SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.3
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of _________, 2007 by and
between Odyne Corporation (“Odyne Delaware”) ), a Delaware corporation having
its chief executive office located at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Odyne Corporation, a New York corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Odyne Delaware, having its chief executive office located at
00
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (“Odyne New York”)(Odyne
Delaware and Odyne New York are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Debtor”), the subscribers listed on Schedule A and the signature page hereto
(collectively, the “Subscribers”) and ______________ (the “Secured Party”), as
collateral agent for the Subscribers who are holders of certain 10% Senior
Secured Convertible Debentures of the Debtor (the “Debentures”) and any
subsequent holder(s) of the Debentures assigned in accordance with terms of
the
Debentures. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings given such terms in the Subscription Agreement (as defined
below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Odyne Delaware executed
that
certain Securities Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”)
pursuant to which Odyne Delaware shall issue Debentures in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $3,500,000 (the “Loan”); and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce the Subscribers to make the Loan evidenced by the Debentures,
the Debtor has agreed to grant to the Secured Party, as collateral agent, a
first priority lien and security interest in all of the Debtor’s Collateral (as
defined in Section 2 of this Agreement), pursuant to the terms and conditions
of
the Debentures, the Subscription Agreement and this Agreement; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Debtor, Subscribers and the Secured Party
hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
(a) All
terms
used herein which are defined in Article 1 or Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (the “UCC” or “Code”) shall have the meanings given therein
unless otherwise defined in this Agreement. All references to the plural herein
shall also mean the singular and to the singular shall also mean the plural.
All
references to the Secured Party and the Debtor pursuant to the definitions
set
forth in the recitals hereto, or to any other person herein, shall include
their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns.
(b) In
addition to those capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accounts”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, shall
include, without limitation, each of the following, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (a) all present and future rights of the
Debtor to payment for goods sold or leased or services rendered, whether or
not
earned by performance, (b) all accounts receivable, contract rights, book debts,
notes, drafts and other obligations or indebtedness owing to the Debtor,
including that arising from the sale, lease or exchange of goods or property
by
it and/or the performance of services by it (including, without limitation,
any
such obligation that might be characterized as an account, contract right,
or
general intangible under the UCC in effect in any jurisdiction) and all of
the
Debtor’s rights in, to, and
under
all
purchase orders for goods, services, or other property, and all of the Debtor’s
rights to any goods, services, or other property represented by any of the
foregoing and all monies due to or to become due to the Debtor under all
contracts for the sale, lease, or exchange of goods or other property and/or
the
performance of services by it (whether or not earned by performance on the
part
of the Debtor), in each case whether now in existence or hereafter arising
or
acquired, including, without limitation, the right to receive the proceeds
of
these purchase orders and contracts of the Debtor, (c) all rights of the Debtor
to receive any payment of money or other form of consideration, (d) all security
pledged, assigned or granted to or held by the Debtor to secure any of the
foregoing, (e) all guaranties of. or indemnifications with respect to, any
of
the foregoing, and (f) all rights of the Debtor as an unpaid seller of goods
or
services, including, but not limited to, all rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, rescission, reclamation and resale.
“Assigned
Agreements” shall mean all rights of the Debtor under any agreement, now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Debtor (together with any collateral or other
security therefor existing at any time, the “Assigned Agreements”), including,
without limitation, (1) all rights of the Debtor to receive moneys due and
to
become due under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreements, (2) all rights of
the
Debtor to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty
with respect to the Assigned Agreements, (3) all claims of the Debtor for
damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the Assigned
Agreements, and (4) all rights of the Debtor to enforce and terminate the
Assigned Agreements, to performance by all obligors thereunder and to compel
performance and otherwise exercise all rights and remedies
thereunder.
“Collateral”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.
“Copyrights”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all copyrights, works protectable by
copyright, copyright registrations, and copyright applications of the Debtor,
if
any; (2) all renewals, extensions, and modifications thereof; (3) all income,
royalties, damages, profits, and payments relating to or payable under any
of
the foregoing; (4) the right to xxx for past, present, or future infringements
of any of the foregoing; (5) all other rights and benefits relating to any
of
the foregoing throughout the world: and (6) all goodwill associated with and
symbolized by any of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Debtor.
“Documents”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and
shall include, without limitation, all documents of title and all receipts
covering, evidencing or representing goods now owned or hereafter acquired
by
the Debtor.
“Equipment”
shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and,
shall include, without limitation, each of the following whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: all machinery, equipment, computers, computer
hardware and software (whether owned or licensed), furniture, fixtures, tools,
trade fixtures, trailers, rolling stock and vehicles and any and all additions,
substitutions, and replacements of any of the foregoing, wherever located,
all
existing and future leasehold interests therein, together with all attachments,
components, parts, equipment, and accessories installed thereon or affixed
thereto.
“Event
of
Default” shall mean any failure to pay, perform or observe any covenant,
provision, term or agreement of the Transaction Documents.
“General
Intangibles” shall have such meaning as such term is defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, and, shall include, and without limitation, each of the following, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (1) all of the Debtor࿖s
Trademarks, as defined herein, Patents, as defined herein,
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Copyrights,
as defined herein, Assigned Agreements, as defined herein, trade secrets,
registrations, goodwill, processes, drawings, blueprints, franchises, licenses,
whether as licensor or licensee (to the extent the granting of the Secured
Party࿖s lien and Security Interest therein will not cause violate or constitute
a default under or a termination of such licenses or result in the loss of
the
benefit of such licenses to the Debtor), permits, proprietary information,
customer lists, designs, and inventions; (2) all of the Debtor࿖s books, records,
data, plans, manuals, computer software, computer tapes, computer disks,
computer programs, source codes, object codes, and all rights of the Debtor
to
retrieve data and other information from third parties; (3) all of the Debtor࿖s
contract rights, partnership interests, joint venture interests, securities,
deposit accounts, investment accounts and certificates of deposit; (4) all
rights of the Debtor to payment under letters of credit and similar agreements;
(5)
all
tax refunds and tax refund claims of the Debtor, (6) all choses in action and
causes of action of the Debtor (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise
and whether or not currently in litigation) and all judgments in favor of the
Debtor. (7) all rights and claims of the Debtor under warranties and
indemnities, (8) all rights of the Debtor under any insurance, surety, or
similar contract or arrangement, and (9) existing and future leasehold interests
in equipment, real estate and fixtures, and the right to xxx for infringement
and/or unauthorized use of any intangibles, chattel paper, documents,
instruments, letters of credit, bankers࿖ acceptances and
guaranties.
“Inventory”
shall have such meaning, as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, and
shall include, without limitation, each of the following, whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor: (1) all goods and other personal property
of
the Debtor that are held for sale or lease or to be furnished under any contract
of service; (2) all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, inventory,
supplies and materials of the Debtor; (3) all wrapping, packaging, advertising,
and shipping materials of the Debtor; (4) all goods that have been returned
to,
repossessed by or stopped in transit by the Debtor; and (5) all documents
evidencing any of the foregoing.
“Miscellaneous
Collateral” shall mean (a) all shares of stock acquired by the Debtor in any
manner, and the certificates and all dividends, cash, instruments, and other
property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares, in each case, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (b) all indebtedness from time
to
time owed to the Debtor by any subsidiaries of the Debtor and the instruments
evidencing such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments, and other
property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed or
distributable in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness,
in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (c) all
deposit accounts or bank accounts owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor,
in
each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, (d) all other
goods and personal property of the Debtor of any kind or character, whether
tangible or intangible and all interest of every kind and description held
or
possessed by Debtor in any real property or improvements to real property,
including, without limitation, all fee ownership and/or leasehold interests
(to
the extent not prohibited by or requiring consent under Debtor' leases) in
real
property or improvements thereto, and (e) in each case, all such property
whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor.
“Patents”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all registered and unregistered patents,
patent applications, and patentable inventions of the Debtor, if any, and all
of
the inventions and improvements described and claimed therein; (2) all
continuations, divisions, renewals, extensions, modifications, substitutions,
continuations-in-part, or reissues of any of the foregoing; (3) all income,
royalties, profits, damages, awards, and payments relating to or payable under
any of the foregoing; (4) the right to xxx for past, present, and future
infringements of any of the foregoing; (5) all other rights and benefits
relating to any of the foregoing throughout the world; (6) all goodwill
associated with any of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the Debtor.
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“Proceeds”
shall mean, as such term is defined in Section 9.306 of the UCC, in cash or
otherwise, and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to: (1) any
and
all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable to
the
Debtor from time to time with respect to any of the property described herein,
(2) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to
the
Debtor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation,
condemnation, seizure, or forfeiture of all or any part of the property
described herein by any governmental authority (or any person or entity acting,
or purporting to act, for or on behalf of any governmental authority); (3)
any
and all proceeds arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment,
licensing or other disposition of, or realization upon, Collateral, including,
without limitation, all claims of the Debtor against third parties for loss
of,
damage to or destruction of the property; (4) any and all other amounts from
time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the property
described herein and all products of the property described herein; and
(5)
all,
liens security, rights, remedies and claims of the Debtor with respect
thereto.
“Records”
shall mean all of the Debtor's present and future books of account of every
kind
or nature, purchase and sale agreements, customer lists, marketing information,
price lists, operating records, vendor and supplier price lists, sales
literature, computer programs, print outs, computer data, invoices, ledger
cards, bills of lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence,
memoranda, credit files and other data relating to the Collateral or any account
debtor, together with the tapes, disks, diskettes and other data and software
storage media and devices, file cabinets or containers in or on which the
foregoing are stored (including any rights of the Debtor with respect to the
foregoing maintained with or by any other Person).
“Security
Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.
“Secured
Obligations” shall mean the collective reference to all obligations (except as
limited herein) of the Debtor to the Secured Party under or in respect of the
Debentures and related transactions, whether currently existing or hereafter
incurred or created, including without limitation (1) due and punctual payment
and performance of the Debentures, this Agreement and any other of the Loan
Documents (exclusive of the Warrants and non-monetary obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement) including all principal, interest, collection
costs, expenses and other amounts owing or payable from time to time under
any
such Loan Documents, (2) any additional or further amounts which, pursuant
to
the Loan Documents, may be deemed part of and/or added to the Secured
Obligations,; and (3) the reimbursement of all reasonable costs incurred by
the
Secured Party to maintain, preserve and enforce such Loan Documents, collect
these Secured Obligations and maintain and preserve the Collateral, including
without limitation, the Secured Party’࿖s reasonable attorneys fees,
disbursements and legal expenses, and all expenditures by Secured Party for
taxes, insurance and repairs to and maintenance of the Collateral, in each
case,
whether arising before or after the commencement of any case with respect to
the
Debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute
(including, without limitation, the payment of interest and other amounts which
would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case). The above
shall be equally applicable to any renewals, reinstatements, restatements,
modifications, amendments or extensions of any of the foregoing.
“Trademarks”
shall mean all of the following: (1) all of the Debtor’s owned trademarks, trade
names, mask words, corporate names, business names, fictitious business names,
trade styles, service marks, logos, other business identifiers, prints and
labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, all registrations
and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith including
registrations, recordings, and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any
state thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof; (2)
all
reissues, extensions and renewals thereof; (3) all income, royalties,
damages,
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and
payments now or hereafter relating to or payable under any of the foregoing
including damages or payments for past or future infringements of any of the
foregoing; (4) the right to xxx for past, present and future infringements
of
any of the foregoing; (5) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
throughout the world; and (6) all goodwill associated with and symbolized by
any
of the foregoing; in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by
the
Debtor.
“Transaction
Documents” shall mean the Debentures, the Subscription Agreement, the Warrant,
the Registration Rights Agreement and this Agreement, together with any and
all
documents related thereto, including Financing Statements.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;
provided, however,
that if
by mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or effect of perfection or
non-perfection of the Security Interest in any Collateral to which this
Financing Statement relates is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect on or after the date hereof in any other jurisdiction, UCC means the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes
of
the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or the effect of perfection
or
non-perfection.
2. THE
SECURITY INTEREST. In order to secure the due and punctual payment and
performance of all Secured Obligations owing to the Secured Party from time
to
time, the Debtor hereby grants, hypothecates, assigns, pledges, transfers and
delivers to the Secured Party, a continuing lien and security interest in,
and
hereby assigns to the Secured Party, as collateral security, including that
acquired with the proceeds of the Loan and the following described property
and
interests of the Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or existing,
and all proceeds thereof and all substitutes, replacements and accessions
thereto, wherever located:
(a) all
Accounts;
(b) all
Assigned Agreements;
(c) all
General Intangibles;
(d) all
Inventory;
(e) all
Equipment;
(f) all
Miscellaneous Collateral;
(g) all
Records;
(h) all
Documents;
(i) all
Proceeds;
(j) all
Copyrights;
(k) all
Patents;
and
(l) all
Trademarks (the “Collateral”).
The
pledge of the Collateral shall be referred to herein as the “Security
Interest.”
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3. FILING;
FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Debtor shall, at its expense, execute, file, record
and
deliver to Secured Party (in such manner and form as the Secured Party shall
reasonably require) any financing statements and any other documents, necessary
or appropriate to preserve, perfect, validate or protect the security interest
granted to Secured Party hereunder against the claims of third parties. and
shall cooperate with the Secured Party to cause the same to be duly filed in
all
places necessary to perfect the security interest of Secured Party in the
Collateral. This shall include (a) all financing statements, (b) all carbon,
photographic or other reproductions of financing statements or this Agreement
(which shall be sufficient as a financing statement hereunder), (c) all
endorsements to title to any vehicles or other Collateral as may be required
in
order to perfect the Security Interest therein, and (d) all specific assignments
or other papers that may be necessary, or that the Secured Party may reasonably
request, in order to create, preserve, perfect or validate any Security Interest
or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder
with
respect to any of the Collateral. In the event that any recording or re-filing
thereof (or filing of any statements of continuation or assignment of any
financing statement) is required to protect and preserve such Security Interest,
the Debtor, at its own cost and expense, shall cause the same to be re-recorded
and/or re-filed at the time and in the manner requested by the Secured Party.
The Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file or re-file any financing
statements, continuation statements, and/or amended statements with respect
to
the Security Interest granted pursuant to this Agreement which at any time
may
be required or appropriate, although the same may have been executed only by
Secured Party, and to execute such financing statement on behalf of the Debtor.
In addition, in the event and to the extent that any of Collateral consists
of
or is represented by instruments or other evidences of ownership such as would
require physical possession of same in order to perfect the Security Interest
therein, the Debtor will promptly, at its expense, deliver same to the Secured
Party, with any necessary endorsements thereon or powers annexed
thereto.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEBTOR. The Debtor hereby represents and warrants as
follows:
(a) The
Debtor is not in default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement
or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. Neither
the execution nor the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof,
will violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or
governmental authority, or will conflict with, or result in the breach of,
or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement
or
other instrument to which the Debtor is a party or by which the Debtor may
be
bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim or encumbrance
upon any property of Debtor.
(b) The
Debtor has the power to execute, deliver and perform the provisions of this
Agreement and all instruments and documents delivered or to be delivered
pursuant hereto, and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary or
appropriate actions to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement and all such instruments and documents.
(c) The
Debtor is the legal and equitable owner of the Collateral, subject to the
interest therein granted to the Secured Party. The ownership by the Debtor
of
the Collateral is free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims and
encumbrances of every kind and nature, except as otherwise disclosed herein
and
in the schedules to the Subscription Agreement and/or the Debentures, and except
for security deposits, statutory liens, bankers’ liens and other immaterial
encumbrances not securing indebtedness for borrowed money. The Debtor has taken
all actions necessary under the UCC to perfect its interest in any accounts
purchased by it or in which it otherwise has an interest, as against its
assignors or creditors or its assigns.
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(d) No
material default exists, and no event which with notice or the passage of time
or both, would constitute a default under the Collateral by any party thereto,
and there are no material offsets, claims or defenses against the obligations
evidenced by the Collateral.
(e) The
Security Interest constitutes a valid and, upon delivery and filing of documents
necessary to perfect the Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral,
perfected security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and
performance of the Secured Obligations, in each case prior to all other liens
and rights of others (except for permitted liens as described
above).
(f) That
no
financing statement covering the Collateral is on file in any public office,
other than (i) financing statements in respect of any indebtedness which is
being repaid out of the proceeds of the Loan (which financing statements are
being terminated and released simultaneously with the funding of the Loan to
the
Debtor), and (ii) financing statements filed pursuant to this
Agreement.
All
representations and warranties of the Debtor contained herein shall survive
the
closing of this Agreement until termination of this Agreement under Section
14.
5. COVENANTS
OF THE DEBTOR. The Debtor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Protection
of the Collateral. The Debtor shall defend the title to the Collateral against
all claims and demands whatsoever. The Debtor shall keep the respective
Collateral free and clear of all liens and security interests (except for the
lien created herein and permitted liens as described above), charges,
encumbrances, taxes and assessments, and shall pay all taxes, assessments and
fees relating to the Collateral. Upon request by Secured Party, Debtor, at
the
Debtor’s expense, shall furnish further assurances of title, execute any further
instruments and documents, and do any other acts, that Secured Party may
reasonably request, necessary to effectuate the purposes and provisions of
this
Agreement, including, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest
granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Party to
exercise and enforce the rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral.
Debtor
shall not further sell, exchange, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of
the
Collateral. and shall not further encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, create a
lien
on or security interest in the Collateral, without the prior written consent
of
Secured Party in each instance except as otherwise permitted under the
Debentures, the Subscription Agreement and/or this Agreement. The risk of loss
of the Collateral at all times shall be borne by the Debtor.
(b) The
Debtor’s Obligation to Pay. The Debtor shall pay and perform the Debentures and
the Debtor shall perform all of its Secured Obligations as the same may become
due according to their terms. The Debtor shall reimburse to Secured Party,
all
expenses, including reasonable attorneys࿖ fees, incurred or paid in connection
with establishing, perfecting, maintaining, protecting or enforcing any of
the
Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder, including in retaking, holding,
preparing for sale or lease, or selling and leasing, and the like, the
Collateral.
(c) Place
of
Business. The Debtor will not, without giving the Secured Party 30 days prior
written notice, change (i) the locations of its places of business and its
chief
executive office, or (ii) the locations where it keeps or holds any Collateral
or records relating thereto, or (iii) its name, identity, or corporate structure
in any manner. If any such change occurs, the Debtor shall, at
its
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cost
and
expense, cooperate with the Secured Party and cause to be filed or recorded
additional financing statements, amendments, or supplements to existing
financing statements, continuation statements. or other documents required
to be
recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Security
Interests.
(d) Additional
Documents. The Debtor will, from time to time, at its expense, execute, deliver,
file, and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement,
or
other paper and take any other action (including, without limitation, any
filings of financing or continuation statements under the UCC) that the Secured
Party may from time to time reasonably determine to be necessary or desirable
in
order to create, preserve, perfect, confirm, or validate the Security Interests
or to enable the Secured Party to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement,
or
to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers,
and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral. To the extent
permitted by law, the Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to execute
and
file financing statements or continuation statements without the Debtor’s
signature appearing thereon. The Debtor agrees that a carbon, photographic,
or
other reproduction of this Security Agreement or of a financing statement is
sufficient as a financing statement. The Debtor shall pay the costs of or
incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing or continuation
statements concerning the Collateral.
(e) Books/Records.
The Debtor shall keep complete and accurate books and records relating to the
Collateral, and stamp or otherwise xxxx such books and records in such manner
as
the Secured Party may reasonably request in order to reflect the Security
Interests.
(f) Maintain
Accounts. The Debtor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
to
be collected from its account debtors, as and when due, any and all amounts
owing under or on account of each Account (including, without limitation,
delinquent Accounts, such Accounts to be collected in accordance with lawful
collection procedures and the Debtor’s standard procedures) and apply forthwith
upon receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding
balance of such Account, except that, unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing and the Secured Party is exercising its rights hereunder
to
collect Accounts, the Debtor may allow in the ordinary course of business as
adjustments to amounts owing under its Accounts (i) an extension or renewal
of
the time or times of payment, or settlement for less than the total unpaid
balance, which the Debtor finds appropriate in accordance with prudent business
judgment and (ii) a refund or credit due as a result of returned or damaged
merchandise, all in accordance with the Debtor’s ordinary course of business
consistent with its historical practices. The costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorney’s fees) of collection, whether incurred by the
Debtor or the Secured Party, shall be borne by the Debtor.
(g) Notice
of
Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
upon the request of the Secured Party, the Debtor will promptly notify (and
the
Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party so to notify) each account debtor
in
respect of any Account or Instrument that such Collateral has been assigned
to
the Secured Party hereunder, and that any payments due or to become due in
respect of such Collateral are to be made directly to the Secured Party or
any
designee specified by the Secured Party.
(h) Additional
Information. The Debtor will, promptly upon request, provide to the Secured
Party all information and evidence it may reasonably request concerning the
Collateral, and in particular the Accounts, to enable the Secured Party to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(i) Taxes
and
Assessments. The Debtor will promptly pay any and all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges upon the Collateral prior to the date that penalties
may
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attach
thereto or same become a lien on any of the Collateral, except to the extent
that such taxes, assessments and charges shall be contested by the Debtor in
good faith and through appropriate proceedings.
(j) Material
Loss. The Debtor will immediately notify the Secured Party of any event causing
a material loss or diminution in the value of the Collateral, and the amount
(or
the Debtor’s best estimate of the amount) of such loss or
diminution.
(k) Applicable
Law. The Debtor will not use any of the Collateral in violation of any
applicable law.
(l) Impairment
of Collateral. Except to the extent permitted by this Agreement, Debtor shall
not cause any reduction in the value of the Collateral or take any action which
would reasonably be expected to imperil the prospect of the full performance
or
satisfaction of the Secured Obligations.
6. RECORDS
RELATING TO COLLATERAL. The Debtor will keep and maintain complete and accurate
records concerning the Collateral, including the Accounts and all chattel paper
included in the Accounts, at its principal executive office or at such other
place(s) of business as the Secured Party may approve in writing. The Debtor
will (a) faithfully hold and preserve such records and chattel paper, (b) permit
representatives of the Secured Party, at any time during normal business hours,
upon reasonable notice, and without undue material disruption of the Debtor’s’
business, to examine and inspect the Collateral and to make copies and abstracts
of such records and chattel paper, and (c) furnish to the Secured Party such
information and reports regarding the Collateral as the Secured Party may from
time to time reasonably request.
7. RELEASE
OF COLLATERAL. The Debtor shall not sell, transfer, license or otherwise dispose
of the Collateral, or any part thereof or any interest therein except in the
ordinary course of business for fair value or as otherwise provided in the
Subscription Agreement or the Debentures. If the Collateral, or any part
thereof; is sold or otherwise disposed of in violation of these provisions,
the
Security Interest of the Secured Party shall continue in such Collateral or
any
part thereof notwithstanding such sale or other disposition, and Debtor will
deliver any proceeds thereof to the Secured Party to be, at the option of the
Secured Party, held as Collateral hereunder, and/or be applied to the Secured
Obligations.
8. GENERAL
AUTHORITY.
(a) In
the
event that the Secured Party shall at any time be required to take action to
defend the Security Interests, or the Debtor shall fail to satisfy its
obligations under this Agreement, then the Secured Party shall have the right,
but shall not be obligated, to take such steps and make such payments as may
be
required in order to effect compliance, and the Secured Party shall have the
right either to demand and receive immediate reimbursement from the Debtor
for
all costs and expenses incurred by the Secured Party in connection therewith,
and/or to add such costs and expenses to the Secured Obligations.
(b) The
Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party the true and lawful
attorney for the Debtor, with full power of substitution, in the name of the
Debtor, the Secured Party or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the
Secured Party, but at the Debtor’s’ expense, to the extent permitted by law to
exercise, at any time and from time to time during the continuance of an Event
of Default, any or all of the following powers with respect to any or all of
the
Collateral (which powers
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shall
be
in addition and supplemental to any powers, rights and remedies of the Secured
Party described herein):
(i) to
demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies
due or to become due upon or by virtue thereof; and
(ii) to
receive, take, endorse, assign and deliver any and all checks, drafts, documents
and other negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and chattel paper taken
or
received by the Secured Party in connection therewith; and
(iii) to
settle, compromise, discharge, extend, compound, prosecute or defend any action
or proceeding with respect thereto; and
(iv) to
sell,
transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with same, or the proceeds or avails
thereof, or any goods securing the Accounts, as fully and effectually as if
the
Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof; and
(v) to
extend
the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance and other
adjustments with reference thereto; and
(vi) to
discharge any taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any
time
placed thereon.
Anything
hereinabove contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secured Party shall
give the Debtor not less than ten (10) days࿖ prior written notice of the time
and place of any sale or other intended disposition of any of the Collateral,
except any Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily
in
value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market. The Secured
Party
and the Debtor hereby agree that such notice constitutes “reasonable
notification” within the meaning of Section 9-610 of the Code.
9. REMEDIES
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a) If
any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Secured Party may
exercise all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code
(whether or not the Code is in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights
and
remedies are exercised) and, in addition, the Secured Party may, without being
required to give any notice, except as herein provided or as may be required
by
mandatory provisions of law, (a) apply the cash, if any, then held by it as
Collateral in the manner specified in Section 11 hereof, and (b) if there shall
be no such cash or if such cash shall be insufficient to pay all of the Secured
Obligations in full, sell the Collateral, or any part thereof, at public or
private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash,
upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices as the Secured
Party may deem satisfactory. The Secured Party may require the Debtor to
assemble all or any part of the Collateral and make it available to the Secured
Party at a place to be designated by the Secured Party. Any holder of a Secured
Obligation may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral so sold at
any
public sale (or, if the Collateral is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market or is of a type which is the subject of widely distributed standard
price
quotations, at any private sale) and thereafter hold same, absolutely free
from
any right or claim of the Debtor of whatsoever kind. The Secured Party is
authorized, at any such sale, if it reasonably deems same to be advisable,
to
restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers of any of the Collateral which
could be subject to federal or state securities laws to persons who will
represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale of any
of
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such
Collateral; and the Debtor hereby acknowledges that such restriction may result
in a lower price being obtained for the subject Collateral, and the Debtor
hereby waives any claim arising therefrom. Upon any such sale, the Secured
Party
shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof
the Collateral so sold.
(b) Each
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold absolutely, free
from any claim or right of the Debtor of whatsoever kind (except for the rights
of the Secured Party), including any equity or right of redemption of the
Debtor. To the extent permitted by law, the Debtor hereby specifically waives
all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under
any
rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter adopted. and waives any
requirement for the marshaling of any Collateral. The Secured Party shall give
the Debtor not less than ten (10) days࿖ prior written notice of its intention to
make any such public or private sale or sales at a broker’s board or on a
securities exchange. Such notice, in case of a public sale, shall state the
time
and place fixed for such sale, and in case of 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 the portion thereof being sold,
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 the Secured Party may fix in the notice of such sale. At
any
such sale, the Collateral may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate
parcels, as the Secured Party may determine. The Secured Party shall not be
obligated to make such sale pursuant to any such notice. The 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 the sale. and such sale may be made at any time or place to which
the
same may be adjourned. In case of any࿖ sale of all or any part of the Collateral
on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by
the
Secured Party until the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof; but
the
Secured Party shall not incur any liability in the case of the failure of such
purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any
such
failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like notice.
(c) The
Secured Party, instead of exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon
it,
may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the Security
Interests and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof; under a judgment
or
decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction.
(d) In
the
event that the Secured Party, after the occurrence of an Event of Default,
does
not exercise his/her/its rights under this Agreement within thirty (30) days
thereof, then Subscribers representing a majority in interest of the total
aggregate principal amount of the Loan shall have the right, upon five (5)
days
written notice to the Debtor, to appoint a substitute secured party at which
time the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement shall automatically be
assigned to the new secured party without any further action of the Secured
Party, the Subscribers and/or the Debtor. Upon the appointment of the substitute
secured party, then the Secured Party executing this Agreement shall no longer
have authority to enforce the provisions of this Agreement. For purposes of
this
Section 9(d), the Secured Party shall be excluded for purposes of calculating
a
majority in interest of the aggregate amount of the Loan.
10. RIGHT
OF
SECURED PARTY TO USE AND OPERATE COLLATERAL. Upon the occurrence and during
the
continuance of any Event of Default and to the extent permitted by law, the
Secured Party shall have the right and power, with or without legal process,
to
enter upon any or all of the Debtor’s premises. to take possession of all or any
part of the Collateral, and to exclude the Debtor and all persons claiming
under
the Debtor wholly or partly therefrom, and thereafter to sell same in accordance
herewith and/or hold, store, and/or use, operate, manage and control the same.
Upon any
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such
taking of possession, the Secured Party may, from time to time, at the expense
of the Debtor, make all such repairs, replacements, alterations, additions
and
improvements to the Collateral as the Secured Party may deem proper. In such
case, the Secured Party shall have the right to manage and control the
Collateral and to carry on the business and to exercise all rights and powers
of
the Debtor in respect thereof as the Secured Party shall deem proper, including
the right to enter into any and all such agreements with respect to the leasing
and/or operation of the Collateral or any part thereof as the Secured Party
may
see fit; and the Secured Party shall be entitled to collect and receive all
profits, fees, revenues and other income of the same and every part thereof.
Such profits, fees, revenues and other income shall be applied to pay the
expenses of holding the Collateral and of conducting the business thereof,
and
of all alterations, additions and improvements, and to make all payments which
the Secured Party may be required or may elect to make, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance and other charges upon the Collateral or any part
thereof; and all other payments which the Secured Party may be required or
authorized to make under any provision of this Agreement (including legal costs
and reasonable attorneys fees). The remainder of such profits. fees, revenues
and other income shall be applied in accordance with Section 11 below, and,
unless otherwise provided or required by law or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, any surplus shall be paid over to the Debtor.
11. APPLICATION
OF COLLATERAL AND PROCEEDS. The proceeds of any sale of, or other realization
upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied in the following
order:
(a) First,
to
the costs and expenses of the sale;
(b) Second,
to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party
with
respect to the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement;
(c) Third,
to
the payment of the Secured Obligations; and
(d) Fourth,
the
surplus proceeds, if any, to the Debtor or whomever shall be lawfully entitled
to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall
direct.
12. EXPENSE;
SECURED PARTY’S LIEN. The Debtor will forthwith pay:
(a) the
amount of any taxes or other charges which the Secured Party may have been
required to pay by reason of the Security Interests (including any applicable
transfer taxes) or to free any of the Collateral from any lien thereon;
and
(b) the
amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel and of any agents not regularly
in its employ, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the
collection, sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral, (ii) the
exercise by the Secured Party of any of the powers conferred upon it hereunder,
and/or (iii) any default on the Debtor’s’ part hereunder.
13. SECURITY
INTEREST ABSOLUTE. All rights of the Secured Party hereunder, and all
obligations of Debtor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of:
(a) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents or the Secured
Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to the Transaction
Documents or the Secured Obligations;
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(b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of. or in any other term of;
the
Transaction Documents or the Secured Obligations, or any renewal, modification,
reinstatement, restatement or extension of the Transaction Documents or the
Secured Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any
departure from this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument;
(c) any
sale,
exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral; or
(d) any
other
circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a
discharge of the Debtor in respect of any Transaction Documents or the Secured
Obligations.
14. TERMINATION
OF SECURITY INTERESTS; RELEASE OF COLLATERAL. Upon the indefeasible payment
in
full of all Secured Obligations (other then indemnity obligations as to which
no
claim has theretofore been asserted), the Security Interests shall terminate
and
all rights in the Collateral shall revert to the Debtor. Upon any such
termination of the Security Interests or release of Collateral, the Secured
Party will, at the Debtor’s expense, execute and deliver to the Debtor such
termination statements and other documents as the Debtor shall reasonably
request to evidence and give effect to the termination of the Security Interests
or the release of such Collateral, as the case may be.
15. NOTICES.
All notices, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given or made
to the Debtor, the Subscribers and the Secured Party in the manner set forth
in
the Subscription Agreement.
16. AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS. The Transaction Documents represent the final agreement agreed
to
by the parties. No amendment or waiver of any provision of the Transaction
Documents, and no consent by Secured Party or Subscribers to any breach thereof
by Debtor shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Secured Party, Subscribers, Debtor and, if appropriate, any
guarantor of any Secured Obligation, and then such waiver or consent shall
be
effective only for the specific purpose for which given. No course of dealing
between Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligation and Secured Party in
exercising any rights or remedies in the Transaction Documents shall operate
as
a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies in the
Transaction Documents. All such rights and remedies shall continue unimpaired,
notwithstanding any delay, extension of time renewal, compromise or other
indulgence granted with respect to any of the Secured Obligations. Debtor hereby
waives all notice of any such delay, extension of time, renewal, compromise
or
indulgence, and consents to be bound thereby as fully and effectually as if
Debtor expressly had agreed thereto in advance. The Debentures may be negotiated
without releasing Debtor or the Collateral. The remedies in this Agreement
are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law, in
equity or otherwise.
17. GOVERNING
LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) This
Agreement shall (irrespective of where it is executed, delivered and/or
performed) be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law) as applied
to contracts executed and performed in the State of New York,
(b) The
Debtor hereby consents to the jurisdiction of all courts sitting in the State
of
New York, and of all courts from which an appeal therefrom may be taken, with
respect to any
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action
or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any related transactions. THE DEBTOR
HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING,
AND
CONSENTS THAT THE SECURED PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY
COURT
AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE DEBTOR WITH RESPECT TO JURISDICTION
AND THE WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
18. NO
WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. No failure on the part of the Secured Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right, power or remedy by the Secured Party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All
remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies
provided by law.
19. BINDING
EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and permitted assigns. The Secured Party may assign this Agreement, and if
assigned, the assignee shall be entitled, upon notifying Debtor. to the payment
and performance of all of the agreements of Debtor hereunder and to all of
the
rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder. The gender and number used
in
this Agreement are used for reference term only and shall apply with the same
effect whether the parties are masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or
plural.
20. CONTINUING
SECURITY INTEREST; ASSIGNMENTS. This Agreement shall create a continuing
security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and
effect until termination as provided herein, (ii) be binding upon Debtor, the
Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns. and (iii) inure,
together with the rights, powers and remedies of Debtor and the Secured Party
hereunder, to the benefit of Debtor, the Secured Party and their respective
successors, transferees and permitted assigns, as the case may be.
21. USURY.
All agreements between Debtor and the Secured Party, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral; are hereby limited so that in
no
contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the final maturity date,
as
that term is defined in the Debentures, or otherwise, shall the interest
contracted for, charged, received, paid or agreed to be paid to the Secured
Party exceed the maximum amount permissible under the laws of the State of
New
York (hereinafter the “Applicable Law࿖). If, from any circumstance whatsoever,
interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum amount permissible
under the Applicable Law, the interest payable shall be reduced to the maximum
amount permissible under the Applicable Law, and if from any circumstance the
Secured Party or any holder of Debentures shall ever receive anything of value
deemed interest by the Applicable Law in excess of the maximum amount
permissible under the Applicable Law, an amount equal to the excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal of the Secured Obligations
and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive amount of interest
exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Secured Obligations, such excess
shall be refunded to the party making such payment. All interest paid or agreed
to be paid to the Secured Party shall, to the extent permitted by the Applicable
Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period
(including any renewal or extension) until payment in full of the principal
so
that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum
amount permissible under the Applicable Law. The Secured Party expressly
disavows any intent to contract for, charge or receive interest in an amount
which exceeds the maximum amount permissible under the Applicable Law. This
paragraph shall control all agreements between Debtor and the Secured
Party.
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22. MULTIPLE
COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate or multiple
counterparts by the parties. and all of such counterparts shall be considered
as
one and the same instrument notwithstanding the fact that various counterparts
are signed by only one or more of the parties, and all of such Agreements shall
be deemed but one and the same Agreement.
23. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction,
such provision shall (for purposes of enforcement in such jurisdiction only)
be
reduced in scope and effect to the extent necessary to render same enforceable,
and the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Secured
Party.
24. HEADINGS.
The captions and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or
interpretation of any provision hereof.
25. ASSIGNMENT.
Except as set forth in Section 9(d), this Agreement may not be assigned by
the
Debtor without the Secured Party’s prior written consent, but shall otherwise be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and
assigns.
26. CONTROLLING
INSTRUMENT. In the event any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any
provision of the Debentures, the provision of the Debentures shall be
controlling.
[Signatures
on following page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Security Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto
as of the date first set forth above.
SECURED
PARTY:
By:
Name:
SUBSCRIBER:
By:
Name:
DEBTOR:
ODYNE
CORPORATION
a
Delaware corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
ODYNE
CORPORATION
a
New
York corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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