Grantor Trust Agreement/Powers of Trustee. The powers, rights and duties of the Trustee under any rabbi trust created for the purpose of assisting the Employer in meeting its obligations under the Plan shall, following a “Change of Control” as defined in the trust agreement for such Trust, govern and prevail to the extent inconsistent with any of the provisions of the Plan, including without limitation Plan provisions making the Committee’s determinations final and binding. The Employer shall make such contributions to such Trust as shall be required under the terms of such trust agreement. Although the principal of the Trust and any earnings thereon shall be held separate and apart from other funds of Employer and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Participants and Beneficiaries as set forth therein, neither the Participants nor their Beneficiaries shall have any preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership in, any assets of the Trust prior to the time such assets are paid to the Participants or Beneficiaries as benefits, and all rights created under this Plan shall be unsecured contractual rights of Plan Participants and Beneficiaries against the Employer. Any assets held in the Trust will be subject to the claims of Employer’s general creditors under federal and state law in the event of insolvency as more fully provided in the trust agreement for the Trust.
“Minority Investment” shall mean, collectively, any Person in whom any Grantor owns any Equity Interests; provided that such Person is not a Grantor or a Subsidiary of a Grantor.
Consents, Waivers and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby # approves the terms and acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement, # to the fullest extent it can do so in accordance with applicable Law, waives any rights or requirement at any time hereafter to receive a copy of this Agreement in connection with the registration of any Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor or any Minority Investment in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee or the exercise of voting rights by the Administrative Agent and # agrees promptly to note on its books and records the grant of the security interest to the Administrative Agent in the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued or owned by such Grantor. Each Grantor consents to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the security interests created hereby, all rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent provided herein (including all rights to sell, assign, transfer, exchange or otherwise transfer all or any part of the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor or any Minority Investment to the Administrative Agent, its assignee or its designee as and to the extent such rights are provided in this Agreement) and absolutely subordinates any and all rights to a Lien on the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any Minority Investment or dividends or distributions declared on the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any Minority Investment to the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any Minority Investment hereunder. To the fullest extent it can do so in accordance with applicable Law, each Grantor hereby waives any and all provisions of its Organizational Documents, other Investment Agreements or similar organic or governing document of such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any Minority Investment which prohibit, restrict, limit or place conditions on the Administrative Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder or grant Grantor, in any capacity, a right of first refusal or similar right with respect to any of the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and, notwithstanding any provisions of the Organizational Documents, other Investment Agreements or similar organic or governing document of such Grantor, any other Grantor, the Subsidiary of any Grantor or Minority Investment, expressly agrees that it is bound to recognize the Administrative Agent’s security interest and other rights and interests in the Equity Interests pledged hereunder. Each Grantor agrees that it will comply with all instructions from the Administrative Agent with respect to transfers of all or any part of the Equity Interests pledged hereunder and issued by such Grantor, any other Grantor, the Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any Minority Investment, whether by sale or otherwise, without further consent from such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor or any Minority Investment and with all instructions from the Administrative Agent with respect to any modification to the Organizational Documents, other Investment Agreements or similar organic or governing document of such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any registered owner of any Minority Investment. Each Grantor confirms to the Administrative Agent that the execution and delivery of this Agreement does and will not cause such Grantor, any other Grantor, any Subsidiary of any Grantor or any Minority Investment to dissolve. Each Grantor acknowledges that, in providing the financial accommodations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on this Agreement and on the Grantors’ agreements herein. Should the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party exercise its rights or remedies under this Agreement, each Grantor agrees to assist the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party in such actions or exercise, including registering the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party or its nominee as the owner of the Equity Interests pledged hereunder, and agrees that should the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party or its nominee become the owner of any Equity Interests pledged hereunder, they shall be treated by each Grantor as the owner thereof for all purposes and rights under the operative documents governing such Equity Interests.
“Domain Name License” shall mean any agreement # under which a Grantor grants any right to any other Person under any Domain Name owned by any Grantor or which any Grantor otherwise has the right to license to any other Person, or # granting any right to any Grantor under any property of the type described in the definition of Domain Name owned by any other Person, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.
“Trademark License” shall mean an agreement # under which a Grantor grants any right to any other Person under any Trademark owned by any Grantor or which any Grantor otherwise has the right to license to any other Person, or # granting any right to any Grantor under any property of the type described in the definition of Trademark owned by any other Person, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.
Additional Grantors. Each Grantor recognizes that the provisions of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may require Persons that become Subsidiaries of any Grantor, and that are not already parties hereto, to execute and deliver a Guarantor Joinder, whereupon each such Person shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally a Grantor hereunder on the date hereof, and agrees that its obligations hereunder shall not be discharged, limited or otherwise affected by reason of the same, or by reason of the Administrative Agent’s actions in effecting the same or in releasing any Grantor hereunder, in each case without the necessity of giving notice to or obtaining the consent of such Grantor or any other Grantor.
The Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney, certificates and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph # above.
Lender shall be deemed without further action to have granted to each Grantor all necessary consents relating to voting rights and shall, if necessary, upon written request of any Grantor and at the sole cost and expense of such Grantor, from time to time execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to such Grantor all such instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request in order to permit such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(i) and to receive the Distributions which it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(ii).
Optionee agrees to cooperate with the Grantor to take all steps necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any applicable taxes by the Grantor under law or regulation in connection therewith. In the event the Optionee does not make the required withholding payment at the time of exercise, the Grantor may make such provisions and take such steps as it, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes that the Grantor is required by any law or regulation of any governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection with the exercise of any Option, including, but not limited to, # refusing to accept payment for the Option Shares until the Optionee reimburses the Grantor for the amount the Grantor is required to withhold with respect to such taxes, or # canceling the number of Option Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option in an amount sufficient to reimburse the Grantor for the amount it is required to so withhold, and/or # withholding the amount due from the Optionee’s wages if he is employed by the Grantor or any subsidiary thereof.
Grantor named therein;
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