eLEC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.11 | ||
eLEC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES | ||
MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT | ||
To: | LV Administrative Services, Inc., as Agent | |
c/o Valens Capital Management, LLC | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Date: September 28, 2007 | ||
To Whom It May Concern: | ||
1. To secure the payment of all Obligations (as hereafter defined), eLEC | ||
Communications Corp., a New York corporation (the “Company”), each of the other | ||
undersigned parties (other than the Agent as defined below) and each other entity that is required | ||
to enter into this Master Security Agreement (each an “Assignor” and, collectively, the | ||
“Assignors”) hereby assigns and grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Creditor | ||
Parties (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement referred to below), a continuing security | ||
interest in all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by any | ||
Assignor, or in which any Assignor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, | ||
title or interest (the “Collateral”): all cash, cash equivalents, accounts, accounts receivable, | ||
deposit accounts, (including, without limitation, the Restricted Account (the “Restricted | ||
Account”) maintained at North Fork Bank (Account Name: eLEC Communications Corp. | ||
Restricted - LV, Account Number: 270-405-7914) referred to in the Restricted Account | ||
Agreement (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), inventory, equipment, goods, | ||
fixtures, documents, instruments (including, without limitation, promissory notes and marketable | ||
equity securities), contract rights, general intangibles (including, without limitation, payment | ||
intangibles and an absolute right to license on terms no less favorable than those current in effect | ||
among any Assignor’s affiliates), chattel paper, supporting obligations, investment property | ||
(including, without limitation, all partnership interests, limited liability company membership | ||
interests and all other equity interests owned by any Assignor), letter-of-credit rights, | ||
trademarks, trademark applications, tradestyles, patents, patent applications, copyrights, | ||
copyright applications and other intellectual property in which any Assignor now has or hereafter | ||
may acquire any right, title or interest, all proceeds and products thereof (including, without | ||
limitation, proceeds of insurance) and all additions, accessions and substitutions thereto or | ||
therefor. In the event any Assignor wishes to finance the acquisition in the ordinary course of | ||
business of any hereafter acquired equipment and have obtained a commitment from a financing | ||
source to finance such equipment from an unrelated third party, Agent agrees to release its | ||
security interest on such hereafter acquired equipment so financed by such third party financing | ||
source. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the | ||
meaning provided such terms in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date | ||
hereof (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Securities | ||
Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Purchasers party thereto and LV | ||
Administrative Services, Inc., as administrative and collateral agent for the Purchasers (the |
“Agent”). All items of Collateral which are defined in the UCC shall have the meanings set forth |
in the UCC. For purposes hereof, the term “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the |
same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event |
that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or |
priority of, or remedies with respect to, the Agent’s security interest in any Collateral is governed |
by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, |
the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction |
for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement relating to such attachment, perfection, priority |
or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to |
the extent that the UCC is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in |
different Articles or Divisions of the UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article or |
Division 9 shall govern. |
2. The term “Obligations” as used herein shall mean and include all debts, liabilities |
and obligations owing by each Assignor to any Creditor Party arising under, out of, or in |
connection with: (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) the Related Agreements referred |
to in the Securities Purchase Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement and each Related |
Agreement, as each may be amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time, |
collectively, referred to herein as the “Documents”), and in connection with any documents, |
instruments or agreements relating to or executed in connection with the Documents or any |
documents, instruments or agreements referred to therein or otherwise, and in connection with |
any other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of each such Assignor to any Creditor Party, |
whether now existing or hereafter arising, direct or indirect, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute |
or contingent, due or not due and whether under, pursuant to or evidenced by a note, agreement, |
guaranty, instrument or otherwise, including, without limitation, obligations and liabilities of |
each Assignor for post-petition interest, fees, costs and charges that accrue after the |
commencement of any case by or against such Assignor under any bankruptcy, insolvency, |
reorganization or like proceeding (collectively, the “Debtor Relief Laws”) in each case, |
irrespective of the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of such Obligations, or of |
any instrument evidencing any of the Obligations or of any collateral therefor or of the existence |
or extent of such collateral, and irrespective of the allowability, allowance or disallowance of any |
or all of the Obligations in any case commenced by or against any Assignor under Xxxxx 00, |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, including, without limitation, obligations or indebtedness of each Assignor |
for post-petition interest, fees, costs and charges that would have accrued or been added to the |
Obligations but for the commencement of such case |
3. Each Assignor hereby jointly and severally represents, warrants and covenants to |
Agent, for the benefit of the Creditor Parties, that: |
(a) it is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case |
may be, validly existing, in good standing and organized under the |
respective laws of its jurisdiction of organization set forth on Schedule A, |
and each Assignor will provide the Agent thirty (30) days’ prior written |
notice of any change in any of its respective jurisdiction of organization; |
(b) its legal name is as set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation or other |
organizational document (as applicable) as amended through the date |
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hereof and as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, and it will provide |
the Agent thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any change in its legal |
name; |
(c) its organizational identification number (if applicable) is as set forth on \ |
Schedule A hereto, and it will provide the Agent thirty (30) days’ prior |
written notice of any change in any of its organizational identification |
number; |
(d) it is the lawful owner of its respective Collateral and it has the sole right to |
grant a security interest therein and will defend the Collateral against all |
claims and demands of all persons and entities; |
(e) other than permitted liens identified in Schedule 4.9 of the Securities |
Purchase Agreement, it will keep its Collateral free and clear of all |
attachments, levies, taxes, liens, security interests and encumbrances of |
every kind and nature (“Encumbrances”), except Permitted |
Encumbrances; |
(f) it will, at its and the other Assignors’ joint and several cost and expense, |
keep the Collateral in good state of repair (ordinary wear and tear |
excepted) and will not waste or destroy the same or any part thereof other |
than ordinary course discarding of items no longer used or useful in its or |
such other Assignors’ business; |
(g) it will not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, sell, exchange, lease |
or otherwise dispose of the Collateral, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, |
except for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business and |
except for the disposition or transfer in the ordinary course of business |
during any fiscal year of obsolete and worn-out equipment or equipment |
no longer necessary for its ongoing needs, having an aggregate fair market |
value of not more than $100,000 and only to the extent that: |
(i) the proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire |
replacement Collateral which is subject to the Agent’s first priority |
perfected security interest, or are used to repay the Obligations or |
to pay general corporate expenses; and |
(ii) following the occurrence of an Event of Default which continues to |
exist the proceeds of which are remitted to the Agent to be held as |
cash collateral for the Obligations; |
(h) it will insure or cause the Collateral to be insured in the Agent’s name |
against loss or damage by fire, theft, burglary, pilferage, loss in transit and |
such other hazards in amounts and coverage consistent and in accordance |
with industry practice under policies by insurers reasonably acceptable to |
the Agent and all premiums thereon shall be paid by such Assignor and |
the policies delivered to the Agent. If any such Assignor fails to do so, the |
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Agent may procure such insurance and the cost thereof shall be promptly |
reimbursed by the Assignors, jointly and severally, and shall constitute |
Obligations; |
(i) it will at all reasonable times and upon at least (1) day’s prior notice allow |
the Creditor Parties or their respective representatives free access to and |
the right of inspection of the Collateral; and |
(j) such Assignor (jointly and severally with each other Assignor) hereby |
indemnifies and saves the Agent and each other Creditor Party harmless |
from all loss, costs, damage, liability and/or expense, including reasonable |
attorneys’ fees, that the Agent and each other Creditor Party may sustain |
or incur to enforce payment, performance or fulfillment of any of the |
Obligations and/or in the enforcement of this Master Security Agreement |
or in the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding either against |
the Agent, any other Creditor Party or any Assignor concerning any matter |
growing out of or in connection with this Master Security Agreement, |
and/or any of the Obligations and/or any of the Collateral except to the |
extent caused by the Agent’s or any Creditor Party’s own gross negligence |
or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction |
in a final and non-appealable decision). |
4. The occurrence of any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an |
“Event of Default” under this Master Security Agreement: |
(a) an Event of Default shall have occurred under and as defined in any |
Document; |
(b) the loss, theft, substantial damage, destruction, sale or encumbrance to or |
of any of the Collateral or the making of any levy, seizure or attachment |
thereof or thereon except to the extent: |
(i) such loss is covered by insurance proceeds which are used to |
replace the item or repay the Agent; or |
(ii) said levy, seizure or attachment does not secure indebtedness in |
excess of $100,000 and such levy, seizure or attachment has been |
removed or otherwise released within ten (10) days of the creation |
or the assertion thereof. |
5. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Agent |
may declare all Obligations immediately due and payable and the Agent shall have the remedies |
of a secured party provided in the UCC, this Agreement and other applicable law. Subject to the |
rights of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time |
thereafter, the Agent will have the right to take possession of the Collateral and to maintain such |
possession on its premises or to remove the Collateral or any part thereof to such other premises |
as the Agent may desire. Subject to the rights of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., upon the Agent’s |
request, each Assignor shall assemble or cause the Collateral to be assembled and make it |
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available to the Agent at a place reasonably designated by the Agent. If any notification of |
intended disposition of any Collateral is required by law, such notification, if mailed, shall be |
deemed properly and reasonably given if mailed at least ten (10) business days before such |
disposition, postage prepaid, addressed to the applicable Assignor either at any Assignor’s |
address shown herein or at any address appearing on the Agent’s records for such Assignor. Any |
proceeds of any disposition of any of the Collateral shall be applied by the Agent to the payment |
of all expenses in connection with the sale of the Collateral, including reasonable attorneys’ fees |
and other legal expenses and disbursements and the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, |
preparing for sale, selling, and the like, and any balance of such proceeds may be applied by the |
Agent toward the payment of the Obligations in such order of application as the Agent may elect, |
and each Assignor shall be liable for any deficiency. For the avoidance of doubt, following the |
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent shall have the |
immediate right to withdraw any and all monies contained in any deposit account in the name of |
any Assignor and controlled by the Agent and apply same to the repayment of the Obligations (in |
such order of application as the Agent may elect). The parties hereto each hereby agree that the |
exercise by any party hereto of any right granted to it or the exercise by any party hereto of any |
remedy available to it (including, without limitation, the issuance of a notice of redemption, a |
borrowing request and/or a notice of default), in each case, hereunder, under the Securities |
Purchase Agreement or under any other Related Agreement shall not constitute confidential |
information and no party shall have any duty to the other party to maintain such information as |
confidential. |
6. If any Assignor defaults in the performance or fulfillment of any of the terms, |
conditions, promises, covenants, provisions or warranties on such Assignor’s part to be |
performed or fulfilled under or pursuant to this Master Security Agreement, the Agent may, at its |
option without waiving its right to enforce this Master Security Agreement according to its |
terms, immediately or at any time thereafter and without notice to any Assignor, perform or |
fulfill the same or cause the performance or fulfillment of the same for each Assignor’s joint and |
several account and at each Assignor’s joint and several cost and expense, and the cost and |
expense thereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be added to the Obligations and shall |
be payable on demand with interest thereon at the highest rate permitted by law, or, at the |
Agent’s option during the continuance of an Event of Default, debited by the Agent from any |
other deposit accounts in the name of any Assignor and controlled by the Agent. |
7. Each Assignor appoints the Agent, any of the Agent’s officers, employees or any |
other person or entity whom the Agent may designate as its attorney, with power to execute such |
documents on such Assignor’s behalf and to supply any omitted information and correct patent |
errors in any documents executed by such Assignor or on such Assignor’s behalf; to file |
financing statements against such Assignor covering the Collateral (and, in connection with the |
filing of any such financing statements, describe the Collateral as “all assets and all personal |
property, whether now owned and/or hereafter acquired” (or any substantially similar variation |
thereof)); to sign such Assignor’s name on public records; and to do all other things Laurus deem |
necessary to carry out this Master Security Agreement. Each Assignor hereby ratifies and |
approves all acts of the attorney and neither the Agent, any Creditor Party nor the attorney will |
be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact |
or law other than gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent |
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jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). This power being coupled with an interest, |
is irrevocable so long as any Obligations remains unpaid. |
8. No delay or failure on the Agent’s part in exercising any right, privilege or option |
hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such or of any other right, privilege, remedy or option, and |
no waiver whatever shall be valid unless in writing, signed by the Agent and then only to the |
extent therein set forth, and no waiver by the Agent of any default shall operate as a waiver of |
any other default or of the same default on a future occasion. The Creditor Parties’ books and |
records containing entries with respect to the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any |
action or proceeding, shall be binding upon each Assignor for the purpose of establishing the |
items therein set forth (absent manifest error) and shall constitute prima facie proof thereof. The |
Agent shall have the right to enforce any one or more of the remedies available to the Agent, |
successively, alternately or concurrently. Each Assignor agrees to join with the Agent in |
executing such documents or other instruments to the extent required by the UCC in form |
satisfactory to the Agent and in executing such other documents or instruments as may be |
required or deemed necessary by the Agent for purposes of affecting or continuing the Agent’s |
security interest in the Collateral. |
9. This Master Security Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance |
with the laws of the State of New York and cannot be terminated orally. All of the rights, |
remedies, options, privileges and elections given to the Agent hereunder shall inure to the benefit |
of the Agent’s successors and assigns. The term “Agent” as herein used shall include the Agent, |
any parent of the Agent’s, any of the Agent’s subsidiaries and any co-subsidiaries of the Agent’s |
parent, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired, and shall bind the representatives, |
successors and assigns of each Assignor. The Agent and each Assignor hereby (a) waive any |
and all right to trial by jury in litigation relating to this Agreement and the transactions |
contemplated hereby and each Assignor agrees not to assert any counterclaim in such litigation, |
(b) submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in the borough of |
Manhattan, the city of New York and (c) waive any objection the Agent or each Assignor may |
have as to the bringing or maintaining of such action with any such court. |
10. This Master Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, |
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument. Any |
signature delivered by a party by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed to be an |
original signature hereto. |
11. It is understood and agreed that any person or entity that desires to become an |
Assignor hereunder, or is required to execute a counterpart of this Master Security Agreement |
after the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of any Document, shall become an Assignor |
hereunder by (x) executing a Joinder Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, |
(y) delivering supplements to such exhibits and annexes to such Documents as the Agent shall |
reasonably request and (z) taking all actions as specified in this Master Security Agreement as |
would have been taken by such Assignor had it been an original party to this Master Security |
Agreement, in each case with all documents required above to be delivered to the Agent and with |
all documents and actions required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent. |
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12. All notices from the Agent to any Assignor shall be sufficiently given if mailed or | ||||
delivered to such Assignor’s address set forth below, with a copy to Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. | ||||
Very truly yours, | ||||
eLEC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | ||||
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Address: | 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 | |||
VOX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | ||||
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Address: | 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 | |||
AVI HOLDING CORP. | ||||
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Address: | 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 | |||
XXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX CORP. | ||||
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Address: | 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 |
LINE ONE, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Address: 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | ||
ACKNOWLEDGED: | ||
LV ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., | ||
as Agent | ||
By: Valens Capital Management, LLC, its | ||
investment manager | ||
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
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