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Framework Agreement

 

on Capital Increase and Equity Enlargement

Party A (former shareholder): Xu Bin

 

ID Card No. 53240 1197202120314

 

	
Address: Rm. 104, Unit 2, Building 51, No. 31, Jiaochangdong Road,

 

	
Wuhua District, Kunming City

 

 

Party B (former shareholder): Zou Liang

 

ID Card No. 210103198005252128

 

Address: No.  7-11, Nansanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang City

 

Party C (former shareholder): Wang Yilin

 

ID Card No. 140 106199011171223

 

Address: No. 10, Unit 1, Building 3, Sanjiadiandonglaodian, Mentougou

 

District, Beijing City

Party D (former shareholder): Wan Juhe

 

ID Card No. 53300119760 127001X

 

Address: Rm. 606, Unit 3, Building 13, No. 202, Kunrui Road, Wuhua

 

District, Kunming City

 

 

Party E (new-increased shareholder): GREAT CHINA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Representative: FRANI JIANG

 

Address: Carson City, Nevada, USA

 

 

  

  

  

Target Company: Jiangcheng Sino-Au Agricultural Technology

Development Co., Ltd.

 

Location: 1-106, Laos Area, Sanguo Trade Town, Sanjiang Avenue,

 

Jiangcheng County

 

Legal Representative: Xu Bin

 

Whereas:

1. Party A, Party B, Party C and Party D are currently actual controlling shareholders of Jiangcheng Sino-Au Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called ''Target Company'' for short). Among of that, Party A holds 50% of equity of the Target Company, Party B holds 33.11% of equity of the Target Company, Party C holds 16% of equity of the Target Company, and Party D holds 0.89% of equity of the Target Company.

2. The registered capital of the Target Company is RMB 112.5 million Yuan by the end of Jan. 26, 2016.  Party A provided financial contribution with physical goods and currency (RMB), Party B, C and D provided financial contribution with currency (RMB), and the four parties contributed in full sum.

3. The predicated base date for this capital increase and equity enlargement is Jan. 31, 2016.

4. It is proposed to increase capital of RMB 37.4795 million Yuan for this time. Party A, B, C, D and E come to agreement with RMB 2.663 Yuan for consideration per share, and capital increase for this time is 37.4795 million Yuan which is converted into 14.07 million shares.

5. Party E agrees with the above conditions in article stipulated in this agreement to subscribe the capital increase of RMB 37.4795 million Yuan of the Target Company, which is converted into equity of 14.07 million shares. Party A, Party B, Party C and Party D would like to abandon the priority of subscription and accept Party E as the new shareholder to increase capital to the Target Company.

6. It is affiliated transaction for this time, and Party B holds 33.11% of equity of the Target Company, and on behalf of the big shareholder FANAK JIANG of Party E.

On the basis of the foregoing statement, the parties hereto come to agreement in respect of capital increase and equity enlargement upon friendly negotiation according to the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China and the stipulations of other relative laws and statues, in line with the principles of honesty, trustworthiness, equality and voluntariness, which is to be abided by each party.

 

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Article 1. Detailed items on capital increase and equity enlargement

1. Party A, B, C, D and E agree to the capital increase and equity enlargement of the Target Company, i.e. increase the registered capital of the company up to RMB 126.57 million Yuan as stipulated in this agreement, among of which the new-increased registered capital RMB 14.07 million Yuan is contributed by Party E.

2. The amount of subscribed capital of Party E is determined by common consent as follows:

Party E shall pay the capital increase RMB 37.4795 million Yuan in total to the Target Company (converted into equal US according to the exchange rate on the payment date), among of which RMB 14.07 million Yuan is subscription registered capital, and the rest part is included in the capital reserve of the Target Company.

3. Payment arrangement of Party E for this capital increase fund:

1) Pay the capital increase fund RMB 14.07 million Yuan to the assigned account of the Target Company within 10 days since the effective date of the contract.

2) Within 3 working days after Party E's payment of capital increase fund as stipulated in the above article 1), the Target Company shall engage an accounting firm to proceed the capital verification, then within 3 working days since the completion date of capital verification, amend the articles of association and transact the alteration registration of equity ratio stipulated in the article 2 of this agreement to the industry and commerce registration authority.

3) Party E shall pay the remaining fund once within 10 days after completing the business alteration registration.

4) Party E promises that all the financial contribution resources are legal.

Article 2. The capital stock structure of the Target Company after entirely completing the capital increase and equity enlargement

 

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No.

	
 

 

Shareholders

	
Original issue stock (10000 shares)

	
 

Equity ratio (%)

	
 

Stock increased for this time

(10000 shares)

	
Shares after equity enlargement

(10000 shares)

	
Equity ratio after capital increase and equity

enlargement (%)

	
 

 

Form of contribution

	
1

	
Xu Bin

	
5625

	
50%

	  	
5625

	
44.44%

	
Physical goods, currency

	
2

	
Zou Liang

	
3725

	
33.11%

	  	
3725

	
29.43%

	
Currency

	
3

	
Wang Yilin

	
1800

	
16%

	  	
1800

	
14.22%

	
Currency

	
4

	
Wan Juhe

	
100

	
0.89%

	  	
100

	
0.79%

	
Currency

	
 

5

	
Great China International Holdings, INC

	  	  	
 

1407

	
 

1407

	
 

11.12%

	
 

Currency

	
Total

	  	
11250

	
100%

	
1407

	
12657

	
100%

	  

 

Article 3. The usage of new-increased capital:

The new-increased capital for this time is used for the Target Company to purchase land and supplement the lack of current capital.

Article 4. Statements, guaranties and promises

All the parties make the following statements, guaranties and promises respectively, and sign this agreement according to such statements, guaranties and promises:

1. Party A, B, C, D and E are natural person or legal person with complete legal capacity for civil rights and disposition, and the parties have obtained all the authorization, approval and recognition as required by the capital increase and equity enlargement;

2. Party A, B, C, D and E possess the legal capacity for rights and disposition to sign  this agreement, and this  agreement after affixing signatures will have legal binding force to all the  parties;

 

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3. The obligations in this agreement assumed by Party A, B, C, D and E are legal and effective, and  the performance will neither conflict with other obligations of each party in this agreement, nor violate any laws;

4. All the parties promise that they will not do any action damaging the interests of the Target Company and other shareholders by taking advantage of the shareholder 's status;

5. Otherwise stipulated in this agreement, all the parties shall neither transfer the holding equity to others in principle since the registration date of relative business alteration of capital increase and equity enlargement, nor set up pledge or other rights on the holding equity;

6. Party E's subscription of equity through capital increase hereof is an investment behavior, and if there is shareholding entrustment (commissioned) or other equity or interest arrangement, Party E shall not damage the legal rights and interests of the Target Company and other shareholders hereof;

7. All the shareholders promise not to occupy and use the company's properties for free, and not have behavior of association transaction to damage the company's interest, as well as be responsible for compensate for the damage to the Target Company if the foregoing behaviors occur;

8. All the shareholders promise not to develop the same or similar business with the Target Company or its subsidy company.

Article 5. Basic rights and obligations of the new shareholder

1. Equal in legal status to the former shareholder;

2. Have all the rights of a shareholder endowed by the laws, including but not limited to assets benefit, important decision-making and the right to choose manager;

3. Assume the obligation of the company shareholder.

Article 6. Amendment of articles of association

After the financial contribution is paid enough as stipulated in this agreement, the shareholders' conference will be convened within 5 days. All the parties shall amend the articles of association of the Target Company, and the revised articles of association will substitute for the former articles of association of the Target Company.

 

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Article 7. The establishment of shareholder's status

The shareholders of Party A, B, C and D promise pass through the decision of the shareholders' conference in respect to capital increase and equity enlargement after signing this agreement as soon as possible, complete all the necessary procedures to report to the national industry and commerce administrative department, and confirm the shareholder’s status of Party E as soon as possible.

Article 8. The organizational framework of the Target Company after capital increase and equity enlargement

1.           Shareholders' conference

1)           The Target Company after capital increase and equity enlargement sets up shareholders' conference which is the highest capability mechanism of the Target Company. The shareholder will exert the rights on the shareholders' conference according to the equity ratio.

2) The following items will become effective only after being submitted to the shareholders' conference of the Target Company for legal resolution:

a.          The usage of fund of the capital increase;

b.          Work out and amend the profit distribution plan and covering loss plan of the Target Company;

c.          The Target Company's shareholder transfers his/her holding equity of the Target Company or transfers the rights and obligations in this agreement;

d.          The Target Company raises external financing (loan, equity financing or similar fund-raising behavior etc.), invests and issues an external guarantee;

e.          The Target Company works out and amends important operational policy and investment plan;

f.          Associate transaction or dispose/purchase important fixed assets or intangible assets;

g.          Work out and amend the articles of association of the Target Company;

h.          Other items which have important influence on the business activities of the Target Company.

2. Board of directors

The board of directors of the Target Company after capital increase and equity enlargement is composed of 3 directors (not less than 3 persons). Among of that, Party E could appoint 1 director as new-increased shareholder, and vice-chairman of the board of directors is appointed by Party E. The director's tenure is three years, and can be reappointed consecutively at the expiration.

 

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3. Board of supervisors

The Target Company after capital increase and equity enlargement will not set up board of supervisors, but set up 1 supervisor, who will be responsible for the shareholders' conference and report the working. The supervisor's tenure is three years, and can be reappointed consecutively at the expiration.

Article 9. The shareholder's right to learn the truth

1. The Target Company shall give publicity to all the shareholders the entire fiscal statement of half year (including combined statements of subsidy company) passed through internal auditing before July 30 of every year, and give publicity to all the shareholders the fiscal statement of last year (including combined statements of subsidy company) audited by the external auditing authority before January 30 of every year.

2. Each shareholder of the Target Company has the right to refer to the account book and bank account of the Target Company, but shall notify the financial principal of the Target Company 1 day in advance, and the financial department shall record in written form to the consultation situation.

3. The Target Company shall inform in time all the shareholders any important adverse impact or any circumstance of likely causing adverse impact.

Article 10. Confidentiality responsibility

1. All the parties confirm that, as to the information and data learned from others by any party, if such information and data were not been disclosed, it is regarded as confidential information whatever tangible or intangible, and bear the obligation of keeping secret. The information which has important value to the provider but can be obtained through open channel by other parties does not belong to confidential information.

2. Otherwise stipulated in applicable laws, all the parties shall not publish, leak, discuss or disclose any confidential information in respect to this agreement to the third party. All the parties shall abide by and make its employees, agents or intermediaries abide by the obligation of keeping secret, and make its employees, agents or intermediaries not use the confidential information for other purposes which have no business with the performance of this agreement.

 

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3.           All the parties agree that, as to the matters on government approval related to this agreement and information disclosure, all the parties' behavior of disclosing the confidential information to the approval authority for such purpose shall not be regarded as breach of obligation of keeping secret; however, all the parties shall file and report for approval to the approval authority according to this agreement purpose and relative stipulations.

Article 11. Liabilities for breach of contract

1. Once this agreement is signed, all the parties shall strictly abide by, and whoever breaks this agreement shall assume the damage to the observant party.

2. If Party E's fund of capital increase was not paid as schedule, Party A, B, C and D could cancel this agreement.

3.           It is decided according to the law that, if the former shareholder of the Target Company transferred his/her holding equity of the Target Company before the Target Company goes IPO, Party E has the right of preemption of the equity of the Target Company to be transferred under the same condition, or give priority to transfer his/her holding equity of the Target Company to the third party under the same condition.

Article 12. Agreement termination

At any time before alteration of shareholder legally in accordance with the stipulations of this agreement:

1.           If there is any one of the following circumstances, Party E has the right to notify Party A, B, C and D to terminate this agreement, and take back the capital increase listed in this  agreement:

1) If it is unforeseen and unavoidable to happen and the consequence cannot be overcome, which causes impossibility of the capital increase and equity enlargement in fact;

2) If Party A, B, C or D breaks any article of this agreement, and such breach behavior makes unable to realize the purpose of this agreement;

3) If there is any truth or circumstance which makes Party A, B, C and D's statements, guaranties and promises unreal  in practical  meaning.

Article 13. Force majeure

1. It shall not be regarded as breach of agreement that fail to perform the obligations of this agreement, in whole or in part, caused by force majeure and no fault on its own, but shall take necessary measures if the conditions permits, so as to reduce the damage due to force majeure.

 

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2. Any party suffering from force majeure shall notify the event situations to the others in written form as soon as possible, and shall submit the report of not performing obligations of this agreement, in whole or in part, and reasons for delay of performance to the other parties within fifteen days after the event of force majeure.

3. Force majeure means unforeseen and unavoidable to any party, including but not limited to the following:

4. Declared or undeclared war, hostility, blockade, embargo, government decree or general mobilization, which directly influences the capital increase and equity enlargement;

5. Domestic disturbance which directly influences the capital increase and equity enlargement;

6. Fire, flood, typhoon, hurricane, tsunami, coast, earthquake, explosion, pestilence or epidemic disease and other events owing to natural factors;

7.           and other events of force majeure which directly influences the capital increase and equity enlargement agreed by all the parties.

Article 14. Dispute settlement

All the parties shall negotiate and settle the dispute owing to this agreement. If failing to consent through negotiation, all the parties agree to lawsuit to the People's Court in which the Target Company is located.

Article 15. Unmentioned matters

1. As to any unmentioned matters of basic principle of this agreement and the unmentioned matters of detailed items involved hereof, all the parties shall conclude supplementary agreement under the precondition of not breaking this agreement, and the supplementary agreement has the same legal effect with this agreement.

2. The financing plan and demand of the Target Company in the future development course will be examined and approved on the shareholders' conference according to planning, budget, and return on investment  etc.

3.           If there is additional stipulations between the new shareholder investment company to be increased and Party A, B, C, D and E, all the parties shall sign other agreements separately.

 

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Article 16. Become effective and amend

This agreement becomes effective since all the parties affix their signatures, and shall not be amended without consistent written consent of all the parties.

Article 17. Agreement text

This agreement is in septuplicate; each party holds one copy, and the rest one copy is kept in the Target Company.

Article 18. Notice and delivery

Party A, B, C, D and E separately confirm that, the information in the initial part of this agreement including the names and addresses etc. are respectively the legal contact and notice information of one's own.  Any party's delivery of notice and letter to such address or notice to the contactor have the legal effect of delivery to the party. Any changes of the foregoing information shall be notified to the other parties in written form.

 

 

 

 

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Party A (signature): /s/ Xu Bin                                                     2016-05-15

 

Party B (signature): /s/ Zou Liang                                                2016-05-15

 

Party C (signature): /s/ Wang Yilin                                               2016-05-15

 

Party D (signature): /s/ Wan Juhe                                                 2016-05-15

 

Party E (signature): GREAT CHINA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

By: Frank Jiang, CEO, 2015-05-15

 

11Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

August 28, 2015

 

between

 

KADMON PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC

as Borrower,

 

The Guarantors from Time to Time Party Hereto,

 

and

 

The Lenders from Time to Time Party Hereto,

 

PERCEPTIVE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP,

as Collateral Representative

 

U.S. $35,000,000

 

 

 

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SECTION 1
    	
DEFINITIONS
    	
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1.01
    	
Certain Defined Terms
    	
1
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.02
    	
Accounting Terms and   Principles
    	
21
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.03
    	
Interpretation
    	
22
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.04
    	
Changes to GAAP
    	
22
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 2
    	
THE COMMITMENT
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.01
    	
Commitments
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.02
    	
Borrowing Procedures
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.03
    	
Fees
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.04
    	
Notes
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.05
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 3
    	
PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL   AND INTEREST
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.01
    	
Repayment
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.02
    	
Interest
    	
24
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.03
    	
Prepayments
    	
24
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 4
    	
PAYMENTS, ETC.
    	
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4.01
    	
Payments
    	
26
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.02
    	
Computations
    	
27
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.03
    	
Notices
    	
27
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.04
    	
Set-Off
    	
27
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 5
    	
YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.
    	
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5.01
    	
Additional Costs
    	
28
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.02
    	
Illegality
    	
29
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.03
    	
Taxes
    	
29
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 6
    	
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
    	
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6.01
    	
Conditions to Borrowing
    	
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SECTION 7
    	
REPRESENTATIONS AND   WARRANTIES
    	
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7.01
    	
Power and Authority
    	
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7.02
    	
Authorization;   Enforceability
    	
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7.03
    	
Governmental and Other   Approvals; No Conflicts
    	
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7.04
    	
Financial Statements;   Material Adverse Change
    	
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7.05
    	
Properties
    	
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7.06
    	
No Actions or   Proceedings
    	
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7.07
    	
Compliance with Laws   and Agreements
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.08
    	
Taxes
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.09
    	
Full Disclosure
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.10
    	
Regulation
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.11
    	
Solvency; Use of   Proceeds
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.12
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.13
    	
Indebtedness and Liens
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.14
    	
Material Agreements
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.15
    	
Restrictive Agreements
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.16
    	
Real Property
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.17
    	
Pension Matters
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.18
    	
Collateral; Security   Interest
    	
42
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.19
    	
Regulatory Approvals
    	
42
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 8
    	
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    	
44
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.01
    	
Financial Statements   and Other Information
    	
44
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.02
    	
Notices of Material   Events
    	
46
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.03
    	
Existence; Maintenance   of Properties, Etc.
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.04
    	
Payment of Obligations
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.05
    	
Insurance
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.06
    	
Books and Records;   Inspection Rights
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.07
    	
Compliance with Laws   and Other Obligations
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.08
    	
Licenses
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.09
    	
Action under   Environmental Laws
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.10
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.11
    	
Certain Obligations   Respecting Subsidiaries; Further Assurances
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.12
    	
Termination of   Non-Permitted Liens
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.13
    	
Post-Closing Items
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 9
    	
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.01
    	
Indebtedness
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.02
    	
Liens
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.03
    	
Fundamental Changes and   Acquisitions
    	
55
    

 

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9.04
    	
Lines of Business
    	
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9.05
    	
Investments
    	
56
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.06
    	
Restricted Payments
    	
57
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.07
    	
Payments of   Indebtedness
    	
57
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.08
    	
Change in Fiscal Year
    	
57
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.09
    	
Sales of Assets, Etc.
    	
57
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.10
    	
Transactions with   Affiliates
    	
58
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.11
    	
Restrictive Agreements
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.12
    	
Amendments to and   Terminations of Certain Agreements
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.13
    	
Sales and Leasebacks
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.14
    	
Hazardous Material
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.15
    	
Accounting Changes
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.16
    	
Compliance with ERISA
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.17
    	
Developmental   Milestones
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 10
    	
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.01
    	
Minimum Liquidity
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.02
    	
Minimum Revenue
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 11
    	
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.01
    	
Events of Default
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.02
    	
Remedies
    	
64
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 12
    	
GUARANTEE
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.01
    	
The Guarantee
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.02
    	
Obligations   Unconditional
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.03
    	
Reinstatement
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.04
    	
Subrogation
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.05
    	
Remedies
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.06
    	
Instrument for the   Payment of Money
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.07
    	
Continuing Guarantee
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.08
    	
Rights of Contribution
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.09
    	
General Limitation on   Guarantee Obligations
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 13
    	
MISCELLANEOUS
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.01
    	
No Waiver
    	
68
    

 

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13.02
    	
Notices
    	
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13.03
    	
Expenses, Indemnification,   Etc.
    	
69
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.04
    	
Amendments, Etc.
    	
70
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.05
    	
Successors and Assigns
    	
70
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.06
    	
Survival
    	
72
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.07
    	
Captions
    	
72
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.08
    	
Counterparts
    	
72
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.09
    	
Governing Law
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.10
    	
Jurisdiction, Service   of Process and Venue
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.11
    	
Waiver of Jury Trial
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.12
    	
Waiver of Immunity
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.13
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.14
    	
Severability
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.15
    	
No Fiduciary   Relationship
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.16
    	
Confidentiality
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.17
    	
USA PATRIOT Act
    	
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13.18
    	
Maximum Rate of   Interest
    	
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SECTION 14
    	
No Redemption of   Class E Units of Holdings
    	
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SECTION 15
    	
Collateral   Representative
    	
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15.01
    	
Limited Representation
    	
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15.02
    	
Binding Effect
    	
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15.03
    	
Use of Discretion
    	
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15.04
    	
Delegation of Rights   and Duties
    	
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15.05
    	
Reliance and Liability
    	
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15.06
    	
Collateral   Representative Individually
    	
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15.07
    	
Lender Credit Decision
    	
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15.08
    	
Expenses; Indemnities
    	
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15.09
    	
Resignation of Collateral   Representative
    	
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15.10
    	
Release of Collateral   or Guarantors
    	
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Schedule 1
    	
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Commitments
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 2.05
    	
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Use of Proceeds
    	
 
    
	
Disclosure   Schedule
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 9.01
    	
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Existing Permitted   Indebtedness of the Obligors
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 9.02
    	
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Existing Permitted   Liens Granted by the Obligors
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 9.05
    	
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Existing Permitted   Investments
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 9.10
    	
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Existing Permitted   Transactions with Affiliates
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 9.13
    	
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Existing Permitted   Sales and Leasebacks
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit A
    	
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Form of Guarantee   Assumption Agreement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
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Form of Notice of   Borrowing
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C-1
    	
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Form of Note
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C-2
    	
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Form of PIK Loans Note
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-1
    	
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Form of U.S. Tax   Compliance Certificate
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-2
    	
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Form of U.S. Tax   Compliance Certificate
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit E
    	
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Form of Compliance   Certificate
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit F
    	
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Opinion Request
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit G
    	
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[Reserved]
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit H
    	
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Form of   Intercompany Subordination Agreement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit I
    	
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Form of Warrant   Certificate
    	
 
    

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 28, 2015 (this “Agreement”), among KADMON PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the Persons listed on the signature pages hereto as “Lenders” and PERCEPTIVE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Perceptive”), as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

Borrower has requested Lenders to make term Loans to Borrower, and Lenders are prepared to make such Loans on and subject to the terms and conditions hereof.  Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

 

1.01        Certain Defined Terms.  As used herein, the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

“Accounting Change Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a).

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.

 

“Applicable Margin” means (i) prior to June 30, 2016, 9.375% per annum, and (ii) after June 30, 2016, the sum of (x) 9.375% per annum and (y) the Applicable Margin Increment.

 

“Applicable Margin Increment” means, (i) if a Qualified IPO has occurred, 0% per annum, and (ii) if a Qualified IPO has not occurred, 1.50% per annum.

 

“Asset Sale” is defined in Section 9.09.

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee of such Lender.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title II of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy.”

 

“Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (except a Multiemployer Plan) (whether governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) to which any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.

 

“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.

 

“Borrower Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

 

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“Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Loan (including without limitation a borrowing of a PIK Loan).

 

“Borrowing Date” means the date of a Borrowing.

 

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close (or are in fact closed) and, when determined in connection with notices and determinations in respect of LIBOR or any Loan or any funding, Interest Period or payment of any Loan, that is also a day on which dealings in dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market.

 

“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal Property which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“CFC Holdco” means a Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

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

 

(i)            prior to a Qualifying IPO:

 

(A)          Kadmon I, LLC shall own directly less than a majority, on a fully diluted basis, of the voting and economic power of Holdings;

 

(B)          any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) under the Exchange Act) other than Kadmon I, LLC or the Closing Date Managing Member shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of managers or other governing body of Holdings; or

 

(C)          the managing member of Kadmon I, LLC shall cease to be either (i) the Closing Date Managing Member or (ii) another individual who is a member of Kadmon I, LLC on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           from and after a Qualifying IPO:

 

(A)          any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) under the Exchange Act) other than Kadmon I, LLC or the Closing Date Managing Member (x) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in Holdings or (y) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of managers or other governing body of Holdings;

 

(B)          any Persons or group of Persons (within the meaning of Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) under the Exchange Act) other than the Closing Date Managing Member

 

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shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in Kadmon I, LLC; or

 

(C)          the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors (or other equivalent body) of Holdings by Persons who were neither (x) nominated by the board of directors of Holdings, nor (y) appointed by directors so nominated; or

 

(iii)          at any time:

 

(A)          Holdings ceases to own and control, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, 100% of all of the Equity Interests of Kadmon Corporation, LLC;

 

(B)          Kadmon Corporation, LLC ceases to own and control, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, 100% of all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower;

 

(C)          Borrower shall cease to directly own, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries (except to the extent that any such Disposition of Equity Interests is expressly permitted hereunder); or

 

(D)          a “Change of Control” or any term of similar effect, as defined in the Class B Loan Documents or the Second Lien Note Documents.

 

“Claims” includes claims, demands, complaints, grievances, actions, applications, suits, causes of action, orders, charges, indictments, prosecutions, informations (brought by a public prosecutor without grand jury indictment) or other similar processes, assessments or reassessments.

 

“Class A Units” means the Class A Units of Holdings having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Holdings LLC Agreement and any Equity Interests of Holdings resulting from any reclassification thereof and following an Incorporation Transaction, the Equity Interests of Holdings that the Class A Units of Holdings immediately prior to the Incorporation Transaction are converted into immediately after the Incorporation Transaction.

 

“Class B Loan Documents” means (i) that certain Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Convertible Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Borrower, Holdings, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Macquarie US Trading LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent and custodian for the lenders, and (ii) the “Loan Documents” as defined therein.

 

“Closing Date Managing Member” means the Person who is the managing member of Kadmon I, LLC as of the date hereof.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means any Property in which a Lien is purported to be granted under any of the Security Documents (or all such Property, as the context may require).

 

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“Collateral Representative” has the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.

 

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which commitment is in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 under the caption “Commitment”, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.  The aggregate Commitment on the date hereof equal $35,000,000.  For purposes of clarification, the amount of any PIK Loans shall not reduce the amount of the available Commitment.

 

“Commodity Account” is defined in the Security Agreement.

 

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.01(d).

 

“Contracts” means contracts, licenses, leases, agreements, obligations, promises, undertakings, understandings, arrangements, documents, commitments, entitlements or engagements under which a Person has, or will have, any liability or contingent liability (in each case, whether written or oral, express or implied).

 

“Control” means, in respect of a particular Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Co-Promote Product” means any current or future product licensed, marketed, sold, co-promoted, or otherwise commercialized by any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof to the extent that no Obligor or Subsidiary thereof holds the Regulatory Approval for such product, including without limitation Syprine®, Qsymia®, and each of their respective successors and any line-extensions.

 

“Copyright” is defined in the Security Agreement.

 

“Default” means any Event of Default and any event that, upon the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).

 

“Deposit Account” is defined in the Security Agreement.

 

“Designated Subordinated Debt” means, collectively, the Indebtedness and other obligations evidenced by the Class B Loan Documents and the Second Lien Note Documents.

 

“Dollars” and “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or similar business entity incorporated, formed or organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

“Eligible Transferee” means and includes a commercial bank, an insurance company, a

 

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finance company, a financial institution, any investment fund or other entity that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act) that is principally in the business of managing investments or holding assets for investment purposes.

 

“Environmental Law” means any federal, state, provincial or local governmental law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree relating to pollution or protection of the environment or the treatment, storage, disposal, release, threatened release or handling of hazardous materials and all local laws and regulations related to environmental matters and any specific agreements entered into with any competent authorities which include commitments related to environmental matters.

 

“Equity Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such partnership, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity.

 

“Equivalent Amount” means, with respect to an amount denominated in one currency, the amount in another currency that could be purchased by the amount in the first currency determined by reference to the Exchange Rate at the time of determination.

 

“ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means, collectively, any Obligor, Subsidiary thereof, and any Person under common control, or treated as a single employer, with any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof, within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” means (i) a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation has waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event; (ii) the applicability of the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, to any Title IV Plan where an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such plan within the following 30 days; (iii) a withdrawal by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from a Title IV Plan or the termination of any Title IV Plan resulting in liability under Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA; (v) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof pursuant to

 

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Sections 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the failure by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof to make any required contribution to a Plan, or the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (viii) the determination that any Title IV Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered to critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (ix) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (x) the imposition of any liability under Title I or Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof; (xi) an application for a funding waiver under Section 303 of ERISA or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan; (xii) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA for which any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof may be directly or indirectly liable; (xiii) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of material fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Code or under Sections 409, 502(c), (i) or (1) or 4071 of ERISA; (xiv) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Plan or the assets thereof, or against any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with any such plan; (xv) receipt from the IRS of notice of the failure of any Qualified Plan to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Qualified Plan to fail to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; or (xvi) the imposition of any lien (or the fulfillment of the conditions for the imposition of any lien) on any of the rights, properties or assets of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV, including Section 302(f) or 303(k) of ERISA or to Section 401(a)(29) or 430(k) of the Code.

 

“ERISA Funding Rules” means the rules regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Title IV Plans, as set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

 

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

 

“Exchange Rate” means the rate at which any currency (the “Pre-Exchange Currency”) may be exchanged into another currency (the “Post-Exchange Currency”), as set forth on such date on the relevant Bloomberg screen at or about 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on such date. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Bloomberg screen, the “Exchange Rate” with respect to exchanging such Pre-Exchange Currency into such Post-Exchange Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by Borrower and Majority Lenders or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be determined by Majority Lenders by any reasonable method as they deem applicable to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax, (b) Other Connection Taxes, (c) U.S. federal withholding Taxes that are imposed on amounts payable to a Lender to the extent that the obligation to withhold amounts existed on the date that such Lender became a “Lender” under this Agreement, except in each case to the extent such Lender is a direct or indirect assignee of any other Lender that was entitled, at the time the assignment of such other Lender became effective, to receive additional amounts under Section 5.03, (d) any Taxes imposed in connection with FATCA, and (e) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.03(e).

 

“Existing First Lien Debt” means (i) that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2014, and amended as of March 10, 2015, among Borrower, Holdings, the lenders party thereto and Macquarie US Trading LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent and custodian for the lenders, and (ii) the “Loan Documents” as defined therein.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current and future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.

 

“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and any successor entity.

 

“FD&C Act” means the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (or any successor thereto), as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter agreement dated as of the date hereof among Borrower and Lenders.

 

“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.  Subject to Section 1.02, all references to “GAAP” shall be to GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the financial statements described in Section 7.04(a).

 

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“Governmental Approval” means any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any nation, government, branch of power (whether executive, legislative or judicial), state, province or municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, monetary, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including without limitation Regulatory Authorities, governmental departments, agencies, commissions, bureaus, officials, ministers, courts, bodies, boards, tribunals and dispute settlement panels, and other law-, rule- or regulation-making organizations or entities of any State, territory, county, city or other political subdivision of the United States.

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Guarantee Assumption Agreement” means a Guarantee Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A by an entity that, pursuant to Section 8.11(a), is required to become a “Guarantor”.

 

“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01.

 

“Guarantors” means each Person identified under the caption “GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each Subsidiary of Borrower or other Person that becomes, or is required to become, a “Guarantor” after the date hereof pursuant to Section 8.11(a).

 

“Hazardous Material” means any substance, element, chemical, compound, product, solid, gas, liquid, waste, by-product, pollutant, contaminant or material which is hazardous or toxic in respect of human health and protection of the environment or natural resources, and includes, without limitation, (a) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and (b) any material classified or regulated as “hazardous” or “toxic” or words of like import pursuant to an Environmental Law.

 

“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate exchange agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.

 

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“Historical Financial Statements” means, (i) the audited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding fiscal year, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal year, and (ii) the unaudited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent fiscal quarter ended after the date of the most recent audited financial statements, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three, six or nine month period, as applicable, ending on such date, and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower that they fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.

 

“Holdings” means Kadmon Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor permitted by Section 9.03(g).

 

“Holdings LLC Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of June 27, 2014, as amended as of the date hereof (as amended, restated or modified from time to time).

 

“Incorporation Transaction” means the conversion of Holdings into a corporation (whether by conversion or by merger of Holdings into a newly organized entity with no liabilities, formed solely for the purpose of consummating an Incorporation Transaction).

 

“IND” means (i) (x) an investigational new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) that is required to be filed with the FDA before beginning clinical testing in human subjects, or any successor application or procedure and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any investigational new drug application applicable to or required by any country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority other than the U.S. and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or obligations of such Person with respect to deposits or advances of any kind by third parties, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided, that for purposes of Section 11.01(g), trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures subject to adequate reserves), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) obligations under any Hedging Agreement, currency swaps, forwards,

 

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futures or derivatives transactions, (k) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, and (l) all other obligations required to be classified as indebtedness of such Person under GAAP.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

“Insolvency Proceeding” means (i) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (ii) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of any Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors, in each case undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, and Technical Information, whether registered or not, domestic and foreign.  Intellectual Property shall include all:

 

(a)                                 applications or registrations relating to such Intellectual Property;

 

(b)                                 rights and privileges arising under applicable Laws with respect to such Intellectual Property;

 

(c)                                  rights to sue for past, present or future infringements of such Intellectual Property; and

 

(d)                                 rights of the same or similar effect or nature in any jurisdiction corresponding to such Intellectual Property throughout the world.

 

“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(g)(x).

 

“Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(g)(xi).

 

“Interest Period” means (i) initially, the period commencing on and including the first Borrowing Date and ending on and excluding the next Payment Date, and, (ii) thereafter, each period beginning on and including the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on and excluding the next succeeding Payment Date.

 

“Invention” means any novel, inventive and useful art, apparatus, method, process,

 

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machine (including article or device), manufacture or composition of matter, or any novel, inventive and useful improvement in any art, method, process, machine (including article or device), manufacture or composition of matter.

 

“Investment” means, for any Person:  (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person), but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding 90 days arising in connection with the sale of inventory or supplies by such Person in the ordinary course of business; (c) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person; or (d) the entering into of any Hedging Agreement.

 

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and to the extent relevant, the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

“Key Person” means Harlan W. Waksal, M.D.

 

“Landlord Consent” means a landlord consent in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.

 

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

“Lenders” means each Person listed as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, together with its successors and assigns as a lender hereunder, and “Lender” means any one of them.

 

“LIBOR” means the greater of:

 

(i)                                     the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest whole 1/8 of 1%) and determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

LIBOR =          Base LIBOR     

100% - LIBOR Reserve Percentage

 

and

 

(ii)                                  1.00% per annum,

 

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Where “Base LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period for any Borrowing, the rate determined by Majority Lenders to be the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for the applicable Interest Period appearing on the Dow Jones Markets Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate does not appear on the Dow Jones Markets Telerate Page 3750 (or otherwise on the Dow Jones Markets screen) at such time, the “Base LIBOR” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate for deposit in Dollars in the London interbank market as may be selected by Majority Lenders and, in the absence of availability, such other method to determine such offered rate as may be selected by Majority Lenders in their sole discretion; and

 

“LIBOR Reserve Percentage” means the reserve percentage prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as amended).

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge or other security interest, or any lease, title retention agreement, mortgage, restriction, easement, right-of-way, option or adverse claim (of ownership or possession) or other encumbrance of any kind or character whatsoever or any preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest.

 

“Liquidity” means the balance of unencumbered cash and Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments (which for greater certainty shall not include any undrawn credit lines), in each case, to the extent held in an account over which Collateral Representative has a first priority perfected security interest.

 

“Loan” means (i) each loan advanced by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01 and (ii) each PIK Loan deemed to have been advanced by a Lender pursuant to Section 3.02(d).  For purposes of clarification, any calculation of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans on any date of determination shall include both the aggregate principal amount of loans advanced pursuant to Section 2.01 and not yet repaid, and all PIK Loans deemed to have been advanced and not yet repaid, on or prior to such date of determination.

 

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Fee Letter, each Warrant Certificate, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and any other subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or other present or future document, instrument, agreement or certificate executed for the benefit of Secured Parties in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

“Loss” means judgments, debts, liabilities, expenses, costs, damages or losses, contingent or otherwise, whether liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, contractual, legal or equitable, including loss of value, professional fees, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel on a full indemnity basis, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any Claim or any proceeding relating to any Claim.

 

“Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of 50% of

 

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the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) then in effect.

 

“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations U and X.

 

“Material Adverse Change” and “Material Adverse Effect” mean a material adverse change in or effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or Property of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of any Obligor to pay or perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

 

“Material Agreement” means (A) any agreement listed in Schedule 7.14 of the Disclosure Schedule and (B) any other agreement held by any Obligor from time to time, the absence or termination of which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that “Material Agreement” excludes: (i) any license implied by the sale of a product; (ii) any paid-up license for commonly available software programs under which an Obligor is the licensee; and (iii) any Loan Document.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means, at any time, any Indebtedness of any Obligor, the outstanding principal amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $2,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies).

 

“Material Intellectual Property” means, the Obligor Intellectual Property described in Schedule 7.05(c) of the Disclosure Schedule and any other Obligor Intellectual Property after the date hereof the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

“Material Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Subsidiary (i) whose total assets, (x) as of that date, have a fair market value exceeding $250,000 or (y) together with all other Subsidiaries that have not been designated Material Subsidiaries and made Guarantors, as of that date, have a fair market value exceeding 5% of the fair market value of the consolidated assets of the Obligors, or (ii) whose total Revenues (x) as of that date, for the 12-month period then completed, exceed $250,000 or (y) together with all other Subsidiaries that have not been designated Material Subsidiaries and made Guarantors, as of that date, for the 12-month period then completed, exceed 5% of the consolidated total Revenues of the Obligors for such period, or (iii) that, directly or indirectly, guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of Borrower.

 

“Maturity Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) the Stated Maturity Date, and (ii) the date on which the Loans are accelerated pursuant to Section 11.02.

 

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

 

“MeiraGTx” means MeiraGTx Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales, together with its successors and Subsidiaries.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 400l(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability,

 

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contingent or otherwise.

 

“NDA” means (i) (x) a new drug application (within the meaning of Section 505 of the FD&C Act, and for the avoidance of doubt, includes an application whether filed under paragraph (b) or (j)) and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any new drug application applicable to or required by any country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority other than the U.S. and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.

 

“Net Proceeds” means, when used with respect to (i) any Asset Sale, the aggregate gross amount of the cash proceeds received therefrom, net of any bona fide costs incurred directly in connection therewith (including (a) income or gains taxes payable by the seller and/or its beneficial owner(s) as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale, (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness permitted in reliance on Section 9.01(i) that is secured by a Lien on the Property disposed of in such Asset Sale and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, and (c) brokers’, advisors’ and investment banking fees and other customary out-of-pocket underwriting discounts, commissions and other customary out-of-pocket cash costs, fees (including any reasonable legal or other professional fees) and expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such Asset Sale), plus, with respect to any non-cash proceeds of any Asset Sale, the fair market value of such non-cash proceeds, and (ii) any incurrence of Indebtedness, the aggregate gross amount of the cash proceeds received therefrom, net of brokers’, advisors’ and investment banking fees and other customary out-of-pocket underwriting discounts, commissions and other customary out-of-pocket cash costs, fees and expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such transaction.

 

“Note” means a promissory note executed and delivered by Borrower to a Lender in accordance with Section 2.04 or 3.02(d).

 

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

“Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligor, all amounts, obligations, liabilities, covenants and duties of every type and description owing by such Obligor to any Lender, any other indemnitee hereunder or any participant, arising out of, under, or in connection with, any Loan Document (other than a Warrant Certificate), whether direct or indirect (regardless of whether acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, whether liquidated or not, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired, and whether or not evidenced by any instrument or for the payment of money, including, without duplication, (i) if such Obligor is Borrower, all Loans, (ii) all interest, whether or not accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or after the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding, and (iii) all other fees, expenses (including fees, charges and disbursement of counsel), interest, commissions, charges, costs, disbursements, indemnities and reimbursement of amounts paid and other sums chargeable to such Obligor under any Loan Document (other than a Warrant Certificate).

 

“Obligor Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to any

 

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of the Obligors.

 

“Obligors” means, collectively, Borrower and the Guarantors and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.03(g)).

 

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(e).

 

“Patents” is defined in the Security Agreement.

 

“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.17.

 

“Payment Date” means the last Business Day of each calendar month.

 

“PBGC” means the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“Perceptive” has the meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.

 

“Permits” means all permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders, approvals, authorizations, consents, waivers, franchises, variances and similar rights issued by or obtained from any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, those required under Environmental Laws.

 

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition by any Obligor or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided that:

 

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

 

(b)                                 all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable Laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Approvals;

 

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(c)                                  in the case of the acquisition of all of the Equity Interests of such Person, all of the Equity Interests (except for any such securities in the nature of directors’ qualifying shares required pursuant to applicable Law) acquired, or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of Borrower in connection with such acquisition, shall be owned 100% by an Obligor or any other Subsidiary, and Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower, each of the actions set forth in Section 8.11, if applicable;

 

(d)                                 such Person (in the case of an acquisition of Equity Interests) or assets (in the case of an acquisition of assets or a division) (i) shall be engaged or used, as the case may be, in the same (or similar or related) business or lines of business in which Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged or (ii) shall have a similar customer base as Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; and

 

(e)                                  on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition, Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.01 and 10.02.

 

“Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than two (2) years from the date of acquisition, (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having a rating of at least “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or at least “P-1” from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (iii) any Dollar-denominated time deposit, insured certificate of deposit, overnight bank deposit or bankers’ acceptance issued or accepted by (a) any Lender or (b) any commercial bank that is (I) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (II) “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal banking regulators) and (III) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) in excess of $250,000,000, (iv) shares of any United States money market fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, (b) has net assets in excess of $500,000,000 and (c) has obtained from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United States and (v) investments by any Foreign Subsidiaries in any foreign equivalents of the investments described in clauses (i) through (iii) above, provided that, (a) investments described in this clause (v) by any Foreign Subsidiary shall be limited to (I) securities issued by a country that is a member nation of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development or by issuers formed under the laws of such a country, or (II) in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries operating in countries that are not member nations of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, investments customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in such jurisdictions in the ordinary course of business of such corporations and (b) in the case of investments equivalent to clause (i), the issuer has an investment grade sovereign debt rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01.

 

“Permitted Liens” means any Liens permitted under Section 9.02.

 

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“Permitted Priority Liens” means (i) Liens permitted under Section 9.02(e), (f), (g), (i) or (l), and (ii) Liens permitted under Section 9.02(d) provided that such Liens are also of the type described in Section 9.02(e), (f), (g), (i) or (l).

 

“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any extensions, renewals and replacements of such Indebtedness; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement (i) shall not result in such Indebtedness having an outstanding principal amount in excess of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness as in effect immediately prior to such refinancing, accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with such extension, renewal or replacement, (ii) shall not contain or impose terms relating to such Indebtedness relating to outstanding principal, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any), subordination (if any), or other material terms that, in each individual case or taken as a whole, are less favorable in any material respect to the Obligors and their Subsidiaries or the Secured Parties than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing such Indebtedness immediately prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, renewal or replacement, (iii) shall have an applicable interest rate which does not exceed the rate of interest of the Indebtedness being replaced (excluding any interest paid in kind), and (iv) shall not contain any new requirement to grant any Lien or to give any Guarantee that was not an existing requirement of such Indebtedness.

 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

“PIK Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d).

 

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

 

“Prepayment Premium” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

“Product” means any current or future product developed, manufactured, licensed, marketed, sold or otherwise commercialized by any Obligor to the extent that (i) any Obligor holds the Regulatory Approval for such product, and (ii) such product is listed on Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule (as such schedule may be added to from time to time by Obligors with the consent of Majority Lenders); provided that, solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 10.2, “Product” shall include all products developed, manufactured, licensed, marketed, sold or otherwise commercialized by any Obligor regardless of whether any Obligor holds the Regulatory Approval for such products.

 

“Product Authorizations” means any and all approvals (including applicable supplements, amendments, pre and post approvals, drug master files, governmental price and reimbursement approvals and approvals of applications for regulatory exclusivity), licenses, registrations or authorizations of any Governmental Authority necessary for the manufacture,

 

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development, distribution, use, storage, import, export, transport, promotion, marketing, sale or other commercialization of a Product or Co-Promote Product in any country or jurisdiction, including without limitation INDs, NDAs or similar applications.

 

“Product Development and Commercialization Activities” means, with respect to any Product, any combination of research, development, manufacture, importation, use, sale, storage, design, labeling, marketing, promotion, supply, distribution, testing, packaging, purchasing or other commercialization activities, receipt of payment in respect of any of the foregoing, or like activities the purpose of which is to commercially exploit such Product.

 

“Property” of any Person means any property or assets, or interest therein, of such Person.

 

“Proportionate Share” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the Commitment (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of such Lender then in effect by (b) the sum of the Commitments (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of all Lenders then in effect.

 

“Qualified IPO” means a sale, in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, of shares of Equity Interests of Holdings, as a result of which offering Holdings receives gross cash proceeds of at least $50,000,000.

 

“Qualified Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof or to which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever made, or was ever obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

“Recipient” means any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation.

 

“Redemption Price” means, with respect to any prepayment of the Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Loans being prepaid, plus the Prepayment Premium, plus any accrued but unpaid interest and any fees then due and owing.

 

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(d).

 

“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.

 

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.

 

“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.

 

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“Regulatory Approvals” means (i) any registrations, licenses, authorizations, permits or approvals issued by any Governmental Authority and applications or submissions related to any of the foregoing and (ii) with respect to any Product or Co-Promote Product, all approvals, clearances, authorizations, orders, exemptions, registrations, certifications, licenses and Permits granted by any Regulatory Authorities, including all NDAs and Product Authorizations held by any Obligor or any of their respective licensors, as applicable, or that are pending before the FDA or equivalent non-United States Governmental Entity with respect to the Products.

 

“Regulatory Authority” means any Governmental Authority that by law possesses jurisdiction and oversight responsibilities with respect to the use, control, safety, efficacy, reliability, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, sale or other Product Development and Commercialization Activities relating to any Product of any Obligor, including the FDA and all equivalent of such agencies in other jurisdictions.

 

“Related Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.16.

 

“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any statute, law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination, order, injunction or judgment of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Properties or revenues.

 

“Responsible Officer” of any Person means each of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer and any other officer appointed by the board of directors (or other equivalent body) of such Person.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such shares of Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Restrictive Agreement” means any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets (other than (x) specific property to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to a permitted Asset Sale, (y) customary provisions in contracts (including without limitation leases and in-bound licenses of Intellectual Property) restricting the assignment thereof and (z) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement governing secured Permitted Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(i), to the extent that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness), or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary of any Obligor to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to such Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof or to Guarantee Indebtedness of such Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof.

 

“Revenue” of a Person means all revenue properly recognized under GAAP, consistently

 

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applied, less all rebates, discounts and other price allowances.

 

“Second Lien Note Documents” means (i) those certain Second-Lien Convertible PIK Notes due 2019, dated as of the date hereof, by Borrower in favor of the purchasers party thereto and (ii) the “Securities Documents” as defined therein.

 

“Secured Parties” means each Lender, each other Indemnified Party, Collateral Representative and any other holder of any Obligation.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Obligors and Collateral Representative, granting a security interest in the Obligors’ personal Property in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties.

 

“Security Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Short-Form IP Security Agreement, each Landlord Consent, and each other security document, control agreement or financing statement delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor in order to perfect Liens in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties.

 

“Securities Account” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

“Short-Form IP Security Agreements” means short-form copyright, patent or trademark (as the case may be) security agreements, dated as of the date hereof, entered into by one or more Obligors in favor of Collateral Representative, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Majority Lenders (and as amended, modified or replaced from time to time).

 

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, that (a) the present fair saleable value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the Property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature.

 

“Stated Maturity Date” means June 17, 2018.

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.  As of the date hereof, neither

 

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MeiraGTx Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales, nor NT Life Sciences, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, qualifies as a Subsidiary.

 

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Technical Information” means all trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information, public information, non-proprietary know-how, any information of a scientific, technical, or business nature in any form or medium, standards and specifications, conceptions, ideas, innovations, discoveries, Invention disclosures, all documented research, developmental, demonstration or engineering work and all other information, data, plans, specifications, reports, summaries, experimental data, manuals, models, samples, know-how, technical information, systems, methodologies, computer programs, information technology and any other information.

 

“Title IV Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof or to which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever made, or was obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is or was subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Trademarks” is defined in the Security Agreement.

 

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Obligor is intended to be a party, and the Borrowings (and the use of the proceeds of the Loans).

 

“U.S. Person” means a “United States Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(e)(ii)(B)(3).

 

“Warrant” means each warrant to purchase Equity Interests of Holdings pursuant to a Warrant Certificate.

 

“Warrant Certificate” means each warrant certificate executed and delivered by Holdings in favor of a Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit I.

 

“Withdrawal Liability” means, at any time, any liability incurred (whether or not assessed) by any ERISA Affiliate and not yet satisfied or paid in full at such time with respect to any Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 of ERISA.

 

1.02                        Accounting Terms and Principles.  All accounting determinations required to be made pursuant hereto shall, unless expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in accordance with GAAP.  All components of financial calculations made to determine compliance with this Agreement, including Section 10, shall be adjusted to include or exclude, as the case may be, without duplication, such components of such calculations attributable to any acquisition

 

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consummated after the first day of the applicable period of determination and prior to the end of such period, as determined in good faith by Borrower based on assumptions expressed therein and that were reasonable based on the information available to Borrower at the time of preparation of the Compliance Certificate setting forth such calculations.

 

1.03                        Interpretation.  For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular and vice versa; (b) words importing gender include all genders; (c) any reference to a Section, Annex, Schedule or Exhibit refers to a Section of, or Annex, Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement; (d) any reference to “this Agreement” refers to this Agreement, including all Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits hereto, and the words herein, hereof, hereto and hereunder and words of similar import refer to this Agreement and its Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits as a whole and not to any particular Annex, Schedule, Exhibit or any other subdivision; (e) references to days, months and years refer to calendar days, months and years, respectively; (f) all references herein to “include” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (g) the word “from” when used in connection with a period of time means “from and including” and the word “until” means “to but not including”; and (h) accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP (except for the term “property” , which shall be interpreted as broadly as possible, including, in any case, cash, securities, other assets, rights under contractual obligations and permits and any right or interest in any property, except where otherwise noted).  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to organizational documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto permitted by the Loan Documents.

 

1.04                        Changes to GAAP.  If, after the date hereof, any change occurs in GAAP or in the application thereof and such change would cause any amount required to be determined for the purposes of the covenants to be maintained or calculated pursuant to Section 8, 9 or 10 to be materially different than the amount that would be determined prior to such change, then:

 

(a)                                 Borrower will provide a detailed notice of such change (an “Accounting Change Notice”) to Lenders within 30 days of such change;

 

(b)                                 either Borrower or Majority Lenders may indicate within 90 days following the date of the Accounting Change Notice that they wish to revise the method of calculating such financial covenants or amend any such amount, in which case the parties will in good faith attempt to agree upon a revised method for calculating the financial covenants;

 

(c)                                  until Borrower and Majority Lenders have reached agreement on such revisions, (i) such financial covenants or amounts will be determined without giving effect to such change and (ii) all financial statements, Compliance Certificates and similar documents provided hereunder shall be provided together with a reconciliation between the calculations and amounts set forth therein before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP;

 

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(d)                                 if no party elects to revise the method of calculating the financial covenants or amounts, then the financial covenants or amounts will not be revised and will be determined in accordance with GAAP without giving effect to such change; and

 

(e)                                  any Event of Default arising as a result of such change which is cured by operation of this Section 1.04 shall be deemed to be of no effect ab initio.

 

SECTION 2

THE COMMITMENT

 

2.01                        Commitments.  Each Lender agrees severally, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 6), to make one term loan (provided that PIK Loans shall be deemed not to constitute “term loans” for purposes of this Section 2.01) to Borrower, on a Business Day, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount for such Lender not to exceed such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that at no time shall any Lender be obligated to make a Loan in excess of such Lender’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which the then effective Commitments exceeds the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding at such time.  Amounts of the Loans repaid may not be reborrowed.

 

2.02                        Borrowing Procedures.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 6), each Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of a PIK Loan) shall be advanced on written notice in the form of Exhibit B given by Borrower to each Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on at least three Business Days prior to the first Borrowing Date (a “Notice of Borrowing”).

 

2.03                        Fees.  Borrower shall pay such fees as described in the Fee Letter, to the Persons specified therein.

 

2.04                        Notes.  If requested by any Lender, the Loans of such Lender shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (each a “Note”).  Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to each applicable Lender such promissory note(s) payable to such Lender (or, if requested by any Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1.  Thereafter, the Loans and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 13.05) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

2.05                        Use of Proceeds.  Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans as set forth in Schedule 2.05.

 

SECTION 3

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

 

3.01                        Repayment.

 

(a)                                 Repayment.  Until the first anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, no payments of principal of the Loans shall be due.  On each Payment Date occurring after the first anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal of the

 

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Loans at par in an amount equal to $380,000, by paying to each Lender its Proportionate Share of such amount on such Payment Date.  To the extent not previously paid, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, together with all other outstanding Obligations, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

(b)                                 Application.  Any optional prepayment of the Loans shall be applied to the installments thereof under Section 3.01(a) in the inverse order of maturity.

 

3.02                        Interest.

 

(a)                                 Interest Generally.  Subject to Section 3.02(d), Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans and the amount of all other outstanding Obligations, in the case of the Loans, for the period from the applicable Borrowing Date, and in the case of any other Obligation, from the date such other Obligation is due and payable, in each case, until paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) LIBOR and (ii) the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)                                 Default Interest.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the interest payable pursuant to Section 3.02(a) shall increase automatically by 3.00% per annum (such aggregate increased rate, the “Default Rate”).  Notwithstanding any other provision herein (including Section 3.02(d)), if interest is required to be paid at the Default Rate, it shall be paid entirely in cash.  If any Obligation is not paid when due under the applicable Loan Document, the amount thereof shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 3.00% per annum (without duplication of interest payable at the Default Rate).

 

(c)                                  Interest Payment Dates.  Subject to Section 3.02(d), accrued interest on the Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date with respect to the most recently completed Interest Period in cash, and upon the payment or prepayment of the Loans (on the principal amount being so paid or prepaid); provided that interest payable at the Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand by Lenders.

 

(d)                                 Paid In-Kind Interest.  Notwithstanding Section 3.01(a), at any time, Borrower may elect to pay the interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans payable pursuant to Section 3.01 as follows: (i) all of the interest due on the Loans other than the Applicable Margin Increment, in cash, and (ii) all of the Applicable Margin Increment, as compounded interest, added to the aggregate principal amount of the Loans (the amount of any such compounded interest being a “PIK Loan”).  At the request of a Lender, each PIK Loan made by such Lender may be evidenced by a Note in the form of Exhibit C-2.  The principal amount of each PIK Loan shall accrue interest in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Loans.

 

3.03                        Prepayments.

 

(a)                                 Optional Prepayments.  Borrower shall have the right optionally to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, in whole or in part, on any Payment Date in an amount equal to the Redemption Price.  The applicable “Prepayment Premium” shall be an amount calculated pursuant to Section 3.03(a)(i).

 

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(i)                                     If such prepayment occurs:

 

(A)                               on or prior to the first anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, the Prepayment Premium shall be an amount equal to 104% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid on such date;

 

(B)                               after the first anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, and on or prior to the second anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, the Prepayment Premium shall be an amount equal to 102% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid on such date; and

 

(C)                               after the second anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, and on or prior to the third anniversary of the first Borrowing Date, the Prepayment Premium shall be an amount equal to 101% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid on such date.

 

(ii)                                  No partial prepayment shall be made under this Section 3.03(a) in connection with any event described in Section 3.03(b).

 

(b)                                 Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(i)                                     Asset Sales.  In the event of any contemplated Asset Sale or series of Asset Sales yielding Net Proceeds which, when aggregated with the Net Proceeds of all other Asset Sales (other than those permitted under Sections 9.09(a) through (h)) made after the date hereof, exceed $5,000,000, Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment in respect of the Loans:  (x) if the assets sold represent substantially all of the assets or revenues of Borrower, or represent any specific line of business which either on its own or together with other lines of business sold over the term of this Agreement account for revenue generated by such lines of business exceeding 20% of the revenue of Borrower in the immediately preceding year, in an amount equal to the Redemption Price for all Loans applicable on the date of such Asset Sale; (y) in the case of any Asset Sale permitted under Section 9.09(i), in an amount equal to (A) if such Asset Sale occurs prior to a Qualified IPO, 100% of the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale, and (B) if such Asset Sale occurs on or after a Qualified IPO, 50% of the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale, in each case, which amount shall be applied to the Redemption Price applicable on the date of such Asset Sale; and (z) in the case of all other Asset Sales not described in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y), in an amount equal to the entire amount of the Net Proceeds of such Asset Sale, which amount shall be applied to the Redemption Price applicable on the date of such Asset Sale, credited in the order set forth in Section 3.03(b)(v).

 

(ii)                                  Debt Issuances.  Upon receipt by any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof of Net Proceeds arising from the incurrence by any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof of Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness described in Section 9.01), Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds, which amount shall be applied to the Redemption Price applicable on the date of issuance of such Indebtedness.

 

(iii)                               Designated Subordinated Debt Prepayments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 3.03(b), at any time when any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof consummates any “Asset Sale” as defined in the Class B Loan Documents or Second Lien Note

 

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Documents (in each case, together with any term of similar effect), Borrower shall, immediately upon receipt by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof of the Net Proceeds thereof, prepay the Loans in an amount, not to exceed such Net Proceeds (which amount shall be applied to the Redemption Price applicable on the date of such “Asset Sale”), sufficient to ensure that no Obligor or Subsidiary thereof is required to prepay, redeem, defease, purchase or make an offer to purchase any Designated Subordinated Debt or cause any of the foregoing, or grant or honor any option or other right to do any of the foregoing, to the extent, in the absence of such obligation of Borrower hereunder, any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof would be required to make or cause any such prepayment, redemption, defeasance, purchase or offer or grant any such option.

 

(iv)                              Change of Control.  In the event of a Change of Control, Borrower shall immediately provide notice of such Change of Control to Lenders and, if within ten Business Days following receipt of such notice, Majority Lenders advise Borrower that a prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.03(b)(iv) is required, Borrower shall prepay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans by paying the Redemption Price applicable on the date of such Change of Control in accordance with Section 3.03(a).

 

(v)                                 Proceeds of any prepayment described in this Section 3.03(b) shall be credited in the following order:

 

(A)                               first, in reduction of Borrower’s obligation to pay any unpaid interest and any fees then due and owing;

 

(B)                               second, in reduction of Borrower’s obligation to pay any Claims or Losses referred to in Section 13.03 then due and owing;

 

(C)                               third, in reduction of Borrower’s obligation to pay any unpaid principal amount of the Loans then due and owing;

 

(D)                               fourth, in reduction of any other Obligation then due and owing; and

 

(E)                                fifth, to Borrower or such other Persons as may lawfully be entitled to or directed by Borrower to receive the remainder.

 

SECTION 4

PAYMENTS, ETC.

 

4.01                        Payments.

 

(a)                                 Payments Generally.  Each payment of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Obligors under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set off or counterclaim, not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).  Each Lender shall provide notice to Borrower of such Lender’s account for receipt of such payments.

 

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(b)                                 Application of Payments.  Each Obligor shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to Lenders the amounts payable by such Obligor hereunder to which such payment is to be applied (and in the event that Obligors fail to so specify, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lenders may apply such payment in such manner as the Lenders determine to be appropriate). If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Lenders to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first, to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; second, to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and third, to the payment of principal of the Loans then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

 

(c)                                  Non-Business Days.  If the due date of any payment under this Agreement would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.

 

4.02                        Computations.  All computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed during the period for which payable.

 

4.03                        Notices.  Each notice of optional prepayment shall be effective only if received by Lenders not later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment.  Each notice of optional prepayment shall specify the amount to be prepaid and the date of prepayment.

 

4.04                        Set-Off.

 

(a)                                 Set-Off Generally.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each of Lenders and each of their Affiliates are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) and other indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lenders or such Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Obligor against any and all of the Obligations, whether or not such Person shall have made any demand and although such obligations may be unmatured.  Lenders agree promptly to notify Borrower after any such set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of Lenders and their Affiliates under this Section 4.04 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Persons may have.

 

(b)                                 Exercise of Rights Not Required.  Nothing contained herein shall require Lenders and any of their respective Affiliates to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of such Persons to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of any Obligor.

 

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(c)                                  Sharing of Set-Off.  Each Lender agrees with each other Lender that if such Lender shall receive and retain any payment (with the exception of payments received and retained to which the Lenders are not entitled to a ratable share), whether by set off or application of deposit balances or otherwise, on any of the Loans in excess of its ratable share of payments on all such Obligations then outstanding to the Lenders, then such Lender shall purchase for cash at face value, but without recourse, ratably from each of the other Lenders such amount of the Loans or participations therein, held by each such other Lenders (or interest therein) as shall be necessary to cause such Lender to share such excess payment ratably with all the other Lenders; provided, however, that if any such purchase is made by any Lender, and if such excess payment or part thereof is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, the related purchases from the other Lenders shall be rescinded ratably and the purchase price restored as to the portion of such excess payment so recovered, but without interest.

 

SECTION 5

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

 

5.01                        Additional Costs.

 

(a)                                 Change in Requirements of Law Generally.  If, on or after the date hereof, the adoption of any Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any court or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its lending office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), special deposit, contribution, insurance assessment or similar requirement, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, a Lender (or its lending office) or shall impose on a Lender (or its lending office) any other condition affecting the Loans or the Commitment, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Loans, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes, and (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”), then Borrower shall pay to such Lender on demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

 

(b)                                 Change in Capital Requirements.  If a Lender shall have determined that, on or after the date hereof, the adoption of any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender (or its parent) as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder or the Loans to a level below that which such Lender (or its parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive by an amount reasonably deemed by it to be material, then Borrower shall pay to such Lender on demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender (or its

 

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parent) for such reduction; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.01(b) are without duplication of any capital adequacy requirements addressed by the LIBOR Reserve Percentage.

 

(c)                                  Notification by Lender.  Lenders promptly will notify Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle a Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01.  Before giving any such notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(c) such Lender shall designate a different lending office if such designation (x) will, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and (y) will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.  A certificate of such Lender claiming compensation under this Section 5.01, setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence of manifest error.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to constitute a change in Requirements of Law for all purposes of this Section 5.01, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

5.02                        Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that on or after the date hereof the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof by any competent Governmental Authority shall make it unlawful for a Lender or its lending office to make or maintain the Loans (and, in the opinion of such Lender, the designation of a different lending office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender), then such Lender shall promptly notify Borrower thereof following which, if such Requirement of Law shall so mandate, the Loans shall be prepaid by Borrower on or before such date as shall be mandated by such Requirement of Law in an amount equal to the Redemption Price applicable on the date of such prepayment in accordance with Section 3.03(a).

 

5.03                        Taxes.

 

(a)                                 Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Obligor under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by an Obligor, then such Obligor shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by such Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.03) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

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(b)                                 Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of each Lender, timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

 

(c)                                  Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.03, Borrower shall deliver to each Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment.

 

(d)                                 Indemnification.  Borrower shall reimburse and indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 5.03) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)                                  Status of Lenders.

 

(i)                                     To the extent that any Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to, payments made under any Loan Document, such Lender shall timely deliver to Borrower such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, such Lender shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law as reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.03(e)(ii)(A), (B), (C) or (D)) shall not be required if in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)                                  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Person:

 

(A)                               any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)                               any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and

 

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from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)                                 in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form), as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form), as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(2)                                 executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form);

 

(3)                                 in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form), as applicable; or

 

(4)                                 to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form), accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form), IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, IRS Form W-9 (or successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender is claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

 

(C)                               any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)                               any Foreign Lender shall deliver to Borrower any forms and information necessary to establish that such Foreign Lender is not subject to withholding tax under FATCA and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as may be

 

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necessary for Borrower and other Obligors to comply with their obligations under FATCA. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date hereof.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)                                   Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 5 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.03(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.03(f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.03(f) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(g)                                  Mitigation Obligations.  If Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.01 or this Section 5.03, then such Lender shall (at the request of Borrower) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the sole reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation would (i) eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.01 or this Section 5.03, as the case may be, in the future, (ii) not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and (iii) not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.

 

SECTION 6

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

6.01                        Conditions to Borrowing.  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan shall not become effective until the first date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived in writing by Lenders (which satisfaction or waiver may be made or occur prior to or substantially simultaneously with the making of its Loan hereunder):

 

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(a)                                 Borrowing Date.  Such Borrowing shall be made on the date specified in the Notice of Borrowing.

 

(b)                                 Amount of Borrowing.  The amount of such Borrowing shall equal the amount of the Commitment.

 

(c)                                  Notice of Borrowing.  Lenders shall have received a Notice of Borrowing as and when required pursuant to Section 2.02.

 

(d)                                 Terms of Material Agreements, Etc.  Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied with the terms and conditions of all of the Obligors’ Material Agreements.

 

(e)                                  Payment of Fees and Expenses.  Lenders shall be satisfied with the arrangements to deduct the fees (including without limitation the financing fee required pursuant to the Fee Letter) and expenses (including without limitation the expenses required pursuant to Section 13.03(a)) set forth herein from the proceeds advanced.

 

(f)                                   Lien Searches.  Lenders shall be satisfied with Lien searches regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries made within two Business Days prior to such Borrowing.

 

(g)                                  Documentary Deliveries.  Lenders (or Collateral Representative, if so noted) shall have received the following documents, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lenders:

 

(i)                                     Agreement.  This Agreement duly executed and delivered by Borrower and each of the other parties hereto.

 

(ii)                                  Security Documents.

 

(A)                               The Security Agreement, duly executed and delivered by each of the Obligors.

 

(B)                               Each of the Short-Form IP Security Agreements, duly executed and delivered by the applicable Obligor.

 

(C)                               Collateral Representative shall have received original share certificates or other documents or evidence of title with regard to all Equity Interests owned by the Obligors (to the extent that such Equity Interests are certificated), together with share transfer documents, undated and executed in blank.

 

(D)                               Evidence satisfactory to Lenders of the filing of UCC-1 financing statements against each Obligor in its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as the case may be.

 

(E)                                A funding indemnity letter, duly executed and delivered by each Obligor.

 

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(F)                                 Without limitation, all other documents and instruments reasonably required to perfect Collateral Representative’s (for the benefit of Secured Parties) Lien on, and security interest in, the Collateral required to be delivered on or prior to such Borrowing Date shall have been duly executed and delivered and be in proper form for filing, and shall create in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties, an enforceable Lien on, and security interest in, the Collateral, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

(iii)                               Notes.  Any Notes requested in accordance with Section 2.04.

 

(iv)                              Warrants.  A Warrant Certificate, duly executed by Holdings, in favor of each Lender.

 

(v)                                 Approvals.  Certified copies of all material licenses, consents, authorizations and approvals of, and notices to and filings and registrations with, any Governmental Authority (including all foreign exchange approvals), and of all third-party consents and approvals, necessary in connection with the making and performance by the Obligors of the Loan Documents and the Transactions.

 

(vi)                              Corporate Documents.  Certified copies of the constitutive documents of each Obligor (if publicly available in such Obligor’s jurisdiction of formation or organization) and of resolutions of the Board of Directors or its equivalent (or members, if required pursuant to such Obligor’s constitutive documents) of each Obligor authorizing the making and performance by it of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

(vii)                           Incumbency Certificate.  A certificate of each Obligor as to the authority, incumbency and specimen signatures of the persons who have executed the Loan Documents and any other documents in connection herewith on behalf of the Obligors.

 

(viii)                        Opinions of Counsel.  A favorable opinion, dated such Borrowing Date, of counsel to each Obligor (in New York and in the jurisdiction of such Obligor’s formation or organization) in form acceptable to Lenders and their counsel, responsive to the requests set forth in Exhibit F.

 

(ix)                              Insurance.  Certificates of insurance evidencing the existence of all insurance required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.05(b).

 

(x)                                 Intercompany Subordination Agreement.  Each Obligor and each Subsidiary thereof shall have executed and delivered to Lenders a subordination agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and with such changes (if any) as are satisfactory to Lenders (the “Intercompany Subordination Agreement”).

 

(xi)                              Intercreditor Agreement.  Macquarie US Trading LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent and custodian under the Class B Loan Documents, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as the collateral agent for the “Securities” as defined in the Second Lien Note Documents, and Obligors shall have executed and delivered to Lenders an intercreditor and subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lenders (the “Intercreditor Agreement”).

 

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(xii)                           Other Liens.  A payoff and lien release letter, duly executed and delivered by the holders of the Existing First Lien Debt, and all documents or instruments necessary to release all Liens securing the Existing First Lien Debt.

 

(xiii)                        Fee Letter.  The Fee Letter, duly executed by Borrower.

 

SECTION 7
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Obligor represents and warrants to Lenders on the date hereof that:

 

7.01                        Power and Authority.  Such Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other organizational power, and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted except to the extent that failure to have the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except to the extent that failure to have the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has full power and authority to make and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of Borrower, to borrow the Loans hereunder.

 

7.02                        Authorization; Enforceability.  The Transactions are within such Obligor’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, by all necessary member action.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Obligor and constitutes, and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Obligor will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

7.03                        Governmental and Other Approvals; No Conflicts.  The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any third party, except for (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of such Obligor and its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, other than any such violations that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such Obligor and its Subsidiaries or their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any such Person, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of such Obligor and its Subsidiaries.

 

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7.04                        Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change.

 

(a)                                 Financial Statements.  The Historical Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.  Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liabilities or unusual forward or long-term commitments not disclosed in the Historical Financial Statements or the notes thereto, which, in any such case, are material in relation to the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), performance or Property of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

(b)                                 No Material Adverse Change.  Since December 31, 2014, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

 

7.05                        Properties.

 

(a)                                 Property Generally.  Such Obligor has good and marketable fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal Property material to its business, subject only to Permitted Liens and except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

 

(b)                                 Intellectual Property. (i)  Schedule 7.05(b) of the Disclosure Schedule contains:

 

(A)                               a complete and accurate list of all applied for or registered Patents, including the jurisdiction and patent number;

 

(B)                               a complete and accurate list of all applied for or registered Trademarks, including the jurisdiction, trademark application or registration number and the application or registration date; and

 

(C)                               a complete and accurate list of all applied for or registered Copyrights.

 

(ii)                                  Each Obligor is the absolute beneficial owner of all right, title and interest in and to and have the right to use the Obligor Intellectual Property with no breaks in chain of title with good and marketable title, free and clear of any Liens or Claims of any kind whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.  Without limiting the foregoing:

 

(A)                               other than with respect to the Material Agreements, or as permitted by Section 9.09, the Obligors have not transferred ownership of Material Intellectual Property, in whole or in part, to any other Person who is not an Obligor;

 

(B)                               other than (i) the Material Agreements, (ii) customary restrictions in in-bound licenses of Intellectual Property and non-disclosure agreements, or (iii) as would have been or is permitted by Section 9.09, there are no judgments, covenants not to sue, permits, grants, licenses, Liens (other than Permitted Liens), Claims, or other agreements or arrangements

 

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relating to Material Intellectual Property, including any development, submission, services, research, license or support agreements, which bind, obligate or otherwise restrict the Obligors;

 

(C)                               the use of any of the Obligor Intellectual Property, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, does not breach, violate, infringe or interfere with or constitute a misappropriation of any valid rights arising under any Intellectual Property of any other Person;

 

(D)                               there are no pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened Claims against the Obligors asserted by any other Person relating to the Obligor Intellectual Property, including any Claims of adverse ownership, invalidity, infringement, misappropriation, violation or other opposition to or conflict with such Intellectual Property; the Obligors have not received any written notice from any Person that Borrower’s business, the use of the Obligor Intellectual Property, or the manufacture, use or sale of any product or the performance of any service by Borrower infringes upon, violates or constitutes a misappropriation of, or may infringe upon, violate or constitute a misappropriation of, or otherwise interfere with, any other Intellectual Property of any other Person;

 

(E)                                the Obligors have no knowledge that the Obligor Intellectual Property is being infringed, violated, misappropriated or otherwise used by any other Person without the express authorization of the Obligors.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligors have not put any other Person on notice of actual or potential infringement, violation or misappropriation of any of the Obligor Intellectual Property; the Obligors have not initiated the enforcement of any Claim with respect to any of the Obligor Intellectual Property;

 

(F)                                 all relevant current and former employees and contractors of Borrower have executed written confidentiality and invention assignment Contracts with Borrower that irrevocably assign to Borrower or its designee all of their rights to any Inventions relating to Borrower’s business;

 

(G)                               to the knowledge of the Obligors, the Obligor Intellectual Property is all the Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of Borrower’s business as it is currently conducted or as currently contemplated to be conducted;

 

(H)                              the Obligors have taken reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its Obligor Intellectual Property consisting of trade secrets and confidential information.

 

(I)                                   each Obligor has delivered to Lenders accurate and complete copies of all Material Agreements relating to the Obligor Intellectual Property;

 

(J)                                   there are no pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Obligors, threatened in writing Claims against the Obligors asserted by any other Person relating to the Material Agreements, including any Claims of breach or default under such Material Agreements.

 

(iii)                               With respect to the Obligor Intellectual Property consisting of Patents, and without limiting the representations and warranties in Section 7.05(b):

 

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(A)                               each of the issued claims in such Patents, to Borrower’s knowledge, is valid and enforceable;

 

(B)                               the inventors claimed in such Patents have executed written Contracts with Borrower or its predecessor-in-interest that properly and irrevocably assigns to Borrower or predecessor-in-interest all of their rights to any of the Inventions claimed in such Patents to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

(C)                               none of the Patents, or the Inventions claimed in them, have been dedicated to the public except as a result of intentional decisions made by the applicable Obligor;

 

(D)                               to Borrower’s knowledge, all prior art material to such Patents was adequately disclosed to or considered by the respective patent offices during prosecution of such Patents to the extent required by applicable law or regulation;

 

(E)                                subsequent to the issuance of such Patents, neither any Obligor nor their predecessors in interest, have filed any disclaimer or filed any other voluntary reduction in the scope of the Inventions claimed in such Patents;

 

(F)                                 no allowable or allowed subject matter of such Patents, to Borrower’s knowledge, is subject to any competing conception claims of allowable or allowed subject matter of any patent applications or patents of any third party and have not been the subject of any interference, re-examination or opposition proceedings, nor are the Obligors aware of any basis for any such interference, re-examination or opposition proceedings;

 

(G)                               no such Patents, to Borrower’s knowledge, have ever been finally adjudicated to be invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable for any reason in any administrative, arbitration, judicial or other proceeding, and, with the exception of publicly available documents in the applicable Patent Office recorded with respect to any Patents, the Obligors have not received any notice asserting that such Patents are invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable; if any of such Patents is terminally disclaimed to another patent or patent application, all patents and patent applications subject to such terminal disclaimer are included in the Collateral;

 

(H)                              the Obligors have not received an opinion, whether preliminary in nature or qualified in any manner, which concludes that a challenge to the validity or enforceability of any of such Patents is more likely than not to succeed;

 

(I)                                   the Obligors have no knowledge that they or any prior owner of such Patents or their respective agents or representatives have engaged in any conduct, or omitted to perform any necessary act, the result of which would invalidate or render unpatentable or unenforceable any such Patents; and

 

(J)                                   all maintenance fees, annuities, and the like due or payable on the Patents have been timely paid or the failure to so pay was the result of an intentional decision by the applicable Obligor or would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

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(iv)                              none of the foregoing representations and statements of fact contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make any such statement or representation not misleading to a prospective Lender seeking full information as to the Obligor Intellectual Property and Borrower’s business.

 

(c)                                  Material Intellectual Property.  Schedule 7.05(c) of the Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate list of the Obligor Intellectual Property that is material to Borrower’s business with an indication as to whether the applicable Obligor owns or has an exclusive or non-exclusive license to such Obligor Intellectual Property.

 

(d)                                 Products.  Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate list of each Product and, for each Product, a listing of all Patents, Patent applications, Trademarks and Trademark applications related to such Product, all agreements related to such Product, all regulatory rights related to such Product, supply chain information related to such Product, and all agreements related to any Co-Promote Product.

 

(i)                                     Each of the Intellectual Property assets listed on or referenced in each Part A or B of Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect, and the Obligor therein listed as owning such Intellectual Property has all right, title and interest, in, to or under the rights evidenced thereby necessary and sufficient to engage in the Product Development and Commercialization Activities in respect of the applicable Product.

 

(ii)                                  Each of the relevant agreements referenced in each Part C of Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and the applicable Obligor has all right, title and interest, in, to or under the rights evidenced thereby necessary and sufficient to engage in the Product Development and Commercialization Activities in respect of the applicable Product.  Each applicable Obligor has paid when due, to the counterparty or counterparties to such relevant agreements, all royalties, milestones, fees, payments and the like; such Obligor has not committed any breaches, defaults, delinquencies or the like thereunder which, with the passage of time or notice thereunder, could result in termination or limitation of such Obligor’s rights thereunder; and there are no payment or other disputes between any Obligor and the counterparty or counterparties thereto.

 

(iii)                               Each of the regulatory submissions, approvals and the like listed in each Part D of Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and the applicable Obligor has all right, title and interest, in, to or under the rights evidenced thereby necessary and sufficient to engage in the Product Development and Commercialization Activities in respect of the applicable Product.

 

(iv)                              Each applicable Obligor has all right, title and interest, either as owner, holder, licensee, purchaser or recipient of services in, to and under any and all (a) approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, registrations and the like issued by government agencies and (b) licenses, supply agreements, distribution agreements, rebate agreements and the like, all as necessary and sufficient to engage in the Product Development and Commercialization Activities in respect of the Product.

 

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7.06                        No Actions or Proceedings.

 

(a)                                 Litigation.  There is no litigation, investigation or proceeding pending or, to such Obligor’s knowledge, threatened with respect to such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (i) that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as specified in Schedule 7.06 of the Disclosure Schedule or (ii) that involves this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

(b)                                 Environmental Matters.  The operations and Property of such Obligor and its Subsidiaries comply with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent the failure to so comply (either individually or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  Labor Matters.  Such Obligor has not engaged in unfair labor practices and there are no material labor actions or disputes involving the employees of such Obligor.

 

7.07                        Compliance with Laws and Agreements.  Such Obligor is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

7.08                        Taxes.  Except as set forth on Schedule 7.08 of the Disclosure Schedule, each Obligor has timely filed or caused to be filed all material tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all material taxes required to have been paid by it, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Obligor has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

 

7.09                        Full Disclosure.  Borrower has disclosed to Lenders all Material Agreements to which any Obligor is subject, and all other matters to its knowledge, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Obligors to Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

 

7.10                        Regulation.

 

(a)                                 Investment Company Act.  Neither any Obligor nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(b)                                 Margin Stock.  Neither any Obligor nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no

 

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part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation T, U or X.

 

7.11                        Solvency; Use of Proceeds.  Borrower is (determined on a pro forma basis giving effect to the Borrowing and the use of proceeds thereof) Solvent.  The proceeds of the Loans have been used as set forth on Schedule 2.05.

 

7.12                        Subsidiaries.  Set forth on Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of Holdings as of the date hereof.  Each such Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing under the jurisdiction of its organization shown in such Schedule, and the percentage ownership by Holdings (or a Subsidiary thereof, as applicable) of each such Subsidiary is as shown in such Schedule.

 

7.13                        Indebtedness and Liens.  Set forth on Schedule 7.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and correct list of all Indebtedness (other than trade payables), in an amount equal to or exceeding $250,000 individually, of each Obligor outstanding as of the date hereof; provided that no more than $3,000,000 of Indebtedness (other than trade payables not overdue by more than 90 days) of Obligors in the aggregate is omitted from Schedule 7.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.  Schedule 7.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and correct list of all Liens in effect with respect to any Obligor’s Property outstanding as of the date hereof.

 

7.14                        Material Agreements.  Set forth on Schedule 7.14 of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and correct list of (i) each Material Agreement and (ii) each agreement creating or evidencing any Material Indebtedness.  No Obligor is in material default under any such Material Agreement or agreement creating or evidencing any Material Indebtedness.  Except as otherwise disclosed on such Schedule, all material vendor purchase agreements and provider contracts of the Obligors are in full force and effect without material modification from the form in which the same were disclosed to Lenders on July 22, 2015.

 

7.15                        Restrictive Agreements.  None of the Obligors is subject to any Restrictive Agreement, except those listed on Schedule 7.15 of the Disclosure Schedule or otherwise permitted under Section 9.11.

 

7.16                        Real Property.  Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or leases (as tenant thereof) any real property, except as described on Schedule 7.16 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

7.17                        Pension Matters.  Schedule 7.17 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, a complete and correct list of, and that separately identifies, (a) all Title IV Plans, (b) all Multiemployer Plans and (c) all material Benefit Plans.  Each Benefit Plan, and each trust thereunder, intended to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code or other Requirements of Law has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, or is entitled to rely upon a favorable opinion letter from the IRS, and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter that could adversely affect the qualified status of such Benefit Plan.  Except for those that could not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) each Benefit Plan is in compliance with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Requirements of Law, (y) there are no existing or pending (or to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened) claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course),

 

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sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigation involving any Benefit Plan to which any Obligor incurs or otherwise has or could have an obligation or any liability or Claim and (z) no ERISA Event is reasonably expected to occur.  Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates has met all applicable requirements under the ERISA Funding Rules with respect to each Title IV Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the ERISA Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained.  As of the most recent valuation date for any Title IV Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is at least 60%, and neither Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage to fall below 60% as of the most recent valuation date.  As of the date hereof, no ERISA Event has occurred in connection with which obligations and liabilities (contingent or otherwise) remain outstanding.  No ERISA Affiliate would have any Withdrawal Liability as a result of a complete withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan on the date this representation is made.

 

7.18                        Collateral; Security Interest.  Each Security Document is effective to create in favor of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority (subject only to Permitted Priority Liens) security interest in the Collateral subject thereto.  The Security Documents collectively are effective to create in favor of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority (subject only to Permitted Priority Liens) security interest in the Collateral subject thereto.

 

7.19                        Regulatory Approvals.  (a)  Each Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries holds, and will continue to hold, either directly or through licensors and agents, all Regulatory Approvals for Products, licenses, permits and similar governmental authorizations of a Governmental Authority necessary or required for such Obligor and its Subsidiaries to conduct their operations and businesses in the manner currently conducted.  To its knowledge, each Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries or its licensors or agents holds, and will continue to hold, all Regulatory Approvals for Co-Promote Products, licenses, permits and similar Governmental Approvals of a Governmental Authority necessary or required for such Obligor and its Subsidiaries to conduct their operations and businesses in the manner currently conducted.

 

(b)                                 Set forth on Schedule 7.19 of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list of all material Regulatory Approvals relating to the Obligors, the conduct of their business and the Products (on a per Product basis).  All such material Regulatory Approvals (to its knowledge with respect to Co-Promote Products) are (i) legally and beneficially owned exclusively by the Obligors, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, (ii) validly registered and on file with the applicable Governmental Authority, in material compliance with all registration, filing and maintenance requirements (including any fee requirements) thereof, and (iii) in good standing, valid and enforceable with the applicable Governmental Authority in all material respects.  All required and material notices, registrations and listings, supplemental applications or notifications, reports (including field alerts, medical device reports or other reports of adverse experiences) and other required and material filings with respect to the Products have been filed with the FDA and all other applicable Governmental Authorities.

 

(c)                                  (i) All material regulatory filings required by any Regulatory Authority or in respect of any Regulatory Approval or Product Authorization with respect to any Product (or to its knowledge with respect to Co-Promote Products) or any Product Development and

 

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Commercialization Activities have been made, and all such filings are complete and correct in all material respects and have complied in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, (ii) all clinical and pre-clinical trials, if any, of investigational Products have been and are being conducted by each Obligor according to all applicable laws and regulations in all material respects along with appropriate monitoring of clinical investigator trial sites for their compliance, and (iii) each Obligor has disclosed to Lenders all such material regulatory filings and all material communications between representatives of each Obligor and any Regulatory Authority to the extent those communications reflect a position of a Regulatory Authority that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely effect such Obligor’s Regulatory Approvals or Product Authorizations.

 

(d)                                 Each Obligor and, to each Obligor’s knowledge, each of its agents are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations (including all Regulatory Approvals and Product Authorizations) of all applicable Governmental Authorities, including the FDA and all other Regulatory Authorities, with respect to each Product or Co-Promote Product and all Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto.  Each Obligor has and maintains in full force and effect all the necessary and requisite Regulatory Approvals and Product Authorizations.  Each Obligor is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth in the FD&C Act or equivalent regulation of each other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Person.  Each Obligor adheres in all material respects to all applicable regulations of all Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Products (and to its knowledge with respect to Co-Promote Products) and all Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto.

 

(e)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 7.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, for the past three years, no Obligor has received from any Regulatory Authority any notice of adverse findings with respect to any Product, any Co-Promote Product or any Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto, including any FDA Form 483 inspectional observations, notices of violations, Warning Letters, criminal proceeding notices under Section 305 of the FD&C Act, or any other similar communication from any Regulatory Authority.  There have been no seizures conducted or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Product (or to its knowledge with respect to any Co-Promote Product) and, except as set forth on Schedule 7.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, for the past three years, and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts conducted, requested or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Product (or to its knowledge with respect to any Co-Promote Product), and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts have been conducted, requested or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority relating to any Products.  No Obligor has received any written notification that remains unresolved from the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority indicating any breach or violation of any applicable Product Authorization or Regulatory Approval, including that any of the Products is misbranded or adulterated as defined in the FD&C Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(f)                                   Neither any Obligor nor any officer, employee or, to any Obligor’s knowledge, agent thereof, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statements to the

 

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FDA or any other Regulatory Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made (or was not made), could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority to invoke its policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy.

 

(g)                                  No Obligor has received any written notice that the FDA or any other applicable Regulatory Authority has commenced or initiated, or, to the knowledge of Borrower or any such Obligor, threatened to commence or initiate, any action to withdraw any Regulatory Approval or Product Authorization or requested the recall of any Products (or to its knowledge with respect to Co-Promote Products) or commenced or initiated or, to the knowledge of Borrower or any such Obligor, threatened to commence or initiate, any action to enjoin any Product Development and Commercialization Activities of Borrower or any such Obligor.

 

(h)                                 The clinical, preclinical, safety and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by each Obligor, or in respect of which any Products or Product candidates under development have participated, were (and if still pending, are) being conducted materially in accordance with customary medical and scientific research procedures and all applicable Product Authorizations.  Each Obligor has operated within, and currently is in compliance in all material respects with, all applicable laws, Product Authorizations and Regulatory Approvals, as well as the rules and regulations of the FDA and each other Regulatory Authority.  No Obligor has received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority requiring the termination or suspension of any clinical, preclinical, safety or other studies or tests used to support regulatory clearance of, or any Product Authorization or Regulatory Approval for, any Product.

 

SECTION 8
 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Obligor covenants and agrees with Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations have been paid in full indefeasibly in cash:

 

8.01                        Financial Statements and Other Information.  Holdings will furnish to Lenders:

 

(a)                                 prior to the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, as soon as available and in any event within 30 days after the end of each of the first two fiscal months of each fiscal quarter, the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Obligors as of the end of each such month, and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such month, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings stating that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal, year-end audit adjustments and except for the absence of notes;

 

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(b)                                 as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Obligors as of the end of such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings stating that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal, year-end audit adjustments and except for the absence of notes;

 

(c)                                  as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, accompanied by a report and opinion thereon of BDO USA, LLP or another firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (which report and opinion for fiscal years 2016 and later, shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation), which report and opinion shall not be subject to any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and in the case of such consolidating financial statements, certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings;

 

(d)                                 together with the financial statements required pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), (b) and (c), a compliance certificate of a Responsible Officer as of the end of the applicable accounting period (which delivery may, unless any Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes) in the form of Exhibit E (a “Compliance Certificate,” which, for purposes of clarification, shall state whether the representations and warranties made by Borrower in Section 7.04(b) are true on and as of the date thereof);

 

(e)                                  a financial forecast for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year, including forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (all of which shall be delivered (i) prior to the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, not later than January 31 of such fiscal year, and (ii) on or after the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, to any Lender solely upon request by such Lender), in each case, as customarily prepared by management of the Obligors for their internal use;

 

(f)                                   promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by an Obligor, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from any securities regulator or exchange to the authority of which Borrower may become subject from time to time concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of such Obligor;

 

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(g)                                  promptly following Majority Lenders’ request at any time, proof of Borrower’s compliance with Section 10.01;

 

(h)                                 prior to the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices (including board kits) made available to holders of Borrower’s Equity Interests; provided that any such material may be redacted by Borrower to exclude information relating to Lenders (including Borrower’s strategy regarding the Loans);

 

(i)                                     notice at the time Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings, issues any Equity Interest; and

 

(j)                                    such other information relating to the operations, properties, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Obligors as Majority Lenders may from time to time reasonably request.

 

8.02                        Notices of Material Events.  Borrower will furnish to Lenders written notice of the following promptly after a Responsible Officer first learns of the existence of:

 

(a)                                 the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b)                                 the occurrence of any event (or series of related events) with respect to its property or assets resulting in a Loss aggregating $1,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) or more;

 

(c)                                  (A) any proposed acquisition of stock, assets or property (or series of related acquisitions) by any Obligor that would reasonably be expected to result in environmental liability under Environmental Laws exceeding $1,000,000, and (B)(1) spillage, leakage, discharge, disposal, leaching, migration or release of any Hazardous Material required to be reported to any Governmental Authority under applicable Environmental Laws, excluding routine reporting requirements under Environmental Permits, and (2) all actions, suits, claims, notices of violation, hearings, investigations or proceedings pending, or to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ ownership, use, maintenance and operation of their respective businesses or properties, arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Material which could reasonably be expected to involve damages in excess of $1,000,000 other than any environmental matter or alleged violation that, if adversely determined, could not reasonably be expected (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)                                 the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)                                  (i) on or prior to any filing by any ERISA Affiliate of any notice of intent to terminate any Title IV Plan, a copy of such notice and (ii) promptly, and in any event within ten days, after any Responsible Officer of any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that a request for a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code has been filed with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan, a notice (which may be made by telephone if

 

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promptly confirmed in writing) describing such waiver request and any action that any ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining thereto;

 

(f)                                   (i) the termination of any Material Agreement (unless such terminated Material Agreement is replaced with another agreement that, viewed as a whole, is on equal or better terms for such Obligor or such Subsidiary); (ii) the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material notice under any Material Agreement (and a copy thereof); (iii) the entering into of any new Material Agreement by an Obligor (and a copy thereof); and (iv) any material amendment to a Material Agreement in a manner adverse to Lenders (and a copy thereof).

 

(g)                                  any product recalls, safety alerts, corrections, withdrawals, marketing suspensions, removals or the like conducted, to be undertaken or issued by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to any Product, or its suppliers (with respect to materials supplied to any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof in relation to any Product), whether initiated voluntarily or at the request, demand or order of any Governmental Authority;

 

(h)                                 any infringement or other violation by any Person of any Obligor Intellectual Property;

 

(i)                                     a licensing agreement or arrangement entered into by Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any infringement or alleged infringement of the Intellectual Property of another Person;

 

(j)                                    any claim by any Person that the conduct of any Obligor’s (or any Subsidiary thereof) business, including the development, manufacture, use, sale or other commercialization of any Product, infringes any Intellectual Property of such Obligor or Subsidiary;

 

(k)                                 within 30 days of the date thereof, or, if earlier, on the date of delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 8.01, notice of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Obligors;

 

(l)                                     promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any labor controversy resulting in or threatening to result in any strike, work stoppage, boycott, shutdown or other material labor disruption against or involving an Obligor;

 

(m)                             any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(n)                                 concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under Section 8.01(c) with respect to any fiscal year, notice of the creation or other acquisition by Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Material Intellectual Property, registered or becoming registered or the subject of an application for registration, with the U.S. Copyright Office or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or with any other equivalent foreign Governmental Authority, during such fiscal year;

 

(o)                                 any change to any Obligor’s ownership of Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts, by delivering to Lenders an updated Schedule 7 to the Security

 

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Agreement setting forth a complete and correct list of all such accounts as of the date of such change.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section 8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a financial officer or other executive officer of Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

8.03                        Existence; Maintenance of Properties, Etc.

 

(a)                                 Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 9.03.

 

(b)                                 Such Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, and maintain and preserve all of its properties necessary in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and damage from casualty or condemnation excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  Such Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain in full force and effect, and pay all costs and expenses relating to, all material Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Obligor or Subsidiary and all Material Agreements (other than agreements for Material Indebtedness that has been repaid or agreements that expire in accordance with their terms), (ii) aggressively pursue any infringement or other violation by any Person of its Intellectual Property, except in any specific circumstances where both (x) such Obligor or Subsidiary is able to demonstrate that it is not commercially reasonable to do so and (y) where not doing so does not materially adversely affect any Product, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and maintain in full force and effect legal protection for all new Intellectual Property developed or controlled by it.

 

(d)                                 Such Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, obtain, maintain in full force and effect and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, (i) all material Regulatory Approvals for each Product and (ii) all other material Permits and accreditations that are necessary in the proper conduct of its business.

 

8.04                        Payment of Obligations.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge its obligations, including all material taxes, fees, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its properties or assets prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a Lien upon any properties or assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary, except to the extent such taxes, fees, assessments or governmental charges or levies, or such claims are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and are adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP.

 

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8.05                        Insurance.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. Upon the request of Majority Lenders, Borrower shall furnish Lenders from time to time with (i) full information as to the insurance carried by it and, if so requested, copies of all such insurance policies and (ii) a certificate from Borrower’s insurance broker or other insurance specialist stating that all premiums then due on the policies relating to insurance on the Collateral have been paid and that such policies are in full force and effect.  Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure, or cause others to ensure, that all insurance policies required under this Section 8.05 shall provide that they shall not be terminated or cancelled nor shall any such policy be materially changed in a manner adverse to Borrower without at least 30 days’ prior written notice to Borrower and Collateral Representative.  Receipt of notice of termination or cancellation of any such insurance policies or reduction of coverages or amounts thereunder shall entitle Secured Parties to renew any such policies, cause the coverages and amounts thereof to be maintained at levels required pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8.05 or otherwise to obtain similar insurance in place of such policies, in each case at the expense of Borrower (payable on demand).  The amount of any such expenses shall accrue interest at the Default Rate if not paid on demand, and shall constitute “Obligations.”

 

8.06                        Books and Records; Inspection Rights.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by Majority Lenders, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times (but not more often than once a year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as Majority Lenders may request upon at least two days’ prior notice; provided that no prior notice shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Obligors shall pay all costs of all such inspections.

 

8.07                        Compliance with Laws and Other Obligations.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including Environmental Laws) and (ii) comply in all material respects with all terms of Indebtedness and all other Material Agreements, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.08                        Licenses.  Such Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, obtain and maintain all licenses, authorizations, consents, filings, exemptions, registrations and other Governmental Approvals necessary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, the consummation of the Transactions or the operation and conduct of its business and ownership of its properties, except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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8.09                        Action under Environmental Laws.  Such Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, upon becoming aware of the presence of any Hazardous Materials in violation of Environmental Law or under conditions that could reasonably be expected to result in liability under applicable Environmental Laws with respect to its business, operation or property, take such action, at its cost and expense, to investigate and abate the condition as required to comply with applicable Environmental Laws.  Such actions may include claims against responsible parties to compel performance of investigation and abatement in accordance with Environmental Laws.

 

8.10                        Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Loans will be used only as provided in Section 2.05.  No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

8.11                        Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Further Assurances.

 

(a)                                 Guarantors.  Such Obligor will take such action, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action, from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that all Subsidiaries of Holdings that are Material Subsidiaries (in each case, other than Foreign Subsidiaries, CFC Holdcos and Domestic Subsidiaries directly or indirectly wholly-owned by Foreign Subsidiaries) are “Guarantors” hereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries shall form or acquire any new Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary or any Subsidiary shall become a Material Subsidiary (in each case, other than any Foreign Subsidiary, CFC Holdco or Domestic Subsidiary directly or indirectly wholly-owned by a Foreign Subsidiary), such Obligor and its Subsidiaries concurrently will:

 

(i)                                     cause such new Subsidiary to become a “Guarantor” hereunder, and a “Grantor” under the Security Agreement, pursuant to a Guarantee Assumption Agreement;

 

(ii)                                  take such action or cause such Subsidiary to take such action (including delivering such shares of stock together with undated transfer powers executed in blank) as shall be necessary to create and perfect valid and enforceable first priority (subject to Permitted Priority Liens) Liens on substantially all of the personal property of such new Subsidiary as collateral security for the obligations of such new Subsidiary hereunder, other than voting Equity Interests in excess of sixty-five percent (65%) of the voting Equity Interests of each Foreign Subsidiary and CFC Holdco;

 

(iii)                               to the extent that the parent of such Subsidiary is not a party to the Security Agreement or has not otherwise pledged Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and this Agreement, cause the parent of such Subsidiary to execute and deliver a pledge agreement in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties, in respect of all outstanding issued shares of such Subsidiary; and

 

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(iv)                              deliver such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and other documents as is consistent with those delivered by each Obligor pursuant to Section 6.01 or as Majority Lenders shall have reasonably requested.

 

(b)                                 Further Assurances.  Such Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall reasonably be requested by Majority Lenders to effectuate the purposes and objectives of this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Obligor will, and will cause each Person that is required to be a Guarantor to, take such action from time to time (including executing and delivering such assignments, security agreements, control agreements and other instruments) as shall be reasonably requested by Majority Lenders to create, in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties, perfected security interests and Liens in substantially all of the personal property of such Obligor as collateral security for the Obligations; provided that any such security interest or Lien shall be subject to the relevant requirements of the Security Documents.

 

8.12                        Termination of Non-Permitted Liens.  In the event that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall become aware or be notified by a Lender of the existence of any outstanding Lien against any Property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Lien is not a Permitted Lien, Borrower shall use its best efforts to promptly terminate or cause the termination of such Lien.

 

8.13                        Post-Closing Items.

 

(a)                                 Each Obligor shall deliver to Lenders, not later than 15 Business Days after the first Borrowing Date (or as otherwise extended by Collateral Representative in its sole discretion), evidence that Collateral Representative has been designated as lender’s loss payee or additional insured, as the case may be, under all insurance required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to Section 8.05(b).

 

(b)                                 Each Obligor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lenders, not later than 60 days after the first Borrowing Date (or as otherwise extended by Collateral Representative in its sole discretion):

 

(i)                                     a Landlord Consent, duly executed and delivered by the landlord of Kadmon Corporation, LLC’s premises at 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016;

 

(ii)                                  a Landlord Consent, duly executed and delivered by the landlord of Kadmon Corporation, LLC’s premises at 119 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15806; and

 

(iii)                               a bailee letter with Carton Services & Packaging Insights.

 

(c)                                  Each Obligor shall deliver to Lenders, not later than 60 days after the first Borrowing Date (or as otherwise extended by Collateral Representative in its sole discretion), duly executed control agreements in favor of Collateral Representative for all Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts, as defined in the Security Agreement), Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts owned by the Obligors in the United States.

 

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SECTION 9
 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Obligor covenants and agrees with Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations have been paid in full indefeasibly in cash:

 

9.01                        Indebtedness.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, whether directly or indirectly, except:

 

(a)                                 the Obligations;

 

(b)                                 Indebtedness owing under the Class B Loan Documents and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed at any time the sum of $69,095,709 and the amount of interest thereon compounded and added to the principal thereof, and Indebtedness under the Fee Letter (as defined in the Class B Loan Documents);

 

(c)                                  Indebtedness owing under the Second Lien Note Documents and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed at any time the sum of $130,000,000 and the amount of interest thereon compounded and added to the principal thereof; provided further that any such replacement Indebtedness shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders and shall mature after the Stated Maturity Date;

 

(d)                                 Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 9.01; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to Majority Lenders;

 

(e)                                  accounts payable to trade creditors for goods and services and current operating liabilities (not the result of the borrowing of money) incurred in the ordinary course of such Obligor’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business in accordance with customary terms and paid within the specified time, unless contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserved for in accordance with GAAP;

 

(f)                                   Indebtedness consisting of guarantees resulting from endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)                                  Indebtedness of any Obligor to any other Obligor;

 

(h)                                 Guarantees by any Obligor of Indebtedness of any other Obligor in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) at any time;

 

(i)                                     normal course of business equipment financing; provided that (i) if secured, the collateral therefor consists solely of the assets being financed, the products and proceeds thereof and books and records related thereto, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of

 

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such Indebtedness does not exceed $2,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) at any time;

 

(j)                                    obligations of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations (including for the deferred purchase price of property acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), or (ii) under guaranties or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing the performance of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, in connection with transactions permitted under Section 9.03(e);

 

(k)                                 contingent obligations with respect to performance guaranties and surety bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business and of a type and amount consistent with past practices of the Obligors and their Subsidiaries;

 

(l)                                     obligations in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and other similar cash management products for deposit accounts;

 

(m)                             unsecured Indebtedness of any Obligor not otherwise described in this Section 9.01, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $5,000,000; provided that Borrower shall give the Lenders written notice prior to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness under this Section 9.01(m) owing to any director or executive officer of Borrower or any of its Affiliates; and

 

(n)                                 Indebtedness approved in advance in writing by Majority Lenders.

 

9.02                        Liens.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(a)                                 Liens securing the Obligations;

 

(b)                                 Liens, on property of the Obligors, securing Indebtedness permitted in reliance on Section 9.01(b);

 

(c)                                  Liens, on property of the Obligors, securing Indebtedness permitted in reliance on Section 9.01(c);

 

(d)                                 any Lien on any property or asset of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 9.02; provided that (i) no such Lien shall extend to any other property or asset of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

 

(e)                                  Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(i); provided that such Liens are restricted solely to the collateral described in Section 9.01(i);

 

(f)                                   Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, including (but not limited to) carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar

 

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liens arising in the ordinary course of business and which (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the Property subject thereto or materially impair the use thereof in the operations of the business of such Person or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the Property subject to such liens and for which adequate reserves have been made if required in accordance with GAAP;

 

(g)                                  pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other similar social security legislation;

 

(h)                                 pledges or deposits to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (in each case, exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or other Indebtedness), so long as no foreclosure, sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof;

 

(i)                                     Liens securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, the payment of which is not yet due and payable or is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted and for which such reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made;

 

(j)                                    servitudes, easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances on real Property imposed by applicable Laws and encumbrances consisting of zoning or building restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or minor imperfections in title thereto which do not, in any case, materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any of the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries;

 

(k)                                 with respect to any real Property, (A) such defects or encroachments as might be revealed by an up-to-date survey of such real Property, (B) the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in the original grant, deed or patent of such property by the original owner of such real Property pursuant to applicable Laws, and (C) rights of expropriation, access or user or any similar right conferred or reserved by or in applicable Laws which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any of the Obligors of their Subsidiaries;

 

(l)                                     bankers liens, rights of setoff and similar Liens incurred on deposits made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m)                             any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any operating lease;

 

(n)                                 Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by any Obligor in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with transactions permitted under Section 9.03(e);

 

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(o)                                 purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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

 

(q)                                 any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental office or agency to control or regulate the use of any real property;

 

(r)                                    Liens consisting of licenses expressly permitted under Section 9.09(g) and (h);

 

(s)                                   judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or securing an appeal or other surety bond related to any such judgment;

 

provided that no Lien otherwise permitted under any of the foregoing (other than in Sections 9.02(a) through (c) and 9.02(r)) shall apply to any Material Intellectual Property.

 

9.03                        Fundamental Changes and Acquisitions.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) enter into any transaction of merger, amalgamation or consolidation (ii) liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), (iii) acquire any business of or substantially all the property from any Person, or acquire the Equity Interests of, or be a party to any acquisition of, any Person, except:

 

(a)                                 Investments permitted under Section 9.05(e);

 

(b)                                 the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor with or into any Obligor (provided that if Borrower is party to such a transaction, Borrower is the surviving Person);

 

(c)                                  the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition by any Guarantor of any or all of its property (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any Obligor;

 

(d)                                 the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Equity Interests of any Guarantor to any Obligor;

 

(e)                                  after the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, Permitted Acquisitions in an amount not exceeding $20,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(f)                                   the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary or an Obligor; and

 

(g)                                  Holdings may be (x) converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation, or (y) merged into a Delaware corporation or consolidated with another entity with the resulting entity being a Delaware corporation, in each case, solely for the purposes of converting to a Delaware corporation and not to effect any change in ownership of Holdings.

 

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9.04                        Lines of Business.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than the business engaged in on the date hereof by such Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof or a business reasonably similar or related thereto.

 

9.05                        Investments.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make, directly or indirectly, or permit to remain outstanding any Investments except:

 

(a)                                 Investments outstanding on the date hereof and identified in Schedule 9.05;

 

(b)                                 operating deposit accounts with banks;

 

(c)                                  extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the sales of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)                                 Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments;

 

(e)                                  Investments by any Obligor (i) in Borrower or in Holdings, (ii) in any Guarantor directly or indirectly wholly-owned by Borrower or Holdings (for greater certainty, Borrower and Holdings shall not be permitted to have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned Subsidiaries, other than as set forth on Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule or as permitted under Section 9.05(k)), (iii) in any Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings that is not a Guarantor (provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments under this clause (iii) shall not exceed at any time $1,000,000); provided, in each case, that immediately prior, and after giving effect, to such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(f)                                   Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of Borrower’s financial planning solely to hedge currency risks (and not for speculative purposes) and in an aggregate notional amount for all such Hedging Agreements not in excess of $250,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies);

 

(g)                                  Investments consisting of security deposits with utilities and other like Persons made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)                                 employee loans, travel advances and guarantees in accordance with such Obligor’s usual and customary practices with respect thereto (if permitted by applicable law) which in the aggregate shall not exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any time (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies);

 

(i)                                     Investments received in connection with any Insolvency Proceedings in respect of any customers, suppliers or clients and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers, suppliers or clients;

 

(j)                                    Investments permitted under Section 9.03; and

 

(k)                                 Investments, made in cash or assets, for the purpose of commercializing any Product or any current or future product developed, manufactured, licensed, marketed or sold by

 

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any Obligor; provided that (i) immediately prior, and after giving effect, to such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) the aggregate amount (in cash or fair market value of assets) of such Investments shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate since the date hereof.

 

9.06                        Restricted Payments.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, other than:

 

(a)                                 dividends with respect to Borrower’s Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its Equity Interests;

 

(b)                                 Borrower’s purchase, redemption, retirement, or other acquisition of shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests with the proceeds received from a substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests;

 

(c)                                  dividends paid by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Obligor;

 

(d)                                 cash payments to Holdings to be used by Holdings for (i) customary director indemnification payments to the directors of Holdings, (ii) reasonable and customary fees to outside directors of Holdings, and (iii) financial, Tax, other reporting and similar customary administrative costs and expenses of Holdings; and

 

(e)                                  non-cash Restricted Payments made to a Holder (as defined in a Warrant Certificate) by the Borrower pursuant to a Warrant Certificate.

 

9.07                        Payments of Indebtedness.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any payments in respect of any Indebtedness other than (i) payments of the Obligations, (ii) scheduled non-cash payments of other Indebtedness, (iii) repayment of Indebtedness permitted in reliance upon Section 9.01(g), (iv) scheduled payments of Indebtedness permitted in reliance upon Section 9.01(d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (m), and (v) payments of Indebtedness under the Class B Loan Documents.

 

9.08                        Change in Fiscal Year.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change the last day of its fiscal year from that in effect on the date hereof, except to change the fiscal year of an acquired Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of Borrower.

 

9.09                        Sales of Assets, Etc.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, exclusively license (in terms of geography or field of use), transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its Property (including accounts receivable and Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries), or forgive, release or compromise any amount owed to such Obligor or Subsidiary, in each case, in one transaction or series of transactions (any of the foregoing, an “Asset Sale”), except:

 

(a)                                 transfers of cash in the ordinary course of its business for equivalent value;

 

(b)                                 sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business on ordinary business terms;

 

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(c)                                  the forgiveness, release or compromise of any amount owed to any Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)                                 transfers of Property by any Guarantor to any Obligor;

 

(e)                                  dispositions of any Property that is surplus, obsolete, worn out or no longer used or useful in the Business;

 

(f)                                   any transaction permitted under Section 9.03 or 9.05;

 

(g)                                  any exclusive license (whether or not exclusive as to the granting party) of intellectual property or exclusive grant (whether or not exclusive as to the granting party) of rights to make, market, sell, make, have made, import or export any pharmaceutical composition or product of any Person, in one transaction or a series of transactions; provided that (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to, or immediately after giving effect to, such transaction, and (ii) the applicable licensee or grantee shall not commercialize any product for sale in the United States pharmaceutical, over the counter drug or prescription drug markets unless such Obligor or Subsidiary thereof is permitted to market for sale and sell such product in the United States (whether pursuant to a co-promotion arrangement or otherwise);

 

(h)                                 any license for one or more indications with respect to a product, if the relevant Obligor or Subsidiary is permitted to market for sale and sell such product for one or more indications in the United States, whether pursuant to a co-promotion arrangement or otherwise;

 

(i)                                     dispositions of the Equity Interests in MeiraGTx; and

 

(j)                                    Asset Sales not otherwise described in this Section 9.09, of property with an aggregate fair market value not to exceed at any time $7,500,000 since the date hereof.

 

9.10                        Transactions with Affiliates.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease, license or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:

 

(a)                                 transactions between or among Obligors;

 

(b)                                 any transaction permitted under Section 9.01, 9.05, 9.06 or 9.09;

 

(c)                                  customary compensation and indemnification of, and other employment arrangements with, directors, officers and employees of any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)                                 Holdings may issue Equity Interests to Affiliates in exchange for cash, provided that the terms thereof are no less favorable (including the amount of cash received by Holdings) to Holdings than those that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Holdings; and

 

(e)                                  the transactions set forth on Schedule 9.10.

 

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9.11                        Restrictive Agreements.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any Restrictive Agreement other than (a) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by the Loan Documents and (b) Restrictive Agreements listed on Schedule 7.15 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

9.12                        Amendments to and Terminations of Certain Agreements.

 

(a)                                 Prior to the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any amendment to or modification of, in a manner materially adverse to Lenders, any Material Agreement without the prior written consent of Majority Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, it being agreed that any amendment to or modification of any Material Agreement that does not adversely affect any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be materially adverse for purposes of this Section 9.12(a).

 

(b)                                 Such Obligor (i) will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action that results in the termination of any Material Agreement prior to its stated date of expiration (in each case, (x) unless such terminated Material Agreement is replaced with another agreement that, viewed as a whole, is on equal or better terms for such Obligor or such Subsidiary and (y) other than as a result of the repayment or permitted conversion of Material Indebtedness), and (ii) will, and will ensure that each of its Subsidiaries will, ensure that no Material Agreement is terminated by any counterparty thereto prior to its stated date of expiration (in each case, (x) unless such terminated Material Agreement is replaced with another agreement that, viewed as a whole, is on equal or better terms for such Obligor or such Subsidiary and (y) other than as a result of the repayment or permitted conversion of Material Indebtedness) without in each case the prior written consent of Majority Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

(c)                                  Such Obligor will not agree to waive or otherwise modify any term of any Class B Loan Document or Second Lien Note Document if the effect thereof on such Designated Subordinated Debt is to (i) increase the interest rate, (ii) change the due dates for principal or interest, other than to extend such dates, (iii) modify any default or event of default, other than to delete it or make it less restrictive, (iv) add any covenant with respect thereto unless a parallel covenant is added hereto, (v) modify any subordination provision, (vi) modify any redemption or prepayment provision, other than to extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in connection therewith or (vii) materially increase any obligation of Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof, or confer additional material rights to the holder of such Designated Subordinated Debt in a manner adverse to Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof or any Secured Party.

 

(d)                                 Neither Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any of their Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of their rights in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders or any Obligor, under its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents, it being understood that any amendment, modification or waiver (by merger, Incorporation Transaction or otherwise) to the following sections of the Holdings LLC Agreement (or following an Incorporation Transaction, the equivalent provisions of any shareholders agreement or stockholders agreement entered into by all other equity holders of Holdings) shall in any event require the consent of Majority Lenders notwithstanding and

 

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without regard to whether there is any “materially adverse” effect on the Lenders:  (i) 2.1, 3, 4.1, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 9, 10.1, 13, 14.2, 14.14(b), 14.15 or 14.16 (and any definitions as used in the foregoing sections) and (ii) any other amendment, modification or waiver that treats any holder of Class A Units (in its capacity as such) differently from any other holder of Class A Units (in its capacity as such).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holdings LLC Agreement and/or any shareholders agreement or stockholders agreement entered into by all equity holders of Holdings following the Incorporation Transaction, may be terminated in connection with a Qualified IPO by Holdings.

 

9.13                        Sales and Leasebacks.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 9.13, such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become liable, directly or indirectly, with respect to any lease, whether an operating lease or a Capital Lease Obligation, of any property (whether real, personal, or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which such Obligor or Subsidiary (i) has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to any other Person and (ii) intends to use for substantially the same purposes as property which has been or is to be sold or transferred.

 

9.14                        Hazardous Material.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use, generate, manufacture, install, treat, release, store or dispose of any Hazardous Material, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws or where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

9.15                        Accounting Changes.  Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP.

 

9.16                        Compliance with ERISA.  No Obligor or ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA Event that would, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Obligor or Subsidiary thereof shall cause or suffer to exist any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien with respect to any Benefit Plan.

 

9.17                        Developmental Milestones.  Borrower shall ensure that:

 

(a)                                 Not later than September 30, 2016, at least one patient shall have enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial for KD019-101 for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

 

(b)                                 Not later than December 31, 2016, at least one patient shall have enrolled in a Phase 2b clinical trial for KD025-205 for the treatment of psoriasis.

 

(c)                                  Not later than December 31, 2016, the FDA shall have accepted an NDA for a 505(b)(2) for trientine for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease.

 

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SECTION 10
 FINANCIAL COVENANTS

 

10.01                 Minimum Liquidity.  Obligors shall maintain at all times Liquidity in an amount which shall exceed $5,000,000.

 

10.02                 Minimum Revenue.  Obligors shall ensure that, as of the last day of each calendar month occurring between and including June 30, 2016 and the first date on which a Qualified IPO shall have occurred, the amount of Revenue received by Obligors from sales of Products, Co-Promote Products or line extensions (to the extent that such Products, Co-Promote Products or line extensions are listed on Schedule 7.05(d) of the Disclosure Schedule as in effect from time to time) during the twelve month period then completed, shall equal or exceed $20,000,000.

 

SECTION 11
 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

11.01                 Events of Default.  Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)                                 Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b)                                 any Obligor shall fail to pay any Obligation (other than an amount referred to in Section 11.01(a)) when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

 

(c)                                  any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate or financial statement furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall:  (i) prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made to the extent that such representation or warranty contains any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier; or (ii) prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made to the extent that such representation or warranty does not otherwise contain any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier;

 

(d)                                 any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.02, 8.03(a) (with respect to Borrower’s existence), 8.10, 8.11, 8.13, 9 or 10;

 

(e)                                  any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Section 11.01(a), (b) or (d)) or any other Loan Document, and, in the case of any failure that is capable of cure, if such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of twenty (20) or more days;

 

(f)                                   any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and

 

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as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure period;

 

(g)                                  (i) any material breach of, or “event of default” or similar event by any Obligor under, any Material Agreement shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, (ii) any material breach of, or “event of default” or similar event under, the documentation governing any Material Indebtedness shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, or (iii) any event or condition occurs (A) that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this Section 11.01(g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Material Indebtedness.

 

(h)                                 any Obligor:

 

(i)                                     becomes insolvent, or generally does not or becomes unable to pay its debts or meet its liabilities as the same become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or declares any general moratorium on its indebtedness, or proposes a compromise or arrangement or deed of company arrangement between it and any class of its creditors;

 

(ii)                                  commits an act of bankruptcy or makes an assignment of its property for the general benefit of its creditors or makes a proposal (or files a notice of its intention to do so);

 

(iii)                               institutes any proceeding seeking to adjudicate it an insolvent, or seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, moratorium, relief, stay of proceedings of creditors generally (or any class of creditors), or composition of it or its debts or any other relief, under any federal, provincial or foreign Law now or hereafter in effect relating to bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, plans of arrangement or relief or protection of debtors or at common law or in equity, or files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding;

 

(iv)                              applies for the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, sequestrator, conservator, custodian, administrator, trustee, liquidator, voluntary administrator, receiver and manager or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property; or

 

(v)                                 takes any action, corporate or otherwise, to approve, effect, consent to or authorize any of the actions described in this Section 11.01(h) or (i), or otherwise acts in furtherance thereof or fails to act in a timely and appropriate manner in defense thereof;

 

(i)                                     any petition is filed, application made or other proceeding instituted against or in respect of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries:

 

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(i)                                     seeking to adjudicate it an insolvent;

 

(ii)                                  seeking a receiving order against it;

 

(iii)                               seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, moratorium, relief, stay of proceedings of creditors generally (or any class of creditors), deed of company arrangement or composition of it or its debts or any other relief under any federal, provincial or foreign law now or hereafter in effect relating to bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, plans of arrangement or relief or protection of debtors or at common law or in equity; or

 

(iv)                              seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, sequestrator, conservator, custodian, administrator, trustee, liquidator, voluntary administrator, receiver and manager or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, and such petition, application or proceeding continues undismissed, unbonded or unstayed and in effect, for a period of forty five (45) days after the institution thereof; provided that if an order, decree or judgment is granted or entered (whether or not entered or subject to appeal) against Borrower or such Subsidiary thereunder in the interim, such grace period will cease to apply; provided further that if Borrower or such Subsidiary files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, such grace period will cease to apply;

 

(j)                                    any other event occurs which, under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, has an effect equivalent to any of the events referred to in either of Section 11.01(h) or (i);

 

(k)                                 one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) (exclusive of any amounts fully covered by insurance (less any applicable deductible) and as to which the insurer has acknowledged its responsibility to cover such judgement) shall be rendered against any Obligor or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 45 consecutive days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Obligor to enforce any such judgment;

 

(l)                                     (i) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $750,000 in any year or (ii) $1,000,000 for all periods until repayment of all Obligations;

 

(m)                             a Change of Control shall have occurred;

 

(n)                                 a Material Adverse Change shall have occurred;

 

(o)                                 (i) any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute a valid and perfected Lien on the applicable Collateral in favor of Collateral Representative for the benefit of Secured Parties, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), except to the extent due to the action or inaction of Collateral Representative, (ii) except for expiration in accordance with its terms, any of the Security Documents or any Guarantee of any of the Obligations (including that contained in Section 12) shall for whatever

 

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reason cease to be in full force and effect, or (iii) any of the Security Documents or any Guarantee of any of the Obligations (including that contained in Section 12), or the enforceability thereof, shall be repudiated or contested by any Obligor;

 

(p)                                 any subordination provision set forth in any Class B Loan Document, any Second Lien Note Document, or any subordination or intercreditor agreement with respect to any Designated Subordinated Debt shall, in whole or in part, terminate or otherwise fail or cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, the holders of the Designated Subordinated Debt or any agent therefor (or any holder of the Designated Subordinated Debt or any agent therefor, or Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof, shall so state in writing);

 

(q)                                 any injunction, whether temporary or permanent, shall be rendered against any Obligor that prevents the Obligors from selling or manufacturing the Product in the United States for more than 45 consecutive calendar days;

 

(r)                                    (i) the FDA or any other Governmental Authority (A) issues a letter or other communication asserting that any Product lacks a required Product Authorization, including in respect of CE marks or 510(k)s, or (B) initiates enforcement action against, or issues a warning letter with respect to, any Obligor, or any of their Products or the manufacturing facilities therefor, that causes any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof to discontinue all marketing for a material indication, or to discontinue selling or withdraw any of its material Products, or causes a delay in the manufacture of any of its material Products, which discontinuance, withdrawal or delay could reasonably be expected to last for more than 60 days, (ii) there is a recall of any Product that has generated an aggregate amount of revenue to the Obligors equal to at least $3,000,000 over any consecutive twelve (12) month period, or (iii) any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof enters into a settlement agreement with the FDA or any other Governmental Authority that results in aggregate liability as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $1,000,000;

 

(s)                                   except as a result of any event described in Section 11.01(q) or (r), any material Permit relating to any Product (including all Product Authorizations relating to any Product), or any of the Obligors’ or their Subsidiaries’ material rights or interests thereunder, is terminated, adversely amended or otherwise determined to be ineffective in any manner adverse to any of the Products or Obligors or Subsidiaries;

 

(t)                                    the Key Person shall have ceased to devote substantially all of his or her time to the business and operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (whether due to death, disability, incapacity or otherwise).

 

11.02                 Remedies.

 

(a)                                 Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, then, and in every such event (other than an Event of Default described in Section 11.01(h), (i) or (j)), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Majority Lenders may, by notice to Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so

 

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declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations, shall become due and payable immediately (in the case of the Loans, at the Redemption Price therefor), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor.

 

(b)                                 Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 11.01(h), (i) or (j), the Commitment shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations, shall automatically become due and payable immediately (in the case of the Loans, at the Redemption Price therefor), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor.

 

(c)                                  Prepayment Premium and Redemption Price.  (i)  For the avoidance of doubt, the Prepayment Premium (as a component of the Redemption Price) shall be due and payable whenever so stated in this Agreement, or by any applicable operation of law, regardless of the circumstances causing any related acceleration or payment prior to the Stated Maturity Date, including without limitation any Event of Default or other failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, whether or not notice thereof has been given, or any acceleration by, through, or on account of any bankruptcy filing.

 

(ii)                                  For the avoidance of doubt, the Prepayment Premium (as a component of the Redemption Price) shall be due and payable at any time the Loans become due and payable prior to the Stated Maturity Date for any reason, whether due to acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (in which case it shall be due immediately, upon the giving of notice to Borrower in accordance with Section 11.02(a), or automatically, in accordance with Section 11.02(b)), by operation of law or otherwise (including, without limitation, where bankruptcy filings or the exercise of any bankruptcy right or power, whether in any plan of reorganization or otherwise, ‎results or would result in a payment, discharge, modification or other treatment of the Loans or Loan Documents that would otherwise evade, avoid, or otherwise disappoint the expectations of Lenders in receiving the full benefit of its bargained-for Prepayment Premium or Redemption Price as provided herein).  The Obligors and Lenders acknowledge and agree that any Prepayment Premium due and payable in accordance with this Agreement shall not constitute unmatured interest, whether under section 502(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, but instead is reasonably calculated to ensure that Lenders receive the benefit of their bargain under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(iii)                               Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that Lenders shall be entitled to recover the full amount of the Redemption Price in each and every circumstance such amount is due pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, including without limitation in the case of any Obligor’s bankruptcy filing, so that Lenders shall receive the benefit of its bargain hereunder and otherwise receive full recovery as agreed under every possible circumstance, and Borrower hereby waives any defense to payment, whether such defense may be based in public policy, ambiguity, or otherwise.  Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees, and waives any argument to the contrary, that payment of such amount does not constitute a penalty or an otherwise unenforceable or invalid obligation. Any damages that Lenders may suffer or incur

 

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resulting from or arising in connection with any breach by Borrower shall constitute secured obligations owing to Lenders.

 

SECTION 12
 GUARANTEE

 

12.01                 The Guarantee.  The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee to Lenders, and their successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on the Loans, all fees and other amounts and Obligations from time to time owing to Lenders by Borrower under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document and by any other Obligor under any of the Loan Documents, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”).  The Guarantors hereby further jointly and severally agree that if Borrower shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

 

12.02                 Obligations Unconditional.  The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 12.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 12.02 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

 

(a)                                 at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

 

(b)                                 any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be done or omitted;

 

(c)                                  the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; or

 

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(d)                                 any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the Secured Parties as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected.

 

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Lenders exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

12.03                 Reinstatement.  The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section 12 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree that they will indemnify Lenders on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees of counsel) incurred by such Persons in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

 

12.04                 Subrogation.  The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that, until the payment and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments, they shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by them of their guarantee in Section 12.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

12.05                 Remedies.  The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors, on one hand, and Lenders, on the other hand, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 11 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 11) for purposes of Section 12.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 12.01.

 

12.06                 Instrument for the Payment of Money.  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Section 12 constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that each Lender, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed by motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to N.Y. Civ. Prac. L&R § 3213.

 

12.07                 Continuing Guarantee.  The guarantee in this Section 12 is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

 

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12.08                 Rights of Contribution.  The Guarantors hereby agree, as between themselves, that if any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, each other Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined below) in respect of such Guaranteed Obligations.  The payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section 12.08 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the obligations of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Section 12 and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess until payment and satisfaction in full of all of such obligations.

 

For purposes of this Section 12.08, (i) “Excess Funding Guarantor” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) “Excess Payment” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations and (iii) “Pro Rata Share” means, for any Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the amount by which the aggregate present fair saleable value of all properties of such Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock of any other Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Guarantor that have been Guaranteed by such Guarantor) to (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of Borrower and the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) of all of the Guarantors, determined (A) with respect to any Guarantor that is a party hereto on the first Borrowing Date, as of such Borrowing Date, and (B) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor becomes a Guarantor hereunder.

 

12.09                 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.  If the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 12.01 that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower would otherwise, taking into account the provisions of Section 12.08, be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 12.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, Lenders or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors.

 

SECTION 13
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

13.01                 No Waiver.  No failure on the part of any Lender to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise

 

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of any other right, power or privilege.  The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

13.02                 Notices.  All notices, requests, instructions, directions and other communications provided for herein (including any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including by telecopy or electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites)) delivered, if to Borrower, another Obligor, or any Lender, to its address specified on the signature pages hereto or its Guarantee Assumption Agreement, as the case may be, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt of a legible copy thereof, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.  All such communications provided for herein by telecopy or electronic communication shall be confirmed in writing promptly after the delivery of such communication (it being understood that non-receipt of written confirmation of such communication shall not invalidate such communication).

 

13.03                 Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.

 

(a)                                 Expenses.  Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse (i) Majority Lenders for all of their reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to Majority Lenders, and any sales, goods and services or other similar taxes applicable thereto, and printing, reproduction, document delivery, communication and travel costs) in connection with (x) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of the Loans (exclusive of post-closing costs), (y) post-closing costs and (z) the negotiation or preparation of any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (whether or not consummated) and (ii) each Lender for all of its out of pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of legal counsel) in connection with any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

(b)                                 Indemnification.  Borrower hereby indemnifies each Lender, and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, advisors and controlling parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and agrees to hold them harmless against, any and all Claims and Losses of any kind (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), joint or several, that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or relating to any investigation, litigation or proceeding or the preparation of any defense with respect thereto arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds of the Loans, whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by Borrower, any of its shareholders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other Person, or an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto, and whether or not any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 are satisfied or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, except to the extent such Claim or Loss is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  No Obligor shall assert any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or

 

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otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans.  Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, advisors and controlling parties are each sometimes referred to in this Agreement as a “Borrower Party.”  No Lender shall assert any claim against any Borrower Party, on any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans.

 

13.04                 Amendments, Etc.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement may be modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by Borrower and Majority Lenders; provided however, that the consent of all of the Lenders shall be required to:

 

(i)                                     amend, modify, discharge, terminate or waive any of the terms of this Agreement if such amendment, modification, discharge, termination or waiver would increase the amount of the Loans or Commitments, reduce the fees payable hereunder, reduce interest rates or other amounts payable with respect to the Loans, reduce the principal amount of any Loan, extend or postpone any date fixed for payment of principal, interest or other amounts payable relating to the Loans or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or extend the repayment dates of the Loans;

 

(ii)                                  amend the provisions of Section 6, 11.02 or 12.05;

 

(iii)                               amend, modify, discharge, terminate or waive any provision herein or in any Security Document if the effect is to release a material part of the Collateral subject thereto otherwise than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof, or release all or substantially all Guarantors or limit the liability of such Guarantors;

 

(iv)                              amend this Section 13.04, the definition of “Majority Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder; or

 

(v)                                 amend or modify the provisions of Section 4.01(b) or otherwise alter any provision hereof if the effect is to alter the application of payments hereunder.

 

13.05                 Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)                                 General.  The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of Lenders.  Each Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.05(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.05(e) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest

 

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subject to the restrictions of Section 13.05(g).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 13.05(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnified Parties) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Assignments by Lenders.  Each Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Transferees (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to any Person) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that no such assignment shall be made to Borrower, an Affiliate of Borrower, or any employees or directors of Borrower at any time.  Subject to the recording thereof by Lenders pursuant to Section 13.05(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and correspondingly the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of any Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) and the other Loan Documents but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 5 and Section 13.03.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 13.05(b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 13.05(e).

 

(c)                                  Amendments to Loan Documents.  Each Lender and each Obligor agrees to enter into such amendments to the Loan Documents, and such additional Security Documents and other instruments and agreements, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lenders and the Obligors, as shall reasonably be necessary to implement and give effect to any assignment made under this Section 13.05.

 

(d)                                 Register.  Collateral Representative, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a register for the recordation of the name and address of any assignee of any Lender and the Commitment and outstanding principal amount of the Loans owing thereto (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and Borrower shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the “Lender” hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(e)                                  Participations.  Each Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties

 

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hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection therewith.

 

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (i) increase or extend the term of such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on the Loans or any portion of any fee hereunder payable to the Participant, (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, or (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon to a level below the rate at which the Participant is entitled to receive such interest.  Subject to Section 13.05(e), Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 13.05(b).  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.04(a) as though it were a Lender.

 

(f)                                   Limitations on Rights of Participants.  A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.01 or 5.03 than Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Borrower’s prior written consent.

 

(g)                                  Certain Pledges.  Each Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any other Loan Document to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release any Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for any Lender as a party hereto.

 

13.06                 Survival.  The obligations of Borrower under Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 13.03, 13.05, 13.09, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14 and Sections 12 (solely to the extent guaranteeing any of the obligations under the foregoing Sections) and 14 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitment and, in the case of a Lender’s assignment of any interest in its Commitment or its Loans, shall survive, in the case of any event or circumstance that occurred prior to the effective date of such assignment, the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that Lender may cease to be a “Lender” hereunder.  In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a Notice of Borrowing, herein or pursuant hereto shall survive the making of such representation and warranty.

 

13.07                 Captions.  The table of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

 

13.08                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

 

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13.09                 Governing Law.  This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction; provided that Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law shall apply.

 

13.10                 Jurisdiction, Service of Process and Venue.

 

(a)                                 Submission to Jurisdiction.  Each Obligor agrees that any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof may be brought initially in the federal or state courts in New York, New York and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court for the purpose of any such suit, action, proceeding or judgment.  This Section 13.10(a) is for the benefit of Lenders only and, as a result, Lenders shall not be prevented from taking proceedings in any other courts with jurisdiction.

 

(b)                                 Alternative Process.  Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of Lenders to serve any such process or summonses in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

(c)                                  Waiver of Venue, Etc.  Each Obligor irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and hereby further irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  A final judgment (in respect of which time for all appeals has elapsed) in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which such Obligor is or may be subject, by suit upon judgment.

 

13.11                 Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OBLIGOR AND EACH LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

13.12                 Waiver of Immunity.  To the extent that any Obligor may be or become entitled to claim for itself or its Property or revenues any immunity on the ground of sovereignty or the like from suit, court jurisdiction, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment, and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed such an immunity (whether or not claimed), such Obligor hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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matter hereof.  EACH OBLIGOR ACKNOWLEDGES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IN DECIDING TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN TAKING OR NOT TAKING ANY ACTION HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IT HAS NOT RELIED, AND WILL NOT RELY, ON ANY STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OF OR WITH ANY LENDER OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

13.14                 Severability.  If any provision hereof is found by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law the parties agree that such invalidity or unenforceability shall not impair the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

13.15                 No Fiduciary Relationship.  Borrower acknowledges that Lenders have no fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Lenders and Borrower is solely that of creditor and debtor.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not create a joint venture among the parties.

 

13.16                 Confidentiality.  Each Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors (Affiliates and such other Persons, collectively, “Related Parties”), it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and agree to keep such Confidential Information confidential, (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over a Lender or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 13.16, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i)  any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Confidential Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13.16 or (y) becomes available to a Lender or any of its Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.  For purposes of this Section 13.16, “Confidential Information” means all information received from any Obligor or any Subsidiary relating to any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to a Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by

 

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any Obligor or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section 13.16 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.  The parties to this Agreement shall prepare a mutually agreeable press release announcing the completion of this transaction on the first Borrowing Date.

 

13.17                 USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow such Person to identify Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.

 

13.18                 Maximum Rate of Interest.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (in each case, the “Maximum Rate”).  If any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans, and not to the payment of interest, or, if the excessive interest exceeds such unpaid principal, the amount exceeding the unpaid balance shall be refunded to the applicable Obligor.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by any Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Indebtedness and other obligations of any Obligor hereunder, or (d) allocate interest between portions of such Indebtedness and other obligations under the Loan Documents to the end that no such portion shall bear interest at a rate greater than that permitted by applicable Law.

 

SECTION 14
 NO REDEMPTION OF CLASS E UNITS OF HOLDINGS

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Holdings LLC Agreement or any other document, the Class E Units of Holdings may not be redeemed until the later of (i) the ninety-fifth (95th) day after the Stated Maturity Date and (ii) the ninety-fifth (95th) day after the actual indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations.  This Section 14 shall survive the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations and the termination or expiration of any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

SECTION 15
 COLLATERAL REPRESENTATIVE

 

15.01                 Limited Representation.  (a)  Appointment.  Each Lender hereby appoints Perceptive (together with any successor Collateral Representative pursuant to Section 15.09) as Collateral

 

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Representative hereunder and authorizes Collateral Representative to (i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents (including without limitation the Intercreditor Agreement) and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated to Collateral Representative under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Each Lender agrees it shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement (and each other Loan Document entered into by Collateral Representative pursuant to this Section 15) applicable to such Lender in its capacity as such to the same extent as if such Lender were party thereto.

 

(b)                                 Rights.  Without limiting the generality of Section 15.01(a), Collateral Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of Lenders), and is hereby authorized, (i) to act as representative of each Secured Party for purposes of the creation and perfection of all Liens created by the Loan Documents and all other purposes stated therein, (ii) manage, supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (iii) take such other action as is necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection and priority of the Liens created or purported to be created by the Loan Documents, (iv) except as may be otherwise specified in any Loan Document, exercise all remedies given to Collateral Representative and the other Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents, applicable Requirements of Law or otherwise; provided, however, that Collateral Representative hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as collateral agent for Collateral Representative for purposes of the perfection of all Liens with respect to the Collateral, including any deposit account maintained by an Obligor with, and cash and Cash Equivalents held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct Lenders to take further actions as collateral agents for purposes of enforcing such Liens or otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto to Collateral Representative, and each Lender hereby agrees to take such further actions to the extent, and only to the extent, so authorized and directed.

 

(c)                                  Limited Duties.  Under the Loan Documents, Collateral Representative (i) is acting solely on behalf of Lenders, with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Collateral Representative”, the term “agent”, or any similar term in any Loan Document to refer to Collateral Representative, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth therein, and is not assuming any obligation or role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or any other Secured Party, (iii) is not acting as administrative agent or disbursement agent for the Lenders and shall have no responsibilities with respect to distribution of funds or receipt or transmission of notices or other information as between Obligors and Lenders, or as among Lenders or Secured Parties, (iv) is acting as representative of Lenders solely as contemplated by Section 9-102(a)(72)(E) of the UCC (and as further referenced in Sections 9-502(a)(2) and 9-503(d) of the UCC), and (v) shall have no implied functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan Document, and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against Collateral Representative based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v).

 

15.02                 Binding Effect.  Each Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by Collateral Representative or Majority Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of

 

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Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by Collateral Representative in reliance upon the instructions of Majority Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by Collateral Representative or Majority Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Secured Parties.

 

15.03                 Use of Discretion.  (a)  No Action without Instructions.  Collateral Representative shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from Majority Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of Lenders).

 

(b)                                 Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions.  Notwithstanding Section 15.03(a), Collateral Representative shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, Collateral Representative receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from Lenders (or, to the extent applicable and acceptable to Collateral Representative, any other Secured Party) against all Liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Collateral Representative or any Related Party thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of Collateral Representative or its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of Law.

 

15.04                 Delegation of Rights and Duties.  Collateral Representative may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Secured Party).  Any such Person shall benefit from this Section 15 to the extent provided by Collateral Representative.

 

15.05                 Reliance and Liability.  (a)  Collateral Representative may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) consult with any of its Related Parties and, whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, any Obligor) and (ii) rely and act upon any document and information and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate parties.

 

(b)                                 None of Collateral Representative and its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Loan Document, and each Lender and each Obligor hereby waives and shall not assert any right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Collateral Representative or, as the case may be, such Related Party (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the foregoing, Collateral Representative:

 

(i)                                     shall not be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of Majority Lenders or for the actions or

 

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omissions of any of its Related Parties selected with reasonable care (other than employees, officers and directors of Collateral Representative, when acting on behalf of Collateral Representative);

 

(ii)                                  shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document;

 

(iii)                               makes no warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Secured Party for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of any Related Party, in or in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein, whether or not transmitted by Collateral Representative, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by Collateral Representative in connection with the Loan Documents; and

 

(iv)                              shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set forth in any Loan Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Obligor or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from Borrower, any Lender describing such Default or Event of Default clearly labeled “notice of default” (in which case Collateral Representative shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders);

 

and, for each of the items set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), each Lender and each Obligor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right, claim or cause of action it might have against Collateral Representative based thereon.

 

15.06                 Collateral Representative Individually.  Collateral Representative and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to, acquire Equity Interests in, engage in any kind of business with, any Obligor or Affiliate thereof as though it were not acting Collateral Representative and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor.  To the extent Collateral Representative or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms “Lender”, “Majority Lender”, and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, Collateral Representative or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one of Majority Lenders, respectively.

 

15.07                 Lender Credit Decision.  Each Lender acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon Collateral Representative, any Lender or any of their Related Parties or upon any document solely or in part because such document was transmitted by Collateral Representative or any of its Related Parties, conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and make and continue to make its own credit decisions in connection with entering into, and taking or not taking any action under, any Loan

 

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Document or with respect to any transaction contemplated in any Loan Document, in each case based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate.

 

15.08                 Expenses; Indemnities.  (a)  Each Lender agrees to reimburse Collateral Representative and each of its Related Parties (to the extent not reimbursed by any Obligor) promptly upon demand for such Lender’s Proportionate Share of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and Other Taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, any Obligor) that may be incurred by Collateral Representative or any of its Related Parties in connection with the preparation, syndication, execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan Document.

 

(b)                                 Each Lender further agrees to indemnify Collateral Representative and each of its Related Parties (to the extent not reimbursed by any Obligor), from and against such Lender’s aggregate Proportionate Share of the liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments made to on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Collateral Representative or any of its Related Parties in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case, any action taken or omitted to be taken by Collateral Representative or any of its Related Parties under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to Collateral Representative or any of its Related Parties to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Collateral Representative or, as the case may be, such Related Party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or order.

 

15.09                 Resignation of Collateral Representative.  (a)  Collateral Representative may resign at any time by delivering notice of such resignation to Lenders and Borrower, effective on the date set forth in such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice shall be effective.  If Collateral Representative delivers any such notice, Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Representative.  If, within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Representative having given notice of resignation, no successor Collateral Representative has been appointed by Majority Lenders that has accepted such appointment, then the retiring Collateral Representative may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Collateral Representative from among Lenders.  Each appointment under this Section 15.09(a) shall be subject to the prior consent of Borrower, which may not be unreasonably withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a Default.

 

(b)                                 Effective immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Collateral Representative shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of Collateral Representative until a successor Collateral Representative shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii) the retiring Collateral Representative and its Related Parties shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring Collateral Representative was, or because such Collateral Representative had been, validly acting as Collateral Representative under the Loan Documents

 

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and (iv) subject to its rights under Section 15.03, the retiring Collateral Representative shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Collateral Representative its rights as Collateral Representative under the Loan Documents.  Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as Collateral Representative, a successor Collateral Representative shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Representative under the Loan Documents.

 

15.10                 Release of Collateral or Guarantors.  Each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs Collateral Representative to release (or, in the case of Section 15.10(b)(ii), release or subordinate) the following:

 

(a)                                 any Guarantor from its guaranty of any Obligation of any Obligor if all of the Equity Interests in such Guarantor owned by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries are disposed of in an Asset Sale permitted under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a waiver or consent), to the extent that, after giving effect to such Asset Sale, such Guarantor would not be required to guaranty any Obligations pursuant to Section 8.11; and

 

(b)                                 any Lien held by Collateral Representative for the benefit of the Secured Parties against (i) any Collateral that is disposed of by an Obligor in an Asset Sale permitted by the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), to the extent all Liens (if any) required to be granted in such Collateral pursuant to Section 8.11 after giving effect to such Asset Sale have been granted, (ii) any property subject to a Lien described in Section 9.02(c) and (iii) all of the Collateral and all Obligors, upon (A) termination of the Commitments, (B) payment and satisfaction in full of all Loans and all other Obligations that Collateral Representative has been notified in writing are then due and payable, (C) deposit of cash collateral with respect to all contingent Obligations, in amounts and on terms and conditions and with parties satisfactory to Collateral Representative and each Indemnified Party that is owed such Obligations and (D) to the extent requested by Collateral Representative, receipt by the Secured Parties of liability releases from the Obligors each in form and substance acceptable to Collateral Representative.

 

Each Lender hereby directs Collateral Representative, and Collateral Representative hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from Borrower, to execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the guaranties and Liens when and as directed in this Section 15.10.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

BORROWER:

 

	
 
    	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
GUARANTORS:
    
	
 
    
	
 
    	
KADMON   CORPORATION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
KADMON   HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
KADMON   RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS RESEARCH INSTITUTE I, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 President and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS BIOLOGICS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    

 

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Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS GLOBAL PHARMA, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/   Harlan W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Harlan   W. Waksal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address   for Notices:
    
	
 
    	
450   East 29th Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10016
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Steven N. Gordon, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Tel   Number: (212) 308-6000
    
	
 
    	
Fax   Number: (212) 355-7855
    
	
 
    	
Email:   Steve@Kadmon.com
    

 

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COLLATERAL   REPRESENTATIVE:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
PERCEPTIVE   CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP
    	
 
    
	
By its general partner,   Perceptive Credit Opportunities GP, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/   Sandeep Dixit
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address   for Notices:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Perceptive   Credit Opportunities Fund, LP
    	
 
    
	
c/o   Perceptive Advisors LLC
    	
 
    
	
499   Park Avenue, 25th Floor
    	
 
    
	
New   York, NY 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Sandeep   Dixit
    	
 
    
	
E-mail:
    	
Sandeep@perceptivelife.com
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
LENDERS:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
PERCEPTIVE   CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP
    	
 
    
	
By its general partner,   Perceptive Credit Opportunities GP, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/   Sandeep Dixit
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address   for Notices:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Perceptive   Credit Opportunities Fund, LP
    	
 
    
	
c/o   Perceptive Advisors LLC
    	
 
    
	
499   Park Avenue, 25th Floor
    	
 
    
	
New   York, NY 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Sandeep   Dixit
    	
 
    
	
E-mail:
    	
Sandeep@perceptivelife.com
    	
 
    
						

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	
PCOF   PARTNERS CAPITAL FUND, LP
    	
 
    
	
By its general partner,   Perceptive Credit Opportunities GP, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/   Sandeep Dixit
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address   for Notices:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
PCOF   Partners Capital Fund, LP
    	
 
    
	
c/o   Perceptive Advisors LLC
    	
 
    
	
499   Park Avenue, 25th Floor
    	
 
    
	
New   York, NY 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Sandeep   Dixit
    	
 
    
	
E-mail:
    	
Sandeep@perceptivelife.com
    	
 
    
					

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	
GOLDENTREE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES, LP
    	
 
    
	
By:   GoldenTree Asset Management, LP
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/   Karen Weber
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name: Karen Weber
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title: Director – Bank   Debt
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address   for Notices:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
300   Park Avenue, 21st Floor
    	
 
    
	
New   York, New York 10022
    	
 
    
	
Attention:
    	
Karen   Weber
    	
 
    
	
E-mail:
    	
kweber@goldentree.com
    	
 
    
				

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit A 
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of [DATE] by [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR], a               [corporation][limited liability company] (the “Additional Guarantor”), under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed, refinanced or replaced, the “Credit Agreement”), among Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (in such capacity, “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).

 

Pursuant to Section 8.11(a) of the Credit Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby agrees to become a “Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, and a “Grantor” for all purposes of the Security Agreement.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, guarantees to each Lender and its successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in Section 12.01 of the Credit Agreement) in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in Section 12 of the Credit Agreement. In addition, as of the date hereof, the Additional Guarantor hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.05(a), 7.06, 7.07, 7.08 and 7.18 of the Credit Agreement, and in Section 2 of the Security Agreement, with respect to itself and its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as if each reference in such Sections to the Loan Documents included reference to this Agreement, such representations and warranties to be made as of the date hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantee Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
[ADDITIONAL   GUARANTOR]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

 

Exhibit A-1

 

Exhibit B 
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

 

Date :  [              ]

 

To:                             Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, as Lender

c/o Perceptive Advisors LLC
 499 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
 New York, NY 10022
 Attention:                                         Sandeep Dixit
 E-mail:                                                        Sandeep@perceptivelife.com

 

PCOF Partners Capital Fund, LP

c/o Perceptive Advisors LLC
 499 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
 New York, NY 10022
 Attention:                                         Sandeep Dixit
 E-mail:                                                        Sandeep@perceptivelife.com

 

GoldenTree Credit Opportunities, LP, as Lender

300 Park Avenue, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10022

 

Re:  Borrowing under Credit Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August [  ], 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (in such capacity, “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).  The terms defined in the Credit Agreement are herein used as therein defined.

 

Borrower hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, of the borrowing of the Loans specified herein:

 

1.                                      The proposed Borrowing Date is [             ].

 

2.                                      The amount of the proposed Borrowing is $35,000,000.

 

3.                                      The payment instructions with respect to the funds to be made available to Borrower are as follows:

 

Exhibit B-1

 

	
Bank   name:
    	
[             ]
    
	
Bank   Address:
    	
[             ]
    
	
Routing   Number:
    	
[             ]
    
	
Account   Number:
    	
[             ]
    
	
Swift Code:
    	
[             ]
    

 

Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed borrowing of the Loans, before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:

 

a)                                     the representations and warranties made by Borrower in Section 7 of the Credit Agreement shall be true on and as of the Borrowing Date and immediately after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Borrowing with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except that the representation regarding representations and warranties that refer to a specific earlier date shall be that they were true on such earlier date;

 

b)                                     on and as of the Borrowing Date, there shall have occurred no Material Adverse Change since [INSERT DATE OF LAST AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS]; and

 

c)                                      no Default exists or would result from such proposed Borrowing.

 

Exhibit B-2

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Notice of Borrowing to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
BORROWER:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    

 

Exhibit B-3

 

Exhibit C-1
  to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF NOTE

 

U.S. $[                    ]                                            [DATE]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to [INSERT NAME OF LENDER] or its registered assigns (the “Lender”) at Lender’s principal office in New York, New York, in immediately available funds, the aggregate principal sum set forth above, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by Lender pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”) on the date or dates specified in the Credit Agreement, together with interest on the principal amount of such Loans from time to time outstanding thereunder at the rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is a Note issued pursuant to the terms of Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement, and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security provided for thereby or referred to therein, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement thereof.  All defined terms used in this Note, except terms otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Credit Agreement.

 

THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; PROVIDED THAT SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY.

 

FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; PLEASE CONTACT KONSTANTIN POUKALOV, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 450 EAST 29TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016, TELEPHONE: (212) 308-6000 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY.

 

Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind hereunder, other than notices provided for in the Loan Documents.  The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in such particular or any subsequent instance.

 

Exhibit C-1-1

 

THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

	
 
    	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

Exhibit C-1-2

 

Exhibit C-2 
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF PIK LOANS NOTE

 

U.S. $[                    ]                                            [DATE]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to [INSERT NAME OF LENDER] or its registered assigns (the “Lender”) at Lender’s principal office in New York, New York, in immediately available funds, the aggregate principal sum set forth above, or, if greater or less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all PIK Loans made by Lender pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”) on the date or dates specified in the Credit Agreement, together with interest on the principal amount of such Loans from time to time outstanding thereunder at the rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

This Note is a Note issued pursuant to the terms of Section 3.02(d) of the Credit Agreement, and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security provided for thereby or referred to therein, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement thereof.  All defined terms used in this Note, except terms otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Credit Agreement.

 

Lender may supplement this Note by attaching to this Note a schedule (the “Note Schedule”) to evidence additional PIK Loans made by Lender to Borrower following the date first above written.  Lender may endorse thereon the date such additional PIK Loans is made and the principal amount of such additional PIK Loans when made.  Such Note Schedule shall form part of this Note and all references to this Note shall mean this Note, as supplemented by such Note Schedule.

 

THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; PROVIDED THAT SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY.

 

FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; PLEASE CONTACT KONSTANTIN POUKALOV, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 450 EAST 29TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016, TELEPHONE: (212) 308-6000 TO

 

Exhibit C-2-1

 

OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY.

 

 

Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind hereunder, other than notices provided for in the Loan Documents.  The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in such particular or any subsequent instance.

 

THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

	
 
    	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

Exhibit C-2-2

 

PIK LOANS NOTE SCHEDULE

 

This Note Schedule supplements that certain Note issued by Borrower to [INSERT NAME OF LENDER] or its assigns on August 28, 2015.

 

	
Date of additional PIK
   Loans
    	
 
    	
Amount of additional PIK
   Loans made
    	
 
    	
Notation made by(6)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

(6)  Insert name of party making notation (e.g. Borrower or Lender).

 

Exhibit C-2-3

 

Exhibit D-1 
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (in such capacity, “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).  [                                            ] (the “Foreign Lender”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 5.03(e)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement.  The Foreign Lender hereby represents and warrants that:

 

1.                                      The Foreign Lender is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loans as well as any obligations evidenced by any Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

 

2.                                      The Foreign Lender is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  In this regard, the Foreign Lender further represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                 the Foreign Lender is not subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and

 

(b)                                 the Foreign Lender has not been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any Governmental Authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;

 

3.                                      The Foreign Lender is not a 10-percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and

 

4.                                      The Foreign Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

[Signature follows]

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

	
[NAME   OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
 
    	
 
    
				

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

Exhibit D-2
  to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (in such capacity, “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).  [                      ] (the “Foreign Lender”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 5.03(e)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement.  The Foreign Lender hereby represents and warrants that:

 

1.                                      The Foreign Lender is the sole record owner of the Loans as well as any obligations evidenced by any Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

 

2.                                      The Foreign Lender’s direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of the Loans as well as any obligations evidenced by any Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

 

3.                                      Neither the Foreign Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  In this regard, the Foreign Lender further represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                 neither the Foreign Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members is subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and

 

(b)                                 neither the Foreign Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members has been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any Governmental Authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;

 

3.                                      Neither the Foreign Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members is a 10-percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and

 

4.                                      Neither the Foreign Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

[Signature follows]

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

	
[NAME   OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
 
    	
 
    
				

 

Exhibit D-2-2

 

Exhibit E 
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

[DATE]

 

This certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d) of, and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated in, the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (in such capacity, “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

The undersigned, a duly authorized Responsible Officer of Borrower having the name and title set forth below under his signature, hereby certifies in his capacity as Responsible Officer and not in his individual capacity, on behalf of Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties and pursuant to Section 8.01(d) of the Credit Agreement that such Responsible Officer of Borrower is familiar with the Credit Agreement and that, in accordance with each of the following sections of the Credit Agreement:

 

In accordance with Section 8.01[(a)/(b)/(c)] of the Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Annex A are the financial statements for the [fiscal month/fiscal quarter/fiscal year] ended [                ] required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01[(a)/(b)/(c)] of the Credit Agreement.  Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated therein and for the periods indicated therein in accordance with GAAP [(subject to the absence of footnote disclosure and normal year-end audit adjustments)](7)

 

Attached hereto as Annex B are the calculations used to determine compliance with each financial covenant contained in Section 10 of the Credit Agreement.

 

No Default is continuing as of the date hereof[, except as provided for on Annex C attached hereto, with respect to each of which Borrower proposes to take the actions set forth on Annex C].

 

The representations and warranties made by Borrower in Section 7.04(b) of the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof[, except as provided for on Annex D attached hereto, with respect to each of which Borrower proposes to take the actions set forth on Annex D].

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate on the date first

 

(7)  Insert language in brackets only for monthly and quarterly certifications.

 

Exhibit E-1

 

written above.

 

	
 
    	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

Exhibit E-2

 

Annex A to Compliance Certificate

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

[see attached]

 

Exhibit E-3

 

Annex B to Compliance Certificate

 

CALCULATIONS OF FINANCIAL COVENANT COMPLIANCE

 

	
I.
    	
 
    	
Section 10.01: Minimum Liquidity
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of unencumbered cash and Permitted Cash   Equivalent Investments (which for greater certainty shall not include any   undrawn credit lines), in each case, to the extent held in an account over   which Collateral Representative has a first priority perfected security   interest:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(i)                                     the last day of   the most recently completed [fiscal month][fiscal quarter][fiscal year]:
    	
 
    	
$          
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Is Line I(i) equal to or greater than   $5,000,000?:
    	
 
    	
Yes: In compliance; 

No: Not in compliance
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
(8)II.
    	
 
    	
Section 10.02: Minimum Revenue
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Revenue received by Obligors from sales of Products,   Co-Promote Products or line extensions (to the extent that such Products,   Co-Promote Products or line extensions are listed on Schedule 7.05(d) of   the Credit Agreement as in effect from time to time) during the twelve   consecutive month period ending on:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(i)                                     the last day of   the most recently completed [fiscal month][fiscal quarter][fiscal year]:
    	
 
    	
$          
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Is Line II(i) equal to or greater than   $20,000,000?:
    	
 
    	
Yes: In compliance; 

No: Not in compliance
    

 

(8)  Include only for reports delivered with respect to periods after June 30, 2016 and on or prior to the occurrence of a Qualifying IPO.

 

Exhibit E-4

 

Exhibit F
 to Credit Agreement

 

OPINION REQUEST

 

The opinion of legal counsel to Borrower and each other Obligor should address the following matters:(9)

 

Power and authority (Section 7.01)

 

Due organization/good standing (Section 7.01)

 

Due authorization (Section 7.02)

 

Due execution & delivery (Section 7.02)

 

Enforceability (Section 7.02)

 

No consents/conflicts (Section 7.03)

 

Investment company (Section 7.10(a))

 

Legal, valid and enforceable security interest (Section 7.18)

 

Perfection of security interest (UCC and possession) (Section 7.18)

 

Choice of law (Sections 12.09 and 12.10)

 

(9)  The section numbers relate to those sections that are relevant to the particular opinion.

 

Exhibit F-1

 

Exhibit G
 to Credit Agreement

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

Exhibit H
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, dated as of [          ], 2015 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Subordination Agreement”) is made among each party listed on the signature pages hereto as a “Subordinated Creditor” and each other Person that may from time to time become a party hereto as a “Subordinated Creditor” (collectively, the “Subordinated Creditors”), and Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral representative of the Lenders referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Collateral Representative”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Borrower”), each guarantor from time to time party thereto (the “Guarantors”), Lenders from time to time party thereto and Collateral Representative, the Lenders have extended a Commitment to make a term loan to Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, each Obligor (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is now or may hereafter become indebted or otherwise obligated to the Subordinated Creditors in respect of Indebtedness related to or resulting from, or non-equity investments by, any Subordinated Creditor (all such present and future Indebtedness or obligations owing to or investments made by the Subordinated Creditors (whether created directly or acquired by assignment or otherwise), and all interest, premiums and fees, if any, thereon and all other amounts payable in respect thereof and all rights and remedies of the Subordinated Creditors with respect thereto being collectively referred to as the “Intercompany Subordinated Debt”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.01(g)(x) of the Credit Agreement, each Subordinated Creditor is required to execute and deliver this Subordination Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans to Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Certain Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without being herein defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.  In addition, the following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Subordination Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

 

Exhibit H-1

 

“Borrower” is defined in the first recital.

 

“Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital.

 

“Intercompany Subordinated Debt” is defined in the second recital.

 

“Lender” is defined in the preamble.

 

“paid in full” and “payment in full” means the prior indefeasible payment in cash in full of all Senior Indebtedness.  For purposes of this Subordination Agreement, the Senior Indebtedness shall not be deemed to have been paid in full until the Lenders shall have received full payment of the Senior Indebtedness in cash (other than indemnity obligations not yet due and payable).

 

“Senior Indebtedness” is defined in Section 2.01(a).

 

“Subordinated Creditors” is defined in the preamble.

 

“Subordination Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

 

“Termination Date” means the first date on which the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full and the Commitment under the Credit Agreement has expired or been terminated.

 

AGREEMENT

 

Agreement to Subordinate.  (1) The Intercompany Subordinated Debt is and shall be subordinate and rendered junior, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the payment in full of all of all Obligations of the Obligors now existing or hereafter arising under any Loan Document (including for (i) principal on the Loans, (ii) interest (including interest accruing after the filing of a petition initiating any proceeding referred to in Section 2.02(a), whether or not allowed as a claim in such proceeding) on the Obligations, (iii) any Prepayment Premium, (iv) out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket disbursements), and (v) any other fees, with all such Obligations (including as listed in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(v)) referred to collectively as the “Senior Indebtedness”).  The Obligors and the Subordinated Creditors waive notice of acceptance of this Subordination Agreement by the Lenders, and notice of and consent to the making, amount and terms of the Senior Indebtedness which may exist or be created from time to time and any renewal, extension, amendment or modification thereof, and any other action which the each Lender in its sole and absolute discretion may take or omit to take with respect thereto.  The provisions of this Section shall constitute a continuing offer made for the benefit of and to the Lenders, and the Lenders are hereby irrevocably authorized to enforce such provisions.

 

No Obligor shall make, and no Subordinated Creditor shall receive or accept from any Obligor, any payment in respect of any Intercompany Subordinated Debt if any Default set forth in Section 11.01(h)—(j) of the Credit Agreement, or any other Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

 

Exhibit H-2

 

In Furtherance of Subordination.  (2) Upon any distribution of all or any of the assets of any Obligor in the event of:

 

any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in connection therewith, relative to such Obligor, or to its creditors, as such, or to its assets,

 

any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Obligor, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or

 

any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of such Obligor,

 

then, and in any such event, unless the Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing, the Lenders shall receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due (whether or not the Senior Indebtedness has been declared due and payable prior to the date on which the Senior Indebtedness would otherwise have become due and payable) on or in respect of all Senior Indebtedness (including post-petition interest, whether or not allowed as a claim) before the Subordinated Creditors or anyone claiming through or on their behalf (including any receiver, trustee, or otherwise) are entitled to receive any payment on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on or other amounts payable in respect of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt, and to that end, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt in any such case, proceeding, dissolution, liquidation or other winding up or event, shall be paid or delivered directly to Lenders for the application (in the case of cash) to, or as collateral (in the case of non-cash property or securities) for, the payment or prepayment of the Senior Indebtedness until the Termination Date.

 

If any proceeding, liquidation, dissolution or winding up referred to in Section 2.02(a) is commenced by or against any Obligor,

 

the Collateral Representative, on behalf of the Lenders, is hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered (in its own name or in the name of such Obligor or otherwise), but shall have no obligation, to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution in respect of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt above and give acquittance therefor and to file claims and proofs of claim and take such other action (including voting the Intercompany Subordinated Debt) as the Collateral Representative may deem necessary or advisable for the exercise or enforcement of any of its rights or interests hereunder; provided, that in the event the Collateral Representative takes such action, the Collateral Representative shall apply all proceeds first, to the payment of the costs of enforcement of this Subordination Agreement, and second, to the payment and/or prepayment of the Senior Indebtedness as set forth in the Credit Agreement; and

 

the Subordinated Creditors shall duly and promptly take such reasonable action as the Majority Lenders may reasonably request (A) to collect the Intercompany Subordinated Debt for the account of the Lenders and to file appropriate claims or proofs of claim in respect of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt, (B) to execute and deliver to the Collateral Representative

 

Exhibit H-3

 

such powers of attorney, assignments, or other instruments as the Majority Lenders may reasonably request in order to enable Collateral Representative to enforce any and all claims with respect to, the Intercompany Subordinated Debt, and (C) to collect and receive any and all payments or distributions which may be payable or deliverable upon or with respect to the Intercompany Subordinated Debt.

 

All payments or distributions of assets of any Obligor, whether in cash, property or securities upon or with respect to the Intercompany Subordinated Debt which are received by the Subordinated Creditors contrary to the provisions of this Subordination Agreement or the Credit Agreement shall be received and held for the benefit of the Lenders, shall be segregated from other funds and property held in trust by the Subordinated Creditors and shall be forthwith paid over to the Lenders in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement) to be applied, (in the case of cash) to, or held as collateral (in the case of noncash property or securities) for, the payment or prepayment of the Senior Indebtedness, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Subordination Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

The Lenders are hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Subordination Agreement, whether or not any Obligor or any Subordinated Creditor shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to it, at any time when the Subordinated Creditors or any one of them shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Subordination Agreement applicable to it.  The Subordinated Creditors hereby irrevocably waive any defense (other than the defense of payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness) based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

No Enforcement or Commencement of Any Proceedings.  Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that, until the Termination Date, (a) it will not accelerate the maturity of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt, exercise any remedies (including the assertion of any claims, motions, objections or arguments) or commence, or join with any creditor other than the Lenders in commencing, any proceeding referred to in Section 2.02(a) or (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Default set forth in Section 11.01(h)—(j) of the Credit Agreement or any Event of Default, take, or permit to be taken, any action to assert, collect or enforce the Intercompany Subordinated Debt or any part thereof.  The Subordinated Creditors also agree not to, directly or indirectly, whether in connection with an event or proceeding referred to in Section 2.02(a) or otherwise, take any action that would be in violation of, or inconsistent with, or result in a breach of, this Agreement or to challenge or contest (i) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of any Senior Indebtedness or the Liens held by the Lenders to secure the payment, performance or observance of all or any part of the Senior Indebtedness, (ii) the rights of the Lenders set forth in any of the Loan Documents with respect to any such Lien, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

 

Liens.  (3) Each Subordinated Creditor represents and warrants that the Intercompany Subordinated Debt is unsecured.  Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that it will not request or accept any security interest in any Collateral to secure the Intercompany Subordinated Debt; provided that, should such Subordinated Creditor obtain a lien or security interest on any asset or Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt for any reason (which action shall be in violation of this Agreement), notwithstanding the respective dates of

 

Exhibit H-4

 

attachment and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral in favor of Lenders or Subordinated Creditors, or any contrary provision of the UCC, or any applicable law or decision to the contrary, or the provisions of the Loan Documents or any agreement governing the Intercompany Subordinated Debt, and irrespective of whether any Subordinated Creditor or Lender holds possession of any or all part of the Collateral, all now existing or hereafter arising security interests in the Collateral in favor of each Subordinated Creditor in respect of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt shall at all times be subordinate to the security interest in such Collateral in favor of Lenders in respect of the Senior Indebtedness.

 

Each Subordinated Creditor acknowledges that Lenders have been granted liens upon the Collateral, and such Subordinated Creditor hereby consents thereto and to the incurrence of the Senior Indebtedness.

 

Until the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, in the event of any private or public sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, Subordinated Creditor agrees that such Collateral shall be sold or otherwise disposed of free and clear of any liens in favor of Subordinated Creditor.  Subordinated Creditor agrees that any such sale or disposition of Collateral shall not require any consent from Subordinated Creditor, and Subordinated Creditor hereby waives any right it may have to object to such sale or disposition.

 

Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that it will not request or accept any guaranty of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt.

 

Rights of Subrogation.  The Subordinated Creditors agree that no payment or distribution to any Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Subordination Agreement shall entitle the Subordinated Creditors to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Termination Date.  The Subordinated Creditors agree that the subordination provisions contained herein shall not be affected by any action, or failure to act, by a Lender which results, or may result, in affecting, impairing or extinguishing any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of the Subordinated Creditors against the Obligors.

 

Subordination Legend; Further Assurances.  The Subordinated Creditors and the Obligors will cause each note and instrument (if any) evidencing the Intercompany Subordinated Debt to be endorsed with the following legend:

 

“The indebtedness evidenced by this instrument is subordinated to the prior payment in full (as defined in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2015 (the “Intercompany Subordination Agreement”)) of the Senior Indebtedness as defined in, pursuant to, and, to the extent provided in, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement by the maker hereof and payee named herein in favor of Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, LP.”

 

Each of the Obligors and the Subordinated Creditors hereby agrees to mark its books of account in such a manner as shall be effective to give proper notice of the effect of this Subordination Agreement and will, in the case of any Intercompany Subordinated Debt not evidenced by any

 

Exhibit H-5

 

note or instrument, following the occurrence and continuation of a Default set forth in Section 11.01(h)—(j) of the Credit Agreement or any Event of Default, upon Majority Lenders’ request, cause such Intercompany Subordinated Debt to be evidenced by an appropriate note or instrument or instruments endorsed with the above legend.  Each of the Subordinated Creditors and the Obligors will at its expense and at any time and from time to time promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or that Majority Lenders may reasonably request to protect any right or interest granted or to enable the Collateral Representative to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder.

 

No Change in or Disposition of Intercompany Subordinated Debt.  The Subordinated Creditors will not, without the prior written consent of Majority Lenders (except to the extent that Subordinated Creditors are expressly permitted to do under the Credit Agreement in their respective capacities as “Obligors” thereunder):

 

sell, assign, transfer, endorse, pledge, encumber or otherwise Dispose of any of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt; or

 

permit the terms of any of the Intercompany Subordinated Debt to be changed in such a manner as to have a material adverse effect upon rights or interests of the Lenders.

 

Obligations Hereunder Not Affected.  All rights and interest of the Lenders hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Subordinated Creditors hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

any lack of validity or enforceability of any document evidencing Senior Indebtedness;

 

any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term of, all or any of the Senior Indebtedness, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any of the documents evidencing or relating to the Senior Indebtedness;

 

any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty or Loan Document, for all or any of the Senior Indebtedness;

 

any failure of the Lender to assert any claim or to enforce any right or remedy against any other party hereto under the provisions of any Loan Document;

 

any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of the Senior Indebtedness for any reason (other than payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and any defense (other than the defense of payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness) or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of invalidity, illegality, non-genuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any Senior Indebtedness (which each Obligor and each Subordinated Creditor hereby waives any right to or claim of until the Termination Date to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law); and

 

any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense (other than the defense of payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness) available to, or a discharge of, any

 

Exhibit H-6

 

Obligor in respect of the Senior Indebtedness or the Subordinated Creditors in respect of this Subordination Agreement.

 

This Subordination Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Senior Indebtedness is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by a Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar event of any Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.  The Subordinated Creditors acknowledge and agree that the Lenders may, without notice or demand and without affecting or impairing the Subordinated Creditors’ obligations hereunder, from time to time (i) renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the Senior Indebtedness or any part thereof, including to increase or decrease the rate of interest thereon or the principal amount thereof, (ii) take or hold security for the payment of the Senior Indebtedness and exchange, enforce, foreclose upon, waive and release any such security, (iii) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Majority Lenders, in their sole discretion, may determine, (iv) release and substitute one or more endorsers, warrantors, borrower or other obligor, and (v) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against Borrower or any other Person.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Loan Document.  This Subordination Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Section 12 thereof.

 

Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Continuing Agreement.  This Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon each Obligor and each Subordinated Creditor and their respective successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Lenders and their successors, transferees and assigns; provided that no Obligor or Subordinated Creditor may (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement or this Subordination Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders.  This Subordination Agreement is a continuing agreement of subordination and the Lenders may, from time to time and without notice to the Subordinated Creditors, extend credit to or make other financial arrangements with each Obligor in reliance hereon.

 

Amendments.  This Subordination Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by Majority Lenders and each Subordinated Creditor.  The performance of any obligation of any party hereto may be waived only by a written instrument signed by the party against which such waiver is sought to be enforced.  Any such waiver, amendment or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing  (including by telecopy or electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites)) or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted to the appropriate party at the

 

Exhibit H-7

 

address or facsimile number of such party set forth in the Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party.  Notices to Subordinated Creditors that are not Obligors shall be made to the Borrower on behalf of such Subordinated Creditor at the Borrower’s address set forth in the Credit Agreement.  Any notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any such notice, if transmitted by facsimile or electronic communication, shall be deemed given when transmitted and electronically confirmed (it being understood that non-receipt of written confirmation of such communication shall not invalidate such communication).

 

No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure or delay on the part of a Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

Headings.  The various headings of this Subordination Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Subordination Agreement or any provisions thereof.

 

Severability.  Any provision of this Subordination Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Subordination Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc.  THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).  THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ANY PRIOR AGREEMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, WITH RESPECT THERETO.

 

Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction.  ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY LENDER, ANY SUBORDINATED CREDITOR OR LOAN PARTY IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH MAY BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY; PROVIDED THAT, ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT

 

Exhibit H-8

 

MAJORITY LENDERS’ OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SPECIFIED ON SCHEDULE 11.2 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

Counterparts.  This Subordination Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Subordination Agreement by email (e.g. “pdf” or “tiff”) or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Subordination Agreement.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE LENDERS AND EACH OTHER PARTY HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF A LENDER, SUCH SUBORDINATED CREDITOR OR LOAN PARTY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDERS ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

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Exhibit H-9

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Subordination Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
SUBORDINATED   CREDITORS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   CORPORATION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS RESEARCH INSTITUTE I, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS BIOLOGICS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS GLOBAL PHARMA, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

Exhibit H-10

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   INTERNATIONAL LTD
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
KADMON   AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS GLOBAL PHARMA LIMITED
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
THREE   RIVERS PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
COLLATERAL   REPRESENTATIVE:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
PERCEPTIVE   CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP, as Collateral Representative
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 Perceptive Credit Opportunities GP, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:
    

 

Exhibit H-11

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED:

 

By its signature below, each Obligor agrees that it will not take any action in contravention of the provisions of this Subordination Agreement:

 

	
KADMON   PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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KADMON   CORPORATION, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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KADMON   HOLDINGS, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
KADMON   RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
THREE   RIVERS RESEARCH INSTITUTE I, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
THREE   RIVERS BIOLOGICS, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
THREE   RIVERS GLOBAL PHARMA, LLC
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Exhibit H-12

 

Exhibit I
 to Credit Agreement

 

FORM OF WARRANT

 

[see attached]

 

Exhibit I-1

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