SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of March 31, 2006, by and
among The Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Group, a Florida corporation ("Company"), and the
secured parties signatory hereto and their respective endorsees, transferees and
assigns (collectively, the "Secured Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated the date
hereof, between Company and the Secured Party (the "Purchase Agreement"),
Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has
agreed to purchase from Company certain of Company's 6% Callable Secured
Convertible Notes, due three years from the date of issue (the "Notes"), which
are convertible into shares of Company's Common Stock, par value $.00001 per
share (the "Common Stock"). In connection therewith, Company shall issue the
Secured Party certain Common Stock purchase warrants (the "Warrants"); and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Notes,
Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement
for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to it a first priority
security interest in certain property of Company to secure the prompt payment,
performance and discharge in full of all of Company's obligations under the
Notes and exercise and discharge in full of Company's obligations under the
Warrants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC
(such as "general intangibles" and "proceeds") shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
(a) "Collateral" means the collateral in which the Secured Party is
granted a security interest by this Agreement and which shall include the
following, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming
into existence, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions
and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof,
including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the
Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in
connection therewith:
(i) All Goods of the Company, including, without limitations, all
machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats,
ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test
and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature
and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents
representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements
therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing
and all other items used and useful in connection with the Company's
businesses and all improvements thereto (collectively, the "Equipment");
and
(ii) All Inventory of the Company; and
(iii) All of the Company's contract rights and general intangibles,
including, without limitation, all partnership interests, stock or other
securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software
development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control
procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, trademarks, service marks, trade
styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, copyrights, deposit
accounts, and income tax refunds (collectively, the "General
Intangibles"); and
(iv) All Receivables of the Company including all insurance
proceeds, and rights to refunds or indemnification whatsoever owing,
together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of
the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor
vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right,
title, security and guaranties with respect to each Receivable, including
any right of stoppage in transit; and
(v) All of the Company's documents, instruments and chattel paper,
files, records, books of account, business papers, computer programs and
the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in
clauses (i)-(iv) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (I)
any and all of the following assets (the "Deemed Excluded Assets"),
unless the Company provides written notice to the Secured Parties
that any such Deemed Excluded Asset should be included in the
Collateral: (a) any rights under contracts, leases or intellectual
property rights if the terms of such contract, lease or intellectual
property right, or the terms of any right granted by the Company
with respect thereto, prohibit the collateral assignment or granting
of a security interest in the Company's right in the same; or (b)
any restricted cash or cash equivalents or any certificates of
deposit, whether now owned by the Company or hereafter acquired,
that secure the Company's obligations with respect to letters of
credit, performance or surety bonds or similar obligations; (II) any
asset (an "Optional Excluded Asset", together with the Deemed
Excluded Assets, the "Excluded Assets"), for which the Company has
provided a written notice of exclusion (a "Notice of Exclusion"),
specifically identifying the asset (or class of assets) and stating
that it is excluded from the meaning of Collateral under this
Agreement; provided that the Company shall only be entitled to
deliver a Notice of Exclusion if the Optional Excluded Asset is to
be used as collateral to secure obligations of the Company to other
parties in connection with bona fide commercial or financing
transactions with such a third party; and provided, further, that
after giving effect to such Notice of Exclusion, the total book
value of the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations pursuant to
this Agreement, less the total aggregate principal amount of all
secured indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed (excluding
the Secured Obligations) which is secured by the Collateral, in each
case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
procedures, would exceed the then-outstanding principal amount of
the Notes; or (III) any proceeds of any Excluded Asset.
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(b) "Company" shall mean, collectively, Company and all of the
subsidiaries of Company, a list of which is contained in Schedule A, attached
hereto.
(c) "Obligations" means all of the Company's obligations under this
Agreement and the Notes, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing,
voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated
or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not
from time to time decreased or extinguished and later decreased, created or
incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are
paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent
transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented,
converted, extended or modified from time to time.
(d) "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code, as currently in effect
in the State of New York.
2. Grant of Security Interest. As an inducement for the Secured Party to
purchase the Notes and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance
and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, the
Company hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and
hypothecates to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in, a
continuing first lien upon, an unqualified right to possession and disposition
of and a right of set-off against, in each case to the fullest extent permitted
by law, all of the Company's right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and
nature in and to the Collateral (other than the Excluded Assets), subject to any
current UCC-1 on file for the assets on the Company's subsidiary (the "Security
Interest").
3. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the
Secured Party as follows:
(a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company.
This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditor's rights generally.
(b) The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of
business or offices where its respective books of account and records are kept
(other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or
places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A
attached hereto;
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(c) The Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for
non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights
or claims, and is fully authorized to grant the Security Interest in and to
pledge the Collateral, except as set forth on Schedule C. There is not on file
in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an
effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any
notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have been filed in favor
of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of
the Collateral, except as set forth on Schedule C. So long as this Agreement
shall be in effect, the Company shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit
to be on file in any such office or agency any such financing statement or other
document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the
Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), except as set forth on
Schedule C.
(d) No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or
unenforceable. No written claim has been received that any Collateral or the
Company's use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There
has been no adverse decision to the Company's claim of ownership rights in or
exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company's
right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there
is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Company, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or
regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e) The Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and
records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its
Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not
relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it
delivers to the Secured Party at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i)
written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be
within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing
statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other
steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interest to create in favor of the
Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing first priority liens in the
Collateral.
(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a valid
security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the
Obligations and, upon making the filings described in the immediately following
sentence, a perfected first priority security interest in such Collateral.
Except for the filing of financing statements on Form-1 under the UCC with the
jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto, no authorization or
approval of or filing with or notice to any governmental authority or regulatory
body is required either (i) for the grant by the Company of, or the
effectiveness of, the Security Interest granted hereby or for the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or (ii) for the
perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies
hereunder.
(g) On the date of execution of this Agreement, the Company will
deliver to the Secured Party one or more executed UCC financing statements on
Form-1 with respect to the Security Interest for filing with the jurisdictions
indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto and in such other jurisdictions as may
be requested by the Secured Party.
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(h) Except as set forth on Schedule C, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement does not conflict with or cause a breach or
default, or an event that with or without the passage of time or notice, shall
constitute a breach or default, under any agreement to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company is bound. No consent (including, without
limitation, from stock holders or creditors of the Company) is required for the
Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.
(i) The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and Security
Interest provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and
security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this
Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall terminate pursuant to
Section 11. The Company hereby agrees to defend the same against any and all
persons. The Company shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account
of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign
and deliver to the Secured Party at any time or from time to time one or more
financing statements pursuant to the UCC (or any other applicable statute) in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of
filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the
Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations
provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the
Collateral and the Security Interest hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and
furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases
and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the
priority of the Security Interest hereunder.
(j) (i) The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate,
encumber, license (except for non-exclusive licenses granted and sales made by
the Company in the ordinary course of business), sell or otherwise dispose of
any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.
(ii) The Secured Parties each agree that nothing set forth herein is intended or
shall be construed to prohibit or limit in any way the right and ability of the
Company (i) to sell, assign, transfer, license, sublease or otherwise dispose
of, or grant any option or other interest or right with respect to, any of the
Collateral (other than dividends to the Company's stockholders that are
prohibited under the terms of the Notes), (ii) to grant, create or suffer to
exist any Lien, charge or security interest upon or with respect to any of the
Collateral; (iii) to amend, modify or replace any contracts included in the
Collateral or to waive any rights thereunder, or (iv) other than as expressly
set forth herein, to enter into any other transactions with respect to the
Collateral, and the consent of the Secured Parties shall not be required for any
of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not sell,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Collateral having a book value (i)
in excess of $50,000 in a single transaction or series of related transactions
or (ii) in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate during the term of the Notes,
unless either (x) the proceeds thereof shall constitute Collateral in which the
Secured Parties shall have a valid and perfected security interest; (y) the
Company applies the proceeds thereof to repay indebtedness that is secured by a
Lien which is senior to the Secured Parties' security interest in the
Collateral, or (z) after giving effect to such sale, assignment, transfer or
other disposition, the total book value of the Collateral securing the Secured
Obligations pursuant to this Agreement, less the total aggregate principal
amount of all secured indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed (excluding
the Secured Obligations) which is secured by the Collateral, in each case
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, would
exceed the then-outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
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(k) The Company shall keep and preserve its Equipment, Inventory and
other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not
operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in
any area excluded from insurance coverage.
(l) The Company shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge
thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any
substantial change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which
would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the
Secured Party's security interest therein.
(m) The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured
Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing
statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take
such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may
in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its
security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, the execution
and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to the Company's
intellectual property ("Intellectual Property Security Agreement") in which the
Secured Party has been granted a security interest hereunder, substantially in a
form acceptable to the Secured Party, which Intellectual Property Security
Agreement, other than as stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms
and conditions hereof.
(n) The Company shall permit the Secured Party and its
representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral at any time, and to make
copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be requested by the
Secured Party from time to time.
(o) The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to
diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims,
causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(p) The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in
sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution
or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other
information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the
Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured
Party hereunder.
(q) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the
Secured Party by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the Collateral is
accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(r) Schedule A attached hereto contains a list of all of the
subsidiaries of Company.
4. Defaults. The following events shall be "Events of Default":
(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes)
under the Notes;
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t 12 (b) Any representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement
or in the Intellectual Property Security Agreement shall prove to have been
incorrect in any material respect when made; and
(c) The failure by the Company to observe or perform any of its
obligations hereunder or in the Intellectual Property Security Agreement for ten
(10) days after receipt by the Company of notice of such failure from the
Secured Party.
5. Duty To Hold In Trust. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and
at any time thereafter, the Company shall, upon receipt by it of any revenue,
income or other sums subject to the Security Interest, whether payable pursuant
to the Notes or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or
other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in
trust for the Secured Party and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such
sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Party for application to the
satisfaction of the Obligations.
6. Rights and Remedies Upon Default. Upon occurrence of any Event of
Default and at any time thereafter, the Secured Party shall have the right to
exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Notes, and the
Secured Party shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the UCC and/or any other applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code
of any jurisdiction in which any Collateral is then located). Without
limitation, the Secured Party shall have the following rights and powers:
(a) The Secured Party shall have the right to take possession of the
Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any
person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be
placed and remove the same, and the Company shall assemble the Collateral and
make it available to the Secured Party at places which the Secured Party shall
reasonably select, whether at the Company's premises or elsewhere, and make
available to the Secured Party, without rent, all of the Company's respective
premises and facilities for the purpose of the Secured Party taking possession
of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form.
(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to operate the business
of the Company using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at
public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions
or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or
parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such
terms and conditions as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable, all
without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived)
advertisement or demand upon or notice to the Company or right of redemption of
the Company, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease,
assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Secured Party may, unless
prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of
the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right
of redemption and equities of the Company, which are hereby waived and released.
(c) The remedies provided in this Section 6 shall only be exercised
or otherwise enforced with the written consent of Secured Parties holding at
least 66-2/3% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Secured
Obligations ("Majority Secured Parties"). The Majority Secured Parties may
appoint an agent (the "Agent") that, at the direction of Majority Secured
Parties, shall have the right to exercise any right or remedy of the Secured
Parties, on behalf of all Secured Parties, under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the N.Y.
Uniform Commercial Code. If an Agent is so appointed:
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(i) At the direction of the Majority Secured Parties, the Agent
shall proceed with the enforcement of the Secured Parties' rights against
the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Notes. Any
repossession, sale or distribution of proceeds of Collateral shall be
accomplished as required by this Agreement, the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants
(collectively the "Transaction Documents" and applicable law. The Agent is
authorized to exercise all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties
under the Transaction Documents, provided that, absent exigent
circumstances where action is determined by the Agent to be necessary to
protect Collateral, the Agent shall not proceed to enforce the Secured
Parties' rights and remedies against the Collateral or the Company by
foreclosure, judicial action or the like ("Enforcement Action"), unless
and until directed to do so by the Majority Secured Parties. Unless the
Agent shall request further guidance or consents, any direction by the
Majority Secured Parties to begin Enforcement Action may merely state that
the Agent shall begin enforcement, and need not specify the manner in
which enforcement should proceed. Once the Agent receives an enforcement
direction from the Majority Secured Parties, all decisions as to how to
proceed to enforce the Secured Parties' rights and remedies, including,
without limitation, the methods and timing of proceeding, may be made by
the Agent in its good faith business judgment, with such consultation with
the Secured Parties as the Agent in its sole discretion deems reasonable
under the circumstances. In the event of one or more foreclosure sales,
the Agent shall have the right to bid in the claim of each Secured Party
on behalf of each Secured Party in respect of its respective Note.
(ii) Unless consented to by all of the Secured Parties, no Secured
Party shall, except through the Agent, collect, take possession of,
foreclose upon, or exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the
Collateral or the Company, judicially or non-judicially, in order to
satisfy or collect any Secured Obligations or attempt to do any of the
foregoing.
(iii) If the Collateral is acquired by the Agent by foreclosure sale
or otherwise, at the option of the Agent, title may be taken in the name
of the Agent or in the name of a corporation affiliated with the Agent or
other nominee designated by the Agent, in any case, for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Although the Agent shall consult with the Secured Parties as to the
general operation and disposition of any Collateral for which title has
been acquired through foreclosure or otherwise, the consent of the Secured
Parties shall not be required for matters and decisions by the Agent
relating to the management, operation, or repair of the Collateral so
acquired.
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(iv) The costs of repossession, sale, possession and management
(including, without limitation, any costs of holding any Collateral the
title to which is acquired by the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties),
and distribution pursuant to this Section 6 (as further set forth herein)
shall be an obligation of the Company, and to the extent the Company does
not cover such costs, shall be borne Pro Rata by the Secured Parties until
repaid by the Company. Each Secured Party shall reimburse the Agent for
its Pro Rata share of all such costs promptly upon demand. Without
limiting any obligations of one Secured Party to reimburse the Agent as
contained herein, in the event of the Company's failure to pay taxes,
assessments, insurance premiums, claims against the Collateral or any
other amount required to be paid by the Company pursuant to any
Transaction Documents, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to)
advance amounts necessary to pay the same, and each Secured Party agrees
to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata share of any
such payments, provided Agent has advanced such amounts with the approval
of the Majority Secured Parties. "Pro Rata"means, as to any Secured Party
at any time, (a) with respect to the Secured Obligations, the percentage
equivalent at such time of (i) such Secured Party's aggregate unpaid
Secured Obligation amount under the Notes, divided by (ii) the combined
aggregate unpaid Secured Obligation amount of all Notes of all Secured
Parties.
7. Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other
disposition of the Collateral hereunder shall be applied first, to the expenses
of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and
the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs
incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party in enforcing its
rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the
Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations, and to the payment of
any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Party
shall pay to the Company any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or
other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to
pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company will
be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 15%
per annum (the "Default Rate"), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys
employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Company waives all claims, damages and demands
against the Secured Party arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or
sale of the Collateral, unless due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Secured Party.
8. Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all out-of-pocket fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder,
including without limitation, any financing statements, continuation statements,
partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses
of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Party. The Company shall also
pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Secured
Party might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the
Security Interest therein. The Company will also, upon demand, pay to the
Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which
the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement of this
Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from,
or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party under the Notes. Until so
paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the
Notes and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
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9. Responsibility for Collateral. The Company assumes all liabilities and
responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the obligations of the
Company hereunder or under the Notes and the Warrants shall in no way be
affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of
any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason.
10. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Party and all
Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
the Notes, the Warrants or any agreement entered into in connection with the
foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner
or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of
the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any
departure from the Notes, the Warrants or any other agreement entered into in
connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any
of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security,
for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Party to
obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or
matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense
available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security
Interest granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and
performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the
Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the
running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. The Company expressly
waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and
demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any
Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be
deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a
voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency
laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party
other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company's obligations
hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be
discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this
Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Company waives all right to
require the Secured Party to proceed against any other person or to apply any
Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to marshal assets,
or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason
of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured
hereby.
11. Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interest shall
terminate on the date on which all payments under the Notes have been made in
full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged. Upon such
termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the
Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any
financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.
12. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing, with copies to all the other parties hereto, and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) if delivered by hand, upon
receipt, (ii) if sent by facsimile, upon receipt of proof of sending thereof,
(iii) if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt
requested), the next business day or (iv) if mailed by first-class registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, four days after
posting in the U.S. mails, in each case if delivered to the following addresses:
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If to the Company: The Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Group
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Spectrum Law Group, LLP
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Secured Party: AJW Partners, LLC
AJW Offshore, Ltd.
AJW Qualified Partners, LLC
New Millennium Capital Partners II, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
13. Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or
hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee,
endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity,
then the Secured Party shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue,
relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto,
without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Party's rights and
remedies hereunder.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) No course of dealing between the Company and the Secured Party,
nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the
Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Notes shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
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(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect
to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Notes or by any other
agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be
exercised singly or concurrently.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and is intended to supersede all prior
negotiations, understandings and agreements with respect thereto. Except as
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement may be
modified or amended except by a written agreement specifically referring to this
Agreement and signed by all the parties hereto.
(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason, unless
such provision is narrowed by judicial construction, this Agreement shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
provision had been more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to
the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining portion of such provision or the other provisions of
this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision or the other provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) No waiver of any breach or default or any right under this
Agreement shall be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party
giving such waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any
subsequent breach or default or right, whether of the same or similar nature or
otherwise.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
each party hereto and its successors and assigns.
(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and
deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, except to the extent the validity, perfection or
enforcement of a security interest hereunder in respect of any particular
Collateral which are governed by a jurisdiction other than the State of New York
in which case such law shall govern. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States
Federal court sitting in Manhattan county over any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State or Federal court. The parties hereto agree
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. The parties hereto further waive any objection to venue
in the State of New York and any objection to an action or proceeding in the
State of New York on the basis of forum non conveniens.
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(i) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
THIS AGREEMENT. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF
ANY DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATER
OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS,
BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY
HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY TO
ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH PARTY HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS
WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO RELY
ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY FURTHER WARRANTS AND
REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT
SUCH PARTY HAS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL
FOLLOWING SUCH CONSULTATION. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT,
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER
ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS AND SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF A
LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE
COURT.
(j) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event
that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall
create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf
such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature were the original thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement
to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
THE XXXXXXX XXXXXX GROUP
By: _____________________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
AJW PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
AJW OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
AJW QUALIFIED PARTNERS, LLC
By: AJW Manager, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
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SCHEDULE A
Principal Place of Business of the Company:
Locations Where Collateral is Located or Stored:
List of Subsidiaries of the Company:
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SCHEDULE B
Jurisdictions:
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