AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.35
AMENDED
AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Security Agreement (the “Security
Agreement”), dated
as of March 16, 2005, is by and among Solomon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Debtor”),
Woodlaken, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (“Woodlaken”),
Jezebel Management Corporation, a Florida corporation (“Jezebel”) and
the other investors listed on Schedule A hereto (each of Woodlaken, Jezebel and
such other investors being referred to herein individually as a “Secured
Party” and
collectively as the “Secured
Parties”).
Background
1. |
Woodlaken
purchased a promissory note dated March 7, 2005 in the aggregate original
principal amount of $40,000 issued by the Debtor (the “Woodlaken
Note”). |
2. |
To
induce Woodlaken to purchase the Woodlaken Note, the Debtor and Woodlaken
entered into a Security Agreement dated as of March 7, 2005 (the
“Orignal
Agreement”)
to provide Woodlaken with a first priority security interest in its assets
under the terms and conditions set forth in the Security
Agreement. |
3. |
Jezebel
purchased a promissory note dated March 16, 2005 in the aggregate original
principal amount of $100,000 issued by the Debtor on the same terms as the
Woodlaken Note (the “Jezebel
Note”
and, together with the Woodlaken Note, the “Notes”). |
4. |
To
induce Jezebel to purchase the Jezebel Note, the Debtor agreed to amend
and restate the Security Agreement to include Jezebel as a secured party
under the Security Agreement. |
5. |
The
Debtor, Woodlaken and Jezebel wish to permit the Debtor to issue
additional promissory notes having substantially the same principal terms
as the Notes in a maximum aggregate principal amount of up to $110,000,
and to amend the Security Agreement to enable the Debtor to add the
purchasers of such promissory notes as additional Secured
Parties. |
N O W, T
H E R E F O R E ,
In
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set
forth, and in order to induce the Secured Parties to purchase the Notes, the
Debtor hereby agrees with the Secured Parties that the Original Agreement is
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Section
1. Grant
of Security Interest. The
Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Parties, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, a first priority security interest in the collateral
hereinafter identified (the “Collateral”).
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2. Collateral. The
Collateral is all tangible and intangible assets of the Debtor of whatever kind
and nature (including without limitation all accounts, chattel paper, commercial
tort claims, documents, equipment, farm products, general intangibles,
instruments, inventory, investment property, patents, trademarks tradenames,
copyrights and all other intellectual property and the stock of all of Debtor’s
subsidiaries), in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever
located, and all proceeds thereof, together with all proceeds, products,
replacements and renewals thereof.
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3. Representations
and Warranties; Covenants. The
Debtor hereby warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) |
The
Debtor has title to the Collateral free from any lien, security interest,
encumbrance or claim. |
(b) |
The
Debtor will maintain the Collateral so as to preserve its
value. |
(c) |
The
Debtor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. |
(d) |
The
Debtor will pay when due all existing or future charges, liens, or
encumbrances on the Collateral, and will pay when due all taxes and
assessments now or hereafter imposed on or affecting it unless such taxes
or assessments are diligently contested by the Debtor in good faith and
reasonable reserves are established therefor. |
(e) |
All
information with respect to the Notes and the Collateral and account
debtors set forth in any schedule, certificate or other writing at any
time heretofore or hereafter furnished by the Debtor to the Secured
Parties, and all other written information heretofore or hereafter
furnished by the Debtor to the Secured Parties, is or will be true and
correct in all material respects, as of the date
furnished. |
(f) |
As
soon as practicable following the date of execution of this Security
Agreement, the Debtor will prepare, execute and file in Delaware an
amendment on Form UCC-3 to the UCC-1 Financing Statement covering all
Collateral filed in connection with the Original Agreement, which
amendment shall add Jezebel as a secured party thereunder. As soon as
practicable following any amendment of this Security Agreement to add one
or more Secured Parties in the manner set forth in Section 20 below, the
Debtor will prepare, execute and file in Delaware an amendment on Form
UCC-3 to the UCC-1 Financing Statement naming such additional Secured
Parties as additional secured parties thereunder. |
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(g) |
The
Debtor will maintain accurate records concerning the Collateral. Such
records will be of such character as to enable the Secured Parties or
their representatives to determine at any time the status
thereof. |
(h) |
The
Debtor will permit the Secured Parties and their representatives at any
reasonable time to inspect any and all of the Collateral, and to inspect,
audit and make copies of and extracts from all records and all other
papers in possession of the Debtor pertaining to the Notes and the
Collateral. |
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4. Disposition
of Collateral in Ordinary Course. Nothing
herein shall prevent the Debtor from selling, trading in, or replacing any of
the Collateral in the ordinary course of its business.
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5. Secured
Parties May Perform. Upon the
occurrence of an “event of default” under the Notes, at the election of the
Secured Parties holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
then outstanding (the “Majority
Holders”), the
Secured Parties may discharge taxes, liens or security interests, or other
encumbrances at any time hereafter levied or placed on the Collateral; and may
pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Collateral. Until default, the
Debtor may have possession of the Collateral and use it in any lawful manner not
inconsistent with this Security Agreement.
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6. Obligations
Secured; Certain Remedies. This
Security Agreement secures the payment and performance of all obligations of the
Debtor to the Secured Parties under the Notes, whether now existing or hereafter
arising and whether for principal, interest, costs, fees or otherwise
(collectively, the “Obligations”). Upon
the occurrence of an event of default under the Notes, the Majority Holders may,
on behalf of all of the Secured Parties, declare all obligations secured hereby
immediately due and payable and may exercise the remedies of a secured party
under the Uniform Commercial Code. Without limiting the foregoing, the Majority
Holders may require the Debtor to assemble the Collateral and make it available
to the Secured Parties at a place to be designated by the Majority Holders that
is reasonably convenient to all parties or to execute appropriate documents of
assignment, transfer and conveyance, in each case, in order to permit the
Secured Parties to take possession of and title to the Collateral. Unless the
Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline rapidly in value or is of a
type customarily sold on a recognized market, the Majority Holders will give the
Debtor reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or of
the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition thereof
is to be made. The requirements of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice
is mailed to the Debtor via registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at
least fifteen (15) days before the time of sale or disposition. Expenses of
retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling or the like, shall include the
Secured Parties’ reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses.
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Section
7. Debtor
Remains Liable.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:
(a) |
Notwithstanding
the exercise of any remedy available to the Secured Parties hereunder or
at law in connection with an event of default, the Debtor shall remain
liable to repay the balance, if any, remaining unpaid and outstanding
under the Notes after the value or proceeds received by the Secured
Parties in connection with such remedy is subtracted. The Secured Parties
shall promptly deliver and pay over to the Debtor any portion of the value
or proceeds received in connection with such remedy that remains after the
unpaid and outstanding portion of the Notes is paid in
full. |
(b) |
The
Debtor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in
the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and shall perform all of
its duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same
extent as if this Security Agreement had not been
executed; |
(c) |
The
exercise by the Secured Parties of any of their rights hereunder shall not
release the Debtor from any of its duties or obligations under any such
contracts or agreements included in the Collateral;
and |
(d) |
The
Secured Parties shall not have any obligation or liability under any such
contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this
Security Agreement, nor shall the Secured Parties be obligated to perform
any of the obligations or duties of the Debtor thereunder or to take any
action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
hereunder. |
Section
8. Security
Interest Absolute. All
rights of the Secured Parties and the security interests granted to the Secured
Parties hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, irrespective of:
(a) |
Any
lack of validity or enforceability of the Notes or any other document or
instrument relating thereto; |
(b) |
Any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term
of, all or any part of the Obligations or any other amendment to or waiver
of or any consent to any departure from the Notes or any other document or
instrument relating thereto; |
(c) |
Any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral (including the
Collateral), or any release of or amendment to or waiver of or consent to
or departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
or |
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(d) |
Any
other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to,
or a discharge of, the Debtor, a guarantor or a third party grantor of a
security interest. |
Section
9. Additional
Assurances. At the
request of the Majority Holders, the Debtor will join in executing or will
execute, as appropriate, all necessary financing statements in a form
satisfactory to the Majority Holders, and the Debtor will pay the cost of filing
such statements, including all statutory fees. The Debtor will further execute
all other instruments deemed necessary by the Majority Holders and pay the cost
of filing such instruments.
Section
10. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Concerning Debtor’s Legal
Status.
The
Debtor covenants with the Secured Parties as follows:
(i) |
without
providing 15 days’ prior written notice to each of the Secured Parties,
Debtor will not change its name, its place of business, or, if more than
one, its chief executive offices or its mailing address;
and |
(ii) |
without
providing 15 days’ prior written notice to each of the Secured Parties,
Debtor will not change its type of organization, jurisdiction of
organization or other legal structure. |
Section
11. Expenses. The
Debtor will upon demand by the Majority Holders pay to the Secured Parties the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one counsel representing such Secured Parties and of any
experts and agents, that the Secured Parties may incur in connection with (i)
the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from,
or other realization upon, any of the Collateral upon the occurrence of an event
of default, (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured
Parties hereunder, or (iii) the failure by the Debtor to perform or observe any
of the provisions hereof.
Section
12. Notices
of Loss or Depreciation. The
Debtor will immediately notify each of the Secured Parties of any claim, suit or
proceeding against any Collateral or any event causing loss or depreciation in
the value of Collateral, including the amount of such loss or
depreciation.
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13. No
Waivers. No
waiver by the Secured Parties of any default shall operate as a waiver of any
other default or of the same default on any subsequent occasion.
Section
14. Continuing
Security Interest. This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and
shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full of the
Obligations, (ii) be binding upon Debtor, its successors and assigns, and (iii)
inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Secured Parties and their
successors, transferees and assigns. Upon the payment in full of the
Obligations, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights
to the Collateral shall revert to the Debtor. Upon any such termination, the
Secured Parties will execute and deliver to the Debtor such documents as the
Debtor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
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Section
15. Governing
Law. This
Security Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to such jurisdiction’s principles of conflict of laws,
except to the extent that the validity or the perfection of the security
interest hereunder, or remedies hereunder, in respect of any particular
Collateral are governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of
New York.
Section
16. Counterparts. This
Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
will be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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17. Remedies
Cumulative. The
rights and remedies herein are cumulative, and not exclusive of other rights and
remedies which may be granted or provided by law.
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18. Notices. Any
demand upon or notice to the Debtor hereunder shall be effective when delivered
by hand or when properly deposited in the mails postage prepaid, or sent by
electronic facsimile transmission, receipt acknowledged, or delivered to an
overnight courier, in each case addressed to the Debtor at the address shown
below or such other address as the Debtor advises the Secured Party in writing.
Any notice by the Debtor to the Secured Party shall be given as aforesaid,
addressed to the Secured Party at the address shown below or such other address
as the Secured Party may advises the Debtor in writing:
If to a
Secured Party to it at its address set forth on Schedule
A
hereto.
If to Debtor: | Solomon Technologies, Inc. | |
0000 X&X Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
||
Attn:
Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx., President |
||
With a copy to: | Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP | |
0000 Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. |
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Section
19. Entire
Agreement. This
Security Agreement and the documents and instruments referred to herein embody
the entire agreement entered into between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof, and may not be amended, waived, or discharged except by an
instrument in writing executed by the party against whom enforcement of said
amendment, waiver, or discharge is sought.
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Section
20. Additional
Secured Parties. The
Debtor, Woodlaken and Jezebel acknowledge that the Debtor may sell up to an
additional $110,000 aggregate principal amount of promissory notes having
substantially the same terms as the Notes (for a maximum aggregate principal
amount of $250,000 with the Woodlaken Note and the Jezebel Note) and such
parties, and all persons who become Secured Parties after the date hereof, agree
that upon the sale of a promissory note and the execution of a joinder agreement
in the form of Schedule
B hereto
by the purchaser thereof, (i) such purchaser shall be deemed as “Secured Party”
hereunder, (ii) the promissory note so purchased shall be deemed a Note
hereunder, and (iii) Schedule
A hereto
shall be amended to include all relevant information pertaining to such
purchaser and the Note purchased by him, her or it. Schedule
A as so
amended shall be initialed or signed by the President of the
Debtor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized agents, have
executed this Security Agreement as of the date set forth above.
SOLOMON
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx.
Title:
President
WOODLAKEN,
LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Manager
JEZEBEL
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxx
Title:
President
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SCHEDULE
A
SECURED
PARTIES
Name
and Address of Secured Party |
Note
Issuance Date |
Principal
Amount of Note |
|||||
Woodlaken,
LLC
Mill
Crossing
Building
A
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
March
7, 2005 |
|
$40,000 |
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Jezebel
Management Corporation
c/o
JMC Venture Partners LLC
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxxx |
March
16, 2005 |
|
$100,000 |
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|
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SCHEDULE
B
FORM
OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
Joinder
Agreement, dated as of this ___ day of ____________, 2005, by and between
Solomon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Debtor”), and
the undersigned (the “Investor”).
Reference
is made to that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of
March 16, 2005, by and among the Debtor, Woodlaken, LLC, Jezebel Management
Corporation and the other investors listed on Schedule
A thereto
(the “Security
Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Security Agreement.
Investor
has purchased a Senior Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of
$_______ from the Debtor. As a condition to permitting the Investor to share in
the security interest in the Debtor’s assets described in the Security
Agreement, the Debtor has required that the Investor execute this Joinder
Agreement for the purpose of binding the Investor to the Security Agreement.
With the
execution of this Joinder Agreement by the Investor, (i) the Investor hereby
agrees to be bound by the terms of the Security Agreement as if the Investor was
an original signatory to such agreement, (ii) the Investor shall be deemed to be
a “Secured Party” under such agreement, and (iii) the Senior Secured Promissory
Note purchased by the Investor shall be deemed to be a “Note” under such
agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder Agreement as of
the date first above written.
DEBTOR:
SOLOMON
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
INVESTOR:
________________________________
(Print
name of investor)
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title: