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Exhibit 10.17

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
(FF&E)

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Bank Agent,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee

and

WELLS FARGO BANK NEVADA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as FF&E Agent,

October 30, 2002


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
   
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1.   Definitions and General Provisions.   2

 

 

1.1

 

Definitions

 

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    1.2   Interpretation   6

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FF&E Collateral, Priority of Liens, Subordination and Release.

 

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2.1

 

Liens and Security Interests on the FF&E Collateral

 

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    2.2   FF&E Proceeds Accounts Collateral and Aircraft Collateral Does Not Secure Bank Facility or Second Mortgage Note Holders   7
    2.3   Hotel/Casino Collateral Does Not Secure FF&E Facility   7
    2.4   Confirmation of Liens.   7
    2.5   Release of Liens.   8

3.

 

Rights and Limitation of Actions With Respect to the FF&E Collateral.

 

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3.1

 

Rights and Limitations Applicable to the Project Credit Parties.

 

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    3.2   Rights and Limitations Applicable to the FF&E Agent and the FF&E Lenders.   10
    3.3   Certain Waivers by the Project Secured Parties   12
    3.4   Notification of Events of Default   12
    3.5   FF&E Standstill Period.   13
    3.6   Limitation of Liability.   13
    3.7   Cooperation with Foreclosure Purchaser   14
    3.8   Obligations of Project Credit Parties Limited to their Capacities as Junior Lien Holders   14

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Other Intercreditor Provisions.

 

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4.1

 

Waiver of Provisions Under Financing Agreements

 

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    4.2   Amendments of Financing Agreements   15
    4.3   Provisions Relating to Events of Loss and Loss Proceeds.   15
    4.4   Responsibility for Staying Informed.   16

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Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.

 

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5.1

 

Right to File Involuntary Bankruptcy

 

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    5.2   Certain Agreements and Consents by the Project Credit Parties   16

6.

 

Default Payoff Option

 

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7.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

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7.1

 

Organization

 

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    7.2   Authorization   17
    7.3   Binding Agreement   17
    7.4   No Consent Required   17
    7.5   No Conflict   18

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Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

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8.1

 

Notices; Addresses

 

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    8.2   Further Assurances   19
    8.3   Waiver   20
    8.4   Entire Agreement   20
    8.5   Governing Law   20

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    8.6   Severability   20
    8.7   Headings   20
    8.8   Limitations on Liability   20
    8.9   Consent to Jurisdiction   20
    8.10   Successors and Assigns   20
    8.11   Counterparts   21
    8.12   No Third Party Beneficiaries   21
    8.13   Refinancing; Amendment for New Credit Parties   21
    8.14   Trust Indenture Act   21
    8.15   Reinstatement   21
    8.16   Interaction with Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement   21
    8.17   Attorneys' Fees   21

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
(FF&E)

        THIS INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of October 30, 2002 (the "Effective Date"), by and among DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as the Administrative Agent acting on behalf of itself and the Bank Lenders pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the "Bank Agent"), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association in its capacity as Trustee under the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture (in such capacity, the "Indenture Trustee") and WELLS FARGO BANK NEVADA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Collateral Agent acting on behalf of itself and the FF&E Lenders pursuant to the FF&E Facility Agreement (in such capacity, the "FF&E Agent").

RECITALS:

        A. The Project. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the "Company"), proposes to develop, construct and operate the Le Reve Hotel Casino, a large-scale, hotel, casino, golf course and entertainment complex with related ancillary facilities, all as part of the redevelopment on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino.

        B. The Bank Credit Facility. Concurrently herewith, the Company, the Bank Agent, the Bank Lenders and the other parties named therein have entered into the Bank Credit Agreement pursuant to which the Bank Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to provide the Bank Credit Facility to the Company.

        C. The Second Mortgage Notes Indenture. Concurrently herewith, the Company, Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., certain guarantors named therein and the Indenture Trustee have entered into the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture pursuant to which the Company and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. will issue the Second Mortgage Notes.

        D. FF&E Facility. Concurrently herewith, the Company, the FF&E Agent and the FF&E Lenders have entered into the FF&E Facility Agreement pursuant to which the FF&E Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to provide the FF&E Facility to the Company. The proceeds of the FF&E Facility will be used to acquire the FF&E Component Collateral and the Aircraft Collateral.

        E. Financing for the Project. The Company is financing the development of the Project, in part, with the proceeds of the Bank Credit Facility, the FF&E Facility and the Second Mortgage Notes. In addition to certain other collateral and security interests:

        F. Disbursement Agreement. The Company, the Bank Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the FF&E Agent and the Disbursement Agent, have entered into that certain Master Disbursement Agreement as of an even date herewith (the "Disbursement Agreement"), in order to set forth, among other things, (a) the mechanics for and allocation of the Company's request for advances under the various Facilities and from the Company's Funds Account, (b) the conditions precedent to the initial advance and

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conditions precedent to subsequent advances, (c) certain common representations, warranties and covenants of the Company in favor of the Funding Agents and (d) common Events of Default and remedies during construction of the Project.

        G. Intercreditor Agreement (Project Lenders). The Project Credit Parties have entered into the Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement in order to set forth certain provisions relating to their respective rights in the Collateral (including the FF&E Component Collateral) securing the obligations of the Company Group to the Project Credit Parties, the exercise of remedies upon the occurrence of an event of default, the application of proceeds of enforcement and certain other matters.

        H. Intercreditor Agreement (FF&E). The Bank Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the FF&E Agent desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth certain provisions relating to their respective rights in the FF&E Collateral, the exercise of remedies with respect thereto upon the occurrence of an event of default, the application of proceeds of enforcement and certain other matters.

AGREEMENT:

        NOW, THEREFORE, with reference to the foregoing recitals and in reliance thereon, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Credit Parties agree as follows:

1.
Definitions and General Provisions.

        "Agreement" has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        "Aircraft Collateral" has the meaning given in the FF&E Facility Agreement.

        "Aircraft Secured Obligations" means, from time to time, all of the FF&E Secured Obligations other than the FF&E Component Secured Obligations.

        "Bank Agent" means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Agreement.

        "Bank Credit Facility" means, collectively, the delay draw term loan credit facility and the revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility thereunder) described and made available to Wynn Las Vegas by the Bank Lenders pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement.

        "Bank Financing Agreements" means the Bank Credit Agreement, the Bank Fee Letter, the Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement, this Agreement, the Bank Security Documents and any other agreement, document or instrument entered into or delivered by a member of the Company Group on, prior to or after the Closing Date with or to the Bank Agent or the Bank Lenders in connection with the financing of the Project.

        "Bank Proceeds Account Collateral" means the Bank Proceeds Account and all amounts on deposit therein, any interest earned thereon, and any investments of such amounts made pursuant to the Bank Company Collateral Account Agreement, and any proceeds of the foregoing exceptto the extent such proceeds are deposited into another account pursuant to the terms of the Disbursement Agreement or the Bank Company Collateral Account Agreement.

        "Bank Secured Obligations" means all Obligations of the Company Group to the Bank Agent and the Bank Lenders under the Bank Credit Facility, the Bank Security Documents and the other Bank

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Financing Agreements, including, without limitation, Obligations in respect of Interest Rate Agreements (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), but only to the extent that the Bank Credit Agreement permits such Interest Rate Agreement Obligations to be secured by the Bank Security Documents.

        "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute and any other state or federal insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law for the relief of debtors now or hereafter in effect.

        "Collateral" means the following unique and separate categories of property encumbered to secure the Obligations of the Company Group to any of the applicable Secured Parties: (a) the Hotel/Casino Collateral, (b) the FF&E Collateral and (c) the Separate Proceeds Accounts Collateral.

        "Company Group" means, collectively, the Company and any Affiliate of the Company that from time to time has incurred any Obligations or pledged any Collateral under any Financing Agreement.

        "Credit Party" or "Credit Parties" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Bank Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the FF&E Agent.

        "Default Payoff Option" means the option granted to the Eligible Payor on behalf of the Project Secured Parties pursuant to Section 6 hereof to pay off the FF&E Component Secured Obligations.

        "Disbursement Agent" means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Disbursement Agent under the Disbursement Agreement.

        "Disbursement Agreement Default" means the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under, and as defined in, the Disbursement Agreement.

        "Discharge" means (a) in respect of the Bank Credit Facility, the termination of all commitments to extend credit under the Bank Credit Facility, indefeasible payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all Bank Secured Obligations, termination, cancellation or expiration of all letters of credit issued under the Bank Credit Facility and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all other Bank Secured Obligations that are unpaid at the time the principal and interest are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, (b) in respect of the Second Mortgage Notes, indefeasible payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all Second Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all other Second Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations that are unpaid at the time the principal and interest are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and (c) in respect of the FF&E Facility, the termination of all commitments to extend credit under the FF&E Facility Agreement, and either (i) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all FF&E Component Secured Obligations and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all other FF&E Component Secured Obligations that are unpaid at the time the principal and interest are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all FF&E Secured Obligations and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all other FF&E Secured Obligations that are unpaid at the time the principal and interest are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, in each case in accordance with the terms of the FF&E Facility Agreement.

        "Effective Date" has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        "Eligible Payor" means (a) from the date of the initial Advance under the Bank Credit Facility until the Discharge of the Bank Secured Obligations, (i) the Bank Agent (acting on behalf of and, to the extent applicable, at the instruction of, the Bank Lenders in accordance with the Bank Financing Agreements) and (ii) from and after the expiration of 180 days following the occurrence of the Event of Default giving rise to the Default Payoff Option, any Person or Persons at any time or from time to time designated by holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Second Mortgage

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Notes, voting as a single class, as entitled to exercise the Default Payoff Option and (b) at any other time, any Person or Persons at any time or from time to time designated by the holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Second Mortgage Notes, voting as a single class, as entitled to exercise the Default Payoff Option and, in each case, any nominee or designee of the foregoing.

        "Event of Default" means, as the context requires, (i) a Disbursement Agreement Default, or (ii) the occurrence and continuance of an "Event of Default" by or with respect to the Company under the applicable Financing Agreement that has not been waived by the applicable Credit Party (it being understood that the provisions of Section 1.2 of this Agreement shall not apply to any such waiver).

        "Exercise Remedies" or "Exercise of Remedies" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the taking of any action to enforce its rights or remedies against the Company Group following the occurrence of a Potential Default or Event of Default under its respective Financing Agreements, including, without limitation, the termination of a commitment to lend, the acceleration of all or a portion of the Obligations under such Financing Agreements, the filing or initiation of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding against the Company or any other Person within the Company Group, the commencement of any foreclosure proceedings against any Collateral, the repossession of any Collateral, or the appointment or institution of a receiver, custodian or similar official to take custody of any assets of the Company or other members of the Company Group; provided, however, that the term "Exercise Remedies" shall specifically exclude (i) the issuance of any notice of default, (ii) any actions by a Credit Party to suspend (a) any disbursements from any accounts of the Company Group in which such Credit Party has a security interest or (b) Advances under the particular Facility and (iii) the recording of a Notice of Default in the County Recorder's Office of Clark County, Nevada.

        "Facility" or "Facilities" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Bank Credit Facility, the Second Mortgage Notes Proceeds and the FF&E Facility.

        "FF&E Account Collateral" means the FF&E Proceeds Account, the Company's FF&E Payment Account, and all amounts on deposit therein, any interest earned thereon, and any investments of such amounts made pursuant to the applicable FF&E Collateral Account Agreement, and any proceeds of the foregoing except to the extent such proceeds are deposited into another account pursuant to the terms of the Disbursement Agreement or the FF&E Collateral Account Agreement.

        "Facility Agreement" or "Facility Agreements" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Bank Credit Agreement, the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture and the FF&E Facility Agreement.

        "FF&E Agent" means Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, National Association or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the FF&E Facility Agreement.

        "FF&E Collateral" means the following unique and separate categories of property encumbered to secure all or a portion of the Obligations of the Company Group to the applicable Secured Parties (in each case as set forth in Section 2): (a) the Aircraft Collateral, (b) the FF&E Component Collateral and (c) the FF&E Account Collateral; provided, however, that upon the release by the FF&E Agent of its security interest in any portion of the FF&E Collateral, the FF&E Collateral shall exclude such released FF&E Collateral.

        "FF&E Component Collateral" means from time to time, items consisting of the FF&E Component under the Disbursement Agreement (as more specifically set forth from time to time in Exhibit T-3 to the Disbursement Agreement) other than (a) the FF&E Account Collateral and (b) the Aircraft Collateral.

        "FF&E Component Secured Obligations" means, at any time and from time to time, Loans under the FF&E Facility allocated to and in the amount of the Allocated Equipment Value (as defined in the FF&E Facility Agreement), plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon in accordance with the FF&E Facility Agreement, plus the Applicable Administrative Charge (as defined in the FF&E Facility

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Agreement), if any, allocable to such Allocated Equipment Value, plus any other accrued but unpaid fees or other amounts owed under the FF&E Financing Agreements and allocable to the Allocable Equipment Value.

        "FF&E Financing Agreements" means the FF&E Facility Agreement, this Agreement, the FF&E Security Documents and any other agreement, document or instrument entered into or delivered by a member of the Company Group on, prior to or after the Closing Date with or to the FF&E Agent or the FF&E Lenders in connection with the financing of the Project.

        "FF&E Secured Obligations" means all Obligations of the Company Group to the FF&E Agent and the FF&E Lenders under the FF&E Facility Agreement, the FF&E Security Documents and the other FF&E Financing Agreements.

        "Hotel/Casino Collateral" means all real and personal property encumbered to secure the Bank Secured Obligations under the Bank Security Documents or the Second Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations under the Second Mortgage Notes Security Documents other than (a) the Separate Proceeds Accounts Collateral and (b) the FF&E Collateral, provided, however, that upon the release by the Bank Agent and the Indenture Trustee of their respective security interests in any portion of the Hotel/Casino Collateral, the Hotel/Casino Collateral shall exclude such released Hotel/Casino Collateral.

        "Indenture Trustee" means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Trustee under the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        "Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding" means (a) any case commenced by or against the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group under any Bankruptcy Law, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group or any similar case or proceeding relative to the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group or their creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary; (b) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency; or (c) any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the Company Group or any Person within the Company Group are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.

        "Notice of Default" means a notice of default which must be recorded in the official real property records of Clark County, Nevada, in order to commence non-judicial foreclosure of a deed of trust in accordance with applicable Nevada law.

        "Project Credit Party" or "Project Credit Parties" means, as the context requires, any or both of the Bank Agent and the Indenture Trustee.

        "Project Credit Party Agent" means (a) from the date of the initial Advance under the Bank Credit Agreement until the Discharge of the Bank Secured Obligations, the Bank Agent (acting on behalf of, and to the extent applicable, at the instruction of, the Bank Lenders in accordance with the Bank Financing Agreements), and (b) at any other time, the Indenture Trustee (acting on behalf of, and to the extent applicable, at the instruction of, the Second Mortgage Note Holders in accordance with the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture).

        "Second Mortgage Notes Financing Agreements" means the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture, the Second Mortgage Notes, the Disbursement Agreement, the Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement, this Agreement, the Second Mortgage Notes Security Documents and any other agreement, document or instrument entered into or delivered by a member of the Company Group on, prior to or

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after the Closing Date with or to the Indenture Trustee or the Second Mortgage Note Holders in connection with the financing of the Project.

        "Second Mortgage Notes Proceeds Account Collateral" means the Second Mortgage Notes Proceeds Account and all amounts on deposit therein, any interest earned thereon, and any investments of such amounts made pursuant to the applicable Second Mortgage Notes Company Collateral Account Agreement, and any proceeds of the foregoing except to the extent such proceeds are deposited into another account pursuant to the terms of the Disbursement Agreement or the Second Mortgage Notes Company Collateral Account Agreement.

        "Second Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations" means all Obligations of the Company Group under the Second Mortgage Notes Indenture, the Second Mortgage Notes, the Second Mortgage Notes Security Documents and the other Second Mortgage Notes Financing Agreements.

        "Secured Obligations" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Bank Secured Obligations, the Second Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations and the FF&E Secured Obligations.

        "Secured Party" or "Secured Parties" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Project Secured Parties, the FF&E Agent and the FF&E Lenders.

        "Securities Intermediary" means any entity acting in its capacity as Securities Intermediary under any Collateral Account Agreement.

        "Separate Proceeds Accounts Collateral" means, as the context requires, any or all of the Second Mortgage Notes Proceeds Account Collateral, the Bank Proceeds Account Collateral and the FF&E Account Collateral.

        "Standstill Period" has the meaning given in Section 3.5.1 of this Agreement.

2.
FF&E Collateral, Priority of Liens, Subordination and Release.

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Rights and Limitation of Actions With Respect to the FF&E Collateral.

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4.
Other Intercreditor Provisions.

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5.
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.

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6.    Default Payoff Option. The FF&E Agent hereby grants the Eligible Payor the right (without any obligation) to pay off in cash, at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the FF&E Facility Agreement, all, but not less than all, of the principal of and interest on all FF&E Component Secured Obligations outstanding at the time of payment. The pay off amount shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount and accrued interest outstanding on the FF&E Component Secured Obligations on the date of payment (including fees and interest accruing after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate provided for in the FF&E Facility Agreement (regardless of whether such item is an allowed claim under applicable law) and any costs of collection) plus all other FF&E Component Secured Obligations (including any LIBOR breakage costs but excluding any prepayment or acceleration penalty or premium) then unpaid. Upon receipt of such payment in cash, all commitments under the FF&E Facility shall terminate and the FF&E Agent and the FF&E Lenders shall release their liens on and security interests in the FF&E Component Collateral in accordance with Section 2.5 above.

7.    Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to each other Credit Party as follows:

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8.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
If to the Bank Agent:   Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
31 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
    Attn: George Reynolds
    Phone: (646) 324-2112
    Fax: (646) 324-7450

If to the Indenture Trustee:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Indenture Trustee
MAC: N303-121
Corporate Trust Operations
6th & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
    Attn: Michael Slade
    Phone: (612) 667-0266
    Fax: (612) 667-2160

If to the FF&E Agent

 

Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, National Association
c/o Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association
299 South Main Street, 12th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 94111
    Attn: Corporate Trust Services
    MAC: U1228-120
    Phone: (801) 246-5630
    Fax: (801) 246-5053

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Credit Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or agents thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

    Bank Agent:  

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
LINDA WANG          
          Name: Linda Wang
          Title: Vice President

 

 

Indenture Trustee:

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
C. SCOTT NIELSEN          
          Name: C. Scott Nielsen
          Title: Vice President

 

 

FF&E Agent:

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK NEVADA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
C. SCOTT NIELSEN          
          Name: C. Scott Nielsen
          Title: Trust Officer

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