HOUSE OF BRUSSELS CHOCOLATES INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT
HOUSE
OF BRUSSELS CHOCOLATES INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES
To: |
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd. |
c/o
M&C Corporate Services Limited | |
X.X.
Xxx 000 XX | |
Xxxxxx
House | |
South
Church Street | |
Xxxxxx
Town | |
Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands |
Date:
March 29, 2005
To Whom
It May Concern:
1. Defined
Terms:
Any
reference herein to “Collateral” shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
be deemed a reference to “Collateral or any part thereof”. The term “Proceeds”,
whenever used herein shall, by way of example, include trade-ins, equipment,
money, bank accounts, notes, chattel paper, goods, contracts rights, accounts
and any other personal property or obligation received when such Collateral or
Proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of or dealt
with.
2. To secure
the payment of all Obligations (as hereafter defined), House of Brussels
Chocolates Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), each of the other
undersigned parties (other than Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., “Laurus”) 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
Laurus a continuing security interest in all of the following property now owned
or at any time hereafter acquired by such Assignor, or in which such 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, inventory, equipment, goods, documents of title, instruments
(including, without limitation, promissory notes), 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
such Assignor’s affiliates), chattel paper, supporting obligations, investment
property (including, without limitation, all 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 such 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 therefore. In the event any Assignor
wishes to finance an acquisition in the ordinary course of business of any
hereafter acquired equipment and has obtained a written commitment from an
unrelated third party financing source to finance such equipment, Laurus shall
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 meanings provided such terms in the
Securities Purchase Agreement referred to below and the Security Agreement
referred to below, as applicable.
3. The term
“Obligations” as used herein shall mean and include all debts, liabilities and
obligations owing by each Assignor to Laurus arising under, out of, or in
connection with: (i) that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the
date hereof by and between the Company and Laurus (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) and (ii) the Related Agreements referred to in the Securities
Purchase Agreement, (iii) that certain Security Agreement dated as of the date
hereof by and among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company and Laurus
(the “Security Agreement”) and (iv) the Ancillary Agreements referred to in the
Security Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement and each Related Agreement
and the Security Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, as each may be amended,
modified, restated or supplemented from time to time, collectively, 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
Laurus, 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 indebtedness 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 any Debtor Relief Law.
4. The
Assignors acknowledge and agree that: (i) value has been given, or will be given
upon the making of payment under the Documents by Laurus; (ii) the Assignors
have rights in Collateral; and (iii) the Assignors and Laurus have not agreed to
postpone the time for attachment of the security interest granted hereunder
which shall attach upon the execution of this Master Security Agreement and, in
the case of Collateral acquired after the date hereof, when such Assignor has
rights therein.
5. Each
Assignor hereby jointly and severally represents, warrants and covenants to
Laurus that:
(a) |
Except
as set forth on Schedule 5(a) it is a corporation, partnership or limited
liability company, as the case may be, validly existing, in good standing
and formed under the respective laws of its jurisdiction of formation set
forth on Schedule A, and each Assignor will provide Laurus thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice of any change in any of its respective
jurisdiction of formation; |
(b) |
its
legal name is as set forth in its respective Certificate of Incorporation
or other organizational document (as applicable) as amended through the
date hereof and as set forth on Schedule A, and it will provide Laurus
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any change in its legal
name; |
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|
(c) |
its
organizational corporate identification number (if applicable) is as set
forth on Schedule A hereto, and it will provide Laurus thirty (30) days’
prior written notice of any change in 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) |
it
will keep its respective Collateral free and clear of all attachments,
levies, taxes, liens, security interests and encumbrances of every kind
and nature (“Encumbrances”), except (i) Encumbrances securing the
Obligations and (ii) Encumbrances securing indebtedness of each such
Assignor not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate for all such Assignors so
long as all such Encumbrances are removed or otherwise released to Laurus’
satisfaction within ten (10) days of the creation thereof and (iii)
Encumbrances set forth on each of Schedule 4.9 of the Securities Purchase
Agreement and Schedule __ of the Security
Agreement; |
(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 Laurus’ prior written consent, sell, exchange, lease or
otherwise dispose of any Collateral, whether by sale, lease or otherwise,
except for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business and
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 $50,000 and only to the extent
that: |
(i) |
the
Proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement
Collateral which is subject to Laurus’ first priority perfected security
interest, or are used to repay the Obligations or to pay general corporate
expenses; or |
(ii) |
following
the occurrence of an Event of Default which continues to exist the
proceeds of which are remitted to Laurus to be held as cash collateral for
the Obligations; |
(h) |
it
will insure or cause the Collateral to be insured against loss or damage
by fire, theft, burglary, pilferage, loss in transit and such other
hazards as Laurus shall specify in amounts and under policies by insurers
acceptable to Laurus. Laurus shall, as applicable, be named as loss payee
and/or additional insured as its interest may appear in all of the
Assignors’ policies or insurance. Each insurance policy shall include an
endorsement whereby the insurers agree to give Laurus not less than thirty
(30) days notice of the cancellation of the policy of insurance and permit
Laurus to cure any default which may exist under the policy. All premiums
on each Assignor’s insurance policies shall be paid by such Assignor and
the policies shall be delivered to Laurus. If any such Assignor fails to
do so, Laurus may procure such insurance and the cost thereof shall be
promptly reimbursed by the Assignors, jointly and severally, and shall
constitute Obligations; |
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(i) |
it
will at all reasonable times allow Laurus or Laurus’ 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 Laurus harmless from all loss, costs, damage,
liability and/or expense, including reasonable legal fees, that Laurus 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 Laurus 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
Laurus’ own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable
decision). |
6. The
occurrence of any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an
“Event of Default” under this Master Security Agreement:
(a) |
any
covenant or any other term or condition of this Master Security Agreement
is breached in any material respect and such breach, if subject to cure,
shall continues for a period of fifteen (15) days after the occurrence
thereof; |
(b) |
any
representation or warranty, or statement made or furnished to Laurus under
this Master Security Agreement by any Assignor or on any Assignor’s behalf
should at any time be false or misleading in any material
respect; |
(c) |
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 Laurus; or |
(ii) |
said
levy, seizure or attachment does not secure indebtedness in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate for all Assignors and such levy, seizure or
attachment has been removed or otherwise released within ten (10) days of
the creation or the assertion thereof; |
(d) |
any
Assignor shall become insolvent, cease operations, dissolve, terminate its
business existence, make an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
suffer the appointment of an interim receiver, receiver, receiver and
manager, trustee, liquidator or custodian of all or any part of Assignors’
property’; |
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(e) |
any
proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law shall be commenced by
or against any Assignor; |
(f) |
any
Assignor shall repudiate, purport to revoke or fail to perform any or all
of its obligations under any Document (after passage of applicable cure
period, if any); or |
(g) |
an
Event of Default shall have occurred under and as defined in any
Document. |
7. Upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, Laurus may
declare all Obligations immediately due and payable . Both before and after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus shall have all rights and remedies of
a secured party under the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (as amended
from time to time, which Act, including amendments thereto and any Act
substituted therefore and amendment thereto, is herein referred to as the
“PPSA”), the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, this
Agreement and other applicable law. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default
and at any time thereafter, Laurus will have the right to take possession of,
collect, demand, xxx on, enforce, recover and receive the Collateral and give
valid and binding receipts and discharges therefore and in respect thereof.
Laurus will also have the right to maintain possession of the Collateral on any
Assignor’s premises or to remove the Collateral or any part thereof to such
other premises as Laurus may desire. Upon Laurus’ request, each of the Assignors
shall assemble or cause the Collateral to be assembled and make it available to
Laurus at a place designated by Laurus. If any notification of intended
disposition of any Collateral is required by law, such notification, if mailed,
shall be deemed commercially reasonable if mailed at least ten (10) days before
such disposition, by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
any Assignor either at such Assignor’s address shown herein or at any address
appearing on Laurus’ records for such Assignor. Any proceeds of any disposition
of any of the Collateral shall be applied by Laurus to the payment of all
expenses in connection with the sale of the Collateral, including operating any
Assignor’s accounts, preparing and enforcing this Agreement, taking and
maintaining custody of, preserving, repairing, possessing, preparing for
disposition and disposing of Collateral and in enforcing or collecting
indebtedness and all such costs, charges and expenses, including reasonable
legal fees, expenses and disbursements and any balance of such proceeds may be
applied by Laurus toward the payment of the Obligations in such order of
application as Laurus 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, Laurus shall have the immediate right to
withdraw any and all monies contained in any deposit accounts in the name of any
Assignor and controlled by Laurus and apply same to the repayment of the
Obligations (in such order of application as Laurus may elect).
8. Upon the
occurrence of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Laurus may
appoint or reappoint by instrument in writing, any person or persons, whether an
officer or officers or an employee or employees of Laurus or not, to be an
interim receiver, receiver or receivers (hereinafter called a “Receiver”, which
term when used herein shall include a receiver and manager) of any Collateral of
House of Brussels Holdings Ltd., Brussels Chocolates Ltd. and any other Assignor
that is organized under a province of Canada and becomes an Assignor pursuant to
Section 19 (collectively, the “Canadian Companies”) (including any interest,
income or profits therefrom) and may remove any Receiver so appointed and
appoint another in his/her/its stead. Any such Receiver shall, so far as
concerns responsibility for his/her/its acts, be deemed the agent of each
Canadian Company and not Laurus, and Laurus shall not be in any way responsible
for any misconduct, negligence or non-feasance on the part of any such Receiver
or his/her/its servants, agents or employees. Subject to the provisions of the
instrument appointing him/her/it, any such Receiver shall have power to take
possession of Collateral, to preserve Collateral or its value, to carry on or
concur in carrying on all or any part of the business of each Canadian Company
and to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or concur in selling,
leasing, licensing or otherwise disposing of Collateral. To facilitate the
foregoing powers, any such Receiver may, to the exclusion of all others,
including any Canadian Company, enter upon, use and occupy all premises owned or
occupied by each Canadian Company wherein Collateral may be situate, maintain
Collateral upon such premises, borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis and
use Collateral directly in carrying on each Canadian Company’s business or as
security for loans or advances to enable the Receiver to carry on each Canadian
Company’s business or otherwise, as such Receiver shall, in its discretion,
determine. Except as may be otherwise directed by Laurus, all money received
from time to time by such Receiver in carrying out his/her/its appointment shall
be received in trust for and be paid over to Laurus. Every such Receiver may, in
the discretion of Laurus, be vested with all or any of the rights and powers of
Laurus.
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9. |
Upon
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Laurus may, either
directly or through its agents or nominees, exercise any or all of the
powers and rights given to a Receiver by virtue of Section
8. |
10. Laurus
shall use reasonable care with respect to the Collateral in its possession or
under its control. Laurus shall not have any other duty as to any collateral in
its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or
nominee of Laurus, or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights
against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.
11. If, for
the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Company in any court
in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency
(such other currency being hereinafter in this section referred to as the
“Judgment Currency”) an amount due under any Document in any currency (the
“Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be
made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the business day immediately
preceding (a) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any
proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction
that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or (b) the
date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the
courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such
conversion is made pursuant to this section being hereinafter in this section
referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
If, in
the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in the
preceding paragraph, there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing
between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt of the
amount due in immediately available funds, such Company shall pay such
additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency,
when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will
produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased
with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial
order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. Any
amount due from any such Company under this section shall be due as a separate
debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts
due under or in respect of any Document.
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12. 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, Laurus 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 legal 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 Laurus’ option, debited by Laurus from any
deposit account in the name of any Assignor and controlled by
Laurus.
13. Each
Assignor appoints Laurus, any of Laurus’ officers, employees or any other person
or entity whom Laurus may designate as such Assignor’s attorney, with power to
execute such documents in each such Assignor’s behalf and to supply any omitted
information and correct patent errors in any documents executed by any Assignor
or on any 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 Laurus 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
jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). This power being coupled
with an interest, is irrevocable so long as any Obligations remains unpaid.
14. No delay
or failure on Laurus’ 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 Laurus and then only to the extent therein set forth, and no waiver by
Laurus of any default shall operate as a waiver of any other default or of the
same default on a future occasion. Laurus’ 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 Asignor for the purpose of establishing
the items therein set forth. Laurus shall have the right to enforce any one or
more of the remedies available to Laurus, successively, alternately or
concurrently. However, Laurus shall not be liable or accountable for any failure
to exercise its remedies, take possession of, collect, enforce, realize, sell,
lease, license or otherwise dispose of Collateral or to institute any proceeding
for such purposes. Each Assignor agrees to join with Laurus in executing
financing statements or other instruments to the extent required by the Uniform
Commercial Code or the PPSA in form satisfactory to Laurus and in executing such
other documents or instruments as may be required or deemed necessary by Laurus
for purposes of affecting or continuing Laurus’ security interest in the
Collateral.
15. This
Master Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and performed in such state and cannot be terminated orally. All of the rights,
remedies, options, privileges and elections given to Laurus hereunder shall
inure to the benefit of Laurus’ successors and assigns. The term “Laurus” as
herein used shall include Laurus, any parent of Laurus’, any of Laurus’
subsidiaries and any co-subsidiaries of Laurus’ parent, whether now existing or
hereafter created or acquired, and all of the terms, conditions, promises,
covenants, provisions and warranties of this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of each of the foregoing, and shall bind the representatives, successors
and assigns of each Assignor.
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16. Each
Assignor hereby consents and agrees that the state of federal courts located in
the County of New York, State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
hear and determine any claims or disputes between Assignor, on the one hand, and
Laurus, on the other hand, pertaining to this Master Security Agreement or to
any matter arising out of or related to this Master Security Agreement,
provided, that Laurus and each Assignor acknowledges that any appeals from those
courts may have to be heard by a court located outside of the County of New
York, State of New York, and further provided, that nothing in this Master
Security Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude Laurus from bringing
suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to collect, the
Obligations, to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the
Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Laurus.
Each Assignor expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in
any action or suit commenced in any such court, and each Assignor hereby waives
any objection which it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction,
improper venue or forum non conveniens. Each
Assignor hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaint and other
process issues in any such action or suit and agrees that service of such
summons, complaint and other process may be made by registered or certified mail
addressed to such assignor at the address set forth on the signature lines
hereto and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier of
such Assignor’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the
U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.
The
parties desire that their disputes be resolved by a judge applying such
applicable laws. Therefore, to achieve the best combination of the benefits of
the judicial system and of arbitration, the parties hereto waive all rights to
trial by jury in any action, suite, or proceeding brought to resolve any
dispute, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise between Laurus, and/or
any Assignor arising out of, connected with, related or incidental to the
relationship established between them in connection with this Master Security
Agreement or the transactions related hereto.
17. Each
Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Master Security
Agreement.
18. This
Master Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which
shall, collectively and separately constitute one agreement. Any signature
delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by sending a scanned copy by
electronic mail shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
19. 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 Laurus, (y) delivering
supplements to such exhibits and annexes to such Documents as Laurus 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 Laurus and with all documents and
actions required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of
Laurus.
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20. All
notices from Laurus to any Assignor shall be sufficiently given if mailed or
delivered to such Assignor’s address set forth below.
Very
truly yours,
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: | |
House
of Brussels Chocolates (USA) Ltd. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: | |
DeBas
Chocolate Inc. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: | |
ChocoMed
Inc. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: | |
House
of Brussels Holdings Ltd. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: |
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Brussels
Chocolates Ltd. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: | |
Address: | |
ACKNOWLEDGED: | |
LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD. | |
By: | |
Name: | |
Title: |
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