TO: THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
DELIVERY AGREEMENT
WHEREAS SPORT MASKA INC. (hereinafter called the "Company") has agreed to
execute and deliver to XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXX (hereinafter called
the "Secured Party") a credit agreement dated as of April 1, 1997 with the
Secured Party which as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time is
herein called, the "Credit Agreement" and, as security for the indebtedness and
liability under the Credit Agreement the Company has agreed to execute and
deliver to the Secured Party a debenture in the principal amount of FIFTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($50,000,000 U.S.) for the purpose of securing
payment or performance of any and all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities,
joint or several, of the Company to the Secured Party pursuant to the Credit
Agreement and any security therefor, whether as principal or surety (all of
which present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities are
hereinafter collectively called the "Obligations");
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration the Company hereby agrees with the Secured Party as
follows:
1. Delivery. The Company herewith delivers to the Secured Party a debenture of
the Company in the principal amount of FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($50,000,000 U.S.) bearing interest at the rate of TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) per
annum from the date hereof (hereinafter as it may be amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time called the "Debenture"), charging by way of a fixed
and specific mortgage and charge and granting security interests in certain
property and assets of the Company and charging by way of a floating charge and
granting a security interest in all the undertaking, property and assets of the
Company (except as therein provided).
2. Continuing Security. The Debenture shall be held by the Secured Party as
general and continuing security to secure payment and
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performance of the whole of the Obligations as existing from time to time and
any ultimate unpaid balance of any indebtedness forming part of the Obligations
notwithstanding any change in:
(a) the nature or form of the Obligations;
(b) the accounts or the bills of exchange, promissory notes and/or other
obligations evidencing or creating the Obligations or any part
thereof;
(c) the names of the parties to the accounts or to the said bills, notes
and/or obligations; or
(d) the name or constitution of the Company,
and notwithstanding the opening of any new account and the closing in the books
of the Company or the Secured Party of any other account with respect to the
Obligations or any part thereof.
3. Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined under the
Credit Agreement), the Secured Party may forthwith without notice, without
demand for payment, without advertisement and without any other formality (all
of which are hereby waived), but in accordance with applicable law, enforce any
and all security which it may hold including, without limitation, the Debenture.
All rights and remedies of the Secured Party may be exercised independently or
in combination. The rights and remedies specified herein shall be in addition to
and not in substitution for any other rights and remedies of the Secured Party
at law or in equity or otherwise.
4. Application of Payments. Unless the provisions of the Credit Agreement
otherwise provide, any and all payments made in respect of the Obligations may
be applied on such part or parts of the Obligations as the Secured Party may see
fit. Unless the provisions of the Credit Agreement otherwise provide, the
Secured Party shall at all times and from time to time have the right to change
any appropriation of any moneys received by it and to reapply the same on any
other part or parts of the Obligations as the Secured Party may see fit,
notwithstanding any previous application by whomsoever made.
The proceeds of any collection or sale of the Charged Assets (as defined in
the Debenture), as well as any Charged Asset consisting of cash, shall
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be applied by the Secured Party as provided in section 8.01 of the Credit
Agreement.
Upon any sale of the Charged Assets by the Secured Party (including,
without limitation, pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a
judicial proceeding) the receipt of the Secured Party or of the officer making
the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the
Charged Assets so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated
to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the
Secured Party or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication
thereof.
5. Dealings by the Secured Party. The Secured Party may grant extensions, take
and give up securities, accept compositions, grant releases and discharges and
otherwise make arrangements with the Company and deal with other persons and
securities as the Secured Party may see fit without prejudice to the liability
of the Company or the Secured Party's right to hold, deal with and realize the
security of the Debenture.
6. No Merger. The Debenture shall not operate by way of merger of any
indebtedness or liability of the Company or any other person or persons to the
Secured Party hereunder or under any document or negotiable instrument by which
the same may now or at any time hereafter be represented or evidenced. No
judgment recovered by the Secured Party shall operate by way of merger of or in
any way affect the security created by the Debenture or the Secured Party's
right to interest as aforesaid.
7. Additional Security. This agreement and the security afforded by the
Debenture shall be in addition to and not in replacement of or substitution for
any security now or hereafter held by the Secured Party in respect of any
indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, present or future, of the Company to
the Secured Party or any part thereof, and shall not be prejudiced by any such
security or by any exchange, release or variation of any such security.
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8. Expenses. All reasonable expenses (including without limitation legal fees on
a solicitor and his own client basis and the fees and expenses of any receiver
or receiver and manager appointed under the provisions of the Debenture)
incurred by the Secured Party in connection with:
(a) the preparation and registration of the Debenture;
(b) recovering or enforcing payment or performance of all or part of the
Obligations (including without limitation expenses incurred in
considering and protecting or improving its position, or attempting to
do so, whether before or after default); and
(c) realizing upon or otherwise dealing with the assets charged by the
Debenture (including without limitation expenses of taking possession,
protecting, preparing for sale and realizing upon any such assets),
shall be payable upon demand, shall be added to and shall be deemed to be a part
of the Obligations, shall bear interest at the interest rate provided for in
Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement and the payment thereof shall be secured by
the Debenture.
9. No Obligation to Advance. Notwithstanding anything in this agreement or in
the Debenture contained, the Secured Party shall not be obligated thereby to
make any loan or other extension of credit or further loan or extension of
credit or to extend any time for payment or performance of all or any part of
the Obligations.
10. Interest. Any provision of the Debenture or of this agreement
notwithstanding, payment by the Company of interest on all indebtedness
comprising, or forming part of, the Obligations at the current rate at which
such indebtedness may bear interest for any period of time shall constitute
satisfaction of interest on the Debenture for the equivalent period of time.
11. Sale of Debenture. Any sale, transfer, delivery, negotiation or assignment
of the Debenture by the Secured Party will be made subject to the provisions of
this agreement.
12. Claims Under Debenture. Neither the Secured Party nor any subsequent holder
of the Debenture shall, at any time, claim payment under the
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Debenture (whether for principal, interest or both) in an amount greater than
the amount of the indebtedness forming part of the Obligations at such time.
Notwithstanding that the Debenture is stated to be payable on demand, no demand
for payment shall be made under the Debenture unless demand is concurrently
being made, or has been made, for payment of indebtedness forming part of the
Obligations in an amount not less than the amount demanded under the Debenture.
13. Discharge. Upon payment and performance by the Company of the Obligations,
the Secured Party shall, upon request in writing by the Company delivered to the
Secured Party at a time when the Secured Party is under no obligation
(conditional or otherwise) to make any loan or extend any other type of credit
to the Company under the Credit Agreement, and at the expense of the Company,
discharge the Debenture and upon the delivery by the Secured Party to the
Company of a discharge of the Debenture, this agreement shall be terminated.
14. Set-Off. The Company grants to the Secured Party the right to set off
against any and all accounts, credits or balances maintained by it with the
Secured Party the Obligations or any part thereof when due and payable.
15. Illegality. If one or more of the provisions of this agreement shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.
16. Gender and Headings. Words importing the singular include the plural and
vice versa and words importing gender shall include all genders. The headings in
this agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and shall not
constitute a part of this agreement for any other purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this agreement has been executed by the Company as of
the 1st day of April, 1997.
SPORT MASKA INC.
By: /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx C.S.
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D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Secretary
