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License Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.2 
  
 FOIA Confidential Treatment Requested 
  

LICENSE AGREEMENT 
  
 This LICENSE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made this 14th day of October, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) between TOWER RECORDS JAPAN INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Japan (“Tower”) with offices at 2-15-9
Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0004, NAPSTER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Napster”), with offices at 9044 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069 and NAPSTER JAPAN, INC, a corporation incorporated under the
laws of Japan (“Company”), with offices at 15-4 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031. Tower, Company and Napster hereinafter are each referred to as a “Party” and collectively referred to as the
“Parties.” Capitalized terms used in this License Agreement but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Joint Venture Operating Agreement (the “JV Agreement”). 
  
 WHEREAS, Napster has developed an online (via personal computer, mobile
phone, set-top box or otherwise) music download and subscription service currently comprised of three levels of service – Napster Light, Napster Premium and Napster To Go (the “Service”); 
  
 WHEREAS, some or all of the Parties have simultaneously executed the JV
Agreement, a Marketing Agreement (the “Marketing Agreement”), and a Services Agreement (the “Tower Services Agreement”) and such Parties will execute a Loan Facility Agreement (the “Loan Agreement” and,
together with the JV Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the Marketing Agreement, all as amended from time to time, the “Definitive Agreements”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to enter into this License Agreement to provide for the licensing, operation and support of the
Service by Napster to and for the benefit of the Company in the Territory, which shall be promoted on the Napster Sites and as set forth in the Marketing Agreement, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. 

 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations
and warranties contained in this License Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement: 
  
 1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of the voting securities of such Person, by contract, or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and controlled” shall have meanings correlative of the
foregoing. 
  
 1.2 “Appointing Party” will have
the meaning given in Section 4.2 herein. 
  
 1.3
“Back-End Services” means the proprietary or third-party software tools provided by Napster to the Company for the purposes of (i) accessing customer records via a [*] data feed 
  

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 from Napster, (ii) managing audio files, audio file metadata and album thumbnails via Napster’s web-based tool
referred to as “CMS,” (iii) providing technical support to customers via Napster’s web-based tool referred to as “CST,” and (iv) creating, editing, and otherwise modifying music programming content (e.g. featured
artists, genre pages, tracks and radio stations) in the Customized Client. 
  
 1.4 “Bandwidth Cost” means, for each month during the Term, an amount equal to the total and reasonable costs paid by Napster to third parties for communications bandwidth actually used by Napster to
provide Services (including the Customized Service) to end-users throughout the world, multiplied by the total megabits served by Napster to all End-Users in Japan [*] divided by the total megabits served to all end-users worldwide, all as
reasonably and accurately determined by Napster’s servers; provided that Company shall have full rights to audit each such determination as provided herein. 
  
 1.5 “Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events or circumstances with respect to a Party: such
Party (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) petitions, applies for, or suffers or permits with or without its consent the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or similar officer for
all or any substantial part of its business or assets; (iii) avails itself or becomes subject to any proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any similar state, federal or foreign statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
dissolution or liquidation, which proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of the commencement thereof. 
  
 1.6 “Change of Control” means, with respect to the Company, the failure by Tower and/or its controlled Affiliates to own more than 50.1%
of the outstanding shares of Company. In no event shall a Change of Control result from any Tower Permitted Transfer or any event or series of events resulting in Tower and/or its controlled Affiliates owning less than 50.1% of the outstanding
shares of Company entered into with the consent of Napster. 
  
 1.7 “Client” means the software provided by or on behalf of Napster to users of the Services for the purposes of downloading or otherwise accessing part or all of the Services, as such software is updated from time to time
by or on behalf of Napster. The Client provided by Napster to users as of the date hereof currently includes functionality enabling Streaming, Downloading, organization of Content for playback on a PC platform and recording via a CD recorder.

  
 1.8 “Company Content” means any and all
Content owned or licensed by Company or by Tower; provided that Content owned or licensed by Tower shall be Company Content solely to the extent such Content is acquired by Tower for the Company after the date of this Agreement, or, with respect to
Content that is owned or licensed by Tower prior to the Effective Date, only such Content that is sublicensed to the Company pursuant to a separate agreement. It 
  

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 is understood that in the event that Napster independently, and not arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
or the Definitive Agreements, has ownership or other usage rights in or to any Content in connection with the Services in territories outside of the Territory, the Napster.com website or otherwise separate and apart from the Services, nothing
contained herein shall prejudice Napster’s existing rights to use such Content in accordance with Napster’s separate agreements. 
  
 1.9 “Company Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.2 herein. 
  
 1.10 “Content” means any and all text, web pages, data,
works, information, graphics, animation, illustrations, multimedia files, text, audio, images, digital video, musical compositions, sound recordings, advertisements, art work, third party metadata or any other content. 
  
 1.11 “Customized Client” means the version of the Client
customized by Napster for Company pursuant to this Agreement, as such version may be modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 1.12 “Customized Services” means the version of the Services customized by Napster for Company pursuant to this Agreement, as such
version may be modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 1.13 “Definitive Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the second Recital set forth above. 
  
 1.14 “Deliverable” means each component of the Customized Services, Customized Client, the Napster Sites and Back-End Services to be
developed or modified by Napster for Company hereunder, initially as provided in the Statement of Work attached hereto and thereafter on an ongoing basis as set forth in Section 4. 
  
 1.15 “Development Costs” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C. 
  
 1.16 “Download” means an electronic transmission of Content
which results in the creation of a permanent or temporary (for the duration of the subscription or until removed by the Content provider) Electronic Digital Copy of the item of Content concerned. “Downloading” shall mean the act of
facilitating a Download. 
  
 1.17 “Electronic Digital
Copy” means a copy of any Content in a digital format. A temporary copy of Content resident on a medium or device while being transferred between two (2) locations in the same medium or device in a manner that is substantially
contemporaneous with the transmission of such copy, as in the case of “buffering” or “caching” during the transmission of a Stream shall not, for that reason alone, constitute an “Electronic Digital Copy” of the Content
concerned. 
  
 1.18 “End Users” means end users
that have registered with Napster to use the Customized Services in the Territory. 
  

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 1.19 “End User Data” means both Aggregate End User Data and Personal End User Data
pertaining to End Users of the Service. “Aggregate End User Data” means all information that describes the connection speeds, aggregate Company Content usage patterns, transaction information, preferences, demographics and/or any
other information regarding End Users but which does not indicate the identity of any particular End User, and all other information about an individual End User presented in a form distinguishable from information relating to other end users but
not in a form that enables the recipient to personally identify any End User. “Personal End User Data” shall mean all information about an End User enabling such End User to be specifically and personally identified and may include,
but not be limited to names, street addresses, electronic mail addresses, registration information, e-commerce and credit card transaction data, preferences and the End User’s personally identifying transaction data. 
  
 1.20 “EULA” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

  
 1.21 “Fully Loaded Costs” means (i) the
Bandwidth Costs, the Hardware Costs, and the Hosting Costs, (ii) all internal personnel costs and direct overhead reasonably incurred by Napster in performing its obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof calculated in accordance with
US GAAP rules applicable to transactions between members of a consolidated group in the reasonable discretion of Napster, (iii) portion of patent royalties and third party software costs required for operation of the Customized Service
(iv) such other out-of-pocket costs reasonably incurred by Napster in performing its obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereunder, all as fully documented by Napster to Company, [*], such additional percentage amount being equal to the minimum
amount that may be reasonably required for tax and accounting purposes. 
  
 1.22 “Gross Revenue Royalty” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C hereto. 
  
 1.23 “Hardware” means any computing or networking equipment (including but not limited to servers, routers, and switches) owned by
Napster and used for the development and maintenance of the Customized Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 1.24 “Hardware Costs” means the third party costs incurred by Napster in acquiring any additional Hardware and software required in order
for Napster to perform its obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof, together with Napster’s internal personnel costs reasonably incurred in order to configure and install such Hardware. 
  
 1.25 “Hosting Costs” means, for each month during the Term,
an amount equal to the total and reasonable costs paid by Napster to third parties for hosting of the equipment used to provide Services to end-users throughout the world (including the Customized Service), multiplied by the total megabits served by
Napster to all End-Users in Japan [*] divided by the total megabits served under this Agreement to all end-users of the Services (including the Customized Service) worldwide, all as reasonably and accurately determined by Napster’s servers;
provided that Company shall have full rights to audit each such determination as provided herein. 
  

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 1.26 “Immediate Ingestion” means that from a given batch of tracks to be ingested into
Napster’s Content Management System, a reasonable number of tracks (e.g. one hundred) have had a successful test delivery per the Napster Content Handbook in effect at that time and that the Content provider for such tracks has agreed to
deliver the entire batch of tracks in the same manner. 
  
 1.27
“Improvements” means (i) derivative works (as such term is defined in 17 U.S.C. Sections 101, et seq.) of the Napster Property or the Company Property, as applicable (including without limitation Derivatives as defined
in Section 11.3 below) and (ii) any improvement, enhancement, modification or adaptation of or to any hardware, software or other work of authorship, technology, including technical and end user documentation. 
  
 1.28 “Intellectual Property Right(s)” means any or all of
the following and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (i) all United States and foreign patents and utility models and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations, and continuations-in-part thereof, and equivalent or similar rights anywhere in the world in inventions and discoveries including without limitation invention disclosures; (ii) all trade secrets and other rights in know-how and
confidential or proprietary information; (iii) all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world; (iv) all United States and foreign Marks and any
registrations or applications therefor; and (v) any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world (including, without limitation, all claims and causes of action for infringement, misappropriation or
violation thereof and all rights in any registrations and renewals). 
  
 1.29 “Joint Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.3 below. 
  
 1.30 “JV Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 
  
 1.31 “Launch Date” means the date one or more Company approved Customized Clients are generally made
available within the Territory to End-Users for the purpose of accessing fully functional Customized Services in the Territory, which date shall coincide with a mutually agreed upon (by Napster, Tower and Company) promotional program within the
Territory, and which initially shall be a date no later than [*]. 
  
 1.32 “Level 1 Bug” means [*]. 
  
 1.33
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. 
  

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 1.34 “Maintenance Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1. 

 
 1.35 “Marketing Agreement” has the meaning set forth in
the second Recital set forth above. 
  
 1.36
“Marks” means trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names or logos. 
  
 1.37 “Minimum Guaranteed Royalty” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C hereto. 
  
 1.38 “Napster Competitor” has the meaning set forth in the JV Agreement as such term is updated from time to time pursuant to the terms
of the JV Agreement. 
  
 1.39 “Napster Marks”
means all Marks owned or licensed by Napster. 
  
 1.40
“Napster Materials” means (i) all Hardware and software owned or controlled by Napster or licensed or leased by Napster from a third-party Person and used in connection with the Customized Services, Customized Client or Napster
Sites, (ii) all data and metadata, graphic materials, textual materials, artwork and Marks furnished by Napster hereunder for incorporation in the Customized Services, the Customized Client or the websites located at the Napster Sites, and
(iii) the Napster Marks and the Napster Sites; in each case excluding any such Hardware, software, data or materials furnished, licensed or leased by or on behalf of Company or Tower that do not constitute Improvements of Napster Materials.

  
 1.41 “Napster Property” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.1.1. 
  
 1.42 “Napster
Sites” means the websites to be developed, hosted and operated by Napster in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of Company and located at www.napster.jp and www.napster.co.jp and other websites which include any
Napster Marks or any variations thereof. 
  
 1.43
“Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 1.44 “Person” means any natural person, legal entity, or other organized group of persons or entities. 
  
 1.45 “Platform” means all software, technology and other Intellectual Property Rights required for the development, operation and
maintenance of the Customized Services and Customized Client, and the serving, Streaming and/or Downloading of Content in connection with the Customized Services, including all patches, bug fixes, upgrades, and enhancements thereto, as well as
detailed documentation thereof. 
  
 1.46 “Permitted
Transfer” means a Napster Permitted Transfer or a Tower Permitted Transfer as applicable. 
  
 1.47 “Relationship Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 herein. 
  
 1.48 “Royalty” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C
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 1.49 “Schedule” means the project deliverable schedule set forth in the Statement of
Work attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as amended in accordance herewith. 
  
 1.50 “Services” has the meaning set forth in the first Recital set forth above, and includes such other related services as may be offered by Napster from time to time in the future and which the
Company accepts as part of the Service in the Territory. 
  
 1.51
“Service Level Agreement” or “SLA” means the document attached at Exhibit B and incorporated by this reference. 
  
 1.52 “Stream” means the digital transmission of Content in compressed form, which digital transmission is contemporaneous with the
performance or display of such Content (as applicable) and is not intended to result in a Download (other than any ephemeral copies used solely for so-called “caching” or “buffering”). “Streaming” shall mean the
act of facilitating a Stream. 
  
 1.53 “Statement of
Work” means the scope of services, deliverables and schedules as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as amended as provided herein. 
  
 1.54 “Term” means the term of this Agreement, which shall begin on the Effective Date and, unless earlier
terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall continue until terminated by the Parties in accordance with the terms hereof, and which shall include the period of time following the occurrence of a Special Event of Default during which
the non-Defaulting Party operates the Company. 
  
 1.55
“Territory” means Japan and its territories and possessions and any other territory that is mutually agreed in writing by the Parties. 
  
 1.56 “Tower Services Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the second Recital set forth above. 
  
 1.57 “Upgrades” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2. 
  
 2. Development Of The Customized Services 

 
 2.1 Development Services. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including
without limitation the terms of the License in Section 6 below, Napster shall develop the Platform necessary for Company to provide the Customized Client and Customized Service to End-Users in the Territory. Napster shall provide Company with
the Customized Client, in object code, for distribution to End-Users, and shall provide Back-End Services as set forth in the Statement of Work sufficient to allow Company to provide support and administer the Customized Client and Customized
Service to End-Users in the Territory. Company will make no modifications or alterations to any Napster Materials, provided that the foregoing shall not preclude Company from modifying or altering any Content available on or through the Customized
Services or Napster Sites via the Back-End Services, subject in each case to the applicable license(s) for such Content. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that any customer located in Japan will use the Customized Client and any customer
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 Client. At all times during the Term, Company shall control in its sole discretion (i) the pricing of the Customized
Services to End-Users, subject to the operational restrictions of the Services and (ii) Content programming for the Customized Services in the Territory and all marketing, messaging and Content included on the Napster Sites (via the Back-End
Services). [*]. Company shall, at all times during the Term, and at no charge to the Company, have reasonable access no more restrictive than the access provided by Napster to any other joint venture operations outside the Territory to the Napster
CMS for the Services solely for purposes of administering the Company Content. 
  
 2.2 Localization. Napster will localize the initial version of the Customized Client, the Customized Services, the Napster CST tool and the Napster Sites for Company in accordance with all applicable requirements and specifications
set forth in this Agreement (including the Statement of Work) and as also agreed to by the Parties in writing, and provide localization to Company with relation to all future releases, bug fixes or other improvements to the Client or Services for
incorporation in the Customized Client, and/or the Back-End Services (“Upgrades”) Napster will use diligent efforts to deliver such localized versions as soon as reasonably practicable following the time such Upgrades are released
in the U.S. Napster shall provide notice to the Company whenever (i) an Upgrade is put into effect or (ii) if applicable, a release schedule and product development plan is put into effect with respect to any Upgrade. Localization shall
include, but not be limited to, translation of the CST Tool, Client and the Napster Sites from English to Japanese, necessary changes to date/time and currency fields within the Client, necessary changes to allow song, album and artist titles to
appear correctly in Japanese in the Customized Client when such Japanese language song, album and artist titles are provided by content owners to Napster, and necessary changes to the registration path and credit card billing information to conform
with Japanese practices. The Back-End Services will provide that Japanese language data will be displayed properly and will be able to process multibyte text. Localization will not include localization of any music or graphical Content. In
consideration of the initial localization and customization work and any subsequent localization work on any Upgrade, Company will pay Napster the Development Costs as set forth in Exhibit C, and reimburse Napster for the actual subcontracting costs
paid to Qualified Third Parties for translation work [*]. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Qualified Third Parties” shall mean any third party that is, in Napster’s reasonable opinion, qualified to perform the applicable
localization or development services hereunder. 
  
 2.3 Initial Client
Delivery. Napster shall deliver the initial version of the Customized Client, Customized Services and Napster Sites in accordance with the Statement of Work. 
  
 2.4 Napster Acceptance and Testing. Prior to releasing any Deliverable to Company, Napster will expeditiously undertake applicable
testing of the Deliverable in accordance with Napster’s test plan and generally accepted software development practices but, subject to the provision by the Company of any Content or music programming necessary for testing in accordance

  

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 herewith, in no event shall such Deliverable be subject to testing that is any less stringent than (i) that
undertaken in connection with the offering of its own services in any jurisdiction outside of the Territory, or (ii) as may be required under its reasonable internal quality control and test protocol requirements. Napster’s test plan with
respect to each Deliverable will include but not be limited to: (a) End-to-end regression testing of the existing Napster functionality, as needed; (b) End-to-end testing of new functionality, if applicable; (c) Localized client
testing with local content; (d) Geographical constraint testing (registration, date/time formats, currency, net acuity); and (e) Performance testing (cache testing, Statboard nodes). Napster will release the Deliverable to Company after
such Deliverable has satisfactorily passed such testing. 
  
 2.5 Company
Acceptance and Testing. 
  
 (a) After delivery of the Alpha
version of the Customized Client and CST (the “Alpha Version”) to Company pursuant to Exhibit A, Company shall have until delivery of the Beta version of the Customized Client to conduct testing of the Alpha Version using its own
internal testing procedures. 
  
 (b) At least two weeks prior to
the delivery date of any Napster Deliverable including without limitation those set forth in the Statement of Work other than the Alpha Version, a representative of Company may be present at the Napster facilities in Los Angeles, California or
Company facilities in Tokyo, at Company’s option, to test the Deliverable and meet and confer with the technical representatives of Napster designated by the Napster Chief Technology Officer or functional equivalent. Company and Napster shall
jointly determine the testing parameters to be used in testing Deliverables, including determination of the hardware models, operating software versions, and combinations thereof to be tested. 
  
 (c) If during a testing/evaluation period, the Platform contains a Level 1
Bug, Company will provide Napster with a notice describing the nonconformity. Unless otherwise set forth in the Statement of Work or agreed to by the Parties, Napster will use commercially reasonable efforts within thirty (30) days from the
date it receives Company’s notice of nonconformity to correct such Level 1 Bug. If Napster redelivers the Platform, then Company will be entitled to repeat the testing process. If (through no fault of Company) Napster fails to deliver a
corrected Platform within the thirty (30) day period (or such other period as may be set forth on the Statement of Work or otherwise agreed to by the Parties) and the Company is not provided with a reasonable plan to timely correct any such
material non-conformities in the Platform, then Company may negotiate with Napster to retain a third party to correct such fixes at Company’s expense. If during a testing/evaluation period, the Platform contains a bug, malfunction or defect
other than a Level 1 Bug, Napster shall address such bug, malfunction or defect in accordance with customary industry practices. 
  
 2.6 Change Process. If at any time after the Launch Date, the Platform contains a Level 1 Bug, Napster shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide an
Upgrade incorporating a fix for such Level 1 Bug. If at any time after the testing/evaluation period Company determines that the Platform contains a bug, malfunction or defect other than a Level 1 Bug, Napster shall address such bug or defect in
accordance with customary industry practices. Napster will, in its reasonable discretion, develop Upgrades and will notify Company of any such Upgrades and provide Company the ability to test such Upgrades in accordance with the terms set forth in
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 Section 2. In addition to such Upgrade development, Napster will consider recommendations from Company with respect
to technological features and capabilities to be added to its Platform [*] and Napster will consider such recommendations for inclusion into its global road map. If such features are not included in Napster’s global road map, Napster and
Company will discuss the possibility of Napster providing those features to Company for the Customized Service and Customized Client and to the extent mutually agreed in writing by Napster and Company, including with respect to a reasonable
timeframe therefor in an amendment to the Statement of Work, Napster will provide such features with fees [*]. 
  
 2.7 Qualified Third Parties. Napster will be fully responsible for all acts and omissions of its Qualified Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any contractual relationship
between Company and any Qualified Third Party, nor any obligation on the part of Company, to pay or to ensure the payment of any money due to any Qualified Third Party. Napster will identify through prior notice of each individual Qualified Third
Party that is used by it to perform its obligations hereunder. 
  
 3 Storage,
Hosting, and Delivery Of Content. 
  
 3.1 Hosting. During the Term,
Napster will host the Platform on Hardware located at a secure hosting facility in accordance with the SLA. [*]. The Customized Service will be offered to End-Users through the Napster Sites. Napster is responsible for acquiring and maintaining the
domain names for the Napster Sites and any other domain names necessary for the Customized Services, other than domains to be obtained by Tower pursuant to the Marketing Agreement. Napster shall continue to own the domains where the Napster Sites
are located. 
  

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 3.2 Content. 
  
 3.2.1 Napster Clearance of Content. Napster will use commercially reasonable efforts to clear master recording copyrights in music titles now or
hereafter available to users of the Service outside the Territory so that the same titles will be available to End-Users through the Customized Services in the Territory as are available to users of the English language system, subject to
territorial restrictions contained in the applicable licenses. Napster need not include any third party Content in the Service that does not conform to the then current operational or technological functionality available throughout the Service or
that would require any unreasonable changes to its ingestion, reporting or other operational procedures (e.g., changes that are inconsistent with the then current industry practices outside of the Territory); provided, however, that no operational
or technological requirements or restrictions shall be imposed by Napster for the purpose of restricting the inclusion of Company Content in the Service from licensors that do not provide the rights sought by Napster in Section 3.2.2 below.

  
 3.2.2 Company Clearance of Company Content.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.2.1 above, Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to clear all publishing rights (including mechanical rights and performance rights) relating to the music titles
described in Section 3.2.1 when and to the extent that Company reasonably deems it necessary for provision of the Customized Service in the Territory. 
  
 (b) Napster will use commercially reasonable efforts to directly license master recordings from third party labels that Company reasonably
deems necessary for provision of the Customized Service in the Territory. If Napster is unable to obtain such rights, it will so inform the Company, and Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire such master recording licenses from
any labels. 
  
 (c) [*]. 
  
 (d) For the avoidance of doubt, the use of the term
“worldwide” in connection with distribution of content only applies to the territories for which each of the respective music labels have rights to the applicable content. 
  
 3.2.3 Supply of Company Content. Without limitation of Section 3.2.1, Company will provide to Napster all
Company Content to be offered to End-Users in the Customized Service at the Launch Date, in accordance with the Statement of Work, for hosting and delivery by Napster in accordance with this Agreement. On and after the Launch Date and in accordance
with the Statement of Work, Company will furnish to Napster and periodically update the Company Content, with timing to be determined by Company. 
  
 3.2.4 Storage of Company Content. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, all Content, including without limitation the Company Content, shall be
stored by Napster 
  

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 during the Term on the Hardware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Napster shall monitor
and provide the Customized Services in accordance with this Agreement, including the SLA. 
  
 3.2.5 Content Availability. At all times during the Term, Napster shall ensure that the Customized Service (including the Company Content provided by Company to Napster in accordance herewith) is available to
End Users in accordance with the SLA, including, without limitation, the provision of sufficient storage and bandwidth. [*]. 
  
 3.2.6 Third Party Content Costs. Company will administer and pay all third party Content royalties and shall be solely responsible for paying any
or all compensation due in respect of the use or exploitation of any Content used in connection with the Customized Service, including, without limitation, all artists whose performances are embodied thereon, the producers of such Content, the
publishers of the musical compositions embodied in such Content or master recordings, the owners of any samples contained in those master recordings, any union, guild or affiliated trust fund, and any Content within the Customized Services provided
by Napster pursuant to Section 3.2.1 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Napster is required to pay any additional royalties solely due to the operation of the Business in the Territory as a result of its license
agreements, Company will reimburse Napster for all such additional royalties in accordance with the terms of Exhibit C hereto. To the extent that Company is required to pay any additional royalties solely due to the operation of the Services outside
the Territory as a result of its license agreements, Napster will reimburse Company for all such additional royalties. Napster and Company will provide any necessary data to allow such administration and payment by the other Party. Napster will
provide monthly data reports to Company sufficient to allow Company to calculate and pay any third party royalties as provided herein. 
  

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 4. Maintenance Of The Service 
  
 4.1 Maintenance and Support: 
  
 4.1.1 By Napster. Without derogation of other obligations in this Agreement including obligations under the SLA, Napster shall, at all times during
the Term, provide operational, maintenance and support services (“Maintenance Services”) in connection with the provision and use of the Customized Service, the Customized Client and Back-End Services, in each case at least at the
same level of service set forth in the SLA, including without limitation by the operation and maintenance of: [*], in each case as more fully detailed in the SLA. Additionally, Napster shall answer any reasonable questions from Company in a timely
manner relating to localization of documentation to be provided by the Company pursuant to Section 4.1.2. Napster shall assign to the performance of the Maintenance Services support engineers who will be responsible for maintaining the Service
and will have the skills and qualifications required for performing the Maintenance Services. 
  
 4.1.2 By Company. As between Napster and Company, Company shall be solely responsible for providing direct End User Support. Company will, through one or more third parties, provide End User Support in
accordance with the standards set forth in Exhibit B to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms. If not available, the Parties will discuss alternate strategies and levels of End User Support. Napster will provide customary
documentation (in English) at no fee and Company shall be responsible for localization of such documentation. Napster will provide initial training to Company employees in order to allow such employees to perform End User Support, and to allow
Company employees to develop necessary support documentation in Japanese. Any additional training provided by Napster will be billed to Company at Napster’s Fully-Loaded Costs. Napster also shall provide such reasonable assistance and tier
three support to Company in connection with End User Support that Company may require to satisfactorily provide direct support to End Users. 
  
 4.1.3 Napster will initially train Company employees on the use of Back-End Services at no cost to Company. Any additional training will be charged at
Napster’s Fully-Loaded Costs. 
  
 4.2 Relationship Managers. Napster
and Company (an “Appointing Party”) will appoint an individual (a “Relationship Manager”) who, from the Effective Date until replaced by the Appointing Party, shall serve as the Appointing Party’s primary
contact for communications between the Parties to this Agreement. Napster’s initial Relationship Manager will be Paul Greenberg and Company’s initial Relationship Manager will be determined at the first meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company following its formation. Each Relationship Manager (i) has the overall responsibility for managing and coordinating the performance of the Appointing Party’s obligations hereunder; and (ii) is authorized to act for and on
behalf of the 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions. 

  

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 Appointing Party concerning all matters relating to this Agreement. Each of Company and Napster shall have an opportunity
to reasonably disapprove of the other’s Relationship Manager, and the other party shall provide an appropriate alternative. 
  
 4.3 Collection Of End-User Data. Napster will compile End User Data on behalf of Company, in connection with Napster’s services hereunder, and to the extent
permitted under applicable law, such End-User Data shall be owned jointly throughout the world by Company, Napster and Tower. Each of Company and Tower may use the End User Data for its own marketing purposes provided such use shall be in accordance
with the Company privacy policy and applicable law. Napster may use End User Data for its own marketing purposes provided such use shall be in accordance with the Company privacy policy and applicable law, provided that Napster may not transfer such
End User Data to a Tower Competitor during the Term or directly compete during the Term with Tower’s retail pre-packaged physical music sales business. Company’s privacy policy will comply with then applicable laws, and provide that,
subject to applicable law, Company has the full right to share and co-own all End-User Data with Tower and Napster. During the Term, such End User Data shall be housed in an End-User Data database provided by Napster hereunder, to which Company and
Tower will have reasonable access at no charge. Company will provide a list of requested data fields and the requested form of report and Napster and Company will work together in good faith to implement a reporting structure acceptable to both
Parties pursuant to which Napster shall provide periodic updates of End User Data to the End User Data Database as mutually agreed to between the Parties, which updates shall be provided no less frequently than daily (other than End User support
data, which shall be available in real time). Nothing contained herein will obligate Napster to obtain or share or permit any Party to itself use any End User Data that would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty. 
  
 4.4 Security. At all times during the Term, Napster will implement appropriate
security measures (including but not limited to network firewalls, and encrypted authentication certificate technologies, back-up systems, and co-located Napster Servers) to protect the Customized Service (including the Content and End User Data),
as described in the SLA (provided that Napster will not be responsible for a security breach resulting from undetected defects contained in third party software). Accordingly, Napster will be solely responsible for protecting the Customized Service
(including the Content and End User Data) from unauthorized interruptions, viruses and outside attacks by means of such measures to the extent required by the SLA. 
  
 4.5 End User Agreements. End Users will contract directly with Company via an End User license agreement (“EULA”)
when downloading the Customized Client and registering for the Customized Services. The EULA will be mutually agreed to by the Parties prior to the Launch Date and at all times during the Term, Company will update such EULA to ensure that the terms
and conditions therein include the same or similar provisions as are set forth in the representative Napster end user license agreement for the Services delivered by Napster to Company from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, Company need not update the EULA to the extent that such update violates applicable Japanese law. 
  

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 5. Company Payment Obligations and Accounting 
  
 5.1 Company Payment Obligations. In consideration for the development, maintenance, bandwidth, storage and licensing services
described in Section 2 through Section 4 of this Agreement and in the Statement of Work, Company shall pay Napster in accordance with the payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C. To the extent Company is required to pay
Napster’s personnel costs, such personnel costs shall be charged at the rates specified in Exhibit C. 
  
 6. Intellectual Property Rights and Licenses 
  
 6.1 Ownership. 
  
 6.1.1 Napster Intellectual
Property. As between Company and Napster, all: (i) Napster Materials; (ii) Intellectual Property Rights in such Napster Materials; (iii) Intellectual Property Rights in the Content provided by Napster pursuant to
Section 3.2.1 above; and (iv) Improvements to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Napster Property”) are or will be owned exclusively by Napster in perpetuity, throughout the world, free of any claim by Company or any
third party, except as otherwise provided herein. Except as set forth herein, neither Company nor Tower has, nor does it receive under this Agreement, any rights in any Napster Property. For the avoidance of doubt, any Improvements to Napster
Property created by Company or Tower will be solely owned by Napster provided that Company will retain a reasonable right to use such Improvements but not the original Napster Property following the termination of this Agreement, provided, however,
that Company shall not retain a reasonable right to use such Improvements following termination of this Agreement in the case of a termination by Napster pursuant to Section 7.1 hereunder. The Parties agree to discuss in good faith additional
trademark licenses from Napster for merchandising or similar exploitation in the Territory on no less favorable terms than set forth in agreements between Napster and third parties outside the Territory, if any. 
  
 6.1.2 Company Intellectual Property. As between Company and Napster,
all: (i) articles in the Napster Sites provided by Company, (ii) Company Content including the Content obtained by Company pursuant to Section 3.2.2, (iii) design features and user interface of the Napster Sites which are created
by Company and are unique to such Napster Sites, and (iv) all Intellectual Property Rights in all of the foregoing and (v) Improvements to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Company Property”) are or will be owned
exclusively by Company in perpetuity, throughout the world, free of any claim by Napster or any third party, except as otherwise provided herein. Except as set forth in Section 6.4.2, Napster does not have, and does not receive under this
Agreement, any rights in or to any Company Property. For the avoidance of doubt, any Improvements to Company Property created by Napster will be solely owned by Company provided that Napster will retain a reasonable right to use such Improvements
but not the original Company Property following the termination of this Agreement, provided, however, that Napster shall not retain a reasonable right to use such Improvements following termination of this Agreement in the case of a termination by
Company pursuant to Section 7.1 hereunder. 
  

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 6.1.3 Tower Intellectual Property. As between Tower and Napster, all: (i) articles in the
Napster Sites provided by Tower, (ii) Company Content and the Content obtained by Company pursuant to Section 3.2.2, (iii) Tower Marks, (iv) all Intellectual Property Rights in all of the foregoing and (v) Improvements to
any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Tower Property”) are or will be owned exclusively by Tower in perpetuity, throughout the world, free of any claim by Napster or any third party, except as otherwise provided herein. Except as
set forth in Section 6.4.3, Napster does not have, and does not receive under this Agreement, any rights in or to any Tower Property. 
  
 6.1.4 Disclosure of Improvements. (a) Company and Tower agree during the Term to disclose to Napster any Improvements that it makes or reduces
to practice upon any of the Napster Property used in the Customized Service. Napster shall own all right, title and interest in and to such Improvements worldwide and in perpetuity. 
  
 (b) Napster agrees during the Term to disclose to Company any Improvements that it makes or reduces to
practice upon any of the Company Property. Company shall own all right, title and interest in and to such Improvements worldwide and in perpetuity. 
  
 (c) With respect to this Section 6.1.3, the Parties agree to cooperate with one another in obtaining letters patent or patents on any
such Improvements which may be patentable, and further agrees to transfer the title to the patents for the same to the owning party upon such party’s payment of the expenses in connection with the filing and prosecution thereof. 
  
 6.2 Reservation and Limitations. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this
Agreement, each Party expressly reserves all of its right, title and interest in its own Intellectual Property Rights, and no Party grants any license to the others. 
  
 6.3 Reverse Engineering. Company and Tower will not, and will not authorize any other Person through actions or omissions to, reverse
engineer, decompile or disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the operation of any Napster Property, or to decode, deencrypt or engineer around any authorization codes, lockout software or other security measures contained in
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 6.4 Licenses. 
  
 6.4.1 By Napster. During the Term, Napster grants to Company an exclusive (in the Territory only), nontransferable, nonsublicensable license in the
Territory in and to all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights) to (i) any Napster Property (ii) the Napster Sites, (iii) the Napster Marks and (iv) any other materials furnished by Napster in connection with this
Agreement, expressly for purpose of use in connection with the Customized Services, Customized Client and Napster Sites as contemplated hereunder. Company shall only use the Napster Marks according to the Napster Trademark Usage Guidelines, which
shall be provided to Company in writing, or in accordance with other reasonable written instructions. Company’s use of any Napster Mark in connection with this Agreement will not create any right, title or interest in or to the use of the
Napster Marks and all such use and goodwill associated with the Napster Marks will inure to the benefit of Napster. For quality control purposes, Napster may examine the use by Company of Napster Marks from time to time upon reasonable notice to
Company. Should Napster reasonably object to Company’s use of a Napster Mark, Company shall cure the objections within thirty (30) days of notice thereof, or Napster may suspend Company’s rights to use the Napster Marks until such
objections are cured. 
  
 6.4.2 By Company. During the
Term, Company grants to Napster a non-exclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable, worldwide and royalty free license, effective throughout the Term, to (i) host, use, copy, transfer, reproduce, distribute, transmit and publicly perform the
Company Property on and via the Internet, solely as necessary to perform Napster’s obligations hereunder with respect to the Customized Service and Customized Client; and (ii) host, use, copy, transfer, reproduce, distribute, transmit and
publicly perform any other materials furnished by Company in connection with this Agreement, solely as necessary to perform Napster’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Service. 
  
 6.4.3 By Tower. During the Term, Tower grants to Napster a
non-exclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable, worldwide and royalty free license, effective throughout the Term, to (i) host, use, copy, transfer, reproduce, distribute, transmit and publicly perform the Tower Property on and via the
Internet, solely as necessary to perform Napster’s obligations hereunder with respect to the Customized Service and Customized Client; and (ii) host, use, copy, transfer, reproduce, distribute, transmit and publicly perform any other
materials furnished by Tower in connection with this Agreement, solely as necessary to perform Napster’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Service provided that Napster agrees, following written notice of any such
requirements, to take such actions to the extent reasonably required in order to ensure Tower’s compliance with its obligations owed to MTS, Incorporated under the Trademark and Trade Dress Transfer and Usage Agreement, including without
limitation the blocking of End Users accessing Customized Services from outside the Territory or permitting only persons who register and/or are otherwise identified as being physically located in Japan to become End Users. 
  

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 6.4.4 Cross License to Joint Property. To the extent that the Parties collaborate to develop code
or functionalities or any other material in which there may exist Intellectual Property Rights, and that collaborative work does not otherwise constitute Company Property or Napster Property, such code, functionalities and/or material shall be
considered “Joint Property,” once expressly and mutually documented as such. Joint Property shall be owned by Company and Napster during the Term of the Agreement and thereafter by Tower and Napster or their permitted successors or
assigns in perpetuity, throughout the world, free of any claim by Company or any third party, except as otherwise provided herein. Each Party shall be entitled, without notice or accounting to the other, to exploit, disclose, and in any way license,
sublicense and/or alienate any right as may exist in Joint Property; provided that any use or license by Company or Tower of such Joint Property outside of the Customized Service during the Term shall require Napster’s prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and any use or license of such Joint Property by Napster outside of the Customized Service during the Term shall require Company and Tower’s prior written consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Parties shall consult and provide reasonable assistance to each other in securing and perfecting any Intellectual Property Rights as may exist in Joint Property. 
  
 7. Termination 
  
 7.1 Termination for Cause. Provided that a Party exercising its rights under this Section 7.1 is not in material breach of any
provision under any Definitive Agreement and that neither Tower nor Napster has exercised its Special Event of Default Option under the JV Agreement, any Party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice (or shorter period
if otherwise specified herein) to the other Parties if either of the other Parties have materially breached any obligation set forth in this Agreement, including Exhibits B or C, and does not promptly and diligently undertake to cure such breach and
prosecute such cure to completion. [*]. 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
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 In the event that either Tower or Napster exercises its Special Event of Default Option under the JV Agreement, such
Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon delivery of written notice to the other Party. 
  
 7.2 Termination Upon Termination of the JV Agreement. Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement will terminate automatically upon the termination of the JV Agreement without
further action by any Party. Following the exercise of a Special Event of Default Option by Tower under the JV Agreement, Napster shall provide reasonable assistance, at Tower’s expense, for the redirection of End Users to a new Tower-operated
website and will transfer to Tower, all End User Data. 
  
 7.3 Termination Upon
Change of Control of Company. Until the earlier of [*], Napster shall have the right to terminate the License Agreement upon any Change of Control; provided Napster shall not have such right in connection with any Tower Permitted Transfer or any
other transaction entered into with the prior written consent of Napster. 
  
 7.4
Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise expressly indicated herein, upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement all licenses granted herein shall be null and void: 
  
 (a) Each Party, at its own expense, will return to the other Parties or otherwise dispose of as the owner may instruct, any
information of the other Party, including Confidential Information and other assets that were provided in connection with this Agreement and that are in the possession or control of the returning Party. 
  
 (b) All payment obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement that have
accrued prior to such termination or expiration will be payable in full on the 30th day following such termination or expiration. All amounts earned pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement will be non-refundable. 
  
 (c) The rights and obligations of the Parties under Section 10 shall
continue until the expiration of the survival period for Confidential Information pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement; and the rights and obligations of the Parties under Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4.3, 9, 11 and 12 of this agreement will survive
such termination or expiration. 
  
 7.5 Bankruptcy Event. In the event of a
Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Company, Napster shall have the option to convert the exclusive license granted under Section 6.4.1 into a non-exclusive license. Such conversion into a non-exclusive license will be effective
immediately any time on or after a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Company upon delivery of written notice to the Company by Napster. Other than the license granted under Section 6.4.1 converting from an exclusive (in the
Territory only) into a non-exclusive license as provided in 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
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 this Section 7.5, the exercise of such conversion option by Napster shall not have any effect or limit in any
way any other provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Napster’s rights under Section 7.1(b) or the Company’s obligations under Section 5.1; provided that Napster’s grant of any license to rights
listed in Section 6.4.1 to any third party shall, at any time during the Term and while Section 5.4 of the JV Agreement remains in effect, be prohibited. 
  
 [*] 
  
 8. Representations and Warranties. 
  
 8.1 By Napster. At all times during the Term, Napster hereby represents and warrants that: it has the full right, title and authority to enter into this Agreement,
to provide all of the services contemplated in this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and to grant Company the rights granted herein; and it has the legal authority or ownership rights to grant any license or right granted to Company
under this Agreement. 
  
 8.2 By Company. Company hereby represents and
warrants that, at all times during the Term, it has the full right, title and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and to grant Napster the rights herein granted; and it has the legal authority or ownership
rights to grant any license or right granted to Napster under this Agreement. 
  
 8.3 Disclaimer of Warranty. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND TITLE. 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
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 9. Indemnification. 
  
 9.1 Indemnification by Napster. 
  
 (a) Napster will indemnify, defend and hold Company and Tower harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and/or costs (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees) (“Losses”) resulting from any third party claim against Company or Tower that (a) the Napster Materials infringe, misappropriate or violate the copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets of any
third party, (b) the Content provided by Napster pursuant to Section 3.2.1 violates the copyright rights of the labels owning the master recording copyrights or (c) alleges any privacy policy violation or violation of law arising out
of or relating to use by Napster of End User Data or (d) a breach by Napster of its obligations under Section 4.4 of this Agreement has damaged any third party. Napster’s obligations hereunder are conditioned upon (i) Company and
Tower providing sole control and reasonable cooperation to Napster in connection with the defense and/or settlement of any such claim, at Napster’s expense; and (ii) Company and Tower providing prompt notice of any and all claims under
this indemnity. 
  
 [*] 
  
 9.2 Indemnification by Company. Company shall indemnify, defend and hold Napster
harmless from and against any and all Losses resulting from any third party claim against Napster (a) that the Content (except for the master recording rights obtained by Napster pursuant to Section 3.2.1 above or any other Content
furnished by Napster) or the elements of the Customized Service provided by Company infringe, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, or (b) resulting from any third party claim alleging any privacy policy
violation or violation of law arising out of or relating to use by Company of End User Data. Company’s obligations hereunder are conditioned upon (i) Napster providing sole control and reasonable cooperation to Company in connection with
the defense and/or settlement of any such claim, at Company’s expense; and (ii) Napster providing prompt notice of any and all claims under this indemnity. 
  
 9.3 Indemnification by Tower. Tower shall indemnify, defend and hold Napster and Company harmless from and against any and all Losses
resulting from any third party claim that (a) the Tower Property infringe, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, or (b) alleges any privacy policy violation or violation of law arising out of or
relating to use by Tower or any Affiliate of Tower of End User Data. Tower’s obligations to Napster hereunder are conditioned upon (i) Napster providing sole control and reasonable cooperation to Tower in connection with the defense and/or
settlement of any such claim, at Tower’s expense; and (ii) Napster providing prompt notice of any and all claims under this indemnity. 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
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 10. Confidentiality 
  
 10.1 General Obligation. The terms of the JV Agreement will govern the confidentiality of Confidential Information hereunder. 
  
 10.2 [Reserved] 
  
 10.3 Ownership. All Confidential Information, and any Derivatives thereof, remains the property of the disclosing Party (except as
may otherwise be provided herein) and no license or other rights to Confidential Information is granted or implied, solely by virtue of its disclosure. For purposes of this Agreement, “Derivatives” shall mean: (i) for copyrightable or
copyrighted material, any translation, abridgment, revision or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted; (ii) for patentable or patented material, any improvement thereon; and (iii) for material which is
protected by trade secret, any new material derived from such existing trade secret material, including new material which may be protected by copyright, patent and/or trade secret. 
  
 10.4. Injunctive Relief. The receiving Party agrees that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of its
obligations under this Section 10 and that the disclosing Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief to remedy or prevent any breach or threatened breach hereunder by the receiving Party or any of its designees (in
addition to any other remedy). 
  
 11. Limitation of Liability 

 
 Except for claims for indemnification under Section 9, claims related to any Party
exceeding the scope of the licenses granted under Section 6 and damages arising as a result of a breach of the terms of Section 10, none of the Parties will be liable to the other Parties for any indirect, incidental or consequential
damages of any type, including lost profits, or third party claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the services contemplated hereby, even if a Party is advised by the other Party of the possibility of the damage and even if a
Party asserts or establishes a failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy provided in this Agreement. 
  
 12 Miscellaneous 
  
 12.1 Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by courier or other personal delivery or by registered or certified mail or sent by facsimile transmission. 
  
 All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

  

			
	If to Company:	  	Napster Japan, Inc.
	 	  	15-4 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031
	 	  	Attention: Chief Executive Officer

  

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	If to Napster:	  	Napster, LLC
	 	  	9044 Melrose Avenue
	 	  	Los Angeles, California 90069, U.S.A.
	 	  	Attention: General Counsel
		
	 with a copy to:
	  	O’Melveny & Myers LLP
	 	  	Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building, 11th Floor
	 	  	2-1-1 Marunouchi
	 	  	Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
	 	  	Attention: Randy Laxer, Esq. and Dale Araki, Esq.
		
	If to Tower:	  	Tower Records Japan Inc.
	 	  	2-15-9 Minami-Shinagawa
	 	  	Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8667, Japan
	 	  	Attention: Chief Planning Officer
		
	 with a copy to:
	  	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
	 	  	One Liberty Plaza
	 	  	New York, NY 10006
	 	  	Attention: Steven L. Wilner, Esq.

  
 or to such other address or facsimile
number as a Party may have specified to the other Parties in writing delivered in accordance with this Section 12.1. Notices shall be deemed given three (3) days after mailing or, if personally delivered, when so delivered, except that a
notice of change of address shall be effective only from the date of its receipt. 
  
 12.2 Force Majeure. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Party will be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, where such delay or failure results from any (i) act of
God (fire, storm, floods, earthquakes, etc.); or (ii) civil disturbances or other internet terrorist or hacker activities causing general internet breakdown, or the prolonged general unavailability of necessary power, utilities or raw
materials; provided that it gives the other Parties written notice thereof and uses commercially reasonable efforts to cure the delay or mitigate the failure to perform. 
  
 12.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments. Except for the terms of the Definitive Agreements, this Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the Parties relating to its subject matter and all previous agreements relating to the subject matter are superseded by this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the Definitive Agreements and this Agreement related to the
subject matter herein, the terms of this Agreement shall govern. Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of the Parties. 
  
 12.4 Waivers. No waiver by a Party of any condition or any breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement will be effective
unless in writing, and no waiver of any one or more instances will be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach in other instances or a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other term, covenant,
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 12.5 Captions. The captions of the Sections in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not
affect the interpretation of any provision. 
  
 12.6 Survivability. If any
part of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Party, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, or
the application of this Agreement to the remaining Parties. 
  
 12.7 Choice Of
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its rules for conflicts of law, except to the extent mandatory laws of Japan apply including trademark law of Japan
as far as trademarks registered in Japan are concerned. 
  
 12.8 Arbitration.
 
  
 (a) In the event there arises a dispute among the
Parties as to the performance or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or as to matters related to but not covered by this Agreement, the Parties shall first attempt to find a mutually agreeable solution by consultation in good
faith. If the matter has not been resolved within thirty (30) Calendar Days of their first meeting to resolve a dispute, then any such dispute shall be determined finally by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Rules of
Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). The place of arbitration shall be Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., if initiated and brought by a Party other than Napster or Tokyo, Japan, if initiated and brought by
Napster and the language of the arbitration shall be English. Each of Napster and Tower shall appoint one (1) arbitrator and the two nominated arbitrators shall in turn choose a third arbitrator. If the arbitrators chosen by Napster
and Tower cannot agree on the choice of the third arbitrator within thirty (30) Calendar Days of the notice of arbitration, then such arbitrator shall be appointed by the ICC acting in accordance with the rules adopted by the ICC for this
purpose. At minimum, the arbitral tribunal shall be experienced in cross-border transactions.
  
 (i) Judgment upon the award of the arbitral tribunal may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Parties acknowledge
that this Agreement and any award rendered pursuant to it shall be governed by the 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award. 
  
 (ii) Pending the submission to arbitrators and thereafter until the arbitral tribunal renders the award, the
Parties shall, except in the event of termination, continue to perform all their obligations under this Agreement and the Definitive Agreements to which it is a party without prejudice to a final adjustment in accordance with the award. 

 
 (iii) Judgment upon the award so rendered may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. 
  

(b) Injunctive Relief. By agreeing to arbitrate disputes arising between the Parties pursuant to Section 12.8(a), the Parties acknowledge
and agree that they do not intend to deprive 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
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 any court with jurisdiction of its ability to issue a preliminary injunction, attachment or other form of provisional
remedy in aid of the arbitration and a request for such provisional remedies by a party to a court shall not be deemed a waiver of this agreement to arbitrate. The Parties also acknowledge and agree that in addition to the authority conferred upon
the tribunal by the rules specified above, the tribunal shall also have the authority to grant provisional remedies, including injunctive relief. 
  
 12.9 Assignment. Except in connection with a Permitted Transfer, none of the Parties may assign its rights and obligations, in whole or in part, under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment by Tower, Company or Napster in violation of this paragraph shall be void. 
  
 12.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and each counterpart will be deemed an original, but
all counterparts together constitute a single instrument. 
  
 12.11 Tower
Obligations. Tower’s obligations hereunder are limited to those contained in Sections 4.3, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 9.3 and 12.8. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives, to be effective as
of the Effective Date stated above. 
  

									
	NAPSTER, LLC	 	 	 	NAPSTER JAPAN, INC.
					
	By:	 	 /S/ WM. CHRISTOPHER GOROG

	 	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ HIROYUKI FUSHITANI

	Printed Name:	 	Wm Christopher Gorog	 	 	 	Printed Name:	 	Hiroyuki Fushitani
	Title:	 	Chairman and CEO	 	 	 	Title:	 	President and CEO
	(An Authorized Signatory)	 	 	 	(An Authorized Signatory)
				
	TOWER RECORDS JAPAN INC.	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /S/ HIROYUKI FUSHITANI

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Printed Name:	 	Hiroyuki Fushitani	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	President and Group CEO	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(An Authorized Signatory)	 	 	 	 	 	 

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  
 Statement of Work 
  
 Alpha Phase 
  
 Napster will make available to the Company the initial localized version of the Customized Client and the CST [*]. 
  
 Beta Phase 
  
 Napster will make the following available for testing by the Company (the “Beta System”) [*] 
  
 Complete Phase (“Commercial Product”) 
  
 Provided that Company has completed the Content programming for the Customized Service reasonably requested by Napster and satisfied all music Content delivery
requirements, Napster will make available to Company the final Commercial Product (including the Customized Service, Back-End Services and all other components necessary to provide Customized Services to End-Users), to be used by End-Users on and
after the Launch Date, no later than the Launch Date. 
  
 Company Content
Specifications 
  
 Prior to the Launch Date, Company will provide Company
Content to Napster for Immediate Ingestion in the manner set forth in the Napster Content Handbook [*]. Following the Launch Date, Company will provide Company Content to Napster in the manner set forth in the Napster Content Handbook as provided to
Company [*]. 
  
 Programming Tools 
  
 Napster will provide to Company within ten (10) Calendar Days of the execution of this
Agreement, a list of content pages within the Service (e.g. genre pages, “Foundation” pages, home page). Company shall provide to Napster, wireframes of the desired layout of said content pages within the Customized Service [*].

  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions. 

  

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 Napster will provide to Company all programming tools described in clause (iv) of the definition of Back-End
Services and training on the use of such tools in accordance with Section 4.1.3 by [*]. 
  
 Company will provide periodic music programming to Napster for inclusion in the pre-Beta System builds of the Customized Client [*]. Company will provide complete music programming to be included in the Customized
Service at the Launch Date to Napster [*]. 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions. 

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
  
 Service Level Agreement 
  
 [*] 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions. 

  

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 EXHIBIT C 
  
 Payment Terms 
  
 1. Development Fees: In consideration of the Development Services, Company will pay Napster [*]. 
  
 2. Maintenance and Third Party Royalty Fees: In consideration of the Maintenance Services and Napster’s obligations under
Section 3 of this Agreement, [*]. 
  
 3. Royalty: In consideration for
the use of Napster technology to provide the Service and any Improvements to the Napster Property, Company agrees to pay Napster the following: 
  
 3.1 Company will pay Napster a royalty based on the annual gross revenues of Company in accordance with the following formula: 
  
 [*] 
  

4. [*] 
  
 5. Royalty Accounting. 
  
 5.1 Statements and Payment. 
  
 (a) Company shall, as the so-called “merchant of record” for amounts collected in connection with the Customized Service, [*], Company shall send Napster a statement detailing those Royalties and shall pay Napster any such
Royalties which are due to Napster. 
  
 (b)
Company shall compute Royalties in U.S. dollars at the published rate of exchange for the last day of the reporting period as reported in the Wall Street Journal. 
  
 5.2 Reconciliation. To the extent that gross revenue which generated a royalty that had previously
been paid to Napster, is reversed or otherwise booked by 
  

	*	Indicates that certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions. 

  

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 Company as uncollectable, Company may deduct the corresponding overpayment from the next Gross Revenue
Royalty payment, provided that any subsequent receipt of uncollectible amounts shall result in additional payment to Napster. In the event there is no subsequent payment, Company may, at its option, send Napster an invoice for the overpayment
amount, payable by Napster within thirty (30) days of receipt of such invoice or deduct such overpayment from any payment otherwise owed by Company to Napster hereunder. 
  
 6. Books and Audits. Company shall maintain accurate books and records detailing all information related to Company’s revenues
and the computation of Royalties, which Napster may examine, at Napster’s expense. Napster shall maintain accurate books and records detailing all information related to Fully Loaded Costs, Content royalties, and other reimbursed amounts, if
any, which Company may examine, at Company’s expense. Each Party may make those examinations only for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the statements and invoices sent to such Party hereunder. Each Party may make such an examination for
a particular statement or invoice only once. Each Party may make those examinations twice during any calendar year and only during the other Party’s usual business hours, on reasonable written notice for a reasonably convenient time, and at the
place where such other Party keeps the books and records to be examined. Each Party may appoint a certified public accountant to make such an examination for such Party. Each Party acknowledges that the other Party’s Books and Records
constitute Confidential Information. If the undisputed results of any such audit reveal that one Party has underpaid the other by more than ten percent (10%) the amount the underpaying Party should have paid the other, then, in addition to any
other legal and equitable rights and remedies available to the underpaid Party, the underpaying Party shall reimburse the underpaid Party for the reasonable and documented costs of the audit plus interest from the date the amount should have been
paid as computed under Section 7 below. 
  
 7. Taxes and Late
Payments. All amounts to be paid by Company to Napster herein are exclusive of, and Company shall pay, all sales, use, excise and other taxes that may be levied on either party in connection with this Agreement, except for taxes based upon
Napster’s net assets or net income. Any amount not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate equal to fourteen percent (14%) per annum. 
  

 31EXHIBIT 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 2, 2006 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), between THE TALBOTS, INC., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Borrower”), and MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD. (the “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to submit a bid (the “Bid”) to acquire (the “Acquisition”) the outstanding common stock of The J. Jill Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”);

WHEREAS, it is a condition to submitting the Bid that the Borrower evidence that it has financing to complete the Acquisition;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender extend, revolving credit loans to the Borrower during the period from and after the Closing Date (as hereafter defined) to the Revolving Credit Termination Date (as hereafter defined) to finance the Acquisition; and

WHEREAS, the Lender is willing to make revolving loans for such purposes in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower and the Lender hereby agree as follows:

1.             Definitions. As used in this Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

“Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote 10% or more of the voting stock of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract or otherwise.

“Applicable Spread” shall mean 0.25%.

“Acquisition” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Bid” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Borrower” is defined in the preamble of this Credit Agreement.

“Borrowing Date” shall mean the date on which a Revolving Loan is made by the Lender in favor of the Borrower.

 

 

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“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to be closed in New York, New York; provided, however, that when used in connection with the calculation or determination of LIBOR or the payment or prepayment of any amounts accruing interest at such rate or providing notices in connection with such rate, “Business Day” shall mean any Business Day in New York in which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean obligations for the payment of rent for any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease that, in accordance with GAAP, have been or should be capitalized on the books of the lessee and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean money market and other interest-bearing accounts, certificates of deposit or time deposits and other similar instruments generally offered by the Lender to its customers, United States Treasury bills, United States Treasury notes or United States Treasury bonds, cash or cash equivalents.

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof have been satisfied in full or waived in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, in no event shall the date of the initial Revolving Loan occur later than April 24, 2006.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations and published interpretations thereof.

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

“Dollars” and the symbol “$” shall mean dollars in the lawful money of the United States of America.

“Environmental Action” shall mean any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any governmental agency, department, bureau, office or other authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials from (i) any assets, properties or businesses of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest; (ii) from adjoining properties or businesses; or (iii) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.

“Environmental Law” shall mean any present or future statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Environmental Liabilities and Costs” shall mean all liabilities, monetary obligations, remedial actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of (i) any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any environmental condition or a release of Hazardous Materials or (ii) any breach by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Law.

 

 

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“Environmental Lien” shall mean any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 6 hereof.

“FAX” is defined in Section 8.6 hereof.

“Fee Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated February 2, 2006, between the Borrower and the Lender with respect to certain fees due and payable by the Borrower to the Lender.

“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean (i) for any Business Day, the rate on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not published for any Business Day, the rate at which overnight federal funds are offered for sale to the Lender at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day, and (ii) for any day which is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for the preceding Business Day.

“GAAP” is defined in Section 3(j) hereof.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising legislative, judicial regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any
other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminate under any Environmental Law.

“Hedge Agreements” shall mean any interest rate, commodity or equity swap, cap, floor or forward rate agreement or collar arrangements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values, and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

“Indebtedness” shall mean with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of assets or services which in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) all obligations of such Person under or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar 

 

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instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (iv) all obligations  and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities, including, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (v) all obligations and liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person whether or not owing by such Person and even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for
payment thereof, (vi) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (vii) all obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder are limited to repossession or sale of such property, or agreements to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar obligations, (viii) all contingent obligations of such Person, including, without limitation, the net liabilities of such Person under any Hedge Agreements, as calculated on a basis satisfactory to the Lender and in accordance with accepted practice, (ix) all obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition of another Person (a) guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person or (b) secured by (or for which the
holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property owned by such Person; provided, however, that the term Indebtedness shall not include trade payables and accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business and not more than 60 days delinquent. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership of or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer.

“Interest Period” shall mean (a) the period commencing on the Borrowing Date of a Revolving Loan and ending on the date 7 days thereafter or the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one or three months after such Borrowing Date, as selected by the Borrower in each Notice of Borrowing, and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the date 7 days thereafter or the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Lender not less than three Business Days prior to the last Business Day of the then-current Interest Period with respect thereto (or, if no such notice is received by the Lender by such time, a period of one (1) month shall be deemed to have been specified by the Borrower);
provided, however, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period which begins on a date for which there is no corresponding date in the calendar month during which such Interest Period is to end, shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month, and (iii) no Interest Period shall end after the Maturity Date and any Interest Period which would, but for this clause, end after the Maturity Date shall instead end on the Maturity Date subject to the payment of all break-funding and other losses, costs and expenses incurred as a result thereof.

“Lender” is defined in the preamble of this Credit Agreement.

“LIBOR” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period pertaining to any Revolving Loan:

 

 

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(a)           the rate of interest per annum determined by the Lender in its sole discretion to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Telerate screen ( or any successor thereto) that displays the average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date two Business Days in London prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

(b)           if the rate in the preceding subsection (a) is not available, the rate of interest per annum determined by the Lender in its sole discretion to be the rate in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date two Business days in London prior to the first day of such Interest Period for the offering by the Lender in the interbank market of deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period in amounts comparable to the principal amount of such Revolving Loan to which such Interest Period applies, at the time as of which the Lender makes such determination.

“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any nature whatsoever.

“Loan Account” is defined in Section 2.8 hereof.

“Loan Documents” shall mean each of this Credit Agreement, the Note, the Fee Letter and each other document, instrument and agreement executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection herewith or therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, business, assets, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower,  (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its obligations hereunder, under the Note or under any other Loan Document to which it is a party and (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document.

“Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months after the first Revolving Loan is made hereunder and (ii) such earlier date on which the Revolving Loans are due and payable and the commitment of the Lender to make any such Revolving Loans has been terminated or otherwise cancelled (whether at stated maturity, by mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Merger Agreement” shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger to be executed in connection with the Acquisition substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

“Merger Documents” shall mean the Merger Agreement and each of the other agreements, instruments and other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith (other than the Loan Documents).

“Note” shall mean the promissory note of the Borrower evidencing the Revolving Loans, payable to the order of the Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, or any substitute therefor.

 

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“Notice of Borrowing” is defined in Section 2.2 hereof.

"Other Taxes" is defined in Section 7.2(b) hereof.

"Parent" shall mean AEON (U.S.A.), Inc.

"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity.

"Prime Rate" shall mean the fluctuating rate of interest per annum announced by
the Lender from time to time as its prime rate in effect at its office in New
York City. Each change in the prime rate shall be effective from and including
the date such change is effective. The prime rate is determined from time to
time by the Lender as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers and neither
is tied to any external rate of interest or index nor necessarily reflects the
lowest rate of interest actually charged by the Lender to any particular class
or category of customers.

"Release" shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the outdoor
or indoor environment.

"Revolving Credit Termination Date" shall mean the earliest to occur of (i)
August 2, 2006, (ii) the date on which the Bid has been awarded to a Person
other than the Borrower or is otherwise rejected or withdrawn, (iii) the date on which the Revolving Loans are prepaid in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(ii) hereof and (iv) such earlier date on which the Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated in full hereunder.

“Revolving Loan” is defined in Section 2.1 hereof.

“Revolving Loan Commitment” is defined in Section 2.1 hereof.

“Solvent” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a
business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which capital stock or other ownership interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such corporation or other entity is, at the time of determination, owned directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.

 

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“Target” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Taxes” is defined in Section 7.2(a) hereof.

“Threshold Amount” shall mean $10,000,000.

“Transactions” shall mean each of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.

“USA Patriot Act” is defined in Section 4(p) hereof.

	
             
 	
            2.
 	
            
The Revolving Loans.
 

2.1.          The Revolving Loan Commitment. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Credit Agreement, the Lender agrees, from time to time on any Business Day during the period commencing on the date hereof up to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date, to make revolving loans to the Borrower (the “Revolving Loans”) in amounts, which together with all outstanding Revolving Loans, will not exceed in the aggregate the principal amount of $400,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan Commitment”). The Revolving Loan Commitment shall be subject to reduction and/or termination as herein provided (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 6.2 hereof). On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay,
and re-borrow the Revolving Loans. Any such borrowing may be denominated in Dollars, as hereinafter provided, and shall be in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or any whole multiple thereof in excess of $100,000. On the Revolving Credit Termination Date, the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate and the Lender shall have no obligation whatsoever to make any further Revolving Loans to the Borrower.

2.2.          Making the Revolving Loans. Each Revolving Loan shall be made upon written notice (in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, a “Notice of Borrowing”), given by the Borrower to the Lender at least three and not more than five Business Days prior to the proposed borrowing date thereof. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify therein (A) the proposed borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the principal amount of such Revolving Loan and (C) the duration of the initial Interest Period therefor. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof (or the waiver thereof by the Lender as herein prescribed), the Lender will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan
available to the Borrower in same day funds at the Lender’s office at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, or at such other place as the Lender shall designate in writing to the Borrower.

	
             
 	
            2.3.
 	
            
Interest.
 

(a)           Each Revolving Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) LIBOR and (b) the Applicable Spread.

 

 

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(b)           Subject to Section 2.5 hereof, interest shall be payable on each Revolving Loan (i) in arrears on the last day of each Interest Period, (ii) on the date on which the principal amount of such Revolving Loan becomes due and payable hereunder (whether at stated maturity, by mandatory prepayment, optional prepayment, acceleration or otherwise), and (iii) in the case of any Interest Period which is longer than three months, on each successive date three months after the first day of such Interest Period.

(c)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all accrued interest shall be payable on each date principal is payable hereunder pursuant to Sections 2.4 and 2.6 hereof or such earlier date as herein required.

(d)           Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.

(e)           In the event, and on each occasion, that on the date two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period during which any Revolving Loan which accrues interest at a rate based upon LIBOR, the Lender shall have in good faith determined that dollar deposits in the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loan are generally not available in the London interbank market, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of making or maintaining such Revolving Loan at LIBOR during such Interest Period, the Lender shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or telecopy notice of such determination to the Borrower. In the event of any such determination, interest
shall accrue with respect to such Revolving Loan during such Interest Period at a rate determined by reference to the Federal Funds Rate plus the Applicable Spread. Each determination by the Lender hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

	
             
 	
            2.4.
 	
            
Principal Repayment; Note.
 

(a)           The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of all outstanding Revolving Loans together with all other outstanding amounts due and owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents on the Maturity Date.

(b)           The Borrower’s obligations to the Lender with respect to the payment of interest and principal with respect to the Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by this Credit Agreement and the Note. The Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrower to endorse on the schedule attached to the Note (or on a continuation of such schedule attached to the Note and made a part thereof) an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each Revolving Loan, the date and amount of each principal payment and prepayment with respect thereto and the interest rate applicable thereto; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notation (or any error in such notation) shall not affect any obligations of the Borrower
hereunder or under the Note. The Note and the books and records of the Lender shall be conclusive evidence of the information set forth therein absent manifest error.

2.5.          Default Interest. Any principal, interest or other amount which is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise, shall bear interest from the day when due until such principal, interest or other amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate equal at all times to the Prime Rate plus 2% per annum.

 

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            2.6.
 	
            
Termination, Reduction or Extension of Revolving Loan Commitment; Prepayment.
 

(a)           The Borrower shall have the right at any time or from time to time, without premium or penalty, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice to the Lender, to terminate or reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment. Any such reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $100,000. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanent.

(b)           Prepayments. (i)  Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall not prepay all or any portion of the principal amount outstanding of Revolving Loans without the express written consent of the Lender, which consent shall be in the Lender’s sole discretion to grant or withhold, and except as may otherwise be permitted hereunder. Any prepayment shall be made together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid; provided, however, that (i) prepayments of Revolving Loans prior to the Maturity Date shall not reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment; (ii) all prepayments shall be in amounts not less than the lesser of $100,000 or an integral
multiple thereof or the amount of any Revolving Loan being prepaid; and (iii) any Revolving Loan may be designated by the Borrower to be prepaid if and only to the extent that prepayment is made on the last day of an Interest Period or subject to the payment of amounts described in Section 7.1(d) hereof. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by the payment of (i) accrued interest to date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid and (ii) any and all payments required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof in respect of such prepayment.

(ii) Mandatory Prepayments. In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated or if any of the conditions to consummating the Transaction set forth in the Merger Documents are not satisfied when required to be so satisfied (and not waived in accordance with this Credit Agreement and the Merger Documents) or are incapable of being satisfied (each a “Prepayment Event”), the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment, within two Business Days of such Prepayment Event.

(c)           If the Borrower receives notice from the Lender that the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding hereunder exceeds at any time $400,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans, together with all accrued interest thereon and any amounts due under Section 7.1(d) hereof, as necessary to eliminate such excess within 2 Business Days after receipt of such notice.

	
             
 	
            2.7.
 	
            
Method of Payment.
 

(a)           All sums payable by the Borrower to the Lender hereunder or under the Note shall be payable in New York, New York, in Dollars in immediately available funds and without any defense, set-off or counterclaim no later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the day when due, for the account of and as directed by the Lender. Any payments made after 12:00 noon (New York time) on any day shall be deemed to have made on the immediately following Business Day.

 

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(b)           Any payments shall be applied first to default charges, indemnities, expenses and other non-principal and interest amounts owed under any of the Loan Documents, if any, then to interest due and payable on the Revolving Loans, and thereafter to the principal amount of the Revolving Loans due and payable.

(c)           All computations of interest and fees shall be made by the Lender on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable; provided, however, that if a Revolving Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on such Revolving Loan. Each change in the Prime Rate shall immediately and simultaneously result in a corresponding change in the Default Rate.

(d)           Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under any instrument delivered hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of the payment of interest; provided, however, that if such extension would cause such payment to be made in a new calendar month or beyond the Maturity Date, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(e)           The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender, if and to the extent payment is not made when due under any Loan Document, to charge from time to time against any account of the Borrower with the Lender or Mizuho Corporate Bank (USA) any amount so due. The Lender agrees to promptly notify the Borrower of any such charge made by the Lender; provided, however, that the Lender shall incur no liability for failing to do so and the failure of the Lender to so notify the Borrower shall in no event diminish the Lender’s right to make such charge under this Section 2.6(e).

2.8.         Loan Account. The Lender maintains on its books a loan account in the Borrower’s name (the “Loan Account”), showing the Revolving Loans, prepayments, the computation and payment of interest, and any other amounts due and sums paid hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The entries made by the Lender in the Loan Account shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lender as to the amount at any time due from the Borrower, absent manifest error.

2.9.          Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall apply the proceeds of the Revolving Loans solely to finance the Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Merger Documents (it being understood and agreed that (i) during the period from the date the initial Revolving Loan is made until the proceeds are used to finance the Acquisition, the Borrower may invest the proceeds of the Revolving Loans in Cash Equivalents at the Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall borrow only the amount reasonably anticipated to be necessary to purchase the Target’s common stock and the fees, costs and expenses related thereto). 

 

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            2.10.
 	
            Fees.
 

(a)           Upfront Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender the non-refundable fees payable in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Fee Letter.

(b)           Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Lender on the last Business Day of each March, June September and December while the Revolving Loan Commitment is in effect and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, commencing on  the first such date after the date hereof, a non-refundable commitment fee in arrears in an amount equal to 0.10% per annum of the average daily unadvanced amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment from time to time in effect from (and including) the date hereof to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

3.            Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:

(a)           Organization of Borrower. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)           Power and Authority. The Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its present business, to own its property and assets and to execute, deliver and perform this Credit Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries of the Merger Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby are within the Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries’ respective corporate or limited liability company powers, as the case may be. The Borrower is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation authorized to conduct its activities and is in good standing in all
jurisdictions in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the activities conducted makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent is the record and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, beneficial owner of, and has the unrestricted power to vote, not less than 51% of all of the voting securities and the outstanding capital stock of the Borrower and has the voting power to elect at least a majority of the directors of the Borrower.

(c)           Authorization of Borrowing. All appropriate and necessary corporate, shareholder and other actions and approvals have been taken or obtained by (i) the Borrower to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to authorize the performance and observance of the terms of each and (ii) on or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to authorize the execution and delivery of the Merger Documents to which it is a party and to authorize the performance and observance of the terms of each.

(d)           Agreement Binding; No Conflicts. This Credit Agreement constitutes, and the Note,  the other Loan Documents and the Merger Documents when executed and delivered pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Acquisition will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, enforceable against the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity 

 

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(regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or
equity). The execution, delivery and performance of this Credit Agreement, the
Note, the other Loan Documents and the Merger Documents to which the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries are a party and the use of the Revolving Loan proceeds and
the Acquisition do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with (A) any provisions of law or any order, rule, directive or regulation of any court or other Governmental Authority, (B) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or (C) except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, any agreement, document or instrument to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which its respective assets or properties are bound, (ii) except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, constitute a default or an event or circumstance that with the giving of notice or the passing of time, or both, would constitute a default under any such agreement, document or instrument, (iii) except as would not be reasonably likely to result in
a Material Adverse Effect, result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any assets or properties of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, or (iv) except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, result in any suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its respective operations or any of its properties.

(e)           Compliance with Law. There does not exist any conflict with, or violation, or breach of, any law or any regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, which conflict, violation or breach could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Effect, a Default or Event of Default.

(f)            Taxes. The Borrower has filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed and has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges due upon the Borrower with respect to the conduct of its operations or otherwise the failure of which to file or to pay could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Effect, a Default or an Event of Default. There are no tax audits presently being conducted in respect of the Borrower.

(g)           Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, notice to or declaration or filing with, any administrative body or agency or other Governmental Authority on the part of the Borrower is required for the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Credit Agreement, the Note, the other Loan Documents or the Merger Documents, except (i) for such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) as specified in the Merger Documents (any of which required approvals or consents shall have been obtained or waived in accordance with Section 4(q) hereof on or prior to the Closing Date).

(h)           Litigation. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened legal actions, suits, claims or administrative, arbitration or other proceedings against the Borrower or its Subsidiaries that if adversely determined could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a Default or Event of Default. The performance of any action by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries required or contemplated by any of the Merger Documents is not restrained or enjoined (either temporarily, preliminarily or permanently).

(i)            Other Obligations. The Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a Default or Event of Default.

 

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(j)            Financial Information. All financial information provided to the Lender by or on behalf the Borrower and its Affiliates has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and fairly presents, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, the financial position and results of operations for the periods therein indicated of the Borrower, and there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, business or prospects of the Borrower since January 29, 2005.

(k)           Accuracy of Information. (i)  All factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Merger Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, (true and complete copies of which were furnished to the Lender in connection with its execution and delivery hereof) is, and all other factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lender will be, true and accurate in every material respect on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and, in respect of such information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished to the Lender, as of the date of the execution and delivery of
this Credit Agreement by the Lender, such information is not, or shall not be, as the case may be, incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading. With respect to any such factual information pertaining to Persons other than the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, the foregoing representation is made to the best knowledge of the Borrower.

(ii)     The pro forma consolidated statements of financial conditional and pro forma consolidated statements of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries giving effect to the Acquisition and the financing thereof are the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the dates and for the periods specified therein, adjusted to give effect to certain events and assumptions as set forth therein. Such pro forma financial statements (including any related schedules and notes) have been prepared on the basis of the statements and assumptions set forth in the respective notes thereto, which in the opinion of the Borrower, are reasonable (it being understood that such pro forma financial statements (including any related schedules and notes are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control and no assurance is

 or can be given that any projections or other results contemplated therein will be realized).

(l)            Seniority. The obligations of the Borrower under this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party rank, and at all times shall rank, at least pari passu in priority of payment and in all other respects with all other unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower.

(m)          Holding Company and Investment Company Acts. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” or “promoter” of, or “principal underwriter” of or for, an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

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(n)           Permits, Etc. The Borrower has all permits, consents, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for it lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire each business currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by it, except for failures which are not reasonably likely to result in an Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will obtain all such permits, consents, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for it to own and operate each business acquired pursuant to the Merger Documents. No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment,
forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, consent, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation and which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a Default or an Event of Default and there is no written claim that any such permit, consent, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation is not in full force and effect.

(o)           Environmental Matters. Except to the extent not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect or a Default or Event of Default, (i) none of the operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries violate any Environmental Law, (ii) no Environmental Actions have been asserted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in writing nor does the Borrower have any knowledge of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest, (iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any Environmental Liabilities and Costs and (iv) to the Borrower’s knowledge, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liability in connection with any release of any
Hazardous Material into the environment.

(p)           Solvency. The Borrower is Solvent and will be Solvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Merger Documents.

4.            Covenants. The Borrower hereby covenants to the Lender that, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, during the term of this Credit Agreement or so long as (a) any amounts owed hereunder or under any other Loan Document are outstanding, or (b) the Revolving Credit Commitment has not been reduced to zero, the Borrower shall (unless the prior written consent of the Lender has been obtained) perform the following obligations:

(a)           Financial Statements. The Borrower shall deliver to the Lender within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of support and revenue, expenses and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which shall be in reasonable detail and shall be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, and as to which such accountants shall have expressed a written opinion that such statements fairly present the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and that the examination of such accounts was made in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as were considered necessary under the circumstances.

 

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(b)           Proxy Statements, etc. Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements, and reports which the Borrower sends to its stockholders, and copies of all regular, periodic, and special reports, and all registration statements which the Borrower files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental authority which may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange.

(c)           Additional Information. The Borrower shall make available and provide to the Lender such further information and documents concerning its business and affairs including, without limitation, information with respect to the Acquisition, budgets and business plans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

	
             
 	
            (d)
 	
            Notices. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender of:
 

(i)            any investigation by or proceeding in or before any court, arbitrator, administrative body or agency or other Governmental Authority (other than routine inquiries by a governmental agency), including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, which investigation, proceeding or action is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Default or Event of Default and, upon request, provide the Lender with all material documents and information furnished by the Borrower in connection therewith;

(ii)           the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any other development which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, which notice shall be provided to the Lender as soon as possible, but in no event later than five (5) days after the Borrower becomes aware of the same and shall include a statement as to what action the Borrower has taken and/or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(iii)          the awarding of the Bid to any Person other than the Borrower or the rejection or withdrawal of the Bid;

(iv)          the occurrence of any Prepayment Event, but in any event within one day after the Borrower has knowledge of the occurrence of such Prepayment Event; and

(v)           any change in the Borrower’s key management personnel, including without limitation, its President, Controller or Treasurer.

(e)           Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrower shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws and maintain and preserve its corporate existence, rights and privileges.

(f)           Books and Records. The Borrower shall keep and maintain adequate records and books of account, with complete entries made in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.

(g)           Inspection Rights. The Borrower shall permit the Lender or any agents and representatives of the Lender at any time and from time to time during reasonable business hours and, provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit and inspect its properties, to conduct audits and make examinations and discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, employees, accountants or other representatives.

 

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(h)           Insurance. The Borrower shall maintain or cause to be maintained, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain or cause to be maintained (in each case in the Borrower’s name or in the name of such Subsidiary, as the case may be), with responsible, financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance with respect to its properties and business against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as is customary in the case of similar businesses.

(i)            Taxes. The Borrower shall pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, levies and governmental charges upon it or against any of its properties, assets or income prior to the date after which penalties attach for failure to pay, except to the extent that (i) the Borrower shall be contesting in good faith its obligation to pay such taxes or charges and the Borrower has adequately accrued for such payments, or (ii) the failure to pay such taxes shall not have a Material Adverse Effect or result in any Default or Event of Default.

(j)            Further Assurances. The Borrower shall do, execute, acknowledge and deliver at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower, all documents, instruments and agreements and take such further acts and deeds as the Lender may reasonably require from time to time to carry out the intention or facilitate the performance of the terms of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

	
             
 	
            (k)
 	
            Merger, Consolidation, etc. The Borrower shall not:
 

(i)            merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person unless: (A) the Borrower is the surviving entity, (B) the Borrower provides the Lender with at least 30 days prior written notice thereof, (C) the documentation in connection therewith is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender, (D) the Borrower provides the Lender with such documents, certificates and opinions as the Lender may reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, including, without limitation, a legal opinion given by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Lender regarding the legal, valid and binding nature of the Loan Documents and the enforceability thereof and such other matters as the Lender may reasonably request, and (E) no Material Adverse Effect or any Default or Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing both immediately before and immediately after such merger, consolidation or amalgamation;

	
             
 	
            (ii)
 	
            dissolve, wind-up or liquidate;
 

(iii)          except as contemplated by the Merger Documents, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets, liabilities or properties of any other Person to the extent a Material Adverse Effect or any Default or Event of Default may result; or

(iv)          sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its non-”Margin Stock” (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation U) assets or properties whether in any single transaction or one or more transactions in the aggregate.

 

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(l)            Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not make any material changes in the nature of its business activities as presently conducted to the extent reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood and agreed that the consummation of the Acquisition shall not constitute a breach of this provision).

(m)          Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower shall not enter into any transaction with any of its Affiliates unless such transaction is otherwise permitted hereunder or is in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate.

(n)           Corporate Documents. The Borrower shall not amend its certificate of incorporation in any manner which is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Lender’s rights under any of the Loan Documents or its ability to enforce any such rights.

(o)           Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not permit its fiscal year to end on a day other than the first Saturday between January 28th and February 3rd of any given year.

(p)           USA PATRIOT Act Compliance. The Borrower shall provide, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to provide, such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Lender in order to assist the Lender in maintaining compliance with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”) or similar laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

(q)           Modification of Merger Documents. Except with the prior written consent of the Lender, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries  to, in any material respect, alter, amend, modify or waive any of their respective rights or obligations under, or fail to comply in any material respect with the Merger Documents.

	
             
 	
            5.
 	
            
Conditions Precedent to the Initial Revolving Loans.
 

5.1.          The obligation of the Lender to make the initial Revolving Loan is subject to the prior fulfillment of the following conditions:

(a)           Documents. The Lender shall have received the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:

(i)            Executed Agreement. This Credit Agreement, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower.

	
             
 	
            (ii)
 	
            Note. The Note, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower.
 

 

 

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(iii)         Borrower’s Officer’s Certificate. A certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, certifying, among other things, as to (w) the organizational documents and by-laws of the Borrower, (x) resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the Borrower to execute, deliver and perform this Credit Agreement, the Note and any other Loan Documents to which it is a party; (y) the names and signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to execute this Credit Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party; and (z) the fact that there have been no changes in the organizational documents or by-laws (or the equivalent thereof), if any, of the Borrower since the date of the most recent
certification thereof.

(iv)          Notice of Borrowing. A Notice of Borrowing duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower as required under Section 2. 2 hereof. The submission by the Borrower of such Notice of Borrowing to the Lender and the Borrower’s acceptance of the proceeds of such Revolving Loan shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that all of the applicable conditions precedent set forth herein have been satisfied.

(v)           Fee Letter. The Fee Letter, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower.

(vi)          Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower. A favorable written opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and covering such matters relating to the Borrower, the Loan Documents, the Merger Documents and such other matters reasonably requested by the Lender.

(vii)         Merger Documents. Copies of each of the Merger Documents, duly executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (it being understood that the Merger Agreement in the form attached hereto is reasonably satisfactory to the Lender), certified by an authorized officer of the Borrower as being true and correct as of the Closing Date.

(viii)        Other Items. Such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and documents as the Lender may reasonably request.

(b)           Fees and Expenses. The Lender shall have received all of the fees, costs and expenses that are then due and payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

(c)           Legality. The making of the Revolving Loans and the consummation of the Transaction shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Lender or the Borrower.

(d)           Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of this Credit Agreement, in each other Loan Document and in each certificate and other writing delivered to the Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Revolving Loan shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of such date. The acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Revolving Loan shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Lender to such effect.

(e)           Defaults; Material Adverse Effect. No Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Revolving Loan or would result from making such Revolving Loan. The acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Revolving Loan shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Lender to such effect.

 

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 (f)            Proceedings. There shall not exist any threatened or pending action, proceeding or counterclaim by or before any court or governmental, administrative or regulatory agency or authority, domestic or foreign, (i) challenging the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Merger Documents or which would restrain, prevent or impose burdensome conditions on the Transaction, individually or in the aggregate, or any transaction contemplated hereunder, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) seeking to prohibit the ownership or operation by the Borrower of all or a material portion of its business or assets which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) seeking to obtain, or having resulted in the
entry of any judgment, order or injunction that (A) would restrain, prohibit or impose adverse conditions on the ability of the Lender to make the Revolving Loans, (B) could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the ability of any party thereto to perform it obligations thereunder or (C) is seeking any material damages as a result thereof.

5.2.          Subsequent Loans. The obligation of the Lender to make subsequent Revolving Loans shall, in addition to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 above, be subject to the following:

(a)           Notice of Borrowing. The Lender shall have received a Notice of Borrowing, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower as required under Section 2.2 hereof. The submission by the Borrower of such Notice of Borrowing to the Lender and the Borrower’s acceptance of the proceeds of such Revolving Loan shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that all of the applicable conditions precedent set forth herein have been satisfied.

(b)           Fees and Expenses. The Lender shall have received all of the fees, costs and expenses that are then due and payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

(c)           Legality. The making of such Revolving Loans and the consummation of the Transaction shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Lender or the Borrower.

(d)           Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of this Credit Agreement, in each other Loan Document and in each certificate and other writing delivered to the Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Revolving Loans shall be true and correct as though made on and as of such date.

(e)           Defaults. No Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Revolving Loans or would result from making of such Revolving Loans.

(f)            Other Items. The Lender shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and documents as the Lender may reasonably request.

(g)           The amount of such Revolving Loan shall not exceed the amount necessary to purchase the Target’s common stock then being purchased by the Borrower and the fees, costs and expenses related thereto.

 

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            6.
 	
            
Events of Default
 

6.1.         Events of Default. Each of the following events and occurrences shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Credit Agreement:

(a)           The Borrower shall fail to pay when due and payable any amount that the Borrower is obligated to pay under (i) this Credit Agreement or the Note, and, in the case of any such amounts other than the principal amount of any Revolving Loan, such failure shall continue for a period of three (3) Business Days, (ii) any other Loan Document to which it is a party or (iii) any other note, instrument or agreement evidencing Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender, subject to any applicable grace period provided for therein; or

(b)           Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower in any Loan Document or any certificate, report or other document delivered to the Lender pursuant to any Loan Document shall have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or confirmed; or

(c)           The Borrower shall fail to perform or shall violate any provision, covenant, condition or agreement in Section 4(k) or 4(q) of this Credit Agreement;

(d)           The Borrower shall fail to perform or shall violate any provision, covenant, condition or agreement of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed (other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 6.1) and such failure or violation is not remediable or, if remediable, continues unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days after the earlier of (i) notice from the Lender or (ii) such time as the Borrower becomes aware of the same; or

(e)           Any event or condition shall occur that results in the acceleration of the maturity of any Indebtedness of the Borrower under any agreement, document or instrument with respect to an aggregate amount of Indebtedness equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount (or the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency), or that enables the holder of such Indebtedness or any Person acting on such holder’s behalf to accelerate the maturity thereof; or

(f)            The Borrower is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or ceases doing business as a going concern or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver or trustee, or such receiver, trustee or similar officer is appointed with the application or consent of the Borrower, or bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization proceedings (or proceedings similar in purpose and effect) are instituted by the Borrower or are instituted against (and not vacated or discharged within 30 days) the Borrower; or

(g)           Any money judgment or warrant of attachment or similar process involving, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of the Threshold Amount (or the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency) shall be entered or filed against the Borrower and shall remain undischarged, unvacated or unbonded for a period of 30 days; or

 

 

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(h)           The validity or enforceability of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be contested by or on behalf of the Borrower; or a proceeding shall be commenced by a governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the Borrower seeking to establish the invalidity thereof; or the Borrower shall deny that it has any further liability or obligation under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or

(i)            The Parent shall cease to own at least 51% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower.

6.2.         Consequence of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (i) described in subsection (f) of Section 6.1, the Revolving Loan Commitment shall automatically be reduced to zero and the outstanding amount of all Revolving Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder, under the Note and under any other Loan Document shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other requirement of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower or (ii) described in any other subsection of Section 6.1 and during the continuance thereof, the Lender may, by notice of default given to the Borrower, terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment and declare all of the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and all other amounts
payable hereunder, under the Note and under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the Revolving Loan Commitment shall be terminated and the unpaid principal amount of the Note, together with accrued interest thereon, and all such other amounts, shall be immediately due and payable without presentment, protest, demand or other requirement of any kind, each of which is hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.

	
             
 	
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Additional Costs and Expenses; Indemnity.
 

7.1.          (a)      The Borrower shall pay to Lender on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lender actually incurred in connection with: (i) the preparation, execution, delivery and enforcement of, the preservation or protection of the Lender’s rights under, this Credit Agreement, the Note and any other Loan Documents, (ii) the negotiation of any restructuring, work-out or renegotiation of any terms of this Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Documents or the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (iii) the response to any subpoena or similar process compelling the production of documents or other response in connection with this Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, including without limitation, in each case, the reasonable and actual fees and expenses of outside counsel

 for the Lender, and the Borrower further agrees
to indemnify the Lender and its officers, directors and employees against any losses, damages, claims and expenses arising out of the use or proposed use by the Borrower of the Revolving Loans hereunder including, without limitation, to consummate the Transaction. In addition, the Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Lender and its officers, directors and employees from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation, the reasonable and actual fees and expenses of outside counsel for the Lender, arising out of or relating to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance and administration of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and the consummation of the Transaction and any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing including, without limitation, all
Environmental Liabilities and Costs arising from or in connection with: (i) the past, present or future operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving any damage to real or personal property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged to have resulted from any release of Hazardous Materials, (ii) any Environmental Action or (iii) a breach by the Borrower any of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Law; provided, however, that none of the foregoing indemnity obligations of the Borrower shall extend to any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, claim, action, suit, cost, expense or disbursement to the extent resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Lender as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. 

 

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 (b)    If any future applicable law, regulation or directive, or any change of any existing law, regulation or directive or in the interpretation thereof, or compliance by the Lender with any request or requirement (whether or not having the force of law) of any relevant central bank or other comparable agency, imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit, premium, assessment or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or any other acquisition of funds by the Lender, any capital adequacy standard or other condition with respect to this Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Lender of maintaining advances or credit or to reduce any amount receivable in respect thereof, then the Lender may notify
the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice such amount as the Lender may specify to be necessary to compensate the Lender for such reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date demanded until payment in full thereof at the same rate applicable to the Revolving Loans. The determination by the Lender of any amount due under this Section 7.1(b) as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive evidence thereof.

(c)           If, by reason of any applicable present or future law or regulation or regulatory requirement or the interpretation or application thereof, it shall be unlawful or otherwise prohibited for the Lender to make or maintain any Revolving Loans or give effect to any of its obligations or benefits as contemplated by this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the obligation of the Lender to make, fund and maintain any Revolving Loans under this Credit Agreement shall be suspended until the Lender shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and the Borrower shall forthwith prepay to the Lender the principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and all other amounts owed with respect thereto.

(d)           If, due to any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof or any acceleration of the maturity of any Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 6 hereof or any other prepayment hereunder, the Lender is subject to a change of interest rate on any Revolving Loan or the Lender receives payment of principal of any Revolving Loan other than as provided herein, the Borrower shall, promptly after demand by the Lender, pay to the Lender any amounts required to compensate the Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such change or payment, including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Lender to fund or maintain any Revolving Loan. A certificate setting forth the amount of such
additional losses, costs or expenses submitted to the Borrower by the Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive evidence thereof.

 

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(e)           Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 7.1 shall survive the payment in full of the principal, interest and all other amounts under this Credit Agreement and under any other Loan Document and the termination of this Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.

	
             
 	
            7.2.
 	
            Taxes.
 

(a)           Any and all payments made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (all such taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If and to the extent the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof require that Taxes on the income of the Lender be withheld from any payment of interest, (i) the amount of such payment of interest shall be increased to the extent necessary to cause the Lender to receive (after the withholding of such Taxes) an amount equal to the amount it would have received had the withholding of such Taxes not been required, and (ii) the Borrower shall
withhold such Taxes from such increased payment of interest and pay such Taxes to the relevant taxation authority or other authority for the account of the Lenders in accordance with applicable law.

(b)           In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, excluding taxes on the overall net income of the Lender (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c)           The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 7.2) paid by the Lender or any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be made within five (5) days after the date the Lender makes written demand therefor.

(d)           Within 30 days after the date of payment of any Taxes with respect to any payment due hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower will furnish to the Lender, at its address referred to in Section 8.6 hereof, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

(e)           Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 7.2 shall survive the payment in full of the principal, interest and all other amounts under this Credit Agreement and under any other Loan Document and the termination of this Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.

	
             
 	
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Miscellaneous.
 

8.1.         Entire Agreement. This Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the documents referred to herein and therein constitute the entire obligation of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any prior expressions of intent or understanding with respect to the transactions herein and therein contemplated.

 

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8.2.          No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. The failure or delay of the Lender to require performance by the Borrower of any provision of this Credit Agreement shall not operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall it affect the Lender’s rights to require performance of such provision at any time thereafter, nor shall it affect or impair any of the remedies, powers or rights of the Lender with respect to any other or subsequent failure, delay or default. Each and every right granted to the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith shall be cumulative and may be exercised at any time.

	
             
 	
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Assignment; Binding Effect.
 

(a)           This Credit Agreement shall be binding upon and shall be enforceable by the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

(b)           The Lender shall be permitted to assign and participate any Revolving Loans and all of its other rights and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that no such consent shall be required (i) if an Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or (ii) for assignments and participations to the Lender’s Affiliates.

(c)           The Borrower shall not be permitted to assign or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, its rights and obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Lender and any such assignment or transfer without the Lender’s prior written consent shall be null and void.

8.4.         GOVERNING LAW; JURY TRIAL. THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION RELATED TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE NOTE EXECUTED PURSUANT HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.

	
             
 	
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Submission to Jurisdiction.
 

(a)           The Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceedings against it with respect to this Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document may be brought in any court of the State of New York or any Federal Court of the United States of America located in the City or State of New York, or both, as the Lender may elect, and by execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement the Borrower hereby submits to and accepts with regard to any such action or proceeding service of process by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 8.6 hereof.

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(b)           The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection which 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 Credit Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document in the State of New York and hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that the State of New York is not a convenient forum for any such suit, action or proceeding.

(c)           To the extent that the Borrower 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, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, the Borrower hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document to which it is a party.

8.6.          Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, transmitted by postage prepaid registered or certified mail or by overnight mail, or transmitted by telephonic facsimile (“FAX”) to the parties as follows:

	
             
 	
            To the Borrower:
 	
            THE TALBOTS, INC.

175 Beal Street

Hingham, Massachusetts  02043

Telephone: (617) 749-7600

FAX: (617) 749-0865

Attention: Mr. Edward L.Larsen, CFO
 

	
             	
             	
             
	
             
 	
            To the Lender:
 	
            MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Telephone: (212) 282-3331

FAX: (212) 282-4476

Attention: Mr. Jun Takagi
 

 

All notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given on (i) the date of receipt if delivered personally, (ii) the date five (5) days after posting if transmitted by registered or certified mail, (iii) on the Business Day after having been sent if transmitted by overnight mail with a reputable courier, or (iv) the date of transmission if transmitted by FAX and receipt is confirmed.

8.7.          Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender and, in the case of an amendment, the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

8.8.          Usury. Anything in this Credit Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligation of the Borrower to pay interest on the Revolving Loans and the Note or any other amount due and owing hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be subject to the limitation that no payment of such interest shall be required to the extent that receipt of such payment would be contrary to applicable usury laws.

8.9.         Counterparts; Facsimile Signature. This Credit Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts. Either a single counterpart or a set of counterparts when signed by all the parties hereto shall constitute a full and original agreement for all purposes. Delivery of any executed signature page hereof or of any amendment, waiver or consent to this Credit Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

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8.10.        Severability. Any provision of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

8.11.        Right of Set-Off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to the Borrower (any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower) and 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) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by the Lender or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing hereunder or under any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not the Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or thereunder and although such obligations may be unmatured. The
Lender agrees promptly to notify the 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 or any obligations of the Borrower to the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise. The rights of the Lender under this Section 8.12 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Lender may have under law, equity or otherwise.

8.12.        No Party Deemed Drafter. The Borrower and the Lender agree that no party herein shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Credit Agreement.

8.13.        USA Patriot Act Notification. The following notification is provided to the Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account, including any deposit account, treasury management account, loan, other extension of credit or other financial services product. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE BORROWER:  When the Borrower opens an account, the Lender will ask the Borrower for certain information, including, without limitation, the Borrower’s name, tax identification number, business address and other information that will allow the Lender to identify the Borrower. The Lender may also seek to see the Borrower’s legal organizational documents or other identifying documents, among other things. The Borrower agrees to cooperate
with the Lender and provide true, accurate complete information to the Lender in response to any such request.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS.]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

	 	THE
TALBOTS, INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 

	 	 
	 	 
	 	MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name:	Keiji Takada
	 	Title:	Deputy General Manager

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTE

 

	
            US$400,000,000.00
 	
            February 2, 2006
 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, The Talbots, Inc. (the “Borrower”) unconditionally promises to pay to the order of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (the “Lender”), to and for any account designated by the Lender, the principal sum of Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000.00) or such lesser amount as may be outstanding from time to time hereunder and to pay interest thereon at such rates and according to such methods of calculation as are provided pursuant to the Revolving Loan Credit Agreement dated as of February 2, 2006, between the Borrower and the Lender (as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to enter on the schedule attached hereto the dates, amounts, denomination, maturities, interest rates and interest periods applicable to each borrowing and absent
manifest error such notations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Borrower; provided, however, that failure by the Lender to make any notation on such schedule or any error in such notations shall in no way affect the Borrower’s obligation to repay outstanding amounts on this Note.

The outstanding principal of this Note and any accrued interest thereon shall be repaid as set forth in the Credit Agreement, with final payment on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

All payments of principal and interest on this Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds without set-off, defense or counterclaim.

This Note is issued pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and is subject to the terms and conditions and entitled to the benefits therein provided. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the principal of and the accrued interest on this Note may become due and payable in the manner and with the same effect as provided in the Credit Agreement, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind unless otherwise expressly required therein.

Failure or delay of the holder of this Note to enforce any provision of this Note shall not be deemed a waiver of any such provision, nor shall the holder of this Note be estopped from enforcing any such provision at a later time. Any waiver of any provision hereof must be in writing. This Note shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof.

 

	 	THE
TALBOTS, INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 

 

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	Date of

Loan	Amount of 

loan	Amount Paid/Prepaid	Unpaid

Principal

Balance	Maturity 

Date	Notation 

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EXHIBIT B

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF BORROWER

I,
_________________________ , the  _________________________ of The Talbots, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), do hereby certify that:

 

	
            1.
 	
            The Borrower has full corporate power and authority to execute, enter into and deliver the Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2006 between the Borrower and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (the “Lender”) (the “Credit Agreement” terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning in this certificate) together with the Note and each other Loan Document to which it is a party.
 

	
            2.
 	
            All corporate action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document has been taken by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower at a meeting duly called at which a majority was present and acting throughout and such resolutions have not been modified or amended in any respect and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
 

	
            3.
 	
            Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation, together with all amendments there to, as in effect on and as of the date hereof.
 

	
            4.
 	
            Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Borrower’s By-laws, together with all amendments thereto, as in effect on and as of the date hereof.
 

	
            5.
 	
            Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document, which resolutions remain in full force and effect without modification or amendment on and as of the date hereof.
 

	
            6.
 	
            All representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof.
 

	
            7.
 	
            No Default or Event of Default or any Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof or would result from the Credit Agreement becoming effective in accordance with its terms, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the Revolving Loans.
 

 

 

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            8.
 	
            The Borrower has performed in all material respects all agreements and satisfied in all material respects all conditions, which the Credit Agreement provides shall be performed by it on or before the date hereof.
 

	
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            The following persons are, and have been at all times since a date prior to February 2, 2006, duly qualified and acting officers of the Borrower duly elected or appointed to the offices set forth opposite the name of such person, and each such person who, as an officer of the Borrower, signed the Credit Agreement, the Note and any other Loan Documents was duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer at the time of such signing and delivery, and the signature of each such person appearing on such documents is such person’s genuine signature.
 

	
             	
             	
             	
             	
             	
             
	
             	
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            No proceeding for the winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or sale of all substantially all of the assets of the Borrower is pending or contemplated.
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Borrower.

Dated:  February 6, 2006

 

	 	 	 

 

I,
_________________________, the  _________________________ of The Talbots, Inc. (the “Borrower”) hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified and acting
____________________ of the Borrower and that  ____________________is the duly elected, qualified and acting
____________________of the Borrower and such person’s signature above is the true and genuine signature of such person.

 

 

	 	 	 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

MERGER AGREEMENT

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