GUARANTOR SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Guarantor Security Agreement (this
“Security Agreement”),
dated as of February 9, 2010, is by and between Call Compliance, Inc., a New
York corporation (the “Guarantor”), and Agile Opportunity Fund, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the "Secured Party”).
Background
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1.
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The
Secured Party has agreed to acquire from Compliance Systems Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (the “Parent”),
an Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Debenture in the principal
amount of $1,765,000.00 (the “Debenture”),
pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement between the Parent, the
Secured Party and the other parties thereto, dated as of February 5, 2010
(the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
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2.
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To
induce the Secured Party to acquire the Debenture and otherwise consummate
the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the debt of Parent pursuant to a
Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith and to provide the Secured Party
with a first priority security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter
defined).
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NOW, THEREFORE,
In
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set
forth, and in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debenture, the
Guarantor hereby agrees with the Secured Party as follows:
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1. Grant of
Security Interest. The Guarantor hereby grants to the Secured
Party, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, a first priority lien
and security interest in the collateral hereinafter identified in Section 2
below (the “Collateral”)
to secure Parent's obligations under the Debenture.
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2. Collateral. The
Collateral is all tangible and intangible assets of the Guarantor of whatever
kind and nature (including without limitation all intellectual property of
whatever kind or nature of the Guarantor including patents, trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights and all other intellectual property and any applications
or registrations therefore, accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims,
documents, equipment, farm products, general intangibles, instruments,
inventory, investment property (if any), and the stock of all of Guarantor’s
subsidiaries (if any), in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired and
wherever located, and all proceeds thereof, together with all proceeds,
products, replacements and renewals thereof.
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3. Representations
and Warranties; Covenants. The Guarantor hereby warrants and
covenants as follows:
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(a)
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Except
for those security interests [which will terminate upon Parent making the
payments to the holders of such security interests in accordance with
paragraph 7.3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement] [currently existing
which will become subordinate to the security interest being granted to
Secured Party pursuant to this Security Agreement], the Guarantor has
title to the Collateral free from any lien, security interest, encumbrance
or claim.
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(b)
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The
Guarantor will maintain the Collateral so as to preserve its value subject
to wear and tear in the ordinary
course.
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(c)
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The
Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New
York.
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(d)
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The
Guarantor will pay when due all existing or future charges, liens, or
encumbrances on the Collateral, and will pay when due all taxes and
assessments now or hereafter imposed or affecting it unless such taxes or
assessments are diligently contested by the Guarantor in good faith and
reasonable reserves are established
therefor.
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(e)
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All
factual information with respect to the Debenture and the Collateral and
account debtors set forth in any schedule, certificate or other writing at
any time heretofore or hereafter furnished by the Guarantor to the Secured
Party, and all other written factual information heretofore or hereafter
furnished by the Guarantor to the Secured Party, is or will be true and
correct in all material respects, as of the date
furnished.
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(f)
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As
soon as practicable following the date of execution of this Security
Agreement and in any event within 5 business days of such date, the
Secured Party will prepare, execute and file with the Secretary of State
in the State of New York, a UCC-1 Financing Statement covering the
Collateral, naming the Secured Party as secured party
thereunder.
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(g)
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The
Guarantor will keep its records concerning the Collateral at its address
shown in Section 19 below. Such records will be of such
character as to enable the Secured Party or their representatives to
determine at any time the status thereof, and the Guarantor will not,
unless the Secured Party shall otherwise consent in writing, maintain any
such record at any other address.
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(h)
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The
Guarantor will furnish the Secured Party information on a quarterly basis
concerning the Guarantor, the Debenture and the Collateral as the Secured
Party may at any time reasonably
request.
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(i)
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The
Guarantor will permit the Secured Party and its representatives at any
reasonable time on five (5) day prior written notice to inspect any and
all of the Collateral, and to inspect, audit and make copies of and
extracts from all records and all other papers in possession of the Debtor
pertaining to the Debenture and the
Collateral.
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(j)
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The
Guarantor will, at such times as the Secured Party may reasonably request,
deliver to the Secured Party a schedule identifying the Collateral subject
to the security interest of this Security Agreement, and such additional
schedules, certificates, and reports respecting all or any of the
Collateral at the time subject to the security interest of this Security
Agreement, and the items or amounts received by the Guarantor in full or
partial payment or otherwise as proceeds received in connection with any
Collateral. Any such schedule, certificate or report shall be
executed by a duly authorized officer of the Guarantor on behalf of the
Guarantor and shall be in such form and detail as the Secured Party may
reasonably specify. The Guarantor shall immediately notify the Secured
Party of the occurrence of any event causing loss or depreciation in the
value of the Collateral, and the amount of such loss or
depreciation.
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(k)
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If
and when so requested by the Secured Party, the Guarantor will stamp on
the records of
the Guarantor concerning the Collateral a notation, in a form satisfactory
to the Secured Party, of the security interest of the Secured Party under
this Security Agreement.
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Section
4. Disposition
of Collateral in Ordinary Course. Guarantor shall not sell,
transfer, assign, convey, license, grant any right to use or otherwise dispose
of any Collateral except in the ordinary course of business, without the prior
written consent of the Secured Party.
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5. Secured
Party May Perform. Upon the occurrence and continuation of an
“Event of
Default” under the Debenture, at the option of the Secured Party, the
Secured Party may discharge taxes, liens or security interests, or other
encumbrances at any time hereafter levied or placed on the Collateral; may pay
for insurance required to be maintained on the Collateral pursuant to Section 3;
and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the
Collateral. The Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Secured Party on
demand for any payment reasonably made, or any expense reasonably incurred, by
the Secured Party pursuant to the foregoing authorization. Until the
occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the Guarantor may have
possession of the Collateral and use the Collateral in any lawful manner not
inconsistent with this the Security Agreement.
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6. Obligations
Secured; Certain Remedies. This Security Agreement secures the
payment and performance of all obligations of the Debtor to the Secured Party
under (x) the Debenture, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether
for principal, interest, costs, fees or otherwise, and (y) Section 1.7 of the
Securities Purchase Agreement with respect to the Remaining Combined Accrued
Interest Amount (collectively, the “Obligations”). Upon
the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under the Debenture or
the failure to pay to Secured Party the Remaining Combined Accrued Interest
Amount no later than the Maturity Date of the Debenture, the Secured Party may
declare all obligations secured hereby immediately due and payable and may
exercise the remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial
Code. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secured Party may require
the Guarantor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Secured
Party at a place to be designated by the Secured Party which is reasonably
convenient to both parties or to execute appropriate documents of assignment,
transfer and conveyance, in each case, in order to permit the Secured Party to
take possession of and title to the Collateral. Unless the Collateral
is perishable or threatens to decline rapidly in value or is of a type
customarily sold on a recognized market, the Secured Party will give the
Guarantor reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or
of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition
thereof is to be made. The requirements of reasonable notice shall be
met if such notice is mailed to the Guarantor via registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, at least fifteen (15) days before the time of sale or
disposition. Expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale,
selling or the like, shall include the Secured Party’s reasonable attorneys’
fees and legal expenses.
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7. Guarantor
Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:
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(a)
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Notwithstanding
the exercise of any remedy available to the Secured Party hereunder or at
law in connection with an Event of Default, the Guarantor shall remain
liable to repay the balance remaining unpaid and outstanding under the
Debenture after the value or proceeds received by the Secured Party in
connection with such remedy is subtracted. The Secured Party
shall promptly deliver and pay over to the Guarantor any portion of the
value or proceeds received in connection with such remedy that remains
after the unpaid and outstanding portion of the Debenture is paid in
full.
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(b)
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The
Guarantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included
in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and shall perform all
of its duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the
same extent as if this Security Agreement had not been
executed.
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(c)
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The
exercise by the Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder shall not
release the Guarantor from any of its duties or obligations under any such
contracts or agreements included in the
Collateral.
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(d)
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The
Secured Party shall not have any obligation or liability under any such
contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this
Security Agreement, nor shall the Secured Party be obligated to perform
any of the obligations or duties of the Guarantor thereunder or to take
any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
hereunder.
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8. Security
Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Party and the
security interests granted to the Secured Party hereunder shall be absolute and
unconditional, to the maximum extent permitted by law, irrespective
of:
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(a)
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Any
lack of validity or enforceability of the Debenture or any other document
or instrument relating thereto;
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(b)
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Any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term
of, all or any part of the Obligations or any other amendment to or waiver
of or any consent to any departure from the Debenture or any other
document or instrument relating
thereto;
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(c)
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Any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral (including the
Collateral), or any release of or amendment to or waiver of or consent to
or departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
or
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(d)
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Any
other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available
to, or a discharge of, the Guarantor, a guarantor or a third party grantor
of a security interest.
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9. Additional
Assurances. At the request of the Secured Party, the Guarantor
will join in executing or will execute, as appropriate, all necessary financing
statements in a form satisfactory to the Secured Party, and the Guarantor will
pay the cost of filing such statements, including all statutory
fees. The Guarantor will further execute all other instruments deemed
necessary by the Secured Party and pay the cost of filing such
instruments. The Debtor warrants that no financing statement covering
Collateral or any part or proceeds thereof is presently on file in any public
office. The Guarantor covenants that it will not grant any other
security interest in the Collateral without first obtaining the written consent
of the Secured Party.
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10. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Concerning Guarantor’s Legal
Status.
(a) The
Guarantor has previously executed and delivered to the Secured Party a
Perfection Certificate in the form of Schedule I
hereto. The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Secured Party as
follows:
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(i)
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Guarantor’s
exact legal name is as indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the
signature page hereof;
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(ii)
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Guarantor
is an organization of the type, and is organized in the jurisdiction, set
forth in the Perfection
Certificate;
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(iii)
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the
Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Guarantor’s organizational
identification number or accurately states that Guarantor has
none;
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(iv)
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the
Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Guarantor’s place of business
or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Guarantor’s
mailing address, if different;
and
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(v)
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all
other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate is accurate and
complete.
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(b) The
Guarantor covenants with the Secured Party as follows:
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(i)
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without
providing 15 days prior written notice to the Secured Party, Guarantor
will not change its name, its place of business, or, if more than one, its
chief executive offices or its mailing address or organizational
identification number, if it has
one;
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(ii)
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if
Guarantor does not have an organizational identification number and later
obtains one, Guarantor shall forthwith notify the Secured Party of such
organizational identification number;
and
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(iii)
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Guarantor
will not change its type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or
other legal structure, without thirty (30) days prior written notice to
the Secured Party and following any such notice will cooperate with the
Secured Party to execute and deliver any documents or instruments
requested by the Secured Party in order to maintain Secured Party's
perfected security interest
hereunder.
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11. Expenses. The
Guarantor will upon demand pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all
reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its
counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in
connection with (i) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale
of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral upon the
occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, (ii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder, or (iii) the
failure by the Guarantor to perform or observe any of the provisions
hereof.
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12. Notices
of Loss or Depreciation. The Guarantor will immediately notify
the Secured Party of any claim, suit or proceeding against any Collateral or any
event causing loss or depreciation in the value of Collateral, including the
amount of such loss or depreciation.
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13. No
Waivers. No waiver by the Secured Party of any default shall
operate as a waiver of any other default or of the same default on any
subsequent occasion.
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14. Successor
and Assigns. The Secured Party shall have the right to assign
this Security Agreement and its rights hereunder without the consent of the
Guarantor. All rights of the Secured Party shall inure to the benefit
of the successors and assigns of the Secured Party. All obligations
of the Guarantor shall be binding upon the Guarantor’s successors and
assigns.
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15. No Grant
of Security Interest on Assets. The Guarantor covenants that
it shall not grant a security interest in any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, except for the security interest granted in the Collateral to the
Secured Party hereunder.
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16. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. This Security Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to such
jurisdiction’s principles of conflict of laws, except to the extent that the
validity or the perfection of the security interest hereunder, or remedies
hereunder, in respect of any particular Collateral are governed by the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the State of New York. Each of the parties
hereto submits to the personal jurisdiction of and each agrees that all
proceedings relating hereto shall be brought in state courts located within
Nassau County in the State of New York.
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17. Counterparts. This
Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
will be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
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18. Remedies
Cumulative. The rights and remedies herein are cumulative, and
not exclusive of other rights and remedies which may be granted or provided by
law.
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19. Notices. Any
demand upon or notice to a party hereunder shall be effective when delivered by
hand, against written receipt therefore, two business days following the
business day on which it is properly deposited in the mails postage prepaid,
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or one business day
following deposit with an overnight courier, in each case addressed to such
party at the address shown below or such other address as the party may advise
the other party in writing:
If
to the Secured Party:
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Agile
Opportunity Fund, LLC
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0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000X
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Ball Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxxx, LLP
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0000
XXX Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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If
to the Guarantor:
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Call
Compliance, Inc.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 000
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Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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With
a copy to:
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Moritt
Xxxx Hamroff & Xxxxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn: Xxxxxx
X. X’Xxxxxx, Esq.
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20. Entire
Agreement. This Security Agreement amends and restates the
existing ExecuServe Security Agreements in their entirety. This
Security Agreement and the documents and instruments referred to herein embody
the entire agreement entered into between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof, and may not be amended, waived, or discharged except by an
instrument in writing executed by the Secured Party.
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21. Termination. This
Security Agreement shall terminate upon the repayment in full of the Debenture
upon which the Secured Party shall cooperate in the filing of the necessary or
appropriate documents and instruments to release the security interest created
hereby and will execute and deliver any and all documents and/or instruments
reasonably requested by Guarantor in connection therewith.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized agents, have
executed this Security Agreement as of the date set forth above.
CALL
COMPLIANCE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: President
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AGILE
OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC
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By: AGILE
INVESTMENTS, LLC, Managing Member
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Managing
Member
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