partner, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, as its Investment Manager

Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC

c/o Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000

Santa Monica, CA 90405

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SPECIAL VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LLC
By:  

/s/ Howard Levkowitz

  Name:  

Howard Levkowitz

  Title:  

Managing Partner, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, as its Investment Manager

Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC

c/o Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000
Santa Monica, CA 90405

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


TINICUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LP
By:  

/s/ Stephanie Chen

  Name:  

Stephanie Chen

  Title:  

Member

Tinicum Capital Partners II, LP

c/o Tinicum Inc.

One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1650

San Francisco, CA 94111

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By:  

/s/ Martin Hale

  Name:  

Martin Hale

  Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

Hale Capital Partners, LP

570 Lexington Ave, 49th Floor

New York, New York 10022

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Schedule A

Common Shareholders

Liberty Harbor Master Fund I, L.P.

Highbridge International LLC

Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP

Special Value Continuation Partners, L.P.

Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC

Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC

Tinicum Capital Partners II, LP

Hale Capital Partners, LP

EXHIBIT 10.1

SECURITY AGREEMENT

SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 23, 2010 (this “ Agreement ”), made by GSI Group Corporation (the “ Company ”) and each of the parties set forth on the signature pages hereto (together with the Company, each a “ Grantor ” and collectively, the “ Grantors ”), in favor of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) to each of the Noteholders referred to below (together with the Collateral Agent, the “ Secured Parties ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, in connection with a Final Fourth Joint Plan of Reorganization dated May 24, 2010 filed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries as supplemented on May 27, 2010 and confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware by order dated May 27, 2010 (the “ Reorganization Plan ”) and pursuant to the terms of the Indenture dated July 23, 2010 (the “ Indenture ”) entered into by the Company and the Guarantors (defined below), the Company intends to issue certain 12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes (as amended, restated, supplemented, replaced, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, collectively, the “ Notes ”), in partial satisfaction of the Note Claims (as defined in the Reorganization Plan) to the holders of such Note Claims (together with any other holders of the Notes from time to time, the “ Noteholders ”);

WHEREAS, each of the undersigned Grantors (other than the Company) (each a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) has agreed pursuant to the terms of the Indenture to guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Reorganization Plan that the Grantors execute and deliver this Agreement providing for the grant of a first priority perfected security interest in all (except as provided herein) of the property and assets of each Grantor to secure all of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, and each Guarantor’s obligations under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Grantors have determined that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement directly benefits, and is in the best interest of, the Grantors;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein, each Grantor agrees as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions .

(a) Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and the Notes for a statement of the terms thereof. All terms used in this Agreement and the recitals hereto which are defined in the Indenture, the Notes or in Articles 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the “ Uniform Commercial Code ”), and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein; provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as the Collateral Agent may otherwise determine.


(b) The following terms shall have the respective meanings provided for in the Uniform Commercial Code: “Accounts”, “Cash Proceeds”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claim”, “Commodity Account”, “Commodity Contracts”, “Deposit Account”, “Documents”, “Equipment”, “Fixtures”, “General Intangibles”, “Goods”, “Instruments”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Rights”, “Noncash Proceeds”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Promissory Notes”, “Security”, “Record”, “Security Account”, “Software”, and “Supporting Obligations”.

(c) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular and plural forms of such terms:

Canadian Grantor ” means a Grantor incorporated under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof.

Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Copyright Licenses ” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensee or licensor and providing for the grant of any right to use or sell any works covered by any copyright (including, without limitation, all Copyright Licenses set forth in Part F of Schedule I hereto).

Copyrights ” means all domestic copyrights, whether registered or not, including, without limitation, all copyright rights throughout the universe (whether now or hereafter arising) in any and all media (whether now or hereafter developed), in and to all original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, acquired or used by any Grantor (including, without limitation, all copyrights described in Part F of Schedule I hereto), all applications, registrations and recordings thereof (including, without limitation, applications, registrations and recordings in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States), and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Notes.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

GAAP ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any Federal, state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

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Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code (Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code) or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, or extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Intellectual Property ” means the Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Patents.

Intellectual Property Offices ” means, (i) with respect to United States Copyrights or related Licenses, the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) with respect to United States Trademarks and United States Patents or related Licenses, the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Licenses ” means the Copyright Licenses, the Trademark Licenses and the Patent Licenses.

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any nature, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, any lease required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person and any assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or having the effect of, security.

Material Adverse Effect ” means (i) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of any of GSI Group Inc., GSI Group Corporation, or Excel Technology, Inc., or (ii) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Grantors taken as a whole.

Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.

Operating Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(f)(vi).

Patent Licenses ” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensee or licensor and providing for the grant of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by the claims of any Patent (including, without limitation, all Patent Licenses set forth in Part F of Schedule I hereto).

Patents ” means all domestic letters patent, design patents, utility patents, industrial designs and inventions, now existing or hereafter acquired (including, without limitation, all domestic letters patent, design patents, utility patents, industrial designs, and inventions described in Part F of Schedule I hereto), all applications, registrations and recordings thereof (including, without limitation, applications, registrations and recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office), and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part and extensions or renewals thereof.

 

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Perfection Requirement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(i).

Prescribed Operating Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(f)(vi).

Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or Governmental Authority.

PPSA ” means the Personal Property Security Act (New Brunswick) and the orders and regulations thereto, as in effect from time to time.

Receiver ” means any receiver or receiver and manager for the Collateral or any of the business, undertakings, property and assets of any Canadian Grantor appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement or by a court on application by the Collateral Agent.

Registered ” with respect to Intellectual Property means currently issued, registered, renewed with a governmental authority, or the subject of a pending application therefor.

Related Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(f)(vi).

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(f)(vi).

Secured Parties ” means each of the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders.

Trademark Licenses ” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee and providing for the grant of any right concerning any Trademark, together with any goodwill connected with and symbolized by any such trademark licenses, contracts or agreements and the right to prepare for sale or lease and sell or lease any and all Inventory now or hereafter owned by any Grantor and now or hereafter covered by such licenses (including, without limitation, all Trademark Licenses described in Part F of Schedule I hereto).

Trademarks ” means all domestic trademarks, service marks, collective marks, certification marks, trade names, business names, d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, trade styles, designs, logos and other source or business identifiers and all general intangibles of like nature, now or hereafter owned, adopted, acquired or used by any Grantor (including, without limitation, all domestic trademarks, service marks, collective marks, certification marks, trade names, business names, d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, trade styles, designs, logos and other source or business identifiers described in Part F of Schedule I hereto), all applications, registrations and recordings thereof (including, without limitation, applications, registrations and recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of any state thereof), and all extensions or renewals thereof, together with all goodwill of the business symbolized by such marks and all customer lists, formulae and other records of any Grantor relating to the distribution of products and services in connection with which any of such marks are used.

 

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Trade Secrets ” means all domestic trade secrets, confidential proprietary information, and confidential know-how.

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes and any other document entered into in connection therewith.

ULC ” means any unlimited company incorporated or otherwise constituted under the laws of the Provinces of Alberta or Nova Scotia or any similar body corporate formed under the laws of any other jurisdiction whose members may at any time become responsible for any of the obligations of that body corporate.

ULC Shares ” means any member or shareholder interests in a ULC in which any Grantor now or hereafter has rights, and (as the context so admits) any item or part thereof.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest . As collateral security for all of the Obligations referred to below, each Grantor hereby pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing security interest in, all personal property of each Grantor, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible or intangible (collectively, the “ Collateral ”), including, without limitation, the following:

(a) all Accounts; (b) all Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic); (c) the Commercial Tort Claims specified on Part D of Schedule I hereto; (d) all Deposit Accounts, all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Secured Parties or any affiliate, representative, agent or correspondent of any Secured Party; (e) all Documents; (f) all Equipment; (g) all Fixtures; (h) all General Intangibles (including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles); (i) all Goods; (j) all Instruments (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes and each certificated Security); (k) all Inventory; (l) all Investment Property; (m) all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, and all Licenses; (n) all Letter-of-Credit Rights; (o) all Supporting Obligations; (p) all other tangible and intangible personal property of each Grantor (whether or not subject to the Uniform Commercial Code), including, without limitation, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of any Grantor described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 (including, without limitation, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by each Grantor in respect of any of the items listed above), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, without limitation, all tapes, desks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of any Grantor or any other Person from time to time acting for any Grantor, in each case, to the extent of such Grantors rights therein, that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; and (q) all Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any and all of the foregoing Collateral; in each case howsoever any Grantor’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include: (a) the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary to the extent Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X (or any other law, rule or regulation) would require separate financial statements of such Subsidiary to be filed with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) due to the fact that such Capital Stock secures the Notes subject to Section 10.06(b) of the Indenture; (b) in the case of a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (a “ Foreign Subsidiary ”), more than up to 66   2 / 3 % (or such greater percentage that, due to a change in applicable law after the date hereof, (i) would not cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (ii) would not cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)), (c) ULC Shares, (d) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Grantor is a party, and any of its rights or interest thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest is prohibited by or in violation of (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantors, or (ii) the terms of any such lease, license contract, or agreement (unless any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provisions or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, however, that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in (i) or (ii) above; provided further that the exclusions referred to in clause (d) of this section shall not include any proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement, (e) any “intent-to-use” application for trademark or service mark registration filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1051, prior to the filing under Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act of a “Statement of Use” or an “Amendment to Alleged Use” with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein prior to such filing would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use trademark or service mark application under applicable federal law, or (f) any property located outside the United States (other than shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries of any Grantor organized or formed in the United States or Canada).

The Grantors agree that the pledge of the shares of Capital Stock acquired by a Grantor of any and all Persons now or hereafter existing who is a Foreign Subsidiary may be supplemented by one or more separate pledge agreements, deeds of pledge, share charges, or other similar agreements or instruments, executed and delivered by the relevant Grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, which pledge agreements will provide for the pledge of such shares of Capital Stock in accordance with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction. With respect to such shares of Capital Stock, the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in its reasonable discretion, take actions in such foreign jurisdictions that will result in the perfection of the Lien created in such shares of Capital Stock.

Each Canadian Grantor agrees that value has been given, that such Grantor and the Collateral Agent have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the security interest granted hereunder and that such security interest is intended to attach, as to all of the Collateral

 

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in which such Grantor now has rights, when such Grantor executes this Security Agreement and, as to all Collateral in which such Grantor only has rights after the execution of this Security Agreement, when such Grantor first has such rights. For certainty, each Canadian Grantor confirms and agrees that the security interest granted hereunder is intended to attach to all present and future Collateral of such Grantor and each successor of such Grantor.

SECTION 3. Security for Obligations . The security interest created hereby in the Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the following obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred (collectively, the “ Obligations ”):

(a) (i) the payment by the Grantors, as and when due and payable (by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it in respect of the Indenture, the Notes and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, (A) all principal of and interest on the Notes (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Grantor, whether or not the payment of such interest is unenforceable or is not allowable due to the existence of such Insolvency Proceeding), and (B) all fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and all other amounts due or to become due under any of the Transaction Documents; and

(b) the due performance and observance by each Grantor of all of its other obligations from time to time existing in respect of any of the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, with respect to any obligations of any Grantor to make an offer to purchase Notes.

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties . Each Grantor represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement as follows:

(a) Part A of Schedule I hereto sets forth (i) the exact legal name of each Grantor, (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation and the organizational identification number of each Grantor in such jurisdiction, and (iii) all names (including trade names and similar appellations) presently used by each Grantor or any of its divisions or other business units, and (iv) all names (including former legal names and trade names or similar appellations) used by each Grantor or any of its divisions or other business units during the past five years.

(b) There is no pending or to such Grantor’s best knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim affecting any Guarantor before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, or any order, judgment or award issued by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, in each case, that may adversely affect the grant by any Grantor, or the perfection, of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights or remedies hereunder.

(c) All Federal, state and local tax returns and other reports required by applicable law to be filed by any Grantor have been filed, or extensions have been obtained except where the failure to make such filing or obtain such extension would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Grantor or

 

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any property of any Grantor (including, without limitation, all federal income and social security taxes on employees’ wages) and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except for any de minimus amounts in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, where such nonpayment would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (“ GAAP ”).

(d) All Equipment, Fixtures, Goods and Inventory of each Grantor now existing are, and all Equipment, Fixtures, Goods and Inventory, of each Grantor hereafter existing (in each case, other than (i) any Equipment, Goods and Inventory in transit or in the possession of third parties for repair, assembly or refurbishment or deliverables in the possession of salespeople, and (ii) any Equipment, Goods or Inventory having a value of less than $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate) will be, located and/or based at the addresses specified therefor in Part B of Schedule I hereto (it being understood that at any one time no more than $1,000,000 of Equipment, Goods or Inventory shall be at a location other than as set forth on Part B of Schedule I hereto as the same may be supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof), except that each Grantor will give the Collateral Agent written notice of any change in the location of any such Collateral within 20 days of such change, other than to locations set forth on Part B of Schedule I hereto (or a new Part B of Schedule I delivered by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent from time to time). Each Grantor’s chief place of business and chief executive office, the place where each Grantor keeps its Records concerning Accounts and all originals of all Chattel Paper are located at the addresses specified therefor in Part B of Schedule I hereto. Part B of Schedule I hereto sets forth each location previously maintained by any Grantor during the past four months for any of the purposes listed in this clause (d) above. None of the Accounts is evidenced by Promissory Notes or other Instruments. Set forth in Part E of Schedule I hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of (i) each Promissory Note, Security, Chattel Paper, letter of credit and other Instrument owned by each Grantor (other than Promissory Notes, Securities, Chattel Paper, letters of credit or Instruments which have a stated amount or fair market value of less than $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate) and (ii) each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodities Account of each Grantor, together with the name and address of each institution at which each such account is maintained, the account number for each such account and a description of the purpose of each such account.

(e) Each Grantor has delivered or otherwise made available to the Collateral Agent complete and correct copies of each material License described in Part F of Schedule I hereto, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, which represents all of the material Licenses existing on the date of this Agreement. Each such License sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof, and there are no other agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, relating to the matters covered thereby or the rights of such Grantor or any of its affiliates in respect thereof. Each material License now existing is, and any material License entered into in the future will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations on enforceability in connection with bankruptcy, receivership and similar proceedings. No default under any material License by any such party has occurred, nor does any defense, offset, deduction or counterclaim exist thereunder in favor of any such party.

 

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Except as permitted by the Indenture, each Grantor owns and controls, or otherwise possesses adequate rights to use, all material Intellectual Property, which constitutes the only Intellectual Property used to conduct its business in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof. Part F of Schedule I hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all Registered Copyrights, Registered Patents, Registered Trademarks and material Licenses owned or used by each Grantor as of the date hereof. No Grantor has any material Trade Secrets. If any Grantor develops material Trade Secrets after the date hereof, the Grantor shall describe such Trade Secrets sufficiently so as to clearly identify them. If such identification or description would be impossible without making a public disclosure of such Trade Secrets, the Grantor shall notify the Trustee and the Company and the Noteholders agree to use their best efforts to identify the Trade Secrets sufficiently in order to create a security interest in such Trade Secrets without making a public disclosure of the Trade Secret information.

(f) To the best knowledge of each Grantor, no Grantor derives revenues from Copyrights that are not registered with the United States Copyright Office, except as set forth in Part G of Schedule I . To the best knowledge of each Grantor, all such material Intellectual Property of each Grantor is subsisting and in full force and effect, has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, is valid and enforceable and has not been abandoned in whole or in part. Except as set forth in Part H of Schedule I , no Intellectual Property (except for Intellectual Property having a de minimus value) is the subject of any licensing or franchising agreement. Each Grantor has no knowledge of any conflict with the rights of others to any Intellectual Property (except for Intellectual Property having a de minimus value) and, to the best knowledge of each Grantor, each Grantor is not now infringing or in conflict with any such rights of others in any material respect, and to the best knowledge of each Grantor, no other Person is now infringing or in conflict in any material respect with any such properties, assets and rights owned or used by each Grantor. No Grantor has received any written notice that it is violating or has violated the trademarks, patents, copyrights, inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information and technology, know-how, formulae, rights of publicity or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

(g) Except as permitted by the Indenture, each Grantor is and will be at all times the sole and exclusive owner of, or otherwise has and will have adequate rights in, the Collateral free and clear of any Liens, except for Permitted Liens. No effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording or filing office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Secured Parties relating to this Agreement or the other Security Documents or in favor of the holders of Permitted Liens with respect to such Permitted Liens.

(h) The exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder will not contravene in any material respect any law or any contractual restriction binding on or otherwise affecting each Grantor or any of its properties and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien, upon or with respect to any of its properties.

 

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(i) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other regulatory body, is required for (i) the grant by each Grantor, or the perfection, of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, or (ii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder, except (except (A) for the filing under the PPSA, the Uniform Commercial Code, or Articles 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction (if such jurisdiction is any state of the United States other than New York) of the financing statements described in Part C of Schedule I hereto (or a new Part C of Schedule I delivered by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent from time to time), all of which financing statements have been duly filed and are in full force and effect or will be duly filed and in full force and effect, (B) with respect to Deposit Accounts, and all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein, or Commodity Contracts for the execution of a control agreement with the depository institution or commodity intermediary with which such account is maintained, each as provided in Section 5(i), (C) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in the Intellectual Property and Licenses, for the recording of the appropriate Assignment for Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto in the applicable Intellectual Property Office, (D) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in Titled Collateral, for the submission of an appropriate application requesting that the Lien of the Collateral Agent be noted on the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, completed and authenticated by the applicable Grantor, together with the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, with respect to such Titled Collateral, to the appropriate Governmental Authority, (E) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in any Letter-of-Credit Rights, for the consent of the issuer of the applicable letter of credit to the assignment of proceeds as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction, (F) with respect to any action that may be necessary to obtain control of Collateral constituting Deposit Accounts, Commodity Contracts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or Letter-of-Credit Rights, the taking of such actions, and (G) the Collateral Agent having possession of all Documents, Chattel Paper, Instruments and cash constituting Collateral (subclauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G), each a “ Perfection Requirement ” and collectively, the “ Perfection Requirements ”).

(j) This Agreement creates in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral, as security for the Obligations. The Perfection Requirements result in the perfection of such security interests. Such security interests are, or in the case of Collateral in which each Grantor obtains rights after the date hereof, will be, perfected, first priority security interests, subject only to Permitted Liens (as defined under the Indenture) and the Perfection Requirements. Such recordings and filings and all other action necessary to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will be taken pursuant to Section 5(n), and, in the case of Collateral in which each Grantor obtains rights after the date hereof, will be duly taken, except for the Collateral Agent’s having possession of all Documents, Chattel Paper, Instruments and cash constituting Collateral after the date hereof and the other actions, filings and recordations described above, including the Perfection Requirements.

(k) As of the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Commercial Tort Claims or has knowledge of any pending Commercial Tort Claims, except for such Commercial Tort Claims described in Part D of Schedule I hereto.

 

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(l) No Grantor owns any ULC Shares.

(m) Part I of Schedule I hereto sets forth for each Grantor a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of (i) all real property owned or leased by such Grantor, (ii) if such property is leased, the landlord and the term of the lease, and (iii) if such property is held in fee, the holder of any lien on such real property.

SECTION 5. Covenants as to the Collateral . So long as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding:

(a) Further Assurances . Each Grantor will at its expense, at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action as necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to: (i) perfect and protect the security interest purported to be created hereby; (ii) enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Collateral; or (iii) otherwise effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation: (A) marking conspicuously all Chattel Paper and each material License, indicating that such Chattel Paper, License or Collateral is subject to the security interest created hereby, (B) delivering and pledging to the Collateral Agent each Promissory Note, Security, Chattel Paper or other Instrument, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, duly endorsed and accompanied by executed instruments of transfer or assignment, provided, however, that such delivery and pledge requirement shall not apply to any Promissory Note, Security, Chattel Paper or other Instrument having a face amount of less than $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, (C) executing and filing (to the extent, if any, that any Grantor’s signature is required thereon) or authenticating the filing of, such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, as may be necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect and preserve the security interest purported to be created hereby, (D) furnishing to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral in each case as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail, (E) if any Collateral in excess of $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate shall be in the possession of a third party (it being understood that at any one time no more than $1,000,000 of Collateral shall be at a location other than as set forth on Schedule I hereto as the same may be supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof), notifying such Person of the Collateral Agent’s security interest created hereby and obtaining a written acknowledgment from such Person that such Person holds possession of the Collateral for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, (F) if at any time after the date hereof, any Grantor acquires or holds any Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, promptly notifying the Collateral Agent in a writing signed by such Grantor setting forth a brief description of such Commercial Tort Claim and granting to the Collateral Agent a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, which writing shall incorporate the provisions hereof, (G) upon the acquisition after the date hereof by any Grantor of any motor vehicle or other Equipment subject to a certificate of title or ownership (other than a Motor Vehicle or Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest), causing the Collateral Agent to be listed as the lienholder on such certificate of title or ownership and delivering evidence of the same to the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 5(j) hereof; and (H) taking all actions required by any earlier versions of the Uniform Commercial Code or by other law, as applicable, in any relevant Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction, or

 

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by other law as applicable in any foreign jurisdiction. No Grantor shall acquire or shall move to a location outside of the United States any assets that currently are or typically would be acquired and held in the United States.

(b) Location of Equipment and Inventory . Other than any Inventory, or Equipment in transit (or, in the case of Grantors’ motor vehicles, being used in the ordinary course), or in the possession of third parties for repair, assembly or refurbishment, each Grantor will keep the Equipment and Inventory (i) at the locations specified therefor on Part B of Schedule I hereto, or (ii) at such other locations set forth on Part B of Schedule I hereto (or a new Part B of Schedule I delivered by the Grantors to Collateral Agent from time to time), or (iii) at such other locations in the United States, provided that within 20 days following the relocation of Equipment or Inventory to such other location or the acquisition of Equipment or Inventory, such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a new Part B of Schedule I indicating such new locations.

(c) Condition of Equipment . Each Grantor will maintain or cause the Equipment (necessary or useful to its business) to be maintained and preserved in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will forthwith, or in the case of any loss or damage to any Equipment of any Grantor within a commercially reasonable time after the occurrence thereof, make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements and other improvements in connection therewith which are necessary or desirable, consistent with past practice, or which the Collateral Agent may request to such end. Any Grantor will promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail any such loss or damage in excess of $250,000 per occurrence to any Equipment.

(d) Taxes, Etc . Each Grantor agrees to pay promptly when due all property and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Equipment and Inventory, except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside for the payment thereof.

(e) Insurance .

(i) Each Grantor will, at its own expense, maintain insurance (including, without limitation, commercial general liability and property insurance) in such amounts, against such risks, in such form and with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and in any event, in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each such policy for liability insurance shall provide for all losses to be paid on behalf of the Collateral Agent and any Grantor as their respective interests may appear, and each policy for property damage insurance shall provide for all losses to be adjusted with, and paid directly to, the Collateral Agent. Each such policy shall (A) name the Collateral Agent as an additional insured party thereunder (without any representation or warranty by or obligation upon the Collateral Agent) as their interests may

 

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appear, (B) contain an agreement by the insurer that any loss thereunder shall be payable to the Collateral Agent on its own account notwithstanding any action, inaction or breach of representation or warranty, or endorsement by any Grantor (or as specified in such insurer’s standard “acord” or other similar form), (C) provide that there shall be no recourse against the Collateral Agent for payment of premiums or other amounts with respect thereto, and (D) provide that at least 30 days’ prior written notice of cancellation, lapse, expiration or other adverse change shall be given to the Collateral Agent by the insurer. Any Grantor will deliver to the Collateral Agent original or duplicate policies of such insurance and a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance. Any Grantor will also execute and deliver instruments of assignment of such insurance policies and cause the respective insurers to acknowledge notice of such assignment.

(ii) Reimbursement under any liability insurance maintained by any Grantor pursuant to this Section 5(e) may be paid directly to the Person who shall have incurred liability covered by such insurance. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent any proceeds of insurance maintained by any Grantor pursuant to this Section 5(e) are paid to the Collateral Agent but another Security Document (as defined in the Indenture) permits the use of such funds by the Grantor, such proceeds shall be remitted to such Grantor by the Collateral Agent for use in the manner described in such Security Document. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, any proceeds of insurance maintained by any Grantor pursuant to this Section 5(e) shall be paid to the Collateral Agent, and, the Collateral Agent, may, at its option, require any Grantor to make or cause to be made the necessary repairs to or replacements, and any proceeds of insurance maintained by any Grantor and in possession of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 5(e) shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to any Grantor as reimbursement for the costs of such repairs or replacements.

(f) Provisions Concerning the Accounts and the Licenses .

(i) Each Grantor will (A) give the Collateral Agent at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any change in such Grantor’s name (including, for certainty, the adoption of any French form of name by a Canadian Grantor), identity or organizational structure, (B) maintain its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation as set forth in Part A of Schedule I hereto, (C) immediately notify the Collateral Agent upon obtaining an organizational identification number, if on the date hereof such Grantor did not have such identification number, and (D) keep adequate records concerning the Accounts and Chattel Paper.

(ii) Each Grantor will, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due under the Accounts. In connection with such collections, any Grantor may (and, at the Collateral Agent’s direction, will) take such action as any Grantor or the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection or performance of the Accounts; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to notify the account debtors or obligors under any Accounts of the assignment of such Accounts to the Collateral Agent and to direct such account debtors or obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to any Grantor thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent and, upon such notification and at the

 

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expense of any Grantor and to the extent permitted by law, to enforce collection of any such Accounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as any Grantor might have done. After receipt by any Grantor of a notice from the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent has notified, intends to notify, or has enforced or intends to enforce any Grantor’s rights against the account debtors or obligors under any Accounts as referred to in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (A) all amounts and proceeds (including Instruments) received by any Grantor in respect of the Accounts shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of any Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be applied as specified in Section 7(b) hereof, and (B) no Grantor will adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account or release wholly or partly any account debtor or obligor thereof or allow any credit or discount thereon. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) direct any or all of the banks and financial institutions with which any Grantor either maintains a Deposit Account or a lockbox or deposits the proceeds of any Accounts to send immediately to the Collateral Agent by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent shall direct) all or a portion of such securities, cash, investments and other items held by such institution. Any such securities, cash, investments and other items so received by the Collateral Agent shall be applied as specified in accordance with Section 7(b) hereof.

(iii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any breach or default under any material License referred to in Part F of Schedule I hereto by any party thereto other than any Grantor, each Grantor party thereto will, promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, give the Collateral Agent written notice of the nature and duration thereof, specifying what action, if any, it has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto and thereafter will take reasonable steps to protect and preserve its rights and remedies in respect of such breach or default, or will obtain or acquire an appropriate substitute License.

(iv) Each Grantor will, at its expense, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each notice or other communication received by it by which any other party to any material License referred to in Part F of Schedule I hereto purports to exercise any of its rights or affect any of its obligations thereunder, together with a copy of any reply by such Grantor thereto.

(v) Each Grantor will exercise promptly and diligently each and every right which it may have under each material License (other than any right of termination) and will duly perform and observe in all respects all of its obligations under each material License and will, except as permitted by the Indenture, take all action reasonably necessary to maintain such Licenses in full force and effect. Except as permitted by the Indenture, no Grantor will, cancel, terminate, amend or otherwise modify in any respect, or waive any provision of, any material License referred to in Part F of Schedule I hereto.

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related thereto (each, an “ Operating Right ”) because the terms of such Operating Right prohibit the creation of the security interest contemplated hereby therein, the Operating Right requires the consent of any Person which has not been obtained or the grant of the security interest contemplated hereby therein would contravene or is void under any applicable statute or regulation, that Operating Right shall not, to the extent it would be illegal, void or result in a material loss and expense to such Grantor (each, a “ Prescribed Operating Right ”), be subject to the security interest contemplated hereby (save to the extent provided below) unless and until such agreements, consents, waivers and approvals as may be required to avoid such illegality, voidness or material loss and expense have been obtained (“ Required Approvals ”). The security interest contemplated hereby shall nonetheless immediately attach to any rights of such Grantor arising under, by reason of, or otherwise in respect of such Prescribed Operating Right, such as the right to receive payments thereunder and all Proceeds thereof (“ Related Rights ”), to the extent and at the time such attachment to the Related Rights (i) is not illegal, void and would not result in a material loss and expense to such Grantor or (ii) in the case of Accounts, such prohibition or restriction is not enforceable against third parties such as the Collateral Agent.

(vii) To the extent not prohibited by applicable statute or regulation, each Grantor will hold in trust for the Collateral Agent on behalf of and for the rateable benefit of the Secured Parties, and provide the Secured Parties with the benefits of, each Prescribed Operating Right and following the occurrence of an Event of Default and while it is continuing, will enforce all Prescribed Operating Rights at the direction of the Collateral Agent or at the direction of such other Person (including any purchaser of Collateral from the Collateral Agent or any Receiver) as the Collateral Agent may designate, provided that until the security interest contemplated hereby becomes enforceable, such Grantor shall, to the extent permitted by the Indenture, be entitled to receive all Proceeds relating to the Prescribed Operating Rights, subject to the security interest contemplated hereby.

(viii) Upon request from the Collateral Agent from time to time, each Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Required Approvals as the Collateral Agent shall specify as soon as reasonably practicable.

(ix) None of the Collateral of any Canadian Grantor shall include Consumer Goods (as such term is defined in the PPSA).

(g) Transfers and Other Liens .

(i) No Grantor will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), lease, license, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Collateral, except (A) Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) worn out or obsolete assets, not necessary to the business, and (C) otherwise as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

(ii) No Grantor will create, suffer to exist or grant any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral other than a Permitted Lien.

(h) Intellectual Property .

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hereto as Exhibit A. Each Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will, and will cause each licensee thereof to, take all action necessary to maintain all of the material Intellectual Property in full force and effect, including, without limitation, using the proper statutory notices and markings and using the Trademarks on each applicable trademark class of goods in order to so maintain the Trademarks in full force and free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, and each Grantor will not (nor permit any licensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any material Intellectual Property may become invalidated; provided, however, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Grantor shall have an obligation to use or to maintain any Intellectual Property (A) that relates solely to any product or work, that has been, or is in the process of being, discontinued, abandoned or terminated, (B) that is being replaced with Intellectual Property substantially similar to the Intellectual Property that may be abandoned or otherwise become invalid, so long as the failure to use or maintain such Intellectual Property does not materially adversely affect the validity of such replacement Intellectual Property and so long as such replacement Intellectual Property is subject to the Lien created by this Agreement or (C) that is substantially the same as another Intellectual Property that is in full force, so long the failure to use or maintain such Intellectual Property does not materially adversely affect the validity of such replacement Intellectual Property and so long as such other Intellectual Property is subject to the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement. Each Grantor will cause to be taken all commercially reasonable and necessary steps in any proceeding before each applicable Intellectual Property Office to maintain each registration or application for registration of the material Intellectual Property (for the avoidance of doubt, other than any Intellectual Property described in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence), including, without limitation, filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings and payment of maintenance fees, filing fees, taxes or other governmental fees. If any Intellectual Property (other than Intellectual Property described in the proviso to the first sentence of subsection (i) of this clause (h)) is infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated in any material respect by a third party, each Grantor shall (x) upon learning of such infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation, promptly notify the Collateral Agent and (y) to the extent any Grantor shall deem commercially reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation, seek injunctive relief where appropriate and recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation, or take such other actions as such Grantor shall deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property. Each Grantor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time upon its request statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Registered Intellectual Property, material Trade Secrets and material Licenses and such other reports in connection with the Registered Intellectual Property, material Trade Secrets and material Licenses, all in reasonable detail, following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any such statements, schedules or reports, each Grantor shall modify this Agreement by amending Parts F, G and H of Schedule I hereto, as the case may be, to include any Registered Intellectual Property, material Trade Secret and material License, as the case may be, which becomes part of the Collateral under this Agreement and shall execute and authenticate such documents and do such acts as shall be necessary or, in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Agent, desirable to subject such Intellectual Property and material Licenses to the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, no

 

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Grantor may abandon or otherwise permit any Intellectual Property to become invalid without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, and if any Intellectual Property is infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated in any material respect by a third party, each Grantor will take such action as necessary or as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property.

(ii) In no event shall any Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, file an application for the registration of any Trademark or Copyright or the issuance of any Patent with any Intellectual Property Office, or in any similar office or agency of the United States unless it gives the Collateral Agent written notice within thirty (30) days of such filing. Any Grantor shall execute, authenticate and deliver any and all assignments, agreements, instruments, documents and papers necessary to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest hereunder in such Intellectual Property and the General Intangibles of any Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby, and each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent its attorney-in-fact to execute and/or authenticate and file all such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed, and such power (being coupled with an interest) shall be irrevocable until the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations in full.

(i) Deposit, Commodities and Securities Accounts . Each Grantor shall cause each bank and other financial institution with an account referred to in Part E of Schedule I hereto to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed by each Grantor and such bank or financial institution, or enter into other arrangements in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which such institution shall irrevocably agree, inter alia , that (i) it will comply at any time with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent to such bank or financial institution directing the disposition of cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items from time to time credited to such account, without further consent of each Grantor, which instructions the Collateral Agent will not give to such bank or other financial institution in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, (ii) all Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items of each Grantor deposited with such institution shall be subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, (iii) any right of set off (other than recoupment of standard fees), banker’s Lien or other similar Lien, security interest or encumbrance shall be fully waived as against the Collateral Agent, and (iv) upon receipt of written notice from the Collateral Agent during the continuance of an Event of Default, such bank or financial institution shall immediately send to the Collateral Agent by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent shall direct) all such cash, the value of any Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items held by it. Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall not make or maintain any Deposit Account, Commodity Account or Securities Account except for the accounts set forth in Part E of Schedule I hereto. The provisions of this paragraph 5(i) shall not apply to (i) Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the depositary (ii) Deposit Accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of each Grantor’s salaried or hourly employees and (iii) Deposit Accounts which individually and in the aggregate, have an average monthly balance of $10,000 or less.

 

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(j) Motor Vehicles . With respect to any motor vehicles in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate which are covered by a certificate of title under a statute which requires indication of a security interest on such certificate as a condition of perfection thereof:

(i) Each Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent originals of the certificates of title or ownership for all such motor vehicles owned by it with the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(ii) Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact, effective the date hereof and terminating upon the termination of this Agreement, for the purpose of (A) executing on behalf of such Grantor title or ownership applications for filing with appropriate state agencies to enable such motor vehicles now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor to be retitled and the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder thereof, (B) filing such applications with such state agencies, and (C) executing such other documents and instruments on behalf of, and taking such other action in the name of, such Grantor as necessary or as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof (including, without limitation, for the purpose of creating in favor of the Collateral Agent a perfected Lien on such motor vehicles and exercising the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder). This appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until all of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash.

(iii) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of any Grantor, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor such instruments as any Grantor shall reasonably request or as otherwise provided for in the Indenture to remove the notation of the Collateral Agent as lienholder on any certificate of title for any motor vehicle; provided , however , that any such instruments shall be delivered, and the release effective, only upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of a certificate from any Grantor stating that such motor vehicle is to be sold or has suffered a casualty loss (with title thereto in such case passing to the casualty insurance company therefor in settlement of the claim for such loss) and the amount that any Grantor will receive as sale proceeds or insurance proceeds.

(k) Control . Each Grantor hereby agrees to take any or all action that may be necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order for the Collateral Agent to obtain control in accordance with Sections 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the following Collateral (other than any Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letter of Credit Rights having a value of less than, or having funds or other assets credited thereto with a value of less than, $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate): (i) Electronic Chattel Paper, (ii) Investment Property, and (iii) Letter-of-Credit Rights.

(l) Inspection and Reporting . Each Grantor shall permit the Collateral Agent, or any agent or representatives thereof or such professionals or other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate, during normal business hours, upon reasonable request and after reasonable prior notice, in the absence of an Event of Default and not more than once a year in the absence of an Event of Default, (i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from any

 

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Grantor’s records and books of account, (ii) to visit and inspect its properties, (iii) to verify materials, leases, Instruments, Accounts, Inventory and other assets of any Grantor from time to time, (iii) to conduct audits, physical counts, appraisals and/or valuations, examinations at the locations of any Grantor. Upon reasonable request, each Grantor shall also permit the Collateral Agent, or any agent or representatives thereof or such professionals or other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate to discuss such Grantor’s affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives.

(m) Future Subsidiaries . If any Grantor shall hereafter create or acquire any domestic Subsidiary, simultaneously with the creation or acquisition of such Subsidiary, such Grantor shall (i) cause such Subsidiary to become a party to this Agreement as an additional “Grantor” hereunder, (ii) such Grantor shall deliver to Collateral Agent revised Schedules to this Agreement, as appropriate, (iii) shall duly execute and deliver a guaranty of the Obligations in favor of the Collateral Agent in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, and (iv) shall duly execute and/or deliver such opinions of counsel and other documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect thereto, provided that any Grantor that acquires a subsidiary on or within two days after the Closing Date shall have 10 Business Days in which to satisfy the requirements of this Section 5(m). No Grantor shall create any ULC nor acquire any ULC Shares.

(n) Leases . The last day of the term of any lease, oral or written, or any agreement therefor, now held or hereafter acquired by a Canadian Grantor shall be excepted from the security hereby constituted and shall not form part of the Collateral but such Grantor shall stand possessed of such one day remaining upon trust to assign and dispose of the same. If any such lease or agreement therefor contains a provision which provides in effect that such lease or agreement may not be assigned, sub-leased, charged or made the subject of any Lien without the consent of the lessor, the application of the security hereby constituted to any such lease or agreement shall be conditional upon such consent being obtained. Each Canadian Grantor shall forthwith use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain, as soon as reasonably practicable, such consent for each such lease or agreement that is material.

SECTION 6. Additional Provisions Concerning the Collateral .

(a) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and for the purpose of taking any action that is necessary or that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, each Grantor hereby (i) authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor’s name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor’s name and in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file, one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such financing statements that (A) subject to the Indenture, describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” (or words of similar effect) or that describe or identify the Collateral by type or in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may determine regardless of whether any particular asset of such Grantor falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or whether any particular asset of such

 

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Grantor constitutes part of the Collateral, and (B) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment, including, without limitation, whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor) and (iii) ratifies such authorization to the extent that the Collateral Agent has filed any such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, prior to the date hereof. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law. Each Canadian Grantor acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Security Agreement and copies of the verification statements pertaining to the financing statements filed under the PPSA by the Collateral Agent in respect of this Security Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor irrevocably waives the right to receive a copy of each financing statement or financing change statement (or any verification statement pertaining thereto) filed under the PPSA or under such other personal property security statutes by the Collateral Agent in respect of this Security Agreement or any other security agreement, and releases any and all claims or causes of action it may have against any Secured Party for failure to provide any such copy.

(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Collateral Agent’s discretion, so long as an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, to take any action and to execute any instrument necessary or advisable or which the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement (subject to the rights of each Grantor under Section 5 hereof), including, without limitation, (i) to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof, (ii) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any Collateral, (iii) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and chattel paper in connection with clause (i) or (ii) above, (iv) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings necessary or advisable or which the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral, and (v) to execute assignments, licenses and other documents to enforce the rights of the Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until all of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash.

(c) For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies hereunder, at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, to the extent assignable, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Grantor) to use, assign, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, wherever the same may be located, 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 programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of the Indenture that limit the right of any Grantor to dispose of its property, and Section 5(g) and Section 5(h) hereof, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be

 

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continuing, any Grantor may exploit, use, enjoy, protect, license, sublicense, assign, sell, dispose of or take other actions with respect to the Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of its business. In furtherance of the foregoing, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall from time to time, upon the request of any Grantor, execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, which such Grantor shall have certified are appropriate (in such Grantor’s judgment) to allow it to take any action permitted above (including relinquishment of the license provided pursuant to this clause (c) as to any Intellectual Property. Further, upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations, the Collateral Agent (subject to Section 10(e) hereof) shall cooperate in taking all necessary steps and make all filings and recordings to release and reassign to any Grantor all of the Collateral Agent’s right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property, and the Licenses, all without recourse, representation or warranty whatsoever. The exercise of rights and remedies hereunder by the Collateral Agent shall not terminate the rights of the holders of any licenses or sublicenses theretofore granted by each Grantor in accordance with the second sentence of this clause (c). Each Grantor hereby releases the Collateral Agent from any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Collateral Agent under the powers of attorney granted herein other than actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Collateral Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained herein, the Collateral Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, in the name of such Grantor or the Collateral Agent, and the expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Grantor pursuant to Section 8 hereof and shall be secured by the Collateral.

(e) The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (i) each Grantor shall remain liable under the Licenses and otherwise with respect to any of the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its obligations under the Licenses or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, and (iii) the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability by reason of this Agreement under the Licenses or with respect to any of the other Collateral, nor shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

(g) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior

 

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parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.

(h) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

SECTION 7. Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) The Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code applies to the affected Collateral), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Collateral, including, without limitation, transfer into the Collateral Agent’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Collateral Agent has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Collateral Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of its respective Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place or places to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Collateral Agent may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased (if permitted by the lessor of such premises) by any Grantor where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to any Grantor in respect of such occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale, (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of its respective Collateral shall be required by

 

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law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to any Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of its respective Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of its respective Collateral by the Collateral Agent or Receiver shall be made without warranty, (ii) the Collateral Agent or Receiver may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, and (iii) such actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing, (1) upon written notice to any Grantor from the Collateral Agent or Receiver after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such Grantor shall cease any use of the Intellectual Property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (2) the Collateral Agent or Receiver may, at any time and from time to time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon 10 days’ prior notice to such Grantor, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Intellectual Property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent or Receiver shall in its sole discretion determine; and (3) the Collateral Agent or Receiver may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted in Section 6 hereof (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of such Grantor, one or more instruments of assignment of the Intellectual Property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.

(b) Any cash held by the Collateral Agent or Receiver as Collateral and all Cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent or Receiver in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Collateral Agent or Receiver pursuant to Section 8 hereof) by the Collateral Agent or Receiver against, all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Collateral Agent or Receiver shall elect, consistent with the provisions of the Indenture. Any surplus of such cash or Cash Proceeds held by the Collateral Agent or Receiver and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

(c) In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally entitled, each Grantor shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in the Notes for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent or Receiver to collect such deficiency.

(d) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that if the Collateral Agent or Receiver complies with any applicable state, provincial, or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.

 

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(e) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any Receiver shall be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Collateral Agent’s or Receiver’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that any Grantor lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s or any Receiver’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

(f) In addition to its other enforcement rights expressed herein or otherwise at law, the Collateral Agent may appoint by instrument in writing one or more Receivers of any Collateral of any Canadian Grantor. Any such Receiver shall have the rights set out in paragraph (g) below. In exercising such rights, any Receiver shall act as and for all purposes shall be deemed to be the agent of such Grantor and no Secured Party shall be responsible for any act or default of any Receiver. The Collateral Agent may remove any Receiver and appoint another from time to time. No Receiver appointed by the Collateral Agent need be appointed by, nor need its appointment be ratified by, or its actions in any way supervised by, a court. If two or more Receivers are appointed to act concurrently, they shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in the instrument appointing them, so act severally and not jointly and severally. The appointment of any Receiver or anything done by a Receiver or the removal or termination of any Receiver shall not have the effect of constituting any Secured Party a mortgagee in possession in respect of the Collateral.

(g) Any Receiver appointed by the Collateral Agent shall have such of the following rights, powers, authorities and remedies as the Collateral Agent shall grant to such Receiver in the instrument appointing such Receiver:

(i) any Receiver may exercise any rights, powers and remedies to which the Collateral Agent is entitled;

(ii) any Receiver may at any time enter upon any premises owned, leased or otherwise occupied by any Canadian Grantor or where any Collateral is located to take possession of, disable or remove any Collateral, and may use whatever means the Receiver considers advisable to do so;

(iii) any Receiver shall be entitled to immediate possession of Collateral and the each Canadian Grantor shall forthwith upon demand by any Receiver deliver up possession to a Receiver of any Collateral;

 

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(iv) any Receiver may carry on, or concur in the carrying on of, any of the business or undertaking of any Canadian Grantor and may, to the exclusion of all others, including each Canadian Grantor, enter upon, occupy and use any of the premises, buildings, plant and undertaking of or occupied or used by any Canadian Grantor and may use any of the Equipment and General Intangibles of such Grantor for such time and such purposes as the Receiver sees fit. No Receiver shall be liable to any Grantor for any negligence (other than gross negligence, intentional misconduct or a violation of any applicable law) in so doing or in respect of any rent, charges, costs, depreciation or damages in connection with any such action; and

(v) any Receiver may have, enjoy and exercise all of the rights of and enjoyed by each Canadian Grantor with respect to the Collateral or incidental, ancillary, attaching or deriving from the ownership by any Canadian Grantor of the Collateral, including the right to enter into agreements pertaining to Collateral, the right to commence or continue proceedings to preserve or protect Collateral and the right to grant or agree to Liens and grant or reserve profits à prendr e, easements, rights of ways, rights in the nature of easements and licenses over or pertaining to the whole or any part of the Collateral.

(h) The Collateral Agent may, at any time, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Receiver, or other official, who may have powers the same as, greater or lesser than, or otherwise different from, those capable of being granted to a Receiver appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement.

SECTION 8. Indemnity and Expenses .

(a) Each Grantor agrees, jointly and severally, to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the Secured Parties and any Receiver harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, costs, expenses, and disbursements of such Person’s counsel) to the extent that they arise out of or otherwise result from this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), except to the extent caused by such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Each Grantor agrees, jointly and severally, to pay to the Collateral Agent and Receiver upon demand the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent, Receiver and of any experts and agents (including, without limitation, any collateral trustee which may act as agent of the Collateral Agent or Receiver), which the Collateral Agent or Receiver may incur in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent or Receiver hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

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Section 9. Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed (by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested), telecopied, e-mailed or delivered, at its address set forth on the signature pages below, and if to the Collateral Agent to it, at its address specified on the signature pages below; or as to any such Person, at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to all other parties hereto complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 9. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (a) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, when received or three days after deposited in the mails, whichever occurs first, (b) if telecopied or e-mailed, when transmitted (during normal business hours) and confirmation is received, and otherwise, the day after the notice or communication was transmitted and confirmation is received, or (c) if delivered in person, upon delivery.

SECTION 10. Resignation and Removal of the Collateral Trustee

(a) Resignation or Removal of Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in Section 10(b) and the acceptance of such appointment by the successor Collateral Agent:

(i) the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than 45 days’ notice of resignation to each Noteholder and the Company, provided that such notice period may be waived by each Noteholder and the Company; and

(ii) the Collateral Agent may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

(b) Appointment of Successor Collateral Agent . Upon any such resignation or removal, a successor Collateral Trustee may be appointed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes subject to the consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. If no successor Collateral Agent has been so appointed and accepted such appointment within 45 days after the predecessor Collateral Agent gave notice of resignation or was removed, the retiring Collateral Agent may (at the expense of the Company), at its option, appoint a successor Collateral Agent, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Collateral Agent, which must be a bank or trust company:

(A) authorized to exercise corporate trust powers;

(B) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000;

(C) maintaining an office in New York, New York; and

(D) that is not a Noteholder.

The Collateral Agent will fulfill its obligations hereunder until a successor Collateral Agent meeting the requirements of this Section 10(b) has accepted its appointment as Collateral Agent and the provisions of Section 10(c) have been satisfied.

(c) Succession. When the Person so appointed as successor Collateral Agent accepts such appointment:

(A) such Person will succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the predecessor Collateral Agent, and the predecessor Collateral Agent will be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder; and

 

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(B) the predecessor Collateral Agent will (at the expense of the Company) promptly transfer all Liens and Collateral within its possession or control to the possession or control of the successor Collateral Agent and will execute instruments and assignments as may be necessary or reasonably requested by the successor Collateral Agent or reasonably requested by Noteholders holding a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to transfer to the successor Collateral Agent all Liens interests, rights, powers and remedies of the predecessor Collateral Agent in respect of the Security Documents.

SECTION 11. Miscellaneous .

(a) No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each Grantor and the Collateral Agent, and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by each Grantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each Grantor and the Collateral Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

(b) No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the Secured Parties provided herein and in the other Transaction Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights of the Secured Parties under any of the other Transaction Documents against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by such Person to exercise any of its rights under any of the other Transaction Documents against such party or against any other Person, including but not limited to, any Grantor.

(c) Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(d) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and (ii) be binding on each Grantor and all other Persons who become bound as debtor to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9-203(d) of the Uniform Commercial Code and shall inure, together with all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, without notice to any Grantor, the Secured Parties may assign or otherwise transfer their rights and obligations under this Agreement and any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance

 

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with the respective Transaction Documents, to any other Person and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Secured Parties herein or otherwise. Upon any such assignment or transfer, all references in this Agreement to the Secured Parties shall mean the assignee of the Secured Parties. None of the rights or obligations of any Grantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, and any such assignment or transfer without the consent of the Collateral Agent shall be null and void.

(e) Upon the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations, (i) this Agreement and the security interests created hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the respective Grantor that granted such security interests hereunder, and (ii) the Collateral Agent will, upon any Grantor’s request and at such Grantor’s expense, (A) return to such Grantor such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise disposed of or applied pursuant to the terms hereof, and (B) execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination, all without any representation, warranty or recourse whatsoever.

(f) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY AND PERFECTION OR THE PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NON-PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST CREATED HEREBY, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(g) ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS THEREOF, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH GRANTOR HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COURT.

 

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(h) EACH GRANTOR AND (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT) THE COLLATERAL AGENT WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT OR OTHER ACTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO.

(i) Each Grantor irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforesaid courts in any such action, suit or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to any Grantor at its address provided herein, such service to become effective 10 days after such mailing.

(j) Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of the Collateral Agent to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Grantor or any property of any Grantor in any other jurisdiction.

(k) Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action, suit or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

(l) Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

(m) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together constitute one in the same Agreement.

(n) In connection with its execution and acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent is entitled to all rights, privileges, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities provided to it as Trustee under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

GSI GROUP CORPORATION
As the Issuer
By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

          Name:   Michael Katzenstein
          Title:   Chief Restructuring Officer
GSI GROUP INC.
As a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

 

        Name:

  Michael Katzenstein
 

        Title:

  Chief Restructuring Officer

MES INTERNATIONAL INC.

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

 

        Name:

  Michael Katzenstein
 

        Title:

  Chief Restructuring Officer
EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
As a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

 

        Name:

  Michael Katzenstein
 

        Title:

  President

 

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CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
as a Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

CONTINUUM ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

CONTROL LASER CORPORATION (D/B/A

BAUBLYS CONTROL LASER),

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

 

        Name:

  Anthony Bellantuoni
 

        Title:

  Director

THE OPTICAL CORPORATION,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

QUANTRONIX CORPORATION,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

SYNRAD, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

MICROE SYSTEMS CORP.

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

          Name:   Anthony Bellantuoni
          Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Leslie Lockhart

  Name:   Leslie Lockhart
  Title:   Senior Associate

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]


SCHEDULE I


EXHIBIT A

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

[TRADEMARKS] [PATENTS] [COPYRIGHTS]

WHEREAS,                                                               (the “ Grantor ”) [holds all right, title and interest in and to, the trademarks and service marks listed on the annexed Schedule 1A , which trademarks and service marks are registered or applied for in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “ Trademarks ”)] [holds all right, title and interest in the letter patents, design patents and utility patents listed on the annexed Schedule 1A , which patents are issued or applied for in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “ Patents ”)] [holds all right, title and interest in the copyrights listed on the annexed Schedule 1A , which copyrights are registered in the United States Copyright Office (the “ Copyrights ”)];

WHEREAS, the Grantor has entered into an Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of               , 20      (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time the “ Security Agreement ”), The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a              , in its capacity as collateral agent (the “ Grantee ”) to each of the Noteholders referred to below;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Grantor has granted to the Grantee for the benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Security Agreement) a continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and under the [Trademarks, together with, among other things, the goodwill of the business symbolized by the Trademarks] [Patents] [Copyrights] and the applications and registrations thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, any and all causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof and any and all damages arising from past, present and future violations thereof (the “ Collateral ”), to secure the payment, performance and observance of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Security Agreement);

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor hereby grants to the Grantee for the benefit of the Holders a continuing security interest in the Collateral to secure the prompt payment and performance of the Obligations.

The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Assignment to be duly executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of              , 20     

 

[GRANTOR]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

STATE OF  

 

       
    ss.:      
COUNTY OF  

 

       

On this      day of              , 20      , before me personally came                                          , to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and who, being duly sworn by me, did depose and say that s/he is the                                          of                                      , a                                          , and that s/he executed the foregoing instrument in the firm name of                                               , and that s/he had authority to sign the same, and s/he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the act and deed of said firm for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

 

 

 

ANNEX A TO ASSIGNMENT FOR SECURITY

[Trademarks and Trademark Applications]

[Patent and Patent Applications]

[Copyright and Copyright Applications]

Owned by  

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

ESCROW AGREEMENT

This Escrow Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2010 (this “ Agreement ”), is made by and among GSI Group Inc. (“ Reorganized Holdings ”) acting on behalf of the Holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests (as defined below) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as escrow agent (in such capacity, “ Escrow Agent ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , on November 20, 2009, GSI Group Inc., together with its affiliated debtors (“ Debtors ”), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”);

WHEREAS , on May 27, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “ Confirmation Order ”) confirming the Debtors’ Fourth Modified Joint Plan of Reorganization (as such plan may hereafter be amended or otherwise modified, the “ Plan ”);

WHEREAS , the holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests will, on the Effective Date receive distributions pursuant to Section 3.6 of the plan and such distributions are subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Plan (collectively, “ Class 6A Distribution ”);

WHEREAS , Holdings and certain of its current and former officers and directors are defendants in that certain putative shareholder class action entitled Wiltold Trzeciakowski, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. GSI Group Inc., Sergio Edelstein, and Robert Bowen , Case No. 08-cv-12065 (GAO), filed on December 12, 2008, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in connection with the delayed filing of its results for the quarter ended September 26, 2008 and the announcement of a review of revenue transactions, alleging federal securities violations against Holdings and certain of Holdings’ current and former officers and directors (“ Securities Class Action ”).

WHEREAS , as of the date hereof a Final Settlement and Final Disposition (each as defined below) have not occurred, and, as a result, a final allocation of the Class 6A Distribution among the Holders of Allowed Class 6A Claims and Interests cannot yet be determined;

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Plan, 6.165% of the New Common Shares to be distributed under Section 3.6 of the Plan shall be placed in a Class 6A Reserve and held in escrow (the “ Escrow Fund ”) on the Effective Date of the Plan pursuant to the terms of this Escrow Agreement for the benefit of the Holders of Section 510(b) Claims pending Final Disposition of the Securities Class Action;

 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Debtors, the Escrow Fund shall be treated as a disputed ownership fund pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-9.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and agreed, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

(a) Capitalized terms defined in the Plan, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Agreement”    has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Allowed”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Bankruptcy Court”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Business Day”    has the meaning set forth in Section 6(h).
“Class 6A Claims and Interests”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Class 6A Distributees”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Class 6A Distribution”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Class 6A Reserve”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Class 6A Reserve Value”    shall mean such value as determined by the Court less any Interim Distribution.
“Confirmation Order”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Debtors”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Distribution Calculation”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Escrow Agent”    has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Escrow Fund”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Expiration Date”    has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
“Final Disposition”    the date when the Securities Class Action (i) has become subject to a final settlement or a Final Order and (ii) all available insurance for Allowed Section 510(b) Claims has been exhausted or is determined to be unavailable to satisfy all or a portion of such Claims, pursuant to one or more Final Orders.

 

 

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“Final Distribution Amount”    means that portion of the amount awarded to the plaintiffs in the Securities Class Action pursuant to a Final Order or final settlement which the Debtors have agreed to pay to the plaintiffs, which is not paid out of insurance (including payment by the Debtors from self insured retention amounts) or is determined to be unavailable to satisfy all or a portion of such Claims, pursuant to one or more Final Orders as adjusted pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof.
“Final Distribution Percentage”    means the quotient obtained by dividing the Final Distribution Amount by the Class 6A Reserve Value.
“Final Order”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“GSI UK”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Holdings Equity Interests”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Indemnification Amount”    has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Indemnification Percentage”    means the quotient obtained by dividing the Indemnification Amount by the Class 6A Reserve Value.
“Initial Reserve Shares”    has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Interim Distribution”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“New Common Shares”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“New Senior Secured Notes”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Notice”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Plan”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Pro Rata Share”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Remaining Reserve Shares”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Reorganized Holdings”    has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Required Noteholder Investors”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Reserve Shares”    has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
“Section 510(b) Claim”    has the meaning set forth in the Plan.
“Securities Class Action”    has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Transfer Agent”    has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

 

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2. APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW AGENT . Escrow Agent is hereby appointed to act as escrow agent hereunder, and Escrow Agent agrees to act as such as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW

(a) On the date hereof, Reorganized Holdings shall deliver to Escrow Agent a single certificate for 2,981,227 New Common Shares representing the Class 6A Reserve (the “ Initial Reserve Shares ”) registered in the name of Escrow Agent, and Escrow Agent shall acknowledge receipt of such Initial Reserve Shares. The Escrow Fund shall not be subject to any lien, attachment, trustee process or any other judicial process of any creditor or any party hereto, except in accordance with Section 6(e) hereof.

(b) During the period between the date hereof and the date of the Final Disposition (“ Expiration Date ”), if any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other changes affecting the outstanding New Common Shares as a class is effected without consideration, then any new, substituted or additional securities or other property that is by reason of any such transaction distributed with respect to the Initial Reserve Shares shall immediately be deposited with Escrow Agent. The Initial Reserve Shares and any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be collectively referred to as the “ Reserve Shares .” Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Escrow Agent shall have no duty to invest any cash or proceeds of the sale of Reserve Shares received hereunder.

(c) The Reserve Shares have been deposited with Escrow Agent in the Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Plan as a Class 6A Reserve to be distributed on the account of Allowed Class 6A Claims and Interests as of the Expiration Date in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

(d) Escrow Agent hereby agrees to hold and safeguard the Reserve Shares within the Escrow Fund pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to hold and disburse the Reserve Shares only in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

(e) Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for computing or ascertaining any amount of securities or other property required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof.

(f) Escrow Agent shall hold the Reserve Shares and, except as permitted by Section 6(e), shall not under any circumstances sell the Reserve Shares.

4. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery, ownership, right of possession, and/or disposition of the Reserve Shares, or should any claim be made upon such Reserve Shares by a third party, Escrow Agent, upon receipt of a written notice of such dispute or claim by the parties hereto or a third party, is authorized and entitled (at its sole option and election) to retain in its possession without liability to anyone, all or any of said

 

 

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Reserve Shares until such dispute shall have been settled either by the mutual agreement of the parties involved or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court in the United States of America, the time for perfection of an appeal of such order, decree or judgment having expired. Escrow Agent may, but shall be under no duty whatsoever to, institute or defend any legal proceeding which relates to the Reserve Shares.

5. DISTRIBUTION

(a) Following a Final Order authorizing the release of all or a portion of the Escrow Funds, Reorganized Holdings shall instruct the Escrow Agent to distribute the Reserve Shares to Reorganized Holdings as provided for in such Final Order (the “ Interim Distribution ”). Any Reserve Shares remaining in the Escrow Fund after such Interim Distribution(s) and after the provision for tender to Reorganized Holding of any Reserve Shares provided in Section 6(c), shall be referred to as “Remaining Reserve Shares.”

(b) Following the Expiration Date, Reorganized Holdings shall submit a notice to Escrow Agent (“ Notice ”) which shall set forth:

(i) that a Final Disposition of the Securities Class Action has occurred;

(ii) the dollar value of the Final Distribution Amount;

(iii) the Holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests who, pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Plan and this Agreement, are entitled to a distribution, if any, of the Remaining Reserve Shares (“ Class 6A Distributees ”); and

(iv) the allocation, if any, of the Remaining Reserve Shares among the Class 6A Distributees, which shall be calculated as follows with any fractional shares having been rounded down to the nearest whole number (“ Distribution Calculation ”):

(I) each holder of an Allowed Section 510(b) Claim shall be allocated its Pro Rata Share of the Final Distribution Amount by delivery of the Final Distribution Percentage of the Remaining Reserve Shares to Lead Plaintiffs or such other fiduciary for distributions to Class member pursuant to a plan of allocation approved by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; and

(II) each holder of an Allowed Holdings Equity Interest shall be allocated its Pro Rata Share of any Remaining Reserve Shares remaining in Escrow after the distribution in accordance with the above subsection 5(b)(iv)(I).

(c) Promptly upon receipt of the Notice, Escrow Agent shall deliver a certificate representing the Remaining Reserve Shares to Computershare Trust Company (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and direct the Transfer Agent to deliver the Remaining Reserve Shares among the Class 6A Distributees pursuant to the Notice and Distribution Calculation. The Transfer Agent shall distribute the Remaining Reserve Shares in accordance therewith.

 

 

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(d) This Agreement shall terminate on the date of which there are no Reserve Shares remaining in the Escrow Fund.

6. DUTIES OF ESCROW AGENT

(a) Reorganized Holdings acknowledges and agrees that Escrow Agent (i) shall not be responsible for performance of any obligations under any of the other agreements referred to herein, including the Plan, or for determining or compelling compliance therewith, but shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, each of which is ministerial in nature and shall not be construed as fiduciary; (ii) shall not be obligated to take any legal or other action hereunder that might in its reasonable judgment involve expense or liability on its part unless it shall have been furnished with acceptable indemnification; (iii) may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, instruction, instrument, statement, request or document furnished to it hereunder and reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person, and shall have no responsibility for determining the accuracy thereof; and (iv) may consult counsel satisfactory to it, including in-house counsel, and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(b) Neither Escrow Agent nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable to anyone for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or any of its directors, officers or employees hereunder except in the case of fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Reorganized Holdings covenants and agrees to indemnify Escrow Agent and hold it harmless without limitation from and against any loss, liability or exposure of any nature incurred by Escrow Agent arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or with the administration of its duties hereunder, including, but not limited to, taxes, additions for late payment, interest, penalties and other reasonable expenses that may be assessed against Escrow Agent on any such payment for any obligations imposed now or hereafter by applicable tax law, reasonable legal fees and expenses and other costs and expenses of defending or preparing to defend against any claim of liability in the premises, unless such loss, liability or expense results from or is caused by Escrow Agent’s fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, provided, however, that Escrow Agent shall first set-off any such loss, liability or exposure with any cash held in the Escrow Fund. In no event shall Escrow Agent be liable for indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any distributions to Holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests out of the Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 5 will be reduced by the amount of (I) any and all obligations imposed now or hereafter on the Escrow Fund by any applicable tax law, including but not limited to, taxes imposed with respect to the payment of Reserve Shares under this Agreement plus (II) any and all amounts paid by

 

 

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Reorganized Holdings pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof (“ Indemnification Amount ”) without duplication between I and II. Reorganized Holdings undertakes to instruct Escrow Agent in writing with respect to Escrow Agent’s responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting in connection with its acting as Escrow Agent under this Agreement. The Indemnification Amount, if any, shall be paid to Reorganized Holdings by delivery of any to Reorganized Holdings of the Indemnification percentage of the Reserve Shares.

(d) Reorganized Holdings agrees to pay or reimburse Escrow Agent for any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and to pay Escrow Agent’s reasonable compensation for its normal services hereunder in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Schedule A hereto and subject to change on an annual basis in accordance with Escrow Agent’s ordinary course of business. Reorganized Holdings agrees to reimburse Escrow Agent on demand for reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the administration of this Agreement or the escrow created hereby or the performance or observance of its duties hereunder which are in excess of its compensation for normal services hereunder, including without limitation, payment of reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the resolution of any claim by any party hereunder.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Escrow Agent shall have and is hereby granted a possessory lien on and security interest in the Escrow Fund, and all proceeds thereof, to secure payment of all amounts owing to it from time to time hereunder, whether now existing or hereafter arising. Escrow Agent shall have the right to sell the Reserve Shares and deduct from the proceeds thereof, any such sums, upon five Business Days (as hereinafter defined) notice to Reorganized Holdings of its intent to do so.

(f) Escrow Agent may at any time resign as Escrow Agent hereunder by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice of resignation to Reorganized Holdings. Prior to the effective date of the resignation as specified in such notice, Reorganized Holdings shall promptly appoint a mutually acceptable successor escrow agent. Upon such appointment such successor escrow agent shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor, and also to Reorganized Holdings, an instrument in writing accepting such appointment hereunder and agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Thereupon, such successor escrow agent, without any further act, shall become fully vested with all the rights, immunities, and powers, and shall be subject to all of the duties and obligations of its predecessor and such predecessor Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver the Reserve Shares to such successor pursuant to written instructions from Reorganized Holdings. If, however, no successor escrow agent is appointed by Reorganized Holdings, Escrow Agent may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent. Any successor escrow agent shall be a bank or trust company, organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, subject to examination by state or federal authorities, and have capital surplus in excess of $100,000,000.

(g) Escrow Agent agrees that Reorganized Holdings may at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice, remove Escrow Agent as escrow agent hereunder, and substitute another escrow agent therefor, in which event, upon receipt of written notice thereof and

 

 

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payment of any accrued but unpaid fees or expenses due to Escrow Agent, Escrow Agent shall deliver to such substituted escrow agent the Reserve Shares held by it, and Escrow Agent shall thereafter be discharged from all liability hereunder.

(h) Notwithstanding any term appearing in this Agreement to the contrary, in no instance shall Escrow Agent be required or obligated to distribute any Reserve Shares (or take other action that may be called for hereunder to be taken by Escrow Agent) sooner than two (2) Business Days (hereinafter defined) after the Escrow Agent’s receipt of the applicable documents required under this Agreement in good form. A “ Business Day ” is any day on which Escrow Agent is open for business at its offices in New York, New York.

(i) Escrow Agent is hereby authorized, in making or disposing of any investment permitted by this Agreement, to deal with itself (in its individual capacity) or with any one or more of its affiliates, whether it or such affiliate is acting as a subagent of Escrow Agent or for any third person or dealing as principal for its own account.

(j) All deposits and payments hereunder, including without limitation all payments to Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 6 hereof, shall be in U.S. dollars.

(k) The provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement shall survive the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent or the termination of this Agreement.

7. VOTING RIGHTS

Escrow Agent hereby agrees to vote all Reserve Shares proportionally in the same manner as New Common Shares are voted.

8. CASH DIVIDENDS

Cash dividends, dividends payable in securities and other distributions of any kind (other than distributions described in Section 3(b) hereof) made or paid on the Reserve Shares shall be added to the Reserve Shares and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including any applicable taxation as described in Section 9 hereof. Escrow Agent shall be under no duty or obligation to invest any cash held in the Escrow Fund.

9. OWNERSHIP FOR TAX PURPOSES AND WITHHOLDING

The parties hereto agree that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Escrow Fund will be treated as a disputed ownership fund (“ DOF ”) pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-9. As a DOF, the Escrow Fund will be treated as a separate taxable entity that is the owner of all assets contributed to and held by the Escrow Fund and Reorganized Holdings will have no liability for any tax of the Escrow Fund. In general, in determining a DOF’s taxable income, (1) disputed property transferred to a DOF will be excluded from the DOF’s income, (2) income earned with respect to such disputed property will be taxable to the DOF, and (3) a distribution of disputed property by the DOF will be treated as a sale or exchange of such property by the DOF. Distributions of property by a DOF will be subject to applicable

 

 

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information reporting and withholding requirements. If the DOF is subject to tax reporting, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to retain an agent for such purposes and Reorganize Holdings shall reimburse the escrow agent for all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with such tax reporting.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Reorganized Holdings may (but only with the prior written consent of the Required Noteholder Investors) determine that it is more efficient to treat the Escrow Fund as something other than a DOF (e.g., an IRC Section 641 trust). If such a determination is made, this Agreement will be amended to reflect the appropriate tax treatment.

10. NOTICES

All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly delivered on the date of receipt, if delivered by hand, two (2) Business Days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one Business Day after it is sent by receipt – confirmed telecopy or via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service for next Business Day delivery, if Reorganized Holdings, at its address set forth below its signature hereto, together with a copy to Brown Rudnick LLP, Attention: William R. Baldiga, Esq., One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, and if to Escrow Agent at its address set forth below its signature hereto. Any party may give any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder using any other means (including expedited courier, messenger service, telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner herein set forth. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no notice to Escrow Agent shall be deemed delivered until actually received by Escrow Agent.

11. JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; GOVERNING LAW

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN, AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY IN SUCH STATE. The parties hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any New York any federal court sitting within the State of New York courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (b) waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof, that it is not subject to such jurisdiction or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties irrevocably agree that all

 

 

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claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court’s jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 11 hereof shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

12. COUNTERPARTS

The Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

13. SECTION HEADINGS

The headings of sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation.

14. WAIVER

No waiver by any party to this Agreement of any condition or of any breach of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing. No waiver by any party of any such condition or breach, in any one instance, will be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other provision contained in this Agreement.

15. EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION

(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, written or oral, between the parties with respect to this Agreement. The express terms of this Agreement control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified without the written consent of the parties hereto.

16. FORCE MAJEURE

No party to this Agreement shall be responsible for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, acts of terrorism, epidemics, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, terrorist attacks, earthquakes or other disasters.

 

 

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17. BINDING EFFECT

This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective parties hereto and their heirs, executors, successors and assigns. If Escrow Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another entity authorized to exercise fiduciary powers, the successor entity without any further act shall be the successor escrow agent.

18. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed and (b) certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, optical disk, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

19. TRANSFER AGENT

Escrow Agent is not the Transfer Agent of the Reserved Shares. When shares are required to be delivered by Escrow Agent to the Holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of the stock certificate representing the Reserved Shares shall be made by Escrow Agent to the Transfer Agent instructing such Transfer Agent to deliver Reserved Shares to Holders of Class 6A Claims and Interests at the addresses set forth on the Notice. Escrow Agent shall have no liability for the actions or omissions of, or any delay on the part of, the Transfer Agent in connection with the foregoing except for Escrow Agent’s own fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

20. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY AND ALL ISSUES ARISING IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BETWEEN THEM OR THEIR SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF ITS PROVISIONS OR ANY NEGOTIATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers or authorized representatives, effective as of the date first above written.

 

GSI GROUP INC.

By:  

/s/ Michael Katzenstein

  Name: Michael Katzenstein
  Title: Chief Restructuring Officer
Address:   125 Middlesex Turnpike
  Bedford, MA 01730

 

 

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LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

By:  

/s/ Robert Rywkin

  Name:Robert Rywkin
  Title:Director of Fiduciary Services
Address:   400 Madison Avenue
  4th Floor
  New York, NY 10017

 

 

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Schedule A

Fee Schedule

For

Escrow Services

Escrow Agent

 

Acceptance Fee

   $ 3,000

This one time fee includes the review of the escrow agreement and other documents relating to the Plan that apply to the reserve.

 

Annual Administration Fee

   $ 5,000

This fee covers the normal administration under the escrow including the maintenance of the agent’s records including set-up, posting, maintaining and the retention of account information, so long as the escrow remains in effect.

Legal Counsel Fee :

The fees and expenses of our counsel will be at cost and billed at the closing of the transaction.

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.3

OPEN-END DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

made by

SYNRAD, INC.

(Trustor)

in favor of

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Trustee)

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

(Beneficiary)

Property Location:

4600 Campus Place

Mukilteo, Washington 98275

Dated as of July 23, 2010

This Deed of Trust Was Prepared By and When Recorded, Return to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Gregory P. Pressman, Esq.

Ref. No.: 035064.0001


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

             Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

   2

Section 1.01

 

Terms Defined Above

   2

Section 1.02

 

Definitions

   2

Section 1.03

 

Terminology; Other Defined Terms

   5

ARTICLE II GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST

   6

Section 2.01

 

Grant of Lien

   6

Section 2.02

 

Grant of Security Interest

   6

Section 2.03

 

No Obligation of Beneficiary

   6

Section 2.04

 

Fixture Filing

   6

Section 2.05

 

Future Advances

   7

Section 2.06

 

Advances Secured by Deed of Trust

   7

ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS

   7

Section 3.01

 

Assignment

   7

Section 3.02

 

Revocable License

   8

Section 3.03

 

Enforcement of Leases

   8

Section 3.04

 

Direction to Tenants

   9

Section 3.05

 

Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact

   9

Section 3.06

 

No Liability of Beneficiary

   10

Section 3.07

 

Trustor’s Indemnities

   10

Section 3.08

 

No Modification of Trustor’s Obligations

   11

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   11

Section 4.01

 

Title to Trust Property and Lien of this Deed of Trust

   11

Section 4.02

 

Taxes and Other Payments

   11

Section 4.03

 

Power to Create Lien and Security

   11

Section 4.04

 

Loan and Security Documents

   12

Section 4.05

 

Compliance with Laws

   12

Section 4.06

 

No Condemnation

   12

Section 4.07

 

Flood Zone

   12

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

   13

Section 5.01

 

Lien Status

   13

Section 5.02

 

Payment of Impositions

   13

Section 5.03

 

Repair

   14

Section 5.04

 

Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds

   14

Section 5.05

 

Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds

   16

Section 5.06

 

Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights

   17

Section 5.07

 

Payment and Performance of Obligations

   17

Section 5.08

 

Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations

   17

Section 5.09

 

Additional Affirmative Covenants

   18

ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS

   18

Section 6.01

 

Use Violations

   18

Section 6.02

 

Waste

   18

Section 6.03

 

Alterations

   18

Section 6.04

 

No Further Encumbrances

   18

Section 6.05

 

Transfer Restrictions

   18

Section 6.06

 

Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants

   19

 

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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

   19

Section 7.01

 

Event of Default

   19

Section 7.02

 

Acceleration

   19

Section 7.03

 

Foreclosure and Sale

   19

Section 7.04

 

Trustee’s Agents

   20

Section 7.05

 

Judicial Foreclosure

   20

Section 7.06

 

Receiver

   21

Section 7.07

 

Foreclosure for Installments

   21

Section 7.08

 

Separate Sales

   21

Section 7.09

 

Possession of Trust Property

   22

Section 7.10

 

Intentionally Omitted

   22

Section 7.11

 

Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive

   22

Section 7.12

 

No Release of Obligations

   22

Section 7.13

 

Release of and Resort to Collateral

   23

Section 7.14

 

Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets

   23

Section 7.15

 

Discontinuance of Proceedings

   23

Section 7.16

 

Application of Proceeds

   24

Section 7.17

 

Uniform Commercial Code Remedies

   24

Section 7.18

 

Indemnity

   24

ARTICLE VIII

   25

Section 8.01

 

Duties, Rights, and Powers of Trustee

   25

Section 8.02

 

Successor Trustee

   25

Section 8.03

 

Retention of Moneys

   26

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

   26

Section 9.01

 

Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc

   26

Section 9.02

 

Performance at Trustor’s Expense

   26

Section 9.03

 

Survival of Obligations

   26

Section 9.04

 

Further Assurances

   26

Section 9.05

 

Notices

   27

Section 9.06

 

No Waiver

   27

Section 9.07

 

Beneficiary’s Right to Perform; Beneficiary’s Expenditures

   27

Section 9.08

 

Successors and Assigns

   28

Section 9.09

 

Severability

   28

Section 9.10

 

Subrogation of Trustee

   28

Section 9.11

 

Entire Agreement and Modification

   28

Section 9.12

 

Applicable Law

   28

Section 9.13

 

Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance

   29

Section 9.14

 

No Partnership

   29

Section 9.15

 

Headings

   29

Section 9.16

 

Release of Deed of Trust

   29

Section 9.17

 

Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Trust Property

   29

Section 9.18

 

Inconsistency with Indenture

   30

Section 9.19

 

Limitation on Interest Payable

   30

Section 9.20

 

Covenants To Run With the Land

   31

Section 9.21

 

Amount Secured; Last Dollar

   31

Section 9.22

 

Defense of Claims

   31

Section 9.23

 

Exculpation Provisions

   31

Section 9.24

 

No Merger of Estates

   32

 

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ARTICLE X STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

   32

Section 10.01

 

Property Use

   32

EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

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OPEN-END DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

THIS OPEN-END DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING (hereinafter, together with any and all amendments, supplements, modifications or restatements of any kind, referred to as this “ Deed of Trust ”), is made as of July 23, 2010, by SYNRAD, INC., a Washington corporation, having its principal place of business at 4600 Campus Place, Mukilteo, Washington 98275 (“ Trustor ”), to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, having its principal place of business at 818 Stewart Street Suite 800 Seattle, Washington 98101, Attention: Vincent Nguyenpham (including any successor trustee at the time acting as such hereunder “ Trustee ”), for the benefit of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, having its principal place of business at 525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259, Attention: Leslie Lockhart, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, “ Beneficiary ”), for itself and for each of the financial institutions and their respective successors and assigns which from time to time shall be a “ Holder ” under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , Trustor is the owner and holder of fee simple title in and to the Land (as hereinafter defined) described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof;

WHEREAS , on the date hereof, GSI Group Corporation (“ Issuer ”), Trustor and the other Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), entered into that certain Indenture, dated of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), with the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and Beneficiary, as Collateral Agent for the Holders, pursuant to which the Holders agreed to extend to Issuer certain term loan facilities in the aggregate original principal amount of up to One Hundred Seven Million Forty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($107,040,000.00) (collectively, the “ Loan ”);

WHEREAS , Trustor will derive indirect economic benefit from the Loan and, in order to induce the Holders to make the Loan, the Trustor is executing this Deed of Trust and the Guarantors have executed the Indenture;

WHEREAS , as a condition to Beneficiary executing the Indenture, Beneficiary is requiring that Trustor grant to Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders, a security interest in and a first mortgage lien upon the Trust Property (as hereinafter defined), to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of Trustor under the Indenture, this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents (as hereinafter defined), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.


NOW , THEREFORE , in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Trustor hereby agrees with Beneficiary as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above . As used in this Deed of Trust, the terms defined in the introductory paragraph to this Deed of Trust and in the Recitals set forth above shall have the meanings respectively assigned to such terms in such paragraph and Recitals.

Section 1.02 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Applicable UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as presently in effect in the State or Commonwealth where the Trust Property is located.

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

Buildings ” means any and all buildings, structures, garages, utility sheds, workrooms, air conditioning towers, open parking areas and other improvements, and any and all additions, alterations, betterments or appurtenances thereto, now or at any time hereafter situated, placed or constructed upon the Land or any part thereof.

Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Default Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01 hereof.

Fixtures ” means all materials, supplies, equipment, apparatus and other items of Personalty now or hereafter acquired by Trustor and incorporated into the Trust Property so as to constitute fixtures under the Applicable UCC or otherwise under the laws of the state or commonwealth in which such items are located.

Governmental Requirements ” means any and all present and future judicial decisions, statutes, rulings, rules, regulations, permits, certificates or ordinances of any governmental authority in any way applicable to Trustor or the Trust Property, including the ownership, use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair or reconstruction thereof.

Guarantors ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. “Guarantor” means any of the Guarantors.

 

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Impositions ” means any and all real estate and personal property taxes; water, gas, sewer, electricity and other utility rates and charges; charges for any easement, license or agreement maintained for the benefit of the Trust Property; and any and all other taxes, charges and assessments, whether general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever which at any time prior to or after the execution hereof may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the Trust Property or the ownership, use, occupancy, benefit or enjoyment thereof, together with any interest, costs or penalties that may become payable in connection therewith.

Indemnified Parties ” means, with respect to any Person entitled to the benefit of an indemnity, such Person and its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, accountants and experts. The term “ Indemnified Party ” means any one of such Persons.

Land ” means the real property or interest therein described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and all rights, titles and interests appurtenant thereto.

Leases ” means any and all leases, master leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements (whether written or oral, and whether now or hereafter in effect) which grant to third Persons a possessory interest in and to, or the right to use, all or any part of the Trust Property, Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty, together with all security and other deposits made in connection therewith and any guarantee of the obligations of the landlord or the tenant thereunder.

License ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Losses ” means all obligations, damages, claims, causes of action, costs, fines, fees, charges, penalties, deficiencies, losses, diminutions in value, expenses (including court costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other experts) and other liabilities, and, with respect to any indemnity, includes all attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement and collection of such indemnity. The term “ Loss ” means any one of such Losses.

Obligation ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Permitted Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Personalty ” means all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all furniture, furnishings, equipment, machinery, goods, general intangibles, money, insurance proceeds, contract rights, option rights, inventory, together with all refundable, returnable or reimbursable fees, deposits or other funds or evidences of credit or indebtedness deposited by or on behalf of Trustor with any governmental authority, boards, corporations, providers of utility services, public or private including all refundable, returnable or reimbursable tap fees, utility deposits,

 

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commitment fees and development costs, and all other personal property of any kind or character (other than Fixtures or the property of any tenant), and including all such property that now or hereafter arise from or are located or to be located upon, within or about the Land and the Buildings, or which are or may be used in or related to the planning, development, financing or operation of the Trust Property, together with all accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or therefor and the proceeds thereof.

Principal Balance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02 hereof.

Rents ” means all of the rents, revenues, income, proceeds, issues, profits, security and other types of deposits (after Trustor acquires title thereto), and other benefits paid or payable by parties (other than Trustor) for using, leasing, licensing, possessing, operating from, residing in, benefiting from or otherwise enjoying all or any part of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty.

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Indenture, this Deed of Trust, and all other instruments, security agreements, agreements and other documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise included in the definition of the term “ Security Documents ” in the Indenture.

Trust Property ” means all of Trustor’s right, title, interest and estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and the Personalty, together with:

(i) all rights, privileges, tenements, hereditaments, rights-of-way, easements, air rights, development rights or credits, zoning rights, appendages and appurtenances in anywise appertaining thereto, and all right, title and interest of Trustor in and to any streets, ways, alleys, strips or gores of land adjoining the Land or any part thereof, and all right, title and interest of Trustor, if any, in and to all rights, royalties and profits with respect to all minerals, coal, oil, gas and other substances of any kind or character on or underlying the Land, together with all right, title and interest of Trustor in and to all water and water rights (whether riparian, appropriative or otherwise and whether or not appurtenant);

(ii) all rights of Trustor (but not its obligations) under any contracts and agreements, including, without limitation, construction contracts and architectural agreements, relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(iii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals and other rights and privileges (each, a “ Permit ”) obtained in connection with the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or the use or operation thereof;

(iv) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all plans and specifications, designs, schematics, drawings and other information, materials and matters heretofore or hereafter prepared relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

 

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(v) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all proceeds arising from or by virtue of the sale, lease or other disposition of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or any part thereof or any interest therein or from the operation thereof;

(vi) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all Leases now or hereafter in effect and all Rents, royalties, bonuses, issues, profits, revenues or other benefits arising from or attributable to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(vii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all betterments, additions, alterations, appurtenances, substitutions, replacements and revisions to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty and all reversions and remainders relating thereto;

(viii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to any awards, remuneration, settlements or compensation now or hereafter made by any governmental authority pertaining to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty, including those arising from or attributable to any vacation of, or change of grade in, any streets affecting the Land or the Buildings;

(ix) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to any and all other security and collateral of any nature whatsoever, whether now or hereafter given, for the repayment, performance and discharge of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined);

(x) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all awards, payments, and proceeds of conversion, whether voluntary or involuntary, of any of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures, the Personalty or any of the property and rights described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix), including without limitation, all insurance, condemnation and tort claims, refunds of real estate taxes and assessments, rent claims and other obligations dischargeable in cash or cash equivalents; and

(xi) all other property and rights of Trustor of every kind and character relating to and/or used or to be used in connection with the foregoing, and all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing.

As used in this Deed of Trust, the term “ Trust Property ” shall be expressly defined as meaning all or, where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above, and all or, where the context permits or requires, any interest therein.

Section 1.03 Terminology; Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term used in this Deed of Trust and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.04 of the Indenture shall apply hereto as if incorporated at length herein.

 

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ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST

Section 2.01 Grant of Lien . To secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of all of the Obligations, Trustor hereby irrevocably GRANTS, BARGAINS, SELLS, ASSIGNS, TRANSFERS, MORTGAGES, CONVEYS and CONFIRMS unto Trustee and Trustee’s successors, assigns and substitutes in trust hereunder, WITH POWER OF SALE and right of entry and possession, for the use and benefit of Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, all right, title, interest and estate in, to and under the Trust Property, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Trust Property unto Trustee and Trustee’s successors, assigns and substitutes in trust hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deed of Trust, with POWER OF SALE, forever, and Trustor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND the title to the Trust Property unto Beneficiary against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; provided , however , that if Trustor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then the Liens, estates and rights granted by this Deed of Trust shall cease and terminate.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest . This Deed of Trust shall be construed as a mortgage on the Land and the Buildings and it shall also constitute and serve as a “ security agreement ” within the meaning of, and shall constitute a first and prior security interest under, the Applicable UCC with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures. To this end, Trustor by these presents does GRANT, BARGAIN, CONVEY, ASSIGN, SELL, TRANSFER and SET OVER unto Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, a security interest in all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Personalty and the Fixtures, to secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations. Trustor hereby consents to Beneficiary filing and recording financing statements (and continuations thereof) with the appropriate filing and recording offices in order to perfect (and maintain the perfection of) the security interests granted herein. To the extent the Indenture serves as a security agreement and in the event that there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Section 2.02 and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall prevail pursuant to Section 8.17 of this Deed of Trust.

Section 2.03 No Obligation of Beneficiary . The assignment and security interest herein granted to Beneficiary shall not be deemed or construed to constitute Beneficiary as a mortgagee-in-possession of the Trust Property, obligate Beneficiary to lease the Trust Property or attempt to do the same, or to take any action, incur any expense or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability whatsoever.

Section 2.04 Fixture Filing . Without in any manner limiting the generality of any of the other provisions of this Deed of Trust: (a) some portions of the goods described or to which reference is made herein are or are to become fixtures on the Land described or to which reference is made herein or on Exhibit A attached to this Deed of Trust; (b) this Deed of Trust is

 

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to be filed of record in the real estate records as a financing statement and shall constitute a “ fixture filing ” for purposes of the Applicable UCC; and (c) Trustor is the record owner of the real estate or interests in the real estate constituting the Trust Property hereunder. Information concerning the security interest herein granted may be obtained at the addresses set forth on the first page hereof. The addresses of the Secured Party (Beneficiary) and of the Debtor (Trustor) are set forth on the first page hereof. In that regard, the following information is provided:

 

Name of Debtor :

   SYNRAD, INC.

Type of Organization :

   Corporation

State :

   Washington

Section 2.05 Future Advances . It is the intention of Trustor and Beneficiary that this Deed of Trust (as renewed and extended from time to time) shall secure future advances and readavances, and the lien and security interest created by this Deed of Trust shall attach upon execution and have priority from the time of recording as to all advances, whether obligatory or discretionary, to the fullest extent permitted by law, until this Deed of Trust is released of record.

Section 2.06 Advances Secured by Deed of Trust . Upon a Default of Trustor for failure to comply with any covenants and agreements hereunder as to the payment of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, repairs, protection of the Trust Property or Beneficiary’s lien thereon, and other charges and the costs of procurement of title evidence and insurance as aforesaid, Beneficiary may, at its option, pay the same in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and any sums so paid by Beneficiary, together with the reasonable fees of counsel employed by Beneficiary in consultation and in connection therewith, shall be charged against Trustor, shall be due and payable (together with interest at the applicable rate) by Trustor and shall be a lien upon the Trust Property and be secured by the Deed of Trust in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture.

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS

Section 3.01 Assignment . For Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, including the indebtedness evidenced by the Indenture, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, Trustor has presently, absolutely and irrevocably GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, CONVEYED and CONFIRM, and by these presents does presently, absolutely and irrevocably GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN, TRANSFER, CONVEY and CONFIRM, unto Beneficiary, as Collateral Agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, as security for the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, all of the Leases and Rents (if any), subject only to the Permitted Liens applicable thereto and the License (as hereinafter defined); TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Leases and the Rents unto Beneficiary, forever, and Trustor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to warrant and forever defend the title to the

 

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Leases and the Rents unto Beneficiary against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof; provided , however , that if Trustor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then this assignment shall terminate, and all rights, titles and interests conveyed pursuant to this assignment shall become vested in Trustor.

Section 3.02 Revocable License .

(a) Beneficiary hereby grants to Trustor a revocable license (the “ License ”), nonexclusive with the rights of Beneficiary reserved in Sections 3.02(b) , 3.04 and 3.05 hereof, to exercise and enjoy all incidences of the status of a lessor under the Leases and the Rents, including, without limitation, the right to collect, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive the Rents and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor. During the pendency of an Event of Default, Trustor hereby agrees to receive all Rents and hold the same as a trust fund to be applied, and to apply the Rents so collected, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Indenture, first to the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations and then to the payment of the Impositions. Thereafter, Trustor may use the balance of the Rents collected in any manner not inconsistent with the Security Documents.

(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the License shall immediately and automatically terminate without the necessity of any action by Beneficiary or any other Person, and Beneficiary shall have the right in such event to exercise the rights and remedies provided under this Deed of Trust or otherwise available to Beneficiary under applicable law. Upon demand by Beneficiary at any time that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent allowed by applicable law, Trustor shall promptly pay to Beneficiary all security deposits under the Leases and all Rents allocable to any period commencing from and after the occurrence of such Event of Default and during the period such Default shall be continuing. Any Rents received hereunder by Beneficiary shall be applied and disbursed to the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Indenture; provided , however , that, subject to any applicable requirement of law, any security deposits actually received by Beneficiary shall be held, applied and disbursed as provided in the applicable Leases.

Section 3.03 Enforcement of Leases . Trustor shall (a) submit any and all proposed material Leases that affect the Trustor’s operations on the Trust Property (including subleases provided to Trustor for approval) to Beneficiary for approval prior to the execution thereof or consent thereto, as applicable, such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed; (b) duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon the lessor under any Lease; (c) except for a termination right granted to a tenant pursuant to the terms of a Lease, maintain each Lease in full force and effect during the term thereof; (d) provide Beneficiary with prompt notice of each notice of default sent to a tenant under a Lease, provide Beneficiary with prompt notice of each notice of default received from (or relating to) a tenant under a Lease, and otherwise promptly reasonably indicate that a material default or termination of a Lease may occur (other than by reason of the expiration of the term of such Lease); (e)

 

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appear in and defend any action or proceeding in any manner connected with any of the Leases; (f) deliver to Beneficiary true and complete copies of all Leases; and (g) deliver to Beneficiary all such further information, and execute and deliver to Beneficiary such further assurances and assignments, with respect to the Leases as Beneficiary may from time to time reasonably request. Without Beneficiary’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to clause (iv) below, Trustor shall not (i) do or knowingly permit to be done anything to materially impair the value of any of the Leases; (ii) except for security or similar deposits, collect any of the Rent more than one (1) month in advance of the time when the same becomes due under the terms of any Lease; (iii) discount any future accruing Rents; (iv) amend, modify, accept the surrender of or terminate any of the Leases; or (v) assign or grant a security interest in or to the License or any of the Leases or Rents.

Section 3.04 Direction to Tenants . Upon and at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Trustor hereby authorizes and directs, and shall, at the direction of Beneficiary, further authorize and direct, in writing, the tenant under each Lease to pay directly to, or as directed by, Beneficiary all Rents accruing or due under its Lease, without proof to the tenant of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default. Trustor hereby authorizes the tenant under each Lease to rely upon and comply with any notice or demand from Beneficiary for payment of Rents to Beneficiary, and Trustor shall have no claim against any tenant for Rents paid by such tenant to Beneficiary pursuant to such notice or demand. All Rents actually collected by Beneficiary pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.

Section 3.05 Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact .

(a) Trustor hereby constitutes and appoints Beneficiary the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Trustor and Trustor hereby confers upon Beneficiary the right, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, to, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive any of the Rents and any premium or penalty payable upon the exercise by any third Person under any Lease of a privilege of cancellation originally provided in such Lease and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor and, after deducting expenses of collection, to apply the net proceeds as provided in the Indenture. Trustor hereby authorizes and directs any such third Person to deliver such payment to Beneficiary in accordance with this Article III , and Trustor hereby ratifies and confirms all that its said attorney-in-fact, the Beneficiary, shall do or cause to be done in accordance with this Deed of Trust and by virtue of the powers granted hereby. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged, and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated.

(b) Trustor hereby constitutes and appoints Beneficiary the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Trustor and Trustor hereby confers upon Beneficiary the right, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, to subject and subordinate at any time and from time to time any Lease or any part thereof to the lien, assignment and security interest of this Deed of Trust and to the terms hereof, or to any other mortgage, deed of trust,

 

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assignment or security agreement, or to any ground lease or surface lease, with respect to all or a portion of the Trust Property, or to request or require such subordination, where such reservation, option or authority was reserved to Trustor under any such Lease, or in any case where Trustor otherwise would have the right, power or privilege so to do. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated. Trustor hereby represents and warrants that it has not exercised, and no Person has the current right to exercise, any of the rights described in this Section 3.05(b) , and Trustor hereby covenants not to exercise (or appoint any other Person as attorney-in-fact to exercise) any such right, nor (except at Beneficiary’s written request) to subordinate any such Lease to the lien of this Deed of Trust or to any other mortgage, deed of trust, assignment or security agreement or to any ground lease or surface lease.

Section 3.06 No Liability of Beneficiary . Neither the acceptance hereof nor the exercise of the rights and remedies hereunder nor any other action on the part of Beneficiary or any Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary or any Holder hereunder shall be construed to: (a) be an assumption by Beneficiary or any such Person or to otherwise make Beneficiary or such Person liable or responsible for the performance of any of the obligations of Trustor under or with respect to the Leases or for any Rent, security deposit or other amount delivered to Trustor, provided that Beneficiary or any such Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary shall be accountable for any Rents, security deposits or other amounts actually received by Beneficiary or such Person, as the case may be; or (b) obligate Beneficiary or any such Person to take any action under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Trust Property, to incur any expense or perform or discharge any duty or obligation under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Trust Property, to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Leases or the Trust Property, to constitute Beneficiary as a mortgagee-in-possession (unless Beneficiary actually enters and takes possession of the Trust Property), or to be liable in any way for any injury or damage to Persons or property sustained by any Person in or about the Trust Property, other than to the extent caused by the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Beneficiary or any Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary hereunder. In connection with its appointment and acting hereunder, Beneficiary is otherwise entitled to all rights, privileges, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Security Documents.

Section 3.07 Trustor’s Indemnities . Trustor hereby agrees to protect, indemnify and hold harmless Beneficiary and of the Holders and each Indemnified Party related to Beneficiary or such other Holders from and against any and all Losses which Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party may incur under or by reason of this Article III , or for any action taken by Beneficiary or any such other Holder or Indemnified Party hereunder, or by reason or in defense of any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party arising out of the Leases, including, without limitation, any claim by any third Person for credit on account of Rents paid to and received by Trustor, but not delivered to Beneficiary or its agents, representatives or employees, for any period under any Lease more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall include, in any case, such Loss as may result from the ordinary good faith negligence of Beneficiary or such other Holders or Indemnified Party, but not any such Loss that is caused by the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party. In the event that Beneficiary or any

 

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of the other Holders or any Indemnified Party incurs any Losses covered by the indemnity set forth in this Section 3.07 , the amount thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, with interest thereon at the Default Rate, shall be payable by Trustor to Beneficiary within ten (10) days after demand therefor, and shall be secured hereby and by all other security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, including, without limitation, the lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust. The liabilities of Trustor as set forth in this Section 3.07 shall survive the termination of this Deed of Trust and the repayment of the Obligations.

Section 3.08 No Modification of Trustor’s Obligations . Nothing herein contained shall modify or otherwise alter the obligation of Trustor to make prompt payment of all Obligations as and when the same become due, regardless of whether the Rents described in this Article III are sufficient to pay the Obligations, and the security provided to Beneficiary pursuant to this Article III shall be cumulative of all other security of any and every character now or hereafter existing to secure payment of the Obligations.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Trustor hereby unconditionally represents and warrants to Beneficiary as follows:

Section 4.01 Title to Trust Property and Lien of this Deed of Trust . To the best of its knowledge, Trustor has good, marketable and indefeasible fee simple title to the Land and the Buildings, and, to the best of its knowledge, has good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Fixtures, the Personalty and the other Trust Property. The Trust Property is free and clear of any and all Liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests and adverse claims whatsoever, except for all Permitted Liens.

Section 4.02 Taxes and Other Payments . Trustor has filed all federal, state, commonwealth, county, municipal and city income and other material tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and other Impositions which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments or charges received by it, and Trustor does not know of any basis for any additional assessment or charge in respect of any such taxes or other Impositions. Trustor has paid in full all sums owing or claimed for labor, material, supplies, personal property (whether or not forming a Fixture hereunder) and services of every kind and character used, furnished or installed in or on the Trust Property that are now due and owing and no claim for same exists or will be permitted to be created, except such claims as may arise in the ordinary course of business and that are not yet past due.

Section 4.03 Power to Create Lien and Security . Trustor has full power and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage and convey a Lien and security interest in all of the Trust Property in the manner and form herein provided and without obtaining the authorization, approval, consent or waiver of any grantor, lessor, sublessor, governmental authority or other Person whomsoever.

 

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Section 4.04 Loan and Security Documents . Trustor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All representations and warranties made by Trustor in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such representations and warranties were set forth at length herein as the representations and warranties of Trustor.

Section 4.05 Compliance with Laws . To the actual knowledge of Trustor, all of the improvements on the Land (i) comply with all material requirements of all applicable laws and ordinances with respect to zoning, subdivision, construction, building and land use, including, without limitation, requirements with respect to parking, access and certificates of occupancy (and similar certificates) and (ii) comply with, and shall remain in compliance with, applicable health, fire and building codes. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Trustor to Beneficiary, all of the Buildings lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Land. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Trustor to Beneficiary, to the actual knowledge of Trustor, no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Land, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the Land encroach upon or under any of the Buildings or any portion of the Trust Property. To the actual knowledge of Trustor, all of the Buildings and the use of the Trust Property materially comply with, and shall remain in material compliance with, all applicable statutes, rules, regulations and private covenants now or hereafter relating to the ownership, construction, use or operation of the Trust Property, including all applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to requirements for equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, fair housing, environmental protection, zoning and land use. All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including, without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the Trust Property have been obtained and are in full force and effect. Trustor has not received any notice of, or other communication with respect to, an alleged violation with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 4.06 No Condemnation . With the exception of the Permitted Exceptions, no part of any property subject to this Deed of Trust has been taken in condemnation or other like proceeding nor is any proceeding pending, threatened or known to be contemplated for the partial or total condemnation or taking of the Trust Property.

Section 4.07 Flood Zone . To the best of Trustor’s knowledge, the Trust Property is not located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“ FEMA ”) as having special flood hazards or if the Land or any part thereof is identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), then Trustor has obtained the insurance required under Section 5.04(a)(v) of this Deed of Trust.

 

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ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Trustor hereby unconditionally covenants and agrees with Beneficiary as follows:

Section 5.01 Lien Status . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Trustor shall not place, or permit to be placed, or otherwise mortgage, hypothecate or encumber the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, with any other Lien or security interest of any nature whatsoever (statutory, constitutional or contractual), other than Permitted Liens, regardless of whether such Lien or security interest is inferior to the Lien and security interest created by this Deed of Trust, and, if any such Lien or security interest is asserted against the Trust Property, Trustor shall promptly, at its own cost and expense, (a) pay the underlying claim in full (except for so long as such claim is being contested by Trustor in good faith and as and to the extent permitted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) or take such other action as may be necessary to cause the same to be released of record and otherwise, and (b) within five (5) days after the date on which such Lien or security interest is so asserted, give Beneficiary notice of such Lien or security interest. Such notice shall specify who is asserting such Lien or security interest and shall detail the origin and nature of the underlying claim giving rise to such asserted Lien or security interest.

Section 5.02 Payment of Impositions . Trustor shall duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all Impositions not later than the due date thereof, or the day on which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed, or the day on which any Lien may be filed for the nonpayment thereof (if such day is used to determine the due date of the respective item); provided , however , that Trustor may, if permitted by applicable law and if such installment payment would not create or permit the filing of a Lien against the Trust Property, pay the Impositions in installments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Trustor may in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and upon notice to Beneficiary, contest the validity, applicability or amount of any asserted tax or assessment, subject to any more restrictive provisions applicable to any such contest contained in the Indenture and (without limiting the foregoing) so long as (a) such contest is properly contested in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and (b) Beneficiary determines, in its opinion reasonably exercised, that such contest suspends the obligation to pay the tax and that nonpayment of such tax or assessment will not result in the sale, loss, forfeiture or diminution of the Trust Property or any part thereof or any interest of Beneficiary therein, and (c) unless expressly provided to the contrary in the Indenture, prior to the earlier of the commencement of such contest or the delinquency date of the asserted tax or assessment, Trustor deposits with Beneficiary an amount reasonably determined by Beneficiary to be adequate to cover the payment of such tax or assessment and a reasonable additional sum to cover possible interest, costs and penalties; provided , however , that Trustor shall promptly cause to be paid any amount adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be due, with all interest, costs and penalties thereon, promptly after such judgment becomes final (and, subject to Beneficiary’s rights and remedies during an Event of Default, Beneficiary shall make any sum deposited pursuant to clause (c) above available for such payment); and provided , further , that in any event each such contest shall be concluded, the taxes, assessments, interest, costs and penalties shall be paid prior to the date any writ or order is issued under which the Trust Property may be sold, lost or forfeited.

 

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Section 5.03 Repair . Trustor shall keep the Trust Property in good order and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and shall make all repairs, replacements and improvements thereof and thereto, interior and exterior, structural and non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary, which are necessary to keep the same in such order and condition. Trustor shall also use reasonable efforts to prevent any act or occurrence which might impair the value or usefulness of the Trust Property for its intended usage.

Section 5.04 Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds .

(a) During the term of this Deed of Trust, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained all insurance on the Trust Property that is required to be maintained under the Indenture. In addition, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained such other insurance as may, from time to time, reasonably be required by Beneficiary in order to protect its interests in the Trust Property. Notwithstanding any insurance requirements under the Indenture, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained the following policies of insurance, with respect to the Trust Property:

(i) Casualty (property) insurance against loss or damage by fire, lightning and such other perils as are included in a standard “special form” policy (formerly known as an “all-risk” endorsement policy), and against loss or damage by all other risks and hazards covered by a standard extended coverage insurance policy including, without limitation, riot and civil commotion, terrorist actions, vandalism, malicious mischief, burglary and theft, in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the then full replacement cost of the improvements, without deduction for physical depreciation and (B) such amount that the insurer would not deem Trustor a co-insurer under said policies. The policies of insurance required under this Section 5.04 shall contain a “Replacement Cost” endorsement with a waiver of depreciation and an “Agreed Amount” or “No Coinsurance” endorsement and shall otherwise comply with the Indenture.

(ii) Commercial General Liability insurance, including a broad form comprehensive general liability endorsement and coverages for broad form property damage, contractual damages and personal injuries (including death resulting therefrom) and containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate for any policy year with no deductible.

(iii) Rental loss and/or business interruption insurance in an amount equal to the estimated gross revenues from the operations of the Trust Property for a period of twelve (12) months.

(iv) Insurance against loss or damage from (A) leakage of sprinkler systems and (B) explosion of steam boilers, air conditioning equipment, high pressure piping, machinery and equipment, pressure vessels or similar apparatus now or hereafter installed on the improvements (without exclusion for explosions).

 

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(v) Flood insurance if all or any portion of the Trust Property is located in an area now or hereafter designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), and in which flood insurance has been made available under the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Buildings, Fixtures and Personalty now or hereafter located on the Trust Property or such other amount as may be agreed to by Beneficiary in writing.

(vi) If the Trust Property is or ever becomes non-conforming with respect to zoning, ordinance or law coverage to compensate for loss of value or property resulting from operation of law and the cost of demolition and the increased cost of construction in such amounts as may be requested by Beneficiary if available at a commercially reasonable cost.

(vii) Any other insurance with respect to the Trust Property that may be required under the Indenture.

(viii) Such other insurance as may from time to time be reasonably required by Beneficiary in order to protect its interests.

All such insurance policies with respect to the Trust Property shall contain a standard, non-contributory mortgagee clause naming Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, as an additional insured under all liability insurance policies, as the first mortgagee and loss payee on all property insurance policies, and as the sole loss payee on all rental loss or business interruption insurance policies. Trustor shall not take out separate insurance with respect to the Trust Property concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained hereunder or under the Indenture unless Beneficiary is named as an additional insured thereon under a standard mortgagee clause acceptable to Beneficiary and each such policy is otherwise in form and substance acceptable to Beneficiary.

(b) In the event of the foreclosure of this Deed of Trust, or in the event of any transfer of title to the Trust Property, or any part thereof, by foreclosure sale or by power of sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure, the purchaser of the Trust Property, or such part thereof, shall succeed to all of Trustor’s rights with respect to the Trust Property, including any rights to unexpired, unearned or returnable insurance premiums, subject to limitations on the assignment of blanket policies, but limited to such rights as relate to the Trust Property or such part thereof. If Beneficiary acquires title to the Trust Property, or any part thereof, in any manner, Beneficiary shall thereupon (as between Trustor and Beneficiary) become the sole and absolute owner of the insurance policies with respect to the Trust Property, provided, however that Trustor’s rights and coverage under any such policies shall not be affected by such transfer of title, and all insurance proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Trust Property, with the sole right to collect and retain all unearned or returnable premiums thereon with respect to the Trust Property, or such part thereof, if any.

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insurance proceeds in good faith and with due diligence and cause the same to be collected and paid over to Beneficiary, and Trustor hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers Beneficiary, in the name of Trustor or otherwise, to collect and receipt for any such insurance proceeds and to adjust any insurance claims and to file and prosecute such claim or claims, and although it is hereby expressly agreed that the same shall not be necessary in any event, Trustor shall, upon demand of Beneficiary, make, execute and deliver any and all assignments and other instruments sufficient for the purpose of assigning any such insurance proceeds to Beneficiary, free and clear of any Liens whatsoever. Trustor hereby irrevocably appoints Beneficiary as Trustor’s attorney-in-fact for each such purpose (which appointment is coupled with an interest) and authorizes any Person to act upon the foregoing appointment.

(d) Following any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Trust Property in accordance with customary construction loan practices provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Trust Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a casualty loss affecting the Trust Property or if Trustor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect. In the event that Trustor elects to restore the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Trustor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Trust Property upon the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Trust Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of insurance proceeds, but in all events in a manner approved by Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents until the Obligations have been paid in full. If the Trust Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Beneficiary of such insurance proceeds, Beneficiary shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such insurance proceeds, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the then unpaid Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.05 Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds .

(a) Promptly upon its obtaining knowledge of the institution or the threatened institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or other taking of the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, Trustor shall notify Beneficiary of such proceeding. Trustor shall then, if reasonably requested by Beneficiary, file or defend its claim thereunder and prosecute same with due diligence to its final disposition and shall, subject to the terms of the Indenture, cause any awards or settlements to be paid over to Beneficiary for disposition pursuant to the terms of this Deed of Trust. Beneficiary shall be entitled to participate in any such proceeding and Trustor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Beneficiary such instruments as may be requested by Beneficiary from time to time to permit such participation and Trustor shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of Beneficiary in connection with Beneficiary’s participation in such proceedings and delivery of documents in connection therewith.

 

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(b) If the Trust Property or any part thereof is taken (the loss of which shall have a material impact on Trustor’s ability to use and operate the Trust Property), or if a consent settlement is entered by or under threat of such proceeding, then Trustor shall, in its sole an absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Trust Property provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property or if Trustor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect. In the event that Trustor elects to restore the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Trustor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Trust Property upon the occurrence of any condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of any award or settlement, but in all events in a manner approved by Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any condemnation or other taking of any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents, and the Obligations shall not be reduced until, and then only to the extent that, any condemnation award or settlement shall have been actually received and applied by Beneficiary to the discharge of the Obligations. If the Trust Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Beneficiary of such condemnation award or settlement, Beneficiary shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such condemnation award or settlement, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.06 Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights . Trustor shall maintain, preserve and renew all rights-of-way, easements, tenements, hereditaments, development rights and credits, zoning rights, grants, privileges, appurtenances, licenses, franchises and other rights reasonably necessary for the use or operation of the Trust Property from time to time, or otherwise relevant to the value thereof, and Trustor shall not, without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, initiate, join in or consent to any private restrictive covenant or other public or private restriction as to the present or future use or operation of the Trust Property. Trustor shall, however, comply with all restrictive covenants which may at any time affect the Trust Property, all applicable zoning ordinances and all other public or private restrictions relating to the use of the Trust Property.

Section 5.07 Payment and Performance of Obligations . Trustor shall duly and punctually pay and perform all of the Obligations.

Section 5.08 Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations . Trustor shall comply in all material respects with any and all obligations, restrictions and requirements that may be set forth in each and every document constituting a Permitted Lien. In addition, Trustor shall comply in all material respects with each and every obligation legally imposed upon it and/or relating to the Trust Property pursuant to applicable law (including, without limitation, all matters described in Section 4.05 hereof), contract or other agreement. It is hereby acknowledged that Beneficiary’s consent to a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof shall in no way

 

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be deemed to constitute approval of any future Lien which may be imposed upon any portion of the Trust Property, or any other enforcement action affecting Trustor or the Trust Property, as a result of Trustor’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under any document constituting a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof.

Section 5.09 Additional Affirmative Covenants . All affirmative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such covenants were set forth at length herein as the covenants of Trustor.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Trustor hereby covenants and agrees with Beneficiary that, until all of the Obligations shall have been paid or performed in full and discharged, and the commitments under the Indenture:

Section 6.01 Use Violations . Trustor shall not use, maintain, operate or occupy, or allow the use, maintenance, operation or occupancy of, the Trust Property in any manner which (a) violates in any material respect any Governmental Requirement, (b) may be dangerous unless safeguarded as required by applicable law, (c) constitutes a public or private nuisance, or (d) makes void, voidable or cancelable, or increases, substantially in excess of commercially reasonably rates, the premium of, any insurance then in force with respect thereto.

Section 6.02 Waste . Trustor shall not commit or permit any waste with respect to the Trust Property.

Section 6.03 Alterations . Trustor shall notify Beneficiary, in writing and in advance, with respect to all proposed alterations, improvements or additions to the Trust Property which are of a material nature, and, unless and to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Trustor shall not effect any material alteration, improvement or addition to the Trust Property without the prior written consent of Beneficiary.

Section 6.04 No Further Encumbrances . Trustor shall not, except either as provided in the Indenture or without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, create, place or permit to be created or placed, or through any act or failure to act, acquiesce in the placing of, or allow to remain, any mortgage, pledge, Lien (statutory, constitutional or contractual), security interest, encumbrance or charge on, or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to, the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, other than the Permitted Liens, regardless of whether the same are subordinate to the Lien(s) and security interest(s) created by this Deed of Trust.

Section 6.05 Transfer Restrictions . Trustor shall not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of or abandon all or any part of the Trust Property (or any interest therein), except as expressly permitted by, and in accordance with the terms of, the Indenture.

 

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Section 6.06 Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants . Trustor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All negative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such negative covenants were set forth at length herein as the negative covenants of Trustor.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01 Event of Default . The “Events of Default” set forth in Article Six of the Indenture are hereby incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” or a “Default” under the Indenture or any other Security Document shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder.

Section 7.02 Acceleration . Unless otherwise provided in the Indenture, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, in addition to any other rights, powers or remedies conferred herein or by operation of law, Beneficiary, in its sole judgment and discretion, may declare the then unpaid principal balance of the Loan (the “ Principal Balance ”), the accrued interest thereon and any other accrued but unpaid portion of the Obligations to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Trustor.

Section 7.03 Foreclosure and Sale . If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Beneficiary shall have the right and option to take possession of the Trust Property and/or proceed with foreclosure by directing Trustee, or Trustee’s successors or substitutes in trust, and to sell, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, all or any portion of the Trust Property at one or more sales, as an entirety or in parcels, at such place or places, in such manner and upon such notice as may be required by applicable law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, as Beneficiary may deem appropriate, and to make conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers. Where the Trust Property is situated in more than one county, notice as above provided shall be posted and filed in all such counties (if such notices are required by applicable law), and all such Trust Property may be sold in any such county and any such notice shall designate the county where such Trust Property is to be sold. Nothing contained in this Section 7.03 shall be construed so as to limit in any way Beneficiary’s rights to sell the Trust Property, or any portion thereof, by private sale if, and to the extent that, such private sale is permitted under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or by public or private sale after entry of a judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction so ordering. Trustor hereby irrevocably appoints Beneficiary to be the attorney-in-fact of Trustor (coupled with an interest) and in the name and on behalf of Trustor to execute and deliver any deeds, transfers, conveyances, assignments, assurances and notices which Trustor ought to execute and deliver, and to do and perform any other acts or things which Trustor ought to do and perform under the covenants herein contained and, generally, to use the name of Trustor in the exercise of any of the powers

 

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hereby conferred on Beneficiary. At any such sale: (a) whether made under the power herein contained or any other legal enactment, or by virtue of any judicial proceedings or any other legal right, remedy or recourse, it shall not be necessary for Beneficiary to have physically present, or to have constructive possession of, the Trust Property (Trustor hereby covenanting and agreeing to deliver to Beneficiary any portion of the Trust Property not actually or constructively possessed by Beneficiary immediately upon demand by Beneficiary) and the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof as completely as if the same had been actually present and delivered to purchaser at such sale; (b) each instrument of conveyance executed by Beneficiary shall contain a general warranty of title, binding upon Trustor and its successors and assigns; (c) each and every recital contained in any instrument of conveyance made by Beneficiary shall conclusively establish the truth and accuracy of the matters recited therein, including, without limitation, nonpayment and/or nonperformance of the Obligations and advertisement and conduct of such sale in the manner provided herein and otherwise required by applicable law; (d) any and all prerequisites to the validity thereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been performed; (e) the receipt of Beneficiary, or of such other Person or officer making the sale, shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser for its purchase money and neither such purchaser nor its assigns or personal representatives shall thereafter be obligated to see to the application of such purchase money, or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or non-application thereof; (f) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Trustor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, estate, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity (including any statutory or common law right of redemption, which is hereby waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law), in and to the property sold in any such event, and such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against Trustor and any and all other Persons claiming by, through or under Trustor; and (g) to the extent and under such circumstances as are permitted by applicable law, Beneficiary may be a purchaser at any such sale, and shall have the right, after paying or accounting for all costs of said sale or sales, to credit the amount of the then unpaid Obligations to the amount of its bid (in the order of priority set forth in Section 7.16 hereof) in lieu of cash payment. Each remedy provided in this instrument is distinct from and cumulative with all other rights and remedies provided hereunder or afforded by applicable law or equity, and may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively, in any order whatsoever.

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Agents . Trustee or any successor to or substitute for Trustee may appoint or delegate any one or more Persons as agent to perform any act or acts necessary or incident to any sale held by Trustee, including the posting of notices and the conduct of sale, but in the name and on behalf of Beneficiary. If Trustee or any successor to or substitute for Trustee shall have given notice of sale hereunder, any successor or substitute trustee thereafter appointed may complete the sale and the conveyance of the Trust Property pursuant thereto as if such notice had been given by the successor to or substitute for Trustee conducting the sale.

Section 7.05 Judicial Foreclosure . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Trustee or Beneficiary shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement herein contained or in aid of the execution of any power herein granted, or for any foreclosure

 

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hereunder or for the sale of the Trust Property under the judgment or decree of any court or courts of competent jurisdiction, or for the appointment of a receiver pending any foreclosure hereunder or the sale of the Trust Property under the order of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or under executory or other legal process, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy. Any money advanced by Trustee and/or Beneficiary in connection with any such receivership shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall bear interest from the date of such advance by Trustee and/or Beneficiary until paid at the Default Rate.

Section 7.06 Receiver . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Beneficiary shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of Beneficiary which Trustee may apply for and obtain as a matter of right and without notice to Trustor, which notice is hereby expressly waived by Trustor, the appointment of a receiver to collect the Rents of the Trust Property and to preserve the security hereof, either before or after any foreclosure sale or the sale of the Trust Property under the order of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or under executory or other legal process, without regard to the value of the Trust Property as security for the amount then due to Beneficiary, or the solvency of any entity or entities, person or persons primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of such amounts; the Rents of the Trust Property, in any such event, having heretofore been assigned to Beneficiary pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof as additional security for the payment of the Obligations secured hereby. Any money advanced by Beneficiary in connection with any such receivership shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof.

Section 7.07 Foreclosure for Installments . To the extent allowed by applicable law and in accordance with the Indenture, during the pendency of an Event of Default, Beneficiary shall also have the option to proceed with foreclosure in satisfaction of any installments of the Obligations which have not been paid when due, either through the courts or otherwise, by non-judicial power of sale, by directing Trustee or any successors in trust to Trustee to proceed with foreclosure, in satisfaction of the matured but unpaid portion of the Obligations as if under a full foreclosure, conducting the sale as herein provided and without declaring the entire principal balance and accrued interest due. Such sale may be made subject to the unmatured portion of the Obligations, and any such sale shall not in any manner affect the unmatured portion of the Obligations, but as to such unmatured portion of the Obligations this Deed of Trust shall remain in full force and effect just as though no sale had been made hereunder. It is further agreed that several sales may be made hereunder without exhausting the right of sale for any unmatured part of the Obligations, it being the intent and purpose hereof to provide for a foreclosure and sale of the security for any matured portion of the Obligations without exhausting the power to foreclose and sell the Trust Property for any subsequently maturing portion of the Obligations.

Section 7.08 Separate Sales . To the extent allowed by applicable law, the Trust Property may be sold in one or more parcels and in such manner and order as Beneficiary, in its sole discretion, may elect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the right of sale arising out of any Event of Default shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales.

 

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Section 7.09 Possession of Trust Property . Trustor agrees to the full extent that it lawfully may, that, in case one or more of the Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in every such case, Trustee or Beneficiary shall have the right and power to enter into and upon and take possession of all or any part of the Trust Property in the possession of Trustor, its successors or assigns, or its or their agents or servants, and may exclude Trustor, its successors or assigns, and all Persons claiming by, through or under Trustor, and its or their agents or servants wholly or partly therefrom; and, holding the same, Trustee or Beneficiary may use, administer, manage, operate and control the Trust Property and conduct the business thereof to the same extent as Trustor, its successors or assigns, might at the time do and may exercise all rights and powers of Trustor, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, or otherwise as Trustee or Beneficiary shall deem best. All costs, expenses and liabilities of every character incurred by Trustee and/or Beneficiary in administering, managing, operating and controlling the Trust Property shall constitute a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof. Trustor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Beneficiary as Trustor’s attorney-in-fact (coupled with an interest) to perform such acts and execute such documents as Beneficiary, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate, including endorsement of Trustor’s name on any instruments. Regardless of any provision of this Deed of Trust, the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, Beneficiary shall not be considered to have accepted any property other than cash or immediately available funds in satisfaction of any obligation of Trustor to Beneficiary, unless Beneficiary shall have given express written notice of Beneficiary’s election to the contrary.

Section 7.10 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.11 Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive . Every right, power and remedy herein given to Trustee or Beneficiary shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing in equity, at law or by statute (including specifically those granted by the Applicable UCC). Each such right, power and remedy, whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing, may be exercised from time to time and so often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by Trustee or Beneficiary, and the exercise, or the beginning of the exercise, of any such right, power or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or thereafter, any other right, power or remedy. Beneficiary shall be entitled to collect all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in pursuing such remedies. No delay or omission by Trustee or Beneficiary in the exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or remedy then or thereafter existing.

Section 7.12 No Release of Obligations . To the extent permitted by law, neither Trustor, any Guarantor, nor any other Person now or hereafter obligated for the payment or performance of all or any part of the Obligations shall be relieved of any such obligation by reason of (a) the failure of Trustee or Beneficiary to comply with any request of Trustor,

 

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Beneficiary, any Guarantors or any other Person so obligated to foreclose the Lien of this Deed of Trust to enforce any provision hereunder or under the Financing Agreement; (b) the release, regardless of consideration, of the Trust Property or any portion thereof or interest therein or the addition of any other property to the Trust Property; (c) any agreement or stipulation between any subsequent owner of the Trust Property and Beneficiary extending, renewing, rearranging or in any other way modifying the terms of this Deed of Trust without first having obtained the consent of, given notice to or paid any consideration to Trustor, Beneficiary, any Guarantor, or any other Person, and in any such event Trustor, Beneficiary, all Guarantors, and all such other Persons shall continue to be liable to make payment according to the terms of any such extension or modification agreement unless expressly released and discharged in writing by Beneficiary; or (d) any other act or occurrence save and except the complete payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

Section 7.13 Release of and Resort to Collateral . Beneficiary may release, regardless of consideration, any part of the Trust Property without, as to the remainder, in any way impairing, affecting, subordinating or releasing the Lien or security interest created in or evidenced by this Deed of Trust or its stature as a first and prior Lien and security interest in and to the Trust Property, and without in any way releasing or diminishing the liability of any Person liable for the payment or performance of the Obligations. Beneficiary may resort to any other security for the Obligations held by Trustee or Beneficiary in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect.

Section 7.14 Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Trustor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and releases (a) all benefits that might accrue to Trustor by virtue of any present or future moratorium law or other law exempting the Trust Property from attachment, levy or sale on execution or providing for any appraisement, valuation, stay of execution, exemption from civil process, redemption or extension of time for payment; (b) except for notices expressly provided for herein or in the Indenture, all notices of any Event of Default or of Beneficiary’s intention to accelerate maturity of the Obligations or of Trustee’s or Beneficiary’s election to exercise or actual exercise of any right, remedy or recourse provided for hereunder or under the Indenture; and (c) any right to a marshalling of assets or a sale in inverse order of alienation; and (d) any and all conflicts with any provisions of any of the Security Documents. If any law referred to in this Deed of Trust and now in force, of which Trustor or its successor or successors might take advantage despite the provisions hereof, shall hereafter be repealed or cease to be in force, such law shall thereafter be deemed not to constitute any part of the contract herein contained or to preclude the operation or application of the provisions hereof.

Section 7.15 Discontinuance of Proceedings . In case Beneficiary shall have proceeded to invoke any right, remedy or recourse permitted hereunder or under the Indenture and shall thereafter elect to discontinue or abandon same for any reason, Beneficiary shall have the unqualified right so to do and, in such an event, Trustor and Beneficiary shall be restored to their former positions with respect to the Obligations, this Deed of Trust, the Indenture, the Trust Property and otherwise, and the rights, remedies, recourses and powers of Beneficiary shall continue as if same had never been invoked.

 

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Section 7.16 Application of Proceeds . After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the proceeds of any sale of and any other amounts generated by the holding, leasing, operating or other use of the Trust Property shall be applied by Beneficiary (or the receiver, if one is appointed), to the extent that funds are so available therefrom, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or, if not so provided, then in the following order of priority, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law:

(a) first, to the payment of the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of taking possession of the Trust Property and of holding, using, leasing, repairing, improving the same, including reasonable (i) receivers’ fees, (ii) court costs, (iii) attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, (iv) costs of advertisement and title search fees, and (v) the payment of any and all Impositions, Liens, security interests or other rights, titles or interests equal or superior to the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust (except those to which the Trust Property has been sold subject to and without in any way implying Beneficiary’s prior consent to the creation thereof);

(b) second, to the payment of all amounts other than the Principal Balance and accrued but unpaid interest which may be due to Beneficiary hereunder or under the other Security Documents, together with interest thereon as provided herein;

(c) third, to the payment of the Obligations in such order and manner as Beneficiary may elect in accordance with the Indenture; and

(d) fourth, to Trustor or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Trustor shall be liable for any deficiency remaining.

Section 7.17 Uniform Commercial Code Remedies . Beneficiary shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures afforded to it by the Applicable UCC, including, without limitation, the right to take possession of the Personalty and the Fixtures or any part thereof, and to take such other measures as Beneficiary may deem necessary for the care, protection and preservation of the Personalty and the Fixtures, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded by this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.

Section 7.18 Indemnity . In connection with any action taken by Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any Holder pursuant to this Deed of Trust, Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any such Holder and their respective Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for any Loss sustained by Trustor, including those resulting from (a) any assertion that Beneficiary, or any such Holder or/and such Indemnified Party has received funds from the operations of the Trust Property claimed by third Party, or (b) any act or omission of Trustee, Beneficiary, or any such Holder or any such Indemnified Party in administering, managing, operating or controlling the Trust Property, including in either case such Loss as may result from the ordinary negligence of Trustee and/or Beneficiary or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of Trustee and/or Beneficiary and/or such other

 

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Holder or such Indemnified Party, nor shall Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability of Trustor. Trustor shall and does hereby agree to indemnify Trustee and/or Beneficiary and each of the other Holders and their respective Indemnified Parties for, and to hold Trustee, Beneficiary and each such other Holder and each Indemnified Party harmless from, any and all Losses which may or might be incurred by Trustee and/or Beneficiary or any of such other Holders or such Indemnified Parties by reason of this Deed of Trust or the exercise of rights or remedies hereunder, including such Losses as may result from the ordinary negligence of Trustee, Beneficiary or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party, or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith Trustee, Beneficiary or such other Holder or such Indemnified Party. Should Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party make any expenditure on account of any such Losses, the amount thereof, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof. Trustor hereby assents to, ratifies and confirms any and all actions of Trustee and/or Beneficiary with respect to the Trust Property taken under this Deed of Trust. The liabilities of Trustor, as set forth in this Section 7.18 , shall survive the termination of this Deed of Trust and the payment and performance of the Obligations.

ARTICLE VIII

TRUSTEE

Section 8.01 Duties, Rights, and Powers of Trustee . It shall be no part of the duty of Trustee to see to any recording, filing or registration of this Deed of Trust or any other instrument in addition or supplemental thereto, or to give any notice thereof, or to see to the payment of or be under any duty in respect of any tax or assessment or other governmental charge which may be levied or assessed on the Trust Property, or any part thereof, or against Trustee, or to see to the performance or observance by Trustee of any of the covenants and agreements contained herein. Trustee shall not be responsible for the execution, acknowledgment or validity of this Deed of Trust or of any instrument in addition or supplemental hereto or for the sufficiency of the security purported to be created hereby, and makes no representation in respect thereof or in respect of the rights of Beneficiary. Trustee shall have the right to confer with counsel upon any matters arising hereunder and shall be fully protected in relying as to legal matters on the advice of counsel. Trustee shall not incur any personal liability hereunder except for Trustee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by Trustee hereunder, believed by Trustee in good faith to be genuine.

Section 8.02 Successor Trustee . Trustee may resign by written notice addressed to Beneficiary or be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument in writing duly executed on behalf of Beneficiary. In case of the death, resignation or removal of Trustee, a successor trustee may be appointed by Beneficiary by instrument of substitution complying with any applicable requirements of law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, without other formality than appointment and designation in writing. Written notice of such appointment and designation shall be given by Beneficiary to Trustee, but the validity of any such appointment shall not be impaired or affected by failure to give such notice or by any defect therein. Such appointment and designation shall be full evidence of the right and authority to make the same and of all the facts therein recited, and, upon the making of any such appointment and

 

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designation, this Deed of Trust shall vest in the successor trustee all the estate and title in and to all of the Trust Property, and the successor trustee shall thereupon succeed to all of the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties hereby conferred upon Trustee named herein, and one such appointment and designation shall not exhaust the right to appoint and designate a successor trustee hereunder but such right may be exercised repeatedly as long as any Obligations remain unpaid hereunder. To facilitate the administration of the duties hereunder, Beneficiary may appoint multiple trustees to serve in such capacity or in such jurisdictions as Beneficiary may designate.

Section 8.03 Retention of Moneys . All moneys received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other moneys (except to the extent required by law), and Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by Trustee hereunder.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc. This Deed of Trust may be construed as a mortgage, deed of trust, chattel mortgage, conveyance, assignment, security agreement, pledge, financing statement, hypothecation or contract, or any one or more of them, in order to fully effectuate the liens and security interests created hereby and the purposes and agreements set forth herein.

Section 9.02 Performance at Trustor’s Expense . The cost and expense of performing or complying with any and all of the Obligations shall be borne solely by Trustor, and no portion of such cost and expense shall be, in any way or to any extent, credited against any installment on or portion of the Obligations.

Section 9.03 Survival of Obligations . Each and all of the Obligations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Deed of Trust and shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Obligations shall have been fully satisfied.

Section 9.04 Further Assurances . Trustor, upon the request of Beneficiary, shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record and/or file such further reasonable instruments, including financing statements, and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Deed of Trust and to subject to the Liens and security interests hereof any property intended by the terms hereof to be covered hereby, including any renewals, additions, substitutions, replacements, betterments or appurtenances to the then Trust Property.

 

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Section 9.05 Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Deed of Trust shall be in writing and shall be considered properly given if given in the manner and to the addresses prescribed by Section 12.02 of the Indenture to the parties and at the addresses set forth in the first paragraph hereof, and to each of the parties and at the addresses set forth in Section 12.02 of the Indenture; provided , however , that (a) service of notice as required by the laws of any State or Commonwealth in which portions of the Trust Property may be situated shall for all purposes be deemed appropriate and sufficient with the giving of such notice thereunder, and (b) any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of ten (10) days’ notice to the other party in the manner set forth above.

Section 9.06 No Waiver . Any failure by Beneficiary to insist, or any election by Beneficiary not to insist, upon strict performance by Trustor of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Deed of Trust shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the same or of any other terms, provision or condition hereof, and Beneficiary shall have the right, at any time or times thereafter, to insist upon strict performance by Trustor of any and all of such terms, provisions and conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, Beneficiary may, in Beneficiary’s sole and absolute discretion, (i) in the case of a Default, determine whether such Default has been cured, and (ii) in the case of an Event of Default, accept or reject any proposed cure of an Event of Default. In no event shall any provision of this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document which provides that Beneficiary shall have certain rights and/or remedies only during the continuance of an Event of Default be construed so as to require Beneficiary to accept a cure of any such Event of Default. Unless and until Beneficiary accepts any proposed cure of an Event of Default, such Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.

Section 9.07 Beneficiary’s Right to Perform; Beneficiary’s Expenditures .

(a) Trustor agrees that if Trustor fails to perform any act or take any action which Trustor is required to perform or take hereunder or under the Indenture or to pay any money which Trustor is required to pay hereunder or under the Indenture, Beneficiary may, upon prior notice to Trustor, but shall not be obligated to, perform or cause to be performed such act or take such action or pay such money.

(b) All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Beneficiary (or any Indemnified Party), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, all monies paid by (or on behalf of) Beneficiary and the monetary value of all services performed by (or on behalf of Beneficiary) in connection with a Default or Event of Default hereunder or under any other Security Document, including, without limitation, the (i) the enforcement of any term or provision of this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document, (ii) the performance by Beneficiary of any obligation of Trustor under this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document if Beneficiary elects to so perform, in its sole and absolute discretion, and (iii) any action Beneficiary elects to take, in its sole and absolute discretion, to protect its interest in or the value of the Trust Property, shall be a demand obligation owing by Trustor to Beneficiary, as the case may be, and to the extent any payment is made to a third Person, Beneficiary, upon making such payment, shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the Person receiving such payment.

 

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Provided that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all such costs and expenses, monies and the monetary value of such services performed shall (x) bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of such incurrence, payment or performance, as applicable, until paid, and (y) constitute (together with such interest) a portion of the Obligations and shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and all of the other Security Documents. If Beneficiary shall elect to pay any Imposition or other sums due with reference to the Trust Property, Beneficiary may do so in reliance on any bill, statement or assessment procured from the appropriate governmental authority or other issuer thereof.

Section 9.08 Successors and Assigns . All of the terms hereof shall apply to, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, and all other Persons claiming by, through or under them; provided , however , that nothing herein shall be deemed to imply any right on behalf of Trustor to assign its interest in any of the Trust Property except as may be expressly set forth in the Indenture.

Section 9.09 Severability . This Deed of Trust is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws and regulations of applicable Governmental Authorities and the provisions hereof are intended to be limited to the extent necessary that they will not render this Deed of Trust invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law. If any provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, neither the remainder of this Deed of Trust nor the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 9.10 Subrogation of Trustee . This Deed of Trust is made with full substitution and subrogation of Trustee and successors in this trust to Trustee and Trustee and such successors assigns in and to all covenants and warranties by others heretofore given or made in respect of the Trust Property or any part thereof.

Section 9.11 Entire Agreement and Modification . This Deed of Trust may not be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated orally, but only by a written instrument or instruments executed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination is asserted. Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to any party.

Section 9.12 Applicable Law . THIS DEED OF TRUST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE TRUST PROPERTY IS LOCATED; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE INDENTURE IS, BY ITS TERMS, GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS PROVIDED THEREIN, AND, IN THE EVENT THAT IT BECOMES NECESSARY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DEED OF TRUST OR OTHERWISE, TO CONSTRUE OR ENFORCE THE OBLIGATIONS (WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST), THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Section 9.13 Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance . To the extent that proceeds advanced pursuant to the Indenture are used to pay indebtedness secured by any outstanding Lien, security interest, charge or prior encumbrance against the Trust Property, such proceeds shall be deemed to have been advanced by Beneficiary at Trustor’s request, and, provided such advances were made in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, Beneficiary shall be subrogated to any and all rights, security interests and Liens owned by any owner or holder of such outstanding Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances, irrespective of whether said Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances are released, and it is expressly understood that, in consideration of the payment of such other indebtedness by Beneficiary, Trustor hereby waives and releases all demands and causes of action for offsets and payments to, upon and in connection with the said indebtedness.

Section 9.14 No Partnership . Nothing contained in this Deed of Trust is intended to, or shall be construed to, create to any extent and in any manner whatsoever any partnership, joint venture, or association between Trustor and Beneficiary, or in any way make Beneficiary a co-principal with Trustor with reference to the Trust Property, and any inferences to the contrary are hereby expressly negated.

Section 9.15 Headings . The Article, Section and Subsection headings hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way alter, modify or define, or be used in construing, the text of such Articles, Sections or Subsections.

Section 9.16 Release of Deed of Trust . If all of the Obligations shall be paid, performed and discharged and the Indenture (and the commitments thereunder) is terminated, Beneficiary shall forthwith cause satisfaction and discharge of this Deed of Trust to be entered upon the record, and shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such instruments of satisfaction and discharge as may be appropriate, such instruments to be duly acknowledged and in form for recording. Trustor shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Beneficiary in discharging, releasing and/or terminating this Deed of Trust and any other instruments related hereto, including, but not limited to, any financing statements.

Section 9.17 Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Trust Property .

(a) Neither Trustee, Beneficiary nor any Holder shall have any duty to protect or preserve, or any liability with respect to the protection or preservation of, any Trust Property or to preserve rights pertaining thereto other than the duty to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Trust Property in its actual possession. Beneficiary shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Trust Property in its possession if such Trust Property is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Beneficiary accords its own like property. Beneficiary shall be relieved of all responsibility for any Trust Property in its possession upon surrendering it, or tendering surrender of it, to Trustor or to such other Person entitled thereto by applicable law.

 

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(b) Nothing contained in this Deed of Trust shall be construed as requiring or obligating Trustee, Beneficiary or any Holder, and neither Trustee, Beneficiary nor any Holder shall be required or obligated, to (i) make any demand or inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim or notice or take any action with respect to any Trust Property or the monies due or to become due thereunder in connection therewith, (ii) ascertain or take action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders, offers or other matters relating to any Trust Property, whether or not Beneficiary or any of the other Holders has or is deemed to have knowledge or notice thereof, (iii) take any necessary steps to preserve rights against any prior parties with respect to any Trust Property, or (iv) notify Trustor or any other Person of any decline in the value of any Trust Property.

Section 9.18 Inconsistency with Indenture . To the fullest extent possible, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall be read together with the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust such that the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust shall supplement, rather than conflict with, the terms and provisions of the Indenture; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any of the terms or provisions of this Deed of Trust conflict with any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture, such that it is impractical for such terms or provisions to coexist, the terms or provisions of the Indenture shall govern and control for all purposes; and, provided further , that the inclusion in this Deed of Trust of terms and provisions, supplemental rights or remedies in favor of a secured party but which are not addressed in the Indenture shall not be deemed to be a conflict with the Indenture and all such additional terms, provisions, supplemental rights or remedies contained herein shall be given full force and effect.

Section 9.19 Limitation on Interest Payable . It is the intention of the parties to conform strictly to the usury laws, whether state or federal, that are applicable to the transaction of which this Deed of Trust is a part. All agreements between Trustor and Beneficiary, or any Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether oral or written, are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid by Trustor for the use, forbearance or detention of the money to be loaned under the Indenture or any other Security Document, or for the payment or performance of any covenant or obligation contained herein or in the Indenture or any other Security Document, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable federal or state usury laws. If, under any circumstances, fulfillment of any such provision, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity. If, under any circumstances, Trustor shall have paid an amount of money which is deemed to be interest and such interest would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount that would be excessive interest under applicable usury laws shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing in respect of the Obligations and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal and any other amounts due hereunder, the excess shall be refunded to Trustor. All sums paid or agreed to be paid for the use, forbearance or detention of the principal under any extension of credit by Beneficiary (or any Holder) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and to the extent necessary to preclude exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread from the date of this Deed of Trust until payment in full of the Obligations so that the actual rate of interest on account of such principal amounts is uniform throughout the term hereof.

 

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Section 9.20 Covenants To Run With the Land . All of the grants, representations, warranties, undertakings, covenants, terms, provisions and conditions in this Deed of Trust shall run with the Land and shall apply to and bind the successors and assigns of Trustor. If there shall be more than one trustor, the covenants, representations and warranties made herein shall be deemed to be joint and several.

Section 9.21 Amount Secured; Last Dollar . So long as the balance of the Obligations exceeds the portion of the Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust, no payment on account of the Obligations shall be deemed to be applied against or to reduce the portion of the Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust, but shall, instead, be deemed to be applied against only such portions of the Obligations that are not secured by this Deed of Trust.

Section 9.22 Defense of Claims . Trustor shall promptly notify Beneficiary in writing of the commencement of any legal proceedings materially affecting Trustor’s title to the Trust Property or Beneficiary’s Lien on or security interest in the Trust Property, or any part thereof, and shall take all such action, employing attorneys reasonably agreeable to Beneficiary, as may be necessary to preserve Trustor’s and Beneficiary’s rights affected thereby. If Trustor fails or refuses to adequately or vigorously, in the reasonable judgment of Beneficiary, defend Trustor’s or Beneficiary’s rights to the Trust Property, Beneficiary may take such action on behalf of and in the name of Trustor and at Trustor’s expense. Moreover, Beneficiary may take (or cause its agents to take) such independent action in connection therewith as they may in their discretion deem proper, including, without limitation, the right to employ independent counsel and to intervene in any suit affecting the Trust Property. All costs, expenses and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees incurred by Beneficiary (or its agents) pursuant to this Section 8.21 or in connection with the defense by Beneficiary of any claims, demands or litigation relating to Trustor, the Trust Property or the transactions contemplated in this Deed of Trust shall be paid by Trustor on demand, plus interest thereon from the date of the advance by Beneficiary until reimbursement of Beneficiary at the Default Rate.

Section 9.23 Exculpation Provisions . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS DEED OF TRUST; AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS DEED OF TRUST AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS DEED OF TRUST AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS DEED OF TRUST; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL

 

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NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS DEED OF TRUST ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

Section 9.24 No Merger of Estates . So long as any part of the Obligations remain unpaid, unperformed or undischarged, and the commitments under the Indenture have not been terminated, the fee, easement and leasehold estates to the Trust Property shall not merge but rather shall remain separate and distinct, notwithstanding the union of such estates either in Trustor, Beneficiary, any lessee, any third-party purchaser or otherwise.

ARTICLE X

STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Section 10.01 Property Use . The Trust Property is not used principally for agricultural or farming purposes. The indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust is a “Commercial Loan” as that term is defined in the Washington Deed of Trust Act (RCW Chapter 61.24).

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ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT, OR TO FORBEAR FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by its member, pursuant to proper authority of its operating agreement and/or bylaws, has duly executed, sealed, acknowledged and delivered this instrument as of the day and year first above written.

 

SYNRAD, INC.,
a Washington corporation
By:  

/s/ Anthony Bellantuoni

  Name:Anthony Bellantuoni
  Title:Director and Assistant Secretary


STATE OF  Massachusetts   )  
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF  Middlesex   )  

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that Anthony Bellantuoni is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that he/she signed the foregoing instrument, on oath stated that he was authorized to execute the instrument and acknowledged it as the Director and Asst. Secretary of Synrad, a                      , which is the                      of Synrad, Inc., a Washington corporation, to be the free and voluntary act of said corporation for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.

Dated this 16th day of July, 2010.

 

/s/ Paula A. Pluta

Notary Public  
My Commission Expires:  

July 2, 2015


EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Lot 4 of Binding Site Plan, recorded August 29, 2000 under Recording No. 200008295004, being a portion of Lot 26, Harbour Pointe Business Center-North Campus, According to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 51 of Plats, Pages 73 through 81, inclusive, records of Snohomish County, Washington.

EXHIBIT 10.4

COVER PAGE

OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

Note to the Orange County Comptroller concerning payment of Documentary Stamp Tax and Non-Recurring

Intangible Tax on multi-state transaction partially secured hereby.

Background

This Open-End Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (the “Mortgage”) encumbers Florida real property as security for indebtedness in the original principal amount of $107,040,000.00 as set forth in an Indenture, which Indenture was executed by Mortgagor and delivered to and held by the Mortgagee, outside of the State of Florida, and which indebtedness is also secured by other real property located outside the State of Florida.

Documentary Stamp Tax Calculation

The aggregate value of the mortgaged real property in Florida is $7,600,000.00 and the value of the mortgaged real property located in other states is $20,500,000.00, for a total value of $28,100,000.00. The percentage that the value of the Florida mortgaged real estate bears to the value of the total mortgaged real estate is 27.04%. The amount of $ 7,600,000.00 is the sum on which Florida Documentary Stamp Tax is payable, as provided in Rule 12B-4.053(31) of the Florida Administrative Code. Documentary Stamp Tax in the amount of $ 26,600.00 is paid on this amount.

Non-Recurring Intangible Tax Calculation

The aggregate value of the Florida mortgaged real estate is $7,600,000 and is the sum on which the Florida Non-Recurring Intangible Tax is payable, as provided in Rule 12C-2.004(3) of the Florida Administrative Code. Non-Recurring Intangible Tax in the amount of $15,200.00 is paid on this amount.


OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

made by

CONTROL LASER CORPORATION

(Mortgagor)

in favor of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee and as Collateral Agent

(Mortgagee)

Property Location:

2419 Lake Orange Road

Orlando, Florida 32837

Dated as of July 23, 2010

This Mortgage Was Prepared By and When Recorded, Return to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Gregory P. Pressman, Esq.

Ref. No.: 035064.0001


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS    2
Section 1.01    Terms Defined Above    2
Section 1.02    Definitions    2
Section 1.03    Terminology; Other Defined Terms    6
ARTICLE II GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST    7
Section 2.01    Grant of Lien    7
Section 2.02    Grant of Security Interest    7
Section 2.03    No Obligation of Mortgagee    7
Section 2.04    Fixture Filing    8
Section 2.05    Future Advances    8
Section 2.06    Advances Secured by Mortgage    8
ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS    9
Section 3.01    Assignment    9
Section 3.02    Revocable License    9
Section 3.03    Enforcement of Leases    10
Section 3.04    Direction to Tenants    11
Section 3.05    Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact    11
Section 3.06    No Liability of Mortgagee    12
Section 3.07    Mortgagor’s Indemnities    12
Section 3.08    No Modification of Mortgagor’s Obligations    13
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    13
Section 4.01    Title to Mortgaged Property and Lien of this Mortgage    13
Section 4.02    Taxes and Other Payments    14
Section 4.03    Power to Create Lien and Security    14
Section 4.04    Loan and Security Documents    14
Section 4.05    Compliance with Laws    14
Section 4.06    No Condemnation    15
Section 4.07    Flood Zone    15
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    15
Section 5.01    Lien Status    15
Section 5.02    Payment of Impositions    16
Section 5.03    Repair    16
Section 5.04    Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds    17
Section 5.05    Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds    20
Section 5.06    Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights    21
Section 5.07    Payment and Performance of Obligations    21
Section 5.08    Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations    21
Section 5.09    Additional Affirmative Covenants    22
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS    22
Section 6.01    Use Violations    22
Section 6.02    Waste    22
Section 6.03    Alterations    22
Section 6.04    No Further Encumbrances    22
Section 6.05    Transfer Restrictions    23
Section 6.06    Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants    23

 

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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES    23
Section 7.01    Event of Default    23
Section 7.02    Acceleration    23
Section 7.03    Foreclosure and Sale    23
Section 7.04    Mortgagee’s Agents    25
Section 7.05    Judicial Foreclosure    25
Section 7.06    Receiver    25
Section 7.07    Foreclosure for Installments    26
Section 7.08    Separate Sales    26
Section 7.09    Possession of Mortgaged Property    26
Section 7.10    Intentionally Omitted    27
Section 7.11    Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive    27
Section 7.12    No Release of Obligations    27
Section 7.13    Release of and Resort to Collateral    28
Section 7.14    Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets    28
Section 7.15    Discontinuance of Proceedings    28
Section 7.16    Application of Proceeds    28
Section 7.17    Uniform Commercial Code Remedies    29
Section 7.18    Indemnity    29
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS    30
Section 8.01    Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc    30
Section 8.02    Performance at Mortgagor’s Expense    30
Section 8.03    Survival of Obligations    31
Section 8.04    Further Assurances    31
Section 8.05    Notices    31
Section 8.06    No Waiver    31
Section 8.07    Mortgagee’s Right to Perform; Mortgagee’s Expenditures    32
Section 8.08    Successors and Assigns    32
Section 8.09    Severability    32
Section 8.10    Entire Agreement and Modification    33
Section 8.11    Applicable Law    33
Section 8.12    Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance    33
Section 8.13    No Partnership    34
Section 8.14    Headings    34
Section 8.15    Release of Mortgage    34
Section 8.16    Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Mortgaged Property    34
Section 8.17    Inconsistency with Indenture    35
Section 8.18    Limitation on Interest Payable    35
Section 8.19    Covenants To Run With the Land    36
Section 8.20    Amount Secured; Last Dollar    36
Section 8.21    Defense of Claims    36
Section 8.22    Exculpation Provisions    36
Section 8.23    No Merger of Estates    37
ARTICLE IX STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS    37
Section 9.01    State-Specific Provisions    37

EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

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OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

THIS OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING (hereinafter, together with any and all amendments, supplements, modifications or restatements of any kind, referred to as this “ Mortgage ”), is made as of July 23, 2010, by CONTROL LASER CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, having its principal place of business at 2419 Lake Orange Road, Orlando, Florida 32837 (“ Mortgagor ”), in favor of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, having its principal place of business at 525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259, Attention: Leslie Lockhart, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, “ Mortgagee ”), for itself and for each of the financial institutions and their respective successors and assigns which from time to time shall be a “ Holder ” under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS , Mortgagor is the owner and holder of fee simple title in and to the Land (as hereinafter defined) described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof;

WHEREAS , on the date hereof, GSI Group Corporation (“ Issuer ”), Mortgagor and the other Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), entered into that certain Indenture, dated of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), with the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and Mortgagee, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent for the Holders, pursuant to which the Holders agreed to extend to Issuer certain term loan facilities in the aggregate original principal amount of up to One Hundred Seven Million Forty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($107,040,000.00) (collectively, the “ Loan ”);

WHEREAS , Mortgagor will derive indirect economic benefit from the Loan and, in order to induce the Holders to make the Loan, the Mortgagor is executing this Mortgage and the Guarantors have executed the Indenture;

WHEREAS , as a condition to Mortgagee executing the Indenture, Mortgagee is requiring that Mortgagor grant to Mortgagee, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders, a security interest in and a first mortgage lien upon the Mortgaged Property (as hereinafter defined), to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of Mortgagor under the Indenture, this Mortgage and the other Security Documents (as hereinafter defined), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, this Mortgage and the other Security Documents.


NOW , THEREFORE , in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Mortgagor hereby agrees with Mortgagee as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above . As used in this Mortgage, the terms defined in the introductory paragraph to this Mortgage and in the Recitals set forth above shall have the meanings respectively assigned to such terms in such paragraph and Recitals.

Section 1.02 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Applicable UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as presently in effect in the State or Commonwealth where the Mortgaged Property is located.

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

Buildings ” means any and all buildings, structures, garages, utility sheds, workrooms, air conditioning towers, open parking areas and other improvements, and any and all additions, alterations, betterments or appurtenances thereto, now or at any time hereafter situated, placed or constructed upon the Land or any part thereof.

Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Default Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01 hereof.

Fixtures ” means all materials, supplies, equipment, apparatus and other items of Personalty now or hereafter acquired by Mortgagor and incorporated into the Mortgaged Property so as to constitute fixtures under the Applicable UCC or otherwise under the laws of the state or commonwealth in which such items are located.

 

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Governmental Requirements ” means any and all present and future judicial decisions, statutes, rulings, rules, regulations, permits, certificates or ordinances of any governmental authority in any way applicable to Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property, including the ownership, use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair or reconstruction thereof.

Guarantors ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. “Guarantor” means any of the Guarantors.

Impositions ” means any and all real estate and personal property taxes; water, gas, sewer, electricity and other utility rates and charges; charges for any easement, license or agreement maintained for the benefit of the Mortgaged Property; and any and all other taxes, charges and assessments, whether general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever which at any time prior to or after the execution hereof may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the Mortgaged Property or the ownership, use, occupancy, benefit or enjoyment thereof, together with any interest, costs or penalties that may become payable in connection therewith.

Indemnified Parties ” means, with respect to any Person entitled to the benefit of an indemnity, such Person and its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, accountants and experts. The term “ Indemnified Party ” means any one of such Persons.

Land ” means the real property or interest therein described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and all rights, titles and interests appurtenant thereto.

Leases ” means any and all leases, master leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements (whether written or oral, and whether now or hereafter in effect) which grant to third Persons a possessory interest in and to, or the right to use, all or any part of the Mortgaged Property, Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty, together with all security and other deposits made in connection therewith and any guarantee of the obligations of the landlord or the tenant thereunder.

License ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

 

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Losses ” means all obligations, damages, claims, causes of action, costs, fines, fees, charges, penalties, deficiencies, losses, diminutions in value, expenses (including court costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other experts) and other liabilities, and, with respect to any indemnity, includes all attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement and collection of such indemnity. The term “ Loss ” means any one of such Losses.

Mortgaged Property ” means all of Mortgagor’s right, title, interest and estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and the Personalty, together with:

(i) all rights, privileges, tenements, hereditaments, rights-of-way, easements, air rights, development rights or credits, zoning rights, appendages and appurtenances in anywise appertaining thereto, and all right, title and interest of Mortgagor in and to any streets, ways, alleys, strips or gores of land adjoining the Land or any part thereof, and all right, title and interest of Mortgagor, if any, in and to all rights, royalties and profits with respect to all minerals, coal, oil, gas and other substances of any kind or character on or underlying the Land, together with all right, title and interest of Mortgagor in and to all water and water rights (whether riparian, appropriative or otherwise and whether or not appurtenant);

(ii) all rights of Mortgagor (but not its obligations) under any contracts and agreements, including, without limitation, construction contracts and architectural agreements, relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(iii) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals and other rights and privileges (each, a “ Permit ”) obtained in connection with the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or the use or operation thereof;

(iv) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all plans and specifications, designs, schematics, drawings and other information, materials and matters heretofore or hereafter prepared relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(v) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all proceeds arising from or by virtue of the sale, lease or other disposition of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or any part thereof or any interest therein or from the operation thereof;

 

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(vi) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all Leases now or hereafter in effect and all Rents, royalties, bonuses, issues, profits, revenues or other benefits arising from or attributable to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(vii) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all betterments, additions, alterations, appurtenances, substitutions, replacements and revisions to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty and all reversions and remainders relating thereto;

(viii) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to any awards, remuneration, settlements or compensation now or hereafter made by any governmental authority pertaining to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty, including those arising from or attributable to any vacation of, or change of grade in, any streets affecting the Land or the Buildings;

(ix) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to any and all other security and collateral of any nature whatsoever, whether now or hereafter given, for the repayment, performance and discharge of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined);

(x) all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all awards, payments, and proceeds of conversion, whether voluntary or involuntary, of any of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures, the Personalty or any of the property and rights described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix), including without limitation, all insurance, condemnation and tort claims, refunds of real estate taxes and assessments, rent claims and other obligations dischargeable in cash or cash equivalents; and

(xi) all other property and rights of Mortgagor of every kind and character relating to and/or used or to be used in connection with the foregoing, and all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing.

As used in this Mortgage, the term “ Mortgaged Property ” shall be expressly defined as meaning all or, where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above, and all or, where the context permits or requires, any interest therein.

Obligation ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Permitted Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

 

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Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Personalty ” means all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to all furniture, furnishings, equipment, machinery, goods, general intangibles, money, insurance proceeds, contract rights, option rights, inventory, together with all refundable, returnable or reimbursable fees, deposits or other funds or evidences of credit or indebtedness deposited by or on behalf of Mortgagor with any governmental authority, boards, corporations, providers of utility services, public or private including all refundable, returnable or reimbursable tap fees, utility deposits, commitment fees and development costs, and all other personal property of any kind or character (other than Fixtures or the property of any tenant), and including all such property that now or hereafter arise from or are located or to be located upon, within or about the Land and the Buildings, or which are or may be used in or related to the planning, development, financing or operation of the Mortgaged Property, together with all accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or therefor and the proceeds thereof.

Principal Balance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02 hereof.

Rents ” means all of the rents, revenues, income, proceeds, issues, profits, security and other types of deposits (after Mortgagor acquires title thereto), and other benefits paid or payable by parties (other than Mortgagor) for using, leasing, licensing, possessing, operating from, residing in, benefiting from or otherwise enjoying all or any part of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty.

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Indenture, this Mortgage, and all other instruments, security agreements, agreements and other documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise included in the definition of the term “ Security Documents ” in the Indenture.

Section 1.03 Terminology; Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term used in this Mortgage and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.04 of the Indenture shall apply hereto as if incorporated at length herein.

 

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ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST

Section 2.01 Grant of Lien . To secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of all of the Obligations, Mortgagor hereby irrevocably GRANTS, BARGAINS, SELLS, ASSIGNS, TRANSFERS, MORTGAGES, CONVEYS and CONFIRMS unto Mortgagee, WITH POWER OF SALE and right of entry and possession, for the use and benefit of Mortgagee, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, all right, title, interest and estate in, to and under the Mortgaged Property, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Mortgaged Property unto Mortgagee, subject to the terms and conditions of this Mortgage, with POWER OF SALE, forever, and Mortgagor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND the title to the Mortgaged Property unto Mortgagee against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; provided , however , that if Mortgagor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then the Liens, estates and rights granted by this Mortgage shall cease and terminate.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest . This Mortgage shall be construed as a mortgage on the Land and the Buildings and it shall also constitute and serve as a “ security agreement ” within the meaning of, and shall constitute a first and prior security interest under, the Applicable UCC with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures. To this end, Mortgagor by these presents does GRANT, BARGAIN, CONVEY, ASSIGN, SELL, TRANSFER and SET OVER unto Mortgagee, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, a security interest in all of Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Personalty and the Fixtures, to secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations. Mortgagor hereby consents to Mortgagee filing and recording financing statements (and continuations thereof) with the appropriate filing and recording offices in order to perfect (and maintain the perfection of) the security interests granted herein. To the extent the Indenture serves as a security agreement and in the event that there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Section 2.02 and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall prevail pursuant to Section 8.17 of this Mortgage.

Section 2.03 No Obligation of Mortgagee . The assignment and security interest herein granted to Mortgagee shall not be deemed or construed to constitute Mortgagee as a mortgagee-in-possession of the Mortgaged Property, obligate Mortgagee to lease the Mortgaged Property or attempt to do the same, or to take any action, incur any expense or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability whatsoever.

 

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Section 2.04 Fixture Filing . Without in any manner limiting the generality of any of the other provisions of this Mortgage: (a) some portions of the goods described or to which reference is made herein are or are to become fixtures on the Land described or to which reference is made herein or on Exhibit A attached to this Mortgage; (b) this Mortgage is to be filed of record in the real estate records as a financing statement and shall constitute a “ fixture filing ” for purposes of the Applicable UCC; and (c) Mortgagor is the record owner of the real estate or interests in the real estate constituting the Mortgaged Property hereunder. Information concerning the security interest herein granted may be obtained at the addresses set forth on the first page hereof. The addresses of the Secured Party (Mortgagee) and of the Debtor (Mortgagor) are set forth on the first page hereof. In that regard, the following information is provided:

 

Name of Debtor :   CONTROL LASER CORPORATION
Type of Organization :   Corporation
State :   Florida

Section 2.05 Future Advances .

(a) It is the intention of Mortgagor and Mortgagee that this Mortgage (as renewed and extended from time to time) shall secure future advances and readavances, and the lien and security interest created by this Mortgage shall attach upon execution and have priority from the time of recording as to all advances, whether obligatory or discretionary, to the fullest extent permitted by law, until this Mortgage is released of record.

(b) Mortgagor hereby expressly waives and relinquishes any rights granted under Section 697.04 of the Florida Statutes, or otherwise, to limit the amount of indebtedness that may be secured by this Mortgage at anytime during the term of this Mortgage. Mortgagor further covenants not to file for record any notice limiting the maximum principal amount that may be secured by this Mortgage and agrees that any such notice, if filed, shall be null and void; and except as hereinafter provided, of no effect. In the event that Mortgagor files for record any notice limiting the maximum principal amount that may be secured by this Mortgage in violation of the foregoing covenant, the Obligations shall, at the option of Mortgagee, become immediately due and payable.

Section 2.06 Advances Secured by Mortgage . Upon a Default of Mortgagor for failure to comply with any covenants and agreements hereunder as to the payment of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, repairs, protection of the Mortgaged Property or Mortgagee’s lien thereon, and other charges and the costs of procurement of title evidence and insurance as

 

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aforesaid, Mortgagee may, at its option, pay the same in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and any sums so paid by Mortgagee, together with the reasonable fees of counsel employed by Mortgagee in consultation and in connection therewith, shall be charged against Mortgagor, shall be due and payable (together with interest at the applicable rate) by Mortgagor and shall be a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and be secured by the Mortgage in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture.

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS

Section 3.01 Assignment . For Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, including the indebtedness evidenced by the Indenture, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, Mortgagor has presently, absolutely and irrevocably GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, CONVEYED and CONFIRM, and by these presents does presently, absolutely and irrevocably GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN, TRANSFER, CONVEY and CONFIRM, unto Mortgagee, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, as security for the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, all of the Leases and Rents (if any), subject only to the Permitted Liens applicable thereto and the License (as hereinafter defined); TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Leases and the Rents unto Mortgagee, forever, and Mortgagor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to warrant and forever defend the title to the Leases and the Rents unto Mortgagee against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof; provided , however , that if Mortgagor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then this assignment shall terminate, and all rights, titles and interests conveyed pursuant to this assignment shall become vested in Mortgagor.

Section 3.02 Revocable License .

(a) Mortgagee hereby grants to Mortgagor a revocable license (the “ License ”), nonexclusive with the rights of Mortgagee reserved in Sections 3.02(b) , 3.04 and 3.05 hereof, to exercise and enjoy all incidences of the status of a lessor under the Leases and the Rents, including, without limitation, the right to collect, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive the Rents and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor. During the pendency of an Event of Default, Mortgagor hereby agrees to receive all Rents and hold the same as a trust fund to be applied, and to apply the Rents so collected, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Indenture, first to the

 

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payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations and then to the payment of the Impositions. Thereafter, Mortgagor may use the balance of the Rents collected in any manner not inconsistent with the Security Documents.

(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the License shall immediately and automatically terminate without the necessity of any action by Mortgagee or any other Person, and Mortgagee shall have the right in such event to exercise the rights and remedies provided under this Mortgage or otherwise available to Mortgagee under applicable law. Upon demand by Mortgagee at any time that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent allowed by applicable law, Mortgagor shall promptly pay to Mortgagee all security deposits under the Leases and all Rents allocable to any period commencing from and after the occurrence of such Event of Default and during the period such Default shall be continuing. Any Rents received hereunder by Mortgagee shall be applied and disbursed to the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Indenture; provided , however , that, subject to any applicable requirement of law, any security deposits actually received by Mortgagee shall be held, applied and disbursed as provided in the applicable Leases.

Section 3.03 Enforcement of Leases . Mortgagor shall (a) submit any and all proposed material Leases that affect the Mortgagor’s operations on the Mortgaged Property (including subleases provided to Mortgagor for approval) to Mortgagee for approval prior to the execution thereof or consent thereto, as applicable, such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed; (b) duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon the lessor under any Lease; (c) except for a termination right granted to a tenant pursuant to the terms of a Lease, maintain each Lease in full force and effect during the term thereof; (d) provide Mortgagee with prompt notice of each notice of default sent to a tenant under a Lease, provide Mortgagee with prompt notice of each notice of default received from (or relating to) a tenant under a Lease, and otherwise promptly reasonably indicate that a material default or termination of a Lease may occur (other than by reason of the expiration of the term of such Lease); (e) appear in and defend any action or proceeding in any manner connected with any of the Leases; (f) deliver to Mortgagee true and complete copies of all Leases; and (g) deliver to Mortgagee all such further information, and execute and deliver to Mortgagee such further assurances and assignments, with respect to the Leases as Mortgagee may from time to time reasonably request. Without Mortgagee’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to clause (iv) below, Mortgagor shall not (i) do or knowingly permit to be done anything to materially impair the value of any of the Leases; (ii) except for security or similar deposits, collect any of the Rent more than one (1) month in advance of the time when the same becomes due

 

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under the terms of any Lease; (iii) discount any future accruing Rents; (iv) amend, modify, accept the surrender of or terminate any of the Leases; or (v) assign or grant a security interest in or to the License or any of the Leases or Rents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mortgagee’s prior approval and consent shall not be required for any Lease entered into by Mortgagor with any Person for storage of product on the Mortgaged Property for a term of not more than 6 months and for less than 25,000 square feet of leased space.

Section 3.04 Direction to Tenants . Upon and at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Mortgagor hereby authorizes and directs, and shall, at the direction of Mortgagee, further authorize and direct, in writing, the tenant under each Lease to pay directly to, or as directed by, Mortgagee all Rents accruing or due under its Lease, without proof to the tenant of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default. Mortgagor hereby authorizes the tenant under each Lease to rely upon and comply with any notice or demand from Mortgagee for payment of Rents to Mortgagee, and Mortgagor shall have no claim against any tenant for Rents paid by such tenant to Mortgagee pursuant to such notice or demand. All Rents actually collected by Mortgagee pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.

Section 3.05 Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact .

(a) Mortgagor hereby constitutes and appoints Mortgagee the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Mortgagor and Mortgagor hereby confers upon Mortgagee the right, in the name, place and stead of Mortgagor, to, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive any of the Rents and any premium or penalty payable upon the exercise by any third Person under any Lease of a privilege of cancellation originally provided in such Lease and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor and, after deducting expenses of collection, to apply the net proceeds as provided in the Indenture. Mortgagor hereby authorizes and directs any such third Person to deliver such payment to Mortgagee in accordance with this Article III , and Mortgagor hereby ratifies and confirms all that its said attorney-in-fact, the Mortgagee, shall do or cause to be done in accordance with this Mortgage and by virtue of the powers granted hereby. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Mortgagee, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged, and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated.

(b) Mortgagor hereby constitutes and appoints Mortgagee the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Mortgagor and Mortgagor hereby confers upon Mortgagee the right, in the name, place and stead of Mortgagor, to subject and subordinate at any time and from time to

 

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time any Lease or any part thereof to the lien, assignment and security interest of this Mortgage and to the terms hereof, or to any other mortgage, deed of trust, assignment or security agreement, or to any ground lease or surface lease, with respect to all or a portion of the Mortgaged Property, or to request or require such subordination, where such reservation, option or authority was reserved to Mortgagor under any such Lease, or in any case where Mortgagor otherwise would have the right, power or privilege so to do. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Mortgagee, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated. Mortgagor hereby represents and warrants that it has not exercised, and no Person has the current right to exercise, any of the rights described in this Section 3.05(b) , and Mortgagor hereby covenants not to exercise (or appoint any other Person as attorney-in-fact to exercise) any such right, nor (except at Mortgagee’s written request) to subordinate any such Lease to the lien of this Mortgage or to any other mortgage, deed of trust, assignment or security agreement or to any ground lease or surface lease.

Section 3.06 No Liability of Mortgagee . Neither the acceptance hereof nor the exercise of the rights and remedies hereunder nor any other action on the part of Mortgagee or any Person exercising the rights of Mortgagee or any Holder hereunder shall be construed to: (a) be an assumption by Mortgagee or any such Person or to otherwise make Mortgagee or such Person liable or responsible for the performance of any of the obligations of Mortgagor under or with respect to the Leases or for any Rent, security deposit or other amount delivered to Mortgagor, provided that Mortgagee or any such Person exercising the rights of Mortgagee shall be accountable for any Rents, security deposits or other amounts actually received by Mortgagee or such Person, as the case may be; or (b) obligate Mortgagee or any such Person to take any action under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Mortgaged Property, to incur any expense or perform or discharge any duty or obligation under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Mortgaged Property, to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Leases or the Mortgaged Property, to constitute Mortgagee as a mortgagee-in-possession (unless Mortgagee actually enters and takes possession of the Mortgaged Property), or to be liable in any way for any injury or damage to Persons or property sustained by any Person in or about the Mortgaged Property, other than to the extent caused by the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Mortgagee or any Person exercising the rights of Mortgagee hereunder. In connection with its appointment and acting hereunder, Mortgagee is otherwise entitled to all rights, privileges, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Security Documents.

Section 3.07 Mortgagor’s Indemnities . Mortgagor hereby agrees to protect, indemnify and hold harmless Mortgagee and of the Holders and each Indemnified Party related to Mortgagee or such other Holders from

 

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and against any and all Losses which Mortgagee or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party may incur under or by reason of this Article III , or for any action taken by Mortgagee or any such other Holder or Indemnified Party hereunder, or by reason or in defense of any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Mortgagee or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party arising out of the Leases, including, without limitation, any claim by any third Person for credit on account of Rents paid to and received by Mortgagor, but not delivered to Mortgagee or its agents, representatives or employees, for any period under any Lease more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall include, in any case, such Loss as may result from the ordinary good faith negligence of Mortgagee or such other Holders or Indemnified Party, but not any such Loss that is caused by the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Mortgagee or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party. In the event that Mortgagee or any of the other Holders or any Indemnified Party incurs any Losses covered by the indemnity set forth in this Section 3.07 , the amount thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, with interest thereon at the Default Rate, shall be payable by Mortgagor to Mortgagee within ten (10) days after demand therefor, and shall be secured hereby and by all other security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, including, without limitation, the lien and security interest of this Mortgage. The liabilities of Mortgagor as set forth in this Section 3.07 shall survive the termination of this Mortgage and the repayment of the Obligations.

Section 3.08 No Modification of Mortgagor’s Obligations . Nothing herein contained shall modify or otherwise alter the obligation of Mortgagor to make prompt payment of all Obligations as and when the same become due, regardless of whether the Rents described in this Article III are sufficient to pay the Obligations, and the security provided to Mortgagee pursuant to this Article III shall be cumulative of all other security of any and every character now or hereafter existing to secure payment of the Obligations.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Mortgagor hereby unconditionally represents and warrants to Mortgagee as follows:

Section 4.01 Title to Mortgaged Property and Lien of this Mortgage . To the best of its knowledge, Mortgagor has good, marketable and indefeasible fee simple title to the Land and the Buildings, and, to the best of its knowledge, has good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Fixtures, the Personalty and the other Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any and all Liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests and adverse claims whatsoever, except for all Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 4.02 Taxes and Other Payments . Mortgagor has filed all federal, state, commonwealth, county, municipal and city income and other material tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and other Impositions which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments or charges received by it, and Mortgagor does not know of any basis for any additional assessment or charge in respect of any such taxes or other Impositions. Mortgagor has paid in full all sums owing or claimed for labor, material, supplies, personal property (whether or not forming a Fixture hereunder) and services of every kind and character used, furnished or installed in or on the Mortgaged Property that are now due and owing and no claim for same exists or will be permitted to be created, except such claims as may arise in the ordinary course of business and that are not yet past due.

Section 4.03 Power to Create Lien and Security . Mortgagor has full power and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage and convey a Lien and security interest in all of the Mortgaged Property in the manner and form herein provided and without obtaining the authorization, approval, consent or waiver of any grantor, lessor, sublessor, governmental authority or other Person whomsoever.

Section 4.04 Loan and Security Documents . Mortgagor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All representations and warranties made by Mortgagor in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby made by Mortgagor as to itself and the Mortgaged Property as though such representations and warranties were set forth at length herein as the representations and warranties of Mortgagor.

Section 4.05 Compliance with Laws . To the actual knowledge of Mortgagor, all of the improvements on the Land (i) comply with all material requirements of all applicable laws and ordinances with respect to zoning, subdivision, construction, building and land use, including, without limitation, requirements with respect to parking, access and certificates of occupancy (and similar certificates) and (ii) comply with, and shall remain in compliance with, applicable health, fire and building codes. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Mortgagor to Mortgagee, all of the Buildings lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Land. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Mortgagor to Mortgagee, to the actual knowledge of Mortgagor, no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Land, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the Land encroach upon or under any of the Buildings or any portion of the Mortgaged Property. To the actual knowledge of Mortgagor, all of the Buildings and the

 

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use of the Mortgaged Property materially comply with, and shall remain in material compliance with, all applicable statutes, rules, regulations and private covenants now or hereafter relating to the ownership, construction, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property, including all applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to requirements for equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, fair housing, environmental protection, zoning and land use. All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including, without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the Mortgaged Property have been obtained and are in full force and effect. Mortgagor has not received any notice of, or other communication with respect to, an alleged violation with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 4.06 No Condemnation . With the exception of the Permitted Exceptions, no part of any property subject to this Mortgage has been taken in condemnation or other like proceeding nor is any proceeding pending, threatened or known to be contemplated for the partial or total condemnation or taking of the Mortgaged Property.

Section 4.07 Flood Zone . To the best of Mortgagor’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is not located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“ FEMA ”) as having special flood hazards or if the Land or any part thereof is identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), then Mortgagor has obtained the insurance required under Section 5.04(a)(v) of this Mortgage.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Mortgagor hereby unconditionally covenants and agrees with Mortgagee as follows:

Section 5.01 Lien Status . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Mortgagor shall not place, or permit to be placed, or otherwise mortgage, hypothecate or encumber the Mortgaged Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, with any other Lien or security interest of any nature whatsoever (statutory, constitutional or contractual), other than Permitted Liens, regardless of whether such Lien or security interest is inferior to the Lien and security interest created by this Mortgage, and, if any such Lien or security interest is asserted against the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor shall promptly, at its own cost and expense, (a) pay the underlying claim in full (except for so long as such claim is being contested by Mortgagor in good faith

 

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and as and to the extent permitted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) or take such other action as may be necessary to cause the same to be released of record and otherwise transferred to other security pursuant to Chapter 713 of the Florida Statutes, and (b) within five (5) days after the date on which such Lien or security interest is so asserted, give Mortgagee notice of such Lien or security interest. Such notice shall specify who is asserting such Lien or security interest and shall detail the origin and nature of the underlying claim giving rise to such asserted Lien or security interest.

Section 5.02 Payment of Impositions . Mortgagor shall duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all Impositions not later than the due date thereof, or the day on which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed, or the day on which any Lien may be filed for the nonpayment thereof (if such day is used to determine the due date of the respective item); provided , however , that Mortgagor may, if permitted by applicable law and if such installment payment would not create or permit the filing of a Lien against the Mortgaged Property, pay the Impositions in installments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mortgagor may in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and upon notice to Mortgagee, contest the validity, applicability or amount of any asserted tax or assessment, subject to any more restrictive provisions applicable to any such contest contained in the Indenture and (without limiting the foregoing) so long as (a) such contest is properly contested in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and (b) Mortgagee determines, in its opinion reasonably exercised, that such contest suspends the obligation to pay the tax and that nonpayment of such tax or assessment will not result in the sale, loss, forfeiture or diminution of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof or any interest of Mortgagee therein, and (c) unless expressly provided to the contrary in the Indenture, prior to the earlier of the commencement of such contest or the delinquency date of the asserted tax or assessment, Mortgagor deposits with Mortgagee an amount reasonably determined by Mortgagee to be adequate to cover the payment of such tax or assessment and a reasonable additional sum to cover possible interest, costs and penalties; provided , however , that Mortgagor shall promptly cause to be paid any amount adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be due, with all interest, costs and penalties thereon, promptly after such judgment becomes final (and, subject to Mortgagee’s rights and remedies during an Event of Default, Mortgagee shall make any sum deposited pursuant to clause (c) above available for such payment); and provided , further , that in any event each such contest shall be concluded, the taxes, assessments, interest, costs and penalties shall be paid prior to the date any writ or order is issued under which the Mortgaged Property may be sold, lost or forfeited.

Section 5.03 Repair . Mortgagor shall keep the Mortgaged Property in good order and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and shall make all repairs, replacements and improvements thereof and thereto,

 

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interior and exterior, structural and non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary, which are necessary to keep the same in such order and condition. Mortgagor shall also use reasonable efforts to prevent any act or occurrence which might impair the value or usefulness of the Mortgaged Property for its intended usage.

Section 5.04 Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds .

(a) During the term of this Mortgage, Mortgagor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained all insurance on the Mortgaged Property that is required to be maintained under the Indenture. In addition, Mortgagor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained such other insurance as may, from time to time, reasonably be required by Mortgagee in order to protect its interests in the Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding any insurance requirements under the Indenture, Mortgagor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained the following policies of insurance, with respect to the Mortgaged Property:

(i) Casualty (property) insurance against loss or damage by fire, lightning and such other perils as are included in a standard “special form” policy (formerly known as an “all-risk” endorsement policy), and against loss or damage by all other risks and hazards covered by a standard extended coverage insurance policy including, without limitation, riot and civil commotion, terrorist actions, vandalism, malicious mischief, burglary and theft, in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the then full replacement cost of the improvements, without deduction for physical depreciation and (B) such amount that the insurer would not deem Mortgagor a co-insurer under said policies. The policies of insurance required under this Section 5.04 shall contain a “Replacement Cost” endorsement with a waiver of depreciation and an “Agreed Amount” or “No Coinsurance” endorsement and shall otherwise comply with the Indenture.

(ii) Commercial General Liability insurance, including a broad form comprehensive general liability endorsement and coverages for broad form property damage, contractual damages and personal injuries (including death resulting therefrom) and containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate for any policy year with no deductible.

(iii) Rental loss and/or business interruption insurance in an amount equal to the estimated gross revenues from the operations of the Mortgaged Property for a period of twelve (12) months.

 

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(iv) Insurance against loss or damage from (A) leakage of sprinkler systems and (B) explosion of steam boilers, air conditioning equipment, high pressure piping, machinery and equipment, pressure vessels or similar apparatus now or hereafter installed on the improvements (without exclusion for explosions).

(v) Flood insurance if all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property is located in an area now or hereafter designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), and in which flood insurance has been made available under the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Buildings, Fixtures and Personalty now or hereafter located on the Mortgaged Property or such other amount as may be agreed to by Mortgagee in writing.

(vi) If the Mortgaged Property is or ever becomes non-conforming with respect to zoning, ordinance or law coverage to compensate for loss of value or property resulting from operation of law and the cost of demolition and the increased cost of construction in such amounts as may be requested by Mortgagee if available at a commercially reasonable cost.

(vii) Any other insurance with respect to the Mortgaged Property that may be required under the Indenture.

(viii) Such other insurance as may from time to time be reasonably required by Mortgagee in order to protect its interests.

All such insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Property shall contain a standard, non-contributory mortgagee clause naming Mortgagee, and its successors and assigns, as an additional insured under all liability insurance policies, as the first mortgagee and loss payee on all property insurance policies, and as the sole loss payee on all rental loss or business interruption insurance policies. Mortgagor shall not take out separate insurance with respect to the Mortgaged Property concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained hereunder or under the Indenture unless Mortgagee is named as an additional insured thereon under a standard mortgagee clause acceptable to Mortgagee and each such policy is otherwise in form and substance acceptable to Mortgagee.

(b) In the event of the foreclosure of this Mortgage, or in the event of any transfer of title to the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, by foreclosure sale or by power of sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure, the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property, or such part thereof, shall succeed to all

 

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of Mortgagor’s rights with respect to the Mortgaged Property, including any rights to unexpired, unearned or returnable insurance premiums, subject to limitations on the assignment of blanket policies, but limited to such rights as relate to the Mortgaged Property or such part thereof. If Mortgagee acquires title to the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, in any manner, Mortgagee shall thereupon (as between Mortgagor and Mortgagee) become the sole and absolute owner of the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Property, provided, however that Mortgagor’s rights and coverage under any such policies shall not be affected by such transfer of title, and all insurance proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Mortgaged Property, with the sole right to collect and retain all unearned or returnable premiums thereon with respect to the Mortgaged Property, or such part thereof, if any.

(c) If any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Mortgaged Property shall occur, Mortgagor shall file and prosecute its claim or claims for any insurance proceeds in good faith and with due diligence and cause the same to be collected and paid over to Mortgagee, and Mortgagor hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers Mortgagee, in the name of Mortgagor or otherwise, to collect and receipt for any such insurance proceeds and to adjust any insurance claims and to file and prosecute such claim or claims, and although it is hereby expressly agreed that the same shall not be necessary in any event, Mortgagor shall, upon demand of Mortgagee, make, execute and deliver any and all assignments and other instruments sufficient for the purpose of assigning any such insurance proceeds to Mortgagee, free and clear of any Liens whatsoever. Mortgagor hereby irrevocably appoints Mortgagee as Mortgagor’s attorney-in-fact for each such purpose (which appointment is coupled with an interest) and authorizes any Person to act upon the foregoing appointment.

(d) Following any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with customary construction loan practices provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Mortgaged Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a casualty loss affecting the Mortgaged Property or if Mortgagor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Mortgagee may elect. In the event that Mortgagor elects to restore the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Mortgagor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Mortgaged Property upon the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Mortgaged Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of insurance proceeds, but in all events in a manner approved by Mortgagee.

 

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Notwithstanding any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents until the Obligations have been paid in full. If the Mortgaged Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Mortgagee of such insurance proceeds, Mortgagee shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such insurance proceeds, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the then unpaid Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.05 Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds .

(a) Promptly upon its obtaining knowledge of the institution or the threatened institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or other taking of the Mortgaged Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, Mortgagor shall notify Mortgagee of such proceeding. Mortgagor shall then, if reasonably requested by Mortgagee, file or defend its claim thereunder and prosecute same with due diligence to its final disposition and shall, subject to the terms of the Indenture, cause any awards or settlements to be paid over to Mortgagee for disposition pursuant to the terms of this Mortgage. Mortgagee shall be entitled to participate in any such proceeding and Mortgagor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Mortgagee such instruments as may be requested by Mortgagee from time to time to permit such participation and Mortgagor shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of Mortgagee in connection with Mortgagee’s participation in such proceedings and delivery of documents in connection therewith.

(b) If the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof is taken (the loss of which shall have a material impact on Mortgagor’s ability to use and operate the Mortgaged Property), or if a consent settlement is entered by or under threat of such proceeding, then Mortgagor shall, in its sole an absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Mortgaged Property provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of condemnation or other taking affecting the Mortgaged Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a condemnation or other taking affecting the Mortgaged Property or if Mortgagor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Mortgagee may elect. In the event that Mortgagor elects to restore the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Mortgagor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Mortgaged Property upon the occurrence of any condemnation or other taking affecting the Mortgaged Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of any award or

 

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settlement, but in all events in a manner approved by Mortgagee. Notwithstanding any condemnation or other taking of any of the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents, and the Obligations shall not be reduced until, and then only to the extent that, any condemnation award or settlement shall have been actually received and applied by Mortgagee to the discharge of the Obligations. If the Mortgaged Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Mortgagee of such condemnation award or settlement, Mortgagee shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such condemnation award or settlement, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.06 Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights . Mortgagor shall maintain, preserve and renew all rights-of-way, easements, tenements, hereditaments, development rights and credits, zoning rights, grants, privileges, appurtenances, licenses, franchises and other rights reasonably necessary for the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property from time to time, or otherwise relevant to the value thereof, and Mortgagor shall not, without the prior written consent of Mortgagee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, initiate, join in or consent to any private restrictive covenant or other public or private restriction as to the present or future use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. Mortgagor shall, however, comply with all restrictive covenants which may at any time affect the Mortgaged Property, all applicable zoning ordinances and all other public or private restrictions relating to the use of the Mortgaged Property.

Section 5.07 Payment and Performance of Obligations . Mortgagor shall duly and punctually pay and perform all of the Obligations.

Section 5.08 Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations . Mortgagor shall comply in all material respects with any and all obligations, restrictions and requirements that may be set forth in each and every document constituting a Permitted Lien. In addition, Mortgagor shall comply in all material respects with each and every obligation legally imposed upon it and/or relating to the Mortgaged Property pursuant to applicable law (including, without limitation, all matters described in Section 4.05 hereof), contract or other agreement. It is hereby acknowledged that Mortgagee’s consent to a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof shall in no way be deemed to constitute approval of any future Lien which may be imposed upon any portion of the Mortgaged Property, or any other enforcement action affecting Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property, as a result of Mortgagor’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under any document constituting a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 5.09 Additional Affirmative Covenants . All affirmative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Mortgagor as to itself and the Mortgaged Property as though such covenants were set forth at length herein as the covenants of Mortgagor.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Mortgagor hereby covenants and agrees with Mortgagee that, until all of the Obligations shall have been paid or performed in full and discharged, and the commitments under the Indenture:

Section 6.01 Use Violations . Mortgagor shall not use, maintain, operate or occupy, or allow the use, maintenance, operation or occupancy of, the Mortgaged Property in any manner which (a) violates in any material respect any Governmental Requirement, (b) may be dangerous unless safeguarded as required by applicable law, (c) constitutes a public or private nuisance, or (d) makes void, voidable or cancelable, or increases, substantially in excess of commercially reasonably rates, the premium of, any insurance then in force with respect thereto.

Section 6.02 Waste . Mortgagor shall not commit or permit any waste with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

Section 6.03 Alterations . Mortgagor shall notify Mortgagee, in writing and in advance, with respect to all proposed alterations, improvements or additions to the Mortgaged Property which are of a material nature, and, unless and to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Mortgagor shall not effect any material alteration, improvement or addition to the Mortgaged Property without the prior written consent of Mortgagee.

Section 6.04 No Further Encumbrances . Mortgagor shall not, except either as provided in the Indenture or without the prior written consent of Mortgagee, create, place or permit to be created or placed, or through any act or failure to act, acquiesce in the placing of, or allow to remain, any mortgage, pledge, Lien (statutory, constitutional or contractual), security interest, encumbrance or charge on, or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to, the Mortgaged Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, other than the Permitted Liens, regardless of whether the same are subordinate to the Lien(s) and security interest(s) created by this Mortgage.

 

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Section 6.05 Transfer Restrictions . Mortgagor shall not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of or abandon all or any part of the Mortgaged Property (or any interest therein), except as expressly permitted by, and in accordance with the terms of, the Indenture.

Section 6.06 Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants . Mortgagor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All negative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Mortgagor as to itself and the Mortgaged Property as though such negative covenants were set forth at length herein as the negative covenants of Mortgagor.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01 Event of Default . The “Events of Default” set forth in Article Six of the Indenture are hereby incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” or a “Default” under the Indenture or any other Security Document shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder.

Section 7.02 Acceleration . Unless otherwise provided in the Indenture, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, in addition to any other rights, powers or remedies conferred herein or by operation of law, Mortgagee, in its sole judgment and discretion, may declare the then unpaid principal balance of the Loan (the “ Principal Balance ”), the accrued interest thereon and any other accrued but unpaid portion of the Obligations to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Mortgagor.

Section 7.03 Foreclosure and Sale . If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Mortgagee shall have the right and option to take possession of the Mortgaged Property and/or proceed with foreclosure and to sell, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property at one or more sales, as an entirety or in parcels, at such place or places, in such manner and upon such notice as may be required by applicable law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, as Mortgagee may deem appropriate, and to make conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers. Where the Mortgaged Property is situated in more than one county, notice as above provided shall be posted and filed in all such counties (if such notices are required by applicable law), and all such Mortgaged

 

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Property may be sold in any such county and any such notice shall designate the county where such Mortgaged Property is to be sold. Nothing contained in this Section 7.03 shall be construed so as to limit in any way Mortgagee’s rights to sell the Mortgaged Property, or any portion thereof, by private sale if, and to the extent that, such private sale is permitted under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or by public or private sale after entry of a judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction so ordering. Mortgagor hereby irrevocably appoints Mortgagee to be the attorney-in-fact of Mortgagor (coupled with an interest) and in the name and on behalf of Mortgagor to execute and deliver any deeds, transfers, conveyances, assignments, assurances and notices which Mortgagor ought to execute and deliver, and to do and perform any other acts or things which Mortgagor ought to do and perform under the covenants herein contained and, generally, to use the name of Mortgagor in the exercise of any of the powers hereby conferred on Mortgagee. At any such sale: (a) whether made under the power herein contained or any other legal enactment, or by virtue of any judicial proceedings or any other legal right, remedy or recourse, it shall not be necessary for Mortgagee to have physically present, or to have constructive possession of, the Mortgaged Property (Mortgagor hereby covenanting and agreeing to deliver to Mortgagee any portion of the Mortgaged Property not actually or constructively possessed by Mortgagee immediately upon demand by Mortgagee) and the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof as completely as if the same had been actually present and delivered to purchaser at such sale; (b) each instrument of conveyance executed by Mortgagee shall contain a general warranty of title, binding upon Mortgagor and its successors and assigns; (c) each and every recital contained in any instrument of conveyance made by Mortgagee shall conclusively establish the truth and accuracy of the matters recited therein, including, without limitation, nonpayment and/or nonperformance of the Obligations and advertisement and conduct of such sale in the manner provided herein and otherwise required by applicable law; (d) any and all prerequisites to the validity thereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been performed; (e) the receipt of Mortgagee, or of such other Person or officer making the sale, shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser for its purchase money and neither such purchaser nor its assigns or personal representatives shall thereafter be obligated to see to the application of such purchase money, or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or non-application thereof; (f) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Mortgagor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, estate, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity (including any statutory or common law right of redemption, which is hereby waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law), in and to the property sold in any such event, and such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against Mortgagor and any and all other Persons claiming by, through or under Mortgagor; and (g) to the extent and under such circumstances as are permitted by applicable law,

 

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Mortgagee may be a purchaser at any such sale, and shall have the right, after paying or accounting for all costs of said sale or sales, to credit the amount of the then unpaid Obligations to the amount of its bid (in the order of priority set forth in Section 7.16 hereof) in lieu of cash payment. Each remedy provided in this instrument is distinct from and cumulative with all other rights and remedies provided hereunder or afforded by applicable law or equity, and may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively, in any order whatsoever.

Section 7.04 Mortgagee’s Agents . Mortgagee may appoint or delegate any one or more Persons as agent to perform any act or acts necessary or incident to any sale held by Mortgagee, including the posting of notices and the conduct of sale, but in the name and on behalf of Mortgagee. If Mortgagee or any successor Mortgagee shall have given notice of sale hereunder, any successor may complete the sale and the conveyance of the Mortgaged Property pursuant thereto as if such notice had been given by the successor Mortgagee conducting the sale.

Section 7.05 Judicial Foreclosure . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Mortgagee shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement herein contained or in aid of the execution of any power herein granted, or for any foreclosure hereunder or for the sale of the Mortgaged Property under the judgment or decree of any court or courts of competent jurisdiction, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy.

Section 7.06 Receiver . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Mortgagee shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of Mortgagee which Mortgagee may apply for and obtain as a matter of right and without notice to Mortgagor, which notice is hereby expressly waived by Mortgagor, the appointment of a receiver to collect the Rents of the Mortgaged Property and to preserve the security hereof, either before or after any foreclosure sale or the sale of the Mortgaged Property under the order of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or under executory or other legal process, without regard to the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the amount then due to Mortgagee, or the solvency of any entity or entities, person or persons primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of such amounts; the Rents of the Mortgaged Property, in any such event, having heretofore been assigned to Mortgagee pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof as additional security for the payment of the Obligations secured hereby. Any money advanced by Mortgagee in connection with any such receivership shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Mortgagor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Mortgagor to Mortgagee and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8.07(b) hereof.

 

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Section 7.07 Foreclosure for Installments . To the extent allowed by applicable law and in accordance with the Indenture, during the pendency of an Event of Default, Mortgagee shall also have the option to proceed with foreclosure in satisfaction of any installments of the Obligations which have not been paid when due, either through the courts or otherwise, by non-judicial power of sale in satisfaction of the matured but unpaid portion of the Obligations as if under a full foreclosure, conducting the sale as herein provided and without declaring the entire principal balance and accrued interest due. Such sale may be made subject to the unmatured portion of the Obligations, and any such sale shall not in any manner affect the unmatured portion of the Obligations, but as to such unmatured portion of the Obligations this Mortgage shall remain in full force and effect just as though no sale had been made hereunder. It is further agreed that several sales may be made hereunder without exhausting the right of sale for any unmatured part of the Obligations, it being the intent and purpose hereof to provide for a foreclosure and sale of the security for any matured portion of the Obligations without exhausting the power to foreclose and sell the Mortgaged Property for any subsequently maturing portion of the Obligations.

Section 7.08 Separate Sales . To the extent allowed by applicable law, the Mortgaged Property may be sold in one or more parcels and in such manner and order as Mortgagee, in its sole discretion, may elect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the right of sale arising out of any Event of Default shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales.

Section 7.09 Possession of Mortgaged Property . Mortgagor agrees to the full extent that it lawfully may, that, in case one or more of the Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in every such case, Mortgagee shall have the right and power to enter into and upon and take possession of all or any part of the Mortgaged Property in the possession of Mortgagor, its successors or assigns, or its or their agents or servants, and may exclude Mortgagor, its successors or assigns, and all Persons claiming by, through or under Mortgagor, and its or their agents or servants wholly or partly therefrom; and, holding the same, Mortgagee may use, administer, manage, operate and control the Mortgaged Property and conduct the business thereof to the same extent as Mortgagor, its successors or assigns, might at the time do and may exercise all rights and powers of Mortgagor, in the name, place and stead of Mortgagor, or otherwise as Mortgagee shall deem best. All costs, expenses and liabilities of every character incurred by Mortgagee in administering, managing, operating and controlling the Mortgaged Property shall constitute a demand obligation (which obligation Mortgagor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Mortgagor to Mortgagee and shall be

 

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subject to the provisions of Section 8.07(b) hereof. Mortgagor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Mortgagee as Mortgagor’s attorney-in-fact (coupled with an interest) to perform such acts and execute such documents as Mortgagee, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate, including endorsement of Mortgagor’s name on any instruments. Regardless of any provision of this Mortgage, the Indenture or any other Security Document, Mortgagee shall not be considered to have accepted any property other than cash or immediately available funds in satisfaction of any obligation of Mortgagor to Mortgagee, unless Mortgagee shall have given express written notice of Mortgagee’s election to the contrary.

Section 7.10 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.11 Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive . Every right, power and remedy herein given to Mortgagee shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing in equity, at law or by statute (including specifically those granted by the Applicable UCC). Each such right, power and remedy, whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing, may be exercised from time to time and so often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by Mortgagee, and the exercise, or the beginning of the exercise, of any such right, power or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or thereafter, any other right, power or remedy. Mortgagee shall be entitled to collect all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in pursuing such remedies. No delay or omission by Mortgagee in the exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or remedy then or thereafter existing.

Section 7.12 No Release of Obligations . Neither Mortgagor, any Guarantor, nor any other Person now or hereafter obligated for the payment or performance of all or any part of the Obligations shall be relieved of any such obligation by reason of (a) the failure of Mortgagee to comply with any request of Mortgagor, any Guarantors, or other Person so obligated to foreclose the Lien of this Mortgage or to enforce any provision hereunder or under the Indenture; (b) the release, regardless of consideration, of the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof or interest therein or the addition of any other property to the Mortgaged Property; (c) any agreement or stipulation between any subsequent owner of the Mortgaged Property and Mortgagee extending, renewing, rearranging or in any other way modifying the terms of this Mortgage without first having obtained the consent of, given notice to or paid any consideration to Mortgagor, any Guarantor, or other Person, and in any such event Mortgagor, all Guarantors and all such other Persons shall continue to be liable to make payment according to the terms of any such extension or modification agreement unless expressly released and discharged in writing by Mortgagee; or (d) any other act or occurrence save and except the complete payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

 

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Section 7.13 Release of and Resort to Collateral . Mortgagee may release, regardless of consideration, any part of the Mortgaged Property without, as to the remainder, in any way impairing, affecting, subordinating or releasing the Lien or security interest created in or evidenced by this Mortgage or its stature as a first and prior Lien and security interest in and to the Mortgaged Property, and without in any way releasing or diminishing the liability of any Person liable for the payment or performance of the Obligations. Mortgagee may resort to any other security for the Obligations held by Mortgagee in such manner and order as Mortgagee may elect.

Section 7.14 Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Mortgagor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and releases (a) all benefits that might accrue to Mortgagor by virtue of any present or future moratorium law or other law exempting the Mortgaged Property from attachment, levy or sale on execution or providing for any appraisement, valuation, stay of execution, exemption from civil process, redemption or extension of time for payment; (b) except for notices expressly provided for herein or in the Indenture, all notices of any Event of Default or of Mortgagee’s intention to accelerate maturity of the Obligations or of Mortgagee’s election to exercise or actual exercise of any right, remedy or recourse provided for hereunder or under the Indenture; and (c) any right to a marshalling of assets or a sale in inverse order of alienation; and (d) any and all conflicts with any provisions of any of the Security Documents. If any law referred to in this Mortgage and now in force, of which Mortgagor or its successor or successors might take advantage despite the provisions hereof, shall hereafter be repealed or cease to be in force, such law shall thereafter be deemed not to constitute any part of the contract herein contained or to preclude the operation or application of the provisions hereof.

Section 7.15 Discontinuance of Proceedings . In case Mortgagee shall have proceeded to invoke any right, remedy or recourse permitted hereunder or under the Indenture and shall thereafter elect to discontinue or abandon same for any reason, Mortgagee shall have the unqualified right so to do and, in such an event, Mortgagor and Mortgagee shall be restored to their former positions with respect to the Obligations, this Mortgage, the Indenture, the Mortgaged Property and otherwise, and the rights, remedies, recourses and powers of Mortgagee shall continue as if same had never been invoked.

Section 7.16 Application of Proceeds . After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the proceeds of any sale of and any other amounts generated by the holding, leasing, operating or other use of the Mortgaged Property shall be applied by Mortgagee (or the receiver, if

 

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one is appointed), to the extent that funds are so available therefrom, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or, if not so provided, then in the following order of priority, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law:

(a) first, to the payment of the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of taking possession of the Mortgaged Property and of holding, using, leasing, repairing, improving the same, including reasonable (i) receivers’ fees, (ii) court costs, (iii) attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, (iv) costs of advertisement and title search fees, and (v) the payment of any and all Impositions, Liens, security interests or other rights, titles or interests equal or superior to the Lien and security interest of this Mortgage (except those to which the Mortgaged Property has been sold subject to and without in any way implying Mortgagee’s prior consent to the creation thereof);

(b) second, to the payment of all amounts other than the Principal Balance and accrued but unpaid interest which may be due to Mortgagee hereunder or under the other Security Documents, together with interest thereon as provided herein;

(c) third, to the payment of the Obligations in such order and manner as Mortgagee may elect in accordance with the Indenture; and

(d) fourth, to Mortgagor or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Mortgagor shall be liable for any deficiency remaining.

Section 7.17 Uniform Commercial Code Remedies . Mortgagee shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures afforded to it by the Applicable UCC, including, without limitation, the right to take possession of the Personalty and the Fixtures or any part thereof, and to take such other measures as Mortgagee may deem necessary for the care, protection and preservation of the Personalty and the Fixtures, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded by this Mortgage and the other Security Documents.

Section 7.18 Indemnity . In connection with any action taken by Mortgagee and/or any Holder pursuant to this Mortgage, Mortgagee and/or any such Holder and their respective Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for any Loss sustained by Mortgagor, including those resulting from (a) any assertion that Mortgagee, or any such Holder or/and such Indemnified Party has received funds from the operations of the Mortgaged Property claimed by third Party, or (b) any act or omission of Mortgagee, or any such Holder or any such Indemnified Party in administering, managing, operating or controlling

 

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the Mortgaged Property, including in either case such Loss as may result from the ordinary negligence of Mortgagee or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of Mortgagee and/or such other Holder or such Indemnified Party, nor shall Mortgagee and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability of Mortgagor. Mortgagor shall and does hereby agree to indemnify Mortgagee and each of the other Holders and their respective Indemnified Parties for, and to hold Mortgagee and each such other Holder and each Indemnified Party harmless from, any and all Losses which may or might be incurred by Mortgagee or any of such other Holders or such Indemnified Parties by reason of this Mortgage or the exercise of rights or remedies hereunder, including such Losses as may result from the ordinary negligence of Mortgagee or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party, or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith Mortgagee or such other Holder or such Indemnified Party. Should Mortgagee and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party make any expenditure on account of any such Losses, the amount thereof, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Mortgagor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Mortgagor to Mortgagee and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8.07(b) hereof. Mortgagor hereby assents to, ratifies and confirms any and all actions of Mortgagee with respect to the Mortgaged Property taken under this Mortgage. The liabilities of Mortgagor, as set forth in this Section 7.18 , shall survive the termination of this Mortgage and the payment and performance of the Obligations.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc. This Mortgage may be construed as a mortgage, deed of trust, chattel mortgage, conveyance, assignment, security agreement, pledge, financing statement, hypothecation or contract, or any one or more of them, in order to fully effectuate the liens and security interests created hereby and the purposes and agreements set forth herein.

Section 8.02 Performance at Mortgagor’s Expense . The cost and expense of performing or complying with any and all of the Obligations shall be borne solely by Mortgagor, and no portion of such cost and expense shall be, in any way or to any extent, credited against any installment on or portion of the Obligations.

 

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Section 8.03 Survival of Obligations . Each and all of the Obligations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Mortgage and shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Obligations shall have been fully satisfied.

Section 8.04 Further Assurances . Mortgagor, upon the request of Mortgagee, shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record and/or file such further reasonable instruments, including financing statements, and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Mortgage and to subject to the Liens and security interests hereof any property intended by the terms hereof to be covered hereby, including any renewals, additions, substitutions, replacements, betterments or appurtenances to the then Mortgaged Property.

Section 8.05 Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Mortgage shall be in writing and shall be considered properly given if given in the manner and to the addresses prescribed by Section 11.02 of the Indenture to the parties and at the addresses set forth in the first paragraph hereof, and to each of the parties and at the addresses set forth in Section 11.02 of the Indenture; provided , however , that (a) service of notice as required by the laws of any State or Commonwealth in which portions of the Mortgaged Property may be situated shall for all purposes be deemed appropriate and sufficient with the giving of such notice thereunder, and (b) any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of ten (10) days’ notice to the other party in the manner set forth above.

Section 8.06 No Waiver . Any failure by Mortgagee to insist, or any election by Mortgagee not to insist, upon strict performance by Mortgagor of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Mortgage shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the same or of any other terms, provision or condition hereof, and Mortgagee shall have the right, at any time or times thereafter, to insist upon strict performance by Mortgagor of any and all of such terms, provisions and conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, Mortgagee may, in Mortgagee’s sole and absolute discretion, (i) in the case of a Default, determine whether such Default has been cured, and (ii) in the case of an Event of Default, accept or reject any proposed cure of an Event of Default. In no event shall any provision of this Mortgage or any other Security Document which provides that Mortgagee shall have certain rights and/or remedies only during the continuance of an Event of Default be construed so as to require Mortgagee to accept a cure of any such Event of Default. Unless and until Mortgagee accepts any proposed cure of an Event of Default, such Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Mortgage and the other Security Documents.

 

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Section 8.07 Mortgagee’s Right to Perform; Mortgagee’s Expenditures .

(a) Mortgagor agrees that if Mortgagor fails to perform any act or take any action which Mortgagor is required to perform or take hereunder or under the Indenture or to pay any money which Mortgagor is required to pay hereunder or under the Indenture, Mortgagee may, upon prior notice to Mortgagor, but shall not be obligated to, perform or cause to be performed such act or take such action or pay such money.

(b) All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Mortgagee (or any Indemnified Party), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, all monies paid by (or on behalf of) Mortgagee and the monetary value of all services performed by (or on behalf of Mortgagee) in connection with a Default or Event of Default hereunder or under any other Security Document, including, without limitation, the (i) the enforcement of any term or provision of this Mortgage or any other Security Document, (ii) the performance by Mortgagee of any obligation of Mortgagor under this Mortgage or any other Security Document if Mortgagee elects to so perform, in its sole and absolute discretion, and (iii) any action Mortgagee elects to take, in its sole and absolute discretion, to protect its interest in or the value of the Mortgaged Property, shall be a demand obligation owing by Mortgagor to Mortgagee, as the case may be, and to the extent any payment is made to a third Person, Mortgagee, upon making such payment, shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the Person receiving such payment. Provided that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all such costs and expenses, monies and the monetary value of such services performed shall (x) bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of such incurrence, payment or performance, as applicable, until paid, and (y) constitute (together with such interest) a portion of the Obligations and shall be secured by this Mortgage and all of the other Security Documents. If Mortgagee shall elect to pay any Imposition or other sums due with reference to the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagee may do so in reliance on any bill, statement or assessment procured from the appropriate governmental authority or other issuer thereof.

Section 8.08 Successors and Assigns . All of the terms hereof shall apply to, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, and all other Persons claiming by, through or under them; provided , however , that nothing herein shall be deemed to imply any right on behalf of Mortgagor to assign its interest in any of the Mortgaged Property except as may be expressly set forth in the Indenture.

Section 8.09 Severability . This Mortgage is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws and regulations of applicable Governmental Authorities and

 

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the provisions hereof are intended to be limited to the extent necessary that they will not render this Mortgage invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law. If any provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, neither the remainder of this Mortgage nor the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 8.10 Entire Agreement and Modification . This Mortgage may not be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated orally, but only by a written instrument or instruments executed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination is asserted. Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to any party.

Section 8.11 Applicable Law . THIS MORTGAGE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS LOCATED; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE INDENTURE IS, BY ITS TERMS, GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS PROVIDED THEREIN, AND, IN THE EVENT THAT IT BECOMES NECESSARY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS MORTGAGE OR OTHERWISE, TO CONSTRUE OR ENFORCE THE OBLIGATIONS (WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE SECURED BY THIS MORTGAGE), THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 8.12 Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance . To the extent that proceeds advanced pursuant to the Indenture are used to pay indebtedness secured by any outstanding Lien, security interest, charge or prior encumbrance against the Mortgaged Property, such proceeds shall be deemed to have been advanced by Mortgagee at Mortgagor’s request, and, provided such advances were made in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, Mortgagee shall be subrogated to any and all rights, security interests and Liens owned by any owner or holder of such outstanding Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances, irrespective of whether said Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances are released, and it is expressly understood that, in consideration of the payment of such other indebtedness by Mortgagee, Mortgagor hereby waives and releases all demands and causes of action for offsets and payments to, upon and in connection with the said indebtedness.

 

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Section 8.13 No Partnership . Nothing contained in this Mortgage is intended to, or shall be construed to, create to any extent and in any manner whatsoever any partnership, joint venture, or association between Mortgagor and Mortgagee, or in any way make Mortgagee a co-principal with Mortgagor with reference to the Mortgaged Property, and any inferences to the contrary are hereby expressly negated.

Section 8.14 Headings . The Article, Section and Subsection headings hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way alter, modify or define, or be used in construing, the text of such Articles, Sections or Subsections.

Section 8.15 Release of Mortgage . If all of the Obligations shall be paid, performed and discharged and the Indenture (and the commitments thereunder) is terminated, Mortgagee shall forthwith cause satisfaction and discharge of this Mortgage to be entered upon the record, and shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such instruments of satisfaction and discharge as may be appropriate, such instruments to be duly acknowledged and in form for recording. Mortgagor shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Mortgagee in discharging, releasing and/or terminating this Mortgage and any other instruments related hereto, including, but not limited to, any financing statements.

Section 8.16 Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Mortgaged Property .

(a) Neither Mortgagee nor any Holder shall have any duty to protect or preserve, or any liability with respect to the protection or preservation of, any Mortgaged Property or to preserve rights pertaining thereto other than the duty to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Mortgaged Property in its actual possession. Mortgagee shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Mortgaged Property in its possession if such Mortgaged Property is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Mortgagee accords its own like property. Mortgagee shall be relieved of all responsibility for any Mortgaged Property in its possession upon surrendering it, or tendering surrender of it, to Mortgagor or to such other Person entitled thereto by applicable law.

(b) Nothing contained in this Mortgage shall be construed as requiring or obligating Mortgagee or any Holder, and neither Mortgagee nor any Holder shall be required or obligated, to (i) make any demand or inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim or notice or take any action with respect to any Mortgaged Property or the monies due or to become due thereunder in connection therewith, (ii) ascertain or take action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges,

 

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maturities, tenders, offers or other matters relating to any Mortgaged Property, whether or not Mortgagee or any of the other Holders has or is deemed to have knowledge or notice thereof, (iii) take any necessary steps to preserve rights against any prior parties with respect to any Mortgaged Property, or (iv) notify Mortgagor or any other Person of any decline in the value of any Mortgaged Property.

Section 8.17 Inconsistency with Indenture . To the fullest extent possible, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall be read together with the terms and provisions of this Mortgage such that the terms and provisions of this Mortgage shall supplement, rather than conflict with, the terms and provisions of the Indenture; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any of the terms or provisions of this Mortgage conflict with any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture, such that it is impractical for such terms or provisions to coexist, the terms or provisions of the Indenture shall govern and control for all purposes; and, provided further , that the inclusion in this Mortgage of terms and provisions, supplemental rights or remedies in favor of a secured party but which are not addressed in the Indenture shall not be deemed to be a conflict with the Indenture and all such additional terms, provisions, supplemental rights or remedies contained herein shall be given full force and effect.

Section 8.18 Limitation on Interest Payable . It is the intention of the parties to conform strictly to the usury laws, whether state or federal, that are applicable to the transaction of which this Mortgage is a part. All agreements between Mortgagor and Mortgagee, or any Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether oral or written, are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid by Mortgagor for the use, forbearance or detention of the money to be loaned under the Indenture or any other Security Document, or for the payment or performance of any covenant or obligation contained herein or in the Indenture or any other Security Document, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable federal or state usury laws. If, under any circumstances, fulfillment of any such provision, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity. If, under any circumstances, Mortgagor shall have paid an amount of money which is deemed to be interest and such interest would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount that would be excessive interest under applicable usury laws shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing in respect of the Obligations and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal and any other amounts due hereunder, the excess shall be refunded to Mortgagor. All sums paid or agreed to be paid for the use, forbearance or detention of the principal under any extension of credit by Mortgagee (or any

 

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Holder) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and to the extent necessary to preclude exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread from the date of this Mortgage until payment in full of the Obligations so that the actual rate of interest on account of such principal amounts is uniform throughout the term hereof.

Section 8.19 Covenants To Run With the Land . All of the grants, representations, warranties, undertakings, covenants, terms, provisions and conditions in this Mortgage shall run with the Land and shall apply to and bind the successors and assigns of Mortgagor. If there shall be more than one mortgagor, the covenants, representations and warranties made herein shall be deemed to be joint and several.

Section 8.20 Amount Secured; Last Dollar . So long as the balance of the Obligations exceeds the portion of the Obligations secured by this Mortgage, no payment on account of the Obligations shall be deemed to be applied against or to reduce the portion of the Obligations secured by this Mortgage, but shall, instead, be deemed to be applied against only such portions of the Obligations that are not secured by this Mortgage.

Section 8.21 Defense of Claims . Mortgagor shall promptly notify Mortgagee in writing of the commencement of any legal proceedings materially affecting Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property or Mortgagee’s Lien on or security interest in the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, and shall take all such action, employing attorneys reasonably agreeable to Mortgagee, as may be necessary to preserve Mortgagor’s and Mortgagee’s rights affected thereby. If Mortgagor fails or refuses to adequately or vigorously, in the reasonable judgment of Mortgagee, defend Mortgagor’s or Mortgagee’s rights to the Mortgaged Property, Mortgagee may take such action on behalf of and in the name of Mortgagor and at Mortgagor’s expense. Moreover, Mortgagee may take (or cause its agents to take) such independent action in connection therewith as they may in their discretion deem proper, including, without limitation, the right to employ independent counsel and to intervene in any suit affecting the Mortgaged Property. All costs, expenses and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees incurred by Mortgagee (or its agents) pursuant to this Section 8.21 or in connection with the defense by Mortgagee of any claims, demands or litigation relating to Mortgagor, the Mortgaged Property or the transactions contemplated in this Mortgage shall be paid by Mortgagor on demand, plus interest thereon from the date of the advance by Mortgagee until reimbursement of Mortgagee at the Default Rate.

Section 8.22 Exculpation Provisions . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS MORTGAGE; AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS

 

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MORTGAGE; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS MORTGAGE AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS MORTGAGE; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS MORTGAGE AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS MORTGAGE; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS MORTGAGE RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS MORTGAGE ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

Section 8.23 No Merger of Estates . So long as any part of the Obligations remain unpaid, unperformed or undischarged, and the commitments under the Indenture have not been terminated, the fee, easement and leasehold estates to the Mortgaged Property shall not merge but rather shall remain separate and distinct, notwithstanding the union of such estates either in Mortgagor, Mortgagee, any lessee, any third-party purchaser or otherwise.

ARTICLE IX

STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Section 9.01 State-Specific Provisions .

(a) The reference in Section 2.04 to the Applicable UCC shall be deemed to refer to Florida Statutes Section 679.5021 and Section 679.604, as amended, respectively. This Mortgage is intended to be a financing statement within the purview of Florida Statute Section 679.5021 with respect to the personal property described herein. The addresses of Mortgagor (debtor) and Mortgagee (secured party) are herein set forth. This Mortgage is to be filed of record with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County or Counties where the Mortgaged Property is located. Mortgagor is the record owner of the Mortgaged Property.

(b) This Mortgage shall constitute a Security Agreement within the meaning of the Florida Uniform Commercial Code with respect to (i) any and all sums at any time on deposit for the benefit of Mortgagee or held by

 

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Mortgagee (whether deposited by or on behalf of Mortgagor or anyone else) pursuant to any of the provisions of the Mortgage and (ii) with respect to any personal property included in the Granting Clauses of this Mortgage, and all replacements of such personal property, and the proceeds thereof. Upon default, without limitation of any other remedies, Mortgagee shall have the remedies of a secured party under the Florida Uniform Commercial Code. This Mortgage covers goods that are or are to become Fixtures. The debtor/Mortgagor hereby authorizes the secured party/Mortgagee to execute, deliver, file or refile as secured party without joinder of Mortgagor, any financing statement, continuation statement or other instruments Mortgagee may reasonably require from time to time to perfect or renew such security interest under the Florida Uniform Commercial Code.

(c) This Mortgage shall be deemed to be and shall be construed as a Mortgage as well as a Security Agreement and Collateral Assignment of Leases, Rents and Revenues. Each of the remedies set forth herein, including without limitation the remedies involving a power of sale or power of attorney with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the right of Mortgagee to exercise self-help in connection with the enforcement of the terms of this Mortgage shall be exercisable if and to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Florida in force at the time of the exercise of such remedies without regard to the enforceability of such remedies at the time of the execution and delivery of this Mortgage.

(d) In any suit to foreclose the lien of this Mortgage there shall be allowed and included as additional indebtedness hereby secured in the final judgment decree all expenditures and expenses which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of Mortgagee for attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees, appraisers’ fees, outlays for documentary and expert evidence, stenographer charges, publication costs, costs (which may be estimated as to items to be expended after entry of the decree) of procuring all title searches and examinations and policies, and similar data and assurances with respect to title as Mortgagee may deem reasonably necessary either to prosecute such suit or to evidence to bidders at sales which may be had pursuant to such decree the true condition of the title to or the value of the Mortgaged Property.

(e) Section 697.07, Florida Statutes. The Assignments of Leases and Rents contained in this Mortgage are intended to provide Mortgagee with all the rights and remedies of mortgagees pursuant to Section 697.07 of the Florida Statutes (hereinafter “Section 697.07”), as may be amended from time to time. However, in no event will this reference diminish, alter, impair, or affect any other rights and remedies of Mortgagee, including but not limited to, the appointment of a receiver as provided herein, nor will any provision in this Mortgage, diminish, alter, impair or affect any rights or powers of the receiver in law or equity or as set forth in herein. In addition, the

 

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assignments will be fully operative without regard to value of the Mortgaged Property or without regard to the adequacy of the Mortgaged Property to serve as security for the Obligations owed by Mortgagor to Mortgagee, and will be in addition to any rights arising under Section 697.07. Further, except for the notices required hereunder, if any, Mortgagor waives any notice of default or demand for turnover of Rents by Mortgagee, together with any rights under Section 697.07 to apply to a court to deposit the Rents into the registry of the court or such other depository as the court may designate.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Mortgagor has executed this Mortgage as of the date first above written.

 

    CONTROL LASER CORPORATION,
WITNESS #1:     a Florida corporation

/s/ James Lacey

     
Name: James Lacey     By:  

/s/ Anthony J. Bellantuoni

      Name: Anthony J. Bellantuoni
WITNESS #2:       Title: Director, Assistant Secretary

/s/ Rachel Rosen

     
Name: Rachel Rosen      


STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS )
                                                      ) ss.:
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX      )

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 16th day of July, 2010, by Anthony Betantuoni, as the Director and Asst. Secretary of Control Laser Corporation, a                          , the                          of CONTROL LASER CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, on behalf of the                          . He/she is personally known to me or has produced a deiver’s license as identification.

 

/s/ Paula A. Pluta

Notary Public
My Commission
Expires:  

July 2, 2015


EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Parcel I:

Lot 4 of Liberty Park at Southcenter, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 50, Page(s) 16 and 17, of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida.

Parcel II:

Together with all those certain easements in Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Liberty Park at Southcenter dated 05/02/2001 and recorded on 05/04/2001 in O.R. Book 6250 at Page 4479 of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida.

EXHIBIT 10.5

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

made by

PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.

(Trustor)

in favor of

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Trustee)

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

(Beneficiary)

Property Location:

9731 Topanga Canyon Place

Los Angeles, California 91311

Dated as of July 23, 2010

This Deed of Trust Was Prepared By and When Recorded, Return to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Gregory P. Pressman, Esq.

Ref. No.: 035064.0001


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS    2
  Section 1.01    Terms Defined Above    2
  Section 1.02    Definitions    2
  Section 1.03    Terminology; Other Defined Terms    5
ARTICLE II GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST    6
  Section 2.01    Grant of Lien    6
  Section 2.02    Grant of Security Interest    6
  Section 2.03    No Obligation of Beneficiary    6
  Section 2.04    Fixture Filing    6
  Section 2.05    Future Advances    7
  Section 2.06    Advances Secured by Deed of Trust    7
ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS    7
  Section 3.01    Assignment    7
  Section 3.02    Revocable License    8
  Section 3.03    Enforcement of Leases    8
  Section 3.04    Direction to Tenants    9
  Section 3.05    Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact    9
  Section 3.06    No Liability of Beneficiary    10
  Section 3.07    Trustor's Indemnities    10
  Section 3.08    No Modification of Trustor's Obligations    11
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    11
  Section 4.01    Title to Trust Property and Lien of this Deed of Trust    11
  Section 4.02    Taxes and Other Payments    11
  Section 4.03    Power to Create Lien and Security    12
  Section 4.04    Loan and Security Documents    12
  Section 4.05    Compliance with Laws    12
  Section 4.06    No Condemnation    12
  Section 4.07    Flood Zone    12
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    13
  Section 5.01    Lien Status    13
  Section 5.02    Payment of Impositions    13
  Section 5.03    Repair    14
  Section 5.04    Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds    14
  Section 5.05    Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds    16
  Section 5.06    Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights    17
  Section 5.07    Payment and Performance of Obligations    17
  Section 5.08    Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations    18
  Section 5.09    Additional Affirmative Covenants    18
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS    18
  Section 6.01    Use Violations    18
  Section 6.02    Waste    18
  Section 6.03    Alterations    18
  Section 6.04    No Further Encumbrances    18
  Section 6.05    Transfer Restrictions    19
  Section 6.06    Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants    19

 

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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

   19
  Section 7.01    Event of Default    19
  Section 7.02    Acceleration    19
  Section 7.03    Foreclosure and Sale    19
  Section 7.04    Trustee's Agents    20
  Section 7.05    Judicial Foreclosure    21
  Section 7.06    Receiver    21
  Section 7.07    Foreclosure for Installments    21
  Section 7.08    Separate Sales    22
  Section 7.09    Possession of Trust Property    22
  Section 7.10    Intentionally Omitted    22
  Section 7.11    Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive    22
  Section 7.12    No Release of Obligations    23
  Section 7.13    Release of and Resort to Collateral    23
  Section 7.14    Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets    23
  Section 7.15    Discontinuance of Proceedings    24
  Section 7.16    Application of Proceeds    24
  Section 7.17    Uniform Commercial Code Remedies    24
  Section 7.18    Indemnity    25

ARTICLE VIII

   25
  Section 8.01    Duties, Rights, and Powers of Trustee    25
  Section 8.02    Successor Trustee    26
  Section 8.03    Retention of Moneys    26

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

   26
  Section 9.01    Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc    26
  Section 9.02    Performance at Trustor's Expense    26
  Section 9.03    Survival of Obligations    27
  Section 9.04    Further Assurances    27
  Section 9.05    Notices    27
  Section 9.06    No Waiver    27
  Section 9.07    Beneficiary’s Right to Perform; Beneficiary’s Expenditures    27
  Section 9.08    Successors and Assigns    28
  Section 9.09    Severability    28
  Section 9.10    Subrogation of Trustee    28
  Section 9.11    Entire Agreement and Modification    29
  Section 9.12    Applicable Law    29
  Section 9.13    Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance    29
  Section 9.14    No Partnership    29
  Section 9.15    Headings    29
  Section 9.16    Release of Deed of Trust    29
  Section 9.17    Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Trust Property    30
  Section 9.18    Inconsistency with Indenture    30
  Section 9.19    Limitation on Interest Payable    30
  Section 9.20    Covenants To Run With the Land    31
  Section 9.21    Amount Secured; Last Dollar    31
  Section 9.22    Defense of Claims    31
  Section 9.23    Exculpation Provisions    32
  Section 9.24    No Merger of Estates    32

 

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ARTICLE X STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

   32
  Section 10.01    Power of Sale    32
  Section 10.02    Trustor Notice Address    33
  Section 10.03    Co-Borrower Provision    33
  Section 10.04    Limitation of Obligations    35
EXHIBIT A - LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

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DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS,

SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

THIS DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING (hereinafter, together with any and all amendments, supplements, modifications or restatements of any kind, referred to as this “ Deed of Trust ”), is made as of July 23, 2010, by PHOTO RESEARCH, INC., a California corporation, having its principal place of business at 9731 Topanga Canyon Place, Chatsworth, California 91311-4135 (“ Trustor ”), to First American Title Insurance Company, a California corporation, having its principal place of business at 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92705, Attention: Deed of Trust Department (including any successor trustee at the time acting as such hereunder “ Trustee ”), for the benefit of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, having its principal place of business at 525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259, Attention: Leslie Lockhart, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, “ Beneficiary ”), for itself and for each of the financial institutions and their respective successors and assigns which from time to time shall be a “ Holder ” under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS , Trustor is the owner and holder of fee simple title in and to the Land (as hereinafter defined) described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof;

WHEREAS , on the date hereof, GSI Group Corporation (“ Issuer ”), Trustor and the other Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), entered into that certain Indenture, dated of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), with the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and Beneficiary, as Collateral Agent for the Holders, pursuant to which the Holders agreed to extend to Issuer certain term loan facilities in the aggregate original principal amount of up to One Hundred Seven Million Forty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($107,040,000.00) (collectively, the “ Loan ”);

WHEREAS , Trustor will derive indirect economic benefit from the Loan and, in order to induce the Holders to make the Loan, the Trustor is executing this Deed of Trust and the Guarantors have executed the Indenture;

WHEREAS , as a condition to Beneficiary executing the Indenture, Beneficiary is requiring that Trustor grant to Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders, a security interest in and a first mortgage lien upon the Trust Property (as hereinafter defined), to secure (a) the payment of all of the obligations of Trustor under the Indenture, this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents (as hereinafter defined), and (b) the performance of all terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, agreements and liabilities contained in the Indenture, this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.


NOW , THEREFORE , in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Trustor hereby agrees with Beneficiary as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above . As used in this Deed of Trust, the terms defined in the introductory paragraph to this Deed of Trust and in the Recitals set forth above shall have the meanings respectively assigned to such terms in such paragraph and Recitals.

Section 1.02 Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Applicable UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as presently in effect in the State or Commonwealth where the Trust Property is located.

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

Buildings ” means any and all buildings, structures, garages, utility sheds, workrooms, air conditioning towers, open parking areas and other improvements, and any and all additions, alterations, betterments or appurtenances thereto, now or at any time hereafter situated, placed or constructed upon the Land or any part thereof.

Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Default Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01 hereof.

Fixtures ” means all materials, supplies, equipment, apparatus and other items of Personalty now or hereafter acquired by Trustor and incorporated into the Trust Property so as to constitute fixtures under the Applicable UCC or otherwise under the laws of the state or commonwealth in which such items are located.

Governmental Requirements ” means any and all present and future judicial decisions, statutes, rulings, rules, regulations, permits, certificates or ordinances of any governmental authority in any way applicable to Trustor or the Trust Property, including the ownership, use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair or reconstruction thereof.

Guarantors ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. “Guarantor” means any of the Guarantors.

 

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Impositions ” means any and all real estate and personal property taxes; water, gas, sewer, electricity and other utility rates and charges; charges for any easement, license or agreement maintained for the benefit of the Trust Property; and any and all other taxes, charges and assessments, whether general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever which at any time prior to or after the execution hereof may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the Trust Property or the ownership, use, occupancy, benefit or enjoyment thereof, together with any interest, costs or penalties that may become payable in connection therewith.

Indemnified Parties ” means, with respect to any Person entitled to the benefit of an indemnity, such Person and its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, accountants and experts. The term “ Indemnified Party ” means any one of such Persons.

Land ” means the real property or interest therein described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and all rights, titles and interests appurtenant thereto.

Leases ” means any and all leases, master leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements (whether written or oral, and whether now or hereafter in effect) which grant to third Persons a possessory interest in and to, or the right to use, all or any part of the Trust Property, Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty, together with all security and other deposits made in connection therewith and any guarantee of the obligations of the landlord or the tenant thereunder.

License ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02(a) hereof.

Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Losses ” means all obligations, damages, claims, causes of action, costs, fines, fees, charges, penalties, deficiencies, losses, diminutions in value, expenses (including court costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other experts) and other liabilities, and, with respect to any indemnity, includes all attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement and collection of such indemnity. The term “ Loss ” means any one of such Losses.

Obligation ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Permitted Lien ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Personalty ” means all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all furniture, furnishings, equipment, machinery, goods, general intangibles, money, insurance proceeds, contract rights, option rights, inventory, together with all refundable, returnable or reimbursable fees, deposits or other funds or evidences of credit or indebtedness deposited by or on behalf of Trustor with any governmental authority, boards, corporations, providers of utility services,

 

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public or private including all refundable, returnable or reimbursable tap fees, utility deposits, commitment fees and development costs, and all other personal property of any kind or character (other than Fixtures or the property of any tenant), and including all such property that now or hereafter arise from or are located or to be located upon, within or about the Land and the Buildings, or which are or may be used in or related to the planning, development, financing or operation of the Trust Property, together with all accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or therefor and the proceeds thereof.

Principal Balance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02 hereof.

Rents ” means all of the rents, revenues, income, proceeds, issues, profits, security and other types of deposits (after Trustor acquires title thereto), and other benefits paid or payable by parties (other than Trustor) for using, leasing, licensing, possessing, operating from, residing in, benefiting from or otherwise enjoying all or any part of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and/or the Personalty.

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Indenture, this Deed of Trust, and all other instruments, security agreements, agreements and other documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise included in the definition of the term “ Security Documents ” in the Indenture.

Trust Property ” means all of Trustor’s right, title, interest and estate, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures and the Personalty, together with:

(i) all rights, privileges, tenements, hereditaments, rights-of-way, easements, air rights, development rights or credits, zoning rights, appendages and appurtenances in anywise appertaining thereto, and all right, title and interest of Trustor in and to any streets, ways, alleys, strips or gores of land adjoining the Land or any part thereof, and all right, title and interest of Trustor, if any, in and to all rights, royalties and profits with respect to all minerals, coal, oil, gas and other substances of any kind or character on or underlying the Land, together with all right, title and interest of Trustor in and to all water and water rights (whether riparian, appropriative or otherwise and whether or not appurtenant);

(ii) all rights of Trustor (but not its obligations) under any contracts and agreements, including, without limitation, construction contracts and architectural agreements, relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(iii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals and other rights and privileges (each, a “ Permit ”) obtained in connection with the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or the use or operation thereof;

 

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(iv) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all plans and specifications, designs, schematics, drawings and other information, materials and matters heretofore or hereafter prepared relating to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(v) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all proceeds arising from or by virtue of the sale, lease or other disposition of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty or any part thereof or any interest therein or from the operation thereof;

(vi) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all Leases now or hereafter in effect and all Rents, royalties, bonuses, issues, profits, revenues or other benefits arising from or attributable to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty;

(vii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all betterments, additions, alterations, appurtenances, substitutions, replacements and revisions to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty and all reversions and remainders relating thereto;

(viii) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to any awards, remuneration, settlements or compensation now or hereafter made by any governmental authority pertaining to the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures or the Personalty, including those arising from or attributable to any vacation of, or change of grade in, any streets affecting the Land or the Buildings;

(ix) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to any and all other security and collateral of any nature whatsoever, whether now or hereafter given, for the repayment, performance and discharge of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined);

(x) all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in and to all awards, payments, and proceeds of conversion, whether voluntary or involuntary, of any of the Land, the Buildings, the Fixtures, the Personalty or any of the property and rights described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (ix), including without limitation, all insurance, condemnation and tort claims, refunds of real estate taxes and assessments, rent claims and other obligations dischargeable in cash or cash equivalents; and

(xi) all other property and rights of Trustor of every kind and character relating to and/or used or to be used in connection with the foregoing, and all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing.

As used in this Deed of Trust, the term “ Trust Property ” shall be expressly defined as meaning all or, where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above, and all or, where the context permits or requires, any interest therein.

Section 1.03 Terminology; Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term used in this Deed of Trust and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.04 of the Indenture shall apply hereto as if incorporated at length herein.

 

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ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST

Section 2.01 Grant of Lien . To secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of all of the Obligations, Trustor hereby irrevocably GRANTS, BARGAINS, SELLS, ASSIGNS, TRANSFERS, MORTGAGES, CONVEYS and CONFIRMS unto Trustee and Trustee’s successors, assigns and substitutes in trust hereunder, WITH POWER OF SALE and right of entry and possession, for the use and benefit of Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, all right, title, interest and estate in, to and under the Trust Property, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Trust Property unto Trustee and Trustee’s successors, assigns and substitutes in trust hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deed of Trust, with POWER OF SALE, forever, and Trustor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND the title to the Trust Property unto Beneficiary against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, subject, however, to the Permitted Liens; provided , however , that if Trustor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then the Liens, estates and rights granted by this Deed of Trust shall cease and terminate.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest . This Deed of Trust shall be construed as a mortgage on the Land and the Buildings and it shall also constitute and serve as a “ security agreement ” within the meaning of, and shall constitute a first and prior security interest under, the Applicable UCC with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures. To this end, Trustor by these presents does GRANT, BARGAIN, CONVEY, ASSIGN, SELL, TRANSFER and SET OVER unto Beneficiary, as trustee and as collateral agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, a security interest in all of Trustor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Personalty and the Fixtures, to secure the full and timely payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations. Trustor hereby consents to Beneficiary filing and recording financing statements (and continuations thereof) with the appropriate filing and recording offices in order to perfect (and maintain the perfection of) the security interests granted herein. To the extent the Indenture serves as a security agreement and in the event that there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Section 2.02 and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall prevail pursuant to Section 8.17 of this Deed of Trust.

Section 2.03 No Obligation of Beneficiary . The assignment and security interest herein granted to Beneficiary shall not be deemed or construed to constitute Beneficiary as a mortgagee-in-possession of the Trust Property, obligate Beneficiary to lease the Trust Property or attempt to do the same, or to take any action, incur any expense or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability whatsoever.

Section 2.04 Fixture Filing . Without in any manner limiting the generality of any of the other provisions of this Deed of Trust: (a) some portions of the goods described or to which reference is made herein are or are to become fixtures on the Land described or to which reference is made herein or on Exhibit A attached to this Deed of Trust; (b) this Deed of Trust is

 

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to be filed of record in the real estate records as a financing statement and shall constitute a “ fixture filing ” for purposes of the Applicable UCC; and (c) Trustor is the record owner of the real estate or interests in the real estate constituting the Trust Property hereunder. Information concerning the security interest herein granted may be obtained at the addresses set forth on the first page hereof. The addresses of the Secured Party (Beneficiary) and of the Debtor (Trustor) are set forth on the first page hereof. In that regard, the information required in connection with the fixture filing and by California Civil Code Section 3097(j) is as follows:

(1) Name and Address of Secured Party: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent for itself and for each of the financial institutions and their respective successors and assigns which from time to time shall be a “Holder” under the Indenture, 222 Berkeley Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

 

  Name of Debtor :    PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.
  Address :    9731 Topanga Canyon Place, Chatsworth, CA 91311-4135
  Type of Organization :    Corporation
  State :    California

Section 2.05 Future Advances . It is the intention of Trustor and Beneficiary that this Deed of Trust (as renewed and extended from time to time) shall secure future advances and readavances, and the lien and security interest created by this Deed of Trust shall attach upon execution and have priority from the time of recording as to all advances, whether obligatory or discretionary, to the fullest extent permitted by law, until this Deed of Trust is released of record.

Section 2.06 Advances Secured by Deed of Trust . Upon a Default of Trustor for failure to comply with any covenants and agreements hereunder as to the payment of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, repairs, protection of the Trust Property or Beneficiary’s lien thereon, and other charges and the costs of procurement of title evidence and insurance as aforesaid, Beneficiary may, at its option, pay the same in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and any sums so paid by Beneficiary, together with the reasonable fees of counsel employed by Beneficiary in consultation and in connection therewith, shall be charged against Trustor, shall be due and payable (together with interest at the applicable rate) by Trustor and shall be a lien upon the Trust Property and be secured by the Deed of Trust in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture.

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS

Section 3.01 Assignment . For Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, including the indebtedness evidenced by the Indenture, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, Trustor has presently, absolutely

 

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and irrevocably GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, CONVEYED and CONFIRM, and by these presents does presently, absolutely and irrevocably GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN, TRANSFER, CONVEY and CONFIRM, unto Beneficiary, as Collateral Agent for the Holders pursuant to the Indenture, as security for the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, all of the Leases and Rents (if any), subject only to the Permitted Liens applicable thereto and the License (as hereinafter defined); TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Leases and the Rents unto Beneficiary, forever, and Trustor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to warrant and forever defend the title to the Leases and the Rents unto Beneficiary against every Person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof; provided , however , that if Trustor shall pay (or cause to be paid) and perform and discharge (or cause to be performed and discharged) all of the Obligations on or before the date on which the same are to be paid, performed and discharged, then this assignment shall terminate, and all rights, titles and interests conveyed pursuant to this assignment shall become vested in Trustor.

Section 3.02 Revocable License .

(a) Beneficiary hereby grants to Trustor a revocable license (the “ License ”), nonexclusive with the rights of Beneficiary reserved in Sections 3.02(b) , 3.04 and 3.05 hereof, to exercise and enjoy all incidences of the status of a lessor under the Leases and the Rents, including, without limitation, the right to collect, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive the Rents and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor. During the pendency of an Event of Default, Trustor hereby agrees to receive all Rents and hold the same as a trust fund to be applied, and to apply the Rents so collected, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Indenture, first to the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations and then to the payment of the Impositions. Thereafter, Trustor may use the balance of the Rents collected in any manner not inconsistent with the Security Documents.

(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the License shall immediately and automatically terminate without the necessity of any action by Beneficiary or any other Person, and Beneficiary shall have the right in such event to exercise the rights and remedies provided under this Deed of Trust or otherwise available to Beneficiary under applicable law. Upon demand by Beneficiary at any time that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the extent allowed by applicable law, Trustor shall promptly pay to Beneficiary all security deposits under the Leases and all Rents allocable to any period commencing from and after the occurrence of such Event of Default and during the period such Default shall be continuing. Any Rents received hereunder by Beneficiary shall be applied and disbursed to the payment, performance and discharge of the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Indenture; provided , however , that, subject to any applicable requirement of law, any security deposits actually received by Beneficiary shall be held, applied and disbursed as provided in the applicable Leases.

Section 3.03 Enforcement of Leases . Trustor shall (a) submit any and all proposed material Leases that affect the Trustor’s operations on the Trust Property (including subleases provided to Trustor for approval) to Beneficiary for approval prior to the execution thereof or consent thereto, as applicable, such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned,

 

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withheld or delayed; (b) duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon the lessor under any Lease; (c) except for a termination right granted to a tenant pursuant to the terms of a Lease, maintain each Lease in full force and effect during the term thereof; (d) provide Beneficiary with prompt notice of each notice of default sent to a tenant under a Lease, provide Beneficiary with prompt notice of each notice of default received from (or relating to) a tenant under a Lease, and otherwise promptly reasonably indicate that a material default or termination of a Lease may occur (other than by reason of the expiration of the term of such Lease); (e) appear in and defend any action or proceeding in any manner connected with any of the Leases; (f) deliver to Beneficiary true and complete copies of all Leases; and (g) deliver to Beneficiary all such further information, and execute and deliver to Beneficiary such further assurances and assignments, with respect to the Leases as Beneficiary may from time to time reasonably request. Without Beneficiary’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to clause (iv) below, Trustor shall not (i) do or knowingly permit to be done anything to materially impair the value of any of the Leases; (ii) except for security or similar deposits, collect any of the Rent more than one (1) month in advance of the time when the same becomes due under the terms of any Lease; (iii) discount any future accruing Rents; (iv) amend, modify, accept the surrender of or terminate any of the Leases; or (v) assign or grant a security interest in or to the License or any of the Leases or Rents.

Section 3.04 Direction to Tenants . Upon and at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Trustor hereby authorizes and directs, and shall, at the direction of Beneficiary, further authorize and direct, in writing, the tenant under each Lease to pay directly to, or as directed by, Beneficiary all Rents accruing or due under its Lease, without proof to the tenant of the occurrence and continuance of such Event of Default. Trustor hereby authorizes the tenant under each Lease to rely upon and comply with any notice or demand from Beneficiary for payment of Rents to Beneficiary, and Trustor shall have no claim against any tenant for Rents paid by such tenant to Beneficiary pursuant to such notice or demand. All Rents actually collected by Beneficiary pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall be applied in accordance with the Indenture.

Section 3.05 Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact .

(a) Trustor hereby constitutes and appoints Beneficiary the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Trustor and Trustor hereby confers upon Beneficiary the right, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, to, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, demand, sue for, attach, levy, recover and receive any of the Rents and any premium or penalty payable upon the exercise by any third Person under any Lease of a privilege of cancellation originally provided in such Lease and to give proper receipts, releases and acquittances therefor and, after deducting expenses of collection, to apply the net proceeds as provided in the Indenture. Trustor hereby authorizes and directs any such third Person to deliver such payment to Beneficiary in accordance with this Article III , and Trustor hereby ratifies and confirms all that its said attorney-in-fact, the Beneficiary, shall do or cause to be done in accordance with this Deed of Trust and by virtue of the powers granted hereby. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall

 

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be exclusive in Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged, and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated.

(b) Trustor hereby constitutes and appoints Beneficiary the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, of Trustor and Trustor hereby confers upon Beneficiary the right, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, to subject and subordinate at any time and from time to time any Lease or any part thereof to the lien, assignment and security interest of this Deed of Trust and to the terms hereof, or to any other mortgage, deed of trust, assignment or security agreement, or to any ground lease or surface lease, with respect to all or a portion of the Trust Property, or to request or require such subordination, where such reservation, option or authority was reserved to Trustor under any such Lease, or in any case where Trustor otherwise would have the right, power or privilege so to do. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing, and such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, so long as any part of the Obligations remains unpaid or unperformed and undischarged and until the commitments under the Indenture have been terminated. Trustor hereby represents and warrants that it has not exercised, and no Person has the current right to exercise, any of the rights described in this Section 3.05(b) , and Trustor hereby covenants not to exercise (or appoint any other Person as attorney-in-fact to exercise) any such right, nor (except at Beneficiary’s written request) to subordinate any such Lease to the lien of this Deed of Trust or to any other mortgage, deed of trust, assignment or security agreement or to any ground lease or surface lease.

Section 3.06 No Liability of Beneficiary . Neither the acceptance hereof nor the exercise of the rights and remedies hereunder nor any other action on the part of Beneficiary or any Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary or any Holder hereunder shall be construed to: (a) be an assumption by Beneficiary or any such Person or to otherwise make Beneficiary or such Person liable or responsible for the performance of any of the obligations of Trustor under or with respect to the Leases or for any Rent, security deposit or other amount delivered to Trustor, provided that Beneficiary or any such Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary shall be accountable for any Rents, security deposits or other amounts actually received by Beneficiary or such Person, as the case may be; or (b) obligate Beneficiary or any such Person to take any action under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Trust Property, to incur any expense or perform or discharge any duty or obligation under or with respect to the Leases or with respect to the Trust Property, to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Leases or the Trust Property, to constitute Beneficiary as a mortgagee-in-possession (unless Beneficiary actually enters and takes possession of the Trust Property), or to be liable in any way for any injury or damage to Persons or property sustained by any Person in or about the Trust Property, other than to the extent caused by the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Beneficiary or any Person exercising the rights of Beneficiary hereunder. In connection with its appointment and acting hereunder, Beneficiary is otherwise entitled to all rights, privileges, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Security Documents.

Section 3.07 Trustor’s Indemnities . Trustor hereby agrees to protect, indemnify and hold harmless Beneficiary and of the Holders and each Indemnified Party related to Beneficiary or such other Holders from and against any and all Losses which Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party may incur under or by reason of this Article III , or for

 

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any action taken by Beneficiary or any such other Holder or Indemnified Party hereunder, or by reason or in defense of any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party arising out of the Leases, including, without limitation, any claim by any third Person for credit on account of Rents paid to and received by Trustor, but not delivered to Beneficiary or its agents, representatives or employees, for any period under any Lease more than one (1) month in advance of the due date thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall include, in any case, such Loss as may result from the ordinary good faith negligence of Beneficiary or such other Holders or Indemnified Party, but not any such Loss that is caused by the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Beneficiary or any such other Holders or Indemnified Party. In the event that Beneficiary or any of the other Holders or any Indemnified Party incurs any Losses covered by the indemnity set forth in this Section 3.07 , the amount thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, with interest thereon at the Default Rate, shall be payable by Trustor to Beneficiary within ten (10) days after demand therefor, and shall be secured hereby and by all other security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, including, without limitation, the lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust. The liabilities of Trustor as set forth in this Section 3.07 shall survive the termination of this Deed of Trust and the repayment of the Obligations.

Section 3.08 No Modification of Trustor’s Obligations . Nothing herein contained shall modify or otherwise alter the obligation of Trustor to make prompt payment of all Obligations as and when the same become due, regardless of whether the Rents described in this Article III are sufficient to pay the Obligations, and the security provided to Beneficiary pursuant to this Article III shall be cumulative of all other security of any and every character now or hereafter existing to secure payment of the Obligations.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Trustor hereby unconditionally represents and warrants to Beneficiary as follows:

Section 4.01 Title to Trust Property and Lien of this Deed of Trust . To the best of its knowledge, Trustor has good, marketable and indefeasible fee simple title to the Land and the Buildings, and, to the best of its knowledge, has good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Fixtures, the Personalty and the other Trust Property. The Trust Property is free and clear of any and all Liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests and adverse claims whatsoever, except for all Permitted Liens.

Section 4.02 Taxes and Other Payments . Trustor has filed all federal, state, commonwealth, county, municipal and city income and other material tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and other Impositions which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessments or charges received by it, and Trustor does not know of any basis for any additional assessment or charge in respect of any such taxes or other Impositions. Trustor has paid in full all sums owing or claimed for labor, material, supplies, personal property (whether or not forming a Fixture hereunder) and services of every

 

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kind and character used, furnished or installed in or on the Trust Property that are now due and owing and no claim for same exists or will be permitted to be created, except such claims as may arise in the ordinary course of business and that are not yet past due.

Section 4.03 Power to Create Lien and Security . Trustor has full power and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage and convey a Lien and security interest in all of the Trust Property in the manner and form herein provided and without obtaining the authorization, approval, consent or waiver of any grantor, lessor, sublessor, governmental authority or other Person whomsoever.

Section 4.04 Loan and Security Documents . Trustor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All representations and warranties made by Trustor in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such representations and warranties were set forth at length herein as the representations and warranties of Trustor.

Section 4.05 Compliance with Laws . To the actual knowledge of Trustor, all of the improvements on the Land (i) comply with all material requirements of all applicable laws and ordinances with respect to zoning, subdivision, construction, building and land use, including, without limitation, requirements with respect to parking, access and certificates of occupancy (and similar certificates) and (ii) comply with, and shall remain in compliance with, applicable health, fire and building codes. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Trustor to Beneficiary, all of the Buildings lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Land. Except as set forth on any surveys delivered by Trustor to Beneficiary, to the actual knowledge of Trustor, no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Land, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the Land encroach upon or under any of the Buildings or any portion of the Trust Property. To the actual knowledge of Trustor, all of the Buildings and the use of the Trust Property materially comply with, and shall remain in material compliance with, all applicable statutes, rules, regulations and private covenants now or hereafter relating to the ownership, construction, use or operation of the Trust Property, including all applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to requirements for equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, fair housing, environmental protection, zoning and land use. All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including, without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the Trust Property have been obtained and are in full force and effect. Trustor has not received any notice of, or other communication with respect to, an alleged violation with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 4.06 No Condemnation . With the exception of the Permitted Exceptions, no part of any property subject to this Deed of Trust has been taken in condemnation or other like proceeding nor is any proceeding pending, threatened or known to be contemplated for the partial or total condemnation or taking of the Trust Property.

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(“ FEMA ”) as having special flood hazards or if the Land or any part thereof is identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), then Trustor has obtained the insurance required under Section 5.04(a)(v) of this Deed of Trust.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Trustor hereby unconditionally covenants and agrees with Beneficiary as follows:

Section 5.01 Lien Status . Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Trustor shall not place, or permit to be placed, or otherwise mortgage, hypothecate or encumber the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, with any other Lien or security interest of any nature whatsoever (statutory, constitutional or contractual), other than Permitted Liens, regardless of whether such Lien or security interest is inferior to the Lien and security interest created by this Deed of Trust, and, if any such Lien or security interest is asserted against the Trust Property, Trustor shall promptly, at its own cost and expense, (a) pay the underlying claim in full (except for so long as such claim is being contested by Trustor in good faith and as and to the extent permitted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) or take such other action as may be necessary to cause the same to be released of record and otherwise, and (b) within five (5) days after the date on which such Lien or security interest is so asserted, give Beneficiary notice of such Lien or security interest. Such notice shall specify who is asserting such Lien or security interest and shall detail the origin and nature of the underlying claim giving rise to such asserted Lien or security interest.

Section 5.02 Payment of Impositions . Trustor shall duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all Impositions not later than the due date thereof, or the day on which any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto or imposed, or the day on which any Lien may be filed for the nonpayment thereof (if such day is used to determine the due date of the respective item); provided , however , that Trustor may, if permitted by applicable law and if such installment payment would not create or permit the filing of a Lien against the Trust Property, pay the Impositions in installments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Trustor may in good faith, by appropriate proceedings and upon notice to Beneficiary, contest the validity, applicability or amount of any asserted tax or assessment, subject to any more restrictive provisions applicable to any such contest contained in the Indenture and (without limiting the foregoing) so long as (a) such contest is properly contested in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, and (b) Beneficiary determines, in its opinion reasonably exercised, that such contest suspends the obligation to pay the tax and that nonpayment of such tax or assessment will not result in the sale, loss, forfeiture or diminution of the Trust Property or any part thereof or any interest of Beneficiary therein, and (c) unless expressly provided to the contrary in the Indenture, prior to the earlier of the commencement of such contest or the delinquency date of the asserted tax or assessment, Trustor deposits with Beneficiary an amount reasonably determined by Beneficiary to be adequate to cover the payment of such tax or assessment and a reasonable additional sum to cover possible interest, costs and penalties;

 

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provided , however , that Trustor shall promptly cause to be paid any amount adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be due, with all interest, costs and penalties thereon, promptly after such judgment becomes final (and, subject to Beneficiary’s rights and remedies during an Event of Default, Beneficiary shall make any sum deposited pursuant to clause (c) above available for such payment); and provided , further , that in any event each such contest shall be concluded, the taxes, assessments, interest, costs and penalties shall be paid prior to the date any writ or order is issued under which the Trust Property may be sold, lost or forfeited.

Section 5.03 Repair . Trustor shall keep the Trust Property in good order and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and shall make all repairs, replacements and improvements thereof and thereto, interior and exterior, structural and non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary, which are necessary to keep the same in such order and condition. Trustor shall also use reasonable efforts to prevent any act or occurrence which might impair the value or usefulness of the Trust Property for its intended usage.

Section 5.04 Insurance and Application of Insurance Proceeds .

(a) During the term of this Deed of Trust, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained all insurance on the Trust Property that is required to be maintained under the Indenture. In addition, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained such other insurance as may, from time to time, reasonably be required by Beneficiary in order to protect its interests in the Trust Property. Notwithstanding any insurance requirements under the Indenture, Trustor, at its sole cost and expense, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained the following policies of insurance, with respect to the Trust Property:

(i) Casualty (property) insurance against loss or damage by fire, lightning and such other perils as are included in a standard “special form” policy (formerly known as an “all-risk” endorsement policy), and against loss or damage by all other risks and hazards covered by a standard extended coverage insurance policy including, without limitation, riot and civil commotion, terrorist actions, vandalism, malicious mischief, burglary and theft, in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the then full replacement cost of the improvements, without deduction for physical depreciation and (B) such amount that the insurer would not deem Trustor a co-insurer under said policies. The policies of insurance required under this Section 5.04 shall contain a “Replacement Cost” endorsement with a waiver of depreciation and an “Agreed Amount” or “No Coinsurance” endorsement and shall otherwise comply with the Indenture.

(ii) Commercial General Liability insurance, including a broad form comprehensive general liability endorsement and coverages for broad form property damage, contractual damages and personal injuries (including death resulting therefrom) and containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate for any policy year with no deductible.

(iii) Rental loss and/or business interruption insurance in an amount equal to the estimated gross revenues from the operations of the Trust Property for a period of twelve (12) months.

 

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(iv) Insurance against loss or damage from (A) leakage of sprinkler systems and (B) explosion of steam boilers, air conditioning equipment, high pressure piping, machinery and equipment, pressure vessels or similar apparatus now or hereafter installed on the improvements (without exclusion for explosions).

(v) Flood insurance if all or any portion of the Trust Property is located in an area now or hereafter designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), and in which flood insurance has been made available under the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Buildings, Fixtures and Personalty now or hereafter located on the Trust Property or such other amount as may be agreed to by Beneficiary in writing.

(vi) If the Trust Property is or ever becomes non-conforming with respect to zoning, ordinance or law coverage to compensate for loss of value or property resulting from operation of law and the cost of demolition and the increased cost of construction in such amounts as may be requested by Beneficiary if available at a commercially reasonable cost.

(vii) Any other insurance with respect to the Trust Property that may be required under the Indenture.

(viii) Such other insurance as may from time to time be reasonably required by Beneficiary in order to protect its interests.

All such insurance policies with respect to the Trust Property shall contain a standard, non-contributory mortgagee clause naming Beneficiary, and its successors and assigns, as an additional insured under all liability insurance policies, as the first mortgagee and loss payee on all property insurance policies, and as the sole loss payee on all rental loss or business interruption insurance policies. Trustor shall not take out separate insurance with respect to the Trust Property concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained hereunder or under the Indenture unless Beneficiary is named as an additional insured thereon under a standard mortgagee clause acceptable to Beneficiary and each such policy is otherwise in form and substance acceptable to Beneficiary.

(b) In the event of the foreclosure of this Deed of Trust, or in the event of any transfer of title to the Trust Property, or any part thereof, by foreclosure sale or by power of sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure, the purchaser of the Trust Property, or such part thereof, shall succeed to all of Trustor’s rights with respect to the Trust Property, including any rights to unexpired, unearned or returnable insurance premiums, subject to limitations on the assignment of blanket policies, but limited to such rights as relate to the Trust Property or such part thereof. If Beneficiary acquires title to the Trust Property, or any part thereof, in any manner, Beneficiary shall thereupon (as between Trustor and Beneficiary) become the sole and absolute owner of the insurance policies with respect to the Trust Property, provided, however that Trustor’s rights and coverage under any such policies shall not be affected by such transfer of title, and all insurance proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Trust Property, with the sole right to collect and retain all unearned or returnable premiums thereon with respect to the Trust Property, or such part thereof, if any.

 

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(c) If any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Trust Property shall occur, Trustor shall file and prosecute its claim or claims for any insurance proceeds in good faith and with due diligence and cause the same to be collected and paid over to Beneficiary, and Trustor hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers Beneficiary, in the name of Trustor or otherwise, to collect and receipt for any such insurance proceeds and to adjust any insurance claims and to file and prosecute such claim or claims, and although it is hereby expressly agreed that the same shall not be necessary in any event, Trustor shall, upon demand of Beneficiary, make, execute and deliver any and all assignments and other instruments sufficient for the purpose of assigning any such insurance proceeds to Beneficiary, free and clear of any Liens whatsoever. Trustor hereby irrevocably appoints Beneficiary as Trustor’s attorney-in-fact for each such purpose (which appointment is coupled with an interest) and authorizes any Person to act upon the foregoing appointment.

(d) Following any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Trust Property in accordance with customary construction loan practices provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Trust Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a casualty loss affecting the Trust Property or if Trustor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect. In the event that Trustor elects to restore the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Trustor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Trust Property upon the occurrence of any casualty loss affecting the Trust Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of insurance proceeds, but in all events in a manner approved by Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any damage to, destruction or loss of or other casualty with respect to any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents until the Obligations have been paid in full. If the Trust Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Beneficiary of such insurance proceeds, Beneficiary shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such insurance proceeds, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the then unpaid Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.05 Condemnation and Application of Condemnation Proceeds .

(a) Promptly upon its obtaining knowledge of the institution or the threatened institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or other taking of the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, Trustor shall notify Beneficiary of such proceeding. Trustor shall then, if reasonably requested by Beneficiary, file or defend its claim thereunder and prosecute same with due diligence to its final disposition and shall, subject to the terms of the Indenture, cause any awards or settlements to be paid over to Beneficiary for disposition pursuant to the terms of this Deed of Trust. Beneficiary shall be entitled to participate in any

 

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such proceeding and Trustor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Beneficiary such instruments as may be requested by Beneficiary from time to time to permit such participation and Trustor shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of Beneficiary in connection with Beneficiary’s participation in such proceedings and delivery of documents in connection therewith.

(b) If the Trust Property or any part thereof is taken (the loss of which shall have a material impact on Trustor’s ability to use and operate the Trust Property), or if a consent settlement is entered by or under threat of such proceeding, then Trustor shall, in its sole an absolute discretion, apply the entire amount thereof to (i) the restoration of the Trust Property provided that such restoration can be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property or (ii) in the event that restoration cannot be completed within 270 days of the occurrence of a condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property or if Trustor so elects, the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect. In the event that Trustor elects to restore the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of the previous sentence, Trustor hereby covenants and agrees to promptly commence and to diligently prosecute the restoration of the Trust Property upon the occurrence of any condemnation or other taking affecting the Trust Property, without regard to the availability or adequacy of any award or settlement, but in all events in a manner approved by Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any condemnation or other taking of any of the Trust Property, Trustor shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for in the Indenture and the other Security Documents, and the Obligations shall not be reduced until, and then only to the extent that, any condemnation award or settlement shall have been actually received and applied by Beneficiary to the discharge of the Obligations. If the Trust Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Beneficiary of such condemnation award or settlement, Beneficiary shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on any Security Document shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive such condemnation award or settlement, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Obligations, whichever is less.

Section 5.06 Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, Licenses and Other Rights . Trustor shall maintain, preserve and renew all rights-of-way, easements, tenements, hereditaments, development rights and credits, zoning rights, grants, privileges, appurtenances, licenses, franchises and other rights reasonably necessary for the use or operation of the Trust Property from time to time, or otherwise relevant to the value thereof, and Trustor shall not, without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, initiate, join in or consent to any private restrictive covenant or other public or private restriction as to the present or future use or operation of the Trust Property. Trustor shall, however, comply with all restrictive covenants which may at any time affect the Trust Property, all applicable zoning ordinances and all other public or private restrictions relating to the use of the Trust Property.

Section 5.07 Payment and Performance of Obligations . Trustor shall duly and punctually pay and perform all of the Obligations.

 

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Section 5.08 Compliance with Permitted Liens and Other Obligations . Trustor shall comply in all material respects with any and all obligations, restrictions and requirements that may be set forth in each and every document constituting a Permitted Lien. In addition, Trustor shall comply in all material respects with each and every obligation legally imposed upon it and/or relating to the Trust Property pursuant to applicable law (including, without limitation, all matters described in Section 4.05 hereof), contract or other agreement. It is hereby acknowledged that Beneficiary’s consent to a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof shall in no way be deemed to constitute approval of any future Lien which may be imposed upon any portion of the Trust Property, or any other enforcement action affecting Trustor or the Trust Property, as a result of Trustor’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under any document constituting a Permitted Lien as of the date hereof.

Section 5.09 Additional Affirmative Covenants . All affirmative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such covenants were set forth at length herein as the covenants of Trustor.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Trustor hereby covenants and agrees with Beneficiary that, until all of the Obligations shall have been paid or performed in full and discharged, and the commitments under the Indenture:

Section 6.01 Use Violations . Trustor shall not use, maintain, operate or occupy, or allow the use, maintenance, operation or occupancy of, the Trust Property in any manner which (a) violates in any material respect any Governmental Requirement, (b) may be dangerous unless safeguarded as required by applicable law, (c) constitutes a public or private nuisance, or (d) makes void, voidable or cancelable, or increases, substantially in excess of commercially reasonably rates, the premium of, any insurance then in force with respect thereto.

Section 6.02 Waste . Trustor shall not commit or permit any waste with respect to the Trust Property.

Section 6.03 Alterations . Trustor shall notify Beneficiary, in writing and in advance, with respect to all proposed alterations, improvements or additions to the Trust Property which are of a material nature, and, unless and to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, Trustor shall not effect any material alteration, improvement or addition to the Trust Property without the prior written consent of Beneficiary.

Section 6.04 No Further Encumbrances . Trustor shall not, except either as provided in the Indenture or without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, create, place or permit to be created or placed, or through any act or failure to act, acquiesce in the placing of, or allow to remain, any mortgage, pledge, Lien (statutory, constitutional or contractual), security

 

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interest, encumbrance or charge on, or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to, the Trust Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein, other than the Permitted Liens, regardless of whether the same are subordinate to the Lien(s) and security interest(s) created by this Deed of Trust.

Section 6.05 Transfer Restrictions . Trustor shall not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of or abandon all or any part of the Trust Property (or any interest therein), except as expressly permitted by, and in accordance with the terms of, the Indenture.

Section 6.06 Loan and Indentures; Additional Negative Covenants . Trustor has received a copy of and is fully familiar with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the other Security Documents. All negative covenants made by the Guarantors or any of them in the Indenture and the other Security Documents are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby also made by Trustor as to itself and the Trust Property as though such negative covenants were set forth at length herein as the negative covenants of Trustor.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01 Event of Default . The “Events of Default” set forth in Article Six of the Indenture are hereby incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the occurrence of an “Event of Default” or a “Default” under the Indenture or any other Security Document shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder.

Section 7.02 Acceleration . Unless otherwise provided in the Indenture, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, in addition to any other rights, powers or remedies conferred herein or by operation of law, Beneficiary, in its sole judgment and discretion, may declare the then unpaid principal balance of the Loan (the “ Principal Balance ”), the accrued interest thereon and any other accrued but unpaid portion of the Obligations to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Trustor.

Section 7.03 Foreclosure and Sale . If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Beneficiary shall have the right and option to take possession of the Trust Property and/or proceed with foreclosure by directing Trustee, or Trustee’s successors or substitutes in trust, and to sell, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, all or any portion of the Trust Property at one or more sales, as an entirety or in parcels, at such place or places, in such manner and upon such notice as may be required by applicable law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, as Beneficiary may deem appropriate, and to make conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers. Where the Trust Property is situated in more than one county, notice as above provided shall be posted and filed in all such counties (if such notices are required by applicable law), and all such Trust Property may be sold in any such county and any such notice shall designate the county where such Trust Property is to be sold. Nothing contained in this

 

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Section 7.03 shall be construed so as to limit in any way Beneficiary’s rights to sell the Trust Property, or any portion thereof, by private sale if, and to the extent that, such private sale is permitted under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or by public or private sale after entry of a judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction so ordering. Trustor hereby irrevocably appoints Beneficiary to be the attorney-in-fact of Trustor (coupled with an interest) and in the name and on behalf of Trustor to execute and deliver any deeds, transfers, conveyances, assignments, assurances and notices which Trustor ought to execute and deliver, and to do and perform any other acts or things which Trustor ought to do and perform under the covenants herein contained and, generally, to use the name of Trustor in the exercise of any of the powers hereby conferred on Beneficiary. At any such sale: (a) whether made under the power herein contained or any other legal enactment, or by virtue of any judicial proceedings or any other legal right, remedy or recourse, it shall not be necessary for Beneficiary to have physically present, or to have constructive possession of, the Trust Property (Trustor hereby covenanting and agreeing to deliver to Beneficiary any portion of the Trust Property not actually or constructively possessed by Beneficiary immediately upon demand by Beneficiary) and the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof as completely as if the same had been actually present and delivered to purchaser at such sale; (b) each instrument of conveyance executed by Beneficiary shall contain a general warranty of title, binding upon Trustor and its successors and assigns; (c) each and every recital contained in any instrument of conveyance made by Beneficiary shall conclusively establish the truth and accuracy of the matters recited therein, including, without limitation, nonpayment and/or nonperformance of the Obligations and advertisement and conduct of such sale in the manner provided herein and otherwise required by applicable law; (d) any and all prerequisites to the validity thereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been performed; (e) the receipt of Beneficiary, or of such other Person or officer making the sale, shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser for its purchase money and neither such purchaser nor its assigns or personal representatives shall thereafter be obligated to see to the application of such purchase money, or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or non-application thereof; (f) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Trustor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, estate, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity (including any statutory or common law right of redemption, which is hereby waived to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law), in and to the property sold in any such event, and such sale shall be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against Trustor and any and all other Persons claiming by, through or under Trustor; and (g) to the extent and under such circumstances as are permitted by applicable law, Beneficiary may be a purchaser at any such sale, and shall have the right, after paying or accounting for all costs of said sale or sales, to credit the amount of the then unpaid Obligations to the amount of its bid (in the order of priority set forth in Section 7.16 hereof) in lieu of cash payment. Each remedy provided in this instrument is distinct from and cumulative with all other rights and remedies provided hereunder or afforded by applicable law or equity, and may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively, in any order whatsoever.

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Agents . Trustee or any successor to or substitute for Trustee may appoint or delegate any one or more Persons as agent to perform any act or acts necessary or incident to any sale held by Trustee, including the posting of notices and the

 

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conduct of sale, but in the name and on behalf of Beneficiary. If Trustee or any successor to or substitute for Trustee shall have given notice of sale hereunder, any successor or substitute trustee thereafter appointed may complete the sale and the conveyance of the Trust Property pursuant thereto as if such notice had been given by the successor to or substitute for Trustee conducting the sale.

Section 7.05 Judicial Foreclosure . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Trustee or Beneficiary shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement herein contained or in aid of the execution of any power herein granted, or for any foreclosure hereunder or for the sale of the Trust Property under the judgment or decree of any court or courts of competent jurisdiction, or for the appointment of a receiver pending any foreclosure hereunder or the sale of the Trust Property under the order of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or under executory or other legal process, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy. Any money advanced by Trustee and/or Beneficiary in connection with any such receivership shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall bear interest from the date of such advance by Trustee and/or Beneficiary until paid at the Default Rate.

Section 7.06 Receiver . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Beneficiary shall have the right and power to proceed by a suit or suits in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of Beneficiary which Trustee may apply for and obtain as a matter of right and without notice to Trustor, which notice is hereby expressly waived by Trustor, the appointment of a receiver to collect the Rents of the Trust Property and to preserve the security hereof, either before or after any foreclosure sale or the sale of the Trust Property under the order of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction or under executory or other legal process, without regard to the value of the Trust Property as security for the amount then due to Beneficiary, or the solvency of any entity or entities, person or persons primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of such amounts; the Rents of the Trust Property, in any such event, having heretofore been assigned to Beneficiary pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof as additional security for the payment of the Obligations secured hereby. Any money advanced by Beneficiary in connection with any such receivership shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof.

Section 7.07 Foreclosure for Installments . To the extent allowed by applicable law and in accordance with the Indenture, during the pendency of an Event of Default, Beneficiary shall also have the option to proceed with foreclosure in satisfaction of any installments of the Obligations which have not been paid when due, either through the courts or otherwise, by non-judicial power of sale, by directing Trustee or any successors in trust to Trustee to proceed with foreclosure, in satisfaction of the matured but unpaid portion of the Obligations as if under a full foreclosure, conducting the sale as herein provided and without declaring the entire principal balance and accrued interest due. Such sale may be made subject to the unmatured portion of the Obligations, and any such sale shall not in any manner affect the

 

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unmatured portion of the Obligations, but as to such unmatured portion of the Obligations this Deed of Trust shall remain in full force and effect just as though no sale had been made hereunder. It is further agreed that several sales may be made hereunder without exhausting the right of sale for any unmatured part of the Obligations, it being the intent and purpose hereof to provide for a foreclosure and sale of the security for any matured portion of the Obligations without exhausting the power to foreclose and sell the Trust Property for any subsequently maturing portion of the Obligations.

Section 7.08 Separate Sales . To the extent allowed by applicable law, the Trust Property may be sold in one or more parcels and in such manner and order as Beneficiary, in its sole discretion, may elect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the right of sale arising out of any Event of Default shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales.

Section 7.09 Possession of Trust Property . Trustor agrees to the full extent that it lawfully may, that, in case one or more of the Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in every such case, Trustee or Beneficiary shall have the right and power to enter into and upon and take possession of all or any part of the Trust Property in the possession of Trustor, its successors or assigns, or its or their agents or servants, and may exclude Trustor, its successors or assigns, and all Persons claiming by, through or under Trustor, and its or their agents or servants wholly or partly therefrom; and, holding the same, Trustee or Beneficiary may use, administer, manage, operate and control the Trust Property and conduct the business thereof to the same extent as Trustor, its successors or assigns, might at the time do and may exercise all rights and powers of Trustor, in the name, place and stead of Trustor, or otherwise as Trustee or Beneficiary shall deem best. All costs, expenses and liabilities of every character incurred by Trustee and/or Beneficiary in administering, managing, operating and controlling the Trust Property shall constitute a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof. Trustor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Beneficiary as Trustor’s attorney-in-fact (coupled with an interest) to perform such acts and execute such documents as Beneficiary, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate, including endorsement of Trustor’s name on any instruments. Regardless of any provision of this Deed of Trust, the Financing Agreement or any other Security Document, Beneficiary shall not be considered to have accepted any property other than cash or immediately available funds in satisfaction of any obligation of Trustor to Beneficiary, unless Beneficiary shall have given express written notice of Beneficiary’s election to the contrary.

Section 7.10 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.11 Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive . Every right, power and remedy herein given to Trustee or Beneficiary shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter existing in equity, at law or by statute (including specifically those granted by the Applicable UCC). Each such right, power and remedy, whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing, may be exercised from time to time and so often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by Trustee or Beneficiary, and the exercise, or the beginning of the exercise, of any such right, power or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or

 

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thereafter, any other right, power or remedy. Beneficiary shall be entitled to collect all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in pursuing such remedies. No delay or omission by Trustee or Beneficiary in the exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or remedy then or thereafter existing.

Section 7.12 No Release of Obligations . To the extent permitted by law, neither Trustor, any Guarantor, nor any other Person now or hereafter obligated for the payment or performance of all or any part of the Obligations shall be relieved of any such obligation by reason of (a) the failure of Trustee or Beneficiary to comply with any request of Trustor, Beneficiary, any Guarantors or any other Person so obligated to foreclose the Lien of this Deed of Trust to enforce any provision hereunder or under the Financing Agreement; (b) the release, regardless of consideration, of the Trust Property or any portion thereof or interest therein or the addition of any other property to the Trust Property; (c) any agreement or stipulation between any subsequent owner of the Trust Property and Beneficiary extending, renewing, rearranging or in any other way modifying the terms of this Deed of Trust without first having obtained the consent of, given notice to or paid any consideration to Trustor, Beneficiary, any Guarantor, or any other Person, and in any such event Trustor, Beneficiary, all Guarantors, and all such other Persons shall continue to be liable to make payment according to the terms of any such extension or modification agreement unless expressly released and discharged in writing by Beneficiary; or (d) any other act or occurrence save and except the complete payment and performance of all of the Obligations.

Section 7.13 Release of and Resort to Collateral . Beneficiary may release, regardless of consideration, any part of the Trust Property without, as to the remainder, in any way impairing, affecting, subordinating or releasing the Lien or security interest created in or evidenced by this Deed of Trust or its stature as a first and prior Lien and security interest in and to the Trust Property, and without in any way releasing or diminishing the liability of any Person liable for the payment or performance of the Obligations. Beneficiary may resort to any other security for the Obligations held by Trustee or Beneficiary in such manner and order as Beneficiary may elect. Upon satisfaction of all of the Obligations, Beneficiary shall promptly comply with its obligations under California Civil Code Section 2941 and cause this Deed of Trust to be reconveyed.

Section 7.14 Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of Assets . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Trustor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and releases (a) all benefits that might accrue to Trustor by virtue of any present or future moratorium law or other law exempting the Trust Property from attachment, levy or sale on execution or providing for any appraisement, valuation, stay of execution, exemption from civil process, redemption or extension of time for payment; (b) except for notices expressly provided for herein or in the Indenture, all notices of any Event of Default or of Beneficiary’s intention to accelerate maturity of the Obligations or of Trustee’s or Beneficiary’s election to exercise or actual exercise of any right, remedy or recourse provided for hereunder or under the Indenture; and (c) any right to a marshalling of assets or a sale in inverse order of alienation; and (d) any and all conflicts with any provisions of any of the Security Documents. If any law referred to in

 

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this Deed of Trust and now in force, of which Trustor or its successor or successors might take advantage despite the provisions hereof, shall hereafter be repealed or cease to be in force, such law shall thereafter be deemed not to constitute any part of the contract herein contained or to preclude the operation or application of the provisions hereof.

Section 7.15 Discontinuance of Proceedings . In case Beneficiary shall have proceeded to invoke any right, remedy or recourse permitted hereunder or under the Indenture and shall thereafter elect to discontinue or abandon same for any reason, Beneficiary shall have the unqualified right so to do and, in such an event, Trustor and Beneficiary shall be restored to their former positions with respect to the Obligations, this Deed of Trust, the Indenture, the Trust Property and otherwise, and the rights, remedies, recourses and powers of Beneficiary shall continue as if same had never been invoked.

Section 7.16 Application of Proceeds . After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the proceeds of any sale of and any other amounts generated by the holding, leasing, operating or other use of the Trust Property shall be applied by Beneficiary (or the receiver, if one is appointed), to the extent that funds are so available therefrom, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or, if not so provided, then in the following order of priority, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law:

(a) first, to the payment of the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of taking possession of the Trust Property and of holding, using, leasing, repairing, improving the same, including reasonable (i) receivers’ fees, (ii) court costs, (iii) attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, (iv) costs of advertisement and title search fees, and (v) the payment of any and all Impositions, Liens, security interests or other rights, titles or interests equal or superior to the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust (except those to which the Trust Property has been sold subject to and without in any way implying Beneficiary’s prior consent to the creation thereof);

(b) second, to the payment of all amounts other than the Principal Balance and accrued but unpaid interest which may be due to Beneficiary hereunder or under the other Security Documents, together with interest thereon as provided herein;

(c) third, to the payment of the Obligations in such order and manner as Beneficiary may elect in accordance with the Indenture; and

(d) fourth, to Trustor or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Trustor shall be liable for any deficiency remaining.

Section 7.17 Uniform Commercial Code Remedies . Beneficiary shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Personalty and the Fixtures afforded to it by the Applicable UCC, including, without limitation, the right to take possession of the Personalty and the Fixtures or any part thereof, and to take such other measures as Beneficiary may deem necessary for the care, protection and preservation of the Personalty and the Fixtures, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded by this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.

 

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Section 7.18 Indemnity . In connection with any action taken by Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any Holder pursuant to this Deed of Trust, Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any such Holder and their respective Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for any Loss sustained by Trustor, including those resulting from (a) any assertion that Beneficiary, or any such Holder or/and such Indemnified Party has received funds from the operations of the Trust Property claimed by third Party, or (b) any act or omission of Trustee, Beneficiary, or any such Holder or any such Indemnified Party in administering, managing, operating or controlling the Trust Property, including in either case such Loss as may result from the ordinary negligence of Trustee and/or Beneficiary or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of Trustee and/or Beneficiary and/or such other Holder or such Indemnified Party, nor shall Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability of Trustor. Trustor shall and does hereby agree to indemnify Trustee and/or Beneficiary and each of the other Holders and their respective Indemnified Parties for, and to hold Trustee, Beneficiary and each such other Holder and each Indemnified Party harmless from, any and all Losses which may or might be incurred by Trustee and/or Beneficiary or any of such other Holders or such Indemnified Parties by reason of this Deed of Trust or the exercise of rights or remedies hereunder, including such Losses as may result from the ordinary negligence of Trustee, Beneficiary or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party, or which may result from strict liability, whether under applicable law or otherwise, unless such Loss is caused by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith Trustee, Beneficiary or such other Holder or such Indemnified Party. Should Trustee, Beneficiary and/or any other Holder or an Indemnified Party make any expenditure on account of any such Losses, the amount thereof, including costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be a demand obligation (which obligation Trustor hereby expressly promises to pay) owing by Trustor to Trustee and/or Beneficiary and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(b) hereof. Trustor hereby assents to, ratifies and confirms any and all actions of Trustee and/or Beneficiary with respect to the Trust Property taken under this Deed of Trust. The liabilities of Trustor, as set forth in this Section 7.18 , shall survive the termination of this Deed of Trust and the payment and performance of the Obligations.

ARTICLE VIII

TRUSTEE

Section 8.01 Duties, Rights, and Powers of Trustee . It shall be no part of the duty of Trustee to see to any recording, filing or registration of this Deed of Trust or any other instrument in addition or supplemental thereto, or to give any notice thereof, or to see to the payment of or be under any duty in respect of any tax or assessment or other governmental charge which may be levied or assessed on the Trust Property, or any part thereof, or against Trustee, or to see to the performance or observance by Trustee of any of the covenants and agreements contained herein. Trustee shall not be responsible for the execution, acknowledgment or validity of this Deed of Trust or of any instrument in addition or supplemental hereto or for the sufficiency of the

 

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security purported to be created hereby, and makes no representation in respect thereof or in respect of the rights of Beneficiary. Trustee shall have the right to confer with counsel upon any matters arising hereunder and shall be fully protected in relying as to legal matters on the advice of counsel. Trustee shall not incur any personal liability hereunder except for Trustee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by Trustee hereunder, believed by Trustee in good faith to be genuine.

Section 8.02 Successor Trustee . Trustee may resign by written notice addressed to Beneficiary or be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument in writing duly executed on behalf of Beneficiary. In case of the death, resignation or removal of Trustee, a successor trustee may be appointed by Beneficiary by instrument of substitution complying with any applicable requirements of law, or, in the absence of any such requirement, without other formality than appointment and designation in writing. Written notice of such appointment and designation shall be given by Beneficiary to Trustee, but the validity of any such appointment shall not be impaired or affected by failure to give such notice or by any defect therein. Such appointment and designation shall be full evidence of the right and authority to make the same and of all the facts therein recited, and, upon the making of any such appointment and designation, this Deed of Trust shall vest in the successor trustee all the estate and title in and to all of the Trust Property, and the successor trustee shall thereupon succeed to all of the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties hereby conferred upon Trustee named herein, and one such appointment and designation shall not exhaust the right to appoint and designate a successor trustee hereunder but such right may be exercised repeatedly as long as any Obligations remain unpaid hereunder. To facilitate the administration of the duties hereunder, Beneficiary may appoint multiple trustees to serve in such capacity or in such jurisdictions as Beneficiary may designate.

Section 8.03 Retention of Moneys . All moneys received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other moneys (except to the extent required by law), and Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by Trustee hereunder.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Instrument Construed as Mortgage, Etc. This Deed of Trust may be construed as a mortgage, deed of trust, chattel mortgage, conveyance, assignment, security agreement, pledge, financing statement, hypothecation or contract, or any one or more of them, in order to fully effectuate the liens and security interests created hereby and the purposes and agreements set forth herein.

Section 9.02 Performance at Trustor’s Expense . The cost and expense of performing or complying with any and all of the Obligations shall be borne solely by Trustor, and no portion of such cost and expense shall be, in any way or to any extent, credited against any installment on or portion of the Obligations.

 

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Section 9.03 Survival of Obligations . Each and all of the Obligations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Deed of Trust and shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Obligations shall have been fully satisfied.

Section 9.04 Further Assurances . Trustor, upon the request of Beneficiary, shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record and/or file such further reasonable instruments, including financing statements, and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Deed of Trust and to subject to the Liens and security interests hereof any property intended by the terms hereof to be covered hereby, including any renewals, additions, substitutions, replacements, betterments or appurtenances to the then Trust Property.

Section 9.05 Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Deed of Trust shall be in writing and shall be considered properly given if given in the manner and to the addresses prescribed by Section 12.02 of the Indenture to the parties and at the addresses set forth in the first paragraph hereof, and to each of the parties and at the addresses set forth in Section 12.02 of the Indenture; provided , however , that (a) service of notice as required by the laws of any State or Commonwealth in which portions of the Trust Property may be situated shall for all purposes be deemed appropriate and sufficient with the giving of such notice thereunder, and (b) any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of ten (10) days’ notice to the other party in the manner set forth above.

Section 9.06 No Waiver . Any failure by Beneficiary to insist, or any election by Beneficiary not to insist, upon strict performance by Trustor of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Deed of Trust shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the same or of any other terms, provision or condition hereof, and Beneficiary shall have the right, at any time or times thereafter, to insist upon strict performance by Trustor of any and all of such terms, provisions and conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, Beneficiary may, in Beneficiary’s sole and absolute discretion, (i) in the case of a Default, determine whether such Default has been cured, and (ii) in the case of an Event of Default, accept or reject any proposed cure of an Event of Default. In no event shall any provision of this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document which provides that Beneficiary shall have certain rights and/or remedies only during the continuance of an Event of Default be construed so as to require Beneficiary to accept a cure of any such Event of Default. Unless and until Beneficiary accepts any proposed cure of an Event of Default, such Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents.

Section 9.07 Beneficiary’s Right to Perform; Beneficiary’s Expenditures .

(a) Trustor agrees that if Trustor fails to perform any act or take any action which Trustor is required to perform or take hereunder or under the Indenture or to pay any money which Trustor is required to pay hereunder or under the Indenture, Beneficiary may, upon prior notice to Trustor, but shall not be obligated to, perform or cause to be performed such act or take such action or pay such money.

 

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(b) All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Beneficiary (or any Indemnified Party), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, all monies paid by (or on behalf of) Beneficiary and the monetary value of all services performed by (or on behalf of Beneficiary) in connection with a Default or Event of Default hereunder or under any other Security Document, including, without limitation, the (i) the enforcement of any term or provision of this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document, (ii) the performance by Beneficiary of any obligation of Trustor under this Deed of Trust or any other Security Document if Beneficiary elects to so perform, in its sole and absolute discretion, and (iii) any action Beneficiary elects to take, in its sole and absolute discretion, to protect its interest in or the value of the Trust Property, shall be a demand obligation owing by Trustor to Beneficiary, as the case may be, and to the extent any payment is made to a third Person, Beneficiary, upon making such payment, shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the Person receiving such payment. Provided that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all such costs and expenses, monies and the monetary value of such services performed shall (x) bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of such incurrence, payment or performance, as applicable, until paid, and (y) constitute (together with such interest) a portion of the Obligations and shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and all of the other Security Documents. If Beneficiary shall elect to pay any Imposition or other sums due with reference to the Trust Property, Beneficiary may do so in reliance on any bill, statement or assessment procured from the appropriate governmental authority or other issuer thereof.

Section 9.08 Successors and Assigns . All of the terms hereof shall apply to, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, and all other Persons claiming by, through or under them; provided , however , that nothing herein shall be deemed to imply any right on behalf of Trustor to assign its interest in any of the Trust Property except as may be expressly set forth in the Indenture.

Section 9.09 Severability . This Deed of Trust is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws and regulations of applicable Governmental Authorities and the provisions hereof are intended to be limited to the extent necessary that they will not render this Deed of Trust invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law. If any provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, neither the remainder of this Deed of Trust nor the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 9.10 Subrogation of Trustee . This Deed of Trust is made with full substitution and subrogation of Trustee and successors in this trust to Trustee and Trustee and such successors assigns in and to all covenants and warranties by others heretofore given or made in respect of the Trust Property or any part thereof.

 

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Section 9.11 Entire Agreement and Modification . This Deed of Trust may not be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated orally, but only by a written instrument or instruments executed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination is asserted. Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to any party.

Section 9.12 Applicable Law . THIS DEED OF TRUST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE TRUST PROPERTY IS LOCATED; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE INDENTURE IS, BY ITS TERMS, GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS PROVIDED THEREIN, AND, IN THE EVENT THAT IT BECOMES NECESSARY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DEED OF TRUST OR OTHERWISE, TO CONSTRUE OR ENFORCE THE OBLIGATIONS (WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST), THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 9.13 Satisfaction of Prior Encumbrance . To the extent that proceeds advanced pursuant to the Indenture are used to pay indebtedness secured by any outstanding Lien, security interest, charge or prior encumbrance against the Trust Property, such proceeds shall be deemed to have been advanced by Beneficiary at Trustor’s request, and, provided such advances were made in accordance with applicable provisions of the Indenture, Beneficiary shall be subrogated to any and all rights, security interests and Liens owned by any owner or holder of such outstanding Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances, irrespective of whether said Liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances are released, and it is expressly understood that, in consideration of the payment of such other indebtedness by Beneficiary, Trustor hereby waives and releases all demands and causes of action for offsets and payments to, upon and in connection with the said indebtedness.

Section 9.14 No Partnership . Nothing contained in this Deed of Trust is intended to, or shall be construed to, create to any extent and in any manner whatsoever any partnership, joint venture, or association between Trustor and Beneficiary, or in any way make Beneficiary a co-principal with Trustor with reference to the Trust Property, and any inferences to the contrary are hereby expressly negated.

Section 9.15 Headings . The Article, Section and Subsection headings hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way alter, modify or define, or be used in construing, the text of such Articles, Sections or Subsections.

Section 9.16 Release of Deed of Trust . If all of the Obligations shall be paid, performed and discharged and the Indenture (and the commitments thereunder) is terminated, Beneficiary shall forthwith cause satisfaction and discharge of this Deed of Trust to be entered upon the record, and shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such instruments of satisfaction and discharge as may be appropriate, such instruments to be duly

 

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acknowledged and in form for recording. Trustor shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Beneficiary in discharging, releasing and/or terminating this Deed of Trust and any other instruments related hereto, including, but not limited to, any financing statements.

Section 9.17 Limitation of Obligations with Respect to Trust Property .

(a) Neither Trustee, Beneficiary nor any Holder shall have any duty to protect or preserve, or any liability with respect to the protection or preservation of, any Trust Property or to preserve rights pertaining thereto other than the duty to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Trust Property in its actual possession. Beneficiary shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Trust Property in its possession if such Trust Property is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Beneficiary accords its own like property. Beneficiary shall be relieved of all responsibility for any Trust Property in its possession upon surrendering it, or tendering surrender of it, to Trustor or to such other Person entitled thereto by applicable law.

(b) Nothing contained in this Deed of Trust shall be construed as requiring or obligating Trustee, Beneficiary or any Holder, and neither Trustee, Beneficiary nor any Holder shall be required or obligated, to (i) make any demand or inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim or notice or take any action with respect to any Trust Property or the monies due or to become due thereunder in connection therewith, (ii) ascertain or take action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders, offers or other matters relating to any Trust Property, whether or not Beneficiary or any of the other Holders has or is deemed to have knowledge or notice thereof, (iii) take any necessary steps to preserve rights against any prior parties with respect to any Trust Property, or (iv) notify Trustor or any other Person of any decline in the value of any Trust Property.

Section 9.18 Inconsistency with Indenture . To the fullest extent possible, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall be read together with the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust such that the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust shall supplement, rather than conflict with, the terms and provisions of the Indenture; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any of the terms or provisions of this Deed of Trust conflict with any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture, such that it is impractical for such terms or provisions to coexist, the terms or provisions of the Indenture shall govern and control for all purposes; and, provided further , that the inclusion in this Deed of Trust of terms and provisions, supplemental rights or remedies in favor of a secured party but which are not addressed in the Indenture shall not be deemed to be a conflict with the Indenture and all such additional terms, provisions, supplemental rights or remedies contained herein shall be given full force and effect.

Section 9.19 Limitation on Interest Payable . It is the intention of the parties to conform strictly to the usury laws, whether state or federal, that are applicable to the transaction of which this Deed of Trust is a part. All agreements between Trustor and Beneficiary, or any Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether oral or written, are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid by Trustor for the use, forbearance or detention of the money to be loaned under the

 

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Indenture or any other Security Document, or for the payment or performance of any covenant or obligation contained herein or in the Indenture or any other Security Document, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable federal or state usury laws. If, under any circumstances, fulfillment of any such provision, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity. If, under any circumstances, Trustor shall have paid an amount of money which is deemed to be interest and such interest would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount that would be excessive interest under applicable usury laws shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing in respect of the Obligations and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal and any other amounts due hereunder, the excess shall be refunded to Trustor. All sums paid or agreed to be paid for the use, forbearance or detention of the principal under any extension of credit by Beneficiary (or any Holder) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and to the extent necessary to preclude exceeding the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread from the date of this Deed of Trust until payment in full of the Obligations so that the actual rate of interest on account of such principal amounts is uniform throughout the term hereof.

Section 9.20 Covenants To Run With the Land . All of the grants, representations, warranties, undertakings, covenants, terms, provisions and conditions in this Deed of Trust shall run with the Land and shall apply to and bind the successors and assigns of Trustor. If there shall be more than one trustor, the covenants, representations and warranties made herein shall be deemed to be joint and several.

Section 9.21 Amount Secured; Last Dollar . So long as the balance of the Obligations exceeds the portion of the Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust, no payment on account of the Obligations shall be deemed to be applied against or to reduce the portion of the Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust, but shall, instead, be deemed to be applied against only such portions of the Obligations that are not secured by this Deed of Trust.

Section 9.22 Defense of Claims . Trustor shall promptly notify Beneficiary in writing of the commencement of any legal proceedings materially affecting Trustor’s title to the Trust Property or Beneficiary’s Lien on or security interest in the Trust Property, or any part thereof, and shall take all such action, employing attorneys reasonably agreeable to Beneficiary, as may be necessary to preserve Trustor’s and Beneficiary’s rights affected thereby. If Trustor fails or refuses to adequately or vigorously, in the reasonable judgment of Beneficiary, defend Trustor’s or Beneficiary’s rights to the Trust Property, Beneficiary may take such action on behalf of and in the name of Trustor and at Trustor’s expense. Moreover, Beneficiary may take (or cause its agents to take) such independent action in connection therewith as they may in their discretion deem proper, including, without limitation, the right to employ independent counsel and to intervene in any suit affecting the Trust Property. All costs, expenses and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees incurred by Beneficiary (or its agents) pursuant to this Section 8.21 or in connection with the defense by Beneficiary of any claims, demands or litigation relating to Trustor, the Trust Property or the transactions contemplated in this Deed of Trust shall be paid by Trustor on demand, plus interest thereon from the date of the advance by Beneficiary until reimbursement of Beneficiary at the Default Rate.

 

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Section 9.23 Exculpation Provisions . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS DEED OF TRUST; AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS DEED OF TRUST AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS DEED OF TRUST AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS DEED OF TRUST; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS DEED OF TRUST RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS DEED OF TRUST ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

Section 9.24 No Merger of Estates . So long as any part of the Obligations remain unpaid, unperformed or undischarged, and the commitments under the Indenture have not been terminated, the fee, easement and leasehold estates to the Trust Property shall not merge but rather shall remain separate and distinct, notwithstanding the union of such estates either in Trustor, Beneficiary, any lessee, any third-party purchaser or otherwise.

ARTICLE X

STATE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Section 10.01 Power of Sale . Beneficiary may elect to foreclose by exercise of the power of sale contained herein, in which event Beneficiary shall notify Trustee and shall, if required, deposit with Trustee the Indenture, the original or a certified copy of this Deed of Trust, and such other documents, receipts and evidences of expenditures made and secured hereby as Trustee may require. Upon receipt of such notice from Beneficiary, Trustee shall cause to be recorded and delivered to Trustor such notice as may then be required by law and this Deed of Trust. Trustee shall, without demand on Trustor, after lapse of such time as may then be required by law and after recordation of such notice of default and after notice of sale has been given as required by law, sell any of the Trust Property at the time and place of sale fixed by it in said notice of sale, either as a whole or in separate lots of parcel or items as Trustee shall deem expedient, and in such order as it may determine, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States payable at the time of sale. Trustee shall deliver to the purchaser or purchasers at such sale its good and sufficient deed or deeds conveying the Trust

 

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Property so sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or implied. The recitals in such deed of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. Any person, including, without limitation, Trustor, Trustee or Beneficiary, may purchase at such sale, and Trustor hereby covenants to warrant and defend the title to the Trust Property on behalf of such purchaser or purchasers. Trustee may postpone the sale of all or any portion of the Trust Property from time to time in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Beneficiary may from time to time rescind any notice of default or notice of sale before any Trustee’s sale as provided above in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

Section 10.02 Trustor Notice Address . Trustor hereby requests that a copy of any notice of default or notice of sale as may be required by law, which affects any of the Trust Property, be mailed to Trustor at the address referenced in Section 2.04 hereof. Otherwise, neither Trustee nor beneficiary is under any obligation to notify any person or entity of any action or proceeding of any kind in which Trustor, Beneficiary and/or Trustee shall be a party, unless brought by Trustee, or of any pending sale under any other deed of trust, except as may otherwise be required by law or required hereunder.

Section 10.03 Co-Borrower Provision .

(a) As used in this Section 10.03, the term “Co-Borrower” shall mean any one of the following: Pierce Hardy Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, and Hardy Management Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation; and the term “Co-Borrowers” shall mean any two or more of such Co-Borrowers, collectively. If only one Co-Borrower holds title to the Trust Property, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Section shall be interpreted as being made by only that Co-Borrower.

(b) Each Co-Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable to Beneficiary for the payment of all obligations arising under this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents, and that such liability is independent of the obligations of the other Co-Borrower. Beneficiary may bring an action against any Co-Borrower, whether or not an action is brought against the other Co-Borrower.

(c) Each Co-Borrower agrees that any release which may be given by Beneficiary to the other Co-Borrower will not release such Co-Borrower from its obligations under this Deed of Trust or any of the other Security Documents.

(d) Each Co-Borrower waives any right to assert against Beneficiary any defense, setoff, counterclaim or claim that such Co-Borrower may have against the other Co-Borrower or any other party liable to Beneficiary for the obligations of the Co-Borrower under this Deed of Trust or any of the other Security Documents.

(e) Each Co-Borrower agrees that it is solely responsible for keeping itself informed as to the financial condition of the other Co-Borrower and of all circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment. Each Co-Borrower waives any right it may have to require Beneficiary to disclose to such Co-Borrower any information that Beneficiary may now or hereafter acquire concerning the financial condition of the other Co-Borrower.

 

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(f) Each Co-Borrower waives all rights to notices of default or nonperformance by the other Co-Borrower under this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents. Each Co-Borrower further waives all rights to notices of the existence or the creation of new indebtedness by the other Co-Borrower.

(g) Each Co-Borrower represents and warrants to Beneficiary that each will derive benefit, directly and indirectly, from the collective administration and availability of the Loan under this Deed of Trust and the other Security Documents. Each Co-Borrower agrees that Beneficiary will not be required to inquire as to the disposition by the other Co-Borrower of funds disbursed in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents.

(h) Until all obligations of Co-Borrowers to Beneficiary under the Security Documents have been paid in full, each Co-Borrower waives any right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution (contractual, statutory or otherwise), including any claim or right of subrogation under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any successor statute, that such Co-Borrower may now or hereafter have against the other Co-Borrower with respect to the indebtedness incurred under the Security Documents. Each Co-Borrower waives any and all rights and defenses that are or may become available to such Co-Borrower by reason of California Civil Code Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive. Each Co-Borrower waives any right to enforce any remedy which Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against the other Co-Borrower, and waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security now or hereafter held by Beneficiary.

(i) Each Co-Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Beneficiary, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed such Co-Borrower’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the other Co-Borrower by the operation of Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.

(j) Each Co-Borrower waives all rights and defenses that such Co-Borrower may have because the Obligations are secured by real property. This means, among other things:

(i) Beneficiary may collect from each Co-Borrower (including enforcing one or more Deeds of Trust against such Co-Borrower’s interest in the Trust Property) without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the other Co-Borrower.

(ii) If Beneficiary forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Co-Borrower:

(A) If Beneficiary forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Co-Borrower:

(B) Beneficiary may collect from each Co-Borrower (including enforcing one or both of the Deed of Trust against such Co-Borrower’s

 

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interest) even if Beneficiary, by foreclosing on the real property collateral pledged by the other Co-Borrower, has destroyed any right such Co-Borrower may have to collect from the other Co-Borrower.

This clause (j) is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses each Co-Borrower may have because Obligations are secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

(k) Each Co-Borrower hereby waives any election of remedies by Beneficiary that impairs any subrogation or other right of such Co-Borrower to proceed against the other Co-Borrower or other person, including any loss of rights resulting from any applicable anti deficiency laws relating to nonjudicial foreclosures of real property or other laws limiting, qualifying or discharging obligations or remedies, including the defense to enforcement of this Deed of Trust (the so called “Gradsky” defense) which, absent this waiver, each Co-Borrower might have by virtue of an election by Beneficiary to conduct a nonjudicial foreclosure sale under this Deed of Trust, it being understood by each Co-Borrower that any such nonjudicial foreclosure sale could destroy, by operation of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580d, all rights of any party to a deficiency judgment against each Co-Borrower, and, as a consequence, could destroy all rights which each Co-Borrower might otherwise have (including the rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity and contribution) to proceed against the other Co-Borrower.

Section 10.04 Limitation of Obligations . Notwithstanding anything contained herein, for purposes of this Deed of Trust, the “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of any Guarantor.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by its member, pursuant to proper authority of its operating agreement and/or bylaws, has duly executed, sealed, acknowledged and delivered this instrument as of the day and year first above written.

 

PHOTO RESEARCH, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:  

/s/ Anthoni Bellantuoni

  Name: Anthoni Bellantuoni
  Title: Director, Assistant Secretary


STATE OF   MASSACHUSETTS

  

)

  

)    ss:

COUNTY OF   MIDDLESEX

  

)

On July 16, 2010 before me, Paula Pluta (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared Anthony Bellantuoni, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Paula A. Pluta

Notary Public Signature

(Seal)


EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Lot 1 of Tract Number 44645, in the city of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in Book 1130 Pages 9 and 10 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said county.


AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO:

Gregory P. Pressman, Esq.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

 

 

 

Document Title(s) : (or transactions contained therein)

1. DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

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Reference Number(s) of Documents assigned or released:

                                                                                                                                                               

¨ Additional numbers on page                      of document

Grantor(s): (Last name first, then first name and initials)

1. SYNRAD, INC.

2.                                                                                                                                                            

3.                                                                                                                                                            

¨ Additional names on page                      of document

Grantee(s): (Last name first, then first name and initials)

1. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

2.                                                                                                                                                            

3.                                                                                                                                                            

¨ Additional names on page                      of document

Abbreviated Legal Description as follows: Lot 4 of Binding Site Plan, recorded in the records of Snohomish County, Washington, under Recording Number 200008295004, being a portion of Lot 26, Harbour Pointe Business Center-North Campus.

¨ Complete legal description is on page A-1 of document

Assessor’s Property Tax Parcel/Account Number(s): Tax Account Number 00-7884-000-026-03

NOTE: The auditor/recorder will rely on the information on the form. The staff will not read the document to verify the accuracy or completeness of the indexing information provided herein .

Exhibit 99.1

GSI Group Emerges from Chapter 11 Reorganization

—Company Exits with Reduced Debt—

BEDFORD, MA July 23, 2010 -—GSI Group Inc. (Pink Sheets: LASR.PK ) (the “ Company ” or “ GSI ”) today announced that it has successfully emerged from its Chapter 11 restructuring. As previously announced, the Company had filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Court ”) on November 20, 2009. On May 27, 2010, the Court entered an order approving and confirming the Final Fourth Modified Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for the Company (and certain of its subsidiaries), as filed with the Court on May 24, 2010 and as supplemented on May 27, 2010 (the “ Final Plan ”).

The Company entered Chapter 11 reorganization with over $210 million in debt issued pursuant to 11% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “ Senior Notes ”). Today, the Company emerged with approximately $107 million in debt issued pursuant to 12.25% Senior Secured PIK Election Notes due 2014 and approximately $50 million in total unaudited (global) Cash (before payment of accrued professional fees and other bankruptcy payments in an amount of approximately $15 million). The Company’s shareholders prior to the emergence from bankruptcy retained approximately 86.1% of the Company’s capital stock following emergence (subject to the distribution of shares placed in reserve pending resolution of certain litigation matters unrelated to the Chapter 11 Cases). The remaining 13.9% of the Company’s capital stock was issued to the holders of the Senior Notes in partial exchange of such notes and pursuant to the commitment of certain holders to backstop the rights offering.

“Today marks a new beginning for the Company,” said Michael E. Katzenstein, the Company’s Chief Restructuring Officer. “In reaching this milestone, we have strengthened our balance sheet, reduced our debt and created a structure that will allow us to grow our business and build on our industry position. We are proud to have completed a long and difficult process and positioned our business for growth and offer thanks to our loyal and valued customers, our supplier community and especially our committed leadership and employees worldwide.”

“The leaders of all the GSI group of companies remained focused on serving our customers by innovating, inventing and adapting, while the Company restructured,” said Katzenstein. “Now that the reorganization process is behind us, we look forward to further dedicating resources to help our customers succeed in their markets.”

As contemplated by the Plan, the Company’s board of directors was reconstituted and the members of the Company’s new board include the following individuals: Michael Katzenstein, the Company’s Chief Restructuring Officer; Byron O. Pond, a member of the former board of directors of the Company who will continue on the new board of directors; K. Peter Heiland and Stephen W. Bershad, each of whom brings over 20 years of experience in the technology industry to the Company’s board of directors; Eugene I. Davis, who has served on over 20 boards of directors of companies in the last 5 years; Ira J. Lamel, who brings significant accounting experience and knowledge to the board of directors; and Dennis J. Fortino, who has over 15 years of experience in the semiconductor and laser technology industries.


As of emergence, the Company’s common shares are quoted on Pink Sheets OTC Markets Inc. under the following new ticker symbol: LASR.PK.

“GSI exits Chapter 11 well positioned to grow in each of its principal markets as it continues to innovate and find new ways to apply and differentiate its products and services and we believe that the company is well situated to compete in today’s marketplace. We have   a talented team, industry-leading technologies and an improved balance sheet. On behalf of the newly appointed board of the company, we will focus on attracting the highest level talent and long term leadership, improving the GSI companies’ market position and of course developing and inventing. I look forward to working with our executive team in order to promote this vision to customers and suppliers and to capitalize on all the opportunities in front of a revitalized GSI” said Stephen W. Bershad, former Chairman of the Equity Committee and a member of GSI’s new Board.

About GSI Group Inc.

GSI Group Inc. supplies precision technology to the global medical, electronics, and industrial markets and semiconductor systems. GSI Group Inc.’s common shares are quoted on Pink Sheets OTC Markets Inc. (LASR.PK).

More information about GSI is available on the company’s website at www.gsig.com . For additional information, please contact GSI Group Inc., Investor Relations, at (781) 266-5137 or InvestorRelations@gsig.com .

Safe Harbor and Forward Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to: the Company’s ability to grow its business and build on its industry position; the Company’s ability to improve its market position, apply and differentiate its products and services; the Company’s ability to compete in the market, innovate and attract employees and management; and other statements that are not historical facts.

These forward looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical and expected results and those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the highly unpredictable nature of the semiconductor and electronics materials processing industry; the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations; the Company’s ability to manage its significant indebtedness in light of current economic and business conditions; the Company’s ability to grow and increase


profitability; the Company’s ability to quickly increase manufacturing capacity and promptly respond to fluctuating product demands; the Company’s need to invest in research and development; the Company’s ability to develop and deliver new competitive technology and enhancements and customer acceptance thereof; the effects of competition; failure to identify and manage weaknesses in internal controls; changes in accounting standards; failures of the Company to properly identify the timing of when revenue should be recognized; the Company’s ability to complete and file its delayed periodic reports with the SEC on a timely basis; risks related to consolidation of operations and the integration of operations and employees of acquired businesses, including Excel; the Company’s inability to recognize synergies of acquired businesses, including Excel; the results of the restructuring including the issuance of a substantial amount of equity securities in exchange for a portion of the Company’s current indebtedness and the dilutive impact of such issuance, and the incurrence of additional material obligations as part of any such restructuring. Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Company’s operating results and financial condition are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2010, and in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC made prior to or after the date hereof. Such statements are based on the Company’s management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the Company’s management. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document except as required by law.