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SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of May 20, 1996, among WATERMARC FOOD
MANAGEMENT CO., a Texas corporation ("Debtor"), the owner of all of the capital
stock of MARCO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), and the persons identified on Exhibit A hereto (collectively,
"Secured Party").
RECITALS
A. Secured Party has loaned $3,000,000 to Debtor pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 1994, by and between Debtor and
Secured Party (the "Original Purchase Agreement").
B. Secured Party and Debtor have this date entered into a First
Amendment to Purchase Agreement (the "First Amendment"), under which, among
other things, Secured Party has agreed to waive all defaults, if any, occurring
on or before the date of the First Amendment and to extend the maturity date of
the Notes (as defined in the Original Purchase Agreement), in consideration for
which Debtor has agreed to pledge the capital stock in the Company as security
therefor and to grant Secured Party a security interest in all of the Debtor's
rights to the name "Marco's" and Trademark No.1631944 issued on January 15,
1991, on the xxxx "Marco's" (the Original Purchase Agreement, as amended by the
First Amendment, is hereafter referred to as the "Purchase Agreement").
C. Debtor is the record and beneficial owner of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock issued by the Company described in Schedule
I (being hereinafter referred to as the "Pledged Shares").
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter
contained and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:
1. Definitions. The following terms shall have (unless otherwise
provided elsewhere in this Security Agreement) the following respective
meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular and
plural form of the terms defined):
"Agreement" shall mean this Security Agreement, including all
amendments, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any
of the foregoing, and shall refer to the Agreement as the same may be in effect
at the time such reference becomes operative.
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"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or
a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of
Texas.
"Code" shall mean the Texas Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from
time to time.
"Collateral" shall mean the Pledged Collateral and the Xxxx
Collateral.
"Default" shall mean any event which, with the passage of time or
notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
Purchase Agreement.
" Lien" shall mean any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security
interest, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security
agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any lease or title retention agreement, any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement
perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction).
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement,
those other ancillary agreements as to which Secured Party, the Company or the
Debtor is a party or a beneficiary, and all other agreements, instruments,
documents and certificates, including, without limitation, pledges, powers of
attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, and all other written
matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of Debtor
and delivered to Secured Party, in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
"Xxxx Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned to such term on
Section 3 hereof.
"Person" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether Federal,
state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
"Pledged Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2 hereof.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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"Secured Obligations" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 3 hereof.
2. Pledge. Debtor hereby pledges, assigns, hypothecates,
transfers and delivers all the Pledged Shares owned by it and hereby grants to
Secured Party a first priority lien on, and security interest in, and agrees to
accept any interest in the Pledged Shares that is received by it as Secured
Party's agent and to hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the ratable
benefit of Secured Party and to deliver the same forthwith to Secured Party in
the exact form received, with the endorsement of Debtor when necessary and/or
appropriate undated stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by Secured
Party, subject to the terms hereof, all of the following (herein, the "Pledged
Collateral"):
(a) The Pledged Shares and the certificates representing
the Pledged Shares (including, without limitation, any certificate representing
a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification,
increase or reduction of capital, or issued in connection with any
reorganization), options or rights, and all dividends, cash, instruments and
other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares.
(b) All additional shares of stock (including, without
limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in
connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital, or
issued in connection with any reorganization), options or rights of the issuer
of the Pledged Shares from time to time acquired by Debtor in any manner (which
shares shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares), and the certificates
representing such additional shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments and
other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of, in exchange for, as an addition to, or in
substitution of any or all of such shares.
3. Security Interest. Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a
security interest in (and hereby pledges and assigns as applicable) and agrees
that Secured Party shall continue to have a security interest in (and a pledge
and assignment as applicable) all of Debtor's right, title and interest in the
right to use the name "Marco's" and Trademark No.1631944 issued on January 15,
1991, on the xxxx "Marco's" and any accessions, additions and attachments
thereto and the proceeds and products thereof, including without limitation,
all cash, general intangibles, accounts, inventory, equipment, fixtures, notes,
drafts, acceptances, securities, instruments, chattel paper, or other property,
benefits or rights arising therefrom, or other proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of such property (herein the "Xxxx Collateral").
4. Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the
Collateral is security for, the prompt payment in full when due, whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of the unpaid principal of and
interest on any promissory notes issued to evidence loans made and to be made
by Secured Party to Debtor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; and performance
of the obligations, whether for principal, premium, interest, fees, costs and
expenses, and all obligations of Debtor now or hereafter existing under the
Purchase Agreement
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or of Debtor now existing or hereafter arising under this Agreement
(collectively, the "Secured Obligations").
5. Delivery of Pledged Collateral. All certificates representing
or evidencing the Pledged Shares shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf
of Secured Party pursuant hereto and shall be accompanied by duly executed
instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Secured Party. Secured Party shall have the right, at any time
in its discretion and without notice to Debtor, to transfer to or to register
in the name of Secured Party or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged
Shares. In addition, Secured Party shall have the right at any time to exchange
certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Shares for
certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
6. Representation and Warranties. Debtor represents and warrants
to Secured Party that:
(a) Debtor is, and at the time of delivery of the Pledged
Shares to Secured Party pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the legal holder of
record and the sole beneficial owner of the Pledged Shares and has good and
marketable title to the Pledged Shares free and clear of any Lien, mortgage,
hypothecation, security interest, charge, option or other encumbrance
whatsoever, except for the Lien created by this Agreement.
(b) All of the Pledged Shares have been duly authorized,
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(c) Debtor has the full power, authority and legal right
to pledge, assign, transfer, deliver, deposit and set over the Pledged
Collateral pledged by Debtor to Secured Party as provided herein.
(d) None of the Pledged Shares has been issued or
transferred in violation of the securities registration, securities disclosure
or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be
subject.
(e) The Pledged Shares constitute one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company.
(f) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of
any Person and no consent, authorization, approval, or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is
required either (i) for the pledge by Debtor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant
to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement by Debtor or (ii) for the exercise by the Secured Party of the voting
or other rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect of
the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be required in
connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of
securities generally.
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(g) Except for the security interest (and pledges and
assignments as applicable) granted hereby, Debtor is, and as to any property
acquired after the date hereof which is included within the Collateral, Debtor
will be, the owner of all such Collateral free and clear from all charges,
liens, security interests, adverse claims and encumbrances of any and every
nature whatsoever.
(h) There is no financing statement or similar filing now
on file in any public office covering any part of the Collateral, and Debtor
will not execute and there will not be on file in any public office any
financing statement or similar filing except the financing statements filed or
to be filed in favor of Secured Party.
(i) All information furnished to Secured Party concerning
Debtor, the Collateral and the Secured Obligations, or otherwise for the
purpose of obtaining or maintaining credit, is or will be at the time the same
is furnished, accurate and complete in all material respects.
(j) The pledge, assignment and delivery of the Collateral
pursuant to this Agreement will create a valid first priority lien on and a
first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral pledged by Debtor,
and the proceeds thereof, subject to no prior pledge, lien, mortgage,
hypothecation, security interest, charge, option or encumbrance or to any
agreement purporting to grant to any third party a security interest in the
property or assets of Debtor which would include the Collateral, securing the
payment of the Secured Obligations.
(k) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Debtor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Debtor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally or by the application of general equity
principles.
The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5 shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
7. Covenants. Debtor, with respect to the Pledged Collateral held
in his or its name, covenants and agrees that until the Notes are paid in full
and the Secured Obligations are satisfied:
(a) Without the prior written consent of Secured Party, Debtor
agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose
of, or grant any option with respect to, the Collateral, nor will it create,
incur or permit to exist any pledge, lien, mortgage, hypothecation, security
interest, charge, option or any other encumbrance with respect to any of the
Collateral or any interest therein except for the Lien provided by this
Agreement. Without the prior written consent of Secured Party, Debtor agrees
that it will not vote to enable and will not otherwise permit the Company to,
issue any stock or other securities of any nature in addition to or in exchange
or substitution for such Pledged Shares.
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(b) Debtor will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and
deliver all such instruments and take all such action as Secured Party from
time to time may request in order to ensure to Secured Party the benefits of
the Lien in and to the Collateral intended to be created by this Agreement.
(c) Debtor has and will defend the title to the Collateral and the
Liens of Secured Party thereon against the claim of any Person and will
maintain and preserve such Liens. Debtor covenants and agrees that it will
have like title to and right to pledge any other property which at any time
hereafter may be pledged to Secured Party as Pledged Collateral hereunder and
will likewise defend Secured Party's right thereto and security interest
therein.
(d) Debtor shall promptly pay when due all taxes, assessments,
license fees, registration fees, and governmental charges levied or assessed
against Debtor or with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof.
(e) Debtor agrees not to suffer or permit any charge, lien,
security interest, adverse claim or encumbrance of any and every nature
whatsoever against the Collateral or any part thereof, except for the Liens.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement with respect to
inventory, and except in the ordinary course of business with respect to other
Collateral, Debtor shall not, without the prior written consent of Secured
Party, sell, assign, transfer, lease, charter, encumber, hypothecate or dispose
of the Collateral, or any part thereof, or interest therein, or offer to do any
of the foregoing.
(g) Debtor shall promptly notify Secured Party in writing of any
change in the name, identity or structure of Debtor, any charge, lien, security
interest, claim or encumbrance asserted against the Collateral, any theft,
loss, injury or similar incident involving the Collateral, and any other
material matter or litigation adversely affecting Debtor or the Collateral.
Debtor shall furnish such other reports, information and data regarding
Debtor's financial condition and operations, the Collateral and such other
matters as Secured Party may reasonably request from time to time.
(h) Debtor agrees to execute and deliver such financing statement
or statements, or amendments thereof or supplements thereto, or other documents
as Secured Party may from time to time require in order to comply with the Code
(or other applicable state law of the jurisdiction where any of the Collateral
is located) and to preserve and protect the Secured Party's rights to the
Collateral.
(i) Secured Party, at its option, whether before or after default,
but without any obligation whatsoever to do so, may (a) discharge taxes,
claims, charges, liens, security interests, assessments or other encumbrances
of any and every nature whatsoever at any time levied, placed upon or asserted
against the Collateral, (b) place and pay for insurance on the Collateral,
including insurance that only protects Secured Party's interest, (c) pay for
the repair,
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improvement, testing, maintenance and preservation of the Collateral, (d) pay
any filing, recording, registration, licensing or certification fees or other
fees and charges related to the Collateral, or (e) take any other action to
preserve and protect the Collateral and Secured Party's rights and remedies
under this Agreement as Secured Party may deem necessary or appropriate. Debtor
agrees that Secured Party shall have no duty or obligation whatsoever to take
any of the foregoing action. Debtor agrees to promptly reimburse Secured Party
upon demand for any payment made or any expense incurred by the Secured Party
pursuant to this authorization. These payments and expenditures, together with
interest thereon from date incurred until paid by Debtor at the maximum
contract rate allowed under applicable laws, which Debtor agrees to pay, shall
constitute additional Obligations and shall be secured by and entitled to the
benefits of this Agreement.
(j) Debtor shall do, make, procure, execute and deliver all such
additional and further acts, things, deeds, interests and assurances as Secured
Party may require from time to time to protect, assure and enforce Secured
Party's rights and remedies.
8. Debtor's Rights. As long as no Default or Event of Default
under this Agreement, the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or any other agreement
executed to evidence and/or secure the Secured Obligations (the "Other
Agreements"), shall have occurred and be continuing and until written notice
shall be given to Debtor in accordance with Section 9(a) hereof:
(a) Debtor shall have the right, from time to time, to vote and
give consents, ratifications and waivers with respect to the Pledged Collateral
or any part thereof for all purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and any Other Agreement; provided,
however, that no vote shall be cast, and no consent, ratification, or waiver
shall be given or action taken, which would have the effect of materially
impairing the position or interest of Secured Party in respect of the Pledged
Collateral, be inconsistent with or violate any provision of this Agreement,
the Purchase Agreement, or the Other Agreements;
(b) (i) Debtor shall be entitled, from time to time, to
collect and receive for its own use all cash dividends paid in respect
of the Pledged Shares to the extent not in violation of this
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or the Other Agreements, other than
any and all (A) dividends 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 redemption of or exchange
for, any Pledged Collateral, (B) distributions paid or payable in cash
in respect of any Pledged Collateral in connection with a partial or
total liquidation or dissolution or reorganization of the Company, (C)
cash paid, or payable or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in
exchange for, any Pledged Collateral, in addition, until actually paid
all rights to such dividends shall remain subject to the Lien created
by this Agreement; and
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(ii) all dividends (other than such cash dividends as are
permitted to be paid to Debtor in accordance with clause (i) above)
and all other distributions in respect of the Pledged Collateral,
whenever paid or made, shall be delivered to Secured Party to hold as
Pledged Collateral and shall, if received by Debtor, be received in
trust for the benefit of Secured Party, be segregated from the other
property or funds of Debtor, and be forthwith delivered to Secured
Party as Pledged Collateral as additional Collateral for the Secured
Obligations in the form so received (with any necessary endorsement).
9. Defaults and Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default and during the continuation of such Event of Default, then or at any
time after such declaration (provided that such declaration is not rescinded by
the Secured Party), without demand of performance or other demand,
advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice specified below of time
and place of public or private sale) to or upon Debtor or any other person (all
and each of which demands, advertisements and/or notices are hereby expressly
waived), Secured Party (personally or through an agent) is hereby authorized
and empowered subject to the approval of any governmental authority (to the
extent such consent or approval of any governmental authority is required), to
(a) Transfer and register in its name or in the name of its
nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exercise the voting
rights with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends and
other distributions made thereon, and to exercise any and all rights of
conversion, exchange, subscription or any other rights, privileges or options
pertaining to any shares of the Pledged Shares as if it were the absolute owner
thereof, including without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion,
any and all of the Pledged Shares upon the merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization or other readjustment of any corporation
issuing any of such shares or upon the exercise by any such issuer or Secured
Party of any right, privilege or option pertaining to any shares of the Pledged
Shares, and in connection therewith, to deposit and deliver any and all of the
Pledged Shares with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar other
designated agency upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, all
without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but
Secured Party shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid rights,
privileges or options and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or
delay in so doing.
(b) Collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral,
or any part thereof, and/or sell, assign, give option or options to purchase,
contract to sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral, or any
part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any
exchange, broker's board or at any of Secured Party's offices or elsewhere in
one or more sales after ten (10) days' notice of the time and place of any
public sale or of the time after which a private sale is to take place (which
notice Debtor agrees is commercially reasonable), but without any previous
notice or advertisement, the whole or any part of the Collateral and to
otherwise act with respect to the Collateral as though Secured Party was the
outright owner thereof, Debtor hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
Secured Party as the proxy and attorney-in-fact of Debtor, with full power of
substitution to do so;
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provided, however, Secured Party shall not have any duty to exercise any such
right or to preserve the same and shall not be liable for any failure to do so
or for any delay in doing so. Any sale shall be made either for cash or upon
credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk at such
price as Secured Party may deem fair, and such terms and conditions as Secured
Party may deem advisable and Secured Party may be the purchaser of the whole or
any part of the Collateral so sold and hold the same thereafter in its own
right free from any claim of Debtor or any right or equity of redemption in
Debtor, which right or equity is hereby expressly waived and released. Each
sale shall be made to the highest bidder, but Secured Party reserves the right
to reject any and all bids at such sale which, in its discretion, it shall deem
inadequate. Demands of performance, except as otherwise herein specifically
provided for, notices of sale, advertisements and the presence of property at
sale are hereby waived and any sale hereunder may be conducted by an auctioneer
or any officer or agent of Secured Party.
(c) If, at the original time or times appointed for the sale of
the whole or any part of the Collateral, the highest bid, if there be but one
sale, shall be inadequate to discharge in full all the Secured Obligations, or
if the Collateral be offered for sale in lots, if at any of such sales, the
highest bid for the lot offered for sale would indicate to Secured Party, in
its discretion, the unlikelihood of the proceeds of the sales of the whole of
the Collateral being sufficient to discharge all the Secured Obligations,
Secured Party may, on one or more occasions and in its discretion, postpone any
of said sales by public announcement at the time of sale or the time of
previous postponement of sale, and no other notice of such postponement or
postponements of sale need be given, any other notice being hereby waived;
provided, however, that any sale or sales made after such postponement shall be
after ten (10) days' notice to Debtor.
(d) In the event of any sales hereunder, Secured Party shall pay
over the proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation,
realization or sale in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.
(e) In addition to the rights and remedies granted to it in this
Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or
relating to any of the Secured Obligations, Secured Party shall have all the
rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code.
(f) Debtor agrees that following the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default it will not at any time plead, claim or take
the benefit of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, moratorium or
redemption law now or hereafter in force in order to prevent or delay the
enforcement of this Agreement, or the absolute sale of the whole or any part of
the Collateral or the possession thereof by any purchaser at any sale
hereunder, and Debtor waives the benefit of all such laws to the extent it
lawfully may do so. Debtor agrees that it will not interfere with any right,
power and remedy of Secured Party provided for in this Agreement or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, or the
exercise or beginning of the exercise by Secured Party of any one or more of
such rights, powers or remedies. No failure or delay on the part of Secured
Party to exercise any such right,
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power or remedy and no notice or demand which may be given to or made upon
Debtor by Secured Party with respect to any such remedies shall operate as a
waiver thereof, or limit or impair Secured Party's right to take any action or
to exercise any power or remedy hereunder, without notice or demand, or
prejudice its rights as against Debtor in any respect.
(g) Debtor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants
contained in this Section 9 will cause irreparable injury to Secured Party,
that Secured Party has no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and,
as a consequence, agrees that each and every covenant contained in this Section
9 shall be specifically enforceable against Debtor, and Debtor hereby waives
and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific
performance of such covenants except for a defense that the Secured Obligations
are not then due and payable in accordance with the agreements and instruments
governing and evidencing such obligations. Debtor further acknowledges the
impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages which would be suffered by
Secured Party by reason of a breach of any of such covenants and, consequently,
agrees that, if Secured Party shall xxx for damages for breach, it shall pay,
as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value of the
Collateral pledged by Debtor on the date Secured Party shall demand compliance
with this Section 9.
(h) If, at any time when Secured Party shall determine to exercise
its right to sell the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral hereunder,
such Pledged Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any
reason whatsoever, be effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"), Secured Party may, in its discretion (subject only to
applicable requirements of law), sell such Pledged Collateral or part thereof
by private sale in such manner and under such circumstances as Secured Party
may deem necessary or advisable, but subject to the other requirements of this
Section 9, and shall not be required to effect such registration or to cause
the same to be effected. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in
any such event Secured Party in its discretion (x) may, in accordance with
applicable securities laws, proceed to make such private sale notwithstanding
that a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged
Collateral or part thereof could be or shall have been filed under said Act (or
similar statute), (y) may approach and negotiate with a single possible
purchaser to effect such sale, and (z) may restrict such sale to a purchaser
who will represent and agree that such purchaser is purchasing for its own
account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale of such
Pledged Collateral or part thereof. In addition to a private sale as provided
above in this Section 9, if any of the Pledged Collateral shall not be freely
distributable to the public without registration under the Act (or similar
statute) at the time of any proposed sale pursuant to this Section 9, then
Secured Party shall not be required to effect such registration or cause the
same to be effected but, in its discretion (subject only to applicable
requirements of law), may require that any sale hereunder (including a sale at
auction) be conducted subject to restrictions (i) as to the financial
sophistication and ability of any Person permitted to bid or purchase at any
such sale, (ii) as to the content of legends to be placed upon any certificates
representing the Pledged Collateral sold in such sale, including restrictions
on future transfer thereof, (iii) as to the representations required to be made
by each Person bidding or purchasing at such sale relating to that Person's
access to financial information about the Debtor and such Person's intentions
as to the holding of the Pledged Collateral so sold for
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investment, for its own account, and not with a view to the distribution
thereof, and (iv) as to such other matters as Secured Party may, in its
discretion, deem necessary or appropriate in order that such sale
(notwithstanding any failure so to register) may be effected in compliance with
the Code and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and the
Act and all applicable state securities laws.
(i) Debtor recognizes that Secured Party may be unable to effect a
public sale of any or all the Pledged Shares by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Act and applicable state securities laws, but may be compelled
to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group or
purchasers who will be obliged to agree, among other things to acquire such
securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the
distribution or resale thereof. Debtor acknowledges and agrees that any such
private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the Secured
Party than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such
circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been
made in a commercially reasonable manner. Secured Party shall be under no
obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Shares for the period of time
necessary to permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities
for public sale under the Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even
if the issuer would agree to do so.
(j) Debtor further agrees to do or cause to be done all such other
acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make such sale or sales of
any portion or all of the Pledged Shares owned by it valid and binding and in
compliance with any and all applicable laws, regulations, orders, writs,
injunctions, decrees or awards of any and all courts, arbitrators or
governmental instrumentalities, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over
any such sale or sales, all at Debtor's expense.
(k) Debtor shall be liable for and agrees to pay the reasonable
expenses incurred by Secured Party in enforcing its rights and remedies, in
retaking, holding, testing, repairing, improving, selling, leasing or disposing
of the Collateral, or like expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees and legal expenses incurred by Secured Party. These expenses, together
with interest thereon from the date incurred until paid by Debtor at the
maximum contract rate allowed under applicable laws, which Debtor agrees to
pay, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall be secured by
and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
(l) The rights and remedies of Secured Party are cumulative and
the exercise of any one or more of the rights or remedies shall not be deemed
an election of rights or remedies or a waiver of any other right or remedy.
Secured Party may remedy any default and may waive any default without waiving
the default remedied or without waiving any other prior or subsequent default.
10. Application of Proceeds. Any cash held by Secured Party as
Collateral and all cash proceeds received by Secured Party in respect of any
sale of, liquidation of, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Collateral shall be applied by Secured Party as follows:
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(a) First, to the payment of the costs and expenses of such sale,
including (i) reasonable compensation to the Secured Party and its agents and
counsel, and (ii) all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by
Secured Party in connection therewith including those incurred for care,
safekeeping, collection, sale, delivery or otherwise of the Collateral.
(b) Next, to the payment of the Secured Obligations in such order
as Secured Party may elect.
(c) Finally, after payment in full of all Secured Obligations,
payment to the Debtor, or its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be
lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct, of any surplus then remaining from such proceeds.
11. Waiver. No delay on Secured Party's part in exercising any
power of sale, Lien, option or other right hereunder, and no notice or demand
which may be given to or made upon Debtor by Secured Party with respect to any
power of sale, Lien, option or other right hereunder shall constitute 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 other right, power or privilege constitute a waiver thereof; or
limit or impair Secured Party's right to take any action or to exercise any
power of sale, Lien, option, or any other right hereunder, without notice or
demand, or prejudice Secured Party's rights as against Debtor in any respect.
The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and may be exercised
singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
12. Assignment and Amendment. Secured Party may assign, endorse or
transfer any instrument evidencing all or any part of the Secured Obligations
as provided in, and in accordance with, the Purchase Agreement, and the holder
of such instrument shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. None of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, modified or
amended except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by Secured Party and
Debtor.
13. Termination. Immediately following the payment of all Secured
Obligations, Secured Party shall deliver to Debtor the Pledged Collateral
pledged by Debtor at the time subject to this Agreement and all instruments of
assignment executed in connection therewith, free and clear of the Lien hereof
and, except as otherwise provided herein, all of Debtor's obligations hereunder
shall at such time terminate.
14. Lien Absolute. All rights of Secured Party hereunder, and all
obligations of the Debtor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of:
(a) Any lack of validity or enforceability of the Purchase
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument
governing or evidencing any Secured Obligations.
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(b) Any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in
any other term of, all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Purchase
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument
governing or evidencing any Secured Obligations.
(c) Any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other
collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure
from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations.
(d) Any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, Debtor.
15. Indemnification. Debtor severally agrees to indemnify and hold
Secured Party harmless from and against any taxes, liabilities, claims and
damages, including reasonable attorney's fees and disbursements, and other
expenses incurred or arising by reason of the taking or the failure to take
action by Secured Party, in good faith, in respect of any transaction effected
under this Agreement or in connection with the Lien provided for herein,
including, without limitation, any taxes payable in connection with the
delivery or registration of any of the Pledged Collateral as provided herein.
Debtor severally agrees to be liable for payment to Secured Party of all
Secured Party's out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement after the date hereof and all reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements, including registration costs under the Act (or similar statute)
and the reasonable fees of Secured Party's agents or representatives, incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the performance by Secured Party of the
provisions of this Agreement and of any transactions effected in connection
with this Agreement. The obligations of the Debtor under this Section 15 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this paragraph, or any other paragraph of this Agreement, if Debtor tenders
his Pledged Collateral to Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, but is prevented from tendering the Pledged Collateral to Secured
Party by virtue of the actions of any Person other than Debtor, or any Person
controlled or in common control with Debtor, then Debtor shall only be liable
for delivery of good, valid and marketable title to all of the Pledged
Collateral immediately upon legally being permitted to do so, and in such case
shall not be liable for any costs, arising from Debtor's obligation to
indemnify Secured Party as discussed in this Section 15.
16. Reinstatement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against
Debtor for liquidation or reorganization, should Debtor become insolvent or
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee
be appointed for all or any significant part of Debtor's assets, and shall
continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is,
pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise
be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a
"voidable preference", "fraudulent conveyance", or otherwise, all as though
such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment,
or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the
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Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount
paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
17. Miscellaneous. (a) Secured Party may execute any of its duties
hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to advice of
counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder.
(b) Neither Secured Party nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents or counsel shall be liable for any action lawfully taken or
omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith, except
for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(c) This Agreement shall be binding upon Debtor and its successors
and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Secured
Party and its successors and assigns, and shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws in effect in the State of
Texas without giving effect to principles of choice of law, and none of the
terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, modified or
amended except in writing, signed by Secured Party, duly signed for and on
behalf of Secured Party and the Debtors and then only to the extent therein set
forth.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, or in
any of the documents evidencing the Secured Obligations or otherwise relating
thereto, no such provision shall require the payment or permit the collection
of interest in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable usury laws. If any
such excessive interest is so provided for, then in such event (i) the
provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (ii) neither Debtor nor
its successors or assigns or any other party liable for the payment thereof,
shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the extent that is in
excess of the maximum amount permitted by law, (iii) any such excess interest
that may have been collected shall be, at the option of the holder of the
instrument evidencing the Secured Obligations, either applied as a credit
against the then unpaid principal amount thereof or refunded to the maker
thereof, and (iv) the effective rate of interest shall be automatically reduced
to the maximum lawful rate under applicable usury laws as now or hereafter
construed by the courts having jurisdiction.
(e) Any carbon, photographic or other reproduction of any
financing statement signed by Debtor is sufficient as a financing statement for
all purposes, including without limitation, filing in any state as may be
permitted by the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of such state.
18. Severability. If for any reason any provision or provisions
hereof are determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law
in any jurisdiction, such invalidity in any jurisdiction shall not impair the
operation of or effect those portions of this Agreement which are valid in any
other jurisdiction.
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19. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is
provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval,
declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any
of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the parties desires to
give or serve upon any other a communication with respect to this Agreement,
each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication shall be in writing and either shall be delivered in person with
receipt acknowledged or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
(a) If to Secured Party, at
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
(b) If to Debtor, at
Watermarc Food Management Co.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
or at such other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein
provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing
by the party entitled to receive such notice. Every notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration or other communication hereunder shall be deemed
to have been duly given or served on the date on which personally delivered,
with receipt acknowledged, or three (3) Business Days after the same shall have
been deposited in the United States mail. Failure or delay in delivering copies
of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall in no way
adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration or other communication.
20. Section Titles. The Section titles contained in this Agreement
are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever
and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which shall, collectively and separately, constitute one
agreement.
22. Further Assurances. Debtor agrees that at any time and from
time to time, upon the written request of Secured Party, Debtor will execute
and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as
Secured Party may reasonably request in order to effect the purposes of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Security Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
WATERMARC FOOD MANAGEMENT CO.
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: President & Chief Operating Officer
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SCHEDULE I
DEBTOR PLEDGED SHARES
Watermarc Food Management Co. 48,500 shares of
Common Stock, $.01 par value,
of Marco's Mexican
Restaurants, Inc., a Texas
corporation, evidenced by the
certificate heretofore
delivered to Secured Party.
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EXHIBIT A
Secured Parties
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Atlantis Software Company Employee Profit Sharing Plan
Xxxxxx X. Mount
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Schnitzer
Xxxx Xxxxx, Custodian for Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, and
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxx X. X'Xxxxx
J-All Partnership
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx X. Childress
Xxxx X. Childress
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
c/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Tower
000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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