EXHIBIT 10.28
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 29, 1999, is made and
given by BULRAD ILLINOIS, INC., an Illinois corporation (the "Grantor"), to U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent
for the "Lenders" (as defined below) pursuant to the "Intercreditor Agreement"
(as defined below) (in such capacity, the "Secured Party").
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A. Omega Cabinets, Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Omega"), Panther
Transport, Inc., an Iowa corporation, ("Panther" and, collectively with Omega
and any other Affiliate or party that becomes a party to the USBNA Credit
Agreement (as defined herein) the "Borrowers"), certain financial institutions
(the "Banks") and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, have entered into an
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 29, 1999 (as the same
may hereafter be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"USBNA Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Banks have agreed to extend to
the Borrowers certain credit accommodations.
B. Grantor is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Omega.
C. Omega has executed and delivered a guaranty (the "CIBC Guaranty")
to the financial institutions party to a Credit Agreement dated as of January
29, 1999 among 3578275 Canada, Inc., as assumed by operation of law in an
amalgamation by Kitchen Craft of Canada, Ltd. ("New Kitchen Craft"), such
financial institutions and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as Agent (as the
same may hereafter be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "CIBC Credit Agreement", and together with the
USBNA Credit Agreement, the "Credit Agreements"), pursuant to which CIBC
Guaranty Omega has guaranteed the obligations of New Kitchen Craft under the
CIBC Credit Agreement.
D. It is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to
extend credit accommodations pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreements that
this Agreement be executed and delivered by the Grantor.
E. The Grantor finds it advantageous, desirable and in its best
interests to comply with the requirement that it execute and deliver this
Security Agreement to the Secured Party.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to
induce the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreements and to extend credit
accommodations thereunder, the Grantor hereby agrees with the Secured Party, for
the benefit of the Lenders and the Agent, as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms.
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1(a) As used in this Agreement, terms defined above shall have the
meanings given to them and the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
"Account" shall mean the rights of the Grantor to payment for goods
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sold or leased or for services rendered which is not evidenced by an
Instrument or Chattel Paper, whether or not such right has been earned by
performance, all guaranties and security therefor, and all interests in the
goods the sale or lease of which gave rise thereto, including the right to
stop such goods in transit.
"Account Debtor" shall mean a Person who is obligated on or under any
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Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument or General Intangible.
"Affiliate": When used with reference to any Person, (a) each Person
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that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, the Person referred to, (b) each Person which beneficially
owns or holds, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of any class of
voting stock of the Person referred to (or if the Person referred to is not
a corporation, five percent or more of the equity interest), (c) each
Person, ten percent or more of the voting stock (or if such Person is not a
corporation, ten percent or more of the equity interest) of which is
beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by the Person referred
to, and (d) each of such Person's officers, directors, joint venturers and
partners. The term control (including the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with") means the possession, directly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Person
in question.
"Affiliate Debt" shall mean indebtedness owing to the Grantor from any
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Affiliate.
"Agents" shall mean the "Agent" (as defined in the USBNA Credit
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Agreement) and the "Agent" (as defined in the CIBC Credit Agreement).
"Chattel Paper" shall mean a writing or writings which evidence both a
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monetary obligation and a security interest in or lease of specific goods;
when a transaction is evidenced by both a security agreement or a lease and
by an Instrument or a series of Instruments, the group of writings taken
together constitutes Chattel Paper.
"Collateral" shall mean all property and rights in property now owned
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or hereafter at any time acquired by the Grantor in or upon which a
Security Interest is granted to the Secured Party by the Grantor under this
Agreement.
"Document" shall mean any xxxx of lading, dock warrant, dock receipt,
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warehouse receipt or order for the delivery of goods, together with any
other document or receipt
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which in the regular course of business or financing is treated as
adequately evidencing that the Person in possession of it is entitled to
receive, hold and dispose of the document and the goods it covers.
"Equipment" shall mean all machinery, equipment, furniture,
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furnishings and fixtures, including all accessions, accessories and
attachments thereto, and any guaranties, warranties, indemnities and other
agreements of manufacturers, vendors and others with respect to such
Equipment.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning given to such term in
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Section 18 hereof.
"Financing Statement" shall have the meaning given to such term in
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Section 4 hereof.
"General Intangibles" shall mean any personal property (other than
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goods, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments and money) including
choses in action, causes of action, contract rights, corporate and other
business records, inventions, designs, patents, patent applications,
service marks, trademarks, tradenames, trade secrets, engineering drawings,
good will, registrations, copyrights, licenses, franchises, customer lists,
tax refund claims, royalties, licensing and product rights, rights to the
retrieval from third parties of electronically processed and recorded data
and all rights to payment resulting from an order of any court.
"Instrument" shall mean a draft, check, certificate of deposit, note,
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xxxx of exchange, security or any other writing which evidences a right to
the payment of money and is not itself a security agreement or lease and is
of a type which is transferred in the ordinary course of business by
delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment.
"Intercreditor Agreement" means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as
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of January 29, 1999 among the Lenders, as the same may hereafter be
amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"Inventory" shall mean any and all goods owned or held by or for the
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account of the Grantor for sale or lease, or for furnishing under a
contract of service, or as raw materials, work in process, materials
incorporated in or consumed in the production of any of the foregoing and
supplies, in each case wherever the same shall be located, whether in
transit, on consignment, in retail outlets, warehouses, terminals or
otherwise, and all property the sale, lease or other disposition of which
has given rise to an Account and which has been returned to the Grantor or
repossessed by the Grantor or stopped in transit.
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"Lenders" shall mean, collectively, the "Banks" (as defined in the
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USBNA Credit Agreement), and the "Lenders" (as defined in the CIBC Credit
Agreement).
"Lien" shall mean any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien,
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charge, encumbrance, title retention agreement or analogous instrument or
device (including the interest of the lessors under capitalized leases),
in, of or on any assets or properties of the Person referred to.
"Obligations" shall mean (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and
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obligations of the Borrowers to the Lenders and Agents of every kind,
nature or description under the USBNA Credit Agreement, including without
limitation each Borrower's obligation on any promissory note or notes under
the USBNA Credit Agreement and any note or notes hereafter issued in
substitution or replacement thereof and any letter of credit reimbursement
obligations and fees, (b) all liabilities of the Grantor under this
Agreement, and (c) any and all other liabilities and obligations of the
Borrowers to the Secured Party, the Lenders and the Agents of every kind,
nature and description, whether direct or indirect or hereafter acquired by
the Secured Party, the Lenders, or the Agents from any Person, absolute or
contingent, regardless of how such liabilities arise or by what agreement
or instrument they may be evidenced, and in all of the foregoing cases
whether due or to become due, and whether now existing or hereafter arising
or incurred.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
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liability company or partnership, joint venture, firm, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or governmental agency or political
subdivision or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary
or other capacity.
"Security Interest" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
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2 hereof.
1(b) All other terms used in this Agreement which are not
specifically defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Minnesota as of the date of
this Agreement to the extent such other terms are defined therein.
1(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires,
references to the plural include the singular, the singular, the plural and "or"
has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words
"include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase "without limitation." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," and
similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement. References to Sections are
references to Sections in this Security Agreement unless otherwise provided.
Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment
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and performance of all of the Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the
Secured Party, for the
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benefit of the Secured Party, the Lenders and the Agents, a security interest
(the "Security Interest") in all of the Grantor's right, title, and interest in
and to the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing, arising or
acquired and wherever located:
2(a) All Accounts.
2(b) All Chattel Paper.
2(c) All Documents.
2(d) All Equipment.
2(e) All General Intangibles, including, without limitation,
Affiliate Debt.
2(f) All Instruments.
2(g) All Inventory.
2(h) To the extent not otherwise included in the foregoing, (i) all
other rights to the payment of money, including rents and other sums
payable to the Grantor under leases, rental agreements and other Chattel
Paper and insurance proceeds; (ii) all books, correspondence, credit files,
records, invoices, bills of lading, and other documents relating to any of
the foregoing, including, without limitation, all tapes, cards, disks,
computer software, computer runs, and other papers and documents in the
possession or control of the Grantor or any computer bureau from time to
time acting for the Grantor; (iii) all rights in, to and under all policies
insuring the life of any officer, director, stockholder or employee of the
Grantor, the proceeds of which are payable to the Grantor; and (iv) all
accessions and additions to, parts and appurtenances of, substitutions for
and replacements of any of the foregoing.
2(i) To the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds and products
of any and all of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding Sections 2(a) through 2(i), the payment and performance of
the Obligations shall not be secured by (i) any Instrument, contract, license or
other agreement, or permit or franchise that validly prohibits the creation by
the Grantor of a security interest in such Instrument, contract, license or
other agreement, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by
the Grantor under such contract, license or other agreement, or permit or
franchise); provided, however, that nothing in this clause (i) shall apply to
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any Account, or (ii) any rights or property to the extent that any valid and
enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits
the creation of a security interest therein. In addition, in the event the
Grantor disposes of assets to third parties in a transaction permitted by
Section 6.2 of the Credit
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Agreement, such assets, but not the proceeds or products thereof, shall be
released from the Lien of the Security Interest.
Section 3. Grantor Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
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notwithstanding, (a) the Grantor shall remain liable under the Accounts, Chattel
Paper, General Intangibles and other items included in the Collateral to the
extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder
to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise
by the Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release the
Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under any items included in the
Collateral, and (c) the Secured Party, the Lenders and the Agents shall have no
obligation or liability under Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and
other items included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall
the Secured Party, the Lenders or the Agents be obligated to perform any of the
obligations or duties of the Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect
or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
Section 4. Title to Collateral. The Grantor has (or will have at the
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time it acquires rights in Collateral hereafter acquired or arising) and will
maintain so long as the Security Interest may remain outstanding, title to each
item of Collateral (including the proceeds and products thereof), free and clear
of all Liens except the Security Interest and except Liens permitted by the
Credit Agreement. The Grantor will defend the Collateral against all claims or
demands of all Persons (other than the Secured Party) claiming the Collateral or
any interest therein. As of the date of execution of this Security Agreement,
no effective financing statement or other similar document used to perfect and
preserve a security interest under the laws of any jurisdiction (a "Financing
Statement") covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any
recording office, except such as may have been filed (a) in favor of the Secured
Party relating to this Agreement, or (b) to perfect Liens permitted by the
Credit Agreement.
Section 5. Disposition of Collateral. The Grantor will not sell,
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lease or otherwise dispose of, or discount or factor with or without recourse,
any Collateral, except sales of items of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business and other sales of assets permitted under the Credit Agreement.
Section 6. Names, Offices, Locations. The Grantor does business
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solely under its own name and the trade names and styles, if any, set forth on
Schedule II hereto. Except as noted on said Schedule, no such trade names or
styles and no trademarks or other similar marks owned by the Grantor are
registered with any governmental unit. The chief place of business and chief
executive office and the office where it keeps its books and records concerning
the Accounts and General Intangibles and the originals of all Chattel Paper,
Documents and Instruments are located at its address set forth on the signature
page hereof. All items of Equipment and Inventory existing on the date of this
Agreement are located at the places specified on Schedule I hereto. The Grantor
will promptly notify the Secured Party of any additional state in which any item
of Inventory or Equipment is hereafter located. The Grantor will from time to
time at the request of the Secured Party provide the Secured Party with current
lists as to the locations of the
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Equipment and Inventory. The Grantor will not permit any Inventory, Equipment,
Chattel Paper or Documents or any records pertaining to Accounts and General
Intangibles to be located in any state or area in which, in the event of such
location, a financing statement covering such Collateral would be required to
be, but has not in fact been, filed in order to perfect the Security Interest.
The Grantor will not change its name or the location of its chief place of
business and chief executive office or use any trade name or trade style in any
state other than as indicated on Schedule II unless the Secured Party has been
given at least 30 days prior written notice thereof and the Grantor has executed
and delivered to the Secured Party such Financing Statements and other
instruments required or appropriate to continue the perfection of the Security
Interest.
Section 7. Rights to Payment. Except as the Grantor may otherwise
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advise the Secured Party in writing, to the knowledge of the Grantor, each
Account, Chattel Paper, Document, General Intangible and Instrument constituting
or evidencing Collateral is (or, in the case of all future Collateral, will be
when arising or issued) the valid, genuine and legally enforceable obligation of
the Account Debtor or other obligor named therein or in the Grantor's records
pertaining thereto as being obligated to pay or perform such obligation.
Without the Secured Party's prior written consent, the Grantor will not agree to
any modifications, amendments, subordinations, cancellations or terminations of
material obligations of any Account Debtors or other obligors except in the
ordinary course of business. The Grantor will perform and comply in all
material respects with all its obligations under any items included in the
Collateral and exercise promptly and diligently its rights thereunder. The
Grantor does not currently hold any Instrument or Document evidencing amounts
owed to the Grantor by any Subsidiary.
Section 8. Further Assurances; Attorney-in-Fact.
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8(a) The Grantor agrees that from time to time, at its expense,
it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents,
and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Secured
Party may reasonably request, 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 its rights and remedies hereunder with
respect to any Collateral (but any failure to request or assure that the
Grantor execute and deliver such instrument or documents or to take such
action shall not affect or impair the validity, sufficiency or
enforceability of this Agreement and the Security Interest, regardless of
whether any such item was or was not executed and delivered or action taken
in a similar context or on a prior occasion). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Grantor will, promptly and from time to
time at the request of the Secured Party: (i) xxxx, or permit the Secured
Party to xxxx, conspicuously its books, records, and accounts showing or
dealing with the Collateral, and each item of Chattel Paper included in the
Collateral, with a legend, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Secured Party, indicating that each such item of Collateral and each
such item of Chattel Paper is subject to the Security Interest granted
hereby; (ii) deliver and pledge to the Secured Party, all Instruments and
Documents (specifically including any Instrument
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or Document evidencing amounts owed to the Grantor by any Subsidiary), duly
indorsed or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignment, with full recourse to the Grantor, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Secured Party; (iii) execute and file such Financing
Statements or continuation statements in respect thereof, or amendments
thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including fixture filings
with any necessary legal descriptions as to any goods included in the
Collateral which the Secured Party determines might be deemed to be
fixtures, and instruments and notices with respect to vehicle titles), as
may be necessary or desirable, or as the Secured Party may request, in
order to perfect, preserve, and enhance the Security Interest granted or
purported to be granted hereby; and (iv) use reasonable efforts to obtain
waivers, in form satisfactory to the Secured Party, of any claim to any
Collateral from any landlords or mortgagees of any property where any
Inventory or Equipment is located.
8(b) The Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to execute
and file one or more Financing Statements or continuation statements in
respect thereof, and amendments thereto, in the event that the Secured
Party reasonably believes that prompt action would be necessary to protect
its rights in all or any part of the Collateral. The Secured Party may
file such Financing Statements or continuation statements without the
signature of the Grantor where permitted by law. A photocopy or other
reproduction of this Agreement or any Financing Statement covering the
Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a Financing Statement
where permitted by law.
8(c) The Grantor will furnish to the Secured Party from time to
time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the
Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the
Secured Party may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail and in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party.
Section 9. Taxes and Claims. The Grantor will promptly pay all taxes
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and other governmental charges levied or assessed upon or against any Collateral
or upon or against the creation, perfection or continuance of the Security
Interest, as well as all other claims of any kind (including claims for labor,
material and supplies) against or with respect to the Collateral, except to the
extent (a) such taxes, charges or claims are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, (b) such proceedings do not involve any material danger
of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any of the Collateral or any interest therein
and (c) such taxes, charges or claims are adequately reserved against on the
Grantor's books in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 10. Books and Records. The Grantor will keep and maintain at
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its own cost and expense satisfactory and complete records of the Collateral,
including a record of all payments received and credits granted with respect to
all Accounts, Chattel Paper and other items included in the Collateral.
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Section 11. Inspection, Reports, Verifications. Upon one day's
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advance notice, the Grantor will at all reasonable times during normal business
hours permit the Secured Party or its representatives to examine or inspect any
Collateral, any evidence of Collateral and the Grantor's books and records
concerning the Collateral, wherever located. The Grantor will from time to time
when requested by the Secured Party furnish to the Secured Party a report on its
Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and Instruments, naming the Account
Debtors or other obligors thereon, the amount due and the aging thereof. Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Secured
Party or its designee is authorized to contact Account Debtors and other Persons
obligated on any such Collateral from time to time to verify the existence,
amount and/or terms of such Collateral; provided that nothing in this sentence
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shall restrict or limit in any manner the right of the Secured Party, either
Agent or any Lender to contact such Account Debtors or other Persons during the
course of any audit conducted in accordance with the "Loan Documents" (as
defined in the Credit Agreement).
Section 12. Notice of Loss. The Grantor will promptly notify the
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Secured Party of any loss of or material damage to any material item of
Collateral or of any substantial adverse change, known to Grantor, in any
material item of Collateral or the prospect of payment or performance thereof.
Section 13. Insurance. The Grantor will keep the Equipment and
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Inventory insured against "all risks" for the full replacement cost thereof
subject to a deductible, and with an insurance company or companies,
satisfactory to the Secured Party, the policies to protect the Secured Party,
the Agents and the Lenders, as their interests may appear, with such policies or
certificates with respect thereto to be delivered to the Secured Party at its
request. Each such policy or the certificate with respect thereto shall provide
that such policy shall not be canceled or allowed to lapse unless at least 30
days prior written notice is given to the Secured Party.
Section 14. Lawful Use; Fair Labor Standards Act. The Grantor will
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use and keep the Collateral, and will require that others use and keep the
Collateral, only for lawful purposes, without violation of any federal, state or
local law, statute or ordinance. All Inventory of the Grantor as of the date of
this Agreement that was produced by the Grantor or with respect to which the
Grantor performed any manufacturing or assembly process was produced by the
Grantor (or such manufacturing or assembly process was conducted) in compliance
in all material respects with all requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act,
and all Inventory produced, manufactured or assembled by the Grantor after the
date of this Agreement will be so produced, manufactured or assembled, as the
case may be.
Section 15. Action by the Secured Party; Power of Attorney.
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Effective upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Grantor
at any time fails to perform or observe any of the foregoing agreements, the
Secured Party shall have (and the Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party)
the right, power and authority (but not the duty) to perform or observe such
agreement on behalf and in the name, place and stead of the Grantor (or, at the
Secured Party's option, in the Secured Party's name) and to take any and all
other actions which
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the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to cure or correct such failure
(including, without limitation, the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens,
the procurement and maintenance of insurance, the execution of assignments,
security agreements and Financing Statements, and the indorsement of
instruments); and the Grantor shall thereupon pay to the Secured Party on demand
the amount of all monies expended and all reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) incurred by the
Secured Party in connection with or as a result of the performance or observance
of such agreements or the taking of such action by the Secured Party, together
with interest thereon from the date expended or incurred at the highest lawful
rate then applicable to any of the Obligations, and all such monies expended,
costs and expenses and interest thereon shall be part of the Obligations secured
by the Security Interest. The Grantor hereby appoints the Secured Party the
Grantor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such
Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party's good-faith discretion, to take any action and to execute any
instrument that the Secured Party may reasonably believe is necessary or
advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, in a manner consistent
with the terms hereof and the terms of the Credit Agreement, including, without
limitation, to receive, indorse and collect all instruments made payable to the
Grantor representing any Collateral or any part thereof and to give full
discharge for the same; provided that the Secured Party shall not exercise such
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power of attorney hereunder prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event
of Default except to the extent necessary to exercise its rights under Section
8(b) and Section 16 hereof. The Grantor agrees that the foregoing may be done by
the Secured Party in its own name (to the same extent and with the same force
and effect as could have been done by the Grantor had this Agreement not been
made) or in the name of the Grantor. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled
with an interest and is therefore irrevocable by the Grantor.
Section 16. Insurance Claims. As additional security for the payment
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and performance of the Obligations, the Grantor hereby assigns to the Secured
Party, for the benefit of the Secured Party, the Agents and the Lenders, any and
all monies (including proceeds of insurance and refunds of unearned premiums)
due or to become due under, and all other rights of the Grantor with respect to,
any and all policies of insurance now or at any time hereafter covering the
Collateral or any evidence thereof or any business records or valuable papers
pertaining thereto. The Secured Party may (but need not), in the Secured
Party's name or in Grantor's name, execute and deliver proofs of claim, receive
all such monies, indorse checks and other instruments representing payment of
such monies, and adjust, litigate, compromise or release any claim against the
issuer of any such policy (a) for any loss from which insurance proceeds for
such loss are in excess of $100,000 whether or not a Default or Event of Default
has occurred or (b) for any reason upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, so
long as no Event of Default exists the Grantor shall be entitled to all
insurance proceeds with respect to any of the Collateral; provided that any
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proceeds received in respect of Equipment and Inventory are applied to the cost
of replacement of such Equipment or Inventory.
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Section 17. The Secured Party's Duties. The powers conferred on the
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Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and
shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Secured
Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the safekeeping of
any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment
substantially equal to the safekeeping which the Secured Party accords its own
property of like kind. Except for the safekeeping of any Collateral in its
possession and the accounting for monies and for other properties actually
received by it hereunder, the Secured Party shall have no duty, as to any
Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any
Collateral, whether or not the Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge
of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights
against any Persons or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The
Secured Party will take action in the nature of exchanges, conversions,
redemptions, tenders and the like requested in writing by the Grantor with
respect to the Collateral in the Secured Party's possession if the Secured Party
in its reasonable judgment determines that such action will not impair the
Security Interest or the value of the Collateral, but a failure of the Secured
Party to comply with any such request shall not of itself be deemed a failure to
exercise reasonable care.
Section 18. Default. Each of the following occurrences shall
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constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement: (a) the Grantor shall fail
to observe or perform any covenant or agreement applicable to the Grantor under
this Agreement and such failure to comply shall continue for thirty (30)
calendar days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date the Grantor gives
notice of such failure to the Secured Party, or (ii) the date the Secured Party
gives written notice of such failure to the Grantor; or (b) any representation
or warranty made by the Grantor in this Agreement or any schedule, exhibit,
supplement or attachment hereto or in any reports or certificates heretofore or
at any time hereafter submitted by or on behalf of the Grantor to the Secured
Party shall prove to have been materially false or misleading when made; or (c)
any Event of Default shall occur under either Credit Agreement beyond the
applicable cure period specified therein.
Section 19. Remedies on Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
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Default and at any time thereafter:
19(a) The Secured Party may exercise and enforce any and all
rights and remedies available upon default to a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code.
19(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to enter upon and
into and take possession of all or such part or parts of the properties of
the Grantor, including lands, plants, buildings, Equipment, Inventory and
other property as may be necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the
Secured Party to permit or enable the Secured Party to manufacture,
produce, process, store or sell or complete the manufacture, production,
processing, storing or sale of all or any part of the Collateral, as the
Secured Party may elect, and to use and operate said properties for said
purposes and for such length of time
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as the Secured Party may deem necessary or appropriate for said purposes
without the payment of any compensation to Grantor therefor. The Secured
Party may require the Grantor to, and the Grantor hereby agrees that it
will, at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith,
assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and
make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be
designated by the Secured Party.
19(c) Any sale of Collateral may be in one or more parcels at
public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party's offices or elsewhere,
for cash, on credit, or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as
the Secured Party may reasonably believe are commercially reasonable. The
Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral
regardless of notice of sale having been given, and the Secured Party may
adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement made
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.
19(d) The Secured Party is hereby granted a license or other
right to use, without charge, all of the Grantor's property, including,
without limitation, all of the Grantor's labels, trademarks, copyrights,
patents and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it
pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for
sale and selling any Collateral, and the Grantor's rights under all
licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Secured Party's
benefit until the Obligations are paid in full.
19(e) If notice to the Grantor of any intended disposition of
Collateral or any other intended action is required by law in a particular
instance, such notice shall be deemed commercially reasonable if given in
the manner specified for the giving of notice in Section 24 hereof at least
ten calendar days prior to the date of intended disposition or other
action, and the Secured Party may exercise or enforce any and all other
rights or remedies available by law or agreement against the Collateral,
against the Grantor, or against any other Person or property.
Section 20. Remedies as to Certain Rights to Payment. Upon the
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occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter the Secured Party
may notify any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on any Accounts or other
Collateral that the same have been assigned or transferred to the Secured Party
and that the same should be performed as requested by, or paid directly to, the
Secured Party, as the case may be. The Grantor shall join in giving such
notice, if the Secured Party so requests. The Secured Party may, in the Secured
Party's name or in the Grantor's name, demand, xxx for, collect or receive any
money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of, or securing,
any such Collateral or grant any extension to, make any compromise or settlement
with or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or change the obligation of any
such Account Debtor or other Person. If any payments on any such Collateral are
received by the Grantor after an Event of Default has occurred, such payments
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shall be held in trust by the Grantor as the property of the Secured Party and
shall not be commingled with any funds or property of the Grantor and shall be
forthwith remitted to the Secured Party for application on the Obligations.
Section 21. Application of Proceeds. All cash proceeds received by
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the Secured Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in accordance with the
Intercreditor Agreement, be held by the Secured Party as collateral for, or then
or at any time thereafter be applied in whole or in part by the Secured Party
against, all or any part of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any
expenses of the Secured Party payable pursuant to Section 22 hereof).
Section 22. Costs and Expenses; Indemnity. The Grantor will pay or
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reimburse the Secured Party on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including in each case all filing and recording fees and taxes and all
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and of any experts and agents) incurred
by the Secured Party in connection with the creation, perfection, protection,
satisfaction, foreclosure or enforcement of the Security Interest and the
preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this
Agreement, and all such costs and expenses shall be part of the Obligations
secured by the Security Interest. The Grantor shall indemnify and hold the
Secured Party harmless from and against any and all claims, losses and
liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from this Agreement
and the Security Interest hereby created (including enforcement of this
Agreement) or the Secured Party's actions pursuant hereto, except claims, losses
or liabilities resulting from the Secured Party's gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Any liability of the Grantor to indemnify and hold the Secured
Party harmless pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be part of the
Obligations secured by the Security Interest. The obligations of the Grantor
under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Section 23. Waivers; Remedies; Marshaling. Notwithstanding any
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provisions to the contrary herein, any term of this Agreement may be amended
with the written consent of the Grantor; provided that no amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any
departure herefrom by the Grantor or other party thereto shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Secured Party,
and then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. The Security
Interest can be released, only explicitly in a writing signed by the Secured
Party. Mere delay or failure to act shall not preclude the exercise or
enforcement of any rights and remedies available to the Secured Party. All
rights and remedies of the Secured Party shall be cumulative and may be
exercised singly in any order or sequence, or concurrently, at the Secured
Party's option, and the exercise or enforcement of any such right or remedy
shall neither be a condition to nor bar the exercise or enforcement of any
other. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Grantor hereby waives all
requirements of law, if any, relating to the marshaling of assets which would be
applicable in connection with the enforcement by the Secured Party of its
remedies hereunder, absent this waiver.
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Section 24. Notices. Except when telephonic notice is expressly
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authorized by this Agreement, any notice or other communication to any party in
connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by manual
delivery, telegram, telex, facsimile transmission, overnight courier or United
States mail (postage prepaid) addressed to such party at the address specified
pursuant to the applicable Credit Agreement. All periods of notice shall be
measured from the date of delivery thereof if manually delivered, from the date
of sending thereof if sent by telegram, telex or facsimile transmission, from
the first Business Day after the date of sending if sent by overnight courier,
or from three days after the date of mailing if mailed.
Section 25. Grantor Acknowledgments. The Grantor hereby
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acknowledges that (a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement, (b) the Secured Party, the Agents and
the Lenders have no fiduciary relationship to the Grantor, the relationship
being solely that of debtor and creditor, and (c) no joint venture exists
between the Grantor, the Secured Party, the Agents and the Lenders.
Section 26. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under Credit
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Agreement. This Agreement shall (a) create a continuing security interest in the
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Collateral and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of
the Obligations and the expiration of the obligations, if any, of the Lenders to
extend credit accommodations to the Grantor or New Kitchen Craft, (b) be binding
upon the Grantor, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of
the Lenders and the Agent, and be enforceable by, the Secured Party, and their
respective successors, transferees, and assigns. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing clause (c), the Lenders or the Agents may assign or
otherwise transfer all or any portion of their rights and obligations under the
Credit Agreements to any other Persons to the extent and in the manner provided
in the Credit Agreements and may similarly transfer all or any portion of their
rights under this Security Agreement to such Persons.
Section 27. Termination of Security Interest. Upon payment in full
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of the Obligations (except for contingent indemnity and other contingent
Obligations not yet due and payable) and the expiration of any obligation of the
Lenders to extend credit accommodations to the Grantor or Kitchen Craft, the
Security Interest granted hereby shall terminate. Upon any such termination,
the Secured Party will return to the Grantor such of the Collateral then in the
possession of the Secured Party as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied
pursuant to the terms hereof and execute and deliver to the Grantor such
documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
Any reversion or return of Collateral upon termination of this Agreement and any
instruments of transfer or termination shall be at the expense of the Grantor
and shall be without warranty by, or recourse on, the Secured Party. As used in
this Section, "Grantor" includes any assigns of Grantor, any Person holding a
subordinate security interest in any of the Collateral or whoever else may be
lawfully entitled to any part of the Collateral.
Section 28. Affiliate Debt. The Grantor represents and warrants that
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except for the "Kitchen Craft Note" (as defined in the USBNA Credit Agreement),
there are no Instruments
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evidencing Affiliate Debt in favor of or assigned to the Grantor. The Grantor
hereby covenants and agrees that upon receipt of any such Instrument, the
Grantor shall promptly execute documents, which shall be satisfactory in form
and substance to the Secured Party, and which in any event, shall not contain
any term or provision which prohibits or restricts the creation by the Grantor
of a security interest therein in favor of the Secured Party, which pledge such
Instrument to the Secured Party, for the benefit of the Secured Party, the
Agents and the Lenders, and deliver such documents, together with such
Instrument, to the Secured Party for the purpose of securing payment of the
Obligations.
Section 29. Compliance with Pledge Agreement Covenants. The Grantor
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shall perform or comply with all covenants made by Omega Holdings, Inc.
("Omega") pertaining to the Grantor in Omega's Pledge Agreement, including but
not limited to the provisions of Section 7(b) of Omega's Pledge Agreement which
prohibit the issuance of stock or other securities in addition to or in
substitution of the "Pledged Shares" (as defined in the Pledge Agreement),
except to the Omega.
SECTION 30. GOVERNING LAW AND CONSTRUCTION. THE VALIDITY,
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CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY
INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR
COLLATERAL ARE MANDATORILY GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement and
any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or relating
hereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
such applicable law, but, if any provision of this Agreement or any other
statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto
shall be held to be prohibited or invalid under such applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or any other statement, instrument or
transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto.
SECTION 31. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. AT THE OPTION OF THE SECURED
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PARTY, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OR MINNESOTA STATE
COURT SITTING IN HENNEPIN COUNTY OR XXXXXX COUNTY, MINNESOTA; AND THE GRANTOR
CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY SUCH COURT AND WAIVES ANY ARGUMENT
THAT VENUE IN SUCH FORUMS IS NOT CONVENIENT. IN THE EVENT THE GRANTOR COMMENCES
ANY ACTION IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR VENUE UNDER ANY TORT OR CONTRACT THEORY
ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS AGREEMENT,
THE SECURED PARTY AT ITS OPTION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE
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TRANSFERRED TO ONE OF THE JURISDICTIONS AND VENUES ABOVE-DESCRIBED, OR IF SUCH
TRANSFER CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO HAVE SUCH CASE
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
SECTION 32. WAIVER OF NOTICE AND HEARING. THE GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES
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ALL RIGHTS TO A JUDICIAL HEARING OF ANY KIND PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE BY THE
SECURED PARTY OF ITS RIGHTS TO POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL WITHOUT JUDICIAL
PROCESS OR OF ITS RIGHTS TO REPLEVY, ATTACH, OR LEVY UPON THE COLLATERAL WITHOUT
PRIOR NOTICE OR HEARING. THE GRANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY
COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROVISION AND THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 33. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE GRANTOR AND THE
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SECURED PARTY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 34. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
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number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument.
Section 35. General. All representations and warranties contained in
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this Agreement or in any other agreement between the Grantor and the Secured
Party shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the creation and payment of the Obligations. The Grantor waives notice of
the acceptance of this Agreement by the Secured Party. Captions in this
Agreement are for reference and convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation or meaning of any provision of this Agreement.
THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Security Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of
the date first above written.
BULRAD ILLINOIS, INC.
By /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name ____________________________
Title ___________________________
Address for Grantor:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
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Name ____________________________
Title ___________________________
Address for the Secured Party:
U.S. Bank National Association
U.S. Bank Place
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, XXXX0000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
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SCHEDULE I
to
Security Agreement
Locations of Equipment and Inventory
as of Date of Security Agreement
[Locations to be provided, including county. Locations not owned by Grantor
should be specified with name of landlord or warehouse.]
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SCHEDULE II
to
Security Agreement
Trade Names and Trade Styles
[To be provided.]
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