SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of June 14, 2004, by AURA SYSTEMS, INC. a Delaware corporation (the "Debtor"), for the benefit of RAVEN PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Secured Party").
R E C I T A L S :
- The Debtor has requested that the Secured Party extend a loan to the Debtor.
- Such loan is to be evidenced by a Convertible Promissory Note dated the date hereof made by the Debtor in favor of the Secured Party (the "Note").
- Secured Party has required, as a condition of making such loan, that the Debtor grant a security interest in all of its personal property to secure such loan and any other present or future obligations of the Debtor.
- In order to induce the Secured Party to make such loan, the Debtor is willing to grant such security interest as further provided herein.
- Debtor has previously granted: (i) a first priority security interest in the same collateral in favor of Koyah Leverage Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as collateral agent (the "Koyah Collateral Agent") for itself and Koyah Partners, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership (collectively "Koyah") to secure loans made by Koyah; (ii) a security interest to Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, an individual ("Xxxxxxx"), to secure a loan made by Xxxxxxx; and (iii) a security interest to Prudent Bear Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Prudent Bear"), to secure a loan made by Prudent Bear.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Debtor hereby agrees with the Secured Party as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined herein, any terms used herein (whether or not capitalized, such as "accounts," "inventory" and "equipment") which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State of Washington, as amended from time to time, shall have the meaning assigned to such term therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, any capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Note shall have the meaning assigned to them therein. In addition, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:
"Collateral" means all of the Debtor's personal property and fixtures of every nature whether tangible or intangible and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located, including without limitation the following:
(i) (a) All goods; (b) all inventory, merchandise, and personal property held for sale or lease or furnished or to be furnished under contracts of service, all raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in Debtor's business, wherever located and whether in the possession of the Debtor, a warehouseman, a bailee, or any other person; (c) all equipment, machinery, tools, office equipment, supplies, furnishings, furniture, or other items used or useful, directly or indirectly, in the Debtor's business, (d) all fixtures; and (e) all substitutes and replacements therefore, all accessions, attachments, and other additions thereto, all tools, parts and supplies used in connection therewith, all packaging, manuals, warranties and instructions related thereto, and all leasehold or equitable interests therein;
(ii) (a) All accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, contracts receivable, purchase orders, notes, drafts, acceptances, and other rights to payment and receivables; (b) all chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), documents and instruments (including promissory notes); (c) all money and deposit accounts; (d) all letter of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), rights under security, guaranties or other supporting obligations, tort claims and proceeds, insurance claims and proceeds, and tax refund claims and proceeds; (e) all securities and other investment property; (f) all general intangibles and payment intangibles, (g) all patents and patent applications and registrations, trademarks and trademark applications and registrations, service marks and service xxxx applications and registrations, and copyrights and copyright applications and registrations (collectively the "Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights"), including without limitation the patents, patent applications, trademarks and trademark applications and copyrights and copyright applications owned by the Debtor on Schedule 1 hereto, or licensed to the Debtor on Schedule 2 hereto; (h) all trade names, trade styles, goodwill, inventions, designs, methods, processes, technology, know-how, intellectual property, drawings, specifications, blue prints, confidential information, trade secrets, customer lists, supplier lists, software and computer programs, mask works, and mask work applications and registrations, goodwill, license agreements, franchise agreements and other licenses, permits, franchises, and agreements of every kind and nature pursuant to which the Debtor possesses, uses or has authority to possess or use any property (whether tangible or intangible) of the Debtor or pursuant to which others possess, use or have authority to possess or use any property (whether tangible or intangible) of the Debtor, and infringement and commercial tort claims; and (i) all business records, software, writings, plans, specifications, schematics, and other recorded data in any form; and
(iii) All products and proceeds of the foregoing and all other property received or receivable in disposition of or exchange of the foregoing.
"Event of Default" means any default in payment or performance of the Obligations.
"Obligations" means any and all obligations and liabilities of every nature of the Debtor to the Secured Party, whether now existing or hereafter incurred, including without limitation those arising out of or in connection with the Note, this Agreement or any other agreements with the Secured Party. The Obligations shall specifically include any and all principal, interest (including without limitation interest that, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, would accrue on such obligations), fees, expenses, indemnities or other obligations or liabilities, whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created, or incurred, as well as any and all of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer, or otherwise, together with any and all amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals of the foregoing.
ARTICLE II. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
To secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, the Debtor hereby grants a continuing security interest in the Collateral, and assigns the Collateral, to the Secured Party. Such security interest of the Secured party is (i) junior to the first-priority security interest previously granted to the Koyah Collateral Agent, and (ii) junior to the second-priority security interests granted in favor of Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below).
ARTICLE III. COVENANTS OF THE DEBTOR
The Debtor shall fully perform each of the covenants set forth below.
3.1 Further Documentation
Promptly upon request of the Secured Party and at the Debtor's expense, the Debtor (a) shall prepare, execute, deliver and file any financing statement, any filing with the Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright Office or other applicable office, and any renewal, substitution or correction thereof or any other document and shall take any such further action as the Secured Party may require in perfecting or protecting the security interested granted by the Debtor under this Agreement or in otherwise obtaining the full benefits of this Agreement and (b) authorizes the Secured Party to prepare, execute, deliver and file any such documents and to take any such actions on behalf of the Debtor.
3.2 Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Schedule 1 lists all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights currently owned by the Debtor. Promptly upon any change in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights owned by the Debtor, the Debtor shall provide the Secured Party with an updated Schedule 1 listing all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights then owned by the Debtor. Schedule 2 lists all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights currently licensed to the Debtor by third parties. Promptly upon any change in the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights licensed to the Debtor, the Debtor shall provide the Secured Party with an updated Schedule 2 listing all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights then licensed to the Debtor.
3.3 Pledges
Following (i) payment of all obligations owed to Koyah and release of the Koyah Collateral Agent's security interest in the Collateral and (ii) payment of all obligations owed to Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear and release of the security interests granted in favor of Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear, upon request of the Secured Party and at Debtor's expense, the Debtor shall promptly deliver and pledge to the Secured Party, endorsed or accompanied by instruments of assignment or transfer satisfactory to the Secured Party, any Collateral consisting of instruments, investment property, documents, general intangibles or chattel paper.
3.4 Control
Following (i) payment of all obligations owed to Koyah and release of the Koyah Collateral Agent's security interest in the Collateral and (ii) payment of all obligations owed to Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear and release of the security interests granted in favor of Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear, upon request of the Secured Party and at Debtor's expense, the Debtor shall cooperate with the Secured Party in obtaining control with respect to any Collateral consisting of deposit accounts, investment property, letter of credit rights and electronic chattel paper.
3.5 Maintenance of Records
The Debtor shall keep and maintain satisfactory and complete records of the Collateral including but not limited to a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral. The Debtor shall xxxx its books and records pertaining to the Collateral to evidence this Agreement and the security interest granted herein. Promptly upon request of the Secured Party, the Debtor shall deliver and turn over to the Secured Party copies of all books and records pertaining to the Collateral.
3.6 Liens
Except for (i) existing licenses of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights by the Debtor to third parties set forth on Schedule 3 and (ii) liens in favor of the Koyah Collateral Agent, Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear or liens in favor of other parties named in the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below), the Debtor owns the Collateral free and clear of liens, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or other claims or interests in the Collateral, and the Debtor will neither create nor permit the existence of any of the foregoing without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secured Party hereby waives any breach of the covenant set forth above arising from the existing liens set forth on Schedule 4, so long as the Debtor otherwise remains in compliance with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Debtor and the Secured Party) and this Agreement.
3.7 Disposition of Collateral
The Debtor shall not sell, license, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, except for sales of inventory, collection of rights to payment, and disposition of equipment or inventory which is obsolete or being replaced, all in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practices.
3.8 Limitations on Amendments, Modifications, Terminations, Waivers and Extensions of Contracts and Agreements Giving Rise to Accounts
Without the prior written consent of Secured Party, the Debtor will not (a) amend, modify, terminate, waive or extend any provision of any agreement giving rise to an account, general intangible, instrument, chattel paper or other right to payment, licensing any Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights to the Debtor or by the Debtor or otherwise relating to the Collateral, in any manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of any Collateral or (b) fail to exercise promptly and diligently every material right that it may have under each such agreement, other than any right of termination (which shall only be exercised with the prior written consent of the Secured Party).
3.9 Indemnification
The Debtor agrees to pay, and to indemnify the Secured Party and hold the Secured Party harmless from, all liabilities, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) in connection with protecting or realizing on the Collateral, enforcing any rights or remedies of the Secured Party or otherwise arising out of this Agreement. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by the Secured Party under any account or other right to payment to enforce payment of any sum owing thereunder or to enforce any provisions of any account or other right to payment, the Debtor will indemnify the Secured Party and hold the Secured Party harmless from all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, reduction or liability whatsoever of any account debtor thereunder arising out of a breach by the Debtor of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to or in favor of such account debtor or its successors from the Debtor.
3.10 Further Identification of Collateral
The Debtor will furnish to the Secured Party from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Secured Party may request, all in reasonable detail.
3.11 Notices
The Debtor will advise the Secured Party promptly in reasonable detail (a) of any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance or other claim or interest asserted against any of the Collateral and (b) of the occurrence of any other event that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Collateral.
3.12 Changes in Locations, Name, Etc.
The Debtor will not (a) change its state of organization, (b) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of business or remove its books and records from the locations set forth in Schedule 5 to this Agreement or (c) change its name, identity or structure to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Secured Party in connection with this Agreement would become ineffective or seriously misleading, unless it shall have given the Secured Party at least 30 days prior written notice thereof.
3.13 Further Assurances
The Debtor agrees to take all actions which the Secured Party may request to perfect or maintain the perfection of, or to otherwise protect, the security interest granted herein and the Debtor authorizes the Secured Party to take such actions on behalf of the Debtor, including without limitation (a) filing (including electronic or facsimile filing) financing statements describing the Collateral, which may include descriptions broader than as set forth in this Agreement and (b) filing any documents with the Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright Office or any other applicable office. The Debtor agrees that where allowed by law, a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of a financing statement or this Agreement is sufficient as a financing statement.
3.14 Insurance
The Debtor (a) will keep the Collateral continuously insured at its expense against fire, theft, and other hazards in amounts and with insurers as shall be sufficient to fully protect the Collateral, as reasonably approved by the Secured Party, (b) will include in such policies of insurance to the Secured Party clauses making any loss payable to the Secured Party as its interest may appear and agreeing to notify Secured Party of any cancellation or threatened cancellation not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation and (c) will deliver copies of such policies of insurance to the Secured Party upon request.
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Debtor hereby makes the following representations and warranties:
4.1 Title to Collateral
Except for liens in favor of the Koyah Collateral Agent, Xxxxxxx, Prudent Bear, or liens in favor of other parties named in the Intercreditor Agreement, the Debtor has good and marketable title to all of the Collateral, free and clear of all liens, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or other claims or interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secured Party hereby waives any breach of the representation and warranty set forth above arising from the existing liens set forth on Schedule 4, so long as the Debtor otherwise remains in compliance with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents and this Agreement.
4.2 No Impairment of Collateral
None of the Collateral shall be impaired or jeopardized because of the security interest granted herein.
4.3 Other Agreements
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions provided for herein, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not result in the breach of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with or cause any acceleration of any obligation under any agreement or other instrument to which the Debtor is a party or by which the Debtor is bound or result in the violation of any applicable law.
4.4 No Approvals
No approvals of any governmental entity or third party are required in connection with the security interest herein granted.
4.5 Authority
The Debtor has full power and authority to grant to the Secured Party a security interest in the Collateral.
4.6 Location of Records
The address(es) of the office where the books and records of the Debtor are kept concerning the Collateral is set forth on Schedule 5 to this Agreement.
4.7 State of Organization
The Debtor's state of organization is set forth on Schedule 5 to this Agreement.
4.8 Chief Executive Office
The Debtor's chief executive office and chief place of business is located at the address set forth on Schedule 5 to this Agreement.
4.9 Trade Names
The Debtor conducts its business only under its legal name except for any additional trade names set forth on Schedule 5 to this Agreement.
ARTICLE V. THE SECURED PARTY'S RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE COLLATERAL
5.1 No Duty on the Secured Party's Part
The Secured Party shall not be required to realize upon any Collateral, except at its option upon the occurrence of any Event of Default; collect the principal, interest or payment due thereon or exercise any rights or options of the Debtor pertaining thereto; make presentment, demand or protest; give notice of protest, nonacceptance or nonpayment; or do any other thing for the protection, enforcement or collection of any Collateral. The powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Party's interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually received as a result of the exercise of such powers; and shall not be responsible to the Debtor for any act or failure to act hereunder.
5.2 Negotiations with Account Debtors
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, extend or consent to the extension of the time of payment or maturity of any instruments, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles or other rights to payment.
5.3 Right to Assign
The Secured Party may assign or transfer the whole or any part of the Obligations and may transfer therewith as collateral security the whole or any part of the Collateral; and all obligations, rights, powers and privileges herein provided shall inure to the benefit of the assignee and shall bind the successors and assigns of the parties.
5.4 Duties Regarding Collateral
Beyond the safe custody thereof, the Secured Party shall not have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control, or as to any preservation of any rights of or against other parties.
5.5 Collection From Account Debtors
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Debtor shall, upon demand by the Secured Party (and without any grace or cure period), notify all account debtors to make payment to the Secured Party of any amounts due or to become due. The Debtor authorizes the Secured Party to contact the account debtors for the purpose of having all or any of them pay their obligations directly to the Secured Party. Upon demand by the Secured Party, the Debtor shall enforce collection of any indebtedness owed to it by account debtors.
5.6 Inspection
The Secured Party and its designees, from time to time at reasonable times, may inspect, audit and make copies of and extracts from all records and all other papers in the possession of the Debtor in connection with the Collateral.
ARTICLE VI. THE SECURED PARTY'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
6.1 Acceleration; Remedies
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Secured Party shall have all rights and remedies available to it under the Note, this Agreement, and any other documents or agreements or available at law or in equity, including without limitation the Uniform Commercial Code. The Secured Party may proceed to enforce any or all of such rights and remedies or realize on any or all security or guaranties for the Obligations in any manner or order it deems expedient without regard to any equitable principles of marshaling or otherwise. No failure or delay on the part of the Secured Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder and no course of dealing shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Secured Party are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that the Secured Party would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Debtor, in any case, shall entitle the Debtor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or shall constitute a waiver of the right of the Secured Party to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
6.2 Notice of Sale
The Debtor hereby acknowledges and agrees that written notice mailed to the Debtor at the address designated herein ten days prior to the date of public or private sale of any of the Collateral shall constitute commercially reasonable notice.
6.3 Disposition of Collateral
In addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Secured Party upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party may dispose of any of the Collateral at public or private sale in its then present condition or following such preparation and processing as the Secured Party deems commercially reasonable. Such sale may include licensing of the Collateral on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, on a worldwide or geographically limited basis and on an all-uses or limited uses basis. For the purpose of enabling the Secured Party to exercise its rights and remedies hereunder, the Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Party an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Debtor) to use, license or sub-license any of the Collateral, including in such license access to all media in which any of the Collateral may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. The Secured Party has no duty to prepare or process the Collateral prior to sale. The Secured Party may disclaim warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment and the like. Such actions by the Secured Party shall not affect the commercial reasonableness of the sale. Further, the Secured Party may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral and compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.
6.4 Rights of Other Creditors
The security interest of the Secured Party and the rights of the Secured Party upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or otherwise under this Agreement shall be subject to the senior first-priority security interest of the Koyah Collateral Agent, the senior second-priority security interest in favor of Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear and the rights of the Koyah Collateral Agent, Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear upon the occurrence of any event of default or otherwise under their security documents.
ARTICLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 The Secured Party's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact
(a) The Debtor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Secured Party and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Debtor and in the name of the Debtor or in its own name, from time to time in the Secured Party's discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Debtor hereby gives the Secured Party the power and right, on behalf of the Debtor, without consent by or notice to the Debtor, to do the following:
(i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, to transfer to the Secured Party or to any other person all or any of the Collateral, to endorse any instruments pledged to the Secured Party and to fill in blanks in any transfers of Collateral, powers of attorney or other documents delivered to the Secured Party;
(ii) to pay or discharge taxes and liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral;
(iii) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, (A) to take possession of, endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any account, instrument or general intangible or with respect to any other Collateral and (B) to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Secured Party for the purpose of collecting all such moneys due under any account, financial assets, instrument, investment property, or general intangible or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable; and
(iv) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, (A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Secured Party or as the Secured Party shall direct; (B) to ask for, demand, collect and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against the Debtor with respect to any Collateral; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharge or releases as the Secured Party may deem appropriate; and (G) generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes; and to do, at the Secured Party's option and the Debtor's expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and things that the Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Party's security interest therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as the Debtor might do.
(b) The Debtor hereby ratifies all that such attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(c) The Debtor also authorizes the Secured Party, at any time and from time to time, to execute, in connection with the sale provided for in Article VI hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.
(d) The powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Party's interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the Debtor for any act or failure to act hereunder.
(e) The Debtor shall pay or reimburse the Secured Party for all costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred by the Secured Party while acting as the Debtor's attorney-in-fact hereunder.
7.2 Termination of Agreement
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been fully and finally discharged.
7.3 Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is for any reason and to any extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will be unaffected and interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. Such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be replaced with a valid and enforceable provision so as to achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision.
7.4 Waiver
No waiver by any party of any breach of any provision hereof shall constitute a waiver of any other breach of that or any other provision hereof.
7.5 Assignment
All rights, powers, privileges and immunities herein granted to the Secured Party shall extend to their successors and assigns and any other legal holder of the Obligations or this Agreement, with full right by the Secured Party to assign and/or sell the same.
7.6 Successors
The rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding and enforceable upon, the respective successors and assigns of the parties.
7.7 Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof, all prior discussions, proposals, negotiations and understandings having been merged herein. This Agreement or any provision hereof may be (i) modified or amended, but only by a writing signed by all parties at such time or (ii) waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively, either for a specified period of time or indefinitely, either with or without consideration), but only by a writing signed by the party granting such waiver.
7.8 Intercreditor Agreement.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall also be governed by and subject to the terms and conditions of an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of January 19, 2004 among the Company, Koyah Partners, L.P., Koyah Leverage Partners, L.P., Xxxxxxx and Prudent Bear, to which the Secured Party and Koyah Ventures LLC are being added as additional parties pursuant to a Joinder Agreement dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the "Intercreditor Agreement").
7.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Jury Trial
Consistent with the governing law and venue provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, this Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted under, the laws of the State of Washington applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law. The parties hereby (i) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement must be instituted in a federal or state court located in the County of Spokane, State of Washington, (ii) irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any such court and waive any objection to the laying of venue in, or the inconvenience of, such forum and (iii) irrevocably waives all rights to trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement or document between the Debtor and the Secured Party.
7.10 Notices
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with acknowledgment of complete transmission) to each party at the address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice) set forth below; provided, however, that notices sent by mail will not be deemed given until received.
Aura Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
Raven Partners, L.P.
C/o ICM Asset Management, Inc.
W. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
7.11 Costs and Expenses
The Debtor hereby agrees to pay to the Secured Party upon demand all costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in connection with the administration of this Agreement, including without limitation all filings or other actions required by the Secured Party in connection with perfecting or otherwise protecting the security interest granted hereunder. In addition, the Debtor hereby agrees to pay to the Secured Party upon demand all costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, collection of the Obligations and the protection, preservation, collection or sale of or other realization upon the Collateral, including without limitation in any out-of-court workout, any court action, any appeal or any bankruptcy proceeding.
7.12 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of each of which will be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
7.13 Title and Subtitles
The titles of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Debtor and the Secured Party have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
"Debtor"
AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
"Secured Party"
RAVEN PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Koyah Ventures LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE 1
Patent and Patent Applications,
Trademark and Trademark Applications
and
Copyrights and Copyright Applications Owned by the Debtor
1. Patents.
Any and all domestic and foreign patent registrations, patent applications, patentable invention rights or patent-related rights to current and future interests owned by Debtor or assigned to Debtor, including but not restricted to the following patent registrations and patent applications:
Domestic Patent Registrations
Reg. Number |
Title |
4,892,328 |
Electromagnetic Strut Assembly |
4,912,343 |
Electromagnetic Actuator |
4,969,662 |
Active Damping System for an Automobile Suspension |
4,979,789 |
Continuous Source Scene Projector |
5,032,906 |
Intensity Calibration Method for Scene Projector |
5,035,475 |
Unique Modulation Television |
5,085,497 |
Method for fabricating mirror array for Optical Projection System |
5,099,158 |
Electromagnetic Actuator |
5,126,836 |
Actuated Mirror Optical Intensity Modulation |
5,135,070 |
Active Hydraulic Pressure Control |
5,138,309 |
Electronic Switch Matrix for a Video Display System |
5,150,205 |
Actuated Mirror Optical Intensity Modulation |
5,159,225 |
Piezoelectric Actuator |
5,162,767 |
High Efficiency Solenoid |
5,175,465 |
Piezoelectric and Electrostructive Actuators |
5,185,660 |
Actuated Mirror Optical Intensity Modulation |
5,187,398 |
Electromagnetic Actuator |
5,207,239 |
Variable Gain Servo Assist |
5,212,977 |
Electromagnetic Re-draw Sleeve Actuator |
5,222,714 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Valve |
5,245,369 |
Scene Projector |
5,260,798 |
Pixel Intensity Modulator |
5,278,953 |
Machine Tool Fixture Computer Aided Setup |
5,285,995 |
Optical Table Active Leveling and Vibration Cancellation System |
5,307,665 |
Electromagnetic Re-draw Sleeve Actuator |
5,309,050 |
Ferromagnetic Wire Electromagnetic Actuator |
5,325,699 |
Electromagnetic Re-draw Sleeve Actuator |
5,334,265 |
Magnetic Material |
5,341,054 |
Low Mass Electromagnetic Actuator |
5,350,153 |
Core Design for Electromagnetic Actuated Valve |
5,352,101 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Compressor Valve |
5,354,185 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Reciprocating Compressor Driver |
5,355,108 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Compressor Valve |
5,481,396 |
Thin Film Actuated Mirror Array |
5,548,263 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Valve |
5,589,084 |
Thin Film Actuated Mirror Array |
5,616,982 |
Piezoelectric Actuator |
5,689,380 |
Thin Film Actuated Mirror Array for Providing Double Tilt Angle |
5,710,657 |
Monomorph Thin Film Actuated Mirror Array |
5,720,468 |
Stagerred Electromagnetically Actuated Valve Design |
5,721,694 |
Non-linear Deterministic Stochastic Filtering Method and System |
5,734,217 |
Induction Machine using Ferromagnetic Conducting Material in Rotor |
5,768,392 |
Blind Adaptive Filtering of Unknown Signals in Unknown Noise in Quasi-closed Loop System |
5,768,395 |
Double Ended Field Coil Actuator |
5,772,179 |
Hinged Armature Electromagnetically Actuated Valve |
5,780,958 |
Piezoelectric Vibrating Device |
5,782,454 |
Electromagnetically Actuated Valve |
5,796,377 |
Video Display System having an Electronic Switch Matrix for controlling an MSN array of Piezoelectric Members |
5,822,370 |
Compression/Decompression for Preservation of High Fidelity Speech Quality at Low Bandwidth |
5,898,244 |
Dual Directional Field Coil Actuator |
6,032,113 |
N-Stage Predicted Feedback-Based Compression and Decompression of Spectra of Stochastic Data Using Convergent Incomplete Autoregressive Models |
6,157,175 |
Mobile Power Generation System |
6,158,403 |
Servo Control System for an Electromagnetic Valve Actuator used in an Internal Combustion Engine |
6,267,351 |
Electromagnetic Valve Actuator with Mechanical End Position Clamp or Latch |
D355,751 |
Video Game Accessory Vest |
D393,447 |
Adapter Plug |
5,097,510 |
Artificial Intelligence Pattern Recognition-based Noise Reduction System for Speech Processing |
5,140,640 |
Noise Cancellation System |
Monolithic Prestressed Ceramic Devices and Method for making same |
|
4,998,441 |
Force and Torque Measurement System |
5,321,762 |
Voice Coil Actuator |
5,418,860 |
Voice Coil Excursion and Amplitude Gain Control Device |
5,424,592 |
Electromagnetic Transducer |
5,434,458 |
Voice Coil Actuator |
5,536,984 |
Voice Coil Actuator |
5,539,262 |
Axially Focused Radial Magnet Voice Coil Actuator |
5,624,155 |
Electromagnetic Transducer |
5,652,801 |
Resonance Damper for Piezoelectric Transducer |
5,727,076 |
Audio Transducer having Piezoelectric Device |
5,736,808 |
Piezoelectric Speaker |
5,786,741 |
Polygon Magnet Structure for Voice Coil Actuator |
6,082,315 |
Electromagnetic Valve Actuator |
D363,270 |
Adapter Plug |
D364,162 |
Amplifier Housing |
D364,167 |
Speaker Motor Case |
D394,063 |
Pair of Speaker Enclosures |
D396,723 |
Speaker Basket |
D449,828 |
Speaker Basket |
Domestic Patent Applications
Serial Number |
Title |
09/799,973 |
Switched Reluctance Motor Delivering Constant Torque From Three Phase Sinusoidal Voltages |
09/939,116 |
Mobile power generation system |
09/938,967 |
Bi-directional power supply circuit |
Foreign Patent Applications
PCT Number |
Title |
US00/03815 |
Mobile Power Generation System (Europe, title not verified) |
US01/50683 |
Mobile power generation system (Europe & Canada, title not verified) |
US01/50762 |
Bi-directional power supply circuit (Europe, title not verified) |
2. Trademarks.
Any and all domestic and foreign trademark registrations, trademark applications, trade and service xxxx rights, or other trademark-related rights to current and future interests owned by Debtor or assigned to Debtor, including but not restricted to the following trademark registrations and trademark applications:
Serial Number |
Reg. Number |
Word Xxxx |
75547751 |
|
AMA |
75225690 |
2128907 |
ASPECT |
75559987 |
2372115 |
AURA |
74472095 |
1991593 |
AURA |
74369064 |
2196818 |
AURA |
74322660 |
|
AURAFLUX |
75141345 |
|
AURAGEN |
75977693 |
2202313 |
AURAGEN |
75594235 |
2477031 |
AURAGEN POWER. ON THE GO. |
74639340 |
|
AURAPHILE |
75141344 |
|
AURAPOWER |
75237652 |
|
AURAGEN OF POWER |
74134961 |
|
AURASCOPE |
74134960 |
|
AURASCOPE |
74466053 |
2142944 |
AURASCOPE |
74417408 |
|
AUTO SONICS |
74410206 |
|
AURA SONICS |
74349974 |
|
AURASOUND |
74313418 |
2482562 |
AURA SOUND |
75235513 |
|
AURA VIRTUAL SOUND |
75235817 |
|
A V S |
74679644 |
2072412 |
BASS SHAKER |
74491123 |
1894891 |
CUSTOMWARE |
74491122 |
1892461 |
CUSTOMWARE |
75235512 |
|
DO MORE THAN LISTEN |
75225341 |
2181910 |
EVA |
75225280 |
|
FAR |
75225289 |
|
FAS |
75225288 |
|
FERRODISK |
75291968 |
|
FORCE |
75225287 |
|
FORCE |
75225296 |
|
FORCE 10 |
75225297 |
|
FORCE 12 |
75225298 |
|
FORCE 15 |
75225286 |
|
FORCE 42 |
75225285 |
|
FORCE 52 |
75225284 |
|
FORCE 62 |
75229617 |
|
FORCE 150 |
75229616 |
|
FORCE 250 |
75229720 |
|
FORCE 340 |
75229718 |
|
FORCE 400Q |
75225283 |
|
FORCE 426 |
75225282 |
|
FORCE 527 |
75229719 |
|
FORCE 560 |
75225281 |
|
FORCE 629 |
75225295 |
|
FORCE 639 |
74408244 |
|
HIGH GAP |
74408232 |
|
HIGH STROKE |
74472097 |
|
INTERACTOR |
74425395 |
1920753 |
INTERACTOR |
74132488 |
1663325 |
LINAEUM |
74408446 |
|
LINEAR GAP |
74408231 |
|
LINEAR FLUX |
74408619 |
|
LINEAR MAG |
74408211 |
|
LINEAR RING |
75330407 |
|
LINE SOURCE |
75291967 |
|
LINE SOURCE |
74408243 |
|
LINEAR STROKE |
74528276 |
|
MAGFORCE |
75131644 |
|
MOBILE REFERENCE |
75579640 |
|
MOBILE REFERENCE PLATINUM |
75252086 |
2257621 |
MR |
75252085 |
2170439 |
MR 1 |
75252089 |
2219543 |
MR 5.1 |
75252090 |
2188518 |
MR 6.1 |
75252087 |
2224713 |
MR 52 |
75252088 |
2170440 |
MR 62 |
75252091 |
|
MR 629 |
74385179 |
|
MUSICAL CHAIRS |
74720723 |
2063972 |
NEO-RADIAL |
75123841 |
2111403 |
NEO-RADIAL TECHNOLOGY |
74706753 |
2067789 |
NEO-RADIAL TECHNOLOGY |
74408671 |
|
NEO RING |
75021447 |
|
NETFAX |
74408448 |
|
NEO FLUX |
74408206 |
|
NEO GAP |
74408447 |
|
NEO MAG |
74408208 |
|
NEO POWER |
74408179 |
|
NEO STROKE |
75021446 |
|
NETTALK |
75033935 |
2030035 |
XXXXXX |
75033934 |
2030034 |
NEW COM |
74618797 |
|
NEWTALK |
74706754 |
2144980 |
NRT |
74408242 |
|
PILLOW SONICS |
74394182 |
|
POWER TOWER |
74408601 |
|
RADIAL FLUX |
74408672 |
|
RADIAL GAP |
74408207 |
|
RADIAL LINE |
74408180 |
|
RADIAL MAG |
74408445 |
|
RADIAL NEO |
74408209 |
|
RADIAL POLE |
74408205 |
|
RADIAL POWER |
74408664 |
|
RADIAL RING |
74408178 |
|
RADIAL STROKE |
75579192 |
2654647 |
RPM |
74528416 |
|
SOUNDPLAY |
74408003 |
|
TALL GAP |
74431065 |
|
TECHNOLOGIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
74408210 |
|
THEATRE SONICS |
75579641 |
|
THE ULTIMATE UPGRADE |
74437049 |
|
THUNDERBOLT |
74367568 |
|
21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES |
74388369 |
|
VIBRASONICS |
3. Copyrights.
Any and all domestic and foreign copyright registrations, copyright applications or other copyright-related rights to current and future interests owned by Debtor or assigned to Debtor.
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SCHEDULE 2
Patents and Patent Applications, Trademarks and Trademark Applications
and
Copyrights and Copyright Applications Licensed to the Debtor
None.
SCHEDULE 3
Patents and Patent Applications
Trademarks and Trademark Applications,
And Copyrights and Copyright Applications
Licensed By the Debtor
None.
SCHEDULE 4
Schedule of Exceptions
1. El Seguendo real property and facilities are subject to a security interest related to mortgage financing and a pending sale/leaseback transaction.
2. Note receivable for approximately $1,000,000 under the Alpha Ceramics purchase agreement has been assigned as collateral to the purchasers in such sale/leaseback transaction.
3. The Plaintiffs in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx v. Aura Systems, Inc. received a Writ of Attachment to collect a portion of their judgment. On May 3, 2004, the Plaintiffs used this Writ to effect a levy against the Company's primary bank account and received approximately $191,689. On May 11, 2004, Plaintiffs returned those funds to the Company without relinquishing their rights under the Writ. On June 7, 2004, the Plaintiff and the Company entered an Agreed Judgment in this case with a 45 day delayed effective date.
SCHEDULE 5
Debtor Information
State of organization: Delaware
Address of
chief executive office: Aura Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Address(es) where
books and records are kept: Same
Additional trade names: None