EX-10.29 2 a2052327zex-10_29.htm EXHIBIT 10.29 Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT 10.29

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 7, 2001,

among

ACTIVISION, INC.,
and certain of its Domestic Subsidiaries

THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Issuing Bank





TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I   1

SECTION 1.01.

 

Defined Terms

 

1
SECTION 1.02.   Terms Generally   20

ARTICLE II

 

20

SECTION 2.01.

 

Commitments; Formula Amount

 

20
SECTION 2.02.   Loans   21
SECTION 2.03.   Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowings   22
SECTION 2.04.   Disbursement of Loans   23
SECTION 2.05.   Manner of Borrowing and Payment   23
SECTION 2.06.   Evidence of Debt   24
SECTION 2.07.   Statement of Account   25
SECTION 2.08.   Fees   25
SECTION 2.09.   Interest on Loans   26
SECTION 2.10.   Default Interest   26
SECTION 2.11.   Termination and Reduction of Commitments   26
SECTION 2.12.   Repayment of Borrowings   27
SECTION 2.13.   Prepayment   27
SECTION 2.14.   Mandatory Prepayments   27
SECTION 2.15.   Illegality   28
SECTION 2.16.   Increased Costs   28
SECTION 2.17.   Basis For Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair   29
SECTION 2.18.   Capital Adequacy   30
SECTION 2.19.   Indemnity   30
SECTION 2.20.   Pro Rata Treatment   31
SECTION 2.21.   Sharing of Setoffs   31
SECTION 2.22.   Payments   31
SECTION 2.23.   Taxes   31
SECTION 2.24.   Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate   32
SECTION 2.25.   Defaulting Lender   33
SECTION 2.26.   Letters of Credit   34

ARTICLE III

 

40

SECTION 3.01.

 

Organization; Powers

 

40
SECTION 3.02.   Authorization   40
SECTION 3.03.   Enforceability   41
SECTION 3.04.   Governmental Approvals   41
SECTION 3.05.   Financial Statements   41
SECTION 3.06.   No Material Adverse Change   41
SECTION 3.07.   Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases   42
SECTION 3.08.   Subsidiaries   42
SECTION 3.09.   Litigation; Compliance with Laws   42
SECTION 3.10.   Agreements   42
SECTION 3.11.   Federal Reserve Regulations   42
SECTION 3.12.   Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act   43
SECTION 3.13.   Use of Proceeds   43
SECTION 3.14.   Tax Returns   43
SECTION 3.15.   No Material Misstatements   43
SECTION 3.16.   Employee Benefit Plans   43
SECTION 3.17.   Environmental Matters   44
SECTION 3.18.   Insurance   44

SECTION 3.19.   Security Documents   44
SECTION 3.20.   Location of Real Property and Leased Premises   45
SECTION 3.21.   Labor Matters   45
SECTION 3.22.   Solvency   46
SECTION 3.23.   Year 2000   46
SECTION 3.24.   Letters of Credit   46

ARTICLE IV

 

46

SECTION 4.01.

 

All Credit Events

 

46
SECTION 4.02.   Restatement Effective Date   47

ARTICLE V

 

48

SECTION 5.01.

 

Existence; Businesses and Properties

 

48
SECTION 5.02.   Insurance   48
SECTION 5.03.   Obligations and Taxes   49
SECTION 5.04.   Financial Statements, Reports, etc.   49
SECTION 5.05.   Litigation and Other Notices   51
SECTION 5.06.   Employee Benefits   52
SECTION 5.07.   Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections   52
SECTION 5.08.   Use of Proceeds   52
SECTION 5.09.   Compliance with Environmental Laws   52
SECTION 5.10.   Preparation of Environmental Reports   52
SECTION 5.11.   Audits   53
SECTION 5.12.   Further Assurances   53
SECTION 5.13   Government Receivables   53
SECTION 5.14   Intellectual Property   53
SECTION 5.15   Blocked Accounts   54
SECTION 5.16   Receivables   55

ARTICLE VI

 

56

SECTION 6.01.

 

Indebtedness

 

57
SECTION 6.02.   Liens   57
SECTION 6.03.   Sale and Lease-Back Transactions   58
SECTION 6.04.   Investments, Loans and Advances   58
SECTION 6.05.   Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions   61
SECTION 6.06.   Dividends and Distributions; Restrictions on Ability of Subsidiaries to Pay Dividends   62
SECTION 6.07.   Transactions with Affiliates   62
SECTION 6.08.   [Intentionally omitted]   62
SECTION 6.09.   Interest Coverage Ratio   62
SECTION 6.10.   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio   63
SECTION 6.11.   [Intentionally omitted]   63
SECTION 6.12.   [Intentionally omitted]   63
SECTION 6.13.   Minimum Tangible Net Worth   63
SECTION 6.14.   Limitation on Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc   63
SECTION 6.15.   Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries   63
SECTION 6.16.   Business   64
SECTION 6.17.   Fiscal Year; Accounting Changes   64

ARTICLE VII

 

64

ARTICLE VIII

 

66

ARTICLE IX

 

69


SECTION 9.01.

 

Notices

 

69
SECTION 9.02.   Survival of Agreement   70
SECTION 9.03.   Binding Effect   70
SECTION 9.04.   Successors and Assigns   70
SECTION 9.05.   Expenses; Indemnity   73
SECTION 9.06.   Right of Setoff   74
SECTION 9.07.   Applicable Law   74
SECTION 9.08.   Waivers; Amendment   75
SECTION 9.09.   [Intentionally Deleted]   75
SECTION 9.10.   Entire Agreement   75
SECTION 9.11.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES   76
SECTION 9.12.   Severability   76
SECTION 9.13.   Counterparts   76
SECTION 9.14.   Headings   76
SECTION 9.15.   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process   76
SECTION 9.16.   Confidentiality   77
SECTION 9.17.   Delivery of Notes   77


AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

    AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 7, 2001, among ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Activision"), ACTIVISION, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Activision Holdings"), ACTIVISION VALUE PUBLISHING, INC., a Minnesota corporation (formerly Head Games Publishing, Inc.) ("Value") and EXPERT SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Expert"; each of Activision, Activision Holdings, Value and Expert, a "Borrower" and collectively, "Borrowers"), the Lenders (as defined in Article I), PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as issuing bank (in such capacity, the "Issuing Bank"), and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Lenders.

    WHEREAS, the Borrowers, certain financial institutions, including the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning given it in Article I), and wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;

    WHEREAS, in connection with such amendment and restatement, certain lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Syndication Agent (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) will cease to be lenders to the Borrowers, the Term Loans (under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) will be repaid in full, and the Total Revolving Credit Commitment will be reduced on the Restatement Effective Date.

    Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

Definitions

    SECTION 1.01.  Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

    "ABR Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

    "ABR Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

    "Acquired Debt" shall mean Indebtedness of an Acquired Entity existing at the time of a Permitted Acquisition which was not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition, is Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 and, if owed by a Domestic Subsidiary, the terms of such Indebtedness permit the Domestic Subsidiary to become a party to the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, to grant to the Collateral Agent a first priority Lien on its assets and to make loans, dividends and other distributions to Activision and, if owed by a Foreign Subsidiary, is not Guaranteed by any Loan Party.

    "Acquired Entity" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(h).

    "Activision" shall mean Activision Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Activision, Inc.

    "Activision Holdings" shall mean Activision, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Activision Holdings, Inc.

    "Adjusted EBITDA" of a person for any period shall mean (a) EBITDA for such period plus (b) the aggregate amortization with respect to Development Costs for such period which are not otherwise included as amortization expenses in calculating EBITDA in accordance with GAAP, minus (c) the principal amount of loans made during such period to officers and employees permitted under Section 6.04(n), to the extent not included in calculating EBITDA in accordance with GAAP.


    "Adjusted LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (b) Statutory Reserves.

    "Administrative Questionnaire" shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in such form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.

    "Advance Rates" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

    "Affiliate" shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 6.07, the term "Affiliate" shall also include any person that directly or indirectly owns 5% or more of any class of Equity Interests of the person specified or that is an officer or director of the person specified.

    "Agent Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(b).

    "Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure" shall mean the aggregate amount of the Lenders' Revolving Credit Exposures.

    "Alternate Base Rate" shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Rate, respectively. The term "Base Rate" shall mean the base commercial lending rate of PNC as publicly announced to be in effect from time to time, such rate to be adjusted automatically, without notice, on the effective date of any change in such rate. This rate of interest is determined from time to time by PNC as a means of pricing some loans to its customers and is neither tied to any external rate of interest or index nor does it necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually charged by PNC to any particular class or category of customers of PNC.

    "Asset Sale" shall mean the sale, transfer or other disposition (by way of merger or otherwise, and including any casualty event or condemnation that results in the receipt of any insurance or condemnation proceeds) by any Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to any person other than a Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of (a) any Equity Interests of any of the Subsidiaries or (b) any other assets of a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (i) inventory, excess, damaged, obsolete or worn out assets, scrap and Permitted Investments, in each case disposed of in the ordinary course of business, (ii) assets transferred for an aggregate purchase price not exceeding $1,000,000 in any four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrowers, (iii) dispositions between or among Foreign Subsidiaries or (iv) license, distribution or development agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business which do not transfer all or substantially all of the rights owned by a Borrower or its Subsidiary), provided that any asset sale or series of related asset sales described in clause (b) above having a value not in excess of $250,000 shall be deemed not to be an "Asset Sale" for purposes of this Agreement.

    "Assignment and Acceptance" shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form approved by the Administrative Agent.

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    "Board" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

    "Blocked Accounts" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

    "Borrower Guarantee Agreement" shall mean the Borrower Guarantee Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M to the Existing Credit Agreement, made by the Borrowers in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

    "Borrowers" shall mean Activision Holdings, Activision, Value, Expert and any other Subsidiary of Activision Holdings which becomes a Borrower hereunder.

    "Borrowers' Account" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.07.

    "Borrowing" shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type made by the Lenders on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

    "Borrowing Agent" shall mean Activision.

    "Borrowing Base Availability" shall mean that amount determined under clauses (i) and (ii)(A) of the definition of Formula Amount contained in Section 2.01(a).

    "Borrowing Request" shall mean a request by the Borrowing Agent on behalf of a Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Existing Credit Agreement, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.

    "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London and New York interbank markets.

    "Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period and with respect to any person, the aggregate amount of all expenditures during such period by such person that (a) would be classified as capital expenditures in accordance with GAAP or are made in property that is the subject of a synthetic lease to which such person becomes a lessee party during such period but excluding any such expenditure made (i) to restore, replace or rebuild property to the condition of such property immediately prior to any damage, loss, destruction or condemnation of such property, to the extent such expenditure is made with insurance proceeds or condemnation awards relating to any such damage, loss, destruction or condemnation, (ii) with proceeds from the sale or exchange of property to the extent utilized to purchase functionally equivalent property or equipment or (iii) as the purchase price of any Permitted Acquisition; and (b) constitute Development Costs.

    "Capital Lease Obligations" of any person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

    "Cash Collateral" shall mean money or Permitted Investments in the possession of the Collateral Agent (including in the Investment Account) as collateral hereunder or under any other Loan Document and in which the Collateral Agent has a first priority perfected Lien.

    "Cash Components" shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the cash expenditures and (without duplication) Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) incurred in connection therewith.

    "Casualty" shall have the meaning set forth in each of the Mortgages.

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    "Casualty Proceeds" shall have the meaning set forth in each of the Mortgages.

    "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as in effect on the date hereof) shall own directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of Activision Holdings, (b) a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Activision Holdings shall at any time be occupied by persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of Activision Holdings, nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, or (c) any change in control (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to Activision Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall occur under and as defined in any indenture or agreement in respect of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2,000,000 to which Activision Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (d) Activision ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Activision Holdings, or (e) any Subsidiary of Activision which is a Borrower or UK Sub ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Activision.

    "Change in Law" shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

    "Closing Date" shall mean June 22, 1999.

    "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

    "Collateral" shall mean all the "Collateral" as defined in any Security Document and shall also include any Mortgaged Properties, but shall exclude "Margin Stock" (as defined in Regulation U of the Board).

    "Commitment" shall mean, with respect to any Lender, such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment.

    "Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(a).

    "Commitment Increase" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.30.

    "Condemnation" shall have the meaning set forth in each of the Mortgages.

    "Condemnation Proceeds" shall have the meaning set forth in each of the Mortgages.

    "Confidential Information Memorandum" shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of Activision dated April 1999.

    "Control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "Controlling" and "Controlled" shall have meanings correlative thereto.

    "Convertible Subordinated Note Documents" shall mean the Convertible Subordinated Notes, the Convertible Subordinated Note Indenture and all other documents executed and delivered with respect to the Convertible Subordinated Notes or the Convertible Subordinated Note Indenture.

    "Convertible Subordinated Note Indenture" shall mean the Indenture dated as of December 22, 1997, between Activision and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee, as

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in effect on the Closing Date and as thereafter amended from time to time in accordance with the requirements hereof and thereof.

    "Convertible Subordinated Notes" shall mean Activision's 63/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2005 issued pursuant to the Convertible Subordinated Note Indenture.

    "Credit Event" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01.

    "Default" shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

    "Default Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.

    "Defaulting Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.25(a).

    "Depository Accounts" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.15.

    "Development Costs" shall mean prepaid or guaranteed royalties paid to independent software developers, license fees paid to holders of intellectual property rights and expenses incurred for product development, in each case to the extent such amounts are capitalized in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 86, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed".

    "Dilution Reserve" shall mean the percentage of dilution of Receivables for the most recent 12 months as determined in the most recent audit by the Administrative Agent less 5% multiplied by the amount of Eligible Receivables.

    "Dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

    "Domestic Subsidiaries" shall mean all Subsidiaries incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

    "EBITDA" for any person for any period shall mean the Net Income of such person for such period, to which shall be added back, to the extent deducted in calculating Net Income for such period (a) the Interest Expense of such person for such period, (b) all charges against income for foreign, Federal, state and local income taxes of such person for such period, (c) the aggregate depreciation expense of such person for such period, and (d) the aggregate amortization expense of such person for such period, each such component determined in accordance with GAAP.

    "Eligible Inventory" shall mean and include, with respect to each Borrower, Inventory owned by such Borrower (excluding (a) work in process, (b) Inventory not located at a facility owned or leased by a Borrower in the U.S. or a warehouse located in the U.S., (c) Inventory on consignment and (d) components), valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, which is not, in the Administrative Agent's Permitted Discretion, obsolete, slow moving or unmerchantable and which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall not deem ineligible Inventory, based on such considerations as the Administrative Agent may from time to time in its Permitted Discretion deem appropriate, including, without limitation, whether the Inventory is subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, subject to no other Lien, and whether the Inventory conforms to all standards imposed by any governmental agency, division or department thereof which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof applicable. Eligible Inventory shall include all Inventory in-transit for which title has passed to the Borrower, which is insured to the full value thereof, under policies for which the Collateral Agent is a loss payee and for which the Administrative Agent shall have in its possession (a) all negotiable bills of lading properly endorsed and (b) all non-negotiable bills of lading issued in the Administrative Agent's name.

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    "Eligible Receivables" shall mean and include with respect to each Borrower each Receivable of such Borrower arising in the ordinary course of such Borrower's business and which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall deem to be an Eligible Receivable, based on such considerations as the Administrative Agent may from time to time in its Permitted Discretion deem appropriate. A Receivable shall not be deemed eligible unless such Receivable is subject to the Collateral Agent's first priority perfected security interest and no other Lien (other than a Permitted Lien on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and for which adequate reserves have been established), and is evidenced by an invoice or other documentary evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In addition, no Receivable shall be an Eligible Receivable if:

        (a) it arises out of a sale made by a Borrower to an Affiliate of such Borrower or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of such Borrower;

        (b) it is due or unpaid more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the original invoice date or more than sixty (60) days after the due date;

        (c) fifty percent (50%) or more of the Receivables from such Customer are not deemed Eligible Receivables hereunder;

        (d) any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or the Security Agreement with respect to such Receivable has been breached in any material respect;

        (e) the Customer shall (i) apply for, suffer, or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or call a meeting of its creditors, (ii) admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) commence a voluntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (v) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (vi) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vii) acquiesce to, or fail to have dismissed, any petition which is filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or (viii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

        (f)  the sale is to a Customer not domiciled in the United States of America or Canada unless the sale is on letter of credit, guaranty or acceptance terms, or backed by credit insurance, in each case acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

        (g) the sale to the Customer is on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment or any other similar repurchase or return basis (other than return rights customary in the Borrower's business) or is evidenced by chattel paper;

        (h) the Administrative Agent believes, in its Permitted Discretion, that collection of such Receivable is insecure or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason of the Customer's financial inability to pay;

        (i)  the Customer is the United States of America or Canada, any state or province or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, unless the Borrower assigns its right to payment of such Receivable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. Sub-Section 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. Sub-Section 15 et seq.) or has otherwise complied with other applicable statutes or ordinances;

        (j)  the goods giving rise to such Receivable have not been shipped and delivered to the Customer or the services giving rise to such Receivable have not been fully performed by the Borrower or the Receivable otherwise does not represent a final sale;

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        (k) the Receivables of the Customer exceed a credit limit determined by the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, to the extent such Receivable exceeds such limit;

        (l)  the Receivable is subject to any unwaived offset, deduction, defense, dispute, or counterclaim, the Customer is also a creditor or supplier of a Borrower or the Receivable is contingent in any respect or for any reason;

        (m) the Borrower has made any agreement with the Customer for any deduction therefrom, except for discounts or allowances made in the ordinary course of business, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected in the calculation of the face value of each respective invoice related thereto;

        (n) any return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise has occurred but only to the extent of the portion of the Receivable relating to the returned, rejected or repossessed goods;

        (o) such Receivable is not payable to a Borrower;

        (p) such Receivable is not otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

        (q) the Borrower has not observed and complied with all laws of the jurisdiction in which the Customer or the Receivable is located which, if not observed or complied with, would deny the Borrower access to the courts of such jurisdiction;

        (r) the Receivable arises out of sales of Inventory for which the Borrower acts solely as a collection agent;

        (s) Receivables from original equipment manufacturers or licensees unless such Receivables arise out of an invoice issued for shipment of goods on normal trade terms; or

        (t)  the Receivable is owed by Kaboom.

    "environment" shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

    "Environmental Claim" shall mean any written accusation, allegation, notice of violation, claim, demand, order, directive, cost recovery action or other cause of action by, or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority or any person for damages, injunctive or equitable relief, personal injury (including sickness, disease or death), Remedial Action costs, tangible or intangible property damage, natural resource damages, nuisance, pollution, any adverse effect on the environment caused by any Hazardous Material, or for fines, penalties or restrictions, resulting from or based upon (a) the existence, or the continuation of the existence, of a Release (including sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental Releases), (b) exposure to any Hazardous Material, (c) the presence, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Material or (d) the violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.

    "Environmental Law" shall mean any and all applicable present and future treaties, laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (collectively "CERCLA"), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act

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of 1970, as amended 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 300(f) et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., and any similar or implementing state, local or foreign law, and all amendments or regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing.

    "Environmental Permit" shall mean any permit, approval, authorization, certificate, license, variance, filing or permission required by or from any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.

    "Equity Interests" shall mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a person.

    "Equity Issuance" shall mean any issuance or sale by Activision Holdings or any Subsidiary of any Equity Interests of Activision Holdings or any Subsidiary, as applicable, or any obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person a right, option or warrant to acquire, such Equity Interests or such convertible or exchangeable obligations, except in each case for (a) any issuance or sale to a Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any issuance of directors' qualifying shares, (c) sales or issuances of common stock of Activision Holdings to management or key employees of Activision Holdings or any Subsidiary or Kaboom under any employee stock option or stock purchase plan or employee benefit plan in existence from time to time or other stock options from time to time granted to employees or directors, or in connection with license, distribution or development or other similar agreements, (d) conversion of the Convertible Subordinated Notes into common stock of Activision Holdings, (e) issuance of common stock (or options or warrants to purchase common stock) of Activision Holdings as consideration for any Permitted Acquisition, and (f) other issuances of Equity Interests for non-cash or no consideration.

    "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.

    "ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

    "ERISA Event" shall mean (a) any "reportable event", as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by a Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by a Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (h) any Foreign Benefit Event.

    "Eurodollar Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.

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    "Eurodollar Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

    "European Distribution Subsidiaries" shall mean Combined Distribution (Holdings) Limited, PDQ Distribution Limited, CentreSoft Limited, NBG EDV Handels und Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, Target Software Vertriebs GmbH, CD Contact Data GmbH, Contact Data N.V., and Contact Data Belgium NV and their respective successors and assignors and any other Foreign Subsidiary engaged primarily in the business of distributing a Borrower's and other persons' products in Europe.

    "Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

    "Excluded Taxes" shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrowers under Section 2.24(a)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender's failure to comply with Section 2.23(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.23(a).

    "Existing Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of June 21, 1999, among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its New York Branch, as Syndication Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

    "Existing Letter of Credit" shall mean each letter of credit previously issued for the account of Activision or its Domestic Subsidiaries pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement that is outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date.

    "Expert" shall mean Expert Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

    "Federal Funds Rate" shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of quotations for such day on such transactions received by PNC from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by PNC.

    "Fee Letter" shall mean the Fee Letter dated concurrently herewith, between Activision, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

    "Fees" shall mean the Commitment Fees, the Agent Fees, the L/C Participation Fees and the Issuing Bank Fees.

    "Financial Officer" of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer or Controller of such corporation.

    "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" with respect to any person for any period shall mean the ratio of (a) Adjusted EBITDA of such person plus, in the case of any Borrower (and without duplication of any amounts included in the Borrowers' Net Income) the amount of dividends or loans or repayments of

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loans actually received from its Foreign Subsidiaries during such period less the amount of loans or capital contributions made to the Foreign Subsidiaries during such period to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.

    "Fixed Charges" with respect to any person for any period shall mean, without duplication, the sum of (a) Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) payments on long term Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of such person for such period, plus(c) Capital Expenditures made by such person during such period, plus (d) taxes paid in cash by such person during such period.

    "Foreign Benefit Event" shall mean, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan and (d) the incurrence of any liability in excess of $2,000,000 (or the Dollar equivalent thereof in another currency) by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein, or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the imposition on a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law, in each case in excess of $2,000,000 (or the Dollar equivalent thereof in another currency).

    "Foreign Lender" shall mean any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which a Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

    "Foreign Pension Plan" shall mean any plan, fund (including any super annuating fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by a Borrower or any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of such Borrower or such Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

    "Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

    "Formula Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

    "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis.

    "Governmental Authority" shall mean any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.

    "Granting Lender" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(i).

    "Guarantee" of or by any person shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment of such Indebtedness or other

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obligation or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided, however, that the term "Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

    "Hazardous Materials" shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants, solid, liquid or gaseous wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

    "Hedging Agreement" shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest or currency exchange rates and not entered into for speculation.

    "Indebtedness" of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such person, (e) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (i) all obligations of such person in respect of Hedging Agreements and (j) all obligations of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers' acceptances. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner. Prepaid or guaranteed royalties to independent software developers, license fees paid or guaranteed to holders of intellectual property rights and expenses incurred for product development, whether or not capitalized, are not Indebtedness hereunder.

    "Indemnified Taxes" shall mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

    "Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement" shall mean the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Existing Credit Agreement, among the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Collateral Agent.

    "Individual Formula Amount" shall mean, at the date of determination thereof, with respect to each Borrower an amount equal to: (a) up to the Receivables Advance Rate of the sum of Eligible Receivables of such Borrower less its Dilution Reserve, plus (b) up to the Inventory Advance Rate of the value of Eligible Inventory of such Borrower; plus (c) the product of (i) the aggregate amount of outstanding Trade L/C Exposure of such Borrower times (ii) the Inventory Advance Rate, plus (d) Cash Collateral of such Borrower, minus (e) such other reserves as the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion deems proper and necessary from time to time.

    "Intercompany Note" shall mean the demand promissory note in the original principal amount of approximately $23,000,000 from UK Sub to Activision evidencing the obligations of UK Sub to Activision, which is secured by the UK Charge Documents.

    "Interest Coverage Ratio" with respect to any person for any period shall mean the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA of such person for such period to the Interest Expense of such person for such period.

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    "Interest Expense" with respect to any person for any period shall mean the total cash interest expense of such person (including amortization of deferred financing fees, premiums or interest rate protection agreements and original issue discounts) for such period determined in accordance with GAAP.

    "Interest Payment Date" shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each month, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months' duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months' duration been applicable to such Borrowing, and, in addition, the date of any prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing or conversion of a Eurodollar Borrowing to an ABR Borrowing.

    "Interest Period" shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Borrowing Agent may elect (or such other period thereafter as the Borrowing Agent may request and all the Lenders with Loans included in such Borrowing may agree); provided, however, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.

    "Investment Account" shall mean a cash collateral account maintained by the Collateral Agent invested in Permitted Investments and under the control of the Collateral Agent.

    "Inventory" with respect to any person shall mean and include all of its now owned or hereafter acquired goods, merchandise and other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished under any contract of service or held for sale or lease, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be used or consumed in its business or used in selling or furnishing such goods, merchandise and other personal property, and all documents of title or other documents representing them.

    "Inventory Advance Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(ii) hereof.

    "Issuing Bank" shall mean as the context may require, (a) PNC Bank, National Association, with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it, (b) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, the Lender that issued such Existing Letter of Credit, (c) any other Lender that may become an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.26(h) or (j), with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Lender, or (d) collectively, all the foregoing.

    "Issuing Bank Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(c).

    "Joinder Agreement" shall mean a Borrower Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E to the Existing Credit Agreement executed by Activision Holdings or any Domestic Subsidiary which becomes a Borrower hereunder.

    "Kaboom" shall mean Kaboom.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Holdings.

    "L/C Commitment" shall mean the commitment of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.26.

    "L/C Disbursement" shall mean a payment or disbursement made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

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    "L/C Exposure" shall mean at any time of determination, the sum of (a) the Trade L/C Exposure and (b) the Standby L/C Exposure and "L/C Exposure" of a Borrower shall mean the sum of (a) the Trade L/C Exposure with respect to Trade Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower and the Standby L/C Exposure with respect to Standby Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower.

    "L/C Participation Fee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).

    "Lenders" shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on Schedule 2.01 (other than any such financial institution that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance) and (b) any financial institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

    "Letter of Credit" shall mean Trade Letters of Credit, Standby Letters of Credit and any Existing Letter of Credit.

    "LIBO Rate" shall mean for any Eurodollar Borrowing for the then current Interest Period relating thereto the interest rate per annum determined by PNC by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate of interest determined by PNC in accordance with its usual procedures (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the eurodollar rate two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for an amount comparable to such Eurodollar Borrowing and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage.

    "Lien" shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

    "Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the Borrower Guarantee Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, any Joinder Agreement and any and all agreements, instruments and documents now or hereafter executed by a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the Existing Credit Agreement.

    "Loan Parties" shall mean the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

    "Loans" shall mean the Revolving Loans.

    "Margin Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

    "Master Note" shall mean any demand promissory note evidencing loans from a Loan Party to a Foreign Subsidiary.

    "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the condition, operations, assets, business or prospects of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, or on Activision Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof; (c) the value of the Collateral or the Collateral Agent's Liens on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens; (d) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document (other than with respect to a Subsidiary which is not a Material Subsidiary) or (e) the practical realization of the benefits of the Administrative Agent's, the Collateral Agent's and each Lender's rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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    "Material Contract" shall mean any and all contracts or agreements of a Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary involving amounts remaining to be paid in excess of $1,000,000.

    "Material Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary which has assets with a book value in excess of $5,000 as of the date of determination.

    "Merger Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 19, 1999, by and among Activision, Sub and Expert, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

    "Mortgaged Properties" shall mean the owned real properties and leasehold and subleasehold interests of the Loan Parties at the time subject to the Mortgages.

    "Mortgages" shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust, leasehold mortgages, assignments of leases and rents, modifications and other security documents delivered pursuant to Section 5.12, each in form and substance satisfactory the Administrative Agent.

    "Multiemployer Plan" shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

    "Net Cash Proceeds" shall mean (a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the cash proceeds (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of noncash consideration initially received), net of (i) selling expenses (including reasonable broker's fees or commissions, legal fees, transfer and similar taxes and the Borrowers' good faith estimate of income taxes paid or payable in connection with such sale), (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds) and (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by the asset sold in such Asset Sale and which is repaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset or repayments of the Revolving Loans) and (b) with respect to any issuance or disposition of Indebtedness or any Equity Issuance, the cash proceeds thereof, net of all taxes and customary fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds shall not include any amounts received by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary in respect of any casualty or condemnation to the extent Borrower or such Subsidiary uses the amounts so received within 180 days of the receipt thereof to rebuild, restore or replace the property subject to such casualty or condemnation.

    "Net Income" shall mean, for any period, net income or loss of the Loan Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by the Subsidiary of that income is prohibited by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to the Subsidiary except to the extent that dividends or distributions are actually paid in compliance therewith, (b) the income (or loss) of any person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with a Loan Party or the date that person's assets are acquired by a Loan Party, and (c) the income of any Subsidiary which is not a wholly owned Subsidiary except to the extent that dividends or distributions are actually paid to a Loan Party.

    "New Lenders" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.30.

    "Obligations" shall mean and include any and all of each Borrower's Indebtedness and/or liabilities to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or Lenders or any corporation that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, secured or unsecured, joint, several, joint and several, absolute or contingent, due or

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to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, regardless of how such indebtedness or liabilities arise or by what agreement or instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including, but not limited to, any and all of any Borrower's Indebtedness and/or liabilities under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or under any other agreement between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or Lenders and any Borrower and all obligations of any Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or Lenders to perform acts or refrain from taking any action.

    "Other Taxes" shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

    "Payment Office" shall mean initially Two Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816; thereafter, such other office of the Administrative Agent, if any, which it may designate by notice to the Borrowing Agent and to each Lender to be the Payment Office.

    "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

    "PNC" shall mean PNC Bank, National Association.

    "Perfection Certificate" shall mean the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Annex 2 to the Security Agreement.

    "Permitted Acquisition" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(h).

    "Permitted Discretion" means the Administrative Agent's reasonable and good faith judgment based upon any factor which the Administrative Agent believes in good faith (a) could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value of any Collateral, the enforceability or priority of the Collateral Agent's Liens or the amount that the Lenders would be likely to receive upon a liquidation of the Collateral; (b) suggests that any report of Collateral or financial information is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (c) could reasonably be expected to create a Default or Event of Default or increase the likelihood of an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding. In exercising such judgment with respect to matters relating to the determination of Eligible Inventory and Eligible Receivables, changes in advance rates or the imposition, increase or reduction of reserves, the Administrative Agent may reasonably take into account factors included in the definitions of Eligible Inventory and Eligible Receivables, as well as changes in concentration of risk of Receivables, changes in collection history and dilution, changes in demand for and pricing of Inventory, and other changes in the value of the Inventory or Receivables that tend to increase the credit risk of lending to the Borrowers on the security of Inventory or Receivables. The burden of establishing lack of good faith shall be on the Borrowers.

    "Permitted Investments" shall mean any of the following:

        (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

        (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from Standard & Poor's Ratings Service or from Moody's Investors Service, Inc.;

        (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank

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    organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

        (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria of clause (c) above; and

        (e) such other investments that are acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

    "person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

    "Plan" shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

    "Pledge Agreement" shall mean the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Existing Credit Agreement, between the Borrowers, the Subsidiaries party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with any pledge or similar agreement required or advisable under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction to perfect the pledge the stock of the Foreign Subsidiaries.

    "Pro Rata Percentage" of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall mean the percentage of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment represented by such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment.

    "Receivables" of a person shall mean and include all of its accounts, contract rights, instruments (including those evidencing indebtedness owed to it by its Affiliates), documents, chattel paper, general intangibles relating to accounts, drafts and acceptances, and all other forms of obligations owing to such person arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of Inventory or the rendition of services, all guarantees and other security therefor, whether secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter created, and whether or not specifically sold or assigned to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder.

    "Receivables Advance Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a)(i) hereof.

    "Register" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(d).

    "Regulation T" shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

    "Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

    "Regulation X" shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

    "Related Fund" shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is advised or managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

    "Release" shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the environment.

    "Remedial Action" shall mean (a)"remedial action" as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily

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undertaken to: (i) cleanup, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the environment; (ii) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or minimize the further Release of any Hazardous Material so it does not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health, welfare or the environment; or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, (i) or (ii) above.

    "Repayment Date" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.12.

    "Repurchase Amount" shall mean an amount equal to the sum of (i) the net cash proceeds received by Activision Holdings from the exercise of stock options or warrants since June 8, 2000 plus (ii) the net cash proceeds received by Activision Holdings since June 8, 2000 from any other Equity Issuances plus (iii) the value of the common stock of Activision Holdings issued since the Restatement Effective Date, or additional paid in capital since such date, as a result of the conversion of any Convertible Subordinated Notes less (iv) payments made since June 8, 2000 in connection with any repurchase or redemption of Convertible Subordinated Notes or capital stock; provided that no more than $10,000,000 of Revolving Loans may be used to fund the Repurchase Amount.

    "Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Loans, L/C Exposure and unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing at least a majority of the sum of all Loans outstanding, L/C Exposure and unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 2.25 with respect to Defaulting Lenders.

    "Responsible Officer" of any corporation shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such corporation and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such corporation in respect of this Agreement.