As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2017

Registration No. 333-220856

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

FUNKO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

3944

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

35-2593276

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Telephone: (425) 783-3616

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Tracy D. Daw

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Telephone: (425) 783-3616

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.

Ian D. Schuman, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Telephone: (212) 906-1200

Fax: (212) 751-4864

 

John Duke, Esq.

Adam Brown, Esq.

Hogan Lovells US LLP

1735 Market Street, 23 rd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: (267) 675-4600

Fax: (267) 675-4601

 

Patrick J. Schultheis

Michael Nordtvedt

Jeana S. Kim

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100

Seattle, WA 98104

Telephone: (206) 883-2500

Fax: (206) 883-2699

 

 

A PPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC : A S SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THIS R EGISTRATION S TATEMENT IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE .

 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer     Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer     (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.   

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-220856) (the “Registration Statement”) of Funko, Inc. is being filed solely for the purpose of filing Exhibits 3.2, 3.3, 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.11 and 10.27 and updating Item 15 (Recent sales of unregistered securities) and Item 16(a) (Index to Exhibits) of Part II of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Amendment consists solely of the facing page, this explanatory note, Part II of the Registration Statement, the signatures and the filed exhibits and is not intended to amend or delete any part of the Registration Statement except as specifically noted herein.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other expenses of issuance and distribution.

The following table sets forth all fees and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions payable solely by Funko, Inc. in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimated except for the SEC registration fee, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filing fee and the exchange listing fee.

 

     Amount
to be
paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $ 12,450  

FINRA filing fee

     15,500  

Exchange listing fee

     25,000  

Accounting fees and expenses

     *  

Legal fees and expenses

     *  

Printing expenses

     *  

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *  

Blue sky fees and expenses

     *  

Miscellaneous expenses

     *  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ *  
  

 

 

 

 

* To be completed by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of directors and officers.

Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no director of Funko, Inc. shall be personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or a person serving at the request of the corporation for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, ending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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Upon consummation of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide indemnification for our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We will indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of us) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide that we will indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us, unless a court determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or she will be indemnified by us against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under certain circumstances.

Prior to the consummation of this offering, we intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Each indemnification agreement will provide, among other things, for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of any claim. The indemnification agreements will provide for the advancement or payment of all expenses to the indemnitee and for the reimbursement to us if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws.

We maintain a general liability insurance policy that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.

In any underwriting agreement we enter into in connection with the sale of Class A common stock being registered hereby, the underwriters will agree to indemnify, under certain conditions, us, our directors, our officers and persons who control us within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) against certain liabilities.

 

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Item 15. Recent sales of unregistered securities.

On April 21, 2017, Funko, Inc. issued 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which will be redeemed upon the consummation of this offering, to an officer of Funko, Inc. in exchange for $0.01. The issuance was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

In connection with the recapitalization transactions described in the accompanying prospectus, Funko, Inc. will issue (i)                  shares of Class A common stock to the Former Equity Owners in exchange for their indirect ownership interests in common units of Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C. and (ii)                  shares of Class B common stock to certain funds affiliated with ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., Fundamental Capital, LLC, Funko International, LLC, certain current and former executive officers, employees and directors and certain lenders under our senior secured credit facilities. The shares of Class A common stock and the shares of Class B common stock described above will be issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act on the basis that the transaction will not involve a public offering. No underwriters will be involved in the transaction.

Item 16. Exhibits and financial statements.

(a) Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement.

 

Exhibit
No.

    
  1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
  3.1**    Certificate of Incorporation of Funko, Inc., as in effect prior to the consummation of this offering.
  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Funko, Inc., to be in effect upon the consummation of this offering.
  3.3    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Funko, Inc. to be in effect upon the consummation of this offering.
  4.1*    Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing the shares of Class A common stock.
  5.1*    Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
10.1    Form of Tax Receivable Agreement, to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.2*    Form of Stockholders Agreement, to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.3    Form of Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.4    Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.5**    Financing Agreement, dated as of October  30, 2015, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.

 

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Exhibit
No.

   
10.6**   Amendment No. 1 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of September  8, 2016, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
10.7**   Amendment No. 2 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of October  13, 2016, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agen t.
10.8**   Amendment No. 3 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of January  17, 2017, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
10.9**   Amendment No. 4 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of June  26, 2017, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
10.10**   Amendment No. 5 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of June  28, 2017, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
10.11   Amendment No. 6 to the Financing Agreement, dated as of October  12, 2017, by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as Parent and a Borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a Borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
10.12**   Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October  30, 2015, by Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., Funko Holdings LLC and Funko LLC, in favor of Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent.
10.13**   Security Agreement Supplement, dated as of June  28, 2017, by Loungefly, LLC, in favor of Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent.
10.14**†   Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C. 2015 Option Plan.
10.15**†   Amendment No. 1 to Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C. 2015 Option Plan.
10.16**†   Form of Option Agreement.

 

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Exhibit
No.

   
10.17*†   2017 Incentive Award Plan and form of agreement.
10.18*†   2017 Executive Annual Incentive Plan and form of agreement.
10.19**†   Employment Agreement, dated October 30, 2015, by and between Funko, LLC and Brian Mariotti.
10.20**†   Offer letter, dated September 29, 2013, by and between Funko, LLC and Russell Nickel.
10.21*†   Employment Agreement, by and between Funko, Inc. and Russell Nickel, to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.22**†   Offer letter, dated June 15, 2016, by and between Funko, LLC and Tracy Daw.
10.23*†   Employment Agreement, by and between Funko, Inc. and Tracy Daw, to be effective upon the consummation of this offering.
10.24**†   Offer letter, dated July 15, 2016, by and between Funko, LLC and Michael McBreen.
10.25**†   Separation Agreement, dated August 28, 2017, by and between Funko, LLC and Michael McBreen.
10.26*†   Employment Agreement, by and between Funko, Inc. and Andrew Perlmutter.
10.27   Form of Indemnification Agreement.
21.1**   List of Subsidiaries of Funko, Inc.
23.1**   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP as to Funko, Inc.
23.2**   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP as to Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C.
23.3*   Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1**   Power of Attorney.

 

* To be filed by amendment.
** Previously filed.
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules have been omitted because the information required to be set forth in the schedules is either not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Funko, Inc. pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Funko, Inc. has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Funko, Inc. of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Funko, Inc. in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection

 

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with the securities being registered, Funko, Inc. will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned hereby further undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by Funko, Inc. pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Funko, Inc. has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Everett, Washington, on this 12th day of October, 2017.

 

Funko, Inc.
By:   /s/ Brian Mariotti
 

Brian Mariotti

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth opposite their names and on the date indicated above.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Brian Mariotti

Brian Mariotti

  

    

Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

    

October 12, 2017

/s/ Russell Nickel

Russell Nickel

  

    

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Ken Brotman

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Gino Dellomo

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Charles Denson

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Adam Kriger

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Richard McNally

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*

Diane Irvine

  

    

Director

 

    

October 12, 2017

*By:   /s/ Brian Mariotti
 

Brian Mariotti

Attorney-in-fact

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

FUNKO, INC.

Funko, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies as follows:

1. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 21, 2017 (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”).

2. The Corporation is filing this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”), which restates, integrates and further amends the Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore amended (the “ Original Certificate ”), and which was duly adopted by all necessary action of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242, 245 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”).

3. The text of the Original Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the corporation is Funko, Inc.

ARTICLE II.

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE III.

The nature of the business of the Corporation and the objects or purposes to be transacted, promoted or carried on by it is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL, including, without limitation, (i) investing in securities of Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor entities thereto (“ FAH LLC ”) and any of its subsidiaries, (ii) exercising all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to the Corporation’s assets, including managing, holding, selling and disposing of such assets and (iii) engaging in any other activities incidental or ancillary thereto.


ARTICLE IV.

Section 4.1 Authorized Stock . The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is [  🌑  ] ([  🌑  ]), consisting of:

(a) [  🌑  ] ([  🌑  ]) shares of Class A common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”);

(b) [  🌑  ] ([  🌑  ]) shares of Class B common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”); and

(c) [  🌑  ] ([  🌑  ]) shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).

Section 4.2 Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law or by that certain stockholders agreement, dated as of [  🌑  ], 2017, by and among the Corporation and the other Persons party thereto (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, the authority to fix or alter the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, exchange rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking and purchase fund provisions), the redemption price or prices, restrictions on the issuance of shares of such series, the dissolution preferences and the rights in respect to any distribution of assets of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any such series, and the designation thereof, or any of them and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series so created (except where otherwise provided in the Preferred Stock Designation), subsequent to the issue of that series but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. There shall be no limitation or restriction on any variation between any of the different series of Preferred Stock as to the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and the several series of Preferred Stock may vary in any and all respects as fixed and determined by the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or by a committee of the Board of Directors, providing for the issuance of the various series of Preferred Stock.

Section 4.3 Number of Authorized Shares . Subject to any limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement, the number of authorized shares of any of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of any holders of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a separate vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

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Section 4.4 Common Stock . The powers, preferences and rights of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:

(a) Voting Rights . Except as otherwise required by law,

(i) Each share of Class A Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to one (1) vote per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class A Common Stock, whether voting separately as a class or otherwise.

(ii) Each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to one (1) vote per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock, whether voting separately as a class or otherwise.

(iii) Except as otherwise required in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class (or, if any holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock) on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

(b) Dividends and Distributions . Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock out of the assets or funds of the Corporation that are by law available therefor, at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine. Dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock.

(c) Liquidation Rights . In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and after making provisions for preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation available for distribution shall be divided among and paid ratably to the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder; provided , that the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive $0.0001 per share, and upon receiving such amount, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any other assets or funds of the Corporation. A consolidation, reorganization or merger of the Corporation with any other Person or Persons (as defined below), or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be considered to be a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Section 4.4(c) .

 

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(d) Class B Common Stock .

(i) Shares of Class B Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered in the name of, the Existing Owners (as defined below), their respective successors and assigns as well as their respective transferees in accordance with Section 4.5 (including all subsequent successors, assigns and Permitted Transferees (as defined below)) (the Existing Owners together with such persons, collectively, the “ Permitted Class B Owners ”). As used in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, “ Existing Owner ” means each of the holders of Common Units (as defined below) of FAH LLC, or any successor entities thereto, as set forth on Schedule A hereto.

(ii) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, undertake all necessary and appropriate action to ensure that the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued by the Corporation at any time to any Permitted Class B Owner shall be equal to the aggregate number of Common Units (other than Common Units issuable upon the exercise of any options, or Common Units that are subject to contractual vesting pursuant to individuals arrangements) held of record by such Permitted Class B Owner in accordance with Article VI , as applicable. As used in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, “ Common Unit ” means a membership interest in FAH LLC, authorized and issued under the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of FAH LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ LLC Agreement ”), and constituting a “Common Unit” as defined in such LLC Agreement.

(iii) From and after the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “ Effective Time ”), additional shares of Class B Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered in the name of, the Permitted Class B Owners in accordance with Article VI and the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock following any such issuance registered in the name of each such Permitted Class B Owner must be equal to the aggregate number of Common Units (other than Common Units issuable upon the exercise of any options, or Common Units that are subject to contractual vesting pursuant to individuals arrangements) held of record by such Permitted Class B Owner under the LLC Agreement as set forth in Section 4.4(d)(ii) .

(iv) In the event that (1) the Corporation undergoes a merger, consolidation or other business transaction in which shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or converted into other stock or securities, or the right to receive cash and/or any other property, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the shares of capital stock of such surviving or resulting entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (2) there is any tender or exchange offer by any third party to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock, then the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive $0.0001 per share of Class B Common Stock, and upon receiving such amount, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any other assets or funds with respect to the Class B Common Stock.

 

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Section 4.5 Transfer of Class B Common Stock .

(a) A holder of Class B Common Stock may surrender shares of Class B Common Stock to the Corporation for no consideration at any time. Following the surrender of any shares of Class B Common Stock to the Corporation, the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.5(a) , a holder of Class B Common Stock may transfer or assign shares of Class B Common Stock (or any legal or beneficial interest in such shares) to any transferee or assignee only to the extent permitted by the LLC Agreement (a “ Permitted Transfer ” and a holder of Class B Common Stock pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, a “ Permitted Transferee ”) and only if such holder also simultaneously transfers an equal number of such holder’s Common Units to such transferee in compliance with the LLC Agreement. The transfer restrictions described in this Section 4.5(b) are referred to as the “ Restrictions ”.

(c) Any purported transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions shall be null and void. If, notwithstanding the Restrictions, a Person shall, voluntarily or involuntarily, purportedly become or attempt to become, the purported owner (“ Purported Owner ”) of shares of Class B Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions, then the Purported Owner shall not obtain any rights in and to such shares of Class B Common Stock (the “ Restricted Shares ”), and the purported transfer of the Restricted Shares to the Purported Owner shall not be recognized by the Corporation, the Corporation’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) or the Secretary of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors and each Restricted Share shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically, without any further action on the part of the Corporation, the holder thereof, or any other party, lose all voting rights as set forth herein and become a non-voting share.

(d) Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that a Person has attempted or may attempt to transfer or to acquire Restricted Shares in violation of the Restrictions, the Board of Directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to such transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including without limitation to cause the Transfer Agent or the Secretary of the Corporation, as applicable, to not record the Purported Owner as the record owner of the Restricted Shares, and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such transfer or acquisition.

(e) The Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind, by bylaw or otherwise, regulations and procedures not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 4.5 for determining whether any transfer or acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock would violate the Restrictions and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the provisions of this Section 4.5 . Any such procedures and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with its Transfer Agent and shall be made available for inspection by any prospective transferee and, upon written request, shall be mailed to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

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(f) The Board of Directors shall have all powers necessary to implement the Restrictions, including without limitation the power to prohibit the transfer of any shares of Class B Common Stock on the books and records of the Corporation in violation thereof.

Section 4.6 Certificates . All certificates or book entries representing shares of Class B Common Stock shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board of Directors may determine):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE][BOOK ENTRY] ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).

Section 4.7 Fractions . The Common Stock may be issued and transferred in fractions of a share which shall entitle the holder to exercise voting rights and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Common Stock. Subject to the Restrictions, holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to transfer fractions thereof and the Corporation shall, and shall cause the Transfer Agent to, facilitate any such transfers, including by issuing certificates or making book entries representing any such fractional shares. For all purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, all references to Common Stock or any share thereof (whether in the singular or plural) shall be deemed to include references to any fraction of a share of Common Stock.

Section 4.8 Amendment . Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

ARTICLE V.

The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares or other securities at least as many shares or other securities equal to the sum of (i) the number of Common Units held by the holders of Common Units (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the Blockers (as defined in the LLC Agreement)) plus (ii) the number of Common Units issuable by FAH LLC in connection with the exercise or conversion of any equity securities (including without limitation warrants, options and rights) issued by FAH LLC that are convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Units.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

Section 6.1 Common Units and Common Stock Ratio . The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, undertake all actions, including, without limitation, a reclassification, dividend, division or recapitalization, with respect to:

(a) the shares of Class A Common Stock necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratio, (i) shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Corporation’s 2017 Incentive Award Plan (the “ 2017 Incentive Award Plan ”), and any other stock incentive plan adopted by the Corporation from time to time, that have not vested thereunder, (ii) treasury stock, or (iii) Preferred Stock or other debt or equity securities (including without limitation warrants, options and rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent such securities have been converted, exercised or exchanged for Class A Common Stock and the net proceeds from such other securities, including without limitation any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of FAH LLC).

(b) the shares of Class B Common Stock necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units (other than Common Units issuable upon the exercise of any options, or Common Units that are subject to contractual vesting pursuant to individuals arrangements) owned by all Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock owned by all Permitted Class B Owners.

Section 6.2 Common Units and Common Stock Ratio upon a Stock Split . The Corporation shall not undertake or authorize any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of (i) the Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Common Units to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, unless such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock; or (ii) the Class B Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Common Units to maintain at all times, subject to the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units (other than Common Units issuable upon the exercise of any options, or Common Units that are subject to contractual vesting pursuant to individuals arrangements) owned by all Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock owned by all Permitted Class B Owners, unless, such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by all Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock owned by all Permitted Class B Owners.

 

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Section 6.3 Common Units and Class A Common Stock Ratio upon a Sale or Repurchase . The Corporation shall not issue, transfer or deliver from treasury stock or repurchase shares of Class A Common Stock unless in connection with any such issuance, transfer, delivery or repurchase the Corporation takes or authorizes all requisite action such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or repurchases, the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratio, (i) shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards granted under the 2017 Incentive Award Plan, and any other stock incentive plan adopted by the Corporation from time to time, that have not vested thereunder, (ii) treasury stock or (iii) Preferred Stock or other debt or equity securities (including without limitation warrants, options and rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent such securities have been converted, exercised or exchanged for Class A Common Stock and the net proceeds from such other securities, including without limitation any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of FAH LLC). The Corporation shall not issue, transfer or deliver from treasury stock or repurchase or redeem shares of Preferred Stock unless in connection with any such issuance, transfer, delivery, repurchase or redemption the Corporation takes all requisite action such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any repurchase or redemption) equity interests in FAH LLC which (in the good faith determination by the Board of Directors) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent in all respects to the outstanding Preferred Stock so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed.

Section 6.4 Common Units and Class A Common Stock Ratio upon a Merger . Unless otherwise consented to in writing by a majority of the Permitted Class B Owners, the Corporation shall not consolidate, merge, combine or consummate any other transaction (other than an action or transaction for which an adjustment is provided in one of the preceding paragraphs of this Article VI or in Article IV ) in which shares of Class A Common Stock are exchanged for or converted into other stock or securities, or the right to receive cash and/or any other property (a “ Transaction ”), unless in connection with any such Transaction each Common Unit that is redeemable by the holder thereof pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement for, at the option of the Corporation, a share of Class A Common Stock or a cash payment, shall be entitled to be exchanged for or converted into (without duplication of any corresponding share of Class A Common Stock which the Corporation may elect to issue upon a redemption of such Common Unit by the holder thereof) the same kind and amount of stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Class A Common Stock is exchanged or converted (such stock or securities, cash and/or property shall be referred to herein as the “ Consideration ”), to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between (x) the Consideration issuable in such Transaction in exchange for or conversion of one share of Class A Common Stock and (y) the Consideration issuable in such Transaction in exchange for or conversion of one Common Unit.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”) and shall do so in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

Section 8.1 Ballot . Elections of the directors comprising the Board of Directors (each such director, in such capacity, a “ Director ”) need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

Section 8.2 Number and Terms of the Board of Directors . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors; provided , that for as long as the Stockholders Agreement is in effect, the number of Directors shall never be less than the aggregate number of Directors that the parties to the Stockholders Agreement are entitled to designate from time to time pursuant to Section 1 thereof.

Section 8.3 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies . Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the Stockholders Agreement (for so long as it remains in effect) and the separate rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director entitled to vote thereon, and not by the stockholders. Subject to the Stockholders Agreement, any Director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such Director shall have been chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified.

Section 8.4 Removal for Cause . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and subject to the rights of each of the ACON Related Parties and the Fundamental Related Parties to request that one or more of their respective designated Directors tender their resignations, with or without cause, pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, for as long as this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for a staggered Board of Directors, any Director, or the entire Board of Directors, may otherwise be removed only for cause, at a meeting called for that purpose.

Section 8.5 Staggered Board . At the Effective Time, the Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, by dividing them into three (3) classes, with each Director then in office to be designated as a Class I Director, a Class II Director or a Class III Director, with each class to be apportioned as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance to a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. The initial Class I Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation following the Effective Time; the initial Class II Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time; and the initial Class III Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. At each annual meeting of stockholders beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, the successors of the class of Directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders to be held following their election, with each Director in each such class to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with Section 8.4 of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to the Stockholders Agreement, the Board of Directors is authorized to assign each Director already in office at the Effective Time, as well as each Director elected or appointed to a newly created directorship due to an increase in the size of the Board of Directors, to Class I, Class II or Class III; provided that the class assignments for the initial directors designated for nomination and elected to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement shall be as set forth in Section 3 of the Stockholders Agreement. Without limitation to the rights of the stockholders party to the Stockholders Agreement, the provisions of this Section 8.5 are subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors.

 

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Section 8.6 Notice . Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of Directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws.

ARTICLE IX.

Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant class(es) or series of stock of the Corporation representing not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of stock of the Corporation then issued and outstanding (other than treasury stock) entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded; provided , however , that, subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock permitting the holders of such series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent, and except as provided in Section 6.4 , after the date on which the ACON Related Parties beneficially own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, less than thirty-five percent (35%) of all shares of Class A Common Stock (including for this purpose all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units, assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) issued and outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

 

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ARTICLE X.

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided , that any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that gives holders of the Class B Common Stock (i) any rights to receive dividends or any other kind of distribution, (ii) any right to convert into or be exchanged for Class A Common Stock or (iii) any other economic rights shall, in addition to the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, be effective only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of shares of Class A Common Stock voting separately as a class; provided , further , that after the date on which the ACON Related Parties beneficially own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, less than thirty-five percent (35%) of all shares of Class A Common Stock (including for this purpose all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units, assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) issued and outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding representing sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) or more of the votes which all the holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock would be entitled to cast in any election of directors shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal or to adopt any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any Person or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other Persons and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

ARTICLE XI.

The Corporation is authorized to indemnify, and to advance expenses to, each current or former Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL. To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, no Director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to, or modification or repeal of, this Article XI shall adversely affect any right or protection of a Director or of any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.

ARTICLE XII.

Section 12.1 Corporate Opportunity . To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware and in accordance with Section 122(17) of the DGCL, (a) the Corporation hereby renounces all interest and expectancy that it otherwise would be entitled to have in, and all rights to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that from time to time may be presented to (i) any Director, (ii) any stockholder, officer or agent of the Corporation, or (iii) any Affiliate of any Person identified in the preceding clause (i) or (ii), but in each case excluding any such Person in its capacity as an employee, executive officer or Director of the Corporation or its subsidiaries; (b) no stockholder and no Director, in each case, that is not an employee, executive officer of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries from time to time is engaged or proposes to engage or (ii) otherwise competing, directly or indirectly, with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and (c) if any stockholder or any Director, in each case, that is not an employee or executive officer of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity both for such stockholder or such Director or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and for the Corporation or its subsidiaries, on the other hand, such stockholder or Director shall have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Corporation or its subsidiaries and such stockholder or Director may take any and all such transactions or opportunities for itself or offer such transactions or opportunities to any other Person. The preceding sentence of this Article XII shall not apply to any potential transaction or business opportunity that is expressly offered to a Director, executive officer or employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, solely in his or her capacity as a Director, executive officer or employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

 

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Section 12.2 Corporate Opportunity . To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, no potential transaction or business opportunity may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or its subsidiaries unless (a) the Corporation or its subsidiaries would be permitted to undertake such transaction or opportunity in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (b) the Corporation or its subsidiaries at such time have sufficient financial resources to undertake such transaction or opportunity, (c) the Corporation or its subsidiaries have an interest or expectancy in such transaction or opportunity and (d) such transaction or opportunity would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business.

Section 12.3 Liability . No stockholder and no Director will be liable to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or stockholders for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) solely by reason of any activities or omissions of the types referred to in this Article XII , except to the extent such actions or omissions are in breach of this Article XII .

ARTICLE XIII.

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “ Court of Chancery ”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any Director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or as to which the DGCL confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XIII .

 

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ARTICLE XIV.

Section 14.1 Section 203 of the DGCL . The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL and the restrictions and limitations set forth therein.

Section 14.2 Interested Stockholder Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not engage in any Business Combination (as defined below) at any point in time at which the Corporation’s Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with any Interested Stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, unless (and subject in all events to any limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement):

(a) prior to such time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, the Board of Directors approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder; or

(b) at or subsequent to such time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, the Business Combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation which is not owned by such Interested Stockholder.

Section 14.3 Definitions . As used in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

(a) “ ACON ” means ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company

(b) “ ACON Related Parties ” means, collectively, (i) ACON, (ii) ACON Funko Investors Holdings 1, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) ACON Funko Investors Holdings 2, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (iv) ACON Funko Investors Holdings 3, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and (v) each of their respective Permitted Transferees.

(c) “ Affiliate ” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person;

(d) “ Associate ,” when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such Person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of shares of voting stock of the Corporation; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such Person.

 

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(e) “ Business Combination ” means (i) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation with the Interested Stockholder or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the Interested Stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to ten percent (10%) or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

(f) “ Fundamental ” means Fundamental Capital and Funko International.

(g) “ Fundamental Capital ” means Fundamental Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

(h) “ Fundamental Related Parties ” means Fundamental Capital and Funko International together with each of their Permitted Transferees.

(i) “ Funko International ” means Funko International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

(j) “ Interested Stockholder ” means any Person (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the Blockers (as defined in the LLC Agreement)) that (i) is the owner of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are entitled to vote, or (ii) is an Affiliate of the Corporation and was the owner of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are entitled to vote at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an Interested Stockholder, and the Affiliates and Associates of such Person. Notwithstanding anything in this Article XIV to the contrary, the term “ Interested Stockholder ” shall not include: (x) the ACON Related Parties or any of their Affiliates or Associates, including any investment funds managed, directly or indirectly, by ACON or any other Person with whom any of the foregoing are acting as a group or in concert for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of capital stock of the Corporation (y) the Fundamental Related Parties or any of their Affiliates or Associates, including any investment funds managed, directly or indirectly, by Fundamental or any other Person with whom any of the foregoing are acting as a group or in concert for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or (z) any Person who acquires voting stock of the Corporation directly from an ACON Related Party or a Fundamental Related Party, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Person who acquires voting stock of the Corporation through a broker’s transaction executed on any securities exchange or other over-the-counter market or pursuant to an underwritten public offering.

 

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(k) “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed on this [  🌑  ], 2017.

 

FUNKO, INC.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULE A

ISSUANCE OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK

Exhibit 3.3

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

FUNKO, INC.

Dated as of [  🌑  ], 2017

 

 

 


CONTENTS

 

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Article I. Meetings of Stockholders

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Section 1.01

   Place of Meetings      1  

Section 1.02

   Annual Meetings      1  

Section 1.03

   Special Meetings      1  

Section 1.04

   Notice of Meetings      1  

Section 1.05

   Adjournments      2  

Section 1.06

   Quorum      2  

Section 1.07

   Organization      3  

Section 1.08

   Voting; Proxies      3  

Section 1.09

   Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record      3  

Section 1.10

   List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote      4  

Section 1.11

   Action by Written Consent of Stockholders      5  

Section 1.12

   Inspectors of Election      5  

Section 1.13

   Conduct of Meetings      6  

Section 1.14

   Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations      6  

Section 1.15

   Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement      12  

Article II. Board of Directors

     12  

Section 2.01

   Number; Tenure; Qualifications      12  

Section 2.02

   Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies      12  

Section 2.03

   Regular Meetings      13  

Section 2.04

   Special Meetings      13  

Section 2.05

   Telephonic Meetings Permitted      13  

Section 2.06

   Quorum; Vote Required for Action      13  

Section 2.07

   Organization      14  

Section 2.08

   Action by Unanimous Consent of Directors      14  

Section 2.09

   Compensation of Directors      14  

Section 2.10

   Chairperson      14  

Article III. Committees

     14  

Section 3.01

   Committees      14  

Section 3.02

   Committee Rules      15  

Article IV. Officers

     15  

Section 4.01

   Officers      15  

Section 4.02

   Removal, Resignation and Vacancies      16  

Section 4.03

   Chief Executive Officer      16  

Section 4.04

   Chief Financial Officer      16  

Section 4.05

   Chief Operating Officer      16  

Section 4.06

   General Counsel      16  


Section 4.07

   Senior Vice President and Vice President      16  

Section 4.08

   Treasurer      17  

Section 4.09

   Controller      17  

Section 4.10

   Secretary      17  

Section 4.11

   Appointing Attorneys and Agents; Voting Securities of Other Entities      18  

Section 4.12

   Additional Matters      18  

Article V. Stock

     18  

Section 5.01

   Certificates      18  

Section 5.02

   Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates      19  

Article VI. Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     19  

Section 6.01

   Right to Indemnification      19  

Section 6.02

   Advancement of Expenses      19  

Section 6.03

   Claims      19  

Section 6.04

   Non-exclusivity of Rights      20  

Section 6.05

   Other Sources      20  

Section 6.06

   Amendment or Repeal      20  

Section 6.07

   Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      20  

Article VII. Miscellaneous

     20  

Section 7.01

   Fiscal Year      20  

Section 7.02

   Seal      20  

Section 7.03

   Manner of Notice      20  

Section 7.04

   Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees      21  

Section 7.05

   Form of Records      21  

Section 7.06

   Amendment of Bylaws      22  

 

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ARTICLE I.

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.01 Place of Meetings . Meetings of stockholders of Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”; and such stockholders, the “ Stockholders ”), may be held at any place, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”). In the absence of such designation, meetings of Stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of Stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication authorized by and in accordance with Section 211(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Section 1.02 Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of Stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other business as may be properly brought before the annual meeting may be transacted at the annual meeting. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of Stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.

Section 1.03 Special Meetings . Special meetings of Stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called only by the chairperson of the Board of Directors (the “ Chairperson ”) or a majority of the Board of Directors, except that for so long as the ACON Related Parties (as defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation effective as of [  🌑  ], 2017 (as the same may be further amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”)) beneficially own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, thirty-five percent (35%) or more of all shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation, and including for this purpose all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) issued and outstanding, the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (“ Stock ”) may also call special meetings of Stockholders. Special meetings validly called in accordance with this Section 1.03 of these amended and restated bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors as of [  🌑  ], 2017 (as the same may be further amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, these “ Bylaws ”) may be held at such date and time as specified in the applicable notice. Business transacted at any special meeting of Stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of Stockholders previously scheduled by the Chairperson or Board of Directors.

Section 1.04 Notice of Meetings . Whenever Stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which Stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for Stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise

 

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provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each Stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining the Stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the Stockholder at such Stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

Section 1.05 Adjournments . Any meeting of Stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time by the chairperson of the meeting (or by the Stockholders in accordance with Section 1.06) to reconvene at the same or some other place, if any, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of Stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix the record date for determining Stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting as provided in Section 1.09(a) of these Bylaws, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each Stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the Stockholder at such Stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

Section 1.06 Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of Stockholders the presence or participation in person or by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of Stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the Stockholders entitled to vote thereon, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.05 of these Bylaws until a quorum is present or represented. Shares of Stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however , that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation to vote shares of Stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series of capital stock is required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such matter, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on such matter. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

 

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Section 1.07 Organization . Meetings of Stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairperson or by such other officer or director of the Corporation as designated by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson, or in the absence of such person or such designation, by a chairperson chosen at the meeting by vote of a majority of the Stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting (provided there is a quorum). The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 1.08 Voting; Proxies . Each Stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of Stockholders shall be entitled to the number of votes, if any, for each share of Stock held of record by such Stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question that is set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Each Stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of Stockholders or express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (if permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation) may authorize another person or persons to act for such Stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A Stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person (or by means remote communication, if applicable) or by delivering to the Secretary a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date. Voting at meetings of Stockholders need not be by written ballot. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of Stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect directors. No holder of shares of Stock shall have the right to cumulate votes. All other elections and questions presented to the Stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of Stock which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, unless a different or minimum vote is required by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities in which case such different or minimum vote shall be the applicable vote on the matter.

Section 1.09 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the Stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the Stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of

 

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Stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of Stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of Stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for Stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of Stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the Stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of Stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining Stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

(c) Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the Stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining Stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting is fixed by the Board of Directors, (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation (or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of Stockholders are recorded) in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 1.10 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of Stockholders, a complete list of the Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting ( provided, however , if the record date for determining the Stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the Stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each Stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each Stockholder as of the record date (or such other date). Such list shall be open to the examination of any Stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic

 

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network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any Stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any Stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the Stockholders entitled to examine the list of Stockholders required by this Section 1.10 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of Stockholders.

Section 1.11 Action by Written Consent of Stockholders . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant class(es) or series of stock of the Corporation representing not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of stock of the Corporation then issued and outstanding (other than treasury stock) entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded; provided, however , that, subject to the rights of any series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Corporation (“ Preferred Stock ”) permitting the holders of such series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent, and except as otherwise provided in Section 6.4 of the Certificate of Incorporation, after the date on which the ACON Related Parties beneficially own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, less than thirty-five percent (35%) of all shares of Class A Common Stock (including for this purpose all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units, assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) issued and outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

Section 1.12 Inspectors of Election . The Corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of Stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a meeting of Stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of Stock outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of Stock

 

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represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares of Stock represented at the meeting and such inspectors’ count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of Stockholders, the inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election.

Section 1.13 Conduct of Meetings . The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the Stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting designated in accordance with Section 1.07 of these Bylaws. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto may be accepted. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of Stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the person presiding over any meeting of Stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding person of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of Stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of Stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

Section 1.14 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the Stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of Stockholders only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or the

 

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nominating and corporate governance committee thereof, (C) by or at the direction of any party to that certain stockholders agreement, dated as of [  🌑  ], 2017, by and among the Corporation and the other persons party thereto (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), provided the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect and only to the extent permitted by, and subject to any limitations set forth in, Section 1 and Section 2 thereof, or (D) by any Stockholder who was a Stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.14 is delivered to the Secretary, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.14 .

(ii) For any nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Stockholder pursuant to Section 1.14(a)(i)(D) of these Bylaws, the Stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and any such proposed business (other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors) must constitute a proper matter for Stockholder action. To be timely, a Stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however , that (x) in the case of the first annual meeting following the closing of the Corporation’s initial public offering or (y) in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, in each case, notice by the Stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. For purposes of the first annual meeting held following the closing of the Corporation’s initial public offering, the anniversary date shall be deemed to be [  🌑  ], 2018. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Stockholder’s notice as described above. To be in proper form, such Stockholder’s notice must:

 

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as to each person whom the Stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director of the Corporation, set forth (I) as to each proposed nominee (1) such person’s name, age, business address and, if known, residence address, (2) such person’s principal occupation or employment, (3) the class and series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned, beneficially or of record, by such person, (4) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among (x) the Stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made and the respective affiliates and associates of, or others

 

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acting in concert with, such Stockholder and such beneficial owner, on the one hand, and (y) each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert with such nominee(s), on the other hand, including all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K if the Stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith were the “registrant” for purposes of such Item and the proposed nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (II) all other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (III) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director of the Corporation if elected;

 

  (B) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, include the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 1.15 of these Bylaws;

 

  (C) as to any other business that the Stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and

 

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as to the Stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, set forth (I) the name and address of such Stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (II) the class or series and number of shares of Stock which are owned beneficially and of record by such Stockholder and such beneficial owner, (III) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such Stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, including, in the case of a nomination, the nominee, (IV) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions,

 

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profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the Stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such Stockholder and such beneficial owners, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of Stock, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit from share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Stockholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to securities of the Corporation, (V) a representation that the Stockholder is a holder of record of Stock entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person (or by means of remote communication, if applicable) or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (VI) a representation whether the Stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of outstanding Stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from Stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, and (VII) any other information relating to such Stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 1.14(a) shall be deemed satisfied by a Stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination for election as a director of the Corporation if the Stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such Stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation to furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation. A Stockholder shall not have complied with this Section 1.14(a)(ii) if the Stockholder (or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made) solicits or does not solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such Stockholder’s nominee in contravention of the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.14(a)(ii) .

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.14(a)(ii) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 1.14(a)(ii) of these Bylaws and

 

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there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a Stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.14 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders . Except to the extent required by law, special meetings of Stockholders may be called only in accordance with Section 1.03 of these Bylaws. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of Stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of Stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or the nominating and corporate governance committee thereof or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any Stockholder who is a Stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.14 is delivered to the Secretary, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.14. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of Stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such Stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the Stockholder delivers a notice that includes all of the information required by Section 1.14(a)(ii) of these Bylaws (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 1.15 of these Bylaws and any other information, documents, affidavits, or certifications required by the Corporation) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90 th ) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Stockholder’s notice as described above.

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(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided in any applicable rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act, only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.14 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of Stockholders to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of Stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.14 . Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power

 

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and duty (A) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.14 (including whether the Stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made or solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such Stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such Stockholder’s representation as required by Section 1.14(a)(ii)(D)(VI) of these Bylaws) and (B) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.14 , to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.14 , unless otherwise required by law, if the Stockholder (or a qualified representative of the Stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of Stockholders to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.14 , to be considered a qualified representative of the Stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such Stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such Stockholder to act for such Stockholder as proxy at the meeting of Stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of Stockholders.

(ii) For purposes of this Section 1.14 , “ public announcement ” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.14 , a Stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.14 ; provided, however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 1.14 (including clause (a)(i)(D) hereof and clause (b) hereof), and compliance with clauses (a)(i)(D) and (b) of this Section 1.14 shall be the exclusive means for a Stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than, as provided in the penultimate sentence of clause (a)(ii) hereof, business other than nominations brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 1.14 shall be deemed to affect any rights (x) of Stockholders to request inclusion of proposals or nominations in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (y) of the holders of any

 

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series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise required by law, nothing in this Section 1.14 shall obligate the Corporation or the Board of Directors to include in any proxy statement or other stockholder communication distributed on behalf of the Corporation or the Board of Directors information with respect to any nominee for director or any proposal submitted by a stockholder.

Section 1.15 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement . To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, the candidate for nomination must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 1.14 of these Bylaws), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (a) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee and (b) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (i) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment ) or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director, (iii) will, if elected as a director of the Corporation, comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director of the Corporation (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect) and (iv) intends, if elected as a director of the Corporation, to serve the full term of the directorship.

ARTICLE II.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.01 Number; Tenure; Qualifications . Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors and the Stockholders Agreement, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The directors shall be classified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Each director shall hold office until such time as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be Stockholders.

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director may resign at any time upon written or electronic notice to the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock and in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, directors of the Corporation may be removed only as expressly provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement and the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director entitled to vote thereon, and not by the Stockholders. Any director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified.

Section 2.03 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine; provided , that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination.

Section 2.04 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the directors then in office. Notice to directors of the date, place and time of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice may be given in person, by mail or by e-mail, telephone, telecopier or other means of electronic transmission. If the notice is delivered in person, by e-mail, telephone, telecopier or other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by mail, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting.

Section 2.05 Telephonic Meetings Permitted . Members of the Board of Directors may participate in any meetings of the Board of Directors thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.06 Quorum; Vote Required for Action . At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the number of directors fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2.01 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided that, solely for the purposes of filling vacancies pursuant to Section 2.02 of these Bylaws, a meeting of the Board of Directors may be held if a majority of the directors then in office participate in such meeting. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or applicable law otherwise provides, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 2.07 Organization . Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairperson, or in his or her absence by the person whom the Chairperson shall designate, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairperson chosen at the meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 2.08 Action by Unanimous Consent of Directors . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee in accordance with applicable law.

Section 2.09 Compensation of Directors . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary or other compensation as a director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. Any director of the Corporation may decline any or all such compensation payable to such director in his or her discretion.

Section 2.10 Chairperson . Subject to the Stockholders Agreement, the Board of Directors may appoint from its members a Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, from time to time appoint one or more vice chairpersons (each, a “ Vice Chairperson ”) each of whom as such shall report directly to the Chairperson.

ARTICLE III.

COMMITTEES

Section 3.01 Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of any committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the

 

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meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or the resolution of the Board of Directors designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or the resolution of the Board of Directors designating the committee (or resolution of the committee designating the subcommittee, if applicable), a majority of the directors then serving on a committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members of the committee or subcommittee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee or subcommittee. Special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairperson of such committee or a majority of the members of such committee.

Section 3.02 Committee Rules . Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE IV.

OFFICERS

Section 4.01 Officers . The officers of the Corporation may consist of a chief executive officer (the Chief Executive Officer ), a chief financial officer (the Chief Financial Officer ), a chief operating officer (the Chief Operating Officer ), a general counsel ( General Counsel ), one or more senior vice presidents (each, a Senior Vice President ), one or more vice presidents (each, a Vice President ), a Secretary (the “ Secretary ”), a treasurer (the “ Treasurer ”), a controller (the “ Controller ”) and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors (subject to any requirements of the Stockholders Agreement), each to have such authority, functions or duties as set forth in these Bylaws or as determined by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and until such person’s successor shall have been duly chosen and qualified, or until such person’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, from time to time may determine not to appoint one or more of the officers identified in the first sentence of this Section 4.01 or to leave such officer position vacant. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

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Section 4.02 Removal, Resignation and Vacancies . Any officer of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, without prejudice to the rights, if any, of such officer under any contract to which it is a party. Any officer may resign at any time upon written or electronic notice to the Corporation, without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which such officer is a party. If any vacancy occurs in any office of the Corporation, the Board of Directors may appoint a successor to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor shall have been duly chosen and qualified or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

Section 4.03 Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation, shall be responsible for corporate policy and strategy, and shall report directly to the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, all other officers of the Corporation shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer or as otherwise determined by the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 4.04 Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the office of the chief financial officer and in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the power to affix the signature of the Corporation to all contracts that have been authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.05 Chief Operating Officer . The Chief Operating Officer shall exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the office of the chief operating officer and shall be responsible for the management and control of the operations of the Corporation. The Chief Operating Officer shall have the power to affix the signature of the Corporation to all contracts that have been authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.06 General Counsel . The General Counsel shall be the principal legal officer of the Corporation and exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the office of the general counsel and shall be responsible for the general direction of and supervision over the legal affairs of the Corporation and advising the Board of Directors and the officers of the Corporation on all legal matters. The General Counsel shall have the power to affix the signature of the Corporation to all contracts that have been authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The General Counsel shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.07 Senior Vice President and Vice President . Each Senior Vice President and Vice President shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by his or her superior officer or the Chief Executive Officer. Each Senior Vice President and Vice President shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform

 

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such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. In accordance with Sections 4.01 and 4.12 of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and/or the General Counsel may, in his, her or their discretion, from time to time appoint one or more Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents of the Corporation and/or assistant vice presidents of the Corporation (each, an Assistant Vice President ).

Section 4.08 Treasurer . The Treasurer shall supervise and be responsible for all the funds and securities of the Corporation, the deposit of all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the Corporation in depositories of the Corporation, borrowings and compliance with the provisions of all indentures, agreements and instruments governing such borrowings to which the Corporation is a party, the disbursement of funds of the Corporation and the investment of its funds, and in general shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall report to the Chief Financial Officer and, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. In accordance with Sections 4.01 and 4.12 of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Chief Financial Officer may, in his, her or their discretion, from time to time appoint one or more assistant treasurers of the Corporation (each, an Assistant Treasurer ).

Section 4.09 Controller . The Controller shall report to the Chief Financial Officer and, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.10 Secretary . The powers and duties of the Secretary are: (i) to act as Secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors, of the committees of the Board of Directors and of the Stockholders and to record the proceedings of such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; (ii) to see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; (iii) to act as custodian of the seal of the Corporation and affix the seal or cause it to be affixed to all certificates of Stock and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; (iv) to have charge of the books, records and papers of the Corporation and see that the reports, statements and other documents required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and (v) to perform all of the duties incident to the office of Secretary. The Secretary shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. In accordance with Sections 4.01 and 4.12 of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and/or General Counsel may, in his, her or their discretion, from time to time appoint one or more assistant secretaries of the Corporation (each, an Assistant Secretary ).

 

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Section 4.11 Appointing Attorneys and Agents; Voting Securities of Other Entities . Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson, any Vice Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the General Counsel may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to (a) cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or other entity, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation or other entity, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation or other entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consents, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he or she may deem necessary or proper and (b) exercise the rights of the Corporation in its capacity as a general partner of a partnership or in its capacity as a managing member of a limited liability company as to which the Corporation, in such capacity, is entitled to exercise pursuant to the applicable partnership agreement or limited liability company operating agreement, including without limitation to take or refrain from taking any action, or to consent in writing, in each case in the name of the Corporation as such general partner or managing member, to any action by such partnership or limited liability company, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of taking such actions or giving such consents, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he or she may deem necessary or proper. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, any of the rights set forth in this Section 4.11 which may be delegated to an attorney or agent may also be exercised directly by the Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the General Counsel.

Section 4.12 Additional Matters . The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary. Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the officer making such designation. A person designated as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary shall not be deemed to be an officer of the Corporation for the purposes of Article VI of these Bylaws unless the Board of Directors has adopted a resolution approving such person in such capacity as an officer of the Corporation (including by means of direct appointment by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.01 of these Bylaws).

ARTICLE V.

STOCK

Section 5.01 Certificates . The shares of Stock shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of Stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the

 

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Corporation. Every holder of Stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, representing the number of shares held by such holder registered in certificate form. Each such certificate shall be signed in a manner that complies with Section 158 of the DGCL.

Section 5.02 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate for shares of Stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

ARTICLE VI.

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 6.01 Right to Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended), any person (a Covered Person ) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (any such action, suit or proceeding, a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.03 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.02 Advancement of Expenses . The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however , that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise.

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Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

Section 6.04 Non-exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquires under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of Stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Section 6.05 Other Sources . The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

Section 6.06 Amendment or Repeal . Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these Bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

Section 6.07 Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . This Article VI shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.01 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 7.02 Seal . The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 7.03 Manner of Notice .

(a) Notice by Electronic Transmission . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to Stockholders pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any notice to Stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission.

 

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Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given (a) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the Stockholder has consented to receive notice; (b) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the Stockholder has consented to receive notice; (c) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the Stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (i) such posting and (ii) the giving of such separate notice; and (d) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the Stockholder.

An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

For the purposes of these Bylaws, an “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

(b) Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to Stockholders, and except as prohibited by applicable law, any notice to Stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to Stockholders who share an address if consented to by the Stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the Stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any Stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation, within sixty (60) days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under this Section 7.03 , shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.

Section 7.04 Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees . Any waiver of notice, given by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Stockholders, Board of Directors, or committee or subcommittee of the Board of Directors need be specified in a waiver of notice.

Section 7.05 Form of Records . Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time.

 

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Section 7.06 Amendment of Bylaws . Subject to the Stockholders Agreement, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws made, only by the affirmative vote of (a) a majority of the Board of Directors or (b) Stockholders representing at least a majority of the votes eligible to be cast in an election of directors of the Corporation; provided, however , that after the date on which the ACON Related Parties beneficially own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, less than thirty-five percent (35%) of all shares of Class A Common Stock (including for this purpose all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units, assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) issued and outstanding, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws made, only by the affirmative vote of (a) a majority of the Board of Directors or (b) Stockholders representing at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3 %) of the votes eligible to be cast in an election of directors of the Corporation.

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

by and among

FUNKO, INC.

FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC

the several MEMBERS (as defined herein)

MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE (as defined herein) and

OTHER MEMBERS OF FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

Dated as of [              ] [      ], 2017

 

 

 


CONTENTS

 

     Page  

Article I. DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.1     Definitions

     2  

Section 1.2     Rules of Construction

     11  

Article II. DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

     12  

Section 2.1      Basis Adjustments; the LLC 754 Election

     12  

Section 2.2     Basis Schedules

     12  

Section 2.3     Tax Benefit Schedules

     13  

Section 2.4     Procedures; Amendments

     14  

Article III. TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

     15  

Section 3.1      Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments

     15  

Section 3.2     No Duplicative Payments

     18  

Section 3.3      Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members

     18  

Section 3.4      Optional Estimated Payment Procedure

     19  

Section 3.5      Changes; Reserves; Suspension of Payments

     20  

Article IV. TERMINATION

     22  

Section 4.1      Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement

     22  

Section 4.2     Early Termination Notice

     23  

Section 4.3     Payment Upon Early Termination

     25  

Article V. SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

     25  

Section 5.1     Subordination

     25  

Section 5.2      Late Payments by the Corporation

     25  

Article VI. TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

     26  

Section 6.1      Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’ Tax Matters

     26  

Section 6.2     Consistency

     26  

Section 6.3     Cooperation

     26  

Article VII. MISCELLANEOUS

     27  

Section 7.1     Notices

     27  

Section 7.2     Counterparts

     28  

Section 7.3      Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries

     28  

 

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Section 7.4     Governing Law

     29  

Section 7.5     Severability

     29  

Section 7.6      Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver

     29  

Section 7.7     Titles and Subtitles

     30  

Section 7.8     Resolution of Disputes

     30  

Section 7.9     Reconciliation

     31  

Section 7.10   Withholding

     32  

Section 7.11    Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets

     32  

Section 7.12   Confidentiality

     33  

Section 7.13   Change in Law

     33  

Section 7.14   Interest Rate Limitation

     33  

Section 7.15    Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations

     34  

Section 7.16   LLC Agreement

     34  

Section 7.17   Management Representative

     34  

Exhibits

Exhibit A – Form of Joinder Agreement

 

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [              ] [      ], 2017, is hereby entered into by and among Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), Funko Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ LLC ”), each of the Members from time to time party hereto, and the Management Representative. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.01.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

WHEREAS, each of the members of the LLC other than the Corporation and the Blockers (as defined in the LLC Agreement) (such members who are parties hereto, and each other Person who becomes party hereto by satisfying the Joinder Requirement, the “ Members ”) owns (or, in the case of such other Persons, will own) limited liability company interests in the LLC (the “ Units ”);

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation will become the managing member of the LLC;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof and exclusive of the Over-Allotment Option (as defined below), the Corporation issued [              ] shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”) to certain purchasers in an initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock (the “ IPO ”);

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to purchase newly-issued Units directly from the LLC, which proceeds will be used to repay or prepay certain indebtedness of the LLC and for general company purposes;

WHEREAS, on and after the date hereof, the Corporation may issue additional Class A Common Stock in connection with the IPO as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option (the “ Over-Allotment Option ”) and, if the Over-Allotment Option is in fact exercised in whole or in part, any additional net proceeds received by the Corporation will be used by the Corporation to acquire additional newly-issued Units directly from the LLC, which proceeds will be used to repay certain indebtedness of the LLC and for general company purposes;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to purchase Units directly from certain Members of the LLC (the “ Purchase ”);

WHEREAS, on and after the date hereof, pursuant to the LLC Agreement, each Member has the right from time to time to require the LLC to redeem (a “ Redemption ”) all or a portion of such Member’s Units for cash or, at the Corporation’s election, Class A Common Stock; provided that, at the election of the Corporation in its sole discretion, the Corporation may effect a direct exchange (a “ Direct Exchange ”) of such cash or shares of Class A Common Stock for such Units;

 

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WHEREAS, the LLC and any direct subsidiary or indirect subsidiary (owned through a chain of pass-through entities) of the LLC that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (together with the LLC and any direct or indirect subsidiary (owned through a chain of pass-through entities) of the LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the “ the LLC Group ”) will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (as defined herein) for the Taxable Year (as defined herein) in which any Exchange (as defined below) occurs, which election should result in an adjustment to the Corporation’s share of the tax basis of the assets owned by the LLC Group as of the date of the Exchange, with a consequent result on the taxable income subsequently derived therefrom; and

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to provide for certain payments and make certain arrangements with respect to any tax benefits to be derived by the Corporation as the result of Exchanges and the receipt of payments under this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1     Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both (i) the singular and plural and (ii) the active and passive forms of the terms defined).

ACON ” means ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and its Permitted Transferees.

Actual Interest Amount ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(vii) of this Agreement.

Advisory Firm ” means Ernst & Young LLP or any other accounting firm that is nationally recognized as being an expert in Covered Tax matters and is not an Affiliate of the Corporation.

Advisory Firm Letter ” means a letter, that has been prepared by the Advisory Firm used by the Corporation in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, which states that the relevant Schedules, notices or other information to be provided by the Corporation to the Members, along with all supporting schedules and work papers, were prepared in a manner that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and, to the extent not expressly provided in this Agreement, on a reasonable basis in light of the facts and law in existence on the date such Schedules, notices or other information were delivered by the Corporation to the Members.

 

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

Agreed Rate ” means LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble.

Amended Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement.

Assumed State and Local Tax Rate ” means the tax rate equal to the sum of the products of (x) the Corporation’s income tax apportionment rate(s) for each state and local jurisdiction in which the Corporation files income or franchise tax returns for the relevant Taxable Year and (y) the highest corporate income and franchise tax rate(s) for each such state and local jurisdiction in which the Corporation files income tax returns for each relevant Taxable Year

Attributable ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(i) of this Agreement.

Audit Committee ” means the audit committee of the Board.

Basis Adjustment ” means the increase or decrease to the tax basis of, or the Corporation’s share of, the tax basis of the Reference Assets (i) under Section 734(b), 743(b) and 754 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local tax law (in situations where, following an Exchange, the LLC remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes) and (ii) under Sections 732 and 1012 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local tax law (in situations where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, the LLC becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for tax purposes), in each case, as a result of any Exchange and any payments made under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units shall be determined without regard to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units and as if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred.

Basis Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any security, a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, with respect to such security and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Business Day ” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in New York are closed.

 

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Change Notice ” is defined in Section 3.5(a) of this Agreement.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto (the “ Exchange Act ”), but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and excluding the Permitted Transferees) becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation (if any) representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote;

(2) the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the LLC);

(3) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent, or are not converted into, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or

(4) the Corporation ceases to be the sole managing member of the LLC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

Class B Common Stock ” means shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or other agreement.

Corporation ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Covered Person ” is defined in Section 7.17 of this Agreement.

Covered Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.3(a) of this Agreement.

Covered Taxes ” means any and all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits and any interest related thereto.

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iii) of this Agreement.

Default Rate ” means the sum of (i) the highest rate applicable at the time under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities plus (ii) 200 basis points, it being understood that if there are no Senior Secured Credit Facilities then the Default Rate shall be LIBOR plus 500 basis points.

Default Rate Interest ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(ix) of this Agreement.

Determination ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of U.S. state tax law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for tax.

Direct Exchange ” is defined in the recitals to this agreement.

Dispute ” is defined in Section 7.8(a) of this Agreement.

Early Termination Agreed Rate ” means LIBOR plus 200 basis points.

Early Termination Effective Date ” means the date of an Early Termination Notice for purposes of determining the Early Termination Payment.

Early Termination Notice ” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 4.3(b) of this Agreement.

Early Termination Rate ” means the lesser of (i) 6.50 % per annum, compounded annually, and (ii) the Early Termination Agreed Rate.

Early Termination Reference Date ” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Schedule ” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

 

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Estimated Tax Benefit Payment ” is defined in Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

Exchange ” means any Direct Exchange or Redemption, and the Purchase.

Exchange Date ” means the date of any Exchange.

Expert ” is defined in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.

Extension Rate Interest ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(viii) of this Agreement.

Final Payment Date ” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Final Payment Date in respect of a Tax Benefit Payment is determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.

Fundamental ” is defined in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided, however , that if the Corporation notifies the Members that the Corporation requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP or in the application thereof occurring after the date of this Agreement (including through the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (the “ IFRS ”)), on the operation of such provision (or if the Members notify the Corporation that they request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

Hypothetical Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the hypothetical liability of the Corporation that would arise in respect of Covered Taxes, using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the actual relevant Tax Returns of the Corporation but (i) calculating depreciation, amortization, or other similar deductions, or otherwise calculating any items of income, gain, or loss, using the Corporation’s share of the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis as reflected on the Basis Schedule, including amendments thereto for the Taxable Year and (ii) excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts or Default Rate Interest for the Taxable Year; provided , that for purposes determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability, the combined tax rate for U.S. state and local Covered Taxes (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, federal Covered Taxes) shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any tax item attributable to Imputed Interest, Actual Interest, Default Rate Interest or a Basis Adjustment (or portions thereof); and (ii) the calculation of the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall take into account the federal benefit received by the Corporation with respect to state and local jurisdiction income taxes (with such benefit taking into account the Corporation’s marginal U.S. federal income tax rate for the relevant Taxable Year, the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and the deductibility, if any, of state and local jurisdiction income taxes).

 

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Imputed Interest ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(vi) of this Agreement.

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Board who are “independent” under the standards set forth in Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the corresponding rules of the applicable exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

IPO ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Joinder Requirement ” is defined in Section 7.6(b) of this Agreement.

LIBOR ” means during any period, the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Corporation as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (a “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any LIBOR Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Corporation at such time, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided, that at no time shall LIBOR be less than 0%.

LLC ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

LLC Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

Management Representative ” is defined in Section 7.17 of this Agreement.

Market Value ” means the Common Unit Redemption Price, as defined in the LLC Agreement, determined as of an Early Termination Date.

Members ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Net Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

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Non-Adjusted Tax Basis ” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at any time, the tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustments had been made.

Objection Notice ” is defined in Section 2.4(a)(i) of this Agreement.

Over-Allotment Option” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Parties ” means the parties named on the signature pages to this agreement and each additional party that satisfies the Joinder Requirement, in each case with their respective successors and assigns.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

Permitted Transfer ” means the transfer of Units by a holder of Units to any transferee as permitted by the LLC Agreement.

Permitted Transferee ” means a holder of Units pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

Pre-Exchange Transfer ” means any transfer of one or more Units (including upon the death of a Member) (i) that occurs after the IPO but prior to an Exchange of such Units and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.

Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iv) of this Agreement.

Realized Tax Detriment ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(v) of this Agreement.

Reconciliation Dispute ” is defined in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.

Reconciliation Procedures ” is defined in Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement.

Redemption ” has the meaning in the recitals to this Agreement.

Reference Asset ” means any tangible or intangible asset of the LLC or any of its successors or assigns, and whether held directly by the LLC or indirectly by the LLC through any entity in which the LLC now holds or may subsequently hold an ownership interest (but only if such entity is treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for purposes of the applicable tax), at the time of an Exchange. A Reference Asset also includes any asset the tax basis of which is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of an asset that is described in the preceding sentence, including “substituted basis property” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code.

Schedule ” means any of the following: (i) a Basis Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule, or (iii) the Early Termination Schedule, and, in each case, any amendments thereto.

Senior Obligations ” is defined in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

 

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Senior Secured Credit Facilities ” means the indebtedness described in that certain agreement entered into on October 30, 2015 by and among FAH LLC, Funko Holdings LLC, and Funko, LLC, as borrowers, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, Cerebus Business Finance, LLC, as collateral agent, and the other persons party thereto, as amended from time to time, or any replacement or refinancing thereof.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person and as of the date of any determination, any other Person as to which such Person, owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests, or the sole general partner interest, or managing member or similar interest, of such Person.

Subsidiary Stock ” means any stock or other equity interest in any Subsidiary of the Corporation that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Tax Benefit Payment ” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

Tax Benefit Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated tax.

Taxable Year ” means a taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or comparable section of U.S. state or local tax law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is made), ending on or after the closing date of the IPO.

Taxing Authority ” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal, or local government, or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body, or any other authority of any kind, exercising regulatory or other authority in relation to tax matters.

Termination Objection Notice ” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

Treasury Regulations ” means the final, temporary, and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

True-Up ” is defined in Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

Units ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Valuation Assumptions ” means, as of an Early Termination Effective Date, the assumptions that:

(1) in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporation will have taxable income sufficient to fully use the deductions arising from the Basis Adjustments and the Imputed Interest during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from future Tax Benefit Payments that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions) in which such deductions would become available;

(2) the U.S. federal income tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Effective Date, except to the extent any change to such tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into law and the combined U.S. state and local income tax rates (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, federal income tax rates) for each such Taxable Year shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate for the Taxable Year that includes the Early Termination Effective Date;

(3) all taxable income of the Corporation will be subject to the maximum applicable tax rates for each Covered Tax throughout the relevant period; provided , that the combined tax rate for U.S. state and local income taxes (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, federal income tax) shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and, for the avoidance of doubt, the applicable calculations shall take into account the federal benefit received by the Corporation with respect to state and local jurisdiction income taxes (with such benefit taking into account the Corporation’s applicable marginal U.S. federal income tax rate, the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and the deductibility, if any, of state and local jurisdiction income taxes);

(4) any loss carryovers or carrybacks generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (including such Basis Adjustment and Imputed Interest generated as a result of payments under this Agreement) and available as of the Early Termination Effective Date will be used by the Corporation on a pro rata basis from the date of the Early Termination Effective Date through the scheduled expiration date of such loss carryovers or carrybacks;

(5) any non-amortizable assets (other than Subsidiary Stock) will be disposed of on the earlier of the fifteenth anniversary of (i) the applicable Basis Adjustment and (ii) the Early Termination Effective Date;

(6) any Subsidiary Stock will be deemed never to be disposed of except if Subsidiary Stock is directly disposed of in the Change of Control;

(7) if, on the Early Termination Effective Date, any Member has Units that have not been Exchanged, then such Units shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value that would be received by such Member if such Units had been Exchanged on the Early Termination Effective Date, and such Member shall be deemed to receive the amount of cash such Member would have been entitled to pursuant to Section 4.3(a) had such Units actually been Exchanged on the Early Termination Effective Date;

 

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(8) any proposed adjustment to a tax item of a Party that has given rise to a Change Notice, and any reserve or contingent liability associated with a tax position that has given rise to a Reserve Notice, shall be deemed to have been favorably resolved such that the proposed adjustment or reserve or contingent liability associated with such tax position shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of any Tax Benefit Payment due to a Member; and

(9) any payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement will be satisfied on the date that any Tax Return to which such payment obligation relates is required to be filed excluding any extensions.

Section 1.2     Rules of Construction . Unless otherwise specified herein:

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) For purposes of interpretation of this Agreement:

(i) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(ii) References in this Agreement to a Schedule, Article, Section, clause or sub-clause refer to the appropriate Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in, this Agreement.

(iii) References in this Agreement to dollars or “$” refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America.

(iv) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(v) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(d) Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to organization documents (including the LLC Agreement), agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted hereby; and (b) references to any law (including the Code and the Treasury Regulations) shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law.

 

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ARTICLE II.

DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

Section 2.1     Basis Adjustments; the LLC 754 Election .

(a) Basis Adjustments . The Parties acknowledge and agree that (A) the Purchase shall and each Direct Exchange shall give rise to Basis Adjustments and (B) each Redemption using cash or Class A Common Stock contributed to the LLC by the Corporation shall be treated as a direct purchase of Units by the Corporation from the applicable Member pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code that shall give rise to Basis Adjustments. In connection with the Purchase, Direct Exchange or Redemption, the Parties acknowledge and agree that pursuant to applicable law the Corporation’s share of the basis in the Reference Assets shall be increased by the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of (x) the fair market value of Class A Common Stock or the cash transferred to a Member pursuant to an Exchange as payment for the Units, (y) the amount of payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Exchange and (z) the amount of liabilities allocated to the Units acquired pursuant to the Exchange, over (B) the Corporation’s share of the basis of the Reference Assets immediately after the Exchange attributable to the Units exchanged, determined as if each member of the LLC Group remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes and no member of the LLC Group made the election provided by Section 754 of the Code.

For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent that such payments are treated as Imputed Interest or are Actual Interest Amounts or Default Rate Interest.

(b) Section 754 Election . In its capacity as the sole managing member of the LLC, the Corporation will ensure that, on and after the date hereof and continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, the LLC and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (and under any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law).

Section 2.2     Basis Schedules . Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for each relevant Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental Capital, LLC (“Fundamental”), as applicable, a schedule (the “ Basis Schedule ”) that shows, in reasonable detail as necessary in order to understand the calculations performed under this Agreement: (a) the Basis Adjustments with respect to the Reference Assets as a result of the relevant Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year and (b) the period (or periods) over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable and/or depreciable. The Basis Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a) and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(b).

 

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Section 2.3     Tax Benefit Schedules .

(a) Tax Benefit Schedule . Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, as applicable, a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “ Tax Benefit Schedule ”). The Tax Benefit Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a), and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(b).

(b) Applicable Principles . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year is intended to measure the decrease or increase in the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes for such Taxable Year attributable to the Basis Adjustments, Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts, and Default Rate Interest as determined using a “with and without” methodology described in Section 2.4(a). Carryovers or carrybacks of any Tax item attributable to any Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts, and Default Rate Interest shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations or the appropriate provisions of U.S. state or local tax law, as applicable, governing the use, limitation and expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any Tax item includes a portion that is attributable to a Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts, and Default Rate Interest (a “ TRA Portion ”) and another portion that is not (a “ Non-TRA Portion ”), such portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology so that: (i) the amount of any Non-TRA Portion is deemed utilized first, followed by the amount of any TRA Portion (with the TRA Portion being applied on a proportionate basis consistent with the provisions of Section 3.3(a)); and (ii) in the case of a carryback of a Non-TRA Portion, such carryback shall not affect the original “with and without” calculation made in the prior Taxable Year. The Parties agree that (i) all Tax Benefit Payments (other than Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts and Default Rate Interest) attributable to an Exchange will to the extent permitted by applicable law (A) be treated as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that give rise to further Basis Adjustments for the Corporation and (B) have the effect of creating additional Basis Adjustments for the Corporation in the year of payment, and (ii) as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into the current Taxable Year continuing until any incremental current Taxable Year benefits equal an immaterial amount.

 

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Section 2.4     Procedures; Amendments .

(a) Procedures . Each time the Corporation delivers an applicable Schedule to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, as applicable under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.4(b), but excluding any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule delivered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4.2, the Corporation shall also: (x) deliver supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding the data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Schedule; (y) deliver an Advisory Firm Letter supporting such Schedule; and (z) allow ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, and their advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Schedule. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall ensure that any Tax Benefit Schedule that is delivered to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, as applicable, along with any supporting schedules and work papers, provides a reasonably detailed presentation of the calculation of the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes (the “with” calculation) and the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation (the “without” calculation), and identifies any material assumptions or operating procedures or principles that were used for purposes of such calculations. An applicable Schedule or amendment thereto shall become final and binding on the Parties thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, as applicable, first received the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto unless:

(i) ACON or the Management Representative, as applicable, within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporation with written notice of a material objection to such Schedule that is made in good faith and that sets forth in reasonable detail ACON’s or the Management Representative’s, as applicable, material objection (an “ Objection Notice ”) or

(ii) each of ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, provides a written waiver of its right to deliver an Objection Notice within the time period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule or amendment thereto becomes binding on the date the waiver from each of ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, is received by the Corporation.

In the event that ACON or the Management Representative, as applicable, timely delivers an Objection Notice pursuant to clause (i) above, and if the Parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Objection Notice, the Corporation and ACON or the Management Representative, as applicable, shall employ the reconciliation procedures as described in Section 7.9 of this Agreement (the “ Reconciliation Procedures ”).

(b) Amended Schedule . The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporation: (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule; (ii) to correct inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was originally provided to ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable; (iii) to comply with an Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures applicable to this Agreement; (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year; (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year; or (vi) to adjust a Basis Schedule to take into account any Tax Benefit Payments made pursuant to this Agreement (any such Schedule, an “ Amended Schedule ”).

 

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ARTICLE III.

TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Section 3.1     Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments .

(a) Timing of Payments . Except as provided in Sections 3.4 and 3.5, and subject to Sections 3.2 and 3.3, within three (3) Business Days following the date on which each Tax Benefit Schedule that is required to be delivered by the Corporation to ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, the Corporation shall pay to each relevant Member the Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b). Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account previously designated by such Members or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and such Members. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members shall not be required under any circumstances to return any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment previously paid by the Corporation to the Members (including any portion of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment or any Early Termination Payment).

(b) Amount of Payments . For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Tax Benefit Payment ” with respect to any Member means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of: (i) the portion of the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such Member (including Imputed Interest calculated in respect of such amount); and (ii) the Actual Interest Amount with respect to the Net Tax Benefit described in (i).

(i) Attributable . A Net Tax Benefit is “ Attributable ” to a Member to the extent that it is derived from any Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, or Actual Interest Amount that is attributable to an Exchange undertaken by or with respect to such Member.

(ii) Net Tax Benefit . The “ Net Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the amount of the excess, if any, of (x) 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over (y) the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made under this Section 3.1. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of any Taxable Year is less than the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made, no Member shall be required to return any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment previously made by the Corporation to such Member.

(iii) Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit . The “ Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

 

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(iv) Realized Tax Benefit . The “ Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes; provided , that for purposes of determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability and actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes, the Corporation shall use the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate for purposes of determining such liabilities for all state and local Covered Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the Hypothetical Tax Liability and the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes shall take into account the federal benefit received by the Corporation with respect to state and local jurisdiction income taxes (with such benefit taking into account the Corporation’s marginal U.S. federal income tax rate for the relevant Taxable Year, the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and the deductibility, if any, of state and local jurisdiction income taxes). If all or a portion of the actual liability for such Covered Taxes for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.

(v) Realized Tax Detriment . The “ Realized Tax Detriment ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year; provided , that for purposes of determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability and actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes, the Corporation shall use the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate for purposes of determining such liabilities for all state and local Covered Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the Hypothetical Tax Liability and the actual liability of the Corporation for Covered Taxes shall take into account the federal benefit received by the Corporation with respect to state and local jurisdiction income taxes (with such benefit taking into account the Corporation’s marginal U.S. federal income tax rate for the relevant Taxable Year, the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and the deductibility, if any, of state and local jurisdiction income taxes). If all or a portion of the actual liability for such Covered Taxes for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.

(vi) Imputed Interest . The parties acknowledge that the principles of Sections 1272, 1274, or 483 of the Code, as applicable, and the principles of any similar provision of U.S. state and local law, will, as applicable, apply to cause a portion of any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member under this Agreement to be treated as imputed interest (“ Imputed Interest ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the deduction for the amount of Imputed Interest as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member shall be excluded in determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(vii) Actual Interest Amount . The “ Actual Interest Amount ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit for a Taxable Year will equal the amount of any Extension Rate Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, any deduction for any Actual Interest Amount as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member shall be excluded in determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

(viii) Extension Rate Interest . Subject to Section 3.4, the amount of “ Extension Rate Interest ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit (including previously accrued Imputed Interest) for a Taxable Year will equal interest calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the date on which the Corporation makes a timely Tax Benefit Payment to the Member on or before the Final Payment Date as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a).

(ix) Default Rate Interest . In the event that the Corporation does not make timely payment of all or any portion of a Tax Benefit Payment to a Member on or before the Final Payment Date as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a), the amount of “ Default Rate Interest ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit (including previously accrued Imputed Interest and Extension Rate Interest) for a Taxable Year will equal interest calculated at the Default Rate from the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) until the date on which the Corporation makes such Tax Benefit Payment to such Member. For the avoidance of doubt, any deduction for any Default Rate Interest with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member shall be excluded in determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

(x) The Corporation and the Members hereby acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. federal income or other applicable tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, unless a Member notifies the Corporation otherwise, the stated maximum selling price (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 15A.453-1(c)(2)) with respect to any Exchange by such Member shall not exceed 175% of the amount of the initial consideration received in connection with such Exchange (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the amount of any cash and the fair market value of any Class A Common Stock received in such Exchange and shall exclude the fair market value of any Tax Benefit Payments) and the amount of the initial consideration received in connection with such Exchange and the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments to such Member in respect of such Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not exceed such stated maximum selling price.

(c) Interest . The provisions of Section 3.1(b) are intended to operate so that interest will effectively accrue in respect of the Net Tax Benefit for any Taxable Year as follows:

 

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(i) first, at the applicable rate used to determine the amount of Imputed Interest under the Code (from the relevant Exchange Date until the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year and, if required under applicable law, through the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a));

(ii) second, at the Agreed Rate in respect of any Extension Rate Interest (from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a)); and

(iii) third, at the Default Rate in respect of any Default Rate Interest (from the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) until the date on which the Corporation makes the relevant Tax Benefit Payment to a Member).

Section 3.2     No Duplicative Payments . It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in the duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) that may be required under this Agreement, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be consistently interpreted and applied in accordance with that intent. For purposes of this Agreement, and also for the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be required to be calculated or made in respect of any estimated tax payments, including, without limitation, any estimated U.S. federal income tax payments.

Section 3.3     Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members .

(a) Insufficient Taxable Income . Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1(b) to the contrary, if the aggregate potential depreciation, amortization or other similar deductions in respect of the Basis Adjustments, Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts, and Default Rate Interest for purposes of determining the Corporation’s liability for Covered Taxes (the “Covered Tax Benefit”) is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporation does not have sufficient actual taxable income, then the available Covered Tax Benefit for the Corporation shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to the respective Tax Benefit Payment that would have been payable if the Corporation had in fact had sufficient taxable income so that there had been no such limitation. As an illustration of the intended operation of this Section 3.3(a), if the Corporation had $200 of aggregate potential Covered Tax Benefits in a particular Taxable Year (with $50 of such Covered Tax Benefits being attributable to Member 1 and $150 of such Covered Tax Benefits being attributable to Member 2), such that Member 1 would have potentially been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $42.50 and Member 2 would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $127.50 if the Corporation had $200 of actual taxable income, and if at the same time the Corporation only had $100 of actual taxable income in such Taxable Year, then $25 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax Benefit for the Corporation for such Taxable Year would be allocated to Member 1 and $75 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation would be allocated to Member 2, such that Member 1 would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $21.25 and Member 2 would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $63.75.

 

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(b) Late Payments . If for any reason the Corporation is not able to timely and fully satisfy its payment obligations under this Agreement in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then Default Rate Interest will begin to accrue pursuant to Section 5.2 and the Corporation and other Parties agree that (i) the Corporation shall pay the Tax Benefit Payments due in respect of such Taxable Year to each Member pro rata in proportion to the amount of such Tax Benefit Payments, without favoring one obligation over the other, and (ii) no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments to all Members in respect of all prior Taxable Years have been made in full.

Section 3.4     Optional Estimated Tax Benefit Payment Procedure . As long as the Corporation is current in respect of its payment obligations owed to each Member pursuant to this Agreement and there are no delinquent Tax Benefit Payments (including interest thereon) outstanding in respect of prior Taxable Years for any Member, the Corporation may, at any time on or after the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for a Taxable Year and at the Corporation’s option, in its sole discretion, make one or more estimated payments to the Members in respect of any anticipated amounts to be owed with respect to a Taxable Year to the Members pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement (any such estimated payments referred to as an “ Estimated Tax Benefit Payment ”); provided that any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment made to a Member pursuant to this Section 3.4 is matched by a proportionately equal Estimated Tax Benefit Payment to all other Members then entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment. Any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment made under this Section 3.4 shall be paid by the Corporation to the Members and applied against the final amount of any Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1. The payment of an Estimated Tax Benefit Payment by the Corporation to the Members pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall also terminate the obligation of the Corporation to make payment of any Extension Rate Interest that might have otherwise accrued with respect to the proportionate amount of the Tax Benefit Payment that is being paid in advance of the applicable Tax Benefit Schedule being finalized pursuant to Section 2.4. Upon the making of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment pursuant to this Section 3.4, the amount of such Estimated Tax Benefit Payment shall first be applied to any estimated Extension Rate Interest, then to Imputed Interest, and then applied to the remaining residual amount of the Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1. In determining the final amount of any Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1, and for purposes of finalizing the Tax Benefit Schedule pursuant to Section 2.4, the amount of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments that may have been made with respect to the Taxable Year shall be increased, if the finally determined Tax Benefit Payment for a Taxable Year exceeds the Estimated Tax Benefit Payments made for such Taxable Year, with such increase being paid by the Corporation to the Members along with an appropriate amount of Extension Rate Interest in respect of the amount of such increase (a “ True-Up ”). If the Estimated Tax Benefit Payment for a Taxable Year exceeds the finally determined Tax Benefit Payment for such Taxable Year, such excess, along with an appropriate amount of Extension Rate Interest in respect of such excess (being charged by the Corporation to the Member), shall be applied to reduce the amount of any subsequent future Tax Benefit Payments (including Estimated Tax Benefit Payments, if any) to be paid by the Corporation to such Member. As of the date on which any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments are made, and as of the date on which any True-Up is made, all such payments shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as otherwise contemplated by Section 3.1 and all other applicable terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, as is the case with Tax Benefit Payments made by the Corporation to the Members pursuant to Section 3.1, the amount of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments made pursuant to this Section 3.4 that are attributable to an Exchange shall also be treated, in part, as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that give rise to Basis Adjustments in the Taxable Year of payment to the extent permitted by applicable law and as of the date on which such payments are made (to the extent of the estimated Net Tax Benefit associated with such Estimated Tax Benefit Payment, less any Imputed Interest, and exclusive of any Extension Rate Interest).

 

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Section 3.5     Changes; Reserves; Suspension of Payments .

(a) Receipt of Change Notice . If any Party, or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Party, receives a 30-day letter, a final audit report, a statutory notice of deficiency, or similar written notice from any Taxing Authority that proposes an adjustment to a tax item of a Party that would reduce the Tax Benefit Payments that may be payable by the Corporation to the Members (a “ Change Notice ”), prompt written notification and a copy of the relevant Change Notice shall be delivered by the Party, or its Affiliate or Subsidiary, that received such Change Notice to each of the Corporation, ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental.

(b) Receipt of Reserve Notice . Prior to the delivery of any Tax Benefit Schedule or other Schedule by the Corporation to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, management of the Corporation shall consult with the auditors for the Corporation and, if necessary, the Advisory Firm or other legal or accounting advisors to the Corporation regarding the substantive tax issues and related conclusions that underlie the calculations related to the determination of the Tax Benefit Payments required under this Agreement. If, following such consultation, the management for the Corporation shall reasonably determine that a tax reserve or contingent liability must be established by the Corporation for financial accounting purposes (as determined in accordance with GAAP) in relation to any past or future tax position that affects the amount of any past or future Tax Benefit Payments that have been made or that may be made under this Agreement, then ACON and Fundamental shall be notified of such determination (a “ Reserve Notice ”).

(c) Suspension of Payments . From and after the date on which a Change Notice is received, to the extent provided in the following sentence, Tax Benefit Payments required to be made under this Agreement shall be paid by the Corporation to a national bank mutually agreeable to the Parties to act as escrow agent to hold such funds in escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement until a Determination in respect of the applicable Change Notice is received. For purposes of the preceding sentence and for purposes of the determination of the amount to be placed in escrow pending a Determination, the Corporation shall suspend all future Tax Benefit Payments required under this Agreement until the amount of such suspended future Tax Benefit Payments equals the aggregate amount of Tax Benefit Payments that the Corporation reasonably determines would not be payable if such Change Notice results in an adverse Determination. From and after the date on which a Reserve Notice is issued, to the extent that the tax position that gives rise to a tax reserve or contingent liability would have the effect of reducing the Tax Benefit Payments required to be made under this Agreement, the Tax Benefit Payments required to be made under this Agreement shall, to the extent determined reasonably necessary by the Audit Committee, be paid by the Corporation to a national bank mutually agreeable to the Parties to act as escrow agent to hold such funds in escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement until the relevant reserve is released or the relevant contingent liability is eliminated or it is otherwise determined that the tax position is not reasonably expected to have the effect of reducing the Tax Benefit Payments. For purposes of the preceding sentence and for purposes of the Audit Committee’s determination of the amount to be placed in escrow pending the release of the reserve or the elimination of the contingent liability, the Corporation shall be entitled to suspend all future Tax Benefit Payments required under this Agreement until the amount of such suspended future Tax Benefit Payments equals the aggregate amount of Tax Benefit Payments that the Corporation reasonably determines would not be payable if the tax position giving rise to the reserve is sustained. The amount to be placed in escrow shall be held in an interest-bearing escrow account. The date on which the Corporation pays any such Tax Benefit Payments to the escrow agent shall not be considered the date on which such Tax Benefit Payments are paid to the Members; provided, however, the Actual Interest Amount and Default Rate Interest shall not accrue on the amount of the Tax Benefit Payments after the date on which such amount is placed in the escrow, and the amount of Tax Benefit Payments payable to Members with respect to the Tax Benefit Payments at issue shall be net of expenses and taxes as set forth in Section 3.5(d).

 

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(d) Release of Escrowed Funds . As of the date on which a reserve is released or contingent liability is eliminated (in the case of a Reserve Notice), and provided that no Change Notice has previously been issued and is still outstanding in relation to the same tax position that was the subject of the Reserve Notice, the relevant escrowed funds (along with any interest earned on such funds, and less (1) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Corporation or the LLC in administering the escrow, and (2) any taxes imposed on the Corporation or the LLC with respect to any income earned on the investment of such funds) shall be distributed to the relevant Members. The portion of the relevant escrowed funds held back pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) of the immediately preceding sentences shall be distributed to the Corporation or the LLC, as applicable. If a Determination is received (in the case of a Change Notice), and if such Determination results in no adjustment in any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement, and provided that no Reserve Notice has previously been issued and is still outstanding in relation to the same tax position that was the subject of the Change Notice, then the relevant escrowed funds (along with any interest earned on such funds, and less (1) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Corporation or the LLC in administering the escrow, and (2) any taxes imposed on the Corporation or the LLC with respect to any income earned on the investment of such funds) shall be distributed to the relevant Members. If a Determination is received (in the case of a Change Notice), and if such Determination results in an adjustment in any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement, and provided that no Reserve Notice has previously been issued and is still outstanding in relation to the same tax position that was the subject of the Change Notice, then the relevant escrowed funds (along with any interest earned on such funds) shall be distributed as follows: (i) first, to the Corporation or the LLC in an amount equal to (1) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Corporation or the LLC in administering the escrow and in contesting the Determination and (2) any taxes imposed on the Corporation or the LLC with respect to any income earned on the investment of such funds; and (ii) second, to the relevant Parties (which, for the avoidance of doubt and depending on the nature of the adjustments, may include the Corporation or the relevant Members, or some combination thereof) in accordance with the relevant Amended Schedule prepared pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

 

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(e) Early Termination . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event of an Early Termination Notice prior to release of the escrow pursuant to Section 3.5(d), the escrowed funds shall be released to the Corporation, and any Early Termination Payment payable by the Corporation to the Members pursuant to Section 4.3 shall be computed without regard to any proposed adjustment to a tax item of a Party that has given rise to a Change Notice or any tax position that has given rise to a Reserve Notice.

ARTICLE IV.

TERMINATION

Section 4.1     Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement .

(a) Corporation’s Early Termination Right . With the written approval of a majority of the Independent Directors, the Corporation may completely terminate this Agreement, as and to the extent provided herein, with respect to all amounts payable to the Members pursuant to this Agreement by paying to the Members the Early Termination Payment; provided that Early Termination Payments may be made pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) only if made to all Members that are entitled to such a payment simultaneously, and provided further , that the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section 4.1(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid. Upon the Corporation’s payment of the Early Termination Payment, the Corporation shall not have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than with respect to any: (i) prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of the Early Termination Notice; and (ii) current Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending on or including the date of the Early Termination Notice (except to the extent that the amount described in clause (ii) is included in the calculation of the Early Termination Payment). If an Exchange subsequently occurs with respect to Units for which the Corporation has exercised its termination rights under this Section 4.1(a), the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

(b) Acceleration Upon Change of Control . In the event of a Change of Control, all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated pursuant to this Article IV as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the closing date of the Change of Control and utilizing the Valuation Assumptions by substituting the phrase “the closing date of a Change of Control” in each place where the phrase “Early Termination Effective Date” appears. Such obligations shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the closing date of the Change of Control, (2) any Tax Benefit Payments agreed to by the Corporation and the Members as due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (3) any Tax Benefit Payments due for any Taxable Year ending prior to, with or including the closing date of a Change of Control (except to the extent that any amounts described in clauses (2) or (3) are included in the Early Termination Payment). For the avoidance of doubt, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 shall apply to a Change of Control, mutadis mutandi.

 

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(c) Acceleration Upon Breach of Agreement . In the event that the Corporation materially breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder, or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and become immediately due and payable upon notice of acceleration from a Member (provided that in the case of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency statute, such acceleration shall be automatic without any such notice), and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such notice of acceleration (or, in the case of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency statute, on the date of such breach) and shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such acceleration; (ii) any prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of such acceleration; and (iii) any current Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of such acceleration (except to the extent included in the Early Termination Payment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation breaches this Agreement and such breach is not a material breach of a material obligation, a Member shall still be entitled to enforce all of its rights otherwise available under this Agreement, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, seeking an acceleration of amounts payable under this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 4.1(c), and subject to the following sentence, the Parties agree that the failure to make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within sixty (60) days of the relevant Final Payment Date shall be deemed to be a material breach of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it will not be considered to be a material breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement within sixty (60) days of the relevant Final Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, a suspension of payments pursuant to Section 3.5 will not be considered to be a failure to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement, provided that the Corporation complies with the provisions of Section 3.5(c) that require the Corporation to pay the Tax Benefit Payments to an escrow. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it shall not be a material breach of a material obligation of this Agreement if the Corporation fails to make any Tax Benefit Payment within sixty (60) days of the relevant Final Payment Date to the extent that the Corporation has insufficient funds or cannot make such payment as a result of obligations imposed in connection with the Senior Obligations or under applicable law, and cannot obtain sufficient funds to make such payments by taking commercially reasonable actions; provided that the interest provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply to such late payment (unless the Corporation does not have sufficient funds to make such payment as a result of limitations imposed by any Senior Obligations, in which case Section 5.2 shall apply, but the Default Rate shall be replaced by the Agreed Rate); and further provided that such payment obligation shall nonetheless accrue for the benefit of the Members and the Corporation shall make such payment at the first opportunity that it has sufficient funds and is otherwise able to make such payment.

Section 4.2     Early Termination Notice . If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.1 above, the Corporation shall deliver to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental a notice of the Corporation’s decision to exercise such right (an “ Early Termination Notice ”) and a schedule (the “ Early Termination Schedule ”) showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment. The Corporation shall also (x) deliver to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by ACON or the Management Representative, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding the data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Early Termination Schedule; (y) deliver to ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental an Advisory Firm Letter supporting such Early Termination Schedule; and (z) allow ACON and the Management Representative and their advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by ACON or the Management Representative, at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Early Termination Schedule. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on each Party thirty (30) calendar days from the first date on which ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental received such Early Termination Schedule unless:

 

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(i) ACON or the Management Representative within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides the Corporation with (A) notice of a material objection to such Early Termination Schedule made in good faith and setting forth in reasonable detail ACON or the Management Representative’s, as applicable, material objection (a “ Termination Objection Notice ”) and (B) a letter from an Advisory Firm (that is different from the Advisory Firm that was used by the Corporation to prepare the Early Termination Schedule) in support of such Termination Objection Notice; or

(ii) each of ACON and the Management Representative provides a written waiver of such right of a Termination Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Early Termination Schedule becomes binding on the date the waiver from ACON and the Management Representative is received by the Corporation.

In the event that ACON or the Management Representative timely delivers a Termination Objection Notice pursuant to clause (i) above, and if the Parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Termination Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Termination Objection Notice, the Corporation and ACON or the Management Representative, as applicable, shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the expense of preparing and obtaining the letter from an Advisory Firm referenced in clause (i) above shall be borne solely by ACON or the Management Representative, as applicable, and the Corporation shall have no liability with respect to such letter or any of the expenses associated with its preparation and delivery. The date on which the Early Termination Schedule becomes final in accordance with this Section 4.2 shall be the “ Early Termination Reference Date .”

 

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Section 4.3     Payment Upon Early Termination .

(a) Timing of Payment . Within three (3) Business Days after the Early Termination Reference Date, the Corporation shall pay to each Member an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment for such Member. Such Early Termination Payment shall be made by the Corporation by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by the Members or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and the Members.

(b) Amount of Payment . The “ Early Termination Payment ” payable to a Member pursuant to Section 4.3(a) shall equal the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as determined as of the Early Termination Reference Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to such Member, whether payable with respect to Units that were Exchanged prior to the Early Termination Effective Date or on or after the Early Termination Effective Date, beginning from the Early Termination Effective Date and using the Valuation Assumptions. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither (i) any proposed adjustment to a tax item of a Party that has given rise to a Change Notice, nor (ii) any reserve or contingent liability associated with a tax position that has given rise to a Reserve Notice, shall be taken into account in determining the amount of any Early Termination Payment, which shall be computed as if the adjustment or tax item has been favorably resolved.

ARTICLE V.

SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

Section 5.1     Subordination . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the Corporation to the Members under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest, or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations owed in respect of secured or unsecured indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (“ Senior Obligations ”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations. To the extent that any payment under this Agreement is not permitted to be made at the time payment is due as a result of this Section 5.1 and the terms of the agreements governing Senior Obligations, such payment obligation nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of the Members and the Corporation shall make such payments at the first opportunity that such payments are permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations.

Section 5.2     Late Payments by the Corporation . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of all or any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment not made to the Members when due under the terms of this Agreement, whether as a result of Section 5.1 and the terms of the Senior Obligations or otherwise, shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate and commencing from the Final Payment Date on which such Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment was first due and payable to the date of actual payment.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

Section 6.1     Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’s Tax Matters . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters concerning the Corporation and the LLC, including without limitation the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to taxes; provided, however, that if ACON owns (or would own upon an Exchange of all outstanding Units) at least five (5) percent of the Class A Common Stock, the Corporation shall not settle or fail to contest any issue pertaining to Covered Taxes that is reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the Members’ rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of ACON, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ACON fails to respond to any notice with respect to the settlement or other disposition of any such issue within fifteen (15) days of its receipt of the applicable notice, ACON shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed settlement or other disposition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental of, and keep them reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any tax audit of the Corporation or the LLC, or any of the LLC’s Subsidiaries, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to materially affect the Tax Benefit Payments payable to such Members under this Agreement, and ACON and the Management Representative, as applicable, shall have the right to participate in and to monitor at their own expense (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not to control) any such portion of any such Tax audit. To the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and the LLC Agreement as it relates to tax matters concerning Covered Taxes and the Corporation and the LLC, including preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to taxes, this Agreement shall control; provided, however, that to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and Sections 5.05 and 9.02 of the LLC Agreement, Sections 5.05 and 9.02 of the LLC Agreement shall control.

Section 6.2     Consistency . Except as otherwise required by law, all calculations and determinations made hereunder, including, without limitation, any Basis Adjustments, the Schedules and the determination of any Realized Tax Benefits or Realized Tax Detriments, shall be made in accordance with the elections, methodologies or positions taken by the Corporation and the LLC on their respective Tax Returns. Each Member shall prepare its Tax Returns in a manner that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and any related calculations or determinations that are made hereunder, including, without limitation, the terms of Section 2.1 of this Agreement and the Schedules provided to the Members under this Agreement. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another Advisory Firm, such replacement Advisory Firm shall perform its services under this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with the previous Advisory Firm, unless otherwise required by law or unless the Corporation and all of the Members agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.

Section 6.3     Cooperation .

(a) Each Member shall (i) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (ii) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (i) above, and (iii) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter.

 

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(b) The Corporation shall reimburse the Members for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred pursuant to Section 6.3(a).

ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1     Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by fax, by electronic mail (delivery receipt requested) or by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be as specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1). All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice:

If to the Corporation, to:

Funko, Inc.

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Attn: Russell Nickel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Corporation) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Marc Jaffe

If to ACON:

ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C.

1133 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20036

Attn: Kenneth R. Brotman

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to ACON) to:

Hogan Lovells US LLP

7930 Jones Branch Drive, Ninth Floor

McLean, VA 22102

Attn: Robert Welp

         Adam Brown

If to Fundamental:

Fundamental Capital, LLC

4 Embarcadero Center

Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attn: Kevin Keenley

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to Fundamental) to:

Reed Smith LLP

1510 Page Mill Road Suite 110

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1127

Attn: Donald C. Reinke

If to the Management Representative (on behalf of applicable Members):

Russell Nickel

Funko, Inc.

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Any Party may change its address, fax number or e-mail address by giving each of the other Parties written notice thereof in the manner set forth above.

Section 7.2     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.3     Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.4     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.5     Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 7.6     Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver .

(a) Assignment . No Member may assign, sell, pledge, or otherwise alienate or transfer any interest in this Agreement, including the right to receive any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement, to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee) without (i) the prior written consent of the Corporation (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (ii) such Person executing and delivering a Joinder agreeing to succeed to the applicable portion of such Member’s interest in this Agreement and to become a Party for all purposes of this Agreement (the “ Joinder Requirement ”). For the avoidance of doubt, if a Member transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement but does not assign to the transferee of such Units its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such Member shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of such Units (and any such transferred Units shall be separately identified, so as to facilitate the determination of Tax Benefit Payments hereunder). The Corporation may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person (other than any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation) without the prior written consent of each of the Members (and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void).

(b) Amendments . No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of a majority of the Independent Directors, ACON, the Management Representative and Fundamental, in which case such amendment shall be permitted. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

 

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(c) Successors . Except as provided in Section 7.6(a), all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

(d) Waiver . No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement, or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement, or condition.

Section 7.7     Titles and Subtitles . The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

Section 7.8     Resolution of Disputes .

(a) Except for Reconciliation Disputes subject to Section 7.9, any and all disputes which cannot be settled amicably, including any ancillary claims of any Party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) (each a “ Dispute ”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Rules for Administered Arbitration (the “ Rules ”) by three arbitrators, of which the Corporation shall appoint one arbitrator and the Members party to such Dispute shall appoint one arbitrator in accordance with the “screened” appointment procedure provided in Rule 5.4. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of the arbitration shall be Seattle, Washington.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), any Party may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling another Party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each Party (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.8 to any such action or proceeding, and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.8 shall not apply to Reconciliation Disputes to be settled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.9.

(c) Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process by means of notice in the manner provided for in Section 7.1. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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(d) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

(e) In the event the parties are unable to agree whether a dispute between them is a Reconciliation Dispute subject to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Section 7.9 or a Dispute subject to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in this Section 7.8, such disagreement shall be decided and resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Section 7.8.

Section 7.9     Reconciliation . In the event that the Corporation and any Member are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to a Schedule (other than an Early Termination Schedule) prepared in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4, or with respect to an Early Termination Schedule prepared in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.2, within the relevant time period designated in this Agreement (a “ Reconciliation Dispute ”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert (the “ Expert ”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable to both Parties. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting firm, and unless the Corporation and such Member agree otherwise, the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with the Corporation or such Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the Parties are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the selection of an Expert shall be treated as a Dispute subject to Section 7.8 and an arbitration panel shall pick an Expert from a nationally recognized accounting firm that does not have any material relationship with the Corporation or such Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Basis Schedule or an amendment thereto or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30) calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporation except as provided in the next sentence. The Corporation and the Members shall bear their own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless (i) the Expert adopts the Member’s position, in which case the Corporation shall reimburse the Member for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding (including for the avoidance of doubt any costs and expenses incurred by the Member relating to the engagement of the Expert or amending any applicable Tax Return), or (ii) the Expert adopts the Corporation’s position, in which case the Member shall reimburse the Corporation for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding (including for the avoidance of doubt costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation relating to the engagement of the Expert or amending any applicable Tax Return). The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.9 shall be binding on the Corporation and the Members and may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction.

 

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Section 7.10     Withholding . The Corporation and its affiliates and representatives shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment that is payable to any Member pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Corporation to the relevant Member. Each Member shall promptly provide the Corporation with any applicable tax forms and certifications reasonably requested by the Corporation in connection with determining whether any such deductions and withholdings are required under the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law.

Section 7.11     Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets .

(a) If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments, and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

(b) If the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a) transfers one or more assets to a corporation (or a Person classified as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes) with which such entity does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code, such entity, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully taxable transaction on the date of such transfer. The consideration deemed to be received by such entity shall be equal to the fair market value of the contributed asset as determined by the Advisory Firm or a valuation expert selected by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 7.11, a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferring partner’s share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a), transfers its assets pursuant to a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code) in which such entity does not survive or pursuant to any other transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Code applies (other than any such reorganization or any such other transaction, in each case, pursuant to which such entity transfers assets to a corporation with which the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of the group described in Section 7.11(a) (other than any such member being transferred in such reorganization or other transaction) does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code), the transfer will not cause such entity to be treated as having transferred any assets to a corporation (or a Person classified as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes) pursuant to this Section 7.11(b).

 

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Section 7.12     Confidentiality . Each Member and its assignees acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such Person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, learned by any Member heretofore or hereafter. This Section 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of any Member in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community, (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prosecute or defend claims arising under or relating to this Agreement, and (iii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing Authority with respect to such Tax Returns. If a Member or an assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

Section 7.13     Change in Law . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, as a result of or, in connection with an actual or proposed change in law, a Member reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this Agreement) recognized by such Member (or direct or indirect equity holders in such Member) in connection with any Exchange to be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain (or otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates) for U.S. federal income tax purposes or would have other material adverse tax consequences to such Member or any direct or indirect owner of such Member, then at the written election of such Member in its sole discretion (in an instrument signed by such Member and delivered to the Corporation) and to the extent specified therein by such Member, this Agreement shall cease to have further effect and shall not apply to an Exchange with respect to such Member occurring after a date specified by such Member, or may be amended by in a manner reasonably determined by such Member, provided that such amendment shall not result in an increase in any payments owed by the Corporation under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment.

Section 7.14     Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the interest paid or agreed to be paid hereunder with respect to amounts due to any Member hereunder shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If any Member shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the Tax Benefit Payment, Estimated Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment, as applicable (but in each case exclusive of any component thereof comprising interest) or, if it exceeds such unpaid non-interest amount, refunded to the Corporation. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by any Member exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Member may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the payment obligations owed by the Corporation to such Member hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Parties to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws.

 

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Section 7.15     Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations . The rights and obligations of the each Member hereunder are several and not joint with the rights and obligations of any other Person. A Member shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Person hereunder, nor shall a Member have the right to enforce the rights or obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than the Corporation). The obligations of a Member hereunder are solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable solely by, the Corporation. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Member pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Members acting as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Members are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Corporation acknowledges that the Members are not acting in concert or as a group and will not assert any such claim with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 7.16     LLC Agreement . This Agreement shall be treated as part of the LLC Agreement as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations.

Section 7.17     Management Representative . By executing this Agreement, each of the Members (other than ACON and any of its Affiliates) shall be deemed to have irrevocably constituted and appointed Russell Nickel (in the capacity described in this Section 7.17 and each successor as provided below, the “ Management Representative ”) as his, her or its agent and attorney in fact with full power of substitution to act from and after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any and all documents on behalf of such Members which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to facilitate any matters under this Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) execution of the documents and certificates required pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) except to the extent specifically provided in this Agreement that notice shall be sent to Fundamental, receipt and forwarding of notices and communications pursuant to this Agreement; (iv) administration of the provisions of this Agreement; (v) except with respect to Fundamental in respect of matters for which Fundamental has negotiated separate protections as described herein, giving or agreeing to, on behalf of such Members, any and all consents, waivers, amendments or modifications deemed by the Management Representative, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the execution or delivery of any documents that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith; (vi) except with respect to Fundamental, amending this Agreement or any of the instruments to be delivered to the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement; (vii) taking actions Management Representative is expressly authorized to take pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement; (viii) except with respect to Fundamental, negotiating and compromising, on behalf of such Members, any dispute that may arise under, and exercising or refraining from exercising any remedies available under, this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby and executing, on behalf of such Members, any settlement agreement, release or other document with respect to such dispute or remedy; and (ix) engaging attorneys, accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of such Members in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby and paying any fees related thereto. If the Management Representative is unable or unwilling to so serve, then the Members (other than ACON and its Affiliates), as applicable, holding a majority of the common units owned by such Members outstanding on the date hereof, shall elect a new Management Representative. To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the Management Representative, any of its Affiliates, or any of the Management Representative’s or Affiliate’s directors, officers, employees or other agents (each a “ Covered Person ”) shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to any Member, the LLC or the Corporation for damages arising from any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Management Representative or any other Person with respect to the LLC or the Corporation, except in the case of any action or omission which constitutes, with respect to such Person, willful misconduct or fraud. Each of the Covered Persons may consult with legal counsel, accountants, and other experts selected by it, and any act or omission suffered or taken by it on behalf of the LLC or the Corporation or in furtherance of the interests of the LLC or the Corporation in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants, or other experts shall create a rebuttable presumption of the good faith and due care of such Covered Person with respect to such act or omission; provided that such counsel, accountants, or other experts were selected with reasonable care. Each of the Covered Persons may rely in good faith upon, and shall have no liability to the LLC, the Corporation or the Members for acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CORPORATION:

 

FUNKO, INC.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

THE LLC:

 

FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

MEMBERS:

 

[              ]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]


By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE:

 
Name:  

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                      , 20      (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of [              ] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Tax Receivable Agreement ”) by and among Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), Funko Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ the LLC ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

  1. Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement . Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the Tax Receivable Agreement and a Party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

  2. Incorporation by Reference . All terms and conditions of the Tax Receivable Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

  3. Address . All notices under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

Facsimile:

E-mail:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW PARTY]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  


Acknowledged and agreed

as of the date first set forth above:

 

FUNKO, INC.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

Dated as of [•], 2017

 

 

THE COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article I. DEFINITIONS

     3  

Article II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

     15  

Section 2.01

  Formation of Company      15  

Section 2.02

  Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement      15  

Section 2.03

  Name      15  

Section 2.04

  Purpose      15  

Section 2.05

  Principal Office; Registered Office      15  

Section 2.06

  Term      15  

Section 2.07

  No State-Law Partnership      15  

Article III. MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

     16  

Section 3.01

  Members      16  

Section 3.02

  Units      16  

Section 3.03

  Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units; Member Distribution      17  

Section 3.04

  Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units      18  

Section 3.05

  Repurchase or Redemption of shares of Class A Common Stock      19  

Section 3.06

  Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units      19  

Section 3.07

  Negative Capital Accounts      19  

Section 3.08

  No Withdrawal      20  

Section 3.09

  Loans From Members      20  

Section 3.10

  Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans      20  

Section 3.11

  Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan      22  

Article IV. DISTRIBUTIONS

     22  

Section 4.01

  Distributions      22  

Article V. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

     24  

Section 5.01

  Capital Accounts      24  

Section 5.02

  Allocations      25  

Section 5.03

  Regulatory Allocations      25  

Section 5.04

  Final Allocations      27  

Section 5.05

  Tax Allocations      27  

Section 5.06

  Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member      28  

 


Article VI. MANAGEMENT

     29  

Section 6.01

  Authority of Manager      29  

Section 6.02

  Actions of the Manager      29  

Section 6.03

  Resignation; No Removal      29  

Section 6.04

  Vacancies      30  

Section 6.05

  Transactions Between Company and Manager      30  

Section 6.06

  Reimbursement for Expenses      30  

Section 6.07

  Delegation of Authority      31  

Section 6.08

  Limitation of Liability of Manager      31  

Section 6.09

  Investment Company Act      32  

Section 6.10

  Outside Activities of the Manager      32  

Article VII. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS AND MANAGER

     33  

Section 7.01

  Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members      33  

Section 7.02

  Lack of Authority      33  

Section 7.03

  No Right of Partition      34  

Section 7.04

  Indemnification      34  

Section 7.05

  Members Right to Act      35  

Section 7.06

  Inspection Rights      36  

Article VIII. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     37  

Section 8.01

  Records and Accounting      37  

Section 8.02

  Fiscal Year      37  

Article IX. TAX MATTERS

     37  

Section 9.01

  Preparation of Tax Returns      37  

Section 9.02

  Tax Elections      37  

Section 9.03

  Tax Controversies      38  

Article X. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

     38  

Section 10.01

  Transfers by Members      38  

Section 10.02

  Permitted Transfers      39  

Section 10.03

  Restricted Units Legend      39  

Section 10.04

  Transfer      40  

Section 10.05

  Assignee’s Rights      40  

Section 10.06

  Assignor’s Rights and Obligations      40  

Section 10.07

  Overriding Provisions      41  

Section 10.08

  Spousal Consent      42  

Section 10.09

  Tender Offers and Other Events with respect to the Corporation      42  

Section 10.10

  Call Right      43  

 

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Article XI. REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

     44  

Section 11.01

  Redemption Right of a Member      44  

Section 11.02

  Election and Contribution of the Corporation      48  

Section 11.03

  Exchange Right of the Corporation      48  

Section 11.04

  Reservation of shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation      49  

Section 11.05

  Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right      50  

Section 11.06

  Tax Treatment      50  

Article XII. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

     50  

Section 12.01

  Substituted Members      50  

Section 12.02

  Additional Members      50  

Article XIII. WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

     50  

Section 13.01

  Withdrawal and Resignation of Members      50  

Article XIV. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

     51  

Section 14.01

  Dissolution      51  

Section 14.02

  Winding up and Termination      51  

Section 14.03

  Deferment; Distribution in Kind      52  

Section 14.04

  Cancellation of Certificate      52  

Section 14.05

  Reasonable Time for Winding Up      52  

Section 14.06

  Return of Capital      52  

Article XV. VALUATION

     53  

Section 15.01

  Determination      53  

Section 15.02

  Dispute Resolution      53  

Article XVI. GENERAL PROVISIONS

     53  

Section 16.01

  Power of Attorney      53  

Section 16.02

  Confidentiality      54  

Section 16.03

  Amendments      55  

Section 16.04

  Title to Company Assets      56  

Section 16.05

  Addresses and Notices      56  

Section 16.06

  Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries      57  

Section 16.07

  Creditors      57  

Section 16.08

  Waiver      57  

Section 16.09

  Counterparts      57  

Section 16.10

  Applicable Law      57  

Section 16.11

  Severability      58  

Section 16.12

  Further Action      58  

 

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Section 16.13

  Delivery by Electronic Transmission      58  

Section 16.14

  Right of Offset      58  

Section 16.15

  Entire Agreement      58  

Section 16.16

  Remedies      59  

Section 16.17

  Descriptive Headings; Interpretation      59  

 

Schedules      
Schedule 1       Schedule of Pre-IPO Members
Schedule 2       Schedule of Members
Schedule 3       Schedule of HR Conversion Units
Exhibits      
Exhibit A       Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit B-1       Form of Agreement and Consent of Spouse
Exhibit B-2       Form of Spouse’s Confirmation of Separate Property
Exhibit C       Methodology for Allocation of Excess Nonrecourse Liabilities

 

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FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [•], 2017 (the “ Effective Time ”), is entered into by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and its Members (as defined herein).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.1 ;

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company with the name “Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C.”, pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Act by the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 18-201 of the Delaware Act on September 24, 2015;

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of September 24, 2015, which was amended and restated in its entirety by the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of October 30, 2015 as amended by (i) Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of January 10, 2017 and (ii) Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of October [•], 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ Initial LLC Agreement ”), which the parties listed on Schedule 1 hereto have executed in their capacity as members (including pursuant to consent and joinders thereto) (collectively, the “ Pre-IPO Members ”);

WHEREAS, the Pre-IPO Members, prior to the Effective Time, hold (i) Class A Units, Common Units and HR Units (each as defined in Section 2.1(a) of the Initial LLC Agreement, respectively, the “ Original Class A Units ”, the “ Original Common Units ” and the “ Original HR Units ”, and collectively, the “ Original Units ”) of the Company, and/or (ii) options for Original Class A Units granted by the Company to certain Pre-IPO Members (the “ Original Options ”);

WHEREAS, prior to the date of this Agreement, in connection with the Term Loan B Facility, the Company issued the following warrants to the following Persons: (a) Cerberus ASRS Holdings LLC (i) Warrant No. 1, exercisable for 1,233.4891 Original Class A Units, (ii) Warrant No. 3, exercisable for 69.2160 Original Common Units, and (iii) Warrant No. 5, exercisable for 66.7021 Original Class A Units (the warrants described in paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(iii), the “ Cerberus Warrants ”) and (b) Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP (i)


Warrant No. 2, exercisable for 449.8431 Original Class A Units, (ii) Warrant No. 4, exercisable for 25.2425 Original Common Units, and (iii) Warrant No. 6, exercisable for 24.3257 Original Class A Units (the warrants described in paragraphs (b)(i) to (b)(iii), the “ Drawbridge Warrants ”, and together with the Cerberus Warrants, the “ Original Warrants ”);

WHEREAS, (a) immediately prior to the Effective Time (i) ACON will distribute a portion of its Original Class A Units to ACON Funko Co-Invest, (ii) ACON Funko Co-Invest in turn will distribute such Original Class A Units to ACON Funko Co-Invest Blocker, Quadren Blocker and ACON Funko AIV, (iii) ACON Funko AIV in turn will distribute such Original Class A Units received from ACON Funko Co-Invest to ACON Funko AIV Blocker, Quadren Blocker and GenPar, and (iv) GenPar in turn will contribute such Original Class A Units received from ACON Funko AIV to ACON Funko Investors Holdco 2 or its designee and ACON Funko Investors Holdco 3, and (b) at or immediately after the Effective Time (i) each of Funko Merger Sub 1, Funko Merger Sub 2 and Funko Merger Sub 3 will merge with and into ACON Funko Co-Invest Blocker, ACON Funko AIV Blocker and Quadren Blocker, respectively, with each of ACON Funko Co-Invest Blocker, ACON Funko AIV Blocker and Quadren Blocker surviving such mergers, (ii) ACON Funko Investors Holdco 2 will contribute the Common Units held by it to the Corporation and (iii) as consideration for the mergers and contributions described above, each of ACON Funko Investors Holdco 1, ACON Funko Investors Holdco 2 and ACON Funko Investors Holdco 3 will receive newly issued Class A Common Stock, a portion of which Class A Common Stock they will sell in connection with the IPO (the transactions describe above, collectively, the “ Blocker Roll Up ”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Pre-IPO Members desire to have Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), effect an initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), and in connection therewith, to amend and restate the Initial LLC Agreement as of the Effective Time to reflect (a) a recapitalization of the Company and the associated split in the number of Units then outstanding (the “ Recapitalization ”), (b) the addition of the Corporation as a Member in the Company and its designation as sole Manager of the Company, and (c) the rights and obligations of the Members of the Company that are enumerated and agreed upon in the terms of this Agreement effective as of the Effective Time, at which time the Initial LLC Agreement shall be superseded entirely by this Agreement;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization and as of the Effective Time, (i) the Original Units will be converted into Common Units as set forth herein, (ii) the Original Warrants will be exercised, converted and/or exchanged for Common Units as set forth herein and (iii) the Original Options will be converted into options to purchase either Common Units;

WHEREAS, the parties listed on the Schedule of Members attached hereto as Schedule 2 are the Members as of the Effective Time and after giving effect to the Recapitalization and completion of the Blocker Roll Up (as defined below);

WHEREAS, except for the Over-Allotment Option, the Corporation will sell shares of its Class A Common Stock to public investors in the IPO and will use the net proceeds received from the IPO (the “ IPO Net Proceeds ”) to purchase (a) newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement and (b) existing Common Units from certain Members pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement; and

 

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WHEREAS, the Corporation may issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the IPO as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option (the “ Over-Allotment Option ”) and, if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in whole or in part, any additional net proceeds (the “ Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds ”) shall be used by the Corporation to purchase additional newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Members, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

ACON ” means ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and its Permitted Transferees.

ACON Exit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(a) .

ACON Funko AIV ” means AEP III Funko AIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

ACON Funko AIV Blocker ” means AEP III Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

ACON Funko Co-Invest ” means ACON Funko Investors I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

ACON Funko Co-Invest Blocker ” means ACON Funko Investor Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

ACON Funko Investors Holdco 1 ” means ACON Funko Investors Holdings 1, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

ACON Funko Investors Holdco 2 ” means ACON Funko Investors Holdings 2, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

ACON Funko Investors Holdco 3 ” means ACON Funko Investors Holdings 3, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

Additional Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02 .

 

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ACON Related Parties ” means, collectively, (i) ACON, (ii) ACON Funko Investors Holdco 1, (iii) ACON Funko Investors Holdco 2, (iv) ACON Funko Investors Holdco 3, and (v) each of their respective Permitted Transferees.

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means with respect to the Capital Account of any Member as of the end of any Taxable Year, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero. For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be:

 

  (a) reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6); and

 

  (b) increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to minimum gain).

Admission Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.06 .

Affiliate ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Affiliated ”) means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Assignee ” means a Person to whom a Company Interest has been transferred but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article XII .

Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Member, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the product of (A) the Distribution Tax Rate multiplied by (B) the estimated or actual cumulative taxable income or gain of the Company, as determined for federal income tax purposes, allocated to such Member for full or partial Fiscal Years commencing on or after January 1, 2017, less prior losses of the Company allocated to such Member for full or partial Fiscal Years commencing on or after January 1, 2017, in each case, as determined by the Manager over (ii) the sum of (A) the cumulative Tax Distributions made to such Member after the closing date of the IPO pursuant to Sections 4.01(b)(i), 4.01(b)(ii) and 4.01(b)(iii) and (B) tax distributions made to such Member (or such Member’s predecessor) pursuant to the Initial LLC Agreement with respect to taxable income or gain of the Company allocated for the Fiscal Year commencing on January 1, 2017, including such tax distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(v) ; provided that, in the case of the Corporation, such Assumed Tax Liability (x) shall be computed without regard to any increases to the tax basis of the Company’s property pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code and (y) shall in no event be less than an amount that will enable the Corporation to meet both its tax obligations and its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement for the relevant Taxable Year; provided further that, in the case of each Member, such Assumed Tax Liability shall take into account any Code Section 704(c) allocations (including “reverse” 704(c) allocations) to the Member.

 

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Base Rate ” means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

Black-Out Period ” means any “black-out” or similar period under the Corporation’s policies covering trading in the Corporation’s securities to which the applicable Redeeming Member is subject (or will be subject at such time as it owns Class A Common Stock), which period restricts the ability of such Redeeming Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Redeeming Member in connection with a Share Settlement.

Blockers ” means, collectively, ACON Funko AIV Blocker, ACON Funko Co-Invest Blocker and Quadren Blocker.

Blocker Roll Up ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Book Value ” means, with respect to any Company property, the Company’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, adjusted from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)-(g).

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York City, New York generally are authorized or required by Law to close.

Call Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(b) .

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member in accordance with Section 5.01 .

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property that such Member (or such Member’s predecessor) contributes (or is deemed to contribute) to the Company pursuant to Article III hereof.

Cash Settlement ” means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the Redeemed Units Equivalent.

Cerberus Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Certificate ” means the Company’s Certificate of Formation as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as amended or amended and restated from time to time.

Class A Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Class B Common Stock ” means the shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Common Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of the Members and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement.

Common Unit Redemption Price ” means the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock (or any class of stock into which it has been converted) on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock. If the Class A Common Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then the Manager (through its board of directors, including a majority of the independent directors (within the meaning of the rules of the Stock Exchange)) shall determine the Common Unit Redemption Price in good faith.

Common Unitholder ” means a Member who is the registered holder of Common Units.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Interest ” means the interest of a Member in Profits, Losses and Distributions.

Contribution Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b) .

Corporate Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Corporate Incentive Award Plan ” means the 2017 Incentive Award Plan of the Corporation, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

Credit Agreements ” means any promissory note, mortgage, loan agreement, indenture or similar instrument or agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes a borrower, as such instruments or agreements may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and including any one or more refinancing or replacements thereof, in whole or in part, with any other debt facility or debt obligation, for as long as the payee or creditor to whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owes such obligation is not an Affiliate of the Company, including the Term Loan B Facility.

Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.C. § 18-101, et seq. , as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

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Direct Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(a) .

Distributable Cash ” means, as of any relevant date on which a determination is being made by the Manager regarding a potential distribution pursuant to Section 4.01(a) , the amount of cash that could be distributed by the Company for such purposes in accordance with the Credit Agreements (and without otherwise violating any applicable provisions of any of the Credit Agreements).

Distribution ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Distribute ”) means each distribution made by the Company to a Member with respect to such Member’s Units, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, however , that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (a) any recapitalization that does not result in the distribution of cash or property to Members or any exchange of securities of the Company, and any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units or (b) any other payment made by the Company to a Member that is not properly treated as a “distribution” for purposes of Sections 731, 732, or 733 or other applicable provisions of the Code.

Distribution Tax Rate ” means a rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined federal, state and local income tax rate for a Fiscal Year applicable to corporate or individual taxpayers that may potentially apply to any Member for such Fiscal Year, taking into account the character of the relevant tax items ( e.g. , ordinary or capital) and the deductibility of state and local income taxes for federal income tax purposes (but only to the extent such taxes are deductible under the Code), as reasonably determined by the Manager.

Drawbridge Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Equity Plan ” means any stock or equity purchase plan, restricted stock or equity plan or other similar equity compensation plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or the Corporation.

Equity Securities ” means (a) Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including other classes or groups thereof having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including rights, powers and/or duties senior to existing classes and groups of Units and other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), (b) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable into Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (c) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

Event of Withdrawal ” means the expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company. “Event of Withdrawal” shall not include an event that (a) terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including, without limitation, (i) a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, (ii) termination of a

 

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partnership pursuant to Code Section 708(b)(1)(B), (iii) a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or (iv) merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member) but that (b) does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

Exchange Election Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b) .

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, its fair market value determined according to Article XV .

Fiscal Period ” means any interim accounting period within a Taxable Year established by the Manager and which is permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code.

“Fiscal Year” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section 8.02 .

Funko International ” means Funko International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its Permitted Transferees.

Funko Merger Sub 1 ” means Funko Merger Sub 1, L.L.C.

Funko Merger Sub 2 ” means Funko Merger Sub 2, L.L.C.

Funko Merger Sub 3 ” means Funko Merger Sub 3, L.L.C.

Fundamental ” means Funko International and Fundamental Capital together.

Fundamental Capital ” means Fundamental Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its Permitted Transferees.

GenPar ” means ACON Equity GenPar, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

Governmental Entity ” means (a) the United States of America, (b) any other sovereign nation, (c) any state, province, district, territory or other political subdivision of (a) or (b) of this definition, including any county, municipal or other local subdivision of the foregoing, or (d) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government on behalf of (a), (b) or (c) of this definition.

HR Conversion Unit Purchase Price ” means the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock (or any class of stock into which it has been converted) on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the date of the ACON Exit, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock.

 

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HR Conversion Units ” means Common Units issued to Pre-IPO Members upon the conversion of Original HR Units held by such Pre-IPO Members in connection with the Recapitalization, in each case as set forth on Schedule 3 hereto.

Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a) .

Initial LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Investment Company Act ” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Common Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and between the Corporation and certain Members as specified therein.

IPO Common Unit Subscription ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .

IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement ” means that certain Common Unit Subscription Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and between the Corporation and the Company.

IPO Net Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

“liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02 .

LLC Employee ” means an employee of, or other service provider (including, without limitation, any management member whether or not treated as an employee for the purposes of U.S. federal income tax) to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case acting in such capacity.

“Losses” means items of Company loss or deduction determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

“Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01 .

Market Price ” means, with respect to a share of Class A Common Stock as of a specified date, the last sale price per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, or if no such sale took place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction

 

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reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if the Class A Common Stock is not quoted by any such system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in shares of Class A Common Stock selected by the Corporate Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for the shares of Class A Common Stock, the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporate Board.

Member ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) each of the members named on the Schedule of Members and (b) any Person admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member or Additional Member in accordance with Article XII , but in each case only so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of one or more Units, each in its capacity as a member of the Company. The Members shall constitute a single class or group of members for purposes of the Delaware Act.

Minimum Gain ” means “partnership minimum gain” determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).

Net Loss ” means, with respect to a Fiscal Year, the excess if any, of Losses for such Fiscal Year over Profits for such Fiscal Year (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 ).

Net Profit ” means, with respect to a Fiscal Year, the excess if any, of Profits for such Fiscal Year over Losses for such Fiscal Year (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 ).

Officer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b) .

Optionee ” means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under any Stock Option Plan.

Original Class A Units ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Original Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Original HR Units ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Original Options ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Original SP Units ” means SP Units, as defined in Section 2.1(a) of the Initial LLC Agreement.

 

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Original Units ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Original Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Other Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Partnership Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b) .

Percentage Interest ” means, as among an individual class of Units and with respect to a Member at a particular time, such Member’s percentage interest in the Company determined by dividing such Member’s Units of such class by the total Units of all Members of such class at such time. The Percentage Interest of each Member shall be calculated to the 4 th decimal place.

Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

Person ” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

Post-Lock-up HR Conversion Purchase Price ” shall mean the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock (or any class of stock into which it has been converted) on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each full Trading Day during any six (6)-month period beginning on the next Trading Day after the end of the Holdback Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

Pre-IPO Members ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Pro rata ,” “ pro rata portion ,” “ according to their interests ,” “ ratably ,” “ proportionately ,” “ proportional ,” “ in proportion to ,” “ based on the number of Units held ,” “ based upon the percentage of Units held ,” “ based upon the number of Units outstanding ,” and other terms with similar meanings, when used in the context of a number of Units of the Company relative to other Units, means as amongst an individual class of Units, pro rata based upon the number of such Units within such class of Units.

Profits ” means items of Company income and gain determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

Pubco Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 10.09(a) .

 

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Purchase Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(b) .

Purchased Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(b) .

Quadren Blocker ” means Quadren Investment Inc.

Quarterly Tax Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i) .

Recapitalization ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Redeemed Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Redeemed Units Equivalent ” means the product of (a) the applicable number of Redeemed Units, times (b) the Common Unit Redemption Price.

Redeeming Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Redemption ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Redemption Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Redemption Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Redemption Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Corporation, certain of the Members as of the Effective Time and certain other persons whose signatures are affixed thereto (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such agreement).

Retraction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c) .

Return Threshold ” means an amount equal to ($[ • ]).

Revised Partnership Audit Provisions ” means Section 1101 of Title XI (Revenue Provisions Related to Tax Compliance) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314, Public Law Number 114-74.

Schedule of Members ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) .

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

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Share Settlement ” means a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units.

Sponsor Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d) .

Stock Exchange ” means the NASDAQ.

Stockholders Agreement ” means that certain stockholders agreement, dated as of [•], 2017, by and among the Corporation and the other Persons party thereto (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms).

Stock Option Plan ” means any stock option plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or by the Corporation, including the Corporate Incentive Award Plan.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the voting interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of the Company shall be given effect only at such times that the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Substituted Member ” means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 12.01 .

Tax Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i) .

Tax Matters Partner ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a) .

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as the date of this Agreement, by and among the Corporation, on the one hand, and the Members as of the Effective Time, on the other hand (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such agreement).

Taxable Year ” means the Company’s accounting period for U.S. federal income tax purposes determined pursuant to Section 9.02 .

Term Loan B Facility ” means that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015, by and among the Company, as a borrower, Funko Holdings LLC, as a borrower, and Funko, LLC, as a borrower, the guarantors that may become party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, as amended from time to time.

 

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Trading Day ” means a day on which the Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

Transfer ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Transferring ”) means any sale, transfer, assignment, redemption, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of (whether directly or indirectly, whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law) (a) any interest (legal or beneficial) in any Equity Securities or (b) any equity or other interest (legal or beneficial) in any Member if substantially all of the assets of such Member consist solely of Units.

Treasury Regulations ” means the tax regulations promulgated under the Code and any corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations.

Underlying Class A Shares ” means all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units, assuming all such Common Units are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of [•], 2017, by and among the Corporation, the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named therein.

Unit ” means a Company Interest of a Member or a permitted Assignee in the Company representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of all Members and Assignees as may be established by the Manager from time to time in accordance with Section 3.02 ; provided, however , that any class or group of Units issued shall have the relative rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement, and the Company Interest represented by such class or group of Units shall be determined in accordance with such relative rights, powers and duties.

Unitholder ” means a Common Unitholder and any Member who is the registered holder of any other class of Units, if any.

Unvested Corporate Shares ” means shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Corporate Incentive Award Plan that are not Vested Corporate Shares.

Value ” means (a) for any Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under such Stock Option Plan and (b) for any Equity Plan other than a Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the Trading Day immediately preceding the Vesting Date.

Vested Corporate Shares ” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to awards granted under the Corporate Incentive Award Plan that are vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto.

Vesting Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c)(ii) .

 

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ARTICLE II.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

Section 2.01 Formation of Company . The Company was formed on September 24, 2015 pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act.

Section 2.02 Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement . The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Act. The Members hereby agree that during the term of the Company set forth in Section 2.06 the rights and obligations of the Members with respect to the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Delaware Act. No provision of this Agreement shall be in violation of the Delaware Act and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is in violation of the Delaware Act, such provision shall be void and of no effect to the extent of such violation without affecting the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement. Neither any Member nor the Manager nor any other Person shall have appraisal rights with respect to any Company Interests (including any Units).

Section 2.03 Name . The name of the Company shall be “Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C.” The Manager in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time. Notification of any such change shall be given to all of the Members and, to the extent practicable, to all of the holders of any Equity Securities then outstanding. The Company’s business may be conducted under its name and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Manager.

Section 2.04 Purpose . The primary business and purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as are permitted under the Delaware Act and determined from time to time by the Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 2.05 Principal Office; Registered Office . The principal office of the Company shall be at 2802 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, Washington, 98201 or such other place as the Manager may from time to time designate. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, State of Delaware, 19808, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be Corporation Service Company. The Manager may from time to time change the Company’s registered agent and registered office in the State of Delaware.

Section 2.06 Term . The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in existence until dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV .

Section 2.07 No State-Law Partnership . The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including, without limitation, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.07 , and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the

 

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subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax purposes, and that each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

ARTICLE III.

MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

Section 3.01 Members .

(a) At the Effective Time and concurrently with the IPO Common Unit Subscription the IPO Common Unit Purchase and completion of the Blocker Roll Up, the Corporation shall be automatically admitted to the Company as a Member.

(b) The Company shall maintain a schedule setting forth: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Units and the number and class of Units held by each Member; (iii) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that has been made by the Members with respect to their Units; and (iv) the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by the Members with respect to their Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “ Schedule of Members ”). The applicable Schedule of Members in effect as of the Effective Time is set forth as Schedule 2 attached to this Agreement. The Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit of the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act.

(c) No Member shall be required or, except as approved by the Manager pursuant to Section 6.01 and in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement, permitted to (i) loan any money or property to the Company, (ii) borrow any money or property from the Company or (iii) make any additional Capital Contributions.

Section 3.02 Units .

(a) Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other securities of the Company, in each case as the Manager may establish in its discretion (subject to any limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement) in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions hereof. At the Effective Time, the Units will be comprised of a single class of Common Units.

(b) Subject to Section 3.04(a) and any limitations prescribed in the Stockholders Agreement, the Manager may (i) issue additional Common Units at any time in its sole discretion and (ii) create one or more classes or series of Units or preferred Units solely to the extent such new class or series of Units or preferred Units are substantially equivalent to a class of common stock of the Corporation or class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation;  provided,  that as

 

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long as there are any Members (other than the Corporation and the Blockers) (i) no such new class or series of Units may deprive such Members of, or dilute or reduce, the allocations and distributions they would have received, and the other rights and benefits to which they would have been entitled, in respect of their Company Interest if such new class or series of Units had not been created and (ii) no such new class or series of Units may be issued, in each case, except to the extent (and solely to the extent) the Company actually receives cash in an aggregate amount, or other property with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, equal to the aggregate distributions that would be made in respect of such new class or series of Units if the Company were liquidated immediately after the issuance of such new class or series of Units.

(c) To the extent required pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.10 , as applicable, the Manager may amend this Agreement, without the consent of any Member or any other Person, in connection with the creation and issuance of such classes or series of Units, subject to Sections 16.03(b) and Section 16.03(d) hereof and any limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement.

Section 3.03 Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units; Member Distribution .

(a) Recapitalization . In connection with the Recapitalization, the number of Original Class A Units, Original SP Units, Original Common Units and Original HR Units that were issued and outstanding and held by the Pre-IPO Members prior to the Effective Time as set forth opposite to the respective Pre-IPO Member in Schedule 1 are hereby converted, as of the Effective Time, into the number of Common Units set forth opposite the name of the respective Member on the Schedule of Members attached hereto as Schedule 2 , and such Common Units are hereby issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time and the holders of such Common Units hereby continue as Members.

(b) The Corporation’s Common Unit Agreements . Following the Recapitalization, the Corporation will acquire (i) [•] newly issued Common Units in exchange for a portion of the IPO Net Proceeds payable to the Company upon consummation of the IPO pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement with the Company (the “ IPO Common Unit Subscription ”) and (ii) [•] existing Common Units from certain Members in exchange for a portion of the IPO Net Proceeds payable to such Members upon consummation of the IPO pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement with those Members (the “ IPO Common Unit Purchase ”). The IPO Common Unit Subscription and the IPO Common Unit Purchase shall be reflected on the Schedule of Members. In addition, to the extent the underwriters in the IPO exercise the Over-Allotment Option in whole or in part, upon the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Corporation will contribute the Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds to the Company in exchange for a number of newly issued Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Corporation in such exercise of the Over-Allotment Option pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement, and such issuance of additional Common Units shall be reflected on the Schedule of Members. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall be admitted as a Member with respect to all Common Units it holds from time to time.

 

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Section 3.04 Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units .

(a) The Company shall undertake all actions, including, without limitation, an issuance, reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratio, (i) Unvested Corporate Shares, (ii) treasury stock or (iii) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including without limitation warrants, options or rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the Company). In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases Class A Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager shall take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or repurchases, the number of outstanding Common Units owned by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases or redeems the Corporation’s preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager shall have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any repurchase or redemption) equity interests in the Company which (in the good faith determination by the Manager) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to the outstanding preferred stock of the Corporation so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed. The Company shall not undertake any subdivision (by any Common Unit split, Common Unit distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse Common Unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the Common Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of Class A Common Stock to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, unless such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section 3.04(a) .

(b) The Company shall only be permitted to issue additional Common Units, and/or establish other classes of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company to the Persons and on the terms and conditions provided for in Section 3.02 , this Section 3.04 , Section 3.10 and Section 3.11 . Subject to the foregoing, the Manager may cause the Company to issue additional Common Units authorized under this Agreement and/or establish other classes of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company at such times and upon such terms as the Manager shall determine and the Manager shall amend this Agreement as necessary in connection with the issuance of additional Common Units and admission of additional Members under this Section 3.04 without the requirement of any consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

 

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Section 3.05 Repurchase or Redemption of shares of Class A Common Stock . If, at any time, any shares of Class A Common Stock are repurchased or redeemed (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by the Corporation for cash, then the Manager shall cause the Company, immediately prior to such repurchase or redemption of Class A Common Stock, to redeem a corresponding number of Common Units held (directly or indirectly) by the Corporation, at an aggregate redemption price equal to the aggregate purchase or redemption price of the shares of Class A Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation (plus any expenses related thereto) and upon such other terms as are the same for the shares of Class A Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any repurchase or redemption if such repurchase or redemption would violate any applicable Law.

Section 3.06 Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units .

(a) Units shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Manager. If the Manager determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be signed by or in the name of the Company, by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel or any other officer designated by the Manager, representing the number of Units held by such holder. Such certificate shall be in such form (and shall contain such legends) as the Manager may determine. Any or all of such signatures on any certificate representing one or more Units may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The Manager agrees that it shall not elect to treat any Unit as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code unless thereafter all Units then outstanding are represented by one or more certificates.

(b) If Units are certificated, the Manager may direct that a new certificate representing one or more Units be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Manager of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Manager may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

(c) Upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent of the Company, if any, of a certificate for one or more Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, in compliance with the provisions hereof, the Company shall issue a new certificate representing one or more Units to the Person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Manager may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, Transfer and registration of Units.

Section 3.07 Negative Capital Accounts . No Member shall be required to pay to any other Member or the Company any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the Company).

 

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Section 3.08 No Withdrawal . No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any Distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

Section 3.09 Loans From Members . Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01(c) , the amount of any such advances shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are made.

Section 3.10 Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans .

(a) Options Granted to Persons other than LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to a Person other than an LLC Employee is duly exercised:

(i) The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the exercise price paid to the Corporation by such exercising Person in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

(ii) Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(i) , the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company as a Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of additional Common Units, an amount equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then being issued by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

(iii) The Corporation shall receive in exchange for such Capital Contributions (as deemed made under Section 3.10(a)(ii) ), a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such option was exercised.

(b) Options Granted to LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to an LLC Employee is duly exercised:

(i) The Corporation shall sell to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall purchase from the Corporation, for a cash price per share equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of the exercise, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price payable by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of such stock option divided by (y) the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise.

(ii) The Corporation shall sell to the Company (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Corporation shall sell to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall purchase from the Corporation, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the excess of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which such stock option is being

 

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exercised over (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to Section 3.10(b)(i) hereof. The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such stock option.

(iii) The Company shall transfer to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall transfer to the Optionee) at no additional cost to such LLC Employee and as additional compensation (and not a distribution) to such LLC Employee, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section 3.10(b)(ii) .

(iv) The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to all proceeds received (from whatever source, but excluding any payment in respect of payroll taxes or other withholdings) by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option. The Corporation shall receive for such Capital Contribution, a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such option was exercised.

(c) Restricted Stock Granted to LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Plan (other than a Stock Option Plan), any shares of Class A Common Stock are issued to an LLC Employee (including any shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture in the event such LLC Employee terminates his or her employment with the Company or any Subsidiary) in consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary:

(i) The Corporation shall issue such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as are to be issued to such LLC Employee in accordance with the Equity Plan;

(ii) On the date (such date, the “ Vesting Date ”) that the Value of such shares is includible in taxable income of such LLC Employee, the following events will be deemed to have occurred: (1) the Corporation shall be deemed to have sold such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or if such LLC Employee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, to such Subsidiary) for a purchase price equal to the Value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, (2) the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have delivered such shares of Class A Common Stock to such LLC Employee, (3) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed the purchase price for such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company as a Capital Contribution, and (4) in the case where such LLC Employee is an employee of a Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary; and

(iii) The Company shall issue to the Corporation on the Vesting Date a number of Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued under Section 3.10(c)(i) in consideration for a Capital Contribution that the Corporation is deemed to make to the Company pursuant to clause (3) of Section 3.10(c)(ii) above.

 

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(d) Future Stock Incentive Plans . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the Corporation from adopting, modifying or terminating stock incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the Corporation, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates. The Members acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the Corporation, amendments to this Section 3.10 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or consent to any such amendments requested by the Corporation shall be deemed granted by the Manager and the Members, as applicable, without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

(e) Anti-dilution adjustments. For all purposes of this Section 3.10 , the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the corresponding number of Common Units shall be determined after giving effect to all anti-dilution or similar adjustments that are applicable, as of the date of exercise or vesting, to the option, warrant, restricted stock or other equity interest that is being exercised or becomes vested under the applicable Stock Option Plan or other Equity Plan and applicable award or grant documentation.

Section 3.11 Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan . Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article III , all amounts received or deemed received by the Corporation in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by the Corporation to effect open market purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock, or (b) if the Corporation elects instead to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the Corporation to the Company in exchange for additional Units. Upon such contribution, the Company will issue to the Corporation a number of Units equal to the number of new shares of Class A Common Stock so issued.

ARTICLE IV.

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Distributions .

(a) Distributable Cash; Other Distributions . To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, Distributions to Members may be declared by the Manager out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor in such amounts, at such time and on such terms (including the payment dates of such Distributions) as the Manager shall determine using such record date as the Manager may designate. All Distributions made under this Section 4.01 shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(v) ) as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however , that the Manager shall have the obligation to make Distributions as set forth in Sections 4.01(b) and 14.02 ; provided , further , that notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no Distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such Distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the Delaware Act. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, insolvency means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due. Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a Distribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) , the Manager

 

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shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the Distribution and the payment date thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, have the right in its sole discretion to make Distributions to the Members pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) in such amounts as shall enable the Corporation to meet its obligations, including its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (to the extent such obligations are not otherwise able to be satisfied as a result of Tax Distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) ).

(b) Tax Distributions .

(i) With respect to each Fiscal Year, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, make cash distributions (“ Tax Distributions ”) to each Member in accordance with, and to the extent of, such Member’s Assumed Tax Liability. Tax Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(i) shall be estimated by the Company on a quarterly basis and, to the extent feasible, shall be distributed to the Members (together with a statement showing the calculation of such Tax Distribution and an estimate of the Company’s net taxable income allocable to each Member for such period) on a quarterly basis on April 15 th , June 15 th , September 15 th and January 15 th (of the succeeding year) (or such other dates for which individuals are required to make quarterly estimated tax payments for U.S. federal income tax purposes) (each, a “ Quarterly Tax Distribution ”); provided , that the foregoing shall not restrict the Company from making a Tax Distribution on any other date. Quarterly Tax Distributions shall take into account the estimated taxable income or loss of the Company for the Fiscal Year through the end of the relevant quarterly period. A final accounting for Tax Distributions shall be made for each Fiscal Year after the allocation of the Company’s actual net taxable income or loss has been determined and any shortfall in the amount of Tax Distributions a Member received for such Fiscal Year based on such final accounting shall promptly be distributed to such Member. For the avoidance of doubt, any excess Tax Distributions a Member receives with respect to any Fiscal Year shall reduce future Tax Distributions otherwise required to be made to such Member with respect to any subsequent Fiscal Year.

(ii) To the extent a Member otherwise would be entitled to receive less than its Percentage Interest of the aggregate Tax Distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) (other than any distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(v) ) on any given date, the Tax Distributions to such Member shall be increased to ensure that all Distributions made pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) are made pro rata in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage Interests. If, on a Tax Distribution Date, there are insufficient funds on hand to distribute to the Members the full amount of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled, Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) shall be made to the Members to the extent of available funds in accordance with their Percentage Interests and the Company shall make future Tax Distributions as soon as funds become available sufficient to pay the remaining portion of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled.

 

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(iii) In the event of any audit by, or similar event with, a taxing authority that affects the calculation of any Member’s Assumed Tax Liability for any taxable year (other than an audit conducted pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions for which no election is made pursuant to Section 6226 thereof), or in the event the Company files an amended tax return, each Member’s Assumed Tax Liability with respect to such year shall be recalculated by giving effect to such event (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account interest or penalties). Any shortfall in the amount of Tax Distributions the Members and former Members received for the relevant taxable years based on such recalculated Assumed Tax Liability promptly shall be distributed to such Members and the successors of such former Members, except, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Distributions were made to such Members and former Members pursuant to Section 4.01(a) and this Section 4.01(b) in the relevant taxable years sufficient to cover such shortfall.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tax Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b ) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(v)) , if any, shall be made to a Member only to the extent all previous Tax Distributions to such Member pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to the Fiscal Year are less than the Tax Distributions such Member otherwise would have been entitled to receive with respect to such Fiscal Year pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) .

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a final accounting for tax distributions under the Initial LLC Agreement in respect of the taxable income of the Company for the portion of the Fiscal Year of the Company that ends on closing date of the IPO shall be made by the Company following the closing date of the IPO and, based on such final accounting, the Company shall make a tax distribution to the Pre-IPO Members (or in the case of any Pre-IPO Member that no longer exists, the successor of such Pre-IPO Member) in accordance with the applicable terms of the Initial LLC Agreement to the extent of any shortfall in the amount of tax distributions the Pre-IPO Members received prior to the closing date of the IPO with respect to taxable income of the Company for such portion of such Fiscal Year that will be allocated to the Pre-IPO Members pursuant to Section 706 of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of the Tax Distribution to be made pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(v) shall be calculated pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of the Initial LLC Agreement.

ARTICLE V.

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

Section 5.01 Capital Accounts .

(a) The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member according to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). For this purpose, the Company may (in the discretion of the Manager), upon the occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such Treasury Regulation and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation of Company property.

 

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(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of Company income, gain, loss or deduction to be allocated pursuant to this Article V and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided, however , that:

(i) The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Code Section
705(a)(l)(B) or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(ii) If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property.

(iii) Items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property.

(iv) Items of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property’s Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g).

(v) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis).

Section 5.02 Allocations . Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 , Net Profits and Net Losses for any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period shall be allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

Section 5.03 Regulatory Allocations .

(a) Losses attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i). If there is a net decrease during a Taxable Year in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3)), Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) shall be allocated to the Members in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

 

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(b) Nonrecourse deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Taxable Year shall be allocated pro rata among the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.03(a) , if there is a net decrease in the Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Member shall be allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f). This Section 5.03(b) is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(c) If any Member that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or Distribution described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Taxable Year, computed after the application of Sections 5.03(a) and 5.03(b) but before the application of any other provision of this Article V , then Profits for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to such Member in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. This Section 5.03(c) is intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(d) If the allocation of Net Losses to a Member as provided in Section 5.02 would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Losses as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. The Net Losses that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to this Section 5.03(d) .

(e) Profits and Losses described in Section 5.01(b)(v) shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(j), (k) and (m).

(f) The allocations set forth in Section 5.03(a) through and including Section 5.03(e) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations. The Regulatory Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Profit and Loss of the Company or make Distributions. Accordingly, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article V , but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction and loss shall be reallocated among the Members so as to eliminate the effect of the Regulatory Allocations and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Members to be in the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have been if Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations. In general, the Members anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating other Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Members so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special allocations to each such Member is zero. In addition, if in any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period there is a decrease in partnership minimum gain, or in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, and application of the minimum gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section 5.03(a) or Section 5.03(b) would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Members may, if they

 

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do not expect that the Company will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such minimum gain chargeback requirements. If such request is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such minimum gain chargeback requirement.

Section 5.04 Final Allocations . Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement except Section 5.03, the Manager shall make appropriate adjustments to allocations of Profits and Losses to (or, if necessary, allocate items of gross income, gain, loss or deduction of the Company among) the Members upon the liquidation of the Company (within the meaning of Section 1.704 1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Treasury Regulations), the transfer of substantially all the Units (whether by sale or exchange or merger) or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, such that, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Accounts of the Members are proportionate to their Percentage Interests. In each case, such adjustments or allocations shall occur, to the maximum extent possible, in the Fiscal Year of the event requiring such adjustments or allocations.

Section 5.05 Tax Allocations .

(a) The income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company will be allocated, for federal, state and local income tax purposes, among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Members for computing their Capital Accounts; provided that if any such allocation is not permitted by the Code or other applicable Law, the Company’s subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits will be allocated among the Members so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts.

(b) Items of Company taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Code Section 704(c) so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using the traditional method set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

(c) If the Book Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.01(b) , including adjustments to the Book Value of any Company asset in connection with the execution of this Agreement, subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using the traditional method set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

(d) Allocations of tax credits, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members as determined by the Manager taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

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reasonable best efforts (using in all instances any proper method, including without limitation the “additional method” described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3))) to allocate a sufficient amount of the excess nonrecourse liabilities to those Members who would have at the end of the applicable Taxable Year, but for such allocation, taxable income due to the deemed distribution of money to such Member pursuant to Section 752(b) of the Code that is in excess of such Member’s adjusted tax basis in its Units; and provided, further, that, in making such allocations of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” in the year of the IPO, the Manager shall, to the extent permissible under law, use the methodology used in the illustration attached hereto as Exhibit C (for the avoidance of doubt, in making allocations of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” in accordance with this Section 5.05(e), the Manager shall be permitted to use the methodology set forth in Exhibit C in subsequent taxable periods as well).

(f) Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.05 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

Section 5.06 Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member . If the Company is obligated to pay any amount to a Governmental Entity (or otherwise makes a payment to a Governmental Entity) that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including federal income taxes as a result of Company obligations pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions, federal withholding taxes, state personal property taxes and state unincorporated business taxes, but excluding payments such as payroll taxes, withholding taxes, benefits or professional association fees and the like required to be made or made voluntarily by the Company on behalf of any Member based upon such Member’s status as an employee of the Company), then such Person shall indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses). The Manager may offset Distributions to which a Person is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Person’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 . In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each Member agrees that any Cash Settlement such Member is entitled to receive pursuant to Article XI may be offset by an amount equal to such Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 and that such Member shall be treated as receiving the full amount of such Cash Settlement and paying to the Company an amount equal to such obligation. A Member’s obligation to make payments to the Company under this Section 5.06 shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company. In the event that the Company has been terminated prior to the date such payment is due, such Member shall make such payment to the Manager (or its designee), which shall distribute such funds in accordance with this Agreement. The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section 5.06 , including instituting a lawsuit to collect such contribution with interest calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 300 basis points (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by Law). Each Member hereby agrees to furnish to the Company such information and forms as required or reasonably requested in order to comply with any Laws and regulations governing withholding of tax or in order to claim any reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding to which the Member is legally entitled.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

MANAGEMENT

Section 6.01 Authority of Manager .

(a) Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole managing member of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Manager ”) and (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company. The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Delaware Act. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred on the Members by the Delaware Act with respect to the management and control of the Company. Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section 6.04 .

(b) The day-to-day business and operations of the Company shall be overseen and implemented by officers of the Company (each, an “ Officer ” and collectively, the “ Officers ”), subject to the limitations imposed by the Manager. An Officer may, but need not, be a Member. Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his or her death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any one Person may hold more than one office. Subject to the other provisions in this Agreement (including in Section 6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager. The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall include, but not be limited to, such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them and the carrying out of the Company’s business and affairs on a day-to-day basis. The existing Officers of the Company as of the Effective Time shall remain in their respective positions and shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Manager. All Officers shall be, and shall be deemed to be, officers and employees of the Company. An Officer may also perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager. Any Officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Manager.

(c) The Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity, for the avoidance of doubt, without the prior consent of any Member or any other Person being required, subject to the limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement.

Section 6.02 Actions of the Manager . The Manager may act through any Officer or through any other Person or Persons to whom authority and duties have been delegated pursuant to Section 6.07 .

Section 6.03 Resignation; No Removal . The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Members. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Members, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members have no right under this Agreement to remove or replace the Manager.

 

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Section 6.04 Vacancies . Subject to the limitations prescribed in the Stockholders Agreement, vacancies in the position of Manager occurring for any reason shall be filled by the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has ceased to exist without any successor or assign, then by the holders of a majority in interest of the voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such cessation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Members have no right under this Agreement to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager.

Section 6.05 Transactions Between Company and Manager . The Manager may cause the Company to contract and deal with the Manager, or any Affiliate of the Manager, provided , that such contracts and dealings (other than contracts and dealings between the Company and its Subsidiaries) are on terms comparable to and competitive with those available to the Company from others dealing at arm’s length or are approved by the Members and otherwise are permitted by the Credit Agreements. The Members hereby approve each of the contracts or agreements between or among the Manager, the Company and their respective Affiliates entered into on or prior to the date of this Agreement in accordance with the Initial LLC Agreement or that the board of managers has approved in connection with the IPO as of the date of this Agreement, including the IPO Common Unit Subscription Agreement and the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement.

Section 6.06 Reimbursement for Expenses . The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as Manager of the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Members acknowledge and agree that, upon consummation of the IPO, the Manager’s Class A Common Stock will be publicly traded and therefore the Manager will have access to the public capital markets and that such status and the services performed by the Manager will inure to the benefit of the Company and all Members; therefore, the Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, including without limitation all fees, expenses and costs associated with the IPO and all fees, expenses and costs of being a public company (including without limitation public reporting obligations, proxy statements, stockholder meetings, stock exchange fees, transfer agent fees, legal fees, SEC and FINRA filing fees and offering expenses) and maintaining its corporate existence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Manager shall not be reimbursed for any federal, state or local taxes imposed on the Manager or any subsidiary of the Manager (other than taxes paid by the Manager on behalf of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company but only if the taxes paid were the legal liability of the Company and/or any subsidiary of the Company). In the event that shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to underwriters in the IPO (or in any subsequent public offering) at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to the public in the IPO (or in such subsequent public offering, as applicable) after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (such difference, the “ Discount ”) (i) the Manager shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company in exchange for newly issued Common Units the full amount for which such shares of Class A Common Stock were sold to the public and (ii) the Company shall be deemed to have paid the Discount as an expense. To the extent practicable, expenses incurred by the Manager on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company shall be billed

 

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directly to and paid by the Company and, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the Manager or any of its Affiliates by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.06 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

Section 6.07 Delegation of Authority . The Manager (a) may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Persons such authority and duties as the Manager may deem advisable, and (b) may assign titles (including, without limitation, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, general counsel, senior vice president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer) and delegate certain authority and duties to such Persons as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time. Any number of titles may be held by the same individual. The salaries or other compensation, if any, of such agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager, subject to the other provisions in this Agreement.

Section 6.08 Limitation of Liability of Manager .

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by such Person and the Company, neither the Manager nor any of the Manager’s Affiliates or Manager’s officers, employees or other agents shall be liable to the Company, to any Member that is not the Manager or to any other Person bound by this Agreement for any act or omission performed or omitted by the Manager in its capacity as the sole managing member of the Company pursuant to authority granted to the Manager by this Agreement; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to the Manager’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by the Manager or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company. The Manager may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent (so long as such agent was selected in good faith and with reasonable care). The Manager shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts, including financial advisors, and any act of or failure to act by the Manager in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the Manager to liability to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager.

(b) Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Manager shall act in a manner which is, or provide terms which are, “fair and reasonable” to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager, the Manager shall determine such appropriate action or provide such terms considering, in each case, the relative interests of each party to such agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable United States generally accepted accounting practices or principles, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at Law or in equity.

 

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(c) Whenever in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion,” with “complete discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Manager shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at Law or in equity, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company, other Members or any other Person.

(d) Whenever in this Agreement the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Manager shall act under such express standard and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or duty otherwise, existing at Law or in equity, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, so long as the Manager acts in good faith, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Manager shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or impose liability upon the Manager or any of the Manager’s Affiliates and shall be deemed approved by all Members.

Section 6.09 Investment Company Act . The Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.

Section 6.10 Outside Activities of the Manager . The Manager shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business or operations, other than in connection with (a) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Common Units, (b) the management of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) the operation of the Manager as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and listed on a securities exchange, (d) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests of the Corporation or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (e) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Corporation or the Company, its Subsidiaries or their assets or activities, (f) treasury and treasury management, (g) stock repurchases, (h) the declaration and payment of dividends with respect to any class of securities and (i) such activities as are incidental to the foregoing, subject, with respect to each of the foregoing, to any limitations prescribed by the Stockholders Agreement; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, the net proceeds of any financing raised by the Manager pursuant to the preceding clauses (d) and (e) shall be made available to the Company, whether as Capital Contributions, loans or otherwise, as appropriate; provided , further , that the Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the Manager takes commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assets are otherwise vested in the Company or its Subsidiaries, through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise or, if it is not commercially reasonable to vest such economic interests in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Members shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect such activities and the direct ownership of assets by the Manager. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Manager from executing any guarantee of indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS AND MANAGER

Section 7.01 Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members .

(a) Except as provided in this Agreement or in the Delaware Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company and no Member (including without limitation, the Manager) shall be obligated personally for any such debts, obligations, contracts or liabilities of the Company solely by reason of being a Member or the Manager (except to the extent and under the circumstances set forth in any non-waivable provision of the Act). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Delaware Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members for liabilities of the Company.

(b) In accordance with the Delaware Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members that no Distribution to any Member pursuant to Articles IV or XIV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Delaware Act. The payment of any such money or Distribution of any such property to a Member shall be deemed to be a compromise within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Delaware Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person, unless such distribution was made by the Company to its Members in clerical error. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (but subject, and without limitation, to Section 6.08 with respect to the Manager), to the extent that, at Law or in equity, any Member (other than the Manager in its capacity as such) (or any Member’s Affiliate or any manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of any Member or of any Affiliate of a Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager, to another Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and replaced with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any. The elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement and replacement thereof with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any, are approved by the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

Section 7.02 Lack of Authority . No Member, other than the Manager or a duly appointed Officer, in each case in its capacity as such, has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or to make any expenditure on behalf of the Company. The Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of the powers conferred on them by Law and this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.03 No Right of Partition . No Member, other than the Manager, shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of Law of any Company property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company.

Section 7.04 Indemnification .

(a) Subject to Section 5.06 , the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Person (each an “ Indemnified Person ”) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or replaced (but, in the case of any such amendment, substitution or replacement only to the extent that such amendment, substitution or replacement permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the Company is providing immediately prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Person (or one or more of such Person’s Affiliates) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Member or an Affiliate thereof (other than as a result of an ownership interest in the Corporation) or is or was serving as the Manager or a director, officer, employee or other agent of the Manager, or a director, manager, Officer, employee or other agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, officer, director, principal, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise; provided, however , that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for any expenses, liabilities and losses suffered that are attributable to such Indemnified Person’s or its Affiliates’ gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company. Reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

(b) The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 7.04 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, action by the Manager or otherwise.

(c) The Company shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or substantially equivalent insurance, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person (and the investment funds, if any, they represent) against any expense, liability or loss described in Section 7.04(a) whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Section 7.04 . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain property, casualty and liability insurance in types and at levels customary for companies of similar size engaged in similar lines of business, as determined in good faith by the Manager, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including employment practices coverage) with a carrier and in an amount determined necessary or desirable as determined in good faith by the Manager.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including in this Section 7.04 ), the Company agrees that any indemnification and advancement of expenses available to any current or former Indemnified Person from (i) ACON; (ii) Fundamental or (iii) any investment fund that is an Affiliate of ACON or Fundamental, as applicable, or of the Company, in each case, who was appointed to serve as a director of the Company or served as a Member of the Company by virtue of such Person’s service as a member, director, partner or employee of any such fund prior to or following the Effective Time (any such Person, a “ Sponsor Person ”) shall be secondary to the indemnification and advancement of expenses to be provided by the Company pursuant to this Section 7.04 . Such indemnification and advancement of expenses shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only. No Member (unless such Member otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a non-appealable decision by a court of competent jurisdiction to have personal liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the Company. The Company (i) shall be the primary indemnitor of first resort for such Sponsor Person pursuant to this Section 7.04 and (ii) shall be fully responsible for the advancement of all expenses and the payment of all damages or liabilities with respect to such Sponsor Person which are addressed by this Section 7.04 .

(e) If this Section 7.04 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 7.04 to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section 7.04 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

(f) From the Effective Time through December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor the Manager shall, and shall not permit their respective Subsidiaries to, amend, repeal or otherwise modify any provision in any such Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation or formation or bylaws or operating agreement relating to the exculpation or indemnification (including fee advancement) of any officers and/or directors (unless required by Law). The Company and the Manager shall cause each Subsidiary to honor and perform under all indemnification obligations owed to any of the individuals who were officers and/or directors of such Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time.

Section 7.05 Members Right to Act . For matters that require the approval of the Members, the Members shall act through meetings and written consents as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below:

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, acts by the Members holding a majority of the Units, voting together as a single class, shall be the acts of the Members. Any Member entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to express consent or dissent to Company action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for it by proxy. An electronic mail, telegram, telex, cablegram or similar transmission by the Member, or a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of a writing

 

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executed by the Member shall (if stated thereon) be treated as a proxy executed in writing for purposes of this Section 7.05(a) . No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after eleven (11) months from the date thereof, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be revocable unless the proxy form conspicuously states that the proxy is irrevocable and that the proxy is coupled with an interest. Should a proxy designate two or more Persons to act as proxies, unless that instrument shall provide to the contrary, a majority of such Persons present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to be exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or giving consents thereby conferred, or, if only one be present, then such powers may be exercised by that one; or, if an even number attend and a majority do not agree on any particular issue, the Company shall not be required to recognize such proxy with respect to such issue if such proxy does not specify how the votes that are the subject of such proxy are to be voted with respect to such issue.

(b) The actions by the Members permitted hereunder may be taken at a meeting called by the Manager or by the Members holding a majority of the Units entitled to vote on such matter on at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the other Members entitled to vote, which notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is being called. The actions taken by the Members entitled to vote or consent at any meeting (as opposed to by written consent), however called and noticed, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if (but not until), either before, at or after the meeting, the Members entitled to vote or consent as to whom it was improperly held signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. The actions by the Members entitled to vote or consent may be taken by vote of the Members entitled to vote or consent at a meeting or by written consent (without the requirement of prior notice), so long as such consent (x) is signed by Members having not less than the minimum number of Units that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and (y) such request for consent in writing was distributed to all Members entitled to vote thereon simultaneously. Prompt notice of the action so taken, which shall state the purpose or purposes for which such consent is required and may be delivered via email, without a meeting shall be given to those Members entitled to vote or consent who have not consented in writing; provided, however , that the failure to give any such notice shall not affect the validity of the action taken by such written consent. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the Members shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Members at a meeting thereof.

Section 7.06 Inspection Rights . The Company shall permit each Member and each of its designated representatives to examine the books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the principal office of the Company or such other location as the Manager shall reasonably approve during reasonable business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Member’s Company Interest; provided , that Manager has a right to keep confidential from the Members certain information in accordance with Section 18-305 of the Delaware Act.

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 8.01 Records and Accounting . The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required pursuant to applicable Laws. All matters concerning (a) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and Distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles IV and V and (b) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Manager, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest clerical error.

Section 8.02 Fiscal Year . The Fiscal Year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each year or such other date as may be established by the Manager.

ARTICLE IX.

TAX MATTERS

Section 9.01 Preparation of Tax Returns . The Manager shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company. On or before April 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during the prior quarter, an estimate of such Member’s state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for the prior quarter, which estimate shall have been reviewed by the Company’s outside tax accountants. In addition, no later than (i) March 30 following the end of the prior Fiscal Year, the Company shall provide to each Person that was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year a statement showing an estimate of such Member’s state tax apportionment information and such Member’s estimated allocations of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such Fiscal Year and (ii) July 31 following the end of the prior Fiscal Year, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, a statement showing such Member’s final state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such Fiscal Year and a completed IRS Schedule K-1. The Company shall notify the Members upon receipt of any notice of any material income tax examination of the Company by federal, state or local authorities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in its capacity as Tax Matters Partner, the Corporation shall have the authority to prepare the tax returns of the Company using such permissible methods and elections as it determines in its reasonable discretion, including without limitation the use of any permissible method under Section 706 of the Code for purposes of determining the varying Company Interests of its Members.

Section 9.02 Tax Elections . The Taxable Year shall be the Fiscal Year set forth in Section 8.02 . The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code, shall not thereafter revoke such election and shall make a new election pursuant to Section 754 to the extent necessary following any “termination” of the Company or the Subsidiary under Section 708 of the Code. Each Member will upon request supply any information reasonably necessary to give proper effect to any such elections.

 

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Section 9.03 Tax Controversies .

(a) With respect to the Tax Year that includes the date of the IPO (and any Tax Year beginning on or before December 31, 2017), the Corporation is hereby designated the Tax Matters Partner of the Company within the meaning given to such term in Section 6231 of the Code (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Tax Matters Partner ”) and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. The Tax Matters Partner shall keep Members reasonably informed of the progress of any material income tax examinations, audits or other proceedings and all Members shall have the right to observe and participate at their sole expense in any such tax proceedings to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under Subchapter C, Chapter 63, Subtitle F of the Code (Code Sections 6221 et seq.).

(b) With respect to Tax Years beginning after December 31, 2017, pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions, the Corporation shall be designated and may, on behalf of the Company, at any time, and without further notice to or consent from any Member, act as the “partnership representative” of the Company (within the meaning given to such term in Section 6223 of the Code) (the “ Partnership Representative ”) for purposes of the Code. The Partnership Representative shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Partnership Representative and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. The Partnership Representative shall keep Members reasonably informed regarding any material income tax proceedings, and the Members shall have the right to observe and participate through representatives of their own choosing (at their sole expense) in any such tax proceedings to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing herein shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions.

ARTICLE X.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

Section 10.01 Transfers by Members . No holder of Units shall Transfer any interest in any Units, except Transfers (a) pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 10.02 and 10.09 or (b) approved in writing by the Manager, in the case of Transfers by any Member other than the Manager, or (c) in the case of Transfers by the Manager, to any Person who succeeds to the Manager in accordance with Section 6.04 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Transfer” shall not include an event that terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including, without limitation, a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, termination of a partnership pursuant to Code Section 708(b)(1)(B), a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member), but that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state Law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

 

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Section 10.02 Permitted Transfers . The restrictions contained in Section 10.01 shall not apply to any of the following (each, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and each transferee, a “ Permitted Transferee ”): (i)(A) a Transfer pursuant to a Redemption or Exchange in accordance with Article XI hereof or (B) a Transfer by a Member to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) a Transfer by any Member to such Member’s spouse, any lineal ascendants or descendants or trusts or other entities in which such Member or Member’s spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants hold (and continue to hold while such trusts or other entities hold Units) 50% or more of such entity’s beneficial interests, (iii) a Transfer pursuant to the Laws of descent and distribution, (iv) a Transfer to a partner, shareholder, member or Affiliated investment fund of such Member (which may include special purpose investment vehicles wholly owned by one or more Affiliated investment funds but shall not include portfolio companies) and (v) any Transfer as shall be necessary to effectuate the Blocker Roll Up; provided, however , that (x) the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to Units after any Permitted Transfer of such Units, and (y) in the case of the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), the Permitted Transferees of the Units so Transferred shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, except with respect to the Transfers contemplated by the foregoing clause (v), the transferor will deliver a written notice to the Company and the Members, which notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed Permitted Transferee. In the case of a Permitted Transfer of any Common Units by any Member that is authorized to hold Class B Common Stock in accordance with the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with this Section 10.02 , such Member (or any subsequent Permitted Transferee of such Member) shall be required to also transfer an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock corresponding to the proportion of such Member’s (or subsequent Permitted Transferee’s) Common Units that were transferred in the transaction to such Permitted Transferee. All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section 10.07(b) .

Section 10.03 Restricted Units Legend . The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is then available. To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units (if such securities remain Units as defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED ON [•], 2017, AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF FUNKO ACQUISITION

 

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HOLDINGS, L.L.C., AS MAY BE AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C. TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates (if any) evidencing any units which cease to be Units in accordance with the definition thereof.

Section 10.04 Transfer . Prior to Transferring any Units, the Transferring holder of Units shall cause the prospective Permitted Transferee to be bound by this Agreement and any other agreements executed by the holders of Units and relating to such Units in the aggregate to which the transferor was a party, including without limitation the Stockholders Agreement (collectively, the “ Other Agreements ”) by executing and delivering to the Company counterparts of this Agreement and any applicable Other Agreements.

Section 10.05 Assignee’s Rights .

(a) The Transfer of a Company Interest in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of its assignment (assuming compliance with all of the conditions to such Transfer set forth herein), and such Transfer shall be shown on the books and records of the Company. Profits, Losses and other Company items shall be allocated between the Transferor and the Assignee according to Code Section 706, using any permissible method as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Manager. Distributions made before the effective date of such Transfer shall be paid to the Transferor, and Distributions made on or after such date shall be paid to the Assignee.

(b) Unless and until an Assignee becomes a Member pursuant to Article XII , the Assignee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable Law, other than the rights granted specifically to Assignees pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however , that, without relieving the Transferring Member from any such limitations or obligations as more fully described in Section 10.06 , such Assignee shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein that a Member would be bound on account of the Assignee’s Company Interest (including the obligation to make Capital Contributions on account of such Company Interest).

Section 10.06 Assignor’s Rights and Obligations . Any Member who shall Transfer any Company Interest in a manner in accordance with this Agreement shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units or other interest and shall no longer have any rights or privileges, or, except as set forth in this Section 10.06 , duties, liabilities or obligations, of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Sections 6.08 and 7.04 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit), except that unless and until the Assignee (if not already a Member) is admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Article XII (the “ Admission Date ”), (i) such assigning Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such

 

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Units or other interest, and (ii) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such Member with respect to such Units or other interest for any period of time prior to the Admission Date. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units or other interest in the Company from any liability of such Member to the Company with respect to such Company Interest that may exist on the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the Delaware Act or for any liability to the Company or any other Person for any materially false statement made by such Member (in its capacity as such) or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as such) contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.

Section 10.07 Overriding Provisions .

(a) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Units in violation of this Agreement (including any prohibited indirect Transfers) shall be null and void ab initio, and the provisions of Sections 10.05 and 10.06 shall not apply to any such Transfers. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Agreement shall not become a Member, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Members and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company. The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance. The Manager shall promptly amend the Schedule of Members to reflect any Permitted Transfer pursuant to this Article X .

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 10.01 and Article XI and Article XII ), in no event shall any Member Transfer any Units to the extent such Transfer would:

(i) result in the violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign Laws;

(ii) cause an assignment under the Investment Company Act;

(iii) in the reasonable determination of the Manager, be a violation of or a default (or an event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in an acceleration of any Credit Agreement which the Company or the Manager is a party; provided that (x) the payee or creditor to whom the Company or the Manager owes such obligation is not an Affiliate of the Company or the Manager and (y) such Credit Agreement, individually or in the aggregate, has an aggregate principal amount of loans or revolving commitments then outstanding that is equal to or greater than $20,000,000.00;

(iv) be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority of age under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of minors);

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(vi) result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

Section 10.08 Spousal Consent . In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any Member who is a natural person will deliver to the Company an executed consent from such Member’s spouse (if any) in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto or a Member’s spouse confirmation of separate property in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto. If, at any time subsequent to the date of this Agreement such Member becomes legally married (whether in the first instance or to a different spouse), such Member shall cause his or her spouse to execute and deliver to the Company a consent in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto. Such Member’s non-delivery to the Company of an executed consent in the form of Exhibit B at any time shall constitute such Member’s continuing representation and warranty that such Member is not legally married as of such date.

Section 10.09 Tender Offers and Other Events with respect to the Corporation .

(a) In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to Class A Common Stock (a “ Pubco Offer ”) is proposed by the Corporation or is proposed to the Corporation or its stockholders and approved by the Corporate Board or is otherwise effected or to be effected with the consent or approval of the Corporate Board, the Common Unitholders shall be permitted to participate in such Pubco Offer by delivery of a Redemption Notice (which Redemption Notice shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Pubco Offer (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be contingent upon such Pubco Offer and not be effective if such Pubco Offer is not consummated)). In the case of a Pubco Offer proposed by the Corporation, the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit the Common Unitholders to participate in such Pubco Offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock without discrimination; provided, that without limiting the generality of this sentence (and without limiting the ability of any Member holding Common Units to consummate a Redemption at any time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), the Manager will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to ensure that such Common Unitholders may participate in such Pubco Offer without being required to have their Common Units and shares of Class B Common Stock redeemed (or, if so required, to ensure that any such redemption shall be effective only upon, and shall be conditional upon, the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Pubco Offer). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Common Unitholders be entitled to receive in such Pubco Offer aggregate consideration for each Common Unit that is greater than the consideration payable in respect of each share of Class A Common Stock in connection with a Pubco Offer (it being understood that payments under or in respect of the Tax Receivable Agreement shall not be considered part of any such consideration).

(b) The Corporation shall send written notice to the Company and the Common Unitholders at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Pubco Offer notifying them of their rights pursuant to this Section 10.09 , and setting forth (i) a copy of the written proposal or agreement pursuant to which the Pubco Offer will be effected,

 

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(ii) the consideration payable in connection therewith, (iii) the terms and conditions of transfer and payment and (iv) the date and location of and procedures for selling Common Units. In the event that the information set forth in notice changes from that set forth in the initial notice, a subsequent notice shall be delivered by the Corporation no less than seven (7) days prior to the closing of the Pubco Offer.

Section 10.10 Call Right .

(a) The parties hereto agree that without the advance written consent of ACON, no holder of HR Conversion Units may Transfer any HR Conversion Units or any interest in such holder’s HR Conversion Units (nor exercise its Redemption or Exchange rights in accordance with this Agreement in respect of any HR Conversion Units) until the earlier of (x) the date on which the ACON Related Parties have received aggregate distributions, dividends or other sale proceeds, since the date of ACON’s initial investment in the Company, equal to the Return Threshold and (y) the twelve (12)-month anniversary of the date on which the ACON Related Parties cease to hold any of the shares of Class A Common Stock (including, for these purposes, the Underlying Class A Shares) and Class B Common Stock held by them as of the completion of the IPO (such event, the “ ACON Exit ”).

(b) The parties further agree that if, upon an ACON Exit, the ACON Related Parties have not received aggregate distributions, dividends or other sale proceeds, since the date of ACON’s initial investment in the Company, equal to the Return Threshold, the ACON Related Parties shall have the right (the “ Call Right ”) to purchase HR Conversion Units from the holders of HR Conversion Units, pro rata in proportion to their respective holdings thereof, at an aggregate purchase price of one dollar ($1.00). The aggregate number of HR Conversion Units subject to the Call Right shall be equal to the quotient of (x) (i) the Return Threshold less (ii) the aggregate distributions, dividends or other sale proceeds received by the ACON Related Parties on or prior to the date of the ACON Exit divided by (y) the HR Conversion Unit Purchase Price. The ACON Related Parties shall exercise such right by giving written notice (a “ Purchase Notice ”) to the Company, the Manager and each holder of HR Conversion Units. The Purchase Notice delivered to the Company, the Manager and each holder of HR Conversion Units shall specify the aggregate number of HR Conversion Units (the “ Purchased Units ”) that the ACON Related Parties will purchase pursuant to the exercise of the Call Right, the number of HR Conversion Units to be purchased from each holder of HR Conversion Units and a date, not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such Purchase Notice on which the Call Right shall be exercised. Upon receipt of the Purchase Notice, (x) the Manager shall, and shall cause the Company to, take all actions and do all things as shall be reasonably required to effectuate the purchase of the Purchased Units, and (y) each holder of HR Conversion Units shall take all actions and do all things as shall be reasonably requested by the Manager to effectuate the purchase of the Purchased Units, including surrendering all certificates in respect of Common Units (if any) and Class B Common Stock. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Manager, in its capacity as the sole manager of the Company, shall effectuate the purchase of the Purchased Units on the date specified in the Purchase Notice, shall cause the books and records of the Company to be updated accordingly, and shall issue to the applicable ACON Related Parties shares of Class B Common Stock in respect of each Common Unit acquired.

 

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(c) To the extent that any holder of HR Conversion Units Transfers such HR Conversion (or attempts to exercise its Redemption or Exchange rights in accordance with this Agreement in respect of any HR Conversion Units)) Units in violation of the covenants set forth in this Section 10.10 , then such Transfer (or Redemption or Exchange, as applicable) shall be null and void and the Manager, as the sole manager of the Company, shall not register such Transfer in the books and records of the Company (nor shall the Manager effectuate such Redemption or Exchange). Without limitation to the foregoing, in the event of the (x) Transfer or Redemption of any interest in the HR Conversion Units in violation of this Section 10.10 , the transferor of such Transferred HR Conversion Units shall remit any proceeds of such Transfer to the Corporation to be placed in escrow and to be thereafter released in accordance with the principles set forth in this agreement and (y) Exchange of the HR Conversion Units in violation of this Section 10.10 , then the rights of the ACON Related Parties pursuant to this Section 10.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock received in such Exchange as if such terms were fully set forth herein. Any holder of HR Conversion Units engaging or attempting to engage in a Transfer, Redemption or Exchange of HR Conversion Units will be liable to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Manager and the ACON Related Parties from all costs, liabilities, and damages that any of such indemnified Persons may incur (including incremental tax liability and attorneys’ fees and expenses) as a result of such Transfer or attempted Transfer and efforts to enforce the rights granted hereby.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Return Threshold will be deemed to be satisfied, and the rights and obligations set forth in this Section 10.10 shall automatically terminate, if (x) the Post-Lock Up HR Conversion Purchase Price is such that the ACON Related Parties could have achieved the Return Threshold by Transferring all or any portion of their respective shares of Class A Common Stock (including for these purposes the Underlying Class A Shares) and (y) the shares of Class A Common Stock (including for these purposes the Underlying Class A Shares) were, during at least fifty percent (50%) of the Trading Days during the period in which the Post-Lock Up HR Conversion Purchase Price is measured, (A) Transferable by the ACON Related Parties pursuant to a then effective registration statement (including a shelf registration statement) or eligible to be registered pursuant to the exercise of demand registration rights or (B) freely Transferable pursuant to Rule 144; provided , however , that for purposes of determining Transferability pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) it shall be assumed that none of the ACON Related Parties are in possession of material non-public information of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI.

REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

Section 11.01 Redemption Right of a Member .

(a) Each Member (other than the Corporation and the Blockers) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem (a “ Redemption ”) its Common Units (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Common Units that are subject to vesting conditions or subject to Transfer limitations pursuant to this Agreement (including Section 10.10 ) or any other agreement) in whole or in part (the “ Redemption Right ”) at any time and from time to time following the waiver or expiration of any contractual lock-up period relating to the shares of the Corporation that may be applicable to such Member. A Member desiring to exercise its

 

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Redemption Right (each, a “ Redeeming Member ”) shall exercise such right by giving written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”) to the Company with a copy to the Corporation. The Redemption Notice shall specify the number of Common Units (the “ Redeemed Units ”) that the Redeeming Member intends to have the Company redeem and a date, not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such Redemption Notice (unless and to the extent that the Manager in its sole discretion agrees in writing to waive such time periods), on which exercise of the Redemption Right shall be completed (the “ Redemption Date ”); provided , that the Company, the Corporation and the Redeeming Member may change the number of Redeemed Units and/or the Redemption Date specified in such Redemption Notice to another number and/or date by mutual agreement signed in writing by each of them; provided, further , that a Redemption may be conditioned (including as to timing) by the Redeeming Member on (i) the Corporation and/or the Redeeming Member having entered into a valid and binding agreement with a third party for the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption (whether in a tender or exchange offer, private sale or otherwise) and such agreement is subject to customary closing conditions for agreements of this kind and the delivery of the Class A Common Stock by the Corporation or the Redeeming Member, as applicable, to such third party, (ii) the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable or convertible into cash or other securities or property and/or (iii) the closing of an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption. Subject to Section 11.03 and unless the Redeeming Member timely has delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(c) or has revoked or delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(b ) or ( d) , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date):

(i) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (x) the Redeemed Units to the Company, and (y) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units to the Corporation to the extent applicable;

(ii) the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the Redeeming Member the consideration to which the Redeeming Member is entitled under Section 11.01(b) , and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 11.01(a) and the Redeemed Units; and

(iii) the Corporation shall cancel for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock (and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such shares transferred to the Corporation and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation) upon a transfer of such shares of Class B Common Stock that were Transferred pursuant to Section 11.01(a)(i)(y) above.

 

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(b) In exercising its Redemption Right, a Redeeming Member shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be entitled to receive the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement; provided, that the Corporation shall have the option as provided in Section 11.02 and subject to Section 11.01(e) to select whether the redemption payment is made by means of a Share Settlement or a Cash Settlement; provided , further , that in the case of the ACON Related Parties, the Corporation shall use its reasonable efforts to make the election of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement that would allow the ACON Related Parties to sell or otherwise dispose of the Class A Common Stock proportionately across the ACON Related Parties if the election of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement would, depending upon the applicable circumstances, result in such ACON Related Parties being required to sell or otherwise dispose of their Class A Common Stock (including on an as converted basis) in a manner that is disproportionate to their respective holdings (unless they approve any such deviation in writing). Within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice (the “ Contribution Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intended settlement method; provided , that if the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, the Corporation shall be deemed to have elected the Share Settlement method (subject to the limitations set forth above).

(c) In the event the Corporation elects the Cash Settlement in connection with a Redemption, the Redeeming Member may retract its Redemption Notice by giving written notice (the “ Retraction Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Contribution Notice. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, Company’s and the Corporation’ rights and obligations under this Section 11.01 arising from the Redemption Notice.

(d) In the event the Corporation elects a Share Settlement in connection with a Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to revoke its Redemption Notice or delay the consummation of a Redemption if any of the following conditions exists:

(i) any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the SEC or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective;

(ii) the Corporation shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption;

(iii) the Corporation shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeeming Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption;

(iv) the Corporation shall have disclosed in good faith to such Redeeming Member any material non-public information concerning the Corporation, the receipt of which results in such Redeeming Member being prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information (and the Corporation does not permit disclosure);

 

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(v) any stop order relating to the registration statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the SEC;

(vi) there shall have occurred a material disruption in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded;

(vii) there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Entity that restrains or prohibits the Redemption;

(viii) the Corporation shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such Redeeming Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement; or

(ix) the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or during, a Black-Out Period;

If a Redeeming Member delays the consummation of a Redemption pursuant to this Section 11.01(d) , the Redemption Date shall occur on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist (or such earlier day as the Corporation, the Company and such Redeeming Member may agree in writing).

(e) The number of shares of Class A Common Stock or the Redeemed Units Equivalent that a Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b) (whether through a Share Settlement or Cash Settlement) shall not be adjusted on account of any Distributions previously made with respect to the Redeemed Units or dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock; provided, however , that if a Redeeming Member causes the Company to redeem Redeemed Units and the Redemption Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units but prior to payment of such Distribution, the Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive such Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units on the date that it is made notwithstanding that the Redeeming Member transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company prior to such date; provided , further , however , that a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive any and all Tax Distributions that such Redeeming Member otherwise would have received in respect of income allocated to such Member for the portion of any Fiscal Year irrespective of whether such Tax Distribution(s) are declared or made after the Redemption Date.

(f) In the case of a Share Settlement, in the event of a reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted into another security, then in exercising its Redemption Right a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security that the Redeeming Member would have received if such Redemption Right had been exercised and the Redemption Date had occurred immediately prior to the record date of such reclassification or other similar transaction.

 

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Section 11.02 Election and Contribution of the Corporation . In connection with the exercise of a Redeeming Member’s Redemption Rights under Section 11.01(a) , the Corporation shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b) . The Corporation, at its option subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b) , shall determine whether to contribute, pursuant to Section 11.01(b) , the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement. Unless the Redeeming Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(c) , or has revoked or delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(b ) or ( d) , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (i) the Corporation shall make its Capital Contribution to the Company (in the form of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement) required under this Section 11.02 , and (ii) in the event of a Share Settlement, the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of Redeemed Units surrendered by the Redeeming Member. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Corporation elects a Cash Settlement, the Corporation shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in respect of such Cash Settlement equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any Discounts) from the sale by the Corporation of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed with such Cash Settlement, which in no event shall exceed the amount paid by the Company to the Redeeming Member as Cash Settlement; provided , that (i) the Discount shall be an expense of the Company as described in Section 6.06 and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, if the Cash Settlement to which the Redeeming Member is entitled exceeds the amount that is contributed to the Company by the Corporation, the Company shall still be required to pay the Redeeming Member the full amount of the Cash Settlement. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Company’s and the Corporation’ rights and obligations under this Section 11.02 arising from the Redemption Notice.

Section 11.03 Exchange Right of the Corporation .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XI (save for the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b) regarding the option to select the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, and without limitation to the rights of the Members under Section 11.01 , including the right to revoke a Redemption Notice), the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to the limitations set forth on such discretion in Section 11.01(b) ), elect to effect on the Redemption Date the exchange of Redeemed Units for the Share Settlement or Cash Settlement, as the case may be, through a direct exchange of such Redeemed Units and such consideration between the Redeeming Member and the Corporation (a “ Direct Exchange ”). Upon such Direct Exchange pursuant to this Section 11.03 , the Corporation shall acquire the Redeemed Units and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units.

(b) The Corporation may, at any time prior to a Redemption Date, deliver written notice (an “ Exchange Election Notice ”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its right to consummate a Direct Exchange; provided , that such election is subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b) and does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date. An Exchange Election Notice may be revoked by the Corporation at any time; provided , that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date. The right to consummate a Direct Exchange in all events shall be exercisable for all the Redeemed Units that would have otherwise been subject to a Redemption.

 

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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this Section 11.03 , a Direct Exchange shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if the Corporation had not delivered an Exchange Election Notice and as follows:

(i) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (x) the Redeemed Units, and (y) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units, to the extent applicable, in each case, to the Corporation;

(ii) the Corporation shall (x) pay to the Redeeming Member the consideration to which the Redeeming Member is entitled under Section 11.01(b) , and (y) cancel for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock (and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such shares transferred to the Corporation and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation) upon a transfer of such shares of Class B Common Stock that were Transferred pursuant to Section 11.03(c)(i)(y) above; and

(iii) the Company shall (x) register the Corporation as the owner of the Redeemed Units and (y) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to Section 11.03(c)(i)(x) and the Redeemed Units, and issue to the Corporation a certificate for the number of Redeemed Units.

Section 11.04 Reservation of shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation . At all times the Corporation shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be issuable upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange pursuant to Share Settlements; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Redemption or Direct Exchange by delivery of purchased Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation) or the delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Settlement. The Corporation shall deliver Class A Common Stock that has been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange upon which the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed at the time of such Redemption or Direct Exchange (it being understood that any such shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws). The Corporation covenants that all Class A Common Stock issued upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The provisions of this Article XI shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the corresponding provisions of the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation.

 

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Section 11.05 Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right . This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of a Redemption or Direct Exchange and all governance or other rights set forth herein shall be exercised by the remaining Members and the Redeeming Member (to the extent of such Redeeming Member’s remaining interest in the Company). No Redemption or Direct Exchange shall relieve such Redeeming Member of any prior breach of this Agreement.

Section 11.06 Tax Treatment . Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree a Redemption or a Direct Exchange, as the case may be, shall be treated as a direct exchange between the Corporation and the Redeeming Member for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.

ARTICLE XII.

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

Section 12.01 Substituted Members . Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, in connection with the Permitted Transfer of a Company Interest hereunder, the Permitted Transferee shall become a Substituted Member on the effective date of such Transfer, which effective date shall not be earlier than the date of compliance with the conditions to such Transfer, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

Section 12.02 Additional Members . Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, any Person that is not a Member as of the Effective Time may be admitted to the Company as an additional Member (any such Person, an “ Additional Member ”) only upon furnishing to the Manager (a) duly executed Joinder and counterparts to any applicable Other Agreements and (b) such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect such Person’s admission as a Member (including entering into such documents as may reasonably be requested by the Manager). Such admission shall become effective on the date on which the Manager determines in its sole discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

ARTICLE XIII.

WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

Section 13.01 Withdrawal and Resignation of Members . Except in the event of Transfers pursuant to Section 10.06 , no Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV . Any Member, however, that attempts to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company without the prior written consent of the Manager upon or following the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV , but prior to such Member receiving the full amount of Distributions from the Company to which such Member is entitled pursuant to Article XIV , shall be liable to the Company for all damages (including all lost profits and special, indirect and consequential damages) directly or indirectly caused by the withdrawal or resignation of such Member. Upon a Transfer of all of a Member’s Units in a Transfer permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 10.06 , such Member shall cease to be a Member.

 

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ARTICLE XIV.

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 14.01 Dissolution . The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members or the attempted withdrawal, removal, dissolution, bankruptcy or resignation of a Member. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

(a) the decision of the Manager together with holders of a majority of the Common Units entitled to vote then outstanding to dissolve the Company (excluding for purposes of such calculation the Corporation and the Blockers and all Common Units held directly or indirectly by any of them);

(b) a dissolution of the Company under Section 18-801(4) of the Delaware Act, unless the Company is continued without dissolution pursuant thereto; or

(c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Article XIV , the Company is intended to have perpetual existence. An Event of Withdrawal shall not in and of itself cause a dissolution of the Company and the Company shall continue in existence subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 14.02 Winding up and Termination . Subject to Section 14.05 , on dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall act as liquidating trustee or may appoint one or more Persons as liquidating trustee (each such Person, a “liquidator”). The liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Delaware Act. The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a Company expense. Until final distribution, the liquidators shall continue to operate the Company properties with all of the power and authority of the Manager. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidators are as follows:

(a) as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final liquidation, the liquidators shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;

(b) the liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including, without limitation, the establishment of a cash fund for contingent, conditional and unmatured liabilities in such amount and for such term as the liquidators may reasonably determine) all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company; and

 

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(c) all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Article IV by the end of the Taxable Year during which the liquidation of the Company occurs (or, if later, by ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation).

The distribution of cash and/or property to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.02 and Section 14.03 below constitutes a complete return to the Members of their Capital Contributions, a complete distribution to the Members of their interest in the Company and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of the Delaware Act. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds.

Section 14.03 Deferment; Distribution in Kind . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.02 , but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if upon dissolution of the Company the liquidators determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss (or would otherwise not be beneficial) to the Members, the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy Company liabilities (other than loans to the Company by Members) and reserves. Subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section 14.02 , the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, either (a) all or any portion of such remaining Company assets in-kind in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c) , (b) as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c) , undivided interests in all or any portion of such Company assets or (c) a combination of the foregoing. Any such Distributions in kind shall be subject to (y) such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such assets as the liquidators deem reasonable and equitable and (z) the terms and conditions of any agreements governing such assets (or the operation thereof or the holders thereof) at such time. Any Company assets distributed in kind will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Article V . The liquidators shall determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed in accordance with the valuation procedures set forth in Article XV .

Section 14.04 Cancellation of Certificate . On completion of the winding up of the Company as provided herein, the Manager (or such other Person or Persons as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate of cancellation of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that are or should be canceled and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company. The Company shall continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this Section 14.04 .

Section 14.05 Reasonable Time for Winding Up . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Sections 14.02 and 14.03 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up.

Section 14.06 Return of Capital . The liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).

 

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ARTICLE XV.

VALUATION

Section 15.01 Determination . “ Fair Market Value ” of a specific Company asset will mean the amount which the Company would receive in an all-cash sale of such asset in an arms-length transaction with a willing unaffiliated third party, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, consummated on the day immediately preceding the date on which the event occurred which necessitated the determination of the Fair Market Value (and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such sale), as such amount is determined by the Manager (or, if pursuant to Section 14.02 , the liquidators) in its good faith judgment using all factors, information and data it deems to be pertinent.

Section 15.02 Dispute Resolution . If any Member or Members dispute the accuracy of any determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with  Section 15.01 , and the Manager and such Member(s) are unable to agree on the determination of the Fair Market Value of any asset of the Company, the Manager and such Member(s) shall each select a nationally recognized investment banking firm experienced in valuing securities of closely-held companies such as the Company in the Company’s industry (the “ Appraisers ”), who shall each determine the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of  Section 15.01 . The Appraisers shall be instructed to give written notice of their determination of the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) within thirty (30) days of their appointment as Appraisers. If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is higher than Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser by 10% or more, and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the original Appraisers shall designate a third Appraiser meeting the same criteria used to select the original two. If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is within 10% of the Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser (but not identical), and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the Manager shall select the Fair Market Value of one of the Appraisers. The fees and expenses of the Appraisers shall be borne by the Company.

ARTICLE XVI.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 16.01 Power of Attorney .

(a) Each Member who is a natural person hereby constitutes and appoints the Manager (or the liquidator, if applicable) with full power of substitution, as his or her true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his or her name, place and stead, to:

(i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments thereof which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (B) all instruments which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (C) all

 

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conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; and (D) all instruments relating to the admission, substitution or withdrawal of any Member pursuant to Article XII or XIII ; and

(ii) sign, execute, swear to and acknowledge all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to evidence, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to effectuate the terms of this Agreement.

(b) The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or termination of any Member and the transfer of all or any portion of his or her Company Interest and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

Section 16.02 Confidentiality .

(a) Each of the Members agrees to hold the Company’s Confidential Information in confidence and may not disclose such information except as otherwise authorized separately in writing by the Manager. “ Confidential Information ” as used herein includes all information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries in the possession of or furnished to any Member, including but not limited to, ideas, financial product structuring, business strategies, innovations and materials, all aspects of the Company’s business plan, proposed operation and products, corporate structure, financial and organizational information, analyses, proposed partners, software code and system and product designs, employees and their identities, equity ownership, the methods and means by which the Company plans to conduct its business, all trade secrets, trademarks, tradenames and all intellectual property associated with the Company’s business. With respect to each Member, Confidential Information does not include information or material that: (a) is rightfully in the possession of such Member at the time of disclosure by the Company; (b) before or after it has been disclosed to such Member by the Company, becomes part of public knowledge, not as a result of any action or inaction of such Member in violation of this Agreement; (c) is approved for release by written authorization of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company or of the Corporation, or any other officer designated by the Manager; (d) is disclosed to such Member or their representatives by a third party not, to the knowledge of such Member in violation of any obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company with respect to such information; or (e) is or becomes independently developed by such Member or their respective representatives without use or reference to the Confidential Information.

(b) Each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information to its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents, on the condition that such Persons keep the Confidential Information confidential to the same extent as such disclosing party is required to keep the Confidential Information confidential, solely to the extent it is reasonably necessary or appropriate to fulfill its obligations or to exercise its rights under this Agreement; provided , that the disclosing party shall remain liable with respect to any breach of this Section 16.02 by any such Subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding Section 16.02(a) or Section 16.02(b) , each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent that such party is legally compelled (by oral questions, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, (ii) for purposes of reporting to its stockholders and direct and indirect equity holders the performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries and for purposes of including applicable information in its financial statements to the extent required by applicable Law or applicable accounting standards; (iii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of the equity or assets of a Member, or the Common Units held by such Member, or a prospective merger partner of such Member ( provided , that (i) such Persons will be informed by such Member of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree in writing to keep such information confidential in accordance with the contents of this Agreement and (ii) each Member will be liable for any breaches of this Section 16.02 by any such Persons), or (iv) to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable Law. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Section 16.02 will restrict in any manner the ability of the Corporation to comply with its disclosure obligations under Law, and the extent to which any Confidential Information is necessary or desirable to disclose.

Section 16.03 Amendments . This Agreement may be amended or modified upon the consent of the Manager and a majority of the Common Units entitled to vote then outstanding (excluding for purposes of such all Common Units held directly or indirectly by the Corporation), which majority shall include the Common Units held by ACON and its Permitted Transferees for so long as ACON and such Permitted Transferees own five percent (5%) of the Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification:

(a) to this Section 16.03 may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager and each of the Members;

(b) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter;

(c) to any of the terms and conditions of Article VI (and related definitions as used directly or indirectly therein) may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager; and

(d) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which would (A) reduce the amounts distributable to a Member pursuant to Articles IV and XIV in a manner that is not pro rata with respect to all Members, (B) increase the liabilities of such Member hereunder, (C) otherwise materially and adversely affect a holder of Units in a manner materially different than any other holder of Units of the same class or series (other than amendments, modifications and waivers necessary to implement the provisions of Article XII ) or (D) materially and adversely affect the rights of any Member under Article XI , shall be effective against such affected Member or holder of Units, as the case may be, without the prior written consent of such Member or holder of Units, as the case may be.

 

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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Manager may make any amendment (i) of an administrative nature that is necessary in order to implement the substantive provisions hereof, without the consent of any other Member; provided , that any such amendment does not adversely change the rights of the Members hereunder in any respect, or (ii) to reflect any changes to the Class A Common Stock.

Section 16.04 Title to Company Assets . Company assets shall be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Company assets or any portion thereof. The Company shall hold title to all of its property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member. All Company assets shall be recorded as the property of the Company on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Company assets is held. The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely for the benefit of the Company, and no asset of the Company shall be transferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation of any Member.

Section 16.05 Addresses and Notices . Any notice, request, demand or instruction specified or permitted by this Agreement will be in writing and will be either personally delivered, or received by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company or by electronic mail at the address set forth below and to any other recipient and to any Member at such address as indicated by the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally or sent by telecopier ( provided confirmation of transmission is received), three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service or if sent by electronic mail, upon confirmed receipt. Whenever any notice is required to be given by Law or this Agreement, a written waiver thereof signed by the Person entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated at which such notice is required to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.

To the Company:

Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C.

2802 Wetmore Avenue,

Everett, Washington 98201

Attn: Russell Nickel, Chief Financial Officer

        Tracy Daw, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Marc Jaffe

          Ian Schuman

Facsimile:

E-mail:

Section 16.06 Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 16.07 Creditors . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.

Section 16.08 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

Section 16.09 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

Section 16.10 Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any suit, dispute, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, and the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such suit, action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE SERVED ON ANY PARTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT) AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SERVED UPON SUCH PARTY PERSONALLY WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 16.05 (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT), TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO SUCH PARTY, SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY.

 

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Section 16.11 Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

Section 16.12 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 16.13 Delivery by Electronic Transmission . This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of an electronic transmission, including by a facsimile machine or via email, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of electronic transmission by a facsimile machine or via email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

Section 16.14 Right of Offset . Whenever the Company is to pay any sum (other than pursuant to Article IV ) to any Member, any amounts that such Member owes to the Company which are not the subject of a good faith dispute may be deducted from that sum before payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution of Units to the Corporation shall not be subject to this Section 16.14 .

Section 16.15 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein (including the Registration Rights Agreement and the Tax Receivable Agreement), any indemnity agreements entered into in connection with the Initial LLC Agreement with any member of the board of directors at that time and other documents of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial LLC Agreement is superseded by this Agreement as of the Effective Time and shall be of no further force and effect thereafter.

 

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Section 16.16 Remedies . Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any Law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by Law.

Section 16.17 Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or other modification to any agreement, document or instrument that requires the consent of any Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement will be given effect hereunder unless such Person has consented in writing to such amendment or modification. Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof. The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
           FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
         By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:
  MEMBERS:
    [•]  
    By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:
    [•]  
    By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:
    [•]  
   

 

    [•]  
   

 


SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE OF PRE-IPO MEMBERS

 

Member

   Original Class
A Units
     Original SP
Units
     Original
Common Units
     Original HR
Units
 

[•]

           

[•]

           

[•]

           

[•]

           

[•]

           

[•]

           

[•]

           

Total

           


SCHEDULE 2 *

SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS

 

Member

   Common Units      Contact Information
for Notice
 

1.

     

2.

     

3.

     

4.

     

5.

     

6.

     

7.

     

8.

     

9.

     

10.

     

Total

     

 

* This Schedule of Members shall be updated from time to time to reflect any adjustment with respect to any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Common Units, or to reflect any additional issuances of Common Units pursuant to this Agreement.


SCHEDULE 3*

HR CONVERSION UNITS

 

Member

   HR Conversion Units      Contact Information
for Notice
 

1.

     

2.

     

3.

     

4.

     

5.

     

6.

     

7.

     

8.

     

9.

     

10.

     

Total

     

 

* For the avoidance of doubt, the HR Conversion Units are Common Units for purposes of this Agreement, and the HR Conversion Units are included in the total number of Common Units held by a Member as reflected on Schedule 2 .


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                     , 20        (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of [•], 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ LLC Agreement ”) by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the managing member of the Company (“ Holdings ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.

 

  1. Joinder to the LLC Agreement . Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to Holdings, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the LLC Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

  2. Incorporation by Reference . All terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

  3. Address . All notices under the LLC Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

Facsimile:

E-mail:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW MEMBER]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Acknowledged and agreed

as of the date first set forth above:

FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

By: FUNKO, INC., its Managing Member

 

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit B-1

FORM OF AGREEMENT AND CONSENT OF SPOUSE

The undersigned spouse of                     (the “ Member ”), a party to that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of [•], 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”) by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the managing member of the Company (“ Holdings ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), acknowledges on her own behalf that:

I have read the Agreement and understand its contents. I acknowledge and understand that under the Agreement, any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in the Units owned by the Member is subject to the terms of the Agreement which include certain restrictions on transfer.

I hereby consent to and approve the Agreement. I agree that said Units and any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in such Units are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and that I will take no action at any time to hinder operation of the Agreement on said Units or any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in said Units.

I hereby acknowledge that the meaning and legal consequences of the Agreement have been explained fully to me and are understood by me, and that I am signing this Agreement and consent without any duress and of free will.

Dated:                                                  

 

[NAME OF SPOUSE]
By:                                                              
Name:  


Exhibit B-2

FORM OF SPOUSE’S CONFIRMATION OF SEPARATE PROPERTY

The undersigned spouse of                     (the “ Member ”), a party to that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of [•], 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”) by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the managing member of the Company (“ Holdings ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), acknowledges and confirms on his or her own behalf that the Units owned by said Member are the sole and separate property of said Member, and I hereby disclaim any interest in same.

I hereby acknowledge that the meaning and legal consequences of this Member’s spouse’s confirmation of separate property have been fully explained to me and are understood by me, and that I am signing this Member’s spouse’s confirmation of separate property without any duress and of free will.

Dated:                                                  

 

[NAME OF SPOUSE]
By:  

 

Name:  


Exhibit C

METHODOLOGY FOR ALLOCATION OF EXCESS NONRECOURSE LIABILITIES

Exhibit 10.4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of [  🌑  ], 2017 by and among Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and each Person identified on the Schedule of Holders attached hereto as of the date hereof (such Persons, collectively, the “ Original Equity Owner Parties ”).

R ECITALS

WHEREAS, the Corporation is contemplating an offer and sale of its shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ” and such shares, the “ Shares ”), to the public in an underwritten initial public offering (the “ IPO ”);

WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to use a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to purchase Common Units (as defined below) of Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and the Company desires to issue its Common Units to the Corporation in exchange for such portion of the net proceeds from the IPO;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the consummation of the issuance of Common Units by the Company to the Corporation, the Original Equity Owner Parties and certain other Persons that hold equity interests in the Company are the sole members of the Company (the Original Equity Owner Parties, together with such other Persons, the “ Original Equity Owners ”);

WHEREAS, immediately prior to or simultaneous with the purchase by the Corporation of the Common Units, the Corporation, the Company and the Original Equity Owners will enter into that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (such agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified form time to time, the “ LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the IPO, (i) the Corporation will become the sole managing member of the Company, (ii) under the LLC Agreement, the equity interests held by the Original Equity Owners prior to such time will be cancelled and new Common Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement, the “ Common Units ”) of the Company will be issued, (iii) each Person identified on the Schedule of Holders attached hereto as a “Former Equity Owner” (such Persons, collectively, the “ Former Equity Owners ”) will exchange their indirect interest in the Common Units for shares of Class A Common Stock, (iv) each Person identified on the Schedule of Holders attached hereto as a “Continuing Equity Owner Party” (such Persons, collectively, the “ Continuing Equity Owner Parties ”) and certain other Original Equity Owners will become non-managing members of the Company, but otherwise continue to hold Common Units in the Company (such persons, collectively, the “ Continuing Equity Owners ”), and (v) in consideration of the Corporation acquiring the Common Units and becoming the managing member of the Company and for other good consideration, the Company has provided the Continuing Equity Owners with a redemption right pursuant to which the Continuing Equity Owners can redeem their Common Units for, at the Corporation’s option, shares of Class A Common Stock or cash on the terms set forth in the LLC Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO and the transactions described above, the Corporation has agreed to grant to the Holders (as defined below) certain rights with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1 :

Acquired Common ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 .

Additional Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 , and shall be deemed to include each such Person’s Affiliates, immediate family members, heirs, successors and assigns who may succeed to such Person as a Holder hereunder.

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person; provided that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of any Holder. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise).

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Business Day ” means any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New York are open to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close.

Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock of such corporation (whether voting or nonvoting and whether common or preferred), (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, individual or governmental entity, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity interests of such Person that confer on the holder thereof the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or the distribution of assets of the issuing Person, and (iii) any and all warrants, rights (including conversion and exchange rights) and options to purchase any security described in the clause (i)  or (ii) above.

Class A Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Class B Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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Continuing Equity Owner Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall be deemed to include their respective Affiliates, immediate family members, heirs, successors and assigns who may succeed to such Person as a Holder hereunder.

Continuing Equity Owners ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Controlling Holder ” means each of the Controlling Holders as identified on the Schedule of Holders, so long as such Holders continue to hold Registrable Securities.

Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Demand Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

End of Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii) .

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Former Equity Owners ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall be deemed to include their respective Affiliates, immediate family members, heirs, successors and assigns who may succeed to such Person as a Holder hereunder.

Free Writing Prospectus ” means a free-writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

Holdback Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(i) .

Holder ” means any Person that is a party to this Agreement from time to time, as set forth on the signature pages hereto.

Holder Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Joinder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 .

LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Long-Form Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

MNPI ” means material non-public information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Original Equity Owner Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall be deemed to include their respective Affiliates, immediate family members, heirs, successors and assigns who may succeed to such Person as a Holder hereunder.

 

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Original Equity Owners ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

Piggyback Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Public Offering ” means any sale or distribution to the public of Capital Stock of the Corporation pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act, whether by the Corporation, by Holders and/or by any other holders of the Corporation’s Capital Stock.

Registrable Securities ” means (i) any Class A Common Stock (A) issued by the Corporation in connection with the IPO in exchange for the Common Units of the Former Equity Owners or (B) issued by the Corporation in a Share Settlement in connection with (x) the redemption by the Company of Common Units owned by any Continuing Equity Owner Parties or (y) at the election of the Corporation, in a direct exchange for Common Units owned by any Continuing Equity Owner Party, in each case in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement, (ii) any Capital Stock of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary of the Corporation issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i)  above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization, and (iii) any other Shares owned, directly or indirectly, by Holders. As to any particular Registrable Securities owned by any Person, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities on the date such securities (a) have been sold or distributed pursuant to a Public Offering, (b) have been sold in compliance with Rule 144 following the consummation of the IPO, (c) have been repurchased by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation or (d) may be disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 in a single transaction without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer thereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a Holder, and the Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in existence, whenever such Person has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities hereunder; provided a holder of Registrable Securities may only request that Registrable Securities in the form of Capital Stock of the Corporation that is registered or to be registered as a class under Section 12 of the Exchange Act be registered pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) while Common Units and/or shares of Class B Common Stock may constitute Registrable Securities, under no circumstances shall the Corporation be obligated to register Common Units or shares of Class B Common Stock, and only Shares issuable upon redemption or exchange of Common Units will be registered and (y) in no event will Common Units held by the Blockers (as defined in the LLC Agreement) be considered Registrable Securities.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) .

Rule 144 ,” “ Rule 158 ,” “ Rule 405 ” and “ Rule 415 ” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same shall be amended from time to time, or any successor rule then in force.

 

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Sale Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(i) .

Schedule of Holders ” means the schedule attached to this Agreement entitled “Schedule of Holders,” which shall reflect each Holder from time to time party to this Agreement.

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(i) .

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Share Settlement ” means “Share Settlement” as defined in the LLC Agreement.

Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Shelf Offering ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

Shelf Offering Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

Shelf Offering Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

Shelf Registrable Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

Shelf Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i) .

Short-Form Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to the Corporation, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of Capital Stock of such Person entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, either (x) a majority of the Capital Stock of such Person entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of managers, general partners or other oversight board vested with the authority to direct management of such Person is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or (y) the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole manager or general partner of such Person.

Suspension Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii) .

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii) .

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(i) .

 

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Underwritten Takedown ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

Violation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

WKSI ” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

Section 2. Demand Registrations .

(a) Requests for Registration . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time from and after 180 days following the IPO, each Controlling Holder may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration (“ Long-Form Registrations ”), and each Controlling Holder may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (“ Short-Form Registrations ”) if available; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to file registration statements relating to any Long-Form Registration or Short-Form Registration under this Section 2(a) unless the market value of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered is at least $15 million (or, if less, such Registrable Securities represent all Registrable Securities then held by the Controlling Holder requesting such registration). All registrations requested pursuant to this Section 2(a) are referred to herein as “ Demand Registrations .” The Controlling Holder making a Demand Registration may request that the registration be made pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “ Shelf Registration ”) and, if the Corporation is a WKSI at the time any request for a Demand Registration is submitted to the Corporation, that such Shelf Registration be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “ Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ”). Except to the extent that Section 2(d) applies, upon receipt of the request for the Demand Registration, the Corporation shall as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ten days after receipt of the request for the Demand Registration) give written notice of the Demand Registration to all other Holders who hold Registrable Securities and, subject to the terms of Section 2(e) , shall include in such Demand Registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under state blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Corporation has received written requests for inclusion therein within (i) 15 days, in the case of any notice with respect to a Long-Form Registration, or (ii) ten days, in the case of any notice with respect to a Short-Form Registration, after the receipt of the Corporation’s notice. Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the notice of Demand Registration and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice of Demand Registration without the prior written consent of the Corporation or until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be required to take any action that would otherwise be required under this Section 2 if such action would violate Section 4(a) hereof or any similar provision contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any underwritten Public Offering.

(b) Long-Form Registrations . The Controlling Holders shall be entitled to request an unlimited number of Long-Form Registrations in which the Corporation shall pay all Registration Expenses, regardless of whether any registration statement is filed or any such Demand Registration is consummated. All Long-Form Registrations shall be underwritten registrations unless otherwise approved by the applicable Controlling Holder.

 

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(c) Short-Form Registrations . In addition to the Long-Form Registrations described in Section 2(b) , each Controlling Holder shall be entitled to request an unlimited number of Short-Form Registrations in which the Corporation shall pay all Registration Expenses, regardless of whether any registration statement is filed or any such Demand Registration is consummated. Demand Registrations shall be Short-Form Registrations whenever the Corporation is permitted to use any applicable short form and if the managing underwriters (if any) agree to the use of a Short-Form Registration. After the Corporation has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to make Short-Form Registrations available for the sale of Registrable Securities.

(d) Shelf Registrations .

(i) Subject to the availability of required financial information, as promptly as practicable after the Corporation receives written notice of a request for a Shelf Registration, the Corporation shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act for the Shelf Registration (a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”). The Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after the initial filing of such Shelf Registration Statement, and once effective, the Corporation shall cause such Shelf Registration Statement to remain continuously effective for such time period as is specified in the request by the Holders, but for no time period longer than the period ending on the earliest of (A) the third anniversary of the initial effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, (B) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, and (C) the date as of which there are no longer any Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement in existence. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to all of the Registrable Securities owned by or issuable to the Original Equity Owner Parties in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement (or such other number of Registrable Securities specified in writing by the Holder with respect to the Registrable Securities owned by or issuable to such Holder) to enable and cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be filed and maintained with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as practicable after the later to occur of (i) the expiration of the Holdback Period and (ii) the Corporation becoming eligible to file a Shelf Registration Statement for a Short-Form Registration; provided that any of the Original Equity Owner Parties may, with respect to itself, instruct the Corporation in writing not to include in such Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities owned by or issuable to such Holder. In order for any of the Original Equity Owner Parties to be named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Corporation may require such Holder to deliver all information about such Holder that is required to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with applicable law, including Item 507 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section

 

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2(d)(ii) , any Holder that is named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration Statement may make a secondary resale under such Shelf Registration Statement without the consent of the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities or any other Holder if such resale does not require a supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement.

(ii) In the event that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, Holders representing Registrable Securities either (a) with a market value of at least $15 million, or (b) that represent at least 10% of the aggregate market value of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement shall have the right at any time or from time to time to elect to sell pursuant to an offering (including an underwritten offering (an “ Underwritten Takedown ”)) Registrable Securities available for sale pursuant to such registration statement (“ Shelf Registrable Securities ”), so long as the Shelf Registration Statement remains in effect, and the Corporation shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection therewith; provided that each Controlling Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time to elect to sell pursuant to an offering (including an Underwritten Takedown) pursuant to a Shelf Offering Request (as defined below) made by such Controlling Holder. The applicable Holders shall make such election by delivering to the Corporation a written request (a “ Shelf Offering Request ”) for such offering specifying the number of Shelf Registrable Securities that such Holders desire to sell pursuant to such offering (the “ Shelf Offering ”). In the case of an Underwritten Takedown, as promptly as practicable, but no later than two Business Days after receipt of a Shelf Offering Request, the Corporation shall give written notice (the “ Shelf Offering Notice ”) of such Shelf Offering Request to all other holders of Shelf Registrable Securities. The Corporation, subject to Sections 2(e) and 8 hereof, shall include in such Shelf Offering the Shelf Registrable Securities of any other Holder that shall have made a written request to the Corporation for inclusion in such Shelf Offering (which request shall specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be sold by such Holder) within five Business Days after the receipt of the Shelf Offering Notice. The Corporation shall, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within ten Business Days after the receipt of a Shelf Offering Request, unless a longer period is agreed to by the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities that made the Shelf Offering Request), use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Shelf Offering. Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the Shelf Offering Notice and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Shelf Offering Notice without the prior written consent of the Corporation or until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Holder desires to effect a sale of Shelf Registrable Securities that does not constitute an Underwritten Takedown, the Holder shall deliver to the Corporation a Shelf Offering Request no later than two Business Days prior to the expected date of the sale of such Shelf Registrable Securities, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(d)(i), the Corporation shall file and effect an amendment or supplement to its Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

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(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Controlling Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten block trade off of a Shelf Registration Statement (either through filing an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement or through a take-down from an existing Shelf Registration Statement), then notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, such Holders only need to notify the Corporation of the block trade Shelf Offering two Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence (unless a longer period is agreed to by Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the underwritten block trade) and the Corporation shall promptly notify other Holders and such other Holders must elect whether or not to participate by the next Business Day (i.e., one Business Day prior to the day such offering is to commence) (unless a longer period is agreed to by the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the underwritten block trade) and the Corporation shall as expeditiously as possible use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such offering (which may close as early as two Business Days after the date it commences); provided that Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the underwritten block trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Corporation and the underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the underwritten block trade.

(v) The Corporation shall, at the request of Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, file any prospectus supplement or, if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement is an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, any post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action necessary to include therein all disclosure and language deemed necessary or advisable by such Holders to effect such Shelf Offering.

(e) Priority on Demand Registrations and Shelf Offerings . The Corporation shall not include in any Demand Registration or Shelf Offering any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration or offering. If a Demand Registration or a Shelf Offering is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Corporation in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, that can be sold therein without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Corporation shall include in such registration or offering, as applicable, (i) first, the Registrable Securities of Holders requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder that such Holder of Registrable Securities shall have requested to be included therein, (ii) second, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, and (iii) third, securities the Corporation requested to be included in such registration for its own account which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect. Alternatively, if the number of Registrable Securities which can be included on a Shelf Registration Statement is otherwise limited by Instruction I.B.6 to Form S-3 (or any successor provision thereto), the Corporation shall include in such registration or offering

 

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prior to the inclusion of any securities which are not Registrable Securities the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included which can be included on such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-3, pro rata among the respective Holders thereof on the basis of the amount of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder that such Holder of Registrable Securities shall have requested to be included therein.

(f) Restrictions on Demand Registration and Shelf Offerings .

(i) The Corporation shall not be obligated to effect any Demand Registration within 90 days after the effective date of a previous Demand Registration or a previous registration in which Registrable Securities were included pursuant to Section 3. The Corporation may postpone, for up to 60 days from the date of the request, the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration or suspend the use of a prospectus that is part of a Shelf Registration Statement for up to 60 days from the date of the Suspension Notice (as defined below) and therefore suspend sales of the Shelf Registrable Securities (such period, the “ Suspension Period ”) by providing written notice to the Holders of Registrable Securities or Shelf Registrable Securities, as applicable, if (A) the Corporation’s board of directors determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Corporation or any Subsidiary to engage in any material acquisition of assets or stock (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any material merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization or other transaction involving the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (B) upon advice of counsel, the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement would require disclosure of MNPI not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (C) either (x) the Corporation has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction or (y) disclosure of such MNPI would have a material adverse effect on the Corporation or the Corporation’s ability to consummate such transaction; provided that in such event, the Holders shall be entitled to withdraw such request for a Demand Registration or underwritten Shelf Offering and the Corporation shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering. The Corporation may delay a Demand Registration hereunder only once in any twelve-month period, except with the consent of each Controlling Holder. The Corporation also may extend the Suspension Period with the consent of each Controlling Holder.

(ii) In the case of an event that causes the Corporation to suspend the use of a Shelf Registration Statement as set forth in paragraph (f)(i) above or pursuant to applicable subsections of Section 5(a)(vi) (a “ Suspension Event ”), the Corporation shall give a notice to the Holders of Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Suspension Notice ”) to suspend sales of the Registrable Securities and such notice shall state generally the basis for the notice and that such suspension shall continue only for so long as the Suspension Event or its effect is continuing. If the basis of such suspension is nondisclosure of MNPI, the Corporation shall not be required to disclose the subject matter of such MNPI to Holders. A Holder shall not effect any sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the

 

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Corporation and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice (as defined below). Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the Suspension Notice and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Suspension Notice without the prior written consent of the Corporation or until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Holders may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) following further written notice to such effect (an “ End of Suspension Notice ”) from the Corporation, which End of Suspension Notice shall be given by the Corporation to the Holders and their counsel, if any, promptly following the conclusion of any Suspension Event; provided that in no event shall an End of Suspension Notice be given after the end of the Suspension Period unless with the consent of each Controlling Holder.

(iii) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Corporation gives a Suspension Notice with respect to any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(f) , the Corporation agrees that it shall (A) extend the period of time during which such Shelf Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from the date of receipt by the Holders of the Suspension Notice to and including the date of receipt by the Holders of the End of Suspension Notice, and (B) provide copies of any supplemented or amended prospectus necessary to resume sales, with respect to each Suspension Event; provided that such period of time shall not be extended beyond the date that there are no longer Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement.

(g) Selection of Underwriters . Controlling Holder(s) initiating any Demand Registration representing a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering (including assignment of titles), subject to the Corporation’s approval not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If any Shelf Offering is an Underwritten Takedown, the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten Takedown shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering relating to such Shelf Offering (including assignment of titles), subject to the Corporation’s approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(h) Fulfillment of Registration Obligations . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a registration requested pursuant to this Section 2 shall not be deemed to have been effected: (i) if the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Long-Form Registration by the initiating Controlling Holder is cut back by the managing underwriters pursuant to Section 2(e) by more than twenty percent (20%); (ii) if the registration statement is withdrawn without becoming effective in accordance with Section 2(f) or otherwise without the consent of the initiating Controlling Holder; (iii) if after it has become effective such registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority for any reason other than a misrepresentation or an omission by the Holder making such Demand Registration, or an Affiliate of such Holder (other than the Corporation and its controlled Affiliates), and, as a result thereof, the Registrable Securities requested to be registered cannot be completely distributed in

 

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accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in the related registration statement; (iv) if the registration does not contemplate an underwritten offering, if it does not remain effective for at least 180 days (or such shorter period as will terminate when all securities covered by such registration statement have been sold or withdrawn); or if such registration statement contemplates an underwritten offering, if it does not remain effective for at least 180 days plus such longer period as, in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters, a prospectus is required by applicable law to be delivered in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer; or (v) in the event of an underwritten offering, if the conditions to closing (including any condition relating to an overallotment option) specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such registration are not satisfied or waived other than by reason of some wrongful act or omission by the Holder that made the Demand Registration, or an Affiliate of such Holder.

(i) Other Registration Rights . The Corporation represents and warrants that it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting registration rights to any other Person with respect to any securities of the Corporation. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not grant to any Persons the right to request the Corporation or any Subsidiary to register any Capital Stock of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written consent of the applicable Controlling Holder.

Section 3. Piggyback Registrations .

(a) Right to Piggyback . Following the IPO, whenever the Corporation proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than (i) pursuant to a Demand Registration, (ii) in connection with registrations on Form S-4 or S-8 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or similar forms or (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 Registrable Securities) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “ Piggyback Registration ”), the Corporation shall give prompt written notice to all Holders who hold Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such Piggyback Registration and, subject to the terms of Section 3(c) , shall include in such Piggyback Registration (and in all related registrations or qualifications under blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Corporation has received written requests for inclusion therein within fifteen days after delivery of the Corporation’s notice.

(b) Piggyback Expenses . The Registration Expenses of the Holders shall be paid by the Corporation in all Piggyback Registrations, whether or not any such registration became effective.

(c) Priority on Primary Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Corporation, and the managing underwriters advise the Corporation in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Corporation shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Corporation

 

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proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder that such Holder of Registrable Securities shall have requested to be included therein, and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.

(d) Selection of Underwriters . If any Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering, the selection of investment banker(s) and manager(s) for the offering shall be at the election of the Corporation (in the case of a primary registration) or at the election of the holders of other Corporation securities requesting such registration (in the case of a secondary registration); provided that Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Piggyback Registration may request that one or more investment banker(s) or manager(s) be included in such offering (such request not to be binding on the Corporation or such other initiating holders of Corporation securities).

(e) Right to Terminate Registration . The Corporation shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 3 whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Corporation in accordance with Section 6 .

Section 4. Lock-Up Agreements . In connection with the IPO, each Controlling Holder, Funko International, LLC and Fundamental Capital, LLC (each a “ Lock-Up Party ”) has entered into a customary lock-up agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives (the “ Representatives ”) of the several underwriters, pursuant to which each Lock-Up Party has agreed to certain restrictions relating to the shares of Capital Stock and certain other securities held by them (collectively, the “ Lock-Up Restrictions ”) during the period ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus issued in connection with the IPO (such period, the “ Lock-Up Period ”). In the event that the Representatives consent to the release from the Lock-Up Restrictions of any shares of Capital Stock (or other securities) held by a Lock-Up Party (any such party, the “ Released Party ,” and any shares of Capital Stock or other securities so released, the “ Released Shares ”), such Released Party hereby agrees not to sell or otherwise dispose of any Released Shares unless the same percentage of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock held by each other Lock-Up Party (assuming the exchange of all membership interests of the Company for a corresponding number of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the LLC Agreement) as is equal to the percentage of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Released Party represented by the Released Shares (assuming the exchange of all membership interests of the Company for a corresponding number of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the LLC Agreement) is immediately and fully released from any Lock-Up Restrictions on the same terms as the Released Shares. The Corporation may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Capital Stock and other securities subject to the Lock-Up Restrictions until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

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Section 5. Registration Procedures .

(a) Whenever the Holders have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement or have initiated a Shelf Offering, (x) such Holders shall, if applicable, cause such Registrable Securities to be exchanged into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement prior to sale of such Registrable Securities and (y) the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Corporation shall as expeditiously as possible:

(i) in accordance with the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (subject to the availability of required financial information) a registration statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses, with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective (provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Corporation shall furnish to the counsel selected by the Controlling Holder(s) initiating a Demand Registration or, in all other cases, the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel);

(ii) notify each holder of Registrable Securities of (A) the issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (B) the receipt by the Corporation or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (C) the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder;

(iii) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period ending when all of the securities covered by such registration statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement (but in any event not before the expiration of any longer period required under the Securities Act or, if such registration statement relates to an underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;

(iv) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities thereunder such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), each Free Writing Prospectus and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

 

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(v) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Corporation shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph, (B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (C) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction);

(vi) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities (A) promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the date and time when such registration statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a prospectus or supplement to any prospectus relating to a registration statement has been filed and when any registration or qualification has become effective under a state securities or blue sky law or any exemption thereunder has been obtained, (B) promptly after receipt thereof, of any request by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the amendment or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional information and (C) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, subject to Section 2(f) , at the request of any such seller, the Corporation shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

(vii) use reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on a securities exchange and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market markers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with FINRA;

(viii) use reasonable efforts to provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

(ix) enter into and perform such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or reorganization);

 

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(x) make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Corporation as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Corporation’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;

(xi) take all reasonable actions to ensure that any Free-Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration hereunder complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related prospectus, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(xii) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of the Corporation’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158;

(xiii) to the extent that a Holder, in its sole and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter of any Registrable Securities or a controlling person of the Corporation, permit such Holder to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and allow such Holder to provide language for insertion therein, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation, which in the reasonable judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included;

(xiv) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or the issuance of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any Class A Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction use reasonable efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;

(xv) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(xvi) cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter, or agent, if any, or such Holders may request;

 

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(xvii) cooperate with each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

(xviii) use its reasonable best efforts to make available the executive officers of the Corporation to participate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and any underwriters in any “road shows” or other selling efforts that may be reasonably requested by the Holders in connection with the methods of distribution for the Registrable Securities;

(xix) in the case of any underwritten Public Offering, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain one or more cold comfort letters from the Corporation’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold reasonably request;

(xx) in the case of any underwritten Public Offering, use its reasonable best efforts to provide a legal opinion of the Corporation’s outside counsel, dated the closing date of the Public Offering, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature, which opinion shall be addressed to the underwriters and the Holders of such Registrable Securities being sold;

(xxi) if the Corporation files an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to remain a WKSI (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)) during the period during which such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective;

(xxii) if the Corporation does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and

(xxiii) if the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three (3) years, at the end of the third year, file a new Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities, and, if at any time when the Corporation is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status the Corporation determines that it is not a WKSI, use its reasonable efforts to refile the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and, if such form is not available, Form S-1 and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration statement is required to be kept effective.

 

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(b) Any officer of the Corporation who is a Holder agrees that if and for so long as he or she is employed by the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof, he or she shall participate fully in the sale process in a manner customary and reasonable for persons in like positions and consistent with his or her other duties with the Corporation and in accordance with applicable law, including the preparation of the registration statement and the preparation and presentation of any road shows.

(c) The Corporation may require each Holder requesting, or electing to participate in, any registration to furnish the Corporation such information regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Corporation may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

(d) If the Original Equity Owner Parties or any of their respective Affiliates seek to effectuate an in-kind distribution of all or part of their respective Registrable Securities to their respective direct or indirect equityholders, the Corporation shall, subject to any applicable lock-ups, work with the foregoing persons to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested and such distributees shall have the right to become a party to this Agreement by the joinder in the form of Exhibit A hereto and thereby have all of the rights of such Original Equity Owner Parties under this Agreement, other than the Demand Registration rights of a Controlling Holder.

Section 6. Registration Expenses .

(a) The Corporation’s Obligation . All expenses incident to the Corporation’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Corporation and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Corporation) (all such expenses being herein called “ Registration Expenses ”), shall be borne as provided in this Agreement, except that the Corporation shall, in any event, pay its 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 or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed. Each Person that sells securities pursuant to a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration hereunder shall bear and pay all underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the securities sold for such Person’s account.

(b) Counsel Fees and Disbursements . In connection with each Demand Registration, each Piggyback Registration and each Shelf Offering, the Corporation shall reimburse the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one law firm (as selected by the Controlling Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities of all Controlling Holders included in such registration, or if no Registrable Securities of any Controlling Holders are included in such registration, by Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration) engaged to represent such Holders in connection with such registration.

 

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Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) By the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder, such Holder’s officers, directors, managers, employees, partners, stockholders, members, trustees, Affiliates, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (the “ Holder Indemnified Parties ”) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including with respect to actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, and including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, based upon or related to any of the following statements, omissions or violations (each a “ Violation ”) by the Corporation: (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (A) any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or (B) any application or other document or communication (in this Section 7 , collectively called an “ application ”) executed by or on behalf of the Corporation or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Corporation filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify any securities covered by such registration under the securities laws thereof, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Corporation and relating to action or inaction required of the Corporation in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance. In addition, the Corporation will reimburse such Holder Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such losses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such losses result from, arise out of, are based upon, or relate to an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished in writing to the Corporation by such Holder Indemnified Party expressly for use therein or by such Holder Indemnified Party’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Corporation has furnished such Holder Indemnified Party with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Corporation shall indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors, and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holder Indemnified Parties.

(b) By Each Holder . In connection with any registration statement in which a Holder is participating, each such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation in writing such information and affidavits as the Corporation reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Corporation, its officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls the Corporation (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission

 

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of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each Holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

(c) Claim Procedure . Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder only to the extent such failure has prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties shall have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration if such Holders are indemnified parties, at the expense of the indemnifying party.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to, or is insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party or is otherwise unenforceable with respect to any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution shall be limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if the contribution pursuant to this Section 7(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account such equitable considerations. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses

 

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reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending against any action or claim which is the subject hereof. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(t) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Release . No indemnifying party shall, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7 , an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any amounts paid in settlement of any loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the indemnifying party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(f) Non-exclusive Remedy; Survival . The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

Section 8. Underwritten Registrations .

(a) Participation . No Person may participate in any Public Offering hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to any over-allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the underwriters; provided that no Holder shall be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities such Holder has requested to include) and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, custody agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Each Holder shall execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Corporation and the lead managing underwriter(s) that are consistent with such Holder’s obligations under Section 4 , Section 5 and this Section 8(a) or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. To the extent that any such agreement is entered into pursuant to, and consistent with, Section 4 and this Section 8(a) , the respective rights and obligations created under such agreement shall supersede the respective rights and obligations of the Holders, the Corporation and the underwriters created pursuant to this Section 8(a) .

(b) Price and Underwriting Discounts . In the case of an underwritten Demand Registration or Underwritten Takedown requested by Holders pursuant to this Agreement, the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms of the related underwriting agreement for the Registrable Securities shall be determined by the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such underwritten offering.

 

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(c) Suspended Distributions . Each Person that is participating in any registration under this Agreement, upon receipt of any notice from the Corporation of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 5(a)(vi)(B) or (C) , shall immediately discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement until such Person’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by Section 5(a)(vi) . In the event the Corporation has given any such notice, the applicable time period set forth in Section 5(a)(iii) during which a Registration Statement is to remain effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to this Section 8(c) to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 5(a)(vi) .

Section 9. Additional Parties; Joinder . Subject to the prior written consent of each Controlling Holder, the Corporation may make any Person who acquires Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire Class A Common Stock from the Corporation after the date hereof (including without limitation any Person who acquires Common Units) a party to this Agreement (each such Person, an “ Additional Holder ”) and to succeed to all of the rights and obligations of a Holder under this Agreement by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Additional Holder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “ Joinder ”). Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Class A Common Stock of the Corporation acquired by such Additional Holder or issuable upon redemption or exchange of Common Units acquired by such Additional Holder (the “ Acquired Common ”) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein, such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to the Acquired Common, and the Corporation shall add such Additional Holder’s name and address to the Schedule of Holders and circulate such information to the parties to this Agreement.

Section 10. Rule 144 . At all times after the Corporation has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the requirements of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Corporation shall file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, including (i) instructing the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities to remove restrictive legends from any Registrable Securities sold pursuant to Rule 144 (to the extent such removal is permitted under Rule 144 and other applicable law), and (ii) cooperating with the Holder of such Registrable Securities to facilitate the transfer of such securities through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, in such amounts and credited to such accounts as such Holder may request (or, if applicable, the preparation and delivery of certificates representing such securities, in such denominations and registered in such names as such Holder may request), all to the extent required to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144. Upon request, the Corporation shall deliver to any Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

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Section 11. Subsidiary Public Offering . If, after an initial Public Offering of the Capital Stock of one of its Subsidiaries (including the Company), the Corporation distributes securities of such Subsidiary to its equityholders, then the rights and obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to such Subsidiary, and the Corporation shall cause such Subsidiary to comply with such Subsidiary’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 12. Transfer of Registrable Securities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except in the case of (i) a transfer to the Corporation, (ii) a transfer by any Original Equity Owner Party or any of its Affiliates to its respective equityholders, (iii) a Public Offering, (iv) a sale pursuant to Rule 144 after the completion of the IPO or (v) a transfer in connection with a sale of the Corporation, prior to transferring any Registrable Securities to any Person (including, without limitation, by operation of law), the transferring Holder shall cause the prospective transferee to execute and deliver to the Corporation a Joinder agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Any transfer or attempted transfer of any Registrable Securities in violation of any provision of this Agreement shall be void, and the Corporation shall not record such transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee of such Registrable Securities as the owner thereof for any purpose.

Section 13. MNPI Provisions .

(a) Each Holder acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement that require communications by the Corporation or other Holders to such Holder may result in such Holder and its Representatives (as defined below) acquiring MNPI (which may include, solely by way of illustration, the fact that an offering of the Corporation’s securities is pending or the number of Corporation securities or the identity of the selling Holders).

(b) Each Holder agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such MNPI and, to the extent such Holder is not a natural person, such confidential treatment shall be in accordance with procedures adopted by it in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Holder (“ Policies ”); provided that a holder may deliver or disclose MNPI to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, affiliates and financial and other advisors (collectively, the “ Representatives ”), but solely to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to its evaluation of exercise of its rights under this Agreement and the sale of any Registrable Securities in connection with the subject of the notice, (ii) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Holder, (iii) any Person if necessary to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Holder, (iv) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, or (v) in connection with any litigation to which such Holder is a party; provided further , that in the case of clause (i) , the recipients of such MNPI are subject to the Policies or agree to hold confidential the MNPI in a manner substantially consistent with the terms of Section 13 and that in the case of clauses (ii)  through (v) , such disclosure is required by law and such Holder shall promptly notify the Corporation of such disclosure to the extent such Holder is legally permitted to give such notice.

(c) Each Holder shall have the right, at any time and from time to time (including after receiving information regarding any potential Public Offering), to elect to not receive any notice that the Corporation or any other Holders otherwise are required to deliver pursuant to this Agreement by delivering to the Corporation a written statement signed by such Holder that it does not want to receive any notices hereunder (an “ Opt-Out Request ”); in which case and

 

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notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement the Corporation and other Holders shall not be required to, and shall not, deliver any notice or other information required to be provided to Holders hereunder to the extent that the Corporation or such other Holders reasonably expect would result in a Holder acquiring MNPI. An Opt-Out Request may state a date on which it expires or, if no such date is specified, shall remain in effect indefinitely. A Holder who previously has given the Corporation an Opt-Out Request may revoke such request at any time, and there shall be no limit on the ability of a Holder to issue and revoke subsequent Opt-Out Requests; provided that each Holder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the administrative burden on the Corporation arising in connection with any such Opt-Out Requests.

Section 14. General Provisions .

(a) Amendments and Waivers . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, terminated or waived only with the prior written consent of the Corporation and each Controlling Holder; provided that no such amendment, modification, termination or waiver that would materially and adversely affect a Holder in a manner materially different than any other Holder ( provided that the accession by Additional Holders to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 shall not be deemed to adversely affect any Holder), shall be effective against such Holder without the consent of such Holder that is materially and adversely affected thereby. The failure or delay of any Person to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such Person thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. A waiver or consent to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by that Person of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Person of the same or any other obligations of that Person under this Agreement.

(b) Remedies . The parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that a breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm and money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any such breach and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing hereunder, any party shall be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or regulation in any jurisdiction, such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

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(d) Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

(e) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Corporation and its successors and assigns and the Holders and their respective successors and assigns (whether so expressed or not). In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit Holders are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent or successor Holder.

(f) Notices . Any notice, demand or other communication to be given under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient but; if not, then on the next Business Day, (iii) one Business Day after it is sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iv) three Business Days after it is mailed to the recipient by first class mail, return receipt requested. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the Corporation at the address specified below and to any Original Equity Owner Party or to any other party subject to this Agreement at such address as indicated on the Schedule of Holders, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any party may change such party’s address for receipt of notice by providing prior written notice of the change to the sending party as provided herein. The Corporation’s address is:

Funko, Inc.

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Attn: General Counsel

With a copy to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.

Facsimile:

or to such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

(g) Business Days . If any time period for giving notice or taking action hereunder expires on a day that is not a Business Day, the time period shall automatically be extended to the immediately following Business Day.

 

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(h) Governing Law . The corporate law of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues and questions concerning the relative rights of the Corporation and its stockholders. All other issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

(i) MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(j) CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY U.S. REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS TO WHICH IT HAS SUBMITTED TO JURISDICTION IN THIS PARAGRAPH. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND HEREBY AND THEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

(k) No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Corporation and each Holder agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement, shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

 

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(l) Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.

(m) No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signature of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(o) Electronic Delivery . This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

(p) Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Holder shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(q) No Inconsistent Agreements . The Corporation shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

FUNKO, INC.
By:    
Name:   Brian Mariotti
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


ACON FUNKO INVESTORS, L.L.C.
By: ACON Funko Manager, L.L.C.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


FUNKO INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


FUNDAMENTAL CAPITAL, LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


Brian Mariotti
By:    

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


ACON FUNKO INVESTORS HOLDINGS 1, L.L.C.

By: ACON Funko Manager, L.L.C.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

ACON FUNKO INVESTORS HOLDINGS 2, L.L.C.

By: ACON Funko Manager, L.L.C.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

ACON FUNKO INVESTORS HOLDINGS 3, L.L.C.

By: ACON Funko Manager, L.L.C.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


The Jon P. and Trishawn P. Kipp Children’s Trust uad 5/31/14
By:    

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


Tracy Daw
By:    

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


Russell Nickel
By:    

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


Andrew Perlmutter
By:    

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]


SCHEDULE OF HOLDERS

 

Holder

  

Controlling

Holder?

  

Continuing Equity

Owner Party/

Former Equity Owner

ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C.    Yes    Continuing Equity Owner Party
ACON Funko Investors Holdings 1, L.L.C.    Yes    Former Equity Owner
ACON Funko Investors Holdings 2, L.L.C.    Yes    Former Equity Owner
ACON Funko Investors Holdings 3, L.L.C.    Yes    Former Equity Owner
Funko International, LLC    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
Fundamental Capital, LLC    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
Tracy Daw    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
The Jon P. and Trishawn P. Kipp Children’s Trust uad 5/31/14    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
Brian Mariotti    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
Russell Nickel    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party
Andrew Perlmutter    No    Continuing Equity Owner Party


EXHIBIT A

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER

The undersigned is executing and delivering this Joinder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [•], 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), among Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and the other person named as parties therein.

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Corporation, and upon acceptance hereof by the Corporation upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s shares of Class A Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein. The Corporation is directed to add the address below the undersigned’s signature on this Joinder to the Schedule of Holders attached to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the              day of                 , 20    .

 

     

Signature of Stockholder

     

Print Name of Stockholder
Its:
Address:  

 

 

 

 

Agreed and Accepted as of
                , 20    
Funko, Inc.
By:    
Name:  
Its:  

Exhibit 10.11

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of October 12, 2017, to the Financing Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Financing Agreement ”), by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Ultimate Parent ” or the “ Buyer ”), as the initial borrower, and immediately upon consummation of the Funko Acquisition (as defined in the Financing Agreement), Funko Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ” or “ Funko Holdings ”), Funko, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (“ Funko ”) and Loungefly, LLC, a California limited liability company (“ Loungefly ”), and Loungefly, together with the Ultimate Parent, the Parent, Funko and each other Person that executes a Joinder Agreement (as defined in the Financing Agreement) and becomes a “Borrower” thereunder, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a “ Guarantor ” on the signature pages thereto (together with each other Person that executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a “Guarantor” thereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as defined in the Financing Agreement), each a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Cerberus ”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), and PNC Bank, National Association (“ PNC ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “ Agent ” and collectively, the “ Agents ”).

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders make certain changes to the Financing Agreement and the Lenders are willing to make such modifications, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions . Any capitalized term used herein and not defined shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Financing Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

2. Amendments . The Financing Agreement is hereby amended:

(a) (i) to delete the red or green stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: stricken text and stricken text ); and (ii) to add the blue or green double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: double-underlined text and double-underlined text ), in each case, as set forth in the marked copy of the Financing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes;

(b) to include as an Exhibit to the Financing Agreement the Funko IPO LLC Agreement (as defined in the Financing Agreement as amended hereby) attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and

(c) to include as an Exhibit to the Financing Agreement the Tax Receivable Agreement (as defined in the Financing Agreement as amended hereby) attached hereto as Exhibit C .

3. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment . This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction in full or waiver by all Lenders of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied being herein called the “ Amendment Effective Date ”):


(a) Amendment . Each Agent shall have received this Amendment fully executed by the Loan Parties and the Lenders.

(b) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents . All proceedings in connection with this Amendment, and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be satisfactory to the Lenders, and each Agent shall have received all such information or certified or other copies of such documents as any Lender may reasonably request.

(c) Representations and Warranties; No Default . (i) All representations and warranties contained in the Financing Agreement, in Section 4 hereof and in the other Loan Documents in effect on the Amendment Effective Date shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

(d) Expenses . The Agents shall have received payment of all fees and expenses which are due and payable as of the Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Financing Agreement.

4. Representations and Warranties . Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default . The representations and warranties herein, in Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf of the Loan Parties to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document on or immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such earlier date), and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

(b) Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, and to execute and deliver this Amendment, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified and be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Authorization, Etc. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of this Amendment and each other Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, and the performance by it of the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene any Requirement of Law in any material respect or any of its Governing Documents or any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties.

(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents . This Amendment, the Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by principles of equity.

(e) Governmental Approvals . No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party.

(f) Continued Effectiveness of Financing Agreement . Each Loan Party hereby (a) confirms and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Amendment Effective Date each reference in the Financing Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement, and each reference in any other Loan Document to “the Financing Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (b) confirms and agrees that to the extent that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Collateral Agent or any Lender, or to grant to the Collateral Agent or any Lender a Lien on any collateral as security for the Obligations of such Loan Party from time to time existing in respect of the Financing Agreement and the Loan Documents, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of a Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

(g) Reaffirmation . Each Loan Party hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Loan Party hereby further ratifies and reaffirms the validity and enforceability of all of the Liens and security interests heretofore granted, pursuant to and in connection with the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, to Collateral Agent, as collateral security for the obligations under the Loan Documents in accordance with their respective terms, and acknowledges that all of such Liens and security interests, and all Collateral heretofore pledged as security for such obligations, continue to be and remain collateral for such obligations from and after the date hereof.

5. No Other Waivers . Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall (a) be construed to imply a willingness on the part of the Agents or the Lenders to grant any similar or other future waiver or amendment of any of the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (b) in any way prejudice, impair or effect any rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders under the Financing Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

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6. Miscellaneous .

(a) This Amendment 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 shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment, but upon the request of an Agent the parties shall deliver original executed copies of the Amendment.

(b) Section and paragraph headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

(c) This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York .

(d) Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment constitutes a “Loan Document” under the Financing Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an Event of Default under the Financing Agreement, as and when provided in Section 9.01 of the Financing Agreement, if (i) any representation or warranty made by a Loan Party under or in connection with this Amendment shall have been untrue, false or misleading in any material respect when made, or (ii) a Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Amendment. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agents or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents, except as expressly provided herein.

(e) Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (a) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any claim or cause of action against any Agent or any Lender (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants of any of the foregoing) and (b) the Agents and the Lenders have heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of their obligations to the Loan Parties, and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agents and the Lenders wish (and the Loan Parties agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of their rights, interests, security and/or remedies. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each Loan Party (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “ Releasors ”) does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge the Agents and the Lenders, together with their respective Affiliates and Related Funds, and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and consultants of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of any Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any Loan Party, or the making of any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or other advances or the Collateral. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by any Releasor against any Released Party or of any facts or acts or omissions of any Released Party which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Releasor against any Released Party which would not be released hereby.

 

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(f) This Amendment, together with the other Loan Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(g) The Borrowers agree to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other related agreements, instruments and documents.

(h) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE REVISIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWERS :
FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By:    /s/ Russell Nickel
  Name: Russell Nickel
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

FUNKO HOLDINGS LLC
By:    /s/ Russell Nickel
  Name: Russell Nickel
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

FUNKO, LLC
By:    /s/ Russell Nickel
  Name: Russell Nickel
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

LOUNGEFLY, LLC
By:    /s/ Russell Nickel
  Name: Russell Nickel
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


COLLATERAL AGENT :
CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC
By:    /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER :
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:   /s/ Brandon Schmoyer
  Name: Brandon Schmoyer
  Title: Vice President

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


LENDERS :
CERBERUS ASRS FUNDING LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS AUS LEVERED HOLDINGS LP
By: CAL I GP Holdings LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS AUS LEVERED II LP
By: CAL II GP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS FSBA LEVERED LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS ICQ LEVERED LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


CERBERUS ICQ LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By: Cerberus ICQ Levered Opportunities GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS ICQ OFFSHORE LEVERED LP
By: Cerberus ICQ Offshore GP LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS KRS LEVERED LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XV L.P.
By: Cerberus ICQ GP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XVI LP
By: Cerberus PSERS GP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XVII LTD.
By: Cerberus ASRS Holdings LLC, its attorney-in-fact
  /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Duly Authorized Signatory
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XVIII L.P.
By: Cerberus LFGP XVIII, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS LOAN FUNDING XIX L.P.
By: Cerberus LFGP XIX, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS N-1 FUNDING LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS ND CREDIT HOLDINGS LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


CERBERUS OFFSHORE LEVERED III LP
By: COL III GP Inc.
Its: General Partner
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS ONSHORE LEVERED III LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS PSERS LEVERED LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

CERBERUS REDWOOD LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND A, L.P.
By:    /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS REDWOOD LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND B, L.P.
By:    /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

CERBERUS SWC LEVERED II LLC
By:   /s/ Daniel Wolf
  Name: Daniel Wolf
  Title: Vice President

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES III CLO LP
By: FCO III CLO GP LLC, its General Partner
By:    /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES V CLO LIMITED
By: FCO V CLO CM LLC, its Collateral Manager
By:    /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES VII CLO LIMITED
By: FCO VII CLO CM LLC, its Collateral Manager
By:    /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES VI CLO LIMITED
By: FCO VI CLO CM LLC, its Collateral Manager
By:    /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias
  Name: Constantine M. Dakolias
  Title: President

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT A

[See attached Redline of Financing Agreement]


EXHIBIT B

[See attached Funko IPO LLC Agreement]

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT C

[See attached Tax Receivables Agreement]

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO

FINANCING AGREEMENT


EXECUTION VERSION

Incorporating Amendment No. 6

FINANCING AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 30, 2015

by and among

FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,

as Ultimate Parent and a Borrower ,

FUNKO HOLDINGS LLC,

as Parent and a Borrower,

FUNKO, LLC

as a Borrower,

EACH OF THE GUARANTORS (AS DEFINED HEREIN),

as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

as Lenders,

CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC,

as Collateral Agent,

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Administrative Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02

  Terms Generally      59  

Section 1.03

  Certain Matters of Construction      60  

Section 1.04

  Accounting and Other Terms      61  

Section 1.05

  Time References; Notices      61  

Section 1.06

  Effectiveness of the Borrowers      61  

ARTICLE II. THE LOANS

     61  

Section 2.01

  Commitments      61  

Section 2.02

  Making the Loans      62  

Section 2.03

  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      66  

Section 2.04

  Interest      67  

Section 2.05

  Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans      68  

Section 2.06

  Fees      73  

Section 2.07

  LIBOR Option      76  

Section 2.08

  Funding Losses      78  

Section 2.09

  Taxes      78  

Section 2.10

  Increased Costs and Reduced Return      82  

Section 2.11

  Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments      83  

Section 2.12

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      88  
ARTICLE III. LETTERS OF CREDIT      89  

Section 3.01

  Letters of Credit      89  

Section 3.02

  Issuance of Letters of Credit      89  

Section 3.03

  Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit      91  

Section 3.04

  Disbursements, Reimbursement      91  

Section 3.05

  Repayment of Participation Revolving Loans      93  

Section 3.06

  Documentation      93  

Section 3.07

  Determination to Honor Drawing Request      93  

Section 3.08

  Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations      93  

Section 3.09

  Indemnity      95  

Section 3.10

  Liability for Acts and Omissions      95  
ARTICLE IV. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS; JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF                         BORROWERS      97  

Section 4.01

  Payments; Computations and Statements      97  

Section 4.02

  Sharing of Payments      98  

Section 4.03

  Apportionment of Payments      99  

Section 4.04

  Defaulting Lenders      100  

Section 4.05

  Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers      101  

 

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ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS TO LOANS      103  

Section 5.01

  Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness      103  

Section 5.02

  Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit      107  

Section 5.03

  Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness      107  
ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      108  

Section 6.01

  Representations and Warranties      108  
ARTICLE VII. COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES      118  

Section 7.01

  Affirmative Covenants      118  

Section 7.02

  Negative Covenants      129  

Section 7.03

  Financial Covenants      139  
ARTICLE VIII. MANAGEMENT, COLLECTION AND STATUS OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER COLLATERAL      140  

Section 8.01

  Collection of Accounts Receivable; Management of Collateral      140  

Section 8.02

  Covenant Re-Dating; Pledge of Credit      142  

Section 8.03

  Collateral Custodian      142  
ARTICLE IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT      142  

Section 9.01

  Events of Default      142  
ARTICLE X. AGENTS      146  

Section 10.01

  Appointment      146  

Section 10.02

  Rights, Exculpation, Etc.      147  

Section 10.03

  Reliance      148  

Section 10.04

  Indemnification      149  

Section 10.05

  Agents Individually      149  

Section 10.06

  Successor Agent      149  

Section 10.07

  Collateral Matters      150  

Section 10.08

  Agency for Perfection      150  

Section 10.09

  No Reliance on any Agent’s Customer Identification Program      152  

Section 10.10

  No Third Party Beneficiaries      153  

Section 10.11

  No Fiduciary Relationship      153  

Section 10.12

  Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers      153  

Section 10.13

  Conduct of business by the Lenders and Agents      154  
ARTICLE XI. GUARANTY      155  

Section 11.01

  Guaranty      155  

Section 11.02

  Guaranty Absolute      155  

Section 11.03

  Waiver      156  

Section 11.04

  Continuing Guaranty; Assignments      157  

Section 11.05

  Subrogation      157  
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS      158  

Section 12.01

  Notices, Etc.      158  

Section 12.02

  Amendments, Etc.      160  

Section 12.03

  No Waiver; Remedies, Etc.      162  

 

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Section 12.04

  Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys’ Fees      163  

Section 12.05

  Right of Set-off      164  

Section 12.06

  Severability      165  

Section 12.07

  Assignments and Participations      165  

Section 12.08

  Counterparts      168  

Section 12.09

  GOVERNING LAW      169  

Section 12.10

  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE      169  

Section 12.11

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.      170  

Section 12.12

  [Reserved].      170  

Section 12.13

  No Party Deemed Drafter      170  

Section 12.14

  Reinstatement; Certain Payments      170  

Section 12.15

  [Intentionally Omitted]      170  

Section 12.16

  Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages      171  

Section 12.17

  Administrative Borrowers      172  

Section 12.18

  Records      173  

Section 12.19

  Binding Effect      173  

Section 12.20

  Interest      173  

Section 12.21

  Confidentiality      174  

Section 12.22

  Public Disclosure      175  

Section 12.23

  Integration      175  

Section 12.24

  USA PATRIOT Act      175  

Section 12.25

  Keepwell      175  

 

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SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule 1.01(A)

   Lenders and Lenders’ Commitments

Schedule 1.01(B)

   Security Documents

Schedule 6.01(e)

   Capitalization; Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.01(f)

   Litigation; Commercial Tort Claims

Schedule 6.01(g)

   Material Indebtedness

Schedule 6.01(i)

   ERISA

Schedule 6.01(l)

   Nature of Business

Schedule 6.01(o)

   Real Property

Schedule 6.01(r)

   Environmental Matters

Schedule 6.01(s)

   Insurance

Schedule 6.01(v)

   Bank Accounts

Schedule 6.01(w)

   Intellectual Property

Schedule 6.01(x)

   Material Contracts

Schedule 6.01(cc)

  

Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Organizational ID Number;

Chief Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; FEIN

Schedule 6.01(dd)

   Collateral Locations

Schedule 6.01(ee)

   Inventory Locations

Schedule 7.02(a)

   Existing Liens

Schedule 7.02(b)

   Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.02(e)

   Existing Investments

Schedule 7.02(k)

   Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions

Schedule 8.01

   Cash Management Accounts

 

Exhibit A

   Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B

   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit C

   Form of Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit D

   Form of LIBOR Notice

Exhibit E

   Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

Exhibit F

   Form of Letter of Credit Application

 

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FINANCING AGREEMENT

Financing Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015 by and among Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Ultimate Parent ” or the “ Buyer ”), as the initial borrower, and immediately upon consummation of the Funko Acquisition (as hereinafter defined) Funko Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ” or “ Funko Holdings ”) and Funko, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (“ Funko ”, and Funko, together with the Ultimate Parent, the Parent and each other Person that executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a “Borrower” hereunder, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a “ Guarantor ” on the signature pages hereto (together with each other Person that executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a “Guarantor” hereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), each a “ Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”), Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Cerberus ”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), and PNC Bank, National Association (“ PNC ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “ Agent ” and collectively, the “ Agents ”).

RECITALS

Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the Buyer has agreed to acquire the Parent.

The Borrowers have asked the Lenders to extend credit consisting of (a) a Term Loan (as hereinafter defined) to be extended to the Borrowers in the aggregate principal amount of $175,000,000, and (b) a revolving credit facility extended to the Borrowers in an amount of up to $50,000,000, which will include a $3,000,000 subfacility for the issuance of letters of credit. The proceeds of the term loans and the loans made under the revolving credit facilities shall be used to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Funko Acquisition (as defined below), for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Loan Parties, to refinance certain existing indebtedness, to pay fees and expenses related to this Agreement, and to fund a working capital adjustment in connection with the Funko Acquisition, if any. The letters of credit will be used for general working capital purposes. The Lenders are severally, and not jointly, willing to extend such credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

In consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

Section 1.01 Definitions . 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:

“Account Debtor” means each debtor, customer or obligor in any way obligated on or in connection with any Account Receivable.

 

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Account Receivable ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all accounts (as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) and any and all rights of such Person to payment for goods sold and/or services rendered, including accounts, general intangibles and any and all such rights evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or documents, whether due or to become due and whether or not earned by performance, and whether now or hereafter acquired or arising in the future, and any proceeds arising therefrom or relating thereto.

Acon Investors ” means ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and each other Person that becomes a lender of Acon Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to an Acon Subordinated Note, and executes a joinder to the Acon Notes Subordination Agreement.

Acon Subordinated Indebtedness ” shall mean the debt obligations of the Ultimate Parent to Acon Investors under the Acon Subordinated Notes, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 (plus any interest paid in kind in accordance with the Acon Subordinated Notes).

Acon Subordinated Indebtedness Permitted Payments ” means (a) regularly scheduled payments in kind (and not in cash) of interest on the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with the Acon Subordinated Notes, (b) after the fifth anniversary of an Acon Subordinated Note, AHYDO payments on the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6 of such Acon Subordinated Note, (c) cash payments of principal (including capitalized interest and accrued interest on such principal amount subject to payment) after a Qualified Initial Public Offering, using the proceeds of such Qualified Initial Public Offering, and (d) voluntary cash prepayments of principal (including capitalized interest and accrued interest on such principal amount subject to payment) and cash payments of regularly scheduled interest on the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness; provided, that such payments shall only be permitted to be paid if: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from such prepayment, (ii) Availability would not be less than $15,000,000 immediately after giving effect to such payment and (iii) the Loan Parties shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the covenants set forth in Section 7.03 hereof, recomputed for the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered (or are required to have been delivered) under Section 7.01(a)(i) hereof.

Acon Subordinated Notes ” means each Subordinated Promissory Note by Ultimate Parent in favor of an Acon Investor, each in substantially the same form as that certain Subordinated Promissory Note, dated as of June 26, 2017, by Ultimate Parent in favor of ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as each of the foregoing may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with the terms of the Subordination Agreement.

 

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Acon Notes Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, by and between Collateral Agent and each Acon Investor, as acknowledged by the Borrowers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with the terms thereof.

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person whose assets or Equity Interests are acquired by a Loan Party in a Permitted Acquisition; provided that (x) such Indebtedness was in existence prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition and (y) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Liens on the assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party except for Permitted Liens.

Acquisition ” means the acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all of the Equity Interests of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any Person.

Acquisition Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015 by and among (i) Funko Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as the purchaser, (ii) Funko, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, as the company, (iii) Funko Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the parent, and (iv) Funko International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Jon P. and Trishawn P. Kipp Children’s Trust, Brian Mariotti and Shannon Mariotti, a married couple resident in                         , GLAD Funko Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation, GAIN Funko Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of the additional sellers identified on Exhibit A attached thereto, as amended or otherwise modified in a manner permitted hereunder.

Acquisition Assets ” means all of the property and assets (tangible and intangible) proposed to be purchased by the Buyer pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

Acquisition Documents ” means the Acquisition Agreement and all other operative agreements related thereto or executed in connection therewith.

Action ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.12.

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means an account at a bank designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which the Loan Parties shall make all payments to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Administrative Borrower ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.17.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Agent or any Lender be considered an “Affiliate” of any Loan Party.

 

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Agent ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Agent Advances ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.08(a).

Agreement ” means this Financing Agreement, including all amendments, restatements, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to the Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative.

Agreement Among Lenders ” means the Agreement Among Lenders, dated as of the date hereof, among the Revolving Loan Lenders, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Lenders, on the other hand, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms thereof.

Amendment No. 1 ” means Amendment No. 1 to Financing Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, by and among the Agents, the Lenders and the Loan Parties.

Amendment No. 1 Effective Date ” means the “Amendment Effective Date” as defined in Amendment No. 1.

Amendment No. 3 ” means Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2017, by and among the Agents, the Lenders and the Loan Parties.

Amendment No. 3 Effective Date ” means the “Amendment Effective Date” as defined in Amendment No. 3.

Amendment No. 4 ” means Amendment No. 4 to Financing Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, by and among the Agents, the Lenders and the Loan Parties.

Amendment No. 5 ” means Amendment No. 5 to Financing Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2017, by and among the Agents, the Lenders and the Loan Parties.

Amendment No. 5 Effective Date ” means the “Amendment Effective Date” as defined in Amendment No. 5.

Amendment No. 6 ” means Amendment No. 6 to Financing Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2017, by and among the Agents, the Lenders and the Loan Parties.

Amendment No. 6 Effective Date ” means October 12, 2017.

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” shall mean any Laws relating to, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering or bribery, and any regulation, order, or directive promulgated, issued or enforced pursuant to such Laws, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time, including, without limitation, (i) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (i.e., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), as amended, and regulations

 

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promulgated thereunder, (ii) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iii) the USA PATRIOT Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iv) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), (v) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and implementing regulations by the United States Department of the Treasury, (vi) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing of terrorist activities ( e.g ., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), or (vii) any similar laws enacted in the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Applicable Prepayment Premium ” means, as of any date of determination, whether before or after an Event of Default or acceleration and to the extent applicable, (x) with respect to the Term Loan A and the Revolving Credit Commitments, an amount equal to (a) during the period of time from and after the Effective Date up to the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 2.00% times the sum of (i) the amount of any permanent reduction or termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment on such date (or, in the case of a termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the total amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment immediately prior to such termination) plus (ii) the principal amount of any prepayment of the Term Loan A on such date, (b) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 1.00% times the sum of (i) the amount of any permanent reduction or termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment on such date (or, in the case of a termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the total amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment immediately prior to such termination) plus (ii) the principal amount of any prepayment of the Term Loan A on such date, and (c) thereafter, zero, and (y) with respect to the Term Loan B, an amount equal to (a) during the period of time from and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date up to the date that is the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, an amount equal to 2.00% times the principal amount of any prepayment of the Term Loan B on such date, (b) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, an amount equal to 1.00% times the principal amount of any prepayment of the Term Loan B on such date, and (c) thereafter, zero.

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Collateral Agent, in accordance with Section 12.07 hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or such other form acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Authorized Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, vice president-controller, treasurer or vice president of such Person.

 

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Availability ” means, as of any date of determination, the result of (a) the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base (as determined pursuant to the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate) and (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans plus (ii) all Letter of Credit Obligations plus (iii) all outstanding fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 which have been invoiced to Borrower (to the extent required under Section 4.01) prior to the date on which the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate has been delivered but not yet paid, minus (c) all of the Loan Parties’ accounts payable for which ninety (90) days or more have elapsed from the applicable invoice due date (as determined pursuant to the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate).

Available Equity Proceeds ” means the cumulative net cash proceeds of any issuances of Qualified Equity Interests (other than Permitted Cure Stock) after the Effective Date, as such amount may be reduced to reflect application pursuant to clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition, clause (p) of the definition of Permitted Investments or clause (i) of the definition of Capital Expenditures.

Bank ” means PNC, its successors or any other bank designated by the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Borrower from time to time.

Bank Product Agreements ” means those certain cash management service agreements entered into from time to time between Borrowers, on the one hand, and an Agent or a Lender or its Affiliates, on the other hand, in connection with any of the Bank Products, including, without limitation, any Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement.

Bank Product Provider ” means any Agent or Lender or Affiliate thereof that provides Bank Products to any Loan Party.

Bank Product Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by Borrowers to any Agent or Lender or its Affiliates pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that Borrowers, as applicable, are obligated to reimburse to Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to such Person pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Bank Product Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

Bank Product Reserve ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of reserves that the Administrative Agent has established (based upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable determination of the credit exposure in respect of the then extant Bank Products) in respect of Bank Product Obligations under Bank Products then provided or outstanding, but only to the extent that such reserves are taken with respect to Bank Product Obligations which exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that, in order to qualify as a Bank Product Reserve, such reserve must be established on or substantially contemporaneous with the date that the applicable Bank Product is provided.

 

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Bank Products ” means any service or facility extended to the Borrowers by any Lender or its Affiliates including: (i) credit cards, (ii) credit card processing services, (iii) debit cards and stored value cards, (iv) purchase cards and commercial cards, (v) ACH transactions, (vi) cash management and treasury management services and products, including without limitation controlled disbursement, accounts or services, lockboxes, automated clearinghouse transactions, overdrafts, interstate depository network services, or (vii) Lender-Provided Hedge Agreements and other foreign exchange or “FX” cash management products.

Bankruptcy Code ” means (i) the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq .), as amended, and any successor statute and (ii) such other applicable rules, laws or statutes of any Government Authority or court of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, 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, as amended and in effect from time to time, and any successor rule, law or statute.

Blocked Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(ii).

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Board of Directors ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, (c) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of directors of such company or the sole member or the managing member thereof, and (d) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

Book Value ” means, with respect to any Inventory of any Person, the lower of (a) cost (as reflected in the general ledger of such Person before customary reserves established by such Person in good faith and in accordance with GAAP) and (b) market value, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP calculated on a first-in first-out basis.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Borrowing Base ” means, at any time, an amount equal to (1) the lesser of (A) the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount and (B) the sum of (i) the lesser of (x) seventy percent (70%) of the Book Value of Eligible Inventory of the Borrowers at such time and (y) eighty-five percent (85%) times the most recently determined Net Liquidation Percentage times the Book Value of the Eligible Inventory of the Borrowers at such time, plus (ii) the lesser of (x) ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount, (y) seventy percent (70%) of the Book Value of Eligible In-Transit Inventory of the Borrowers at such time, and (z) eighty-five percent (85%) times the most recently determined Net Liquidation Percentage times the Book Value of Eligible In-Transit Inventory of the Borrowers at such time, plus (iii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Domestic Accounts Receivable of the Borrowers at such time, plus (iv) the lesser of (x) twenty percent (20%) of the then-existing

 

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Maximum Revolving Loan Amount and (y) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Foreign Accounts Receivable of the Borrower at such time, plus (v) the lesser of (x) thirty percent (30%) of the then existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount, (y) seventy percent (70%) of the Book Value of Eligible Special Inventory of the Borrowers at such time, and (z) eighty-five percent (85%) times the most recently determined Net Liquidation Percentage times the Book Value of the Eligible Special Inventory of the Borrowers at such time, plus (vi) the Special Advance Amount, minus (2) the aggregate amount of Reserves established by the Administrative Agent at such time.

Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower and setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base in compliance with Section 7.01(a)(vi), substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

Business Day ” means (a) for all purposes other than as described in clause (b) below, any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or New York City, (b) with respect to the borrowing, payment or continuation of, or determination of interest rate on, LIBOR Rate Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) above and on which dealings in Dollars may be carried on in the interbank eurodollar markets in New York City and London.

Buyer ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of the aggregate of all 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, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed and including all Capitalized Lease Obligations paid or payable during such period; provided , however , that the following shall not constitute Capital Expenditures: (i) expenditures to the extent that they are financed with the Available Equity Proceeds, (ii) expenditures to the extent that they are made with the proceeds of Reinvestment Eligible Funds, (iii) expenditures to the extent that they are made by the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to effect leasehold improvements to any property leased by such Person as lessee, to the extent that such expenses have been reimbursed in cash by the landlord that is not a Loan Party, (iv) expenditures to the extent that they are actually paid for by a third party (excluding any Loan Party) and for which no Loan Party has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or monetary obligation to such third party or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period), and (v) property, plant and equipment taken in settlement of accounts.

Capitalized Lease ” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of real or personal property by such Person as lessee which is (a) required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person or (b) a transaction of a type commonly known as a “synthetic lease” ( i.e. , a lease transaction that is treated as an operating lease for accounting purposes but with respect to which payments of rent are intended to be treated as payments of principal and interest on a loan for Federal income tax purposes).

 

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Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateralize ” means to deliver to the Administrative Agent an amount in the applicable currency in which any Letter of Credit is denominated (whether in cash or in the form of a backstop letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and issued by a U.S. commercial bank reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) equal to 105% of the sum of (a) the maximum aggregate amount available for drawing under any outstanding Letter of Credit plus the aggregate amount of all unreimbursed payments and disbursements under such Letter of Credit which have not been converted to Revolving Loans plus (b) the amount of unpaid Letter of Credit Fees then accrued. Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. Without limiting the generality of any other grant of Liens in any Loan Document, each Loan Party hereby grants to Administrative Agent a continuing and first priority security interest in all Cash Collateral delivered to Administrative Agent to secure all Letter of Credit Obligations and/or Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations, as applicable.

Cash Equivalents ” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s; (c) certificates of deposit maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000; (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody’s or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; and (g) in the case of Investments by a foreign Subsidiary, investments/instruments corresponding to and with equivalent quality to investments/instruments described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) available in and/or guaranteed by the equivalent Governmental Authorities in the country in which such foreign Subsidiary is located.

Cash Management Accounts ” means the bank accounts of each Loan Party (other than (a) accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Loan Party’s employees, (b) any account over which the grant of a Cash Management Agreement is legally prohibited or which constitute cash collateral in respect of a Permitted Lien and (c) any account with an average daily balance during any month no greater than $50,000 (provided that the aggregate average daily balance during any month in all such accounts is less than $200,000).

 

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Cash Management Agreement ” means a deposit account control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, by and among a Loan Party, the Collateral Agent and a Cash Management Bank with respect to each Cash Management Account.

Cash Management Bank ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01(a).

Cerberus ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

CEA ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.§1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

CFC ” means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the IRC).

CFTC ” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Change of Control ” means each occurrence of any of the following:

(a) prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Permitted Holders cease beneficially and of record to own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting and economic power of the Equity Interests of the Ultimate Parent;

(b) after the occurrence of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Permitted Holders is or shall at any time become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% (measured on a fully diluted basis) of the voting power of the Equity Interests of the Public Holdco;

(c) prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, during any period of two consecutive years following the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Ultimate Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company of which Ultimate Parent is a wholly-owned

 

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Subsidiary) (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the members of the Ultimate Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company of which Ultimate Parent is a wholly-owned Subsidiary) was approved by a vote of at least a majority the directors or managers of the Ultimate Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company of which Ultimate Parent is a wholly-owned Subsidiary) then still in office who were either directors or managers at the beginning of such period, or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by the Board of Directors) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Ultimate Parent (or its direct or indirect ultimate parent holding company);

(d) prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Ultimate Parent shall cease to have beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 100% of the aggregate voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of each other Loan Party (other than in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(c)), free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens (but excluding any Permitted Liens not arising under the Loan Documents that are consensual or contractual Liens);

(e) after the occurrence of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, the failure of the Public Holdco to be the sole direct or indirect managing member of Ultimate Parent; or

(f) a “Change of Control” (or any comparable term or provision) under or with respect to any Disqualified Equity Interests or the Subordinated Indebtedness of the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Collateral ” means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person as security for all or any part of the Obligations.

Collateral Agent ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Collateral Assignment ” means the Collateral Assignment of Acquisition Documents, dated as of the date hereof, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by the Buyer in favor of the Collateral Agent.

Collections ” means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds).

Commitments ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and Term Loan A-1 Commitment.

Consolidated Adjusted Working Capital ” means at any date the excess of (i) Consolidated Current Assets (excluding (a) deferred tax assets and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents classified as such in accordance with GAAP) over (ii) Consolidated Current Liabilities (excluding (a) deferred tax liabilities and (b) the current portion of any Consolidated Funded Indebtedness); provided however that Consolidated Adjusted Working Capital shall be calculated without giving effect to any Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities acquired or assumed in any Permitted Acquisition consummated during the applicable period to the extent financed with Indebtedness, Equity Issuances of Parent, or Reinvestment Eligible Funds.

 

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Consolidated Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Interest Expense that has been paid or is payable in cash during such period, other than (without duplication and to the extent, but only to the extent, included in the determination of Consolidated Net Interest Expense for such period in accordance with GAAP and paid in cash for such period): (i) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance fees, (ii) any fees (including underwriting fees) and expenses paid in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition or the consummation or proposed consummation of any Permitted Acquisition), (iii) any payments made to obtain Hedging Agreements and (iv) any agent or collateral monitoring fees paid or required to be paid pursuant to any Loan Document.

Consolidated Current Assets ” means at any date the consolidated current assets of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries determined as of such date.

Consolidated Current Liabilities ” means at any date, without duplication, (i) the consolidated current liabilities of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries plus (ii) all guaranty obligations of Ultimate Parent or any consolidated Subsidiary of Ultimate Parent in respect of the current liabilities of any Person (other than Ultimate Parent or a consolidated Subsidiary of Ultimate Parent), determined as of such date.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) Consolidated Net Income plus (b) without duplication, the sum of the following amounts to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period: (i) Consolidated Net Interest Expense, (ii) income tax expense minus any income tax benefit recorded (but only to the extent such result is a positive number), (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, (v) Permitted Management Fees paid or accrued by such Person or its Subsidiaries to any of its Affiliates during such period, (vi) fees and expenses for third party professionals, agents and advisors and other transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Acquisition contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, the Loan Documents, Permitted Acquisitions (whether or not consummated) and any initial public offering (whether or not consummated) after the Effective Date (including (A) in connection with the closing of the Acquisition contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, fees payable to the Permitted Holders and their Affiliates in an aggregate amount not to exceed $11,700,000, and consent fees payable to third party licensors and lessors in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,500,000; provided that the amount of such fees and expenses are actually incurred within 180 days of the Effective Date, and (B) any other Permitted Acquisitions (whether or not consummated) after the Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of such fees and expenses under this subclause (B) does not exceed $2,000,000 in any Fiscal Year), (vii) non-cash compensation expense (including deferred non-cash compensation expense), or other non-cash expenses or charges, arising from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests, the granting of stock options, and similar arrangements, (viii) all other non-cash, non-recurring charges (other than any such non-cash expenses or charges that represent an accrual or reserve for future cash expenses or charges or a write-down or write-off of current assets (other than as a result of the application of purchase accounting)), including, without limitation, non-cash exchange, translation, or performance losses relating to any hedging transactions or foreign

 

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currency fluctuation, non-cash charges in respect of earnouts, non-cash mark-to-market expenses relating to any Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder, non-cash stock or equity compensation and non-cash charges associated with any write-off of deferred amortization costs, (ix) non-recurring cash charges resulting from severance, consulting, advisory and other similar transition expenses, stay or sign on bonuses, retirement of debt, restructuring, consolidation, transition integration and other similar adjustments made as a result of Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments (including facility start-up costs and pursuit and broken deal costs in respect of acquisitions and investments); provided, that the amounts added back pursuant to this clause (ix) and clause (x) shall not in the aggregate exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such clauses), (x) pro forma cost savings and synergies (net of actual amounts realized) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investments that are identifiable, factually supported and validated by an independent third party financial analysis and expected to occur within the next twelve (12) months based on specifically identifiable actions which have been taken or will be taken; provided, that the amounts added back pursuant to this clause (x) and clause (ix) shall not in the aggregate exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such clauses), (xi) any charges associated with the Funko Earnout or the Underground Toys Earnout, (xii) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, cash proceeds of business interruption insurance received during such period and the proceeds of any indemnification payments received from third parties for items to the extent such items reduced Consolidated Net Income, (xiii) Pro Forma EBITDA from Permitted Acquisitions supported by a quality of earnings report or a certified analysis of the CFO of the Borrower, in either case the results of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (xiv) expenses in respect of compensation (including payroll taxes) paid to any member of management in lieu of not exercising options in respect of equity in the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) to the extent such compensation is limited to such member’s pro rata share of the distributions to be funded with the proceeds of the First Amendment Term Loan or the Term Loan B, (xv) non-cash expenses due to a step-up of inventory value required as a result of the Acquisition and any Permitted Acquisition, (xvi) fees in connection with obtaining and the maintenance of ratings by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, (xvii) expenses for such period incurred in connection with Amendment No. 6, and (xviii) Public Company Expenses for such Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating the Senior Leverage Ratio only, (x) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, Consolidated EBITDA shall be equal to $16,242,000, and (y) for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, Consolidated EBITDA shall be equal to $24,019,000.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness of the type described in clause (g) of the definition of Indebtedness, any Indebtedness that is cash collateralized, any obligations in relation to Funko Preferred Earnout Equity and any contingent earnouts and similar obligations to the extent not due and payable, including the Underground Toys Earnout and the Funko Earnouts, except in the case of any Funko Earnout that is due and payable, in which case the amount of such obligation that is expected to be funded through an Equity Issuance by Ultimate Parent (including the issuance of the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity) shall be excluded from Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to the extent such amount is supported by a written notification from ACON that a capital call was made for such amount (other than in connection with the issuance of Funko Earnout Preferred Equity)) of such Person and its Subsidiaries,

 

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determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, in any event, with respect to the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans, the Letter of Credit Obligations and all Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Loan Obligations and Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date shall be calculated on such date based on the average daily balance thereof during the applicable trailing twelve month test period ending on such date.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP, but excluding from the determination of Consolidated Net Income (without duplication) (a) any extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses or gains or losses from Dispositions, (b) non-cash restructuring charges and (c) effects of discontinued operations.

Consolidated Net Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total interest expense of such Person for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized including, without limitation, any Installment Waiver Fees, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, interest capitalized during construction, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments under Capitalized Leases (regardless of whether accounted for as interest expense under GAAP), all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances and net costs (included in interest expense) in respect of Hedging Agreements, in each case determined (i) on a consolidated basis for such period, net of all interest income and (ii) net of amounts paid or payable and/or received or receivable under Hedging Agreements in respect of interest rates.

Consolidating Information ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(a)(iii) hereof.

Contingent Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, capitalized leases or dividends (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement, (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include any product warranties extended in the ordinary course

 

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of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.

Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Covered Entity ” means (a) each Borrower, each of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, all Guarantors and all pledgors of Collateral and (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of a Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise.

Current Value ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(o).

Daily LIBOR Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (i) the Published Rate by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage.

Debtor Relief Law ” means the Bankruptcy Code and any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

Default ” means an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 4.04(d), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within 2 Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within 2 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a

 

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Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within 3 Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, subject to Section 4.04(d), upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Administrative Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender.

Dilution ” means a percentage, reasonably determined by Administrative Agent based upon the experience of the immediately prior ninety (90) days that is the result of dividing the amount of (a) discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other similar items that are granted in the ordinary course of business with respect to the Borrowers’ Accounts Receivable during such period, by (b) the Borrowers’ billings with respect to Accounts Receivable during such period.

Dilution Reserve ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts Receivable of the Borrowers, by one (1) percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of five percent (5.0%); provided that the Dilution Reserve shall be calculated without regard to co-op advertising expenses and discounts for advertising expenses that are otherwise taken into account in determining the net amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable and/or other Reserves.

Disposition ” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case, whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash, securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person, excluding any sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date at the option of any Person other than a Loan Party, (c) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect either (i) prior to Payment in Full of all Obligations or (ii) prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date or (d) provides for scheduled payments or the payment of cash dividends or distributions prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date.

Document ” shall have the meaning given to the term “document” in the Uniform Commercial Code.

Dollar ,” “ Dollars ” and the symbol “ $ ” each means lawful money of the United States of America.

Dollar Equivalent ” means at any time (i) as to any amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof at such time, and (ii) as to any amount denominated in any other currency, the equivalent amount in Dollars calculated by the Administrative Agent in good faith at such time using the Exchange Rate in effect on the Business Day of determination.

Domestic In-Transit Inventory ” shall mean Inventory of a Borrower that is in transit from a location inside the United States to any location of a Loan Party within the United States.

Drawing Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(b).

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01.

Effectiveness Date ” means the date indicated in a document or agreement to be the date on which such document or agreement becomes effective, or, if there is no such indication, the date of execution of such document or agreement.

Eligibility Date ” means, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor and each Swap, the date on which this Agreement or any other Loan Document becomes effective with respect to such Swap (for the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Date shall be the Effectiveness Date of such Swap if this Agreement or any other Loan Document is then in effect with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor, and otherwise it shall be the Effectiveness Date of this Agreement and/or such other Loan Document(s) to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party)

 

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Eligible Accounts Receivable ” means the Accounts Receivable of a Borrower that, meet all of the following specifications:

(a) delivery of the merchandise or the rendition of the services has been completed with respect to such Account Receivable;

(b) no return, rejection, repossession or dispute has occurred with respect to such Account Receivable, the Account Debtor has not asserted any setoff, defense or counterclaim with respect to such Account Receivable, and there has not occurred any extension of the time for payment with respect to such Account Receivable without the consent of the Administrative Agent, provided that, in the case of any dispute, setoff, defense or counterclaim with respect to an Account Receivable, the portion of such Account Receivable not subject to such dispute, setoff, defense or counterclaim will not be ineligible solely by reason of this clause (b);

(c) such Account Receivable is subject to a first priority perfected and enforceable security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties and is lawfully owned by a Borrower free and clear of any Lien other than in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Secured Parties and otherwise continues to be in conformity in all material respects with all representations and warranties made by a Borrower to the Agents and the Lenders with respect thereto in the Loan Documents, and such Borrower has the right to grant Liens on such Account Receivable;

(d) such Account Receivable (i) is not evidenced by a promissory note, chattel paper, bill of sale or any other instrument or other document in respect of which the perfection or priority of the security interest of the Collateral Agent in such document would be enhanced or ensured by possession under applicable law unless the original of such document is in the possession of the Collateral Agent and contains all necessary endorsements in favor of the Collateral Agent, and (ii) is unconditionally payable in Dollars or, in case of Account Debtors located in Canada, Dollars or Canadian Dollars (converting such Canadian Account Receivable into the Dollar Equivalent thereof as of the date of the delivery of each applicable Borrowing Base Certificate);

(e) if such Account Receivable (x) has selling terms of net 30 days or less, then no more than 60 days have elapsed from the invoice due date or no more than 90 days have elapsed from the invoice date and (y) has selling terms of greater than net 30 days, then no more than 60 days have elapsed from the invoice due date or no more than 120 days have elapsed from the invoice date;

(f) such Account Receivable is not due from an Affiliate of a Borrower;

(g) such Account Receivable does not constitute an obligation of the federal government of the United States (or any other Untied States federal Governmental Authority) which is either (x) eligible for assignment under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (unless, if applicable, all steps required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, including notice to the United States Government under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act have been duly taken in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) or (y) otherwise subject to an enforceable restriction on the assignment thereof under federal Law that would pre-empt the provisions of Section 9-406 of the Uniform Commercial Code (unless all necessary steps have been taken to comply with such restrictions on assignment), except for any such Accounts Receivable the net invoice amount of which does not exceed, individually as to any such Account Receivable or in the aggregate as to all such Accounts Receivable, $1,000,000 at any one time;

 

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(h) [intentionally omitted];

(i) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account Receivable is not also a supplier to or creditor of a Borrower, unless such Account Debtor has executed a no-offset letter reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(j) with respect to the Account Debtor for such Account Receivable, not more than 50% of the aggregate amount of all Accounts Receivable of such Account Debtor are excluded on the basis of the aging requirements set forth in clause (e) above;

(k) the sale to the Account Debtor is not on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by chattel paper,

(l) [intentionally omitted];

(m) the Account Debtor on the Account Receivable is not a Blocked Person;

(n) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account Receivable (i) has not filed a petition for bankruptcy or any other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) has not failed, suspended business operations, become insolvent or called a meeting of its creditors or otherwise commenced action under any assignment for the benefit of creditor statute, (iii) has not had or suffered to be appointed a receiver or a trustee for all or a significant portion of its assets or affairs or (iv) in the case of an Account Debtor who is an individual, is not an employee of a Borrower or any of its Affiliates and has not died or been declared incompetent; and

(o) the Administrative Agent is, and continues to be, satisfied with the credit standing of the Account Debtor in relation to the amount of credit extended, either with respect to such Account Debtor overall and/or specifically with respect to any foreign offices of such Account Debtor, and the Administrative Agent believes, in its Permitted Discretion, that the prospect of collection of such Account Receivable is not impaired for any reason.

The Administrative Agent reserves the right, at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, that if any Account Receivable at any time ceases to be an Eligible Account Receivable (other than by means of clause (e) or (j) above) and Administrative Agent becomes aware of such fact, then Administrative Agent may, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, exclude such Account Receivable from the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (provided that any such exclusion pursuant to this sentence shall not be effective for the purposes of the definition of Availability). In the event that (i) any Borrower shall acquire any new assets pursuant to an Acquisition or (ii) a new Borrower is added as a party to this Agreement under any circumstance, no such Accounts Receivable acquired in such Acquisition or belonging to such new Borrower shall, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, be Eligible Accounts Receivable for any purpose hereunder until Administrative Agent shall have completed a Field Survey and Audit with respect to such assets/new Borrower (it being understood that the Administrative Agent has approved the inclusion of Accounts Receivable acquired pursuant to the Loungefly Acquisition that otherwise constitute Eligible Accounts Receivable hereunder notwithstanding that a Field Survey and Audit with respect thereto may not be completed).

 

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Eligible Contract Participant ” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and regulations thereunder.

Eligible Customs Broker ” shall mean Radiant Customs Services Inc. or another customs broker that has its principal assets and principal place of business in the United States and which is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and with which Collateral Agent has entered into a freight forwarder agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

Eligible Domestic Accounts Receivable ” means any Eligible Accounts Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in Canada or the United States.

Eligible Foreign Accounts Receivable ” means any Eligible Accounts Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is located outside of Canada or the United States.

Eligible Domestic In-Transit Inventory ” shall mean Inventory that would be Eligible Inventory but for the fact that it is Domestic In-Transit Inventory, but only if: (a) such Domestic In-Transit Inventory has been paid for by Borrowers or Administrative Agent has otherwise satisfied itself that a final sale of such Inventory to the applicable Borrower has occurred and title has passed to such Borrower; (b) no default exists under any agreement in effect between the vendor of such Inventory and such Borrower that would permit such vendor under any applicable Law (including the Uniform Commercial Code) to divert, reclaim, reroute, or stop shipment of such Inventory; and (c) such Domestic In-Transit Inventory is fully insured in such amounts, with such insurance companies and subject to such deductibles as are satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and in respect of which Collateral Agent has been named as lender loss payee.

Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory ” shall mean raw materials and finished goods Inventory that would be Eligible Inventory but for the fact that it is Foreign In-Transit Inventory, but only if: (a) such Foreign In-Transit Inventory is the subject of a Negotiable Document that designates Collateral Agent as the consignee; (b) such Foreign In-Transit Inventory has been paid for by Borrowers or Administrative Agent has otherwise satisfied itself that a final sale of such Inventory to the applicable Borrower has occurred and title has passed to such Borrower; (c) Administrative Agent has received assurances satisfactory to it that all of the original Documents evidencing such Foreign In-Transit Inventory (all of which Documents shall be Negotiable Documents) have been issued by the applicable carrier and have been forwarded to an Eligible Customs Broker (and, if such Documents are not actually received by an Eligible Customs Broker within ten (10) days after the sending thereof, such Foreign In-Transit Inventory shall thereupon cease to be Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory), or, if required by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, all of such original Documents are in the possession, in the United States, of Administrative Agent or an Eligible Customs Broker (as specified by Administrative Agent); (d) [reserved]; (e) such Foreign In-Transit Inventory is fully insured by marine cargo or other similar insurance, in such amounts, with such

 

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insurance companies and subject to such deductibles as are satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in respect of which Collateral Agent has been named as lender loss payee; and (f) Agents have received an executed freight forwarder agreement with respect to such Inventory from an Eligible Customs Broker; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided for in the foregoing, during the period of the first 90 days after the Effective Date, no Foreign In-Transit Inventory shall be excluded from Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory due to the fact that the applicable customs broker has not yet become an Eligible Customs Broker by entering into an acceptable freight forwarder agreement with Collateral Agent that is acceptable to Administrative Agent; and also provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, Administrative Agent may from time to time, acting in its Permitted Discretion, treat Foreign In-Transit Inventory that otherwise meets the requirements of this definition as Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory regardless of the fact that such Foreign In-Transit Inventory is not the subject of Negotiable Documents and that therefore no such Negotiable Documents have been issued or delivered to the applicable Eligible Customs Broker with respect to such Foreign In-Transit Inventory, but only if and so long as Administrative Agent is satisfied in its Permitted Discretion that conducting such in-transit Inventory transactions without the issuance of Negotiable Documents (x) is in the ordinary course of business of both Borrowers and the applicable Eligible Customs Broker and (y) will not jeopardize the perfection or priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the applicable Foreign In-Transit Inventory.

Eligible In-Transit Inventory ” means all Eligible Domestic In-Transit Inventory and Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory.

Eligible Inventory ” means all Inventory of a Borrower that meets all of the following specifications:

(a) such Inventory is subject to a first priority perfected and enforceable security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Secured Parties and is lawfully owned by a Loan Party free and clear of any existing Lien other than in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Secured Parties and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all representations and warranties made by a Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders with respect thereto in the Loan Documents;

(b) such Inventory is not held on consignment and may be lawfully sold;

(c) a Borrower has the right to grant Liens on such Inventory;

(d) such Inventory arose or was acquired in the ordinary course of the business of a Borrower and does not represent damaged or unsalable goods;

(e) no Account Receivable or document of title has been created or issued by Borrowers with respect to such Inventory, and such Inventory (excluding In-Transit Inventory) is not subject to any document of title;

(f) subject to clause (j) below, such Inventory is located in one of the locations in the continental United States listed on Schedule 6.01(ee) or such other locations as notified to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time;

 

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(g) if such Inventory consists of finished goods Inventory sold under a licensed trademark or if such Inventory contains or uses a medium subject to a copyright (i) the Collateral Agent shall have entered into a waiver letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with the licensor with respect to the rights of the Collateral Agent to use the licensed trademark or copyright to sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory or (ii) the Administrative Agent shall otherwise be satisfied, in its Permitted Discretion (it being understood and agreed that such discretion shall be exercised in a manner that is consistent with the methodology applied in determining Eligible Inventory on the Effective Date), that the Collateral Agent has rights to sell or dispose of such Inventory and such Inventory could be liquidated without assistance or interference from, or the payment of money (other than the payment of royalties and similar fees payable by the licensee connection with such sale or disposition) to, such third party (it being understood that the following aspects of a license or similar agreement shall not result in any related Inventory failing to satisfy this clause (g): any restrictions applicable to dispositions by the licensee due to the effect of any license termination provisions on the ability of the licensee to sell or dispose of such inventory that do not otherwise impose more burdensome obligations on the Collateral Agent in relation to dispositions);

(h) the Inventory is not work-in-process, supplies (other than raw materials used in the manufacture of Inventory) or packaging;

(i) subject to clause (j) below, such Inventory is located on real property owned or leased by a Loan Party or in a contract warehouse or located with a vendor (not including any consigned Inventory of any Borrower held by such vendor as consignee, which shall not be Eligible Inventory) or processor, in each such case at a location listed on Schedule 6.01(dd) or Schedule 6.01(ee) or a location of which Administrative Agent has received notice under Section 7.01(a)(v) (without regard to any exceptions to location reporting requirements thereunder), and unless such location is real property owned by a Loan Party, (1) either (x) the owner, lessor, warehouseman, vendor, processor or other bailee or third party, as the case may be shall have (within 90 days of the Effective Date, or such later date as may be permitted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) executed and delivered a written subordination, waiver or access agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, or (y) the Administrative Agent has instituted a Reserve with respect to such location (subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(m)), and (2) it is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises; and

(j) the Inventory is not In-Transit Inventory.

The Administrative Agent reserves the right, at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, that if any Inventory at any time ceases to be Eligible Inventory or Eligible In-Transit Inventory, and Administrative Agent becomes aware of such fact, then Administrative Agent may, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, exclude such Inventory from the calculation of the Borrowing Base (provided that any such exclusion pursuant to this sentence shall not be effective for the purposes of the definition of Availability). In the event that (i) any Borrower shall acquire any new assets pursuant to an Acquisition or (ii) a new Borrower is added as a party to this Agreement under any circumstance, no such Inventory acquired in such Acquisition or belonging to such new Borrower shall, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, be Eligible Inventory or Eligible In-Transit Inventory for any purpose hereunder until Administrative Agent shall have completed a Field Survey and Audit with respect to such assets/new Borrower.

 

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Eligible Special Inventory ” means any Inventory of the Borrower that does not constitute Eligible Inventory or Eligible In-Transit Inventory solely as a result of restrictions or requirements contained in any license or similar agreement relating to such Inventory where the effect of such restrictions or requirements is to cause the requirements of clauses (a), (c) or (g) of the definition of Eligible Inventory to not be satisfied.

Employee Plan ” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA and maintained (or that was maintained at any time during the six (6) calendar years preceding the date of any borrowing hereunder) for employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Environmental Actions ” means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any Person or Governmental Authority involving violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest; (b) from adjoining properties or businesses; or (c) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.

Environmental Laws ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq .), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq .), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq .), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq .) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other present or future federal, state, local or foreign statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other government restrictions relating to the protection of the environment or the Release, deposit or migration of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.

Environmental Liabilities and Costs ” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any environmental condition or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (i) any property presently or formerly owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Environmental Lien ” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

Equipment ” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), and includes machinery, machine tools, motors, furniture, furnishings, vehicles (including motor vehicles), computer hardware, tools, parts, and goods (other than consumer goods, farm products, Inventory or fixtures), wherever located, including all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and improvements to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interest ” means (a) 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 (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

Equity Issuance ” means either (a) the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its Equity Interests or (b) the receipt by Ultimate Parent of any cash capital contributions.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a “controlled group” within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Event of Default ” means any of the events set forth in Section 9.01.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) proceeds from any Extraordinary Receipts received during such period to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, plus (c) the decrease, if any, in Consolidated Adjusted Working Capital during such period, less (d) the increase, if any, in Consolidated Adjusted Working Capital during such period, less (e) the sum of (i) all scheduled cash principal payments, including any make-whole, prepayment premiums or call premiums not otherwise included pursuant to clause (ii) below, of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries during such period (but, in the case of a revolving credit facility, only to the extent that the commitment thereunder is permanently reduced by the amount of such payments), (ii) all Consolidated Net Interest Expense to the extent paid or payable in cash during such period, (iii) the cash portion of Capital Expenditures made by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period (excluding Capital Expenditures to the extent financed through the incurrence of Indebtedness or through an Equity Issuance), (iv) all loan servicing fees and other similar fees in respect of Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries paid in cash during such period, to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, and such payments are permitted to be made, under this

 

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Agreement, (v) income taxes and tax distributions paid in cash by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, (vi) Permitted Management Fees described in clause (v) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA that are paid in cash during such period to the extent such payments are permitted, (vii) (A) amounts added back to Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to clauses (vi), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiii), (xvi), (xvii) and (xviii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and (B) any portion of Pro Forma EBITDA added back to Consolidated EBITDA for such period pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” that is attributable to periods prior to the consummation of the corresponding Permitted Acquisition and (viii) cash payments during such period that were paid in respect of Permitted Acquisitions, the Underground Toys Earnout, the Funko Earnout, the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity, the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness or Permitted Investments pursuant to clause (p) of the definition thereof, in each case, to the extent not financed through the incurrence of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness constituting a Revolver Credit Extension) or through an Equity Issuance.

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

Exchange Rate ” means the prevailing spot rate of exchange published by Reuters (or, if such rate is not available from Reuters, another similar publicly available source as Administrative Agent may reasonably select) for the purpose of conversion of one currency to another, at or around 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the date on which any such conversion of currency, or calculation of the Dollar Equivalent of any amount in any non-Dollar currency (or similar calculation of the foreign currency equivalent of any amount in Dollars) is to be made under this Agreement, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the context of any actual conversion by any Agent or Lender of any funds received by such Agent or Lender (including any collections on any Accounts Receivable received by any Agent of Lender) from one currency to another for the purpose of applying such funds to the Obligations, “Exchange Rate” means the spot-buying or spot-selling rate (as the case may be) rate of exchange at which such Agent or Lender is actually able to exchange the one currency for the other in the exercise of its ordinary business practices regarding foreign currency exchange.

Exchange Risk Reserve ” means, with respect to each Revolving Loan advanced or Letter of Credit issued in one currency in reliance on the value of Collateral denominated in another currency, an amount determined from time to time based on the Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loan or the Maximum Undrawn Amount of such Letter of Credit (in each case, to the extent such amount relies on the value of Collateral denominated in another currency) multiplied by the currency volatility index of the currency in which such Revolving Loan is advances or such Letter of Credit is issued as compared to the currency in which the applicable Collateral is denominated (as such currency volatility index is calculated and determined by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of its business from time to time).

Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Ultimate Parent (i) that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of stock of one or more subsidiaries described in clause (i) above, in each case that has not guaranteed or pledged any of its assets or suffered a pledge of more than 65% of its voting stock to secure, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness of

 

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the Loan Parties or (iii) any direct or indirect domestic subsidiary of a direct or indirect foreign subsidiary of the Ultimate Parent (and any direct or indirect domestic subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes if substantially all of its assets consist of the equity or indebtedness of one or more direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries).

Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities ” means, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor, each of its Swap Obligations if, and only to the extent that, all or any portion of this Agreement or any Other Document that relates to such Swap Obligation is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC, solely by virtue of such Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s failure to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision of this Agreement or any Other Document, the foregoing is subject to the following provisos: (a) if a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, this definition shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulations or order of the CFTC, solely as a result of the failure by such Borrower or Guarantor for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap; (b) if a guarantee of a Swap Obligation would cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability but the grant of a security interest would not cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability, such Swap Obligation shall constitute an Excluded Hedge Liability for purposes of the guaranty but not for purposes of the grant of the security interest; and (c) if there is more than one Borrower or Guarantor executing this Agreement or the Other Documents and a Swap Obligation would be an Excluded Hedge Liability with respect to one or more of such Persons, but not all of them, the definition of Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities with respect to each such Person shall only be deemed applicable to (i) the particular Swap Obligations that constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities with respect to such Person, and (ii) the particular Person with respect to which such Swap Obligations constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

Excluded Subsidiary ” means any (a) Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (b) Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) Subsidiary that is prohibited, but only so long as such Subsidiary would be prohibited, by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on (but not incurred in anticipation of) the date such Subsidiary is acquired or organized (as long as, in the case of an acquisition of a Subsidiary, such prohibition did not arise as part of such acquisition) from guaranteeing the Obligations or that would require governmental or regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, (d) special purpose entities to the extent reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), if any, (e) not-for-profit Subsidiaries, if any, (f) captive insurance companies, or (g) Funko UK and any of its Subsidiaries.

Executive Order No. 13224 ” means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

 

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Existing Credit Facilities ” means, collectively, (a) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2013, as amended, by and among Funko and Gladstone Business Investment, LLC as successor by assignment from Gladstone Investment Corporation and Gladstone Capital Corporation as successor by assignment from Gladstone Business Loan, LLC and (b) the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2013, by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Parent and Funko.

Existing Lenders ” means the lenders and buyers, as applicable, party to the Existing Credit Facilities.

Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Extended Term Loan ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Extension Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement giving effect to the Extension Requests in accordance with Section 2.11.

Extension Election ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Extension Request ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Extraordinary Receipts ” means any cash received by the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of (a) foreign, United States, state or local tax refunds, (b) pension plan reversions, (c) judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, (d) indemnity payments and (e) any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement in relation to a Permitted Acquisition (other than the Acquisition Agreement).

Facility ” means any real property, including, without limitation, the land on which such facility is located, all buildings and other improvements thereon, all fixtures located at or used in connection with such facility, to the extent owned by any Loan Party, including any New Facility.

FASB ASC ” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FATCA ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(e).

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions arranged by Federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided , if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.

 

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Federal Funds Open Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc. (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption “OPEN” (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by Administrative Agent (an “Alternate Source”) (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided however, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the “open” rate on the immediately preceding Business Day. If and when the Federal Funds Rate changes, the rate of interest hereunder will change automatically without notice to the Borrowers, effective on the date of any such change.

Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter, dated as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, among the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

Field Survey and Audit ” means a field survey and audit of the Loan Parties and an appraisal of the Collateral performed by auditors, examiners and/or appraisers selected by the Agents.

Fifth Amendment Flow of Funds Agreement ” means a Flow of Funds Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, by and among the Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders, and the related funds flow memorandum describing the sources and uses of all cash payments in connection with Amendment No. 5.

Final Maturity Date ” means the earliest of (i) October 30, 2021, (ii) the date on which all Loans shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) the payment in full of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments.

Financial Statements ” means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the nine (9) months ended September 30, 2015, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the nine (9) months then ended.

First Amendment Term Loan ” means the term loan, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, made by the Lenders on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of the Loan Parties ending on or about March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.

Fiscal Year ” means any of the annual accounting periods of the Loan Parties ending on or about December 31 of each year.

 

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of (a) the result of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, minus (ii) the sum of (x) unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period (excluding expenditures representing the purchase price for any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted pursuant to clause (p) of the definition thereof and excluding unfinanced Capital Expenditures related to the headquarters building (not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate for all periods in which such Capital Expenditures are made) of which $1,698,000 is attributed to the Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2016, $4,855,000 is attributed to the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2017 and, as of May 31, 2017 (with the amount being increased for such Capital Expenditures made in June, 2017), $1,767,000 is attributed to the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2017), plus (y) cash income taxes paid by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period (with such cash income taxes paid being deemed to be $10,078,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2016, $15,318,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2016 and $12,900,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2017), plus (z) all Permitted Management Fees paid in cash by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to any of its Affiliates during such period, to (b) the sum of (i) all scheduled installments of principal of Indebtedness (excluding any principal payments made in relation to the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness, the Funko Earnout, the Underground Toys Earnout or any Funko Earnout Preferred Equity) of such Person and its Subsidiaries paid during such period to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in the commitments thereunder, plus (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense (excluding any such interest paid or payable in relation to the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus (iii) cash dividends or distributions paid, or the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation), by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, in respect of the Equity Interests of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than dividends or distributions (A) paid by a Loan Party to any other Loan Party, (B) constituting tax distributions (including distributions made to fund obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivables Agreement), (C) by Ultimate Parent in relation to the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity, including, without limitation, for purposes of redemptions of the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity, (D) made on or about the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.02(h)(H), (E) made on or about the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.02(h)(I), or (F) made pursuant to Section 7.02(h)(K), (L), (M) or (N)) during such period (clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii), collectively, “ Fixed Charges ”); provided, that (x) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016, Consolidated EBITDA and Fixed Charges shall be calculated for the period commencing with the Effective Date and ending on March 31, 2016, (y) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2016, Consolidated EBITDA and Fixed Charges shall be calculated for the period commencing with the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2016), and (z) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016, Consolidated EBITDA and Fixed Charges shall be calculated for the period commencing with the Effective Date and ending on September 30, 2016

Flow of Funds Agreement ” means a Flow of Funds Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, by and among the Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders, and the related funds flow memorandum describing the sources and uses of all cash payments in connection with this Agreement.

Foreign Credit Facility Arrangements ” means Indebtedness incurred by any of the Borrowers’ Subsidiaries that are organized in jurisdictions outside of the United States of America to finance their general working capital requirements pursuant to agreements with third party lenders located in the applicable jurisdictions.

 

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Foreign In-Transit Inventory ” shall mean Inventory of a Borrower that is in transit from a location outside the United States to any location of a Loan Party within the United States.

Funding Losses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08.

Funko ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Funko 2015 Earnout ” means the cash earnout to be paid to the Funko Sellers in the amount of (a) $40,000,000, contingent on the Ultimate Parent achieving at least $60,700,000 of Company EBITDA (as defined in, and calculated in accordance with, the Acquisition Agreement) for Fiscal Year 2015 and payable in 2016 after receipt of the audited financial statements for the 2015 Fiscal Year.

Funko 2016 Earnout ” means the cash earnout to be paid to the Funko Sellers in the amount of (a) $25,000,000, contingent on the Ultimate Parent achieving at least $80,000,000 of Company EBITDA (as defined in, and calculated in accordance with, the Acquisition Agreement) for Fiscal Year 2016 and payable in 2017 after receipt of the audited financial statements for the 2016 Fiscal Year. “ Funko Acquisition ” means the acquisition directly or indirectly of 100% of the voting equity interests of Parent by the Buyer pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.

Funko Acquisition ” means the acquisition directly or indirectly of 100% of the voting equity interests of Parent by the Buyer pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.

Funko Earnout ” means, collectively, the Funko 2015 Earnout and the Funko 2016 Earnout.

Funko Earnout Preferred Equity ” means SP Units (as defined in the Funko LLC Agreement) of the Ultimate Parent that are issued as a result of the non-payment of the Funko Earnout within 20 Business Days after the applicable Earnout Determination Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Funko LLC Agreement, with rights to receive priority distributions from the Ultimate Parent until the holders thereof have received aggregate distributions equal to any unpaid amounts plus an annual preferred return of 11% for the first 90 day period after issuance, 13% for the next 90 day period and 15% thereafter, accruing daily and compounding annually.

Funko IPO LLC Agreement ” means an amended and restated Funko LLC Agreement to be entered into in connection with the Qualified Initial Public Offering, substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Amendment No. 6.

Funko LLC Agreement ” means the limited liability operating agreement of Ultimate Parent, dated as of October 30, 2015, as amended prior to the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.

 

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Funko Sellers ” means the sellers under the Acquisition Agreement.

Funko Transaction Costs ” means those certain fees and expense reimbursements to the Permitted Holders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,200,000.

Funko UK ” means Funko UK, Ltd., a private limited company formed under the laws of England and Wales, which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Funko.

Funko UK Lease Guarantees ” means the guarantees provided by Funko to secure the payment obligations of Funko UK under any real property leases.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, and as applied on a consistent basis in all subsequent periods; provided that for the purpose of Section 7.03 hereof and the definitions used therein, “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements; provided , further , that if there occurs after the date of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in this Agreement, the Agents and the Administrative Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrowers after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the applicable covenants shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.

Governing Documents ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, and the operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture agreement, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization; and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.

Governmental Acts ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.09.

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, authority, division or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

 

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Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.01.

Guarantor ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Guaranty ” means (a) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto contained in ARTICLE XI hereof and (b) each other guaranty, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by any other Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders guaranteeing all or part of the Obligations.

Hazardous Material ” means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws or that is likely to cause immediately, or at some future time, harm to or have an adverse effect on, the environment or risk to human health or safety, including, without limitation, any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic substance or dangerous good which is defined or identified in any Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law; (b) petroleum and its refined products; (c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including, without limitation, corrosivity, ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (e) any raw materials, building components (including, without limitation, asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or classified as such under Environmental Laws.

Hedge Liabilities ” means the liabilities of the Borrowers under any Hedge Agreement as calculated on a marked-to-market basis in accordance with GAAP.

Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor, cross-currency swap or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements, and (without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing) specifically including any foreign exchange transaction, including spot and forward foreign currency purchases and sales, listed or over-the-counter options on foreign currencies, non-deliverable forwards and options, foreign currency swap agreements, and currency exchange rate price hedging arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

Highest Lawful Rate ” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations under laws applicable to such Agent or such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.

Holdout Lender ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).

 

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In-Transit Inventory ” shall mean Inventory of a Borrower that is in transit.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, as of any date, any Subsidiary whose total assets, as of that date, are less than $25,000, provided that total assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $100,000 as of any date.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables or other current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s and paid in accordance with historical practices of the Loan Parties (but including earnouts or similar obligations); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (d) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder may be limited to repossession or sale of such property; (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities; (g) all Hedge Liabilities; (h) all monetary obligations under any receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar financing; (i) all Contingent Obligations relating to obligations described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition; (j) all Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership of or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that such Person is not liable for such Indebtedness.

Indemnified Matters ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.16.

Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.16.

Initial Term Loan ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of any Debtor Relief Law.

Installment Waiver Fee ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.03(b)(ii).

Intercompany Subordination Agreement ” means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

 

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Interest Payment Date ” means (a) as to any Reference Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, the first day of each month, (b) as to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day which is three months after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any mandatory prepayment required pursuant to this Agreement, the date of such prepayment.

Interest Period ” means as to any LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers, the period commencing on the date such Loan is borrowed or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by the Administrative Borrower; provided that:

(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

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

(iii) the Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period for any Loan which would extend beyond the Final Maturity Date.

Interest Rate Hedging Agreements ” means each interest rate swap or similar Hedging Agreement entered into by a Loan Party with any Agent, Lender or Affiliate thereof with respect to the interest rates on the Loans or any other Permitted Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement.

Interest Rate Hedging Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by Borrowers to any Agent or Lender or its Affiliates pursuant to or evidenced by the Interest Rate Hedging Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that Borrowers, as applicable, are obligated to reimburse to Agents, any Lender or any Affiliate thereof as a result of Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Affiliate purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the interest rate swap provided to such Person pursuant to the Interest Rate Hedging Agreements. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Interest Rate Hedging Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder.

Inventory ” means, with respect to any Person, all inventory (as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) and all goods and merchandise of such Person, including, without limitation, all raw materials, work-in-process, packaging, supplies, materials and finished goods of every nature used or usable in connection with the shipping, storing, advertising or sale of such goods and merchandise, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and all such other property the sale or other disposition of which would give rise to an Account Receivable or cash.

 

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Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, (x) any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances or other extensions of credit (excluding Accounts Receivable arising in the ordinary course of business), capital contributions or acquisitions of Indebtedness (including, any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities), Equity Interests, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), (y) the purchase or ownership of any futures contract or liability for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, or (z) any investment in any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

IPO ” means the initial underwritten public offering referred to in the definition of “Qualified Initial Public Offering” in Section 1.01 hereof.

ISP98 Rules ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(b).

Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by a Subsidiary of a Loan Party made a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.01(b).

L/C Fee Rate ” means 2.50% per annum.

L/C Issuer ” means PNC or such other bank as the Administrative Agent may select in its Permitted Discretion.

Law(s) ” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, issued guidance, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award of or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, with any Governmental Authority, foreign or domestic.

Lease ” means any lease of real property to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as lessor or lessee.

Lender ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement ” means a Hedging Agreement which is provided by any Lender, Agent or any affiliate thereof. Except to the extent of any Excluded Hedge Liabilities, the Hedge Liabilities of the Borrowers to the provider of any Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement shall be “Obligations” hereunder, guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty and secured obligations under any Security Agreement and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of each of the Loan Documents. The Liens securing the Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

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Letter of Credit Application ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(a).

Letter of Credit Borrowing ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04.

Letter of Credit Fees ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(c).

Letter of Credit Guaranty ” means one or more guaranties by the Administrative Agent in favor of the L/C Issuer guaranteeing or relating to the obligations of the Borrower to the L/C Issuer under a reimbursement agreement, Letter of Credit Application or other like document in respect of any Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Obligations ” means, at any time and without duplication, the sum of (a) Reimbursement Obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the Maximum Undrawn Amount with respect to all Letters of Credit, plus (c) all amounts for which Administrative Agent may be liable to the L/C Issuer pursuant to any Letter of Credit Guaranty with respect to any Letter of Credit.

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means $3,000,000.

Letters of Credit ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.01.

LIBOR ” means for each LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers, with respect to each day during the applicable Interest Period, the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by Administrative Agent as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (a “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such LIBOR Rate Loan and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any LIBOR Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided , that, (i) with respect to the Term Loan, at no time shall LIBOR be less than 1.00% and (ii) with respect to the Revolving Loans, at no time shall LIBOR be less than 0%.

LIBOR Notice ” means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

LIBOR Option ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.07(a).

LIBOR Rate ” means, for each Interest Period for each LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards if necessary, to the next 1/100% of 1%) by dividing (i) applicable LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage; provided that such LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage; provided, further, that from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the LIBOR Rate with respect to Revolving Loans shall be the Daily LIBOR Rate.

 

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LIBOR Rate Loan ” means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

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 Capitalized Lease and any assignment, deposit arrangement intended as, or having the effect of, security.

Loan ” means the Term Loan or any Revolving Loan made by an Agent or a Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to ARTICLE II hereof.

Loan Account ” means an account maintained hereunder by the Administrative Agent on its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to the Borrowers, in which the Borrowers will be charged with all Loans made to, and all other Obligations incurred by, the Borrowers.

Loan Document ” means this Agreement, the Security Agreement, any other Security Documents, any Guaranty, any Note, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Acon Notes Subordination Agreement, Amendment No. 5, any Joinder Agreement, the Fifth Amendment Flow of Funds Agreement, the Flow of Funds Agreement, any Letter of Credit Application, any Mortgage, the Fee Letter, the Collateral Assignment, any Bank Product Agreement, and any other agreement, instrument, certificate, report and other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any Loan, any Letter of Credit Obligation or any other Obligation; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 9.1 hereof, no Interest Rate Hedging Agreement or other Bank Product Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

Loan Party ” means any Borrower and any Guarantor.

Loungefly ” means Loungefly, LLC , a California limited liability company.

Loungefly Acquisition ” means the acquisition by Funko, LLC of all of the equity interests of Loungefly pursuant to the Loungefly SPA.

Loungefly SPA ” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2017, by and among Funko, LLC, Loungefly, Inc. and the shareholders of Loungefly, Inc. party thereto, as in effect on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.

Management Agreement ” means the professional services agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among ACON Equity Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and Funko, LLC, a Washington limited liability company.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, business, assets, properties, financial condition or operating results of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to fully and timely perform any of their obligations under any Loan Document to which they are parties, (c) the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or (d) the validity, perfection or priority of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any of the Collateral; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the lack of perfection or priority of any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent solely in respect of Collateral with an aggregate value not in excess of $250,000 (valued at fair market value on Collateral other than cash) shall not be deemed a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the determination of the existence of any Material Adverse Effect shall not give effect to any consequences of actions of the Agents or any Lender under the Loan Documents.

Material Contract ” means, with respect to any Person, each contract or agreement to which such Person is a party, in respect of which a breach or termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Maximum Face Amount ” means, with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit, the face amount of such Letter of Credit including all automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether or not any such automatic increase has become effective, as such face amount or increases are amended from time to time.

Maximum Revolving Loan Amount ” means $100,000,000.

Maximum Undrawn Amount ” means, with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit that is or may become available to be drawn, including all automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether or not any such automatic increase has become effective.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to the Collateral Agent.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has contributed to, or has been obligated to contribute, at any time during the preceding six (6) years, excluding any Non-U.S. Plan.

Negotiable Document ” shall mean a Document that is “negotiable” within the meaning of Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Net Amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable ” means the aggregate unpaid invoice amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable less, without duplication, sales, excise or similar taxes, returns, discounts, chargebacks, claims, advance payments, credits and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect to such Eligible Accounts Receivable.

 

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Net Cash Proceeds ” means, (a) with respect to any Disposition by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (i) the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection with such Disposition (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement), (ii) reasonable fees (excluding management fees paid to Permitted Holder) and expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (iii) transfer taxes paid to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, and (iv) net income taxes to be paid in connection with such Disposition (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) with respect to the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable fees (excluding management fees paid to Permitted Holder) and expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (ii) transfer taxes paid by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith and (iii) net income taxes to be paid in connection therewith (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements); in each case of clause (a) and (b) to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.

Net Liquidation Percentage ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the percentage of the book value of the Borrowers’ Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Inventory net of all associated costs and expenses of such liquidation, such percentage to be as determined from time to time by an appraisal company selected by the Agents.

New Facility ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(o).

New Lending Office ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(b)(i).

Non-Qualifying Party ” means any Borrower or any Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date fails for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant.

Non-U.S. Lender ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d).

Note ” means each promissory note, if any, issued by the Borrowers to a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

 

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Obligations ” means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of each Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Bank Product Providers arising under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents, whether or not the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 9.01. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan Documents include (i) the obligation (irrespective of whether a claim therefor is allowed in an Insolvency Proceeding) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Person under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the obligation of such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Agent or any Lender (in its Permitted Discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

OFAC Sanctions Programs ” means the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC, including but not limited to, Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as it has been or shall thereafter be renewed, extended, amended, or replaced, and the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by OFAC, as such list may be amended from time to time.

Operating Lease Obligations ” means all obligations for the payment of rent for any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease, other than Capitalized Lease Obligations.

Order ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.10.

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(b).

Paid in Full ”, “ Pay in Full ” or “ Payment in Full ” means, with respect to any Obligations, (i) the payment in full in cash (or other consideration acceptable to the recipient thereof) of all such Obligations (other than (x) contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted and (y) Hedge Liabilities and Bank Product Obligations that, at the time of determination, are allowed by the Person to whom such Obligations are owing to remain outstanding), (ii) the termination or expiration of all of the Revolving Credit Commitments and (iii) in connection with the termination or expiration of all of the Revolving Credit Commitments, either (x) the cancellation and return to the Administrative Agent of all Letters of Credit or (y) the Cash Collateralization (or the delivery of a back-to-back letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of all Letters of Credit.

Parent ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Participant Register ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(g).

Participation Commitment ” means each Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation to buy a participation of the Letters of Credit issued hereunder.

Participation Revolving Loan ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(c) hereof.

 

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Payment Office ” means Administrative Agent’s office located at Two Tower Center, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 or at such other office or offices of Administrative Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

Perfection Certificate ” means a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent providing information with respect to the property of each Loan Party.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition so long as:

(a) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition and the proposed Acquisition is consensual;

(b) except in connection with the Loungefly Acquisition, the Administrative Borrower has provided the Agents with written notice of the proposed Acquisition at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition and, not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition, copies of then available drafts of the acquisition agreement and other material documents relative to the proposed Acquisition (provided that, promptly following the closing and consummation of such Acquisition, Administrative Borrower shall provide Agents with copies of the final executed acquisition agreement and related material documents);

(c) the Administrative Borrower has provided the Agents, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition, with written confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro forma basis (including, if applicable, pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such proposed Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case, determined as if the combination had been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period; such eliminations and inclusions to be mutually and reasonably agreed upon by the Administrative Borrower and the Agents) created by adding the historical combined financial statements of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the combined financial statements of any other Person or assets that were the subject of a prior Permitted Acquisition during the relevant period) to the historical consolidated financial statements of the Person to be acquired (or the historical financial statements related to the assets to be acquired) pursuant to the proposed Acquisition, the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries (i) would have been in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7.03 of this Agreement for the twelve month period ended immediately prior to the proposed date of consummation of such proposed Acquisition, and (ii) are projected to be in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7.03 of this Agreement for the twelve month period ended one year after the proposed date of consummation of such proposed Acquisition;

(d) [intentionally omitted];

 

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(e) except in connection with the Underground Toys Acquisition, the Person to be acquired (or the business represented by the assets to be acquired) is engaged in a business principally located in the United States and permitted to be engaged in by the Loan Parties pursuant to Section 7.02(d) and is joined as a Loan Party pursuant to Section 7.01(b) within the time periods set forth therein;

(f) the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such Person and the seller of such Person or assets shall have duly approved the proposed Acquisition;

(g) after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Acquisition (and any borrowings of Revolving Loans to fund such proposed Acquisition), the Borrowers shall have (A) Availability on the date of such proposed Acquisition after giving effect thereto of at least $10,000,000, and (B) projected pro forma Availability for the twelve month period after the date of such proposed Acquisition of at least $10,000,000;

(h) the purchase consideration payable (including without limitation, earnout or similar obligations, but excluding (i) consideration payable in shares constituting Qualified Equity Interests of Ultimate Parent, and (ii) any amount funded with Available Equity Proceeds or paid by the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests) in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate; provided , that the purchase consideration payable in connection with the Underground Toys Acquisition (including, without limitation, the Underground Toys Earnout) and the Loungefly Acquisition shall not count toward the aforementioned $25,000,000 limitation; and

(i) except in connection with the Loungefly Acquisition, after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Acquisition (and any borrowings of Revolving Loans to fund such proposed Acquisition), the Senior Leverage Ratio of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed 2.50:1.00.

Permitted Cure Stock ” has the meaning specified therefor in the last paragraph of Section 9.01.

Permitted Discretion ” means, as to any Agent or Lender, as the case may be, a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of commercially reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment exercised in accordance with generally applicable practices of such Agent or Lender for transactions of this type.

Permitted Funko Earnout Payments ” means payments (including, without limitation, any partial payments thereof) made by the Loan Parties in relation to Funko Earnout, which payments shall be limited as follows: (a) in the case of the Funko 2015 Earnout, following the payment in cash by the Ultimate Parent of the first $15,000,000 of such Funko 2015 Earnout with the cash proceeds of new equity issued by the Ultimate Parent, the Loan Parties may provide funds for the payment of any remaining obligations in respect of the Funko 2015 Earnout with the cash proceeds of the following: (i)  first , subject to sufficient cash being available for such purpose as determined by the Board of Directors of the Ultimate Parent in good faith, Excess Cash Flow of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period from the Effective Date through the end of calendar month recently ended prior to the date of the payment

 

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of the Funko 2015 Earnout and (ii)  second , from the proceeds of Revolving Loans; provided , however , that in no event shall the proceeds of the Revolving Loans be used for such purpose if, after giving effect to the payment of the Funko 2015 Earnout, Availability would be less than $15,000,000, (b) in the case of the Funko 2016 Earnout, the Loan Parties may provide funds for the payment thereof with the cash proceeds of the following: (i)  first , subject to sufficient cash being available for such purpose as determined by the Board of Directors of the Ultimate Parent in good faith, Excess Cash Flow of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries for Fiscal Year 2016 (calculated after giving effect to any Excess Cash Flow mandatory prepayments that are due to the Lenders for Fiscal Year 2016 pursuant to Section 2.05(c)) and (ii)  second , from the proceeds of Revolving Loans; provided , however , that in no event shall the proceeds of the Revolving Loans be used for such purpose if, after giving effect to the payment of the Funko 2016 Earnout, Availability would be less than $15,000,000 and (c) any additional amounts in respect of the Funko 2015 Earnout or the Funko 2016 Earnout that are paid (i) through the issuance of Funko Earnout Preferred Equity, (ii) with the cash proceeds of new equity issued by the Ultimate Parent, or (iii) with the proceeds of the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness.

Permitted Holder ” means ACON Equity Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, ACON Equity GenPar, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and any other entity owned or controlled by one or more of the managing members or managers of ACON Equity Management, L.L.C. or ACON Equity GenPar, L.L.C. on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date (“ ACON ”), which are Affiliates and Related Funds that are equity funds to the extent such Persons are controlled, directly or indirectly, by ACON by way of ownership or general partner or managing member or manager relationship.

Permitted Indebtedness ” means:

(a) any Indebtedness owing to any Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) any other Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02(b), and the extension of maturity, refinancing or modification of the terms thereof; provided , however , that (i) such extension, refinancing or modification is pursuant to terms that are not less favorable to the Loan Parties in any material respect and the Lenders than the terms of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced or modified and (ii) after giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification, the amount of such Indebtedness is not greater than the amount of Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing or modification, plus any accrued interest, prepayment premium and refinancing costs, and the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto;

(c) Indebtedness evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations entered into in order to finance Capital Expenditures, which Indebtedness, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (c) and clause (d) of this definition, does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Lien”;

(e) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(e);

 

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(f) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory, and appeal bonds;

(g) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to the Loan Parties, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such year; and

(h) the incurrence by any Loan Party of Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with such Loan Party’s operations and not for speculative purposes;

(i) Subordinated Indebtedness (other than the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness) in an aggregate amount not exceeding $5,000,000 at any time outstanding and the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness;

(j) Acquired Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 outstanding at any one time;

(k) Earnout and other similar contingent obligations incurred to a seller in a Permitted Acquisition in an aggregate amount (calculated based on the maximum amount potentially payable with respect to such obligations) outstanding not to exceed at any time the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 for any Permitted Acquisition and (ii) 20% of the cash purchase price of such Permitted Acquisition;

(l) the Funko Earnouts;

(m) the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity

(n) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any one time not to exceed $1,000,000; and

(o) Indebtedness incurred at any time on or after January 1, 2018 to and including December 31, 2018 (or at any other time subject to the written consent of Cerberus) in connection with Foreign Credit Facility Arrangements in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding.

Permitted Intercompany Advances ” means Investments made by (a) a Loan Party into another Loan Party (other than the Ultimate Parent), (b) the Funko UK Lease Guaranties, (c) a non-Loan Party to another non-Loan Party, (d) a non-Loan Party into a Loan Party, so long as the parties thereto are party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (e) a Loan Party into a non-Loan Party Subsidiary so long as (i) the aggregate outstanding amount of all such Investments made by the Loan Parties following the Effective Date does not exceed (x) $5,000,000 in the aggregate with respect to Investments made into Funko UK and its Subsidiaries and (y) $250,000 in the aggregate with respect to Investments made into all other non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing

 

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either before or after giving effect to such Investment and (iii) after giving pro forma effect to such proposed intercompany Investment (and any borrowings of Revolving Loans to fund such proposed intercompany Investment), the Borrowers shall have Availability on the date of such proposed intercompany Investment assuming that such intercompany Investment (and any Revolving Loans drawn to fund such intercompany Investment) had been made on the first day of such 30 day period), of at least $10,000,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the case of any such Investment described in clause (e) above consisting of a guarantee or other similar Contingent Obligation issued by any Loan Party to support any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities of a non-Loan Party, (i) such guarantee or other Contingent Obligation must be unsecured and (ii) the full amount for which such Loan Party is potentially liable under such guarantee or other Contingent Obligation shall be counted against the limitation set forth above for all Investments under clause (e) above.

Permitted Investments ” means:

(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(c) advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;

(d) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries;

(e) Investments existing on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 7.02(e) hereto, but not any increase in the amount thereof as set forth in such Schedule or any other modification of the terms thereof;

(f) Permitted Intercompany Advances and Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(g) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Guaranteed Obligations described in Section 11.01 ;

(i) loans and advances to employees, officers and directors of any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for all Loan Parties not to exceed $100,000 at any one time outstanding;

(j) non-cash loans and advances by Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to employees, officers and directors of any of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, so long as the proceeds of such loans are used in their entirety to purchase such Equity Interests in the Ultimate Parent, the proceeds of which are contributed to the capital of the Parent;

 

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(k) Investments in assets useful in the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries made by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(viii) or as a result of the making of Capital Expenditures otherwise permitted hereunder.

(l) [reserved];

(m) [reserved];

(n) Permitted Acquisitions;

(o) [reserved]; and

(p) additional Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 during the term of this Agreement (in each case, plus any Available Equity Proceeds), so long as (x) after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Investment the Borrowers shall have (A) Availability on the date of such proposed Investment (assuming that such Investment (and any Revolving Loans drawn to fund such Investment) had been made on the first day of such 30 day period), of at least $10,000,000 and (B) projected pro forma Availability for the twelve month period after the date of such proposed Investment, of at least $10,000,000 and (y) Borrower has provided the Agents, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Investment, with written confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro forma basis (including, if applicable, pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such proposed Investment, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case, determined as if the combination had been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period; such eliminations and inclusions to be mutually and reasonably agreed upon by the Administrative Borrower and the Agents), (1) the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries would have been in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7.03 of this Agreement for the twelve month period ended immediately prior to the proposed date of consummation of such proposed Investment and (2) the Senior Leverage Ratio of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed 2.50:1.00; provided that the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) shall not be applicable to Investments pursuant to this clause (p) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during any Fiscal Year.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a) Liens securing the Obligations;

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the payment of which is not required under Section 7.01(c);

(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are not overdue by more than 45 days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted, and a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor;

 

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(d) Liens described on Schedule 7.02(a), provided that (i) no such Lien shall at any time be extended to cover any additional property not subject thereto on the Effective Date and (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be extended, renewed, refunded or refinanced other than in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(e) purchase money Liens on equipment acquired or held by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such equipment; provided , however , that (A) no such Lien shall extend to or cover any other property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by (i) any or all such Liens and (ii) all Indebtedness permitted by clause (c) of Permitted Indebtedness shall not exceed at any one time outstanding $2,000,000;

(f) deposits and pledges of cash securing (i) obligations incurred in respect of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, (ii) the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and statutory obligations or (iii) obligations on surety or appeal bonds, but only to the extent such deposits or pledges are made or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure obligations not past due;

(g) easements, zoning restrictions, rights of way, and similar encumbrances on real property and minor irregularities in the title thereto that do not (i) secure obligations for the payment of money or (ii) materially impair the value of such property or its use by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of such Person’s business;

(h) Liens of landlords and mortgagees of landlords (i) arising by statute or under any lease or related Contractual Obligation entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) on fixtures and movable tangible property located on the real property leased or subleased from such landlord, (iii) for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (iv) for which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

(i) Liens on real property or equipment securing Indebtedness permitted by subsection (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(j) the title and interest of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor in and to personal property leased or subleased (other than through a capital lease) or licensed, in each case extending only to such personal property;

(k) non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business;

(l) judgment liens (other than for the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges) securing judgments and other proceedings not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(k);

 

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(m) (i) contractual rights of setoff in favor of vendors and customers arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) rights of setoff or bankers’ liens upon deposits of cash in favor of banks, securities intermediaries or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such deposit accounts or security accounts in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Liens in favor of collecting banks arising under Section 4-208 of the UCC;

(n) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(o) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(p) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition, provided that, the aggregate amount of all such deposits outstanding shall not exceed 20% of the purchase price for the related Permitted Acquisition at any time;

(q) Liens assumed by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition that secures Acquired Indebtedness, provided that, the Liens permitted pursuant to this clause (q) shall not include (x) any Liens on any Accounts Receivable or Inventory (or the proceeds thereof) of any Loan Party or (y) any “blanket liens” on all or substantially all of the assets of any Loan Party;

(r) The filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with an operating lease, in each case, relating solely to the property that is the subject of such operating lease;

(s) Liens (i) arising out of any consignments of goods belonging to third-parties to Borrowers as consignee or out of any consignments of goods belonging to Borrowers consignor to third-parties entered into by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) incurred by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries arising under Section 2-505 of the UCC;

(t) Liens applicable to the assets of any Subsidiary of the Borrowers (excluding any Loan Party) that is not organized under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, in each case, so long as such Liens secure Indebtedness or other obligations otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Loan Documents; and

(u) other Liens which do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit and as to which the aggregate amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed $1,000,000.

Permitted Management Fees ” means (a) management or consulting fees payable pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) $2,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) two percent of Consolidated EBITDA with respect to any Fiscal Year, the payment of which is subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions specified in the Management Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date and (b) the reimbursement of third-party out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Management Agreement.

 

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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.

Plan ” means any Employee Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

PNC ” means PNC Bank, National Association.

Post-Default Rate ” means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest otherwise in effect from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement plus 2.00%, or, if a rate of interest is not otherwise in effect, interest at the highest rate specified herein for any Loan then outstanding prior to an Event of Default plus 2.00%.

Post-Term Cash Collateral ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(d) hereof.

Post-Term Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(d) hereof.

Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section3.02(d) hereof.

Pro Forma EBITDA ” means, with respect to any assets acquired in a Permitted Acquisition, the amount of such assets’ Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent trailing twelve (12) month period ending as of the last day of the month preceding the closing of the respective Permitted Acquisition for which financial statements are available, adjusted as provided herein. Such amount shall be determined by the Borrowers and shall be subject to the consent of, (x) if, a quality of earnings report is prepared in accordance with generally accepted standards by a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm, the Collateral Agent or (y) if there is no such quality of earnings report, the Agents acting in good faith (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), based upon and derived from financial information delivered to the Agents prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (Pro Forma EBITDA for such assets acquired in such Permitted Acquisition as calculated and consented to as of such closing being referred to as the “ Initial Pro Forma EBITDA ”). After the closing of such Permitted Acquisition and unless otherwise agreed by the Agents and the Borrowers, Pro Forma EBITDA with respect thereto shall equal Initial Pro Forma EBITDA multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 minus the number of days after the closing of the Permitted Acquisition included in any period for which financial statements have been delivered and the denominator of which is 365.

 

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For purposes of demonstration only, assuming that a Permitted Acquisition closes on August 1, 2016 and Initial Pro Forma EBITDA has been determined to be $10,000,000, Pro Forma EBITDA with respect to the assets acquired in such Permitted Acquisition for the fiscal period ending September 30, 2016 (assuming financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2016 have been delivered) shall equal:

$10,000,000 x (365 - 60*) / 365 = $ 8,350,000

 

* the number of days elapsed between August 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.)

Pro Rata Share ” means:

(a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to (x) make Revolving Loans and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto and (y) participate in Letters of Credit and Reimbursement Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, to reimburse the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit, and right to receive payments of fees with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment by (B) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its interest in the Letter of Credit Obligations and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations; provided , further , however , that if all of the Revolving Loans have been Paid in Full and Letters of Credit remain outstanding, Pro Rata Share for purposes of clause (y) above shall be determined as if the Revolving Credit Commitments had not been terminated or reduced to zero and based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments as they existed immediately prior to their termination or reduction to zero and also provided in addition that, for purposes of this paragraph (a), each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall at all times be deemed to be the maximum amount thereof provided for hereunder,

(b) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Term Loan A-1 and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect to the Term Loan A-1, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such Lender’s Term Loan A-1 Commitment, by (B) the Total Term Loan Commitment,

(c) with respect to all other matters (including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations arising under Section 10.05 and the definition of Required Lenders), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Term Loans by (ii) the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans, provided that if such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed to be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans (including Agent Advances) and its interest in the Letter of Credit Obligations and if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed to be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans (including Agent Advances) and Letter of Credit Obligations and also provided in addition that, for purposes of this paragraph (e), each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall at all times be deemed to be the maximum amount thereof provided for hereunder.

 

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Public Company Expenses ” means expenses incurred in connection with (a) the Qualified Initial Public Offering, (b) compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, or the rules of national securities exchanges applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, and (c) any other expenses attributable to the status of Public Holdco as a public company and the holding company of Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, including expenses relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ fees, directors’ and officer’s insurance and other executive costs, legal, audit and other professional fees and listing and filing fees.

Public Holdco ” means Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Published Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest published each Business Day in the Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then as published in another publication selected by the Administrative Agent).

Qualified Cash ” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is held in a deposit account subject to a Cash Management Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders or with respect to which any Agent is the depositary or securities intermediary and that is on deposit with banks, or in securities accounts with securities intermediaries, or any combination thereof.

Qualified ECP Loan Party ” means each Borrower or Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date is (a) a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust, or other entity other than a “commodity pool” as defined in Section 1a(10) of the CEA and CFTC regulations thereunder that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or (b) an Eligible Contract Participant that can cause another Person to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA by entering into or otherwise providing a “letter of credit or keepwell, support, or other agreement” for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.

Qualified Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualified Initial Public Offering ” means a series of transactions pursuant to which (a) the Funko LLC Agreement will be amended and restated to convert all existing Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent into a single class of common units, (b) Public Holdco will issue and sell shares of its Equity Interests for cash in an underwritten public offering, with 100% of the net proceeds (after payment of Public Company Expenses relating to completion of the IPO) from such IPO received by Public Holdco being paid (i) to Ultimate Parent in consideration of the purchase of newly issued Equity Interests of Ultimate Parent and (ii) to certain holders of the Equity Interests in the Ultimate Parent in consideration of the purchase of such units, (c) the amounts paid to Ultimate Parent as described in the preceding clause (b)(i) will be used to pay in full the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness, to partially prepay the Term Loan and for general corporate purposes, and (d) as a result the foregoing transactions, Ultimate Parent will be a subsidiary of Public Holdco, which will be its sole managing member.

 

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Real Property Deliverables ” means each of the following agreements, instruments and other documents in respect of each Facility (to the extent requested by the Collateral Agent and relevant to the applicable jurisdiction):

(a) a Mortgage duly executed by the applicable Loan Party,

(b) evidence of the recording of each such Mortgage in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Lien purported to be created thereby or to otherwise protect the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders thereunder;

(c) a Title Insurance Policy or bring-down of the existing Title Insurance Policy with respect to each Mortgage, dated as of the Effective Date;

(d) a current ALTA survey and a surveyor’s certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, certified to the Collateral Agent and to the issuer of the Title Insurance Policy with respect thereto by a licensed professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(e) a copy of each letter issued by the applicable Governmental Authority, evidencing each Facility’s compliance with all applicable building codes, fire codes, other health and safety rules and regulations, parking, density and height requirements and other building and zoning laws;

(f) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in the state where such Facility is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage to be recorded and such other matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;

(g) Phase I Environmental Site Assessments with respect to such real property, certified to the Collateral Agent by a company reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(h) flood insurance for such Facility if all or a portion of such Facility is located in an area 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 located on such real property or such other amount as may be agreed to by Collateral Agent in writing; and

(i) such other agreements, instruments and other documents (including guarantees and opinions of counsel) as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.

Recipient ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(b)(ii).

 

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Reference Bank ” means PNC, its successors or any other commercial bank designated by the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Borrower from time to time.

Reference Rate ” means, on any day, the greatest of (i) the rate of interest publicly announced by the Reference Bank in New York, New York from time to time as its reference rate, base commercial lending rate, which rate may not be the lowest rate then being charged to commercial borrowers by the Reference Bank, (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 0.50% per annum, (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate plus 1.00% per annum, so long as a Daily LIBOR Rate is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful, and (iv) 3.00% per annum. The reference rate, base rate or prime rate is determined from time to time by the Reference Bank as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers and neither is tied to any external rate of interest or index nor necessarily reflects the lowest rate of interest actually charged by the Reference Bank to any particular class or category of customers. Each change in the Reference Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Reference Rate Loan ” means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Reference Rate.

Register ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(d).

Registered Loans ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(d).

Regulation T ,” “ Regulation U ” and “ Regulation X ” mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board or any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Reimbursement Obligations ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(b).

Reinvestment Eligible Funds ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(c)(viii).

Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Person, an Affiliate of such Person, or a fund or account managed by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

Related Party Assignment ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(b).

Related Party Register ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(d).

Release ” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.

 

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Remedial Action ” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (d) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.

Replacement Lender ” has the meaning specified therefore in Section 12.02(b).

Reportable Compliance Event ” shall mean that any Covered Entity (x) becomes a Sanctioned Person, or (y) is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging instrument, arraigned, or custodially detained in connection with any Anti-Terrorism Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law, or (z) has knowledge of facts or circumstances to the effect that it is reasonably likely that any aspect of its operations is in actual violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law in a manner (with respect to any violation under this clause (z)) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Reportable Event ” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than an event not subject to the provision for 30 day notice to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such Section).

Required Lenders ” means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares (calculated in accordance with clause (e) of the definition thereof) aggregate at least 51%.

Required Revolving Loan Lenders ” means Revolving Loan Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares (calculated in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof) aggregate at least 51%.

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, provincial, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Reserve Percentage ” means as of any day the maximum percentage in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”).

Reserves ” means, as of any date of determination, such amounts (including, without limitation, the amount of any Bank Product Reserves, any Exchange Risk Reserve, any Dilution Reserve, any Royalty Reserve and any reserves for co-op advertising expenses and discounts for advertising expenses to the extent such expenses and discounts are not otherwise

 

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taken into account in determining the net amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable) as the Administrative Agent may from time to time establish in its good faith exercise of its Permitted Discretion (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which (i) adversely affect any Collateral or either Agent’s access thereto, or (ii) adversely affect the priority, perfection or enforceability of any of the security interest of the Agents or any Lender in the Collateral, or (b) in respect of any state of facts which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to constitute a Default or an Event of Default. The amount of any Reserve established by the Administrative Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter which is the basis for such Reserve as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide not less than three (3) days’ notice to the Administrative Borrower and the Collateral Agent of any new categories of Reserves that may be established after the date hereof and will be available to consult with the Administrative Borrower in connection with the basis for such new categories of Reserves.

Revolving Credit Commitment ” means with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to its Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, in an aggregate amount pursuant to all such commitments of such Lender not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto, as such amount may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (and shall also mean, as the context require, any Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender).

Revolver Credit Extension ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Revolver Extension Request ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.11.

Revolving Loan ” means the loans made by Revolving Loan Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).

Revolving Loan Lender ” means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment.

Revolving Loan Obligations ” means any Obligations with respect to the Revolving Loans (including without limitation, the principal thereof, the interest thereon, and the fees and expenses specifically related thereto).

Royalty Reserves ” means reserves established by the Administrative Agent in its good faith exercise of its Permitted Discretion against royalty payments due and payable by the Borrowers, it being understood that any such Royalty Reserves shall be limited to (1) 25% in respect of the first $12,500,000 of accrued royalties attributable to Eligible Inventory and (2) 100% in respect of accrued royalties in excess of $12,500,000 attributable to Eligible Inventory.

Sanctioned Country ” means a country subject to a sanctions program maintained under any Anti-Terrorism Law.

Sanctioned Person ” means any individual person, group, regime, entity or thing listed or otherwise recognized as a specially designated, prohibited, sanctioned or debarred person, group, regime, entity or thing, or subject to any limitations or prohibitions (including but not limited to the blocking of property or rejection of transactions), under any Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

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SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the Securities Act.

Secured Party ” means any Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer, any Bank Product Provider and each other holder of any of the Obligations.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Securitization ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(i).

Security Agreement ” means a Pledge and Security Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement and the documents listed on Schedule 1.01(B) hereto or otherwise executed and delivered by a Loan Party which purports to grant a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations, in each case as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of (a) the amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period (excluding any Subordinated Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries then outstanding) minus Qualified Cash of such Person and its Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000 as of the end of such period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Senior Officer ” means the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer of any Loan Party.

Settlement Period ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(d)(i) hereof.

Special Advance Amount ” means $10,000,000 during the period commencing on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date through and including December 31, 2017 and $0 at all other times.

Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person on a going concern basis is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person on a going concern basis is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent

 

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obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (iv) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (v) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means (a) the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness, and (b) any other Indebtedness of any Loan Party the terms of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and which has been expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Indebtedness of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents (i) by the execution and delivery of a subordination agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, or (ii) otherwise on terms and conditions (including, without limitation, subordination provisions, payment terms, interest rates, covenants, remedies, defaults and other material terms) reasonably satisfactory to the Agents; it being understood that the following terms in respect of such Indebtedness will be satisfactory to the Agents: (1) no cash principal payments prior to the maturity thereof and payment of cash interest permitted at commercially reasonable rate in absence of continuing Event of Default, (2) matures at least 180 days after the Final Maturity Date, (3) subject to customary limited exceptions, indefinite standstill period on the exercise of remedies (whether or not of a type available to unsecured creditors) until the Obligations are Paid in Full, and (4) unsecured.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding Equity Interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.

Swap ” means any “swap” as defined in Section 1a(47) of the CEA and regulations thereunder other than (a) a swap entered into on, or subject to the rules of, a board of trade designated as a contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, or (b) a commodity option entered into pursuant to CFTC Regulation 32.3(a).

Swap Obligation ” means any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a Swap which is also a Lender Provided Hedge Agreement.

Taxes ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

 

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Tax Receivable Agreement ” means a Tax Receivable Agreement to be entered into in connection with the Qualified Initial Public Offering, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C to Amendment No. 6.

Termination Event ” means (a) any event that causes any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to incur liability under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (b) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan or the treatment of an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (c) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate an Employee Plan, or (d) any other event or condition which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Employee Plan.

Term Loan ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Term Loan A ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Term Loan A-1 ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Term Loan B ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Term Loan A Lender ” means a Lender with a Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1 or a Term Loan A-1 Commitment.

Term Loan A-1 Commitment ” means, with respect to each Term Loan A Lender, the commitment of such Term Loan A Lender to make the Term Loan A-1 to the Borrowers in the amount set forth in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto (as amended by Amendment No. 5), as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Term Loan B Lender ” means a Lender with a Term Loan B.

Term Loan Lender ” means, collectively, the Term Loan A Lenders and the Term Loan B Lenders.

Term Loan Obligations ” means any Obligations with respect to the Term Loans (including, without limitation, the principal thereof, the interest thereon, and the fees and expenses specifically related thereto).

Title Insurance Policy ” means a mortgagee’s loan policy, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, together with all endorsements made from time to time thereto, issued by or on behalf of a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, insuring the Lien created by a Mortgage in an amount and on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, delivered to the Collateral Agent.

Total Commitment ” means the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment.

 

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Total Revolving Credit Commitment ” means an amount equal to Maximum Revolving Loan Amount in effect from time to time, and shall also mean, as the context may require, the collective obligations of all Revolving Loan Lenders pursuant to their respective Revolving Credit Commitments.

Total Term Loan Commitment ” means, collectively, the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Term Loan A-1 Commitments.

Transferee ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

TTM Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for the trailing twelve-month period then ended.

UCP 600 ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(b).

Underground Toys ” means Underground Toys Limited , a private limited company formed under the laws of England and Wales.

Underground Toys Acquisition ” means the acquisition by Funko UK of certain assets of Underground Toys pursuant to the Underground Toys APA.

Underground Toys APA ” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, by and among Funko UK, Underground Toys and the stockholders of Underground Toys, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

Underground Toys Earnout ” means the cash earnout to be paid in connection with the Underground Toys Acquisition pursuant to Section 3.7(b) of the Underground Toys APA.

Uniform Commercial Code ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.04.

Unused Line Fee ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(b).

USA PATRIOT Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001) as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177, March 9, 2006), as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

WARN ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

Section 1.02 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any

 

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agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any right or interest in or to assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

Section 1.03 Certain Matters of Construction . References in this Agreement to “determination” by any Agent include good faith estimates by such Agent (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs by such Agent (in the case of qualitative determinations). A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by the Required Lenders or by each Lender affected thereby or by all Lenders, as applicable. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as having been created in favor of any Agent (or any subagent or designee or delegee of any Agent), any agreement entered into by any Agent (or any subagent or designee or delegee of any Agent) pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any payment made by or to or funds received by any Agent (or any subagent or designee or delegee of any Agent) pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by any Agent (or any subagent or designee or delegee of any Agent), shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of the Agents and the Lenders (including each Bank Product Provider). Wherever the phrase “to the knowledge of any Loan Party” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Loan Party are used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to the actual knowledge of a Senior Officer of any Loan Party. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder.

 

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Section 1.04 Accounting and Other Terms .

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under GAAP applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing the Financial Statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, (i) Indebtedness of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial calculations shall be performed with Inventory valued on a first-in, first-out basis and (ii) calculations shall be made so as to exclude (without duplication of any adjustments otherwise provided in the calculation of amounts and ratios) the effect of purchase accounting adjustments associated with the Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition.

(b) All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 8 or Article 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 any Agent may otherwise determine.

Section 1.05 Time References; Notices . Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; provided , however , that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day. Any notice or report specified to be due hereunder on a date that is not a Business Day shall be due on next Business Day following such due date.

Section 1.06 Effectiveness of the Borrowers . The Buyer shall be the initial Borrower under this Agreement. Immediately upon consummation of the Funko Acquisition, the execution and delivery of the signature pages of the Borrowers to this Agreement shall become effective and Parent and Funko shall also become Borrowers.

ARTICLE II.

THE LOANS

Section 2.01 Commitments . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth:

(i) Each Revolving Loan Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrowers at any time and from time to time from the Effective Date to the Final Maturity Date, or until the earlier reduction of its Revolving Credit Commitment to zero in accordance with the terms hereof, in an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

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(ii) On the Effective Date, the Lenders made term loans (the “ Initial Term Loan ”) to the Borrowers in an aggregate original principal amount equal to $175,000,000, on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Lenders made the First Amendment Term Loan to the Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount equal to $50,000,000, and on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Lenders made term loans (the “ Term Loan B ”) to the Borrowers in an aggregate original principal amount equal to $50,000,000. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Amendment No. 5, on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date each Term Loan A Lender with a Term Loan A-1 Commitment agrees (severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally) to make term loans (collectively, the “ Term Loan A-1 ”, and together with the Initial Term Loan and the First Amendment Term Loan, the “ Term Loan A ”, and the Term Loan A, collectively with the Term Loan B, the “ Term Loan ”) to the Borrowers in an amount equal to such Term Loan A Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan A-1 Commitment, which, for the sake of clarity, shall be an amount equal to $20,000,000 in the aggregate. As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan A is $215,250,000 and Term Loan B is $47,000,000.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) The aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding at any time to the Borrowers shall not exceed the lower of (A) the difference between (x) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and (y) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations and (B) the difference between (x) the then current Borrowing Base and (y) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations.

(ii) Each Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero on the Final Maturity Date. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans, on or after the Effective Date and prior to the Final Maturity Date, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein.

(iii) The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan A-1 made on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date shall not exceed the Term Loan A-1 Commitment. Any principal amount of the Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(iv) The aggregate principal amount of all Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time to the Borrowers shall not exceed the Total Commitment.

Section 2.02 Making the Loans . (a) An Authorized Officer on behalf of the Administrative Borrower, as applicable, shall (I) give the Administrative Agent prior telephonic notice immediately confirmed in writing in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (a “Notice of Borrowing”), not later than (i) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date which is three (3) applicable Business Days prior to the date of a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan or (ii) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of a proposed Reference Rate Loan on the borrowing date of the proposed Loan). Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of the proposed Loan (which shall be denominated in Dollars), (ii) in the case

 

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of Loans requested on the Effective Date, whether such Loan is requested to be a Revolving Loan or the Term Loan, (iii) whether the Loan is requested to be a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan and, in the case of any such LIBOR Rate Loan, the initial Interest Period with respect thereto, (iv) the use of the proceeds of such proposed Loan, (v) the proposed borrowing date, which must be an applicable Business Day, and, with respect to the Term Loan A-1, must be the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from any Authorized Officer of Administrative Borrower designated in writing to the Administrative Agent. Each Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of the terms of any such telephonic Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer’s authority to request a Loan on behalf of the Borrowers until the Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Notice of Borrowing.”

(b) Each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and the Borrowers shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith. Each Revolving Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be made in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and shall be in integral multiples of $250,000 in excess thereof. The Borrowers shall have not more than eight (8) LIBOR Rate Loans made to the Borrowers in effect at any given time. For the avoidance of doubt, each Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall not be required to be made in a minimum increment amount.

(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.02(c), all Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the applicable Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the applicable Total Revolving Credit Commitment and Total Term Loan Commitment of each such Lender, as the case may be, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligations to make a Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans required to be made by it by the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other Lender.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and in order to reduce the number of fund transfers among the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), and the Borrowers and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to, fund, on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, pursuant to Section 2.01, subject to the procedures for settlement set forth in Section 2.02(d); provided , however , that (a) the Administrative Agent shall in no event fund any such Revolving Loans if the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders on the Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Revolving Loan that one or more of the conditions precedent contained in Section 5.02 will not be satisfied at the time of such proposed Revolving Loan, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall not otherwise be required to determine that, or take notice whether, the conditions precedent in Section 5.02 have

 

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been satisfied. If the Administrative Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing requesting a Revolving Loan, and the Administrative Agent elects not to fund such Revolving Loan, on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, then promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing requesting such a Revolving Loan, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Loan Lender of the specifics of such requested Revolving Loan and that it will not fund such requested Revolving Loan on behalf of such Revolving Loan Lenders. If the Administrative Agent notifies such Revolving Loan Lenders that it will not fund a requested Revolving Loan, on behalf of such applicable Revolving Loan Lenders, each such applicable Revolving Loan Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of the requested Revolving Loan, available to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, in the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) (provided that the Administrative Agent requests payment from such applicable Revolving Loan Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time)) on the date of the proposed Revolving Loan. The Administrative Agent will make the proceeds of the Revolving Loans available to the Borrowers on the day of such proposed Revolving Loan by causing an amount, in immediately available funds, equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent in the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account or the amount funded by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Revolving Loan Lenders to be deposited in an account designated by the Administrative Borrower.

(iii) If the Administrative Agent has notified the Revolving Loan Lenders, that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders, will not fund a particular Revolving Loan, pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(ii), the Administrative Agent may assume that each such Revolving Loan Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such day and the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, cause a corresponding amount to be made available to the Borrowers on such day. If the Administrative Agent makes such corresponding amount available to the Borrowers and such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Revolving Loan Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Revolving Loan Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for 3 Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which such Revolving Loan Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount so advanced by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made to the Borrowers, by the Administrative Agent for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Revolving Loan Lender to pay the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Borrower of such failure and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent for its own account.

(iv) Nothing in this Section 2.02(c) shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Loan Lender from its obligations to fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may have against any Revolving Loan Lender as a result of any default by such Revolving Loan Lender hereunder.

 

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(d) (i) With respect to all periods for which the Administrative Agent has funded Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.02(c), on Friday of each week, or if the applicable Friday is not a Business Day, then on the following Business Day, or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may from time to time select (any such week or shorter period being herein called a “ Settlement Period ”), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Loan Lender, of the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding as of the last day of each such Settlement Period. In the event that such amount is greater than the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on the last day of the Settlement Period immediately preceding such Settlement Period (or, if there has been no preceding Settlement Period, the amount of the Revolving Loans made on the date of such Revolving Loan Lender’s initial funding), each Revolving Loan Lender shall promptly (and in any event not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) if the Administrative Agent requests payment from such Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such day) make available to the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment of the difference in immediately available funds. In the event that such amount is less than the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on the last day of the Settlement Period immediately preceding such Settlement Period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay over to each Revolving Loan Lender its Pro Rata Share of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment of the difference in immediately available funds. In addition, if the Administrative Agent shall so request at any time when a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or any other event shall have occurred as a result of which the Administrative Agent shall determine that it is desirable to present claims against the Borrowers for repayment, each Revolving Loan Lender shall promptly remit to the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to each Revolving Loan Lender sufficient funds to adjust the interests of the Revolving Loan Lenders in the then outstanding Revolving Loans to such an extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, each such Revolving Loan Lender’s interest in the then outstanding Revolving Loans will be equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof. The obligations of the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Loan Lender under this Section 2.02(d) shall be absolute and unconditional. Each Revolving Loan Lender shall only be entitled to receive interest on its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans which have been funded by such Revolving Loan Lender.

(ii) In the event that any Revolving Loan Lender fails to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(i), the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Revolving Loan Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for 3 Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which such Revolving Loan Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount so advanced by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Revolving Loan Lender to pay the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Borrower of such failure and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent for its own account. Nothing in this Section 2.02(d)(ii) shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Loan Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may have against any Revolving Loan Lender as a result of any default by such Revolving Loan Lender hereunder.

 

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Section 2.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) The outstanding principal of all Revolving Loans made to the Borrowers shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.

(b) Amortization of Term Loan.

(i) The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A shall be repayable in consecutive quarterly installments, with each such installment to be due and payable on the last day of each quarter, equal to (x) $2,150,000 for the quarter ending on June 30, 2017 and (y) $2,350,000 per quarter, for each quarter thereafter until the Final Maturity.

(ii) The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan B shall be repayable in consecutive monthly installments equal to $1,000,000 per month, with each such installment to be due and payable on the last day of each month commencing on February 28, 2017 until the Final Maturity; provided , that if the Administrative Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of any installment in respect of the Term Loan B that is due and payable on or prior to December 31, 2017, advising the Administrative Agent that the Borrowers have elected to forego such installment payment, then the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Term Loan B Lenders (ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan B), a fee in the amount of $110,000 (the “ Installment Waiver Fee ”), on or prior to the date such installment payment would have been due and payable, and upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such fee, the installment due and payable on such date shall be permanently waived, without further action or writing.

(iii) The outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, (ii) the date of the acceleration of the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof and (iii) the Final Maturity Date.

(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or Section 2.03(d) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(f) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in a form furnished by the Collateral Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 12.07) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.04 Interest .

(a) Revolving Loans . Prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, each Revolving Loan, shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each such Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus 2.00%. Each such Revolving Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of such Loan until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus 2.50%. From and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each Revolving Loan shall only be a LIBOR Rate Loan and all Revolving Loans shall bear interest on the principal amount of Revolving Loans from time to time outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate plus 2.50%.

(b) Term Loan .

(i) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, the Term Loan A or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each portion of the Term Loan A that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan A until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus 6.25%. Each portion of the Term Loan A that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan A until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Term Loan A (or such portion thereof) plus 7.25%.

(ii) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, the Term Loan B or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan. Each portion of the Term Loan B that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan B until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus 9.00%. Each portion of the Term Loan B that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the Term Loan B until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for the Term Loan B (or such portion thereof) plus 10.00%.

 

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(c) Default Interest . To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, upon the election of either Agent or the Required Lenders and notice to the Administrative Borrower of such election following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (which election and notification shall not be required with respect of any Event of Default described in Section 9.01(a), (f) or (g)), as of the date of any such Event of Default (or in the case of an Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 7.01(a), from the date any Agent provides notice of such Event of Default to the Administrative Borrower), (i) the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans, fees, indemnities, outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations or any other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event of Default occurred (or in the case of an Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 7.01(a), from the date any Agent provides notice of such Event of Default to the Administrative Borrower) until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate, and (ii) the Letter of Credit Fees shall be increased by two (2.0%) percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder. All interest and other amounts payable pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.04(e) shall be payable on demand.

(d) Interest Payment . Interest on each Loan shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date, commencing on the first Interest Payment Date following the month in which such Loan is made and at maturity (whether upon demand, by acceleration or otherwise). Interest at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account pursuant to Section 4.01 with the amount of any interest payment due hereunder.

(e) General . All interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days (except that interest on Reference Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year)) for the actual number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day, elapsed.

Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans .

(a) Reduction of Commitments.

(i) Revolving Credit Commitments . The Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate on the Final Maturity Date. The Borrowers may, without premium or penalty, reduce the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount (which may be zero) not less than the sum of (A) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as to which a Notice of Borrowing has been given by the Administrative Borrower under Section 2.02, (C) the Letter of Credit Obligations at such time and (D) the stated amount of all Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which a request has been made and not withdrawn; provided that in no event shall the Borrowers be permitted to reduce the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount less than $25,000,000 (other than a permanent reduction of the Total Revolving Credit

 

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Commitment to zero). Each such reduction (1) shall be in an amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (unless the Total Revolving Credit Commitment in effect immediately prior to such reduction is less than $1,000,000), (2) shall be made by providing not less than 5 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, (3) shall be irrevocable and (4) shall be accompanied by the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such reduction of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment (which shall be paid to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Loan Lenders and shall be allocated among the Revolving Loan Lenders as they may separately agree among themselves). Once reduced, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment may not be increased. Each such reduction of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender proportionately in accordance its Pro Rata Share.

(ii) Term Loan . The Total Term Loan Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.

(b) Optional Prepayment .

(i) Revolving Loans . At any time and from time to time, the Borrowers may prepay the principal of any Revolving Loan, in whole or in part. Each prepayment made pursuant to this clause (b)(i) made in connection with a reduction of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to clause (a)(i) above shall be accompanied by the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any.

(ii) Term Loans . The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the principal of the Term Loans, in whole or in part, so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such proposed payment, the Borrowers shall have Availability on the date of such proposed payment, and also average Availability over the 30 days ending with the date of such proposed payment (assuming that such proposed payment (and any Revolving Loans drawn to fund such proposed payment) had been made on the first day of such 30 day period), of at least $10,000,000. Each prepayment made pursuant to this clause (b)(ii) shall be accompanied by the payment of (A) accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid and (B) the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Term Loans. Each such prepayment shall be applied, at the Borrower’s option, ratably to either the Term Loan A or the Term Loan B (or to both) against the remaining installments of principal due thereon until Paid in Full, either in the order of maturity as to the installments due with respect to the applicable Term Loan or in the inverse order of maturity as the Administrative Borrower may elect and designate in writing.

(iii) Termination of Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05, upon at least ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Borrower may terminate this Agreement by Paying in Full to the Administrative Agent the Obligations, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement, and the Lenders’ obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate concurrently with such repayment. The Borrowers shall be obligated to Pay in Full the Obligations, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement on the date set

 

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forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice; provided that such notice of termination may be rescinded (and/or updated to provide a new payoff date) by the Administrative Borrower if any transaction involving the refinancing or repayment of the Obligations fails to close.

(c) Mandatory Prepayment .

(i) Overadvances . The Borrowers will not later than five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, prepay the Revolving Loans or provide Cash Collateral up to the outstanding amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations at any time when the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans plus the outstanding amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations exceeds the Borrowing Base, to the full extent of any such excess. If at any time after the Borrowers have complied with the first sentence of this Section 2.05(c)(i), the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations are greater than the then current Borrowing Base, the Borrowers shall provide Cash Collateral of such excess to the Administrative Agent. Such Cash Collateral shall be deposited in a bank account subject to a Cash Management Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent and, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, returned to the Borrowers, at such time as (x) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations plus the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans no longer exceeds the Borrowing Base and (y) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations no longer exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, as determined by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Commitment Termination . The Borrowers will immediately prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in the event that the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof for any reason.

(iii) Cash Dominion . Subject to Section 4.01, at such time as the Agents are sweeping cash from the Cash Management Accounts pursuant to Section 8.01(d), the Administrative Agent shall on each Business Day apply all funds transferred to or deposited in the Administrative Agent’s Account to the payment, in whole or in part, of the Revolving Loans (or, in the event the Revolving Loans have been paid in full, to the Cash Collateralization of any outstanding Letters of Credit).

(iv) Excess Cash Flow . Within five (5) days of the date on which audited annual financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii) (the “ ECF Due Date ”), commencing with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of the financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2016 or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents and the Lenders on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii) , five (5) days after the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii) , the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to the result of (to the extent positive): (A) 50% (or (x) if the Senior Leverage Ratio measured for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Year was less than 2.75:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00, 25% or (y) if the Senior Leverage Ratio measured for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Year was less than 2.00:1.00, 0%) of the Excess Cash Flow of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries for such

 

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Fiscal Year; provided , that, until such time that at least $10,000,000 of Term Loans have been voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), (1) the percentage in subclause (A) above shall be increased from 50% to 60% and (2) the percentage in clause (A)(x) above shall be increased from 25% to 35%, minus (B) at any time after at least $10,000,000 of Term Loans have been voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), the aggregate principal amount of all additional voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made during such Fiscal Year (or during the 90 days prior to the ECF Due Date) but only to the extent such prepayments (x) were applied against the remaining installments of principal in respect of the Term Loan in the order required pursuant to Section 2.05(d) in relation to prepayments required under this clause (iv) and (y) were not previously applied to reduce any other payment pursuant this clause (iv).

(v) Dispositions . Subject to Section 2.05(c)(viii) below, not later than one (1) Business Day following any Disposition by any Loan Party pursuant to Sections 7.02(c)(ii)(B) and 7.02(c)(ii)(C), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Disposition to the extent that the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Loan Parties (and not paid to the Administrative Agent as a prepayment of the applicable Loans) shall exceed for all such Dispositions, $500,000 in any Fiscal Year. Nothing contained in this Section 2.05(c)(v) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make a Disposition of any property other than in accordance with Section 7.02(c)(ii).

(vi) Debt Issuances . Not later than one (1) Business Day following the issuance or incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Obligations in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith The provisions of this Section 2.05(c)(vi) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(vii) Casualty and Condemnation . Subject to Section 2.05(c)(viii) below, not later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt by any Loan Party of any casualty insurance (other than business interruption insurance) or condemnation proceeds in respect of any Collateral in excess of $500,000 in any Fiscal Year, the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Obligations in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to 100% of such insurance or condemnation proceeds, net of any reasonable expenses incurred in collecting such insurance or condemnation proceeds, provided that the threshold referred to above shall not be applicable to limit repayment obligations under this Section 2.05(vii) at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(viii) Reinvestment Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party in connection with a Disposition or the receipt of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards that are required to be used to prepay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(v) or 2.05(c)(vii), as the case may be, up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year of the Net Cash Proceeds from all such Dispositions (except that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to proceeds received from the Disposition of obsolete, worn out or surplus equipment in the ordinary course pursuant to Section 7.02(c)(ii)(B)

 

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hereof) (collectively, the “ Reinvestment Eligible Funds ”) shall not be required to be so used to prepay the Obligations to the extent that such Reinvestment Eligible Funds are used to purchase, replace, repair, restore or otherwise acquire properties or assets used in such Person’s business, provided that, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such Person receives such Reinvestment Eligible Funds, (ii) the Administrative Borrower delivers a certificate to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iv), (iii) such Reinvestment Eligible Funds are deposited in a Cash Management Account, and (iv) upon the earlier of (a) the expiration of 180-day period following the receipt of such Reinvestment Eligible Funds or (b) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, such Reinvestment Eligible Funds, if not theretofore so used, shall be used to prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(v) or Section 2.05(c)(vii) as applicable.

(d) Application of Payments . Each prepayment pursuant to subsections (c)(iii),(c)(iv), (c)(v), (c)(vi), (c)(vii) and (c)(viii) above shall be applied, first , to the applicable Term Loans, and second , to the Revolving Loans, except that proceeds of casualty insurance and non-ordinary course dispositions with respect to Inventory shall be applied, first, to the Revolving Loans (without any reduction in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or any applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) and, second, to the applicable Term Loans. Prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c) shall be applied against the next four quarters of scheduled amortization in respect of the Term Loan (ratably to the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B), with the balance applied ratably to the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B in the inverse order of maturity.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, prepayments required under Section 2.05(c) shall continue to be applied in the manner set forth in this Section 2.05(d), unless the Administrative Agent has elected to, or has been directed by the Collateral Agent to, apply payments and other proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Section 4.03(b), in which case prepayments required under Section 2.05(c) shall be applied in the manner set forth in Section 4.03(b).

(e) Interest and Fees . Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05 (other than prepayments made pursuant to subsections (c)(i) and (c)(iii) of this Section 2.05) shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment, (ii) any Funding Losses payable pursuant to Section 2.08, (iii) if applicable pursuant to Section 2.06(e) , the Applicable Prepayment Premium, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Loans and (iv) if such prepayment would reduce the amount of the outstanding Loans to zero at a time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of all fees accrued to such date pursuant to Section 2.06.

(f) Cumulative Prepayments . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.05, payments with respect to any subsection of this Section 2.05 are in addition to payments made or required to be made under any other subsection of this Section 2.05.

 

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Section 2.06 Fees .

(a) Fee Letter . As and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the Borrowers shall pay the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.

(b) Unused Line Fee . From and after the Effective Date and until the Final Maturity Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Loan Lenders, to be allocated among the Revolving Loan Lenders as they may separately agree among themselves, an unused line fee in Dollars (the “ Unused Line Fee ”), which shall accrue at the rate per annum of 0.375% on the average daily excess, if any, of the Maximum Revolving Loan Amount over the average principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding from time to time and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2016 and on the Final Maturity Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the generality of Section 4.01 hereof, Borrowers hereby agree that upon the coming due of any such Unused Line Fee, the entire amount thereof may be charged to the Loan Account of Borrowers as a Revolving Loan made as a Reference Rate Loan; provided that upon any such charge to the Loan Account, Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to Administrative Borrower of such charge and of the calculation and total amount of such Unused Line Fee so charged on any date).

(c) Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrowers shall pay (A) to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Loan Lenders, a Letter of Credit fee (in addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in clause (B) below) which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Fee Rate in effect at such time, times the daily balance of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the date of expiration or termination, such fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each quarter commencing January 1, 2016 and on the Final Maturity Date, and (B) to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer, a fronting fee of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum times the daily balance of the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the date of expiration or termination, such fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each quarter and on the Final Maturity Date, together with any and all customary administrative, issuance, amendment, payment and negotiation charges (as per the L/C Issuer’s standard fee schedule) with respect to any Letters of Credit and all fees and expenses as agreed upon by the L/C Issuer and the Borrowers in connection with any Letter of Credit, including in connection with the opening, amendment or renewal of any such Letter of Credit and any acceptances created thereunder and shall reimburse Administrative Agent for any and all fees and expenses, if any, paid by the Administrative Agent to the L/C Issuer, which charges and fees shall be payable on demand or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers. All such charges shall be deemed earned in full on the date when the same are due and payable hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or pro-ration upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason. Any such charge in effect at the time of a particular transaction shall be the charge for that transaction, notwithstanding any subsequent change in the L/C Issuer’s prevailing charges for that type of transaction;

 

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(all of the foregoing fees and charges in paragraphs collectively, the “ Letter of Credit Fees ”). All such Letter of Credit Fees shall be deemed earned in full on the date when the same are due and payable hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or pro-ration upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 4.01, the parties hereto agree that, for administrative convenience, Administrative Agent may charge the Loan Account of the Borrowers with the amount of a Revolving Loan made as a Reference Rate Loan on the date any such Letter of Credit Fees with respect to any Letter of Credit are due and payable for the purpose of paying such Letter of Credit Fees; provided that upon any such charge to the Loan Account, Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to Administrative Borrower of such charge.

(d) Loan Servicing Fee . From and after the Effective Date and until the later of (i) the Final Maturity Date and (ii) the date on which all Obligations are Paid in Full, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Agents a non-refundable loan servicing fee (the “ Loan Servicing Fee ”) equal to $20,000 each quarter, which shall be payable quarterly in advance on the Effective Date and on the first day of each calendar quarter thereafter, commencing on January 1, 2016 (in the case of the fee paid on the Effective Date, it shall be payable ratably based on the number of days remaining in the calendar quarter in which the Effective Date occurs). For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the generality of Section 4.01 hereof, Borrowers hereby agree that upon the coming due of any such Loan Servicing Fee, the entire amount thereof may be charged to the Loan Account of Borrowers as a Revolving Loan made as a Reference Rate Loan; provided that upon any such charge to the Loan Account, Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to Administrative Borrower of such charge and of the calculation and total amount of such Loan Servicing Fee so charged on any date.

(e) Applicable Prepayment Premium . In the event of the full or partial termination of this Agreement and repayment of the Obligations at any time prior to the Final Maturity Date, for any reason, including (i) termination upon the election of the Required Lenders to terminate after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (or, in the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g) with respect to any Loan Party, automatically upon the occurrence thereof), (ii) foreclosure and sale of Collateral, (iii) sale of the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (iv) restructure, reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to the Agents and the Lenders or profits lost by the Agents and the Lenders as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, the Applicable Prepayment Premium, measured as of the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be due and owing (a) in connection with a Term Loan prepayment resulting from the events described in Section 2.05(c)(iv) or (vii), (b) to any Lender that finances (or any Affiliate of such Lender that finances) the voluntary termination of this Agreement pursuant Section 2.05(b)(iii), (c) prepayments with the proceeds of Permitted Cure Stock, (d) prepayments of Revolving Loans that are not accompanied by a termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment, (e) any

 

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prepayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) during the first eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, to the extent the aggregate principal amount of all such prepayments during such period is less than $10,000,000, (f) in connection with any voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent such prepayment occurs within 90 days prior to the date on which Excess Cash Flow is required to be applied to the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(iv); provided that the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be due and owing on any portion of such voluntary prepayment described in this clause (f) that exceeds the amount of the corresponding Excess Cash Flow payment with respect to which such voluntary prepayment is deducted, and (g) in connection with any prepayment of the Term Loan B from the proceeds of a Qualified Initial Public Offering.

(f) Audit and Collateral Monitoring Fees . The Borrowers acknowledge that pursuant to Section 7.01(f), representatives of the Agents may visit any or all of the Loan Parties and/or conduct certain audits, inspections, appraisals, valuations and/or field examinations for which the Borrowers will be obligated to reimburse expenses of the Agents and such representatives. The Borrowers agree to pay such expenses, which shall be calculated on the basis of (i) $1,000 per day per examiner plus the examiner’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with all such visits, audits, inspections, appraisals, valuations and field examinations, (ii) a supervisory review fee of $1,300 per each such audit, inspection, valuation or field examination and (iii) the cost of all visits, audits, inspections, appraisals, valuations and field examinations conducted by a third party on behalf of the Agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay the fees, costs and expenses for more than three (3) such audits, inspections, valuations and/or field examinations described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in each case conducted during each consecutive twelve (12) month period during the term of this Agreement, provided that Borrowers acknowledge that Administrative may elect to conduct such three (3) audits, inspections, valuations or field examinations with respect to Borrowers during any such consecutive twelve (12) month period at different times, and further provided that, nothing contained in this sentence or otherwise in this Agreement limiting Borrowers’ obligations to pay the fees, costs and expenses of such audits, inspections, valuations or field examinations shall limit the rights of Agents pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.06(f) and Section 7.01(f), in each case, if conducted at their own expense. In addition, (x) at any time after the first anniversary of this Agreement, Administrative Agent, acting in its Permitted Discretion, may elect to reduce the number of audits, inspections, valuations and/or field examinations per twelve (12) month period with respect to which Borrowers shall be liable for the fees, costs and expenses thereof (absent the existence of any Event of Default) from three (3) to two (2) if, to the extent and only continuing for so long as such reduction is consistent with Administrative Agent’s governmental regulatory requirements and generally applicable internal policies, and (y) absent the existence of any Event of Default, Agent, acting in its Permitted Discretion, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to endeavor to schedule its periodic audits, inspections, valuations and/or field examinations in a manner to minimize any adverse impact on the operations of Loan Parties to the extent consistent with Administrative Agent’s governmental regulatory requirements and generally applicable internal policies.

 

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Section 2.07 LIBOR Option .

(a) In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Reference Rate, the Borrowers shall have the option (the “LIBOR Option”) to have interest on all or a portion of the Loans be charged at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate. Each Interest Period of a LIBOR Rate Loan made to Borrowers shall commence on the date such LIBOR Rate Loan is made and shall end on such date as the Borrower may elect as set forth in subsection 2.02(a) above; provided that no Interest Period shall end after the last day of the Final Maturity Date; provided, further, from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all Revolving Loans shall have interest charged based upon the LIBOR Rate.

(b) The Administrative Borrower shall elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers by its Notice of Borrowing given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or by its notice of conversion given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.07(c), as the case may be. The Administrative Borrower shall elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent of such duration not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the day which is not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan. If the Administrative Agent does not receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Rate Loan to a Reference Rate Loan, subject to Section 2.07(c) herein below.

(c) The Administrative Borrower may, on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to any outstanding LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers, or on any Business Day with respect to Revolving Loans or any portion of the Term Loan that are Reference Rate Loans, convert any such loan into a loan of another type (i.e., a Reference Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan) in the same aggregate principal amount, provided that any conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers not made on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan shall be subject to Section 2.08. If a Borrower desires to convert a Loan, the Administrative Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent a LIBOR Notice by no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) (i) on the day which is three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Reference Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or (ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Reference Rate Loan, specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the Loans to be converted and the duration of the first Interest Period therefore.

(d) Subject to Section 2.05(b), the Borrowers may prepay the LIBOR Rate Loans in whole at any time or in part from time to time, together with accrued interest on the principal being prepaid to the date of such repayment in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loan made to the Borrowers, and the Administrative Borrower shall specify the date of prepayment of Loans which are LIBOR Rate Loans, the Loan to which such prepayment is to be applied and the amount of such prepayment.

 

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(e) [Intentionally omitted.]

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Requirement of Law, or Change in Law, shall make it unlawful for any Lender (for purposes of this subsection (f), the term “ Lender ” shall include any Lender and the office or branch where any Lender or any corporation or bank controlling such Lender makes or maintains any LIBOR Rate Loans) to make or maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans, the obligation of such Lender to make LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder shall forthwith be cancelled and the Borrowers shall, if any affected LIBOR Rate Loans are then outstanding, promptly upon request from the Administrative Agent, either pay all such affected LIBOR Rate Loans or convert such affected LIBOR Rate Loans into loans of another type. If any such payment or conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan denominated in US Dollars made to the Borrowers is made on a day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan, the Borrowers shall pay the Administrative Agent, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, such amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Lenders for any Funding Losses sustained or incurred by Lenders in respect of such LIBOR Rate Loan as a result of such payment or conversion, including (but not limited to) any interest or other amounts payable by Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by Lenders in order to make or maintain such LIBOR Rate Loan. A certificate as to any additional amounts that describes in reasonable detail the calculations thereof payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lenders to the Administrative Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(g) In the event that any Agent or any Lender shall have determined that:

(i) reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate applicable pursuant to Section 2.02(a) hereof for any Interest Period; or

(ii) dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant maturity are not available in the London interbank market, with respect to an outstanding LIBOR Rate Loan, a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan, or a proposed conversion of a Reference Rate Loan into a LIBOR Rate Loan; or

(iii) at any time that a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,

then upon notice of same being given to the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall give such Administrative Borrower prompt written, telephonic or facsimile notice of such determination. If such notice is given, (i) any such requested LIBOR Rate Loan shall be made as a Reference Rate Loan, unless such Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such proposed borrowing, that its request for such borrowing shall be cancelled or made as an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan, (ii) any Reference Rate Loan or LIBOR Rate Loan which was to have been converted to an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan shall be continued as or converted into a Reference Rate Loan, or, if such Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed conversion, shall be maintained as an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan, and (iii) any outstanding affected LIBOR Rate Loans shall be converted into a Reference Rate

 

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Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Until such notice has been withdrawn, the Lenders shall have no obligation to make an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan or maintain outstanding affected LIBOR Rate Loans and the Borrowers shall not have the right to convert a Reference Rate Loan or an unaffected type of LIBOR Rate Loan into an affected type of LIBOR Rate Loan.

(h) Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither any Agent nor any Lender, nor any of their participants, is required actually to acquire LIBOR deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate. Except for Section 2.07(g)(ii), the provisions of this Article II shall apply as if each Lender or its participants had match funded any Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the LIBOR Rate by acquiring LIBOR deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loans.

Section 2.08 Funding Losses . In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Agents and the applicable Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense incurred by any Agent or any such Lender as a result of (a) the payment of any principal of any such LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any such LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of a Default or an Event of Default), or (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any such LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, and expenses, collectively, “ Funding Losses ”). Funding Losses shall, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, be deemed to equal the amount reasonably determined by such Agent or such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan excluding any loss of margin above the LIBOR Rate had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable thereto, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period therefor), minus (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Agent or such Lender would be offered were it to be offered, at the commencement of such period, Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period in the London interbank market. A certificate of an Agent or a Lender delivered to the Administrative Borrower setting forth a calculation in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this 2.08 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09 Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (“ Taxes ”), except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Taxes from any such payment, then the applicable Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the sum payable by the Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such

 

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deduction or withholding has been made (including such deduction or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. For this purpose, “Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation of any Loan Party, other than Excluded Taxes. For this purpose, “Excluded Taxes” means Taxes described in Section 2.09(e) below, and:

(A) taxes imposed on net income (or taxes imposed in lieu thereof) or branch profits taxes imposed on or with respect to any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity, a “ Transferee” )) or, in the case of a pass-through entity, any of its beneficial owners by the United States or the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized or has its principal lending office, or with which such Person has any other present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from entering into, receiving any payment under or enforcing its rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document),

(b) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (“ Other Taxes ”). Each Loan Party shall deliver to each Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer (or Transferee) official receipts in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes.

(c) The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally indemnify and agree to hold each Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer harmless from and against Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including, Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed on any amounts payable under this Section 2.09) paid by such Person, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Such indemnification shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which any such Person makes written demand therefore specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes.

(d) (i) Each Lender (or Transferee) with respect to the Obligations that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States (a “ Non-U.S. Lender ”) agrees that it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy thereof to the Borrower) (or, in the case of a participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) a properly completed and duly executed copy of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY (including the appropriate attachments thereto) or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, in each case claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax and payments of interest hereunder along with any other appropriate documentation establishing such exemption or reduction. In addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the IRC such Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents to the Agents and the Borrower that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the IRC is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC) of either Parent, the Borrowers or the Guarantors and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to

 

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either Parent, the Borrowers or the Guarantors (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC), and such Non-U.S. Lender agrees that it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a participant, the Lender granting the participation only) in the event any such representation is no longer accurate. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a “ New Lending Office ”). In addition, such Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor from any Agent, the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as applicable. If the lapse of time or a change in circumstances renders a previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, the Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Borrower) (or, in the case of a participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) new, properly completed and duly executed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form establishing such exemption or reduction and any related documentation as may be required to establish such Non-U.S. Lender’s entitlement to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax if such Non-U.S. Lender or beneficial owner continues to be so entitled.

(ii) Each Lender (or Transferee) and Agent that is a “United States person” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC) (each a “ Lender ”) agrees that it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy thereof to the Borrower) (or, in the case of a participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) a complete and duly executed copy of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or successor form certifying that such Lender (or Transferee) is not subject to United States backup withholding tax on the date it becomes a party to this Agreement. Such forms shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder). In addition, such U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor from any Agent, the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as applicable.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.09, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.09(d) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. Upon written request by the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall provide to the Administrative Borrower any U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clauses (d)(i) and (d)(ii) above.

(e) The Loan Parties shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, or pay any additional amounts to any Lender, in respect of United States Federal withholding or backup withholding tax pursuant to this Section 2.09 to the extent that (i) the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to United States Federal withholding or backup withholding tax existed on the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on the date such participation holder became a Transferee hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan; provided , however , that this clause (i) shall not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or additional amounts any Transferee, or

 

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Lender (or Transferee) through a New Lending Office, would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the Person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such Transferee, or Lender (or Transferee) making the designation of such New Lending Office, would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation, (ii) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender or the Administrative Agent to comply with the provisions of clause (d) above, or (iii) the withholding is imposed pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code as of the date of this Agreement (and any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more on onerous to comply with and any current or future regulations or official interpretation thereof (“ FATCA ”).

(f) Any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee) claiming any indemnity payment or additional payment amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment or additional amount that may thereafter accrue, would not require such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee) to disclose any information such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee) deems confidential and would not, in the sole determination of such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee).

(g) If any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (or Transferee) determines in its good faith that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09, it shall pay to the applicable Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Party under this Section 2.09 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Agent or such Lender (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Loan Party or any other Person.

(h) FATCA . If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or the Administrative Agent such

 

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documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Administrative Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (h), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(i) The obligations of the parties under this Section 2.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 2.10 Increased Costs and Reduced Return . (a) If any Lender, any Agent or the L/C Issuer shall have determined that any Change in Law shall (i) subject such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, or any Person controlling such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to this Agreement or any Loan made by such Agent or such Lender or any Letter of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Person controlling such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer of any amounts payable hereunder (except for Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Loan, any Letter of Credit or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Person controlling such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or (iii) impose on such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Person controlling such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Loan or Letter of Credit, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer of making any Loan, issuing, guaranteeing or participating in any Letter of Credit, or agreeing to make any Loan or issue, guaranty or participate in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder, then, upon demand by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall pay to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer such additional amounts as will compensate such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer for such increased costs or reductions in amount; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.10(a), it shall be a condition to a Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s exercise of its rights, if any, under this Section 2.10(a) that such Lender or L/C Issuer shall generally be exercising similar rights with respect to borrowers under similar agreements.

(b) If any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have determined that any Change in Law either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Person controlling such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, and such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Loans made or maintained, Letters of Credit issued or any guaranty or participation with respect thereto, such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s such other controlling Person’s capital to a level below that which such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such

 

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controlling Person could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Loans made or maintained, Letters of Credit issued, or any guaranty or participation with respect thereto or any agreement to make Loans, to issue Letters of Credit or such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking into consideration, such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s or such other controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall pay to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer from time to time such additional amounts as will compensate such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s or such other controlling Person’s capital; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.10(b), it shall be a condition to a Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s exercise of its rights, if any, under this Section 2.10(b) that such Lender or L/C Issuer shall generally be exercising similar rights with respect to borrowers under similar agreements.

(c) All amounts payable under this Section 2.10 shall bear interest from the date that is ten (10) days after the date of demand by any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer until Payment in Full to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer at the Reference Rate. A certificate of such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer claiming compensation under this Section 2.10, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer to the Administrative Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof, and such Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 2.10, and shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided , that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.10 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Agent’s, Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180 days period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 2.11 Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments .

(a) The Administrative Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, request that all or a portion of the Term Loan be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date (a “ Term Loan Extension ”) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of the applicable Term Loan (any such Term Loan or portion thereof that has been so converted,

 

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Extended Term Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.11 without the consent of any Lender other than the extending Lender(s). In order to establish any Extended Term Loan, the Administrative Borrower shall provide a notice to the Collateral Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each Term Loan Lender and the Administrative Agent) (a “ Term Loan Extension Request ”), (i) certifying that no Default or Event of Default then exists, (ii) certifying that both before and after giving effect to such Term Loan Extension, each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the proposed effective date for the Term Loan Extension to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date, provided that if a representation and warranty is qualified as to materiality, the materiality qualifier set forth above shall be disregarded with respect to such representation and warranty for purposes of this condition, (iii) the Administrative Borrower shall have offered to all Term Loan Lenders the opportunity to participate in such Term Loan Extension on a pro rata basis with respect to the corresponding Term Loan and on the same terms and conditions to each such Term Loan Lender, and any applicable Lender may elect to agree or to decline, in its sole discretion, and (iv) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which (x) shall be identical as offered to each Term Loan Lender, (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Term Loan Lender, and (y) shall specify the date on which the Administrative Borrower proposes that the Term Loan Extension shall be effective and the proposed final maturity date of the Extended Term Loan, except that :

(A) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loan may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment;

(B) repayments of principal of the Extended Term Loan may be delayed to dates occurring after the Final Maturity Date;

(C) the effective yield with respect to the Extended Term Loan (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the effective yield for the Term Loan, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that if at the time of the effectiveness of any Extension Amendment, if the effective yield in respect of such new Extended Term Loan shall at any time (over the life of such Extended Term Loan) exceed by more than 0.50% the effective yield on the then outstanding Term Loan, the margin applicable to all existing Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that at all times thereafter the holders of the Term Loan do not receive less than the effective yield with respect to such Extended Term Loan less 0.50%;

(D) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply only after the Final Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loan);

 

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(E) Extended Term Loans may have mandatory prepayment terms that provide for the application of proceeds from mandatory prepayment events to be made first to prepay the applicable Term Loans before applying any such proceeds to prepay such Extended Term Loans; and

(F) Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and terms which allow the applicable Term Loan to be optionally prepaid prior to the prepayment of such Extended Term Loan) as may be agreed by the applicable Administrative Borrower and the Lenders; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which the corresponding Term Loan is Paid in Full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of the corresponding Term Loan.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loan at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the Final Maturity Date, (ii) the weighted average life to maturity of any Extended Term Loan at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the corresponding Term Loan, and (iii) any Extended Term Loan may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request.

(c) The Administrative Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date (a “ Revolving Credit Extension ”) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so amended, “ Extended Revolving Credit Commitments ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.11 without the consent of any Lender other than the extending Lender(s). In order to establish any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Administrative Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each Revolving Loan Lender and the Collateral Agent) (each, a “ Revolver Extension Request ”; together with a Term Loan Extension Request, each an “ Extension Request ”), (i) certifying that no Default or Event of Default then exists, (ii) certifying that both before and after giving effect to such Revolving Credit Extension, each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the proposed effective date for the Revolving Credit Extension to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date, provided that if a representation and warranty is qualified as to materiality, the materiality qualifier set forth above shall be disregarded with respect to such representation and warranty for purposes of this condition and in no event shall such materiality qualifier be applicable with respect to the representations set forth in the final sentence of Section 6.01(g)(i), (iii) the Administrative Borrower shall have offered to all Revolving Loan Lenders the opportunity to participate in such Revolving Credit Extension on a pro rata basis with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments and on the same terms and conditions to each such Revolving Loan Lender, and any Revolving Loan Lender may elect to agree or to decline,

 

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in its sole discretion, and (iv) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which (x) shall be identical as offered to each Revolving Loan Lender (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Revolving Loan Lender and (y) shall specify the date on which the Administrative Borrower proposes that the Revolving Credit Extension shall be effective and the proposed final maturity date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, except that:

(A) the maturity date of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Final Maturity Date, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment;

(B) the effective yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the effective yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that if at the time of the effectiveness of any Extension Amendment, if the effective yield in respect of such new Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall at any time (over the life of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) exceed by more than 0.50% the effective yield on the then outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments, the margin applicable thereto shall be increased to the extent necessary so that at all times thereafter the Revolving Loan Lenders do not receive less than the effective yield with respect to such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments less 0.50%;

(C) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Final Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments); and

(D) all borrowings under the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (x) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and (y) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the Final Maturity Date, (ii) the amount of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall not include any scheduled decrease prior to the Final Maturity Date, and (iii) any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Revolver Extension Request.

(e) The Administrative Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least ten Business Days prior to the date on which the Term Loan Lenders or Revolving Loan Lenders, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each

 

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case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.11. No Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to agree to have any of its Term Loans amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Credit Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request, and no Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to respond to any such Extension Request. Any Lender that does not respond to the Extension Request on or prior to the date specified therein shall be deemed to have rejected such Extension Request. Any existing Term Loan Lender wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loan subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Loan Lender wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, which it has elected to be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Loan Lenders or Revolving Loan Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(f) Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an Extension Amendment to this Agreement among the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender providing Extended Term Loans or Lender providing an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth above (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender other than those consents provided pursuant to this Agreement). Each Extension Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Loan Parties and the other parties hereto. In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent shall enter into such amendments to the other Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agents (which shall not require any consent from any Lender other than those consents provided pursuant to this Agreement) in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments are provided with the benefit of the Collateral provided in the other Loan Documents and shall deliver such other agreements, documents, certificates and opinions of counsel in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Agents.

(g) The provisions of this Section 2.11 shall override any provision of Section 12.02(a) (other than provisions therein that require certain unanimous votes) to the contrary. No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension Request in accordance with this Section 2.11 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, no provision of any Extension Amendment may amend, modify or waive any provision of Sections 2.05(c)(i), 2.05(c)(iii), 2.05(d) or 4.03 without the consent of all Lenders.

 

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Section 2.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a) If any Lender requires the Borrowers to pay any additional amounts under Section 2.07 or requests compensation under Section 2.10, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Administrative Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to such Section in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.

(b) If any Lender requires the Borrowers to pay any additional amounts under Section 2.07 or requests compensation under Section 2.10 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with clause (a) above in a manner that eliminates the accrual of such additional amounts, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Administrative Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Agents any assignment fees specified in Section 12.07;

(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.07) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.07 or a claim for compensation under Section 2.10, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Administrative Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

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ARTICLE III.

LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.01 Letters of Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including Section 2.01(b) hereof), the L/C Issuer shall issue or cause the issuance of standby and/or trade letters of credit (collectively, “ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries upon the request of Administrative Borrower (each such Letter of Credit, a “ Letter of Credit ”), which such Letters of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars. The Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the lower of (i) (A) the Borrowing Base minus (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, or (ii) the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision hereof, no Letter of Credit shall be issued if after giving effect thereto, any of the credit limits set forth in Section 2.01(b) would be violated. All disbursements or payments related to Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Revolving Loans and shall bear interest at the rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are Reference Rate Loans in accordance with Section 2.04 . Letters of Credit that have not been drawn upon shall not bear interest.

Section 3.02 Issuance of Letters of Credit .

(a) Subject to the terms hereof, the Administrative Borrower may request the L/C Issuer to issue or cause the issuance of a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Administrative Agent, at the Payment Office, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time), at least five (5) Business Days’ prior to the proposed date of issuance, the L/C Issuer’s form of letter of credit application (the “ Letter of Credit Application ”) completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the L/C Issuer, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the L/C Issuer may reasonably request. The Administrative Borrower, also has the right to give instructions and make agreements with the L/C Issuer with respect to any application, any applicable letter of credit and related security agreement, any applicable letter of credit reimbursement agreement and/or any other applicable agreement, and the disposition of applicable documents, and to agree with the L/C Issuer upon any amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit.

(b) Each Letter of Credit shall, among other things, (i) provide for the payment of sight drafts, other written demands for payment, or acceptances of drafts when presented for honor thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein and (ii) except as provided in Section 3.02(d) below, have an expiry date not later than twelve (12) months after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance (subject to automatic renewals) and in no event later than the date that is 15 days prior to the Final Maturity Date. Each standby Letter of Credit shall be subject either to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, and any amendments or revision thereof adhered to by the Issuer (“ UCP 600 ”) or the International Standby Practices (ISP98-International Chamber of Commerce Publication Number 590) (“ ISP98 Rules ”), as determined by the L/C Issuer, and each trade Letter of Credit shall be subject to UCP 600.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to notify the Lenders of the request by the Administrative Borrower for a Letter of Credit hereunder.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3.02(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, Administrative Borrower may request and L/C Issuer may issue Letters of Credit (and/or renewals or extensions of existing Letters of Credit) under this Agreement with an expiry date that extends months beyond) the Final Maturity Date then in effect when such Letter of Credit (or the extension or renewal thereof) is requested (any such Letter of Credit so issued, renewed or extended, a “ Post-Term Letter of Credit ”), subject to all other existing terms and conditions of and provisions in this Agreement regarding Letters of Credit, including any terms, conditions and provisions regarding the requesting and issuance thereof, but provided that, under no circumstances may any such Post-Term Letter of Credit as so issued, renewed or extended have an expiry date later than the twelve-month anniversary of the Final Maturity Date as in effect when such Post-Term Letter of Credit is so issued, renewed or extended. Nothing contained in this Section 3.02(d) shall be construed under any circumstances as an agreement by Lenders to extend the Final Maturity Date or require or obligate in any way Agent, Lenders and/or Issuer to make any Loans or to issue any new Letters of Credit (or extend or renew any existing Letters of Credit) on or after the Final Maturity Date.

(e) All of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of any kind or nature of Borrowers with respect to any and all such Post-Term Letters of Credit (including all Reimbursement Obligations and obligations to pay Letter of Credit Fees and obligations to pay interest in respect of any disbursement made by L/C Issuer in connection with a drawing under a Post-Term Letter of Credit that is not immediately reimbursed by Borrowers (including any such interest accruing thereon after the Final Maturity Date, or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest and/or Letter of Credit Fees is allowed in such proceeding)) (any such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness, the “ Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations ”) shall remain Obligations secured by the Collateral pursuant to the Liens created under the Loan Documents both prior to and after the Final Maturity Date, and Agents and Lenders shall have no obligations to release any Liens on the Collateral notwithstanding the overall termination of this Agreement and of the commitments of the Lenders hereunder, until such time as the last such Post-Term Letter of Credit shall have expired or terminated or shall been fully drawn and all Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations (other than contingent indemnities and expense reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim therefore has been made, or is reasonably expected to be made) have been paid in full in cash, provided that , notwithstanding the foregoing, on the Final Maturity Date, Borrowers may Cash Collateralize each such Post-Term Letter of Credit, and in such event, if all other Obligations have been Paid in Full, Collateral Agent may release the Liens and security interests on all other Collateral in accordance with the Loan Documents. Administrative Agent will deposit such Cash Collateral in a non-interest bearing deposit account maintained at Administrative Agent. Borrowers agree that upon the coming due of any such Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations, Agent may use such Post-Term Cash Collateral to pay and satisfy such Post-Term Letter of Credit Obligations.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement and/or the overall termination of this Agreement on the Final Maturity Date (subject to the survival of the provisions thereof that survive the termination of this Agreement by the terms thereof), all of the applicable provisions of Article III and Section 2.06(c) of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit application for any Post-Term Letter of Credit and any other documents executed by and/or between Borrowers and/or L/C Issuer with respect to any Post-Term Letter of Credit (other than any provisions providing for any obligations of any Lenders or any provisions giving Borrowers the right or ability to request that additional Letters of Credit be issued or that existing Letters of Credit be renewed or extended) shall survive the termination of this Agreement on the last day of the Term for the benefit of Agent and Lenders (but not for the benefit of Borrowers), and Borrowers shall remain bound thereby, including without limitation (i) the obligations under Section 2.6(c) of this Agreement for Borrowers to pay Letter of Credit Fees to L/C Issuer with respect to any Post-Term Letter of Credit for so long as each Post-Term Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding and (ii) the obligations under this Article III for Borrowers to pay interest on any disbursements or payments made by L/C Issuer relating to any Post-Term Letter of Credit until reimbursed.

Section 3.03 Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit . The Administrative Borrower shall authorize and direct the L/C Issuer to name one or more Borrowers as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit. If the Administrative Agent is not the L/C Issuer of any Letter of Credit, the Administrative Borrower shall authorize and direct the L/C Issuer to deliver to the Administrative Agent all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by the L/C Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon the Administrative Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit or the application therefor.

Section 3.04 Disbursements, Reimbursement .

(a) Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share (determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of the definition of “Pro Rata Share”) of the Maximum Face Amount of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively.

(b) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the L/C Issuer will promptly notify the Administrative Borrower. Provided that it shall have received such notice by 12:00 noon (New York City time) with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer together with any interest thereon pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be referred to as a “ Reimbursement Obligation ”) the L/C Issuer prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such date that an amount is paid by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “ Drawing Date ”) in an amount and in the currency equal to the amount and currency so paid by the L/C Issuer. In the event the Borrowers fail to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) with respect to any Letter of Credit on the Drawing Date, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender thereof, and the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested that a Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan be made by the Revolving Loan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i)(B) to be disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit. Any notice given by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 3.04(b) may be oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

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(c) Each Revolving Loan Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 3.04(b) make available to the L/C Issuer an amount in immediately available funds equal to its applicable Pro Rata Share (determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of the definition of “Pro Rata Share”) of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section 3.04(d)) each be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Reference Rate Loan to the Borrowers in that amount. If any Revolving Loan Lender so notified fails to make available to the L/C Issuer the amount of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such amount by no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) with respect to any Letter of Credit on the Drawing Date, then (unless L/C Issuer and such Lender shall agree otherwise, each in their sole and absolute discretion) interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate during the first three days following the Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate on Revolving Loans that are Reference Rate Loans on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. The Administrative Agent will promptly give notice of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of the Administrative Agent to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Revolving Loan Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation under this Section 3.04(c), provided that such Lender shall not be obligated to pay interest as provided in Section 3.04(c) (i) and (ii) until and commencing from the date of receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of a drawing. Each Revolving Loan Lender’s payment to the L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 3.04(c) shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing and shall constitute a “ Participation Revolving Loan ” from such Lender in satisfaction of its Participation Commitment under this Section 3.04.

(d) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into a Revolving Loan to the Borrowers in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 3.04(b), because of the failure of Borrowers to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than any notice requirements) or for any other reason, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer a borrowing (each a “ Letter of Credit Borrowing ”) in the currency in which such Letter of Credit is denominated in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the interest rate on Revolving Loans that are Reference Rate Loans.

(e) Each Lender’s Participation Commitment shall continue until the last to occur of any of the following events: (x) the L/C Issuer ceases to be obligated to issue or cause to be issued Letters of Credit hereunder; (y) no Letter of Credit issued or created hereunder remains outstanding and uncanceled and (z) all Persons (other than the Borrowers) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made under or relating to Letters of Credit.

 

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Section 3.05 Repayment of Participation Revolving Loans .

(a) Upon (and only upon) receipt by the L/C Issuer for its account of immediately available funds from the Borrowers (i) in reimbursement of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a Participation Revolving Loan to the L/C Issuer or (ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by the L/C Issuer under such a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer will pay to each Revolving Loan Lender in the same funds and currencies as those received by the L/C Issuer, the amount of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such funds, except the L/C Issuer shall retain the amount of the applicable Pro Rata Share of such funds of any Revolving Loan Lender that did not make a Participation Revolving Loan in respect of such payment by the L/C Issuer.

(b) If the L/C Issuer is required at any time to return to the Borrowers or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any insolvency proceeding, any portion of the payments made by the Borrowers to the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.05(a) in reimbursement of a payment made under any Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon, each Revolving Loan Lender shall, on demand of the L/C Issuer, forthwith return to the L/C Issuer the amount of its applicable Pro Rata Share of any amounts so returned by the L/C Issuer plus interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

Section 3.06 Documentation . Each Borrower agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Credit Application and by the L/C Issuer’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued for the Loan Account of Borrowers and by the L/C Issuer’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though the L/C Issuer’s interpretations may be different from the interpretations of Borrowers. In the event of a conflict between the Letter of Credit Application and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment), neither the L/C Issuer nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following any instructions of any Borrower or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.

Section 3.07 Determination to Honor Drawing Request . In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit and that any other drawing condition appearing on the face of such Letter of Credit has been satisfied in the manner so set forth.

Section 3.08 Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations . Each applicable Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Loans or Participation Revolving Loans as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the obligations of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Article III under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:

(a) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;

 

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(b) the failure of the Borrowers or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions set forth in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Loan, it being acknowledged that such conditions are not required for the making of a Letter of Credit Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Revolving Loans under Section 3.04 ;

(c) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents;

(d) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by any Borrower or any Lender against the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, crossclaim, defense or other right which any Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, any successor beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, such Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);

(e) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provisions of services relating to a Letter of Credit;

(f) except as provided in Section 3.07 , any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(g) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit;

(h) any failure by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by the applicable Borrowers, unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from the Administrative Borrower of such failure within three (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent shall have furnished the Administrative Borrower a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice;

(i) any Material Adverse Effect on any Borrower or any Guarantor;

(j) any breach of this Agreement or any Loan Document by any party thereto;

 

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(k) the occurrence or continuance of an insolvency proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Guarantor;

(l) the fact that a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(m) the fact that the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred or this Agreement or the Obligations hereunder shall have been terminated; and

(n) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

Nothing contained in this Section 3.08 shall be deemed to relieve the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer from any claim by any of the Borrowers for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, respectively, in respect of honoring or failing to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit or otherwise in respect of any Letter of Credit, but any such claim may not be used as a defense to the reimbursement obligation for any such drawing.

Section 3.09 Indemnity . In addition to amounts payable as provided in Section 12.15 , the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby agree to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, taxes, (except for the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any taxes imposed on the net income of any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer by the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized or has its principal lending office), penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of outside counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which the Administrative Agent or any of the Administrative Agent’s Affiliates may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, other than as a result of (A) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment), or (B) the wrongful dishonor by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or any of their respective Affiliates of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit, except if such dishonor resulted from any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority (all such acts or omissions herein called “ Governmental Acts ”).

Section 3.10 Liability for Acts and Omissions . As between the Borrowers, the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Loan Lenders, the Borrowers assume all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for: (a) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (b) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective

 

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for any reason; (c) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of the Borrowers against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among Borrowers and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (d) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (e) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (f) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (g) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (h) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer, including any Governmental Acts, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the L/C Issuer’s rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve the L/C Issuer from liability for the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment) in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (a) through (h) of such sentence. In no event shall the L/C Issuer or the L/C Issuer’s Affiliates be liable to the Borrowers for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer and each of its Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by the L/C Issuer or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the L/C Issuer or its Affiliates; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on the L/C Issuer or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each an “ Order ”) and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit.

In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by the L/C Issuer under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment), shall not put the L/C Issuer under any resulting liability to the Borrowers or any Revolving Loan Lender.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS; DEFAULTING LENDERS;

JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS

Section 4.01 Payments; Computations and Statements . (a) The Borrowers will make each payment under this Agreement not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, to the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day will be credited to the Loan Account on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that for the purpose of computing interest charges for the Obligations during any time when springing cash dominion is in effect pursuant to Section 8.01(d), all items of payment (including customer remittances received into any Cash Management Accounts and applied to the Obligations under any cash dominion arrangements described in Section 8.01) shall be deemed applied by the Administrative Agent one (1) Business Day after (A) the Business Day following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such payments via wire transfer or electronic depository check or (B) in the case of payments received by the Administrative Agent in any other form, the Business Day such payment constitutes good funds. This approach is acknowledged by the parties to be an integral aspect of the price of the Lenders’ financing of the Borrowers and shall apply irrespective of the characterization of whether receipts are owned by the Borrowers or the Lenders. All payments shall be made by the Borrowers without set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, deduction or other defense to the Agents and the Lenders. Except as provided in Section 2.02, after receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal ratably to the applicable Lenders in accordance with their applicable Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided that the Administrative Agent will cause to be distributed all interest and fees received from or for the account of the Borrowers not less than once each month and in any event promptly after receipt thereof. The Lenders and the Borrowers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan Account of the Borrowers with any amount due and payable by the Borrowers under any Loan Document, provided that, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, any such charge in respect of out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of the Agents and Lenders payable by the Borrowers shall occur no sooner than 15 days after the Administrative Borrower’s receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor. Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether any of the conditions precedent in Section 5.02 have been satisfied. Any amount charged to the Loan Account of the Borrowers shall be deemed a Revolving Loan hereunder made by the Revolving Loan Lenders to the Borrowers, funded by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders and subject to Section 2.02 of this Agreement. The Lenders and the Borrowers confirm that any charges which the Administrative Agent may so make to the Loan Account of the Borrowers as herein provided will be made as an

 

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accommodation to the Borrowers and solely at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, provided that the Administrative Agent shall from time to time upon the request of the Collateral Agent, charge the Loan Account of the Borrowers with any amount not paid when due and payable under any Loan Document. Whenever any payment to be made or any report required to be delivered under any such Loan Document shall become due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made, or such report shall be delivered on the next succeeding Business Day and if applicable, such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, all computations of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fees hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall provide each of the Administrative Borrowers, promptly after the end of each calendar month, a summary statement (in the form from time to time used by the Administrative Agent) of the opening and closing daily balances in the Loan Account of the Borrowers during such month, the amounts and dates of all Loans made to the Borrowers during such month, the amounts and dates of all payments on account of the Loans to the Borrowers during such month and the Loans to which such payments were applied, the amount of interest accrued on the Loans to the Borrowers during such month, any Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer for the account of the Borrowers during such month, specifying the face amount thereof, the amount of charges to the Loan Account and/or Loans made to the Borrowers during such month to reimburse the Revolving Loan Lenders for drawings made under Letters of Credit, and the amount and nature of any charges to the Loan Account made during such month on account of fees, commissions, expenses and other Obligations. All entries on any such statement shall be presumed to be correct and, thirty (30) days after the same is sent, shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 4.02 Sharing of Payments . Except as provided in Section 2.02 hereof, if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith (a) turn the same over to the Administrative Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Administrative Agent, or in immediately available funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement; provided , however , that (i) if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (A) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (B) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender of any interest or other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered) and (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any

 

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payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply). The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 4.02 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all of its rights (including the Lender’s right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

Section 4.03 Apportionment of Payments . Subject to Section 2.02 hereof and to any written agreement among the Agents and/or the Lenders (including the Agreement Among Lenders):

(a) All payments of principal and interest in respect of outstanding Loans, all payments in respect of the Letter of Credit Obligations, all payments of fees (other than the fees set forth in Section 2.06 hereof to the extent set forth in a written agreement among the Agents and the Lenders, fees with respect to Letters of Credit provided for in Sections 2.06(c)(i)(B) and 2.06(c)(ii)) and all other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as provided herein or, in respect of payments not made on account of Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations, as designated by the Person making payment when the payment is made.

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the direction of the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders shall, apply all proceeds of the Collateral as follows: (i)  first , ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Agents or the L/C Issuer until paid in full; (ii)  second , ratably to pay the Revolving Loan Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium) and indemnities then due and payable to the Revolving Loan Lenders until paid in full; (iii)  third , ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Revolving Loans, Agent Advances and Reimbursement Obligations until paid in full; (iv)  fourth , ratably to pay principal of the Revolving Loans, Agent Advances and Letter of Credit Obligations (or, to the extent such Obligations are contingent, to provide Cash Collateral in respect of such Obligations) until paid in full; (v)  fifth , ratably to pay Bank Product Obligations in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 plus the amount of the Bank Product Reserve then in effect; (vi)  sixth , ratably to pay the Term Loan Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium) and indemnities then due and payable to the Term Loan Lenders until paid in full; (vii)  seventh , ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Term Loan until paid in full; (viii)  eighth , ratably to pay principal of the Term Loan A until paid in full; (ix)  ninth , ratably to pay principal of the Term Loan B until paid in full; (x)  tenth , ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any Applicable Prepayment Premium then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; (xi)  eleventh , ratably to Bank Product Obligations to the extent not paid under clause (v) above; and (xii)  twelfth , to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable.

 

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(c) In each instance, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has not elected to or has not been directed by the Collateral Agent to apply payments and other Proceeds of Collateral in accordance with Section 4.03(b), Section 4.03(b) shall not be deemed to apply to any payment by the Borrowers specified by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent to be for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Term Loans or other related Obligations then due and payable under any provision of this Agreement or the prepayment of all or part of the principal of the Term Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.05.

(d) For purposes of Section 4.03(b), “paid in full” means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees and interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest calculated at default rates, interest on interest and expense reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding, except to the extent that default or overdue interest (but not any other interest) and loan fees, each arising from or related to a default, are disallowed in any Insolvency Proceeding.

(e) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 4.03 and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that both such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 4.03 shall control and govern.

Section 4.04 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to such Defaulting Lender any payments made by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent for such Defaulting Lender’s benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to the Pro Rata Shares of such Defaulting Lender) (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s Loans were funded by the other Lenders) or, if so directed by the Administrative Borrower and if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender’s Loans were not funded by the other Lenders), retain the same to be re-advanced to the Borrowers as if such Defaulting Lender had made such Loans to the Borrowers. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Unused Line Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fees that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

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(b) Any such failure to fund by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle the Borrowers to replace the Defaulting Lender with one or more substitute Lenders, and the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Defaulting Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Defaulting Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Defaulting Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Defaulting Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07.

(c) The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitments of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender.

(d) This Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until either (i) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and payable or (ii) the non-Defaulting Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Agents, and the Borrowers shall have waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in writing, and the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the applicable defaulted Loans and pays to the Agents all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 4.05 Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers .

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, each of the Borrowers hereby accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents for the Obligations, in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 4.05) it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them. If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the

 

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Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Obligations of each of the Borrowers under the provisions of this Section 4.05 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each of the Borrowers, enforceable against each such Person to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other circumstances whatsoever.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, each of the Borrowers hereby accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents for the Obligations in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 4.05), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them. If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation.

(c) The provisions of this Section 4.05 are made for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders and their successors and assigns, and may be enforced by them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Agents, the Lenders or such successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any of the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any of the other Borrowers or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 4.05 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full.

(d) Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that it will not enforce any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any other entity constituting a Borrower or a Guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such entity’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Agent and the Lenders against any other entity constituting a Borrower or a Guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any other entity constituting a Borrower or a Guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the Payment in Full of the Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE V.

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

Section 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective as of the Business Day (the “ Effective Date ”) when each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agents:

(a) Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid on or before the date of this Agreement all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 12.04.

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default . The following statements shall be true and correct: (i) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.02(a)(i) and (ii) below to the contrary, the only representations and warranties relating to the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries the accuracy of which shall be a condition to the availability of the Loans and the Letters of Credit on the Effective Date, shall be (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01(a), (b), (c), (d), (k), (t), (u) and (y), and (B) the representations and warranties made by Funko Holdings or with respect to the business of Parent in the Acquisition Agreement, but only to the extent that the Parent or any of its Affiliates have the right under the Acquisition Agreement to terminate their obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or not to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement without regard to the Parent’s or the Buyer’s waiver of such breach; provided that the representations and warranties specified in clauses (A) and (B) above are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or would result from this Agreement or the other Loan Documents becoming effective in accordance with its or their respective terms.

(c) Legality . The making of the initial Loans or the issuance of any Letters of Credit shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer.

 

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(d) Delivery of Documents . The Collateral Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Effective Date:

(i) a Security Agreement, together with, to the extent applicable, the original stock certificates representing all of the Equity Interests, and all promissory notes required to be pledged thereunder, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer;

(ii) a UCC Filing Authorization Letter, together with (A) 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 Agreement and (B) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent of the filing of such UCC-1 financing statements as reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent and each Mortgage;

(iii) certified copies of request for copies of information on Form UCC-11, listing all effective financing statements which name as debtor any Loan Party and which are filed in the offices referred to in paragraph (ii) above, together with copies of such financing statements, none of which, except as otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent, shall cover any of the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens) and the results of searches for any tax Lien and judgment Lien filed against such Person or its property, which results, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Collateral Agent, shall not show any such Liens;

(iv) the Collateral Assignment, duly executed by the Buyer;

(v) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party;

(vi) the Flow of Funds Agreement, duly executed by each party; thereto;

(vii) a copy of the resolutions of each Loan Party, certified as of the Effective Date by an Authorized Officer thereof, authorizing (A) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (B) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith;

(viii) a Perfection Certificate, duly executed by the parties thereto;

(ix) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers/directors/representatives;

(x) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization and, except to the extent such failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each jurisdiction of foreign qualification of each Loan Party certifying as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Effective Date as to the subsistence in good standing of, and the payment of taxes by, such Loan Party in such jurisdictions;

 

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(xi) a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Effective Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction;

(xii) a copy of the Governing Documents of each Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto, certified as of the Effective Date by an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party;

(xiii) an opinion of Hogan Lovells, counsel to the Loan Parties, as to such customary matters as the Agents may reasonably request;

(xiv) [Intentionally Omitted].

(xv) [Intentionally Omitted].;

(xvi) [Intentionally Omitted].

(xvii) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 5.01(b);

(xviii) a copy of (A) the Financial Statements and (B) the financial projections described in Section 6.01(g)(ii) hereof, certified as of the Effective Date as complying with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(g)(ii) by an Authorized Officer of the Ultimate Parent;

(xix) a certificate of the chief financial officer of Funko Holdings certifying as to the solvency of the Borrowers (taken as a whole), which certificate shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent;

(xx) evidence of the insurance coverage required by Section 7.01 and the terms of each Security Agreement and such other insurance coverage with respect to the business and operations of the Loan Parties as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case, where reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, with such endorsements as to the named insureds or loss payees thereunder as the Collateral Agent may request and providing that such policy may be terminated or canceled (by the insurer or the insured thereunder) only upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each such named insured or loss payee, together with evidence of the payment of all premiums due in respect thereof for such period as the Collateral Agent may request;

(xxi) evidence of the payment in full of all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facilities, together with (A) a termination and release agreement or deed of release (as applicable) with respect to each of the Existing Credit Facilities and all related documents, duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties and the Existing Lenders, (B) a termination of security interest in intellectual property for each assignment for security recorded by the Existing Lenders at the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and covering any intellectual property of the Loan Parties, and (C) UCC-3 termination statements for all UCC-1 financing statements filed by the Existing Lenders and covering any portion of the Collateral;

 

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(xxii) copies of the Acquisition Documents and, to the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, of the other Material Contracts as in effect on the Effective Date, certified as true and correct copies thereof by an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower, together with a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower stating that such agreements remain in full force and effect and that none of the Loan Parties has breached or defaulted in any of its obligations under such agreements;

(xxiii) such other customary agreements, instruments, opinions and other documents, each reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in form and substance, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.

(e) Material Adverse Effect . No event or development shall have occurred since December 31, 2014 which constitutes a “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

(f) Consummation of Acquisition . Concurrently with the making of the initial Loans, (i) the Buyer shall have purchased pursuant to the Acquisition Documents (no provision of which shall have been amended or otherwise modified or waived in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders’ interests) without the prior written consent of the Agents), and shall have become the owner, free and clear of all Liens, of all of the Acquisition Assets, (ii) the proceeds of the initial Loans shall have been applied in full to pay a portion of the Purchase Price payable pursuant to the Acquisition Documents for the Acquisition Assets and the closing and other costs relating thereto, and (iii) the Buyer shall have fully performed all of the obligations to be performed by it under the Acquisition Documents.

(g) Sponsor Investment . The Agents shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the Permitted Holders made a cash equity contribution to Ultimate Parent of at least $118,000,000 plus fee and expenses related thereto (plus $26,900,000 of roll-over equity from existing management and $37,400,000 of roll-over equity from the Funko Sellers under the Acquisition Agreement) to effect the consummation of the Funko Acquisition.

(h) Availability . After giving effect to all Loans to be made on the Effective Date, the Letters of Credit to be issued on the Effective Date and the consummation of the Funko Acquisition (including the repayment of the Existing Credit Facilities), the Availability shall not be less than $20,000,000. The Administrative Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Administrative Borrower certifying as to the matters set forth above and containing the calculation of Availability.

 

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Section 5.02 Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit . The obligation of any Agent or any Lender to make any Loan or of the L/C Issuer to issue any Letter of Credit after the Effective Date is subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default . The following statements shall be true and correct, and the submission by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each such Loan, and the Borrowers’ acceptance of the proceeds of such Loan, or the submission by the Administrative Borrower of a Letter of Credit Application with respect to a Letter of Credit, and the issuance of such Letter of Credit, shall each be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Borrower on the date of such Loan or the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit that: (i) the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Loan or such Letter of Credit are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof (including the representations and warranties set forth in the final sentence of Section 6.01(g)(i)), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification)), (ii) at the time of and after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the application of the proceeds thereof or at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the Loan to be made, or the issuance of such Letter of Credit to be issued, on such date and (iii) the conditions set forth in this Section 5.02 have been satisfied as of the date of such request.

(b) Notices . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof and (ii) a Letter of Credit Application pursuant to Section 3.02(a) hereof, if applicable.

Section 5.03 Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness . As an accommodation to the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to execute this Agreement and to make the Loans on the Effective Date notwithstanding unsatisfied conditions set forth below on or before the Effective Date. In consideration of such accommodation, the Loan Parties agree that, in addition to all other terms, conditions and provisions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, those conditions set forth in Section 5.01, the Loan Parties shall satisfy each of the conditions subsequent set forth below on or before the date applicable thereto (it being understood that (i) the failure by the Loan Parties to perform or cause to be performed any such condition subsequent on or before the date applicable thereto shall constitute an Event of Default and (ii) to the extent that the existence of any such condition subsequent would otherwise cause any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be breached, the Required Lenders hereby waive such breach for the period from the Effective Date until the date on which such condition subsequent is required to be fulfilled pursuant to this Section 5.03):

(a) Within 45 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Agents in their sole discretion), the Agents shall have received Cash Management Agreements, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, with respect to the Cash Management Accounts;

 

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(b) Within 240 days of the Effective Date or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, Parent shall have established master concentration account(s) with PNC for all of the Loan Parties’ Treasury Services. For purposes hereof, “Treasury Services” means demand deposit related services, investment services, deposits (on-site and remote), checking account services, lockbox services, controlled disbursement account services, manual payroll account services, account reconciliation services, foreign exchange services, debit card account services, ACH services, zero balance accounts, wire transfer services, and daily on-line reporting; and

(c) Within ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as permitted by the Agents in their sole discretion), the Agents shall have received endorsements as to the named insureds, first mortgagees or loss payees under the insurance policies listed on Schedule 6.01(r) as required under Section 7.01(h) and providing that such policies may be terminated or canceled (by the insurer or the insured thereunder) only upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and each such named insured, first mortgagees or loss payee.

ARTICLE VI.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties . Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer as follows:

(a) Organization, Good Standing, Etc . Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership or other foreign business entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrowers, to make the borrowings hereunder, and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, other than a jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene any applicable Requirement of Law in any material respect or any of its Governing Documents or any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties.

(c) Governmental Approvals . No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party.

(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents . This Agreement is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

(e) Capitalization; Subsidiaries .

(i) On the Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Effective Date, the authorized Equity Interests of the Parent and the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent are as set forth on Schedule 6.01(e). All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Parent have been validly issued. Except as described on Schedule 6.01(e), as of the Effective Date, there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of the Parent and no outstanding obligations of the Parent convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from the Parent, or other obligations of the Parent to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of the Parent.

(ii) Schedule 6.01(e) is a complete and correct description of the name, jurisdiction of incorporation and ownership of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries of the Ultimate Parent in existence as of the Effective Date. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries have been validly issued and, in the case of any Subsidiary organized as a corporation under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, are fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights. Except as indicated on such Schedule, as of the Effective Date, all such Equity Interests is owned by the Ultimate Parent or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens (but excluding any Permitted Liens that are consensual or contractual Liens). As of the Effective Date, there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and no outstanding obligations of the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of any Subsidiary to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Ultimate Parent.

 

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(f) Litigation; Commercial Tort Claims . Except as set forth in Schedule 6.01(f), (i) there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened action, suit or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its properties before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (A) could reasonably be expected to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby and (ii) as of the Effective Date, none of the Loan Parties holds any commercial tort claims in respect of which a claim has been filed in a court of law or a written notice by an attorney has been given to a potential defendant.

(g) Financial Condition .

(i) The Financial Statements, copies of which have been delivered to each Agent, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of Funko and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of Funko and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal periods ended on such respective dates, all in accordance with GAAP (subject to the absence of footnotes and year-end adjustments in the case of the Financial Statements described in clause (b) of the definition of Financial Statements). Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(g), all material indebtedness and other material liabilities (including, without limitation, Indebtedness, liabilities for taxes, long-term leases and other unusual forward or long-term commitments), direct or contingent, of Funko and its Subsidiaries are set forth in the Financial Statements, but excluding any liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the last Financial Statements. Since December 31, 2014, no event or development has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Funko has heretofore furnished to each Agent and each Lender (A) (x) projected monthly income statements of Funko and its Subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017 and (y) projected quarterly balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows of Funko and its Subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, (B) projected annual balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows of the Funko and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ending on January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019, which projected financial statements shall be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(vii) and (C) projected annual budget for Funko and its Subsidiaries, prepared on a monthly basis. Such budget, as updated from time to time pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii), has been prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith by Funko, and is based on assumptions believed by Funko to be reasonable at the time made (it being understood that projections are uncertain by their nature and may not be realized).

(h) Compliance with Law, Etc. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of (i) any of its Governing Documents, (ii) any domestic or foreign Requirement of Law, including, without limitation, any statute, legislation or treaty, any guideline, directive, rule, standard, requirement, policy, order, judgment, injunction, award or

 

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decree of any Governmental Authority, in each case, applicable to it or any of its property or assets, or (iii) any material term of any Contractual Obligation (including, without limitation, any Material Contract) binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, except to the extent that any such violation described in subclause (i) (solely in the case of a Subsidiary that it not a Loan Party), (ii) or (iii) could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(i) ERISA . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i), (i) each Employee Plan is in substantial compliance with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) no Termination Event has occurred for which there remains any outstanding material liability nor is any such Termination Event reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan, including any required Schedule B (Actuarial Information) thereto, copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and delivered to the Agents, is complete and correct and fairly presents the funding status of such Employee Plan as of the date of such report, and since the date of such report there has been no material adverse change in such funding status (other than resulting from changes in market value of assets of such Plan), (iv) copies of each agreement entered into with the PBGC, the U.S. Department of Labor or the Internal Revenue Service in the last two years with respect to any Employee Plan have been delivered to the Agents, (v) no Employee Plan had an accumulated or waived funding deficiency or permitted decrease which would create a deficiency in its funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code at any time during the previous 60 months, and (vi) no Lien imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA exists or is likely to arise on account of any Employee Plan within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code. No Loan Party has incurred any withdrawal liability under ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan that remains unsatisfied, or is aware of any facts indicating that it or any of its ERISA Affiliates may in the future incur any such withdrawal liability. No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates nor any fiduciary of any Employee Plan has (i) failed to pay any required installment or other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such required installment or payment, (ii) engaged in a transaction within the meaning of Section 4069 of ERISA or (iii) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are unpaid. There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, proceedings or lawsuits (other than claims for benefits in the normal course or claims that could not reasonably be expected to result in material liability) asserted or instituted against (i) any Employee Plan or its assets, (ii) any fiduciary with respect to any Employee Plan, or (iii) any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee Plan. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i) and except as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to executive employment agreements, as of the date hereof, no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries maintains an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) for employees in the US which provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates or coverage after a participant’s termination of employment.

 

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(j) Taxes, Etc. All national and Federal, and all material state, provincial and local tax returns and other reports required by applicable Requirements of Law to be filed by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except (i) 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 GAAP or (ii) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, relating to amounts that are not material. Each Loan Party is resident for Tax purposes only in the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(k) Regulations T, U and X . No Loan Party is or will be engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X), and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U and X.

(l) Nature of Business .

(i) No Loan Party is engaged in any business other than as described on Schedule 6.01(l) and other business reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

(ii) The Parent is a holding company and does not have any material liabilities (other than liabilities arising under the Loan Documents, liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, obligations under any employment agreement, stock option plan or other benefit plan for management or employees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and other liabilities (not including Indebtedness) incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities), own any material assets (other than the ownership of Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries and activities incidental thereto, including corporate maintenance activities (including the payment of expenses) associated with being a holding company for a consolidated group (or, after the Qualified Initial Public Offering, of being a member of the consolidated group of Public Holdco), cash and Permitted Investments) or engage in any operations or business (other than the ownership of its Subsidiaries).

(m) Adverse Agreements, Etc . No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contractual Obligation or subject to any restriction or limitation in any Governing Document or any judgment, order, regulation, ruling or other requirement of a court or other Governmental Authority, which has, or in the future could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) Permits, Etc . Each Loan Party has, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by such Person, except where the failure to have, or be in compliance with, all such permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both,

 

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would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect, except where such suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Properties . (i) Each Loan Party has good and marketable title to, valid leasehold interests in, or valid licenses to use, all property and assets material to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. All such properties and assets are in good working order and condition for the purpose of the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties, ordinary wear and tear and casualty events excepted.

(ii) Schedule 6.01(o) sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the Effective Date, of the location, by state and street address, of all real property owned or leased by each Loan Party and identifies the interest (fee or leasehold) of such Loan Party therein. As of the Effective Date, each Loan Party has valid leasehold interests in the Leases described on Schedule 6.01(o) to which it is a party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, true, complete and correct copies of each such Lease have been delivered to the Agents prior to the Effective Date. Schedule 6.01(o) sets forth, as of the Effective Date, with respect to each such Lease, the commencement date, termination date, renewal options (if any) and annual base rents. As of the Effective Date, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, each such Lease is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms in all material respects and is in full force and effect. No consent or approval of any landlord or other third party in connection with any such Lease is necessary for any Loan Party to enter into and execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(o). To the best knowledge of any Loan Party, as of the Effective Date, no other party to any such Lease is in default of its material obligations thereunder, and no Loan Party (or any other party to any such Lease) has at any time delivered or received any notice of default which remains uncured under any such Lease and, as of the Effective Date, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute a default under any such Lease.

(p) Full Disclosure . None of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time prepared.

(q) [ Intentionally Omitted ].

(r) Environmental Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(r), (i) the operations of each Loan Party are in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there has been no Release at any of the properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or a predecessor in interest, or at any disposal or treatment facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a

 

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Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no Environmental Action has been asserted against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest nor does any Loan Party have knowledge or notice of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) no Environmental Actions have been asserted against any facilities that may have received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) no property now or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties as of the Effective Date, formerly owned or operated by a Loan Party has been used as a treatment or disposal site for any Hazardous Material; (vi) no Loan Party has failed to report to the proper Governmental Authority any Release which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) each Loan Party holds and is in compliance with all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the business carried on by it, except for such licenses, permits and approvals as to which a Loan Party’s failure to maintain or comply with could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) no Loan Party has received any written notification pursuant to any Environmental Laws that (A) any work, repairs, construction or Capital Expenditures are required to be made as a condition of continued compliance with any Environmental Laws, or any license, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto or (B) any license, permit or approval referred to above is about to be reviewed, made, subject to limitations or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(s) Insurance . Each Loan Party keeps its property adequately insured and maintains (i) insurance to such extent and against such risks, including fire, as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses, (ii) workmen’s compensation insurance in the amount required by applicable law, (iii) public liability insurance, which shall include product liability insurance, in the amount customary with companies in the same or similar business against claims for personal injury or death on properties owned, occupied or controlled by it, and (iv) such other insurance as may be required by law (including, without limitation, against larceny, embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation). Schedule 6.01(s) sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party on the Effective Date.

(t) Use of Proceeds . From and after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the proceeds of the Loans (other than the Term Loan B) shall be used to (a) finance a portion of the Purchase Price for the Loungefly Acquisition and the closing and other costs and expenses related thereto, (b) pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and (c) fund working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers. The proceeds of the Term Loan B shall be used on or around the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to fund a distribution to be paid by the Ultimate Parent to its direct and indirect investors in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000. The Letters of Credit will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

(u) Solvency . After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this agreement and before and after giving effect to each Loan and Letter of Credit, the Loan Parties are Solvent on a consolidated basis. No Borrower is contemplating either an Insolvency Proceeding or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Loan Party’s assets or property.

 

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(v) Location of Bank Accounts . Schedule 6.01(v) sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all deposit, checking and other bank accounts, all securities and other accounts maintained with any broker dealer and all other similar accounts maintained by each Loan Party, together with a description thereof ( i.e. , the bank or broker dealer at which such deposit or other account is maintained and the account number and the purpose thereof).

(w) Intellectual Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(w), each Loan Party owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, copyright applications, franchises, authorizations, non-governmental licenses and permits and other intellectual property rights that are necessary for the operation of its business, without infringement upon or conflict with the rights of any other Person with respect thereto, except for such infringements and conflicts which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth on Schedule 6.01(w) is, except for commercially available, off the shelf software and intellectual property registered outside the United States, a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all such material registered patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, copyright applications, franchises, authorizations, non-governmental licenses and permits and other material registered intellectual property rights of each Loan Party. No slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other Person, and no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or threatened, except for such infringements and conflicts which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the best knowledge of each Loan Party, no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code is pending or proposed, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) Material Contracts . Set forth on Schedule 6.01(x) is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Material Contracts of each Loan Party. As of the Effective Date, each such Material Contract (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto and, to the best knowledge of such Loan Party, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and (ii) is not in default due to the action of any Loan Party or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, of any other Person that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, any other party thereto.

(y) Investment Company Act . None of the Loan Parties is (i) an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” or “promoter” of, or “principal underwriter” of or for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law that limits in any respect its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or a portion of the Obligations unenforceable.

 

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(z) Employee and Labor Matters . As of the Effective Date, there is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance in existence or, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, pending or threatened against any Loan Party or (iii) to the best knowledge of each Loan Party, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“ WARN ”) or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The hours worked and payments made to employees of any Loan Party have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All material payments due from any Loan Party on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. .

(aa) Customers and Suppliers . Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there exists no actual or threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or modification to or change in, the business relationship between (i) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any customer or any group thereof, on the other hand, or (ii) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any supplier or any group thereof, on the other hand; and there exists no present state of facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in any such termination, cancellation, limitation, modification or change.

(bb) [ Intentionally Omitted ].

(cc) Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Organizational ID Number; Chief Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; FEIN . Schedule 6.01(cc) sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of (i) the exact legal name of each Loan Party, (ii) the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party, (iii) the organizational identification number of each Loan Party (or indicates that such Loan Party has no organizational identification number), (iv) each place of business of each Loan Party, (v) the chief executive office of each Loan Party and (vi) if applicable, the federal employer identification number of each Loan Party.

(dd) Locations of Collateral . There is no location at which any Loan Party has any Collateral (except for Inventory in transit) other than those locations listed on Schedule 6.01(dd) or Schedule 6.01(ee) and any other locations reported (or permitted to be exempt from reporting) pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(v). Schedule 6.01(dd) hereto contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the Effective Date, of the legal names and addresses of each warehouse at which Collateral of each Loan Party is stored.

(ee) Security Interests . The Security Agreement creates in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral secured thereby. Upon the filing of the UCC-1 financing statements and the recording of the Collateral Assignments for Security referred to in each Security Agreement in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States

 

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Copyright Office or the equivalent authority in the other relevant jurisdictions, as applicable, such security interests in and Liens on the Collateral granted thereby shall be perfected, to the extent perfection can be accomplished through such filings, first priority security interests subject only to Permitted Liens, and no further recordings or filings are or will be required to maintain such perfected status of such security interests and Liens, other than (i) the filing of continuation statements in accordance with applicable law and (ii) the recording of the Collateral Assignments for Security pursuant to each Security Agreement in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or the equivalent authority, if any, in the other relevant jurisdictions, as applicable, with respect to after-acquired U.S. patent and trademark applications and registrations and U.S. copyrights.

(ff) [ Intentionally Omitted]

(gg) Acquisition Documents . The Parent has delivered to the Agents complete and correct copies of the Acquisition Documents, including all schedules and exhibits thereto. The Acquisition Documents set 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. The execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by Parent and the Buyer, and, to the knowledge of Parent, each of the other parties thereto, has been duly authorized by all necessary action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of any consent of stockholders or other holders of Equity Interests required by law or by any applicable corporate or other organizational documents) on the part of each such Person. No material authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to filing with or license from, any Governmental Authority is required for such sale other than such as have been obtained on or prior to the Effective Date or are not required to be obtained as a condition to closing thereunder. Each Acquisition Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms.

(hh) [ Intentionally Omitted ].

(ii) Anti-Terrorism Laws .

(i) General . None of the Loan Parties nor any Affiliates of any Loan Parties, is in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(ii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any Affiliates of any Loan Parties, or their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans, Letters of Credit or other transactions hereunder, is any of the following (each a “ Blocked Person ”):

(A) a Person that is blocked pursuant to any of the OFAC Sanctions Programs, including a Person named on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons;

 

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(B) a Person that is owned or controlled by, or that owns or controls, or that is acting for or on behalf of, any Person described in (A), above;

(C) a Person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law; and

(D) a Person that is affiliated or associated with a Person described in (A) through (C), above.

(iii) None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans, Letters of Credit or other transactions hereunder, unless authorized by the U.S. Government (A) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (B) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any OFAC Sanctions Programs.

(iv) Without limiting or contradicting (or being limited or contradicted by) the foregoing, (x) no Covered Entity is a Sanctioned Person and (y) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, (A) has any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (B) does business in or with, or derives any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; or (C) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law.

ARTICLE VII.

COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES

Section 7.01 Affirmative Covenants . So long as the Obligations have not been Paid in Full, each Loan Party will, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Reporting Requirements . Furnish to each Agent:

(i) as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Borrowers commencing with the first fiscal month of the Borrowers ending after the Effective Date, internally prepared consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal month, and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, and ending with the end of such fiscal month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in (A) the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year (it being agreed that the requirements of this clause (A) shall not apply so long as there is no corresponding month in the preceding Fiscal Year that occurred after the Effective Date), and (B) the projections delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(vii), all in reasonable detail, and, in the case of the financial statements, certified by an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower as having been prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments;

 

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(ii) [reserved];

(iii) as soon as available, and in any event within 120 days (or, in the case of Fiscal Year 2015, 135 days) after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, consolidated and consolidating statements of operations and consolidated and consolidating statements of cash flows of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and, with respect to such consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, and statement of cash flow, accompanied by a report and an unqualified opinion, prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, of one of the “Big Four” nationally recognized certified public accounting firms, McGladrey LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, BDO USA, LLP, Berntson Porter & Company PLLC or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Ultimate Parent and reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (which opinion shall be without (x) a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, (y) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, or (z) any qualification which relates to the treatment or classification of any item and which, as a condition to the removal of such qualification, would require an adjustment to such item, the effect of which would be to cause any noncompliance with the provisions of Section 7.03);

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the Qualified Initial Public Offering the Loan Parties will be permitted to satisfy their obligations with respect to financial information relating to the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries described in clauses (i) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a) by furnishing such financial information as it relates to the Public Holdco; provided that (i) the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Public Holdco and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Ultimate Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand (“ Consolidating Information ”) and (ii) the Consolidating Information shall be certified by an Authorized Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations of the Ultimate Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a standalone basis.

(iv) (x) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clause (iii) of this Section 7.01(a) or (y) within 15 days after delivery of the financial statements of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries required by clause (i) of this Section 7.01(a) for the fiscal months ending in March, June and September, commencing with the fiscal month ending on or about March 31, 2016, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower (A) stating that such Authorized Officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and has made or caused to be made under his or her supervision a review of the condition and operations of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries during the period covered by such financial statements with a view to determining whether the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and such Loan Documents at the times such compliance is required hereby and thereby, and that such review has not disclosed, and such Authorized Officer has no knowledge of, the existence during such

 

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period of an Event of Default or Default or, if an Event of Default or Default existed, describing the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries propose to take or have taken with respect thereto and (B) (1) attaching a schedule showing the calculation of the financial covenants specified in Section 7.03, (2) including a discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries for the portion of the Fiscal Year then elapsed and discussing the reasons for any significant variations from the financial projections for such period and the figures for the corresponding period in the previous Fiscal Year and (3) attaching a schedule listing the Net Cash Proceeds from each Disposition and the amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards received by the Loan Parties during the immediately preceding fiscal quarter that are subject to the prepayment requirements set forth in Sections 2.05(c)(v) and (vii), respectively, and indicating whether such proceeds shall be used to purchase, replace, repair or restore properties or acquire assets used in such Person’s business within a period specified in such certificate not to exceed 180 days after the date of receipt of such proceeds and setting forth estimates of the amount of such proceeds to be so expended;

(v) as soon as available and in any event within 20 days after the end of each fiscal month of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries commencing with the first fiscal month of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, reports in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and certified by the CFO, or other Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower as being accurate and complete (A) listing all Accounts Receivable of the Loan Parties as of the last day of such fiscal month, which shall include the amount and age of each such Account Receivable, showing separately those which are more than 30, 60, 90 and 120 days old and a description of all Liens, set-offs, defenses and counterclaims with respect thereto, together with a reconciliation of such schedule with the schedule delivered to the Agents pursuant to this clause (v)(A) for the immediately preceding fiscal month and such other information as any Agent may request, (B) listing all accounts payable of the Loan Parties as of the last day of such fiscal month which shall include the amount and age of each such account payable and such other information as any Agent may request, (C) listing separately all Inventory and In-Transit Inventory of the Loan Parties as of the last day of such fiscal month, and containing a breakdown of such Inventory by type and amount, the cost value thereof (by location), the warehouse and production facility location; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Loan Parties shall not be obligated or required to include in such Inventory reporting under this clause (C) any breakdown of Inventory located at any location(s) which are exempt from reporting under clause (2) of the final proviso to this sentence (but further provided that nothing in the foregoing proviso shall be interpreted or construed to contradict or limit or provide any exception to the provisions of clause (i) of the definition of Eligible Inventory, and without limiting the generality of such clause (i), the parties hereto agree that no Inventory at any location shall be Eligible Inventory unless Loan Parties have elected to include a breakdown of the Inventory at such location in the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate), (D) including a current schedule of (x) all locations of vendors and processors (including the legal name (and any applicable trade name) of such vendor or processor and the full address of such location) at which any Inventory is currently located and/or is customarily located from time to time, and (y) all other locations in the United States at which any Collateral (other than inventory in transit and mobile equipment, and items located at the premises of other Persons for service or repair in the ordinary course of business) is kept (including, in the case of any such location not owned by Loan Parties, the legal name (and any applicable trade name) of

 

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the landlord, warehouseman, bailee or other owner/operator of such location and the full address of such location); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing or in Section 6.01(dd) hereof, (1) it shall not be a violation of this Section 7.01(a)(v) or of Section 6.01(dd) for any Inventory or Collateral to be kept at any location not previously disclosed to Administrative Agent so long as such location is disclosed to Administrative Agent in the first monthly collateral reports delivered by Loan Parties under this clause (D) following the first date at which any such Inventory or Collateral is kept at such location, and (2) Loan Parties shall not be obligated to report or disclose any such location, and may keep Inventory or other Collateral at any such location despite such non-disclosure, to the extent the aggregate Book Value of all Inventory and fair market value of all other Collateral held at any such non-disclosed individual location does not exceed $500,000 at any one time and the aggregate Book Value of all Inventory and fair market value of all other Collateral held at all such non-disclosed locations does not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate at any one time; along with such other information as any Agent may request, all in detail and in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (E) including appropriate details of the royalty accrual account, the prepaid royalty account and the deferred revenue account.

(vi) as soon as available and in any event within 20 days after the end of each fiscal month (or, if (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (y) average Availability is less than ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount during any consecutive 30 day period based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate, within 3 Business Days after the end of each week, but only until such time as no Event of Default is continuing and the average Availability exceeds ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount over 60 consecutive days based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate) of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries commencing with the first fiscal month of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries ending after the Effective Date, a Borrowing Base Certificate, current as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the most recently ended month (or week, if applicable), supported by schedules showing the derivation thereof and containing such detail and other information the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time, including, at any time when Eligible Special Inventory is permitted to be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, a schedule of the Eligible Special Inventory, itemizing the Book Value of the Eligible Special Inventory for each licensor in relation thereto; provided that (A) the Borrowing Base set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate shall be effective from and including the date such Borrowing Base Certificate is duly received by the Administrative Agent but not including the date on which a subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate is received by the Administrative Agent, unless the Administrative Agent disputes the eligibility of any property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base or the valuation thereof by notice of such dispute to the Administrative Borrower, provided that the Borrowers at their discretion may provide an updated Borrowing Base Certificate establishing a new Borrowing Base level based on a report of weekly or daily application of sales, cash and credits on Accounts Receivable of the Borrowers and weekly change in volume and value of Inventory of the Borrowers and (B) in the event of any dispute about the eligibility of any property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base or the valuation thereof, the Administrative Agent’s good faith judgment shall control;

 

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(vii) as soon as available and in any event not later than 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, financial projections for the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, supplementing and superseding the financial projections referred to in Section 6.01(g)(ii)(A), prepared on a monthly basis (in the case of income statements) and a quarterly basis (in the case of balance sheets, statement of operations and statement of cash flows) and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, for the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year for the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, all such financial projections to be prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith, and to be based on assumptions believed by the Ultimate Parent to be reasonable at the time made and from the best information then available to the Ultimate Parent;

(viii) [reserved];

(ix) [reserved];

(x) promptly after submission to any Governmental Authority, all documents and information furnished to such Governmental Authority in connection with any investigation of any Loan Party by such Governmental Authority other than routine inquiries or other inquires where liability is not reasonably expected to exceed $1,000,000, but excluding any such documents or information the delivery of which would violate applicable law or result in a breach of a Loan Party’s attorney-client privilege;

(xi) as soon as practicable, and in any event within 3 days after an Authorized Officer of any Loan Party becomes aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default or the occurrence of any event or development that such Authorized Officer has determined could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the written statement of an Authorized Officer of the Administrative Borrower setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default or other event or development having a Material Adverse Effect and the action which the affected Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto;

(xii) (A) as soon as practicable and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any its Subsidiaries thereof knows that (1) any Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, (2) any other Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan sponsored by any Loan Party has occurred, or (3) an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an Employee Plan, (B) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of the PBGC’s intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan, (C) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof knows or has reason to know that a required installment within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has not been made when due with respect to an Employee Plan, and (D) promptly and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party from a sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan or from the PBGC, a copy of each notice received by any Loan Party concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability under Section 4202 of ERISA or indicating that such Multiemployer Plan may enter reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA, and (E) promptly and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries thereof sends notice of a plan closing or mass layoff (as defined in WARN) to employees, copies of each such notice send by such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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(xiii) promptly, but in any event not later than 5 Business Days after, any determination by an Authorized Officer that an action, suit or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority or other regulatory body or any arbitrator which could be reasonably expected to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, notice thereof;

(xiv) as soon as practicable and in any event within 5 Business Days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives relating to a default or claimed default or termination in connection with any Material Contract or any Acquisition Document;

(xv) as soon as practicable and in any event within 5 Business Days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives in connection with the sale or other Disposition of the Equity Interests of, or all or substantially all of the assets of, any Loan Party;

(xvi) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of any material notices not delivered in the ordinary course of business that any Loan Party sends to any holders of its Indebtedness or its securities or files with the SEC or any national (domestic or foreign) securities exchange;

(xvii) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any management letters, if any, submitted to any Loan Party by its auditors in connection with any annual or interim audit of the books thereof;

(xviii) promptly upon request, such other information concerning the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Loan Party as any Agent may from time to time may reasonably request;

(xix) promptly upon learning thereof, such information concerning any material loss or destruction of, or substantial damage to, any of the Collateral, in excess of $1,000,000 and

(xx) promptly notify the Agents if the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Global Head of Sales of any Loan Party becomes aware of any Accounts Receivable of any Borrower in excess of $1,000,000 individually arises out of contracts with the federal government of the United States (or any other United States federal Governmental Authority) which are either (x) eligible for assignment under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or (y) otherwise subject to an enforceable restriction on the assignment thereof under federal Law that would pre-empt the provisions of Section 9-406 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and in any such case, if applicable, such Borrower will execute any instruments and take any steps required by the Agents in order that either all monies due or to become due under any such Account Receivable shall be assigned to the Collateral Agent and notice thereof given to such Governmental Authority under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or all necessary steps be taken to comply with such restrictions on assignment, as applicable.

 

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(b) Additional Guaranties and Collateral Security. Cause :

(i) each Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of any Loan Party that is not in existence on the Effective Date, to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent promptly and in any event within 10 Business Days after the formation, acquisition or change in status thereof, (A) a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall be made a party to this Agreement as a Guarantor or a Borrower, as applicable (provided that the Accounts Receivable or Inventory of any new Borrower shall not be included in the Borrowing Base until the applicable conditions set forth in the definitions of Eligible Accounts Receivable and Eligible Inventory are satisfied), (B) a supplement to the Security Agreement, (C) one or more Mortgages creating on the real property of such Subsidiary a perfected, first priority Lien on such real property to the extent required by Section 7.01(o), and such other Real Property Deliverables as may be required by the Collateral Agent and (D) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to create, perfect, establish the first priority of or otherwise protect any Lien purported to be covered by any such Security Documents or otherwise to effect the intent that such Subsidiary shall become bound by all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents and that all property and assets of such Subsidiary shall become Collateral for the Obligations in a manner consistent with the assets of the other corresponding Loan Parties that constitute Collateral; and

(ii) each owner of the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary to execute and deliver promptly and in any event within 10 Business Days after the formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary a Pledge Amendment or other comparable document (as defined in the applicable Security Documents), together with (A) if applicable, certificates evidencing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, (B) if applicable, undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of assignment executed in blank with signature guaranteed, (C) such opinions of counsel as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (D) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no CFC of a Loan Party shall be required to become a Loan Party hereunder (and, as such, shall not be required to deliver the documents required by clause (i) above) and no Equity Interests of such CFC shall be required to be pledged or otherwise subject to a Lien under the Loan Documents if in any such case (x) adverse tax consequences could reasonably be expected to result therefrom or (y) such guarantee is prohibited by any Requirement of Law; provided , however , that if the Equity Interests of such CFC are owned by a Loan Party, such Loan Party shall deliver, all such documents, instruments, agreements (excluding any pledge agreement or other security document governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than a jurisdiction of the United States), and certificates described in clause (ii) above to the Collateral Agent, and take all actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or otherwise necessary to grant and to perfect a first-priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in sixty five percent (65%) of the voting Equity Interests of such CFC and one hundred percent (100%) of all other Equity Interests of such CFC owned by such Loan Party.

 

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(c) Compliance with Laws, Etc. (i) Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, comply and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws), judgments and awards (including any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could give rise to any of the foregoing), (ii) pay all national and Federal, and all material state and provincial taxes and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any of its properties, and (iii) pay all lawful claims which if unpaid could reasonably be expected to become a Lien or charge upon any of its properties, in each case, except in the cause of clauses (i) and (ii), (A) 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 GAAP or (B) any such taxes, assessments and governmental charges the aggregate amount of which does not exceed $20,000.

(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc. (i) Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its (A) existence (except to the extent otherwise permitted to merge, dissolve or liquidate pursuant to this Agreement) and (B) material rights and privileges, and (ii) become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary unless the failure to comply with clause (i)(B) or to be so qualified and in good standing could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Keeping of Records and Books of Account . Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, adequate records and books of account, with complete entries made to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(f) Inspection Rights . Permit the Agents and representatives of any Agent at any time and from time to time during normal business and, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Agent shall reasonably believe that an Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing, upon not less than 30 days’ prior notice, in a manner which reasonably endeavors to minimize disruption to the business of the Loan Parties and at the expense of the Borrowers (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.06(f)), to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit and inspect its properties, to verify materials, leases, notes, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and its other assets, to conduct audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals, (and, if reasonably requested under the circumstances, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments) or examinations and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives, in each case subject to the limitations set forth Section 2.06(f). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby authorizes its independent accountants, and the independent accountants of each of its Subsidiaries, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Person (independently or together with representatives of such Person) with the agents and representatives of any Agent in accordance with this Section 7.01(f).

 

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(g) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear (and casualty events) excepted, and except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

(h) Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks 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 an amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Agents. All policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, as its interests may appear, in case of loss, under a standard non-contributory “lender” or “secured party” clause and are to contain such other provisions as the Agents may reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders’ interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to the Collateral Agent and the policies shall include a lender loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of the Collateral Agent and such other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate from time to time, and shall provide for not less than 30 days’ prior written notice (or 10 days’ prior written notice in the case of non-payment of premiums) to the Collateral Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, the Collateral Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at the Borrowers’ expense and without any responsibility on the Agents’ part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right, in the name of the Lenders, any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, to file claims under any insurance policies, to receive and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.

(i) Obtaining of Permits, Etc. Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, obtain, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, all material permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business.

(j) Environmental . (i) Keep any property either owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens for which any Loan Party is liable; (ii) except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with all Environmental Laws and provide to the Collateral Agent any documentation of such compliance which the Collateral Agent may

 

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reasonably request; (iii) (A) provide the Agents written notice within five (5) Business Days of any Release of a Hazardous Material in excess of any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries and which any Loan Party is required to report to a Governmental Authority under any applicable Environmental Law, except to the extent that the failure to issue such Report could not reasonably be expected to result in liability in excess of $500,000 and, (B) to the extent required by Environmental Laws in order to ensure material compliance therewith, take any Remedial Actions required to abate said Release, except to the extent that the failure to abate said Release could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) provide the Administrative Agent with written notice within 10 days of the receipt of any of the following: (A) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and (C) notice of a violation, citation or other administrative order which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k) Further Assurances . Take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, at its sole cost and expense, such agreements, instruments or other documents as any Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order (i) to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) to subject to valid and perfected first priority Liens any of the Collateral or any other property of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries that is required to be included in the Collateral, (iii) to establish and maintain the validity and effectiveness of any of the Loan Documents and the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens intended to be created thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer and confirm unto each Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer the rights now or hereafter intended to be granted to it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. In furtherance of the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Party (i) authorizes each Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Loan Party’s name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes each Agent to file any financing statement required hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, in any appropriate filing office without the signature of such Loan Party, and (iii) ratifies the filing of any financing statement, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, filed without the signature of such Loan Party prior to the date hereof.

(l) Change in Collateral; Collateral Records . Advise the Agents promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material adverse change relating to the Lien granted on any Collateral.

(m) Landlord Waivers; Collateral Access Agreements . (i) At any time (a) any Collateral with an aggregate book value in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 (when aggregated with all other Collateral at such locations) or (b) any books and records of Loan Parties (other than books and records that are duplicative of those maintained at other locations) are located on any real property of a Loan Party (whether such real property is now existing or acquired after the Effective Date) which is not owned by a Loan Party, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain written subordinations or waivers, in form and

 

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substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent, of all present and future Liens to which the owner or lessor of such premises may be entitled to assert against the Collateral; provided that in the event the Loan Parties are unable to obtain any such written subordination or waiver with respect to any such location at which any Collateral included in the Borrowing Base is located (without regard to the foregoing $1,000,000 exception) or any such location at which books and records are located (which books and records are not duplicative of those at any other location for which Reserves have been imposed or for which a subordinated or waiver contemplated by this paragraph has been obtained), the Administrative Agent may, in its Permitted Discretion, establish such Reserves as it deems necessary (in any event not to exceed three months rent for the applicable location) with respect to such location not earlier than 90 days after the Effective Date; and

(ii) At any time any Collateral with an aggregate book value in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 (when aggregated with all other Collateral at all such locations) is stored on the premises of a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party (excluding any vendor or processor), use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain written access agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, providing for access to such Collateral located on such premises in order to remove such Collateral from such premises during an Event of Default; provided that in the event the Loan Parties are unable to obtain, or, in the case of any vendor or processor location, chose not to obtain, any such written access agreements with respect to any location at which any Collateral included in the Borrowing Base is located (without regard to the foregoing $1,000,000 exception or exception for vendor and processor locations), the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, establish such Reserves as it deems necessary (in any event not to exceed three months of bailee fees, warehouseman fees, processing fees or similar fees owing to such bailee, warehouseman, vendor, processor or similar party for the applicable location) with respect to such location not earlier than 90 days after the Effective Date.

(n) Subordination . Cause all Indebtedness and other obligations now or hereafter owed by it to any of its Affiliates (other than, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in relation to the Funko Earnout and the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity), to be subordinated in right of payment and security to the Indebtedness and other Obligations owing to the Agents and the Lenders in accordance with the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Acon Notes Subordination Agreement or such other applicable subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

(o) After Acquired Real Property . Upon the acquisition by any Loan Party after the date hereof of any fee interest in any real property (wherever located) (each such interest being a “ New Facility ”) with a Current Value (as defined below) in excess of $500,000, promptly so notify the Collateral Agent, setting forth with specificity a description of the interest acquired, the location of the real property, any structures or improvements thereon and either an appraisal or such Loan Party’s good-faith estimate of the current value of such real property (for purposes of this Section, the “ Current Value ”). The Collateral Agent shall notify such Loan Party whether it intends to require a Mortgage and the other Real Property Deliverables. Upon receipt of such notice requesting a Mortgage, the Person that has acquired such New Facility shall promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent each of the applicable Real Property Deliverables, reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent. The Borrowers shall pay all fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and all title insurance charges and premiums, in connection with each Loan Party’s obligations under this Section 7.01(o).

 

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(p) Fiscal Year . Cause the Fiscal Year of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries to end as set forth in the definition of “Fiscal Year” unless the Agents consent to a change in such Fiscal Year (and appropriate related changes to this Agreement).

(q) [reserved].

(r) Lender Meetings . Upon the request of any Agent or the Required Lenders (which request, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be made more than once during each Fiscal Year), participate in a meeting with the Agents and the Lenders at the Borrowers’ corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by the Administrative Borrower and such Agent or the Required Lenders) at such time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Borrower and such Agent or the Required Lenders.

(s) Post-Closing Covenant . To the extent not executed and delivered on or before the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion, Loungefly shall execute, deliver to the Collateral Agent a deposit account control agreement for all deposit accounts held by Loungefly at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. within 60 days after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. To the extent any representation and warranty would not be true or any provision of any covenant would be breached in this Agreement or any other Loan Document because the action required by this Section 7.01(s) was not taken on or prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the respective representation and warranty shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects and the respective covenant complied with at the time the action is taken (or was required to be taken) in accordance with this Section 7.01(s).

Section 7.02 Negative Covenants . So long as the Obligations have not been Paid in Full, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Liens, Etc. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; file or suffer to exist under the Uniform Commercial Code or any Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction, a financing statement (or the equivalent thereof) that names it or any of its Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties as debtor; sign or suffer to exist any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file such financing statement (or the equivalent thereof); sell any of its property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable) with recourse to it or any of its Subsidiaries; other than, as to all of the above, Permitted Liens; provided, that, no Liens shall be permitted on any assets included in the Borrowing Base other than (i) the Liens of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and (ii) non-consensual liens arising by operation of applicable Law (and not under any contract) that are otherwise Permitted Liens and which are either (x) inchoate or (y) junior to the Liens of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders (provided that Administrative Agent may impose Reserves with respect to any Liens under this subclause (y)).

 

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(b) Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness.

(c) Fundamental Changes; Dispositions . Wind-up, liquidate or dissolve, or merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any Person, or convey, sell, lease or sublease, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or any part of its business, property or assets (including accounts and rights to receive income), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (or agree to do any of the foregoing), or purchase or otherwise acquire, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (or any division thereof) (or agree to do any of the foregoing), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , that

(i) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than Ultimate Parent or the Parent) may be merged into such Loan Party or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or may consolidate with another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such merger or consolidation, (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders’ rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such merger or consolidation and (E) in the case of any merger involving a Loan Party, the surviving Subsidiary, if any, becomes a Loan Party by operation of law or is joined as a Loan Party hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and is a party to a Security Agreement and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary is the subject of a Security Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect on the date of and immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation;

(ii) any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) dispose of obsolete, worn-out or surplus equipment in the ordinary course of business, (C) sell or otherwise dispose of other property or assets (other than Accounts Receivable or Inventory of any Loan Party) for an aggregate amount not less than the fair market value of such property or assets, so long as (x) at least 85% of the consideration for each such Disposition is for cash and (y) the Loan Parties will be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03 calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to such Disposition, (D) consummate any transactions constituting a Permitted Investment, (E) use or transfer money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (F) enter into non-exclusive license agreements with respect to intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of such Dispositions (1) in the case of clause (C) above, do not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year and (2) in all cases, the applicable requirements of Section 2.05(c)(v) are satisfied;

 

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(iii) any dormant Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than a Borrower or the Parent), owning assets the aggregate value of which does not exceed $100,000 at any time, may wind-up, liquidate or dissolve, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) in the case of any wind-up, liquidation or dissolution involving a Loan Party, such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such winding up, liquidation or dissolution, (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders’ rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such dissolution or liquidation and (E) the aggregate value of all such dormant Subsidiaries that wind-up, liquidate or dissolve does not exceed $500,000; and

(iv) any Subsidiary of any Loan Party (other than Ultimate Parent or the Parent), may merge with any Person in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party, such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such merger or consolidation, (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders’ rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected by such merger and (E) in the case of any merger involving a Loan Party, the surviving Subsidiary, if any, becomes a Loan Party by operation of law or is joined as a Loan Party hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and is a party to a Security Agreement and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary is the subject of a Security Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect on the date of and immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation.

(d) Change in Nature of Business .

(i) Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any change in the nature of its business as described in Section 6.01(l).

(ii) Permit the Parent to have any material liabilities (other than liabilities arising under the Loan Documents, liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, obligations under any employment agreement, stock option plan or other benefit plan for management or employees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and other liabilities (not including Indebtedness) incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities), engage in any operations or business (other than the ownership of its Subsidiaries), or own any material assets (other than the ownership of Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries and activities incidental thereto, including corporate maintenance activities (including the payment of expenses) associated with being a holding company for a consolidated group, cash and Permitted Investments).

(e) Loans, Advances, Investments, Etc. Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries make or commit or agree to make (other than non binding commitments or commitments contingent upon the Payment in Full of the Obligations or the obtaining of the requisite approvals hereunder), any Investment in any other Person except for Permitted Investments.

 

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(f) Lease Obligations . Create, incur or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur or suffer to exist, any obligations as lessee (i) for the payment of rent for any real or personal property in connection with any sale and leaseback transaction (other than any existing sale and leaseback transaction in effect on the Effective Date), or (ii) for the payment of rent for any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease other than Operating Lease Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and Capitalized Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereunder.

(g) [Reserved].

(h) Restricted Payments . (i) Declare or pay any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (ii) make any repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of any Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) make any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (iv) return any Equity Interests to any shareholders or other equity holders of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or make any other distribution of property, assets, shares of Equity Interests, warrants, rights, options, obligations or securities thereto as such or (v) pay any management fees or any other fees or expenses (including the reimbursement thereof by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to any management, consulting or other services agreement to any of the shareholders or other equity holders of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or to any other Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any Loan Party; provided , however , that (A) (I) the Loan Parties may make payments to or on behalf Parent or Ultimate Parent in an amount sufficient to pay franchise taxes and other costs and expenses required to be paid to maintain the legal existence of Parent and Ultimate Parent, solely to the extent such payments are actually applied to pay such franchise taxes, costs and expenses, (II) the Loan Parties may make payments to or on behalf of Parent and Ultimate Parent in an amount sufficient to pay out-of-pocket legal, accounting and filing costs and other expenses in the nature of overhead in the ordinary course of business of Parent and Ultimate Parent, in the case of this subclause (A)(II), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 in any Fiscal Year and (III) for tax periods (1) prior to the Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Loan Parties may make tax distributions to or on behalf of the Ultimate Parent in amounts sufficient to enable Ultimate Parent to make all tax distributions required pursuant to the Funko LLC Agreement (it being understood that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent any such tax distributions made in accordance with Funko LLC Agreement results in distributions to (or for the account of) the Permitted Holders in excess of amounts required to be paid by the Permitted Holders in relation to the tax liabilities of its direct and indirect investors, the Permitted Holders shall cause such excess amount to be held by ACON Funko Investors, L.L.C. or a newly formed subsidiary that shall be a Guarantor (with recourse limited to the deposit account holding any such excess amount) in a controlled deposit account pledged to the Collateral Agent, and such excess amounts may be used to make equity contributions to the

 

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Borrower or to fund tax distributions to the Permitted Holders that would otherwise be permitted to be distributed by the Borrower to the extent such distributions are not duplicative of future permitted tax distributions made by the Loan Parties to their equity holders), and (2) after the Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Loan Parties may make distributions to or on behalf of the Ultimate Parent in amounts sufficient to enable Ultimate Parent to make all tax distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, (B) any Subsidiary of any Borrower may pay dividends to any Loan Party (other than the Parent or Ultimate Parent) or, in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, to any other Subsidiary, (C) the Parent and Ultimate Parent may pay dividends in the form of Qualified Equity Interests, including, after a Qualified Initial Public Offering, dividends in the form of Equity Interests in the Public Holdco, (D) the Parent may pay Permitted Management Fees, so long as in the case of all such Permitted Management Fees other than reimbursement of expenses described in clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Management Fees: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from the making of such payment and (2) the Loan Parties would have been in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03 on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 7.01(a) after giving effect to such payment (as if made on the first day of such period); provided that to the extent that any Permitted Management Fees cannot be paid as a result of not satisfying all of the conditions described in clauses (1) and (2) above, such Permitted Management Fees shall be permitted to accrue and be paid at such time when (I) all conditions described in clauses (1) and (2) above are satisfied both before and after giving effect to such payment and (II) Availability is not less than ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount after giving effect to such payment, (E) the Loan Parties may make dividends, distributions or other payments for the purpose of making Permitted Funko Earnout Payments and the Underground Toys Earnout, (F) the Loan Parties may make dividends, distributions or other payments for the purpose of allowing the Ultimate Parent to make payments or redemptions in respect of all or a portion of the Funko Earnout Preferred Equity (and Ultimate Parent may make such payment or redemption); provided, that any amounts funded by the Parent to the Ultimate Parent for such purpose may not be paid in cash if, at the time of the making of any such payment or after giving effect to the making of any such payment, (i) there exists an Event of Default or (ii) Availability is less than $15,000,000 (in which case the payment of such amount in cash shall be permitted at such time as the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) are no longer continuing), (G) the Loan Parties may pay the Funko Transaction Costs incurred in connection with the closing on the Effective Date, (H) the Loan Parties may make distributions to the Ultimate Parent solely to enable the Ultimate Parent to, and the Ultimate Parent may, pay a distribution in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date or within five (5) Business Days thereof, (I) the Loan Parties may make distributions to the Ultimate Parent solely to enable the Ultimate Parent to, and the Ultimate Parent may, pay a distribution in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or within five (5) Business Days thereof, (J) non-cash repurchases of any Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent in exchange for the termination, reduction or forgiveness of loans and advances of funds used to purchase such Equity Interests in accordance with clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, and any further distributions to the Ultimate Parent of the Equity Interests that are acquired in such transaction, (K) Ultimate Parent may effect any exchange and/or conversion of Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent and options and warrants to acquire Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent in connection with the “Recapitalization” contemplated by

 

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the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, (L) repurchases and redemptions of any Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent solely with the cash proceeds received by Ultimate Parent in connection with the Qualified Initial Public Offering, (M) after the Qualified Initial Public Offering, Ultimate Parent may (1) repurchase and/or redeem Equity Interests from any holder thereof in connection with any exercise of such holder’s “Redemption Right” pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, and (2) distribute Equity Interests in Ultimate Parent to Public Holdco in exchange for any “Share Settlement” contributed by Public Holdco in connection therewith and (N) after the Qualified Initial Public Offering, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Loan Parties may make distributions to Ultimate Parent (1) to provide funds that are used by Public Holdco to pay amounts required to be paid by Public Holdco under the Tax Receivable Agreement (and Ultimate Parent may make distributions to Public Holdco of such amounts); (2) to provide funds that are used by Ultimate Parent (or distributed by Ultimate Parent for use by Public Holdco) to (i) pay Public Company Expenses, (ii) reimburse expenses of Public Holdco to the extent required by the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, and (iii) make indemnification payments to the extent required by the Funko IPO LLC Agreement; (3) of up to $25,000,000 during any period of four fiscal quarters to provide funds that are used by Ultimate Parent to pay dividends ratably to its unitholders (including Public Holdco); provided that (i) the funds received by Public Holdco are used to pay dividends to its shareholders, (ii) immediately after giving pro forma effect to the payment of such dividend, (A) the Senior Leverage Ratio of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries is not in excess 2.00:1.00, and (B) Availability is not less than ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount, and (iii) the gross cash proceeds received by Ultimate Parent, in consideration of the purchase of newly issued Equity Interests of Ultimate Parent as part of the Qualified Initial Public Offering, is not less than $110,000,000; and (4) distributions to Ultimate Parent (and from Ultimate Parent to Public Holdco) that are used for “Cash Settlements” pursuant to the Funko IPO LLC Agreement.

(i) Federal Reserve Regulations . Permit any Loan or the proceeds of any Loan under this Agreement to be used for any purpose that would cause such Loan to be a purpose credit under the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board.

(j) Transactions with Affiliates . Enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate, except (i) in the ordinary course of business in a manner and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate thereof, (ii) transactions with another Loan Party or transactions among Subsidiaries not involving any Loan Party, (iii) transactions permitted by Section 7.02(e) and Section 7.02(h), (iv) sales of Qualified Equity Interests of the Ultimate Parent to Affiliates of the Ultimate Parent not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith and (v) transactions contemplated by the Acon Subordinated Note.

 

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(k) Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries . Create or otherwise cause, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party (i) to pay dividends or to make any other distribution on any shares of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to pay or prepay or to subordinate any Indebtedness owed to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) to make loans or advances to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) to transfer any of its property or assets to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , that nothing in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7.02(k) shall prohibit or restrict compliance with:

(A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(B) any agreements in effect on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 7.02(k) to the extent any encumbrance or restriction contained therein could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact in any material respect on the interests of any Loan Party, the Agents or the Lenders;

(C) any applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances);

(D) in the case of clause (iv), any agreement setting forth customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is the subject of any lease, license, conveyance, sale or similar transaction; or

(E) in the case of clause (iv), any agreement, instrument or other document evidencing a Permitted Lien (or the Indebtedness secured thereby) from restricting on customary terms the transfer of any property or assets subject thereto.

(l) Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests . Except for (i) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.02(c) and (ii) issuances of Equity Interests (x) in connection with the “Recapitalization” contemplated by the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, (y) to Public Holdco in exchange for its purchase thereof as described in clause (b)(i) of the definition of “Qualified Initial Public Offering,” and (z) to Public Holdco in exchange for any “Share Settlement” contributed by Public Holdco to Ultimate Parent pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Funko IPO LLC Agreement, issue or sell, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell, any shares of its Equity Interests, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Equity Interests or any warrants; provided that the Ultimate Parent may issue Qualified Equity Interests so long as no Change of Control would result therefrom and any Subsidiary of the Ultimate Parent may issue Equity Interests to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.

(m) Modifications of Indebtedness, Organizational Documents and Certain Other Agreements; Etc.

(i) Amend, modify or otherwise change (or permit the amendment, modification or other change in any manner of) any of the provisions of any Indebtedness of a Loan Party or of any instrument or agreement (including, without limitation, any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security agreement) relating to any such Indebtedness if such amendment, modification or change would (A) shorten the final maturity or

 

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average life to maturity of, or require any payment to be made earlier than the date originally scheduled on, such Indebtedness, (B) change the subordination provision, if any, of such Indebtedness in a manner adverse to the Lenders, or (C) otherwise be on terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, are adverse to the Lenders in any material respect.

(ii) (A) except for (w) intercompany loans, (x) the Obligations, (y) the termination of Capitalized Leases in respect of assets no longer used in the business of any Loan Party and (z) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, make any voluntary or optional payment (including, without limitation, any payment of interest in cash that, at the option of the issuer, may be paid in cash or in kind), prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or other acquisition for value of any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Loan Party (including, without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee therefor before the date required for the purpose of paying any portion of such Indebtedness when due), or refund, refinance, replace or exchange any other Indebtedness for any such Indebtedness (except to the extent such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted by the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”), or (B) make any payment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or repurchase of the Acon Subordinated Indebtedness in violation of the subordination provisions thereof or the Acon Notes Subordination Agreement (it being understood and agreed that Ultimate Parent may make Acon Subordinated Indebtedness Permitted Payments in accordance with the terms of the Acon Notes Subordination Agreement), or any other Subordinated Indebtedness in violation of the subordination provisions thereof or any subordination agreement with respect thereto;

(iii) amend, modify or otherwise change its name, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number or FEIN, except that a Loan Party may (A) change its name, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number or FEIN in connection with a transaction permitted by Section 7.02(c) and (B) change its name upon at least 15 days’ prior written notice by the Administrative Borrower to the Collateral Agent (or such shorter period as may be approved by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) of such change and so long as, at the time of such written notification, such Person provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue perfected the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

(iv) amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Governing Documents, including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation, or any agreement or arrangement entered into by it, with respect to any of its Equity Interests (including any shareholders’ agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to any of its Equity Interests, except any such amendments, modifications or changes or any such new agreements or arrangements pursuant to this clause (iv) that either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(v) agree to any amendment, modification or other change to or waiver of any of its rights under any Material Contract if such amendment, modification, change or waiver would be adverse in any material respect to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Agent and the Lenders.

 

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(n) Investment Company Act of 1940 . Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to become subject to the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.

(o) Compromise of Accounts Receivable . Compromise or adjust any material amount of the Accounts Receivable (or extend the time of payment with respect to any material amount of the Accounts Receivable), or accept any material returns of Inventory or grant any material discounts, allowances or credits or permit any of its Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to do so other than as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion or (x) in the ordinary course of its business or (y) any such action outside the ordinary course of business made in the commercially reasonable business judgment of any Borrower exercised in good faith provided that (1) no such non-ordinary course of business action may involve any amount exceeding $5,000,000 in any one case and (2) in the event any one or more action(s) occurring during any period between delivery of Borrowing Base Certificates that involves an amount of $500,000 individually or in the aggregate in respect of Eligible Accounts Receivable that were included in the most recently delivered Borrower Base Certificate, Borrowers will deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days.

(p) [reserved].

(q) ERISA .

(i) Engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any transaction described in Section 4069 of ERISA; (ii) fail to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan which it or any ERISA Affiliate may be required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan, or any law pertaining thereto; or (iii) fail, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail, to pay any required installment or any other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such installment or other payment.

(ii) Non-U.S. Plan . Fail to make any contribution required by applicable law or by the terms of any Non-U.S. Plan

(r) Environmental . Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, permit the use, handling, generation, storage, treatment, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any property owned or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries, except in compliance with Environmental Laws.

(s) Limitations on Negative Pledges . Enter into, incur or permit to exist, or permit any Loan Party to enter into, incur or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any agreement, instrument, deed, lease or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or that requires the grant

 

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of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, except the following: (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(b) of this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (iii) any customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale or other disposition of assets or of a Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder, (iv) customary provisions in leases, licenses and contracts restricting the assignment or sublet thereof, and (v) restrictions arising under applicable law.

(t) Anti-Terrorism Laws . (i) None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their Affiliates or agents shall:

(A) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law,

(B) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the OFAC Sanctions Programs in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, or

(C) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in the OFAC Sanctions Programs, the USA PATRIOT Act or any other Anti-Terrorism Law.

(ii) The Borrowers shall deliver to the Lenders any certification or other evidence reasonably requested from time to time by any Lender in its Permitted Discretion, confirming the Borrowers’ compliance with this Section 7.02(t).

(iii) Without limiting or contradicting (or being limited or contradicted by) the foregoing, Loan Parties further covenants and agree that: (i) no Covered Entity will engage in activities that provide basis for designation as a Sanctioned Person, (ii) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, will (A) have any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (B) do business in or with, or derive any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (C) engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law or (D) use the Loans to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (iii) the funds used to repay the Obligations will not be derived from any unlawful activity, (iv) each Covered Entity shall comply with all Anti-Terrorism Laws and (v) the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event.

 

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Section 7.03 Financial Covenants . So long as the Obligations have not been Paid in Full, each Loan Party shall not, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a) Senior Leverage Ratio . Permit the Senior Leverage Ratio of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, measured for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period ending as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries set forth below, to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending On or About

   Senior Leverage Ratio

March 31, 2016

   2.35:1.00

June 30, 2016

   2.97:1.00

September 30, 2016

   3.76:1.00

December 31, 2016

   3.56:1.00

March 31, 2017

   3.40:1.00

June 30, 2017

   3.50:1.00

September 30, 2017

   3.50:1.00

December 31, 2017

   3.08:1.00

March 31, 2018 and each Fiscal Quarter ended thereafter

   2.83:1.00

(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries, measured for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarter period ending as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries set forth below, to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such date:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending On or About

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

March 31, 2016

   1.05:1.00

June 30, 2016

   1.05:1.00

September 30, 2016

   1.05:1.00

December 31, 2016

   1.10:1.00

March 31, 2017

   1.10:1.00

June 30, 2017

   1.10:1.00

September 30, 2017

   1.10:1.00

December 31, 2017 and each Fiscal Quarter ended thereafter

   1.10:1.00

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

MANAGEMENT, COLLECTION AND STATUS OF

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER COLLATERAL

Section 8.01 Collection of Accounts Receivable; Management of Collateral . (a) The Loan Parties shall (i) establish and maintain cash management services of a type and on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (it being understood that the cash management services in effect on the Effective Date are satisfactory to the Agents) at one or more of the banks set forth on Schedule 8.01 (each a “ Cash Management Bank ”) and (ii) deposit or cause to be deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the next Business Day after the date of receipt thereof, all proceeds in respect of any Collateral, all Collections (of a nature susceptible to a deposit in a bank account), and all other amounts received by any Loan Party (including payments made by Account Debtors directly to any Loan Party and remittances on credit card sales) into a Cash Management Account.

(b) Subject to Section 5.03(a) and 8.01(a), and except as otherwise agreed by the Agents, the Loan Parties shall, with respect to each Cash Management Account, deliver to the Collateral Agent a Cash Management Agreement with respect to such Cash Management Account. The Loan Parties shall not maintain cash, Cash Equivalents or other amounts in any deposit account or securities account, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received a Cash Management Agreement in respect of each such deposit account or securities account (other than accounts excluded from the definition of “Cash Management Accounts”).

(c) [Intentionally Omitted].

(d) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a Cash Management Agreement with respect to a Cash Management Account, all amounts received in such Cash Management Account shall at the Collateral Agent’s direction be wired each Business Day into the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account, except that, so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) average Availability is greater than ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount during any consecutive 30 day period based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate, no Agent will direct any Cash Management Bank to transfer funds in such Cash Management Account to the Administrative Agent’s Account. If the Collateral Agent is sweeping cash from the Cash Management Accounts into the Administrative Agent’s Account in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Collateral Agent shall discontinue such cash sweep and allow the Loan Parties to withdraw cash from the Cash Management Accounts so long as (A)

 

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average Availability exceeds ten percent (10%) of the then-existing Maximum Revolving Loan Amount over 60 consecutive days based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and (B) the Cash Management Bank allows for the reversion of such cash dominion. For the avoidance of any doubt, during any cash dominion period as provided for in the preceding sentence, (x) Administrative Agent may sweep cash from any Cash Management Account maintained with Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent’s Account, and may request that Collateral Agent (and upon any such request Collateral Agent shall) sweep cash from the Cash Management Accounts maintained with any bank or financial institution other than Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent’s Account.

(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers may, upon notice to the Collateral Agent, amend Schedule 8.01(A) to add or replace a Cash Management Bank or Cash Management Account; provided , however , that (i) such prospective Cash Management Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and except in the case of accounts established with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent shall have consented in writing in advance to the opening of such Cash Management Account with the prospective Cash Management Bank, and (ii) prior to the time of the opening of such Cash Management Account, the applicable Loan Party and such Cash Management Bank shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Cash Management Agreement. Each Loan Party shall close any of its Cash Management Accounts (and establish replacement cash management accounts in accordance with the foregoing sentence) promptly and in any event, to the extent reasonably practicable, within 30 days of notice from the Collateral Agent that the creditworthiness of any Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in any Agent’s Permitted Discretion, or that the operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures or performance of such Cash Management Bank with respect to Cash Management Accounts or the Collateral Agent’s liability under any Cash Management Agreement with such Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in any Agent’s Permitted Discretion.

(f) The Cash Management Accounts shall be cash collateral accounts, with all cash, checks and similar items of payment in such accounts securing payment of the Obligations, and in which the Loan Parties are hereby deemed to have granted a Lien to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders. All checks, drafts, notes, money orders, acceptances, cash and other evidences of Indebtedness received directly by any Loan Party from any of its Account Debtors, as proceeds from Accounts Receivable of such Loan Party or (subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c)(v) and (vii) with respect to the proceeds of Dispositions) as proceeds of any other Collateral shall be held by such Loan Party in trust for the Agents and the Lenders and if of a nature susceptible to a deposit in a bank account, upon receipt be deposited by such Loan Party in original form and no later than the next Business Day after receipt thereof into a Cash Management Account. During any time when the Agents are sweeping cash from the Cash Management Accounts pursuant to Section 8.01(d) above, no Loan Party shall commingle such collections with the proceeds of any assets not included in the Collateral. No checks, drafts or other instrument received by the Administrative Agent shall constitute final payment to the Administrative Agent unless and until such instruments have actually been collected.

 

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(g) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to constitute any Agent as agent of any Loan Party for any purpose whatsoever, and the Agents shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage, discrepancy, damage, loss or destruction of any part of the Collateral wherever the same may be located and regardless of the cause thereof (other than from acts of omission or commission constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Agents shall not, under any circumstance or in any event whatsoever, have any liability for any error or omission or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, collection or payment of any of the Accounts Receivable or any instrument received in payment thereof or for any damage resulting therefrom (other than acts of omission or commission constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Agents, by anything herein or in any assignment or otherwise, do not assume any of the obligations under any contract or agreement assigned to any Agent and shall not be responsible in any way for the performance by any Loan Party of any of the terms and conditions thereof.

Section 8.02 Covenant Re-Dating; Pledge of Credit . (a) No Loan Party shall re-date any invoice or sale or make sales on extended dating beyond that which is customary in the ordinary course of its business and in the industry; and (b) no Loan Party is or shall be entitled to pledge any Agent’s or any Lender’s credit on any purchases or for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 8.03 Collateral Custodian . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or its designee may at any time and from time to time employ and maintain on the premises of any Loan Party a custodian selected by the Collateral Agent or its designee who shall have full authority to do all acts necessary to protect the Agents’ and the Lenders’ interests. Each Loan Party hereby agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with any such custodian and to do whatever the Collateral Agent or its designee may reasonably request to preserve the Collateral. All costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent or its designee by reason of the employment of the custodian shall be the responsibility of the Borrowers and charged to the Loan Account.

ARTICLE IX.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01 Events of Default . If any of the following Events of Default shall occur and be continuing:

(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or interest on any Loan, any Agent Advance, any Reimbursement Obligation or any fee, indemnity or other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and, in the case of interest, fees and indemnities, such failure continues for a period of three Business Days; provided that, in the case of any mandatory prepayment of principal in respect of the Revolving Loans under Section 2.05(c)(i) that becomes due and payable solely because of the imposition by Administrative Agent of a new Reserve, no Event of Default shall arise under this paragraph (a) until any failure to pay such mandatory prepayment shall continue for a period of ten (10) Business Days;

 

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(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any officer of the foregoing under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any report, certificate or other document delivered to any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to any Loan Document, which representation or warranty is subject to a materiality or a Material Adverse Effect qualification, shall have been incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made; or any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any officer of the foregoing under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any report, certificate or other document delivered to any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to any Loan Document, which representation or warranty is not subject to a materiality or a Material Adverse Effect qualification, shall have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(c) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in (i) Sections 7.01(a)(xi), 7.01(d)(i)(A), 7.01(f), 7.01(n), 7.02, 7.03 or ARTICLE VIII, (ii) Section 7.01(a)(xii) and Section 7.01(b), and such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 5 days after the earlier of the date a Senior Officer of any Loan Party becomes aware of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent to such Loan Party and (iii) Sections 7.01(a)(i), 7.01(a)(iii), 7.01(a)(iv), 7.01(a)(v), 7.01(a)(vi), 7.01(a)(vii), 7.01(a)(x), 7.01(a)(xiii), 7.01(a)(xiv), 7.01(h) and 7.01(l), and such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 3 Business Days after the earlier of the date a Senior Officer of any Loan Party becomes aware of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent to such Loan Party, provided that Borrower may not exercise its rights of remedy under this clause (iii) more than one time in any calendar year;

(d) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document to be performed or observed by it and, except as set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.01, such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of the date a Senior Officer of any Loan Party becomes aware of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent to such Loan Party;

(e) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any of its Indebtedness in excess of $2,500,000 (it being understood that, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in relation to the Funko Earnout that are paid within the time frame provided for in the Funko LLC Agreement through the issuance of Funko Earnout Preferred Equity shall not constitute a failure to pay such Indebtedness), or any payment of principal, interest or premium thereon, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof;

 

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(f) any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (i) shall institute any proceeding or voluntary case seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, (ii) shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, (iii) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f);

(g) any proceeding shall be instituted against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, suspension of payments, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, administrator or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, and, in the case of the Loan Parties, either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against any such Person or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur;

(h) [Intentionally Omitted].

(i) any provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Loan Party intended to be a party thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Loan Party or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Loan Party shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;

(j) any Security Document, any Mortgage or any other security document, after delivery thereof pursuant hereto, shall for any reason fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby;

(k) one or more judgments, orders or awards (or any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could result in a judgment, order or award) for the payment of money exceeding $2,500,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Loan Party and remain unsatisfied and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon any such judgment, order, award or settlement, (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive

 

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days after entry thereof during which a stay of enforcement of any such judgment, order, award or settlement, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect, (iii) at any time during which a stay of enforcement of any such judgment, order, award or settlement, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is in effect, such judgment, order, award or settlement is not bonded to the extent required to keep such stay in effect or (iv) any Lien arising from any such judgment, order, award or settlement over the assets of any Loan Party becomes enforceable and any step (including the taking of possession or the appointment of a receiver, managers or similar person) is taken to enforce that Lien; provided , however , that any such judgment, order, award or settlement shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this subsection (k) if and for so long as (A) the amount of such judgment, order, award or settlement is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer covering full payment thereof and (B) such insurer has been notified, and has not disputed the claim made for payment, of the amount of such judgment, order, award or settlement;

(l) any cessation of a substantial part of the business of any Loan Party for a period which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Loan Parties to continue its business on a profitable basis;

(m) the loss, suspension or revocation of, or failure to renew, any license or permit now held or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party, if such loss, suspension, revocation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) the indictment of any Loan Party under any criminal statute, or commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture to any Governmental Authority of any material portion of the property of such Person;

(o) any Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan shall have occurred, and, 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to any Loan Party by any Agent, (i) such Termination Event (if correctable) shall not have been corrected, and (ii) the Termination Event is reasonably anticipated to result in liability in excess of $2,500,000; or

(p) a Change of Control shall have occurred;

then, and in any such event, the any Agent may, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Administrative Borrower, (i) terminate or reduce all Commitments, whereupon all Commitments shall immediately be so terminated or reduced, (ii) declare all or any portion of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding to be due and payable, whereupon all or such portion of the aggregate principal of all Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable immediately, together with the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Premium (if any) with respect to the Commitments so terminated and the Loans so repaid, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Loan Party and (iii) exercise any and all of its other rights and remedies under applicable law, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in

 

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subsection (f) or (g) of this Section 9.01 with respect to any Loan Party, without any notice to any Loan Party or any other Person or any act by any Agent or any Lender, all Commitments shall automatically terminate and all Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable automatically and immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Loan Party. Subject to Section 4.03(b), the Administrative Agent may, after the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, require the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 9.01, if the Loan Parties fail to comply with any financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03 as of any date or for any period, until the expiration of the tenth (10 th ) Business Day following the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to the applicable Fiscal Quarter hereunder, the Ultimate Parent may sell or issue common Qualified Equity Interest of the Ultimate Parent (the “ Permitted Cure Stock ”) the proceeds of which shall be deemed to increase Consolidated EBITDA (solely for purposes of Section 7.03(a) and (b) and not for any other purpose) on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended, with the effect that such financial covenants shall be recalculated on a pro forma basis, and, if after giving effect to such recalculation, the Borrowers are in compliance with such financial covenants, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have satisfied such financial covenants as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith; provided , however , that (i) such proceeds do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure such Event of Default under Section 7.03(a) and (b) for the applicable period, (ii) the cure right under this paragraph shall be available up to four non-consecutive times during the term of this Agreement, (iii) the amount of proceeds arising from the issuance of the Permitted Cure Stock shall not represent more than 20% of Ultimate Parent’s TTM Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, (iv) Indebtedness shall not be deemed reduced by any payment made pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ix) at any time that such related Consolidated EBITDA increase pursuant to this paragraph exists and (v) during the 10 Business Day period referred to above, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 9.01 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under Section 9.01(c).

ARTICLE X.

AGENTS

Section 10.01 Appointment . Each Lender (and each subsequent maker of any Loan by its making thereof) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to perform the duties of each such Agent as set forth in this Agreement including: (i) to receive on behalf of each Lender any payment of principal of or interest on the Loans outstanding hereunder and all other amounts accrued hereunder for the account of the Lenders and paid to such Agent, and, subject to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, to distribute promptly to each Lender its Pro Rata Share of all payments so received; (ii) to distribute to each Lender copies of all material notices and agreements received by such Agent and not required to be delivered to each Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,

 

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provided that the Agents shall not have any liability to the Lenders for any Agent’s inadvertent failure to distribute any such notices or agreements to the Lenders; (iii) to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Obligations, the Loans, and related matters and to maintain, in accordance with its customary business practices, ledgers and records reflecting the status of the Collateral and related matters; (iv) to execute or file any and all financing or similar statements or notices, amendments, renewals, supplements, documents, instruments, proofs of claim, notices and other written agreements with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (v) to make the Loans and Agent Advances, for such Agent or on behalf of the applicable Lenders as provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vi) to perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to the Loan Parties, the Obligations, or otherwise related to any of same to the extent reasonably incidental to the exercise by such Agent of the rights and remedies specifically authorized to be exercised by such Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (vii) to incur and pay such fees necessary or appropriate for the performance and fulfillment of its functions and powers pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (viii) subject to Section 10.03 of this Agreement, to take such action as such Agent deems appropriate on its behalf to administer the Loans and the Loan Documents and to exercise such other powers delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the power to give or to refuse to give notices, waivers, consents, approvals and instructions and the power to make or to refuse to make determinations and calculations) together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes hereof and thereof. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Loans), the Agents shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions of the Required Lenders shall be binding upon all Lenders and all makers of Loans; provided , however , that the L/C Issuer shall not be required to refuse to honor a drawing under any Letter of Credit and the Agents shall not be required to take any action which, in the reasonable opinion of any Agent, exposes such Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law.

Section 10.02 Nature of Duties; Delegation . (a) The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents. The duties of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature. The Agents shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Each Lender shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Loan Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans hereunder and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and the value of the Collateral, and the Agents shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into their possession before the initial Loan hereunder or at any time or times thereafter, provided that, upon the reasonable request of a Lender, each Agent shall provide to such Lender any documents or reports delivered to such

 

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Agent by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. If any Agent seeks the consent or approval of the Required Lenders to the taking or refraining from taking any action hereunder, such Agent shall send notice thereof to each Lender. Each Agent shall promptly notify each Lender any time that the Required Lenders have instructed such Agent to act or refrain from acting pursuant hereto.

(b) Each Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender). Any such Person shall benefit from this Article X to the extent provided by the applicable Agent.

(c) An Agent may employ agents and attorneys in fact and shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys in fact selected by such Agent with reasonable care.

Section 10.03 Rights, Exculpation, Etc . The Agents and their directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents (i) may treat the payee of any Loan as the owner thereof until the Agents receive written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof, signed by such payee and in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Agent or counsel to the Loan Parties), independent public accountants, and other experts selected by any of them and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by any of them in accordance with the advice of such counsel or experts; (iii) make no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, certificates, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Person, the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default, or to inspect the Collateral or other property (including, without limitation, the books and records) of any Person; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (vi) shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectibility of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Agents be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. The Agents shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made in good faith pursuant to Section 4.03, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made, shall be to recover from other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount which they are determined to be entitled. The Agents may at any time request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this

 

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Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents the Agents are permitted or required to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Agents shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents until they shall have received such instructions from the Required Lenders (unless unanimity is required). Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders (unless unanimity is required).

Section 10.04 Reliance . Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.

Section 10.05 Indemnification . To the extent that any Agent or the L/C Issuer is not reimbursed and indemnified by any Loan Party, and whether or not such Agent or the L/C Issuer has made demand on any Loan Party for the same, the Lenders will, within five days of written demand by such Agent or the L/C Issuer, reimburse and indemnify such Agent and the L/C Issuer from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, client charges and expenses of counsel or any other advisor to such Agent or the L/C Issuer), advances or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Agent or the L/C Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent or the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in proportion to each Lender’s Pro Rata Share, including, without limitation, advances and disbursements made pursuant to Section 10.08; provided , however , that (a) no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements for which there has been a final non-appealable judicial determination that such liability resulted from such Agent’s or the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (b) only the Revolving Loan Lenders shall be obligated to indemnify the L/C Issuer for any amounts owing to the L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 10.05. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.05 shall survive the Payment in Full of the Loans and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.06 Agents Individually . With respect to its Pro Rata Share of the Total Commitment hereunder and the Loans made by it, each Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or maker of a Loan. The terms “Lenders” or “Required Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or one of the Required Lenders. Each Agent and their Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Borrower as if it were not acting as an Agent pursuant hereto without any duty to account to the other Lenders.

 

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Section 10.07 Successor Agent . (a) Any Agent may at any time give at least thirty (30) (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is reduced to zero, ten (10)) days prior written notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Borrower, provided that, if the continuing Agent assumes all of the resigning Agent’s duties hereunder, such resigning Agent may provide notice on the effective date of its resignation. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, (i) the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Administrative Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed nor shall it be required during the existence of an Event of Default), to appoint a successor Collateral Agent, and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have the right, with the consent of the Required Revolving Loan Lenders and of the Administrative Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed nor shall it be required during the existence of an Event of Default), to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no such successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is reduced to zero, ten (10)) days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Resignation Effective Date ”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Agent. Whether or not a successor Agent has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by such Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such retiring Agent shall instead be made by or to the surviving Agent directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s Agent’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article, Section 12.04 and Section 12.16 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent.

Section 10.08 Collateral Matters .

(a) Each Agent may from time to time make such disbursements and advances (“ Agent Advances ”) which such Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrowers of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Letter of Credit Obligations and other Obligations or to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 12.04. The Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest

 

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at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Reference Rate Loans. The Agent making any Agent Advances shall notify the other Agent, each Lender and the Administrative Borrower in writing of each such Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Agent Advance. Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 10.05, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Agent making any Agent Advances, upon such Agent’s demand, in the currency in which the respective Agent Advance was made in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each such Agent Advance subject to the terms of, the Agreement Among Lenders, provided that any such amount advanced by a Lender shall be deemed a Loan hereunder. If such funds are not made available to such Agent by such Lender, such Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to such Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for three Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate.

(b) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral upon termination of the Total Commitment and Payment in Full of the Obligations; or constituting property being sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s business or otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; or constituting property in which the Loan Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the applicable Lenders required pursuant to Section 12.02. Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.08(b).

(c) Without in any manner limiting the Collateral Agent’s authority to act without any specific or further authorization or consent by the Lenders (as set forth in Section 10.08(b)), each Lender agrees to confirm in writing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, the authority to release Collateral conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Section 10.08(b). Upon the prior written request by any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary or reasonably requested by any Loan Party to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders upon such Collateral; provided , however , that (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Collateral Agent’s opinion, would expose the Collateral Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Lien upon (or obligations of any Loan Party in respect of) all interests in the Collateral retained by any Loan Party.

(d) Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding but subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Loan Document or to enforce any Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or

 

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private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and (iii) the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Agents and the Lenders (but not any other Agent or any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral to be sold (A) at any public or private sale, (B) at any sale conducted by the Collateral Agent under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code), (C) at any sale or foreclosure conducted by the Collateral Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law or (D) any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law (including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), to use and apply all or any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale.

(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered or that the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document has been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or is entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 10.08 or in any other Loan Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender, except as otherwise provided herein and in the Agreement Among Lenders.

Section 10.09 Agency for Perfection . Each Agent and each Lender hereby appoints each other Agent and each other Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession or control (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession or control has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and each Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of or otherwise controls any such Collateral for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders as secured party. Should the Administrative Agent or any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall also have the power and authority hereunder to appoint such other sub-agents as may be necessary or required under applicable state law or otherwise to perform its duties and enforce its rights with respect to the Collateral and under the Loan Documents. Each Loan Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing.

 

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Section 10.10 No Reliance on any Agent’s Customer Identification Program Certifications From Banks and Participants; USA PATRIOT Act .

(a) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on any Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other requirements imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations issued thereunder, including the regulations set forth in 31 CFR § 103.121, as hereafter amended or replaced (“ CIP Regulations ”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Laws or the equivalent on any applicable jurisdiction, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (1) any identity verification procedures, (2) any recordkeeping, (3) comparisons with government lists, (4) customer notices or (5) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or other regulations issued under the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender, Affiliate, participant or assignee subject to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act will perform the measures necessary to satisfy its own responsibilities under the CIP Regulations or any equivalent provisions in any applicable jurisdiction.

(b) Each Lender or assignee or participant of a Lender that is not incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and is not excepted from the certification requirement contained in Section 313 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the applicable regulations because it is both (i) an affiliate of a depository institution or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in the United States or foreign country, and (ii) subject to supervision by a banking authority regulating such affiliated depository institution or foreign bank) shall deliver to each Agent the certification, or, if applicable, recertification, certifying that such Lender is not a “shell” and certifying to other matters as required by Section 313 of the USA PATRIOT Act and the applicable regulations: (1) within ten (10) days after the Effective Date, and (2) as such other times as are required under the USA PATRIOT Act.

(c) The USA PATRIOT Act requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, any Agent or Lender may from time to time request, and each Loan Party shall provide to such Agent or Lender, such Borrower’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identifying information as shall be necessary for Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act and any other Anti-Terrorism Law.

Section 10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries . The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and, except as provided in Sections 10.07 and 10.08, no Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

Section 10.12 No Fiduciary Relationship . It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

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Section 10.13 Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers . By becoming a party to this Agreement, each Lender:

(a) is deemed to have requested that each Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report with respect to the Ultimate Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “ Report ”) prepared by or at the request of such Agent, and each Agent shall so furnish each Lender with each such Report,

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Agents (i) do not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Reports, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Reports,

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries and will rely significantly upon the Ultimate Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ books and records, as well as on representations of their personnel,

(d) agrees to keep all Reports and other material, non-public information regarding the Ultimate Parent and its Subsidiaries and their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans in a confidential manner in accordance with Section 12.21, and

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or fail to take or any conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrowers, and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold any Agent and any other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including, attorneys fees and costs) incurred by any such Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

(f) If another division or department of an Agent receives information, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the relevant Agent will not be deemed to have notice of it.

Section 10.14 Conduct of business by the Lenders and Agents . No provision of this Agreement will: (a) interfere with the right of any Lender or Agent to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit; (b) oblige any Lender or Agent to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or (c) oblige any Lender or Agent to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of Taxes.

 

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ARTICLE XI.

GUARANTY

Section 11.01 Guaranty .

(a) Each Loan Party hereby jointly and severally and unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due and payable (whether at stated maturity, on demand, by acceleration or otherwise), of all Obligations of the Borrowers, now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding), Letter of Credit Obligations, fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise, and whether accruing before or subsequent to the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Borrower (notwithstanding the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code), and the due performance and observance by the Borrowers of their other Obligations now or hereafter existing in respect of the Loan Documents (such Obligations, to the extent not paid or performed by the Borrowers, being the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”, and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer in enforcing any rights under the guaranty set forth in this ARTICLE XI.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrowers to the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer under any Loan Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving the Borrowers. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities. In no event shall the obligation of any Guarantor hereunder exceed the maximum amount such Guarantor could guarantee under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 11.02 Guaranty Absolute . Each Loan Party jointly and severally guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations, will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers or the L/C Issuer with respect thereto. Each Guarantor party hereto agrees that this ARTICLE XI constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and waives any right to require that any resort be made by any Agent or any Lender to any Collateral. The obligations of each Guarantor under this ARTICLE XI are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor party hereto to enforce such obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Loan Party or whether any Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of each Guarantor party hereto under this ARTICLE XI shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

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(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the applicable Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or otherwise and/or the making available of additional or new type of extensions of credit to any Loan Party that are of a different kind or nature from the types of extensions of credit available to the Loan Parties (or any of them) under the Loan Documents on the Effective Date;

(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations;

(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Guarantor may have at any time against any Person, including, without limitation, any Agent, any Lender, any Bank Product Provider or the L/C Issuer;

(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of any Loan Party; or

(f) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers or the L/C Issuer that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.

This ARTICLE XI shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers, the L/C Issuer or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

Section 11.03 Waiver . Each Guarantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this ARTICLE XI and any requirement that the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers or the L/C Issuer exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral, (iii) any right to compel or direct any Agent, any Lender, any Bank Product Provider or the L/C Issuer to seek payment or recovery of any amounts owed under this ARTICLE XI from any one particular fund or source or to exhaust any right or take any action against any other Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, (iv) any requirement that any Agent, any Lender, any Bank Product Provider, any Bank Product Provider or the L/C Issuer protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, and (v) any other defense available to any Guarantor. Each Guarantor agrees that the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer shall have no obligation to

 

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marshal any assets in favor of any Guarantor or against, or in payment of, any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth in this Section 11.03 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this ARTICLE XI, and acknowledges that this ARTICLE XI is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

Section 11.04 Continuing Guaranty; Assignments . This ARTICLE XI is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) in the case of each Loan Party, remain in full force and effect until the later of the Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been made) and all other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI and the Final Maturity Date and (b) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer and their successors, pledgees, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, its Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the Letter of Credit Obligations owing to it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 12.07.

Section 11.05 Subrogation . No Guarantor party hereto will exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Loan Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under this ARTICLE XI, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer against any Loan Party or any other guarantor or any Collateral, 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 any Loan Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations, and all other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI shall have been Paid in Full and the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor party hereto in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of (x) the Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations, and all other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI and (y) the Final Maturity Date, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer and shall forthwith be paid to the Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, and all other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations, or other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor party hereto shall make payment to the Agents. the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations, and all other amounts payable under this ARTICLE XI shall be Paid in Full and (iii) the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred, the

 

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Agents, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers and the L/C Issuer will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor party hereto of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations, resulting from such payment by such Guarantor party hereto.

ARTICLE XII.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Notices, Etc .

(a) Notices Generally . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed (certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested), telecopied or delivered by hand, Federal Express or other reputable overnight courier, if to any Loan Party, at the following address:

if to a Borrower, to it at the following address:

Funko, LLC

Funko Holdings LLC

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

with a copy to:

c/o ACON Equity Management, LLC

1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

Attention: Mr. Ken Brotman

Telecopy: 202.454.1101

Telephone: 202.454.1111

with a copy to:

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Attention: Gordon C. Wilson, Esq.

Telecopy: 202-637-5910

Telephone: 202-637-5711

 

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if to the Administrative Agent, to it at the following address:

PNC Bank, National Association

1600 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: Brandon Schmoyer

Telephone: 215.585.6960

Telecopier: 215.585.4771

with a copy to:

PNC Bank, National Association

PNC Agency Services

PNC Firstside Center

500 First Avenue, 4th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Attention: Lisa Pierce

Telephone: (412) 762-6442

Facsimile: (412) 762-8672

with a copy to:

Hahn & Hessen LLP

488 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Steven J. Seif, Esq.

Telephone: 212-478-7200

Telecopier: 212-478-7400

if to the Collateral Agent, to it at the following address:

Cerberus Business Finance, LLC

875 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Gerald M. Daniello

Telephone: 212-284-7810

Telecopier: 212-284-7906

in each case, with a copy to:

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Eliot L. Relles, Esq.

Telephone: 212-756-2000

Telecopier: 212-593-5955

or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 12.01. All such notices and other communications shall be effective, (i) if mailed (certified mail, postage prepaid

 

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and return receipt requested), when received or 3 days after deposited in the mails, whichever occurs first, (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted and confirmation received, or (iii) if delivered by hand, Federal Express or other reputable overnight courier, upon delivery, except that notices to any Agent or the L/C Issuer pursuant to ARTICLE II and ARTICLE III shall not be effective until received by such Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Each Agent, Administrative Borrower and Administrative Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) in accordance with clause (b)(ii) below or otherwise pursuant to procedures approved by the Agents, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to ARTICLE II and ARTICLE III if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Agents that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.

(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (A) and (B) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

Section 12.02 Amendments, Etc . (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (x) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by the Agents and the Borrowers (or by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers), (y) in the case of any other waiver or consent but subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (z) in the case of any other amendment but subject to the Agreement Among Lenders, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrowers (or by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) increase any Commitment of any Lender, reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Loans or the Reimbursement Obligations payable to any Lender, reduce the amount of any fee payable for the account of any Lender, or postpone or extend any scheduled date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest or fees on, the Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations payable to any Lender, in each case, without the written consent of such Lender;

 

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(ii) [reserved];

(iii) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

(iv) amend the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” without the written consent of each Lender;

(v) release all or a substantial portion of the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, or release any Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents);

(vi) amend, modify or waive Section 2.01(b)(i), Section 2.01(c), Section 2.05(c), Section 4.02, Section 4.03, Section 5.02 (it being understood, however, that this clause (vi) shall not impact the effectiveness of any waiver of a Default or Event of Default, including for purposes of Section 5.02), Section 10.08, Section 12.07(b) or this Section 12.02 of this Agreement without the written consent of each Lender;

(vii) amend the definition of “Bank Product Provider”, “Bank Product Obligations” (or any defined term used therein or any provision expressly relating to Bank Product Obligations), “Bank Product Reserve”, “Cash Collateralize” (or any provision hereof relating to the Cash Collateralization of Letter of Credit Obligations), “Excluded Hedge Liability” (or any defined term used therein or any provision expressly relating to Excluded Hedge Liabilities), “Letter of Credit Sublimit”, “Interest Rate Hedging Obligations” (or any provision expressly relating to Interest Rate Hedging Obligations), “Lender-Provided Hedge Agreement”, or “Permitted Discretion” (as used with respect to the Administrative Agent), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Loan Lenders, the Required Lenders; or

(viii) amend the definition of “Availability”, “Book Value”, “Borrowing Base” (or any defined term used therein), “Eligible Accounts Receivable”, “Eligible Domestic Accounts Receivable”, Eligible Foreign Accounts Receivable”, “Eligible Domestic In-Transit Inventory” (or any defined term used therein), “Eligible Foreign In-Transit Inventory” (or any defined term used therein), “Eligible Inventory”, “Eligible Special Inventory”, “Dilution”, “Dilution Reserves”, “Net Amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable”, “Permitted Special Inventory Amount” or “Reserves” (or any defined term for any particular reserve referenced therein)), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Loan Lenders and the Required Lenders.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an Agent or the L/C Issuer, affect the rights or duties of such Agent or the L/C Issuer (but not in its capacity as a Lender) under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (B) any amendment, waiver or consent to any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 4.01 and 4.02) that permits any Loan Party, any Permitted Holder or any of their respective Affiliates to purchase Loans on a non-pro rata basis, become an eligible assignee pursuant to Section 12.07 and/or make offers to make optional prepayments on a non-pro rata basis shall require the prior written consent of the Required Lenders rather than the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby and (C) the consent of the Borrowers shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 4.03. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender, Loan Party, Permitted Holder or any of their respective Affiliates that is a Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent under the Loan Documents and any Loans held by such Person for purposes hereof shall be automatically deemed to be voted pro rata according to the Loans of all other Lenders in the aggregate (other than such Defaulting Lender, Loan Party, Permitted Holder or Affiliate).

(b) If any action to be taken by the Lenders hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all of the Lenders or any Lender affected thereby, such consent, authorization or agreement is provided by the Required Lenders and a Lender (the “ Holdout Lender ”) fails to give its consent, authorization, agreement, then the Collateral Agent may, or at the request of the Administrative Borrower, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice to the Holdout Lender, may permanently replace the Holdout Lender with one or more substitute lenders (each, a “ Replacement Lender ”), and the Holdout Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Such notice to replace the Holdout Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Holdout Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Holdout Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Holdout Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07(b). Until such time as the Replacement Lenders shall have acquired all of the Obligations, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of the Holdout Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Holdout Lender shall remain obligated to make its Pro Rata Share of Loans.

Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies, Etc . No failure on the part of any Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights

 

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or remedies provided by law. The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under any Loan Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by the Agents and the Lenders to exercise any of their rights under any other Loan Document against such party or against any other Person.

Section 12.04 Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys’ Fees . The Borrowers will pay, not later than 15 days after receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (d), (e), (f), (j), (k) and (l) below, each Lender), regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, client charges and expenses of counsel for each Agent (and, in the case of clauses (d), (e), (f), (j), (k) and (l) below, each Lender, provided that the obligation to reimburse expenses of counsel shall be limited to one law firm for each Agent and, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional law firm, together with one additional counsel in each applicable jurisdiction), accounting, due diligence, periodic field audits, physical counts, valuations, investigations, searches and filings, monitoring of assets, appraisals of Collateral, the rating of the Loans, title searches and reviewing environmental assessments, miscellaneous disbursements, examination, travel, lodging and meals, arising from or relating to: (a) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the preparation of any additional Loan Documents pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or the review of any of the agreements, instruments and documents referred to in Section 7.01(f)), (b) any requested amendments, waivers or consents to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents whether or not such documents become effective or are given, (c) the preservation and protection of the Agents’ or any of the Lenders’ rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the defense of any claim or action asserted or brought against any Agent or any Lender by any Person that arises from or relates to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Agents’ or the Lenders’ claims against any Loan Party, or any and all matters in connection therewith, (e) the commencement or defense of, or intervention in, any court proceeding arising from or related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (f) the filing of any petition, complaint, answer, motion or other pleading by any Agent or any Lender, or the taking of any action in respect of the Collateral or other security, in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (g) the protection, collection, lease, sale, taking possession of or liquidation of, any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (h) any attempt to enforce any Lien or security interest in any Collateral or other security in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) any attempt to collect from any Loan Party, (j) all liabilities and costs arising from or in connection with the past, present or future operations of any Loan Party involving any damage to real or personal property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into such property, (k) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with the investigation, removal, cleanup and/or remediation of any Hazardous Materials present or arising out of the operations of any facility of any Loan Party, (l) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with any Environmental Lien, (m) [intentionally deleted], or (n) the receipt by any Agent or any Lender of any advice from any accountants, auditors, appraisers, advisors or consultants with respect to any of the foregoing; provided , however , the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, that no Loan Party shall have any obligation to any Agent or any Lender under this Section 12.04 with respect to any Environmental Liabilities and Costs to the extent excluded

 

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from the obligations pursuant to Section 12.16(b) or with respect to any other obligations to the extent that such obligations (i) are caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) arise from any dispute between or among any agent or any Lender, on the one hand, and ACON and/or the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, to the extent that ACON and/or the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates prevails in such dispute, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (iii) any dispute solely among the Agents and Lenders and not involving the Loan Parties. Without limitation of the foregoing or any other provision of any Loan Document: (x) the Borrowers agree to pay all stamp, document, transfer, recording or filing taxes or fees and similar impositions now or hereafter determined by any Agent or any Lender to be payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Borrowers agree to save each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all present or future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any omission to pay or delay in paying any such taxes, fees or impositions, (y) the Borrowers agree to pay all broker fees that may become due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (z) if the Borrowers fail to perform any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any Agent may itself perform or cause performance of such covenant or agreement, and the expenses of such Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be reimbursed not later than 15 days after receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor. The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 12.04 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.

Section 12.05 Right of Set-off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Agent or any Lender may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time, without notice to any Loan Party (any such notice being expressly waived by the Loan Parties) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and any and all other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all Obligations of the Loan Parties either now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or thereunder and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Agent and each Lender agrees to notify such Loan Party promptly after any such set-off and application made by such Agent or such Lender provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under this Section 12.05 are in addition to the other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Agents and the Lenders may have under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents of law or otherwise.

 

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Section 12.06 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which 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 affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.07 Assignments and Participations .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party and each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided , however , that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender and any such assignment without the Lenders’ prior written consent shall be null and void.

(b) Each Lender may (x) with the written consent of the Collateral Agent assign to one or more other lenders or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to all or a portion of its Term Loan A-1 Commitment and any Term Loan made by it and (y) with the written consent of each Agent, assign to one or more other lenders or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Loans made by it; provided , however , that (i) such assignment shall require the prior consent of the Administrative Borrower (which consent shall not (1) be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed nor shall it be required during the existence of an Event of Default or (2) required in connection with an assignment to Fortress Credit Corp. or any of its Affiliates or Related Funds), (ii) such assignment is in an amount which is at least $5,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remainder of such Lender’s Commitment) (except such minimum amount shall not apply to an assignment by a Lender to (x) a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender or (y) a group of new Lenders, each of whom is an Affiliate or Related Fund of each other to the extent the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $5,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof), (iii) except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 12.07(b), the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Borrower (and the Administrative Agent, if applicable), for their acceptance, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any promissory note subject to such assignment and such parties shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, a processing and recordation fee of $5,000 (except the payment of such fee shall not be required in connection with an assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender) and (iv) no written consent of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Borrower shall be required (1) in connection with any assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender, a Related Fund of such Lender or (2) if such assignment is in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial portion of the business or loan portfolio of such Lender. Upon such execution, delivery and acceptance, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Register, which effective date shall be at least 3 Business Days after the delivery thereof to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as shall be agreed to by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the parties to such assignment), (A) the

 

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assignee thereunder shall become a “Lender” hereunder and, in addition to the rights and obligations hereunder held by it immediately prior to such effective date, have the rights and obligations hereunder that have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 12.07(b), a Lender may assign any or all of its rights under the Loan Documents to an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender without delivering an Assignment and Acceptance to the Agents or to any other Person (a “ Related Party Assignment ”); provided , however , that (I) the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender until an Assignment and Acceptance has been delivered to the Administrative Agent for recordation on the Register, (II) the Collateral Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender until receipt by the Collateral Agent of a copy of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.07(e), (III) the failure of such assigning Lender to deliver an Assignment and Acceptance to the Agents shall not affect the legality, validity, or binding effect of such assignment, and (IV) an Assignment and Acceptance between the assigning Lender and an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender shall be effective as of the date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Related Party Register referred to in the last sentence of Section 12.07(d) below.

(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Lender, any Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agents on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental hereto and thereto; and (vi) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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(d) The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain, or cause to be maintained at the Payment Office, a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register (the “ Register ”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and the principal amount of the Loans (and stated interest thereon) (the “ Registered Loans ”) and Letter of Credit Obligations owing to each Lender from time to time. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 12.07(d), the entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by any of the Administrative Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In the case of an assignment pursuant to the last sentence of Section 12.07(b) as to which an Assignment and Acceptance is not delivered to the Administrative Agent, the assigning Lender shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register (the “ Related Party Register ”) comparable to the Register on behalf of the Borrowers. The Related Party Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(e) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a completed Assignment and Acceptance, and subject to any consent required from the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Borrower or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 12.07(b) (which consent of the Collateral Agent must be evidenced by the Collateral Agent’s execution of an acceptance to such Assignment and Acceptance), the Administrative Agent shall accept such assignment, record the information contained therein in the Register and provide to the Collateral Agent a copy of the fully executed Assignment and Acceptance.

(f) A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register or the Related Party Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register or the Related Party Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s). Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same), the Agents shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered on the Register as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.

(g) In the event that any Lender sells participations in a Registered Loan, such Lender shall, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of the Borrowers, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register, on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest

 

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thereon) of the portion of the Registered Loan that is the subject of the participation (the “ Participant Register ”). A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. The Participant Register shall be available for inspection by any of the Administrative Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(h) Any Non-U.S. Lender who purchases or is assigned or participates in any portion of such Registered Loan shall comply with Section 2.09(d).

(i) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments, the Loans made by it and its Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Obligations); provided , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation, its Commitments hereunder) and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and the Borrowers, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (iii) a participant shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except (A) action directly effecting an extension of the maturity dates or decrease in the principal amount of the Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations, (B) action directly effecting an extension of the due dates or a decrease in the rate of interest payable on the Loans or the fees payable under this Agreement, or (C) actions directly effecting a release of all or a substantial portion of the Collateral or any Loan Party (except as set forth in Section 10.08 of this Agreement or any other Loan Document). The Loan Parties agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of 0, Section 2.09 and Section 2.10 of this Agreement with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Loans as if it was a Lender; provided that, at the time such participant is claiming benefits pursuant to Section 2.09, such participant shall comply all obligations under Section 2.09 as if it was a Lender thereunder.

(j) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or loans made to such Lender pursuant to securitization or similar credit facility (a “ Securitization ”); provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. The Loan Parties shall cooperate with such Lender and its Affiliates to effect the Securitization including, without limitation, by providing such information as may be reasonably requested by such Lender in connection with the rating of its Loans or the Securitization.

Section 12.08 Counterparts . 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 shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or electronic

 

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mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis .

Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 12.10 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE . (a) EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS.

(b) EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 12.01. SERVICE MAY BE MADE ON THE LOAN PARTIES, IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWERS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.01, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(c) EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE JURISDICTION OR LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY LOAN PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

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Section 12.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC . EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDINGS OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH LOAN PARTY CERTIFIES THAT NO OFFICER, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 12.12 [Reserved ].

Section 12.13 No Party Deemed Drafter . Each of the parties hereto agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

Section 12.14 Reinstatement; Certain Payments . If any claim is ever made upon any Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in payment or on account of any of the Obligations, such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall give prompt notice of such claim to each other Agent and Lender and the Administrative Borrower, and if such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer repays all or part of such amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any of its property, or (ii) any good faith settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer with any such claimant, then and in such event each Loan Party agrees that (A) any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon it notwithstanding the cancellation of any Indebtedness hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or the termination of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (B) it shall be and remain liable to such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by such Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer.

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Section 12.16 Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages .

(a) General Indemnity for Obligations . In addition to each Loan Party’s other Obligations under this Agreement, each Loan Party agrees to, jointly and severally, defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each Lender and each of their Affiliates and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively called the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, provided that the obligation to reimburse expenses of counsel shall be limited as provided in Section 12.04 incurred by such Indemnitees, whether prior to or from and after the Effective Date, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or relating to or in connection with any of the following : (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution or performance or enforcement of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or of any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) any Agent’s or any Lender’s furnishing of funds to the Borrowers for the account of the Borrowers under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the management of any such Loans, (iv) any matter relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or by any document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (v) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto (collectively, the “ Indemnified Matters ”); provided , however , that the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee under this subsection (a) for any Indemnified Matter (i) caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) to the extent arising from any dispute between or among any Indemnitees, on the one hand, and ACON and/or the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, to the extent that ACON and/or the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates prevails in such dispute, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (iii) any dispute solely among Indemnities not involving the Loan Parties .

(b) Environmental Indemnity for Obligations . Each Loan Party agrees to, jointly and severally, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Indemnitees against any and all Environmental Liabilities and Costs and all other claims, demands, penalties, fines, liability (including strict liability), losses, damages, costs and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, consultant fees and laboratory fees), arising out of (i) any Releases or threatened Releases (x) at any property presently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any predecessor in interest, or (y) of any Hazardous Materials generated and disposed of by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any predecessor in interest; (ii) any violations of Environmental Laws; (iii) any Environmental Action relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any predecessor in interest; (iv) any personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of exposure to Hazardous Materials used, handled, generated, transported or relating to any Release of Hazardous Materials by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any predecessor in interest; and (v) any breach of any warranty or representation regarding environmental matters made by the Loan Parties in Section 6.01(r) or the breach of any covenant made by the Loan Parties in Section 7.01(j). Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee under this subsection (b) regarding any potential environmental matter covered hereunder which (x) is caused by the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (y) arose from Hazardous Materials brought on to any real property after any Indemnitee has taken title to or possession of such property, whether by foreclosure, deed-in-lieu thereof or otherwise, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (z) is attributable solely to acts of any of the Agents.

(c) The indemnification for all of the foregoing losses, damages, fees, costs and expenses of the Indemnitees, respectively are chargeable against the Loan Account. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 12.16 may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, contribute the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law, to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Matters incurred by the Indemnitees. The indemnities set forth in this Section 12.16 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(d) The indemnities and waivers set forth in this Section 12.16 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents.

Section 12.17 Administrative Borrowers . Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Funko as the agent and attorney-in-fact for the Borrowers (the “ Administrative Borrower ”), which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until the Agents shall have received prior written notice signed by all of the Borrowers that such appointment has been revoked and that another Borrower has been appointed Administrative Borrower. It is understood that the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of the Borrowers, in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein and subject to the limitations set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to the Borrowers in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of the Borrowers in the most efficient and economical manner and at their request, and that neither the Agents nor the Lenders shall incur liability to the Borrowers as a result hereof. Each of the Borrowers expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since the successful operation of each Borrower is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group. To induce the Agents and the Lenders to do so, and in consideration thereof, each of the Borrowers, hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Indemnitees and hold the Indemnitees harmless against any and all liability, expense, loss or claim of damage or injury, made against such Indemnitee by any of the Borrowers or by any third party whosoever, arising from or incurred by reason of (a) the handling of the Loan Account and Collateral of the Borrowers as herein provided, (b) the Agents and the Lenders relying on any instructions of the Administrative Borrower or the Administrative Borrowers, or (c) any other action taken by any Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.

 

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Section 12.18 Records . The unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans, the interest rate or rates applicable to such unpaid principal and interest, the duration of such applicability, the Commitments, and the accrued and unpaid fees payable pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, including, without limitation, the fees payable under the Fee Letter, the Loan Servicing Fee, Unused Line Fee, the Letter of Credit Fee and the Applicable Prepayment Premium, shall at all times be ascertained from the records of the Agents, which shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Section 12.19 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender and when the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 hereof have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Agents, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Loan Parties shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender, and any assignment by any Lender shall be governed by Section 12.07 hereof.

Section 12.20 Interest . It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Agent and each Lender shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it. Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Loan Document would be usurious as to any Agent or any Lender under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Agent or such Lender notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Obligations, it is agreed as follows: (i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Obligations shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be Paid in Full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to the Borrowers); and (ii) in the event that the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated by reason of any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be Paid in Full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender to the Borrowers). All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Agent or any Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Agent or such Lender, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of the Loans until Payment in Full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Loans hereunder does not exceed the

 

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maximum amount allowed by such applicable law. If at any time and from time to time (x) the amount of interest payable to any Agent or any Lender on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 12.20 and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Agent or such Lender would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender, then the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender until the total amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Agent or such Lender if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 12.20.

For purposes of this Section 12.20 the term “applicable law” shall mean that law in effect from time to time and applicable to the loan transaction between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other, that lawfully permits the charging and collection of the highest permissible, lawful non-usurious rate of interest on such loan transaction and this Agreement, including laws of the State of New York and, to the extent controlling, laws of the United States of America.

The right to accelerate the maturity of the Obligations does not include the right to accelerate any interest that has not accrued as of the date of acceleration.

Section 12.21 Confidentiality . Each Agent and each Lender agrees (on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to keep confidential any non-public information supplied to it by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and which at the time is not, and does not thereafter become, publicly available or available to such Person from another source not known to be subject to a confidentiality obligation to such Person not to disclose such information), provided that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure by any Agent or any Lender of any such information (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, counsel, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential in accordance with this Section 12.21); (ii) to any other party hereto; (iii) to any assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) so long as such assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) first agrees, in writing, to be bound by confidentiality provisions similar in substance to this Section 12.21; (iv) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or judicial process or as otherwise requested by any Governmental Authority; (v) to examiners, auditors or accountants; (vi) in connection with any litigation to which any Agent or any Lender is a party; (vii) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (viii) to its lenders or financing providers; (ix) in connection with public filings, or (x) with the consent of the Administrative Borrower.

 

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Section 12.22 Public Disclosure . Each Loan Party agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will now or in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of an Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of such Agent or such Lender, except to the extent that such Loan Party or such Affiliate is required to do so under applicable law (in which event, such Loan Party or such Affiliate will consult with such Agent or such Lender before issuing such press release or other public disclosure). Each Agent and each Lender agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will now or in the future advertise the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or otherwise make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangements entered into among the parties hereto, including, without limitation, on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web, or in announcements commonly known as tombstones, in such trade publications, business journals, newspapers of general circulation without the prior written consent of the Administrative Borrower, except to the extent that such Agent or Lender is required to do so under applicable law (in which event, such Agent or Lender or such Affiliate will consult with the Administrative Borrower before taking such action).

Section 12.23 Integration . This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

Section 12.24 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the entities composing the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each such entity and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the entities composing the Borrowers in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party agrees to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver at its sole cost and expense, such instruments and documents as any Lender may reasonably require from time to time in order to enable such Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 12.25 Keepwell . Each Loan Party, if it is a Qualified ECP Loan Party, then jointly and severally, together with each other Qualified ECP Loan Party, hereby absolutely unconditionally and irrevocably (a) guarantees the prompt payment and performance of all Swap Obligations owing by each Non-Qualifying Party (it being understood and agreed that this guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection), and (b) undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by any Non-Qualifying Party to honor all of such Non-Qualifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Loan Party shall only be liable under this Section 12.25 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 12.25, or otherwise under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, voidable under applicable law, including applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Loan Party under this Section 12.25 shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends that this Section 12.25 constitute, and this Section 12.25 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Borrower and Guarantor for all purposes of Section 1a(18(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWERS :
FUNKO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
FUNKO HOLDINGS LLC
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
FUNKO, LLC
By:     
  Name:
  Title:


COLLATERAL AGENT :
CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC
By:     
  Name:
  Title:


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER :
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:     
  Name:
  Title:


LENDERS :
CERBERUS NJ CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By:   Cerberus NJ Credit Opportunities GP, LLC,
  its General Partner
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
CERBERUS ASRS HOLDINGS LLC
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
CERBERUS ICQ LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By:   Cerberus ICQ Levered Opportunities GP, LLC,
  its General Partner
By:     
  Name:
  Title:
CERBERUS KRS LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By:   Cerberus KRS Levered Opportunities GP, LLC,
  its General Partner
By:     
  Name:
  Title:

 

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CERBERUS PSERS LEVERED LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By:   Cerberus PSERS Levered Opportunities GP, LLC,
  its General Partner
By:     
  Name:
  Title

 

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SCHEDULE 1.01(A)

LENDERS AND LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Revolving Loan
Commitment
     Term Loan A
Amount
Outstanding as of
the Amendment
No. 6 Effective
Date
     Term Loan B
Amount
Outstanding as
of the
Amendment

No. 5 Effective
Date
     Total  

PNC Bank, National Association

   $ 100,000,000.00        —          —        $ 100,000,000.00  

Cerberus ASRS Funding LLC

     —        $ 50,986,885.75      $ 5,133,452.76      $ 56,120,338.51  

Cerberus AUS Levered Holdings LP

     —        $ 579,499.68      $ 584,540.90      $ 1,164,040.58  

Cerberus AUS Levered II LP

     —        $ 7,421,827.09        —        $ 7,421,827.09  

Cerberus FSBA Levered LLC

     —        $ 3,352,322.94      $ 3,090,176.33      $ 6,442,499.27  

Cerberus ICQ Levered LLC

     —        $ 9,051,630.92      $ 2,387,979.67      $ 11,439,610.59  

Cerberus ICQ Levered Loan Opportunities Fund, L.P.

     —          —        $ 1,363,430.14      $ 1,363,430.14  

Cerberus ICQ Offshore Levered L.P.

     —        $ 1,085,158.13      $ 772,684.05      $ 1,857,842.18  

Cerberus KRS Levered LLC

     —        $ 5,870,862.73      $ 549,131.60      $ 6,419,994.33  

Cerberus Loan Funding XV L.P.

     —        $ 11,856,565.27        —        $ 11,856,565.27  

Cerberus Loan Funding XVI LP

     —        $ 10,097,435.68        —        $ 10,097,435.68  

Cerberus Loan Funding XVII, Ltd.

     —        $ 7,150,640.36      $ 2,282,216.97      $ 9,432,857.33  

Cerberus Loan Funding XVIII L.P.

     —        $ 6,189,647.11      $ 6,410,720.55      $ 12,600,367.66  

Cerberus Loan Funding XIX L.P.

     —        $ 6,783,545.91        —        $ 6,783,545.91  

Cerberus N-1 Funding LLC

      $ 12,198,038.89      $ 1,334,838.78      $ 13,532,877.67  

Cerberus ND Credit Holdings LLC

     —        $ 1,120,986.89        —        $ 1,120,986.89  

Cerberus Offshore Levered III LP

     —        $ 2,804,593.55      $ 2,859,720.83      $ 5,664,314.38  

 

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Lender

   Revolving Loan
Commitment
     Term Loan A
Amount
Outstanding as of
the Amendment
No. 6 Effective
Date
     Term Loan B
Amount
Outstanding as
of the
Amendment

No. 5 Effective
Date
     Total  

Cerberus Onshore Levered III LLC

     —        $ 4,996,533.49        —        $ 4,996,533.49  

Cerberus PSERS Levered LLC

     —        $ 15,206,470.38      $ 3,371,680.96      $ 18,578,151.34  

Cerberus Redwood Levered Loan Opportunities Fund A, L.P.

     —          —        $ 1,342,211.82      $ 1,342,211.82  

Cerberus Redwood Levered Loan Opportunities Fund B, L.P.

     —          —        $ 2,013,317.73      $ 2,013,317.73  

Cerberus SWC Levered II LLC

     —        $ 12,333,175.88      $ 943,912.37      $ 13,277,088.25  

Fortress Credit Opportunities III CLO LP

     —        $ 16,368,563.07      $ 5,979,984.54      $ 22,348,547.61  

Fortress Credit Opportunities V CLO Limited

     —        $ 24,584,699.16      $ 1,880,000.00      $ 26,464,699.16  

Fortress Credit Opportunities VII CLO Limited

     —        $ 15,395,850.98      $ 4,700,000.00      $ 20,095,850.98  

Fortress Credit Opportunities VI CLO Limited

     —        $ 5,315,066.14        —        $ 5,315,066.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 100,000,000.00      $ 230,750,000.00      $ 47,000,000.00      $ 377,750,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1.01(B)

SECURITY DOCUMENTS

1. Security Agreement

2. Trademark Security Agreement

Exhibit 10.27

F UNKO , I NC .

I NDEMNIFICATION A GREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of ____________________, 20___ between Funko, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and _______________________________ (“ Indemnitee ”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors, officers, or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The bylaws and certificate of incorporation of the Company (each as may be amended from time to time, the “ Bylaws ” and “ Certificate of Incorporation ”, respectively) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”). The Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; [and]

 

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WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified; [and]

[WHEREAS, Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by [NAME OF APPLICABLE FUND] which Indemnitee and [NAME OF APPLICABLE FUND] intend to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve on the Board.]

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as an officer or director, as applicable, from and after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Indemnity of Indemnitee . The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:

(a) Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company . Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section l(a) if, by reason of his Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(a) , Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(b) Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company . Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(b) if, by reason of his Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(b) , Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”) shall determine that such indemnification may be made.

 

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(c) Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

(d) Indemnification of Appointing Stockholder. If (i) Indemnitee is or was affiliated with one or more private equity funds or other person (including, but not limited to, any corporation, limited liability company or other entity) that has invested in the Company (an “ Appointing Stockholder ”), and (ii) the Appointing Stockholder is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding relating to or arising by reason of Appointing Stockholder’s position as a stockholder of, or lender to, the Company, or Appointing Stockholder’s appointment of or affiliation with Indemnitee or any other director, including without limitation any alleged misappropriation of a Company asset or corporate opportunity, any claim of misappropriation or infringement of intellectual property relating to the Company, any alleged false or misleading statement or omission made by the Company (or on its behalf) or its employees or agents, or any allegation of inappropriate control or influence over the Company or its Board members, officers, equity holders or debt holders, then the Appointing Stockholder will be entitled to indemnification hereunder for Expenses to the same extent as Indemnitee, and the terms of this Agreement as they relate to procedures for indemnification of Indemnitee and advancement of Expenses shall apply to any such indemnification of Appointing Stockholder.

The rights provided to the Appointing Stockholder under this Section 1(d) shall (i) be suspended during any period during which the Appointing Stockholder does not have a representative on the Company’s Board and (ii) terminate on an initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock; provided, however, that in the event of any such suspension or termination, the Appointing Stockholder’s rights to indemnification will not be suspended or terminated with respect to any Proceeding based in whole or in part on facts and circumstances occurring at any time prior to such suspension or termination regardless of whether the Proceeding arises before or after such suspension or termination. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Appointing Stockholder is an express third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section 1(d).

2. Additional Indemnity . In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section 1 of this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf if, by reason of his Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of

 

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Delaware. The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be unlawful.

3. Contribution .

(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

(b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such action, suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

(c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

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whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.

5. Advancement of Expenses . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking by Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free.

6. Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification . It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the DGCL and public policy of the State of Delaware. Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:

(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.

(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following four methods, which shall be at the election of the Board: (1) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors,

 

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even though less than a quorum, (2) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, (3) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (4) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company. For purposes hereof, disinterested directors are those members of the Board who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to
Section 6(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c) . The Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board. Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 13 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after the conclusion of the Proceeding giving rise to the request for indemnification, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b) hereof. The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c) , regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.

(d) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(e) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified

 

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public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

(f) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of the Proceeding giving rise to the request for indemnification, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such sixty (60)-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after the conclusion of the Proceeding giving rise to the request for indemnification, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such resolution and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such resolution and such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.

(g) Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Independent Counsel, member of the Board or stockholder of the Company shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

(h) The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or

 

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without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

(i) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

7. Remedies of Indemnitee .

(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after the conclusion of the Proceeding giving rise to the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification required by Section 4 is not made pursuant to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in the Delaware Court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a) . The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.

(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section 6(b) .

(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 , absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

(d) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 7 , seeks a judicial adjudication of his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on his behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in such judicial adjudication, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance recovery.

 

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(e) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

8. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation .

(a) The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors of the Company, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the DGCL, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

(b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the

 

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procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(c) [The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by [  🌑  ] and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “ Fund Indemnitors ”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Fund Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Fund Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Fund Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Fund Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Fund Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Fund Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Fund Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 8(c).]

(d) [Except as provided in paragraph (c) above,] in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee (other than against the Fund Indemnitors), who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

(e) [Except as provided in paragraph (c) above,] the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

(f) [Except as provided in paragraph (c) above,] the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

 

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9. Exception to Right of Indemnification . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision[, provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or the Fund Indemnitors set forth in Section 8(c) above]; or

(b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

(c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

10. Duration of Agreement . All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section 7 hereof) by reason of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.

11. Security . To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.

12. Enforcement .

(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as an officer or director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as an officer or director of the Company.

 

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(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(c) The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting the Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement.

13. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at the express written request of the Company.

(b) “ Disinterested Director ” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

(c) “ Enterprise ” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

(d) “ Expenses ” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

(e) “ Independent Counsel ” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

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(f) “ Proceeding ” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting in his or her Corporate Status; in each case whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under this Agreement.

14. Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to either Indemnitee or Appointing Stockholder shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee and Appointing Stockholder indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.

15. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

16. Notice By Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.

17. Notices . All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:

 

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(a) To Indemnitee at the address set forth below Indemnitee signature hereto.

(b) To the Company at:

Funko, Inc.

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Attention: General Counsel

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

18. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g. , www.docusign.com) or any other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

19. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

20. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, irrevocably [The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801] as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.

 

FUNKO, INC.
By:        
      Name:    
      Title:    

 

INDEMNITEE
         
Name:         
Address:    
         
         
         
         

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