SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 23, 2010 (this “Security Agreement”) is
being entered into among GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company” and a “Borrower”), GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a California corporation
(“GCC” and a “Borrower”), GILC INCORPORATED, a California corporation
(“GILC” and a “Borrower”, and together with the Company and GCC, collectively, the
“Borrower”), EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY AND EACH OTHER PERSON WHO
SHALL BECOME A PARTY HERETO BY EXECUTION OF A SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT (each a
“Guarantor” and, together with the Borrowers, collectively, the “Grantors”), and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) for each of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referenced) below.
RECITALS:
A. Pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2010 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as L/C Issuer, and the lenders now or
hereafter party thereto (the “Lenders”), the Lenders have agreed to provide to the
Borrowers a revolving credit facility with a letter of credit sublimit and swing line facility.
B. Certain additional extensions of credit may be made from time to time for the benefit of
the Grantors pursuant to certain Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and
Secured Card Related Products Agreements (each as defined in Section1 below).
C. It is a condition precedent to the Secured Parties’ obligations to make and maintain
such extensions of credit that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Security
Agreement to the Administrative Agent.
In order to induce the Secured Parties to from time to time make and maintain extensions of
credit under the Credit Agreement and such Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge
Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. Terms used in this
Security Agreement that are not otherwise expressly defined herein or in the Credit Agreement, and
for which meanings are provided in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of California (the
“UCC”), shall have such meanings unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, for
purposes of this Security Agreement, the following terms have the following definitions:
“Card Related Products Agreement” means any agreement to provide credit, purchasing,
debit and other credit related card arrangements.
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“Card Related Products Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a
Card Related Products Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) is party to a Card
Related Products Agreement on the date that such Person or its Affiliate becomes a Lender, in each
case in its capacity as a party to such Card Related Products Agreement.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services,
including treasury, depository, overdraft, electronic funds transfer and other cash management
arrangements.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash
Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) is party to a Cash Management
Agreement on the date that such Person or its Affiliate becomes a Lender, in each case in its
capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Grantor, (b) any owned or leased real
property subject to a Mortgage or (a) any property that would otherwise constitute a General
Intangible to the extent that the grant of a security interest in such property is prohibited by
any requirement of law of a Governmental Authority, requires a consent not obtained from any
Governmental Authority pursuant to such requirement of law or is prohibited by, or constitutes a
breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained
under, any contract, license, permit, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving
rise to such property or, in the case of any Investment Property, any applicable shareholder, joint
venture or similar agreement, except in each case to the extent that such requirement of
law or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder,
joint venture or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination
or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable law; provided, however,
the exclusion in this clause (b) shall not apply to Subsidiary Securities in joint venture
investments or Subsidiaries acquired or created after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date unless
after reasonable best efforts the relevant Grantor is unable either to avoid the conditions set
forth in this clause (b) or to obtain consents, waivers or approvals thereof.
“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have
occurred: (a) the Aggregate Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid
in full, other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations, (ii) the undrawn portion of Letters
of Credit and (iii) all fees relating to any Letters of Credit accruing after such date (which fees
shall be payable solely for the account of the L/C Issuer and shall be computed (based on interest
rates and the Applicable Rate then in effect) on such undrawn amounts to the respective expiry
dates of the Letters of Credit), in each case as have been fully Cash Collateralized or as to which
other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer
shall have been made, (b) the Commitments of all Lenders, if any, shall have terminated or expired,
(c) the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party under all Secured
Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements shall have been fully, finally and
irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management
Agreements shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the
applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank shall have been made with respect thereto, (d) the
obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party under all Secured Cash
Related Products Agreements shall have been fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in
full and the Secured Card Related Products
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Agreements shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the
Applicable Card Related Agreements Banks shall have been made with respect thereto, and (e) each
Guarantor shall have fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full its respective
obligations and liabilities arising under the Loan Documents (except for future obligations
consisting of continuing indemnities and other contingent Obligations of the Borrowers or any Loan
Party that may be owing to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to
the Loan Documents and expressly survive termination of the Credit Agreement).
“Hedge Bank” means any Person that (a) at the time that it enters into any Swap
Contract, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) is party to an interest rate Swap
Contract on the date that such Person or its Affiliate becomes a Lender, in each case in such
Person’s capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.
“Qualifying Control Agreement” means any such agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Secured Card Related Products Agreement” means any Card Related Products Agreement
permitted by Article VII of the Credit Agreement that is entered into by and between any
Loan Party and any Card Related Products Bank.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement permitted by
Article VII of the Credit Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and
any Cash Management Bank.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted by Article VII of
the Credit Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.
“Secured Obligations” means (a) as to the Borrowers, all of the Obligations, including
the payment and performance of its obligations and liabilities (whether now existing or hereafter
arising) (i) under Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including this Security
Agreement) to which it is now or hereafter becomes a party, and (ii) any Secured Cash Management
Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements to which any Loan
Party is now or hereafter becomes a party, and (b) as to each Guarantor, the payment and
performance of its obligations and liabilities (whether now existing or hereafter arising) (i)
under the Guaranty and each of the other Loan Documents (including this Security Agreement) to
which it is now or hereafter becomes a party, and (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreements,
Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements to which it is now or
hereafter becomes a party.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C
Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Card Related Products Banks, each co-agent
or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section
9.05 of the Credit Agreement and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are
purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms hereof.
2. Grant of Security Interest. Each Grantor grants as collateral security for the
payment, performance and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, to the Administrative Agent
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for the benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing first priority security interest (subject to
Permitted Liens) in and to, and collaterally assigns to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Parties, all of the assets of such Grantor or in which such Grantor has or may have or
acquire an interest or the power to transfer rights therein, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located, including the following:
(a) All accounts, and including accounts receivable, contracts, bills, acceptances,
choses in action, and other forms of monetary obligations at any time owing to such Grantor
arising out of property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of or for
services rendered or to be rendered by such Grantor and all of such Grantor’s rights with
respect to any property represented thereby, whether or not delivered, property returned by
customers and all rights as an unpaid vendor or lienor, including rights of stoppage in
transit and of recovering possession by proceedings including replevin and reclamation
(collectively referred to hereinafter as “Accounts”);
(b) All inventory, including all goods manufactured or acquired for sale or lease,
and any piece goods, raw materials, work in process and finished merchandise, component
materials, and all supplies, goods, incidentals, office supplies, packaging materials and
any and all items used or consumed in the operation of the business of such Grantor or which
may contribute to the finished product or to the sale, promotion and shipment thereof, in
which such Grantor now or at any time hereafter may have an interest, whether or not the
same is in transit or in the constructive, actual or exclusive occupancy or possession of
such Grantor or is held by such Grantor or by others for such Grantor’s account
(collectively referred to hereinafter as “Inventory”);
(c) All goods, including all machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, parts, supplies,
apparatus, appliances, tools, patterns, molds, dies, blueprints, fittings, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures and articles of tangible personal property of every description, and
all computer programs embedded in any of the foregoing and all supporting information
relating to such computer programs (collectively referred to hereinafter as
“Equipment”);
(d) All general intangibles, including all rights now or hereafter accruing to such
Grantor under contracts, leases, agreements or other instruments, including all contracts or
contract rights to perform or receive services, to purchase or sell goods, or to hold or use
land or facilities, and to enforce all rights thereunder, all causes of action, corporate or
business records, inventions, patents and patent rights, rights in mask works, designs,
trade names and trademarks and all goodwill associated therewith, trade secrets, trade
processes, copyrights, licenses, permits, franchises, customer lists, computer programs and
software, all internet domain names and registration rights thereto, all internet websites
and the content thereof, all payment intangibles, all claims under guaranties, tax refund
claims, all rights and claims against carriers and shippers, leases, all claims under
insurance policies, all interests in general and limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, and other Persons not constituting Investment Property (as defined below), all
rights to indemnification and all other intangible personal property and intellectual
property of every kind and nature (collectively referred to hereinafter as “General
Intangibles”);
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(e) All deposit accounts, including demand, time, savings, passbook, or other
similar accounts maintained with any bank by or for the benefit of such Grantor, but
excluding any escrow retention accounts (collectively referred to hereinafter as
“Deposit Accounts”);
(f) All chattel paper, including tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper,
or any hybrid thereof (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Chattel Paper”);
(g) All investment property, including all securities, security entitlements,
securities accounts, commodity contracts and commodity accounts of or maintained for the
benefit of such Grantor, but excluding Pledged Interests subject to any Pledge Agreement
(collectively referred to hereinafter as “Investment Property”);
(h) All instruments, including all promissory notes (collectively referred to
hereinafter as “Instruments”);
(i) All documents, including warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents
of title (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Documents”);
(j) All rights to payment or performance under letters of credit including rights to
proceeds of letters of credit (“Letter-of-Credit Rights”), and all guaranties,
endorsements, Liens, other Guarantee obligations or supporting obligations of any Person
securing or supporting the payment, performance, value or liquidation of any of the
foregoing (collectively, with Letter-of-Credit Rights, referred to hereinafter as
“Supporting Obligations”);
(k) All books and records relating to any of the forgoing (including customer data,
credit files, ledgers, computer programs, printouts, and other computer materials and
records (and all media on which such data, files, programs, materials and records are or may
be stored)); and
(l) All proceeds, products and replacements of, accessions to, and substitutions
for, any of the foregoing, including without limitation proceeds of insurance policies
insuring any of the foregoing.
All of the property and interests in property described in subsections (a) through
(l) are herein collectively referred to as the “Collateral.” Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Collateral shall not include any Excluded Property.
3. Perfection. As of the date of execution of this Security Agreement or Security
Joinder Agreement by each Grantor, as applicable (with respect to each Grantor, its “Applicable
Date”), such Grantor shall have:
(a) furnished the Administrative Agent with duly authorized financing statements in
form, number and substance suitable for filing, sufficient under applicable
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law, and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in order that upon the filing of the same
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a duly
perfected security interest in all Collateral in which a security interest can be perfected
by the filing of financing statements;
(b) to the extent expressly required by the terms hereof or of the Credit Agreement,
or otherwise as the Administrative Agent may request, furnished the Administrative Agent
with properly executed Qualifying Control Agreements, issuer acknowledgments of the
Administrative Agent’s interest in Letter-of-Credit Rights, and evidence of the placement of
a restrictive legend on tangible chattel paper (and the tangible components of electronic
Chattel Paper), and taken appropriate action acceptable to the Administrative Agent
sufficient to establish the Administrative Agent’s control of electronic Chattel Paper (and
the electronic components of hybrid Chattel Paper), as appropriate, with respect to
Collateral in which either (i) a security interest can be perfected only by control or such
restrictive legending, or (ii) a security interest perfected by control or accompanied by
such restrictive legending shall have priority as against a lien creditor, a purchaser of
such Collateral from the applicable Grantor, or a security interest perfected by Persons not
having control or not accompanied by such restrictive legending, in each case in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and sufficient under applicable law so that
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a security
interest in all such Collateral perfected by control; and
(c) to the extent expressly required by the terms hereof or of the Credit Agreement,
or otherwise as the Administrative Agent may request, delivered to the Administrative Agent
possession of all Collateral with respect to which either a security interest can be
perfected only by possession or a security interest perfected by possession shall have
priority as against Persons not having possession, and including in the case of Instruments,
Documents, and Investment Property in the form of certificated securities, duly executed
endorsements or stock powers in blank, as the case may be, affixed thereto in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and sufficient under applicable law so that
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a security
interest in all such Collateral perfected by possession;
with the effect that the Liens conferred in favor of the Administrative Agent shall be and remain
duly perfected and of first priority subject only, to the extent applicable, to Liens allowed to
exist under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement (“Permitted Liens”). All financing
statements (including all amendments thereto and continuations thereof), control agreements,
certificates, acknowledgments, stock powers and other documents, electronic identification,
restrictive legends, and instruments furnished in connection with the creation, enforcement,
protection, perfection or priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in Collateral,
including such items as are described above in this Section 3, are sometimes referred to
herein as “Perfection Documents”. The delivery of possession of items of or evidencing
Collateral, causing other Persons to execute and deliver Perfection Documents as appropriate, the
filing or recordation of Perfection Documents, the establishment of control over items of
Collateral, and the taking of such other actions as may be necessary or advisable in the
determination of the Administrative
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Agent to create, enforce, protect, perfect, or establish or maintain the priority of, the security
interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral is
sometimes referred to herein as “Perfection Action”.
4. Maintenance of Security Interest; Further Assurances.
(a) Each Grantor will from time to time at its own expense, deliver specific
assignments of Collateral or such other Perfection Documents, and take such other or
additional Perfection Action, as may be required by the terms of the Loan Documents or as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the administration or
enforcement of this Security Agreement or related to the Collateral or any part thereof in
order to carry out the terms of this Security Agreement, to perfect, protect, maintain the
priority of or enforce the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral,
subject only to Permitted Liens, or otherwise to better assure and confirm unto the
Administrative Agent its rights, powers and remedies for the benefit of the Secured Parties
hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent to file (with, or to the extent permitted by applicable law, without
the signature of the Grantor appearing thereon) financing statements approved by such
Grantor (including amendments thereto and initial financing statements in lieu of
continuation statements) or other Perfection Documents (including copies thereof) showing
such Grantor as “debtor” at such time or times and in all filing offices as the
Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably determine to be necessary or advisable
to perfect or protect the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties
hereunder, or otherwise to give effect to the transactions herein contemplated, any of which
Perfection Documents, at the Administrative Agent’s election, may describe the Collateral as
or including all assets of the Grantor. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably ratifies and
acknowledges the Administrative Agent’s authority to have effected filings of Perfection
Documents made by the Administrative Agent prior to its Applicable Date.
(b) With respect to any and all Collateral, each Grantor agrees to do and cause to
be done all things necessary to perfect, maintain the priority of and keep in full force the
security interest granted in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, including, but not limited to, the prompt payment upon demand therefor by
the Administrative Agent of all fees and expenses (including documentary stamp, excise or
intangibles taxes) incurred in connection with the preparation, delivery, or filing of any
Perfection Document or the taking of any Perfection Action to perfect, protect or enforce a
security interest in Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Liens. All amounts not so paid when due shall
constitute additional Secured Obligations and (in addition to other rights and remedies
resulting from such nonpayment) shall bear interest from the date of demand until paid in
full at the Default Rate.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to maintain among its books and records appropriate
notations or evidence of, and to make or cause to be made appropriate disclosure upon its
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financial statements of, the security interest granted hereunder to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(d) Each Grantor agrees that, in the event any proceeds (other than goods) of
Collateral shall be or become commingled with other property not constituting Collateral,
then such proceeds may, to the extent permitted by law, be identified by application of the
lowest intermediate balance rule to such commingled property.
(e) Each Grantor agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent notices which shall
be delivered to the appropriate Governmental Authority or, if necessary, each Account Debtor
(as defined herein) that is a department, agency or authority of the United States
government and is party to any contract that could reasonably be expected to give rise to
Payment Collateral (as defined herein) in excess of $1,000,000 in any given year of such
contract that such Payment Collateral has been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties and that Administrative Agent has a security interest therein
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and otherwise do all acts and things and execute all
documents necessary, in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to collect such Payment
Collateral; provided, that such notices shall only be delivered by the
Administrative Agent to such Governmental Authority or Account Debtors if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
5. Receipt of Payment. In the event an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing and a Grantor (or any of its Affiliates, subsidiaries, stockholders, directors,
officers, employees or agents) shall receive any proceeds of Collateral, including without
limitation monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other items of payment, each Grantor shall hold all
such items of payment in trust for the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
and as the property of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, separate
from the funds and other property of such Grantor, and no later than the first Business Day
following the receipt thereof, at the election of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall
cause such Collateral to be forwarded to the Administrative Agent for its custody, possession and
disposition on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other
Loan Documents.
6. Preservation and Protection of Collateral.
(a) The Administrative Agent shall be under no duty or liability with respect to the
collection, protection or preservation of the Collateral, or otherwise. Each Grantor shall
be responsible for the safekeeping of its Collateral, and in no event shall the
Administrative Agent have any responsibility for (i) any loss or damage thereto or
destruction thereof occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (ii) any
diminution in the value thereof, or (iii) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman,
bailee or forwarding agency thereof or other Person in any way dealing with or handling such
Collateral.
(b) Each Grantor shall keep and maintain its tangible personal property Collateral
in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted. No
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Grantor shall permit any such items to become a fixture to real property (unless such
Grantor has granted the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a Lien
on such real property having a priority acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or
accessions to other personal property.
(c) Each Grantor agrees (i) to pay when due all taxes, charges and assessments
against the Collateral in which it has any interest, unless being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and against which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the application of
GAAP in the Audited Financial Statements and evidenced to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent and provided that all enforcement proceedings in the nature of levy or
foreclosure are effectively stayed, and (ii) to cause to be terminated and released all
Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on the Collateral. Upon the failure of any Grantor to so
pay or contest such taxes, charges, or assessments, or cause such Liens to be terminated,
the Administrative Agent at its option may pay or contest any of them or amounts relating
thereto (the Administrative Agent having the sole right to determine the legality or
validity and the amount necessary to discharge such taxes, charges, Liens or assessments)
but shall not have any obligation to make any such payment or contest. All sums so
disbursed by the Administrative Agent, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
(collectively, “Attorneys’ Costs”), court costs, expenses and other charges related
thereto, shall be payable on demand by the applicable Grantor to the Administrative Agent
and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral, and any amounts not
so paid on demand (in addition to other rights and remedies resulting from such nonpayment)
shall bear interest from the date of demand until paid in full at the Default Rate.
7. Status of Grantors and Collateral Generally. Each Grantor represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
with respect to itself and the Collateral as to which it has or acquires any interest, that:
(a) It is at its Applicable Date (or as to Collateral acquired after its Applicable
Date will be upon the acquisition of the same) and, except as permitted by the Credit
Agreement and subsection (b) of this Section 7, will continue to be, the
owner of the Collateral, free and clear of all Liens, other than the security interest
hereunder in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and
Permitted Liens, and that it will at its own cost and expense defend such Collateral and any
products and proceeds thereof against all claims and demands of all Persons (other than
holders of Permitted Liens) to the extent of their claims permitted under the Credit
Agreement at any time claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to the Secured
Parties. Upon the failure of any Grantor to so defend, the Administrative Agent may do so at
its option but shall not have any obligation to do so. All sums so disbursed by the
Administrative Agent, including reasonable Attorneys’ Costs, court costs, expenses and other
charges related thereto, shall be payable on demand by the applicable Grantor to the
Administrative Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral,
and any amounts not so paid on demand (in addition to other rights and
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remedies resulting from such nonpayment) shall bear interest from the date of demand
until paid in full at the Default Rate.
(b) It shall not (i) sell, assign, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of
any of, or grant any option with respect to, the Collateral, except for Dispositions
permitted under the Credit Agreement, (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the Collateral except for the security interests created by this Security
Agreement and Permitted Liens, or (iii) take any other action in connection with any of the
Collateral that would materially impair the value of the interest or rights of such Grantor
in the Collateral taken as a whole or that would materially impair the interest or rights of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(c) It has full power, legal right and lawful authority to enter into this Security
Agreement (and any Security Joinder Agreement applicable to it) and to perform its terms,
including the grant of the security interests in the Collateral herein provided for.
(d) No authorization, consent, approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person which has not been given or
obtained, as the case may be, is required either (i) for the grant by such Grantor of the
security interests granted hereby or for the execution, delivery or performance of this
Security Agreement (or any Security Joinder Agreement) by such Grantor, or (ii) for the
perfection of or the exercise by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties,
of its rights and remedies hereunder, except for action required by the Uniform Commercial
Code to perfect and exercise remedies with respect to the security interest conferred
hereunder.
(e) No effective financing statement or other Perfection Document similar in effect,
nor any other Perfection Action, covering all or any part of the Collateral purported to be
granted or taken by or on behalf of such Grantor (or by or on behalf of any other Person and
which remains effective as against all or any part of the Collateral) has been filed in any
recording office, delivered to another Person for filing (whether upon the occurrence of a
contingency or otherwise), or otherwise taken, as the case may be, except such as pertain to
Permitted Liens and such as may have been filed for the benefit of, delivered to, or taken
in favor of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in connection
with the security interests conferred hereunder.
(f) Schedule 7(f) attached hereto contains true and complete information as
to each of the following: (i) the exact legal name of each Grantor as it appears in its
Organization Documents as of its Applicable Date and at any time during the five (5) year
period ending as of its Applicable Date (the “Covered Period”), (ii) the
jurisdiction of formation and form of organization of each Grantor, and the identification
number of such Grantor in its jurisdiction of formation (if any), (iii) each address of the
chief executive office of each Grantor as of its Applicable Date and at any time during the
Covered Period, (iv) all trade names or trade styles used by such Grantor as of its
Applicable Date and at any time during the Covered Period, (v) the address of each location
of such Grantor at which any tangible personal property Collateral (including
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Account Records and Account Documents) is located at its Applicable Date or has been
located at any time during the Covered Period, (vi) with respect to each location described
in clause (v) that is not owned beneficially and of record by such Grantor, the name and
address of the owner thereof; and (vii) the name of each Person other than such Grantor and
the address of such Person at which any tangible personal property Collateral of such
Grantor is held under any warehouse, consignment, bailment or other arrangement as of its
Applicable Date. No Grantor shall change its name, change its jurisdiction of formation
(whether by reincorporation, merger or otherwise), change the location of its chief
executive office, or utilize any additional location where tangible personal property
Collateral (including Account Records and Account Documents) may be located, except in each
case upon giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent and taking or causing to be taken at such Grantor’s expense all such Perfection
Action, including the delivery of such Perfection Documents, as may be reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent to perfect or protect, or maintain the perfection and priority
of, the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in
Collateral contemplated hereunder.
(g) No Grantor shall engage in any consignment transaction in respect of any of the
Collateral, whether as consignee or consignor, other than consignments by such Grantor as
consignor of Inventory at no time having an aggregate value in excess of $5,000,000.
(h) No Grantor shall cause, suffer or permit any of the tangible personal property
Collateral (i) to be evidenced by any document of title (except for shipping documents as
necessary or customary to effect the receipt of raw materials or components or the delivery
of inventory to customers, in each case in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) to be in
the possession, custody or control of any warehouseman or other bailee without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent in each instance.
(i) No tangible personal property Collateral is or shall be located at any location
that is leased by such Grantor from any other Person other than Inventory the value of
which, when aggregated with all other Inventory kept at any location which is leased by all
Grantors, is less than $5,000,000, unless (x) such location and lessor is set forth on
Schedule 7(f) attached hereto or such Grantor provides not less than thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, (y) such lessor acknowledges
the Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
conferred hereunder and waives its statutory and consensual liens and rights with respect to
such Collateral in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and delivered
in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to any Collateral being located at any such
location, and (z) the Grantor shall have caused at its expense to be prepared and executed
such additional Perfection Documents and to be taken such other Perfection Action as the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Security Agreement.
8. Inspection. The Administrative Agent (by any of its officers, employees and
agents), on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right upon prior notice to an executive
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officer of any Grantor, and at any reasonable times during such Grantor’s usual business hours, to
inspect the Collateral, all records related thereto (and to make extracts or copies from such
records), and the premises upon which any of the Collateral is located, to discuss such Grantor’s
affairs and finances with any Person (other than Persons obligated on any Accounts (“Account
Debtors”) except as expressly otherwise permitted in the Loan Documents) and to verify with any
Person other than (except as expressly otherwise permitted in the Loan Documents) Account Debtors
the amount, quality, quantity, value and condition of, or any other matter relating to, the
Collateral and, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to discuss such Grantor’s
affairs and finances with such Grantor’s Account Debtors and to verify the amount, quality, value
and condition of, or any other matter relating to, the Collateral with such Account Debtors;
provided, however, that (i) the Grantors shall not be obligated to reimburse the
expenses associated with more than one (1) visit and inspection per calendar year (subject to
clause (ii) below) and (ii) when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any
Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the
foregoing at the expense of the Company at any time during normal business hours and without
advance notice. Upon or after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent may at any time and from time to time employ and maintain on such
Grantor’s premises a custodian selected by the Administrative Agent who shall have full authority
to do all acts necessary to protect the Administrative Agent’s (for the benefit of the Secured
Parties) interest. All expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured
Parties, by reason of the employment of such custodian shall be paid by such Grantor on demand from
time to time and shall be added to the Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral, and any
amounts not so paid on demand (in addition to other rights and remedies resulting from such
nonpayment) shall bear interest from the date of demand until paid in full at the Default Rate.
9. Specific Collateral.
(a) Accounts. With respect to its Accounts whether now existing or
hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents, warrants and
covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(i) Each Grantor shall keep accurate and complete records of its Accounts
(“Account Records”) and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, from time to time at reasonable intervals designated by the
Administrative Agent such Grantor shall provide the Administrative Agent with a
schedule of Accounts in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent
describing all Accounts created or acquired by such Grantor (“Schedule of
Accounts”); provided, however, that such Grantor’s failure to
execute and deliver any such Schedule of Accounts shall not affect or limit the
Administrative Agent’s security interest or other rights in and to any Accounts for
the benefit of the Secured Parties. If requested by the Administrative Agent, upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default each Grantor shall
furnish the Administrative Agent with copies of proof of delivery and other
documents relating to the Accounts so scheduled, including without limitation
repayment histories and present status reports
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(collectively, “Account Documents”) and such other matter and information
relating to the status of then existing Accounts as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request.
(ii) All Account Records and Account Documents are and shall at all times
be located only at such Grantor’s current chief executive office as set forth on
Schedule 7(f) attached hereto, such other locations as are specifically
identified on Schedule 7(f) attached hereto as an “Account Documents
location,” or as to which the Grantor has complied with Section 7(f)
hereof.
(iii) The Accounts are genuine, are in all respects what they purport to be,
are not evidenced by an instrument or document or, if evidenced by an instrument or
document, are only evidenced by one original instrument or document.
(iv) The Accounts cover bona fide sales, leases, licenses or other
dispositions of property usually dealt in by such Grantor, or the rendition by such
Grantor of services, to an Account Debtor in the ordinary course of business.
(v) The amounts of the face value of any Account shown or reflected on any
Schedule of Accounts, invoice statement, or certificate delivered to the
Administrative Agent, are actually owing to such Grantor and are not contingent for
any reason; and there are no setoffs, discounts, allowances, claims, counterclaims
or disputes of any kind or description in an amount greater than $2,000,000
individually, existing or asserted with respect thereto and such Grantor has not
made any agreement with any Account Debtor thereunder for any deduction therefrom,
except as may be stated in the Schedule of Accounts and reflected in the calculation
of the face value of each respective invoice related thereto.
(vi) Except for conditions generally applicable to such Grantor’s industry
and markets, there are no facts, events, or occurrences known to such Grantor
pertaining particularly to any Accounts which are reasonably expected to materially
impair in any way the validity, collectibility or enforcement of Accounts that would
reasonably be likely, in the aggregate, to be of material economic value, or in the
aggregate materially reduce the amount payable thereunder from the amount of the
invoice face value shown on any Schedule of Accounts, or on any certificate,
contract, invoice or statement delivered to the Administrative Agent with respect
thereto.
(vii) The property or services giving rise thereto are not, and were not at
the time of the sale or performance thereof, subject to any Lien, claim, encumbrance
or security interest, except those of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
Secured Parties and Permitted Liens.
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(viii) In the event any amounts due and owing in excess of $2,000,000 are in
dispute between any Account Debtor and a Grantor (which shall include without
limitation any dispute in which an offset claim or counterclaim may result), such
Grantor shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof as soon
as practicable, explaining in detail the reason for the dispute, all claims related
thereto and the amount in controversy.
(b) Inventory. With respect to its Inventory whether now existing or
hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents, warrants and
covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(i) Each Grantor shall keep accurate and complete records itemizing and
describing the kind, type, location and quantity of Inventory, its cost therefor and
the selling price of Inventory held for sale, and the daily withdrawals therefrom
and additions thereto, and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, shall furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time at
reasonable intervals designated by the Administrative Agent, a current schedule of
Inventory (“Schedule of Inventory”) based upon its most recent physical
inventory and its daily inventory records. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall conduct a physical inventory
no less frequently than annually, and shall furnish to the Administrative Agent such
other documents and reports thereof as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request with respect to the Inventory.
(ii) All Inventory, other than Inventory having a value of less than
$5,000,000 in the aggregate for all locations, is and shall at all times be located
only at such Grantor’s locations as set forth on Schedule 7(f) attached
hereto or at such other locations as to which such Grantor has complied with
Section 7(f) hereof. No Grantor shall, other than in the ordinary course of
business in connection with its sale, lease, license or other permitted Disposition,
remove any Inventory having an aggregate value in excess of that stated in the
preceding sentence from such locations.
(c) Equipment. With respect to its Equipment whether now existing or
hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents, warrants and
covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(i) The Grantors, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, as soon as practicable following a request therefor by the
Administrative Agent, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any and all evidence
of ownership of any of the Equipment (including without limitation certificates of
title and applications for title).
(ii) The Grantors shall maintain accurate, itemized records describing the
kind, type, quality, quantity and value of its Equipment and, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, shall furnish the
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Administrative Agent upon request with a current schedule containing the foregoing
information.
(iii) All Equipment, other than Equipment having a value of less than
$5,000,000 in the aggregate for all locations, is and shall at all times be located
only at such Grantor’s locations as set forth on Schedule 7(f) attached
hereto or at such other locations as to which such Grantor has complied with
Section 7(f) hereof. No Grantor shall, other than as expressly permitted
under the Credit Agreement, sell, lease, transfer, dispose of or remove any
Equipment having an aggregate value in excess of that stated in the preceding
sentence from such locations.
(d) Supporting Obligations. With respect to its Supporting Obligations
whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor
represents, warrants and covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties that:
(i) Each Grantor shall upon the request of the Administrative Agent from
time to time following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, deliver to the Administrative Agent the originals of all documents
evidencing or constituting Supporting Obligations, together with such other
documentation (executed as appropriate by the Grantor) and information as may be
necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to realize upon the Supporting
Obligations in accordance with their respective terms or transfer the Supporting
Obligations as may be permitted under the Loan Documents or by applicable law.
(ii) With respect to each letter of credit giving rise to Letter-of-Credit
Rights that has an aggregate stated amount available to be drawn in excess of
$100,000, each Grantor shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, use its
best efforts to cause the issuer thereof to execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent a Qualifying Control Agreement.
(e) Investment Property. With respect to its Investment Property whether
now existing or hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor
represents, warrants and covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties that:
(i) Schedule 9(e) attached hereto contains a true and complete
description of (x) the name and address of each securities intermediary with which
such Grantor maintains a securities account in which Investment Property is or may
at any time be credited or maintained, and (y) all other Investment Property of such
Grantor other than interests in Subsidiaries in which such Grantor has granted a
Lien to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to
a Pledge Agreement.
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(ii) Except with the express prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent in each instance, all Investment Property other than Excluded Property or
interests in Subsidiaries in which such Grantor has granted a Lien to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to a Pledge
Agreement shall be maintained at all times in the form of (a) certificated
securities, which certificates shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent
together with duly executed undated stock powers endorsed in blank pertaining
thereto, or (b) security entitlements credited to one or more securities accounts as
to each of which the Administrative Agent has received (1) copies of the account
agreement between the applicable securities intermediary and the Grantor and the
most recent statement of account pertaining to such securities account (each
certified to be true and correct by an officer of the Grantor) and (2) a Qualifying
Control Agreement from the applicable securities intermediary which remains in full
force and effect and as to which the Administrative Agent has not received any
notice of termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Grantor
shall cause, suffer or permit any Investment Property to be credited to or
maintained in any securities account not listed on Schedule 9(e) attached
hereto except in each case upon giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice to the Administrative Agent and taking or causing to be taken at such
Grantor’s expense all such Perfection Action, including the delivery of such
Perfection Documents, as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to
perfect or protect, or maintain the perfection and priority of, the Lien of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in Collateral
contemplated hereunder.
(iii) All dividends and other distributions with respect to any of the
Investment Property shall be subject to the security interest conferred hereunder,
provided, however, that cash dividends paid to a Grantor as record
owner of the Investment Property may be disbursed to and retained by such Grantor so
long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, free from any
Lien hereunder.
(iv) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the registration of Investment Property in the name of a Grantor as record and
beneficial owner shall not be changed and such Grantor shall be entitled to exercise
all voting and other rights and powers pertaining to Investment Property for all
purposes not inconsistent with the terms hereof or of any Qualifying Control
Agreement relating thereto.
(v) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
at the option of the Administrative Agent, all rights of the Grantors to exercise
the voting or consensual rights and powers which it is authorized to exercise
pursuant to clause (iv) immediately above shall cease and the Administrative
Agent may thereupon (but shall not be obligated to), at its request, cause such
Collateral to be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee
or agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and/or exercise such
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voting or consensual rights and powers as appertain to ownership of such Collateral,
and to that end each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as its proxy,
with full power of substitution, to vote and exercise all other rights as a
shareholder with respect to such Investment Property upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Event of Default, which proxy is coupled with an interest and
is irrevocable until the Facility Termination Date, and each Grantor hereby agrees
to provide such further proxies as the Administrative Agent may request;
provided, however, that the Administrative Agent in its discretion
may from time to time refrain from exercising, and shall not be obligated to
exercise, any such voting or consensual rights or such proxy.
(vi) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
all rights of the Grantors to receive and retain cash dividends and other
distributions upon or in respect to Investment Property pursuant to clause
(iii) above shall cease and shall thereupon be vested in the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each Grantor shall, or shall
cause, all such cash dividends and other distributions with respect to the
Investment Property to be promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent (together,
if the Administrative Agent shall request, with any documents related thereto) to be
held, released or disposed of by it hereunder or, at the option of the
Administrative Agent, to be applied to the Secured Obligations.
(f) Deposit Accounts. With respect to its Deposit Accounts whether now
existing or hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents,
warrants and covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
that:
(i) Schedule 9(f) attached hereto contains a true and complete
description of the name and address of each depositary institution with which such
Grantor maintains a Deposit Account in which collected balances or deposits in
excess of $100,000 are or may at any time be credited or maintained.
(ii) Except with the express prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent in each instance, all Deposit Accounts in which collected balances or deposits
in excess of $100,000 are or may at any time be credited or maintained shall be
maintained at all times with depositary institutions as to which the Administrative
Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, no Grantor shall cause, suffer or permit (x) any
deposit in excess of $100,000 to be evidenced by a certificate of deposit unless
such certificate of deposit is a negotiable instrument and immediately upon receipt
thereof such certificate shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent,
together with a duly executed undated assignment in blank affixed thereto, or (y)
any Deposit Account not listed on Schedule 9(f) attached hereto in which
collected balances or deposits in excess of $100,000 are or may at any time be
credited or maintained to be opened or maintained except in each case upon giving
not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the
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Administrative Agent and taking or causing to be taken at such Grantor’s expense all
such Perfection Action, including the delivery of such Perfection Documents, as may
be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to perfect or protect, or
maintain the perfection and priority of, the Lien of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties in Collateral contemplated hereunder.
(g) Chattel Paper. With respect to its Chattel Paper whether now existing
or hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents, warrants
and covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(i) Each Grantor shall at all times retain sole physical possession of the
originals of all Chattel Paper having an aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000
(other than electronic Chattel Paper and the electronic components of hybrid Chattel
Paper); provided, however, that (x) upon the request of the
Administrative Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, such Grantor shall immediately deliver physical possession of such Chattel
Paper to the Administrative Agent or its designee, and (y) in the event that there
shall be created more than one original counterpart of any physical document that
alone or in conjunction with any other physical or electronic document constitutes
Chattel Paper, then such counterparts shall be numbered consecutively starting with
“1” and such Grantor shall retain the counterpart numbered “1”.
(ii) All counterparts of all tangible Chattel Paper having an aggregate
value in excess of $1,000,000 (and the tangible components of hybrid Chattel Paper)
shall immediately upon the creation or acquisition thereof by any Grantor be
conspicuously legended as follows: “A FIRST PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST (SUBJECT TO
PERMITTED LIENS) IN THIS CHATTEL PAPER HAS BEEN GRANTED TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
FOR ITSELF AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR CERTAIN SECURED PARTIES PURSUANT TO A
SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2010, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. NO
SECURITY INTEREST OR OTHER INTEREST IN FAVOR OF ANY OTHER PERSON MAY BE CREATED BY
THE TRANSFER OF PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF THIS CHATTEL PAPER OR OF ANY COUNTERPART
HEREOF EXCEPT BY OR WITH THE CONSENT OF THE AFORESAID ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS
PROVIDED IN SUCH SECURITY AGREEMENT.” In the case of electronic Chattel Paper
(including the electronic components of hybrid Chattel Paper), no Grantor shall
create or acquire any such Chattel Paper unless, prior to such acquisition or
creation, it shall have taken such Perfection Action as the Administrative Agent may
require to perfect by control the security interest of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties in such Collateral.
(iii) Other than in the ordinary course of business and in keeping with
reasonable and customary practice, no Grantor shall amend, modify, waive or
terminate any provision of, or fail to exercise promptly and diligently each
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material right or remedy conferred under or in connection with, any Chattel Paper,
in any case in such a manner as could reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the value of affected Chattel Paper as collateral.
(h) Instruments. With respect to its Instruments whether now existing or
hereafter created or acquired and wheresoever located, each Grantor represents, warrants and
covenants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that:
(i) Each Grantor shall upon the request of the Administrative Agent from
time to time, deliver to the Administrative Agent the originals of all Instruments
of which such Grantor is the payee or holder and having a face amount payable in
excess of $1,000,000, provided, however, that each Grantor shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent all Instruments issued in connection with
Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(e) of the Credit Agreement, together
with duly executed undated endorsements in blank affixed thereto and such other
documentation and information as may be necessary to enable the Administrative Agent
to realize upon the Instruments in accordance with their respective terms or
transfer the Instruments as may be permitted under the Loan Documents or by
applicable law.
(ii) Other than in the ordinary course of business and in keeping with
reasonable and customary practice, no Grantor shall amend, modify, waive or
terminate any provision of, or fail to exercise promptly and diligently each
material right or remedy conferred under or in connection with, any Instrument, in
any case in such a manner as could reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the value of affected Instrument as collateral.
10. Casualty and Liability Insurance Required.
(a) Each Grantor will keep the Collateral continuously insured against such risks as
are customarily insured against by businesses of like size and type engaged in the same or
similar operations including:
(i) casualty insurance on the Inventory and the Equipment in an amount not
less than the full insurable value thereof, against loss or damage by theft, fire,
lightning and other hazards ordinarily included under uniform broad form standard
extended coverage policies, limited only as may be provided in the standard broad
form of extended coverage endorsement at the time in use in the states in which the
Collateral is located;
(ii) comprehensive general liability insurance against claims for bodily
injury, death or property damage occurring with or about such Collateral (such
coverage to include provisions waiving subrogation against the Secured Parties),
with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as additional insureds thereunder, in
amounts as shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and
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(iii) liability insurance with respect to the operation of its facilities
under the workers’ compensation laws of the states in which such Collateral is
located, in amounts as shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
(b) Each insurance policy obtained in satisfaction of the requirements of
Section 10(a):
(i) may be provided by blanket policies now or hereafter maintained by each
or any Grantor or by the Company;
(ii) shall be issued by such insurer (or insurers) as shall be financially
responsible, of recognized standing and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent;
(iii) shall be in such form and have such provisions (including without
limitation the loss payable clause, the waiver of subrogation clause, the deductible
amount, if any, and the standard mortgagee endorsement clause) as are generally
considered standard provisions for the type of insurance involved and are reasonably
acceptable in all respects to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) shall prohibit cancellation or substantial modification, termination or
lapse in coverage by the insurer without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice to the Administrative Agent, except for non-payment of premium, as to which
such policies shall provide for at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent;
(v) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all insurance policies
where applicable under Section 10(a)(i) carried on the Collateral shall name
the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as loss payee and
the Administrative Agent and Lenders as parties insured thereunder in respect of any
claim for payment.
(c) Prior to expiration of any such policy, such Grantor shall furnish the
Administrative Agent with evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the policy
or certificate has been renewed or replaced or is no longer required by this Security
Agreement.
(d) Each Grantor hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent
(and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Administrative Agent), for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, as such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney (and
agent-in-fact) for the purpose of making, settling and adjusting claims under such policies
of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other
item or payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all
determinations and decisions with respect to such policies of insurance, which appointment
is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable; provided, however, that the
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powers pursuant to such appointment shall be exercisable only upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Event of Default.
(e) In the event such Grantor shall fail to maintain, or fail to cause to be
maintained, the full insurance coverage required hereunder or shall fail to keep any of its
Collateral in good repair and good operating condition, the Administrative Agent may (but
shall be under no obligation to), without waiving or releasing any Secured Obligation or
Default or Event of Default by such Grantor hereunder, contract for the required policies of
insurance and pay the premiums on the same or make any required repairs, renewals and
replacements; and all sums so disbursed by Administrative Agent, including reasonable
Attorneys’ Costs, court costs, expenses and other charges related thereto, shall be payable
on demand by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, shall be additional Secured
Obligations secured by the Collateral, and (in addition to other rights and remedies
resulting from such nonpayment) shall bear interest from the date of demand until paid in
full at the Default Rate.
(f) Each Grantor agrees that to the extent that it shall fail to maintain, or fail
to cause to be maintained, the full insurance coverage required by Section 10(a), it
shall in the event of any loss or casualty pay promptly to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, to be held in a separate account for application in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10(h), such amount as would have been
received as Net Proceeds (as hereinafter defined) by the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, under the provisions of Section 10(h) had such
insurance been carried to the extent required.
(g) The Net Proceeds of the insurance carried pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 10(a)(ii) and 10(a)(iii) shall be applied by such Grantor toward
satisfaction of the claim or liability with respect to which such insurance proceeds may be
paid.
(h) The Net Proceeds of the insurance carried with respect to the Collateral
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10(a)(i) hereof shall be paid to such Grantor
and held by such Grantor in a separate account and applied, as long as no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, as follows: after any loss under any such insurance
and payment of the proceeds of such insurance, each Grantor shall have a period of thirty
(30) days after payment of the insurance proceeds with respect to such loss to elect to
either (x) repair or replace the Collateral so damaged, (y) deliver such Net Proceeds to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as additional Collateral or
(z) apply such Net Proceeds to the acquisition of tangible assets constituting Collateral
used or useful in the conduct of the business of such Grantor, subject to the provisions of
this Security Agreement. If such Grantor elects to repair or replace the Collateral so
damaged, such Grantor agrees the Collateral shall be repaired to a condition substantially
similar to or of better quality or higher value than its condition prior to damage or
replaced with Collateral in a condition substantially similar to or of better quality or
higher value than the condition of the Collateral so replaced prior to damage. At all times
during which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative
Agent shall be entitled to receive direct and immediate payment of the
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proceeds of such insurance and such Grantor shall take all action as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request to accomplish such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event such Grantor shall receive any such proceeds, such Grantor shall immediately
deliver such proceeds to such Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as
additional Collateral, and pending such delivery shall hold such proceeds in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Parties and keep the same segregated from its other funds.
(i) “Net Proceeds” when used with respect to any insurance proceeds shall
mean the gross proceeds from such proceeds, award or other amount, less all taxes, fees and
expenses (including Attorneys’ Costs) incurred in the realization thereof.
(j) In case of any material damage to, destruction or loss of, or claim or
proceeding against, all or any material part of the Collateral pledged hereunder by a
Grantor, such Grantor shall give prompt notice thereof to the Administrative Agent. Each
such notice shall describe generally the nature and extent of such damage, destruction,
loss, claim or proceeding. Subject to Section 10(d), each Grantor is hereby
authorized and empowered to adjust or compromise any loss under any such insurance other
than losses relating to claims made directly against any Secured Party as to which the
insurance described in Section 10(a)(ii) or (iii) is applicable.
(k) The provisions contained in this Security Agreement pertaining to insurance
shall be cumulative with any additional provisions imposing additional insurance
requirements with respect to the Collateral or any other property on which a Lien is
conferred under any Security Instrument.
11. Rights and Remedies Upon Event of Default. Upon and after an Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent shall have the following rights and remedies on behalf of the Secured
Parties in addition to any rights and remedies set forth elsewhere in this Security Agreement or
the other Loan Documents, all of which may be exercised with or, if allowed by law, without notice
to a Grantor:
(a) All of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or under other
applicable law, all of which rights and remedies shall be cumulative, and none of which
shall be exclusive, to the extent permitted by law, in addition to any other rights and
remedies contained in this Security Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(b) The right to foreclose the Liens and security interests created under this
Security Agreement by any available judicial procedure or without judicial process;
(c) The right to (i) enter upon the premises of a Grantor through self-help and
without judicial process, without first obtaining a final judgment or giving such Grantor
notice or opportunity for a hearing on the validity of the Administrative Agent’s claim and
without any obligation to pay rent to such Grantor, or any other place or places where any
Collateral is located and kept, and remove the Collateral therefrom to the premises of the
Administrative Agent or any agent of the Administrative Agent, for such time as the
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Administrative Agent may desire, in order effectively to collect or liquidate the
Collateral, (ii) require such Grantor or any bailee or other agent of such Grantor to
assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place to be
designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and
(iii) notify any or all Persons party to a Qualifying Control Agreement or who otherwise
have possession of or control over any Collateral of the occurrence of an Event of Default
and other appropriate circumstances, and exercise control over and take possession or
custody of any or all Collateral in the possession, custody or control of such other
Persons;
(d) The right to (i) exercise all of a Grantor’s rights and remedies with respect to
the collection of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Instruments, Supporting Obligations and General
Intangibles (collectively, “Payment Collateral”), including the right to demand
payment thereof and enforce payment, by legal proceedings or otherwise; (ii) settle, adjust,
compromise, extend or renew all or any Payment Collateral or any legal proceedings
pertaining thereto; (iii) discharge and release all or any Payment Collateral; (iv) take
control, in any manner, of any item of payment or proceeds referred to in Section 5
above; (v) prepare, file and sign a Grantor’s name on any Proof of Claim in bankruptcy,
notice of Lien, assignment or satisfaction of Lien or similar document in any action or
proceeding adverse to any obligor under any Payment Collateral or otherwise in connection
with any Payment Collateral; (vi) endorse the name of a Grantor upon any chattel paper,
document, instrument, invoice, freight xxxx, xxxx of lading or similar document or agreement
relating to any Collateral; (vii) use the information recorded on or contained on a
Grantor’s internet website or otherwise in any data processing equipment and computer
hardware and software relating to any Collateral to which a Grantor has access; (viii) open
such Grantor’s mail and collect any and all amounts due to such Grantor from any Account
Debtors or other obligor in respect of Payment Collateral; (ix) take over such Grantor’s
post office boxes or make other arrangements as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the
Secured Parties, deems necessary to receive such Grantor’s mail, including notifying the
post office authorities to change the address for delivery of such Grantor’s mail to such
address as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may designate; (x)
notify any or all Account Debtors or other obligor on any Payment Collateral that such
Payment Collateral has been assigned to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties and that Administrative Agent has a security interest therein for the
benefit of the Secured Parties (provided that the Administrative Agent may at any time give
such notice to an Account Debtor that is a department, agency or authority of the United
States government); each Grantor hereby agrees that any such notice, in the Administrative
Agent’s sole discretion, may (but need not) be sent on such Grantor’s stationery, in which
event such Grantor shall co-sign such notice with the Administrative Agent if requested to
do so by the Administrative Agent; and (xi) do all acts and things and execute all documents
necessary, in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to collect the Payment Collateral; and
(e) The right to sell all or any Collateral in its then existing condition, or after
any further manufacturing or processing thereof, at such time or times, at public or private
sale or sales, with such notice as may be required by law, in lots or in bulk, for
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cash or on credit, with or without representations and warranties, all as the Administrative
Agent, in its sole discretion, may deem advisable. The Administrative Agent shall have the
right to conduct such sales on a Grantor’s premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to
use a Grantor’s premises without charge for such sales for such time or times as the
Administrative Agent may see fit. The Administrative Agent may, if it deems it reasonable,
postpone or adjourn any sale of the Collateral from time to time by an announcement at the
time and place of such postponed or adjourned sale, and such sale may, without further
notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor agrees
that the Administrative Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral against
prior parties or to marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person. The
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is hereby granted an irrevocable
fully paid license or other right (including each Grantor’s rights under any license or any
franchise agreement), each of which shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility
Termination Date, to use, without charge, each of the labels, patents, copyrights, names,
trade secrets, trade names, trademarks and advertising matter, or any property of a similar
nature owned or licensed by any Grantor, as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing
production of, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral. If any of the Collateral
shall require repairs, maintenance, preparation or the like, or is in process or other
unfinished state, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, but shall not be obligated,
to perform such repairs, maintenance, preparation, processing or completion of manufacturing
for the purpose of putting the same in such saleable form as the Administrative Agent shall
deem appropriate, but the Administrative Agent shall have the right to sell or dispose of
the Collateral without such processing and no Grantor shall have any claim against the
Administrative Agent for the value that may have been added to such Collateral with such
processing. In addition, each Grantor agrees that in the event notice is necessary under
applicable law, written notice mailed to such Grantor in the manner specified herein ten
(10) days prior to the date of public sale of any of the Collateral or prior to the date
after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral will be made shall
constitute commercially reasonable notice to such Grantor. All notice is hereby waived with
respect to any of the Collateral which threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a
type customarily sold on a recognized market. The Administrative Agent may purchase all or
any part of the Collateral at public or, if permitted by law, private sale, free from any
right of redemption which is hereby expressly waived by such Grantor and, in lieu of actual
payment of such purchase price, may set off the amount of such price against the Secured
Obligations.
The net cash proceeds resulting from the collection, liquidation, sale, or other disposition
of the Collateral shall be applied first to the expenses (including all Attorneys’ Costs) of
retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, collecting, liquidating and
the like, and then to the satisfaction of all Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of
Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor shall be liable to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, on demand any deficiency which may remain after such sale,
disposition, collection or liquidation of the Xxxxxxxxxx.
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00. Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as the
Grantor’s attorney-in-fact for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Security
Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument which the Administrative Agent may
deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and
coupled with an interest; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have and may
exercise rights under this power of attorney only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right and
power
(a) to ask, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compromise, receive and give
acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the
Collateral;
(b) to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and
chattel paper in connection with clause (a) above;
(c) to endorse such Grantor’s name on any checks, notes, drafts or any other payment
relating to or constituting proceeds of the Collateral which comes into the Administrative
Agent’s possession or the Administrative Agent’s control, and deposit the same to the
account of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on account and
for payment of the Secured Obligations.
(d) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the
Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the
Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, with respect to any of the Collateral; and
(e) to execute, in connection with any sale or other disposition of Collateral
provided for herein, any endorsement, assignments, or other instruments of conveyance or
transfer with respect thereto.
13. Reinstatement. The granting of a security interest in the Collateral and the
other provisions hereof shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at
any time any payment of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned
by any Secured Party or is repaid by any Secured Party in whole or in part in good faith settlement
of a pending or threatened avoidance claim, whether upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of any Grantor or any other Loan Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had
not been made. The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive repayment of all of the
Secured Obligations and the termination or expiration of this Security Agreement in any manner,
including but not limited to termination upon occurrence of the Facility Termination Date.
14. Certain Waivers by the Grantors. Each Grantor waives to the extent permitted
by applicable law (a) any right to require any Secured Party or any other obligee of the Secured
Obligations to (x) proceed against any Person or entity, including without limitation any Loan
Party, (y) proceed against or exhaust any Collateral or other collateral for the Secured
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Obligations, or (z) pursue any other remedy in its power; (b) any defense arising by reason of any
disability or other defense of any other Person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause
whatsoever of the liability of any other Person or entity, (c) any right of subrogation, and (d)
any right to enforce any remedy which any Secured Party or any other obligee of the Secured
Obligations now has or may hereafter have against any other Person and any benefit of and any right
to participate in any collateral or security whatsoever now or hereafter held by the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Each Grantor authorizes each Secured Party and each
other obligee of the Secured Obligations without notice (except notice required by applicable law)
or demand and without affecting its liability hereunder or under the Loan Documents from time to
time to: (i) take and hold security, other than the Collateral herein described, for the payment of
such Secured Obligations or any part thereof, and exchange, enforce, waive and release the
Collateral herein described or any part thereof or any such other security; and (ii) apply such
Collateral or other security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as such Secured Party
or obligee in its discretion may determine.
The Administrative Agent may at any time deliver (without representation, recourse or
warranty) the Collateral or any part thereof to a Grantor and the receipt thereof by such Grantor
shall be a complete and full acquittance for the Collateral so delivered, and the Administrative
Agent shall thereafter be discharged from any liability or responsibility therefor.
15. Continued Powers. Until the Facility Termination Date shall have occurred, the
power of sale and other rights, powers and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder shall continue to exist and may be exercised by the
Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time irrespective of the fact that any of the
Secured Obligations or any part thereof may have become barred by any statute of limitations or
that any part of the liability of any Grantor may have ceased.
16. Other Rights. The rights, powers and remedies given to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties by this Security Agreement shall be in addition to all
rights, powers and remedies given to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party under any other
Loan Document or by virtue of any statute or rule of law. Any forbearance or failure or delay by
the Administrative Agent in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of such right, power or remedy, and any single or partial exercise of any right, power
or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the further exercise thereof; and every right, power and
remedy of the Secured Parties shall continue in full force and effect until such right, power or
remedy is specifically waived in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
17. Anti-Marshaling Provisions. The right is hereby given by each Grantor to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to make releases (whether in whole or
in part) of all or any part of the Collateral agreeable to the Administrative Agent without notice
to, or the consent, approval or agreement of other parties and interests, including junior lienors,
which releases shall not impair in any manner the validity of or priority of the Liens and security
interests in the remaining Collateral conferred hereunder, nor release any Grantor from personal
liability for the Secured Obligations. Notwithstanding the existence of any other security
interest in the Collateral held by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
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Parties, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to determine the order in which any or all
of the Collateral shall be subjected to the remedies provided in this Security Agreement. Each
Grantor hereby waives any and all right to require the marshaling of assets in connection with the
exercise of any of the remedies permitted by applicable law or provided herein or in any other Loan
Document.
18. Entire Agreement. This Security Agreement and each Security Joinder Agreement,
together with the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents, constitutes and expresses the entire
understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes
all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, inducements, commitments or conditions,
express or implied, oral or written, except as contained in the Loan Documents. The express terms
hereof and of the Security Joinder Agreements control and supersede any course of performance or
usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof or thereof. Neither this Security
Agreement nor any Security Joinder Agreement nor any portion or provision hereof or thereof may be
changed, altered, modified, supplemented, discharged, canceled, terminated, or amended orally or in
any manner other than as provided in the Credit Agreement.
19. Third Party Reliance. Each Grantor hereby consents and agrees that all issuers
of or obligors in respect of any Collateral, and all securities intermediaries, warehousemen,
bailees, public officials and other Persons having any interest in, possession of, control over or
right, privilege, duty or discretion in respect of, any Collateral shall be entitled to accept the
provisions hereof and of the Security Joinder Agreements as conclusive evidence of the right of the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, to exercise its rights hereunder or
thereunder with respect to the Collateral, notwithstanding any other notice or direction to the
contrary heretofore or hereafter given by any Grantor or any other Person to any of such Persons.
20. Binding Agreement; Assignment. This Security Agreement and each Security
Joinder Agreement, and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof and thereof, shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and to their respective successors and
assigns, except that no Grantor shall be permitted to assign this Security Agreement, any Security
Joinder Agreement or any interest herein or therein or, except as expressly permitted herein or in
the Credit Agreement, in the Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing sentence of this Section 20, any Lender may assign to one
or more Persons, or grant to one or more Persons participations in or to, all or any part of its
rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (to the extent permitted by the Credit
Agreement); and to the extent of any such assignment or participation such other Person shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect
thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise, subject however, to the provisions of the
Credit Agreement, including Article IX thereof (concerning the Administrative Agent) and
Section 10.06 thereof (concerning assignments and participations). All references herein
to the Administrative Agent and to the Secured Parties shall include any successor thereof or
permitted assignee, and any other obligees from time to time of the Secured Obligations.
21. Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedging Agreements and Secured Card
Related Products Agreements. No Secured Party (other than the Administrative
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Agent) that obtains the benefit of this Security Agreement shall have any right to notice of
any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or otherwise in respect of
the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity
as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Security Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative
Agent shall only be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangement have
been made with respect to, the Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management
Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements to the extent the
Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting
documentation as it may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or Card
Related Products Bank, as the case may be. Each Secured Party not a party to the Credit Agreement
that obtains the benefit of this Security Agreement shall be deemed to have acknowledged and
accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement,
and that with respect to the actions and omissions of the Administrative Agent hereunder or
otherwise relating hereto that do or may affect such Secured Party, the Administrative Agent and
each of its Related Parties shall be entitled to all the rights, benefits and immunities conferred
under Article IX of the Credit Agreement.
22. Severability. The provisions of this Security Agreement are independent of and
separable from each other. If any provision hereof shall for any reason be held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision hereof, but this Security Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
23. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and it shall
not be necessary in making proof of this Security Agreement to produce or account for more than one
such counterpart executed by the Grantor against whom enforcement is sought. Without limiting the
foregoing provisions of this Section 23, the provisions of Section 10.10 of the
Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Security Agreement.
24. Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section 13, this Security
Agreement and each Security Joinder Agreement, and all obligations of the Grantors hereunder
(excluding those obligations and liabilities that expressly survive such termination) shall
terminate without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party on the Facility
Termination Date. Upon such termination of this Security Agreement, the Administrative Agent
shall, at the request and sole expense of the Grantors, promptly deliver to the Grantors such
termination statements and take such further actions as the Grantors may reasonably request to
terminate of record, or otherwise to give appropriate notice of the termination of, any Lien
conferred hereunder.
25. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given (a) with
respect to any Borrower, at the address for the giving of notice then in effect under the Credit
Agreement, (b) with respect to any Grantor other than any Borrower, at the address then in effect
for the giving of notices to such Grantor under the Guaranty to which it is a party, and (c) with
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respect to the Administrative Agent or a Lender, at the Administrative Agent’s address indicated in
Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. All such addresses may be modified, and all such
notices shall be given and shall be effective, as provided in Schedule 10.02 of the Credit
Agreement for the giving and effectiveness of notices and modifications of addresses thereunder.
26. Joinder. Each Person that shall at any time execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent a Security Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
A hereto shall thereupon irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally become a party hereto and
obligated hereunder as a Grantor and shall have thereupon pursuant to Section 2 hereof
granted a security interest in and collaterally assigned to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties all Collateral in which it has at its Applicable Date or thereafter
acquires any interest or the power to transfer, and all references herein and in the other Loan
Documents to the Grantors or to the parties to this Security Agreement shall be deemed to include
such Person as a Grantor hereunder. Each Security Joinder Agreement shall be accompanied by the
Supplemental Schedules referred to therein, appropriately completed with information relating to
the Grantor executing such Security Joinder Agreement and its property. Each of the applicable
Schedules attached hereto shall be deemed amended and supplemented without further action by such
information reflected on the Supplemental Schedules.
27. Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation contained in Section
1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Security Agreement and each Security
Joinder Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference. All representations and warranties
contained herein shall survive the delivery of documents and any Credit Extensions referred to
herein or secured hereby.
28. Governing Law; Waivers.
(a) THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND EACH SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
(b) EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SITTING
IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY JOINDER
AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH CALIFORNIA STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE
ENFORCED IN
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OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT
THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT
AGAINST ANY GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING
OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
OR ANY SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS
SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 25. NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY
SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
(e) IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER OR
RELATED TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT,
INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR THAT MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 10.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Security Agreement on the day and year
first written above.
GRANTORS: GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. Treasurer | |||
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. Treasurer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. CFO | |||
GILC INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. and CFO | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and CEO | |||
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Signature Page
Signature Page
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION NORTHEAST, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. Treasurer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | VP and CFO | |||
GRANITE NORTHWEST, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P., Treasurer and Asst. Secretary | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Officer | |||
GRANITE LAND COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. Treasurer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P. | |||
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Signature Page
Signature Page
INTERMOUNTAIN SLURRY SEAL, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P., Treasurer and Asst. Secretary | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Officer | |||
POZZOLAN PRODUCTS COMPANY (P.P.C.) |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | V.P., Treasurer and Asst. Secretary | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Officer | |||
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Signature Page
Signature Page
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Signature Page
Signature Page
SCHEDULE 7(f)
Grantor Information
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SCHEDULE 9(e)
Investment Property
Securities Accounts | ||||||||
Name and Address of Securities Intermediary | Account | |||||||
Grantor | Address | Number1 | Security Name | Security Type | ||||
BBVA/Compass
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00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xx., Xxx. 000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | GS FST Money Market Fund — Select | MMFUND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FIDELITY PRIME MON MAR-I | MMFUND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERATED INV PRIME OBLIG-I | MMFUND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERATED INV PRM CSH OBL-I | MMFUND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | CA CLG-TRANS-B | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | CA ST-RANS-A1 | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | CA ST-RANS-A2 | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | CA WTR | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK | AGCY BOND |
1 | On file with the Administrative Agent. |
Securities Accounts | ||||||||
Name and Address of Securities Intermediary | Account | |||||||
Grantor | Address | Number1 | Security Name | Security Type | ||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK | AGCY BOND | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | IRVINE USD-CFD 00-0 | XXXX | |||||
Xxxxx Xxxx, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | Nestle Capital Corporation | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | NYC SER K | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | SAN ANTONIO-TAX NTS-A | MUNI | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | Shell International Finance B.V. | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | TOTAL CAPITAL CANADA LTD | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP | CORP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | UnionBanCal Corporation | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | UnionBanCal Corporation | CP | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | XX TREASURY N/B | US GOV | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | XX TREASURY N/B | US GOV | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | XX TREASURY N/B | US GOV | |||||
Union Bank, N.A.
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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | XXXXX FARGO BANK NA | CORP |
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SCHEDULE 9(f)
Deposit Accounts
Address of | Certificate of | |||||||
Name of Depository | Depository | Deposit No. (If | ||||||
Grantor | Institution | Institution | Account No.2 | applicable) | ||||
Granite Construction Company
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Bank of America Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | Building A, 10th
Floor, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Incorporated
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Bank of America Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | Building A, 10th
Floor, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Northwest, Inc.
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Bank of America Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | Building A, 10th
Floor, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Incorporated
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Bank of the West | 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Northeast, Inc.
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XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank, N.A. | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx,
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Northeast, Inc.
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XX Xxxxxx Chase Bank, N.A. | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx,
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Incorporated
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U.S. Bank National Association | 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx., Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction
Incorporated
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U.S. Bank National Association | 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx., Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A | |||||
Granite Construction Company
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Xxxxx Fargo, N.A. | 000 X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx., Xxx. 000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
N/A |
2 | On file with the Administrative Agent |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Security Joinder Agreement
SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY JOINDER AGREEMENT dated as of _____________, 20__ (this “Security Joinder
Agreement”), is made by _______________________________, a ________________ (the “Joining
Grantor”), in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the
“ Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties.
RECITALS:
A. Granite Construction Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and a
“Borrower”), Granite Construction Company, a California corporation (“GCC” and a
“Borrower”), GILC Incorporated, a California corporation (“GILC” and a
“Borrower”, and together with the Company and GCC, collectively, the “Borrower”),
certain Subsidiaries of the Company and the Administrative Agent, are party to a Security Agreement
dated as of December 23, 2010 (as in effect on the date hereof, the “Security Agreement”;
all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided therefor in such
Security Agreement).
B. The Joining Grantor is a Subsidiary of the Company and is required by the terms of the
Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor and be joined as a party to the Security Agreement as a
Grantor.
C. The Joining Grantor will materially benefit directly and indirectly from the making and
maintenance of the extensions of credit made from time to time under the Credit Agreement, Secured
Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements.
In order to induce the Secured Parties to from time to time make and maintain extensions of
credit under the Credit Agreement, Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and
Secured Card Related Products Agreements, the Joining Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Joinder. The Joining Grantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally
becomes a party to the Security Agreement as a Grantor and bound by all the terms, conditions,
obligations, liabilities and undertakings of each Grantor or to which each Grantor is subject
thereunder, including without limitation the grant pursuant to Section 2 of the Security
Agreement of a security interest to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
in the property and property rights constituting Collateral (as defined in Section 2 of the
Security Agreement) of such Grantor or in which such Grantor has or may have or acquire an interest
or the power to transfer rights therein, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created,
acquired or arising and wheresoever located, as security for the payment and performance of the
Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), all with the same force and effect as
if the Joining Grantor were a signatory to the Security Agreement.
2. Affirmations. The Joining Grantor hereby acknowledges and reaffirms as of the date
hereof with respect to itself, its properties and its affairs each of the waivers, representations,
warranties, acknowledgements and certifications applicable to any Grantor contained in the Security
Agreement.
3. Supplemental Schedules. Attached to this Security Joinder Agreement are duly
completed schedules (the “Supplemental Schedules”) supplementing as thereon indicated the
respective Schedules to the Security Agreement. The Joining Grantor represents and warrants that
the information contained on each of the Supplemental Schedules with respect to such Joining
Grantor and its properties and affairs is true, complete and accurate as of the date hereof.
4. Severability. The provisions of this Security Joinder Agreement are independent of
and separable from each other. If any provision hereof shall for any reason be held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision hereof, but this Security Joinder Agreement shall be construed as if such
invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
5. Counterparts. This Security Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and it shall
not be necessary in making proof of this Security Joinder Agreement to produce or account for more
than one such counterpart executed by the Joining Grantor. Without limiting the foregoing
provisions of this Section 5, the provisions of Section 10.10 of the Credit
Agreement shall be applicable to this Security Joinder Agreement.
6. Delivery. Joining Grantor hereby irrevocably waives notice of acceptance of this
Security Joinder Agreement and acknowledges that the Secured Obligations are and shall be deemed to
be incurred, and credit extensions under the Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements,
Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements made and maintained, in
reliance on this Security Joinder Agreement and the Grantor’s joinder as a party to the Security
Agreement as herein provided.
7. Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. The provisions of Section 28
of the Security Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Grantor has duly executed and delivered this Security Joinder
Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
JOINING GRANTOR: |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE 7(f)
SCHEDULE 7(f)
Grantor Information
I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name and address | Relationship of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jurisdiction of | Collateral | of Owner of | Persons listed in VI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Formation/ | Locations | Collateral Location | to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Form of Equity/I.D. | Address of Chief | (and Type | (If other than | Grantor (e.g., lessor, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Number | Executive Office | Trade Styles | of Collateral) | Grantor) | warehousemen) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Delivered pursuant to Security Joinder Agreement of _______________________________.
Applicable Date: __________, 20__
SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE 9(e)
SCHEDULE 9(e)
Investment Property
Securities Accounts | Other Investment Property | |||||||||||||||||
Name and Address of | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities | Account | Name and Type | Quantity of Shares | Certificate | ||||||||||||||
Intermediary | Number | of Issuer | or Other Interest | Number(s) | ||||||||||||||
Grantor |
Delivered pursuant to Security Joinder Agreement of _______________________________.
Applicable Date: __________, 20__
SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE 9(f)
SCHEDULE 9(f)
Deposit Accounts
Name and Address of | Certificate of Deposit No. | |||||||||||||
Grantor | Depository Institution | Account No. | (If applicable) |
Delivered pursuant to Security Joinder Agreement of _______________________________.
Applicable Date: __________, 20__