SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of
the 26th day of June, 2007, by BEDMINSTER NATIONAL CORP., a
Nevada corporation, having a mailing address at 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, (the “Company”), Metropolitan
Computing Corp., a New Jersey corporation, having a mailing address at
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (“MCC”); ( together
Company and MCC, individually and collectively, jointly and
severally the (“Debtors”), for the benefit and security of
DUTCHESS PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, LTD., having a mailing address
at 00 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
“Secured Party”).
WHEREAS,
the Company has executed and delivered to Secured Party a Note or instruments,
including, without limitation, (i) that certain Note dated June 26, 2007 from
the Company in favor of the Secured Party (the “Note”) pursuant
to which the Secured Party has agreed to make certain loans and other financial
accommodations to the Company;
WHEREAS,
each of the other Debtors has executed and delivered a guaranty (as amended
or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Guaranty") of
certain obligations of the Company, including all obligations of the Company
under the Note; and
WHEREAS,
the obligations of the Company under the Note and the obligations of each other
Debtor under the Guaranty are to be secured pursuant to this
Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of any loan, advance or other financial
accommodation heretofore or hereafter made to or for the benefit of any Debtor
under or in connection with the Note of any other Finance Documents (as defined
below), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
CONSTRUCTION
AND DEFINED TERMS
Section
1.01 Article and Section Headings. Article and Section
headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise
expressly stated in this Agreement, references in this Agreement to Sections
shall be read as Sections of this Agreement.
Section
1.02 Schedules and Exhibits. The references in this
Agreement to specific Schedules and Exhibits shall be read as references to
such
specific Schedules or Exhibits attached, or intended to be attached, to this
Agreement and any counterpart of this Agreement and regardless of whether they
are in fact attached to this Agreement, and including any amendments,
supplements and replacements to such Schedules and Exhibits from time to
time.
Section
1.03 Defined Terms. Unless otherwise
expressly stated in this Agreement, (a)
capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned
thereto in the UCC (as defined below); and (b) the following terms used in
this
Agreement shall have the following meanings:
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“Collateral”
means, with respect to any Debtor, all property and rights of such
Debtor in which a security interest is granted hereunder.
“Computer
Hardware and Software” means, with respect to any Debtor, all of such
Debtor's rights (including rights as licensee and lessee) with respect to (i)
computer and other electronic data processing hardware, including all integrated
computer systems, central processing units, memory units, display terminals,
printers, computer elements, card readers, tape drives, hard and soft disk
drives, cables, electrical supply hardware, generators, power equalizers,
accessories, peripheral devices and other related computer hardware; (ii) all
software programs designed for use on the computers and electronic data
processing hardware described in clause (i) above, including all
operating system software, utilities and application programs in whatsoever
form
(source code and object code in magnetic tape, disk or hard copy format or
any
other listings whatsoever); (iii) any firmware associated with any of the
foregoing; and (iv) any documentation for hardware, software and firmware
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, including flow charts,
logic diagrams, manuals, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo
codes.
“Equity
Interest” With respect to any Person, any ownership interest in such
Person, including shares, partnership interests, joint venture interests,
membership interests, limited liability company interests, unit interests and
any other equity or ownership interests of any kind, and any subscriptions,
options, warrants, commitments, purchase rights, preemptive rights or agreements
of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the
issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or for securities convertible into,
any shares, partnership interests, joint venture interests, membership
interests, limited liability company interests, and any other equity or
ownership interests in such Person.
“Finance
Documents” mean, collectively, the Note, the Guaranty, and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection therewith or herewith and
pertaining to the Secured Obligations.
“Lien”
Any security interest (including security interest within the
definition of “security interest” in the UCC), encumbrance, lien (including any
judgment lien, any contract lien, any lien arising or resulting from nonpayment
of any tax, assessment, charge or other imposition, and any lien arising or
resulting from nonpayment for labor, materials, or supplies), security agreement
(including any agreement that creates or provides for a security interest),
deed
of trust, mortgage, grant, pledge, assignment, hypothecation, title retention
contract, or other arrangement for security purposes, and any agricultural
lien
(including any agricultural lien within the definition of “agricultural lien” in
the UCC), and including any of the foregoing arising by operation of statute
or
other law or the application of equitable principles, whether perfected or
unperfected, avoidable or unavoidable, consensual or nonconsensual, and any
financing statement or other similar notice document, whether or not filed,
and
any agreement to give a financing statement or other similar notice
document.
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“Lien
Proceeding” Any action taken (including self help) or proceeding
(judicial or otherwise) commenced by any Person other than Secured Party for
the
purpose of enforcing or protecting any actual or alleged Lien upon any of the
Collateral, and including any foreclosure, repossession, attachment, execution
or other process regarding any of the Collateral.
“Permitted
Lien” means those Liens described on Schedule 3.07.
“Person”
Any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, entity, association, joint-stock company, trust
or
unincorporated organization and any Governmental Authority, including any
receiver, debtor-in-possession, trustee, custodian, conservator, or
liquidator.
“Secured
Obligations” All indebtedness, liabilities and obligations which are
now or may at any time hereafter be due, owing or incurred in any manner
whatsoever to Secured Party by any Debtor, whether under this Agreement, any
Note, the Guaranty or any other Finance Document, in each case howsoever
created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including,
without limitation, the payment of interest and other amounts which would accrue
and become due but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or the operation
of the automatic stay under Section 3 62(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C.
§
3 62(a)), including, without limitation, all charges, fees, expenses,
commissions, reimbursements, premiums, indemnities and other payments related
to
or in respect of such obligations.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts on the date of this Agreement, as may be amended or modified
from
time to time after the date hereof; provided that, "UCC" shall
also mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any
applicable jurisdiction.
ARTICLE
II.
SECURITY
INTEREST; PERFECTION
Section
2.01 Security Interest. To secure the full and timely
payment, performance and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, each Debtor
hereby collaterally assigns to Secured Party, and grants Secured Party a
security interest in, all of such Debtor’s property, whether now owned or
hereafter existing or acquired, regardless of where located including, without
limitation, all of such Debtor’s:
(a)
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Accounts;
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(b)
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Chattel
Paper, including Electronic Chattel
Paper;
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(c)
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Computer
Hardware and Software and all rights with respect thereto,
including, any
and all licenses, options, warranties, service contracts,
program
services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights,
improvement
rights, renewal rights and indemnifications, and any
substitutions,
replacements, additions or model conversions of any of
the
foregoing
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(d)
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Commercial
Tort Claims now or hereafter identified on Schedule 2.01(d) to this
Agreement;
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(e)
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Deposit
Accounts;
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(f)
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Documents;
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(g)
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Financial
Assets;
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(h)
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General
Intangibles;
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(i)
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Goods
(including all of its Equipment, Fixtures, Real Estate and Inventory),
and
all embedded software, accessions, additions, attachments, improvements,
substitutions and replacements thereto and
therefor);
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(j)
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Instruments;
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(k)
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Intellectual
Property;
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(l)
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Investment
Property;
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(m)
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Letter
of Credit Rights;
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(n)
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money
(of every jurisdiction whatsoever);
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(o)
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Security
Entitlements;
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(p)
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Supporting
Obligations
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(q)
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with
respect to each Person (as hereinafter defined) listed in Schedule
2.01(q) hereto and each other corporation hereafter acquired or formed
by such Debtor, the Equity Interests from time to time issued and
outstanding, including the certificates, if any, representing the
Equity
Interests and any interest of such Debtor in the entries on the books
of
the issuer thereof or any financial intermediary pertaining to the
Equity
Interests, together with all dividends, cash, options, warrants,
rights,
instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income,
interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity)
or
proceeds as a result of a split, revision, reclassification,
consolidation, merger or other like change of the Equity Interests
or any
issuer thereof, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed to such Debtor in respect of or in exchange for any or
all of
the Equity Interests;
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(r)
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all
promissory notes or intercompany notes and all certificates or instruments
evidencing such promissory notes or intercompany notes; and to the
extent
not included in the foregoing, other personal property of any kind
or
description, together with all books, records, writings, data bases,
information and other property relating to, used or useful in connection
with, or evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to any
of the
foregoing, and all Proceeds, products, rents, issues, profits and
returns
of and from any of the foregoing; provided that to the extent that
the provisions of any lease or license of Computer Hardware and Software
or Intellectual Property expressly prohibit (which prohibition is
enforceable under applicable law) the assignment thereof, and the
grant of
a security interest therein, the Secured Party will not enforce its
security interest (other than in respect of the Proceeds thereof)
for so
long as such prohibition continues, it being understood
that upon request of the Secured Party, such Debtor will in good
faith
use reasonable efforts to obtain consent for the creation of a security
interest in favor of the Secured Party (and to Secured Party’s enforcement
of such security interest) in such Debtor's rights under such lease
or
license. Notwithstanding the above, the shares of stock of MCC held
by the
Company are specifically excluded and shall not be held as securities
pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section
2.02 Intentionally Omitted
Section
2.03 Perfection by Filing.
(a)
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Each
Debtor authorizes Secured Party to file any financing statement and
agrees
to execute, in recordable form, and deliver to Secured Party any
other
document or instrument, and to cause any third party to execute and
deliver to Secured Party any other document (including financing
statement
termination statements), requested by Secured Party to perfect the
security interests created under this Agreement and to establish,
maintain, and continue the first priority of the security interests
created under this Agreement.
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(b)
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Each
Debtor hereby appoints Secured Party as such Debtor’s attorney-in-fact,
with power of substitution, which appointment is irrevocable and
coupled
with an interest, to execute in the name of Debtor, and to transmit
to, or
file, record, or register with, any Person, and at any time, any
document
or instrument that Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable
for the
purpose of creating, enforcing, defending, protecting, perfecting,
continuing, or maintaining any security interest, or the perfection
or
priority of any security interest, created under this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Secured
Party shall not be required to obtain Debtor’s consent or authorization
for Secured Party to file, and Secured Party shall be entitled to
file,
with or without execution by Debtor (or by Secured Party as Debtor’s
attorney-in-fact), any financing statement, amendment, or other record
that Secured Party may be authorized to file in accordance with the
terms
of the UCC with respect to the security interests created under this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Any
financing statement or other document filed to perfect the security
interests evidenced by this Agreement may, at Secured Party’s option,
describe or indicate the Collateral in the manner that the Collateral
is
described in this Agreement, or as all assets of Debtor, or as
all
personal property of Debtor, or by any other description or indication
of
the Collateral that may be sufficient for a financing statement
under the
UCC.
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(e)
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If
prior to Debtor’s execution of this Agreement, Secured Party shall have
filed in any jurisdiction, or with any governmental authority,
any
financing statement, amendment, or other document describing
or indicating
the Collateral, or containing a description or indication
of all assets of
Debtor or all personal property of Debtor comprising the
Collateral, or
containing any other description or indication of the Collateral,
Debtor,
by executing this Agreement, irrevocably (i) authorizes,
ratifies,
confirms, and adopts (A) each
such previously filed financing statement, amendment or other
document,
and (B) the
filing of each such previously filed financing statement,
amendment, or
other document, and (ii) agrees that each such previously
filed financing
statement, amendment, or other document is valid and effective
as though
it had been authorized by Debtor and filed with Debtor’s
authorization.
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2.04
Perfection by Possession. If Collateral is of a type as to which it
is necessary, desirable, or advisable, as determined by Secured Party, for
Secured Party to take possession of such Collateral in order to protect,
perfect, or maintain the first priority of Secured Party’s security interest or
other Lien (subject only to Permitted Security) in such (or any other)
Collateral, then, promptly upon Secured Party’s request, Debtor shall deliver
such Collateral to Secured Party.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Debtor
makes the following representations and warranties to Secured Party, which
shall
each be continuing and in effect at all times, and Secured Party shall be
entitled to rely upon the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the following
representations and warranties without regard to any other information that
may
be now or hereafter known by or disclosed to Secured Party or any of Secured
Party’s directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or other
advisors:
Section
3.01 Debtor’s Name and Identification Number. The name
of each Debtor set forth on the first page and the signature page of this
Agreement is Debtor’s correct and complete legal name. The street address for
Debtor in this Agreement is Debtor’s mailing address. Such Debtor's chief
executive office and principal place of business are as set forth on Schedule
3.01 hereto (and such Debtor has not maintained its chief
executive office and principal place of business at any other location during
the five (5) years preceding the date hereof, and each other location where
such
Debtor maintains a place of business is also set forth on Schedule
3.01 hereto
Section
3.02 Permitted Liens; Collateral. (a) No financing
statement (other than Permitted Liens) covering any of such Debtor’s rights in
the Collateral is on file in any public office; (b) Secured Party’s security
interest in the Collateral is a first priority perfected security interest,
subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; (c) such Debtor is and will
be
the lawful owner of all Collateral, free of all liens, claims, security
interests and encumbrances whatsoever, other than the security interest
hereunder and Permitted Liens, with full power and authority to execute this
Agreement and perform such Debtor's obligations hereunder, and to subject the
Collateral to the security interest hereunder and (d) all information with
respect to the Collateral set forth in any
schedule, certificate or other writing at any time heretofore or hereafter
furnished by such Debtor to the Secured Party is and will be true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date furnished.
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Section
3.03 Authorization and No Conflicts. (a) Each Debtor is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its state of incorporation as listed on the first page of this
Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance
by such Debtor of its obligations hereunder are within such Debtor's corporate
powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, have
received all necessary governmental approval (if any shall be required), and
do
not and will not contravene or conflict with any provision of law or of the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of such Debtor or of any material
agreement, indenture, instrument or other document, or any material judgment,
order or decree, which is binding upon such Debtor; and (c) this Agreement
is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Debtor, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
Section
3.04 Tangible Collateral. Schedule 3.04 hereto
contains a complete listing of such Debtor’s tangible Collateral located with
any bailee, warehousemen or other third parties and all of such Debtor’s
Collateral which is subject to certificate of title statutes.
Section
3.05 Deposit Accounts. Except as listed on Schedule
2.02, Debtor has no Deposit Accounts and is not a party to or otherwise
bound by any Deposit Account Agreement.
Section
3.06 Leases. Except as listed on Schedule 3.06 (which
schedule contains a true, accurate and complete list and description of all
leases to which Debtor is a lessor, lessee, or other party or otherwise bound),
Debtor is not a lessor or lessee under, or a party to, or otherwise bound by
the
terms of, any lease.
Section
3.07 Commercial Tort Claims. Except as listed on
Schedule 2.01(d), Debtor has no Commercial Tort Claims.
Section
3.08 Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.08 lists all of the
current subsidiaries of Debtors. Upon closing of the acquisition of MCC, MCC
shall become a subsidiary of the Company.
ARTICLE
IV.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Debtor
covenants and agrees to the following:
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Section
4.01 Account Debtors. The Secured Party may, at any time
that an Event of Default exists, whether before or after any revocation of
such
power and authority or the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations, notify
an
Account Debtor or other Person obligated on Collateral to make
payment or otherwise render performance to or for the benefit of the Secured
Party and enforce, by suit or otherwise the obligations of an Account Debtor
or
other Person obligated on Collateral and exercise the rights of such Debtor
with
respect to the obligation of the Account Debtor or other Person obligated on
Collateral to make payment or otherwise render performance to such Debtor,
and
with respect to any property that secures the obligations of the Account Debtor
or other Person obligated on the Collateral. In connection with exercise of
such
rights and remedies, the Secured Party may surrender, release or exchange all
or
any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether
or
not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced
thereby. Upon the request of the Secured Party during the existence of an Event
of Default, each Debtor will, at its own expense, notify any or all parties
obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party of
any
amounts due or to become due thereunder. Upon request by the Secured Party
during the existence of an Event of Default, each Debtor will forthwith, upon
receipt, transmit and deliver to the Secured Party, in the form received, all
cash, checks, drafts and other instruments or writings for the payment of money
(properly endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected by
the
Secured Party) which may be received by such Debtor at any time in full or
partial payment or otherwise as proceeds of any of the Collateral. Except as
the
Secured Party may otherwise consent in writing, any such items which may be
so
received by any Debtor will not be commingled with any other of its funds or
property, but will be held separate and apart from its own funds or property
and
upon express trust for the Secured Party until delivery is made to the Secured
Party. Each Debtor will comply with the terms and conditions of any consent
given by the Secured Party pursuant to the foregoing sentence.
Section
4.02 Additional Covenants. Each
Debtor:
(a)
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will,
at the Secured Party’s request, at any time and from time to time, execute
and deliver to the Secured Party such financing statements,
amendments and
other documents and do such acts as the Secured Party deems
necessary in
order to establish and maintain valid, attached and perfected
first
priority security interests in the Collateral in favor of
the Secured
Party, free and clear of all Liens and claims and rights
of third parties
whatsoever except Permitted Liens; each Debtor hereby irrevocably
authorizes the Secured Party at any time, and from time to
time, to file
in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements and
amendments
thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral (x) as all assets
of such Debtor
or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular
asset
comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article
9 of the UCC
of the jurisdiction wherein such financing statement or amendment
is
filed, or (y) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with
greater
detail;
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(b)
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will
keep all its Inventory at, and will not maintain any place
of business at
any location other than, its address(es) shown on Schedule 3.01
hereto or at such other addresses of which such Debtor
shall have
given the Secured Party not less than 30 days' prior written
notice;
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(c)
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will
keep its records concerning the Collateral in such a manner
as will enable
the Secured
Party or its designees to determine at any time the status
of the
Collateral;(d) will furnish the Secured Party such information
concerning
such Debtor, the Collateral and the Account Debtors as the
Secured Party
may from time to time reasonably
request;
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(d)
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will
permit the Secured Party and its designees, from time to time, on
reasonable notice and at reasonable times and intervals during normal
business hours (or at any time without notice during the existence
of an
Event of Default) to inspect such Debtor's Inventory and other Goods,
and
to inspect, audit and make copies of and extracts from all records
and
other papers in the possession of such Debtor pertaining to the Collateral
and the Account Debtors, and will, upon request of the Secured Party
during the existence of an Event of Default, deliver to the Secured
Party
all of such records and papers;
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(e)
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will,
upon request of the Secured Party, stamp on its records concerning
the
Collateral, and add on all Chattel Paper and Instruments constituting
a
portion of the Collateral, a notation, in form satisfactory to the
Secured
Party, of the security interest of the Secured Party
hereunder;
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(f)
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except
for the sale or lease of Inventory in the ordinary course of its
business
and sales of Equipment which is no longer useful in its business
or which
is being replaced by similar Equipment, will not sell, lease, assign
or
create or permit to exist any Lien on any Collateral other than Permitted
Liens;
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(g)
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will
at all times keep all of its Inventory and other Goods insured under
policies maintained with reputable, financially sound insurance companies
against loss, damage, theft and other risks to such extent as is
customarily maintained by companies similarly situated, and cause
all such
policies to provide that loss thereunder shall be payable to the
Secured
Party as its interest may appear (it being understood that (A) so
long as
no Event of Default shall be existing, the Secured Party shall deliver
any
proceeds of such insurance which may be received by it to such Debtor
and
(B) whenever an Event of Default shall be existing, the Secured Party
may
apply any proceeds of such insurance which may be received by it
toward
payment of the Secured Obligations, whether or not due, in such order
of
application as the Secured Party may determine), and such policies
or
certificates thereof shall, if the Secured Party so requests, be
deposited
with or furnished to the Secured
Party;
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(h)
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will
take such actions as are reasonably necessary to keep its Goods in
good
repair and condition;
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(i)
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will
take such actions as are reasonably necessary to keep its Equipment
in
good repair and condition and in good working order, ordinary wear
and
tear excepted;
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(j)
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will
promptly pay when due all license fees, registration fees, taxes,
assessments and other charges which may be levied upon or assessed
against
the ownership, operation, possession, maintenance or use of its
Equipment
and other Goods;
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(k)
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will
take all steps reasonably necessary to protect, preserve and
maintain all
of its rights in the Collateral and will keep all of the tangible
Collateral in the United
States;
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(l)
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will
promptly notify the Secured Party in writing upon acquiring or otherwise
obtaining any Collateral after the date hereof consisting of Deposit
Accounts, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights or Electronic
Chattel Paper and, upon the request of the Secured Party, will promptly
execute such other documents, and do such other acts or things deemed
appropriate by the Secured Party to confer upon the Secured Party
control
(as defined in the UCC) with respect to such
Collateral;
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(m)
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promptly
notify the Secured Party in writing upon acquiring or otherwise obtaining
any Collateral after the date hereof consisting of Documents or
Instruments and, upon the request of the Secured Party, will promptly
execute such other documents, and do such other acts or things deemed
appropriate by the Secured Party to deliver to the Secured Party
possession of such Documents which are negotiable and Instruments,
and,
with respect to nonnegotiable Documents, to have such nonnegotiable
Documents issued in the name of the Secured
Party;
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(n)
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promptly
notify the Secured Party in writing upon incurring or otherwise obtaining
a Commercial Tort Claim after the date hereof against any third party,
and, upon the request of the Secured Party, will promptly enter into
an
amendment to this Agreement, and do such other acts or things deemed
appropriate by the Secured Party to give the Secured Party a security
interest in such Commercial Tort Claim;
and
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(o)
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further
agrees to take other action reasonably requested by the Secured Party
to
insure the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the
ability
of the Secured Party to enforce, the security interests in any and
all of
the Collateral including, without limitation, (i) executing, delivering
and, where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments
relating thereto under the UCC, to the extent, if any, that the Debtor’s
signature thereon is required therefor, (ii) complying with any provision
of any statute, regulation or treaty of the United States as to any
Collateral if compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment,
perfection or priority of, or ability of the Secured Party to enforce,
the
security interests in such Collateral, (iii) obtaining governmental
and
other third party consents and approvals, including without limitation
any
consent of any licensor, lessor or other Person obligated on Collateral,
(iv) obtaining waivers from mortgagees and landlords in form and
substance
satisfactory to the Secured Party, and (v) taking all actions required
by
the UCC in effect from time to time or by other law, as applicable
in any
relevant UCC jurisdiction, or by other law as applicable in any foreign
jurisdiction.
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Section
4.03 Taxes, Assessments, Charges, and Other Impositions.
Debtor shall pay and discharge promptly, on or before
the date due,
all taxes, assessments, charges, and other impositions imposed by any
governmental authority on Debtor, or on the Collateral, relating to the
ownership or use of the Collateral, or relating to any sale, lease, license
or
other disposition of the Collateral; provided, however, Debtor shall not be
required to pay or discharge, or to cause to be paid or discharged, any such
tax, assessment, charge, or other imposition so long as (a) the validity of
such
tax, assessment, charge or other imposition is being contested in good faith
by
Debtor by appropriate proceedings.
Section
4.04 Notice of Lien Proceeding. Debtor shall give
Secured Party immediate written notice of the threat by any Person to commence
any proceedings on a material portion of the Collateral or any other Lien
Proceeding.
Section
4.05 Delivery of Certificated Equity Interests. All
certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the pledged
Equity Interests, to the extent not previously delivered to the Secured Party,
shall promptly upon receipt thereof by any Debtor be delivered to and held
by
the Secured Party pursuant hereto. All such certificated Collateral shall be
in
suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed
instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party. Security Party shall have the
right, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, to exchange certificates representing or evidencing such pledged
Equity Interests for certificates of smaller or larger denominations. If any
issuer of pledged Equity Interests is organized in a jurisdiction which does
not
permit the use of certificates to evidence equity ownership, or if any of such
pledged Equity Interests are at any time not evidenced by certificates of
ownership, then each applicable Debtor shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, record such pledge on the equityholder register or the books
of
the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary
or
appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Secured Party the right to
transfer such pledged Equity Interests.
Section
4.06 Voting Rights: Distributions: etc. So long as no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) each Debtor shall
be
entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining
to the pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof for any purpose not
inconsistent with the terms or purposes of this Agreement; provided, however,
that no Debtor shall in any event exercise such rights in any manner
which
may have an adverse effect on the security intended to be provided by this
Agreement and (ii) each Debtor shall be entitled to receive and retain any
and
all distributions with respect to such pledged Equity Interests. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon written
notice from the Secured Party, all rights of each Debtor to exercise such voting
and other consensual rights it would otherwise be entitled to exercise hereunder
and all rights of such Debtor to receive distributions otherwise permitted
hereunder shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in
the
Secured Party. Any distributions which are received by any Debtor in violation
of the provisions of this Agreement shall be received in trust for the benefit
of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other funds of such Debtor and
shall immediately be paid over to the Secured Party as Collateral in the same
form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
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ARTICLE
V.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Debtor
covenants and agrees to the following:
Section
5.01 Identity. Debtor shall not change Debtor’s name or
corporate structure. If Debtor is organized solely under the law of a single
state or the United States and as to which the state or the United States must
maintain a public record showing the organization to have been organized, Debtor
shall not organize under the laws of another jurisdiction.
Section
5.02 Deposit Accounts. Debtor shall not open or close
any Deposit Account or modify, terminate, or supplement any Deposit Account
Control Agreement, or waive any material rights under any Deposit Account
Control Agreement, without prior written notice to the Secured
Party.
Section
5.03 Liens. Debtor shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Liens upon any Collateral of Debtor other than Permitted
Liens.
ARTICLE
VI.
EVENT
OF DEFAULT; ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST
Section
6.01 Any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor)
shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
(a)
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Any
default or event of default shall occur under any of the Note or
any other
Finance Documents.
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(b)
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Any
Debtor shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any provision
of
this Agreement or any other Finance Document and the same shall remain
unremedied for a period of ten (10) days after notice is given to
such
Debtor by the Secured Party.
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(c)
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The
Secured Party shall fail to have an enforceable first priority lien
on and
security interest in the
Collateral.
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(d)
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Any
Debtor files a bankruptcy petition, a bankruptcy petition is filed
against
any Debtor which remains undismissed or unstayed for 30 consecutive
days,
or any Debtor makes a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
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Section
6.02 Right to Enforce Claim; Secured Party in Possession or
Control.
(a)
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Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance
thereof,
and in addition to such other rights and remedies as Secured Party
may
have under other provisions of this Agreement or any other Finance
Document, or under common or statutory law, Secured Party may reduce
a
claim to judgment, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim, security
interest, or agricultural lien by any available judicial procedure,
and if
the Collateral is Documents, Secured Party may proceed either as
to the
Documents or as to the Goods the Documents
cover.
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(b)
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If
Secured Party has possession of Collateral, (i) reasonable expenses,
including the cost of insurance and payment of taxes or other charges,
incurred in the custody, preservation, use, or operation of the Collateral
are chargeable to Debtor and are secured by the Collateral, (ii)
the risk
of accidental loss or damage is upon Debtor to the extent of a deficiency
in any effective insurance coverage, (iii) Secured Party shall keep
the
Collateral identifiable, but fungible Collateral may be commingled,
and
(iv) Secured Party may use or operate the Collateral (A) for the
purpose
of preserving the Collateral or its value, or (B) as permitted by
an order
of a court having competent jurisdiction, or (C) for the purpose
of
transporting the Collateral, or (D) for the purposes of demonstrating
the
use or operation of the Collateral.
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(c)
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If
Secured Party has possession of Collateral or control of Collateral
that
is Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property,
or
Letter-of-credit rights, then Secured Party (i) may hold as additional
security any Proceeds, except money or funds, received from the
Collateral, (ii) shall apply money or funds received from the Collateral
to reduce the Secured Obligations unless remitted to Debtor, and
(iii) may
create a security interest in the
Collateral.
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(d)
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If
Secured Party has possession of Collateral that is Chattel Paper
or an
Instrument, then as to any such Chattel Paper or Instrument,
Secured Party
shall not be obligated to take any necessary steps to preserve
rights
against prior parties.
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Section
6.03 Collection and Enforcement. After the occurrence of
an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof (in accordance with
the
Facilities Agreement), Secured Party may:
(a)
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notify
any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on Collateral to make
payment
or otherwise render performance to or for the benefit of Secured
Party;
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(b)
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take
any Proceeds to which Secured Party is entitled under Section 9-315
of
Article 9 of the UCC;
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(c)
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enforce
the obligations of any Debtor or other Person obligated on Collateral
and
exercise the rights of Debtor with respect to the obligations
of the
Debtor or other Person obligated on Collateral to make payment
or
otherwise render performance to Debtor, and with respect to any
property
that secures the obligations of the Debtor or other Person obligated
on
the Collateral;
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Section
6.04 Possession of Collateral.
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(a)
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After
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance
thereof,
Secured Party may require Debtor to assemble the Collateral
and make the
Collateral available to Secured Party at a place designated
by Secured
Party which is reasonably convenient to Secured Party and
Debtor. If
Secured Party requires Debtor to assemble the Collateral
and make the
Collateral available to Secured Party, as described in the
preceding
sentence, Debtor shall do so promptly, and in any event within
ten (10)
days after Secured Party gives Debtor a notice requesting
Debtor to
assemble the Collateral and make the Collateral available
to Secured Party
at the place designated by Secured Party. Without limiting
Secured Party’s
right to designate any place which is reasonably convenient
to Debtor for
making Collateral available to Secured Party, Debtor agrees
that any place
designated by Secured Party and located within one hundred
(100) miles of
any place where Debtor stores, uses, sells, leases, licenses,
or maintains
Collateral in the ordinary course of Debtor’s business shall be
conclusively deemed to be a place reasonably convenient to
Debtor for
making the Collateral available to Secured
Party.
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(b)
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After
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the
continuance thereof,
Secured Party may, pursuant to judicial process, or without
judicial
process if Secured Party proceeds without breach of peace,
(1) take
possession of the Collateral and, (2) without removal,
render Equipment
unusable and dispose of Collateral on Debtor’s
premises.
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Section
6.05 Disposition of Collateral.
(a)
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After
the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance
thereof,
Secured Party may sell, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of any
or all
of the Collateral in its present condition or following any commercially
reasonable preparation or
processing.
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(b)
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Secured
Party may dispose of Collateral by public or private proceedings,
by one
or more contracts, as a unit or in parcels, and at any time and place and
on any terms.
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(c)
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Secured
Party may purchase Collateral (1) at a public disposition or
(2) if the
Collateral is of a kind that is customarily sold on a recognized
market or
the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations,
at a private
disposition.
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(d)
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A
contract for sale, lease, license, or other disposition includes
the
warranties relating to title, possession, quiet enjoyment, and the
like
which by operation of law accompany a voluntary disposition of property
of
the kind subject to the contract; provided, however, Secured Party
may
disclaim or modify such warranties (1) in a manner that would be
effective
to disclaim or modify the warranties in a voluntary disposition of
property of the kind subject to the contract of disposition, or (2)
by
communicating to the purchaser a Record evidencing the contract for
disposition and including an express disclaimer or modification of
the
warranties, and provided further that a Record is sufficient to disclaim
such warranties if such Record indicates “There is no warranty relating to
title, possession, quiet enjoyment, or the like in this disposition” or
uses words of similar import.
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(e)
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Prior
to a disposition of Collateral, Secured Party shall give Debtor,
and any
other parties required to receive notice under Article 9 of the UCC,
notification as required under Article 9 of the UCC before a sale,
lease,
license, or other disposition of
Collateral.
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Section
6.06 Additional Provisions Regarding Sales and Other Dispositions.
In the event that Secured Party shall sell or otherwise dispose
of
the Collateral, or any part thereof in accordance with this Agreement, the
following additional provisions shall be applicable to such sale or other
disposition:
(a)
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Such
sale or other disposition may be at public or private sale (or at
any
broker’s board or on any securities exchange) for cash, upon credit or for
future delivery as Secured Party shall deem appropriate. Secured
Party
shall be authorized at any such sale (if Secured Party deems it advisable
to do so with regard to any type or item of Collateral) to restrict
the
prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and
agree
that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own use (or for
their
own account for investment, as applicable) and not with a view to
the
distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale,
Secured Party shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver
to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely,
free
from any claim or right on the part of Debtor, and Debtor hereby
waives
(to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and
appraisal which Debtor now has or may at any time in the future have
under
any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Secured
Party shall give Debtor at least ten (10) days’ written notice (which
Debtor agrees is reasonable notice) of Secured Party’s intention to make
any sale of Collateral owned by Debtor. Such notice, in the case
of a
public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in
the case
of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the
board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on
which
the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale
at such
board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time
or
times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places
as
Secured Party may fix and state in the notice of such sale, and Secured
Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if
Secured
Party shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice
of
sale of such Collateral shall have been given, and Secured Party
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 to
Debtor
or anyone else, be made at the time and place to which the same was
so
adjourned.
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(b)
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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 Secured
Party until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers
thereof,
but Secured Party shall not incur any liability in case any such
purchaser
or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for Collateral so sold
and, in
case of any such failure, such of the Collateral may be sold again
upon
notice to Debtor as set forth in this
Section.
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(c)
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At
any public sale, Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free
(to the
extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay or
appraisal
on the part of Debtor (all said rights being also hereby waived
and
released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any
part
thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof
by using
any claim then due and payable to Secured Party from Debtor as
a credit
against the
purchase price, and Secured Party may, upon compliance with the
terms of
sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further
accountability to Debtor
therefor.
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(d)
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For
purposes of any sale of Collateral in accordance with this Agreement,
a
written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof
shall
be treated as a sale thereof. Secured Party shall be free to carry
out
such sale pursuant to such agreement, and Debtor shall not be entitled
to
the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto,
notwithstanding the fact that after Secured Party shall have entered
into
such an agreement, all Events of Default shall have been remedied
and the
Secured Obligations paid in full.
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(e)
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Upon
any sale of Collateral by Secured Party (including a sale pursuant
to a
power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding),
the
receipt of Secured Party or of the officer making the sale shall
be a
sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral
being sold, and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated
to see
to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to
Secured
Party or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication
thereof.
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ARTICLE
VII.
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
Section
7.01 Power of Attorney; Collections by Secured
Party.
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(a)
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Debtor
hereby appoints Secured Party as Debtor’s attorney-in-fact, with power of
substitution, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an
interest, to do each of the following in the name of Debtor or in
the name
of Secured Party or otherwise, for the use and benefit of Secured
Party,
but at the cost and expense of Debtor, and with or without notice
to
Debtor: (i) notify the Account Debtors and insurers to make payments
directly to Secured Party, and to take control of the cash and non-cash
Proceeds of any Collateral or insurance; (ii) renew, extend or compromise
any of the Collateral or deal with the same as Secured Party may
deem
advisable; (iii) release, exchange, substitute, or surrender all
or any
part of the Collateral; (iv) remove from Debtor’s places of business all
Collateral Records without cost or expense to Secured Party; (v)
make such
use of Debtor’s places of business as may be reasonably necessary to
administer, control and collect the Collateral; (vi) repair, alter
or
supply Goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the
purchase order or similar order of any Account Debtor; (vii) demand,
collect, give receipt for, and give renewals, extensions, discharges
and
releases of any of the Collateral; (viii) institute and prosecute
legal
and equitable proceedings to enforce collection of, or realize upon,
any
of the Collateral; (ix) settle, renew, extend, compromise, compound,
exchange or adjust claims with respect to any of the Collateral or
any
legal proceedings brought with respect thereto; (x) indorse the name
of
Debtor upon any item of payment relating to the Collateral or upon
any
proof of claim in bankruptcy against any Collateral; and (xi) institute
and prosecute legal and equitable proceedings to reclaim any of the
Goods
sold to any Account Debtor obligated on an Account at a time when
such
Account Debtor was insolvent. Secured Party agrees that it shall
not
exercise any power or authority granted under this power of attorney
unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The foregoing
power of attorney is in addition to any other power of attorney that
may
be granted to Secured Party under any Finance
Document.
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(b)
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NONE
OF SECURED PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS
OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO DEBTOR FOR ANY ACT OR
FAILURE
TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT IN RESPECT
OF
DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT AS FINALLY DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION,
NOR
FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
8.01 Remedies Cumulative. Upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Event of Default, and in addition to such other rights
and remedies as Secured Party may have under other provisions of this Agreement
or any other Finance Document, Secured Party may exercise any one or more of
its
rights and remedies under common or statutory law. No failure or delay on the
part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
or
under any other Finance Document and no course of dealing between Debtor or
any
other Obligor or other Person and Secured Party shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder or under any other Finance Document preclude any other
or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege
hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement
are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which Secured Party
would
otherwise have and may be exercised simultaneously. No notice to or demand
on
Debtor in any case shall entitle Debtor or any other obligor or any other Person
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances
or
constitute a waiver of the rights of Secured Party to any other or further
action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01 Each of the Debtors agrees to pay all expenses, including reasonable
attorney's fees and charges (including time charges of attorneys who are
employees of Secured Party) paid or incurred by Secured Party in endeavoring
to
collect the Secured Obligations of such Debtor, or any part thereof, and in
enforcing this Agreement against such Debtor, and such obligations will
themselves be Secured Obligations.
Section
9.02 No delay on the part of Secured Party in the exercise of any right or
remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise
by
Secured Party of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
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Section
9.03 This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until all
Secured Obligations have been paid in full. If at any time all or any part
of
any payment theretofore applied by the Secured Party to any of the Secured
Obligations is or must be rescinded or returned by the Secured Party for any
reason whatsoever (including the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of
any
Debtor), such Secured Obligations shall, for the purposes of this Agreement,
to
the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed
to
have continued in existence, notwithstanding such application by the Secured
Party, and this Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated,
as
the case may be, as to such Secured Obligations, all as though such application
by the Secured Party had not been made.
Section
9.04 The rights and privileges of Secured Party hereunder shall inure to the
benefit of its successors and assigns.
Section
9.05 Secured Party’s Rights to Release Obligors; etc.
Secured Party may take or release other security,
may release any
party primarily or secondarily liable for any Secured Obligations or other
indebtedness to Secured Party, may grant extensions, renewals or indulgences
with respect to such Secured Obligations or other indebtedness and may apply
any
other security therefor held by Secured Party to the satisfaction of such
Secured Obligations or other indebtedness, all without prejudice to any of
Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement.
Section
9.06 Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i)
upon
delivery, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile
(provided a confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, so long as
it
is properly addressed. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:If to any Debtor:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Jaclin, LLP
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
000
Xxxxx
0, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
(000)000-0000
If
to the
Secured Party:
Dutchess
Capital Management, LLC
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
00
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Section
9.07 Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence with the
date of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect and be
binding upon Debtor until all Secured Obligations of Debtor to Secured Party
shall have been fully paid and satisfied and Secured Party shall have given
Debtor written notice of the termination of this Agreement (excluding provisions
that by their terms survive termination of other provisions of this Agreement
or
survive the termination of the security interest created under this Agreement).
Secured Party shall not be obligated to give Debtor written notice of
termination of this Agreement, or to terminate any financing statements or
other
Lien Notices, until all Secured Obligations of Debtor to Secured Party shall
have been fully paid and satisfied and there is no commitment on the part of
Secured Party to make an advance, incur an obligation or otherwise give value,
and Debtor shall have given Secured Party a written demand requesting the
termination of this Agreement and any financing statements at which time Secured
Party shall execute and deliver such documents, at Debtor’s expense, as are
necessary to release Secured Party’s liens in the Collateral. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Finance Documents,
this
Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be,
if at any time any amount received by Secured Party in respect of the Secured
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Secured
Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of Debtor or upon the appointment of any intervenor or
conservator of, or trustee or similar official for, Debtor or any substantial
part of Debtor’s assets, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been
made.
Section
9.08 Further Assurances. Debtor shall execute and
deliver to Secured Party such further assurances and take such other further
actions as Secured Party may from time to time request to further the intent
and
purpose of this Agreement and to maintain and protect the rights and remedies
intended to be created in favor of Secured Party under this
Agreement.
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Section
9.09 Amendments, Waivers and Consents; Successors and Assigns.
Neither this Agreement nor any other Finance Document
nor any of
the terms hereof or thereof may be amended, modified, changed, waived,
discharged or terminated, nor shall any consent be given, unless
such amendment, modification, change, waiver, discharge, termination or consent
is in writing signed by Secured Party and Debtor. This Agreement shall create
a
continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full
force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been fully paid and
satisfied and this Agreement has been terminated, (ii) be binding upon Debtor
and its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and
remedies of Secured Party hereunder, to the benefit of Secured Party and Secured
Party’s successors, transferees and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned
by Debtor without prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may
be
withheld in Secured Party’s sole discretion.
Section
9.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any other
Finance Documents are a complete and exclusive expression of all the terms
of
the matters expressed therein, and all prior agreements, statements, and
representations, whether written or oral, which relate thereto in any way are
hereby superseded and shall be given no force and effect. No promise,
inducement, or representation has been made to Debtor which relates in any
way
to the matters expressed in this Agreement and in any other Finance Documents,
other than what is expressly stated herein and in such Finance
Documents.
Section
9.11 No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In
the
event of any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and
no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party
by
virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
Section
9.12 Governing Law. This Agreement and all related
instruments and documents and the rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder and thereunder shall, in all respects, be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
without regard to conflicts of law principles, regardless of the location of
the
Collateral, excepting, however, that the Uniform Commercial Code (or decisional
law) of a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts may provide
the method of perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection, or the
priority of liens and security interests created under this
Agreement.
Section
9.13 DISPUTES SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION. The parties to
this Agreement will submit all disputes arising under it to arbitration in
Boston, Massachusetts before a single arbitrator of the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”). The arbitrator shall be selected by application of the
rules of the AAA, or by mutual agreement of the parties, except that such
arbitrator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts. No party to this agreement will challenge the jurisdiction or
venue provisions as provided in this section. Nothing in this section shall
limit the Secured Party’s right to obtain an injunction for a breach of this
Agreement from a court of law.
Section
9.14 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement, or
of any other Finance Document, that is prohibited by, or unenforceable under,
the laws of any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to
the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability, without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this Agreement, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any
other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Debtor hereby waives
any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement or any other
Finance Document prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
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Section
9.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts and each shall be effective as an original, and a photocopy,
facsimile or telecopy of this executed Agreement shall be effective as an
original. In making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to
produce more than one counterpart, photocopy, facsimile, or telecopy of this
executed Agreement.
Section
9.16 Time. Time is of the essence of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each Debtor
has executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
DEBTOR:
By: ____________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: _______________________________
METROPOLITAN
COMPUTING CORP.:
By: ____________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: _______________________________
SECURED
PARTY:
DUTCHESS
PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, LTD
By: ____________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: _______________________________
LIST
OF SCHEDULES
|
Schedule
2.01(d)
(Commercial Tort claims) Schedule 2.01 (q) (Equity Interests)
Schedule
3.01
(Designated Locations) Schedule 3.04 (Tangible Collateral) Schedule 3.06
(Leases)
Schedule
3.07
(Permitted Liens)
Schedule
3.08
(Subsidiaries)
Schedule
2.01(d)
Commercial
Tort claims
None
Schedule
2.01(q)
Equity
Interests
Issuer
|
Class
of Stock
|
Certificate
No(s)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Percentage
of all Issued
Equity
Interests of
Issuer
|
Metropolitan
|
||||
Computing
Corp.
|
||||
Common
|
80%
|
|||
Bedminster
|
||||
Financial
Corp.
|
Common
|
100%*
|
||
Bedminster
Capital Corp.
|
Common
|
|
100%*
|
|
|
*
Upon
execution of this agreement, these entities are subsidiaries of the Company.
However, these entities have filed registration statements to spin off their
shares of common stock which will be completed after execution of this
Agreement.
Schedule
3.01
Designated
Locations
NAME
|
MAILING
ADDRESS
|
Schedule
3.04
Tangible
Collateral
Schedule
3.06
Leases
Schedule
3.07
Permitted
Liens
Schedule
3.08
Subsidiaries