Exhibit 4.01-4
to the
Credit Agreement
Exhibit 10.178 - Pledge and Security Agreement
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of January 28, 1998, made by
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), KINRO,
INC., an Ohio corporation ("Kinro"), SHOALS SUPPLY, INC., a Delaware corpo
ration ("Shoals"; together with Kinro, the "Borrowers" (which term shall also
include, where the context requires, Xxxxxxx Components, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Xxxxxxx"), the Company together with the Borrowers, the "Stock
Pledgors"), KINRO HOLDING, INC., a New York corporation ("KHI"), SHOALS HOLDING,
INC., a New York corporation ("SHI"; together with KHI, the "Partnership
Pledgors") (each of the Company, Kinro, Shoals, KHI and SHI being referred to
herein as a "Pledgor") in favor of The Chase Manhattan Bank as collateral agent
(in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties (as defined
in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of January
28, 1998 (as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement") among Kinro, Shoals and Xxxxxxx (as Borrowers), the financial
institutions party thereto as lenders (the "Lenders") and The Chase Manhattan
Bank as agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"). Terms used herein
as defined terms and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given
thereto in the Credit Agreement.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the
terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. Each
Pledgor other than the Borrowers has guaranteed the Obligations of the
Borrowers. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned on,
among other things, the execution and delivery by the Pledgors of an agreement
in the form hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section 1.01. Xxxxxxxxxxx.Xx addition to the terms defined above, the
following words and terms shall have the respective meanings, and it is hereby
agreed with respect thereto, as follows:
"Agreement" shall mean this Pledge and Security Agreement, as it
shall be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Obligations" shall mean, collectively, (a) the due and punctual
payment of (i) the principal of, and interest (including interest accruing
during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on
the Loans when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or
more dates set for repayment or prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment
required to be made by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement in respect of
the Letter of Credit when and as due, including payments in respect of
reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash
collateral and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs,
expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed
or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of
whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (x) of the Borrowers under the
Credit Agreement, (y) of the Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreements, (z) of
the Borrowers and of the other Credit Parties under any other Loan Documents
(including this Agreement) to which the Borrowers or such other Credit Parties
are or are to be parties, and (aa) of the Borrowers (or either of them) to any
Lender as an Interest Rate Protection Merchant under or in respect of any
Interest Rate Hedging Agreement now or hereafter in effect, and (b) the due and
punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities
of the Borrowers under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and of the Borrowers
and of the other Credit Parties under the other Loan Documents (including the
Guarantee Agreements and this Agreement) and or under any Interest Rate Hedging
Agreement now or hereafter in effect.
"Partner" shall mean any partner in a Partnership.
"Partnership" shall have the meaning given thereto in Schedule II
hereto.
"Partnership Documents" shall have the meaning given thereto in
Schedule II hereto.
ARTICLE II.
Section 2.01. Pledge and Grant of Security Interest (a) As security for
the payment and performance in full of its Obligations, each Pledgor hereby
transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over
and delivers unto the Collateral Agent, and grants to the Collateral Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest
in (i) the shares of capital stock listed below the name of such Pledgor on
Schedule I and any shares of stock of any Subsidiary obtained in the future by
such Pledgor and the certificates representing all such shares (the "Pledged
Stock"), (ii) all of such Pledgor's respective partnership interests and related
rights described in Schedule II and any partnership interests or other equity
interests in any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor (the "Pledged
Interests"), (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (iv) subject to Section 2.05, all
payments of dividends and distributions, including, without limitation, all
cash, instruments and other property (including, without limitation, any
security entitlements or investment property), from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise paid or distributed, in respect of, or in exchange for
or upon the conversion of the securities and other property referred to in
clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above, (v) subject to Section 2.05, all rights and
privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities (including, without
limitation, any securities entitlements) and other property referred to in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, (vi) any and all custodial accounts,
securities accounts or other safekeeping accounts in which any of the foregoing
property (and any property described in the following clauses (vii) and (viii))
may be deposited or held in, and any security
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entitlements or other rights relating thereto, (vii) any securities (as defined
in the Uniform Commercial Code) constituted by any of the foregoing, and (viii)
all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i)
through (vii) above being collectively referred to as the "Collateral"). The
Collateral Agent acknowledges that the security interest in the Collateral
granted herein ranks equally with and shall be pari passu with the security
interest in the Collateral granted to the Trustee pursuant to the pledge
agreement referred to in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement and that the
respective rights of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent with respect to the
Collateral shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor
Agreement.
(b) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, any stock
certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the
Collateral (the "Pledged Securities") shall be accompanied by undated stock
powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the
Collateral Agent may request. Without limiting Section 2.02(b), (i) all other
property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper
instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other
instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may request, and (ii) upon the
grant of a security interest in partnership interests or other equity interests
in any Person now or hereafter included in the Collateral, there shall be
executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent such instruments of consent,
waiver, and recognition, from the issuer and other equity holders thereof
(having provisions comparable to the Consent, Waiver and Recognition Agreement
in the form of Exhibit 2.01 hereto) and such other instruments and documents
(including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements duly executed in proper
form for filing in such offices as the Collateral Agent shall require) as the
Collateral Agent may request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities and each such
grant of a security interest shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the
securities, securities entitlements, investment property and equity interests
theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached
hereto as Schedule I or Schedule II, as applicable, and made a part hereof
(provided that the failure to deliver any such schedule shall not impair the
security interest hereunder of the Collateral Agent in any Pledged Securities or
Pledged Interests). Each schedule so delivered (except to the extent in error)
shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered.
Section 2.02. Deliveries. (a) Each Pledgor agrees promptly to deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Securities,
and any and all certificates or other instruments or documents representing
Collateral, and any other instruments referred to in Section 2.01(b)(i) endorsed
to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective endorsement, or (ii) causing
the certificate to be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, upon
original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer thereof.
(b) Upon execution and delivery hereof there shall be
delivered to the Collateral Agent a duly executed Consent, Waiver, and
Recognition Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.01 hereto in respect of each
Partnership.
(c) With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an
uncertificated security, (i) the Pledgor agrees to cause the issuer to register
the Collateral Agent as the registered owner thereof, upon original issue or
registration of transfer or (ii) the issuer
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agrees that it will comply with instructions with respect to such uncertificated
security originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of the
registered owner.
(d) With respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a
"security entitlement" as defined in Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of
New York, the Pledgor agrees to cause the securities intermediary to indicate by
book entry that such security entitlement has been credited to a securities
account of the Collateral Agent.
Section 2.03. Representations; Warranties; Covenants. Each Pledgor hereby
represents, warrants and covenants, to and with the Collateral Agent that:
(a) (i) the Pledged Stock has been delivered to the Collateral
Agent in pledge hereunder, and represents that percentage as set forth on
Schedule I of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the capital
stock of the issuer with respect thereto; and (ii) a first priority security
interest in the Pledged Interests has been granted to the Collateral Agent
hereunder, and the Pledged Interests represent the interests in the Partnerships
as set forth in Schedule II;
(b) each Pledgor (i) is and will at all times continue to be
the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Collateral indicated on
Schedule I or Schedule II to be owned by such Pledgor, (ii) holds the same free
and clear of all Liens, except for the security interest granted in the
Collateral hereunder and except for the security interest which the Pledgor has
concurrently herewith granted to the Trustee for the Senior Notes for the
benefit thereof on an equal priority and pari passu basis with the security
interest created hereunder, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation
or transfer of or create or suffer to exist any security interest in or other
Lien on, the Collateral, other than pursuant hereto, and (iv) subject to Section
2.05, will cause any and all Collateral to be forthwith deposited with the
Collateral Agent and pledged or otherwise subject to the security interest
created hereunder;
(c) each Pledgor (i) has the power and authority to pledge or
grant a security interest in the Collateral in the manner hereby done or
contemplated and (ii) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein and
the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties
against any and all other Liens, however arising, of all persons whomsoever.
(d) no consent or approval (i) of any Governmental Authority
or any securities exchange or (ii) of any other Person except any such Person
whose consent has been obtained in writing and delivered to the Collateral
Agent, was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge or grant of a Security
Interest effected hereby;
(e) (i) when the Pledged Securities, certificates, instruments
or other documents representing or evidencing the Collateral are delivered to
the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent
will have a valid and perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such
Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the
Obligations; and (ii) when Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements in the
form of Exhibit 2.03 hereto naming the appropriate Pledgor in accordance with
Schedule II as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party are filed in the
respective offices as set
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forth in Schedule 2.03 hereto, the Collateral Agent will have a valid and
perfected first Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Interests as
security for the payment and performance of the Obligations;
(f) the pledge and the grant of a security interest effected
hereby are effective to vest in the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured
Parties, the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral as set forth
herein.
Section 2.04. Registration in Nominee Name, Denominations; Further
Assurances. (a) The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall
have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged
Securities and Pledged Interests in its own name, the name of its nominee or the
name of the applicable Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the
Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies
of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged
Securities or Pledged Interests. The Collateral Agent shall at all times have
the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for
certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with
this Agreement (and the surrender of any certificates to the issuer or any agent
thereof for such purpose shall not constitute a release of the security interest
of the Collateral Agent in any such Pledged Securities represented thereby). If
at any time the Pledged Interests are represented or evidenced by any
certificates, the same shall promptly be delivered to the Collateral Agent in
pledge hereunder together with any instruments of transfer requested by the
Collateral Agent.
(b) Each Pledgor agrees, at its expense, to execute, acknowledge,
deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents
and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time
reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the pledge
and the security interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including
the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the pledge, and the granting of the security
interest hereunder and the filing of any financing statements or other documents
in connection herewith.
Section 2.05. Voting Rights; Dividends. (a) Unless and until an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(i) The Pledgors shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and/or other consensual rights and powers accruing to them as owners of
Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests for any purpose consistent with the
terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
provided, however, that such action would not adversely affect the rights
inuring to a holder of the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests or the
rights and remedies of any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.
(ii) Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any
and all cash dividends and distributions paid on the Pledged Securities and cash
distributions in respect of the Pledged Interests to the extent and only to the
extent that such cash dividends and cash distributions are permitted by, and
otherwise paid in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable laws. All
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noncash dividends and distributions, and all dividends and distributions
(whether in cash or otherwise) in connection with a partial or total liquidation
or dissolution, return of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and all
other payments, dividends, and distributions made on or in respect of the
Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, whether paid or payable in cash or
otherwise, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification
of the outstanding capital stock of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or any
amendment of any Partnership Document or the admission or withdrawal of any
Partner, or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests or
any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger,
consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer or
Partnership may be a party or otherwise, shall (except as otherwise provided in
the preceding sentence) be and become part of the Collateral, and, if received
by a Pledgor, shall not be commingled by such Pledgor with any of its other
funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held
in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any
necessary endorsement)(any such cash to be applied in accordance with Section
2.07).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Default, all rights of the Pledgors to exercise the voting and
consensual rights and powers they are entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph
(a)(i) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive
right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Default, all rights of each Pledgor to dividends and other
distributions that such Pledgor is authorized to received pursuant to the first
sentence of paragraph (a)(ii) above shall cease, and all such rights shall
thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and
exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends and other
distributions. All dividends and other distributions received by any Pledgor
contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall be held in trust for the
benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or
funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent
upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) and
shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07.
Section 2.06. Possession, Sale of Collateral, Etc.
(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an
Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may sell or cause to be sold, whenever it
shall decide, in one or more sales or parcels, at such prices as it may deem
best, and for cash, on credit or for future delivery, without assumption of any
credit risk, all or any portion of the Collateral, at any broker's board or at
public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to
sell or of time or place of sale (except ten (10) days' written notice to the
Pledgor thereof of the time and place of such sale, which each Pledgor hereby
agrees to be commercially reasonable, and such other notices as may be required
by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and any Person may be the purchaser
of all or any portion of the Collateral so sold and thereafter hold the same
absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatever kind, including any equity
of redemption, of any Pledgor, any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity
being hereby expressly waived and released. The Collateral Agent shall be
authorized at
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any such sale (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective
bidders or purchasers to persons who will represent and agree that they are
purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a
view to the distribution or sale thereof. At any sale or sales made pursuant to
this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free from any claim
or right of whatever kind, including any equity of redemption of any Pledgor,
any such demand, notice, claim, right or equity being hereby expressly waived
and released, all or any portion of the Collateral offered for sale, and may
make any payment on account thereof by using any claim for money then due and
payable to such Secured Party by any Pledgor as a credit against the purchase
price. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be
sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent
may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall
not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to
do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have
been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any
public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by
announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without
further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so
adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on
credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the
Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid in full by the purchaser or
purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in
case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the
Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold
again upon like notice. For purposes hereof, (a) a written agreement to purchase
the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof, (b)
the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such
agreement and (c) no Pledgor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral
or any portion thereof subject thereof, notwithstanding the fact that after the
Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default
shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full. The Secured Parties
shall in any such sale make no representations or warranties with respect to the
Collateral or any part thereof, and shall not be chargeable with any of the
obligations or liabilities of any Pledgor. As an alternative to exercising the
power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a
suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose upon the Collateral and to sell
the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a
court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a
court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section
shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided
in Section 9-504(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold
the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, and representatives harmless (except for their own
wilful misconduct or gross negligence) from and against any and all claims with
respect to the Collateral asserted both before and after the taking of actual
possession or control of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this
Agreement, or arising out of any act or omission of any party other than the
Collateral Agent prior to such taking of actual possession or control by the
Collateral Agent, or arising out of any act or omission of such Pledgor, or any
agents thereof, before or after the commencement of such actual possession or
control by the Collateral Agent. In any action hereunder the Collateral Agent
shall be entitled to the appointment, without notice, of a
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receiver to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and to
exercise such powers as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and
during the continuation of such Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall be
entitled to apply, without prior notice to any Pledgor, any cash or cash items
constituting Collateral in the possession of the Collateral Agent to payment of
the Obligations.
Section 2.07. Application of Proceeds.
(a) Each Pledgor hereby agrees that it shall upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) immediately
turn over to the Collateral Agent any instruments (with appropriate
endorsements) or other items constituting Collateral not then in the possession
of the Collateral Agent, the possession of which is required for the perfection
of the Collateral Agent's security interest for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties, all of which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the
Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and not
commingled prior to its coming into the Collateral Agent's possession, and (ii)
take all steps necessary to cause all sums, monies, royalties, fees,
commissions, charges, payments, advances, income, profits, and other amounts
constituting Proceeds of any Collateral to be deposited directly in an account
of the Pledgor (or any of them) with the Collateral Agent and to cause such sums
to be applied to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
(b) All proceeds from any collection or sale of the Collateral
pursuant hereto, all Collateral consisting of cash, and all deposits in accounts
of any Pledgor with any Secured Party shall be applied (i) first, to the payment
of the fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, including costs and expenses of collection
or sale, reimbursement of any advances, and any other costs or expenses in
connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel),
(ii) second, to the payment in full of the Obligations owed to the Lenders and
the Issuing Bank in respect of the Loans, LC Disbursements and any Interest Rate
Hedging Agreements, pro rata as among the Lenders (including, but not limited
to, any of them as an Interest Rate Protection Merchant) in accordance with the
amounts of such Obligations owed to them, and (iii) third, to the payment of the
Obligations (other than those referred to above) pro rata as among the Secured
Parties in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations owed to them. Any
amounts remaining after such applications shall be remitted to the Pledgors or
as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Collateral Agent
shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such
proceeds, cash, or balances in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 2.08. Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Pledgor does hereby irrevocably make, constitute and
appoint the Collateral Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and
lawful attorney-in-fact with full power in the name of the Collateral Agent, and
of such Pledgor, with power of substitution, to, upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Event of Default, receive, open and dispose of all mail
addressed to such Pledgor, to endorse any note, check, draft, money order, or
other evidence of payment relating to the Collateral that may come into the
possession of the Collateral Agent, with full power and right to cause the mail
of such
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Pledgor to be transferred to the Collateral Agent's own offices or otherwise; to
communicate with any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership; to
commence or prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings to collect or otherwise
realize upon any Collateral or enforce any rights in respect thereof; to settle,
compromise, adjust or defend any claims in respect of any Collateral; to notify
any issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership, or otherwise require them
to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; to use, sell, assign,
transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all
or any of the Collateral, and to do any and all other acts necessary or proper
to carry out the intent of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and the
grant, confirmation and continuation of the security interests hereunder and
thereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable, and shall survive the bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of any
or all of the Pledgors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring
or obligating the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to make any commitment
or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received
by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, or to present or file any
claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any
part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any
property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties shall be
accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of
the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Pledgor for any act
or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The provisions of this Section shall in no event relieve any Pledgor
of any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents with
respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or impose any obligation on the
Collateral Agent to proceed in any particular manner with respect to the
Collateral or any part thereof, or in any way limit the exercise by any Secured
Party of any other or further right that it may have on the date of this
Agreement or hereafter, whether hereunder, under any other Loan Document, by law
or otherwise. Any sale of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Section
shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided
in Section 9-504(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
(b) Without limiting the preceding paragraph, each Pledgor
does hereby further irrevocably make, constitute and appoint the Collateral
Agent or any officer or designee thereof its true and lawful attorney-in-fact
with full power in the name of the Collateral Agent, and of such Pledgor, with
power of substitution, (i) to enforce all of such Pledgor's rights under and
pursuant to all agreements with respect to the Collateral, all for the sole
benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, (ii) to enter into and
perform such agreements as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out the
terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement that are required to be
observed or performed by such Pledgor, (iii) to execute such other and further
mortgages, pledges and assignments of the Collateral and filings or recordations
in respect thereof as the Collateral Agent may require for the purpose of
protecting, maintaining or enforcing the security interest of the Collateral
Agent hereunder for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, (iv) to act as
authorized in the following Section hereof, and (v) to do any and all other
things reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the intention of this
Agreement and the grant, confirmation, continuation and perfection of the
security interests hereunder. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable, and shall survive the insolvency, bankruptcy, or dissolution
of any or all of the Pledgors.
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Section 2.09. Financing Statements, Direct Payments, Confirmation . Each
Pledgor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements (and any other filings) required in connection with the
perfection or preservation of the security interest hereunder in respect of all
or any part of the Collateral, and amendments thereto and continuations thereof
with regard to such Collateral, without such Pledgor's signature, or, in the
alternative, to execute such items on behalf of such Pledgor pursuant to the
powers of attorney granted in the preceding Section. Each Pledgor further
authorizes the Collateral Agent to confirm with any issuer of Pledged Securities
or any Partnership the amounts payable to such Pledgor with regard to the
Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default to notify any
issuer of Pledged Securities or any Partnership that all sums payable to such
Pledgor relating to the Collateral shall be paid directly to the Collateral
Agent.
Section 2.10. Termination. The security interest granted hereunder shall
terminate when all the Obligations have been fully, finally and indefeasibly
paid and performed, the Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender shall be zero,
and when the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender shall have terminated.
Thereupon, the Collateral Agent will return to the Pledgors the Pledged
Securities and execute and deliver, at each Pledgor's expense, Uniform
Commercial Code termination statements reasonably requested by such Pledgor
evidencing the release of the security interest hereunder, all without recourse
to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.
Section 2.11. Remedies Not Exclusive. The remedies conferred upon or
reserved to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties in this Article
and elsewhere in this Agreement are intended to be in addition to, and not in
limitation of any other remedy available to the Collateral Agent and the other
Secured Parties.
Section 2.12. Securities Laws, etc. In view of the position of the
Pledgors in relation to the Pledged Securities and Pledged Interests, or because
of other current or future circumstances, issues may arise under the Securities
Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter
enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statue as
from time to time in effect being called the "Federal Securities Laws") with
respect to any disposition of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests
permitted hereunder. The Pledgors understand that compliance with the Federal
Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the
Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or
any part of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, and might also limit
the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any
Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests could dispose of the same. Similarly,
there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral
Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Securities or
Pledged Interests under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or
similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. The Pledgors recognize that in
light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may,
with respect to any sale of the Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests, limit
the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such
Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests for their own account, for investment,
and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Pledgors
acknowledge and agree that in light of the foregoing restrictions and
limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may
proceed to make such a sale whether or not a
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registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Securities or
Pledged Interests or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal
Securities Laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential
purchaser (including without limitation, any Partner) to effect such sale. The
Pledgors acknowledge and agree that any such sale might result in prices and
other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale
without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent
shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the
Pledged Securities or Pledged Interests at a price that the Collateral Agent, in
its sole and absolute discretion, may in good xxxxx xxxx reasonable under the
circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price
might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as
aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of
this Section will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private
market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the
price at which the Collateral Agent sells.
Section 2.13. No Assumption of Liability. The pledge and security interest
hereunder is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent
or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or
liability of any Pledgor with respect to or arising out of any of the
Collateral. Each Pledgor shall remain liable to, at its own cost and expense,
duly and punctually observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be
observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument
relating to the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Partnership
Documents, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each
Pledgor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the other
Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.
ARTICLE III.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. No Discharge. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder,
the security interest granted hereunder, and the obligations of each Pledgor
under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in
full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged
or in any way diminished by (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the
Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document (including this Agreement and each
Guarantee Agreement), any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or
any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all
or any of the Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to
any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other
agreement or instrument relating to the foregoing, (iii) any exchange, release
or nonperfection of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver
of or consent to or departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the
Obligations, (iv) any exercise or nonexercise by the Collateral Agent or any
Secured Party of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or applicable law, including, without
limitation, any failure by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to setoff
or release in whole or in part any balance of any deposit account or
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credit on its books in favor of any Credit Party or any waiver, consent,
extension, indulgence or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or
(v) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing
which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Credit
Party or would otherwise, but for this specific provision to the contrary,
operate as a discharge of or exonerate any Pledgor as a matter of law.
Section 3.02. Amendment; Waiver. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Pledgor therefrom, shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any such
waiver, consent or approval shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any
case shall entitle any Pledgor to any other or further notice or demand in the
same, similar or other circumstances. No waiver by any Secured Party of any
breach or default of or by any Pledgor under this Agreement shall be deemed a
waiver of any other previous breach or default or any thereafter occurring.
Section 3.03. Survival; Severability.
(a) All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made by the Pledgors herein and in the certificates or other instruments
prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the
Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall survive the making by
the Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any
Notes evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured
Parties or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long
as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any other fee or
amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding
and unpaid or the LC Exposure does not equal zero and as long as the Commitments
have not been terminated.
(b) Any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the legality,
validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction. The
parties hereto agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable
provision that, to the extent possible, will preserve the economic bargain of
this Agreement, or to otherwise amend this Agreement to achieve such result.
Section 3.04. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of
the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements
by or on behalf of any Pledgor, or the Collateral Agent that are contained in
this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns. No Pledgor may assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and any
such attempted assignment shall be void).
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Section 3.05. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 3.06. Headings. The Article and Section headings in this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 3.07. Notices. Notices, consents and other communications provided
for herein shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing
and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. Communications
and notices to any Pledgor shall be given to it at its address set forth in
Schedule 3.07 hereto.
Section 3.08. Reimbursement of the Collateral Agent.
(a) The Pledgors jointly and severally agree to pay upon
demand to the Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable and
documented expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses
of its counsel and of any experts or agents, that the Collateral Agent may incur
in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any
of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the
Collateral Agent hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Pledgor to perform or
observe any of the provisions hereof. If the Pledgors shall fail to do any act
or thing that they have covenanted to do hereunder or any representation or
warranty of the Pledgors hereunder shall be breached, the Collateral Agent may
(but shall not be obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done or remedy any
such breach and there shall be added to the Obligations the cost or expense
incurred by the Collateral Agent in so doing.
(b) Without limitation of their indemnification obligations
under the other Loan Documents, the Pledgors jointly and severally agree to
indemnify the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, and representatives
("Indemnitees") against, and hold each of them harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable
counsel fees and expenses, incurred by or asserted against any of them arising
out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of, the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating hereto or to the Collateral, whether or not any Indemnitee
is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(c) Any amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be
additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents. The
provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of the termination of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the
invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral
Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section shall be
payable on written
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demand therefor and shall bear interest at the default rate (as provided in the
Credit Agreement).
Section 3.09. Counterparts; Additional Pledgors. (a) This Agreement may be
executed in separate counterparts (telecopy of any executed counterpart having
the same effect as manual delivery thereof), each of which shall constitute an
original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one
Agreement.
(b) Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the
Collateral Agent and a Subsidiary of the Company of an instrument in the form of
Exhibit 3.09(b) hereto, such Subsidiary shall become a Pledgor hereunder with
the same force and effect as if originally named as a Pledgor herein. The
execution and delivery of such instrument shall not require the consent of any
Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or the failure
to add, any new Pledgor as a party hereto, in each case whether or not required
under the Credit Agreement.
Section 3.10. Entire Agreement; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
(a) Except as expressly herein provided, this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder is superseded by this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly provided herein or
in the other Loan Documents, nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan
Document, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than
the parties hereto, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the
United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment,
and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees
that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such
Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any
such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent or
any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement against any Pledgor or its properties in the courts
of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court
referred to in the preceding paragraph. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
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(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to
service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 3.07. Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 3.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives
as of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
as Collateral Agent
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
KINRO, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
SHOALS SUPPLY, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
KINRO HOLDING, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
SHOALS HOLDING, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
KINRO MANUFACTURING, INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 2.03
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Form of Form UCC-1
Schedule 2.03
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Locations for Filing Forms UCC-1
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Limited Partnership Debtor Locations
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A. Kinro Texas Kinro Holding, Inc. 1. NY S/S
Limited Partnership 2. NY-Westchester County
3. TX S/S
4. TX-Tarrant County
5. TX-Xxxxxxx County
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B. Shoals Supply Texas Shoals Holding, Inc. 1. NY S/S
Limited Partnership 2. NY-Westchester County
3. TX S/S
4. TX-Tarrant County
5. TX-McLennan County
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C. Kinro Tennessee Kinro Holding, Inc. 1. NY S/S
Limited Partnership 2. NY-Westchester County
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D. Shoals Supply Shoals Holding, Inc. 1. NY S/S
Tennessee Limited 2. NY-Westchester County
Partnership
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Schedule 3.07
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Addresses for Notice
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Party Mailing Address County
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Drew Industries 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Incorporated Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Kinro, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Shoals Supply, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Kinro Holding, Inc. c/o Drew Industries Incorporated Westchester
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Shoals Holding, Inc. c/o Drew Industries Incorporated Westchester
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Kinro Manufacturing, Inc. 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Schedule I
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Pledged Stock
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Pledgor Issuer Number of Shares Percentage
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Drew Industries Kinro, Inc. 140 100%
Incorporated
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Shoals Supply, Inc. 10 100%
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Xxxxxxx Components, 10 100%
Inc.
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Kinro, Inc. Kinro Manufacturing, 10 100%
Inc.
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Kinro Holding, Inc. 10 100%
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Shoals Supply, Inc. Shoals Holding, Inc. 10 100%
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Schedule II
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Partnership Interests
(a) All of the present and future right, title and interest as
a limited partner in each limited partnership listed in Annex 1 hereto and any
successor(s) thereto or assignee(s) thereof (each, a "Partnership"), of each
Partnership Pledgor and the rights, interest, and benefits in respect thereof of
such Partnership Pledgor arising under the respective agreements, documents
and/or certificates (including, without limitation, any publicly filed
documents) constituting or governing each such Partnership (the "Partnership
Documents"), and all other benefits pertaining thereto and any and all general
intangibles and accounts now owned or hereafter arising or acquired relating to
such Partnership Pledgor's interest in any Partnership and/or any of the
foregoing rights, interest, or benefits; including, without limitation, (i) all
distributions by, and any other payments from each Partnership, and all present
and future rights to receive any distributions or other payments from each
Partnership, whether the same constitute distributions of capital, surplus, or
profits, or derive from any other source including, without limitation, any such
distribution or payment derived from, representing, based upon, measured by, or
otherwise in respect of, (x) the operating revenues of any Partnership, or (y)
any sale, assignment, transfer, or other disposition (or transaction having
comparable effect) of any assets of any Partnership, any mortgaging,
encumbering, or other financing or refinancing of any assets of any Partnership,
any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any assets of any
Partnership, any merger, consolidation, or recapitalization of any Partnership,
any redemption or liquidation of the interest of any Partnership Pledgor in any
Partnership, or any contribution of any property to any Partnership by any
partner therein; (ii) without limiting clause (i), any other payments or
distributions, and any rights to receive the same, from any Partnership, from
any partner or partners therein, or from any other party, in respect of (A) any
sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition (or transaction
having comparable effect) of any partner's interest in any Partnership or any
rights in respect thereof, and (B) any payments of principal, interest, or of
any other character in respect of any debt owed by any Partnership or any
partner therein to any Partnership Pledgor, and (iii) without limiting clauses
(i) and (ii) all securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code)
constituted by any of the foregoing (all of which property and rights referred
to in one or more of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) are referred to collectively as
the "Pledged Interests"); and
(b) the proceeds, products, rents, issues and profits of the
Pledged Interests.
Annex 1 to Schedule II
to
Pledge and Security Agreement
Limited Partnerships
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Kinro Texas Limited Partnership, a Texas limited partnership
Kinro Tennessee Limited Partnership, a Tennessee limited partnership
Shoals Supply Texas Limited Partnership, a Texas limited partnership
Shoals Supply Tennessee Limited Partnership, a Tennessee limited partnership
