EXHIBIT 10.2
CONFIDENTIAL
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LEASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 27, 1991
by and among
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
and
SATELLITE TRANSPONDER LEASING CORPORATION,
as Lessee,
and
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as Owner Trustee, Lessor
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KU-BAND TRANSPONDERS ABOARD
SBS-6 SATELLITE
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NOTE: THIS LEASE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO AND IS SUBJECT TO A SECURITY
INTEREST IN FAVOR OF STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, UNDER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN
THE INDENTURE, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 27, 1991, BY AND BETWEEN LESSOR AND STATE
STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE
TRUSTEE. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES CHATTEL
PAPER (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT IN
ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION), NO SECURITY INTEREST IN THIS LEASE MAY BE CREATED
THROUGH THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF ANY COUNTERPART OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL
EXECUTED COUNTERPART, WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNTERPART CONTAINING
THE RECEIPT THEREFOR EXECUTED BY STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF
CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE
THEREOF.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Definitions................................................... 2
SECTION 2. Acceptance of the Transponders by Lessor; Lease of the
Transponders.................................................. 2
SECTION 3. Term and Rent................................................. 3
(a) Term............................................................ 3
(b) Base Rent; Interim Rent......................................... 3
(c) Supplemental Rent............................................... 5
(d) Method of Payment............................................... 6
(e) Late Payment.................................................... 6
(f) Minimum Payment................................................. 7
(g) Net Lease; No Setoff; Etc....................................... 7
(h) Repayment of Advance Amount..................................... 10
(i) Supplemental Rent on Account of Indemnity Loan.................. 11
(j) Place of Payment................................................ 12
(k) Application of Interim Rent..................................... 12
SECTION 4. Recomputation of Scheduled Rent, Stipulated Loss Value,
Termination Value, and EBO Amounts............................ 12
(a) Adjustments to Scheduled Rent................................... 12
(b) Limitations on Adjustments...................................... 15
(c) Timing of Adjustments........................................... 16
(d) Confirmation of Adjustments..................................... 17
(e) Further Assurances.............................................. 18
SECTION 5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements as to the
Transponders.................................................. 19
(a) Disclaimer of Warranties........................................ 19
(b) Exercise of Certain Rights under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements.......... 20
SECTION 6. Liens; Quiet Enjoyment; Assignment and Sublease................ 23
(a) Liens........................................................... 23
(b) Quiet Enjoyment................................................. 24
(c) Assignment, Sublease by Lessee.................................. 24
(d) Existing Leases................................................. 26
(e) Return of Transponders.......................................... 27
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SECTION 7. Operation; Maintenance; Compliance with Law; Location of
Satellite; Substitution of Transponders....................... 28
(a) Operation....................................................... 28
(b) Maintenance..................................................... 29
(c) Compliance with Law............................................. 31
(d) Location of Satellite........................................... 33
(e) Substitution of Transponders.................................... 35
SECTION 8. Termination................................................... 38
(a) Early Termination............................................... 38
(b) Termination Payments............................................ 42
(c) Retention of Transponders by Lessor............................. 43
(d) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount...................... 44
SECTION 9. Insurance..................................................... 45
(a) Liability Insurance............................................. 45
(b) Insurance Against Loss or Damage................................ 45
(c) Additional Insureds............................................. 47
(d) Separate Insurance.............................................. 48
SECTION 10. Redelivery.................................................... 49
(a) Acceptable Redelivery........................................... 49
(b) Redelivery Terms................................................ 50
(c) Rejectable Offer................................................ 51
(d) Rejectable Offer; Decreased Value............................... 52
(e) Assumption of Certain Subleases................................. 54
(f) Redelivery in Connection with Termination....................... 55
SECTION 11. Cooperation................................................... 56
(a) Lessor's Efforts to Sell or Lease............................... 56
(b) Value and Useful Life Determinations............................ 56
SECTION 12. Loss, Destruction, Condemnation or Damage..................... 57
(a) Payment of Stipulated Loss Value................................ 57
(b) Application of Payments upon an Event of Loss................... 59
(c) Application of Payments Not Relating to an Event of Loss........ 60
(d) Applications During Default..................................... 60
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(e) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount........................ 61
SECTION 13. Merger, Consolidation........................................... 62
SECTION 14. Reports......................................................... 64
(a) Condition and Operation........................................... 64
(b) Liens............................................................. 64
SECTION 15. Events of Default............................................... 65
SECTION 16. Remedies........................................................ 68
SECTION 17. Right to Perform for Lessee..................................... 76
(a) Right to Cure..................................................... 76
(b) Lessor is Lessee's Agent and Attorney............................. 76
SECTION 18. Renewal......................................................... 77
(a) Notice of Renewal or Purchase..................................... 77
(b) Fair Market Value Renewal Option.................................. 79
(c) Renewal Rents..................................................... 81
(d) Extended Notice................................................... 81
SECTION 19. Purchase Options................................................ 82
(a) Purchase Option Events............................................ 82
(b) Notice of Election; Manner of Purchase; Transfer After Purchase... 83
(c) Assumption of Notes............................................... 86
(d) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount........................ 86
SECTION 20. Further Assurances; Default Notice; Subsequent Purchase Option.. 87
(a) Further Assurances................................................ 87
(b) Notice of Default................................................. 88
(c) Subsequent Purchase Option........................................ 88
(d) Subsequent Appraisal.............................................. 91
SECTION 21. Indenture Estate as Security for Lessor's Obligations to
Indenture Trustee............................................... 91
SECTION 22. Counterparts; Uniform Commercial Code........................... 92
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SECTION 23. Notices....................................................... 93
SECTION 24. Miscellaneous................................................. 93
(a) Severability.................................................... 93
(b) Amendment....................................................... 93
(c) Headings, etc................................................... 94
(d) Successors and Assigns.......................................... 94
(e) Governing Law................................................... 94
(f) Status of STLC.................................................. 94
(g) Limitation of Liability of the Trust Company.................... 94
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List of Schedules:
Schedule A to Lease Agreement - Base Rent............................... A-1
Schedule B to Lease Agreement - Stipulated Loss Values.................. B-1
Schedule C to Lease Agreement - Termination Values...................... C-1
Schedule D to Lease Agreement - EBO Amounts............................. D-1
Schedule E to Lease Agreement - Miscellaneous Information............... E-1
List of Exhibits:
Exhibit A [Intentionally Omitted]....................................... A-1
Exhibit B [Intentionally Omitted]....................................... B-1
Exhibit C to Lease Agreement - Redelivery of Transponder................ ▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇ to Lease Agreement - SBS-6 Leases........................... D-1
Exhibit D-2 to Lease Agreement - SBS-6 Subleases........................ D-2
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This LEASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of December 27, 1991,
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by and among WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, not in
its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement
("Lessor"), and ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ("GMHE"), a Delaware
corporation, and SATELLITE TRANSPONDER LEASING CORPORATION ("STLC"), a
Connecticut corporation, jointly and severally (collectively referred to
hereinafter as the "Lessee");
RECITALS
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WHEREAS, the Lessee and the Lessor have entered into a Participation
Agreement, dated as of December 27, 1991 (the "Participation Agreement"), with
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the other parties named therein, including the Owner Participant identified in
Item 1 to Schedule E, with respect to the transactions of which this Lease is a
part;
WHEREAS, the Lessee desires to enter into a lease of the
Transponders aboard that certain communications satellite known as SBS-6
(which Transponders were purchased by Lessor pursuant to a Transponder Purchase
Agreement between STLC and Lessor of even date herewith (the "Purchase
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Agreement")), and which Transponders are described in Appendix B thereto and
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Annex 1 to the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale, and the Lessor desires to lease such Transponders
to the Lessee at the rentals and upon the terms hereinafter provided and as
provided hereafter in any supplement to the Lease;
WHEREAS, STLC is an indirectly owned subsidiary of GMHE (also referred
to hereinafter as the "Guarantor");
WHEREAS, Guarantor is concurrently executing a Guarantee Agreement of
even date herewith, pursuant to which Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee
certain obligations of Seller and Contractor under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements;
WHEREAS, Ascent Communications Advisors has prepared an Appraisal of
the Transponders to the satisfaction and agreement of the Owner Participant and
its special tax counsel; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto contemplate that the Lessor will,
simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, assign for security
purposes certain of its rights in this Lease to the Indenture Trustee, pursuant
to the Indenture, dated as of December 27, 1991, between the Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Lessor and Lessee hereby
agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
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SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms shall for all purposes hereof
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have the respective meanings assigned thereto in Appendix A to the Participation
Agreement.
SECTION 2. Acceptance of the Transponders by Lessor; Lease of the
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Transponders.
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(a) On the Delivery Date, Lessee, on behalf of Lessor and as its
agent, shall accept delivery of each Transponder upon fulfillment to the
satisfaction of, or waiver by, Owner Participant, Initial Note Purchaser or
Lessee, as the case may be, of the conditions specified in Article III of the
Participation Agreement applicable to Owner Participant, Initial Note Purchaser
or Lessee, as evidenced, in the case of the
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Owner Participant and the Initial Note Purchaser, by each of them having made
the full amount of their Commitments and Debt Commitments, respectively,
available in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Participation Agreement, and in
the case of Lessee by its execution of the Lease.
(b) Effective immediately upon the acceptance of each Transponder by
Lessee on behalf of Lessor pursuant to this Section 2, (i) such Transponder
shall be deemed for all purposes to be leased by Lessor to Lessee hereunder and
accepted by Lessee hereunder for all purposes, and (ii) the Lease Term for such
Transponder shall commence. Lessor hereby agrees to lease to Lessee hereunder,
and Lessee hereby agrees to lease from Lessor hereunder, each Transponder during
the Lease Term applicable to such Transponder.
SECTION 3. Term and Rent.
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(a) Term. The lease term shall be equal to the Interim Term, the
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Basic Term and any Renewal Term (the "Lease Term"). The Interim Term shall
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commence on the Delivery Date and run to and including the date set forth on
Item 2 to Schedule E (the "Interim Term"), unless earlier terminated pursuant to
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the terms hereof. The Basic Term shall commence on the day immediately
following the end of the Interim Term (the "Basic Term Commencement Date") and
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run for the period set forth in Item 3 to Schedule E hereto, and shall expire on
the date set forth in Item 4 to Schedule E hereto unless earlier terminated
pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Base Rent; Interim Rent. As Interim Rent and Base Rent for each
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Transponder;
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(i)(A) During the Interim Term on each date (including the Interim
Rent Payment Date) on which a payment of interest is due on the Notes, if and to
the extent that on or prior to any such date, Lessor shall not have remitted
funds to Indenture Trustee (in accordance with clause (k) below or otherwise) in
an amount equal to such interest (all such interest being collectively referred
to as the "Lessor Interim Amount"), Lessee shall advance to Lessor as
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Supplemental Rent any portion of Lessor Interim Amount not paid by Lessor.
Lessor shall give notice to Lessee and Indenture Trustee at least five Business
Days prior to such interest payment date if funds equal to the Lessor Interim
Amount will not be paid by Lessor on such date, provided, however, that Lessor's
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failure to deliver such notice shall not affect Lessee's obligation under this
Section 3(b)(i)(A). (B) In addition, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4, Lessee shall pay to Lessor on the Interim Rent Payment Date as
Interim Rent for each Transponder an amount equal to the percentage set forth in
Schedule A opposite the "Interim Rent Payment Date," multiplied by Buyer's Cost
for such Transponder.
(ii) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4, Lessee shall pay
to Lessor installments of Base Rent during the Basic Term on each Rent Payment
Date during the Basic Term, each such installment to be in an amount equal to
the sum of (A) the percentage set forth in Schedule A opposite the applicable
Rent Payment Date, multiplied by Buyer's Cost for such Transponder, and (B) the
Rent Differential Amount, if any. In addition, in the event that any interest
on the Notes becomes due and payable during the Basic Term on a date other than
on a Rent Payment Date, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, on such date, Base Rent in
an amount equal to the amount of such interest.
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Base Rent with respect to any Transponder during any Renewal Term
shall be payable as provided in Section 18.
(c) Supplemental Rent.
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(i) Lessee shall pay to Lessor, for its own account, or to any
Person entitled thereto, as provided herein or in any other Operative Document,
any and all Supplemental Rent promptly as the same shall become due and payable,
and shall pay Premium, if any, as the same shall become due and payable pursuant
to the Notes and the Indenture.
(ii) If, and to the extent that, on or prior to the Interim
Rent Payment Date, Lessor shall not have remitted to Indenture Trustee (in
accordance with clause (k) below or otherwise) funds in an amount (the "Lessor
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Payment Amount") equal to the amount, if any, set forth in Schedule III to the
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Participation Agreement and designated as the "Lessor Payment Amount", which
amount shall represent scheduled payments of principal on the Notes due on or
prior to the Interim Rent Payment Date (as such amount may be adjusted pursuant
to Section 4), Lessee shall advance to Lessor on the Interim Rent Payment Date
as Supplemental Rent any portion of the Lessor Payment Amount not remitted to
Indenture Trustee by Lessor. Lessor shall give notice to Lessee and Indenture
Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the Interim Rent Payment Date if
funds equal to the Lessor Payment Amount will not be paid by Lessor on such
date; provided, however, that Lessor's failure to deliver such notice shall not
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affect Lessee's obligations under this Section 3(c)(ii).
(iii) As Supplemental Rent, Lessee shall pay, when due, on
behalf of Lessor, (A) to Contractor (or the Substitute Service Provider, if
applicable), any
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amounts due from Lessor to Contractor under the Service Agreement (or any
Substitute Service Agreement) and (B) to Seller any amounts due from Buyer to
Seller under the Purchase Agreement, in each case with respect to any
Transponder for the period that such Transponder is subject to the Lease.
(d) Method of Payment. Subject to Section 21, all Rent (other than
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Excepted Payments) payable to Lessor shall be paid to Indenture Trustee for so
long as the Lien of the Indenture shall remain in effect and thereafter to Owner
Trustee. All other Supplemental Rent (including any Excepted Payment) payable to
any Person pursuant to any Operative Document or any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement shall be
paid to such Person as provided in such Operative Document. Each payment of
Rent shall be made by Lessee in immediately available funds, on or before 12:00
noon (local time, at the place of payment as designated in Section 3(j) hereof),
on the scheduled date on which such payment shall be due, unless such scheduled
date shall not be a Business Day in which case such payment shall be due and
payable on the immediately succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made on such scheduled date, and (provided such payment is made on
such next succeeding Business Day) no interest shall accrue on the amount of
such payment from and after such scheduled date.
(e) Late Payment. If any Rent shall not be paid when due, Lessee
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shall pay to Lessor or to Indenture Trustee, as the case may be (or, in the case
of Supplemental Rent, to any Person entitled thereto as provided herein or in
any other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement), as Supplemental Rent,
interest (to the extent permitted by law) on such overdue amount from and
including the due date thereof to but excluding the date of payment thereof
(unless payment is made after 12:00
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noon (local time, at the place of payment as designated in Section 3(j) hereof),
in which event such date of payment shall be included) at the Overdue Rate.
(f) Minimum Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
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Lease (including, without limitation, Sections 3(h) and 4) or any other
Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, (1) for any Transponder, the amount of
Interim Rent, Base Rent, Supplemental Rent and Advance Amount payable on any day
on which Interim Rent or Base Rent or Supplemental Rent pursuant to Section
3(b)(i)(A) or Section 3(c)(ii) is due, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to
Section 4 (excluding, in each case, any portion thereof constituting an Excepted
Payment), shall be at least equal to the amount of scheduled principal and
accrued interest due and payable on the Notes outstanding on such day in respect
of such Transponder and (2) for any Transponder, the amount of Stipulated Loss
Value, Termination Value and the EBO Amount as of the applicable EBO Date, as
each such amount may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4, together with the Rent
payable under this Lease on any such date in respect of such Transponder
(excluding, in each case, any portion thereof constituting an Excepted Payment),
shall be at least equal to the amount of principal and accrued interest and
Premium, if any, which would be due and payable on the Notes outstanding on such
date in respect of such Transponder, assuming such date or such applicable EBO
Date, as the case may be, was the date such payment was due on the Notes in
respect of such Transponder in connection with any payment by Lessee of such
Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value or any EBO Amount.
(g) Net Lease; No Setoff; Etc. This Lease is a net lease and,
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notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease to the contrary (except as
expressly
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provided in Section 3(h)), the obligation of Lessee to pay Rent hereunder and
under any other Operative Document shall be absolute and unconditional and shall
not be affected by any circumstance of any character, including, without
limitation: (1) any counterclaim, setoff, recoupment, interruption, deduction,
defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction; (2) any
defect in the condition, design, quality, operation or fitness for use or
purpose of the Transponders, or any part thereof or interest therein; (3) any
damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of, or
any requisition or taking of, the Transponders, or any part thereof or interest
therein; (4) any restriction, prevention, interruption or curtailment of or
interference with any use, operation or possession of the Transponders, or any
part thereof or interest therein; (5) any defect in, or any Lien on, title to
the Transponders, or any part thereof or interest therein or any other
restriction thereon; (6) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other
action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of STLC, GMHE or
Lessor; (7) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, discharge or forgiveness
of indebtedness, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like
proceeding relating to STLC, GMHE, Indenture Trustee, Lessor, Owner Participant,
any Noteholder or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this
Lease by any trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court;
(8) any claim that STLC or GMHE has or might have against any Person, including,
without limitation, Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, Lessor or Owner
Participant (but this Section 3(g) shall not constitute a waiver of any such
claims); (9) any failure on the part of Lessor, Indenture Trustee, Owner
Participant or any Noteholder to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof
or of any other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement;
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(10) any invalidity or unenforceability or impossibility of performance, or
disaffirmance, of any provision of this Lease or any of the other Operative
Documents or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, whether against or by STLC or GMHE or otherwise;
(11) any Applicable Laws now or hereafter in force; (12) any failure to obtain
any required governmental consent for a transfer of rights or title on the
Delivery Date to the Lessor or any other Person; (13) any amendment or other
change (except as to the subject matter of any such amendment or change), or any
assignment of, any rights under any Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, or
any waiver or other action or inaction under or in respect of any Operative
Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, or any exercise or nonexercise of any right or
remedy under or in respect of any Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement,
including, without limitation, any foreclosure or other remedy under the
Indenture or this Lease or the sale, pursuant to any such foreclosure or such
exercise of other remedy, of any Transponder or any portion thereof or interest
therein; or (14) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar
to the foregoing, whether or not Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of
the foregoing. Except as expressly provided herein, Lessee, to the extent
permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or
otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Lease, or to any diminution or
reduction of Rent payable by Lessee hereunder. If this Lease shall be
terminated in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever except as expressly
provided herein, Lessee shall nonetheless pay to Lessor (or, in the case of
Supplemental Rent, to Lessor for its own account or to any Person entitled to
such Supplemental Rent as specified herein or in the appropriate Operative
Document or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement), an amount equal to each Rent payment at the
time and in the manner that
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such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Lease if
it had not been terminated in whole or in part. Except with respect to payment
of any Advance Amount pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)(A) and 3(c)(ii), each payment
of Rent shall be final, and the Lessee agrees not to seek to recover all or any
part of any such payment from the Lessor, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner
Participant for any reason under any circumstance whatsoever; provided, however,
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that nothing contained in this Section 3(g) shall prevent the Lessee from
bringing an action for damages suffered by the Lessee as a result of the breach
by any Person of any obligation of such Person expressly stated in any Operative
Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement or for equitable relief to obtain compliance with
any such obligation, or for the return of mistakenly paid amounts of any Rent.
Nothing contained in this Section 3(g) shall be construed as: (1) a guaranty of
(i) the value of the Transponders upon termination of the Basic Term or any
Renewal Term or (ii) the useful life of the Transponders or (iii) payment of any
of the Notes; or (2) a prohibition of assertion of any claim against any
manufacturer, supplier, dealer, vendor, contractor, subcontractor or installer
with respect to the Transponders; or (3) a waiver by Lessee of its right to
assert and ▇▇▇ upon any claims it may have against any other Person in one or
more separate actions.
(h) Repayment Of Advance Amount. Lessee shall be repaid, in the
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manner provided in the next sentence, any Advance Amount (plus interest on the
outstanding portion thereof at a simple interest rate of 14% per annum from the
date that any portion of such mount is advanced by Lessee to but not including
the date it is repaid by Lessor) (the "Repayment Amount"). The Lessee shall be
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entitled to offsets (without duplication) against any payments of Rent (other
than as limited by the three
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provisos to this sentence) due from Lessee to Lessor or Owner Participant
(including, without limitation, Interim Rent, Base Rent, Stipulated Loss Value,
Termination Value or the applicable EBO Amount and all other amounts payable to
Lessor in connection with any termination of this Lease, but excluding Excepted
Payments payable to the Trust Company) until Lessee has received the Repayment
Amount, whether by cash payment, offsets as herein provided, or any combination
thereof; provided, however, that in case of any payment due to Lessor from
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Lessee, Lessee's right of offset shall be limited to the portion of such
payment, if any, distributable to Lessor or Owner Participant thereunder;
provided further, however, that no such offset or aggregate combined effect of
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separate offsets shall reduce the amount of any installment of Interim Rent,
Base Rent, Supplemental Rent due under Section 3(b)(i)(A) or Section 3(c)(ii)
Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value or the EBO Amounts as of any date
payable under this Lease to an amount that would be in contravention of the
minimum payment requirements of Section 3(f); and provided further, however,
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that Lessee shall have no such right of offset so long as any Payment Default,
Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(i) [Intentionally Omitted]
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(j) Place Of Payment. All Rent (other than Rent payable to Persons
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other than Lessor as provided in any of the Operative Documents or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Agreements, which shall be payable to such other Persons in accordance with
written instructions furnished to Lessee by such Persons) shall be paid by
Lessee to Lessor to its account (Account Number 29377-0) at ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration. All Rent
shall be paid by Lessee by wire transfer of immediately available funds in
Dollars.
(k) Application of Interim Rent. All amounts required to be paid as
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Interim Rent pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)(B), whether or not paid, shall be
deemed to be payments remitted by Lessor to Indenture Trustee in respect of
Lessor Interim Amount and/or Lessor Payment Amount, without duplication,
provided that no such deemed payment shall exceed the sum of Lessor Interim
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Amount and Lessor Payment Amount.
SECTION 4. Recomputation of Scheduled Rent, Stipulated Loss Value,
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Termination Value, and EBO Amounts.
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(a) Adjustments to Scheduled Rent. Subject to the following
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provisions of this Section 4 and to the provisions of Section 3(f), the amounts
of Scheduled Rent shall be appropriately adjusted by such amounts as shall
preserve Owner Participant's Net Economic Return with respect to the
Transponders, in the event that for any reason:
(i) The Delivery Date for the Transponders is a date other
than as set forth therefor in Schedule III to the Participation Agreement;
(ii) The Lessor Interim Amount or the Lessor Payment Amount is
other than the respective amounts set forth therefor in Schedule III to the
Participation Agreement, or the actual amortization schedule attached as
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Schedule X to the Notes on the Delivery Date is other than the Assumed
Amortization Schedule.
(iii) the Debt Commitments with respect to the Transponders is
other than as set forth in Schedule III to the Participation Agreement;
(iv) (A) the amount of Transaction Costs with respect to the
Transponders paid by Lessor as a percentage of Buyer's Cost of the
Transponders is other than as set forth as "Estimated Transaction Costs" in
Schedule III to the Participation Agreement, or (B) the date on which the
Transaction Costs with respect to the Transponders are actually paid by
Lessor is other than the Delivery Date for the Transponders or (C) Lessee
pays any of Lessor's Transaction Costs pursuant to Section 9.01 (b) of the
Participation Agreement;
(v) a Covered Tax Law Change with respect to the Transponders
shall have occurred;
(vi) Lessee elects (with the consent of the Owner Participant,
if required) to make an adjustment to Scheduled Rent in accordance with the
Section of the Tax Indemnification Agreement referred to in Item 5 to
Schedule E;
(vii) the Notes are refunded pursuant to Section 12.01 of the
Participation Agreement (in which case the adjustment shall be made to take
into account any change in the interest rate on, or the amortization
schedule of, the applicable series of Refunding Notes from those of the
Refunded Notes); or
(viii) the interest rate on the Notes is reset as contemplated by
Article X of the Participation Agreement.
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In connection with any adjustment to Scheduled Rent made pursuant to
this Section 4, appropriate corresponding adjustments shall be made to
Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value, each EBO Amount, and the amortization
schedule for the Notes, as permitted by the Indenture, which amortization
schedule shall be satisfactory to Lessee and Lessor. Any adjustment pursuant
hereto shall comply in all respects with the minimum payment requirements of
Section 3(f). In addition, any adjustment pursuant hereto shall be made in the
same manner, and shall employ the same methodology, assumptions (including,
without limitation, each of the pricing assumptions set forth in Schedule III of
the Participation Agreement, as such pricing assumptions shall have been
modified by previous adjustments under this Section 4 or pursuant to the Tax
Indemnification Agreement), except as such assumptions shall have been modified
by the event giving rise to such adjustment, and constraints employed in the
original calculation of Scheduled Rent, Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value
and the EBO Amounts as of the Delivery Date. In making any adjustment pursuant
to clause (ii) or (viii) above, Interim Rent will be adjusted such that the
difference between (A) the sum of the Lessor Interim Amount and the Lessor
Payment Amount and (B) the Interim Rent does not exceed the amount set forth on
Schedule III to the Participation Agreement as the "Deferred Equity Limit." If
Stipulated Loss Value (or any amount measured thereby), Termination Value or the
applicable EBO Amount shall become due and payable hereunder prior to completion
of an adjustment to Scheduled Rent pursuant to this Section 4, the adjustment
shall be completed prior to the date such payment is due. If required pursuant
to Section 6 of the Tax Indemnification Agreement, Stipulated
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Loss Value, Termination Value and the EBO Amounts shall be appropriately
adjusted in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Section 4.
It shall be a condition to the application of clause (v) of Section
4(a) that on or prior to the closing on the Delivery Date for the Transponders,
Owner Participant shall have provided Lessee with written notice of any Tax Law
Change or Proposed Tax Law Change with respect to the Transponders, or Lessee
shall have provided Owner Participant with written notice of any Tax Law Change
or Proposed Tax Law Change with respect to the Transponders, as to which Owner
Participant or Lessee, as the case may be, seeks or may seek the application of
this Section 4.
(b) Limitations on Adjustments.
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(1) (A) Any adjustment of Scheduled Rent pursuant to this
Section 4 shall be computed in a manner so as to satisfy the minimum payment
requirements of Section 3(f) of this Lease. In addition, any adjustment of
Scheduled Rent (due with respect to the Basic Term) pursuant to this Section 4
shall be computed in a manner so as to satisfy the requirements of Sections
4.02(5), 4.07(1) and (2) and 4.08 of Revenue Procedure 75-28, 1975-1 C.B. 752,
as in effect on the Delivery Date; provided that the requirements of such
Section 4.08 shall be applied, in the case of any adjustment pursuant to this
Section 4, on a prospective basis taking into consideration only Scheduled Rent
(due with respect to the Basic Term) payable by Lessee from and including the
first Rent Payment Date as of which the adjustment takes effect; provided
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further that any adjustment of Scheduled Rent (due with respect to the Basic
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Term) shall be governed by the foregoing requirements of Sections 4.07 and/or
4.08 of Revenue Procedure 75-28 only to the extent that Scheduled Rent (due with
respect to the Basic
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Term) as of the Delivery Date for the Transponders satisfied such requirements
as in effect on the Delivery Date. (B) In the case of any adjustment pursuant to
clauses (i) through (iii) or (vi) of Section 4(a), any such adjustment of
Scheduled Rent (due with respect to the Basic Term) will be structured in such a
fashion so as not to create, solely during the periods from and after the Basic
Term Commencement Date, any risk that Section 467 of the Code will apply to
Owner Participant (determined without regard to any change in law that occurs
after the Delivery Date) greater than is created by the original rent structure
with respect to the Transponders in effect on the Delivery Date for the
Transponders. (C) In the case of any adjustment pursuant to clauses (iv), (v),
(vii) or (viii) of Section 4(a), any such adjustment of Scheduled Rent (due
with respect to the Base Term) shall satisfy (on a prospective basis), Section
467 of the Code and the Regulations, as in effect at the time of such
adjustment; provided, however, that in the event the Reset Date occurs after the
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Basic Term Commencement Date, any such adjustment of Scheduled Rent (effected in
connection with the reset of the interest rate on the Notes) effective on such
Reset Date shall be made in a fashion to satisfy either the standard set forth
in clause (B) of this Section 4(b)(1) or the standard set forth in clause (C) of
this Section 4(b)(1) (selected by Lessor at such time) for satisfying the
constraints of section 467 of the code.
(2) [Intentionally Omitted]
(3) In making any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, no
adjustment shall be made to reflect the application of Section 168(d)(3) of the
Code.
(c) Timing of Adjustments. All adjustments to be made pursuant to
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this Section 4 shall be made on and shall be effective as of the Delivery Date
for the
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Transponders if practicable and to the extent not then practicable, any such
adjustment shall be made as soon as practicable after the event giving rise to
the adjustment and shall in each case be made in respect of installments of
Scheduled Rent becoming due on or after 15 days after the date such adjustment
is made; provided that all adjustments to be made pursuant to clause (i) through
(iii) of Section 4(a)(1) shall be made no later than September 1, 1992;
provided, further, that with respect to an adjustment pursuant to clause (viii)
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of Section 4(a), such adjustment shall made be on or prior to the Repricing
Date.
(d) Confirmation of Adjustments.
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(1) The amount of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4
shall be determined by Owner Participant, which shall provide to Lessee, Lessor
and Indenture Trustee notice of such adjustment accompanied by an Officer's
Certificate of Owner Participant, which Officer's Certificate shall set forth
the amount of and the reason for any such adjustment and which shall confirm
that such adjustment was made in accordance with the provisions of this Section
4. Such adjustment shall, subject to the following provisions of this Section
4(d), become effective as of the date therein set forth (determined in
accordance with Section 4(c)) upon delivery by Owner Participant to Lessee of
such notice and Officer's Certificate.
(2) Within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt of an
Officer's Certificate pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) above, if Lessee believes
that such adjustment is incorrect, Lessee may request that such adjustment be
verified by one of the six largest U.S. independent public accounting firms,
including Owner Participant's regular independent accounting firm, as selected
by Owner Participant. In such verification
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process, such accounting firm shall be given access by Owner Participant to the
assumptions, methods of calculation, computations, computer programs and files
employed by Owner Participant in calculating such proposed adjustment and
employed in the original calculation of Scheduled Rent, Stipulated Loss Value,
Termination Value and the EBO Amounts as of the Delivery Date, subject to the
execution of such confidentiality agreements as Owner Participant shall
reasonably request. Any revised adjustment resulting from such verification
shall become effective on the next Rent Payment Date occurring on or after 15
days after such verification has been concluded.
(3) Such verification by such accounting firm shall be at the expense
of Lessee unless such verified adjustment results in a readjustment in favor of
Lessee that exceeds 5 basis points in the Net Present Value of Scheduled Rent,
in which case verification shall be at the expense of Owner Participant. Such
determination of adjustment by Owner Participant, or, if so requested in
accordance with Section 4(d)(2), such verified adjustment, as the case may be,
shall be conclusive and binding on the parties to the Participation Agreement.
(e) Further Assurances. At the time any adjustment is made pursuant to
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this Section 4, the parties hereto shall enter into a supplement to this Lease
to reflect such adjustment and shall enter into such amendments to the other
Operative Documents (including an amendment to Schedule III to the Participation
Agreement) and do such further acts as may be reasonably required in order to
effectuate such adjustment; provided that such adjustment shall become effective
as provided in Section 4(d) without regard to the date on which such supplement
to this Lease is executed and delivered.
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SECTION 5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements as to the Transponders.
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(a) Disclaimer of Warranties. AS BETWEEN LESSEE AND LESSOR, DELIVERY
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OF EACH TRANSPONDER BY LESSOR TO LESSEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF SUCH TRANSPONDER'S COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
LEASE, AND LESSOR LEASES AND LESSEE TAKES SUCH TRANSPONDER AND ANY PART THEREOF
AS IS WHERE IS WITH ALL FAULTS, AND LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER LESSOR, THE
TRUST COMPANY, OWNER PARTICIPANT, ANY NOTEHOLDER NOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE HAS
MADE, NOR SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE TITLE, VALUE, COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, CONDITION,
MERCHANTABILITY, DESIGN, QUALITY, DURABILITY, OPERATION OR FITNESS FOR USE OR
PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSPONDER OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY
INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH TRANSPONDER OR
ANY PART THEREOF OR OTHERWISE, IT BEING AGREED THAT ALL RISKS INCIDENT THERETO
ARE TO BE BORNE BY LESSEE IN THE EVENT OF ANY DEFECT OR DEFICIENCY IN SUCH
TRANSPONDER OR ANY PART THEREOF, OF ANY NATURE WHETHER PATENT OR LATENT, AND
THAT NEITHER LESSOR, THE TRUST COMPANY, OWNER PARTICIPANT, ANY NOTEHOLDER NOR
INDENTURE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY
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OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT THERETO, except that Lessor hereby represents,
warrants and covenants that on the Delivery Date (A) Lessor shall have whatever
title to such Transponder was conveyed to it by Seller under the Purchase
Agreement and the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale thereto and (B) during the Lease Term (so long as
no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) Lessor will not,
through its own actions or inactions, interfere with the quiet enjoyment of any
Transponder by Lessee and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lessor Lien on or with respect to any
Transponder. The provisions of this Section 5(a) have been negotiated, and
except as expressly provided in the Operative Documents, the foregoing
provisions are intended to be a complete exclusion and negation of any
warranties by Lessor, the Trust Company, Owner Participant, any Noteholder or
Indenture Trustee, express or implied, with respect to such Transponder, whether
arising pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law now or
hereafter in effect, or otherwise. Nothing contained herein shall in any way
diminish or otherwise affect any right Lessee may have with respect to any
Transponder against any other third person. Neither Lessor, the Trust Company,
Owner Participant, any Noteholder or Indenture Trustee shall at any time be
required to inspect such Transponder, nor shall any inspection by Owner
Participant, Lessor, the Trust Company, any Noteholder or Indenture Trustee be
deemed to affect or modify the provisions of this Section 5(a).
(b) Exercise of Certain Rights under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements.
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(i) STLC, in its capacity as Seller under the Purchase
Agreement, is making certain representations and warranties and undertaking
certain payment obligations to Lessor in its capacity as Buyer under the
Purchase Agreement
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with respect to the Transponders. The provisions of the Purchase Agreement have
been fully negotiated and represent the full and complete agreement of the
parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof. None of the
provisions of the Purchase Agreement are incorporated in this Lease and LESSOR
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LESSEE, IN ITS CAPACITY AS LESSEE, HAS NOT MADE NOR SHALL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE MADE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO ANY TRANSPONDER, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IN THIS LEASE OR ANY OF THE
OTHER OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS TO THE TITLE,
VALUE, COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, CONDITION, DESIGN, QUALITY, DURABILITY,
OPERATION, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR USE OR PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSPONDER, AS
TO THE ABSENCE OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, AS TO
THE ABSENCE OF ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT, OR ANY
OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH TRANSPONDER OR ANY PART THEREOF, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED
IN THE OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS. The foregoing is not in any way intended to, nor
shall it be deemed to, limit or otherwise affect the obligations or
representations or warranties of Lessee under Section 4.01 or Article VI of the
Participation Agreement, of Seller under the Purchase Agreement or of Contractor
under the Service Agreement.
(ii) Lessor hereby agrees that so long as no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing with respect to a Transponder, Lessor shall not
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exercise, during the Lease Term for such Transponder, any of its rights under
the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements in respect of such Transponder, including any of its
rights to any indemnity or other payments with respect to such Transponder;
provided that Lessee cannot waive the obligations of Seller or Contractor, and
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Lessor may exercise any rights and remedies it might have, under Sections 5.01,
5.05, 8.01, 10.02, 15.10 and 15.12 of the Purchase Agreement and under Article 7
and Sections 2.1(b), 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 6.3, 13.10 and 13.12 of the Service
Agreement; provided, in addition that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
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in the foregoing, Lessor shall at all times retain the right to defend its title
to the Transponders and to enforce its rights under the Lease or the Purchase
Agreement to cause Lessee or Seller to defend such title in accordance with the
provisions hereof or thereof. Lessor hereby authorizes Lessee, for so long as
this Lease shall be in effect with respect to any Transponder and so long as no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to exercise in the name
of and on behalf of Lessor, the right and power to deal with the Seller and
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements and any other manufacturer or
supplier of such Transponder or any other users of the transponders on the
Satellite including, without limitation, the right to demand, receive, accept
and retain all services, tests, inspection rights, reports and other data and
services with respect to such Transponder as provided in the Purchase Agreement
and the Service Agreement, and the right to enforce (by legal action or
otherwise) or to elect not to enforce (except in such manner as would have a
material adverse effect on Lessor's interest in the Transponders upon expiration
or termination of the Lease) against such Seller, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services, other
manufacturer or supplier or other user all rights, powers and privileges of
Lessor, and to receive all benefits of Lessor with
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respect to Seller (subject to Sections 12(c) and 12(d)), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services, such
other manufacturer or such supplier or such other user, under any express or
implied warranty or indemnity or other provisions of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements or
substitute agreements in effect, pursuant to Section 7(b) or otherwise,
including, without limitation, the right to enforce (or not enforce (except in
such manner as would have a material adverse effect on Lessor's interest in the
Transponders upon the expiration or termination of the Lease)) and the right to
obtain and retain the benefits of, all rights and claims of Buyer under the
Purchase Agreement or of Owner under the Service Agreement; provided that
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notwithstanding any term or provision of this Section 5(b)(ii) to the contrary,
Lessor and Owner Participant shall retain the right to any Excepted Payment
owing to either of them, respectively.
(iii) If, notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessor receives any payment
of any kind whatsoever under the Purchase Agreement or the Service Agreement
during the Lease Term to which Lessee is entitled pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii),
Lessor shall upon receipt remit to Lessee the full amount of the payment
received by it under the Purchase Agreement, or the Service Agreement, as the
case may be; provided that no Payment Default, Bankruptcy Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided further, however, that
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Lessor shall promptly remit such amounts to Lessee at such time as no Payment
Default, Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default is continuing.
SECTION 6. Liens; Quiet Enjoyment; Assignment and Sublease.
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(a) Liens. Lessee shall not directly or indirectly create, incur,
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assume or suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to any Transponder, the
Lessor's Estate or the
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Indenture Estate, or title thereto or any interest therein, except Permitted
Liens. Lessee's obligations under this Section 6(a) with respect to any Lien,
other than Owner Participant Liens or Lessor's Liens, on any Transponder arising
prior to the termination of this Lease shall survive such termination.
(b) Quiet Enjoyment. So long as no Event of Default shall have
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occurred and be continuing, as between Lessee and Lessor, Lessee shall have the
exclusive rights to possession and control of each Transponder and Lessor shall
not take any action that interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the use or non-
use of any Transponder by Lessee, and Lessee shall have the right to use or not
use such Transponder in its sole discretion.
(c) Assignment, Sublease by Lessee. So long as no Event of Default
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shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee may, without the consent of or
prior notice to Lessor, assign its leasehold interest in whole or in part
(including any of Lessee's rights or options hereunder) in this Lease or
sublease, license, enter into short term or long term service contracts,
transfer Control of, or permit Seller or any other Person (including, without
limitation, to a "tax-exempt" entity as defined in Section 168(h) of the Code)
to use all or any part of any Transponder or Transponders during the Lease Term
(collectively the "Use Agreements") (such Use Agreements not including for the
purposes of Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(iv) and 6(c)(v) any occasional use service
contract for the provision of part-time, occasional use transponder capacity on
available Ku-band or C-band transponders on satellites, including the Satellite,
owned or operated by STLC or any Affiliate and not expressly required to be made
available on
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the Satellite, an "Occasional Use Service Contract")), on and subject to the
following terms and conditions:
(i) such Use Agreements shall expressly provide that the
rights of any sublessee, assignee, user or operator thereunder
(collectively, "User") are subject and subordinate to all the terms and
conditions of this Lease, including, without limitation, Lessor's right to
repossess any Transponder and terminate such Use Agreements upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default;
(ii) Lessee shall remain primarily liable to Lessor for the
performance of all of the terms of this Lease to the same extent as if such
Use Agreements had not occurred;
(iii) such Use Agreements shall not be in violation of Applicable
Law and the terms and conditions thereof shall not be inconsistent with the
terms of this Lease, provided that the term thereof (as well as the term of
any Existing Lease set forth in Exhibit D-1 or D-2, hereto) may extend
beyond the expiration of the Lease Term, subject to the provisions of
Section 6(e);
(iv) such Use Agreements shall prohibit the User from entering
into any Further Use Agreements without obtaining (x) the written consent
of Lessee and (y) an agreement by any such User further transferring its
rights to comply with the terms and conditions of this Section 6(c),
including, without limitation, the requirement that any such Further Use
Agreement be expressly subject and subordinate to this Lease; and
(v) if Lessee is required to obtain or maintain casualty
insurance pursuant to Section 9(b)(i), then within thirty (30) days
following the date Lessee
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shall have Actual Knowledge of the existence of the conditions under
Section 9(b)(i) that require Lessee to obtain or maintain such insurance,
Lessee shall execute and deliver to Lessor an assignment agreement (in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lessor) assigning to Lessor as
additional security for all of Lessee's obligations hereunder its rights,
with respect to the provision of transponder capacity on the Satellite
only, under all Use Agreements, except that Lessee shall not be required
to obtain a User's acknowledgement of or consent to such assignment nor to
notify (and in connection therewith, Lessor hereby agrees not to notify)
any User of such assignment unless an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing. Such assignment agreement shall provide that Lessee
shall remain primarily liable to User to perform its obligations under
such Use Agreement.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(c), Lessee may render any
communications service, so long as the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c)
shall apply, and Lessee or any Affiliate may provide Transponder or Transponders
capacity by Lessee or any Affiliate of Lessee to any of their respective
customers in the ordinary course of their respective businesses; provided that
no rendering of any such communications service or the providing of Transponder
or Transponders capacity, and neither the entering into or performing of any
agreement related thereto, shall operate to reduce, excuse or in any way affect
the obligations of Lessee hereunder and under the other Operative Documents to
which it is a party and as to which Lessee will remain primarily liable.
(d) Existing Leases. As of the date hereof, Lessee is a party to
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existing leases on certain Transponders, and the lessees under certain of such
leases are, in turn,
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sublessors under subleases, which leases and subleases (not including any
Occasional Use Service Contract) are listed in Exhibit D-1 (as to the leases)
and Exhibit D-2 (as to the subleases) (collectively, the "Existing Leases").
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Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Lease, Lessee is
assigning to Lessor, pursuant to the Assignment Agreement dated as of December
27, 1991 between STLC and Owner Trustee, as additional security for all of
Lessee's obligations hereunder its rights under such Existing Leases, with
respect to the provision of transponder capacity on any Transponder and on the
Satellite only (other than the Chevron, ISBN Space Segment Services Agreement
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, dated May 15, 1990); provided, however, that Lessee shall not be
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required to obtain an acknowledgement of or consent to such assignment from any
Sublessee under any Existing Leases or to notify, and in connection therewith
Lessor hereby agrees not to notify, any such Sublessees of the assignment unless
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided,
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further, however, that Lessee shall remain primarily liable to such Sublessees
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to perform Lessee's obligations under the Existing Leases. In addition, Lessee
shall remain primarily liable to Lessor for the performance of all of the terms
of the Lease to the same extent as if such Existing Lease had not occurred.
(e) Return of Transponders. (i) Any Use Agreement may by its terms extend,
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or be extended by the User, beyond the Lease Term and (ii) any Existing Lease
may be extended by the Sublessee beyond the Lease Term (a Transponder with
respect to which such Use Agreement or Existing Lease provides for such
extension, a "Selected Transponder"); provided that, each Transponder
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(including, but not limited to, any Selected Transponder) shall, at the time of
Redelivery to Lessor pursuant to Section 10,
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be free and clear of any continuing obligation to any User, Sublessee or other
Person, unless Owner Participant shall otherwise expressly agree in writing at
the request of Lessee.
SECTION 7. Operation; Maintenance; Compliance with Law; Location of
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Satellite; Substitution of Transponders.
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During the Lease Term with respect to any Transponder:
(a) Operation. Lessee shall observe and perform each and every
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obligation (and shall exercise all rights where failure to do so would have a
material adverse effect on Lessor's interest in the Transponders upon the
expiration or termination of the Lease) of Buyer under the Purchase Agreement
and Owner under the Service Agreement to the extent the same relate to such
Transponder, and shall keep the same in full force and effect. Lessee shall not
use any Transponder during the Lease Term or authorize any third party to use
such Transponder in breach of the Purchase Agreement, the Service Agreement or
any Applicable Laws applicable to Lessee, Lessor (in its capacity as such
Transponder owner without regard to Applicable Laws applicable to Lessor solely
because of it being engaged in a regulated activity of any type other than the
owning and leasing of the Transponder), Owner Participant (in its capacity as
such Transponder owner without regard to Applicable Laws applicable to Owner
Participant solely because of it being engaged in a regulated activity of any
type other than the owning and leasing of the Transponder), such third party or
such Transponder (in each case, other than Applicable Laws as to which
noncompliance would not have an Adverse Effect), or in violation of any
authorization relating to such Transponder or the Satellite or Lessee issued by
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such
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Transponder, the Satellite or Lessee (other than (i) any provision thereof as
to which noncompliance would not have an Adverse Effect or (ii) unless the
validity of such Applicable Law or authorization is being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings (but only so long as such proceedings do
not involve any risk of civil or criminal liability to Lessor or Owner
Participant, and do not involve any material danger of the sale, forfeiture,
loss or diminution in value of such Transponder or the rights of Lessor or
Owner Participant under any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement or any Operative Document and
adequate reserves with respect thereto shall have been established in
accordance with GAAP). As used herein, "Adverse Effect" shall mean that which
would materially adversely affect the business, operations or properties of
GMHE on a consolidated basis or involve any material danger (x) of the loss of
any FCC authorization to operate the Satellite or maintain it in its assigned
orbital location, (y) of any material adverse effect on the ability of STLC to
perform its obligations hereunder and under the Purchase Agreement or of the
sale, forfeiture, loss or diminution in value of any Transponder, or (z) of the
imposition of criminal or civil liability on the Lessor or the Owner
Participant.
(b) Maintenance. Lessee hereby agrees to require ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services to
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fulfill all of its obligations under the Service Agreement. STLC shall fulfill
all of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. In connection therewith,
Lessee will make all payments required to be made during the Lease Term to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services under the Service Agreement as Supplemental Rent pursuant to
Section 3(c)(iii), and will on behalf of Lessor perform all other obligations
thereunder required to be performed by Lessor, with respect to such Transponder
during the Lease Term. So long as during the Lease Term, the Service Agreement
or a Substitute Service Agreement shall have remained in
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full force and effect and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services (or a Substitute Service Provider (as
defined below), if applicable) shall have performed all of its obligations
thereunder with respect to such Transponder, all maintenance, management and
monitoring responsibilities of Lessee in connection with such Transponder shall
be deemed fulfilled, and Lessee shall have no additional independent obligations
hereunder relating thereto.
In the event that at any time during the Lease Term, the Service Agreement
shall no longer be in full force and effect or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services shall fail to
perform its obligations thereunder with respect to such Transponder, Lessee, at
its expense, shall maintain, manage and monitor, or cause to be maintained,
managed and monitored, the Satellite and such Transponder in good working order
and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (i) in accordance with the higher
of (A) customary industry standards employed by owners of Ku-band transponders
on domestic communications satellites or (B) standards at least equal to those
used by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services or any of its Affiliates prior to such failure of
performance for other transponders on the Satellite or on another similar
satellite owned, leased or operated by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Services or any of its Affiliates
(if at the time Lessee or any Affiliate maintains, manages or monitors
satellites similar to the Satellite for similar commercial purposes); (ii) in
compliance with all Applicable Laws (other than Applicable Laws as to which
noncompliance would not have an Adverse Effect); and (iii) in accordance with
all applicable requirements of any insurance policy then in effect as required
by Section 9 hereof. The foregoing notwithstanding, if, with respect to any
Transponder, Contractor or Substitute Service Provider is unable temporarily to
perform its maintenance obligations under the Service Agreement or any
Substitute Service Agreement due to any
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Force Majeure Event, then, provided such temporary failure to perform does not
cause a permanent material diminution in the value of such Transponder and is
capable of cure before any such permanent diminution in value would result, such
failure shall not constitute a breach of Lessee's obligations under this Lease.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time during the
Lease Term, if the Service Agreement shall not be in effect, Lessee will arrange
for Lessor to enter into and Lessee will keep in full force and effect for the
remainder of the Lease Term an agreement for the provision of services (the
"Substitute Service Agreement") comparable to those to be provided by ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Services under the Service Agreement at a reasonable cost with a sound and
reputable service provider, which may or may not be an Affiliate of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Services (the "Substitute Service Provider"), and which such provider shall be
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reasonably acceptable to Owner Participant. If Lessor enters into a Substitute
Service Agreement, it will assign its rights under such agreement to Lessee
during the Lease Term on the terms and conditions contained in Section 5(b)(ii).
(c) Compliance with Law. During the Lease Term with respect to any
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Transponder, Lessee or Contractor shall have and maintain all permits, licenses
and approvals required by the FCC or under any Applicable Law to operate the
Satellite and such Transponder and shall satisfy the requirements of the FCC and
any statute, regulation or order applicable to operators, users or lessees of
such Transponder; provided, however, that Lessee shall not be deemed to have
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breached the foregoing covenant unless such non-maintenance or non-satisfaction
would have an Adverse Effect. To the extent permitted by law, Lessee or any
Affiliate shall prepare and file in timely
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fashion, or, where Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee shall be
required so to file, prepare and deliver to such Person within a reasonable time
prior to the date for filing, any reports with respect to any Transponder which
are required to be filed with any Governmental Body during the Lease Term for
such Transponder. Lessor shall notify Lessee promptly after Lessor has Actual
Knowledge of any reports or filings required of Lessor by law in connection with
its ownership of the Transponders; provided, however, that Lessor shall not
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incur any liability to Lessee for failure so to notify Lessee. If Lessee shall
fail to timely prepare, deliver or file any such report solely as a result of
the failure of Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee timely to provide
Lessee with (i) any information required in such report which is in the
possession of Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee and is not
reasonably available to Lessee or (ii) notice of the requirement of such report
if such report is required as to Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee
for any reason other than such Person's interest in the Transponder or
Transponders then subject to this Lease, Lessee shall incur no liability to any
such Person failing to provide such information or notice, to the extent such
liability is incurred by the failure to provide such information. Lessor hereby
appoints Lessee its attorney-in-fact, to the extent permissible by Applicable
Law, to execute such reports in the name of Lessor and to file such reports, and
Lessor shall cooperate in furnishing Lessee such information as is available to
it which must be included in such, reports. Upon demand, Lessee shall reimburse
Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee on an After-Tax Basis for any
reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by each such Person, respectively, in
connection with the preparation and filing of any such reports. Lessee shall, on
a periodic basis, furnish
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Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee a copy of all reports filed by
Lessee on behalf of any such Person pursuant to this Section 7(c).
(d) Location of Satellite.
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(i) Except as set forth in Section 7(d)(ii), Lessee may, upon receipt
of all necessary government approvals and permissions, and in accordance with
all Applicable Laws, at any time or times during the Lease Term, move the
Satellite to a different assigned orbital location; provided, however, that any
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such move may be made only (1) at any time or times if required to comply with a
requirement of the FCC and not voluntarily sought by Lessee or any of its
Affiliates (an "FCC Ordered Move"); provided that Lessee shall contest in a
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commercially reasonable manner any proposed FCC Order requiring a new permanent
assignment of the Satellite to an orbital location outside the Authorized Range
and any temporary assignment of the Satellite to a location outside the
Authorized Range if Lessee has reason to expect, after consideration of the
available information, that moving the Satellite to such temporary location and
returning it to a location in the Authorized Range would result in the Satellite
failing to meet the Minimum Fuel Requirement at the time of Redelivery pursuant
to Section 10; (2) at any time or times during the Lease Term at the sole
discretion of Lessee (a "Discretionary Move"); provided, however, that a move to
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72 degrees West Longitude shall constitute a Discretionary Move; provided
further that no more than two Discretionary Moves may be made by Lessee; and
provided further that if Lessee shall renew the Lease and any such renewal term
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shall be for the remainder of the Transponders' useful commercial life, then
Lessee shall be entitled to make during such Renewal Term one additional
Discretionary Move; (3) at any time during the Lease Term, if the move (an
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Move") is to be made to the then FCC authorized orbital location of either (x)
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the satellite commonly known as Galaxy IV (presently authorized at 99 degrees
West Longitude) or (y) Galaxy VII (presently authorized at 91 degrees West
Longitude) (or, in either case, for any replacement satellite therefor) in order
to fulfill Lessee's then-existing contractual commitments to transponder
purchasers, lessees or other users of transponder capacity on such satellites
which relate to late delivery, delivery failure or catastrophic failure; (4) if
necessary for Lessee to comply with its obligation to redeliver the Transponders
in an orbital location within the Authorized Range as provided in Section 10; or
(5) at any time after Lessee shall have exercised its option to acquire the
Transponders under Section 20(c), in which later case the provisions of this
Section 20(c), where applicable, shall apply.
(ii) Lessee's right to move the Satellite as provided in Section 7(d)(i) is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(A) prior to Lessee's receipt of a license or other authorization from the
FCC to locate the Satellite in an orbital location within the Authorized Range
for its remaining useful commercial life (the "Permanent Location"), Lessee
cannot use a Discretionary Move to move the Satellite to an orbital location
outside of the Authorized Range (an "Alternative Location") unless Lessee shall
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then have authorization to return the Satellite to an orbital location within
the Authorized Range or at 72 degrees West Longitude and Lessee has reason to
expect, after consideration of the available information, that such move to an
Alternative Location and return to either 72 degrees West Longitude or an
orbital position in the Authorized Range to which Lessee reasonably believes the
Satellite shall be
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authorized to return would not result in the Satellite failing to satisfy the
Minimum Fuel Requirement applicable at the time of Redelivery pursuant to
Section 10;
(B) after receipt by Lessee of a license or other authorization from the
FCC to locate the Satellite in the Permanent Location, Lessee may make a
Discretionary Move of the Satellite to an Alternative Location only if (x) the
Satellite shall be moved to such Alternative Location on a temporary basis, and
Lessee shall then have the authorization to return the Satellite to the
Permanent Location on or prior to the end of the Lease Term, and (y) Lessee has
reason to expect after consideration of available information that such move to
an Alternative Location and return to the Permanent Location would not result in
the Satellite failing to satisfy the Minimum Fuel Requirements applicable at the
time of Redelivery pursuant to Section 10;
(C) any move of the Satellite pursuant to this Section 7(d) will be made in
accordance with such industry standards as are practiced when moving satellites
to a different orbital location and taking into account the circumstances
surrounding any such move (including, the necessity to move the Satellite on a
rapid basis when making an Emergency Move); and
(D) in no case, except for an FCC Ordered Move, will Lessee move the
Satellite to an orbital location outside of the orbital arc between and
including 72 degrees and 105 degrees West Longitude.
(e) Substitution of Transponders. Lessee shall have the right subject to the
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conditions set forth in the following paragraph to substitute a transponder (a
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"Replacement Transponder") aboard the Satellite for any Transponder which has
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suffered an Event of Loss. Upon fulfillment of the conditions specified in this
Section 7(e), such Replacement Transponder shall be conveyed by Lessee to Lessor
and leased to Lessee hereunder.
The substitution of a transponder pursuant to this Section 7(e) shall be
subject to fulfillment of the following conditions precedent prior to or on the
date of the proposed substitution to the reasonable satisfaction of Lessor and
at Lessee's sole cost and expense: (i) if the Lease is in effect with respect to
such Transponder, no Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or will exist immediately following the proposed substitution;
(ii) on the date of such substitution, the Replacement Transponder (A) shall
meet the Transponder Performance Specifications set forth in Appendix C to the
Purchase Agreement, (B) shall have a total useful commercial life of 15 years or
more as measured from the Delivery Date, and (C) can reasonably be expected to
continue to meet such performance specifications for such period of 15 years or
more as measured from the Delivery Date (all of (A), (B) and (C) as determined
pursuant to the Appraisal Procedure); (iii) Lessor shall have received a ▇▇▇▇ of
sale substantially in the form of the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale conveying title to such
Replacement Tramponder to Lessor; (iv) if so requested by Lessor, or for so long
as the Indenture shall be in effect by Indenture Trustee, Lessee shall have
entered into a Lease Supplement covering such Replacement Transponder and, if so
requested by Indenture Trustee, the Lessor shall have delivered an Indenture
Supplement to Indenture Trustee; (v) Lessor shall have good and marketable title
to such Replacement Tramponder free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens of the type discussed in clauses (a) and
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(b) of the definition thereof; (vi) such Replacement Transponder shall be
covered by an assignment and consent instrument similar in form and substance to
the Consent and Agreement; (vii) Lessee shall have made arrangements reasonably
satisfactory to Lessor for Lessor to enter into the Service Agreement or the
Substitute Service Agreement or, if not then in effect, a service agreement
reasonably acceptable in form and substance to Lessor with respect to the
Replacement Transponder; (viii) no such substitution shall occur at any time
after the tenth anniversary of the Delivery Date; and (ix) Owner Participant
shall have received (a) an opinion of its tax counsel that Owner Participant
will not suffer any adverse tax consequences as a result of such substitution
(other than any such adverse tax consequences as would result from such
substitution under the Code or Regulations as in effect as of the Delivery Date)
and (b) an indemnity from Lessee satisfactory in form and substance to Owner
Participant for any such adverse tax consequences relating to such substitution
as Owner Participant may reasonably request. Upon the fulfillment of the
foregoing conditions, Lessor will Transfer to Lessee all of Lessor's right,
title and interest in and to the Transponder to be replaced as is, where is,
free and clear of all Lessor Liens and Owner Participant Liens, but otherwise
without warranty, and will deliver to Lessee such instrument as Lessee shall
reasonably request releasing such Transponder from this Lease. Upon such
substitution for all purposes hereof, such Replacement Transponder shall be
deemed to be a "Transponder" hereunder.
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SECTION 8. Termination.
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(a) Early Termination.
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(i) Provided that no Payment Default, Bankruptcy Default or Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in the event that Lessee shall
in good faith determine that the Transponders, in the aggregate, have become
uneconomic, obsolete or surplus to Lessee's requirements (as evidenced by a
resolution to such effect adopted by the Board of Directors of HCI (the parent
of STLC)), Lessee shall have the option, during the Basic Term (and not during
any Renewal Term), upon furnishing a notice to Lessor and Indenture Trustee at
least 180 days prior to the effectiveness thereof to terminate this Lease with
respect to all, but not less than all, of the Transponders on any Rent Payment
Date on or after the date shown as Item 6 on Schedule E hereto (the "Termination
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Date"). As a condition to any transfer by Lessor of the Transponders or
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retention by Lessor of the Transponders (each pursuant to this Section 8), any
necessary regulatory approvals in connection therewith shall have been obtained
(Lessee hereby agreeing to use reasonable best efforts to obtain or to assist
Lessor in obtaining such approvals).
During the period from the giving of such notice of termination for
the Transponders until 60 days prior to the Termination Date, Lessee, as non-
exclusive agent for Lessor, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit
unconditional cash bids from Persons other than Lessee or its Affiliates (it
being understood for the purposes of this Section 8 that "Affiliates" shall
include any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, directly or
indirectly controlled by,
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or under direct or indirect common control with, Lessee) to purchase such
Transponders on the Termination Date, and Lessee shall, during the period from
the giving of such notice of termination until 60 days prior to the Termination
Date (as set forth in the preceding paragraph), from time to time at the request
of Lessor or Indenture Trustee, inform Lessor and Indenture Trustee of the
results of its efforts and shall certify to Lessor and Indenture Trustee, at
least 60 days prior to the Termination Date, the amount and terms of each such
bid which has theretofore been submitted and the name and address of the party
submitting such bid. Lessor and Owner Participant shall each have the right to
solicit bids (or each to make its own bid, provided that any bid by Lessor or
Owner Participant shall be submitted to Lessee prior to the disclosure by Lessee
to Lessor or Owner Participant of any other bids), but shall be under no duty to
solicit bids or to inquire into the efforts of Lessee to obtain bids. Each such
bid (a) shall be for payment in full in cash and (b) shall not involve any
consideration to be received by Lessee or its Affiliates or be connected,
directly or indirectly, with any transaction between the purchaser and the
Lessee or its Affiliates, (collectively, a "Bona Fide Bid"). On or prior to the
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40th day prior to the Termination Date, Lessee may (provided that Lessee has not
previously cancelled a proposed termination except for a deemed cancellation as
provided in Sections 8(a)(ii) and 8(c) hereto), by notice to Lessor and
Indenture Trustee, cancel the proposed termination of this Lease for the
Transponders, whereupon this Lease shall continue in full force and effect with
respect to the Transponders.
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If Lessee does not cancel such proposed termination as set forth in the
last sentence of the preceding paragraph and any Bona Fide Bids are received on
or prior to the 60th day before the Termination Date, Lessee's notice of
termination shall become irrevocable on the 10th Business Day prior to the
Termination Date and Lessor shall on the Termination Date, provided that the
conditions of subsection (b) have been fulfilled, sell such Transponders to the
bidder which shall have submitted the highest Bona Fide Bid for such
Transponders and which has not defaulted on its bid (or to the next successively
highest bidders, if any, which shall have submitted Bona Fide Bids, in the case
of a default by the prior bidder, provided such sale shall have been consented
to by Lessee if the Bona Fide Bid related thereto is for an amount less than the
applicable Termination Value for the Transponders) for such Transponders upon
receipt in immediately available funds of the amount specified in such bid. Such
funds shall be paid either to Indenture Trustee or to Lessor, as required
pursuant to the Indenture. All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by Lessor or Indenture Trustee including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees, in connection with any notice of termination, regardless of
whether a sale is completed Or Lessee withdraws its notice of termination, shall
be paid by Lessee on an After-Tax Basis.
(ii) If no sale of the Transponders shall have occurred in accordance with
Section 8(a)(i) on the Termination Date, or if all bidders having submitted Bona
Fide Bids for such Transponders that were for an amount at least equal to
Termination Value for the Transponders (or if for less than such
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Termination Value, the sale to such bidder was consented to by Lessee) have
defaulted on such bids, then the Lease shall continue in full force and effect
and the termination notice given by Lessee shall be deemed to have been
cancelled by Lessee. If no sale of the Transponders shall have occurred in
accordance with Section 8(a)(i), as a result of a default by Lessor in its
obligation to sell the Transponders in accordance with Section 8(b), then Lessor
shall have been deemed to have exercised its election to retain ownership of the
Transponders pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8(a), if the
bidder to whom the sale would otherwise have taken place shall have defaulted on
its bid within the 10 Business Day period prior to the Termination Date, Lessee
shall nonetheless make, on the Termination Date, all the payments specified in
Section 8(b) (other than the payment pursuant to the second sentence of Section
8(b)) and payment of Termination Value for the Transponders as of the
Termination Date. Promptly thereafter, Lessor shall use its reasonable
commercial efforts to sell the Transponders to an unaffiliated third party.
Lessor shall retain the net proceeds of any such sale in excess of Termination
Value for such Transponders as of the Termination Date. The net proceeds of such
sale up to but not exceeding Termination Value for such Transponders as of the
Termination Date shall be paid by Lessor to Lessee within 5 Business Days of
receipt of the proceeds of such sale. Upon payment by Lessee of all the amounts
due pursuant to this Section 8(a)(iii), the obligation of Lessee to pay Base
Rent with respect to the Transponders and Supplemental Rent, other than to pay
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Supplemental Rent attributable to acts, events or conditions occurring or
existing on or prior to such termination with respect to such Transponders,
shall terminate, such Transponders shall no longer be subject to this Lease
and the Lease Term with respect to such Transponders shall end.
(b) Termination Paments. As a condition to the obligation of Lessor to
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terminate the Lease and to sell the Transponders pursuant to Section 8(a) on the
Termination Date therefor, Lessee shall on the Termination Date pay to Lessor
the sum of (A) all amounts of Base Rent for such Transponders due and unpaid
prior to such Termination Date and (B) in the event that the Termination Date is
a Rent Payment Date on which a Scheduled Rent payment designated as an "arrears
rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to Section 4 is due, the sum of
any Scheduled Rent with respect to such Transponders designated as an "arrears
rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to Section 4 and due on such
Termination Date, and the Rent Differential Amount with respect to such date, if
any, and (C) any other Rent then due with respect to such Transponders,
including Premium, if any, on the outstanding Notes. In addition, Lessor shall
retain the net proceeds of the sale of such Transponders and Lessee shall pay to
Lessor the excess, if any, of Termination Value for the Transponders (computed
as of the Termination Date) over such net sales proceeds. Upon payment by Lessee
of the amounts due pursuant to this Section 8(b), the obligation of Lessee to
pay Base Rent and Supplemental Rent, other than to pay Supplemental Rent
attributable to acts, events or conditions occurring or existing on or prior to
such termination with respect to such Transponders, shall terminate, such
Transponders shall no longer be subject to this Lease and the Lease Term with
respect to such Transponders shall end.
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(c) Retention of Transponders by Lessor. If Lessee shall elect to terminate
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this Lease pursuant to Section 8(a), Lessor may, subject to Lessee's right to
cancel the proposed notice of termination, elect to retain rather than sell the
Transponders by giving irrevocable notice to Lessee and Indenture Trustee no
later than 45 days prior to the Termination Date. If Lessor so elects to retain
the Transponders, on the Termination Date (i) Lessor shall pay to Indenture
Trustee an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of, and Premium, if any,
due on the outstanding Notes and (ii) Lessee shall pay to Lessor or the Person
entitled thereto as provided in the Operative Documents (A) (i) all Base Rent
with respect to the Transponders due prior to the Termination Date and (ii) in
the event that the Termination Date is a Rent Payment Date on which a Schedule
Rent payment designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted
pursuant to Section 4 is due, the sum of any Scheduled Rent with respect to the
Transponders designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A as adjusted pursuant
to Section 4 due on such Termination Date and the Rent Differential amount with
respect to such date, if any, and (B) all other Rent (other than any amounts
required to be paid by Lessee pursuant to the second sentence of Section 8(b))
due and owing on or prior to the Termination Date, including Premium, if any, on
the outstanding Notes, (iii) this Lease and the obligations of Lessee hereunder
shall terminate, other than to pay Supplemental Rent attributable to acts,
events or conditions occurring or existing on or prior to such termination, and
(iv) Lessor shall execute and deliver to Lessee, at Lessee's reasonable expense,
such instruments as Lessee shall reasonably request to evidence the termination
of this Lease. In the event Owner Participant fails to make funds available to
Owner Trustee to enable Lessor to pay the
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amounts specified in clause (i) of this Section 8(c) or Lessee fails to pay the
amounts specified in clause (ii) of such sentence, Lessee shall be deemed to
have cancelled its notice of termination and the Lease shall continue in full
force and effect (and in the case of Lessor's failure to pay the amounts set
forth in clause (i), above, Lessee shall have the right to enforce the
obligations of Owner Participant as set forth in Section 5.02(j) of the
Participation Agreement).
(d) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount. In the event that a
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portion of the Scheduled Rent due on any Termination Date is designated as an
"arrears rent" on Schedule A and there is also a payment of Scheduled Rent due
on such Termination Date that is not so designated, a portion of the Rent
Differential Amount with respect to such Termination Date shall be added to the
Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and the
remainder of such Rent Differential Amount shall be taken into account in the
computation of Termination Value pursuant to the definition of Termination
Value. It is intended that the entire amount of the Rent Differential Amount due
on such Termination Date shall be allocated between the Scheduled Rent
designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and the computation of
Termination Value, as appropriate and without duplication, in such manner as
will preserve the Owner Participant's Net Economic Return and comply with the
minimum payment requirement (it being understood that the entire mount of such
Rent Differential Amount shall be taken into consideration in making such
allocation).
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SECTION 9. Insurance.
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(a) Liability Insurance. Lessee shall not be required to obtain
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general liability insurance in respect of the Satellite or any of the
Transponders, unless it shall carry such insurance for similar events or
occurrences on other satellites or transponders it or any of its Affiliates owns
or leases from third parties, in which case it shall carry such liability
insurance on the Satellite or Transponder in the amount and on terms and for
similar events or occurrences and against risks comparable to those applicable
to such other satellites or transponders. Lessee shall not, however, have any
obligation to carry or continue to carry any such liability insurance on any
such other satellite or transponders. Lessee agrees that it shall not take any
action to induce any of its liability insurers to increase the premiums charged
for existing liability insurance with respect to the Transponders or to seek to
remove such Transponders from coverage under any such policy, unless Lessee, in
its discretion, shall determine that the premium paid for, or attributable to,
such general liability insurance is commercially unreasonable.
(b) Insurance Against Loss or Damage.
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(i) Requirement to Obtain and Maintain. During the Lease Term
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with respect to any Transponder, if at any time (a) the Moody's Credit
Rating is Baa2 or lower or (b) the Standard & Poor's Credit Rating is BBB
or lower or (c) GMHE's Tangible Net Worth is less than $3.5 billion, then
within thirty (30) days following the date that Lessee shall have Actual
Knowledge that any of the foregoing conditions exist, Lessee shall obtain
and maintain, for the period that any such condition continues to exist,
life or casualty insurance with respect to the Transponders, on standard
industry terms and conditions, in an amount equal to
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(x) Stipulated Loss Value for the Transponders from time to time without any
deductible; except that Lessee shall not be required to obtain such insurance if
Lessor in its sole discretion waives such requirement upon written request by
Lessee therefor. In addition, Lessor may in its sole discretion permit a
deductible upon written request by Lessee therefor. If at any time during the
Lease Term (A) the Notes are not rated Investment Grade by either of Moody's or
Standard & Poor's and (B) GMHE's Tangible Net Worth is less than $3.5 billion,
then, within thirty (30) days following the date that Lessee shall have Actual
Knowledge that the conditions described in clauses (A) and (B) exist, Lessee
shall obtain, for the period that both of such conditions continue to exist,
life or casualty insurance with respect to the Transponders, on standard
industry terms and conditions, in an amount, if any, equal to (x) Stipulated
Loss Value for the Transponders from time to time, subject to a deductible with
Lessor's written consent in an amount not greater than 1.5% of GHME's Tangible
Net Worth, as of the date of such insurance policy (with such deductible amount
being subject to re-adjustment on the expiration date for such policy, based on
the most recent public financial report of GMHE) (the "Permitted Deductible").
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If, at any time during the Lease Term, (1) the Moody's Credit Rating is Ba2 or
lower or (2) the Standard & Poor's Credit Rating is BB or lower or (3)
GMHE's Tangible Net Worth is less than $3 billion, then Lessee shall carry for
the period that any of the conditions described in clauses (1) or (2) or (3)
continues to exist, such policy for the full amount of Stipulated Loss Value for
the Transponders without any deductible.
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(ii) Non-Discrimination. At all times during the Lease Term, Lessee will
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maintain life or casualty insurance in an amount and type for the Tramponders
that is not significantly different from the life or casualty insurance that
Lessee maintains, in its sole discretion, for comparable transponders owned or
operated by Lessee or its Affiliates; provided, however, that the foregoing
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shall not require Lessee to maintain life or casualty insurance for the
Transponders in an amount in excess of Stipulated Loss Value for such
Transponders subject to the Permitted Deductible.
(iii) Letter of Credit. If at any time during the Lease Term, Lessee is
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required to carry insurance against loss or damage for the Transponders, Lessee
may, in lieu of or in combination with, carrying such insurance, provide a
letter of credit from an Eligible Bank reasonably acceptable to Lessor, which in
combination with any insurance carried by Lessee, shall be in an amount
corresponding to the Stipulated Loss Value for the Transponders from time to
time (minus the Permitted Deductible or such other permitted deductible, if
applicable).
(c) Additional Insureds. All insurance policies, if any, carried in
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accordance with Section 9(a) and all policies taken out in substitution or
replacement for any such policies (i) shall name Lessor (in its individual
capacity and as Owner Trustee), Owner Participant, and Indenture Trustee, as
additional insureds, as their respective interests may appear (but without
imposing upon any such parties any obligation imposed upon the insured,
including, without limitation, the liability to pay the premium for such
policies) and in the case of life or casualty insurance pursuant to Section
9(b),
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Indenture Trustee, and within 30 days after the Delivery Date Lessor, shall be
named as "loss payees", as their interests may appear; (ii) shall provide that
any loss (other than a loss under third party liability insurance) shall be
adjusted by the Lessee with the insurance carriers and be payable to the Lessor
(or, so long as the Indenture shall be in effect, the Indenture Trustee), for
application as provided in Section 12 hereof or Section 5.4 of the Indenture;
and (iii) shall provide that if such insurance is changed in any material
respect in relation to the interests of the Lessor or Owner Participant (and for
so long as the Indenture shall be in effect, Indenture Trustee), or if such
insurance is allowed to lapse for non-payment of premium, or is invalidated by
any action or inaction of Lessee or any other Person (other than action or
inaction by Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee, as the case may be),
such change, lapse or invalidation shall not be effective as to Lessor, Owner
Participant and (so long as the Indenture shall be in effect) Indenture Trustee
for at least 30 days after receipt by Lessor, Owner Participant and (so long as
the Indenture shall be in effect) Indenture Trustee of written notice from such
insurers, their agents or the Lessee of such lapse. Each insurance policy
provided under this Section 9 shall be primary without right of contribution
from any other insurance which is carried by Lessor, Owner Participant or
Indenture Trustee with respect to their respective interests as such in the
Transponders.
(d) Separate Insurance. Nothing contained in this Lease shall prevent
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Lessor, Owner Participant, Indenture Trustee or Lessee, each at its own expense
and for its exclusive benefit, from carrying excess casualty insurance covering
the Transponders in addition to the casualty insurance, if any, carried by
Lessee under Section 9(b) (any such additional casualty insurance being herein
called "Additional Insurance"); provided,
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however, that Lessee shall not be entitled to obtain any such Additional
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Insurance for the Transponders unless Lessee shall then maintain insurance for
such Transponders pursuant to Section 9(b) in an amount at least equal to the
Stipulated Loss Value for such Transponders from time to time set forth in
Schedule B corresponding to such date, subject to customary industry
deductibles or the deductibles permitted pursuant to Section 9(b), if
applicable. If there shall be any limitation with respect to the amount of
Additional Insurance that Lessor, Owner Participant, Indenture Trustee or Lessee
may obtain, whether as a result of market capacity or otherwise, then each such
party shall have the right to purchase an amount of Additional Insurance for the
Transponders as its interests may then appear. Prior to obtaining any Additional
Insurance, Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee shall provide Lessee
with reasonable notice of the Additional Insurance (including the proposed terms
thereof) intended to be obtained by it, including evidence satisfactory to
Lessee that such proposed terms shall be consistent with the terms of such
insurance as may be carried by Lessee under Sections 9(a), 9(b)
or 9(c).
SECTION 10. Redelivery.
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(a) Acceptable Redelivery. At the expiration or earlier termination of
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the Lease Term with respect to any Transponder, if Lessee does not renew this
Lease with respect to such Transponder and does not purchase such Transponder,
Lessee shall at Lessee's cost and expense redeliver such Transponder to Lessor
on the Satellite in the condition required by Section 7 hereof and with the
Satellite (i) being located in an orbital location authorized by the FCC for the
remaining useful commercial life of the Satellite that is in the Authorized
Range, (ii) having been located in such orbital location
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for a period of no less than the thirty (30) consecutive months prior to the
date of such Redelivery, (or being located at any other orbital location as a
result of an Emergency Move with no requirement that the Satellite be located in
such orbital location for any period of time) pursuant to an FCC authorization
which would allow it to remain in such orbital location for the Satellite's
remaining useful commercial life (this clause (ii), the "Residency
Requirement"), and (iii) meeting the Minimum Fuel Requirement (satisfaction of
the requirements set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) collectively being
referred to as an "Acceptable Redelivery"). If Lessee's Redelivery of any
Transponder is other than an Acceptable Redelivery, then the parties shall have
the rights and obligations set forth in Section 10(c) or Section 10(d). If an
Acceptable Redelivery is made, Lessor must accept such Redelivery, subject to
Section 10(b), and Lessee shall have no obligation under Section 10(c) or 10(d).
(b) Redelivery Terms. In the event of any Redelivery of any Transponder,
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Lessee shall execute and deliver to Lessor an instrument substantially in the
form of Exhibit C to this Lease that shall constitute evidence of surrender by
Lessee of all of Lessee's rights to such Transponder under this Lease and the
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements applicable thereto; provided, however, that Lessee's
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Redelivery of any Transponder hereunder shall not by itself affect the validity
and effectiveness of the Purchase Agreement, Service Agreement or any Substitute
Service Agreement relating to such Transponder, as applicable. At the time of
any Redelivery, such Transponder shall be free and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition thereof,
excluding Lessor Liens and Indenture Trustee Liens) and free and clear of any
right of any Person to use or access such Transponder other than Lessor
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or Owner Participant unless Owner Participant shall consent to a request by
Lessee to recognize any fight of any Person to use or access such Transponder
other than Lessor and Owner Participant; and Lessee shall be in compliance with
Sections 7(b) and (c).
(c) Rejectable Offer. If at the time of Redelivery of any Transponder
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(other than a Redelivery pursuant to Section 8), the Satellite will (A) fail to
meet the Minimum Fuel Requirement, or (B) be located in an orbital location
outside the Authorized Range other than as a result of the failure of STLC to
pursue in a commercially reasonable manner authority to locate the Satellite in
an orbital location within the Authorized Range or (C) not have been in its
orbital location at redelivery for a period of 30 consecutive months by reason
of an Emergency Move (an "Emergency Relocation") or an FCC Ordered Move; then,
as the remedy for its failure to make an Acceptable Redelivery, Lessee shall
make an offer to Lessor (the "Rejectible Offer"), no earlier than 540 days and
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no later than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled date of such Redelivery,
to purchase such Transponder in lieu of Redelivery for a purchase price (the
"Offer Amount") equal to (i) 12% of Buyer's Cost for such Transponder if
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such Redelivery is at the end of the Basic Term or (ii) 2.4% of Buyer's Cost if
such Redelivery is at the end of the First Renewal Term. Lessor shall inform
Lessee whether it shall accept or reject such Rejectable Offer within ninety
(90) days of receipt of the Rejectable Offer if made 180 days or more prior to
the scheduled date of such Redelivery and within fifteen (15) days of receipt of
the Rejectable Offer if made less than 180 days prior to the scheduled date of
such Redelivery. If Lessor timely rejects the Rejectable Offer, or fails timely
to accept or reject such offer, then Redelivery of the Satellite shall occur at
the end of the Lease Term pursuant to Section 10(b) and such
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Redelivery shall be deemed an Acceptable Redelivery. If Lessor timely accepts
the Rejectable Offer, then Lessee shall retain Control of the Transponders, and
pay the Offer Amount to Lessor on the last day of the Lease Term, together with
any and all Rent due and owing; and concurrently, Lessor shall transfer title to
such Transponder to Lessee as is, where is, free and clear of all Lessor Liens
and Owner Participant Liens, but otherwise without warranty, by executing and
delivering to Lessee an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the
Lease.
If Lessee does not purchase the Subsequent Purchase Option on or before the
Subsequent Purchase Option Cut-off Date, and subsequent thereto (during the
Lease Term), Lessee makes an Emergency Move of the Satellite, any Redelivery of
the Transponders at the termination of the Lease Term shall occur at the
orbital location at which the Satellite was located immediately prior to such
Emergency Move (unless Lessor, in its sole discretion, shall consent to
Redelivery to another orbital location, then to such other location), and the
parties shall otherwise have the rights and obligations with respect to such
Redelivery as set forth in Section 10(c).
(d) Rejectable Offer; Decreased Value. If at the time of Redelivery of any
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Transponder (other than a Redelivery pursuant to Section 8), the Satellite
will (A) fail to meet the Residency Requirement for any reason other than an
Emergency Relocation or an FCC Ordered Move or (B) be outside the Authorized
Range due to the failure of STLC to pursue in a commercially reasonable manner
authority to locate the Satellite in an orbital location for the Satellite
within the Authorized Range, then, as the remedy for its failure to make an
Acceptable Delivery, Lessee shall make the Rejectable Offer to Lessor in
accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph,
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except that if Lessor timely rejects the Rejectable Offer or fails timely to
accept or reject such offer, then (1) Redelivery of the Satellite shall occur at
the end of the Lease Term pursuant to Section 10(b), and (2) as the remedy for
its failure to make an Acceptable Delivery Lessee shall pay to Lessor the
Decreased Value Payment upon the later of the Reclelivery date or five (5) days
after the Decreased Value of such Transponder is determined in accordance with
the Appraisal Procedure (which procedure shall commence not later than 120 days
prior to Redelivery if the existence of a condition requiring a payment of
Decreased Value is ascertainable at such time or as soon thereafter as is
reasonably possible if it not so ascertainable). If Lessor timely accepts the
Rejectable Offer, then Lessee shall retain Control of the Transponders, and pay
the applicable Offer Amount to Lessor on the last day of the Lease Term,
together with any and all Rent due and owing; and concurrently, Lessor shall
transfer title to such Transponder to Lessee as is, where is, free and clear
of all Lessor Liens and Owner Participant Liens, but otherwise without any
warranty, by executing and delivering to Lessee an instrument substantially in
the form of Exhibit C to the Lease.
As used herein, "Minimum Fuel Requirement" shall mean that amount of fuel
which is reasonably determined by Lessee (after consultation, if requested by
Lessor, with an appraiser who is qualified to conduct the Appraisal Procedure
and utilizing the same measurement techniques generally used by it in connection
with making such determinations) to be sufficient to cause the Satellite to have
a total useful commercial life of 15 years as measured from the Delivery Date.
As used herein, "Decreased Value" shall mean an amount equal to the decreased
value of any Transponder as of the Redelivery date due to the decrease in such
Transponder's Fair Market Sales Value
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compared with what such value would be as of such date if the event or condition
giving rise to such decreased value had not occurred. As used herein, "Decreased
Value Payment" shall mean a payment in an amount equal to the applicable
Decreased Value.
(e) Assumption of Certain Subleases. Upon Lessor's acceptance of a
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Rejectable Offer made in respect of a Transponder pursuant to Section 10(c) or
10(d). Lessee shall assume any sublease or use agreement for the use of such
Transponder entered into by Owner Participant or Lessor (provided it has been
entered into in an arm's length transaction with a non-affiliated third party on
terms and conditions customary in the transponder leasing industry) after the
Preliminary Notice Expiration Date without such Preliminary Notice having been
delivered with respect to such Transponder and prior to the Rejectable Offer
having been made by Lessee (the "Acceptable Interim Contracts"). As a condition
to Lessee's obligation to assume any such Acceptable Interim Contract, Lessor
shall pay to Lessee any and all payments of any type it has received on account
of such Acceptable Interim Contract net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
or costs incurred by Lessor or Owner Participant associated therewith.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10(e), Lessor and Owner
Participant shall not be entitled to any indemnity or reimbursement of any costs
or expenses that are not directly attributable to obtaining any Acceptable
Interim Contract or the provision of services on the related Transponder
pursuant to the Acceptable Interim Contracts. Lessee shall indemnify and hold
Owner Participant and Lessor harmless against all claims, costs or expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with an Acceptable Interim Contract, not
including any claims, costs or expenses incurred as a result of a wrongful act
by Lessor or Owner Participant. Lessor and Owner
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Participant shall indemnify and hold harmless Lessee against all other claims,
costs or expenses arising from any affirmative actions by Lessor or Owner
Participant to market or otherwise utilize any such Transponder. Lessee shall,
at the request of the Lessor or Owner Participant, furnish forms of transponder
leases currently in use by Lessee or its Affiliates, and contracts containing
all of the substantive provisions of such form and which are substantially
identical in all other respects shall be deemed to comply with the requirements
of the first sentence of this Section 10(e).
(f) Redelivery in Connection with Termination. If at the time of a
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termination of the Lease under Section 8(a) with respect to any Transponder, or
retention of any Transponder by Lessor in accordance with Section 8(c), such
Transponder does not meet the requirements for an Acceptable Redelivery, Lessee
shall pay to Lessor, in addition to the other amounts required under Section 8
of the Lease, (A) in the case of a termination of the Lease with respect to such
Transponder pursuant to Section 8(a), the Decreased Value Payment with respect
to such Transponder to the extent that the Fair Market Sales Value of such
Transponder exceeds the higher of (i) the proceeds of any sale of such
Transponder and (ii) Termination Value for such Transponder; provided that no
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such Decreased Value Payment shall be due under this Section 8(f) if the Fair
Market Sales Value of such Transponder is less than or equal to Termination
Value for such Transponder, and (B) in the case of a retention of such
Transponder by Lessor in accordance with Section 8(c), an amount equal to the
amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Sales Value of such Transponder exceeds
the higher of (i) the fair market sales value of such Transponder and (ii) the
Termination Value of such Transponder.
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SECTION 11. Cooperation.
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(a) Lessor's Efforts to Sell or Lease. Lessee agrees that during the
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last 540 days of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term applicable to any
Transponder (unless Lessee has provided Lessor with the Final Notice stating
that it will renew the Lease or purchase such Transponder, pursuant to Sections
18 or 19, respectively, and in such case no Bankruptcy Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing), it will cooperate in all
reasonable respects with efforts of Lessor to lease or sell such Transponder,
including aiding potential lessees or purchasers by providing all data relating
to maintenance and performance for inspection which Owner under the Service
Agreement and Buyer under the Purchase Agreement are entitled to receive or
inspect subject to any confidentiality requirement set forth in such agreements.
Further, Lessee shall notify existing users of such Transponder of the end of
the Lease Term and use best reasonable efforts to assist Lessor in obtaining any
necessary regulatory approvals to operate, lease or sell such Transponder, at
Lessor's reasonable cost and expense, on an After-Tax Basis to Lessee. In
addition, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor such information as it supplies to
potential lessees or purchasers of transponders that it owns or leases on the
Satellite or other similar satellites.
(b) Value and Useful Life Determinations. Lessee shall provide Lessor
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at any time with information which, in the reasonable opinion of Lessor, is
necessary or material for Lessor to negotiate and reach an agreement for any
determination of Fair Market Sales Value, Fair Market Rental Value and estimated
remaining useful commercial life; provided, however, that Lessee shall not be
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confidential information unrelated to the performance or maintenance of the
Transponders.
SECTION 12. Loss, Destruction, Condemnation or Damage.
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(a) Payment of Stipulated Loss Value. If with respect to any
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Transponder an Event of Loss occurs, then Lessee shall forthwith (and, in any
event, within seven (7) days of such occurrence) give Lessor and Indenture
Trustee notice of such Event of Loss (the "Casualty Notice"), which notice
shall include, if applicable, Lessee's election to provide a Replacement
Transponder in accordance with the last sentence of this paragraph and shall
also state whether the proviso to this sentence shall be applicable by reason of
the Lessee having in force insurance against loss or damage to the
Transponders, pursuant to Section 9(b) or voluntarily, and on the Casualty
Payment Date first occurring not less than 30 days after the date of such
notice, Lessee shall pay to Lessor an amount equal to the sum of (x) the
Stipulated Loss Value for the Transponder due on such Casualty Payment Date and
(y) the sum of (A) all amounts of Interim Rent and Base Rent with respect to
such Transponder due and unpaid prior to such Casualty Payment Date, and (B)(i)
at any time during the Interim Term or the Basic Term, in the event that the
Casualty Payment Date is a Rent Payment Date on which a Scheduled Rent payment
designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to
Section 4 is due, the sum of Scheduled Rent with respect to such Transponder
designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to
Section 4 and due on such Casualty Payment Date and the Rent Differential Amount
with respect to such date, if any, or (ii) at any time during a Renewal Term any
Base Rent due on such Casualty Payment Date and (C) any other Rent with respect
to such
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Transponder due and unpaid as of such Casualty Payment Date; provided,
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however, that if, with respect to such Transponder, Lessee shall have in
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force insurance against loss or damage to the Transponders, pursuant to
Section 9(b) or voluntarily, then subject to the provisions of Section 12(b),
Lessee shall pay to Lessor in immediately available funds on the Casualty
Payment Date first occurring not less than thirty (30) days after the date of
the Casualty Notice, the amount specified in clause (x) of this Section less the
amount of such insurance with respect to such Transponder and, within ten (10)
days after receipt of any such insurance proceeds (but in no event later than
120 days after the date of such Casualty Notice) the amount specified in clause
(x) of this Section to the extent not previously paid, and to the extent of any
such payment to be made from such insurance proceeds or otherwise after the
Casualty Payment Date referred to above, Lessee shall pay interest from such
Casualty Payment Date on such amount to but excluding the date of payment at the
highest interest rate payable on the Notes, if any Notes are then outstanding,
and otherwise at the Prime Rate. In lieu of making the foregoing payment, and so
long as, but only so long as, no Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Lessee may, at its option, notify Lessor and
Indenture Trustee of its intent to, and thereafter provide Lessor (on the
Casualty Payment Date first occurring not less than thirty (30) days after the
date of the Casualty Notice) with a Replacement Transponder, in accordance with,
and subject to, the provisions and the conditions in Section 7(e); provided,
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further that, in the case of an Event of Loss of the type described in clause
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(f) of the definition thereof, the amount due on the applicable Casualty Payment
Date in accordance with clause (x) of this Section 12(a) shall be the
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higher of Stipulated Loss Value and the Fair Market Sales Value for the
Transponder on such Casualty Payment Date.
Upon payment in full of all amounts due or the provision of a
Replacement Transponder pursuant to the preceding paragraph, Lessor (as
seller) shall transfer the Transponder suffering such Event of Loss to Lessee,
the obligation of Lessee to pay Interim Rent and Base Rent with respect to
such Transponder shall terminate, but shall continue as to any Replacement
Transponder, such Transponder shall no longer be subject to this Lease and the
Lease Term with respect to such Transponder shall end, but shall apply to any
Replacement Transponder.
(b) Application of Payments upon an Event of Loss. Subject to the
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provisions of Section 12(d), and notwithstanding any rights of Lessor as owner
of the Transponders, any payments received at any time by Lessor from any
Governmental Body or other Person as a result of the occurrence of an Event of
Loss with respect to a Transponder (including proceeds with respect to such
Transponder from insurance, if any, but excluding proceeds from Additional
Insurance with respect to such Transponder carried by Lessor, Owner
Participant or Indenture Trustee) shall be applied as follows:
(i) so much of such payments as shall not exceed the amount, if
any, required to be paid with respect to such Transponder by Lessee
pursuant to Section 12(a) shall be applied in reduction of Lessee's
obligation to pay such amount with respect to such Transponder if not
already paid by Lessee, or, if already paid with respect to such
Transponder by Lessee, shall be applied to reimburse Lessee for its payment
of such amounts, or if Lessee shall have provided Lessor with a Replacement
Transponder pursuant to Section 12(a), shall
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be paid to Lessee upon conveyance of such Replacement Transponder to
Lessor; and
(ii) the excess, if any, of such payments with respect to such
Transponder remaining thereafter, shall be paid to and retained by Lessee,
except that any such excess received in connection with an Event of Loss as
defined in clauses (b) or (d) of the definition of Event of Loss will be
allocated between Lessor and Lessee as their respective interests may
appear.
(c) Application Of Payments Not Relating to an Event of Loss. In the
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event of any loss, condemnation, confiscation, theft or seizure of, or use of,
or damage to, any portion of any Transponder not constituting an Event of Loss,
Lessee shall promptly notify Lessor and Indenture Trustee and all of Lessee's
obligations under this Lease with respect to such Transponder shall continue to
the same extent as if such event had not occurred. Subject to the provisions of
Section 12(d), and notwithstanding any implicit or express rights of Lessor as
owner of such Transponder, payments received at any time by Lessor or Lessee
from any insurer under insurance carried by Lessee from any Governmental Body or
from any other Person with respect to any loss, condemnation, confiscation,
theft or seizure of, or use of, or damage to, any Transponder or any part
thereof not constituting an Event of Loss shall be paid to Lessor or Lessee, as
their interests may appear.
(d) Applications During Default. Any amount which may become payable
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to Lessee pursuant to this Lease arising out of any insurance, warranty,
governmental award or otherwise shall not be paid to Lessee, or if it shall have
been paid to Lessee shall not be retained by Lessee, but shall be paid to Lessor
or Indenture
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Trustee, as the case may be, if at the time of such payment a Payment Default,
Bankruptcy Default or an Event or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
In such event, all such amounts shall be paid to and held by Lessor or, to the
extent required by the Indenture, Indenture Trustee, in trust as security for
the obligations of Lessee or Contractor to make payments under this Lease and
any other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement or to pay Rent hereunder or, at
the option of such holder, applied by such holder toward payment of any such
obligations of Lessee or Contractor at the time due hereunder or under such
other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement. At such time as there shall not be
continuing a Payment Default. Bankruptcy Default or an Event of Default all such
amounts at the time held by Lessor or Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, in
excess of the amount, if any, which Lessor or Indenture Trustee, as the case may
be, shall have elected to apply as above provided shall be paid to Lessee or
Contractor, as appropriate.
(e) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount. In the event that a
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portion of the Scheduled Rent due on any Casualty Payment Date is designated as
an "arrears rent" on Schedule A and there is also a payment of Scheduled Rent
due on such Casualty Payment Date that is not so designated, a portion of the
Rent Differential Amount with respect to such Casualty Payment Date shall be
added to the Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and
the remainder of such Rent Differential Amount shall be taken into account in
the computation of Stipulated Loss Value pursuant to the definition of
Stipulated Loss Value. It is intended that the entire amount of the Rent
Differential Amount due on such Casualty Payment Date shall be allocated between
the Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date
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and the computation of Stipulated Loss Value, as appropriate and without
duplication, in such manner as will preserve the Owner Participant's Net
Economic Return and comply with the minimum payment requirement (it being
understood that the entire amount of such Rent Differential Amount shall be
taken into consideration in making such allocation).
SECTION 13. Merger, Consolidation.
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Neither STLC nor GMHE shall consolidate with or merge into any other
Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets as an
entirety to any Person, unless:
(i) the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into
which it is merged or the successor entity which acquires by conveyance,
transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets as an entirety
shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia which has
a substantial part of its properties and assets located within and operates
substantially within, the United States of America, and which is qualified
under the requirements of the FCC and any applicable statute, regulation or
order to assume STLC's or GMHE's, as the case may be, obligations with
respect to the Satellite and/or Transponders then subject to this Lease;
(ii) such successor corporation shall expressly assume in writing
by instrument or instruments enforceable against it reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to Lessor and Owner Participant the due and punctual
payment, performance and observance of all obligations of STLC or GMHE, as
the case
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may be, under this Lease and any other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Agreement to which STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, is a party in any
capacity, with the same effect as if such corporation had originally been
named Lessee herein or had been a party thereto;
(iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default shall exist and the Guarantee
Agreement (or any successor agreement) shall be in full force and effect;
and
(iv) STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, shall have delivered to
Lessor, Owner Participant and Indenture Trustee an opinion of counsel in
scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to each stating that such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and the assumption
agreement required by clause (ii) above comply with this Section 13.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance, transfer or lease
of all or substantially all of the assets of STLC or GMHE, as the case may be,
as an entirety in accordance with this Section 13, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into which STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, is
merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Lessee under
the Operative Documents to which STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, is a party in
any capacity with the same effect as if such successor corporation had been
named Lessee herein and thereto. No such conveyance, transfer or lease of all or
substantially all of the assets of STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, as an
entirety shall have the effect of releasing STLC or GMHE, as the case may be, or
any successor corporation which shall theretofore have become such
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in the manner prescribed in this Section 13 from its liability hereunder or
under the other Operative Documents or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement to which STLC or GMHE,
as the case may be, is a party in any capacity.
SECTION 14. Reports.
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(a) Condition and Operation. Lessor, Owner Participant and Indenture
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Trustee shall have the right to obtain and, following any such request by any of
them, Lessee shall provide or request to be provided, information regarding the
condition and state of repair of any Transponder then subject to this Lease,
compliance by Lessee with Sections 7 and 9 and performance of Seller and
Contractor under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements (it being understood that information
with respect to the performance of Seller and Contractor shall be limited to
that made available pursuant to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements), and the absence of any
Default, or Event of Default or Event of Loss, or event which with the passage
of time or giving of notice or both would become an Event of Loss. Indenture
Trustee shall neither have any duty to make any inquiry nor incur any liability
obligation by reason of not making any such inquiry.
(b) Liens. Lessee shall promptly (and in no event later than five (5)
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Business Days) notify Lessor and Indenture Trustee after having obtained Actual
Knowledge of the attachment of any Lien which Lessee shall be obligated to
discharge or eliminate pursuant to Section 6 unless the same shall already have
been removed or discharged by Lessee.
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SECTION 15. Events of Default.
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Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default
(whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Body):
(a) Lessee shall fail to make any payment of Interim Rent, Base Rent,
Supplemental Rent pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)(A) or Section 3(c)(ii),
Termination Value or Stipulated Loss Value when due and such failure shall
continue ten (10) Business Days; or
(b) Lessee shall fail to make any other payment of Rent when due and
such failure shall continue ten (10) Business Days after written notice thereof
by Lessor (or Indenture Trustee); or
(c) Other than with respect to any covenant of Lessee set forth in
Section 15.02(b) of the Participation Agreement and Article X and Annex A of the
Participation Agreement, Lessee shall fail to perform or observe in any material
respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be performed or observed by it
under this Lease (other than Section 9(b)), or Guarantor shall fall to perform
or observe in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be
performed or observed by it under the Participation Agreement or the Guarantee
Agreement or Lessee shall fail to perform or observe in any material respect any
other covenant, condition or agreement to be performed or observed by it under
any of the other Operative Documents to which it is a party (other than any such
covenant, condition or agreement under the Tax Indemnification Agreement not
related to the payment of money thereunder, provided
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that the declaration of an Event of Default hereunder with respect to any such
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covenant, condition or agreement shall be only upon the instructions of the
Owner Participant) and, in each such case, such failure shall have continued for
ninety (90) days after Lessee's receipt of written notice thereof from Lessor or
Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that if such failure is capable of cure
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but cannot be cured by payment of money and cannot be cured by diligent efforts
within such 90-day period but such diligent efforts shall be properly commenced
within the cure period and Lessee is diligently pursuing, and shall continue to
pursue diligently, a remedy of such failure, the cure period shall be extended
for an additional period of time as may be necessary to cure, not to exceed 90
days; or
(d) any representation or warranty made by STLC, GMHE or Contractor in any
of the Operative Documents or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements to which it is a party or in any
written statement, report, schedule, notice or other writing furnished by STLC,
GMHE or Contractor in connection therewith (other than any representation or
warranty under the Tax Indemnification Agreement) shall prove to have been
inaccurate in any material respect at the time made; provided, however, that if
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the representation or warranty was originally made in good faith, an Event of
Default shall not be deemed to exist unless the inaccuracy materially adversely
affects Lessor or Owner Participant and if capable of being cured, remains
uncured for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt by Lessee of written
notice from Lessor of such inaccuracy; provided, however, that if such Default
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cannot be cured by payment of money and cannot be cured by diligent efforts
within such 90-day period but such diligent efforts shall be properly commenced
within the cure period and Lessee is diligently pursuing, and shall continue
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to pursue diligently, a remedy of such failure, the cure period shall be
extended for an additional period of time as may be necessary to cure, not to
exceed 90 days; or
(e) The Guarantee Agreement shall cease to be valid and binding or in
full force or effect; or
(f) STLC or GMHE shall consent to the appointment of, or taking of
possession by, a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of itself or of a
substantial part of its property, or shall fail to pay its debts generally as
they become due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or
(g) STLC or GMHE shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or a
voluntary petition or an answer seeking reorganization in a proceeding under any
applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or an
answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against such
Person in any such proceeding, or shall by voluntary petition, answer or
consent, seek relief under the provisions of any now existing or future
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law providing for the liquidation,
reorganization or winding-up of corporations, or providing for an agreement,
composition, extension or adjustment with its creditors; or
(h) a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of STLC or GMHE for a
substantial part of its property shall be appointed by court order, or any
substantial part of its property shall be sequestered by court order, or a
petition shall be filed, or an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced,
against STLC or GMHE under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any
jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, and such order
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shall remain in effect for more than ninety (90) days, or such petition, case
or proceeding shall not be dismissed within ninety (90) days after filing; or
(i) Lessee shall fail to perform or observe in any respect any
covenant, condition, or agreement to be performed by it under Section 9(b) and
such failure shall have continued for 30 days.
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Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter
so long as the same shall be continuing, Lessor may at its option declare this
Lease to be in default, and at any time thereafter Lessor may do any of the
following as Lessor in its sole discretion shall elect, to the extent permitted
by, and subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of, Applicable
Law then in effect:
(I) Proceed by appropriate court action, either at law or in equity,
to enforce performance by Lessee or Guarantor of the applicable covenants of
this Lease or Guarantee Agreement or to recover damages for the breach thereof;
or
(II) By notice in writing terminate this Lease, whereupon all rights
of Lessee to the use of the Transponders shall absolutely cease and terminate
but Lessee shall remain liable as hereinafter provided;
(a) (i) Lessor, by notice to Lessee specifying a payment date not
later than 180 days from the date of such notice, may require Lessee to pay
to Lessor, and Lessee hereby agrees that it will pay to Lessor, on the
payment date specified in such notice, as liquidated damages for loss of a
bargain, and not as a penalty, and in lieu of any further payments of
Interim Rent or Base Rent hereunder, an amount (reduced by any amounts
previously paid by Lessee
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pursuant to Section 16(II)(c)) equal to the sum of (x) all unpaid Interim
Rent or Base Rent payable or which would have been payable before the
Casualty Payment Date next succeeding the date of payment specified in such
notice and (y)(A) at any time during the Interim Term or the Base Term, in
the event that the Casualty Payment Date is a Rent Payment Date on which a
Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A hereto as
adjusted pursuant to Section 4 is due, the sum of Scheduled Rent designated
as an "arrears rent" in Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to Section 4
due on such Casualty Payment Date with respect to the Transponders and the
Rent Differential Amount, if any, or (B) at any time during a Renewal Term,
any Base Rent due on such Casualty Payment Date and (z) an amount equal to
the Stipulated Loss Value for the Transponders calculated as of such
Casualty Payment Date next succeeding the date of payment specified in such
notice (unless such payment date occurs on a Casualty Payment Date, in
which case such Stipulated Loss Value and such unpaid Interim Rent and Base
Rent shall be Computed as of such Casualty Payment Date), together with
interest, if any, at the Overdue Rate on the amount of such Interim Rent
and Base Rent and Stipulated Loss Value from the date as of which such
Stipulated Loss Value is computed until the date of actual payment; and
upon such payment of liquidated damages and all other Rent then due and
payable by the Lessee hereunder, Lessor shall transfer the Transponders
(without any representation, recourse or warranty whatsoever, other than
the absence of Lessor Liens or Owner Participant Liens) to Lessee and
Lessor shall execute and deliver such documents evidencing such Transfer as
Lessee shall reasonably
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request, and Lessee shall indemnify Lessor on an After-Tax Basis for
Lessor's reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such Transfer.
(b) Lessor or its agent may sell the Transponders at public or private
sale, as Lessor may determine, or otherwise may dispose of, hold, use,
operate, keep idle, lease (whether for a period greater or less than the
balance of what would have been the Basic Term or any Renewal Term, as the
case may be) to others the Transponders, all on such terms and conditions
and at such place or places as Lessor may determine and all free and clear
of any rights of Lessee and of any claim of Lessee, in equity, at law or by
statute, whether for loss or damage or otherwise and Lessee shall use its
best efforts to obtain or assist Lesso r in obtaining, any necessary
regulatory approvals for Lessor to take any action pursuant to this Section
16(II)(b); provided, however, that (i) if Lessor or its agent shall sell
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any Transponders, Lessee's obligation to pay Interim Rent and Base Rent
with respect to any such Transponder sold hereunder for any period after
the date of such sale shall terminate and such Transponder shall cease to
be subject to this Lease from and after the date of such sale, and (ii)
Lessee's obligation to pay Interim Rent and Base Rent for any period after
Lessee shall have been deprived of control of the Transponder pursuant to
clause (i) of this Section 16(II)(b) shall be reduced by the net proceeds,
if any, received by Lessor from leasing the Transponder to, or otherwise
permitting its use by, any Person other than Lessee fairly attributable to
all or any portion of such period. In the event Lessor shall have sold any
Transponder pursuant to this Section 16(II)(b) (and prior thereto shall not
have exercised its rights under Section 16(II)(c)
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hereof), Lessor may demand that Lessee pay Lessor and Lessee shall pay to
Lessor, as liquidated damages for the loss of a bargain and not as a
penalty, in lieu of all Interim Rent or Base Rent due after the date on
which such sale occurs, an amount equal to the sum of (i) all unpaid
Interim Rent and Base Rent payable or which would have been payable on or
before the Casualty Payment Date next succeeding the date on which the sale
occurs (unless such sale occurs on a Casualty Payment Date, in which case
Interim Rent or Base Rent shall be computed as of such Casualty Payment
Date) plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which the Stipulated Loss Value for
such Transponder, computed as of the Casualty Payment Date immediately
following the date on which such sale occurs (unless such sale occurs on a
Casualty Payment Date, in which case as of such Casualty Payment Date),
exceeds the net proceeds of such sale (together with interest, if any, at
the Overdue Rate on the amount of such Interim Rent and Base Rent and
deficiency from the Casualty Payment Date as of which such Stipulated Loss
Value is computed until the date of actual payment).
(c) Whether or not Lessor shall have exercised, or shall thereafter at
any time exercise, any of its fights under Section 16(II)(b) hereof (other
than a sale under Section 16(II)(b) hereof), Lessor may, at any time prior
to the time that any Transponder shall have been sold or leased by Lessor
pursuant to Sections 16(II)(a) or 16(II)(b) hereof, by written notice to
Lessee requesting that the fair market sales value or fair market rental
value of such Transponder be determined, demand that Lessee pay to Lessor,
and Lessee shall pay to Lessor on the first Casualty Payment Date occurring
at least ten (10) days
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after the determination of such fair market sales value or fair market
rental value, each determined on an as is, where is basis, as the case may
be, as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty (in
lieu of all payments of Interim Rent and Base Rent with respect to such
Transponder becoming due for periods after the payment date), an amount
equal to the sum of (i) all unpaid Interim Rent and Base Rent due before
such Casualty Payment Date and (ii)(A) at any time during the Interim Term
or the Basic Term, in the event that the Casualty Payment Date is a Rent
Payment Date on which a Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" on
Schedule A hereto as adjusted pursuant to Section 4 is due, the sum of
Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" in Schedule A hereto as
adjusted pursuant to Section 4 due on such Casualty Payment Date with
respect to such Transponder and the Rent Differential Amount, if any, or
(B) at any time during a Renewal Term, any Base Rent due on such Casualty
Payment Date, and (iii) whichever of the following amounts Lessor in its
sole discretion, shall specify in such notice (together with interest on
such amount at the Overdue Rate from the scheduled payment date to the date
of actual payment): (x) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
Stipulated Loss Value, computed as of such Casualty Payment Date, over the
fair market rental value for such Transponder, valued on an as is, where is
basis for the remainder of the Interim Term and the Basic Term or the
remainder of the Renewal Term as the case may be, after discounting such
fair market rental value semi-annually (effective on the Rent Payment
Dates) to present value as of the scheduled payment date at the rate of
interest equal to the Overdue Rate; (y) an amount
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equal to the excess, if any, of such Stipulated Loss Value as of such
Casualty Payment Date over the fair market sales value of such Transponder
valued on an as is, where is basis or (z) an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (A) the present value computed as of such Casualty Payment Date of
all installments of Scheduled Rent for the remainder of the Interim Term
and Basic Term or Base Rent for the remainder of the Renewal Term, as the
case may be, discounted semi-annually (effective on the Rent Payment Dates)
to present value as of the scheduled payment date at the rate of interest
equal to the Overdue Rate over (B) the present value, computed as of such
Casualty Payment Date, of the fair market rental value of the Transponder
for the remainder of the Interim Term and the Basic Term or of the Renewal
Term, as the case may be, discounted semi-annually (effective on the Rent
Payment Dates) to present value as of the scheduled payment date at the
rate of interest equal to the Overdue Rate.
(d) For all purposes of this Section 16, in the event that a portion
of the Scheduled Rent due on any Casualty Payment Date is designated as an
"arrears rent" on Schedule A and there is also a payment of Scheduled Rent
due on such Casualty Payment Date that is not so designated, a portion of
the Rent Differential Amount with respect to such Casualty Payment Date
shall be added to the Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on
such date and the remainder of such Rent Differential Amount shall be taken
into account in the computation of Stipulated Loss Value pursuant to the
definition of Stipulated Loss Value. It is intended that the entire amount
of the Rent Differential Amount due on such Casualty Payment Date shall be
allocated between the
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Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and the
computation of Stipulated Loss Value, as appropriate and without
duplication in such manner as will preserve the Owner Participant's Net
Economic Return and comply with the minimum payment requirement (it being
understood that the entire amount of such Rent Differential Amount shall be
taken into consideration in making such allocation).
All determinations of fair market sales value and fair market rental value
pursuant to this Section 16 shall be determined pursuant to the Appraisal
Procedure. No termination of this Lease, in whole or in part, or exercise of any
remedy under this Section 16 shall, except as specifically provided herein,
relieve Lessee of any of its liabilities and obligations hereunder, all of which
shall survive such termination, repossession or exercise of remedy. In addition,
Lessee shall be liable for any and all unpaid Supplemental Rent due hereunder
before, after or during the exercise of any of the foregoing remedies, including
all reasonable legal fees and other costs and expenses reasonably incurred by
Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee by reason of the occurrence of
any Event of Default or the exercise of Lessor's remedies with respect thereto.
At any sale of the Transponders or any part thereof pursuant to this Section
16, Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee may bid for and purchase
such property.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Lease or any other Operative
Document, Lessee shall not cease to have the legal right to access any of the
Transponders unless and until Lessor shall give Lessee and Seller, at the time
when a notice of termination is given under the first sentence of clause (II)
above, 24 hours notice expressly demanding that Lessee surrender such right.
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To the extent permitted by, and subject to the mandatory requirements of,
Applicable Law, and except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Lease,
each and every right, power and remedy herein specifically given to Lessor or
otherwise in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every
other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or hereafter
existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right, power and
remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised
from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by
Lessor, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any power or remedy
shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time
or thereafter any other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by Lessor
in the exercise of any right, remedy or power or in the pursuit of any remedy
shall impair any such right, remedy or power or be construed to be a waiver of
any default on the part of Lessee or to be an acquiescence therein. No express
or implied waiver by Lessor of any Event of Default shall in any way be, or be
construed to be, a waiver of any future or subsequent Event of Default.
Except to the extent provided for by the express terms of this Lease, each
of Lessor and Indenture Trustee and any Person claiming through either of them,
waives and agrees not to claim any amount under this Section 16 or otherwise
under this Lease in respect of incidental or consequential damages incurred by
it.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, Lessee hereby waives any rights
now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise that may require Lessor, its
successors or assigns to mitigate its damages in any particular manner or that
may otherwise limit or modify any of the rights or remedies of Lessor under this
Section 16,
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but nothing contained herein shall eliminate Lessor's obligation to mitigate its
damages as may be required by Applicable Law.
SECTION 17. Right to Perform for Lessee.
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(a) Right to Cure. If Lessee shall fail to make any payment of
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Rent to be made by it hereunder or shall fail to perform or comply with any of
its other agreements contained herein or in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements relating to
any of the Transponders, Lessor or Owner Participant may (but shall not have
any duty to do so) itself make such payment or perform or comply with such
agreement; provided that nothing contained in this Section 17(a) shall be deemed
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to expand in any way the rights of Owner Trustee or Owner Participant under
Section 16.1 of the Indenture. The amount of any such payment and the amount of
the reasonable expenses of Lessor and Owner Participant incurred in connection
with such payment or the performance of or compliance with such agreement, as
the case may be, together with interest thereon at the Overdue Rate, shall be
deemed Supplemental Rent, payable by Lessee upon demand.
(b) Lessor is Lessee's Agent and Attorney. Without in any way
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limiting the obligatiom of the Lessee or Lessor, hereunder, Lessee hereby
irrevocably appoints Lessor as its agent and attorney-in-fact hereunder, with
full power and authority at any time at which Lessee is obligated to deliver any
Transponder to Lessor, to demand and take such Transponder in the name and on
behalf of Lessee from whomsoever shall be at the time in control thereof.
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SECTION 18. Renewal.
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(a) Notice of Renewal or Purchase. Except as otherwise specifically
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provided in Section 18(d), not more than 720 nor less than 540 days prior to the
expiration of the Basic Term or the First Renewal Term, as the case may be, but
in no event before Lessee shall have received the Subsequent Appraisal (provided
Lessee ordered it as provided in Section 20(d), below) (the "Preliminary Notice
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Expiration Date"), Lessee shall give Lessor notice (the "Preliminary Notice")
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of Lessee's irrevocable intention to (i) renew the Lease pursuant to Section
18(b) in respect of any Selected Transponder and/or all but not less than all
Remaining Transponders; (ii) purchase any Selected Transponder and/or all but
not less than all Remaining Transponders pursuant to Section 19(a)(i).
If, during the Basic Term, Lessee timely provides the Preliminary
Notice, then not later than 270 days prior to the expiration of the Basic Term,
Lessor shall provide Lessee with written notice specifying whether Lessee's
renewal right under Section 18(b) with respect to any such Transponder shall be
for (A) the Single Renewal Term or (B) for two Renewal Terms (i.e., a First
Renewal Term and a Second Renewal Term) (the "Renewal Term Notice"), provided
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that if such Renewal Term Notice is not timely given by Lessor, then such notice
shall be deemed to have been given by Lessor and to have specified two Renewal
Terms.
With respect to any Selected Transponder, Lessee shall, as an
additional condition to giving the Preliminary Notice and concurrently
therewith, deliver to Lessor a certificate from the chief executive, chief
financial or chief operating officer of STLC stating that:
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(1) the Transponder as to which such Preliminary Notice has been given
is the subject of a Use Agreement or Existing Agreement which, by its terms, may
be extended by the User or Sublessee beyond the Lease Term (the "Extension
Right"); and
(2) such right of the User or Sublessee has either been exercised, or
is presently in effect and has not been waived by such User or Sublessee; and
(3) the Extension Right was not given to such User or Sublessee for
the primary purpose of enabling the Lessee to meet the conditions necessary to
have the Transponder treated as a Selected Transponder.
If Lessee gives the Preliminary Notice, then (except as provided in
Section 18(d)) not less than (180) days before the expiration of the Basic Term
or the First Renewal Term, as applicable (the "Final Notice Expiration Date"),
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Lessee shall give Lessor notice of its irrevocable election (the "Final Notice")
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of one of the following options: (i) to renew this Lease pursuant to Section
18(b) for any Selected Transponder and/or all Remaining Transponders
identified in the Preliminary Notice (A) for a Single Renewal Term, if
applicable, or (B) for the First Renewal Term or Second Renewal Term, as
applicable, or (ii) to purchase any Selected Transponder and/or all Remaining
Transponders identified in the Preliminary Notice pursuant to Section 19(a)(i).
If Lessee shall fail timely to deliver the Preliminary Notice, then,
except as provided in Section 18(d), Lessee shall be deemed not to have elected
to renew this Lease or purchase any Transponder, and promptly thereafter, but
in any case within 30 days after the Preliminary Notice Expiration Date, shall
provide Lessor with the names, last known business addresses and telephone
numbers of the Persons using any Transponders pursuant to a Use Agreement (not
including any Occasional Use Service
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Contract) or an Existing Lease. If Lessee shall fail to deliver the Final Notice
as required above after having delivered the Preliminary Notice, Lessee shall be
deemed to have elected to purchase the Transponders identified in such
Preliminary Notice pursuant to Section 19(a)(i) hereof. The notice requirements
of this Section 18(a) shall not apply to Lessee's right to purchase any
Transponders pursuant to Sections 19(a)(ii) and (iii). As used herein,
"Remaining Transponder" shall mean any Transponder, subject to the Lease, which
is not a Selected Transponder.
(b) Fair Market Value Renewal Option. If Lessee delivers the Final Notice
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set forth in Section 18(a), above, stating that it will renew the Lease in
respect of the Transponders identified in such Final Notice, and so long as no
Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the end
of the Basic Term or, if applicable, the First Renewal Term, then this Lease
shall be renewed with respect to such Transponders at a Base Rent equal to the
Fair Market Rental Value of such Transponders (as determined pursuant to the
most recent Subsequent Appraisal) and payable in accordance with Section 18(c),
below. The Renewal Term shall be for the following period: (i) in the event
Lessor has specified a Single Renewal Term option in the Renewal Term Notice,
then the term shall begin immediately upon the expiration of the Basic Term and,
unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall end on
the last day of the useful commercial life of the Satellite (as determined
pursuant to the most recent Subsequent Appraisal) or on the date the Satellite
is disposed of pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) in the
event Lessor has specified two Renewal Terms in the Renewal Term Notice, then
the term shall begin immediately upon expiration of the Basic Term and, unless
earlier terminated pursuant
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to the terms of this Agreement, shall end on the day prior to the last day of
the period of time which is equal to 80% of the remaining useful commercial life
of the Satellite (as determined pursuant to the Subsequent Appraisal) measured
from the commencement of such term (the "First Renewal Term"). If Lessee renews
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the Lease for a First Renewal Term, and provided no Bankruptcy Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing at the end of the First Renewal Term,
Lessee may renew the Lease (pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section
18(a), above) for a second renewal term, on terms identical to the First Renewal
Term as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, except only that such
second renewal term shall begin immediately upon the expiration of the First
Renewal Term and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, shall end on the last day of the useful commercial life of the
Satellite (as determined pursuant to the most recent Subsequent Appraisal) or on
the date the Satellite is disposed of pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase
Agreement (the "Second Renewal Term"). At the end of the Basic Term or First
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Renewal Term, as applicable, if Lessee has timely elected to renew this Lease
with respect to any Transponder, then the terms and conditions of this Lease
with respect to such Transponder shall continue in full force and effect during
the following Renewal Term, except that (x) Lessee shall pay Lessor Base Rent
for such Transponder in the amount of the Fair Market Rental Value thereof as
determined by the most recent Subsequent Appraisal and (y) the Stipulated Loss
Values and Termination Values applicable during such Renewal Term shall
initially be the Fair Market Sales Value (determined pursuant to such Subsequent
Appraisal) of such Transponder as of the commencement of the Renewal Term and,
on each Casualty Payment Date during the Renewal Term, shall decline on a
straight line basis by an
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amount per Casualty Payment Date obtained by dividing (iii) the difference
between the Fair Market Sales Value of such Transponder as of the beginning of
such Renewal Term and the estimated Fair Market Sales Value of such Transponder
as of the end of such Renewal Term by (iv) the number of months in such Renewal
Term.
(c) Renewal Rents. At the end of the Basic Term or the First Renewal Term,
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as the case may be, if Lessee shall have timely elected to renew this Lease as
aforesaid and if no Bankruptcy Default or Event of Default shall then exist and
be continuing, Lessee and Lessor shall execute a Lease Supplement hereto in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and Lessee to evidence such
renewal. Such Lease Supplement shall provide for the semi-annual (or shorter
period if necessary in case of the last Lease Period) payment of Base Rent for
the Renewal Term, with a final installment on the last day of any such Renewal
Term, payable in each case in arrears, in accordance with the aforesaid
determinations of Base Rent and shall provide for Stipulated Loss and
Termination Values for the Transponders covered thereby with respect to such
Renewal Term determined as aforesaid. The installments of Base Rent during the
Renewal Term shall be equal in amount (except for the last such installment
which shall be pro rated, if necessary, for a Lease Period which is shorter than
six months). All other terms of this Lease, the Guarantee Agreement and the
Participation Agreement, as applicable, shall continue in effect during each
such Renewal Term in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof, except
as otherwise expressly provided in the Lease.
(d) Extended Notice. If with respect to any Transponder subject to an
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Existing Lease or Use Agreement (the "Subleased Transponder(s)"), Lessee has not
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timely provided the Preliminary Notice, and if following the Preliminary Notice
Expiration Date but on or prior to the end of the Lease Term, the sublessee or
User under such Existing Lease or Use Agreement exercises its renewal rights
thereunder, then Lessee shall be entitled to give the Final Notice with respect
to such Subleased Transponder, such notice to be provided on or before the end
of the Lease Term; provided, however, that Lessee shall not be entitled to
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exercise the foregoing rights with respect to such Subleased Transponder if
during the period from the Preliminary Notice Expiration Date and prior to
Lessee's delivery of the Final Notice, Lessor has executed a valid and binding
agreement for the purchase, lease or use of such Subleased Transponder with a
third party that is not an Affiliate. During the period between the Preliminary
Notice Expiration Date and the end of the Lease Term, Lessor shall promptly
provide Lessee with written notice of the consummation of any such agreement
with respect to any Subleased Transponder as to which Lessee has not timely
provided the Preliminary Notice.
SECTION 19. Purchase Options.
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(a) Purchase Option Events. So long as no Bankruptcy Default or any
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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lessee shall have the right to
purchase:
(i) if Lessee timely delivers or is deemed to have delivered the Final
Notice contemplated by Section 18(a)(ii) or 18(d) (stating that it will purchase
the Transponders identified in such Final Notice), such Transponders on the
expiration date of the Lease Term or the First Renewal Term, as applicable, at a
purchase price equal to the Fair Market Sales Value of such Transponders as of
such date as determined pursuant to the most recent Subsequent Appraisal;
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(ii) all (but not less than all) of the Transponders (A) on the First
EBO Date at a purchase price equal to the First EBO Amount therefor or (B) on
the Second EBO Date at a purchase price equal to the greater of (x) the Second
EBO Amount therefor and (y) the Fair Market Sales Value of such Transponders
as of such date as determined by an appraisal obtained in accordance with
Section 19(b)(i); and
(iii) if Owner Participant has become a Competitor and fails to
transfer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Lessor's Estate and
the Operative Documents in accordance with Article XIII of the Participation
Agreement within three (3) months after the Owner Participant has become a
Competitor, all (but not less than all) of the Transponders on any Rent Payment
Date, at a purchase price equal to the greater of (A) the Termination Value for
such Transponders as of such Rent Payment Date and (B) the Fair Market Sales
Value of such Transponders as of such Rent Payment Date.
(b) Notice of Election; Manner of Purchase; Transfer After Purchase.
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(i) In order to exercise its right to purchase the Transponders
pursuant to Section 19(a)(ii)(A), Lessee shall, at least ninety (90) days prior
to the First EBO Date referred to in Section 19(a)(ii)(A), give irrevocable
notice to Lessor in writing stating that Lessee will purchase such Transponder
pursuant to Section 19(a)(ii)(A). In order to exercise its right to exercise its
right to purchase all of the Transponders pursuant to Section 19(a)(ii)(B),
Lessee shall give tentative notice to Lessor in writing at least 145 days prior
to the Second EBO Date that it desires to obtain an appraisal of the Fair Market
Sales Value of the Transponders as of the Second EBO Date. Such Fair Market
Sales Value shall be determined pursuant to the Appraisal Procedure (provided
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that the timetable for the Appraisal Procedure shall be appropriately
accelerated to meet the deadlines set forth in this paragraph 19(b)(i), so long
as notwithstanding such acceleration, the appraiser shall have adequate time to
make a considered determination). Lessee shall give irrevocable notice to Lessor
on the later to occur of (1) five (5) days after completion of the Appraisal
Procedure or (2) ninety (90) days prior to the Second EBO Date (but in no event
later than sixty (60) days prior to the Second EBO Date), if it desires to
consummate the purchase of the Transponders pursuant to Section 19(a)(ii)(B).
(ii) In order to exercise its right to purchase all of the Transponders
pursuant to Section 19(a)(iii), Lessee shall give tentative notice to Lessor in
writing within 90 days after (A) Owner Participant shall have confirmed to
Lessee pursuant to Section 5.02(i) of the Participation Agreement that it is a
Competitor, or (B) Lessee shall have notified Owner Participant that Owner
Participant has become a Competitor, and Owner Participant shall have become a
Competitor, whichever of (A) or (B) shall first occur, that it desires to obtain
an appraisal of the Fair Market Sales Value of the Transponders as of the Rent
Payment Date specified in the notice given by Lessee under this Section
19(b)(ii). Promptly after Lessee shall have given such notice, such Fair Market
Sales Value shall be determined pursuant to the Appraisal Procedure (provided
that the timetable for the Appraisal Procedure shall be appropriately
accelerated to meet the deadlines set forth in the next sentence, so long as
notwithstanding such acceleration, the appraiser shall have adequate time to
make a considered determination). Lessee shall give irrevocable notice to Lessor
not later than ten Business Days after the completion of the Appraisal Procedure
if it desires to
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consummate the purchase of the Transponders pursuant to Section 19(a)(iii) but
in no event later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Rent Payment Date
specified in the notice referred to in this Section 19(b)(ii), which Rent
Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Rent Payment Date no earlier than 30
days following the date of such notice.
(iii) On the date of purchase, Lessee shall pay the purchase price for
such Transponders, together with (A) all Interim Rent and Base Rent due and
unpaid prior to the date of such purchase and (B)(i) at any time during the
Basic Term, in the event that the date of purchase is a Rent Payment Date on
which a Scheduled Rent payment designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A
hereto as adjusted pursuant to Section 4 is due, any Scheduled Rent designated
as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A as adjusted pursuant to Section 4 due on such
date of purchase with respect to such Transponders and the Rent Differential
Amount, if any, or (ii) at any time during a Renewal Term, any Base Rent due on
such date and (C) any other Rent (including Premium, if any, on the outstanding
Notes) due and unpaid as of the date of such purchase. Upon receipt of the
payments set forth in the preceding sentence, Lessor shall transfer all right,
title and interest of Lessor in and to the Transponders, as is and where is, to
Lessee, free and clear of Lessor Liens and Owner Participant Liens, but
otherwise without warranty, and Lessor shall execute and deliver to Lessee, at
Lessee's reasonable expense, a ▇▇▇▇ of sale or assignment and such other
instruments, documents and opinions as Lessee may reasonably request to evidence
the valid consummation of such Transfer and shall take such actions under
Section 10 of the Indenture as Lessee may reasonably request.
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(c) Assumption of Notes. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 19(a)
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and (b) and subject to compliance with Section 2.13 of the Indenture, if in
connection with a purchase by Lessee of the Transponders pursuant to Section
19(a)(ii) or Section 19(a)(iii) as the case may be, Lessee shall assume the
Notes pursuant to Section 5.05(a) or Article XI of the Participation Agreement,
the obligation of Lessee to pay the purchase price pursuant to Section 19(a)(ii)
or 19(a)(iii), as the case may be, shall be satisfied by such assumption of the
Notes to the extent of the principal amount of the Notes so assumed (after, in
the event that the date of purchase is a Rent Payment Date on which a Scheduled
Rent payment designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A hereto as adjusted
pursuant to Section 4 is due, payment of the sum of any Scheduled Rent
designated as an "arrears rent" on Schedule A as adjusted pursuant to Section 4
on the Rent Payment Date on which such purchase is consummated with respect to
such Transponders and the Rent Differential Amount, if any).
(d) No Duplication of Rent Differential Amount. In the event that a
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portion of the Scheduled Rent due on any date of purchase is designated as an
"arrears rent" on Schedule A and there is also a payment of Scheduled Rent due
on such date of purchase that is not so designated, a portion of the Rent
Differential Amount with respect to such date of purchase shall be added to the
Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and the
remainder of such Rent Differential Amount shall be taken into account in the
computation of the EBO Amount pursuant to the definition of First EBO Amount or
Second EBO Amount or the computation of Termination Value, as appropriate. It is
intended that the entire amount of the Rent Differential Amount due on such date
of purchase shall be allocated between the
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Scheduled Rent designated as an "arrears rent" due on such date and the
computation of the applicable EBO Amount or the Termination Value, as
appropriate and without duplication, in such manner as will preserve the Owner
Participant's Net Economic Return and comply with the minimum payment
requirement (it being understood that the entire amount of such Rent
Differential Amount shall be taken into consideration in making such
allocation).
SECTION 20. Further Assurances; Default Notice; Subsequent Purchase Option.
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(a) Further Assurances. Lessee, at its reasonable expense, shall
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promptly and duly execute and deliver to Lessor, Owner Participant and Indenture
Trustee such documents and assurances and take such further action as Lessor
(and Indenture Trustee) may from time to time reasonably request in order to
carry out more effectively the intent and purpose of this Lease, the other
Operative Documents and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements and to establish and protect the
rights and remedies created or intended to be created in favor of Lessor
hereunder and thereunder, to establish, perfect (to the extent practicable, in
the case of the Transponders), and maintain Lessor's right, title and interest
in and to the Transponders and the Indenture Estate and, for the benefit of
Indenture Trustee, the lien and security interest in the Indenture Estate
provided for in the Indenture, subject to no Lien other than Permitted Liens,
including, without limitation, if requested by Lessor, Owner Participant or
Indenture Trustee, at the expense of Lessee, the recording or filing of
appropriate memoranda hereof, or of such financing statements or other documents
with respect hereto as any of Lessor, Owner Participant or Indenture Trustee may
from time to time reasonably request, and Lessor agrees promptly to execute and
deliver such of the foregoing financing statements or
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other documents as may require execution bv Lessor and to the extent permitted
by Applicable Laws, Lessee hereby authorizes any such financing statements to be
filed without the necessity of signature by Lessee; provided, however, no
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counterparts hereof shall be filed, unless Lessor or Indenture Trustee shall
determine that it is advisable, in the reasonable opinion of the counsel of
Lessor or Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, to file such counterpart in
order to protect its interest under this Lease; then, upon 30 days' prior notice
and delivery to Lessee of such opinion of counsel of Lessor or Indenture
Trustee, as the case may be, Lessor or Indenture Trustee, as the case may be,
may file such counterpart.
(b) Notice of Default. Promptly after obtaining Actual Knowledge of
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the occurrence or existence of any Default or Event of Default, Lessee shall so
notify Lessor (and Indenture Trustee) and set forth in reasonable detail the
circumstances surrounding such Default or Event of Default and shall specify
what actions Lessee has taken or intends to take to cure such Default or Event
of Default.
(c) Subsequent Purchase Option.
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(i) Right to Purchase Option. So long as, but only so long as, no
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Bankruptcy Default or any Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing, on the expiration of the Lease Term, Lessee shall have the right to
purchase an option (the "Subsequent Purchase Option") at a purchase price (the
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"Option Price") determined as set forth below, on the terms and conditions set
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forth in Section 20(c)(ii). The Subsequent Purchase Option shall give Lessee the
right, at any time after the expiration of the Lease Term, upon exercise by
Lessee of the option (the "Subsequent Option Exercise Notice"), to purchase and
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to exercise immediate Control over, pending
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completion of purchase, all (but not less than all) of the Transponders which
are then owned by Lessor, if Lessee determines, in its sole discretion, that
such purchase will enable Lessee to fulfill its then existing commitments to
transponder purchasers, transponder lessees or other users of transponder
capacity on ▇▇▇▇▇▇ satellites. Lessee shall also have the right, pursuant to the
Subsequent Purchase Option, which Lessee may, subject to obtaining any required
FCC approvals, exercise at any time concurrently with or after giving the
Subsequent Option Exercise Notice, to move the Satellite without restriction by
Lessor or any other Person.
(ii) Creation of Subsequent Purchase Option. In order to be able to
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purchase the Subsequent Purchase Option, Lessee shall give the Lessor
irrevocable notice, not earlier than 720 days nor later than 540 days prior to
the expiration of the Basic Term or expiration of the First Renewal Term, as
applicable, but in no event before the Lessee shall have received the Subsequent
Appraisal (provided it shall have been ordered pursuant to Section 20(d) (the
"Subsequent Purchase Option Cut-off Date")), that it shall purchase the
Subsequent Purchase Option unless it purchases the related Transponder or renews
the Lease with respect thereto. The Subsequent Appraisal shall be ordered by
Lessee to determine the Pre-emptibility Cost. Failure timely to give such notice
shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of the rights of Lessee under this
Section 20(c). As used herein, "Pre-emptibility Cost" shall mean the diminution
in the Fair Market Sales Value, as of the end of the Basic Term or the First
Renewal Term, as applicable, that would be caused to the Transponders as a
result of the issuance to Lessee of the Subsequent Purchase Option, which option
will make the Transponders pre-emptible during the period such Subsequent
Purchase Option is in
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effect. The Option Price per Transponder shall be equal to the higher of the
Pre-emptibility Cost and seven percent of Buyer's Cost for such Transponder.
Lessee shall pay the Option Price to Lessor, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds upon expiration of the Basic Term or the First Renewal Term, as
applicable, and such Option Price shall be payable for any Transponder Lessee
has not previously purchased from Lessor as of the expiration of the Lease Term.
(iii) The Subsequent Purchase Price. The Subsequent Purchase Option
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shall give Lessee the right to purchase the Transponders, at any time, with
respect to all (but not less than all) of the Transponders then owned by Lessor
for a price equal to the then Fair Market Sales Value of the Transponders at the
orbital slot at which the Satellite is then located prior to any move of the
Satellite referred to in Section 20(c)(i), and based on the assumption that each
of Seller or Contractor (or Substitute Service Provider, if applicable) is in
compliance with its obligations under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements (or the Substitute
Service Agreement, if applicable) and taking into account the pre-emptible
nature of such Transponders.
(iv) Option Excerise. The Subsequent Purchase Option shall be
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exercised by giving the Subsequent Option Exercise Notice. The Subsequent Option
Exercise Notice may be given by facsimile or by personal delivery of written
notice, and in each such case it shall be effective immediately upon receipt.
Notice may also be given by any other means provided for in Section 23 hereof or
in Section 15.03 of the Participation Agreement.
(v) Survival; Provisions In Other Contracts. Lessor agrees that its
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obligations under this Section 20(c) shall, as to each Transponder, survive the
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termination of this Lease. Lessor agrees that it will, as part of any Transfer
of its rights to any Transponder, including, without limitation, a Transfer to
the Owner Participant, notify its Transferee of the provisions of this Section
20(c) and obtain a written acknowledgment and agreement from such Transferee (in
the form attached as Exhibit D) to immediately relinquish its use of any such
Transponder upon Lessee's exercise of its Subsequent Purchase Option as set
forth in this Section 20(c).
(d) Subsequent Appraisal. No earlier than 760 days and no later than 720
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days prior to the end of the Basic Term, as applicable, Lessee shall have the
option to initiate the Appraisal Procedure, and at Lessee's cost and expense, to
perform an appraisal of the Transponders to determine, as appropriate, the
remaining useful commercial life, residual value and the Pre-emptibility Cost,
and the Fair Market Sales Value and Fair Market Rental Value of the Transponders
as of the end of such Basic Term or the First Renewal Term, as applicable (the
"Subsequent Appraisal").
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SECTION 21. Indenture Estate as Security for Lessor's Obligations to
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Indenture Trustee.
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(a) In order to secure the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and all
obligations secured by the Indenture, Lessor provides in the Indenture, among
other things, for the assignment (to the extent provided therein) by Lessor to
Indenture Trustee of all of Lessor's right, title and interest to this Lease and
for the creation of a Lien and security interest in favor of Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Noteholder in and to the Indenture Estate as described in
the granting clauses of the Indenture. Lessee hereby (a) consents to such
assignment pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, and (b) agrees to pay
directly to Indenture Trustee for so long as the Lien of the
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Indenture shall remain in effect and thereafter to Lessor, all amounts (other
than Excepted Payments) due and to become due to or for the account of Lessor
and payable by Lessee hereunder or under any other Operative Document or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Agreement to which Lessee in any capacity is a party which have been assigned or
required to be assigned to Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture or this
Agreement. Lessee acknowledges that, so long as any Notes are outstanding, all
rights of Lessor under this Lease shall be exercised only by the Indenture
Trustee, as assignee of Lessor's rights under this Lease pursuant to the
Indenture, subject, however, to Sections 9.2, 13.1 and 16.4 of the Indenture
and subject to Lessor's rights in respect of Expected Payments.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove, Indenture
Trustee shall not have any greater rights under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements than
Lessor shall have pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) and (iii) of this Agreement or
than the Lessor otherwise has under this Lease.
SECTION 22. Counterparts; Uniform Commercial Code.
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This Lease and each Lease Supplement may be executed by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but
one and the same instrument. To the extent, if any, that this Lease constitutes
chattel paper (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in any applicable jurisdiction), no security interest in this Lease may
be created through the transfer or possession of any counterpart hereof other
than the original executed counterpart which shall be identified as the
counterpart containing the receipt therefor executed by Indenture Trustee on the
signature page thereof.
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SECTION 23. Notices.
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Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice, request or
other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given
or made when sent in accordance with Section 15.03 of the Participation
Agreement.
SECTION 24. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Severability. Any provision of this Lease which is prohibited or
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unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof or of any provision in any other Operative Document
or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction. The provisions of this Lease shall remain valid and
enforceable notwithstanding the invalidity, unenforceability, impossibility or
illegality of performance of any other Operative Document.
(b) Amendment. Neither this Lease nor any of the terms hereof may be
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terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or modified orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against which the enforcement of the
termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought and, unless
and until Lessee and Lessor shall have received written notice from Indenture
Trustee that the Lien of the Indenture on the Indenture Estate has been released
by Indenture Trustee, no amendment, supplement or waiver by Lessor or Lessee
shall be effective without the written consent of Indenture Trustee, except as
expressly provided in the Indenture.
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(c) Headings, etc. The Table of Contents and headings of the
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various Sections of this Lease are for convenience of reference only and shall
not modify, define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
(d) Successors and Assigns. This Lease shall be binding upon and
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inure to the benefit of Lessor and Lessee and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
(e) Governing Law. This Lease shall in all respects be governed by,
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and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.
(f) Status of STLC. STLC and its permitted successors and assigns
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under the Lease will have an undivided possessory interest in the Transponders
during the Lease Term and GMHE will have no right to exclude STLC from use or
occupancy of the Transponders during the Lease Term. STLC and GMHE are jointly
and severally liable for all obligations under the Lease. Except as expressly
provided herein, any notice to or from, or election or waiver by, STLC hereunder
shall constitute notice to or from, or election or waiver by, GMHE for all
purposes and, as between STLC and GMHE, STLC shall have the right to exercise
all rights of Lessee hereunder to the exclusion of GMHE.
(g) Limitation of Liability of the Trust Company. It is expressly
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understood and agreed by and among the parties hereto that, (i) this Agreement
is executed and delivered by the Trust Company not in its individual capacity
but solely as Owner Trustee in the exercise of the power and authority conferred
and vested in it as such Owner Trustee, (ii) each of the representations,
undertakings and agreements made herein by the Owner Trustee are not personal
representations, undertakings and
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agreements of the Trust Company, but are binding only on the Lessor's Estate and
the Owner Trustee, as Trustee, (iii) actions to be taken by the Owner Trustee
pursuant to its obligations hereunder may, in certain instances, be taken by the
Owner Trustee only upon specific authority of the Owner Participant, and (iv)
except as expressly set forth herein or in the other Operative Documents or the
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Agreements, nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any
liability of the Trust Company, or any incorporator or any past, present or
future subscriber to the capital stock of, or stockholder, officer or director
of, the Trust Company, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the
other parties hereto, and by any Person claiming by, through or under them.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have each caused this Lease Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year above written.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Owner
Trustee, Lessor
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Financial Services Officer
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ELECTRONICS CORPORATION,
as Co-Lessee
By /s/ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Treasurer
SATELLITE TRANSPONDER LEASING
CORPORATION, as Co-Lessee
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President