EXHIBIT 10.20
SUBSIDIARY SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated January 24, 2003, is made by RA BRANDS,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Grantor"), in favor of WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association with an office at 301
South College Street, 6th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, in its
capacity as administrative and collateral agent (together with its successors in
such capacities, the "Agent") for various financial institutions ("Lenders")
from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated January 24,
2003 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Remington Arms Company, Inc.
("Remington"), RA Factors, Inc. ("Factors", together with Remington, the
"Borrowers"), the Agent, Fleet Capital Corporation, in its capacity as
syndication agent, National City Commercial Finance, Inc., in its capacity as
documentation agent, and the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to
make Revolver Loans and provide other financial accommodations to the Borrowers
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, Grantor has executed and delivered a Subsidiary Guaranty in
favor of Agent (the "Subsidiary Guaranty"), pursuant to which Grantor has
guaranteed the payment and performance of all of the indebtedness, liabilities
and other obligations of Borrowers under the Credit Documents to Agent and
Lenders; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligations of the Lenders
to make Revolver Loans and provide other financial accommodations to the
Borrowers under the Credit Agreement that Grantor shall have executed and
delivered this Agreement to the Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of
the Lenders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the
Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the
Lenders to make Revolver Loans and provide other financial accommodations to the
Borrowers thereunder, Grantor hereby agrees with the Agent, for its benefit and
the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as follows:
1. Defined Terms.
(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in
the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein. The following terms are
used herein as defined in the UCC in effect from time to time: Accounts, Chattel
Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel
Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Financial Assets, Fixtures, General
Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property,
Letter-of-Credit Rights, Payment Intangibles,
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Proceeds, Software and Supporting Obligations. The following terms shall have
the following meanings:
"Agreement": this Subsidiary Security Agreement, as the same
may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"Collateral": as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement.
"Computer Hardware and Software": all rights of Remington
(including rights as licensee and lessee) with respect to (i) computer
and other electronic data processing hardware, including all
integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory units,
display terminals, printers, computer elements, card readers, tape
drives, hard and soft disc drives, cables, electrical supply hardware,
generators, power equalizers, accessories, peripheral devices and
other related computer hardware; (ii) all Software and all software
programs designed for use on the computers and electronic data
processing hardware described in clause (i) above, including all
operating system software, utilities and application programs in any
form (service code and object code in magnetic tape, disc or hard copy
format or any other listings whatsoever); (iii) any firmware
associated with any of the foregoing; (iv) any documentation for
hardware, Software and firmware described in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above, including flow charts, logic diagrams, manuals,
specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo codes; and all
rights with respect thereto, including any and all licenses, options,
warrants, service contracts, program services, test rights,
maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights
and indemnifications, and any substitutions, replacements, additions
or model conversions of any of the foregoing.
"Contracts": all contracts, agreements, instruments and
indentures in any form, and portions thereof, to which Grantor is a
party, or under which Grantor has any right, title or interest, or to
which Grantor or any property of Grantor is subject, as the same may
from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified,
including, (a) all rights of Grantor to receive moneys due and to
become due to Grantor thereunder or in connection therewith, (b) all
rights of Grantor to damages arising out of, or for, breach or default
in respect thereof and (c) all rights of Grantor to perform and to
exercise all remedies thereunder.
"Copyright Licenses": all United States written license
agreements to which Grantor is a party with any other Person in
connection with any of the Copyrights or such other Person's
copyrights, whether Grantor is a licensor or a licensee under any such
license agreement, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license
agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for
sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.
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"Copyrights": all United States copyrights, whether or not the
underlying works of authorship have been published, and whether or not
the copyrights have been registered, copyright registrations and
applications, and all works of authorship and other intellectual
property rights therein, including (a) all renewals thereof, (b) all
income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due or
payable with respect thereto (including payments under all licenses
entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for
past or future infringements thereof), (c) the right to sue for past,
present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, and
(d) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all
other rights of any kind whatsoever of Grantor accruing thereunder or
pertaining thereto.
"Obligations": (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations of Grantor to Agent and Lenders of every kind and
description, whether direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising
under any of the Credit Documents and (b) all indebtedness,
liabilities and obligations now or hereafter owing by the Borrowers
under any of the Credit Documents.
"Patent License": all United States written license agreements
to which Grantor is a party with any other Person in connection with
any of the Patents or such other Person's patents, whether Grantor is
a licensor or a licensee under any such license agreement, including
the license agreements listed in Schedule II attached hereto and made
a part hereof, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license
agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for
sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.
"Patents": all United States patents, patent applications and
patentable inventions, including all patents and patent applications
identified in Schedule II attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
including (a) all inventions and improvements described and claimed
therein, and patentable inventions, (b) the right to sue or otherwise
recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and
misappropriations thereof, (c) all income, royalties, damages and
other payments now and hereafter due or payable with respect thereto
(including payments under all licenses entered into in connection
therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements
thereof), and (d) all rights corresponding thereto in the United
States and all reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof,
all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever
of Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.
"Permitted Liens": Liens permitted pursuant to
Section 10.2.5 of the Credit Agreement or as otherwise expressly
permitted to exist under any of the Credit Documents.
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"Trademark License": all United States written license
agreements to which Grantor is a party with any other Person in
connection with any of the Trademarks or such other Person's names or
trademarks, whether Grantor is a licensor or a licensee under any such
license agreement, including the license agreements listed in Schedule
I attached hereto and made a part hereof, subject, in each case, to
the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for
sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter
covered by such licenses.
"Trademarks": all United States trademarks, service marks,
trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin, trademark
and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark or
service mark registrations (except for "intent to use" applications
for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section
1(b) of the Lanham Act, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or
a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been
filed), and any renewals thereof, including each registration and
application identified in Schedule I attached hereto and made a part
hereof, and including (a) the right to sue or otherwise recover for
any and all past, present and future infringements and
misappropriations thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages and
other payments now and hereafter due or payable with respect thereto
(including payments under all licenses entered into in connection
therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements
thereof), and (c) all rights corresponding thereto in the United
States and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of Grantor accruing
thereunder or pertaining thereto, together in each case with the
goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by,
each such trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other
indicia of trade origin.
"UCC": the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute)
as adopted and in force in the State of New York or, when the laws of
any other state govern the method or manner of the perfection or
enforcement of any security interest in any of the Collateral, the
Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute) of such state.
"Work": any work which is subject to copyright protection
pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code.
(b) Certain Matters of Construction: The terms "herein,"
"hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import when used
in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. Any pronoun used
shall be deemed to cover all genders. All references to statutes and
related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any
successor statutes and regulations; any of the Credit Documents shall
include any and all amendment or modifications thereto and any and all
restatements, extensions or renewals thereof; to any Person shall mean
and include the successors and permitted assigns of such Person; to
"including" and "include" shall be understood to mean "including,
without limitation." A Default or an Event of Default shall be deemed
to
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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 in this Agreement or the applicable Credit
Document; and an Event of Default shall "continue" or be "continuing"
until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by Agent. Any
Lien referred to in this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents as having been created in favor of Agent, any agreement
entered into by Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other
Credit Documents, any payment made by or to or funds received by Agent
pursuant to or as contemplated by any of the Credit Documents, or any
other act taken or omitted to be taken by Agent shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or
received, or taken or omitted for its benefit and the benefit or
account of the Lenders.
2. Grant of Security Interest. As collateral security for the
prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations, Grantor hereby
assigns, pledges and grants, subject to existing licenses to use Patents or
Trademarks granted by Grantor in the ordinary course of business, to the Agent a
security interest in and Lien on all of the following property now owned or at
any time hereafter acquired by Grantor or in which Grantor now has or at any
time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the
"Collateral"):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper, including all Electronic Chattel
Paper;
(iii) all Commercial Tort Claims;
(iv) all Computer Hardware and Software;
(v) all Contracts;
(vi) all Deposit Accounts;
(vii) all Documents;
(viii) all Financial Assets;
(ix) all General Intangibles;
(x) all Goods, including all Equipment and all Inventory;
(xi) all Instruments;
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(xii) all Investment Property;
(xiii) all Letter-of-Credit Rights
(xiv) all Patent Licenses;
(xv) all Patents;
(xvi) all Payment Intangibles;
(xvii) all Supporting Obligations;
(xviii) all Trademark Licenses;
(xix) all Trademarks;
(xx) all monies now or at any time or times hereafter in
the possession or under the control of Agent or any
Lender, or a bailee or affiliate of Agent or any
Lender;
(xxi) all accessions to, substitutions for and all
replacements, products, and cash and non-cash Proceeds
of (i) through (xx) above, including, Proceeds of and
unearned premiums with respect to insurance policies
insuring any of the Collateral and claims against any
Person for loss of, damage to, or destruction of any
of the Collateral; and
(xxii) all books and records (including customer lists,
files, correspondence, tapes, computer programs,
print-outs and other computer materials and records)
of Grantor pertaining to any of (i) through (xxi)
above;
provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall Grantor be required
to pledge, directly or indirectly, more than 65% of any series of the
outstanding Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the types or items of
Collateral described shall not include any rights or interests in any
Instrument, Contract, Chattel Paper, General Intangible, Patent License or
Trademark License, as such, if under the terms of such Instrument, Contract,
Chattel Paper, General Intangible, Patent License or Trademark License, or
Applicable Law with respect thereto, the valid grant of a security interest or
Lien therein to Agent is prohibited and such prohibition has not been or is not
waived or the consent of the other party to such Instrument, Contract, Chattel
Paper, General Intangible, Patent License or Trademark License has not been or
is not otherwise obtained or under Applicable Law such prohibition cannot be
waived, provided that the foregoing exclusion shall
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in no way be construed (a) to apply if any such prohibition is unenforceable
under Sections 9-406 or 9-408 of the UCC or other Applicable Law or (b) so as to
limit, impair or otherwise affect Agent's unconditional continuing security
interests in and Liens upon any rights or interests of Grantor in or to monies
due or to become due under any such Instrument, Contract, Chattel Paper, General
Intangible, Patent License or Trademark License (including any Accounts).
3. Rights of Agent and Lenders; Limitations on Agent's and
Lenders' Obligations.
(a) No Liability of Agent or Lenders under Accounts or
Contracts. None of the Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation
or liability under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto)
or Contract by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the
receipt by the Agent or any such Lender of any payment relating to
such Account or Contract pursuant hereto, nor shall the Agent or any
Lender be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of
Grantor under or pursuant to any Account (or any agreement giving rise
thereto) or Contract, to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to
the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to
the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Account (or
any agreement giving rise thereto) or Contract, to present or file any
claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the
payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which
it may be entitled at any time or times.
(b) Notice to Account Debtors. At any time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent
may (and upon written instructions to do so from the Required Lenders,
shall) direct Grantor to notify the Account Debtors on the Accounts
and the parties to the Contracts that the Accounts and Contracts have
been assigned to the Agent, and that payments in respect thereof shall
be made directly to the Agent. The Agent may (and, upon written
instructions to do so from the Required Lenders, shall) in its own
name or in the name of others communicate with Account Debtors on the
Accounts and the parties to the Contracts (i) to verify with them to
its satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts or
Contracts, and (ii) at any time and from time to time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
notify such Account Debtors or parties to make all payments owing to
Grantor directly to Agent for application to the Obligations and to
collect all amounts owing from any such Account Debtors or parties.
(c) Collections on Accounts. If required by the Agent at
any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any
payments of Accounts, when collected by Grantor, shall be immediately
transferred by Grantor to the Agent, subject to disposition by the
Agent for the account of the Lenders only. Until so turned over, all
such payments shall be held by Grantor in trust for the benefit of the
Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of Grantor. All
Proceeds constituting collections of Accounts while held by the Agent
(or by Grantor in trust for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders)
shall continue to be collateral security for all of the Obligations
and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as hereinafter
provided. At any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
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continuing, at the Agent's election, the Agent shall hold all or any
part of such funds on account of the Obligations (whether matured or
unmatured) and may apply such funds to the obligations then due and
owing, and, except as otherwise may be required under the Credit
Agreement, any part of such funds which the Agent does not so apply
shall be paid over from time to time by the Agent to Grantor or to
whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same. At any time
when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the
Agent's request, Grantor shall deliver to the Agent all original and
other documents evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and
transactions which gave rise to the Accounts, including all statements
relating to the Accounts.
(d) Deposit Accounts. With respect to the grant of a
security interest in Grantor's Deposit Accounts, Grantor hereby
authorizes and directs each such bank or other depository at which
Grantor maintains a Deposit Account to pay or deliver to the Agent
upon its written demand therefor made at any time upon the occurrence
and during the continuation of an Event of Default and without further
notice to Grantor (such notice being hereby expressly waived), all
balances in each Deposit Account maintained by Grantor with such bank
or other depository for application to the Obligations then
outstanding, and the rights given the Agent in this Section shall be
cumulative with and in addition to the Agent's other rights and
remedies in regard to the foregoing property as proceeds of
Collateral.
4. Representations and Warranties. Grantor hereby represents and
warrants that:
(a) Title; No Other Liens. Except for Permitted Liens,
Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all
Liens. No security agreement, financing statement or other public
notice similar in effect with respect to all or any part of the
Collateral that has been authorized or executed by the Grantor is on
file or of record in any public office, except such as may have been
filed in favor of the Agent, pursuant to this Agreement or any other
Credit Document, or which are permitted pursuant to the Credit
Documents.
(b) Perfected First Priority Liens. (i) This Agreement is
effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations, valid
and enforceable Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Agent, except
with respect to Commercial Tort Claims acquired by Grantor after the
date hereof, and except as enforceability may be affected by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditor's
rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing. (ii) Except with regard to Liens on Specified
Assets, upon the completion of the Filings, and the delivery to and
continuing possession by the Agent of all Instruments, Chattel Paper
and Documents, Investment Property and monies, a security interest in
which is perfected by possession, and the obtaining and maintenance of
"control" (as described in the UCC) by the Agent of all Deposit
Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property, and
Letter-of-Credit Rights, a security interest in which is perfected by
"control", the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will
constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein)
perfected security
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interests in the Collateral in favor of the Agent, and will be prior
to all other Liens of all other Persons other than Permitted Liens,
and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than
Ordinary Course Buyers, and except as enforceability may be limited by
the Assignment of Claims Act and except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) or by an
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As used in this
Section 4(b)(ii), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Filings": the filing or recording of the Financing
Statements, any Patent and Trademark Security Agreement with
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, any Copyright Security
Agreement with the U.S. Copyright Office, and any filings after
the Closing Date in any jurisdiction as may be necessary under
any Applicable Law.
"Financing Statements": the financing statements
prepared by the Agent naming Grantor as debtor and the Agent as
secured party filed on or about the Closing Date in the
jurisdictions as may be necessary under any Applicable Law.
"Ordinary Course Buyers": (i) with respect to Goods
only, buyers in the ordinary course of business to the extent
provided in Section 9-320(a) and 9-321 of the UCC, (ii) with
respect to General Intangibles only, licensees in the ordinary
course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-321 of
the UCC as in effect from time to time in the relevant
jurisdiction and (iii) any other Person who is entitled to take
free of the Lien pursuant to the UCC or other applicable law.
"Specified Assets": the following property and assets
of Grantor: (1) Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and
Trademark Licenses to the extent that Liens thereon cannot be
perfected by the filing of financing statements under the UCC
or by the filing and acceptance of a Patent and Trademark
Security Agreement in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office; (2) Collateral for which the perfection of Liens
thereon requires filings in or other actions under the laws of
jurisdictions outside the United States of America, any State,
territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia;
(3) Commercial Tort Claims acquired by Remington after the date
hereof, (4) motor vehicles, (5) monies and (6) goods included
in Collateral received by any Person for "sale or return"
within the meaning of Section 2-326 of the UCC of the
applicable jurisdiction, to the extent of claims of creditors
of such Person.
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(c) Accounts. The places where Grantor keeps its records
concerning the Accounts are 870 Remington Drive, Madison, North
Carolina 27025 or such other location or locations of which Grantor
shall have provided prior written notice to the Agent pursuant to
Section 5(p).
(d) Consents. Except as set forth in Schedules I and II
hereto, no consent of any party (other than Grantor) to any Patent
License or Trademark License constituting Collateral or any obligor in
respect of any material Account constituting Collateral or which owes
in the aggregate a material portion of all the Accounts constituting
Collateral is required, or purports to be required, to be obtained by
or on behalf of Grantor in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement that has not been obtained. Each Patent
License, Trademark License and Account constituting Collateral is in
full force and effect and constitutes a valid and legally enforceable
obligation of Grantor and (to the knowledge of Grantor) each other
party thereto except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditor's rights generally and by general equitable
principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or
at law) and except to the extent the failure of any such Patent
License, Trademark License or Account constituting Collateral to be in
full force and effect or valid or legally enforceable could not be
reasonably expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the value of the Collateral. Except as set forth in
Schedules I and II hereto, no consent or authorization of, filing with
or other act by or in respect of any Governmental Authority is
required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of any of the Patent Licenses and Trademark
Licenses and Accounts constituting Collateral by any party thereto
other than those which have been duly obtained, made or performed and
are in full force and effect and those the failure of which to make or
obtain could not be reasonably expected, in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral. Except as set
forth in Schedules I and II hereto, neither Grantor nor (to the
knowledge of Grantor) any other party to any Patent License or
Trademark License or Account constituting Collateral is in default in
the performance or observance of any of the terms thereof, except for
such defaults as could not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral. The
right, title and interest of Grantor in, to and under each Patent
License and Trademark License and each Account constituting Collateral
are not subject to any defense, offset, counterclaim or claim which
could be reasonably expected, either individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral.
(e) Location of Tangible Property. Grantor's Inventory and
Equipment are kept at the locations listed in Schedule III hereto or
such other locations of which Grantor shall provide written notice to
the Agent pursuant to Section 5(p), and after the date hereof at other
locations to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 8.1.1 of the
Credit Agreement.
(f) Chief Executive Office. Grantor's chief executive
office and chief place of business is located at 870 Remington Drive,
Madison, North Carolina 27025 or such other
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location of which Grantor shall have provided written notice to the
Agent pursuant to Section 5(p).
(g) Farm Products. None of the Collateral constitutes, or
is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.
(h) Patents and Trademarks. Schedules I and II hereto
include all Trademarks and Patents owned by Grantor in its own name as
of the date hereof and all material Trademark Licenses and all
material Patent Licenses owned by Grantor in its own name as of the
date hereof.
(i) Governmental Obligors. As of the date hereof, none of
the obligors on any Accounts, and none of the parties to any
Contracts, is a Governmental Authority, except for any such Accounts
or Contracts that are not material in relation to the business of
Remington and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(j) Copyrights. As of the date hereof, Grantor does not
own any Copyrights and is not a party to any Copyright Licenses (other
than Computer Hardware and Software licenses granted to Grantor in the
Ordinary Course of Business) which are material to the business of
Remington and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Grantor agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed
to have been made by Grantor on and as of each date on which an Revolver Loan is
made by the Lenders to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement, in each case as
though made on and as of each such date (or, if any such representation or
warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such
specific date).
5. Covenants. Grantor covenants and agrees with the Agent and the
Lenders and, with respect to Section 5(a), the Agent covenants and agrees with
Grantor, that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the payment in
full of the Obligations (except for contingent obligations of any Obligor under
indemnifications that survive termination of the Revolver Commitments) and the
termination of all Revolver Commitments:
(a) Further Documentation; Pledge of Instruments and
Chattel Paper. At any time and from time to time, upon the written
request of the Agent or Grantor, as the case may be, and at the sole
expense of Grantor, Grantor or the Agent, as the case may be, will
promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and
documents and take such further action as the Agent or Grantor may
reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full
benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein
granted, including the filing of any financing or continuation
statements under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to
the Liens created hereby, provided that Grantor shall not be required
to take any action that the Agent would not be entitled to request a
Borrower to take pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Credit Agreement.
Grantor also hereby authorizes the Agent to
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prepare and file any such financing or continuation statement without
the signature of Grantor to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
The Agent agrees to notify Grantor and Grantor agrees to notify the
Agent of any financing or continuation statement filed by it pursuant
to this Section 5(a), provided that any failure to give any such
notice shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such
filing. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, Grantor shall be entitled to retain possession of all
Collateral evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and shall
hold all such Collateral in trust for the Agent, and shall not
commingle any of such Collateral with any other assets of Grantor. In
the event an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
upon the request of the Agent, such Collateral shall be immediately
delivered to the Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the
Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement. Grantor
shall not permit any other Person to possess any such Collateral other
than in connection with any sale or other disposition of such
Collateral as permitted by the Credit Agreement, or as otherwise
consented to by Agent in writing.
(b) Indemnification. Grantor agrees to pay, and to save
harmless and defend the Agent and the Lenders from, any and all
liabilities and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) (i) with respect to, or resulting from, any
delay by Grantor in paying, any and all excise, sales or other similar
taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to
any of the Collateral, (ii) with respect to, or resulting from, any
delay by Grantor in complying with any material requirement of
Applicable Law with respect to any of the Collateral or (iii) in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to the Agent or
any Lender, be available to the extent that such liabilities, costs
and expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Agent or any Lender. In any suit, proceeding or action brought
by the Agent or any Lender under any Account for any sum owing
thereunder, or to enforce any provisions of any Account, Grantor will
save, indemnify and keep harmless and defend the Agent and such Lender
from and against all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any
defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction or liability
whatsoever of the account debtor thereunder, arising out of a material
breach by Grantor of any obligation thereunder.
(c) Maintenance of Records. Grantor will keep and maintain
at its own cost and expense reasonably satisfactory and complete
records of the Collateral, including a record of all payments received
and all credits granted with respect to the Accounts constituting
Collateral. For the Agent's and the Lenders' further security, the
Agent shall have a security interest in all of Grantor's books and
records pertaining to the Collateral, and Grantor shall permit the
Agent or its representatives to review such books and records upon
reasonable advance notice during normal business hours at the location
where such books and records are kept and at the reasonable request of
the Agent.
(d) Right of Inspection. Upon reasonable advance notice to
Grantor and at reasonable intervals, or at any time and from time to
time after the occurrence and during the
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continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent and the Lenders shall
have reasonable access during normal business hours to all the books,
correspondence and records of Grantor, and the Agent and the Lenders
and their respective representatives may examine the same, and to the
extent reasonable take extracts therefrom and make photocopies
thereof, and Grantor agrees to render to the Agent and the Lenders, at
Grantor's reasonable cost and expense, such clerical and other
assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard thereto. The
Agent and the Lenders and their respective representatives shall also
have the right upon reasonable advance notice to Grantor to enter
during normal business hours into and upon any premises where any of
Grantor's Inventory or Equipment is located for the purpose of
inspecting the same, observing its use or otherwise protecting its
interests therein.
(e) Compliance with Laws, etc. Grantor will comply in all
material respects with all Applicable Law with respect to the
Collateral or any part thereof, except to the extent that the failure
to so comply could not be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, in the aggregate, on the Agent's or the Lenders'
rights hereunder, the priority of their Liens on the Collateral or the
value of the Collateral.
(f) Compliance with Contractual Obligations. Grantor will
perform and comply in all material respects with all its contractual
obligations relating to the Collateral, unless (i) such performance or
compliance is fully excused by breach by the other party or parties
thereto or (ii) such failure to comply or perform could not be
reasonably expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the value of the Collateral.
(g) Payment of Obligations. Grantor will pay promptly when
due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed
upon the Collateral, as well as all claims of any kind (including
claims for labor, materials and supplies) against or with respect to
the Collateral, except that no such tax, assessment, charge or levy
need be paid if (i) the validity thereof is being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (ii) such
tax, assessment, charge or levy is adequately reserved against on
Grantor's books in accordance with GAAP.
(h) Limitation on Liens on Collateral. Grantor will not
create, incur or permit to exist, will defend the Collateral against,
and will take such other action as is reasonably necessary to remove,
any Lien or material adverse claim on or to any of the Collateral,
other than the Liens created hereby and other than Permitted Liens,
and will defend the right, title and interest of the Agent and the
Lenders in and to any of the Collateral against the claims and demands
of all Persons whomsoever.
(i) Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral. Without the
prior written consent of the Agent, Grantor will not sell, assign,
transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with
respect to, the Collateral, or attempt, offer or contract to do so,
except with respect to exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of
Business or as permitted by this Agreement or the Credit Documents.
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(j) Limitations on Modifications, Waivers, Extensions of
Contracts, Licenses and Accounts. Grantor will not, except in the
Ordinary Course of Business, amend, modify, terminate or waive any
provision of any material Trademark License or any agreement giving
rise to a material Account constituting Collateral in any manner which
could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value
of such Trademark License or Account as Collateral.
(k) Limitations on Discounts, Compromises, Extensions of
Accounts. At all times, Grantor will not, except in the Ordinary
Course of Business, grant any extension of the time of payment of any
material Account constituting Collateral, compromise, compound or
settle the same for less than the full amount thereof, release, wholly
or partially, any Person liable for the payment thereof, or allow any
credit or discount whatsoever thereon, unless such extensions,
compromises, compoundings, settlements, releases, credits or discounts
are permitted by the Credit Documents.
(l) Maintenance of Equipment. Grantor will maintain each
material item of its Equipment in good operating condition, ordinary
wear and tear and immaterial impairments of value and damage by the
elements excepted, and will provide all maintenance, service and
repairs necessary for such purpose, except to the extent that the
failure to do any of the foregoing could not be reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Maintenance of Insurance. Grantor will maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies, (i) insurance
(including property insurance) in at least such amounts and against at
least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product
liability and business interruption where reasonably obtainable) as
are usually insured against in the same general area by companies
engaged in the same or a similar business; and furnish to the Agent,
upon written request, information in reasonable detail as to the
insurance carried and (ii) insurance policies relating to Grantor's
Inventory and Equipment (A) insuring Grantor's Inventory and Equipment
against loss by fire, explosion, theft and such other casualties as
are usually insured against by companies engaged in the same or a
similar business, (B) insuring Grantor against liability for personal
injury and property damage relating to such Inventory and Equipment,
(C) providing that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or
material change in the coverage referred to in clause (A) shall be
effective until at least 10 days after receipt by the Agent of written
notice thereof, (D) naming the Agent and the Lenders as additional
insured parties and (E) being otherwise reasonably satisfactory in all
material respects to the Agent.
(n) Further Identification of Collateral. Grantor will
furnish to the Agent and the Lenders from time to time such statements
and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral, and
such other reports in connection with the Collateral, as the Agent may
reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
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(o) Notices. Grantor will advise the Agent and the Lenders
promptly, in reasonable detail, at their respective addresses set
forth in the Credit Agreement, (i) of any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) on, or material adverse claim asserted against, any of the
Collateral and (ii) of the occurrence of any other event which could
reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or the Liens created
hereunder.
(p) Changes in Locations, Name, etc. Grantor will not (i)
change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of
business from that specified in Section 4(f) or remove its books and
records from the locations specified in Section 4(c), (ii) except as
permitted pursuant to Section 8.1.1 of the Credit Agreement, permit
any of the Inventory or the Equipment to be kept at locations other
than those listed in Schedule III hereto, unless such Inventory or
Equipment is conveyed, sold, leased, transferred, assigned or
otherwise disposed of as permitted by Section 10.2.9 of the Credit
Agreement or (iii) change its name, identity or corporate structure to
such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Agent in
connection with this Agreement would become seriously misleading,
unless Grantor shall have complied with the following: (A) with
respect to clause (i) and (ii) above, Grantor shall have given the
Agent prior written notice thereof, (B) with respect to clause (iii)
above, Grantor (x) shall have given the Agent at least 30 days' prior
written notice thereof and (y) prior to effecting any such change,
shall have taken such actions as may be necessary or, upon the
reasonable request of the Agent, advisable to continue the perfection
and priority of the Liens granted pursuant hereto; provided in each
case under clause (B)(y), that the Agent shall have taken all actions
required by Section 5(a) hereof in connection with such actions of
Grantor.
(q) Copyrights. Grantor will not own nor at any time in
the future acquire any right, title or interest in or to any Copyright
or Copyright License which is material to the business of Grantor and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (i) with respect to
Computer Hardware and Software licenses or other Copyright licenses
granted to Grantor in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) in
connection with any rights of Grantor in respect of security interests
in collateral or (iii) with respect to which (A) the Agent shall have
been given prior written notice of the acquisition of any right, title
or interest therein or thereto and (B) if reasonably requested by the
Agent, a security agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall
have been executed by Grantor.
(r) Commercial Tort Claims. If Grantor shall at any time
hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim, Grantor shall promptly notify
Agent in a writing signed by Grantor of the brief details thereof and
grant to Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such
writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
6. Agent's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact.
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(a) Powers. Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and
appoints the Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power
of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Grantor and
in the name of Grantor or in its own name, from time to time in the
Agent's discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this
Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any
and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable
to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Grantor hereby gives the Agent the
power and right, on behalf of Grantor, without notice to or assent by
Grantor, to do the following at any time when any Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, and to the extent permitted by
Applicable Law:
(i) in the name of Grantor or its own name, or
otherwise, to take possession of and indorse and collect any
checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the
payment of moneys due under any Account, Contract, Instrument
or General Intangible (to the extent any of the foregoing
constitute Collateral) or with respect to any other Collateral
and to file any claim or to take any other action or institute
any proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise
deemed appropriate by the Agent for the purpose of collecting
any and all such moneys due under any such Account, Contract,
Instrument or General Intangible or with respect to any such
other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) to pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or
placed on the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens, to effect
any repairs or any insurance required by the terms of this
Agreement and to pay all or any part of the premiums therefor
and the costs thereof; and
(iii)(A) to direct any party liable for any payment
with respect to any of the Collateral to make payment of any
and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the
Agent or as the Agent shall direct; (B) to ask for, or demand,
collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all
moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any
time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to
sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills
of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against
debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other
documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (D) to
commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law
or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect
the Collateral or any thereof and to enforce any other right in
respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or
proceeding brought against Grantor with respect to any of the
Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit,
action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in
connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as
the Agent may deem appropriate; (G) subject to any pre-existing
rights or licenses, to assign
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any Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the
business to which any such Patent or Trademark pertains), for
such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as
the Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H)
generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement
with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as
fully and completely as though the Agent were the absolute
owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Agent's
option and Grantor's expense, at any time, or from time to
time, all acts and things which the Agent deems necessary to
protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the
Agent's Liens thereon and to effect the intent of this
Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Grantor might do.
Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power
coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until payment in
full of the Obligations (except for contingent obligations of any
Obligor under indemnifications that survive termination of the
Revolver Commitments) and the termination of all the Revolver
Commitments.
(b) Other Powers. Grantor also authorizes the Agent, from
time to time if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in
Section10 hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments
of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.
(c) No Duty on the Part of Agent or Lenders. The powers
conferred on the Agent and the Lenders hereunder are solely to protect
the Agent's and the Lenders' interests in the Collateral and shall not
impose any duty upon the Agent or any Lender to exercise any such
powers. The Agent and the Lenders shall be accountable only for
amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such
powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be responsible to Grantor for any act or
failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
7. Performance by Agent of Grantor's Obligations. If Grantor fails
to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein and the Agent,
as provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall itself perform or comply,
or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement, the
reasonable expenses of the Agent incurred in connection with such performance or
compliance, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate shall be payable
by Grantor to the Agent on demand and shall constitute Obligations secured
hereby.
8. Proceeds. It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur
and be continuing, (a) all Proceeds of any Collateral received by Grantor
consisting of cash, checks and other near-cash items shall be held by Grantor in
trust for the Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of Grantor, and
at the request of the Agent shall, forthwith upon receipt by Grantor, be turned
over to the Agent in the exact form received by Grantor (duly indorsed by
Grantor to the Agent, if required by the
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Agent), and (b) any and all such Proceeds received by the Agent (whether from
Grantor or otherwise) may, in the sole discretion of the Agent, be held by the
Agent, as collateral security for the Obligations (whether matured or
unmatured), and then or at any time thereafter may be applied by the Agent
against, the Obligations then due and owing. Any balance of such Proceeds
remaining after the payment in full of the Obligations (except for contingent
obligations of any Obligor under indemnifications that survive termination of
the Revolver Commitments) and the termination of all the Revolver Commitments,
shall be paid over to Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to
receive the same.
9. Events of Default. It is understood and agreed that an event of
default shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement, and Agent shall
be entitled to take such actions as are elsewhere provided herein, in the event
that an Event of Default under and (as defined in) the Credit Agreement or any
of the other Credit Documents shall have occurred.
10. Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
the Agent may (and upon written instructions to do so from the Required Lenders,
shall) exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC,
together with every right and remedy available to Agent, under any other
Applicable Law, and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, all other rights
and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or
agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Agent, without demand of performance or
other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except
any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon Grantor or any other
Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are
hereby waived), may (and upon written instructions to do so from the Required
Lenders, shall) in such circumstances, to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or
any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options
to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part
thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), whether on Grantor's premises
or elsewhere, but subject to any pre-existing rights or licenses, in one or more
parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker's board or
office of the Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on
credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Agent
or any Lender shall have the right, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law,
upon any such sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral
so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in Grantor, which right or
equity is hereby waived or released. Grantor further agrees, at the Agent's
request, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at places which
the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at Grantor's premises or elsewhere.
Alternatively, Agent may peaceably by its own means or with judicial assistance
enter Grantor's premises and take possession of the Collateral or dispose of the
Collateral on Grantor's premises without resistance or interference by Grantor.
The Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery,
receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, after deducting all reasonable
costs and expenses of every kind incurred therein or incidental to the care or
safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or
the rights of the Agent and the Lenders
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hereunder, including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, to the
payment in whole or in part of the Obligations then due and owing, and only
after such application and after the payment by the Agent of any other amount
required by any provision of Applicable Law, need the Agent account for the
surplus, if any, to Grantor. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Grantor
waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Agent or any
Lender arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral,
other than any such claims, damages and demands that may arise from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of any of them. If any notice of a proposed
sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice
shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale
or other disposition. Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the
proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to
pay the then outstanding Obligations, including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Agent or any Lender to collect
such deficiency.
11. Limitation on Duties Regarding Preservation of Collateral. The
Agent's sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical
preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC
or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Agent deals
with similar property for its own account. Except as provided in the foregoing
sentence or elsewhere herein or in any other Credit Document, neither the Agent
nor any Lender shall be liable or responsible to Grantor in any way for the
safeguarding of any of the Collateral, for any loss or damage thereto, for any
diminution in the value thereof, or for any act or default of any carrier,
warehouseman, forwarding agency, or other person whomsoever, but the same shall
be at all times at Grantor's risk.
12. Waivers. In addition to the other waivers contained herein and
in any other Credit Document, Grantor hereby expressly waives, to the extent
permitted by Applicable Law: demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of
default or dishonor, notice of payments and nonpayments, or of any default,
release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of all commercial paper,
instruments or guaranties at any time held by Agent or any of the Lenders on
which Grantor may in any way be liable; notice or hearing in connection with,
and the requirement to post a bond as a condition to, the issuance of an
immediate writ of possession with respect to any of the Collateral; any
requirement that the Agent or any of the Lenders protect, secure, perfect or
insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any
action against any Obligor or any other Person or any Collateral, including any
rights any Obligor may otherwise have under the New York General Obligations
Law; and notice of any action taken by the Agent, in each case unless expressly
required by this Agreement, any other Credit Document or by Applicable Law.
13. Powers Coupled with an Interest. All authorizations and
agencies herein contained with respect to the Collateral are powers coupled with
an interest and are irrevocable until payment in full of the Obligations (except
for contingent obligations of any Obligor under indemnifications that survive
termination of the Revolver Commitments) and the termination of all Revolver
Commitments.
14. 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
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unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
15. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction
hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
16. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the Agent nor any
Lender shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 17
hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any
right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of
Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof. No failure
to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any
Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Agent or any Lender of
any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a
bar to any right or remedy which the Agent or such Lender would otherwise have
on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative,
may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies provided by law.
17. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies;
Successors and Assigns. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be
waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written
instrument executed by Grantor and the Agent. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the successors and assigns of Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the
Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, except that
Grantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agent.
18. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
respective parties hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 15.9 of the
Credit Agreement, and if to Grantor shall be sent to:
RA Brands, L.L.C.
c/o Remington Arms Company, Inc.
870 Remington Drive
Madison, North Carolina 27025
Attention: Mr. Mark Little, VP, Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy No.: (336) 548-7779
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With a copy to:
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
375 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10152
Attention: Mr. Michael Babiarz
Telecopy No.: (212) 893-7050
and
Debevoise & Plimption
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: William B. Beekman, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (212) 909-6836
19. Authority of Agent. Grantor acknowledges that the rights and
responsibilities of the Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action
taken by the Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Agent of any option,
voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or
resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as among the Agent and the
Lenders, be governed by the Credit Documents and by such other agreements with
respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the
Agent and Grantor, the Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as
agent for the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from
acting, and Grantor shall not be under any obligation to make any inquiry
respecting such authority.
20. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF
THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF ANY COLLATERAL
SHALL BE LOCATED IN ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN NEW YORK, THE LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN THE METHOD, MANNER AND PROCEDURE FOR FORECLOSURE OF
AGENT'S LIEN UPON COLLATERAL AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF AGENT'S OTHER REMEDIES OF
COLLATERAL TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION ARE DIFFERENT FROM
OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING PROVISION FOR THE NOTICE AND SALE OF COLLATERAL UNDER THE LAW OF THE
SITUS, IT IS THE PARTIES' INTENTION THAT NEW YORK LAW CONTROL THE OBLIGATIONS OF
GRANTOR UNDER THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME SUCH THAT,
FOR EXAMPLE, GRANTOR AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LAW
GRANTOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL UNDER A POWER OF SALE AND FURTHER
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THAT LENDERS OR AGENT MAY, AT THEIR ELECTION, SEEK A MONEY JUDGMENT UNDER THE
CREDIT DOCUMENTS WITHOUT FIRST EXHAUSTING ALL COLLATERAL SECURING THE
OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER.
21. Release of Collateral and Termination.
(a) At such time as the payment in full of the Obligations
(except for contingent obligations of any Obligor under
indemnifications that survive termination of the Revolver Commitments)
and the termination of all Revolver Commitments shall have occurred,
the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and
this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated
to survive such termination) of the Agent and Grantor hereunder shall
terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of
any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to
Grantor. Upon request of Grantor following any such termination, the
Agent shall deliver (at the sole cost and expense of Grantor) to
Grantor any Collateral held by the Agent hereunder, and execute and
deliver (at the sole cost and expense of Grantor) to Grantor such
documents as Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of by Grantor in a transaction permitted by the
Credit Agreement, then the Agent shall execute and deliver to Grantor
(at the sole cost and expense of Grantor) all releases or other
documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the
Liens created hereby on such Collateral.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
RA BRANDS, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Thomas Millner
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Name: Thomas Millner
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Title: President
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED AS OF THE
DATE HEREOF BY:
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Agent
By: /s/ Brian R. O'Fallon
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Name: Brian R. O'Fallon
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Title: Director
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