SECURITY AGREEMENT Dated June 29, 2010 From The Grantors referred to herein as Grantors to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Administrative Agent
Exhibit 10.2
Dated June 29, 2010
From
The Grantors referred to herein
as Grantors
to
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Section | Page | |||||
Section 1. |
Grant of Security |
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Section 2. |
Security for Obligations |
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Section 3. |
Grantors Remain Liable |
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Section 4. |
Delivery and Control of Security Collateral |
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Section 5. |
Maintaining Electronic Chattel Paper, Transferable Records and Letter-of-Credit Rights and Giving Notice of Commercial Tort Claims | 7 | ||||
Section 6. |
Representations and Warranties |
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Section 7. |
Further Assurances |
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Section 8. |
As to Equipment and Inventory |
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Section 9. |
Post-Closing Changes; Bailees; Collections on Assigned Agreements and Accounts |
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Section 10. |
As to Intellectual Property Collateral |
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Section 11. |
Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. |
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Section 12. |
Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares |
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Section 13. |
Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact |
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Section 14. |
Administrative Agent May Perform |
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Section 15. |
The Administrative Agent’s Duties |
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Section 16. |
Remedies |
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Section 17. |
Indemnity and Expenses |
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Section 18. |
Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc. |
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Section 19. |
Notices, Etc. |
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Section 20. |
Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement |
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Section 21. |
Release; Termination |
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Section 22. |
Execution in Counterparts |
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Section 23. |
The Mortgages |
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Section 24. |
Governing Law |
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Schedules I |
- | Location, Chief Executive Office, Place Where Agreements Are Maintained, Type Of Organization, Jurisdiction Of Organization And Organizational Identification Number | ||
Schedule II |
- | Pledged Equity | ||
Schedule III |
- | Patents, Trademarks and Trade Names, Copyrights and IP Agreements | ||
Schedule IV |
- | Commercial Tort Claims | ||
Exhibits |
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Exhibit A |
- | Form of Security Agreement Supplement | ||
Exhibit B |
- | Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement | ||
Exhibit C |
- | Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
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SECURITY AGREEMENT dated June 29, 2010 made by XXXXXXX FOODS GROUP, INC. (f/k/a M-FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), MFI MIDCO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the other Persons listed on the signature pages hereof and the Additional Grantors (as hereinafter defined) (the Borrower, Holdings, the Persons so listed and the Additional Grantors being, collectively, the “Grantors”), to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS.
(1) The Borrower has entered into a Credit Agreement dated of even date herewith (said Agreement, as it may hereafter be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder), being the “Credit Agreement”) with Holdings, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Agents.
(2) Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantors are entering into this Agreement in order to grant to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined).
(3) It is a condition precedent to the making of Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the entry into Secured Hedge Agreements by the Hedge Banks from time to time and the entry into Secured Cash Management Agreements by the Cash Management Banks from time to time that the Grantors shall have granted the assignment and security interest and made the pledge and assignment contemplated by this Agreement.
(4) Each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
(5) Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used in this Agreement as defined in the Credit Agreement. Further, unless otherwise defined in this Agreement or in the Credit Agreement, terms defined in Article 8 or 9 of the UCC (as defined below) are used in this Agreement as such terms are defined in such Article 8 or 9 (including Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Commodity Account, Commodity Contract, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, Financial Assets, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights, Securities Accounts, Securities Intermediary, Security, Security Entitlements and Supporting Obligations). “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as defined in the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement, to induce the Hedge Banks to enter into Secured Hedge Agreements from time to time and to induce the Cash Management Banks to enter into Secured Cash Management Agreements from time to time, each
Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:
Section 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following, other than Excluded Property (as hereinafter defined), in each case, as to each type of property described below, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, wherever located, and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”):
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all cash and Cash Equivalents;
(c) all Chattel Paper;
(d) all Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule IV hereto or for which notice is provided pursuant to Section 5(b) below;
(e) all Deposit Accounts;
(f) all Documents;
(g) all Equipment;
(h) all Farm Products;
(i) Subject to Section 23 hereof, all Fixtures;
(j) all General Intangibles;
(k) all Goods;
(l) all Instruments;
(m) all Inventory;
(n) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(o) the following (the “Security Collateral”):
(i) all indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes or other instruments from time to time owed to such Grantor (the “Pledged Debt”), and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Debt;
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(ii) all Equity Interests from time to time acquired, owned or held by such Grantor in any manner, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests of each Grantor set forth opposite such Grantor’s name on and otherwise described on Schedule II (as such Schedule II may be supplemented from time to time by supplements to this Agreement) (all such Equity Interests, together with the Pledged Equity, being the “Pledged Equity”), and the certificates, if any, representing such additional shares or units or other Equity Interests, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares or other Equity Interests and all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; provided that such Grantor shall not be required to pledge, and the terms “Pledged Equity” and “Security Collateral” used in this Agreement shall not include any Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary acquired, owned or otherwise held by such Grantor which, when aggregated with all of the other shares of stock in such Foreign Subsidiary pledged by such Grantor, would result in more than 65% of the shares of stock in such Foreign Subsidiary (or any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that is treated as a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes if substantially all of its assets consist of Equity Interests of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries) entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the Code) (the “Voting Foreign Stock”) being pledged to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties under this Agreement; provided, further, that all of the shares of stock or units or other Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the Code) (the “Non-Voting Foreign Stock”) shall be pledged by such Grantor; and
(iii) all Investment Property and all Financial Assets, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange therefor and all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
(p) all contracts and agreements between any Grantor and one or more additional parties (including, without limitation, any Swap Contracts, licensing agreements and any partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, limited liability company agreements) and the IP Agreements (as hereinafter defined), in each case as such agreements may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (collectively, the “Assigned Agreements”), including, without limitation, all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreements, (all such Collateral being the “Agreement Collateral”), but excluding any contract or agreement to the extent that (but only as long as) the terms therof prohibit the assignment of, or granting a security interest in, such contract or agreement (it being understood and agreed, however, (i) that notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights to payment for money due or to become due pursuant to any such
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excluded contract shall be subject to the security interests created by this Agreement and (ii) such excluded contact or agreement shall otherwise be subject to the security interests created by this Agreement upon receiving any necessary approvals or waivers permitting the assignment thereof);
(q) the following (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Collateral”):
(i) all patents, patent applications and utility models, all inventions claimed therein and the right to claim any inventions disclosed but unclaimed therein (“Patents”);
(ii) all trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade dress, logos, designs, slogans, trade names, business names, corporate names and other source identifiers, whether registered or unregistered (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law), together, in each case, with the goodwill symbolized thereby (“Trademarks”);
(iii) all copyrights, including, without limitation, copyrights in Computer Software (as hereinafter defined), internet web sites and the content thereof, whether registered or unregistered (“Copyrights”);
(iv) all computer software, programs and databases (including, without limitation, source code, object code and all related applications and data files), firmware and documentation and materials relating thereto, together with any and all maintenance rights, service rights, programming rights, hosting rights, test rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnification rights and any substitutions, replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates and new versions of any of the foregoing (“Computer Software”);
(v) all confidential and proprietary information, including, without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and development information, databases and data, including, without limitation, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information (collectively, “Trade Secrets”), and all other intellectual, industrial and intangible property of any type, including, without limitation, industrial designs and mask works;
(vi) all registrations and applications for registration for any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, those registrations and applications for registration set forth in Schedule III hereto (as such Schedule III may be supplemented from time to time by supplements to this Agreement, each such supplement being substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto (an “IP Security Agreement Supplement”) executed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent
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from time to time), together with all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof;
(vii) all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
(viii) all agreements, permits, consents, orders and franchises relating to the license, development, use or disclosure of any of the foregoing to which such Grantor, now or hereafter, is a party or a beneficiary (“IP Agreements”); and
(ix) any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to xxx for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages;
(r) all books and records (including, without limitation, customer lists, credit files, printouts and other computer output materials and records) of such Grantor pertaining to any of the Collateral;
(s) and all other tangible and intangible personal property of whatever nature whether or not covered by Article 9 of the UCC; and
(t) all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and Supporting Obligations relating to, any and all of the Collateral, and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral;
provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (a) through (t), the security interest created by this Agreement shall not extend to, and the terms “Collateral,” “Security Collateral,” “Agreement Collateral,” “Intellectual Property Collateral” and other terms defining the components of the Collateral in the foregoing clauses (a) through (t) shall not include, any of the following (collectively, the “Excluded Property”):
(i) any Equity Interests issued by an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(ii) any Equity Interests in partnerships, Joint Ventures and Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries that are wholly owned by a Grantor) to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would require the consent of any Person who owns Equity Interests in such partnership, Joint Venture or Subsidiary (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) which consent has not been obtained;
(iii) any Voting Foreign Stock excluded from the Pledged Equity and Security Collateral pursuant to the proviso to clause (o)(ii) above;
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(iv) any contract or agreement excluded from the Agreement Collateral pursuant to clause (p) above but only to the extent so excluded;
(v) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money Lien permitted under the Credit Agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, agreement, or purchase money arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Grantor), in each case to the extent not rendered unenforceable pursuant to applicable provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, provided, that the Collateral includes proceeds and receivables of any property excluded under this clause (iii), the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition; and
(vi) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby; and
provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (a) through (t), no Grantor shall be required to (x) enter into control agreements or otherwise perfect any security interest by “control” (except as otherwise required under Sections 2 through 24 of this Agreement, including the requirements under Section 4 with respect to the delivery of the certificates, instruments and duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank as set out therein) (y) to perfect any security interest in motor vehicles or other assets covered by a certificate of title (except by the filing of UCC financing statements) or (z) take any action in any jurisdiction to create any security interest in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interest in such assets or to enter into any security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America (collectively, the “Perfection Exceptions”).
Section 2. Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures, in the case of each Grantor, the payment of all Obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under the Loan Documents (as such Loan Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, premiums, penalties, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (all such Obligations being the “Secured Obligations”).
Section 3. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in such Grantor’s Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral and (c) no Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
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nor shall any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
Section 4. Delivery and Control of Security Collateral. (a) All certificates representing or evidencing the Pledged Equity and all instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Debt in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $3,000,000 shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. During the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, at any time in its discretion and without notice to any Grantor, to (i) transfer to or to register in the name of the Administrative Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Security Collateral, subject only to the revocable rights specified in Section 11(a), (ii) exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, and (iii) convert Security Collateral consisting of financial assets credited to any Securities Account to Security Collateral consisting of financial assets held directly by the Administrative Agent, and to convert Security Collateral consisting of financial assets held directly by the Administrative Agent to Security Collateral consisting of financial assets credited to any Securities Account.
(b) During the continuation of an Event of Default, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, with respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that constitutes an uncertificated security, such Grantor will cause the issuer thereof either (i) to register the Administrative Agent as the registered owner of such security or (ii) to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such authenticated record to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. During the continuation of an Event of Default, with respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that is not an uncertificated security, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will notify each such issuer of Pledged Equity that such Pledged Equity is subject to the security interest granted hereunder.
(c) During the continuation of an Event of Default, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will notify each such issuer of Pledged Debt that such Pledged Debt is subject to the security interest granted hereunder.
Section 5. Maintaining Electronic Chattel Paper, Transferable Records and Letter-of-Credit Rights and Giving Notice of Commercial Tort Claims. So long as any Loan or any other Obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding, any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be in effect or any Lender shall have any Commitment:
(a) During the continuation of an Event of Default, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Grantor will maintain all (i) Electronic Chattel Paper so that the Administrative Agent has control of the Electronic Chattel Paper in the
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manner specified in Section 9-105 of the UCC and (ii) all transferable records so that the Administrative Agent has control of the transferable records in the manner specified in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as in effect in the jurisdiction governing such transferable record (“UETA” ); and
(b) Each Grantor will give prompt notice to the Administrative Agent of any Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $3,000,000 that may arise in the future and will promptly execute or otherwise authenticate a supplement to this Agreement, and otherwise take all necessary action, to subject such Commercial Tort Claim to the first priority security interest created under this Agreement.
Section 6. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor represents and warrants as follows (it being understood that none of the foregoing applies to the Excluded Property):
(a) Such Grantor’s exact legal name, as defined in Section 9-503(a) of the UCC, is correctly set forth in Schedule I hereto (as such Schedule I may be supplemented from time to time by supplements to this Agreement). Such Grantor is located (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC) and has its chief executive office, in the state or jurisdiction set forth in Schedule I hereto. The information set forth in Schedule I hereto with respect to such Grantor is true and accurate in all material respects.
(b) All of the Equipment and Inventory of such Grantor, in each case, with value (together with the value of all Equipment and Inventory of all other Grantors located at the same place) in excess of $3,000,000 are located at the places specified therefor in Schedules 5.08(b), (c) and (d) to the Credit Agreement. All Pledged Equity consisting of certificated securities have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance herewith.
(c) Such Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral of such Grantor free and clear of any Lien, claim, option or right of others, except for the security interest created under this Agreement, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The Pledged Equity pledged by such Grantor hereunder has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.
(e) The Pledged Equity pledged by such Grantor constitutes the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the issuers thereof indicated on Schedule II hereto.
(f) Upon the filing of appropriate financing statements, all actions necessary to perfect the security interest in the Collateral of such Grantor created under this Agreement with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC shall have been duly made or taken and are in full force and effect, and this Agreement creates in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and, together with such filings and other actions, perfected first priority security interest
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in such Collateral of such Grantor (subject to the Perfection Exceptions and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement), securing the payment of the Secured Obligations.
(g) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as to itself and its Intellectual Property Collateral:
(i) To the Grantor’s knowledge, the operation of such Grantor’s business as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted and the use of the Intellectual Property Collateral in connection therewith do not conflict with, infringe, misappropriate, dilute, misuse or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
(ii) The Intellectual Property Collateral is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and to such Grantor’s knowledge, is valid and enforceable. Such Grantor is not aware of any uses of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral that could be expected to lead to such item becoming invalid or unenforceable.
(iii) Such Grantor has made or performed all filings, recordings and other acts and has paid all required fees and taxes to maintain and protect its interest in each and every item of Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect throughout the world, and to protect and maintain its interest therein including, without limitation, recordations of any of its interests in the Patents and Trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in corresponding national and international patent offices, and recordation of any of its interests in the Copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office and in corresponding national and international copyright offices. Such Grantor has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of each patent, trademark and copyright in the Intellectual Property Collateral.
(iv) To such Grantor’s knowledge, (A) none of the Trade Secrets of such Grantor has been used, divulged, disclosed or appropriated to the detriment of such Grantor for the benefit of any other Person other than such Grantor; (B) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor has misappropriated any trade secrets of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor; and (C) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar agreement or contract relating in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such Grantor’s Intellectual Property Collateral.
(v) To such Grantor’s knowledge, no Grantor or Intellectual Property Collateral is subject to any outstanding consent, settlement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of any Intellectual Property
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Collateral or that would impair the validity or enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral.
Section 7. Further Assurances. (a) Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly execute and deliver, or otherwise authenticate, all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be reasonably necessary or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any pledge or security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor, subject in each case to the Perfection Exceptions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, promptly with respect to Collateral of such Grantor: (i) if any such Collateral shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent hereunder such note or instrument or Chattel Paper duly indorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (ii) execute or authenticate and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder; (iii) deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent for benefit of the Secured Parties certificates representing Security Collateral that constitutes certificated securities, accompanied by undated stock or bond powers executed in blank; (iv) during the continuation of an Event of Default take all action necessary to ensure that the Administrative Agent has control of Collateral consisting of Deposit Accounts (other than (collectively, the “Exempt Deposit Accounts”) (i) Deposit Accounts the balance of which consists exclusively of (A) withheld income taxes and federal, state or local employment taxes in such amounts as are required in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower to be paid to the Internal Revenue Service or state or local government agencies within the following two months with respect to employees of any of the Loan Parties and (B) amounts required to be paid over to an employee benefit plan pursuant to DOL Reg. Sec. 2510.3-102 on behalf of or for the benefit of employees of one or more Loan Parties and (ii) all segregated Deposit Accounts constituting (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside in connection with) taxes accounts, payroll accounts and trust accounts), Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights and transferable records as provided in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC and in Section 16 of UETA; and (v) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence that all other action (subject to the Perfection Exceptions) that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the security interest created by such Grantor under this Agreement has been taken.
(b) Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, including, without limitation, one or more financing statements indicating that such financing statements cover all assets or all personal property (or words of similar effect) of such Grantor, in each case without the signature of such Grantor, and regardless of whether any particular asset described in such financing statements falls within the scope of the UCC or the granting clause of this Agreement. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the
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Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent to have filed such financing statements, continuation statements or amendments filed prior to the date hereof.
Section 8. As to Equipment and Inventory. Each Grantor will cause the Equipment of such Grantor to be maintained and preserved in the same condition, repair and working order as required under the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor will promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent a statement respecting any loss or damage exceeding $1,000,000 to any of the Equipment or Inventory of such Grantor.
Section 9. Post-Closing Changes; Bailees; Collections on Assigned Agreements and Accounts. (a) No Grantor will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number or location from those set forth in Section 6(a) of this Agreement without first giving at least 10 days’ (or such lesser period of time as the Administrative Agent may agree) prior written notice (or subsequent written notice if the Administrative Agent agrees in its reasonable discretion) to the Administrative Agent and taking all action required by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the security interest granted by this Agreement.
(b) During the continuation of an Event of Default, if any Collateral of any Grantor is at any time in the possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee or agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent such Grantor will (i) notify such warehouseman, bailee or agent of the security interest created hereunder, (ii) instruct such warehouseman, bailee or agent to hold all such Collateral solely for the Administrative Agent’s account subject only to the Administrative Agent’s instructions, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts, to cause such warehouseman, bailee or agent to authenticate a record acknowledging that it holds possession of such Collateral for the Administrative Agent’s benefit and shall act solely on the instructions of the Administrative Agent without the further consent of the Grantor or any other Person, and (iv) make such authenticated record available to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c), each Grantor will continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due such Grantor under the Accounts. In connection with such collections, such Grantor may take (and, at the Administrative Agent’s direction during the continuation of an Event of Default, may take) such commercially reasonable action as such Grantor (or the Administrative Agent) may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection thereof; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and upon written notice to such Grantor of its intention to do so, to notify the Obligors under any Accounts, of the assignment of such Accounts, to the Administrative Agent and to direct such Obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor, to enforce collection of any such Accounts, to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done, and to otherwise exercise all rights with respect to such Accounts, including, without limitation, those set forth set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC. After receipt by any Grantor of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in the proviso to the preceding sentence, (i) all amounts and proceeds (including, without limitation, instruments)
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received by such Grantor in respect of the Accounts, of such Grantor shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be either (A) released to such Grantor to the extent permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement so long as no an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (B) if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, applied as provided in Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) such Grantor will not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account, release wholly or partly any Obligor thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon. No Grantor will permit or consent to the subordination of its right to payment under any of the Accounts to any other indebtedness or obligations of the Obligor thereof.
Section 10. As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) With respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all commercially reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authority, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings, except to the extent failure to act could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain.
(c) Except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect, each Grantor shall take all commercially reasonable steps which it or the Administrative Agent (during the continuation of an Event of Default) deems reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks use such consistent standards of quality.
(d) With respect to its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Grantor agrees to execute or otherwise authenticate an agreement, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (an “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”), for recording the security interest granted hereunder to the Administrative Agent in such Intellectual Property Collateral with the U.S.
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Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authorities necessary to perfect the security interest hereunder in such Intellectual Property Collateral.
(e) Each Grantor agrees that should it obtain an ownership interest in any item of the type set forth in Section 1(q) that is not on the date hereof a part of the Intellectual Property Collateral (“After-Acquired Intellectual Property”) (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto, and (ii) any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property and, in the case of trademarks, the goodwill symbolized thereby, shall automatically become part of the Intellectual Property Collateral subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect thereto. Each Grantor shall give prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent identifying the After-Acquired Intellectual Property, and such Grantor shall, concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, or otherwise authenticate, an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (an “IP Security Agreement Supplement”) covering such After-Acquired Intellectual Property which IP Security Agreement Supplement shall be recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authorities necessary to perfect the security interest hereunder in such After-Acquired Intellectual Property.
Section 11. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. (a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Security Collateral of such Grantor or any part thereof for any purpose other than originate Entitlement Orders with respect to any Securities Account or Commodity Account; provided however, that such Grantor will not exercise or refrain from exercising any such right if such action would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Security Collateral or any part thereof.
(ii) Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the Security Collateral of such Grantor if and to the extent that the payment thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that any and all
(A) dividends, interest and other distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral,
(B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Security Collateral in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus and
(C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect of principal of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral
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shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Administrative Agent to hold as, Security Collateral and shall, if received by such Grantor, be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, be segregated from the other property or funds of such Grantor and be forthwith delivered to the Administrative Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
(iii) The Administrative Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends or interest payments that it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) All rights of each Grantor (x) to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 11(a)(i) shall, upon notice to such Grantor by the Administrative Agent, cease and (y) to receive the dividends, interest and other distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) shall automatically cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Security Collateral such dividends, interest and other distributions.
(ii) All dividends, interest and other distributions that are received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 11(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
(iii) The Administrative Agent shall be authorized to exercise exclusive control over all Deposit Accounts (other than the Exempt Deposit Accounts), Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts.
Section 12. Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares. (a) Each Grantor agrees that it will not (i) sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral, other than sales, assignments and other dispositions of Collateral, and options relating to Collateral, permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement, or (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Collateral of such Grantor except for the pledge, assignment and security interest created under this Agreement and Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(b) Each Grantor agrees that it will (i) cause each issuer of the Pledged Equity pledged by such Grantor not to issue any Equity Interests or other securities in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Equity issued by such issuer, except to such Grantor, and (ii) pledge
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hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any and all additional Equity Interests or other securities (subject to Section 1(o)(ii) with respect to Voting Foreign Stock).
Section 13. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent such Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation:
(a) to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Administrative Agent,
(b) to ask for, 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,
(c) to receive, indorse and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a) or (b) above, and
(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 compliance with the terms and conditions of any Assigned Agreement or the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Collateral.
Section 14. Administrative Agent May Perform. If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice, itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Grantor under Section 17.
Section 15. The Administrative Agent’s Duties. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not any Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property.
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Section 16. Remedies. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also may: (i) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable; (iii) occupy any premises owned or to the extent lawful and permitted leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; and (iv) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, including, without limitation, (A) any and all rights of such Grantor to demand or otherwise require payment of any amount under, or performance of any provision of, the Assigned Agreements, the Accounts and the other Collateral, (B) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds with respect to the Deposit Accounts (other than Exempt Deposit Accounts) and (C) exercise all other rights and remedies with respect to the Assigned Agreements, the Accounts and the other Collateral, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
(b) All payments received by any Grantor under or in connection with any Assigned Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Collateral shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
(c) The Administrative Agent may, without notice to any Grantor except as required by law and at any time or from time to time, charge, set-off and otherwise apply all or any part of the Secured Obligations against any funds held with respect to any Deposit Account that is not an Exempt Deposit Account.
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(d) If the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Security Collateral of any Grantor pursuant to this Section 16, each Grantor agrees that, upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will, at its own expense, do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of such Security Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
(e) The Administrative Agent is authorized, in connection with any sale of the Security Collateral pursuant to this Section 16, to deliver or otherwise disclose to any prospective purchaser of the Security Collateral: (i) any registration statement or prospectus, and all supplements and amendments thereto; (ii) any information and projections; and (iii) any other information in its possession relating to such Security Collateral.
(f) Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages that would be suffered by the Secured Parties by reason of the failure by such Grantor to perform any of the covenants contained in subsection (d) above and, consequently, agrees that, if such Grantor shall fail to perform any of such covenants, it will pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value of the Security Collateral on the date the Administrative Agent shall demand compliance with subsection (d) above.
Section 17. Indemnity and Expenses. (a) Each Grantor agrees to indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless each Secured Party and each of their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall pay on demand, any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or resulting from this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by the Secured Party.
(b) Each Grantor will upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel (provided that fees and expenses of counsel shall be limited to one counsel, plus, if necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and special counsel) and of any experts and agents, that the Administrative Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from or other realization upon, any of the Collateral of such Grantor, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties hereunder or (iv) the failure by such Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
Section 18. Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc. (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by
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any Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
(b) Upon the execution and delivery, or authentication, by any Person of a security agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (each a “Security Agreement Supplement”), (i) such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Grantor” and shall be and become a Grantor hereunder, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral of such Additional Grantor, and (ii) the supplemental schedules I through IV attached to each Security Agreement Supplement shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement Schedules I through IV, respectively, hereto, and the Administrative Agent may attach such supplemental schedules to such Schedules; and each reference to such Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules as supplemented pursuant to each Security Agreement Supplement.
Section 19. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telecopy or telex communication or facsimile transmission) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed, faxed or delivered to it, if to any Grantor, addressed to it in care of the Borrower at the Borrower’s address specified in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement, if to the Administrative Agent, at its address specified in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at such time as shall be set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any Security Agreement Supplement or Schedule hereto shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart thereof.
Section 20. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations, (ii) the Maturity Date and (iii) the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit, all Secured Hedge Agreements and all Secured Cash Management Agreements (b) be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes, if any, held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 21. Release; Termination. (a) Upon any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any item of Collateral of any Grantor permitted by, and in accordance with, the
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terms of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent will, at such Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted hereby; provided, however, that such Grantor shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a written request for release describing the item of Collateral and the terms of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition in reasonable detail, including, without limitation, the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a form of release for execution by the Administrative Agent and a certificate of such Grantor to the effect that the transaction is in compliance with the Loan Documents and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may request.
(b) Upon the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), (ii) the Maturity Date and (iii) the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit, all Secured Hedge Agreements and all Secured Cash Management Agreements, the pledge and security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the applicable Grantor. Upon any such termination, the Administrative Agent will, at the applicable Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
Section 22. Execution in Counterparts. 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 23. The Mortgages. In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of any Mortgage and the terms of such Mortgage are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Mortgage shall be controlling in the case of fixtures and real estate leases, letting and licenses of, and contracts and agreements relating to the lease of, real property, and the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling in the case of all other Collateral.
Section 24. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
XXXXXXX FOODS GROUP, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
MFI MIDCO CORPORATION | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
XXXXXXX FOODS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
XXXXXXX FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
CASA TRUCKING, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
XXXXXXX FARMS REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTION COMPANY | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
MINNESOTA PRODUCTS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
NORTHERN STAR CO. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
XXXXXXX’X HYGRADE EGG PRODUCTS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
X.X. XXXXXXXX COMPANY | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
FARM FRESH FOODS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx “B” | ||
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
WFC, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxx XX Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
WISCO FARM COOPERATIVE | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxx XX Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
ABBOTSFORD FARMS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
MFI FOOD ASIA, LLC | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
MFI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President - Finance | |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Schedule I to the
Security Agreement
LOCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PLACE WHERE AGREEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Grantor |
Chief Executive Office |
Type of Organization |
Jurisdiction of Organization |
Organizational I.D. No. |
Schedule II to the
Security Agreement
PLEDGED EQUITY
Grantor |
Issuer |
Class of Equity |
Par Value | Certificate No(s) |
Number of Shares |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Schedule III to the
Security Agreement
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
I. Patents
Grantor |
Patent |
Country |
Patent No. |
Applic. No. |
Filing Date |
Issue Date |
II. Domain Names and Trademarks
Grantor |
Domain Name/ |
Country |
Xxxx |
Reg. No. |
Applic. No. | Filing Date | Issue Date |
III. Trade Names
Names |
IV. Copyrights
Grantor |
Title of Work |
Country |
Title |
Reg. No. |
Applic. No. |
Filing Date |
Issue Date |
V. IP Agreements
Grantor |
IP Agreements |
Schedule IV to the
Security Agreement
COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS
[Describe nature of claim(s)-see Comment 5 to UCC Section 9-108]
Exhibit A to the
Security Agreement
FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
[Date of Security Agreement Supplement]
Bank of America, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent for
the Secured Parties referred to in the
Credit Agreement referred to below
Attn: |
XXXXXXX FOODS GROUP, INC.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (i) the Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Xxxxxxx Foods Group, Inc. (f/k/a M-Foods Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower, MFI Midco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (together with any successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other Agents named therein, and (ii) the Security Agreement dated June 29, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) made by the Grantors from time to time party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.
SECTION 1. Grant of Security. The undersigned hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the Collateral of the undersigned, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing or arising, including, without limitation, the property and assets of the undersigned set forth on the attached supplemental schedules to the Schedules to the Security Agreement.
SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in, the Collateral by the undersigned under this Security Agreement Supplement and the Security Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of the undersigned now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Loan Documents (as such Loan Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.
SECTION 3. Supplements to Security Agreement Schedules. The undersigned has attached hereto supplemental Schedules I through IV to Schedules I through IV, respectively, to the Security Agreement, and the undersigned hereby certifies, as of the date first above written, that such supplemental schedules have been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Schedules to the Security Agreement and are complete and correct in all material respects.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The undersigned hereby makes each representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Security Agreement with respect to itself (as supplemented by the attached supplemental schedules) as of the date hereof.
SECTION 5. Obligations Under the Security Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a Grantor by all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement to the same extent as each of the other Grantors. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Security Agreement to an “Additional Grantor” or a “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Security Agreement Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours, | ||||
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GRANTOR] | ||||
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Address for notices: | ||
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Exhibit B to the
Security Agreement
FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “IP Security Agreement”) dated June 29, 2010, is made by the Persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx Foods Group, Inc. (f/k/a M-Foods Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, has entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with MFI Midco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), Bank of America, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent, the other Agents named therein and the Lenders party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the entry into Secured Hedge Agreements by the Hedge Banks from time to time and the entry into Secured Cash Management Agreements by the Cash Management Banks from time to time, each Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Security Agreement dated June 29, 2010 made by the Grantors to the Administrative Agent (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”).
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantors have granted to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, among other property, certain intellectual property of the Grantors, and have agreed as a condition thereof to execute this IP Security Agreement for recording with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and any other appropriate governmental authorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (the “Collateral”):
(i) the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “Patents”);
(ii) the trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications set forth in Schedule B hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in
United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby (the “Trademarks”);
(iii) all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including, without limitation, the copyright registrations and applications and exclusive copyright licenses set forth in Schedule C hereto (the “Copyrights”);
(iv) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
(v) any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to xxx for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages; and
(vi) any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the Collateral of or arising from any of the foregoing.
provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), the security interest created hereby shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral,” shall not include any lease, license or other agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, or agreement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Grantor), in each case to the extent not rendered unenforceable pursuant to applicable provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, provided, that the Collateral includes proceeds and receivables of any property excluded under the foregoing proviso, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition.
SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in, the Collateral by each Grantor under this IP Security Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Loan Documents (as such Loan Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.
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SECTION 3. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks and any other applicable government officer record this IP Security Agreement.
SECTION 4. Execution in Counterparts. This IP Security 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.
SECTION 5. Grants, Rights and Remedies. This IP Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. Each Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
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SECTION 6. Governing Law. This IP Security Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
XXXXXXX FOODS GROUP, INC. | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
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MFI MIDCO CORPORATION | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
XXXXXXX FOODS, INC. | ||||
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000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
XXXXXXX FOODS OF DELAWARE, INC. | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
CASA TRUCKING, INC. | ||||
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000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
CRYSTAL FARMS REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTION COMPANY | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
MINNESOTA PRODUCTS, INC. | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
NORTHERN STAR CO. | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
PAPETTI’S HYGRADE EGG PRODUCTS, INC. | ||||
By | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
X.X. XXXXXXXX COMPANY | ||||
By | ||||
Title: |
Address for Notices: | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Attn: |
FARM FRESH FOODS, INC. | ||||
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Address for Notices: | ||
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx “B” North Las Vegas, NV 89030 | ||
Attn: |
WFC, INC. | ||||
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Address for Notices: 000 Xxxxx XX Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: | ||||
WISCO FARM COOPERATIVE | ||||
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Address for Notices: 000 Xxxxx XX Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: | ||||
ABBOTSFORD FARMS, INC. | ||||
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Title: | ||||
Address for Notices: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Attn: | ||||
MFI FOOD ASIA, LLC | ||||
By | ||||
Title: | ||||
Address for Notices: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Attn: |
MFI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||
By | ||||
Title: | ||||
Address for Notices: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Attn: |
Exhibit C to the
Security Agreement
FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT (this “IP Security Agreement Supplement”) dated June 29, 2010, is made by the Person listed on the signature page hereof (the “Grantor”) in favor of Bank of America N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx Foods Group, Inc. (f/k/a M-Foods Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, has entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with MFI Midco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), Bank of America, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent, the other Agents named therein and the Lenders party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantor and certain other Persons have executed and delivered that certain Security Agreement dated June 29, 2010, made by the Grantor and such other Persons to the Administrative Agent (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) and that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated June 29, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “IP Security Agreement”).
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantor has agreed to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in any after-acquired intellectual property collateral of the Grantor and has agreed in connection therewith to execute this IP Security Agreement Supplement for recording with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and other governmental authorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (the “Additional Collateral”):
(i) the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “Patents”);
(ii) the trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications set forth in Schedule B hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely
during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby (the “Trademarks”);
(iii) the copyright registrations and applications and exclusive copyright licenses set forth in Schedule C hereto (the “Copyrights”);
(iv) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
(v) all any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to xxx for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages; and
(vi) any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the foregoing or arising from any of the foregoing.
provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), the security interest created hereby shall not extend to, and the term “Additional Collateral,” shall not include any lease, license or other agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, or agreement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Grantor), in each case to the extent not rendered unenforceable pursuant to applicable provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, provided, that the Additional Collateral includes proceeds and receivables of any property excluded under the foregoing proviso, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition.
SECTION 2. Supplement to Security Agreement. Schedule III to the Security Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof, hereby supplemented to add to such Schedule the Additional Collateral.
SECTION 3. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in the Additional Collateral by the Grantor under this IP Security Agreement Supplement secures the payment of all Obligations of the Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Loan Documents (as such Loan Documents may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including any increases of the principal amount outstanding thereunder)), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.
SECTION 4. Recordation. The Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks and any other applicable government officer to record this IP Security Agreement Supplement.
SECTION 5. Grants, Rights and Remedies. This IP Security Agreement Supplement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. The Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Administrative Agent with respect to the Additional Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This IP Security Agreement Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement Supplement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
[NAME OF GRANTOR] | ||||
By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Address for Notices: | ||||