SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement")
is
dated as of August 14, 2006, by ADVANCE NANOTECH, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Grantor"),
in
favor of JANO HOLDINGS LIMITED, a Gibraltar corporation (the "Lender").
Recitals
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain letter agreement (the "Letter
Agreement")
of
even date herewith between the Grantor and Lender, Lender has made available
a
senior, secured credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to
Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Note of even date herewith, issued by the Grantor
in
favor of the Lender (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated, the "Note"),
Grantor has promised to pay the Obligations (as defined herein) to the Lender;
and
WHEREAS,
the
obligations of the Lender under the Letter Agreement are subject to the
condition, among others, that Grantor shall have executed and delivered to
Lender this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged by Grantor, Grantor hereby represents, covenants and agrees
with
Lender as follows:
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Definitions.
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a. |
When
used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following
meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular
and
plural forms of the terms defined):
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"Collateral"
has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 of this Agreement.
"Contracts"
means
all contracts (including any customer, vendor, supplier, service or maintenance
contract), leases, licenses, undertakings, purchase orders, permits, franchise
agreements or other agreements (other than any right evidenced by Chattel
Paper,
Documents or instruments), whether in written or electronic form, in or under
which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires 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.
"Copyrights"
means
all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired or created (as a work
for
hire for the benefit of Grantor) by Grantor or in which Grantor now holds
or
hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest, in whole or in part:
(a)
all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant to the
laws of
the United States, any State thereof or any other country; (b) registrations,
applications, recordings and proceedings in the United States Copyright Office
or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof
or
any other country; (c) any continuations, renewals or extensions thereof;
(d)
any registrations to be issued in any pending applications, and shall include
any right or interest in and to work protectable by any of the foregoing
which
are presently or in the future owned, created or authorized (as a work for
hire
for the benefit of Grantor) or acquired by Grantor, in whole or in part;
(e)
prior versions of works covered by copyright and all works based upon, derived
from or incorporating such works; (f) income, royalties, damages, claims
and
payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect to copyrights,
including, without limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present
or future infringement; (g) rights to xxx for past, present and future
infringements of any copyright; and (h) any other rights corresponding to
any of
the foregoing rights throughout the world.
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"Obligations"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.
"Patents"
means
all of the following in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any
interest: (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country,
all
registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for letters patent
of
the United States or any other country, including, without limitation,
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States,
any
State thereof or any other country; (b) all reissues, divisions, continuations,
renewals, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof; (c) all xxxxx patents,
divisionals and patents of addition; (d) all patents to issue in any such
applications; (e) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and
hereafter due and/or payable with respect to patents, including, without
limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present or future
infringement; and (f) rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements
of any patent.
"Trademark"
means
any of the following in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any
interest: (a) all trademarks, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant
to the laws of the United States, and State thereof, or any country; (b)
registrations, applications, recordings and proceedings in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States, any State thereof or any other country; (c) any continuations, renewals
or extensions thereof; (d) any registrations to be issued in any pending
applications (e) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and
hereafter due and/or payable with respect to trademarks, including, without
limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present or future
infringement; (g) rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements
of
any trademark; and (h) any other rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
rights throughout the world.
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"UCC"
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect
in
the State of New York; provided, however, in the event that, by reason of
mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or
priority of Lender'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 (Including the Articles thereof) as in effect
at such time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof
relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of
definitions related to such provisions. In addition, the following terms
shall'
have the meanings set forth for such terms in the UCC: "Account,"
"Account
Debtor,"
"Chattel
Paper"
(including tangible and electronic chattel paper), "Commercial
Tort Claims,"
"Commodity
Account,"
"Deposit
Account,"
"Documents,"
"Equipment,"
"Fixtures,"
"Fixture
Filing,"
"General
Intangible"
(including, without limitation, Payment Intangibles, Copyrights, Patents,
Trademarks, designs, drawings, technical information, marketing plans, customer
lists, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions
(whether or not patentable), procedures, know-how, models and data),
"Instrument,"
"Intellectual
Property,"
"Inventory"
(including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract
of service, and including returns and repossessions), "Investment
Property"
(including Securities; Securities Accounts and Securities entitlements),
"Letter-of
Credit Right"
(whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), "Payment
Intangibles,"
"Proceeds,"
"Promissory
Notes,"
"Securities,"
"Securities
Account,"
"Securities
Entitlement"
and
"Supporting
Obligations."
Each
of the foregoing terms shall include all of such items now owned, or hereafter
acquired, by Grantor.
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Except
as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement
have the meanings stated in the Note.
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2. |
Grant
of Security.
As collateral security for the full, prompt, complete and final payment
and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise) of all the Obligations, Grantor hereby grants to Lender
a lien
on and security interest in, all of Grantor's right, title and interest
in, to and under the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired
(all of which being collectively referred to herein as the "Collateral"):
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a. |
All
Accounts of Grantor (including, but not limited to, and notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any and all proceeds,
money or
accounts under all Contracts (without
exception).
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b. |
All
Chattel Paper of Grantor;
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c. |
All
Contracts of Grantor;
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d. |
All
Deposit Accounts of Grantor;
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e. |
All
Documents of Grantor;
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f. |
All
Equipment of Grantor;
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g. |
All
Fixtures of Grantor;
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h. |
All
General Intangibles of Grantor;
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i. |
All
Instruments of Grantor, including, without limitation, Promissory
Notes;
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j. |
All
Inventory of Grantor;
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k. |
All
Investment Property of Grantor;
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l. |
All
Letter-of-Credit Rights of Grantor;
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m. |
All
Supporting Obligations of Grantor;
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n. |
All
property of Grantor held by Lender, including, without limitation,
all
property of every description now or hereafter in the possession
or
custody of or in transit to Lender for any purpose, including, without
limitation, safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of
Grantor,
or as to which Grantor may have any right or
power;
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o. |
All
other goods and personal property of Grantor wherever located, whether
tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
existing, leased or consigned by or to Grantor, except those goods
and
personal property which are excluded pursuant to Section 2(c) or
2(h)
hereunder; and
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p. |
To
the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing
and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for and rents,
profits and products of each of the
foregoing.
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If
Grantor shall at any time acquire a Commercial Tort Claim, Grantor shall
promptly notify the Lender in a writing signed by Grantor of the brief details
thereof and grant to Lender in such writing a security interest therein and
in
the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing
to
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
Grantor
hereby authorizes the Lender to file, without Grantor's signature thereon
and at
Grantor's expense, financing statements, continuation statements (including
"in
lieu" continuation statements) and amendments thereto, that describe the
Collateral and which contain any other information required by Part 5 of
Article
9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing
statement, continuation statement or amendment, including if Grantor is an
organization, the type of organization and any organization identification
number issued to Grantor.
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3. |
Security
for Obligations.
This Agreement secures the payment of (i) all of the unpaid principal
amount of, and accrued interest on (including any interest that accrues
after the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding) the Note, (ii)
the
obligation of Grantor to pay any fees, costs and expenses of Lender
under
the Note, and (iii) all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness
owed by Grantor to the Lender under the Note, in each case, whether
now
existing or hereafter incurred (collectively, the
"Obligations").
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4. |
Rights
of Lender; Collection of Accounts.
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a. |
Grantor
expressly agrees that Grantor shall remain liable under each of its
Contracts to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations
to be
observed and performed by it thereunder and that Grantor shall perform
all
of its duties and obligations thereunder such that the Grantor shall
not
be deemed to be in breach of each such Contract. The Lender shall
not have
any obligation or liability under any Contract by reason of or arising
out
of this Agreement or the granting to the Lender of a lien therein
or the
receipt by the Lender of any payment relating to any Contract pursuant
hereto, nor shall the Lender be required or obligated in any manner
to
perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Grantor under or pursuant
to
any Contract, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to
the
nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by them or the
sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract, 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
them or to which they may be entitled at any time or
times.
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b. |
The
Lender authorizes Grantor to collect its accounts, provided that
such
collection is performed in a prudent and businesslike manner, and
the
Lender may, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any
Event
of Default and without notice, limit or terminate said authority
at any
time. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of
Default, at the request of the Lender, Grantor shall deliver to Lender
all
original and other documents which created and/or relate to such
accounts,
including, without limitation, all original orders, invoices and
shipping
receipts.
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c. |
The
Lender may at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of
any Event of Default, without notifying Grantor of its intention
to do so,
notify Account Debtors of Grantor, parties to the Contracts of Grantor,
obligors in respect of instruments of Grantor and obligors in respect
of
Chattel Paper of Grantor that the Accounts and the right, title and
interest of Grantor in, to and under such Contracts, instruments
and
Chattel Paper have been assigned to Lender and that payments thereunder
or
with respect thereto are to be made directly to the Lender. Upon
the
request of the Lender, Grantor shall promptly so notify such Account
Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors in respect of such
instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the
Lender
may, in Lender's name or in the name of others, communicate with
such
Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors in respect of
such
instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper to verify
with
such parties, to the Lender's satisfaction, the existence, amount
and
terms of any such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments or Chattel Paper.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall not notify or otherwise
communicate with any parties to Contracts or Account Debtors of Grantor
except upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default.
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Without
limiting the foregoing and Lender's rights as set forth in the foregoing,
any action by the Lender pursuant to or as described in Section 4(b)
or
Section 4(c) hereof shall be in compliance with the provisions set
forth
in Section 12(b)(v) hereof.
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5. |
Representations
and Warranties of Grantor.
Grantor represents and warrants as
follows:
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a. |
Grantor
is a corporation duly organized, existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the Delaware, (b) has the legal power to own its property
and to
carry on its business as now being conducted, and (c) is duly qualified
to
do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the
character of the properties owned or leased by it therein or in which
the
transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not
have a
Material Adverse Effect;
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b. |
Grantor
is, and as to Collateral acquired by it from time to time after the
date
hereof Grantor will be, the owner of all Collateral free from any
liens,
other than liens created hereby and other than Permitted
Liens;
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c. |
This
Agreement creates, for the benefit and security of Lender in respect
of
the Obligations, a legally valid and binding lien on, pledge of,
and
security interest in the Collateral and, upon the filing of a UCC
Financing Statement, and any applicable filings with respect to
Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks in respect of the Collateral, such
lien,
pledge and security interest will be perfected and will have priority
over
the claims of any other present and future creditors of the Company
(other
than Permitted Liens or liens upon such of the Collateral that must
be
perfected by possession or control of such Collateral);
and
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Grantor's
chief executive office, principal place of business and the place
where
Grantor maintains its records concerning the Collateral are each
presently
located at the address set forth on the signature page hereof; and
Grantor's Federal taxpayer identification number and Grantor's
organizational identification number under the laws of the State
in which
Grantor, as a registered organization, was organized are as set forth
on
the signature page hereto.
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6. |
As
to the Collateral.
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a. |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the assignment by Grantor
herein stated is intended to be an assignment for security purposes
and is
not intended to divest Grantor of its ownership of the Collateral,
except
as otherwise provided herein.
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b. |
So
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) Grantor
shall retain title to and record ownership of the Collateral, and
(ii)
Grantor shall be entitled to receive any and all income or distributions
made with respect to the Collateral, except as provided in Section
6(c)
hereof.
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c. |
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
all
income and proceeds of the Collateral which are received by Grantor
shall
be (i) received in trust for the benefit of the Lender, (ii) segregated
from other funds of Grantor, and (iii) forthwith paid over by Grantor
to
the Lender (for application in accordance with this Agreement) in
the same
form as so received.
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7. |
Covenants
of Grantor.
Grantor covenants and agrees with Lender that unless approved by
Lender:
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a. |
Grantor
shall not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), or otherwise
transfer any of the Collateral, or attempt or contract to do so,
or grant
any option with respect to any of the Collateral, except inventory
in the
ordinary course of business.
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b. |
Grantor
shall not, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist any
lien upon
or with respect to any of the Collateral, and shall defend the Collateral
against, and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any
lien on
the Collateral, except for the lien created hereby and any Permitted
Liens.
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c. |
Grantor
shall maintain all tangible Collateral in good condition and repair,
ordinary wear and tear excepted.
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d. |
Grantor
shall maintain on the Collateral property damage and liability insurance
in such amounts, against such risks, and in such forms and with such
companies as are customarily maintained by businesses similar to
Grantor.
Each such policy shall not be materially altered or canceled, and
the
coverage will not be materially reduced, in any case, without at
least
thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Lender. Grantor shall
provide the Lender with satisfactory evidence of such insurance coverage
at the request of the Lender.
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Grantor
shall promptly pay when due all property and other taxes, assessments
and
government charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including
claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Collateral,
except
to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith
and by
appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves are being maintained
in
connection therewith; provided that this Section 7(f) shall not apply
to
claims for labor, materials or supplies which Payee consents in writing
shall be excluded herewith, notwithstanding that such claims, if
unpaid,
might become a lien or charge upon such properties or any part
thereof.
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f. |
Grantor
shall keep and maintain at its own cost and expense satisfactory
and
reasonably complete records of the Collateral. Grantor shall furnish
the
Lender with such information regarding the Collateral as the Lender
may
reasonably request from time to time and shall allow the Lender,
upon
reasonable notice, access during normal business hours to inspect
the
Collateral and Grantor's records, accounts and books pertaining to
the
Collateral, provided that no restriction as to normal business hours
shall
be required during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
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g. |
Grantor
shall not knowingly take or omit to take any action, the taking or
omission of which might impair Lender's lien on the Collateral or
adversely affect the value of the
Collateral.
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h. |
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
Grantor
shall not grant any extension of the time of payment of any of its
Accounts, Chattel Paper, Instruments or amounts due under any of
its
Contracts or Documents, compromise, compound or settle the same for
less
than the full amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Person
liable
for the payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount whatsoever
thereon other than trade discounts and rebates granted in the ordinary
course of Grantor's business.
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i. |
Grantor
shall (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability
of
the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, (ii) use commercially reasonable
efforts to detect infringements of the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks
and promptly advise the Lender in writing of material infringements
detected, and (iii) not allow any material Copyrights, Patents or
Trademarks to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public
without
the written consent of the Lender, unless any such abandonment is
appropriate in accordance with reasonable and customary business
practice.
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j. |
Grantor
shall not execute or authorize to be filed in any public office any
UCC
financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration
under the law of any jurisdiction) except UCC financing statements
filed
or to be filed in respect of and covering the lien created by this
Agreement
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k. |
Grantor
shall not amend, modify, waive, take any action or fail to take any
action
with respect to all or a portion of any Contract which Grantor reasonably
expects or should expect would adversely affect Lender's interest
in the
Collateral (including, but not limited to, the value of the Collateral)
or
which affect the timing, value or amount of any proceeds due under
any
Contract.
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8. |
Further
Assurances.
Grantor agrees, at any time and from time to time, at the expense
of
Grantor, and upon request of the Lender, to promptly execute and
deliver
all further instruments and documents, and take all further action,
that
may be necessary or desirable, in order to perfect and protect any
security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to
enable
the Lender to exercise and enforce Lender's rights and remedies hereunder
with respect to any Collateral, including, without limitation, (i)
delivering and causing to be flied any financing or continuation
statements (including in lieu" continuation statements) under the
UCC with
respect to the security interests granted hereby, (ii) obtaining
"control"
by or on behalf of Lender of any Investment Property, Deposit Accounts,
Letter-of-Credit Rights or Electronic Chatter Paper (with reference
to
applicable provisions of the UCC with respect to "control" for such
items
of Collateral), (iii) placing the interest of the Lender as lienholders
on
the certificate of title (or similar evidence of ownership) of any
Equipment constituting Collateral owned by Grantor which is covered
by a
certificate of title (or similar evidence of ownership), (iv) filing
or
cooperating with the Lender in filing any forms or other documents
required to be recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, United States Copyright Office, or any actions, filings,
recordings or registrations in any foreign jurisdiction or under
any
international treaty, required to secure or protect Lender's interest
in
the Collateral, (v) transferring Collateral to the possession of
the
Lender (if a security interest in such Collateral can only be perfected
by
possession), (vi) executing and delivering or causing to be delivered
written notice to insurers of Lender's security interest in, or claim
in
or under, any policy of insurance (including unearned premiums),
and (vii)
using its best efforts to obtain acknowledgements from bailees having
possession of any Collateral and waivers of liens from landlords
and
mortgagees of any location where any of the Collateral may from time
to
time be stored or located. If Grantor executes and delivers any document
or instrument pursuant to this Section 8, such document or instrument
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender
and a
copy thereof shall be provided by Grantor to the Lender; and if Grantor
takes any other action pursuant to this Section 8, such action shall
be
taken with the prior written consent of the Lender and notice thereof
shall be given by Grantor to the Lender.
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9. |
Security
Interest Absolute.
All rights of the Lender and the assignment and security interest
hereunder, and all obligations of Grantor hereunder, shall remain
in full
force and effect and shall secure the Obligations, and shall be absolute
and unconditional, irrespective of:
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a. |
any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
term
of, all or any of the Obligations or any other amendment or waiver
of or
any consent to any departure from the Note;
or
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b. |
any
taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any other collateral,
or
any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from
any
guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
or
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c. |
any
manner of application of any Collateral, or proceeds thereof, to
all or
any of the Obligations or any manner of sale or other disposition
of any
Collateral; or
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d. |
any
other circumstances other than releases, waivers and the like by
the
Lender that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
a
discharge of, Grantor's obligations hereunder or Lender's security
interest hereunder.
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10. |
Continuing
Security Interest; Sale of Participations; Release of
Collateral.
This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the
Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the
payment
in full of the Obligations (subject to Section 14 hereof), (ii) be
binding
upon Grantor, its successors and its permitted assigns under the
Note, and
(iii) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by (subject to
the terms
hereof), the Lender and its successors and assigns. No sales of
participations in, and no other sales, assignments, transfers or
other
dispositions of, any agreement governing or instrument evidencing
the
Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein by the Lender
shall
in any manner affect the lien granted to the Lender hereunder. Subject
to
Section 14 hereof, upon the payment in full of the Obligations, the
security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to
the
Collateral shall revert to Grantor. Upon any such termination, the
Lender
will, at Grantor' expense, execute and deliver to Grantor such documents
as Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
The
Lender shall, at the request of Grantor, deliver any document reasonably
necessary to release any lien granted hereunder with respect to any
Collateral Grantor is transferring.
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11. |
Lender's
Duties.
The powers conferred on the Lender hereunder are solely to protect
Lender's interest in the Collateral as a secured party and shall
not
impose any duty upon the Lender to exercise any such powers. Except
for
the safe custody of any Collateral in Lender's possession and the
accounting for money actually received by Lender hereunder, the Lender
shall not have any duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking
of any
necessary steps to preserve any rights pertaining to any Collateral.
The
Lender shall not have any responsibility or liability for the collection
of any proceeds of any Collateral or by reason of any invalidity,
lack of
value or uncollectability of any of the Collateral. The Lender shall
be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation
of any Collateral in the Lender's possession if such Collateral is
accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Lender accords
its own property.
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12. |
Events
of Default; Remedies Upon Default; Actions by Lender.
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a. |
The
occurrence of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Note
shall
constitute an "Event
of Default"
hereunder.
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b. |
If
any Event of Default shall have occurred:
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i. |
The
Lender may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to
other
rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to
Lender
(or any of them), all the rights and remedies of a secured party
on
default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected
Collateral), and may also, without notice of any kind or demand of
performance or other demand (all and each of which demands and notices
are
hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent provided by the UCC
and
other applicable law) reclaim, take possession, recover, store, maintain,
finish, repair, prepare for sale or lease, advertise for sale or
lease and
sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at
public
or private sale, at any exchange, broker's board or at the Lender's
offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, or for future delivery,
and
upon such other terms as the Lender may deem commercially reasonable.
In
connection with the liquidation, sale or other disposition of the
Collateral, the Lender is granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license
or
other right to use, without charge, Grantor' labels, patents, copyrights,
trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, or any similar
property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing a liquidation,
sale or other disposition of the Collateral. The Lender shall not
be
obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of
sale
having been given. The Lender may adjourn any public or private sale
from
time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor,
and
such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place
to
which it was so adjourned. Grantor agrees that in any sale of any
of the
Collateral, whether at a foreclosure sale or otherwise, the Lender
is
hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in
connection with such sale as it may be advised by counsel is necessary
in
order to avoid any violation of applicable law (including compliance
with
such procedures as may restrict the number of prospective bidders
and the
Lender, require that such prospective bidders and the Lender have
certain
qualifications and restrict such prospective bidders and the Lender
to
Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for
their
own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution
or
resale of such Collateral), and Grantor further agrees that such
compliance shall not result in such sale being considered or deemed
not to
have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the
Lender
be liable or accountable to Grantor for any discount allowed by reason
of
the fact that such Collateral is sold in compliance with any such
limitation or restriction.
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Grantor
authorizes the Lender, on the terms set forth herein, to enter the
premises where the Collateral (or any part of it) is located, to
take
possession of the Collateral (or any part of it), and to pay, purchase,
contract, or compromise any encumbrance, charge or lien which, in
the
opinion of the Lender, appears to be prior or superior to its security
interest. Grantor further agrees, at the Lender's request, to assemble
the
Collateral and make it available to the Lender at places which the
Lender
shall reasonably select. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, Grantor hereby waives all claims, damages, and demands against
the
Lender arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the
Collateral.
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iii. |
The
Lender may sell Collateral without giving warranties as to such
Collateral. The Lender may specifically disclaim any warranties of
title
or the like. The foregoing will not be considered adversely to affect
the
commercial reasonableness of any sale of
Collateral.
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iv. |
If
the Lender sells any of the Collateral upon credit, Grantor will
be
credited only with, and at the time of, payments actually made by
the
purchaser in such sale received by the purchaser and applied to the
indebtedness of such purchaser. In the event the purchaser in such
sale
fails to pay for the Collateral, the Lender may resell the Collateral
and
Grantor shall be credited with the proceeds of the resale in accordance
with the preceding sentence. In the event the Lender purchase any
of the
Collateral being sold, the Lender may pay for the Collateral by crediting
some or all of the amounts described in clauses first, second, third
and
fourth of Section 12(b)(vi) hereof.
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v. |
Any
cash held by the Lender as Collateral and all cash proceeds received
by
the Lender in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral or the exercise
of any
other remedies consequent upon an Event of Default shall be applied
in
whole or in part by the Lender against all or any part of the Obligations
in the following order;
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First,
to the
Lender in an amount sufficient to pay in full the Obligations, including
all
reasonable fees, costs, expenses, liabilities and advances incurred or made
by
the Lender in connection with the sale, disposition or other realization
of the
Collateral, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees;
Second,
upon
payment in full of all the Obligations, to Grantor or to whomsoever may be
lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
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Grantor
shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale
or
disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to fully pay the
Obligations, and Grantor also shall be liable for the reasonable
costs and
expenses (Including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred
by
Lender to collect such deficiency.
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vii. |
Grantor
hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the
maximum
extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with
this
Agreement or any Collateral.
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13. |
Expenses.
Grantor shall upon demand pay to the Lender the amount of any and
all
reasonable expenses, including the reasonable and necessary fees
and
expenses the Lender's counsel and of any experts and agents, which
the
Lender may incur in connection with (a) the administration of this
Agreement, (b) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection
from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, (c) the exercise
or enforcement of any of the rights of the Lender hereunder, or (d)
the
failure by Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof
or
of under the Note.
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14. |
Reinstatement.
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue
to be
effective should any petition be filed by or against Grantor for
liquidation or reorganization, should Grantor become insolvent or
make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee
be
appointed for all or any significant part of Grantor's property and
assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the
case
may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Obligations,
or any
part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced
in
amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee
of the
Obligations, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent conveyance,"
or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been
made.
In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded,
reduced,
restored or returned, the Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed
reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored
or returned.
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Amendments,
Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent
to
any departure by Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective
unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties necessary
to amend
the Note, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.
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16. |
Cumulative
Remedies.
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. The Lender shall not by any act, delay,
omission
or otherwise be deemed to have waived any of their respective rights
or
remedies hereunder, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right
or remedy hereunder on any one occasion preclude the further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right or
remedy.
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17. |
Lender
May Perform; Reimbursement; Power of Attorney.
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If
Grantor fails to perform any obligation of Grantor under this Agreement,
the Lender may, but shall not have the obligation to, without prior
notice
to or obtaining the consent of Grantor, perform that obligation on
behalf
of Grantor, including, without limitation, obtaining insurance coverage
for the Collateral and satisfying tax obligations or liens on the
Collateral. Grantor shall reimburse the Lender on demand for all
reasonable expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the
Lender
in performing any such obligation, including interest at the interest
rate
specified in the Note.
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Grantor
hereby absolutely and irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Lender
as
Grantor's true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power
of
substitution, in the name of Grantor: (a) to take any and all such
action
as the Lender or any of its agents, nominees or attorneys may, in
its or
their sole and absolute discretion, reasonably determine as necessary
or
advisable for the purpose of maintaining, preserving or protecting
the
security constituted by this Agreement or any of the rights, remedies,
powers or privileges of the Lender under this Agreement; and (b)
generally, in the name of Grantor to exercise all or any of the powers,
authorities and discretions, conferred on or reserved to the Lender
by or
pursuant to this Agreement, and (without prejudice to the generality
of
any of the foregoing) to seal and deliver or otherwise perfect any
deed,
assurance, agreement, instrument or act as the Lender may deem proper
in
or for the purpose of exercising any of such powers, authorities
or
discretions, in each case. Grantor hereby ratifies and confirms,
and
hereby agrees to ratify and confirm, whatever lawful acts the Lender
or
any of its agents, nominees or attorneys shall do or purport to do
in the
exercise of the power of attorney granted to the Lender pursuant
to this
Section 17(6), which power of attorney, being given for security,
is
irrevocable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
17(b), no such action as Grantor's true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact may be taken by Lender except upon the occurrence
of any
Event of Default.
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Addresses
for Notices.
Ail notices and other communications to any party provided for hereunder
shall be in writing and mailed by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the addresses for the Grantor and the Lender
set
forth on the signature pages hereto, or, as to any party, to such
other
address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice
to each
other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section
18:
All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i)
upon
personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) on the date of
first
attempted delivery after having been sent by registered or certified
mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (iii) one (1) day after
deposit
with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day
delivery, with written verification of
receipt.
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19. |
Forbearance;
Delay.
Any forbearance, failure or delay by the Lender in exercising any
right,
power or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the exercise thereof.
Every
right, power or remedy of the Lender shall continue in full force
and
effect until such right, power or remedy is specifically waived by
an
instrument in writing executed by the
Lender.
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20. |
Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable
in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to
the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceabiilty without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable
such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
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21. |
Successors
and Assigns.
This Agreement is for the benefit of the Lender and its successors
and
assigns, and in the event of an assignment of all or any of the
Obligations, the rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the
indebtedness so assigned, may be transferred with such indebtedness.
This
Agreement shall be binding on the Grantor and its respective successors
and assigns.
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22. |
Consent
To Jurisdiction And Service Of Process.
ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY
BE
BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN
RESPECT
OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS.
EACH
OF THE GRANTOR AND LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING
ANY
OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM
NON
CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF
ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR
ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER WAIVES PERSONAL
SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE
MADE BY
ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK
LAW.
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23. |
Waiver
Of Jury Trial.
EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER WAIVES ITS RIGHT 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 PARTY AGAINST
ANY OTHER PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS,
OR
OTHERWISE. EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM
OR CAUSE
OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT
LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER FURTHER AGREES THAT ITS
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.
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24. |
Advice
of Counsel; Construction.
Each of Grantor and Lender represents and warrants that it has discussed
this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section
22 and Section 23
hereof, with its counsel. The parties hereto have participated jointly
in
the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity
or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption
or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party
by virtue
of the authorship of any provisions of the
Agreement.
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25. |
Headings.
The various headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only
and shall not affect the meanings or interpretation of this Agreement
or
any provision hereof.
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26. |
Governing
Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the
internal laws of the State of New York determined without reference
to
principles of conflicts of law, except to the extent that the validity
or
perfection of any security interest created hereunder, or remedies
hereunder, in respect of any item of the Collateral is governed by
the
laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New
York.
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27. |
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
and
delivered as of the date first above written.
ADVANCE NANOTECH, INC. | ||
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Title: | ||
Address:
Address: 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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JANO HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
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Address: Address: Suite
F8
International
Commercial Centre
Casemates,
Main Road
Gibraltar
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