THIS
NOTE
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
AND
MAY
NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO
AN
EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT
AND
APPLICABLE
STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN
APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT AND
APPLICABLE
STATE
SECURITIES LAWS.
$16,500,000
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TWISTBOX
ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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Section
1. General.
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, TWISTBOX ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”),
hereby
promises to pay to the order of VALUEACT SMALLCAP
MASTER FUND, L.P. (the “Investor”),
the
principal sum of SIXTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,500,000.00),
or
such
lesser amount as shall then equal the outstanding principal amount hereof,
together with interest
(“Interest”)
thereon
at a rate (the “Interest
Rate”) equal
to
(i) 9.00% per annum from, and including, July 30, 2007 to, but excluding, July
30, 2008 and (ii) 10.00% per annum from, and
including, July 30, 2008 to, but excluding, January 30, 2010, each computed
on
the basis of a
year of
360 days comprised of twelve 30 day months. All unpaid principal, together
with
any then
unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable hereunder, shall be due
and payable on the earlier of the January 30, 2010 (the “Maturity
Date”); or
(ii)
when such amounts become due and payable as a result of, and following, an
Event
of Default in accordance with Section 3. This Note shall be prepayable without
penalty, in whole or in part, at any time at the Company’s option
at
100% of the principal amount plus accrued but unpaid interest to and including
the date of
prepayment. Any prepayments will be applied first to any accrued but unpaid
interest and then
to
unpaid principal.
This
Note
is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company (this note being
referred
to as the “Note”
and,
collectively, all similar notes issued by the Company being referred
to as the “Notes”),
issued
in
the aggregate principal amount limited to $16,500,000.00 pursuant
to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2007 (as the same
may
be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”)
by
and
among the Company and the Investor party thereto, and is entitled to the
benefits
thereof and to the exercise of the remedies provided thereby or otherwise
available in respect
thereof. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings
assigned thereto
in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires,
an
accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with
the
United
States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Interest
on this Note shall accrue from, and including, the date of issuance through
and
until
repayment of the principal amount of this Note and payment of all Interest
in
full, and shall be
payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on each January 1 and July 1 that
the
Notes are outstanding
or, if any such date shall not be a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day
to
occur after such date (each date upon which interest shall be so payable, an
“Interest
Payment
Date”), to
holders of record on each preceding December 15 and June 15 to the applicable
Interest Payment Date, beginning on January 1, 2008, by wire transfer of
immediately available
funds to an account at a bank designated in writing by the Investor on
reasonable notice.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 1, any overdue principal of,
overdue
Interest on, and any other overdue amounts payable under, this Note shall bear
interest, payable
on demand in immediately available funds, for each day from the date payment
thereof was
due
to the date of actual payment at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the Interest
Rate and (ii) an additional
two percent (2.00%) per annum. Subject to applicable law, any interest that
shall accrue
on
overdue interest on this Note as provided in the preceding sentence and shall
not have been
paid
in full in cash on or before the next Interest Payment Date to occur after
the
date on which
the
overdue interest became due and payable shall itself be deemed to be overdue
interest on
this
Note to which the preceding sentence shall apply. In addition, notwithstanding
the foregoing
provisions of this Section 1, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, then,
so
long as such Event of Default is continuing, all outstanding principal of this
Note shall bear
interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate equal to the sum of (i)
the Interest Rate and
(ii)
an additional two percent (2.00%) per annum.
Section
2. Repurchase
Right Upon a Fundamental Change.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein and in addition to any other
right
of
the Investor, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change the Investor shall
have the right
for
a period of thirty days, by written notice to the Company, to require the
Company to repurchase
all of this Note on the repurchase date that is five Business Days after the
date of delivery of such notice to the Company at a price equal to 100% of
the
outstanding principal amount under this Note plus all accrued and unpaid
interest on such principal amount to, but excluding,
the date of such repurchase plus any other amounts due hereunder. A “Fundamental
Change”
shall
be
deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a)
any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or any
sale of all or substantially
all of the stock or assets of the Company, unless (i) the holders of capital
stock of the
Company immediately prior to such transaction are entitled to exercise, directly
or indirectly, 50%
or
more of the voting power of all shares of capital stock entitled to vote
generally in the election
of directors of the continuing or surviving corporation, and (ii) such
Fundamental Change
does not result in a reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation
of
the Common
Stock, (b) the approval of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution
of
the Company
by its stockholders or (c) the Company’s first
domestic
or foreign public offering of its capital
stock. A “Person”
means
any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability
company or government
or other entity.
Section
3. Events
of Defaults.
The
occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “Event
of Default” under
this Note:
(a) The
Company shall fail to pay any principal owing under this Note when due;
or
(b) The
Company shall fail to pay any interest owing under this Note when due, and
such
failure shall continue for thirty (30) days; or
(c)
The
Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any other
covenant,
obligation, condition or agreement contained in this Note (other than those
specified in clauses
(a) or (b) above) or the Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated the date
hereof, among the
Company, the Subsidiaries party thereto and ValueAct SmallCap Master Fund,
L.P.,
as
Collateral
Agent for the benefit of the Investor (as the same may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise
modified from time to time, and together with all other documents, agreements
and instruments
executed in connection therewith, the “Guarantee
and Security Agreement”), and,
to
the
extent such failure is capable of being cured, such failure shall continue
for
sixty (60) days after
notice is given to the Company by the Investor holding more than 25% of the
aggregate principal
balance of the Notes then outstanding to comply with such provisions contained
in the Note
or
the Guarantee and Security Agreement; or
(d)
The
Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to make any payment when due
under
the
terms of any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness to be
paid
by the Company
or such Subsidiary (excluding this Note, which default is addressed by clauses
(a) and (b)
above, but including any other evidence of indebtedness of the Company or such
Subsidiary) and
such
failure shall continue beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto,
or (ii) default
in the observance or performance of any other agreement, term or condition
contained in any such bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness,
and the effect of such failure or
default is to cause, or permit the holder thereof to cause, indebtedness of
the
Company and the Subsidiaries
in an aggregate amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or more to become
due
prior
to
its stated date of maturity; or
(e)
An
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be
filed
seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the
Company or any Subsidiary
or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state
or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii)
the
appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the Company
or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the Company's or such
Subsidiary’s
assets,
and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed
for 60 days or
an
order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
or
(f)
The
Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding
or
file
any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect,
(ii) consent
to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner,
any proceeding or
petition described in clause (e) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent
to
the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for
the Company or any Subsidiary
or for a substantial part of the Company’s or such
Subsidiary’s
assets, (iv) file an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v) make
a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for
the
purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing; or
(g)
One
or
more judgments for the payment of money in an amount in excess of Five
Million
Dollars ($5,000,000) in the aggregate, outstanding at any one time, shall be
rendered against
the Company and the Subsidiaries and the same shall remain undischarged for
a
period of sixty
(60) days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any
judgment, writ, assessment,
warrant of attachment, or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied
against
a
substantial part of the property of the Company or any Subsidiary and such
judgment, writ,
or
similar process shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise dismissed
within sixty (60)
days
after issue or levy; or
(h)
Any
Note
or the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall be asserted in writing
by
the
Company or any Subsidiary not to be in full force and effect, or the Company
or
any Subsidiary
shall disavow any of its obligations thereunder;
(i)
Any
Lien
purported to be created under the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall
be
asserted by the Company or any Subsidiary not to be, a valid and perfected
Lien
on any Collateral,
with the priority required by the Guarantee and Security Agreement;
or
(j)
The
Company shall have failed to make filings within sixty (60) days of the date
hereof with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in respect of the
security interests granted
in the Company’s Trademarks
(as
defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement) to the
Investor under the Guarantee and Security Agreement; or
(k) Any
Event
of Default under and as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement
shall have occurred.
Section
4. Rights
Of Investor Upon Default.
(a)
Upon
the
occurrence or existence of any Event of Default (other than an Event of
Default
referred to in Sections 3(e) or 3(f) hereof) and at any time thereafter during
the continuance
of such Event of Default, the Investor may, upon the approval of Investor
holding more
than
25% of the aggregate principal balance of the Notes then outstanding, by written
notice
to
the Company, declare all outstanding amounts payable by the Company hereunder
to
be immediately
due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of
any
kind,
all
of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Upon
the
occurrence or existence of any Event of Default described in Sections
3(e) or 3(f) hereof, immediately and without notice, all outstanding amounts
payable by the
Company hereunder shall automatically become immediately due and payable,
without presentment,
demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived,
anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the
foregoing remedies,
upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, the Investor may
exercise, upon
the
approval of Investor holding more than a majority of the aggregate principal
balance of the
Notes, any other right, power or remedy permitted to it by law, either by suit
in equity or by action
at
law, or both.
(b)
Upon
the
occurrence of an event specified in Section 3 that with the giving of
notice
or
passage of time would be an Event of Default, the Company may assign the right
to one or more of its then existing shareholders, to purchase the Notes from
the
Investor and acquire all, but
not
less than all, of such Investor’s right,
title and
interest herein at a price equal to 100% of the
outstanding principal amount under this Note plus all accrued and unpaid
interest on such principal
amount to, but excluding, the date of such purchase plus any other amounts
due
hereunder.
The Company may assign its right to repurchase the Notes by giving the Investor
written
notice five business days before the specified purchase date. In any event
the
purchase date
may
take place after the occurrence of an Event of Default without the Investor's
prior written
consent.
Section
5. Affirmative
Covenants.
Until
all
principal and interest and any other amounts due and payable under this Note
have
been
paid in full in cash, the Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary
to:
(a)
promptly
upon the Company's receipt of the proceeds of issuance of the Note, pay
in
full
the Indebtedness existing as of the date hereof listed on Exhibit A
hereto;
(b)
make,
within sixty (60) days of the date hereof, filings with the United States
Copyright
Office in respect of the security interests granted in the Company’s Copyrights
(as defined
in the Guarantee and Security Agreement) to the Investor under the Guarantee
and
Security
Agreement; provided, that such period shall be extended to the extent required
by the United
States Copyright Office in connection with the recordation of the security
interest granted in
the
Company’s Copyrights; provided, further, that no filings shall be required to be
made by the
Company or any Subsidiary in respect of the Exclusive Distribution Agreement
dated October
30, 2000 between Vivid Interactive, Inc. and WAAT Corporation, Inc. recorded
with the United
States Copyright Office on February 8, 2001;
(c)
provide
written notice to the Investor promptly upon becoming aware of: (i) the
occurrence of any Event of Default, or any event which with the giving of notice
or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, hereunder;
(ii) the occurrence of each and every event which would be an event of default
(or an event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time would be an event
of default) under any indebtedness for borrowed money, such notice
to
include the names and addresses of the holders of such indebtedness and the
amount thereof;
and (iii) any loss or damage to any Collateral (as defined in the Guarantee
and
Security Agreement)
in excess of $500,000;
(d)
do
or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full
force
and
effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and
franchises material
to the conduct of its business; and
(e)
maintain,
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, adequate insurance
for its insurable properties, all to such extent and against such risks,
including fire, casualty,
fidelity, business interruption and other risks insured against by extended
coverage, as is
customary with companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same
or similar locations;
and
The
Company shall maintain a Consolidated EBITDA (as defined below) for any period
of
four
consecutive fiscal quarters (the “Reference
Period”) commencing
with the Reference Period
ending on March 31, 2008 of greater than negative $8,500,000. The Company shall
calculate
the Company's Consolidated EBITDA with respect to each fiscal month within
75
days of
the
end of such month and provide Investor the necessary information to validate
such calculation.
As
used
herein “Consolidated
EBITDA” shall
mean, with respect to the Company, for any
period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period adjusted
to
add thereto (to
the
extent deducted from the net revenues in determining consolidated net income),
without duplication,
the sum of:
(a) consolidated
income tax expense;
(b) consolidated
depreciation and amortization expense;
(c) Consolidated
Fixed Charges;
(d)
non-cash
charges relating to employee benefit or other management compensation
plans
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any non-cash compensation charge
arising from
any
grant of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries
(excluding in each case any non-cash charge to the extent that it represents
an
accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization
of
a prepaid cash expense
incurred in a prior period);
(e)
non-cash
losses or charges relating to impairment of goodwill and other intangible
assets,
less the amount of all cash payments made by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries during
such period to the extent such payments relate to non-cash charges that were
added back in
determining Consolidated EBITDA for such period or any prior period;
and
(f)
non-recurring
income and expenses that are of a non-operating and non-cash nature
including but not limited to: diminution in value of an asset, impairment in
the
value of goodwill
or contracts, and changes in accounting policy or accounting methods which
are
consistent
with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing none of the above shall include
restructuring
charges, expenses or write-offs that are expected to result in current or future
cash outlays;
provided,
that
consolidated income tax expense and depreciation and amortization of a
Subsidiary
that is a less than wholly-owned Subsidiary shall only be added to the extent
of
the equity
interest in such Subsidiary.
As
used
herein “Consolidated
Fixed Charges” shall
mean, with respect to the Company, for
any
period, the aggregate amount (without duplication and determined in each case
in
accordance
with GAAP) of:
(a)
interest
expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued, or scheduled to be paid or accrued
of
the
Company and Subsidiaries during such period, (x) including (1) original issue
discount and non-cash interest payments or accruals on any Indebtedness, (2)
the
interest portion of all deferred payments obligations, (3) all commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to bankers' acceptances
and letters of credit financings and currency and interest swap
hedging obligations and (4) legal costs and expenses, and advisory fees paid
in
connection with
equity or debt financing activities on behalf of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, but (y) less any
interest income, in each case to the extent attributable to such period;
and
(b) the
amount of dividends accrued or payable (or guaranteed) by the Company or
Subsidiaries
in respect of capital stock of the Company (other than by
Subsidiaries).
Additionally,
for the purpose of calculating Consolidated EBITDA:
(a)
acquisitions
that have been made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including
through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing
transactions, during
the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and
on
or prior to the
date
of calculation will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the
first day of the
four-quarter reference period and consolidated cash flow for such reference
period will be calculated
on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act;
(b)
the
Consolidated Net Income attributable to discontinued operations, as determined
in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of on or prior
to
the
date
of calculation, will be excluded; and
(c)
the
Consolidated Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations of the
Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and
operations or businesses
disposed of on or prior to the date of calculation, will be excluded, but only
to the extent
that the obligations giving rise to such fixed charges will not be obligations
of the Company
or its Subsidiaries following the date of calculation.
As
used
herein “Consolidated
Net Income” shall
mean, with respect to the Company,
for any period, the aggregate net income of the Company and wholly owned
Subsidiaries
and its pro
rata share
of
the net income of its other Subsidiaries for such period, on a
consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided
that
(a)
the
net
income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is
accounted
for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent
the
amount of
dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Subsidiary
of the Person;
(b)
the
net
income of any Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent, but only to the
extent,
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that
Subsidiary of that
net
income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter
or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable
to that Subsidiary; and
(c) the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be
excluded.
Section
6. Negative
Covenants.
Until
all
principal and interest and any other amounts due and payable under this Note
have
been
paid in full in cash, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to, without
the prior written approval of the Investor holding a majority in principal
amount of the Notes:
(a)
create,
incur, assume or permit to exist (i) all indebtedness, whether or not
contingent,
for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services,
(ii) any
other
indebtedness that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument,
(iii) all obligations
under financing leases or letters of credit, (iv) all obligations in respect
of
acceptances
issued or created, (v) all liabilities secured by any lien on any property,
and
(vi) all guarantee
obligations, in each case including the principal amount thereof, any accrued
interest thereon
and any prepayment premiums or fees or termination fees with respect thereto
((i)-(vi)
together, “Indebtedness”)
except:
(i) Indebtedness
with respect to trade accounts of the Company or any Subsidiary
arising in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) Indebtedness
of any Subsidiary in favor of the Company or another Subsidiary,
(iii) Indebtedness
under the Notes,
(iv)
Indebtedness
in an amount less than $500,000 per incurrence; provided however,
that the aggregate amount of indebtedness that can be incurred pursuant to
this
Section
6(a)(iv) shall not exceed $3,000,000 and all such Indebtedness shall be
subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes and shall have an average weighted maturity
after the Maturity Date,
(v)
Indebtedness in connection with a receivables facility not in excess of the
lesser of (x) $5,000,000 or (y) 85% of the Net Receivable Balance (as defined
in
the Guarantee and Security Agreement) at any point in time, which Indebtedness
shall rank pari passu in right of payment to the Notes (the “Receivables
Facility”),
(vi) Indebtedness
in favor of VAC relating to an acquisition of another entity by
the
Company,
(vii)
Indebtedness incurred in connection with equipment leases entered into in
the
ordinary course of business subsequent to the date hereof not exceeding $250,000
in the
aggregate, and
(viii)
Indebtedness
existing as of the date hereof listed on Exhibit B hereto;
(b)
create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
assignment,
lien (statutory or other), claim, encumbrance, license or sublicense or security
interest
(collectively, a “Lien”)
in
or
upon any of its assets, except:
(i) Liens
existing on July 30, 2007,
(ii) Liens
in
favor of the Company or any Subsidiaries,
(iii) Liens
for
taxes, assessments or similar charges incurred in the ordinary course
of
business that are not yet due and payable,
(iv) Liens
created pursuant to the Guarantee and Security Agreement,
(v)
Liens
created pursuant to the Receivables Facility as follows: (1) Liens on
(x)
an
amount of cash not to exceed $1,000,000 which shall be placed in a Deposit
Account that shall not be commingled with and shall be separate from the Deposit
Accounts
in which the Investor has an existing Lien, and (y) all right, title and
interest in, to
and
under all Receivables (the terms “Deposit
Account” and
“Receivables”
shall
have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Guarantee and Security Agreement) and
(2)
subject
to an intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent
which shall
contain customary limitations on the exercise of remedies and pay-over
provisions, Liens
on
assets other than those described in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) that
are
junior
and subordinate in right, priority, operation, effect and all other respects
to
all Liens
on
such assets in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the Obligations (the
terms
“Collateral
Agent” and
“Obligations”
shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Guarantee and Security
Agreement),
(vi) Liens
created to secure indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6(a)(vi)
hereof,
(vii)
Liens
to
secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds,
performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary
course
of
business,
(viii)
Liens
created in connection with equipment leases pursuant to Section 6(a)(vii),
and
(ix) licenses
relating to the Company’s intellectual property granted in the ordinary
course of business.
(c) create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any guarantee, directly or indirectly,
except:
(i)
Indebtedness
with respect to trade accounts of the Company or any Subsidiary arising in
the
ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, guaranteed
minimum payments required to be made under agreements entered into by the
Company
or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, consistent with current
practice,
(ii)
Indebtedness
under the Notes, and
(iii)Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to Section 6(a)(v);
(d) change
to
any material extent the principal type of business conducted by it on
July
30,
2007;
(e)
excluding
(x) the transactions with Affiliates as of the date hereof and as set forth
on
Exhibit C hereto (each, an “Existing
Affiliate Transaction”) and
(y)
transactions between or among
the
Company and its Subsidiaries, enter into any transaction, including, without
limitation,
the purchase, sale, or exchange of property or the rendering of any service,
with any Affiliate
(each, an “Affiliate
Transaction”),
unless
(i)
the
Affiliate Transaction is in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the
reasonable requirements of the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon
fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary
than would obtain
in
a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate;
and
(A)
if
the Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions
involves aggregate consideration less than or equal to $2,000,000, the
Company shall deliver to the Investor a resolution of the Board of Directors
of
the
Company set forth in an officers' certificate certifying that such Affiliate
Transaction
complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has been
approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors
of the Company; and
(B)
if
the
Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions
involves aggregate consideration greater than $2,000,000, the Company
shall either deliver to the Investor an opinion as to the fairness to the
Company
of such Affiliate Transaction from financial point of view issued by an
accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing or shall receive
the Investor's affirmative written consent.
(f)
declare
any dividends on any shares of any class of its capital stock or membership
interests, or apply any of its property or assets to the purchase, redemption
or
other retirement
of, or set apart any sum for the payment of any dividends on, or for the
purchase, redemption
or other retirement of, or make any other distribution by reduction of capital
or otherwise in respect of, any shares of any class of its capital stock or
membership interests; provided,
however, any Subsidiary wholly owned by the Company may pay dividends directly
to the
Company;
(g) issue
or
sell any shares, or rights to acquire any shares, of preferred stock,
whether
hereafter designated, of any Subsidiary;
(h) sell
or
transfer any of the Company’s technology or intellectual property other
than
licenses in the ordinary course of business;
(i)
purchase
or acquire the obligations or stock of, or any other interest in, or make
any
loan
or advance or any other investment in any Person (other than a Person that
is
directly or indirectly
100% owned by the Company or as a result of such purchase, acquisition, loan,
advance
or investment will be directly or indirectly 100% owned by the Company),
except:
(i) direct
obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America with
a
maturity not exceeding two years,
(ii) commercial
paper rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or
the equivalent thereof by Moody’s with a maturity not exceeding two
years,
(iii)
money
market accounts or certificates of deposit with a maturity not exceeding
two years issued by a commercial bank having a combined capital and surplus
of
at
least $100,000,000, chartered under the laws of the United States or one of
the
states thereof
and a member of the Federal Reserve System,
(iv) loans
or
advances made in the ordinary course of business to employees or directors,
and
(v)
payments
in connection with the retirement of up to $3,000,000 in the aggregate
of indebtedness of the Company existing on July 30, 2007 incurred pursuant
to
Section
6(a)(iv);
(j)
create
or
acquire any new Subsidiary, unless (A) (i) such Subsidiary, if required
under
the
terms of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, promptly, and in no event later
than five
Business Days, becomes a party to the Guarantee and Security Agreement in the
manner provided therein and complies with all of the terms, provisions and
requirements thereof, including,
without limitation, taking such actions to create and perfect Liens on such
Subsidiary’s assets, and (ii) the Investor shall have received an opinion of
counsel of such Subsidiary
containing such opinions that are reasonably acceptable to the Investor and
that
are materially identical in substance to the opinions received on the date
hereof with respect to the Subsidiaries entering into the Guarantee and Security
Agreement on the date hereof or (B) if such
Subsidiary is a foreign Subsidiary and 65% of such Subsidiary's capital stock
is
pledged to the
Investor under the Guarantee and Security Agreement;
(k) enter
into any sale and leaseback transaction;
(1)
merge
with or into or consolidate with any other Person unless the holders of capital
stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction are entitled to
exercise, directly
or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of all shares of capital stock
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the continuing or
surviving corporation, or sell, lease,
or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or
assets;
(m)
enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
restriction
on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to (i) make any dividend
payments in respect
of any capital stock of such Subsidiary held by the Company, (ii) repay or
prepay any indebtedness
owed to or by the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) transfer
any
of
its assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, except for
such restrictions existing under or by reason of (x) this Note or the Guarantee
and Security Agreement,
(y) the Receivables Facility or (z) customary restrictions on the assignment
of
agreements,
leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(n)
knowingly
take any action that could reasonably be likely to result in (i) the
approval
of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company by its
stockholders or (ii)
any
event specified in Section 3(e) or Section 3(f) hereof; and
(o)
permit
the Subsidiaries that are not party to the Guarantee and Security Agreement
to have assets in an aggregate amount greater than $250,000 individually or
$1,000,000
in the aggregate.
Section
6A. Company's
Issuance of Securities.
The
Investor agrees that the Company shall not be prohibited from, nor be deemed
in
breach
of
the provisions of any Transaction Document due to, issuing any equity
security.
Section
7. Defenses.
The
obligations of the Company under this Note shall not be subject to reduction,
limitation,
impairment, termination, defense, set-off, counterclaim or recoupment for any
reason.
Section
8. Guarantee
and Security Agreement.
This
Note
is a senior secured obligation of the Company. The Company’s obligations under
this Note are (i) guaranteed by certain of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) secured
by
a security interest
in substantially all of the assets of the Company and such Subsidiaries, in
each
case pursuant
to the terms and provisions of the Guarantee and Security Agreement. This Note
is subject
to the terms and provisions of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, and the
Investor, by
its
acceptance of this Note, hereby acknowledges and agrees to such terms and
provisions.
Section
9. Transfer
of Note; Lost or Stolen Note.
(a)
The
Investor may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any part of this
Note
(including
without limitation pursuant to a pledge) to any Person or entity as long as
such
sale, transfer
or disposition is in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Purchase
Agreement. From
and
after the date of any such sale, transfer or disposition, the transferee hereof
shall be deemed
to
be the holder of a Note in the principal amount acquired by such transferee,
and
the Company
shall, as promptly as practicable, issue and deliver to such transferee a new
Note identical
in all respects to this Note, in the name of such transferee and, if such
transferee acquires
less than the entire principal amount of this Note, the Company shall
contemporaneously
issue to the Investor a new Note identical in all respects to this Note,
representing
the outstanding balance of this Note. The Company shall be entitled to treat
the
original
Investor as the holder of this entire Note unless and until it receives written
notice of the sale,
transfer or disposition hereof.
(b)
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation
of this Note, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity
or
security reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Note,
if
mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Investor a new Note
identical in all respects
to this Note.
Section
10. Attorneys’
and Collection Fees.
Should
the indebtedness evidenced by this Note or any part hereof be collected at
law
or in equity or in bankruptcy, receivership or other court proceedings, the
Company agrees to pay, in
addition to the principal and interest due and payable hereon, all costs of
collection, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Investor or its agent in
collecting or enforcing
this Note.
Section
11. Indemnification
(a)
The
Company shall indemnify the Investor, and any other Person directly or
indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such Investor
(each an “Affiliate”
of
the
Investor) (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”)
against,
and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and
related expenses, including the fees, charges, disbursements of any counsel
for
any Indemnitee,
incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by a third party arising out
of,
in connection
with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Note, the
Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Guarantee and Security Agreement or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their
respective obligations
hereunder or the consummation of or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (ii)
the
breach by the Company or any Subsidiary of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained herein, in the Securities Purchase Agreement
or
in the Guarantee and Security
Agreement, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation
or proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other
theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided
that such indemnity shall not,
as
to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or
related expenses are determined by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
to have primarily
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Indemnitee.
(b)
To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not assert, and
hereby
waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential
or punitive damages arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of,
this
Note, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Guarantee and Security Agreement
or
any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the
proceeds thereof, other than claims predicated
upon the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
Section
12. Waivers.
(a)
The
Company hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor,
notice of protest and all other notices or demands in connection with the
delivery, acceptance,
performance or default of this Note. No delay by the Investor in exercising
any
power
or
right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any power or right, nor shall
any
single or partial
exercise of any power or right preclude other or further exercise thereof,
or
the exercise thereof,
or the exercise of any other power or right hereunder or otherwise; and no
waiver whatsoever
or modification of the terms hereof shall be valid unless set forth in writing
by the Investor
and then only to the extent set forth therein.
(b)
The
Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall
not
at
any
time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit
or advantage
of, any usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force,
that
may affect
the covenants or the performance of this Note; and the Company (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage
of
any such law, and covenants that
it
shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution
of
any power herein
granted to the Investor, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every
such
power as though
no
such law has been enacted.
Section
13. Amendments.
No
amendment, modification or other change to, or waiver of any provision of,
this
Note may
be
made unless such amendment, modification or change is set forth in writing
and
is signed by
the
Company and Investor holding more than 75% of the aggregate principal balance
of
the Notes.
Section
14. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury
Trial.
(a)
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW AND NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAWS AND RULES 327(b).
(b)
THE
COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS,
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN
NEW
YORK
COUNTY
AND OF THE UNITED STATES' DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN
ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER COLLATERAL DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION
OR
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN
RESPECT
OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED
IN
SUCH
NEW
YORK STATE OR, TO THE
EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW,
IN
SUCH
FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL
JUDGMENT IN
ANY
SUCH
ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING
SHALL
BE
CONCLUSIVE
AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN
OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN
ANY
OTHER
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN
THIS
AGREEMENT
SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO
BRING
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AGAINST
THE COMPANY OR ITS PROPERTIES
IN
THE
COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c)
THE
COMPANY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY
WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY
AND
EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY
OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE
OF
ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS
NOTE, THE SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR THE GUARANTEE AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM
TO
THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d)
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE
OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 16.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS
AGREEMENT
TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED
BY
LAW.
(e)
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS NOTE,
THE
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE
GUARANTEE
AND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
OR
THE
TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT
OR
ANY
OTHER THEORY). EACH
PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT
OR
ATTORNEY
OF
ANY
OTHER
PARTY
HAS
REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT,
IN
THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO
HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section
15. Successors
and Assigns.
The
terms
and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the
respective successors (whether by merger or otherwise) and
permitted assigns of the Company
and the Investor. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations under
this Note.
Section
16. Notices.
Whenever
notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise
provided herein,
such notice shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Securities
Purchase
Agreement.
Section
17. Entire
Agreement.
The
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee and Security Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents constitute the full and entire understanding
and agreement between
the parties with regard to the subjects hereto and thereof.
Section
18. Headings.
The
headings used in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Note.
Section
19. Severability.
In
case
any one or more of the provisions of this Note shall be held invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable,
in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any
such
provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not
in
any way be affected or
impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall
be
enforceable to
the
fullest extent permitted by law.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Senior Secured Note to be duly
executed
by its duly authorized officer as of the date indicated below.
Date:
July 30, 2007
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TWISTBOX ENTERTAINMENT,
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By: |
/s/
Ian
Aaron |
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Name:
IAN AARON
Title:
PRES.
/ CEO
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Note
No.
1
Amount:
$16,500,000.000
Investor
Name: ValueAct SmallCap Master Fund, L.P.
Address:
435 Pacific Avenue, 4th Floor
San
Francisco, CA 94133
Telephone:
(415) 249-1237
Facsimile:
(415) 249-1242