STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
("▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement")
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PLEDGE AGREEMENT made as of the 12th day of May, 1999, by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ YORK, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Pledgor"), and FIRST UNION
NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association as agent on behalf of the Senior
Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below). First
Union National Bank in its capacity as agent hereunder, with its successors and
assigns, is hereinafter referred to as "Agent."
BACKGROUND OF AGREEMENT
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On the date hereof certain lenders and issuers of letters of credit and
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK as Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement (as
amended, extended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified or refinanced,
including without limitation any amendment involving an increase in principal,
interest rate or other amount, the "Credit Agreement") with Susquehanna Media
Co. (the "Borrower"), pursuant to which such lenders and issuers agreed to
extend credit to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions specified in the
Credit Agreement under (1) a revolving credit facility with a swing loan
subfacility, and (2) two separate term loan facilities, and to issue, or
participate in the issuance of, certain letters of credit. In addition, the
Credit Agreement currently requires under certain conditions the Borrower to
enter into certain interest rate hedging agreements.
One of the prerequisites to the making of advances by the Lenders (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement and the issuing of
letters of credit thereunder is that the Pledgor (which owns the capital stock
of certain Subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of the Borrower as specified on
Schedule 1) shall have entered into this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and shall have
granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Senior Secured Parties a security
interest in and to all of the shares of capital stock of the Subsidiaries of the
Borrower owned by Pledgor to secure the Borrower's obligations to the Senior
Secured Parties. This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement is being executed and delivered
pursuant to Section 4.1.5 of the Credit Agreement.
Pledgor acknowledges that the loans made pursuant to the Credit
Agreement will benefit the Subsidiaries of the Borrower in which Pledgor has an
interest and thereby also benefit Pledgor. Pledgor also acknowledges that it was
and will be Solvent, before and after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, agree
as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in, or by reference in, the Credit Agreement or
in the Uniform Commercial Code, as applicable. The following terms shall have
the following meanings:
"Collateral" shall mean (without duplication):
(i) all Investment Property evidencing ownership interests in, or
related to, the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, including,
without limitation, the shares of capital stock and other securities owned by
the Pledgor in any of the entities listed on Schedule I hereto (as the same may
be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), and any other
shares of capital stock of and/or other securities of and/or ownership interests
in the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary of the Borrower obtained in the future by
the Pledgor, and, in each case, all certificates representing such shares and/or
securities and/or ownership interests and, in each case, all rights, options,
warrants, stock, other securities and ownership interests which may hereafter be
received, receivable or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the
foregoing (all of the foregoing being referred to herein as the "Pledged
Securities");
(ii) all other property which may be delivered to and held by the
Agent pursuant to the terms hereof of any character whatsoever into which any of
the Pledged Securities may be converted or which may be substituted for any of
the foregoing; and
(iii) all Proceeds of the Pledged Securities and of such other
property, including, without limitation, all dividends, cash, securities or
other property at any time and from time to time acquired, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any of or all such
Pledged Securities or other property.
"FCC" shall mean the Federal Communications Commission or any
governmental body succeeding to the functions of such commission.
"FCC License" shall mean any radio, microwave, or other
communications license, permit, certificate of compliance, franchise, approval
or authorization granted or issued by the FCC for control, ownership,
acquisition, construction, operation, management or maintenance of domestic
cable television systems, radio broadcasting systems or businesses directly
related thereto.
"Franchise" shall mean a franchise, permit or license (including,
without limitation, an FCC License), designation or certificate granted by the
United States or any other country, territory or state or a city, town, county
or other municipality, PUC or any other regulatory authority pursuant to which a
Person has the right to own, control, acquire, construct, operate, manage or
maintain a domestic cable television system, radio broadcasting system or
business directly related thereto.
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"Lien" shall mean, as to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
adverse claim, charge, security interest or other encumbrance in or on, or any
interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of
such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or
capital lease with respect to, any property or asset of such Person.
"Necessary Endorsement" shall mean undated stock powers endorsed
in blank (with signatures property guaranteed) or other proper instruments of
assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Agent
may reasonably request.
"Proceeds" shall have the meaning assigned to such term under the
Uniform Commercial Code and, in any event, shall include (i) any and all
proceeds of any guarantee, insurance or indemnity payable to the Pledgor from
time to time with respect to any of the Collateral; (ii) any and all payments
(in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to the Pledgor from time to
time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or
forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental authority
(or any person acting under color of governmental authority); and (iii) any and
all other amounts from time to time paid or payable with respect to or in
connection with any of the Collateral.
"PUC" shall mean any state or local regulatory agency or body
that exercises jurisdiction over the ownership, construction, operation,
acquisition, management or maintenance of domestic cable television systems,
radio broadcasting systems or businesses directly related thereto.
"Uniform Commercial Code" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code,
as amended, as is in effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any
applicable state as the case may be.
SECTION 2. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
As security for the payment and performance in full of the Senior
Secured Obligations, the Pledgor hereby hypothecates, pledges, assigns, sets
over and delivers unto the Agent, and grants to the Agent, for the equal (in
priority) and ratable benefit of the Senior Secured Parties, a continuing first
priority security interest in all its right, title and interest in, to and under
the Collateral, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Collateral, together with all right,
title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental
thereto, unto the Agent, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 3. NON-RECOURSE GUARANTY
The Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties to the
Agent the full and timely payment and performance of the Senior Secured
Obligations, it being the Pledgor's intent that the guaranty set forth in this
Section 3 shall be a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection. The
guaranty hereunder is a primary and original obligation of the Pledgor and is an
absolute, unconditional guaranty of payment and performance which is irrevocable
and, to the extent allowed by applicable law, shall remain in full force and
effect without respect to future changes in conditions. The Pledgor shall have
no right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity whatsoever and no right of
recourse to or with respect to any assets or property of the Borrower or to any
Collateral. The Pledgors liability under this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, and the
rights and remedies of Agent hereunder, shall be immediate and shall not be
contingent upon the exercise or enforcement by Agent of whatever remedies it may
have against the Borrower or others or the enforcement of any lien or the
realization upon any security that Agent may at any time possess.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the recourse of Agent in
respect of the guaranty of the Pledgor set forth in this Section 3 is limited to
the Pledgor's interest in the Collateral. However, this paragraph shall not
limit Agent's rights against the Pledgor as a result of any breach by the
Pledgor of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Pledgor set forth in
this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement.
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SECTION 4. DELIVERY OF COLLATERAL
4.1 At Time of Execution of Agreement. Contemporaneously with the
execution of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement or, in any event, prior to the
Closing Date, the Pledgor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent
(i) any and all certificates and other instruments evidencing the Pledged
Securities, (ii) any and all other certificates or other instruments or
documents representing any of the Collateral and (iii) all other property
comprising part of the Collateral, in each case along with the Necessary
Endorsements.
4.2 Subsequent Delivery of Collateral. If the Pledgor shall become
entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or other property
(including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities acquired after the
Closing Date (including, without limitation, stock in York Cable Television,
Inc.), or any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or
certificates representing a stock dividend, or any distribution in connection
with any recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital,
or issued in connection with any reorganization of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, but excluding dividends permitted to be retained under Section 6) in
respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as an addition to, in substitution
of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities or otherwise), the Pledgor
agrees:
(i) to accept the same as the agent of the Agent,
(ii) to hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit
of the Agent, and
(iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments
evidencing the same to the Agent on or before the close of business on the
seventh (7th) Business Day following the receipt thereof by the Pledgor, in the
exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by the
Agent subject to the terms of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, as additional
Collateral.
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PLEDGOR
5.1 Representations and Warranties. Pledgor represents and warrants
as follows:
(i) Pledgor is a duly organized and validly existing corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Pledgor has perpetual
corporate existence, and Pledgor has the corporate power and authority to own
its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and
presently proposes to engage. Pledgor has not failed to qualify to do business
in any state or jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify could have a
material adverse effect on (a) the ability of Pledgor to perform its obligations
hereunder, (b) the binding nature, validity or enforceability of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pledge Agreement, or (c) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of
the Lien of the Agent for the benefit of the Senior Secured Parties in the
Collateral. The principal place of business of Pledgor is located at the address
set forth on the signature page hereto and the sole name under which Pledgor
conducts business is set forth in the first paragraph of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge
Agreement.
(ii) All the Pledged Securities are owned by Pledgor
beneficially and of record free and clear of any Lien, except for the Liens
created pursuant to this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement. The execution and delivery by
Pledgor of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and the delivery of the Collateral to
the Agent simultaneously therewith has created a valid and perfected security
interest in the Collateral in favor of the Agent, for the equal (in priority)
and ratable benefit of the Senior Secured Parties, to secure payment of the
Senior Secured Obligations.
(iii) Pledgor has the corporate power to execute, deliver and
carry out the terms and provisions of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, and Pledgor
has taken all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation, any
consent of stockholders required by law or by its articles of incorporation or
bylaws or other organizational documents) to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement. This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement
constitutes the authorized, valid and legally binding obligation of Pledgor
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a
court of law or at equity).
(iv) The execution and delivery of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
compliance with the terms and provisions hereof, will not (x) violate any
provision of law or any injunction or any applicable regulation, order, writ,
judgment or decree of any court or governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality applicable to Pledgor, or (y) conflict or be
inconsistent with, or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of (or the obligation to impose) any Lien, other than the
Liens created hereby, upon any of the Collateral or assets of Pledgor pursuant
to the terms of, any agreement, indenture, franchise, license, permit, mortgage
or deed of trust to which Pledgor is a party or by which Pledgor is bound, or to
which
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Pledgor is subject, or (z) violate any of the provisions of the articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of Pledgor.
(v) No consent, approval or authorization of any Person which
has not been obtained, or recording, filing, registration, notice or other
similar action with or to any Person, is required in order to insure the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge
Agreement, except such filings and may be required as contemplated by Section
7.30 of the Credit Agreement.
(vi) The shares of stock and securities of the Subsidiaries of
the Borrower included in the Collateral are not, to the knowledge of Pledgor,
subject to any charter, bylaw, statutory, contractual or other restriction
governing their issuance, transfer, ownership or control which restriction would
limit the effectiveness or enforceability of the pledge and security interest
created under this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, except to the extent that
regulatory considerations reflected in Section 12 hereof may affect the
enforceability of certain rights and remedies of the Agent and the Senior
Secured Parties hereunder.
5.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All the foregoing
representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and shall continue until this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement
is terminated as provided herein and shall not be affected or waived by any
inspection or examination made by or on behalf of Agent or any Senior Secured
Party.
SECTION 6. VOTING; DIVIDENDS
6.1 Rights Prior To Default. Other than during the existence of an
Event of Default,
(i) Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and
other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Securities or any part thereof
for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of the Loan Documents.
(ii) Subject to and limited by the restrictions on dividends and
other payments in respect of the Collateral set forth in the Loan Documents,
Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends and other
payments paid in respect of the Collateral, provided, however, that any and all
(a) dividends or other payments paid or payable other than
in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable
or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Collateral,
(b) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in
cash in respect of any Collateral in connection with a partial or total
liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital
surplus or paid-in-surplus, and
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(c) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in
redemption of or exchange for, any Collateral except in a transaction permitted
by the Credit Agreement, shall forthwith be delivered to the Agent to hold as
Collateral and shall, if received by Pledgor, be received in trust for the
benefit of the Agent, be segregated from the other property or funds of Pledgor,
and be forthwith delivered to the Agent as Collateral in the same form as so
received (with any Necessary Endorsement).
(iii) The Agent shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor all
such proxies and other instruments as the Pledgor may reasonably request for the
purpose of enabling the Pledgor to exercise the voting and other rights which it
is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the
dividends or interest payments which it is authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
6.2 Rights After a Default. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default and as more fully set forth in Section 11
below,
(i) Subject to Section 12 below, all rights of the Pledgor to
exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise pursuant to subsection 6.1 above and to receive the
dividends and payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and
retain pursuant to subsection 6.1 above shall cease, and all such rights shall
thereupon become vested in the Agent who shall have the sole right to exercise
such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Collateral
such dividends and payments.
(ii) All dividends and other payments which are received by the
Pledgor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this subsection 6.2 shall
be received in trust for the benefit of the Agent, shall be segregated from
other funds of the Pledgor and shall forthwith be paid over to the Agent as
Collateral in the same form as so received (with any Necessary Endorsement).
SECTION 7. COVENANTS OF PLEDGOR
Pledgor covenants that until this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement is
terminated in accordance with the terms hereof:
(i) Pledgor shall not transfer, sell, encumber or otherwise
dispose of any of the Collateral, except in connection with a sale permitted
under the provisions of the Credit Agreement providing for dispositions to third
parties free of Liens or to the Borrower and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the
Borrower, and shall not create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in or on any
of the Collateral, except the Liens created hereunder, provided that Pledgor may
transfer the Collateral to AT&T Corp. if prior to such transfer (1) such
transferee executes and delivers to Agent such documents as Agent may request so
that such transferee becomes bound by this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement as if an
original signatory hereto and the transferred Collateral remains pledged to
Agent and (2) such transferee has executed and delivered to the Company a
confirmation that the Company shall be entitled to programming discounts that
are at least as favorable to the Company and its Subsidiaries as those offered
through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
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(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Pledgor hereby
waives any rights which it otherwise may have under Section 9-112 of the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(iii) Pledgor shall not change the location of its principal
office or its name referred to in Section 5.1 (i), or conduct business under any
other name, without having first (a) given to Agent at least thirty (30) days'
prior written notice of same and (b) executed, delivered and filed (and paid or
cause to be paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower all filing
fees and taxes) all such documents as may be necessary or advisable in the
opinion of Agent to continue to perfect and protect the Liens created hereby.
(iv) Pledgor shall vote the stock and securities included in the
Collateral in a manner consistent with the covenants and agreements of Pledgor,
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower set forth in the Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, restricting the issuance of additional
shares of stock of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or rights or options
therefore) except such as is pledged to the Agent pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Documents.
SECTION 8. FURTHER ASSURANCES
The Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the
expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the Pledgor will (and will require
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to at the expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries) promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or
that the Agent may request, in order to perfect and protect any security
interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Agent to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral including, without limitation, using its reasonable best efforts to
cooperate in obtaining any FCC, PUC, or other governmental approval of any
action or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
SECTION 9. AGENT APPOINTED ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; MAY PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES
9.1 Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. Effective upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default, and so long as Agent reasonably believes such Event of
Default is continuing, the Pledgor hereby appoints the Agent as its true and
lawful agent, proxy, and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of carrying out this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument
which the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes
hereof including, without limitation, the execution on behalf of Pledgor of any
financing or continuation statement with respect to the security interest
created hereby and the endorsement of any drafts or orders which may be payable
to Pledgor in respect of, arising out of, or relating to any or all of the
Collateral. This power shall be valid until the termination of the security
interests created hereunder, any limitation under law as to the length or
validity of a proxy to the contrary notwithstanding. This appointment is
irrevocable and coupled with an interest and any proxies heretofore given by the
Pledgor to any other Person are revoked. The designation set forth herein shall
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be deemed to amend and supersede any inconsistent provision in the articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other documents to which Pledgor or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower in which Pledgor holds capital stock is subject or to which any is
a party.
9.2 Registration of Securities. Pledgor shall instruct each
Subsidiary of the Borrower in which Pledgor holds capital stock to, and such
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall, register the pledge of the shares included in
the Collateral in the name of the Agent on the books of such Subsidiary of the
Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
Pledgor shall at the direction of Agent instruct each Subsidiary of the Borrower
in which Pledgor holds capital stock to, and such Subsidiary of the Borrower
shall, register the shares included in the Collateral in the name of the Agent
on the books of such Subsidiary of the Borrower.
9.3 Performance of Pledgor's Duties. In furtherance, and not by way
of limitation, of the foregoing subsections 9.1 and 9.2, if (at any time either
before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default) the Pledgor fails to
perform any agreement contained herein, the Agent may (but under no circumstance
is obligated to) perform such agreement and any expenses incurred shall be
payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be deemed to relieve the Pledgor from fulfilling any of its
obligations hereunder.
9.4 Acts May Be Performed By Agents and Employees. Any act of the
Agent to be performed pursuant to this Section 9 or elsewhere in this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pledge Agreement may be performed by agents or employees of the Agent.
SECTION 10. STANDARD OF CARE
10.1 In General. No act or omission of any Senior Secured Party (or
agent or employee thereof shall give rise to any defense, counterclaim or offset
in favor of the Pledgor or any claim or action against any such Senior Secured
Party (or agent or employee thereof, in the absence of gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Senior Secured Party as determined in a final,
nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the
Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment
substantially equal to that which the Agent accords to its own property, it
being understood that it has no duty to take any action with respect to calls,
conversions or exchanges or to preserve any rights of any parties and shall only
be liable for losses which are a result of it gross negligence or willful
misconduct as determined in a final, nonappealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
10.2 Reliance on Advice of Counsel. In taking any action under this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, the Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of
counsel of Agent's choice and shall be fully protected in acting on such advice
whether or not the advice rendered is ultimately determined to have been
accurate.
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SECTION 11. DEFAULT
11.1 Certain Rights Upon Default. In addition to any other rights
accorded to the Agent and the Senior Secured Parties hereunder, upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default:
11.1.1 The Agent shall be entitled to receive any cash
dividends or payments on the Collateral and, subject to Section 12 below, to
exercise in the Agent's discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto as more
fully set forth in Section 6 above. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, subject to Section 12 below, the Agent shall have the right to
exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as if it were the sole and
absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, to vote and/or to
exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Collateral in connection
with a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other
readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral or the Borrower, any
Subsidiary of the Borrower or the Pledgor.
11.1.2 Pledgor, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the
Borrower shall take any action necessary or required or requested by the Agent
in order to allow it fully to enforce the security interest in the Collateral
hereunder and to realize thereon to the fullest extent possible, including, but
not limited to, the filing of any claims with any court, liquidator, trustee,
guardian, receiver or other like person or party.
11.1.3 The Agent shall have all of the rights of a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code of Pennsylvania, as amended, and any
other applicable law including the right to sell on such terms as it may deem
appropriate any or all of the Collateral at one or more public or private sales
upon at least ten (10) Business Days' written notice to Pledgor of the time and
place of any public sale and of the date on which the Collateral will first be
offered for sale in the case of any private sale. Agent shall have the right to
bid thereat or purchase any part or all the Collateral in its own or a nominee's
name (subject to applicable FCC or PUC requirements or restrictions). The Agent
shall have the right to apply the proceeds of the sale, after deduction for any
costs and expenses of sale (including any liabilities incurred in connection
therewith including reasonable attorneys' fees and allocated costs of attorneys
who are employees of the Agent), to the payment of the Senior Secured
Obligations in any manner or order which the Agent, in its sole discretion, may
elect (whether pursuant to the Credit Agreement or otherwise), to the payment of
any other amount required by law (including without limitation Section
9-504(l)(c) of the Uniform Commercial Code), and to pay any remaining proceeds
to Pledgor or its successors or assigns or to whomsoever may lawfully be
entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct,
without further notice to or consent of Pledgor and without regard to any
equitable principles of marshalling or other like equitable doctrines. Pledgor
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the notice provided for above is reasonable
and expressly waives any rights it may have of equity of redemption, stay or
appraisal with respect to the Collateral.
11.1.4 For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the
Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Agent
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shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement, and Pledgor
shall not be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof,
notwithstanding the fact that after Agent shall have entered into such an
agreement, any and all Defaults shall have been remedied and the Senior Secured
Obligations paid in full.
11.1.5 The Agent shall have the right, with full power of
substitution either in the Agent's name or the name of the Pledgor, to ask for,
demand, ▇▇▇, collect and receive any and all moneys due or to become due under
and by virtue of the Collateral and to settle, compromise, prosecute or defend
any action, claim or proceeding with respect thereto, provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Agent to take any action,
including, without limitation, requiring or obligating the Agent to make any
inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received, or to present
or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the
Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect
thereof or any property covered thereby.
11.1.6 The Agent shall be entitled to the appointment of a
receiver or trustee for all or any part of the businesses of the Borrower or of
the Subsidiary of the Borrower in which Pledgor owns an interest or of the
Pledgor, which receiver shall have such powers as may be conferred by law or the
appointing authority.
11.2 Agent May Exercise Less Than All Rights. Pledgor hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is not required to exercise all remedies
and rights available to it equally with respect to all of the Collateral, and
the Agent may select less than all of the Collateral with respect to which the
remedies as determined by the Agent may be exercised.
11.3 Duties of Pledgor/Borrower and Subsidiary of the Borrower With
Respect to Transferee. In the event that, upon an occurrence of an Event of
Default, the Agent shall sell all or any of the Collateral to another party or
parties (herein called "Transferee") or shall purchase or retain all or any of
the Collateral, Pledgor shall instruct the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the
Borrower in which Pledgor holds an interest to, and the Borrower and each such
Subsidiary shall:
(i) Deliver to the Agent or Transferee, as the case may be, the
articles of incorporation, bylaws, minute books, stock certificate books,
corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures, agreements, evidences of
indebtedness, books of account, financial records and all other documents and
records of the Subsidiary of the Borrower in which Pledgor has an interest;
(ii) Use its best efforts to obtain resignations of the persons
then serving as officers and directors of Subsidiaries of the Borrower in which
Pledgor has an interest, if so requested; and
(iii) Use its best efforts to obtain any approvals that are
required by any governmental or regulatory body in order to permit the sale of
the Collateral to the Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Collateral
by the Agent and allow the Transferee or the Agent to continue the business of
the issuer.
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SECTION 12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS; UNIQUE NATURE
OF ASSETS.
12.1 FCC/PUC Approval. It is hereby acknowledged that transfer of
certain Collateral and the exercise of certain other remedies provided herein
may constitute a transfer of an FCC License or other Franchise or a sale or
transfer of control of a holder of an FCC License or other Franchise, requiring
approval of the FCC or PUC, pursuant to rules and regulations of the FCC or PUC.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Agent
will not knowingly take any action pursuant to this Agreement which would
constitute or result in an assignment of an FCC License or other Franchise or
any transfer of control of the holder of an FCC License or other Franchise if
such assignment of license or transfer of control would require under then
existing law (including the written rules and regulations promulgated by the FCC
or any PUC), the prior approval of the FCC or such PUC, without first obtaining
such approval. In connection with this provision, the Agent shall be entitled to
rely upon the advice of counsel of Agent's choice whether or not the advice
rendered is ultimately determined to have been accurate.
12.2 Pledgor/Borrower and Subsidiary of the Borrower Assistance in
Obtaining Approval. Without limiting the generality of Section 8 above, if
counsel to the Agent reasonably determines that the consent of the FCC or PUC is
required in connection with any of the actions hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, then the Pledgor (at the cost and expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries) agrees to use its best efforts to secure such consent and to
cooperate fully with the Agent in any action to secure such consent. Further,
the Pledgor shall use its best efforts to require the Borrower and Subsidiaries
of the Borrower to do the same, Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Pledgor, the Borrower and the Borrower's Subsidiaries shall promptly
execute and file and/or cause the execution and filing of all applications,
certificates, instruments, and other documents and papers that the Agent deems
necessary or advisable to file in order to obtain any necessary governmental
consent, approval, or authorization, and if the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or Pledgor fails or refuses to execute (or fails or refuses to cause
another Person to execute) such documents, the Agent or the clerk of any court
of competent jurisdiction may execute and file the same on behalf of the
Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower and Pledgor (or any of them) or such
other Person.
12.3 Unique Nature of Assets. It is agreed that the FCC Licenses and
other Franchises held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are unique assets
which (or the control of which) may have to be transferred in order for the
Agent adequately to realize the value of its security interest. A violation of
the covenants set forth in this Section would result in irreparable harm to the
Agent for which monetary damages are not readily ascertainable. Therefore, in
addition to any other remedy which may be available to the Agent at law or in
equity, Agent shall have the remedy of specific performance of the provisions of
this Section. To enforce the provisions of this Section, the Agent is authorized
to request the consent or approval of the FCC or PUC to a voluntary or an
involuntary transfer of control of any FCC License or other Franchise or sale or
transfer of control of a holder of an FCC License or other Franchise.
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12.4 Selection by Agent of Different Transferee. If, for any reason,
the FCC or PUC does not approve within a reasonable period of time (which period
shall be determined conclusively by the Agent), the initial application for
approval of the transfer of the Collateral, the Agent shall then have the right
to transfer the Collateral to such other Person as the Agent shall select
(subject to the prior approval of the FCC or PUC). With respect to such
subsequent selection, Pledgor agrees to cooperate fully in the manner set forth
above. Exercise by the Agent of the right to such cooperation shall not be
exhausted by the initial or any subsequent exercise thereof.
SECTION 13. SECURITIES LAW PROVISION
Pledgor recognizes that the Agent may be limited in its ability to
effect a sale to the public of all or part of the Collateral by reason of
certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal
or state securities laws (collectively, the "Securities Laws"), and may be
compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of purchasers who
may be required to agree to acquire the Collateral for their own account, for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Pledgor
agrees that sales so made may be at prices and on terms less favorable than if
the Collateral were sold to the public, and that the Agent has no obligation to
delay the sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to register
the Collateral for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. Pledgor shall
(and require the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to) cooperate with the Agent in
its attempts to satisfy any requirements under the Securities Laws (including
without limitation registration thereunder if requested by Agent) applicable to
the sale of the Collateral by the Agent at the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries'
cost and expense.
SECTION 14. SECURITY INTEREST ABSOLUTE; WAIVERS BY PLEDGOR
14.1 Absolute Nature of Security Interest. All rights of the Agent
hereunder, the grant of the security interest in the Collateral and all
obligations of the Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the terms
of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document relating hereto or
thereto, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, increases
in, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Secured Obligations, or
any other amendment or waiver of any terms related thereto, (iii) any exchange,
release or nonperfection of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or
waiver of any guaranty, or (iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Pledgor or any other
Person in respect of the Senior Secured Obligations or in respect of this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document or any obligations hereunder
or thereunder.
14.2 No Duty To Marshal Assets. The Agent shall have no obligation
to marshal any assets in favor of the Pledgor or any other Person or against or
in payment of any or all of the Senior Secured Obligations.
14.3 Waiver of Right of Subrogation, Etc. The Pledgor acknowledges
that until all the Senior Secured Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid
in
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full, the Pledgor shall have no right (or hereby waives any such right) of
subrogation, reimbursement, or indemnity whatsoever in respect of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower arising out of remedies exercised by the Agent
hereunder.
14.4 Other Waivers. The Pledgor hereby waives notice of acceptance
of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement. The Pledgor further waives presentment and
demand for payment of any of the Senior Secured Obligations, protest and notice
of dishonor or default with respect to any of the Senior Secured Obligations,
and all other notices to which the Pledgor might otherwise be entitled, except
as otherwise expressly provided in this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents. The Pledgor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
covenants that it shall not at any time insist upon or plead, or in any manner
claim or take the benefit of, any stay, valuation, appraisal or redemption now
or at any time hereafter in force that, but for this waiver, might be applicable
to any sale made under any judgment, order or decree based on this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document; and the Pledgor (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all benefit of
any and all such laws and hereby covenants that it will not hinder, delay or
impede the execution of any power in this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement or in any
other Loan Document delegated to the Agent, but that it will suffer and permit
the execution of every such power as though no such law or laws had been made or
enacted.
SECTION 15. NON-WAIVER AND NON-EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
15.1 Non-Exclusive Remedies. No remedy or right herein conferred
upon, or reserved to the Agent is intended to be to the exclusion of any other
remedy or right, but each and every such remedy or right shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to every other remedy or right given hereunder or under any
other Loan Document or under law.
15.2 Delay and Non-Waiver. No delay or omission by the Agent to
exercise any remedy or right hereunder shall impair any such remedy or right or
shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default, or an acquiescence
therein, nor shall it affect any subsequent Event of Default of the same or of a
different nature.
SECTION 16. CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS
This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement shall create a continuing security
interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until
terminated pursuant to Section 17 below, (ii) be binding upon the Pledgor, its
successors and assigns and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Agent, the other
Senior Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns
provided, however, that except as specifically set forth in clause (i) of
Section 7, the Pledgor shall not be permitted to transfer any of its obligations
hereunder.
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SECTION 17. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT; RELEASE OF COLLATERAL
17.1 Termination of Agreement.
17.1.1 At such time as (a) the Senior Secured Parties have no
obligation to make further loans or other extensions of credit to the Borrower
under the Credit Agreement, and (b) all the Senior Secured Obligations have been
indefeasibly paid and/or performed in full, this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement shall
terminate and the Collateral shall be released pursuant to subsection 17.2,
provided that if at the time of the payment in full of the Senior Secured
Obligations (i) such payment and performance is not subject to any filed or
threatened claim, contest, voidance or offset of any kind whatsoever, (ii) the
chief financial officer of the Borrower so certifies in writing to Agent and
(iii) the Borrower supplies to Agent such valuations, information, evidence,
certifications and opinions as Agent may request in connection therewith, this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement shall terminate upon satisfaction of the conditions in
clauses (a) and (b) above without giving effect to the requirement that the
payment in full be indefeasible.
17.1.2 At such time as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have acquired all (but not
less than all) of the equity of all Partially-Owned Subsidiaries (as hereafter
defined) in compliance with Subsection 7.7.2(c) of the Credit Agreement (which
subsection addresses dispositions to minority investors), this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge
Agreement shall terminate and the Collateral shall be released pursuant to
Subsection 17.2 below. "Partially-Owned Subsidiaries" means all Subsidiaries of
the Borrower that the Pledgor has any interest in at the time of the acquisition
referred to in the preceding sentence. For purposes of this Subsection 17.1.2
only, the reference to Subsection 7.7.2(c) of the Credit Agreement shall mean
that Subsection as in effect on the Closing Date, or as amended in any manner
that is not more restrictive than that set forth in the Credit Agreement on the
Closing Date.
17.2 Duties of Agent With Respect To Release of Collateral.
When this Agreement terminates pursuant to subsection 17.1 above, the Agent
shall reassign and deliver to the Pledgor, or to such Person as the Pledgor
shall designate, against receipt, such of the Collateral (if any) as shall not
have been sold or otherwise applied by the Agent pursuant to the terms hereof
and shall still be held by it hereunder, together with appropriate instruments
of reassignment and release, all without any recourse to, or warranty whatsoever
by, the Agent, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower.
17.3 Release of Certain Collateral. Effective upon the closing
of a sale of any Collateral as part of a disposition made by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries in conformity with the provisions of the Credit Agreement
providing for dispositions to third parties free of Liens, and receipt by the
Agent of a certification to such effect from the chief financial officer of the
Borrower, then the security interest in the assets which are the subject of the
sale (the "Sold Collateral") shall terminate. The Agent shall thereupon reassign
and deliver to Pledgor, or to such Person as the Pledgor shall designate,
against receipt, the Sold Collateral, together with appropriate instruments of
reassignment and release, all without any recourse to, or warranty whatsoever
by, the Agent, at the sale cost and expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 18. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
18.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, directions and other
communications (collectively "notices") given or made upon any party under the
provisions of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement shall be by telephone or in writing
(including facsimile communication) unless otherwise expressly provided under
this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and if in writing, shall be delivered or sent by
facsimile to the respective parties at the addresses and numbers set forth under
their respective names on the signature pages to this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement
or in accordance with any subsequent unrevoked written direction from any party
to the others. All notices shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in this
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement, be effective (a) in the case of facsimile, when
received, (b) in case of hand-delivered notice, when hand delivered, (c) in the
case of telephone, when telephoned, provided, however, that in order to be
effective, telephonic notices must be confirmed in writing no later than the
next day by letter, facsimile or telex, (d) if given by mail, four (4) days
after such communication is deposited in the mails with first class postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, and (e) if given by any other means
(including air courier), when delivered; provided, that notices to the Agent
shall not be effective until received. In the event of a discrepancy between any
telephonic or written notice, the written notice shall control.
18.2 Entire Agreement. This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement sets forth all
of the promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, inducements or conditions, express or
implied, oral or written, with respect thereto, except as contained or referred
to herein.
18.3 Amendments. The terms of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement may be
amended, terminated, modified, supplemented or waived only upon the written
consent of the Agent and the Pledgor. The rights of the Agent to so change,
modify, waive, discharge or terminate any provision hereof is subject to the
terms of Section 12.5 of the Credit Agreement, it being understood, however,
that the Pledgor is not a third party beneficiary of Section 12.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
18.4 Governing Law. This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
18.5 Arbitration; Consent to Jurisdiction, Service and Venue; Waiver
of Jury Trial.
18.5.1 Arbitration.
(i) Upon demand of any party hereto, whether made before or
after institution of any judicial proceeding, any claim or controversy arising
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out of, or relating to, the Loan Documents between any or all of the parties
hereto (a "Dispute") shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted under
and governed by the Commercial Financial Disputes Arbitration Rules (the
"Arbitration Rules") of the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") and the
Federal Arbitration Act. Disputes may include, without limitation, tort claims,
counterclaims, a dispute as to whether a matter is subject to arbitration,
claims brought as class actions, or claims arising from documents executed in
the future. A judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this arbitration provision does not
apply to disputes under or related to Interest Rate Protection Agreements.
(ii) All arbitration hearings shall be conducted in the City of
Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless otherwise agreed by all
parties to such arbitration. A hearing shall begin within 90 days of demand for
arbitration and all hearings shall conclude within 120 days of demand for
arbitration. These time limitations may not be extended unless a party shows
cause for extension and then for no more than a total of 60 days. The expedited
procedures set forth in Rule 51 et seq. of the Arbitration Rules shall be
applicable to claims of less than $1,000,000.00. Arbitrators shall be licensed
attorneys selected from the Commercial Financial Dispute Arbitration Panel of
the AAA. The parties do not waive applicable Federal or state substantive law
except as provided herein.
(iii) Notwithstanding the preceding binding arbitration
provisions, the parties agree to preserve, without diminution, certain remedies
that any party may exercise before or after an arbitration proceeding is
brought. The parties shall have the right to proceed in any court of proper
jurisdiction or by self-help to exercise or prosecute the following remedies, as
applicable: (i) all rights to foreclose against any real or personal property or
other security by exercising a power of sale or under applicable law by judicial
foreclosure including a proceeding to confirm the sales; (ii) all rights of
self-help including peaceful occupation of real property and collection of
rents, set-off, and peaceful possession of personal property; and (iii)
obtaining provisional or ancillary remedies including injunctive relief,
sequestration, garnishment, attachment, appointment of receiver and filing of
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. Any claim or controversy with regard to any
party's entitlement to such remedies is a Dispute.
(iv) The parties agree that they shall not have a remedy of
special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages against other parties in
any Dispute and hereby waive any right or claim to special, consequential,
punitive or exemplary damages they have now or which may arise in the future in
connection with any Dispute whether the Dispute is resolved by arbitration or
judicially.
18.5.2 Consent to Jurisdiction, Service and Venue; Waiver of
Jury Trial
(i) With respect to any matters that may be heard before a
court of competent jurisdiction under paragraph (iii) of the preceding
subsection 18.5.1, the Pledgor hereby consents to the jurisdiction and venue of
the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or of any federal court located
in such state, waives personal service of any and all process upon it and
consents that all such service of process be made by certified or registered
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mail directed to the Pledgor at the address provided for in Section 18.1 above
and service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon actual receipt. The
Pledgor hereby waives the right to contest the jurisdiction and venue of the
courts located in the County of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on
the ground of inconvenience or otherwise and, further, waives any right to bring
any action or proceeding against (a) the Agent in any court outside the County
of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or (b) any other Senior Secured
Party other than in a state within the United States designated by such Senior
Secured Party. The provisions of this Section 18.5 shall not limit or otherwise
affect the right of the Agent or any Senior Secured Party to institute and
conduct an action in any other appropriate manner, jurisdiction or court.
(ii) NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, NOR ANY ASSIGNEE, SUCCESSOR,
HEIR OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOREGOING SHALL SEEK A JURY TRIAL IN ANY
PROCEEDING BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR ANY GUARANTY RELATING TO SUCH INDEBTEDNESS OR THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OR AMONG SUCH PERSONS OR ANY OF THEM. NEITHER THE AGENT NOR ANY SENIOR
SECURED PARTY NOR ANY PLEDGOR NOR ANY OTHER PERSON WILL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY
SUCH ACTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT
BEEN WAIVED.
(iii) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF PARAGRAPH (iv) OF THE
PRECEDING SUBSECTION 18.5.1 EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY ARBITRATION
OR OTHER LITIGATION, ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT (i) CERTIFIES THAT NEITHER THE AGENT NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE, OR
ATTORNEY OF THE AGENT NOR ANY SENIOR SECURED PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT THE AGENT OR SUCH SENIOR SECURED PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT
OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION
18.5. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 18.5 HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE
PARTIES AND THE PROVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NO PARTY HAS IN
ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION 18.5 WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES.
18.6 Severability. If any of the provisions or terms of this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pledge Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the other terms
hereof, but this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid
or unenforceable term had never been contained herein. Any such invalidity or
unenforceability in a particular jurisdiction shall not be deemed to render a
provision invalid or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
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18.7 Counterparts. This ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original agreement,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A
photocopied or facsimile copy of any signature page to this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge
Agreement shall be deemed to be the functional equivalent of a manually executed
original for all purposes.
18.8 Rights under ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement.
18.8.1 Pledgor consents to the terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement and the Senior Subordinated Indenture and the incurring of
additional debt pursuant thereto. Pledgor acknowledges that the debt facilities
under the Credit Agreement and the Senior Subordinated Indenture constitute a
"Refinancing" and "Media Debt" and the lenders under such credit facilities
constitute "Creditors" for the purposes of, and as such capitalized terms are
used in, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
18.8.2 Neither Pledgor nor any affiliate of Pledgor may
exercise the right of first refusal or the other rights set forth in Sections 13
and 14 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement if immediately prior to such exercise, and
before giving effect thereto, a Default or Event of Default exists.
18.8.3 Pledgor acknowledges that (i) the exercise by it or any
of its affiliates of certain of the Pledgor's rights under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Agreement, including, without limitation, under Sections 13, 14, 27 and 28
thereof, may be a Default under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Agent and the
Senior Secured Parties are not waiving any rights or remedies they may have
against the Borrower, any of the Borrower's Subsidiaries, Pledgor or any
affiliate of Pledgor as a result of any exercise of such rights, and (iii) the
exercise of any such rights shall not impair the paramount rights of Agent and
the Senior Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents, including the first
priority security interest of Agent in all of the stock of the Subsidiaries of
the Borrower that Pledgor or any affiliate of Pledgor now owns or may hereafter
acquire. Pledgor shall give to Agent and each Senior Secured Party (at the
address of such Senior Secured Party specified in the Credit Agreement or such
other address of which Pledgor is notified by a Senior Secured Party) at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice of its intention to exercise any of its
rights under Sections 13, 14, 27 or 28 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, which notice
shall specify the Section of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement pursuant to which Pledgor
intends to exercise its rights and the basis for such exercise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pledge Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective
authorized officers on the date first above written.
PLEDGOR: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ YORK, INC.
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Attention: ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
AGENT: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, in its
capacity as Agent
By:_______________________________________
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
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Communications/Media Group
PA 4829
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Phone No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
Senior Vice President
Signature Page to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement
JOINDER
The undersigned acknowledge the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement to
which this Joinder is attached, and hereby jointly and severally agree to be
bound by the foregoing ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement and to perform the covenants
contained therein required to be performed by each.
SUSQUEHANNA MEDIA CO.
SUSQUEHANNA CABLE CO.
CABLE TV OF EAST PROVIDENCE, INC.
CASCO CABLE TELEVISION, INC.
CASCO CABLE TELEVISION OF BATH,
MAINE
SBC CABLE CO.
YORK CABLE TELEVISION, INC.
By: _____________________________
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Treasurer
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Phone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esquire
Joinder to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pledge Agreement