SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
COPY
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, this “Agreement”)
dated
as of November 20, 2008 among GOTO
COLLEGE HOLDINGS INC., a
Delaware corporation (the
“Goto
College”),
EMBARK
CORP.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Embark”),
EMBARK
ONLINE, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Embark
Online”),
IEMPOWER,
INC., a
Delaware corporation (“iempower”),
MRU
ORIGINATIONS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“MRU
Originations”),
MRU
UNIVERSAL GUARANTY AGENCY, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
(“MRU Universal”,
together with Goto College, Embark, Embark Online, iempower, MRU Originations
and each
other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement by execution of a joinder
in
the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, is hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “Debtor”
and,
collectively, as the “Debtors”)
and VIKING
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC,
a
California limited liability company, in
its
capacity as Collateral Agent (as set forth in Section
5.11
hereof,
together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Secured
Party”)
for
the benefit of itself and each of the Buyers (as hereinafter defined).
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
on
October 19, 2007, Longview Marquis Master Fund, L.P., a British Virgin Islands
limited partnership (including as successor to The Longview Fund, L.P., a
California limited partnership, under the Purchase Agreement (as defined below),
“Marquis”;
Marquis, together with its successors and assigns and each other holder of
a
Note (as defined below) and their respective successors and assigns,
individually and collectively, the “Buyers”)
purchased from MRU Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
those certain senior secured notes, each dated October 19, 2007, in an original
aggregate principal amount of $11,200,000 (such
notes, together with any promissory notes or other securities issued in exchange
or substitution therefor or replacement thereof, and as any of the same may
be
amended, supplemented, restated or modified and in effect from time to time,
the
“Notes”);
WHEREAS,
the Notes were acquired by Buyers and Buyers made certain financial
accommodations to the Company pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated
as of October 19, 2007 among the Company and the Buyers (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Purchase
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Company, Debtors, Buyers and Secured Party have entered into that certain Third
Amendment of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the
“Third
Amendment”),
pursuant to which the Company and the Buyers have agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each Debtor from time to time party hereto is a direct or indirect subsidiary
of
the Company and, as such, will derive substantial benefit and advantage from
the
continued financial accommodations to the Company set forth in the Purchase
Agreement and the Notes, and it will be to each such Debtor’s direct interest
and economic benefit to assist the Company in continuing to procure said
financial accommodations from Buyers;
WHEREAS,
each Debtor guaranteed the Liabilities (as hereinafter defined) of the Company
pursuant to the terms of that certain Guaranty dated as of October 19, 2007
(as
the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in
effect from time to time, the “Guaranty”)
by
each such Debtor in favor of Secured Party (on its behalf and on behalf of
the
Buyers); and
WHEREAS,
to induce the Buyers to continue to make financial accommodations to the Company
under the Purchase Agreement and to enter into the Third Amendment, each Debtor
has agreed to pledge and grant a security interest in all of its right, title
and interest in and to the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) as security
for
its Liabilities for the benefit of the Secured Party, the Buyers and their
respective successors and assigns.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition and defined in the Purchase
Agreement are used herein as defined therein. In addition, as used
herein:
“Accounts”
means
any “account,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, and, in
any event, shall include, without limitation, “supporting obligations” as
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
“As-extracted
Collateral”
means
any “as-extracted collateral,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code.
“Chattel
Paper”
means
any “chattel paper,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code.
“Collateral”
has
the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3
hereof.
“Commercial
Tort Claims”
means
“commercial tort claims”, as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code.
“Contracts”
means
all contracts, undertakings, or other agreements (other than rights evidenced
by
Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under which a Debtor may now
or
hereafter have any right, title or interest, including, without limitation,
with
respect to an Account, any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the
terms of performance thereof.
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“Copyrights”
means
any copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by
copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright applications, including,
without limitation, the copyright registrations and applications listed on
Schedule
III
attached
hereto (if any), and all renewals of any of the foregoing, all income,
royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under
or
with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages
and
payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing
and
the right to xxx for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing.
“Deposit
Accounts”
means
all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code,
now or hereafter held in the name of a Debtor.
“Documents”
means
any “documents,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, and
shall include, without limitation, all documents of title (as defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code), bills of lading or other receipts evidencing or
representing Inventory or Equipment.
“Equipment”
means
any “equipment,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and, in
any event, shall include, Motor Vehicles.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Notes.
“General
Intangibles”
means
any “general intangibles,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code, and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all right, title
and
interest in or under any Contract, models, drawings, materials and records,
claims, literary rights, goodwill, rights of performance, Copyrights,
Trademarks, Patents, warranties, rights under insurance policies and rights
of
indemnification.
“Goods”
means
any “goods”, as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, including,
without limitation, fixtures and embedded Software to the extent included in
“goods” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, or any agency, authority,
instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administration powers
or
functions of or pertaining to government over any Debtor or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties, assets or
undertakings.
“Instruments”
means
any “instrument,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, and
shall include, without limitation, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange,
trade acceptances, letters of credit, letter of credit rights (as defined in
the
Uniform Commercial Code), and Chattel Paper.
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“Inventory”
means
any “inventory,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code.
“Investment
Property”
means
any “investment property”, as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code.
“Liabilities”
means
all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of Debtors from
time to time owed or owing under or in respect of this Agreement, the Guaranty
and any of the other Security Documents, as the case may be, including, without
limitation, the principal amount of all debts, claims and indebtedness, accrued
and unpaid interest and all fees, costs and expenses, whether primary,
secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, heretofore, now and/or from
time to time hereafter owing, due or payable whether before or after the filing
of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding under applicable federal,
state, foreign or other law and whether or not an allowed claim in any such
proceeding.
“Lien”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Motor
Vehicles”
means
motor vehicles, tractors, trailers and other like property, whether or not
the
title thereto is governed by a certificate of title or ownership.
“Patents”
means
any patents and patent applications, including, without limitation, the
inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, all patentable
inventions and those patents and patent applications listed on Schedule IV
attached
hereto (if any), and the reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals,
extensions and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing, and all income,
royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under or
with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages
and
payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing
and
the right to xxx for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing.
“Permitted
Lien”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Proceeds”
means
“proceeds,” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and, in any
event, includes, without limitation, (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance,
indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable with respect to any of the Collateral,
(b) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable from
time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation,
seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any governmental
body, authority, bureau or agency (or any person acting under color of
governmental authority), and (c) any and all other amounts from time to time
paid or payable under, in respect of or in connection with any of the
Collateral.
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“Representative”
means
any Person acting as agent, representative or trustee on behalf of the Secured
Party from time to time.
“Requisite
Buyers”
means
buyers having more than 66.67% of the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the Notes.
“Software”
means
all “software” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, now owned
or hereafter acquired by a Debtor, other than software embedded in any category
of Goods, including, without limitation, all computer programs and all
supporting information provided in connection with a transaction related to
any
program.
“Trademarks”
means
any trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company 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, without limitation, the trademarks and
applications listed in Schedule
V
attached
hereto (if any) and renewals thereof, and all income, royalties, damages and
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect to any of
the
foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present
and future infringements of any of the foregoing and the right to xxx for past,
present and future infringements of any of the foregoing.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
New
York; provided,
that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term
herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions
of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article
or Division 9 shall govern.
Section
2. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Debtors.
Each
Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Secured Party as
follows:
(a) Such
Debtor has rights in and the power to transfer the Collateral in which it
purports to grant a security interest pursuant to Section
3
hereof
(subject, with respect to after acquired Collateral, to such Debtor acquiring
the same) and no Lien other than Permitted Liens and, until the actions
described in Section 5(c) of the Third Amendment are taken, those Liens on
Embark’s Trademarks as recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office on the date hereof exists or will exist upon such Collateral at any
time.
(b) This
Agreement is effective to create in favor of Secured Party a valid security
interest in and Lien upon all of such Debtor’s right, title and interest in and
to the Collateral, and upon (i) the filing of appropriate Uniform Commercial
Code financing statements in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule
I
attached
hereto, and (ii) each Deposit Account being subject to an Account Control
Agreement (as hereinafter defined) between the applicable Debtor and depository
institution and the Secured Party on behalf of the Buyers, such security
interest will be a duly perfected first priority security interest in all of
the
Collateral (other than Instruments not constituting Chattel Paper and, until
the
actions described in Section 5(c) of the Third Amendment are taken, the
Trademarks owned by Embark on the date hereof), and upon delivery of the
Instruments to the Secured Party or its Representative, duly endorsed by such
Debtor or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer duly executed
by
such Debtor, the security interest in the Instruments will be duly perfected.
After the actions described in Section 5(c) of the Third Amendment are taken,
the security interest in such Trademarks owned by Embark on the date hereof
will
be a duly perfected first priority security interest in such
Trademarks.
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(c) All
of
the Equipment, Inventory and Goods owned by such Debtor is located at the places
as specified on Schedule
I
attached
hereto. Except as disclosed on Schedule
I,
none of
the Collateral is in the possession of any bailee, warehousemen, processor
or
consignee. Schedule
I
discloses such Debtor’s name as of the date hereof as it appears in official
filings in the state or province, as applicable, of its incorporation, formation
or organization, the type of entity of such Debtor (including corporation,
partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company), organizational
identification number issued by such Debtor’s state of incorporation, formation
or organization (or a statement that no such number has been issued), such
Debtor’s state or province, as applicable, of incorporation, formation or
organization and the
chief
place of business, chief executive officer and the office where such Debtor
keeps its books and records and the states in which such Debtor conducts its
business. Such Debtor has only one state or
province, as applicable, of
incorporation, formation or organization. Such Debtor does not do business
and
has not done business during the past five (5) years under any trade name or
fictitious business name except as disclosed on Schedule
II
attached
hereto.
(d) No
Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks listed on Schedules
III, IV and V,
respectively, if any, have been adjudged invalid or unenforceable or have been
canceled, in whole or in part, or are not presently subsisting. Each of such
Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (if any) is valid and enforceable. Such
Debtor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right,
title and interest in and to each of such Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks,
identified on Schedules
III, IV and V,
as
applicable, as being owned by such Debtor, except with respect to the Trademarks
owned by Embark on the date hereof, free and clear of any liens, charges and
encumbrances, including without limitation licenses, shop rights and covenants
by such Debtor not to xxx third persons. After the actions described in Section
5(c) of the Third Amendment are taken, the Trademarks owned by Embark on the
date hereof shall be free and clear of any liens, charges and encumbrances,
including without limitation licenses, shop rights and covenants by such Debtor
not to xxx third persons. Such Debtor has adopted, used and is currently using,
or has a current bona fide intention to use, all of such Trademarks and
Copyrights, if any. Such Debtor has no notice of any suits or actions commenced
or threatened with reference to the Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks owned
by
it.
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(e) Each
Debtor agrees to deliver to the Secured Party an updated Schedule
I, II, III, IV and/or V
within
five (5) Business Days of any change thereto.
(f) All
depositary and other accounts including, without limitation, Deposit Accounts,
securities accounts, brokerage accounts and other similar accounts, maintained
by each Debtor are described on Schedule
VI
hereto,
which description includes for each such account the name of the Debtor
maintaining such account, the name, address and telephone and telecopy numbers
of the financial institution at which such account is maintained, the account
number and the account officer, if any, of such account. No Debtor shall open
any new Deposit Accounts, securities accounts, brokerage accounts or other
accounts unless such Debtor shall have given Secured Party five (5) Business
Days’ prior written notice of its intention to open any such new accounts. Each
Debtor shall deliver to Secured Party a revised version of Schedule
VI
showing
any changes thereto within five (5) Business Days of any such change. Each
Debtor hereby authorizes the financial institutions at which such Debtor
maintains an account to provide Secured Party with such information with respect
to such account as Secured Party from time to time reasonably may request,
and
each Debtor hereby consents to such information being provided to Secured Party.
In addition, all of such Debtor’s depositary, security, brokerage and other
accounts including, without limitation, Deposit Accounts shall be subject to
the
provisions of Section
4.5
hereof.
(g) Such
Debtor does not own any Commercial Tort Claim except for those disclosed on
Schedule
VII
hereto
(if any).
(h) Such
Debtor does not have any interest in real property except as disclosed on
Schedule
VIII
(if
any). Each Debtor shall deliver to Secured Party a revised version of
Schedule
VIII
showing
any changes thereto within ten (10) Business Days of any such change. Except
as
otherwise agreed to by Secured Party, all such interests in real property are
subject to a mortgage or deed of trust (in form and substance satisfactory
to
Secured Party) in favor of Secured Party (hereinafter, a “Mortgage”).
(i) All
Equipment (including, without limitation, Motor Vehicles) owned by a Debtor
and
subject to a certificate of title or ownership statute is described on
Schedule
IX
hereto.
Section
3. Collateral.
As
collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Liabilities, each Debtor hereby
pledges and grants to the Secured Party, for the benefit of itself and the
Buyers, a Lien on and security interest in and to all of such Debtor’s right,
title and interest in the following properties and assets of such Debtor,
whether now owned by such Debtor or hereafter acquired and whether now existing
or hereafter coming into existence and wherever located (all being collectively
referred to herein as “Collateral”):
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(a) all
Instruments, together with all payments thereon or thereunder:
(b) all
Accounts;
(c) all
Inventory;
(d) all
General Intangibles (including payment intangibles (as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code) and Software);
(e) all
Equipment;
(f) all
Documents;
(g) all
Contracts;
(h)
all
Goods;
(i) all
Investment Property;
(j) all
Deposit Accounts, including, without limitation, the balance from time to time
in all bank accounts maintained by such Debtor (other than any Deposit Account
held by Embark and Embark Online on the date hereof);
(k) all
Commercial Tort Claims specified on Schedule
VII;
(l) all
As-extracted Collateral;
(m) all
Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights;
(n) all
books
and records pertaining to the other Collateral; and
(o) all
other
tangible and intangible property of such Debtor, including, without limitation,
all interests in real property, Proceeds, tort claims, products, accessions,
rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions, additions and replacements
of
and to any of the property of such Debtor described in the preceding clauses
of
this Section
3
(including, without limitation, any proceeds of insurance thereon, insurance
claims and all rights, claims and benefits against any Person relating thereto),
other rights to payments not otherwise included in the foregoing, and all books,
correspondence, files, records, invoices and other papers, including without
limitation all tapes, cards, computer runs, computer programs, computer files
and other papers, documents and records in the possession or under the control
of such Debtor, any computer bureau or service company from time to time acting
for such Debtor.
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Section
4. Covenants;
Remedies.
In
furtherance of the grant of the pledge and security interest pursuant to
Section
3
hereof,
each Debtor hereby agrees with the Secured Party as follows:
4.1.
Delivery
and Other Perfection; Maintenance, etc.
(a) Delivery
of Instruments, Documents, Etc.
Each
Debtor shall deliver and pledge to the Secured Party or its Representative
any
and all Instruments, negotiable Documents, Chattel Paper and certificated
securities (accompanied by stock powers executed in blank, which stock powers
may be filled in and completed at any time upon the occurrence of any Event
of
Default) duly endorsed and/or accompanied by such instruments of assignment
and
transfer executed by such Debtor in such form and substance as the Secured
Party
or its Representative may request; provided,
that so
long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Debtor
may retain for collection in the ordinary course of business any Instruments,
negotiable Documents and Chattel Paper received by such Debtor in the ordinary
course of business, and the Secured Party or its Representative shall, promptly
upon request of a Debtor, make appropriate arrangements for making any other
Instruments, negotiable Documents and Chattel Paper pledged by such Debtor
available to such Debtor for purposes of presentation, collection or renewal
(any such arrangement to be effected, to the extent deemed appropriate by the
Secured Party or its Representative, against trust receipt or like document).
If
a
Debtor retains possession of any Chattel Paper, negotiable Documents or
Instruments pursuant to the terms hereof, such Chattel Paper, negotiable
Documents and Instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This
writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the
security interest of Viking
Asset Management, LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit
of
the Buyers,
as
secured party.”
(b) Other
Documents and Actions.
Each
Debtor shall give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement,
registration, notice, instrument, document, agreement, Mortgage or other papers
that may be necessary or desirable (in the reasonable judgment of the Secured
Party or its Representative) to create, preserve, perfect or validate the
security interest granted pursuant hereto (or any security interest or mortgage
contemplated or required hereunder, including with respect to Section
2(h)
of this
Agreement) or to enable the Secured Party or its Representative to exercise
and
enforce the rights of the Secured Party hereunder with respect to such pledge
and security interest, provided
that
notices to account debtors in respect of any Accounts or Instruments shall
be
subject to the provisions of clause (e) below. Notwithstanding
the foregoing each Debtor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at
any
time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any jurisdiction
any
Uniform Commercial Code initial financing statements (and other similar filings
or registrations under other applicable laws and regulations pertaining to
the
creation, attachment, or perfection of security interests) and amendments
thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of such Debtor or
words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised
in
the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial
Code of the State of New York or such jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of an
equal
or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain any other information
required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State
of
New York or any other State for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance
of
any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Debtor is
an
organization, the type of organization and any organization identification
number issued to such Debtor, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement
filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as As-extracted Collateral
or
timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to which the
Collateral relates. Each Debtor agrees to furnish any such information to the
Secured Party promptly upon request. Each Debtor also ratifies its authorization
for the Secured Party to have filed in any jurisdiction any like initial
financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
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(c) Books
and Records.
Each
Debtor shall maintain at its own cost and expense complete and accurate books
and records of the Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all
payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and
all
other dealings with the Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default, each Debtor shall deliver and turn over
any such books and records (or true and correct copies thereof) to the Secured
Party or its Representative at any time on demand. Each Debtor shall permit
any
Representative of the Secured Party to inspect such books and records at any
time during reasonable business hours and will provide photocopies thereof
at
such Debtor’s expense to the Secured Party upon request of the Secured
Party.
(d) Motor
Vehicles.
Each
Debtor shall, promptly upon acquiring same, cause the Secured Party to be listed
as the lienholder on each certificate of title or ownership covering any items
of Equipment, including Motor Vehicles, having a value in excess of $50,000
in
the aggregate for all such items of Equipment of the Debtor, or otherwise comply
with the certificate of title or ownership laws of the relevant jurisdiction
issuing such certificate of title or ownership in order to properly evidence
and
perfect Secured Party’s security interest in the assets represented by such
certificate of title or ownership.
(e) Notice
to Account Debtors; Verification.
(i)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (or
if
any rights of set-off (other than set-offs against an Account arising under
the
Contract giving rise to the same Account) or contra accounts may be asserted),
upon request of the Secured Party or its Representative, each Debtor shall
promptly notify (and each Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party and its
Representative so to notify) each account debtor in respect of any Accounts
or
Instruments or other Persons obligated on the Collateral 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, and (ii) the Secured Party and its Representative shall have
the
right at any time or times to make direct verification with the account debtors
or other Persons obligated on any and all of the Accounts or other
Collateral.
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(f) Intellectual
Property.
Each
Debtor represents and warrants that the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks
listed on Schedules
III, IV and V,
respectively (if any), constitute all of the registered Copyrights and all
of
the Patents and Trademarks now owned by such Debtor. If such Debtor shall (i)
obtain rights to any new patentable inventions, any registered Copyrights or
any
Patents or Trademarks, or (ii) become entitled to the benefit of any registered
Copyrights or any Patents or Trademarks or any improvement on any Patent, the
provisions of this Agreement above shall automatically apply thereto and such
Debtor shall give to Secured Party prompt written notice thereof. Each Debtor
hereby authorizes Secured Party to modify this Agreement by amending
Schedules
III, IV and V,
as
applicable, to include any such registered Copyrights or any such Patents and
Trademarks. Each Debtor shall have the duty (i) to prosecute diligently any
patent, trademark, or service xxxx applications pending as of the date hereof
or
hereafter, (ii) to make application on unpatented but patentable inventions
and
on trademarks, copyrights and service marks, as appropriate, (iii) to preserve
and maintain all rights in the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, to the extent
material to the operations of the business of such Debtor and (iv) to ensure
that the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks are and remain enforceable, to
the
extent material to the operations of the business of such Debtor. Any expenses
incurred in connection with such Debtor’s obligations under this Section
4.1(f)
shall be
borne by such Debtor. Except for any such items that a Debtor reasonably
believes (using prudent industry customs and practices) are no longer necessary
for the on-going operations of its business, no Debtor shall abandon any right
to file a patent, trademark or service xxxx application, or abandon any pending
patent, trademark or service xxxx application or any other Copyright, Patent
or
Trademark without the written consent of Secured Party, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld.
(g) Further
Identification of Collateral.
Each
Debtor will, when and as often as requested by the Secured Party or its
Representative, furnish to the Secured Party or such Representative, statements
and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other
reports in connection with the Collateral as the Secured Party or its
Representative may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(h) Investment
Property.
Each
Debtor will take any and all actions required or requested by the Secured Party,
from time to time, to (i) cause the Secured Party to obtain exclusive control
of
any Investment Property owned by such Debtor in a manner acceptable to the
Secured Party and (ii) obtain from any issuers of Investment Property and such
other Persons, for the benefit of the Secured Party, written confirmation of
the
Secured Party’s control over such Investment Property. For purposes of this
Section
4.1(h),
the
Secured Party shall have exclusive control of Investment Property if (i) such
Investment Property consists of certificated securities and a Debtor delivers
such certificated securities to the Secured Party (with appropriate endorsements
if such certificated securities are in registered form); (ii) such Investment
Property consists of uncertificated securities and either (x) a Debtor delivers
such uncertificated securities to the Secured Party or (y) the issuer thereof
agrees, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the
Secured Party, that it will comply with instructions originated by the Secured
Party without further consent by such Debtor, and (iii) such Investment Property
consists of security entitlements and either (x) the Secured Party becomes
the
entitlement holder thereof or (y) the appropriate securities intermediary
agrees, pursuant to the documentation in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Secured Party, that it will comply with entitlement orders originated by the
Secured Party without further consent by any Debtor.
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(j) Commercial
Tort Claims.
Each
Debtor shall promptly notify Secured Party of any Commercial Tort Claim acquired
by it that concerns a claim in excess of $50,000 and unless otherwise consented
to by Secured Party, such Debtor shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement
granting to Secured Party a Lien on and security interest in such Commercial
Tort Claim.
4.2
Other
Liens.
Debtors
will not create, permit or suffer to exist, and will defend the Collateral
against and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien on the
Collateral except Permitted Liens, and will defend the right, title and interest
of the Secured Party in and to the Collateral and in and to all Proceeds thereof
against the claims and demands of all Persons whatsoever.
4.3
Preservation
of Rights.
Whether
or not any Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, the Secured Party
and
its Representative may, but shall not be required to, take any steps the Secured
Party or its Representative deems necessary or appropriate to preserve any
Collateral or any rights against third parties to any of the Collateral,
including obtaining insurance for the Collateral at any time when such Debtor
has failed to do so, and Debtors shall promptly pay, or reimburse the Secured
Party for, all expenses incurred in connection therewith.
4.4
Formation
of Subsidiaries; Name Change; Location; Bailees.
(a) No
Debtor
shall form or acquire any subsidiary unless (i) such Debtor pledges all of
the
stock or equity interest of such subsidiary to the Secured Party pursuant to
a
pledge agreement in form and substance acceptable to Secured Party, (ii) such
subsidiary becomes a party to this Agreement and all other applicable Security
Documents and (iii) the formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary is not
prohibited by the terms of the Transaction Documents.
(b)
No
Debtor
shall (i) reincorporate or reorganize itself under the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized as of
the
date hereof without the prior written consent of Secured Party, or (ii)
otherwise change its name, identity or corporate structure. Each Debtor will
notify Secured Party promptly in writing prior to any such change in the
proposed use by such Debtor of any tradename or fictitious business name other
than any such name set forth on Schedule
II
attached
hereto.
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(c) Except
for the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and other sales
of
assets expressly permitted by the terms of the Purchase Agreement,
each
Debtor will keep the Collateral at the locations specified in Schedule
I.
Each
Debtor will give Secured Party thirty (30) day’s prior written notice of any
change in such Debtor’s chief place of business or of any new location for any
of the Collateral.
(d) If
any
Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of any warehousemen,
bailee, consignee or processor, such Debtor shall, upon the request of Secured
Party or its Representative, notify such warehousemen, bailee, consignee or
processor of the Lien and security interest created hereby and shall instruct
such Person to hold all such Collateral for Secured Party’s account subject to
Secured Party’s instructions.
(e) Each
Debtor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement
or
amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement
without the prior written consent of Secured Party and agrees that it will
not
do so without the prior written consent of Secured Party, subject to such
Debtor’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) to the Uniform Commercial
Code.
(f) No
Debtor
shall enter into any Contract that restricts or prohibits the grant to Secured
Party of a security interest in Accounts, Chattel Paper, Instruments or payment
intangibles or the proceeds of the foregoing.
4.5 Bank
Accounts and Securities Accounts.
(a) On
or
prior to the date hereof, the Secured Party and each Debtor (other than Embark
and Embark Online), as applicable, shall enter into an account control agreement
or securities account control agreement, as applicable, (each an “Account
Control Agreement”),
in a
form specified by the Secured Party, with each financial institution with which
such Debtor maintains from time to time any Deposit Accounts (general or
special), securities accounts, brokerage accounts or other similar accounts,
which financial institutions are set forth on Schedule
VI
attached
hereto. Pursuant to the Account Control Agreements and pursuant hereto, each
such Debtor grants and shall grant to the Secured Party a continuing lien upon,
and security interest in, all such accounts and all funds at any time paid,
deposited, credited or held in such accounts (whether for collection,
provisionally or otherwise) or otherwise in the possession of such financial
institutions, and each such financial institution shall act as the Secured
Party’s agent in connection therewith. Following the date hereof, no Debtor
shall establish any Deposit Account, securities account, brokerage account
or
other similar account with any financial institution unless prior thereto,
the
Secured Party and such Debtor shall have entered into an Account Control
Agreement with such financial institution which purports to cover such account.
Each Debtor shall deposit and keep on deposit all of its funds into a Deposit
Account (other than the Deposit Accounts held in the name of Embark and Embark
Online on the date hereof) which is subject to an Account Control Agreement.
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(b) On
or
prior to the date hereof, Embark and Embark Online shall deliver to Secured
Party a fully executed original copy of written instruction to each financial
institution with which such Debtor maintains any Deposit Accounts (general
or
special), securities accounts, brokerage accounts or other similar accounts
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
directing such financial institution to provide Secured Party with duplicate
copies of all bank statements which are sent to such Debtor (until such time
as
such financial institution receives contrary direction from Secured Party)
and
such other information with respect to such Deposit Accounts or other accounts
as Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request. Secured Party may
deliver such written instruction to such financial institutions at any time
as
it deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion. After the date hereof,
at the sole expense of Debtors, Borrower shall take such further actions as
are
necessary, or the Secured Party or its Representative may reasonably require,
to
cause such financial institution to provide Secured Party with duplicate copies
of all bank statements which are sent to such Debtor (until such time as such
financial institution receives contrary direction from Secured Party) and such
other information with respect to such Deposit Account or other accounts as
Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request.
(c) Neither
Embark nor Embark Online will at any time grant any Lien other than Permitted
Liens to any Person other than Secured Party in any Deposit Accounts (general
or
special), securities accounts, brokerage accounts or other similar accounts
held
by such Debtors.
(d) Upon
the
Secured Party’s request following the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, each Debtor (other than Embark and Embark Online) shall
establish lock-box or blocked accounts (collectively, “Blocked
Accounts”)
in
such Debtor’s name with such banks as are reasonably acceptable to the Secured
Party (“Collecting
Banks”),
subject to irrevocable instructions in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Secured Party, to which the obligors of all Accounts shall directly remit all
payments on Accounts and in which such Debtor will immediately deposit all
cash
payments for Inventory or other cash payments constituting proceeds of
Collateral in the identical form in which such payment was made, whether by
cash
or check. In addition, the Secured Party may establish one or more depository
accounts at each Collecting Bank or at a centrally located bank (collectively,
the “Depository
Account”).
All
amounts held or deposited in the Blocked Accounts held by such Collecting Bank
shall be transferred to the Depository Account without any further notice or
action required by Secured Party. Subject to the foregoing, each Debtor hereby
agrees that all payments received by the Secured Party whether by cash, check,
wire transfer or any other instrument, made to such Blocked Accounts or
otherwise received by the Secured Party and whether in respect of the Accounts
or as proceeds of other Collateral or otherwise will be the sole and exclusive
property of the Secured Party. Each Debtor (other than Embark and Embark
Online), and any of its Affiliates, employees, agents and other Persons acting
for or in concert with such Debtor shall, acting as trustee for the Secured
Party, receive, as the sole and exclusive property of the Secured Party, any
moneys, checks, notes, drafts or other payments relating to and/or proceeds
of
Accounts or other Collateral which come into the possession or under the control
of such Debtor or any Affiliates, employees, agent or other Persons acting
for
or in concert with such Debtor, and immediately upon receipt thereof, such
Debtor or Persons shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited
in
kind, in a Blocked Account.
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4.6
Events
of Default, Etc.
During
the period during which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(a) each
Debtor shall, at the request of the Secured Party or its Representative,
assemble the Collateral and
make
it available to Secured Party or its Representative at a place or places
designated by the Secured Party or its Representative which are reasonably
convenient to Secured Party or its Representative, as applicable, and such
Debtor;
(b) the
Secured Party or its Representative may make any reasonable compromise or
settlement deemed desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may extend
the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify
the terms of, any of the Collateral;
(c) the
Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the
Collateral of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or
not
said Uniform Commercial Code is in effect in the jurisdiction where the rights
and remedies are asserted) and such additional rights and remedies to which
a
secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where
any
rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted, including, without limitation,
the right, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to: (i) exercise all voting,
consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if
the
Secured Party were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and each Debtor agrees
to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right)
and
(ii) to the appointment of a receiver or receivers for all or any part of the
Collateral or business of a Debtor, whether such receivership be incident to
a
proposed sale or sales of such Collateral or otherwise and without regard to
the
value of the Collateral or the solvency of any person or persons liable for
the
payment of the Liabilities secured by such Collateral. Each Debtor hereby
consents to the appointment of such receiver or receivers, waives any and all
defenses to such appointment and agrees that such appointment shall in no manner
impair, prejudice or otherwise affect the rights of Secured Party under this
Agreement. Each Debtor hereby expressly waives notice of a hearing for
appointment of a receiver and the necessity for bond or an accounting by the
receiver;
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(d) the
Secured Party or its Representative in their discretion may, in the name of
the
Secured Party or in the name of a Debtor or otherwise, demand, xxx for, collect
or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account
of
or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation
to do
so;
(e)
the
Secured Party or its Representative may take immediate possession and occupancy
of any premises (other than the headquarters of the Company) owned, used or
leased by a Debtor and exercise all other rights and remedies which may be
available to the Secured Party;
(f) the
Secured Party may, upon reasonable notice (such reasonable notice to be
determined by Secured Party in its sole and absolute discretion) to Debtors
of
the time and place, with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof which
shall then be or shall thereafter come into the possession, custody or control
of the Secured Party or its Representative, sell, lease, license, assign or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Collateral, at such place or places
as the Secured Party deems best, and for cash or for credit or for future
delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale,
without demand of performance or notice of intention to effect any such
disposition or of the time or place thereof (except such notice as is required
above or by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and the Secured Party
or
anyone else may be the purchaser, lessee, licensee, assignee or recipient of
any
or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent
permitted by law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely,
free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity
of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of Debtors, any such demand, notice
and
right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released. 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
sale may be so adjourned; and
(g) the
rights, remedies and powers conferred by this Section 4.6 are in addition to,
and not in substitution for, any other rights, remedies or powers that the
Secured Party may have under any Transaction Document, at law, in equity or
by
or under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other statute or agreement. The
Secured Party may proceed by way of any action, suit or other proceeding at
law
or in equity and no right, remedy or power of the Secured Party will be
exclusive of or dependent on any other. The Secured Party may exercise any
of
its rights, remedies or powers separately or in combination and at any
time.
The
proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this Section
4.6
shall be
applied in accordance with Section
4.9
hereof.
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4.7
Deficiency.
If the
proceeds of sale, collection or other realization of or upon the Collateral
are
insufficient to cover the costs and expenses of such realization and the payment
in full of the Liabilities, Debtors shall remain liable for any
deficiency.
4.8
Private
Sale.
Each
Debtor recognizes that the Secured Party may be unable to effect a public sale
of any or all of the Collateral consisting of securities by reason of certain
prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Act”),
and
applicable state securities laws, but may be compelled to resort to one or
more
private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obliged
to
agree, among other things, to acquire such Collateral for their own account
for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each
Debtor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices
and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public
sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private
sale
shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The
Secured Party shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the
Collateral to permit a Debtor to register such Collateral for public sale under
the Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if Debtors would agree
to do so. The Secured Party shall not incur any liability as a result of the
sale of any such Collateral, or any part thereof, at any private sale provided
for in this Agreement conducted in a commercially reasonable manner, and each
Debtor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party arising by reason
of
the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such
a
private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public
sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Liabilities, even if the
Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral
to more than one offeree.
Each
Debtor further agrees to do or cause to be done all such other acts and things
as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of any portion or all of any
such
Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any and all applicable
laws,
regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees or awards of any and all
courts, arbitrators or governmental instrumentalities, domestic or foreign,
having jurisdiction over any such sale or sales, all at such Debtor’s expense,
provided
that
Debtors shall be under no obligation to take any action to enable any or all
of
such Collateral to be registered under the provisions of the Act. Each Debtor
further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this
Section
4.8
will
cause irreparable injury to the Secured Party, that the Secured Party has no
adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, agrees
that each and every covenant contained in this Section
4.8
shall be
specifically enforceable against Debtors, and each Debtor hereby waives and
agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance
of
such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing.
4.9
Application
of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of any collection, sale or other realization of all or any part of
the
Collateral, and any other cash at the time held by the Secured Party under
this
Agreement, shall be applied in the manner set forth in the Notes (or, if not
so
set forth, in a manner acceptable to, and at the election of, the Secured
Party).
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4.10
Attorney-in-Fact.
Each
Debtor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Secured Party, with
full
power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Debtor and in
the
name of such Debtor or in its own name, from time to time in the discretion
of
the Secured Party, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement,
to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all
documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to perfect or
protect any security interest granted hereunder or to maintain the perfection
or
priority of any security interest granted hereunder, and, without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, hereby gives the Secured Party the power and right,
on behalf of such Debtor, without notice to or assent by such Debtor, to do
the
following upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of
Default:
(a) to
take
any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents
and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement;
(b) to
ask,
demand, collect, receive and give acquittance and receipts for any and all
moneys due and to become due under any Collateral and, in the name of such
Debtor or its own name or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and
collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other Instruments for the
payment of moneys due under any Collateral and to file any claim or to take
any
other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed
appropriate by the Secured Party for the purpose of collecting any and all
such
moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable and to file any claim or to
take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise
deemed appropriate by the Secured Party for the purpose of collecting any and
all such moneys due under any Collateral whenever payable;
(c) to
pay or
discharge charges or liens levied or placed on or threatened against the
Collateral, to effect any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement
and to pay all or any part of the premiums therefor;
(d) to
direct
any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment
of
any and all moneys due, and to become due thereunder, directly to the Secured
Party or as the Secured Party shall direct, and to receive payment of and
receipt for any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due, and to become
due
at any time, in respect of or arising out of any Collateral;
(e) to
sign
and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage
or
warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and
notices in connection with accounts and other Documents constituting or relating
to the Collateral;
(f) to
commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity
in
any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part
thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any
Collateral;
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(g) to
defend
any suit, action or proceeding brought against a Debtor with respect to any
Collateral;
(h) to
settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described above
and,
in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Secured
Party may deem appropriate;
(i) to
the
extent that a Debtor’s authorization given in Section
4.1(b)
of this
Agreement is not sufficient to file such financing statements with respect
to
this Agreement, with or without such Debtor’s signature, or to file a photocopy
of this Agreement in substitution for a financing statement, as the Secured
Party may deem appropriate and to execute in such Debtor’s name such financing
statements and amendments thereto and continuation statements which may require
such Debtor’s signature; and
(j) generally
to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise
deal
with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Secured Party
were the absolute owners thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Secured
Party’s option and at such Debtor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time,
all acts and things which the Secured Party reasonably deems necessary to
protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Party’s lien
therein, in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and
effectively as such Debtor might do.
Each
Debtor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that such attorneys
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power of attorney granted
hereunder is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until
the
Liabilities are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with Section
4.12
hereof.
Each
Debtor also authorizes the Secured Party, at any time from and after the
occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, (x) to
communicate in its own name with any party to any Contract with regard to the
assignment of the right, title and interest of such Debtor in and under the
Contracts hereunder and other matters relating thereto and (y) to execute,
in
connection with any sale of Collateral provided for in Section
4.6
hereof,
any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer
with respect to the Collateral.
4.11
Perfection.
Prior
to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each
Debtor shall:
(a) file
such
financing statements, assignments for security and other documents in such
offices as may be necessary or as the Secured Party or the Representative may
request to perfect the security interests granted by Section
3
of this
Agreement; and
(b) at
Secured Party’s request, deliver to the Secured Party or its Representative the
originals of all Instruments together with, in the case of Instruments
constituting promissory notes, allonges attached thereto showing such promissory
notes to be payable to the order of a blank payee.
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4.12
Termination.
This
Agreement and the Liens and security interests granted hereunder shall not
terminate until the termination of the Notes and the full and complete
performance and indefeasible satisfaction of all the Liabilities (including,
without limitation, the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all such
Liabilities) and with respect to which claims have been asserted by Collateral
Agent and/or Buyers, whereupon the Secured Party shall forthwith cause to be
assigned, transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse,
warranty or representation whatsoever, any remaining Collateral to or on the
order of Debtors. The Secured Party shall also execute and deliver to Debtors
upon such termination and at Debtors’ expense such Uniform Commercial Code
termination statements, certificates for terminating the liens on the Motor
Vehicles (if any) and such other documentation (including such documentation
to
effect the termination of the right of Secured Party to receive information
related to the accounts of Debtors pursuant to Section
4.5(b)
hereof)
as shall be reasonably requested by Debtors to effect the termination and
release of the Liens and security interests in favor of the Secured Party
affecting the Collateral .
4.13
Further
Assurances.
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Secured Party or
its
Representative, and at the sole expense of Debtors, Debtors will promptly and
duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments, documents and
agreements and take such further actions as are necessary or the Secured Party
or its Representative may reasonably require in order for the Secured Party
to
obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein
granted in favor of the Secured Party, including, without limitation, using
Debtors’ best efforts to secure all consents and approvals necessary or
appropriate for the assignment to the Secured Party of any Collateral held
by
Debtors or in which a Debtor has any rights not heretofore assigned, the filing
of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code
with respect to the liens and security interests granted hereby, transferring
Collateral to the Secured Party’s possession (if a security interest in such
Collateral can be perfected by possession), placing the interest of the Secured
Party as lienholder on the certificate of title of any Motor Vehicle and
obtaining waivers of liens from landlords and mortgagees. Each Debtor also
hereby authorizes the Secured Party and its Representative to file any such
financing or continuation statement without the signature of such Debtor to
the
extent permitted by applicable law.
4.14
Limitation
on Duty of Secured Party.
The
powers conferred on the Secured Party under this Agreement are solely to protect
the Secured Party’s interest on behalf of itself and the Buyers in the
Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.
The Secured Party shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually
receives as a result of the exercise of such powers and neither the Secured
Party nor its Representative nor any of their respective officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be responsible to Debtors for any act or failure
to
act, except for willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secured
Party and any Representative shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care
in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in their possession if such
Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the
relevant Secured Party or any Representative, in its individual capacity,
accords its own property consisting of the type of Collateral involved, it
being
understood and agreed that neither the Secured Party nor any Representative
shall have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps (other than steps
taken in accordance with the standard of care set forth above) to preserve
rights against any Person with respect to any Collateral.
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Also
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Secured Party
nor
any Representative shall have any obligation or liability under any Contract
or
license by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the granting to the
Secured Party of a security interest therein or assignment thereof or the
receipt by the Secured Party or any Representative of any payment relating
to
any Contract or license pursuant hereto, nor shall the Secured Party or any
Representative be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill
any
of the obligations of Debtors under or pursuant to any Contract or license,
or
to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency
of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any
party
under any Contract or license, or to present or file any claim, or to take
any
action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts
which
may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or
times.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
5.1
No
Waiver.
No
failure on the part of the Secured Party or any of its Representatives to
exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising,
any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise by the Secured Party or any of its
Representatives of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other
or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
The rights and remedies hereunder provided are cumulative and may be exercised
singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies
provided by law.
5.2
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of
New York
5.3
Notices.
All
notices, approvals, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be delivered or made in the manner set forth in, and shall be effective in
accordance with the terms of, the Purchase Agreement; provided, that, to the
extent any such communication (i) is being made or sent to a Debtor, such
communication shall be effective as to such Debtor if made or sent to the
Company in accordance with the foregoing or (ii) is being made or sent to
Collateral Agent, such communication shall be made to Collateral Agent at the
address set forth below Collateral Agent’s signature hereto. Debtors
and Collateral Agent may change their respective notice addresses by written
notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of
such change.
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5.4
Amendments,
Etc.
The
terms of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument
in writing duly executed by the Debtor sought to be charged or benefited thereby
and the Secured Party. Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the
Secured Party and the Debtor sought to be charged or benefited thereby and
their
respective successors and assigns.
5.5
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto, provided,
that no
Debtor shall assign or transfer its rights hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Secured Party. Secured
Party, in its capacity as collateral agent, may assign its rights hereunder
without the consent of Debtors, in which event such assignee shall be deemed
to
be Secured Party hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.
5.6
Counterparts;
Headings.
This
Agreement may be authenticated in any number of counterparts, all of which
taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties
hereto may authenticate this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This
Agreement may be authenticated by manual signature or facsimile, .pdf or similar
electronic signature, all of which shall be equally valid. The headings in
this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not alter or otherwise
affect the meaning hereof.
5.7
Severability.
If any
provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, (a) 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 and its Representative in order to carry out the
intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction
shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
5.8
SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
(A) EACH DEBTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
ANY
UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO
THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH DEBTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN
RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH
COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS
TO
THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR
THAT
SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF
SECURED PARTY TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY DEBTOR IN THE COURTS OF ANY
OTHER
JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY A DEBTOR AGAINST SECURED PARTY, ANY
BUYER OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER
IN
ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE
BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (AND SECURED PARTY AND BUYERS
HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT). EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND CONSENTS TO PROCESS BEING
SERVED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF TO SUCH PARTY
AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
5.3
OF THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT SUCH NOTICE SHALL CONSTITUTE GOOD AND
SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS AND NOTICE THEREOF. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN
SHALL
BE DEEMED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY ANY RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED
BY LAW.
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5.9
WAIVER
OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
EACH DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY EACH WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST
ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH
CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT
TO
A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION
AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR
IN
PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.
5.10 Joint
and Several.
The
obligations, covenants and agreements of Debtors hereunder shall be the joint
and several obligations, covenants and agreements of each Debtor, whether or
not
specifically stated herein.
5.11 Collateral
Agent and Buyer Indemnification.
(a) Each
Buyer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Secured Party to act as
collateral agent (the “Collateral
Agent”)
on its
behalf under this Agreement and to enter into each of the instruments, documents
and agreements, including any pledge agreement, guaranty, financing statements,
mortgage, Account Control Agreement or any other Security Documents (the
“Financing
Documents”),
to
which Secured Party is a party (including in its capacity as Collateral Agent)
on such Buyer’s behalf and to take such actions as Collateral Agent on such
Buyer’s behalf and to exercise such powers under the Financing Documents as are
delegated to Collateral Agent or Secured Party (as applicable) by the terms
thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The
Collateral Agent shall take such action under this Agreement and/or any other
Transaction Documents as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably be directed
by
the Requisite Buyers in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.
Secured Party is authorized and empowered to amend, modify, or waive any
provisions of this Agreement or the other Financing Documents only with the
consent of the Requisite Buyers.
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(b) Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, upon demand
therefor the Buyers shall indemnify the Collateral Agent (to the extent not
reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company and without limiting the obligation
of
the Company to do so), ratably from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses and disbursements of any kind whatsoever, including, for purposes
of
clarification, all Taxes, which may at any time (including at any time following
the payment in full of the Notes and the termination or resignation of the
Collateral Agent) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral
Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other
Financing Document or any document contemplated hereby or referred to herein
or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted
by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing;
provided,
however,
that no Buyer shall be liable for the payment to the Collateral Agent of any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the
Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In addition, each
Buyer shall reimburse the Collateral Agent upon demand for its ratable share
of
any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including attorney costs) incurred by
the
Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect
of
rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Transaction
Document, or any document contemplated hereby or referred to herein to the
extent that the Collateral Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or
on
behalf of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if
any
Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Collateral
Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account
of
any Buyer (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly
executed, or because such Buyer failed to notify the Collateral Agent of a
change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of,
withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Buyer shall indemnify
the Collateral Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by
the
Collateral Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and
including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the
Collateral Agent under this Section
5.11(b),
together with all related costs and expenses (including attorney costs). The
obligation of the Buyers in this Section
5.11(b)
shall survive the payment of all Liabilities hereunder.
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(c) The
Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or any event that with the giving of notice
or passage of time would constitute an Event of Default unless the Collateral
Agent shall have received written notice from a Buyer describing such Event
of
Default or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would
constitute an Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of
default”. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, or an
event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would constitute an
Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall take such action under this
Agreement and/or any other Transaction Documents with respect to such Event
of
Default or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would
constitute an Event of Default as Collateral Agent shall reasonably be directed
by the Requisite Buyers in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents, provided that unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have
received such directions, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated
to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect of such
Event of Default or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time
would constitute an Event of Default or as the Collateral Agent shall deem
advisable in the best interests of the Buyers. In taking such action or
refraining from taking such action without specific direction from the Requisite
Buyers, the Collateral Agent shall use the same degree of care and skill as
a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of
such person’s own affairs.
(d) Nothing
in this Section
5.11
shall be
deemed to limit or otherwise affect the rights of Secured Party or Buyers to
exercise any remedy provided in this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document.
(e) The
Collateral Agent may resign from the performance of all of its functions and
duties hereunder and/or under the other Financing Documents at any time by
giving thirty (30) Business Days prior written notice to the Buyers. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Collateral
Agent pursuant to clause (f) below or as otherwise provided below.
(f) Upon
(i)
the Buyers’ receipt of a notice of resignation by the Collateral Agent in
accordance with clause (e) above, or (ii) written notice by the Requisite Buyers
to Collateral Agent of the Requisite Buyers’ election to remove the existing
Collateral Agent and appoint a successor Collateral Agent, the Requisite Buyers
shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Upon the
acceptance of a successor's appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder and notice
of such acceptance to the retiring Collateral Agent, such successor shall
succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring (or retired) Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral
Agent's resignation shall become immediately effective and the retiring
Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Financing Documents (if such resignation was
not
already effective and such duties and obligations not already discharged, as
provided below in this paragraph). If no such successor shall have been so
appointed by Requisite Buyers and shall have accepted such appointment within
thirty (30) days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its
resignation or the Requisite Buyers give notice of their election to replace
the
retiring Collateral Agent, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf
of
the Buyers (but without any obligation) appoint a successor Collateral Agent
without the consent of any Buyer. From and following the expiration of such
thirty (30) day period, Collateral Agent shall have the exclusive right without
any Person's consent, upon one (1) Business Days' notice to the Buyers, to
make
its resignation or removal effective immediately. From and following the
effectiveness of such notice, (i) the retiring Collateral Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other
Financing Documents and (ii) all actions, payments, communications and
determinations provided to be made by, to or through Collateral Agent shall
instead be made by or to each Buyer directly, until such time as Requisite
Buyers appoint a Collateral Agent as provided for above in this paragraph.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect for the benefit of any
retiring Collateral Agent and its sub-agents after the effectiveness of its
resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Financing Documents in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the
retiring Collateral Agent was acting or was continuing to act as Collateral
Agent.
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5.12 No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
5.13 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between each
Debtor, Secured Party, the Buyers and their affiliates and persons acting on
their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement
and the Transaction Documents and instruments referenced herein and therein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to
be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
written.
DEBTORS:
GOTO
COLLEGE HOLDINGS INC., a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: President
FEIN:
EMBARK
CORP.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
FEIN:
EMBARK
ONLINE, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
FEIN:
IEMPOWER,
INC., a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: President
FEIN:
MRU
ORIGINATIONS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: President
FEIN:
MRU
UNIVERSAL GUARANTY AGENCY, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title: President
FEIN:
SECURED
PARTY:
VIKING
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, a
California limited liability company, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for
the Buyers
By:
/s/
S. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
S.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
CFO - Investment Adviser
Notice
Address:
Viking
Asset Management, LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
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and
-
Summerline
Asset Management, LLC
00
Xxxx
Xxx Xxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to
be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
written.
BUYERS:
Solely
for the purposes of Section
5.11
LONGVIEW
MARQUIS MASTER FUND, L.P.,
as
Buyer
By: Viking
Asset Management, LLC
Its: Investment
Advisor
By:
/s/
S.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
S.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial Officer
EXHIBIT
A
Form
of
Joinder
Joinder
to Security Agreement
The
undersigned, ______________________________, hereby joins in the execution
of
that certain Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2008 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Security
Agreement”)
by
GOTO COLLEGE HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation, EMBARK CORP., a Delaware
corporation, EMBARK ONLINE, INC., a Delaware corporation, IEMPOWER, INC., a
Delaware corporation, MRU ORIGINATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, MRU
UNIVERSAL GUARANTY AGENCY, INC., a Delaware corporation, the Buyers (as defined
therein), and each other Person that becomes a Debtor or a Buyer thereunder
after the date thereof and hereof and pursuant to the terms thereof, to and
in
favor of Viking Asset Management, LLC, in
its
capacity as Collateral Agent for the Buyers.
By
executing this Joinder, the undersigned hereby agrees that it is a Debtor
thereunder and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the
Security Agreement.
The
undersigned represents and warrants to Secured Party that:
(a) all
of
the Equipment, Inventory and Goods owned by such Debtor is located at the places
as specified on Schedule
I
and such
Debtor conducts business in the jurisdiction set forth on Schedule
I;
(b) except
as
disclosed on Schedule
I,
none of
such Collateral is in the possession of any bailee, warehousemen, processor
or
consignee;
(c) the
chief
place of business, chief executive office and the office where such Debtor
keeps
its books and records are located at the place specified on Schedule
I;
(d) such
Debtor (including any Person acquired by such Debtor) does not do business
or
has not done business during the past five years under any tradename or
fictitious business name, except as disclosed on Schedule
II;
(e) all
Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks owned or licensed by the undersigned are
listed in Schedules
III,
IV
and
V,
respectively;
(f) all
Deposit Accounts, securities accounts, brokerage accounts and other similar
accounts maintained by such Debtor, and the financial institutions at which
such
accounts are maintained, are listed on Schedule
VI;
(g) all
Commercial Tort Claims of such Debtor are listed on Schedule
VII;
(h) all
interests in real property held by such Debtor are listed on Schedule VIII;
(i) all
Equipment (including Motor Vehicles) owned by such debtor are listed on
Schedule
IX;
and
(j) all
other
representations and warranties made by the Debtors in the Security Agreement
are
true, complete and correct in all respects as of the date hereof.
________________,
a _____ corporation
By:______________________________
Title:___________________________
FEIN:____________________________
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EXHIBIT
B
Form
of
Direction to Financial Institutions
[Insert
address of applicable Bank]
Re:
|
Account
No. [________]
(the
“Account”)
|
To
Whom
It May Concern:
The
undersigned, as the holder of the Account, hereby irrevocably authorizes and
directs you to, without further action or consent by the undersigned and
notwithstanding any subsequent objection or contrary direction you may receive
from the undersigned, provide Summerline Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as collateral agent (the “Collateral
Agent”),
at 00
Xxxx Xxx Xxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx, or such other address as the Collateral Agent may from time to time
specify in writing to you, with duplicate copies of all bank statements which
are sent to the undersigned (until such time as you receive contrary direction
from the Collateral Agent) and such other information with respect to the
Account as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably
request.
The
undersigned hereby consents to such information being provided to the Collateral
Agent.
Yours
truly,
[EMBARK
CORP., a Delaware corporation][EMBARK ONLINE, INC., a Delaware
corporation]
_______________________
By:
_______________________
Its:
_______________________
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