The Issuer shall not engage in any business other than the transactions permitted by its Organizational Documents.
The Issuer agrees that its books and records will reflect its ownership of the Collateral, subject to the liens and security interests created by this Indenture.
The Issuer, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date, hereby represents and warrants the following:
(a) Except for the interests created by Licenses, the Issuer is the owner of all of the Collateral free of liens and encumbrances, the Issuer has not assigned any interest or participation in any Collateral, and the Issuer has full right to Grant such Collateral to the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.
(b) The Issuer has Granted a security interest in all of its right, title, and interest in the Collateral to the Noteholders.
(c) The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act nor pursuant to the securities or blue sky laws of any State.
(d) The Trustee will, upon proper filing and/or recording of UCC financing statements, copyright documents and trademark documents, as applicable, in the Covered Jurisdictions by the Issuer or the Servicer on the Issuer’s behalf, have a perfected first priority security interest in each item of Collateral, free from any lien, security interest encumbrance or other right, title or interest of any Person, except for any Lien created by this Indenture and the Licenses, but in all cases only to the extent the same can be achieved by filing under the laws of the Covered Jurisdictions, as applicable.
(e) The Issuer has its chief executive office at 103 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803.
(f) The Issuer, (i) is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing in good standing under the laws of Delaware; (ii) has requisite power and authority and all licenses and permits to own and operate its properties to carry on its business as now conducted, and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Transaction Document to
which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, the issuance and sale of the Notes and the performance of its obligations thereunder; and (iii) has been duly qualified and is authorized to do business and, if applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation (or is exempt from such requirements) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on its ability to conduct its business.
(g) Each Transaction Document (other than the Notes) to which the Issuer is a party has been duly authorized and, when executed and delivered by the Issuer will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally applicable in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer and to general principles of equity.
(h) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default under, and as defined in, this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Neither the execution and delivery of any Transaction Document by the Issuer, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents (i) conflicts with or results in any breach or violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Issuer, or any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award currently in effect having applicability to the Issuer, or any of its properties, including regulations issued by an administrative agency or other governmental authority having supervisory powers over the Issuer; or (ii) constitutes a default by the Issuer under or a breach of any provision of this Indenture or any contract, agreement, mortgage or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are or may be bound or affected or (iii) results in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, deed of trust, contract, agreement, charter instrument, by-law or other instrument.
(i) The Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Issuer and, when duly and validly executed in accordance with this Indenture, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally applicable in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer and to general principles of equity.
(j) The Issuer had at all relevant times and now has full power and authority to originate, own and, has full power and authority to Grant the Collateral, has duly authorized such Grant by all necessary action, and does not require any member approval, or approval or consent of any trustee or holders of any indebtedness or obligations of the Issuer other than such as have been obtained.
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(k) There is no pending action, suit, proceeding or investigation, including, but not limited to, any such proceeding or investigation resulting from the ownership or use of any of the Collateral, against or affecting the Issuer before any administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, any threatened action or proceeding, including but not limited to any such proceeding or investigation resulting from the ownership or use of any of the Collateral, against or affecting the Issuer before any of the foregoing which, if decided adversely to the Issuer, would materially affect (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, properties, prospects, profits or operations of the Issuer, (ii) the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, any Transaction Document to which it is a party or (iii) the Noteholders’ ability to foreclose or otherwise enforce their interest in the Collateral as contemplated under this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement. This Issuer is not subject to any order of any court, governmental authority or agency or arbitration board of tribunal.
(l) No consent, approval, authorization, order of, or filing, registration, application with any court or other governmental authority in respect of the Issuer is necessary or required under the law of the United States or any state within the United States (or other Covered Jurisdictions in the case of filings to perfect the Lien of the Indenture) in connection with the authorization, execution, delivery or performance by the Issuer of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or any of the other documents or transactions contemplated thereby, including without limitation, the pledge of the Collateral to the Noteholders, the servicing of the Collateral, or the offer, issue, sale, delivery or performance of the Notes, other than that consent, approval, authorization, order, filing, registration or qualification which has been, or will be promptly, made or obtained in the United States (or the other Covered Jurisdictions in the case of filings to perfect the Lien of the Indenture);provided that no representation is made with respect to filings of qualifications under the “Blue Sky” laws of the various states within the United States.
(m) None of the transactions contemplated herein (including, without limitation thereof, the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes) will result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act, or any regulations thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II;provided that the Issuer is not responsible for any such violation that results from the status of a Noteholder. The Issuer does not own or intend to carry or purchase, and no proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used by the Issuer to purchase, any “margin stock” within the meaning of said Regulation U.
(n) The representations and warranties of the Issuer in each of the Servicing Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the 2005 Note Purchase Agreement, the 2005-B Note Purchase Agreement, the 2006 Note Purchase Agreement, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference as if each such representation and warranty were specifically made herein.
(o) The Issuer is not a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any charter or other legal restriction, which materially and adversely affects its business as
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contemplated in the Transaction Documents. The Issuer has not agreed to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its properties or any of the Collateral, other than as otherwise set forth in this Indenture, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a lien not permitted by this Indenture.
(p) For so long as any of the Notes are Outstanding and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Issuer will cause to be provided to the Noteholders and any prospective purchaser of Notes designated by a Holder of such Notes, upon the request of such Holder or prospective purchaser, the information required to be provided to such Holder or prospective purchaser by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(q) The Issuer does not intend to treat the Notes and related transactions as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4). In the event the Issuer determines to take any action inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the Noteholders hereof. If the Issuer so notifies the Noteholders, the Issuer acknowledges that one or more of the Noteholders may treat its Notes as part of a transaction that is subject to Treasury Regulations 301.6112-1, and that such Noteholder or Noteholders, as applicable, will maintain the lists and other records required by such Treasury Regulation.
(r) The Issuer is not (i) a country, territory, organization, person or entity name on an OFAC list; (ii) a Person that resides or has a place of business in a country or territory named on such lists or which is designated as a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (“FATF”), or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through such a jurisdiction; (iii) a “Foreign Shell Lender” within the meaning of the USA PATRIOT Act, i.e., a foreign bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not affiliated with a bank that has a physical presence and an acceptable level of regulation and supervision; or (iv) a person or entity that resides in or is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction designated by the United States Secretary of this Treasury under Section 311 or 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering.
Section 11.14.Certain Covenants
(a) The Issuer agrees that any Person, designated in writing by a Noteholder may, upon reasonable prior written notice, consult with proper officials of the Issuer and (subject to consent by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement) the Servicer at such times during normal business hours and as often as such Person may reasonably request regarding the information required to be furnished pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or regarding the performance of the Issuer’s covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b) The Issuer will comply in all material respects with all requirements of law applicable to the Issuer relating to the performance of its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
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(c) The Issuer agrees to furnish the Noteholders copies of each of the Transaction Documents and any documents to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents and such other information and documents relating to the Notes and the Collateral any Noteholder may reasonably request.
(d) The Issuer will pay or cause to be paid all present and future recording and filing fees, and all legal, financial and miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Issuer in connection with the negotiation of and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the issuance and sale of the Notes. The Issuer further agrees that it will pay or cause to be paid, promptly upon demand, any reasonable out of pocket expense incurred by the Noteholders in connection with the making of amendment to, or the giving of any release, consent or waiver in respect of, this Indenture and any document executed pursuant hereto or thereto, whether or not consummated, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Noteholders in connection therewith. The obligations of the Issuer under the preceding sentences shall be subject to the priority of distributions set forth in Section 13.1 hereof and shall survive the termination of this Indenture, the transfer of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein by a Noteholder and the payment of any Note.
(e) The Issuer will add to Schedule 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Standard Definitions, included herein as Appendix A, a description of and required information pertaining to: (i) each separate and identifiable Asset in which it has ownership rights but which was not listed thereon at a Closing Date (whether or not it was in existence on a Closing Date) promptly after the jurisdiction in which it generates income for the Issuer becomes a Material Jurisdiction and (ii) without duplication, each separate and identifiable Asset not listed on such Schedule 1 at a Closing Date promptly after the same is conveyed to the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Contribution Agreement or Section 2.2(b) of the Joe Boxer Contribution Agreement.
(f) The Issuer will promptly following the conveyance of an Asset to the Issuer (or Release of an Asset) or upon the loss, sale or defeasance of an Asset from the Issuer, update the schedules and exhibits attached to the Transaction Documents, with copies to the Servicer, Trustee and Noteholders.
(g) The Issuer will comply with, and obey the terms and provisions of, its Organizational Documents and will not take any action which it is prohibited from taking under its Organizational Documents.
(h) The Issuer will maintain, or be a subject insured party under, insurance of the type that is customarily maintained by business entities of the same type and scale as the Issuer.
(i) For so long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Issuer will not (x) merge or consolidate with or into any other entity or engage in any other business combination with any other entity or (y) sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets other than in conformity with the Transaction Documents.
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(j) The Issuer shall seek to enter into Licenses in the future that permit the Obligors thereunder to be audited with respect to performance under such Licenses.
(k) The Issuer shall notify the Noteholders of any litigation in which the Issuer is a party, promptly upon the Issuer’s receipt of notice of the filing of such litigation, in writing by delivery by a reputable courier service or by registered mail (return receipt requested), all charges prepaid.
Section 11.15.Submission to Jurisdiction
THE VENUE FOR ANY AMOUNT, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM OR BASED UPON THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACCORDINGLY, THE ISSUER AGREES THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM OR BASED ON THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE COMMENCED IN AND DETERMINED BY THOSE APPROPRIATE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPRIETY OR CONVENIENCE OF VENUE IN SUCH COURTS OR TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OVER EITHER PARTY AND AGREE THAT ANY JUDGMENT ENTERED THEREIN MAY BE ENFORCED WITH NO FURTHER DEFENSE OR OFFSET IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT IS A CITIZEN, RESIDES OR OWNS PROPERTY.
Section 11.16.Representations with Respect to Assets. On and as of the date of this Indenture, and on and as of each date on which an Asset becomes subject to the Lien of this Indenture, the Issuer represents with respect to such Asset which the Issuer pledges to the Trustee hereunder, that:
(a)Payments After a Closing Date. No monies or other contingent compensation shall be payable after a Closing Date to any person, firm or corporation with respect to any exploitation of the Assets which occurred prior to a Closing Date.
(b)No Defaults. The execution and implementation of this Indenture shall not result in the breach of any conditions or constitute a default (with or without notice or the lapse of time, or both) under any license or agreement constituting a portion of the Assets pledged hereunder or to which any of the Assets pledged hereunder is subject. Neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any person, firm or corporation associated with or deriving rights through or from the Issuer, is in breach or is in default of any applicable agreement constituting a portion of the Assets which the Issuer pledges to the Trustee or to which any of such Assets are subject on the date of execution of this Indenture.
(c)Advances. No advances or other charges heretofore received by the Issuer in connection with the Assets which the Issuer pledges to the Trustee remain recoupable at any time from and after a Closing Date from any License Income earned at any time either before or
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after the date of this Indenture, except as listed onExhibit C to each of the Contribution Agreement, the Joe Boxer Contribution Agreement, the Rampage Contribution Agreement and the Mudd Contribution Agreement.
(d)Non-Contravention. Neither the Issuer’s exercise of any of the rights, licenses, privileges and properties regarding the Assets pledged hereunder nor the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets pledged hereunder will violate or infringe on any common law or statutory rights of any person, firm or corporation, except such violations or infringements outside the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions as would not have a material adverse effect on the business of the Issuer.
(e)[RESERVED].
(f)Exhibits and Schedules Accurate. All of the information set forth in the exhibits and schedules attached hereto and the Fourth Amended and Restated Standard Definitions is complete and accurate in all material respects. No information supplied in writing by, or on behalf of, the Issuer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Indenture, in each case as of each Closing Date or on a future date on which an Asset becomes subject to the Lien of this Indenture, as the case may be, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) Ownership of the Trademarks.
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| (i) | Exhibit E-1A contains a true and complete list of all registrations and pending applications for the Trademarks in the First Stage Territory owned by the Issuer, with the exception of intent-to-use applications filed within the United States, all of which registrations exist, are subsisting and are validly registered except as provided therein and all of which applications are validly pending.Exhibit E-1B contains a true and complete list of all registrations and pending applications in the Second Stage Territory.Exhibit E-1C contains a true and complete list of additional registrations and pending applications owned by Caruso and not in the First Stage Territory. All of the Trademarks set forth inExhibit E-1A, except to the extent otherwise provided therein, are currently in use on the goods set forth in the registrations for Trademarks in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions. |
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| (ii) | Notwithstanding anything contained inExhibit F, (i) the Issuer owns all right, title and interest in and to the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD for use in the First Stage Territory; (ii) the Issuer has the full and exclusive right, subject to the related Licenses, to use and to license the use of the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD in the First |
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| (iii) | Except as provided inExhibit F, no claim has been asserted against the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof by any Person to the use of, and the Issuer has no knowledge of the use by any person (other than the licensees under the Licenses) of, any of the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD in the First Stage Territory, and there is no valid basis for such claim with respect to the Trademarks or for any person (other than the licensees under the Licenses) to use any of the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD in the First Stage Territory, except such claims or uses outside the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions as would not have a material adverse effect on the business of the Issuer. |
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| (iv) | Each of the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD is valid, subsisting and enforceable in the First Stage Territory, with the exception of such Trademarks the lack of enforceability of which outside the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions would not have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company. There is vested in the Issuer title to the Trademarks related to and including the Primary Marks CANDIE’S, BONGO, JOE BOXER, RAMPAGE and MUDD and related Trademarks for use in the First Stage Territory, free and clear of all Liens (other than such Liens with respect to the Licenses and such Liens as may arise from actions or inactions of the Issuer). |
(h) Additional Representations with Respect to the Licenses.
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| (i) | Exhibit E-2 lists all licenses and other agreements relating to the use of any of the Trademarks, respectively, in the Territory. All of the Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except as set forth inExhibit E-2, there are no existing defaults (or events that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) by any party thereunder. No claim has been asserted by any Person challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any of the Licenses and there is no valid basis for any such claim. The Issuer has not, other than pursuant to the Licenses, licensed or authorized any other Person to use the Primary Marks |
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| (ii) | The Issuer has considered the activities of all of the licensees under the Licenses and has verified that the products manufactured, sold or offered for sale under the Trademarks by such licensees meet the quality control standards set forth in such Licenses and all other such standards promulgated by the Issuer. |
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| (iii) | No License is a Defaulted Contract Asset. |
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| (iv) | All required consents, assignment and/or assumption agreements or notices, if any, have been obtained or delivered in the manner required by each License. |
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| (v) | To the Issuer’s best knowledge, the Obligors under Canadian Licenses have not sold products bearing the trademarks covered by such Licenses in the United States. |
Section 11.17.Survival of Indenture Representations and Warranties
The Issuer hereby agrees that each representation and warranty made by it in the Original Indenture, the First Amended and Restated Indenture, the Second Amended and Restated Indenture and the Third Amended and Restated Indenture shall survive notwithstanding the exchange and cancellation of the Original Notes and the Subordinate Notes and the issuance of the July Notes, the exchange and cancellation of the July Notes and the issuance of the September Notes or the exchange and cancellation of the September Notes and the issuance of the Notes. Each of the representations and warranties of the Issuer in the Original Indenture, the First Amended and Restated Indenture, the Second Amended and Restated Indenture and the Third Amended and Restated Indenture are true and correct as of the date thereof and are hereby incorporated by reference.
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ARTICLE XII.
ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES
Section 12.1.Collection of Money
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Trustee shall be forwarded all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Issuer pursuant to the Collateral from the Servicer as provided in Section 2.2(c) of the Servicing Agreement and as otherwise provided in this Indenture. The Trustee shall hold all such money and property so received by it as part of the Collateral, shall deposit the same into the Collection Account, and shall apply it as provided in this Indenture.
Section 12.2.Accounts
(a)Liquidity Reserve Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Liquidity Reserve Account”), which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for the receipt of funds deposited into the Liquidity Reserve Account. On or before the applicable Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Liquidity Reserve Account an amount equal to the related Initial Liquidity Reserve Deposit Amount, such that the total amount on deposit therein shall equal $7,867,000. Thereafter, the Trustee shall deposit to the Liquidity Reserve Account the amounts referred to in Section 13.1(a)(ix). If the bank with which the Liquidity Reserve Account is held ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall within five (5) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such cessation and the identity of the replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer, transfer the Liquidity Reserve Account to an account maintained with a replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Issuer shall promptly (within two Business Days) notify the Trustee of any such selection. Funds in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All payments to be made from time to time by the Trustee to the Noteholders out of funds in the Liquidity Reserve Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be made by the Trustee as Paying Agent. Funds on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Issuer. On the day preceding each Payment Date, any interest or other earnings realized on funds on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account. The maximum permissible maturity or, if applicable, the latest redemption date of any Eligible Investments made with amounts on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be not later than the Business Day preceding the next succeeding Payment Date or Redemption Date. All monies deposited from time to time in the Liquidity Reserve Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the Collateral for the exclusive benefit of the Holders as herein provided. Monies in the Liquidity Reserve Account shall be subject to withdrawal pursuant to this Indenture, including Section 13.2 of this Indenture.
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(b)Collection Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Collection Account”) which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for the receipt of, and there shall be deposited into the Collection Account, payments to be deposited therein as provided herein. If the bank with which the Collection Account is maintained ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall transfer the Collection Account to an account maintained with an Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Collection Account shall relate solely to the transactions contemplated in this Indenture, and funds in such account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All payments to be made from time to time by the Trustee to the Noteholders out of funds in the Collection Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be made by the Trustee as Paying Agent. Funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Issuer. The maximum permissible maturity or, if applicable, the latest redemption date of any Eligible Investments made with amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be not later than the Business Day preceding the next succeeding Payment Date or a Redemption Date, as applicable. All monies deposited from time to time in the Collection Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the related Collateral as herein provided. Monies in the Collection Account shall be subject to withdrawals pursuant to this Indenture, including Section 13.1 and Section 10.3 of this Indenture. The Paying Agent agrees to make withdrawals from the Collection Account upon direction from the Servicer as set forth in Section 2.2(d) of the Servicing Agreement.
(c)Lockbox Account The Trustee is hereby authorized to establish and maintain with an Eligible Financial Institution in Delaware, which may be the Wilmington Trust Company, in the name of the Trustee “as trustee for benefit of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes”, from time to time, such sub-accounts, sub-ledger accounts and lockbox accounts (collectively, the “Lockbox Account”) as part of, for the purposes of administering the payments to, the Collection Account, remitted by the obligated parties under the Collateral. All of the Trustee’s rights, powers, immunities, indemnities and protections afforded herein shall also be afforded to it with respect to its administration of the Lockbox Account. The Eligible Financial Institution at which the Lockbox Account is established shall be under standing instructions from the Trustee to the effect that funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account if any, shall be deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 13.4 of this Indenture.
(d)Revenue Reduction Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Revenue Reduction Account”) which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution. All payments relating to the Issuer Revenue Reduction Cure shall be deposited by the Issuer into the Revenue Reduction Account. If the bank with which the Revenue Reduction Account is held ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall within five (5) days of obtaining actual
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knowledge of such cessation and the identity of the replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer, transfer the Revenue Reduction Account to an account maintained with a replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Issuer shall promptly (within two Business Days) notify the Trustee of any such selection. Funds in the Revenue Reduction Account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All moneys deposited from time to time in the Revenue Reduction Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the related Collateral as herein provided. Any interest or other earnings realized on funds on deposit in the Revenue Reduction Account shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account within one Business Day of receipt by the Trustee. Investments on deposit in the Revenue Reduction Account, which were specifically intended by the Issuer to be liquidated in order to effect an Issuer Revenue Reduction Cure, shall be liquidated and transferred pursuant to a direction of the Servicer by the Trustee to the Collection Account on each Payment Date as may be necessary to pay the Issuer’s obligations in connection with an Issuer Revenue Reduction.
(e)Renewal Reserve Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Renewal Reserve Account”), which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for the receipt of funds deposited into the Renewal Reserve Account. The Trustee shall deposit to the Renewal Reserve Account the amounts referred to in Section 13.1(a)(xi). If the bank with which the Renewal Reserve Account is held ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall within five (5) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such cessation and the identity of the replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer, transfer the Renewal Reserve Account to an account maintained with a replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Issuer shall promptly (within two Business Days) notify the Trustee of any such selection. Funds in the Renewal Reserve Account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All payments to be made from time to time by the Trustee to the Noteholders out of funds in the Renewal Reserve Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be made by the Trustee as Paying Agent. Funds on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Issuer. On the day preceding each Payment Date, any interest or other earnings realized on funds on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account. The maximum permissible maturity or, if applicable, the latest redemption date of any Eligible Investments made with amounts on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account shall be not later than the Business Day preceding the next succeeding Payment Date or Redemption Date. All monies deposited from time to time in the Renewal Reserve Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the Collateral for the exclusive benefit of the Holders as herein provided. Monies in the Renewal Reserve Account shall be subject to withdrawal pursuant to this Indenture.
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(f)Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account”), which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for the receipt of funds deposited into the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account. The Trustee shall deposit to the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account the amounts referred to in Section 13.1(a). If the bank with which the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account is held ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall within five (5) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such cessation and the identity of the replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer, transfer the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account to an account maintained with a replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Issuer shall promptly (within two Business Days) notify the Trustee of any such selection. Funds in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All payments to be made from time to time by the Trustee to the Noteholders out of funds in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be made by the Trustee as Paying Agent. Funds on deposit in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Issuer. On the day preceding each Payment Date, any interest or other earnings realized on funds on deposit in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account. The maximum permissible maturity or, if applicable, the latest redemption date of any Eligible Investments made with amounts on deposit in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall be not later than the Business Day preceding the next succeeding Payment Date or Redemption Date. All monies deposited from time to time in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the Collateral for the exclusive benefit of the Holders as herein provided. Monies in the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall be subject to withdrawal pursuant to this Indenture.
(g)Defeasance Account. The Issuer shall establish with the Trustee and the Trustee shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Defeasance Account”), which shall be in the name of the Trustee “as trustee on behalf of the Holders of the IP Holdings LLC Asset-Backed Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for the deposit of Defeasance Securities and the receipt of funds therefrom. All payments relating Defeasance Securities shall be deposited by the Issuer into the Defeasance Account. If the bank with which the Defeasance Account is held ceases to be an Eligible Financial Institution, the Trustee shall within five (5) days of obtaining actual knowledge of such cessation and the identity of the replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer, transfer the Defeasance Account to an account maintained with a replacement Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be selected by the Trustee). The Issuer shall promptly (within two (2) Business Days) notify the Trustee of any such selection. Funds in the Defeasance Account shall not be commingled with any other monies. All payments to be made from time to time by the Trustee to the Noteholders out of funds in the Defeasance Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be made by the Trustee as Paying Agent. Funds on deposit in the Defeasance
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Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Issuer. On the day preceding each Payment Date, any payments of interest and principal received in respect of Defeasance Securities shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account. All monies deposited from time to time in the Defeasance Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Trustee as part of the Collateral for the exclusive benefit of the Holders as herein provided. All monies deposited from to time in the Defeasance Account shall be subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 13.7 of this Indenture.
Section 12.3.Release of Assets
(a) If at any time the Issuer, the Servicer or any Noteholder has actual knowledge (or if the Trustee has received notice) that a Release Event with respect to any particular Asset has occurred, the party discovering such event shall notify the other parties.
(b) Upon receipt of notification or upon actual knowledge of a Release Event described in clause (a) of this Section 12.3, and if the Asset DSCR Test is not met, the Issuer shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to eliminate or otherwise cure such Release Event.
(c) If the Issuer fails or is unable to eliminate or cure the Release Event within 60 days of actual knowledge thereof, then the Issuer shall either (i) pay the Release Price of the affected Asset on the Business Day next preceding the Redemption Date next following the expiration of such 60 day period or (ii) acquire and Grant Defeasance Securities with a principal balance and bearing an interest rate such that, as determined by the Servicer, such securities will be sufficient to provide principal and interest payments on each Payment Date (beginning on the immediately following Payment Date until the Legal Maturity Date) in an amount at least equal to the payments that would be required under the portion of the Notes that would have been redeemed if the Issuer had elected to pay the Release Price. Upon payment of the Release Price of such Asset (as determined by the Servicer, which shall also be the Redemption Price of the Notes) to the Collection Account, the Asset shall be released from the Lien of this Indenture. The Release Price for the release of the affected Asset shall be deposited in the Collection Account and shall be applied to the redemption of Notes on such Redemption Date in accordance with Section 10.1(a) of this Indenture. The Issuer’s obligation to pay any Release Price shall be limited to funds available therefor under the Contribution Agreement, the Joe Boxer Contribution Agreement, the Rampage Contribution Agreement or the Mudd Contribution Agreement, as applicable, or this Indenture. Any Defeasance Securities shall be deposited to the Defeasance Account and shall be part of the Collateral without any further action by any party hereto. The Issuer and the Trustee hereby direct that all principal and interest payments received in respect of the Defeasance Securities be deposited directly into the Collection Account.
(d) The Issuer, may, with the prior written consent of the Noteholders, such consent to be given in the Noteholders’ sole discretion, obtain a release of Asset(s) from the Lien of this Indenture by providing at least 45 days’ prior written notice (the “Issuer’s Notice”) to the Trustee and the Noteholders setting forth (i) the Asset(s) to be released, (ii) the Redemption Date on which such Asset(s) will be released and (iii) an estimate of the Release Price to be deposited
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on the Redemption Date specified in such notice. Upon payment to the Collection Account of the Release Price of such Asset(s) (which shall also be the Redemption Price for the Notes) or the Grant of Defeasance Securities, the Asset(s) specified in the Issuer’s Notice shall be released from the Lien of this Indenture. The Release Price for the release of such Asset(s) shall be applied to the redemption of Notes on such Redemption Date in accordance with Section 10.1(a) of this Indenture.
Section 12.4.Accounting by Trustee to Issuer and the Noteholders
Within five (5) Business Days following each Payment Date and Redemption Date, the Trustee shall render to the Issuer and the Servicer an accounting (the “Trustee Report”), certified by an authorized officer of the Trustee, of:
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| (i) | the aggregate funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Revenue Reduction Account, the Renewal Reserve Account and the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account subsequent to the immediately preceding Payment Date or Redemption Date, as applicable; |
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| (ii) | the amount of principal (the total amount of principal and each amount allocable to the Candie’s/Joe Boxer Principal Component, the Rampage Principal Component and the Mudd Principal Component) and the amount of interest paid to the Holders of the Notes; |
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| (iii) | any funds remaining in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Revenue Reduction Account, the Renewal Reserve Account and the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account after payments of interest and principal as set forth pursuant to clause (ii) above; and |
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| (iv) | any discrepancy between the aggregate amount of principal remaining on the Notes after giving effect to the principal payment on the Notes on such Payment Date and the aggregate amount of principal remaining on the Notes as set forth on the Servicer’s Report. |
Section 12.5.Collateral
(a) The Trustee may, and when required by the provisions of Articles V, X and XII of this Indenture or otherwise hereunder shall, execute instruments to release property from the Lien of this Indenture, or convey the Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances which are not in violation of the provisions of this Indenture. No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Trustee as provided in this Article XII shall be bound to ascertain the Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.
(b) At the written request and expense of the Issuer and upon being supplied by the Issuer with appropriate forms therefor, the Trustee shall, at such time as there are no
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Notes Outstanding and all amounts due under this Indenture have been paid and the Lien of the Indenture has been discharged in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, release the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and promptly deliver all Collateral held by it to the Issuer.
Section 12.6.Opinion of Counsel
The Trustee shall be entitled to receive at least ten (10) days’ notice of any action to be taken pursuant to Section 12.5(a), accompanied by copies of any instruments involved, and the Servicer and the Noteholders shall also be entitled to receive, upon request, an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, outlining the steps required to complete such action and stating that such action is permitted hereunder. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any such Opinion of Counsel as to the opinions expressed therein.
ARTICLE XIII
APPLICATION OF MONIES
Section 13.1.Disbursements of Monies out of Collection Account
(a) On each Payment Date, the Trustee, shall, first, upon direction of the Manager withdraw funds from the Collection Account and transfer such funds to the Advertising Reserve Account in accordance with Section 13.3 hereof, shall, second, in accordance with the Servicer’s Report, withdraw any Nonrecurring Fees or Prepaid Royalty Amounts from the Collection Account and transfer the same to the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account, and shall, third, pursuant to the Servicer’s Report, withdraw funds from the Collection Account, and pay the following amounts from such funds in the following order of priority in all cases to the extent of the remaining Available Funds (except in the case of 13.1(a)(xi) which shall be paid exclusively from funds deposited in the Collection Account from the Renewal Reserve Account pursuant to Section 13.5 hereof) in the Collection Account on such Payment Date:
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| (i) | to the Trustee, the Trustee Fee and all Trustee Costs up to $1,000 (the “Capped Trustee Costs”); |
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| (ii) | to the Back-Up Manager, if then engaged, (A) the Back-Up Management Fee and, to the extent not previously distributed, the Back-Up Management Fee due on each prior Payment Date and (B) the Back-Up Manager Costs up to $1,000 (the “Capped Back-Up Manager Costs”) and, to the extent not previously distributed, the amount of Back-Up Manager Costs outstanding on each prior Payment Date; |
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| (iii) | to the Manager, (A) the Management Fee and, to the extent not previously distributed, the Management Fee due on each prior Payment Date and (B) the Manager Costs up to $1,000 (the “Capped Manager Costs”) and, to |
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| | the extent not previously distributed, the Manager Costs outstanding on each prior Payment Date; |
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| (iv) | to the Servicer, (A) the Senior Servicing Fee and to the extent not previously distributed, the Senior Servicing Fee due on each prior Payment Date and (B) to the Servicer, the Servicer Costs up to $1,000 (the “Capped Services Costs”) and to the extent not previously distributed, the amount of Servicer Costs outstanding on each prior Payment Date; |
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| (v) | to the Noteholders, interest accrued on the Notes for the related Interest Period plus any accrued interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous Interest Period, and interest on such overdue interest to the date such payment is made, at the Note Interest Rate, but only to the extent that payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable; |
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| (vi) | (A) prior to the Payment Date occurring in August 2012, to the Noteholders, the amount referred to in clause (i) of the definition of the term “Note Principal Payment” for such Payment Date in reduction of the Note Principal Balance of the Notes and (B) on and after the Payment Date occurring in August 2012 after giving effect to payments in respect of principal from the Liquidity Reserve Account pursuant to Section 13.2(b), all Available Funds until the Note Principal Balance of the Notes is reduced to zero; |
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| (vii) | to the Manager for application in accordance with Licenses all Advertising Royalties received and on deposit in the Collection Account; |
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| (viii) | to the Trustee, the Back-Up Manager, the Manager and the Servicer, in that order of priority, the positive difference, if any, for such Payment Date, between the Trustee Costs and the Capped Trustee Costs, the Bank-Up Manager Costs and the Capped Back-Up Manager Costs, the Manager Costs and the Capped Manager Costs and the Servicer Costs and the Capped Servicer Costs, respectively; |
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| (ix) | to the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Liquidity Reserve Deposit Amount, if any; |
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| (x) | upon the occurrence of the Renewal Trigger Event until the earliest to occur of (A) the date the Renewal Trigger Event has been cured and is no longer continuing, (B) the receipt by the Trustee and the Noteholders of a Non-Cure Notice or (C) the expiration of the Renewal Cure Period, to the Renewal Reserve Account, the Renewal Reserve Deposit Amount; |
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| (xi) | if amounts on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account are withdrawn therefrom in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.5(a), such |
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| | amounts shall be applied in reduction of the Candie’s/Joe Boxer Note Principal Balance; |
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| (xii) | on each Payment Date after the Payment Date disbursement made pursuant to clause (xi) above, and prior to the date the Noteholders deliver a written notice to the Trustee stating that the Issuer has cured the Renewal Trigger Event, an amount equal to the applicable Quarterly Reserve Cap Amount shall be applied to reduce the Candie’s/Joe Boxer Note Principal Balance of the Notes;provided,however, that the sum of the amounts disbursed pursuant to clause (xi) above and this clause (xii) shall not exceed $26,250,000; |
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| (xiii) | to the Servicer, the Junior Servicing Fee and to the extent not previously distributed, the Junior Servicing Fee due on each prior Payment Date; |
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| (xiv) | to the Structuring Agent, the Structuring Fee; and |
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| (xv) | to the Issuer or such party as the Issuer may direct, all remaining Available Funds. |
(b) The foregoing provisions of this Section 13.1 notwithstanding, any monies deposited in the Collection Account for purposes of redeeming Notes pursuant to Article X shall, subject to Section 11.3, remain in the Collection Account until paid for the purpose of such redemption.
Section 13.2.Disbursement of Monies out of the Liquidity Reserve Account
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| (a) | (i) In the event that on any Payment Date Available Funds in the Collection Account are not sufficient to make the payments specified in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 13.1(a), the Paying Agent, shall, on such Payment Date, (x) withdraw funds from the Liquidity Reserve Account, to the extent funds are available therein and (y) apply the funds so withdrawn to such payments due on such Payment Date pursuant to and in the order of clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 13.1(a). |
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(b) On the Payment Date on or after which (i) the amount on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account, together with all other funds available to the Trustee is equal to or greater than the sum of (x) the Redemption Price of all Notes Outstanding on the next Redemption Date for which a proper Redemption Notice can be given plus (y) all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture that will be due and owing from such Payment Date through such Redemption Date, and (ii) all payments to be made on such date pursuant to Section 13.1(a) hereof have been paid or funds for their payment have been reserved and are on deposit with the Trustee, the Trustee shall, on such date, withdraw funds from the Liquidity Reserve Account and transfer them to the Collection Account to redeem all of the Notes then Outstanding pursuant to Section 10.2(b) of this Indenture. If all of the Notes have not been redeemed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in August 2012, the Trustee shall, on such date, withdraw funds on deposit in the Liquidity Reserve Account and transfer them to the Collection Account to be allocated to the payment of the Note Principal Balance in accordance with Section 13.2(a)(vi).
(c) At such time as no Notes remain Outstanding and the Lien of this Indenture has been discharged in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, upon the request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Liquidity Reserve Account any excess funds remaining after payment of all other amounts required under this Indenture and remit any such excess to or at the direction of the Issuer.
Section 13.3.Advertising Reserve Account
(a) Prior to any other disbursements from the Collection Account, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Collection Account and set aside in a separate trust account which the Issuer hereby establishes with the Trustee, the “Advertising Reserve Account,” the advertising and marketing expenses for advertising contributions collected from the Issuer’s Licensees that, pursuant to the provisions of the applicable contract, require mandatory expense of their advertising contribution (the “Advertising Cost Reimbursement”). Any such deposit shall be based upon a written instruction from the Manager and confirmed by the Servicer in the Servicer Report. Amounts on deposit in the Advertising Reserve Account shall be paid out by the Trustee on each Payment Date as directed by the Manager in a writing that also certifies that all such amounts paid out to the Manager on the immediately preceding Payment Date have been fully applied as required.
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(b) At such time as no Notes remain Outstanding and the Lien of this Indenture has been discharged in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, upon the request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Advertising Reserve Account any excess funds remaining after payment of all other amounts required under this Indenture and remit any such excess to or at the direction of the Issuer.
Section 13.4.Disbursements of Monies out of the Lockbox Account
Collateral funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account which are collected funds at the end of each Business Day shall be swept to and deposited in the Collection Account at such time.
Section 13.5.Disbursement of Monies out of the Renewal Reserve Account
(a) Upon the earlier to occur of (i) receipt by the Trustee and the Noteholders of a Non-Cure Notice from the Issuer or (ii) the failure of the Issuer to have cured the Renewal Trigger Event on or before the expiration of the Renewal Cure Period, then all amounts on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account shall be withdrawn therefrom and deposited into the Collection Account for application in accordance with Section 13.1(a)(xi).
(b) If the Issuer cures the Renewal Trigger Event, upon receipt by the Trustee of written notice from the Noteholders stating that such cure has been effected, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and has not been waived, the Trustee shall withdraw funds on deposit in the Renewal Reserve Account and deposit the same in the Collection Account.
Section 13.6.Disbursement of Monies out of Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account
(a) On each Payment Date, the Trustee, shall (x) withdraw any Nonrecurring Release Amounts and the Prepaid Release Amounts from the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account, as set forth in the Servicer’s report, to the extent funds are available therein, and (y) deposit such funds in the Collection Account for application to payments due on such Payment Date in accordance with Section 13.1(a).
(b) At such time as no Notes remain Outstanding, all amounts due under this Indenture have been paid and the Lien of this Indenture has been discharged in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, upon the request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account any excess funds remaining after payment of all other amounts required under this Indenture and remit any such excess to or at the direction of the Issuer.
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Section 13.7Disbursement of Monies out of the Defeasance Account
If an Event of Default has occurred and the Notes are accelerated in accordance with Section 6.2 (but before any Sale of the Collateral has been made or a judgment or decree for the money has been obtained by the Trustee), the Trustee shall, on such date, withdraw all assets on deposit in the Defeasance Account and transfer them to the Collection Account and distribute all such assets in accordance with Section 6.6 in satisfaction of all Outstanding amounts due on the Notes.
Section 13.8.Eligible Investments
Upon an Issuer Order, the Trustee shall invest the funds in the Collection Account, the Lockbox Account, the Revenue Reduction Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Renewal Reserve Account and the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account and in Eligible Investments;provided,however, that, unless the Issuer and the Trustee shall receive an opinion of counsel selected by the Issuer to the effect that the limitation is not necessary for the Issuer to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act, at no time may the Issuer allow the total aggregate principal amount of the Tested Securities to exceed the Investment Company Act Limit. In the event, at the close of each Business Day, the Trustee has not received an Issuer Order, or is not in possession of a standing Issuer Order, the Trustee may invest such funds in the type of Eligible Investment specified in clause (i) or clause (v) of the definition of Eligible Investments. No Eligible Investment shall mature later than the Business Day preceding the next following Payment Date.
Any income or other realized gain from Eligible Investments in the Collection Account, the Liquidity Reserve Account, the Revenue Reduction Account, the Renewal Reserve Account or the Prepaid Fee and Royalty Account shall be transferred and credited to the Collection Account. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss incurred on any funds invested in Eligible Investments pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.8.
The Trustee shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any Eligible Investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure of the Issuer to provide timely written investment direction.
ARTICLE XIV
COVENANTS OF IP HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Section 14.1.Continued Existence; Organizational Documents
IP Holdings and Management Corporation (“IPHM”) shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a special purpose corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall operate in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, its Organizational Documents and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a
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foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified shall have a material adverse effect on IPHM.
Section 14.2.Negative Covenant
IPHM shall not amend its Organizational Documents without receiving approval thereof by Act of the Noteholders (which may not be unreasonably withheld).
Section 14.3.No Bankruptcy Petition.
The Trustee and the Noteholders by entering into this Agreement covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Notes, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting, against IPHM, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and Trustee have caused this Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and their respective seals, duly attested, to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.
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| IP HOLDINGS LLC, as Issuer | |
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| By: | IP Holdings and Management Corporation, as Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Michael G. Morgan | |
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| | Name: Michael G. Morgan | |
| | Title: Secretary | |
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| WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee |
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| By: | /s/ Charisse L. Rodgers | |
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| | Name: Charisse L. Rodgers | |
| | Title: Vice President | |
[FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, IP Holdings and Management Corporation hereby joined this Indenture but solely for purposes of Article XIV of this Indenture in consideration of the benefit to be derived by the Issuer and therefore IP Holdings and Management Corporation, which is the Manager of the Issuer, from this Indenture and the issuance and sale of the Notes.
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| IP HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Michael G. Morgan | |
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| | Name: Michael G. Morgan | |
| | Title: Secretary | |
List of Omitted Appendices and Exhibits
APPENDIX A - Standard Definitions
EXHIBIT A - Form of Assignment of Note
EXHIBIT B - Form of Servicer’s Report
EXHIBIT C - Form of Investment Letter
EXHIBIT D - Substitute Form W-9
EXHIBIT E - Assets
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| EXHIBIT E-1: Trademarks |
| EXHIBIT E-1A: Registered Trademarks |
| EXHIBIT E-1B: Unregistered Trademarks |
| EXHIBIT E-1C: Additional Registrations and Pending Applications |
| EXHIBIT E-2: Licenses |
| EXHIBIT E-3: Copyrights |
| EXHIBIT E-4: Patents |
| EXHIBIT E-5: Pending Intent-to-Use Applications |
| EXHIBIT E-6: Trademarks Subject to Litigation |
EXHIBIT F - Claims