PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of
September 27, 2000, made by XXXX X. XXXXXX, an individual having an address c/o
Win-Gate Equity Group, Inc.,45 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the"Pledgor")
to COLPAFINSA S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of
Panama, having its principal offices at Xxxxx 00 x Xxxxxxxx xx xx Xxxxxxx, Torre
Banco Continental, Piso 00, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx of Panama ("Lender A") and GNB
BANK PANAMA S.A.a bank organized under the laws of the Republic of Panama,
having its offices at Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx X0 00, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx of Panama
("Lender B").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
(1) The Pledgor is the owner of 4,000,000 shares of the common
stock (the "Pledged Shares") of WIN-GATE EQUITY GROUP, INC. ("Win-Gate" or the
"Borrower");
(2) Lender A and Win-Gate have entered into a Loan Agreement,
dated as of September 27, 2000 (the "Loan A Agreement") pursuant to which
Win-Gate issued to Lender A a promissory note (the "Note A"), payable under the
terms and conditions set forth thereto, for the sum of US$4,000,000;
(3) Lender B entered into a Loan Agreement, dated as of
February 29, 2000 as amended this date (the "Loan B Agreement"), pursuant to
which Win-Gate issued to Lender B a promissory note ("Note B") for the original
principal sum of US$5,000,000;
(4) It is a condition precedent to the availability of the
funds by Lender A under the Loan A Agreement that the Pledgor secures the
punctual payments contemplated thereto and in Note A when due, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the Borrower now
or hereafter existing under the Loan A Agreement, whether for principal,
interest, fees, expenses or otherwise and the accuracy of the representations
and warranties of the Borrower under the Loan A Agreement (such obligations
being the "Loan A Obligations") by the pledge contemplated in this Agreement;
(5) In order to secure the punctual payments contemplated in
Loan B Agreement and in Note B when due, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter
existing under Loan B Agreement, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses
or otherwise and the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the
Borrower under the Loan B Agreement (such obligations being the "Loan B
Obligations") by the pledge contemplated in this Agreement;
(6) Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan A Agreement and the Loan B Agreement
(collectively the "Loan Agreements").
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and (i) as an
inducement to Lender A to enter the Loan A Agreement and (ii) to provide
collateral to Lender B under the Loan B Agreement, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. Pledge. The Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to
Lender A and to Lender B (collectively the "Lenders") for their benefit a first
lien and a security interest in the Pledged Shares and the certificates
representing the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments and other
property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares (the "Pledged
Collateral").
SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures
the payment of the Loan A Obligations and the Loan B Obligations and all other
obligations of the Pledgor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement (all
such obligations being individually and collectively, the "Obligations"). The
Pledgor agrees to pay, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, incurred
by the Lenders in enforcing any rights under this Agreement.
SECTION 3. Pledge Absolute. The liability of the Pledgor under
this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan
Agreements, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations or any other amendment or
waiver of or any consent to departure from the Loan Agreements;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any
collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure
from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations.
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or the Pledgor.
SECTION 4. Delivery of Pledged Collateral. All certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing the Pledge Collateral shall be delivered
in New York City to and held by or on behalf of the Lenders hereto and shall be
in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lenders. The Lenders shall have the right, without
notice to the Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of the Lenders
any or all of the Pledged Collateral, subject only to the revocable rights
specified in the second sentence of Section 16. In addition, the Lenders shall
have the right at any time to exchange certificates or instruments representing
or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or
larger denominations.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly
issued.
(b) The Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the
Pledged Collateral free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or
other charge or encumbrance (individually and collectively, the "Liens") except
for the security interest created by this Agreement.
(c) The pledge and delivery of the Pledged Shares pursuant to
this Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority security interest in
the Pledged Collateral, securing the payment of the Obligations.
(d) No authorization, consent, approval, or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body
or self-regulatory organization is required for the pledge by the Pledgor of the
Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement by the Pledgor (except as may be required in
connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of
securities generally).
(e) Legal, Valid and Binding Nature. This Agreement is, and
each other Operating Agreement to which the Pledgor may become a party will be,
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Pledgor enforceable against him in
accordance with their respective terms.
(f) Absence of Litigation. No actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations are pending or threatened against or affecting the Pledgor, any
of his subsidiaries or his properties before any court, arbitrator or
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, that would have a material adverse effect on the business,
condition, financial or otherwise, properties or operations of the Pledgor.
(g) No Burdensome Agreements. The Pledgor is not a party to
any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or
instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction which would have a
material adverse effect on his business, condition, financial or otherwise,
operations or property or on his ability to carry out his obligations under this
Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to which it is a party or may
become a party.
(h) Payment of Taxes. The Pledgor has filed all tax returns
(Federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all taxes
shown thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, or provided adequate
reserves for the payment thereof.
SECTION 6. Affirmative Covenants. The Pledgor convenants and
agrees that, so long as any part of the Obligations shall remain unpaid or any
Lender shall have any
commitment under Note A and Note B (collectively the "Notes") or under the Loan
Agreements, as the case may be, the Pledgor will, unless the Lenders shall
otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all material respects
with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and requirements of every
duly constituted governmental or quasi-governmental authority or agency or
self-regulatory organization applicable to the Pledgor.
(b) Payment of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge before the same
shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies imposed upon it or upon his property, and (ii) all lawful claims which,
if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon his property, provided, however, that
it shall not be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or
claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings; and
maintain appropriate reserves in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental
charges and levies.
(c) Compliance with Terms of All Agreements. Perform all of
his obligations under, and comply in all respects with the terms of, all
agreements and other instruments of any nature, whether written or unwritten, to
which the Pledgor is a party or becomes bound.
(d) Notification. Promptly advise the Lender of any action,
claim or proceeding which has been commenced or threatened against the Pledgor
or any of his assets.
SECTION 7. Negative Covenants. The Pledgor covenants and
agrees that, so long as any part of the Obligations shall remain unpaid or
Lender A or Lender B shall have any commitment, the Pledgor will not, without
the prior written consent of the Lenders:
(a) Liens, Etc. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Liens of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with
respect to any of his assets or properties of any character, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, except as permitted by the Loan Agreements.
(b) Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except as permitted by the Loan Agreements.
(c) Sales, Etc. of Assets. Sell, lease, transfer, hypothecate,
mortgage or otherwise dispose or encumber of any assets or properties.
SECTION 8. Further Assurances. The Pledgor agrees that at any
time and from time to time, at his expense, he will promptly execute and deliver
all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect any security interest
granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Lenders to exercise
and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged
Collateral.
SECTION 9. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. (a) So long as no
Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreements) or event that, with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or any
part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement,
the Operating Agreements and the existing agreement with Lender B dated as of
February 29, 2000 as amended this date (the "February Agreement") subject,
however, in all respects to the letter agreement of February 29,2000 between the
Pledgor and Lender B, as amended as of this date, with respect to transfer and
voting matters; provided, however, that the Pledgor shall not exercise or
refrain from exercising any such right if, in Lenders' judgment, such action
would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Pledged Collateral or
any part thereof, and, provided, further, that the Pledgor shall give the
Lenders at least five days' written notice of the manner in which he intends to
exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right.
(ii) The Lenders shall execute and deliver (or cause to be
executed and delivered) to the Pledgor all such proxies and other instruments as
the Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Pledgor to
exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to
paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends which it is authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default or an event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or
both, would become an Event of Default:
(i) All rights of the Pledgor to exercise the voting and other
consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 6(a)(i) and to receive the dividends that it would otherwise be
authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) shall cease, and
all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Lenders who shall thereupon
have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights and to
receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such dividends.
(ii) All dividends that are received by the Pledgor contrary
to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 9(b) shall be received in
trust for the benefit of the Lenders, shall be segregated from other funds of
the Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Lenders as Pledged
Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
SECTION 10. Transfers and other Liens; Additional Shares. (a)
The Pledgor agrees that he will not (i) sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant
any option with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral, or (ii) create or
permit to exist any Liens, security interest, or other charge or encumbrance
upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for the security
interest under this Agreement.
(b) The Pledgor agrees that he will (i) cause the issuer of
the Pledged Shares not to issue any stock or other securities in addition to or
in substitution for the Pledged Shares issued by it, except to the Pledgor and
(ii) pledge hereunder, immediately upon his acquisition (directly or indirectly)
thereof, any and all additional shares of stock or other securities of the
issuer of the Pledged Shares.
SECTION 11. Remedies upon Default. If any Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) Lenders may exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral,
in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise
available to them, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code (the "Code") in effect in the State of New York at that
time, and Lenders may also, without notice except as specified below, sell the
Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or
private sale, at any exchange, broker's board or elsewhere, for cash, on credit
or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Lenders may deem
commercially reasonable. The Pledgor acknowledges that, to the extent notice of
sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' notice to the Pledgor of the
time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to
be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Lenders shall not be
obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale
having been given. The Lenders may adjourn any public or private sale from time
to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may,
without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned; and
(b) Any cash held by the Lenders as Pledged Collateral and all
cash proceeds received by the Lenders in respect of any sale of, collection
from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral may,
in the discretion of the Lenders, be held by the Lenders as collateral for,
and/or then or at any time thereafter applied in whole or in part by the Lenders
for the ratable benefit of them. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds
remaining after payment in full of all the Obligations shall be paid over to the
Pledgor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus;
SECTION 12. Subordination. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the contrary, Lender B shall be considered senior in rights
as to the Pledged Collateral (as between it and Lender A) with respect to the
security interest and the Pledged Shares and Lender A is subordinated to Lender
B, only.
SECTION 13. Expenses. The Pledgor will upon demand pay to the
Lenders the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable
fees and expenses of its counsel, and of any experts and agents, that the
Lenders may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement,
(ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Pledged Collateral, (iii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the right of the Lenders hereunder or (iv) the failure by
the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 14. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Pledgor
herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 15. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic
and telex communication) and mailed or telegraphed or telexed or delivered, if
to the Pledgor, addressed to it at the address at the outset of this Agreement
and faxed to (000) 000-0000, Attention of Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, if to the Lenders, at
the address of them specified in the Loan Agreements, or as to either party at
such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to
each other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section. All
such notices and other communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed,
respectively, be effective when deposited in the mails or delivered to the
telegraph company, respectively, addressed as aforesaid.
SECTION 16. Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall
create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (i)
remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations and
after the termination of the obligations of the Lenders under the Loan
Agreements, (ii) be binding upon the Pledgor, his successors and assigns. Upon
the payment in full of the Obligations, the Pledgor shall be entitled to the
return, upon his request and at his expense, of such of the Pledged Collateral
as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTION 17. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this
Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be effective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction,
SECTION 18. Governing Law; Terms. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York. Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Agreements, terms defined in
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in the State of New York are used
herein as therein defined.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor has executed this Agreement on the
date hereinabove first written.
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
COLPAFINSA S.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: General Manager
GNB BANK PANAMA S.A
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: General Manager
