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These excerpts taken from the SIRI 10-Q filed May 11, 2009.

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(1) the Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any amount of principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof, at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise; (ii) any interest on any Loan, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days; or (iii) any fee or other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

(2) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any Loan Party in any Loan Document, or in any certificate furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(3) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the existence of the Borrower), 5.10 or in Article VI;

 

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(4) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any other covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed (other than those failures or breaches referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above), and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders;

(5) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to Secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer, or the casualty or condemnation, of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

(6) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material 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 Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its 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;

(7) the Borrower or any Material 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 (6) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its 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;

(8) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(9) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 (net of any amounts with respect to which a reputable and creditworthy insurance company has acknowledged liability in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same

 

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shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any material assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(10) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000;

(11) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or (ii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Term Loan Collateral Agreement; or

(12) a Change of Control shall have occurred;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (6) or (7) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) declare the unused Commitments of each Lender and the obligation of each Lender to make Loans hereunder to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of this Article, the Commitments of each Lender and the obligation of each Lender to make Loans hereunder shall automatically be terminated and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VIII

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan, whether at the Maturity Date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, or any other Loan Document when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;

 

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(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (excluding, in each case, any projections delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party) or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been materially incorrect when made or deemed made;

(d) the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI or in Section 9.05;

(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

(f) any event or condition occurs that results in any SIRIUS Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any SIRIUS Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any SIRIUS Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause shall not apply to any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any property or assets of SIRIUS or a “Restricted Subsidiary” (as defined in the SIRIUS Credit Facility) that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer, or the casualty or condemnation, of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

(g) (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (x) fail to make any payment of principal or interest, in each case regardless of amount (subject to any applicable grace period) in respect of any Material Indebtedness when and as the same shall become due and payable or (y) shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Material Indebtedness, which failure enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided, that this clause (f) shall not apply to (1) any Material Indebtedness under a Deferred Purchase Price Agreement if the failure to make a payment thereunder occurred in connection with a good faith contest by the Borrower

 

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with respect to the performance by the satellite manufacturer of its obligations thereunder, (2) the failure of the Borrower to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement (other than with respect to the making of payments) in respect of the mortgage existing on the Closing Date on the building where the Borrower is headquartered, or (3) Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of property or assets, the issuance of Equity Interests or the incurrence of Permitted Debt; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (3) shall not apply to the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property or assets or Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower or any other parent entity thereof.

(h) (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (x) fail to make any payment of principal or interest, in each case regardless of amount (subject to any applicable grace period) in respect of the Existing Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof when and as the same shall become due and payable or (y) shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in the Existing Loan Documents or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, which failure enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of the Existing Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause the Existing Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in the Existing Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of the Existing Obligations or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause the Existing Obligations or such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity;

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or any of its debts, or of a substantial part of any 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 Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its 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;

(j) Holdings, the Borrower 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 (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,

 

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conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its 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;

(k) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(l) one or more judgments for the payment of money (including, without limitation, arising from matters set forth in clauses (f) or (g) of this Article (including the express exclusions therefrom)) in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has not denied coverage) shall be rendered against Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or

(m) (i) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, which individually or in the aggregate results in or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of $25,000,000; (ii) there exists any fact or circumstance that reasonably could be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien or security interest under Section 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or under ERISA; or (iii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the unusued Commitment of each Lender and the obligation of each Lender to make Loans hereunder to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitment of each Lender and the obligation of each Lender to make Loans hereunder shall automatically be terminated and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

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10-Q (2 sections)
May 11, 2009
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