SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.2
U.S.
DRY CLEANING CORPORATION
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of ____________, 2007, by and between U.S. DRY CLEANING CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation and issuer of the Notes (the “Company”),
STEAM PRESS HOLDINGS, INC., a California corporation, CLEANERS CLUB ACQUISITION
SUB, INC., a California corporation, and USDCC CVR MERGER SUB, LLC a California
limited liability company (together with the Company, a “Borrower” and
collectively, the “Borrowers”), and XXXXXX CAPITAL, LTD., a Texas
corporation (“Xxxxxx” or “Agent”) and each other person or entity
listed as an “Investor” on Schedule 1 attached to this Agreement (the
“Investors” or the “Secured Parties”). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
or
incorporated in the Subscription Agreement of even date herewith between the
Company and the Investors (“Subscription Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Secured Parties have agreed to purchase Notes from the Company pursuant
to
the terms of the Subscription Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Secured Parties have required, as a condition to entering into the
Subscription Agreement, that Borrowers grant Secured Parties a first priority
security interest in all of Borrowers’ Collateral listed in
Exhibit A hereto, and to that end have required the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Borrowers.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in the Subscription Agreement and herein, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Incorporation
of Recitals, Subscription Agreement and Note. The
foregoing Recitals are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by this
reference.
2. Definitions. The
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Collateral”
shall mean all of the items set forth on Exhibit A hereto existing on
______________, 2007 (and any replacement Collateral).
“Lien”
shall mean any security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance or other adverse
interest. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any
Borrower may, as part of its ordinary course of business, grant licenses to
third parties to use intellectual property owned or developed by such Borrower,
and for purposes of this Agreement such licensing activity shall not constitute
a “Lien” on such intellectual property provided such activity does not interfere
in any material respect with the business of such Borrower.
“Permitted
Liens” shall mean, collectively, the following: (i) liens for current taxes
or other governmental or regulatory assessments which are not delinquent, or
which are being contested in good faith by the appropriate procedures and for
which appropriate reserves are maintained; (ii) liens in favor of Agent and/or
the Secured Parties; and (iii) liens or security interests granted by the
Borrowers pursuant to a credit facility with a bank or other financial
institution whose lending activities are regulated by law in an amount of not
more than $5,000,000 entered into after the date hereof secured solely by
accounts receivable and inventory, and equipment (capital) leases, and the
Proceeds thereof.
“Proceeds”
shall mean “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64)
of the California Uniform Commercial Code and, in any event, shall include,
without limitation, any consideration received from the sale, exchange, lease
or
other disposition of any asset or property which constitutes Collateral, any
other value received as a consequence of the possession of any Collateral and
any payment received from any insurer or other person or entity as a result
of
the destruction, loss, theft or other involuntary conversion of whatever nature
of any asset or property that constitutes Collateral.
“Secured
Obligations” has the meaning given in Section 3(a) below.
“Security
Interest” has the meaning given in Section 3(b) below.
In
addition, terms not defined in this
Agreement or the Subscription Agreement that are defined in the California
Uniform Commercial Code (the “Code”) shall have the same meaning in this
Agreement as in the Code. It is expressly understood and agreed that,
to the extent the Code is revised subsequent to the date hereof such that the
definition of any of the terms included in the description of Collateral is
changed, the parties hereto desire that any property which is included in such
changed definitions which would not otherwise be included in the foregoing
grant
on the date hereof be included in such grant immediately upon the effective
date
of such revision.
3. Security
for Obligations.
(a) Secured
Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the Collateral is
collateral security for, the prompt payment or performance in full when due,
whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration,
conversion, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts that would
become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 363(a)
of
the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §362(a) or the existence of any other bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving any of the Borrowers) of all
obligations and liabilities of every nature of Borrowers now or hereafter
existing under or arising out of the Notes, and this Agreement and all
extensions or renewals thereof, whether for principal, interest (including,
without limitation, interest that, but for the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy with respect to any Borrower, would accrue on such obligations),
fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, 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, and all or any portion
of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any
part
of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from Agent or
any
Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise (all such
obligations of Borrowers being the “Secured Obligations”).
(b) Security
Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case
may be, of the Secured Obligations, the Borrowers hereby jointly and severally
create and grant to the Agent, its successors and its assigns, for the pro
rata
benefit of the Investors, their successors and their assigns, a security
interest in the Collateral (the “Security Interest”). Without
limiting the foregoing, the Agent is hereby authorized to file one or more
financing statements, continuation statements or other documents for the purpose
of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security
Interest, naming the Borrowers as debtors and the Agent as secured party for
the
pro rata benefit of the Investors.
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The
Borrowers agree at all times to keep in all material respects accurate and
complete accounting records with respect to the Collateral, including, but
not
limited to, a record of all payments and Proceeds received.
Notwithstanding
(a) the date, manner or order of perfection of the Security Interest created
hereunder, (b) the provisions of the Code or any other applicable law or
decisions, (c) the provisions of any contract between any Secured Party and
the
Borrowers and (d) whether any agent or bailee holds possession of any part
or
all of the Collateral, the security interests of the Secured Parties in the
Collateral shall rank equally and without priority and, at any time of
determination, each Secured Party shall share therein and in the proceeds
thereof pro rata according to the Secured Obligations owed to such Secured
Party
as at such time of determination.
4. Representations
and Warranties. Each Borrower jointly and severally
represents and warrants as follows:
Financing
Statements. Except for the financing statements in favor of
Secured Parties, at the time of granting the security interest described herein,
no financing statement, security agreement, mortgage or similar document
covering the Collateral or any portion thereof will be on file in any public
office, and except for Permitted Liens, each Borrower agrees not to execute
or
authorize the filing of any such additional financing statement in favor of
any
person, entity or governmental agency (whether federal, state or local) other
than Secured Parties as long as any portion of the Secured Obligations evidenced
by the Note remain unpaid.
Legal
Name. Each Borrower’s exact legal name is as set forth in the
first paragraph of this Security Agreement. No Borrower shall change
its legal name or its form of organization without 30 days’ prior written notice
to the Agent.
Title
and Authority. Each Borrower (i) is the legal and beneficial
owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Collateral in which such
Borrower is granting a security interest hereunder, free and clear of all Liens
and (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to grant to the Secured
Parties the Security Interest in such Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other person other than any
consent or approval which has been obtained. The execution, delivery
and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the respective
Borrowers. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance
with its terms, except as (A) the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and (B) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited
by equitable principles of general applicability. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Borrowers of their
obligations hereunder will not (i) violate any federal, state or local law,
rule
or regulation applicable to any of the Borrowers, or any provision of any
Borrower’s Articles of Organization, By-laws or any other governing documents,
or any order, injunction, judgment, decree or writ applicable to any Borrower,
or (ii) constitute a breach of or a default under any material agreement,
contract, lease, license, indenture, mortgage, instrument, undertaking or
commitment to which any Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties
or
assets are bound, or (iii) cause any Lien to be created or imposed on any
Borrower’s properties or assets by reason thereof.
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Filing. The
Borrowers will execute and deliver to the Secured Parties Uniform Commercial
Code financing statements in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent
containing a description of the Collateral, in a form such that they can be
filed of record in every governmental, municipal or other office in every
jurisdiction in which any portion of the Collateral is located necessary to
publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a valid, legal
and perfected security interest in favor of the Agent in respect of the
Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United
States and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing,
refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary
in
any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect
to
the filing of Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements. Borrowers jointly
and severally promise to pay to the Agent all fees and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in filing such financing
statements and any continuation statements or amendments thereto in all public
offices where filing is deemed by the Agent to be necessary or
desirable.
Validity
of Security Interest. The Security Interest constitutes a valid,
legal and perfected first priority security interest in all of the Collateral
for payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, enforceable in
accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of the Borrowers and
any
persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Borrowers, and such
Security Interest is prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence
on
the date hereof, subject only to Permitted Liens.
Locations
of Collateral; Place of Business. Borrowers hereby represent and
warrant that all the Collateral is located at the locations listed on
Schedule A hereto and that their respective federal employer
identification numbers are as set forth on said Schedule. The
Borrowers agree not to establish, or permit to be established, any other
location where it will hold the Collateral or records relating thereto, except
upon prior written notice to the Secured Parties, and provided that all filings
under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any state or otherwise which
are required by this Agreement or the Note to be made with respect to the
Collateral have been made and the Secured Parties continue to have a valid,
legal and perfected first priority security interest in the
Collateral. Each Borrower confirms that its chief executive office is
located at the office indicated on Schedule A hereto. Each
Borrower agrees not to change, or permit to be changed, the location of its
principal executive office unless all filings under the Uniform Commercial
Code
or otherwise which are required by this Agreement or the Note to be made have
been made and the Secured Parties continue to have a valid, legal and perfected
first priority security interest in the Collateral.
Covenants
and Agreements. Each Borrower jointly and severally
covenants and agrees as follows:
Restrictions. Each
Borrower agrees that until the Secured Obligations shall have been satisfied
in
full, such Borrower shall not, without the Agent’s prior written consent,
assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Collateral, any interest
therein, or any other assets, except that such Borrower may (i) sell Inventory
in the ordinary course of business or sell obsolete equipment or inventory
for
the reasonable fair value thereof and (ii) sell assets if within 180 days after
completing any such sale substantially all of the proceeds thereof are used
to
purchase additional assets for use in such Borrower’s business. Each
Borrower further agrees that it will not take any action, or permit any action
to be taken by others subject to its control, including licensees, or fail
to
take any action, which would affect the validity or enforcement of the rights
transferred to the Secured Parties under this Agreement.
Defense. Each
Borrower shall, at its own cost and expense, take any and all actions reasonably
necessary to defend title to the Collateral owned by it against all persons
and
to defend the Security Interest in such Collateral, and the priority thereof,
against any adverse Lien of any nature whatsoever (other than Permitted Liens),
and will otherwise take all steps to maintain the security interest of the
Secured Parties as a valid and fully perfected first priority security interest,
in each case subject only to the Permitted Liens.
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Maintenance. Each
Borrower shall at all times and at its own expense maintain and keep, or cause
to be maintained and kept, the Collateral.
Agent’s
Right to Take Action. If, after ten days written notice from
Agent, Borrowers fail to perform or observe any of their respective covenants
or
agreements set forth in this Section 5 or if any Borrower notifies Agent
that it intends to abandon all or any part of the Collateral, the Agent may
(but
need not) perform or observe such covenant or agreement or take steps to prevent
such intended abandonment on behalf and in the name, place and stead of any
Borrower (or, in the case of intended abandonment, in Agent’s own name) and may
(but need not) take any and all other actions that Agent may reasonably deem
necessary to cure or correct such failure or prevent such intended abandonment,
provided that the taking of any such action shall not relieve Borrowers of
any
of their obligations hereunder, or in any way limit the exercise by the Agent
or
any Investor of any other or further right which it may have under this
Agreement, at law or otherwise.
Costs
and Expenses. Except to the extent that the effect of such
payment would be to render any loan or forbearance of money usurious or
otherwise illegal under any applicable law, Borrowers shall jointly and
severally pay Agent on demand the amount of all moneys expended and all costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred
by Agent or the Secured Parties in connection with or as a result of Agent’s
taking action under this Agreement, including without limitation any actions
taken or rights exercised by the Agent under Section 3(b), Section 5(d), or
Section 0, together with interest thereon
from the date expended or incurred by the Agent or Secured Parties.
Use
and Disposition of Collateral. No Borrower shall make or permit
to be made any Lien, assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Collateral
other
than Permitted Liens or sales of assets permitted by Section 5(a) above, or
grant any security interest in the Collateral except for the Security Interest
and Permitted Liens. No Borrower shall make or permit to be made any
transfer of any Collateral or any other assets, except in the ordinary course
of
business or as permitted by Section 5(a) above, and each Borrower shall remain
at all times in possession of the Collateral owned by it other than transfers
to
the Agent pursuant to the provisions hereof and as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. The Agent shall have the right, as the true and lawful
agent of the Borrowers, with power of substitution for each Borrower and in
each
Borrower's name, the Agent's name or otherwise, for the use and benefit of
the
Agent and the Investors and solely to effect the purposes of this Agreement,
(i)
to endorse each Borrower’s name upon any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts,
money orders or other evidences of payment with respect to the Collateral that
may come into its possession; (ii) to sign the name of each Borrower on any
invoice relating to any of the Collateral and (iii) upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default under this Agreement or under
the
Note, (A) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes,
acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences or instruments
of
payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, and Borrowers hereby
waive notice of presentment, protest and non-payment of any instrument so
endorsed, (B) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for, extend
the time of payment of and give discharges and releases of all or any of the
Collateral and/or release the obligor thereon, (C) to commence and prosecute
any
and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of
competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the
Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral, (D) to settle,
compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings
relating to or pertaining to all or any of the Collateral, and (H) to use,
sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal
with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though
the Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes;
provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed as requiring or obligating the Agent or any Investor to make any
commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment
received by the Agent or such Investor or to present or file any
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claim
or
notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof
or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered
thereby, and no action taken by the Agent or any Investor or omitted to be
taken
with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof shall give rise to any
defense, counterclaim or offset in favor of Borrowers or to any claim or action
against the Agent or any Investor in the absence of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Agent or such Investor; and provided,
further, that the Agent shall at all times act reasonably and in good
faith. It is understood and agreed that the appointment of the Agent
as the agent of the Borrowers for the purposes set forth above in this Section
5(f) is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. The provisions
of this Section 5(f) shall in no event relieve Borrowers of any of their
obligations hereunder with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof (other
than obligations which are impaired as a result of actions taken by the Agent
pursuant to this Section 5(f)) or impose any obligation on the Agent or any
Investor to proceed in any particular manner with respect to the Collateral
or
any part thereof, or in any way limit the exercise by the Agent or any Investor
of any other or further right which it may have on the date of this Agreement
or
hereafter, whether hereunder or by law or otherwise. Anytime action
is taken under this Section 5(f), prompt written notice of such action shall
be
provided to Borrowers by Agent.
Further
Assurances. Borrowers agree, at their expense, to execute,
acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments
and
documents and take all such actions as the Agent may from time to time
reasonably request for the assuring and preserving of the Security Interest
and
the rights and remedies created hereby, including, without limitation, the
payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing
of any financing statements or other documents in connection
herewith. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of
the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other
instrument, such note or instrument shall be promptly pledged and delivered
to
the Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Agent. Each
Borrower agrees to notify promptly the Agent of any change in its corporate
name
or in the location of its chief executive office, its chief place of business
or
the office where it keeps its records.
Inspection.
The Borrowers will permit the Secured Parties or their duly authorized
representatives, at the Secured Parties’ expense, upon reasonable prior notice
(and to the extent practicable, in conjunction with the Agent) to examine all
books and records relating to the Collateral during business hours and shall
furnish to the Secured Parties such financial statements and other financial
data as the Secured Parties may reasonably request from time to
time.
Accounts. With
respect to the accounts described in Exhibit A hereto (the “Accounts”), the
Borrowers
shall, upon request of the Agent, and the Agent or the Secured Parties
themselves may, in the name of the Secured Parties or the Borrowers, at any
time
(whether or not the Borrowers are in default hereunder) notify the account
debtor or other obligor on any item of the Accounts, of the Secured Parties’
security interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, upon the written request of the Agent, the Borrowers shall promptly
notify the account debtor in respect of any Account that such Account has been
assigned to the Secured Parties hereunder, and that any payments due or to
become due in respect of such Account are to be made directly to the Secured
Parties or their designees. The Agent may, in the name of the Secured Parties
or
the name of the Borrowers, at any time after the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default, (i) demand, xxx for, collect or receive
any
money or property payable or receivable on any Accounts, (ii) settle, release,
compromise, adjust, xxx upon, foreclose, realize upon or otherwise enforce
any
item of Accounts as the Agent may determine, (iii) for the purpose of realizing
the Secured Parties’ rights herein, receive, open and dispose of mail addressed
to the Borrowers and endorse notes, checks, drafts, money orders, documents
of
title or other forms of payment on behalf of and in the name of the Borrowers
and (iv) transfer any notes, securities or other Accounts into the name of
the
Secured Parties and receive the income thereon and hold the same as Collateral
for the Secured Obligations or apply the same to the payment of principal or
interest due on the Secured Obligations. The Borrowers jointly and
severally agree to reimburse the Agent on demand for any payment made or any
expense incurred by the Agent pursuant to the foregoing
authorization. This Section 5(i) shall not be applicable and no
rights granted hereunder shall be exercised at any time when there shall be
in
effect any credit facility of the type described in clause (iii) of the
definition of “Permitted Liens.”
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Events
of Default. Each of the following occurrences shall constitute an
event of default under this Agreement (herein called “Event of
Default”):
an
Event
of Default, as defined in the Notes, shall occur; or
Any
Borrower shall fail promptly to observe or perform any covenant or agreement
herein binding on it and such failure is not cured within 20 days after written
notice from the Agent; or
there
is
any levy, seizure or attachment of all or any material portion of the
Collateral, other than as set forth in this Agreement; or
any
of
the representations or warranties contained in Section 4 shall prove to have
been incorrect in any material respect when made or at any time that the Secured
Obligations remain outstanding.
Remedies. Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Agent
may,
at its option, accelerate the Secured Obligations and shall have the right,
in
addition to all other rights and remedies provided herein or by applicable
law,
to take any or all of the following actions:
exercise
any or all remedies against the Collateral available under this Agreement or
the
Notes including, without limitation, any and all rights afforded to a secured
party under, and subject to its obligations contained in, the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in any state or other applicable law, including, but not
limited to, the right to take possession of the Collateral, and the right,
without further notice to the Borrowers, to take the Collateral in satisfaction
of the Secured Obligations, and for those purposes the Agent may, and the
Borrowers hereby authorize the Agent to, enter upon any premises, with or
without process of law, on which Collateral may be located or situated and
remove the same therefrom or without removal render the same unusable and may
use or dispose of the Collateral on such premises without any liability for
rent, storage, utilities or other sums, and upon request the Borrowers shall
at
their expense, to the extent practicable, forthwith assemble and make all or
any
part of the Collateral available to the Agent at a place to be
designated by the Agent, which is reasonably convenient to the
Borrowers and the Agent; or
sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the Collateral
or
any part thereof at public or private sale, at such price or prices as the
Agent, may, in its sole discretion, deem satisfactory; or
enforce
the patents comprising the Collateral and if Agent shall commence any suit
for
such enforcement, Borrowers shall, at the request of Agent, do any and all
lawful acts and execute any and all proper documents reasonably required by
Agent in aid of such enforcement; or
incur
expenses, including attorneys' fees at the regular hourly rates of the Agent’s
counsel from time to time in effect, legal expenses and costs for the exercise
of any right or power under this Security Agreement, which expenses shall be
jointly and severally payable by the Borrowers to the Agent on demand and shall
be secured by this Security Agreement.
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(e) all
Proceeds received by any Borrower consisting of cash, checks and other near-cash
items shall be held by such Borrower in trust for the Agent and the Secured
Parties, segregated from other funds of such Borrower, and shall, forthwith
upon
receipt by such Borrower, be turned over to the Agent in the exact form received
by such Borrower (duly indorsed by such Borrower to the Agent, if
required). All Proceeds while held by the Agent (or by such Borrower
in trust for the Agent and the Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as
collateral security for all the Secured Obligations and shall not constitute
payment thereof until applied to the payment of the Secured Obligations as
provided in Section 9.
Any
disposition of Collateral by Agent
shall be subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law and subject
to
the requirement that Agent act reasonably and in good faith. Subject
to such conditions, Agent may sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part
of
the Collateral, at public or private sale, for cash, upon credit or for future
delivery as the Agent shall deem appropriate. Each purchaser at any
such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right
on the part of the Borrowers, and Borrowers hereby waive (to the extent
permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which Borrowers
now have or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute
now existing or hereafter enacted. To the extent notice of sale shall
be required, the Agent shall give the Borrowers ten (10) days' written notice
(which Borrowers agree is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section
9-504(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code) of the Agent's intention to make any
sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall
state the time and place for such sale. Any such public sale shall be
held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place
or
places as the Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such
sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be
sold may be sold in one lot, as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the
Agent
may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Borrowers shall execute
and deliver such documents and take such other action as the Agent reasonably
deems necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may be made in
compliance with law. Upon any such sale, the Agent shall have the
right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral
so
sold. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so
sold to it absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind,
including any equity or right of redemption of the Borrowers which may be
waived, and the Borrowers, to the extent permitted by law, hereby specifically
waive all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which any of them has or
may
have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted. The Agent shall
not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not
to
do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall
have
been given. The Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any
public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time
by
announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without
further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so
adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is
made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained
by
the Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof,
but the Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or
purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in
case
of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like
notice. At any public sale made pursuant to this Section 7, any
Investor may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from
any
claim or right of any kind whatsoever, including any right of redemption, stay
or appraisal on the part of Borrowers (all said rights being also hereby waived
and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof
offered for sale and any such Investor may make payment on account thereof
by
using any claim then due and payable to any such Investor from Borrowers as
a
credit against the purchase price, and any such Investor may, upon compliance
with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without
further accountability to Borrowers therefor. For purposes hereof, a
written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be
treated as a sale thereof; the Agent shall be free to carry out such sale and
purchase pursuant to such agreement, and Borrowers shall not be entitled to
the
return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding
the fact that after the Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all
events of default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid
in
full. Borrowers shall remain liable for any deficiency. As
an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the
Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the
security interests granted under this Agreement and to sell the Collateral
or
any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having
competent jurisdiction.
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The
Agent
shall also have the right to apply for and have a receiver appointed by a court
of competent jurisdiction in any action taken by the Agent to enforce the rights
and remedies provided hereunder, to manage, protect and preserve the Collateral
or continue the operation of the business of the Borrowers, and the Agent shall
be entitled to collect all revenues and profits thereof and apply the same
to
the payment of all expenses and other charges of such receivership, including
the compensation of the receiver, and to the payment of the obligations until
a
sale or other disposition of such Collateral shall be finally made and
consummated.
The
Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical
preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under the Uniform Commercial
Code of any State or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner
as
the Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither
the Agent, any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect
or
realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be
under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the
request of any Borrower or any other person or to take any other action
whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The
powers conferred on the Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Agent’s and
the Secured Parties’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty
upon the Agent to exercise any such powers. The Agent and the Secured
Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as
a
result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their
officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Borrower
for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence
or willful misconduct.
Designation
of Agent. Subject to the Investors’ right to appoint an
alternate agent as provided in this Section 8, the Investors hereby irrevocably
designate Xxxxxx (and its successors and assigns) as their agent and Xxxxxx
hereby accepts such designation, in order to execute any and all instruments
or
other documents on behalf of the Investors and to do any and all other acts
or
things on behalf of the Investors that Xxxxxx (or its successors or assigns)
in
its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable or that may be required
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, to exercise the Secured Parties’ rights
and remedies under this Agreement. None of the Investors may take any
action or exercise any rights under this Agreement except through Xxxxxx as
their agent. Each Secured Party hereby appoints the Agent the
attorney-in-fact of such Secured Party, in its name and on its behalf, solely
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking
any
action and executing any instrument which the Agent may reasonably deem
necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment
is
irrevocable (subject only to the Investors’ right to appoint an alternate agent
as provided herein) so long as this Agreement and the Security Interest have
not
been terminated and coupled with an interest. The Secured Parties
may, by vote of the holders of 51% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
outstanding at any time (which vote shall be binding on all of the Investors),
irrevocably appoint and authorize an agent other than Xxxxxx to act as agent
on
behalf of the Investors in accordance with this Agreement, and upon the
appointment of any such other agent the Investors will promptly provide written
notice thereof to the Borrowers.
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As
to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Agent shall
not
be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be entitled
to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting
or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the holders of 51% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding, and such instructions shall
be
binding upon all Secured Parties; provided, however, that the
Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes it to
liability in such capacity, which could result in the Agent incurring any costs
and expenses or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable
law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
action to impose additional obligations on the Secured Parties, or to amend
any
provision hereof or of the Notes which would affect the pro rata repayment,
as
among the Secured Parties, of the Secured Obligations or the pro rata
disbursement, as among the Secured Parties, of moneys or other proceeds received
in the enforcement of the security interests created hereby, shall require
the
consent of each Secured Party whose interests are adversely affected by such
action.
9. Application
of Proceeds. Subject to the rights of the holders of any
senior debt entered into in accordance with Section 2 of the Note, the proceeds
of any collection or sale of Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting
of
cash, shall be applied by the Agent as follows:
FIRST,
to
the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in
connection with the collection and/or sale of the Collateral, or otherwise
in
connection with this Agreement or any of the Secured Obligations, including,
but
not limited to, all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its
agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Agent
hereunder on behalf of the Borrowers and any other reasonable costs or expenses
incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy
hereunder;
SECOND,
pro rata to the payment in full (i) first of the interest on the principal
of
the Notes, (ii) next to the payment of principal in respect of any amount of
the
Notes outstanding (pro rata as among the Investors in accordance with the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes held by them), and next to the payment
of all other Secured Obligations;
THIRD,
the surplus, if any, to the Borrowers, their successors and assigns, or as
a
court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
Security
Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Parties and
the Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, and all obligations of the Borrowers
hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (i) any partial
invalidity or unenforceability of the Note, any other agreement with respect
to
any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating
to
any of the foregoing, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment
of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any
other
amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from the Notes, or any other
agreement or instrument, (iii) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any
other Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to or
departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Secured Obligations, or
(iv)
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available
to,
or discharge of the Borrowers in respect of the Secured Obligations or in
respect of this Agreement.
Indemnity.
Each of the Borrowers jointly and severally agrees to defend, indemnify and
hold
harmless the Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all claims,
losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement
(including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement or any actions
taken by any of them pursuant to this Agreement) except claims, losses or
liabilities resulting from the Agent’s or the Secured Parties’ own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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Miscellaneous. This
Agreement can be waived, modified, amended, terminated or discharged, and the
Security Interest can be released, only explicitly in a writing signed by the
Agent. A waiver signed by the Agent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Mere delay or
failure to act shall not preclude the exercise or enforcement of any of any
Secured Parties’ or the Agent’s rights or remedies. All rights and remedies of a
Secured Party shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly or
concurrently, at Agent’s option, and the exercise or enforcement of any one such
right or remedy shall neither be a condition to nor bar the exercise or
enforcement of any other. The Secured Parties shall not be obligated
to preserve any rights Borrowers may have against prior parties, to realize
on
the Collateral at all or in any particular manner or order, or to apply any
cash
proceeds of the Collateral in any particular order of
application. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of Borrowers and Secured Parties and their respective participants,
successors, and permitted assigns and shall take effect when signed by Borrowers
and Secured Parties, and Borrowers waive notice of Secured Parties’ acceptance
hereof; provided, however, that the Secured Parties’ rights
hereunder may not be transferred or assigned to any third party without the
prior written consent of Borrowers. This Agreement shall be governed
by the internal law of the State of California without regard to conflicts
of
law provisions. If any provision or application of this Agreement is
held unlawful or unenforceable in any respect, such illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect other provisions or applications which can
be
given effect and this Agreement shall be construed as if the unlawful or
unenforceable provision or application had never been contained herein or
prescribed hereby. All representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the creation and payment of the Secured Obligations.
Waiver
of Jury
Trial.EACHBORROWER HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT SUCH BORROWER MAY
HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT
OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO
BE
EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING,
STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EITHER
PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED
PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
Termination. This
Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate when all the Secured
Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in full, at which time the
Agent shall execute and deliver to the Borrowers all Uniform Commercial Code
termination statements and similar documents which the Borrowers shall
reasonably request to evidence such termination; provided,
however, that all indemnities of the Borrowers contained in this
Agreement shall survive, and remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of, the termination of this Agreement.
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Signatures on following page***
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this
Security Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
AGENT:
XXXXXX
CAPITAL, LTD.
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:__________________________________
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BORROWERS:
U.S.
DRY CLEANING CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Xxxxxx
X. (Xxxxxx)
Xxx,
Chief
Executive
Officer
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STEAM
PRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(dba
Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning)
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By:______________________________________
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Xxxxxx
X. (Xxxxxx)
Xxx
President
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CLEANERS
CLUB ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
(dba
Boston Cleaners)
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By:_____________________________________
Xxxxxx
X. (Xxxxxx)
Xxx
President
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USDCC
CVR MERGER SUB, LLC
(dba
Roadrunner Cleaners)
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By:_____________________________________
Xxxxxx
X. (Xxxxxx)
Xxx
President
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
DATED
_________, 2007,
AMONG
U.S. DRY CLEANING CORPORATION,
XXXXXX
CAPITAL, LTD., AND
THE
“INVESTORS” IDENTIFIED THEREIN
The
undersigned hereby executes
and delivers the Security Agreement to which this Signature Page is attached,
which, together with all counterparts of the Security Agreement and Signature
Pages of the Borrowers, Agent and other “Investors” under the Security
Agreement, shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with the
terms of the Security Agreement.
INVESTOR:________________________________
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By:
______________________________________
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Name:_____________________________________
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Title:______________________________________
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SCHEDULE
I TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
[Investors
to be inserted]
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SCHEDULE
A
Collateral
Locations
000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Federal
Employer Identification
Number: 00-0000000
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EXHIBIT
A
DESCRIPTION
OF COLLATERAL
The
term
“Collateral” shall mean all of the properties and assets of the Borrowers of
every kind and nature whatsoever, tangible or intangible, personal or mixed,
existing on ________, 2007, wherever located, whether in the possession of
the
Borrowers or in transit or in the possession of any other person, and all
rights, title and interest of the Borrowers of every kind and nature whatsoever
in and to the foregoing, and including, without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, all of the properties and assets of the Borrowers identified and
described in clauses (a) through (k) below, and any replacement
Collateral:
All
“accounts,” as that term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code,
as in effect in the State of California ("UCC"), including, without
limitation, every right to payment for goods or other property of any kind
sold
or leased or for services rendered or for any other transaction, whether or
not
the right to payment has been earned by performance, and including without
limitation every account receivable, all purchase orders, all interest in goods
the sale or lease of which gives rise to the right to payment (including
returned or repossessed goods and unpaid seller's rights), and the rights
pertaining to such goods, including the right to stoppage in transit, every
right to payment under any contract, and every lien, guaranty, or security
interest that secures a right to payment for any of the foregoing
("Accounts");
All
chattel paper, consisting of a writing or writings evidencing both a monetary
obligation and a security interest in or lease of goods, together with any
guarantees, letters of credit, and other security therefore ("Chattel
Paper");
All
“deposit accounts,” as defined in the UCC (“Deposit
Accounts”);
All
“inventory” of whatever kind, as that term is used in the UCC, including without
limitation all goods held by any of the Borrowers for sale or lease, goods
furnished or to be furnished under a contract for service, and supplies,
packaging, raw materials, goods in transit, work-in-process, and materials
used
or consumed or to be used or consumed in the Borrowers’ business, or in the
processing, packaging, or shipping of same, all finished goods, and all
property, the sale or lease of which has given rise to Accounts, Chattel Paper,
or Instruments, and that has been returned to the Borrowers or repossessed
by
the Borrowers or stopped in transit, and all warranties and related claims,
credits, setoffs, and other rights of recovery with respect to any of the
foregoing (“Inventory”);
All
“equipment,” as that term is used in the UCC, including without limitation all
equipment, machinery, and other property held for use in or purchased for the
Borrowers’ business, together with all increases, parts, fittings, accessories,
repair equipment, and special tools now or later affixed to, or used in
connection with, that property, all transferable rights of the Borrowers to
the
licenses and warranties (express and implied) received from the sellers and
manufacturers of the foregoing property, all related claims, credits, setoffs,
and other rights of recovery (“Equipment”);
All
“instruments,” including without limitation every instrument of any kind, as
that term is used in the UCC, and includes every promissory note, negotiable
instrument, certificated security, or other writing that evidences a right
to
payment of money, that is not a lease or security agreement, and that is
transferred in the ordinary course of business by delivery with any necessary
assignment or indorsement ("Instruments");
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“Investment
property,” as that term is defined in the UCC (“Investment
Property”) including
all securities,
shares of capital stock, bonds, debentures, warrants,
options, rights, partnership interests, limited liability company membership
interests, and other securities and investments of every kind and
description;
All
documents, including without limitation any paper that is treated in the regular
course of business as adequate evidence that the person in possession of the
paper is entitled to receive, hold, and dispose of the goods the paper covers,
including warehouse receipts, bills of lading, certificates of title, and
applications for certificates of title;
All
“general intangibles” of any kind, as that term is used in the UCC, and includes
without limitation all intangible personal property other than Accounts,
Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper, and includes without limitation
money, contract rights of every kind and nature whatsoever, including all
claims, demands, judgments, indemnities, rights, remedies, choses in action,
powers and privileges of the Borrowers in, to and under all contracts,
agreements, leases, indemnities, warranties or guarantees between any Borrower
Debtor and any other parties or in favor of any Borrower), corporate or other
business records, monies in bank accounts, monies in deposit accounts, cash
on
hand, chattel paper, all insurance policies, including the cash surrender value
thereof and all proceeds thereof, and all federal, state local or foreign tax
refunds and/or abatements to which Borrowers are or may from time to time become
entitled, no matter how or when arising, inventions, designs, formulas, Patents
(as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement), service marks, trademarks, trade
names, trade secrets, engineering drawings, goodwill, rights to prepaid
expenses, registrations, franchises, copyrights, licenses, customer lists,
computer programs and other software, source code, tax refund claims, royalty,
licensing and product rights, all claims under guarantees, security interests
or
other security held by or granted to Borrowers to secure payment of any of
the
Accounts by an Account Debtor, all indemnification rights, and rights to
retrieval from third parties of electronically processed and recorded data
pertaining to any Collateral, things in action, items, checks, drafts, and
orders in transit to or from Borrowers, credits or deposits of Borrowers
(whether general or special) that are held by Secured Parties (“General
Intangibles”);
“Supporting
obligations,” as that term is defined in the UCC (“Supporting
Obligations”); and
To
the
extent not listed above in this Exhibit A as original collateral, all of
the income, products and proceeds of, and all additions, substitutions,
replacements, attachments and accessions to, all of the properties and assets
of
Borrowers identified and described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (j),
including casualty insurance thereon, in each and every case whether now owned
or hereafter acquired by Borrowers, wherever located, and howsoever their
interests may arise or appear, and all other profits, products, rentals or
receipts, in whatever form, arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange,
assignment, licensing or other disposition of, or other realization upon, the
Collateral and proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Collateral, or any
indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to or
otherwise with respect to any of the Collateral.
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