SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
is made as of May 14, 2009, by ENERGYTEC, INC., a Nevada corporation, as debtor
and debtor-in-possession ("Energytec"),
and COMANCHE WELL SERVICE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation, as debtor and
debtor-in-possession ("Comanche
Well"; collectively Energytec and Comanche Well herein called the "Debtors"
and individually called a "Debtor"),
in favor of RED RIVER RESOURCES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation ("Lender").
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, the Debtors have commenced
cases under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy
Court") and the Debtors have retained possession of their assets and are
authorized under the Bankruptcy Code to continue the operations of
their business as debtors-in possession;
WHEREAS, the Debtors and Lender are
parties to a Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 2009 (the
"DIP
Credit Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Lender to
extend credit pursuant to the DIP Credit Agreement, Debtors have agreed to grant
to Lender a security interest in the Collateral as defined herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and in order to induce Lender to extend such credit under the DIP
Credit Agreement, Debtors hereby agree with Lender, as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Definitions and
References
Section 1.1 General
Definitions. As used herein, the terms "Agreement",
"Energytec", "Comanche Xxxxx", "Debtor", "Debtors", "Lender", "Bankruptcy Court"
and "DIP Credit Agreement" shall have the meanings indicated above, and the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Collateral" means all
property, of whatever type, which is described in Section 2.1 as being at any
time subject to a security interest granted hereunder to Lender.
"Commercial Tort
Claims" means all "commercial tort claims" (as defined in the
UCC).
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"Commitment" means the
agreement or commitment by Lender to make loans or otherwise extend credit to
Debtors under the DIP Credit Agreement.
"Deposit Accounts"
means all "deposit accounts" (as defined in the UCC).
"DIP Loan Documents"
means the DIP Credit Agreement, the Note, the Loan Documents, and all other
documents and instruments under, by reason of which, or pursuant to which any or
all of the Secured Obligations are evidenced, governed, secured, or otherwise
dealt with, and all other agreements, certificates, and other documents,
instruments and writings heretofore or hereafter delivered in connection
herewith or therewith.
"Documents" means all
"documents" (as defined in the UCC) or other receipts covering, evidencing or
representing inventory, equipment, or other goods.
"Equipment" means all
"equipment" (as defined in the UCC) and all parts thereof, all accessions
thereto, and all replacements therefor.
"Bankruptcy Court
Order" means that certain [Interim Order Authorizing Debtors to Incur
Post-Petition Secured Indebtedness and Granting Security Interests and
Superpriority Claims and that certain Final Order Authorizing Debtors to Incur
Post-Petition Secured Indebtedness and Granting Security Interests and
Superpriority Claims] entered by the Bankruptcy Court.
"General Intangibles"
means all "general intangibles" (as defined in the UCC) of any kind (including
Commercial Tort Claims, Software, Payment Intangibles, tax refunds, insurance
proceeds, and contract rights).
"Instruments" means
all "instruments", "chattel paper" or "letters of credit" (as each is defined in
the UCC) and all Letter-of-Credit Rights.
"Investment Property"
means all "investment property" (as defined in the UCC).
"Letter-of-Credit
Rights" means all rights to payment or performance under a "letter of
credit" (as defined in the UCC) whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or
is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance.
"Payment Intangibles"
means all "payment intangibles" (as defined in the UCC).
"Proceeds" means, with
respect to any property of any kind, all proceeds of, and all other profits,
products, rentals or receipts, in whatever form, arising from any sale,
exchange, collection, lease, licensing or other disposition of, distribution in
respect of, or other realization upon, such property, including all claims
against third parties for loss of, damage to or destruction of, or for proceeds
payable under (or unearned premiums with respect to) insurance in respect of,
such property (regardless of whether Lender is named a loss payee thereunder),
and any payments paid or owing by any third party under any indemnity, warranty,
or guaranty with respect to such property, and any condemnation or requisition
payments with respect to such property, in each case whether now existing or
hereafter arising.
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"Receivables" means
(a) all "accounts" (as defined in the UCC) and all other rights to payment for
goods or other personal property which have been (or are to be) sold, leased, or
exchanged or for services which have been (or are to be) rendered, regardless of
whether such accounts or other rights to payment have been earned by performance
and regardless of whether such accounts or other rights to payment are evidenced
by or characterized as accounts receivable, contract rights, book debts, notes,
drafts or other obligations of indebtedness, (b) all Documents and Instruments
of any kind relating to such accounts or other rights to payment or otherwise
arising out of or in connection with the sale, lease or exchange of goods or
other personal property or the rendering of services, (c) all rights in, to, or
under all security agreements, leases and other contracts securing or otherwise
relating to any such accounts, rights to payment, Documents, or Instruments, (d)
all rights in, to and under any purchase orders, service contracts, or other
contracts out of which such accounts and other rights to payment arose (or will
arise on performance), and (e) all rights in or pertaining to any goods arising
out of or in connection with any such purchase orders, service contracts, or
other contracts, including rights in returned or repossessed goods and rights of
replevin, repossession, and reclamation.
"Secured Obligations"
has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2.
"Software" means all
"software" (as defined in the UCC), including all computer programs, any
supporting information provided in connection with a transaction relating to a
computer program, all licenses or other rights to use any of such computer
programs, and all license fees and royalties arising from such use to the extent
permitted by such license or rights.
"UCC" means the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Texas from time to
time.
Section
1.2 Other
Definitions. Reference is
hereby made to the DIP Credit Agreement for a statement of the terms
thereof. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement which are
defined in the DIP Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the same meanings herein as set forth therein. All terms used in this
Agreement which are defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined herein or in
the DIP Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings herein as set forth
therein, except where the context otherwise requires.
Section
1.3 Attachments. All exhibits or
schedules which may be attached to this Agreement are a part hereof for all
purposes.
Section
1.4 Amendment
of Defined Instruments. Unless the
context otherwise requires or unless otherwise provided herein, references in
this Agreement to a particular agreement, instrument or document (including, but
not limited to, references in Section 2.1) also refer to and include all
renewals, extensions, amendments, modifications, supplements or restatements of
any such agreement, instrument or document, provided that nothing contained in
this Section shall be construed to authorize any Person to execute or enter into
any such renewal, extension, amendment, modification, supplement or
restatement.
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Section
1.5 References
and Titles. All references
in this Agreement to Exhibits, Articles, Sections, subsections, and other
subdivisions refer to the Exhibits, Articles, Sections, subsections and other
subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided
otherwise. Titles appearing at the beginning of any subdivision are
for convenience only and do not constitute any part of any such subdivision and
shall be disregarded in construing the language contained in this
Agreement. The words "this Agreement", "herein", "hereof", "hereby",
"hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
phrases "this Section" and "this subsection" and similar phrases refer only to
the Sections or subsections hereof in which the phrase occurs. The
word "or" is not exclusive, and the word "including" (in all of its forms) means
"including without limitation". Pronouns in masculine, feminine and
neuter gender shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the
singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa unless the
context otherwise requires.
ARTICLE
II
Security
Interest
Section
2.1Grant of
Security Interest. As collateral security for all of the
Secured Obligations, each Debtor hereby pledges and assigns to Lender and grants
to Lender a continuing security interest in and to all right, title and interest
of such Debtor in and to any and all of the following property, whether now
owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless of where
located:
(a) all
Receivables.
(b) all General
Intangibles.
(c) all
Documents.
(d) all
Instruments.
(e) all
Inventory.
(f) all
Equipment.
(g) all Deposit
Accounts.
(h) all Investment
Property.
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(i) All books and records
(including, without limitation, customer lists, marketing information, credit
files, price lists, operating records, vendor and supplier price lists, sales
literature, computer software, computer hardware, computer disks and tapes and
other storage media, printouts and other materials and records) of such Debtor
pertaining to any of the Collateral.
(j) All moneys and property
of any kind of such Debtor in the possession or under the control of
Lender.
(k) All Proceeds of any and
all of the foregoing Collateral.
In each
case, the foregoing shall be covered by this Agreement, whether such Debtor's
ownership or other rights therein are presently held or hereafter acquired and
howsoever such Debtor's interests therein may arise or appear (whether by
ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).
Section
2.2 Secured
Obligations Secured. The security interest created hereby in
the Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the
following obligations, indebtedness and liabilities, whether now existing or
hereafter incurred or arising:
(a) DIP Credit Agreement
Indebtedness. The payment by Debtors, jointly and severally,
as and when due and payable, of all amounts from time to time owing by Debtors
or either of them under or in respect of the DIP Credit Agreement, the Note, or
any of the other DIP Loan Documents.
(b) Performance. The
due performance and observance by each Debtor of all of its other obligations
from time to time existing under or in respect of any of the DIP Loan
Documents.
As used
herein, the term "Secured Obligations" refers to all present and future
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of whatever type which are described
above in this section. Each Debtor hereby acknowledges that the
Secured Obligations are owed to Lender and that Lender is entitled to the
benefits of the liens given under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
Representations, Warranties
and Covenants
Section
3.1 Representations
and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties in the DIP Credit Agreement made by Debtors or
either of them is true and correct. In addition, each Debtor hereby
represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
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(a) Name, Place of Business and
Formation. Each Debtor is a corporation organized under the laws of the
state of its formation referenced in the first paragraph hereof which is each
such Debtor's location pursuant to the UCC. Neither Debtor has
conducted business under any name except the name in which it has executed this
Agreement, which is the exact name as it appears in such Debtor’s organizational
documents, as amended, as filed with such Debtor’s jurisdiction of
organization.
(b) Ownership Free of
Liens. Each Debtor has good and marketable title to the
Collateral owned by it, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances or adverse
claims except for the security interest created by this Agreement and any
Permitted Encumbrances. No effective financing statement or other
registration or instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the
Collateral is on file in any recording office except any which have been filed
in favor of Lender relating to this Agreement. None of the Collateral
is in the possession of any Person other than a Debtor or Lender, except for
Collateral being transported in the ordinary course of business.
(c) No Conflicts or
Consents. Neither the ownership or the intended use of the Collateral by
Debtors, nor the grant of the security interest by Debtors to Lender herein, nor
the exercise by Lender of its rights or remedies hereunder, will (i) conflict
with any provision of (a) any domestic or foreign law, statute, rule or
regulation, (b) the articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws
of a Debtor, or (c) any agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable
to or binding upon a Debtor, or (ii) result in or require the creation of
any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets or properties of a Debtor.
Except as expressly contemplated in the DIP Loan Documents, no consent,
approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing with any court,
governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the grant
by Debtors of the security interest herein, or the exercise by Lender of its
rights and remedies hereunder.
(d) Security
Interest. Each Debtor has and will have at all times full
right, power and authority to grant a security interest in the Collateral owned
by it to Lender as provided herein, free and clear of any Lien, adverse claim,
or encumbrance, except for the Permitted Encumbrances. This Agreement
creates a valid and binding security interest in favor of Lender in the
Collateral, which security interest secures all of the Secured
Obligations.
(e) Perfection. The
Lender will have a perfected, first priority lien in the Collateral by virtue of
the Bankruptcy Court Order. Additionally, (i) the taking possession
by Lender of all money constituting Collateral from time to time will perfect,
and establish the first priority of, Lender's security interest hereunder in
such Collateral, (ii) Lender's control of all Investment Property, Deposit
Accounts, and Letter-of-Credit Rights constituting Collateral from time to time
will perfect, and establish the first priority of, Lender's security interest
hereunder in such Collateral and (iii) the filing of a financing statement with
the secretary of state (or equivalent governmental official) of the state in
which a Debtor is organized which sufficiently indicates all other Collateral
will perfect, and establish the first priority (subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances) of, Lender's security interest hereunder in such Collateral owned
by such Debtor. No further or subsequent filing, recording,
registration, other public notice or other action is necessary or desirable to
perfect or otherwise continue, preserve or protect such security interest except
as described in Section 3.2(a).
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(f) Receivables. Each
Receivable represents the valid and legally binding indebtedness of a bona fide
account debtor arising from the sale or lease by a Debtor of goods or the
rendition by a Debtor of proceeds of oil or gas production services and is not
subject to contra-accounts, setoffs, defenses or counterclaims by or available
to account debtors obligated on the Receivables except as disclosed to Lender in
writing. No material amount of a Debtor's Receivables is doubtful of
collection except as has been disclosed to Lender in writing. Goods
which have been delivered to, and services which have been rendered by a Debtor
to the account debtor on each such Receivable have been accepted by such account
debtor, and the amount shown as to each Receivable on such Debtor's books is the
true and undisputed amount owing and unpaid thereon, subject only to discounts,
allowances, rebates, credits and adjustments to which such account debtor has a
right.
(g) General
Intangibles. Each General Intangible included within the
Collateral which is material to a Debtor's business represents the valid and
legally binding obligation of each other Person who is a party thereto or who is
otherwise stated to be obligated thereunder, subject to no contra-accounts,
setoffs, defenses, counterclaims, discounts, allowances, rebates, credits or
adjustments by or available to account debtors obligated thereon, except for
those which do not materially impair the value to such Debtor or the enforcement
by such Debtor of such General Intangibles.
(h) Documents and
Instruments. All Documents and Instruments included within the
Collateral are valid and genuine. Any such Document or Instrument has
only one original counterpart which constitutes collateral within the meaning of
the UCC or the law of any applicable jurisdiction.
(i) Goods. None
of the Collateral which constitutes goods (i) is covered by any Document, (ii)
is subject to any landlord's lien or similar Lien (other than Permitted
Encumbrances), (iii) has been related to, attached to, or used in connection
with any real property so as to constitute a fixture upon such real property
(except for real property which is subject to a Lien in favor of Lender), (iv)
is installed in or affixed to other goods so as to be an accession to such other
goods (unless such other goods are included in the Collateral), or (v) has been
produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as
amended. All such goods are insured to the extent required under the
DIP Credit Agreement.
Section
3.2 General
Covenants Applicable to Collateral. Unless Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, each Debtor will at all times comply with
the covenants contained in the DIP Credit Agreement which are applicable to such
Debtor for so long as any part of the Secured Obligations or the Commitment is
outstanding. In addition, each Debtor will at all times comply with
the covenants contained in this Section 3.2.
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(a) Change of Name, Location, or
Structure; Additional Filings. Each Debtor recognizes that
financing statements pertaining to the Collateral have been or may be filed with
the secretary of state (or equivalent governmental official) of the state in
which such Debtor is organized. Without limitation of any other
covenant herein, no Debtor will cause or permit any change to be made in its
name, identity or corporate structure, or any change to be made to its
jurisdiction of organization, unless such Debtor shall have first (1) notified
Lender of such change at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such
change and (2) taken all action requested by Lender (under the following
subsection (b) or otherwise) for the purpose of further confirming and
protecting Lender's security interests and rights under this Agreement and the
perfection and priority thereof. In any notice furnished pursuant to
this subsection, a Debtor will expressly state that the notice is required by
this Agreement and contains facts that may require additional filings of
financing statements or other notices for the purposes of continuing perfection
of Lender's security interest in the Collateral.
(b) Further
Assurances. Each Debtor will, at its expense as from time to
time requested by Lender, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments,
agreements, filings and registrations, and take all further action, in
order: (i) to confirm and validate this Agreement and Lender's rights
and remedies hereunder, (ii) to correct any errors or omissions in the
descriptions herein of the Secured Obligations or the Collateral or in any other
provisions hereof, (iii) to perfect, register and protect the security interests
and rights created or purported to be created hereby or to maintain or upgrade
in rank the priority of such security interests and rights, (iv) to enable
Lender to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of
the Collateral, or (v) to otherwise give Lender the full benefits of the rights
and remedies described in or granted under this Agreement. As part of
the foregoing each Debtor will, consistent with the Bankruptcy Court Order,
whenever requested by Lender (1) file any financing statements, continuation
statements, and other filings or registrations relating to Lender's security
interests and rights hereunder, and any amendments thereto, and (2) xxxx its
books and records relating to any Collateral to reflect that such Collateral is
subject to this Agreement and the security interests hereunder.
(c) Inspection of Collateral and
Information. Each Debtor will keep adequate records concerning
the Collateral and will permit Lender and all representatives appointed by
Lender, including independent accountants, agents, attorneys, appraisers and any
other persons, to inspect any of the Collateral and the books and records of or
relating to the Collateral at any time during normal business hours, and to make
photocopies and photographs thereof, and to write down and record any
information which such representatives obtain.
(d) Information. Upon
request from time to time by Lender, each Debtor will furnish to Lender (i) any
information concerning any covenant, provision or representation contained
herein or any other matter in connection with the Collateral or such Debtor's
business, properties, or financial condition, and (ii) statements and schedules
identifying and describing the Collateral and other reports and information
reasonably requested in connection with the Collateral, all in reasonable
detail.
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(e) Ownership, Liens, Possession
and Transfers. Each Debtor will maintain good and marketable
title to all Collateral owned by it, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances
or adverse claims except for the security interest created by this Agreement and
any Permitted Encumbrances, and no Debtor will grant or allow any such Liens,
encumbrances or adverse claims to exist. No Debtor will sell, assign
(by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise
dispose of any of the Collateral, nor will any Debtor deliver actual or
constructive possession of the Collateral to any other Person, other than: (i)
sales of Inventory (including oil and natural gas) in the ordinary course of
business, and (ii) sale or other disposal, other than during the continuance of
an Event of Default, of any item of Equipment which is worn out or obsolete and
which has been replaced by an item of equal suitability and value, owned by a
Debtor and made subject to the security interest under this Agreement, but which
is otherwise free and clear of any liens, security interest, encumbrance or
adverse claim (other than those in favor of Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
or any Permitted Encumbrances).
(f) Impairment of Security
Interest. No Debtor will take or fail to take any action which
would in any manner impair the value or enforceability of Lender's security
interest in any Collateral.
(g) Insurance and Payment of
Taxes, etc. Debtors will, at their own expense, maintain
insurance with respect to all Collateral which constitutes
goods. Debtors (i) will timely pay all property and other taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Collateral owned
by them or any part thereof; (ii) will timely pay all lawful claims which, if
unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon the Collateral or any part thereof;
and (iii) will maintain appropriate accruals and reserves for all such
liabilities in a timely fashion in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Debtors may, however, delay paying or discharging any
such taxes, assessments, charges, claims or liabilities so long as the validity
thereof is contested in good faith by proper proceedings and it has set aside on
their books adequate reserves therefor.
Debtors will not grant or allow to
remain in effect, and Debtors will cause to be terminated, any financing
statement or other registration or instrument similar in effect covering all or
any part of the Collateral owned by them, except for the Permitted Encumbrances
and any liens which have been filed in favor of Lender relating to this
Agreement. Debtors will defend Lender’s right, title and special property and
security interest in and to the Collateral owned by them against the claims of
any Person. Debtors (i) will insure that all of the Collateral is and
remains in their possession, except for goods being transported in the ordinary
course of business, and (ii) will not sell, assign (by operation of law or
otherwise), transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the
Collateral.
Section
3.3 Covenants
for Specified Types of Collateral. Unless Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, Debtors will at all times comply with the
covenants contained in this Section 3.3 from the date hereof and so long as any
part of the Secured Obligations or the Commitment is outstanding.
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(a) Receivables and General
Intangibles. Debtors will, except as otherwise provided
herein, collect, at their own expense, all amounts due or to become due under
each of the Receivables and General Intangibles. In connection with
such collections, Debtors may (and, at Lender's direction, will) take such
action (not otherwise forbidden hereunder) as Debtors or Lender may deem
necessary or advisable to enforce collection or performance of each of the
Receivables and General Intangibles. Debtors will duly perform and
cause to be performed all of its obligations with respect to the goods or
services, the sale or lease or rendering of which gave rise or will give rise to
each such Receivable, and (ii) will not (whether through failure to duly perform
their obligations under any contracts, instruments, and agreements which are
related to any such Receivable or General Intangible, or by any written
instrument, or otherwise) take or allow any action or omission which causes any
such Receivable or General Intangible to become subject to any contra-accounts,
setoffs, defenses, counterclaims, discounts, allowances, rebates, credits or
adjustments by or available to account debtors obligated on such Receivable or
General Intangible.
(b) Inventory. Debtors
will maintain, preserve, protect and store all Inventory in good condition,
repair and working order and in a manner which will not make void or cancelable
any insurance with respect to such Collateral. Except for Documents
delivered into the possession of Lender, Debtors will not allow any Inventory
included within the Collateral to be covered by any Document, except in
connection with the Permitted Encumbrances.
(c) Equipment. Debtors
will maintain, preserve, protect and keep all Equipment in good condition,
repair and working order and will cause such Equipment to be used and operated
in a good and workmanlike manner, in accordance with applicable law and in a
manner which will not make void or cancelable any insurance with respect to such
Equipment. Debtors will promptly make or cause to be made all
repairs, replacements and other improvements to or in connection with such
Equipment which are necessary or desirable. Debtors will not permit
any of the Collateral which constitutes Equipment to at any time become so
related to attached to, or used in connection with any particular real property
so as to become a fixture upon such real property, or to be installed in or
affixed to other goods so as to become an accession to such other goods unless
such other goods are also included in the Collateral.
(d) Documents and
Instruments. Debtors will cause all Instruments to have only
one original counterpart. Upon request by Lender, Debtors will xxxx
each chattel paper which is included within the Collateral with a legend
indicating that such chattel paper is subject to the security interest granted
by this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IV
Remedies, Powers and
Authorizations
Section
4.1 Normal
Provisions Concerning the Collateral.
(a) Authorization to File
Financing Statements. Debtors hereby irrevocably authorize
Lender at any time and from time to time to file, without the signature of
Debtors, in any jurisdiction any amendments to existing financing statements and
any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the
Collateral as "all assets of a particular Debtor and all proceeds thereof, and
all rights and privileges with respect thereto" or words of similar effect,
regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls
within the scope of Chapter 9 of the UCC; (b) contain any other information
required by the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any
financing statement or amendment, including whether a Debtor is an organization,
the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to
such Debtor; and (c) are reasonably necessary, in the sole discretion of Lender,
to properly effectuate the transactions described in the DIP Loan Documents, as
determined by Lender in its discretion. Debtors agree to furnish any such
information to Lender promptly upon request. Debtors further agree that a
carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing
statement describing any Collateral is sufficient as a financing statement and
may be filed in any jurisdiction by Lender.
(b) Power of
Attorney. Each Debtor hereby appoints Lender as such Debtor's
attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of such
Debtor and in the name of such Debtor or otherwise, from time to time in
Lender's discretion upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which Lender may
deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement
including any action or instrument: (i) to obtain and adjust any
insurance required to be paid to Lender pursuant hereto; (ii) to ask, demand,
collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts
for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;
(iii) to receive, indorse and collect any drafts or other Instruments or
Documents; (iv) to enforce any obligations included among the Collateral; and
(v) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which
Lender may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the
Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of a Debtor or Lender with respect
to any of the Collateral. Each Debtor hereby acknowledges that such
power of attorney and proxy are coupled with an interest, are irrevocable, and
are to be used by Lender for the sole benefit of Lender.
(c) Performance by
Lender. If a Debtor fails to perform any agreement or
obligation contained herein, Lender may itself perform, or cause performance of,
such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of Lender incurred in connection
therewith shall be payable by Debtors under Section 4.5.
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(d) Bailees. If
any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of any warehouseman,
bailee or any of Debtors’ agents or processors, Debtors shall, upon the request
of Lender, notify such warehouseman, bailee, agent or processor of Lender's
rights hereunder and instruct such Person to hold all such Collateral for
Lender's account subject to Lender's instructions.
(e) Collection. Lender
shall have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, to notify (or to require Debtors to notify) any and all
obligors under any Receivables, General Intangibles, Instruments, or other
rights to payment included among the Collateral of the assignment thereof to
Lender under this Agreement and to direct such obligors to make payment of all
amounts due or to become due to such Debtor thereunder directly to Lender and,
upon such notification and at the expense of such Debtor and to the extent
permitted by law, to enforce collection of any such Receivables, General
Intangibles, Instruments, or other rights to payment and to adjust, settle or
compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same
extent as such Debtor could have done. After any Debtor receives
notice that Lender has given (and after Lender has required such Debtor to give)
any notice referred to above in this subsection:
(i) all amounts and proceeds (including
instruments and writings) received by such Debtor in respect of such
Receivables, General Intangibles, Instruments, or other rights to payment shall
be received in trust for the benefit of Lender hereunder, shall be segregated
from other funds of such Debtor and shall be forthwith paid over to Lender in
the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be, at Lender's
discretion, either (A) held as cash collateral and released to such Debtor upon
the remedy of all Events of Default, or (B) while any Event of Default is
continuing, applied as specified in Section 4.3, and
(ii) such Debtor will not adjust,
settle or compromise the amount or payment of any such Receivable, General
Intangible, Instrument, or other right to payment or release wholly or partly
any account debtor or obligor thereof or allow any credit or discount
thereon.
Section
4.2 Event of
Default Remedies. If an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lender may from time to time in
its discretion, without limitation and without notice except as expressly
provided below:
(a) exercise in respect of
the Collateral, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for
herein, under the other DIP Loan Documents, or otherwise available to it, all
the rights and remedies of a secured creditor on default under the UCC (whether
or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral);
(b) require Debtors to, and
Debtors hereby agree that they will at their expense and upon request of Lender
forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Lender and make
it (together with all books, records and information of such Debtor relating
thereto) available to Lender at a place to be designated by Lender which is
reasonably convenient to both parties;
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(c) prior to the disposition
of any Collateral, (i) to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter, with or
without process of law and without breach of the peace, any premises where any
of the Collateral is or may be located, and without charge or liability to
Lender seize and remove such Collateral from such premises, (ii) have access to
and use the Debtors’ books, records, and information relating to the Collateral,
and (iii) store or transfer any of the Collateral without charge in or by means
of any storage or transportation facility owned or leased by a Debtor, process,
repair or recondition any of the Collateral or otherwise prepare it for
disposition in any manner and to the extent Lender deems appropriate and, in
connection with such preparation and disposition, use without charge any
copyright, trademark, trade name, patent or technical process used by
Debtors;
(d) reduce its claim to
judgment or foreclose or otherwise enforce, in whole or in part, the security
interest created hereby by any available judicial procedure;
(e) dispose of, at its
office, on the premises of a Debtor or elsewhere, all or any part of the
Collateral, as a unit or in parcels, by public or private proceedings, and by
way of one or more contracts (it being agreed that the sale of any part of the
Collateral shall not exhaust Lender's power of sale, but sales may be made from
time to time, and at any time, until all of the Collateral has been sold or
until the Secured Obligations have been paid and performed in full), and at any
such sale it shall not be necessary to exhibit any of the
Collateral;
(f) buy the Collateral, or
any part thereof, at any public sale;
(g) buy the Collateral, or
any part thereof, at any private sale if the Collateral is of a type customarily
sold in a recognized market or is of a type which is the subject of widely
distributed standard price quotations; and
(h) apply by appropriate
judicial proceedings for appointment of a receiver for the Collateral, or any
part thereof, and Debtors hereby consent to any such appointment.
Each
Debtor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at
least ten (10) days' notice to Debtors of the time and place of any public sale
or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute
reasonable notification. Lender shall not be obligated to make any
sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been
given. Lender may adjourn any public or private sale from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may,
without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned.
Section
4.3 Application
of Proceeds. If any Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lender may in its discretion
apply any cash held by Lender as Collateral, and any cash proceeds received by
Lender in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all
or any part of the Collateral, to any or all of the following in such order as
Lender may elect:
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(a) To the repayment of the
reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal
expenses, incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the administration of this
Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral, (iii) the exercise
or enforcement of any of the rights of Lender hereunder, or (iv) the failure of
Debtors to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof;
(b) To the payment or other
satisfaction of any Liens, encumbrances, or adverse claims upon or against any
of the Collateral to the extent not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Court
Order;
(c) To the reimbursement of
Lender for the amount of any obligations of Debtors paid or discharged by Lender
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the other DIP Loan Documents,
and of any expenses of Lender payable by Debtors hereunder or under the other
DIP Loan Documents;
(d) To the satisfaction of
any other Secured Obligations;
(e) By holding the same as
Collateral;
(f) To the payment of any
other amounts required by applicable law (including any provision of the UCC);
and
(g) By delivery to Debtor or
to whoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
Section
4.4 Deficiency. In the event
that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization of or upon Collateral
by Lender are insufficient to pay all Secured Obligations, Lender shall have the
priority claim specified in the Bankruptcy Court Order. Additionally,
Debtors shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon as
provided in the governing DIP Loan Documents or (if no interest is so provided)
at such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs
of collection.
Section
4.5 Indemnity
and Expenses. In addition to, but not in qualification or
limitation of, any similar obligations under other DIP Loan
Documents:
(a) Debtors will indemnify
Lender from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities growing out
of or resulting from this Agreement (including enforcement of this
Agreement), except
to the extent such claims, losses or liabilities are proximately caused by such
indemnified party's individual negligence, willful misconduct or bad
faith.
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(b) Debtors will upon demand
pay to Lender the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the fees
and disbursements of Lender's counsel and of any experts and agents, which
Lender may incur in connection with (i) the transactions which give rise to this
Agreement, (ii) the preparation of this Agreement and the perfection and
preservation of this security interest created under this Agreement, (iii) the
administration of this Agreement; (iv) the custody, preservation, use or
operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any
Collateral; (v) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Lender
hereunder; or (vi) the failure by Debtor to perform or observe any of the
provisions hereof, except expenses resulting from Lender's individual
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.
Section
4.6 Waiver. Debtors waive
any and all notice of acceptance of this Agreement.
Section
4.7 Limitation
on Duty of Lender in Respect of Collateral. Beyond the
exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, Lender shall have no duty as
to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control
of any agent or bailee or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties
or any other rights pertaining thereto. Lender shall be deemed to
have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its
possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that
which it accords its own property, and shall not be liable or responsible for
any loss or damage to any of the Collateral, or for any diminution in the value
thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehouseman, carrier,
forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or bailee selected by Lender in good
faith.
ARTICLE
V
Miscellaneous
Section
5.1 Notices. Any notice or
communication required or permitted hereunder shall be given as provided in the
DIP Credit Agreement.
Section
5.2 Amendments. No amendment of
any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and
signed by Debtor and Lender and approved by the Bankruptcy Court after
appropriate notice and hearing. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement, and no consent to any departure by Debtors therefrom, shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by Lender, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given and to the extent specified in such
writing.
Section
5.3 Preservation
of Rights. No failure on
the part of Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder
or under any other DIP Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. Neither
the execution nor the delivery of this Agreement shall in any manner impair or
affect any other security for the Secured Obligations. The rights and
remedies of Lender provided herein and in the other DIP Loan Documents are
cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
provided by law, in the Bankruptcy Court Order or otherwise. The
rights of Lender under any DIP Loan Document against any party thereto are not
conditional or contingent on any attempt by Lender to exercise any of its rights
under any other DIP Loan Document against such party or against any other
Person.
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Section
5.4 Unenforceability. Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remaining portions
hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
Section
5.5 Survival
of Agreements. All representations and warranties of Debtors
herein, and all covenants and agreements herein shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of any other DIP Loan
Documents and the creation of the Secured Obligations.
Section
5.6 Binding
Effect and Assignment. This Agreement
creates a continuing security interest in the Collateral and (a) shall be
binding on each Debtor and its successors and permitted assigns and (b) shall
inure, together with all rights and remedies of Lender hereunder, to the benefit
of Lender and its respective successors, transferees and
assigns. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, none of the rights or duties of Debtors hereunder may be
assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior written consent of Lender
and approval of the Bankruptcy Court after appropriate notice and
hearing.
Section
5.7 Termination. It is
contemplated by the parties hereto that there may be times when no Secured
Obligations are outstanding, but notwithstanding such occurrences, this
Agreement shall remain valid and shall be in full force and effect as to
subsequent outstanding Secured Obligations. Upon the satisfaction in
full of the Secured Obligations and the termination or expiration of the DIP
Credit Agreement and any other commitment of Lender to extend credit to Debtors,
then upon written request for the termination hereof delivered by Debtors to
Lender and an appropriate order of the Bankruptcy Court, this Agreement and the
security interest created hereby shall terminate and all rights to the
Collateral shall revert to Debtors. Lender will thereafter, upon
Debtors’ request and at Debtors’ expense, (a) return to Debtors such of the
Collateral in Lender's possession as shall not have been sold or otherwise
disposed of or applied pursuant to the terms hereof, and (b) execute and deliver
to Debtors such documents as Debtors shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.
Section
5.8 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within
such state.
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Section
5.9 Final
Agreement. This
written Agreement and the other DIP Loan Documents represent the final agreement
between the parties hereto and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior,
contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties
hereto. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties
hereto.
Section
5.10 Counterparts;
Fax. This Agreement
may be separately executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when so
executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
Agreement. This Agreement may be validly executed and delivered by
facsimile or other electronic transmission.
Section
5.11 "Loan
Document". This Agreement
is a "Loan Document", as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement, and, except as
expressly provided herein to the contrary, this Agreement is subject to all
provisions of the DIP Credit Agreement governing such DIP Loan
Documents. This Agreement, the Bankruptcy Court Order and such other
Loan Documents supplement each other, and the grants, priorities, rights and
remedies of Lender hereunder and thereunder are cumulative.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Debtors have
executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
DEBTORS:
ENERGYTEC,
INC., a Nevada
corporation,
as a Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession
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Name: | W. Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | President | ||
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Krempein | |
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Krempein | ||
Title: | Vice President | ||
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