EXHIBIT 10.37
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 29, 1998, made by KIDEO
PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Debtor"), in favor of Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (the "Secured Parties").
W I T N E S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement, dated the date hereof, between Debtor and the Secured Parties (as the
same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented, the "Purchase
Agreement"), the Secured Parties have agreed to lend $500,000 (the "Loan") to
Grantor;
WHEREAS, the Secured Parties are willing to make the Loan but only
upon the condition, among others, that Grantor shall have executed and delivered
to the Secured Parties this Security Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Debtor is delivering to the Secured Parties its
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000 (the "Notes");
and
WHEREAS, as a condition to their acceptance of the Notes, the
Secured Parties are requiring that the performance and payment of all
obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the Debtor to the Secured Parties
under the Notes be secured by the Debtor's grant of a security interest pursuant
to the terms and condition of this Security Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Grant of Security Interest. As collateral security for the prompt
and complete payment and performance when due of all indebtedness, liabilities
and obligations of the Debtor to the Secured Parties under the Notes, including
interest (collectively, the "Obligations"), the Debtor hereby assigns, conveys,
mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and transfers to the Secured Parties, and
hereby grants to the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the
Debtor's right, title and interest in, to and under all of the following (all of
which are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Collateral"):
(i) any and all present and future "accounts" (as
defined in the Code referred to below), accounts receivable, contract
rights, general intangibles, instruments
and chattel paper and including without limitation any and all purchase
orders, instruments and other documents, evidencing obligations for and
representing payment for goods sold or leased and/or services rendered by
Debtor, proceeds of and the goods represented by any of the foregoing and
all books and records pertaining to same (the "Accounts Receivable");
(ii) any and all "equipment" (as defined in the Code)
now or hereafter owned or leased by Debtor, including, without limitation,
all leasehold improvements, machinery, furniture, tools, attachments, and
other equipment of any kind and nature, whether affixed to real property
or not, that is now owned or hereafter owned by the Debtor, wherever
located, and any additions and accessions thereto, substitutions therefor,
replacements thereof, and the Proceeds of any of the foregoing and all of
the Debtor's books and records pertaining to all of the foregoing (the
"Equipment");
(iii) any and all "inventory" (as defined in the Code)
of every nature and description belonging to the Debtor, wherever located,
whether now owned or in existence or hereafter acquired and including
without limitation, all raw materials, work in process, all finished
goods, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor and wherever located
and in all returns and refunds (applicable thereto), all parts and
accessories thereof and additions thereto, the Proceeds of any of the
foregoing and the right to collect the same and all books and records
pertaining to same (the "Inventory");
(iv) any and all "general intangibles" (as such term is
defined in the Code) now or hereafter owned by Debtor and including but
not limited to all marks, trademarks, trademark applications, trademark
registrations, patents, patent registrations, patent applications,
copyrights, goodwill of the Debtor's business symbolized by any of the
foregoing, license rights, license agreements, permits, franchises and
patents; and
(v) all "proceeds" (as defined in the Code) including,
without limitation, (x) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity,
warranty or guaranty payable to the Debtor from time to time with respect
to any of the Collateral, (y) any and all payments (in any form
whatsoever) made or due and payable to the Debtor from time to time in
connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or
forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental body,
authority, bureau or agency (or any other person whether or not acting
under color or governmental authority), and (z) any and all other amounts
from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the
Collateral.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Security Agreement, nothing
herein shall be construed so as to require the Secured Parties to provide any
future credit to the Debtor.
2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
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The Debtor hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) The Debtor's chief executive office and the place where
its records concerning the Collateral are kept is located at 000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
(b) The Debtor is the sole owner of the Collateral, free and
clear of any liens, mortgages, security interests, pledges, charges or
encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, the "Liens") except
as may be granted to the Secured Parties herein.
(c) No effective financing statement or other instrument
similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any
recording office.
(d) The Debtor shall give the Secured Parties at least thirty
(30) days' prior written notice of any change in the Debtor's name, trade style
or the location of its chief executive office.
(e) The Debtor shall, at its own expense, keep the Collateral
free of all Liens except the security interest of the Secured Parties.
(f) The Debtor shall not, directly or indirectly, sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any interest therein, except
in the ordinary course of its business.
(g) The Debtor shall not remove any of the Equipment from 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
(h) The Debtor shall at all times keep the Equipment in good
operating condition and repair.
(i) The Debtor will furnish to the Secured Parties from time
to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the
Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the
Secured Parties may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(j) Following the closing under the Purchase Agreement, the
Debtor will from time to time pay or cause to be paid all Liens, taxes,
assessments and governmental charges levied, assessed or imposed upon any of the
Collateral, unless and to the extent only that the same shall be contested in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings by the Debtor.
3. Secured Parties Appointed as Attorney-in-Fact.
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(a) The Debtor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the
Secured Parties, and each of them and their agents, with full power of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable
power and authority in the place and stead of the Debtor and in the name of the
Debtor or in their own name, from time to time in their discretion, but only
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Security Agreement or any
Obligation, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Security
Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all
documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the
purposes of this Security Agreement. The Debtor hereby ratifies all that said
attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of
attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(b) The powers conferred on the Secured Parties and the other
attorneys appointed hereunder are solely to protect the interests of the Secured
Parties in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon them to exercise
any such powers. The Secured Parties and the other attorneys appointed hereunder
shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of
the exercise of such powers and neither they, nor any of their agents, shall be
responsible to the Debtor for any act or failure to act, except for their gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
(c) The Debtor also authorizes the Secured Parties, as agent
for the Debtor, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and
from time to time, to communicate in their own names with any party to any
contract, agreement or instrument included in the Collateral with regard to the
assignment thereof hereunder and other matters relating thereto.
4. Performance by Secured Parties of Debtor's Obligations. If the
Debtor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein,
or in the observance or performance of any other agreement or obligation to the
Debtor, as provided for by the terms of this Security Agreement, in the event
the Secured Parties shall perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or
compliance, with such agreement, the expenses of the Secured Parties incurred in
connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest thereon
at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, shall be payable by the Debtor to
the Secured Parties on demand and, until such payment, shall constitute
Obligations secured hereby.
5. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall
be an "Event of Default" hereunder:
(a) an Event of Default (as defined in the Purchase Agreement
or the Notes) shall have occurred; or
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(b) any representation or warranty made by the Debtor in
connection with this Security Agreement or the Purchase Agreement shall prove to
have been untrue or misleading in any material respect when made; or
(c) default by the Debtor in the observance or performance of
any other covenant or agreement contained in this Security Agreement, and the
continuance of the same for thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof.
If any such event specified above shall occur, the Secured Parties
may declare, by notice to the Debtor, the Obligations to be due and payable,
whereupon the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Obligations to the
contrary notwithstanding.
6. Remedies, Rights Upon Default.
(a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Secured Parties may exercise in addition to all other rights and remedies
granted to the Secured Parties in this Security Agreement, all rights and
remedies of secured parties under the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may be
in effect from time to time in New York (referred to in this Security Agreement
as the "Code") and any other Uniform Commercial Code in any relevant
jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Debtor
agrees that in any such event, the Secured Parties may forthwith collect,
receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and
may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase or
otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral (or contract to do so), or any
part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at the
office of a Secured Party or elsewhere at such prices as they may deem best, for
cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.
The Debtor further agrees, at the request of the Secured Parties, to assemble
the Collateral and make it available to the Secured Parties at places which any
of the Secured Parties shall reasonably select, whether at the Debtor's premises
or elsewhere. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Debtor waives all
claims, damages and demands against the Secured Parties arising out of the
repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral. The Debtor shall remain
liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the
Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are
entitled, the Debtor also being liable for the reasonable fees of any attorneys
employed by the Agent to collect such deficiency. The Debtor also agrees to pay
all costs of the Secured Parties, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred
with respect to the collection of any of the Obligations and the enforcement of
any of its rights hereunder. The Debtor hereby waives presentment, demand,
protest or any notice (to the extent permitted by applicable law and except as
stated herein) of any kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any
Collateral.
7. Limitation on Duty of the Secured Parties in Respect of
Collateral. Beyond the use of reasonable and prudent care in the custody and
preservation thereof, the
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Secured Parties shall not have any duty as to any Collateral in their possession
or control or in the possession or control of their agents or nominees or any
income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any
other rights pertaining thereto.
8. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be
deemed to have been duly given or made on the date when the same is delivered by
hand or sent by telecopier or, if mailed, seventy-two (72) hours after the same
is deposited with the United States mail, by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and addressed at the address set
forth in the Purchase Agreement or at such other address which any party shall
designate by written notice to the others in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 8.
9. Severability. Any provision of this Security Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10. Financing Statements; Further Assurances. The Debtor authorizes
the Secured Parties to sign and file financing statements at any time and from
time to time with respect to the Collateral without the Debtor's signature. The
Debtor agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request of
the Secured Parties, the Debtor will promptly execute and deliver any and all
such further instruments and documents and do such further acts as the Secured
Parties may request in order to carry out the purposes of this Security
Agreement and obtain for the Secured Parties the full benefits of the security
interest granted to the Secured Parties hereby.
11. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
12. Waivers; Amendments; Cumulative Remedies. The Secured Parties
shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any
rights or remedies hereunder and no waiver shall be valid unless in writing,
signed by the Secured Parties, and then only to the extent therein set forth. A
waiver by the Secured Parties of any right or remedy hereunder on any one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the
Secured Parties would otherwise have had on any future occasion. No failure to
exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Parties of any
right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies hereunder provided are
cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of
any rights and remedies provided by law. None of the terms and
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provisions of this Security Agreement may be waived, altered, modified or
amended except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by the parties hereto.
13. Successors and Assigns; Governing Law. This Security Agreement
and all obligations of the Debtor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the Debtor, and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Secured
Parties and their successors and assigns. This Security Agreement shall be
governed by, and be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
14. Further Indemnification. The Debtor agrees to pay, and to save
the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or
resulting from any delay in paying, any and all excise, sales or other taxes
which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the
Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Security Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Debtor and the Secured Parties have each
caused this Security Agreement to be executed on the date first set forth above.
KIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, President
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXX
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XXXXXXX XXXXXX
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